Siphoner
In a world teeming with threats, the right talent can mean the difference between survival and annihilation.
Eryk Stern is a 22-year-old cashier who’s spent the last decade keeping his head down, working dead-end jobs, and scraping together a future. Orphaned twice and hardened by loss, he has one quiet goal: save enough to become an archhuman—a powerful evolution that grants safety, status, and strength.
But fate cuts the line early.
After a brutal brush with death, Eryk awakens with a strange, seemingly underwhelming talent: 1% Lifesteal. It's confusing, limited, and full of contradictions—until he starts using it. With every kill, he gains power. A bit of health, a sliver of insight, and a creeping edge of ruthlessness.
The more he fights, the more unstoppable he becomes. Physically, he can always recover. But mentally? Can a man stitch his soul back together?