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Devoran

The power to devour death and enhance yourself. That is the power that Alex Rune received. An apocalyptic event occurred several generations ago that forced humanity to retreat underground in order to avoid extinction. Now all that remains of the human race lives within a series of five cities, with each city being built deeper than the last. In these cities everyone was equal and your only value to society was dependant on what you provided towards the survival of humanity. Of course, as anyone could have guessed, equality didn't last long. people started to create a social hierarchy based on what they could provide and soon enough capitalism had been reinstated. A few generations went by and the surface had all but been forgotten. Nobody cared for it, nobody longed for it. The surface might as well have been a fairy tale. It was around this time that another shift occurred within society, something that tossed the hierarchy onto it's head. Abilities. People started to develop supernatural abilities that allowed them to defy the laws of nature. Flight, teleportation, super strength and many more. It didn't take long for a new hierarchy to be formed, one that put these ability 'Users' at the top of the food chain. This brings us to the present day, where a young man nearing adulthood discovers that he possesses one of these abilities during a rather stressful moment. The ability he received? The ability grow stronger with each life he takes. This alone was a surprise, as he should have been too old to receive an ability, but the surprise didn't end there. It turns out than when Alex kills someone who possesses an ability, he can take it for himself. Now that he has the means to achieve greatness, he throws away his old self and embraces his need to kill, to grow stronger by any means necessary. Money hungry corporations, power drunk ability Users, this story has it all. Now get reading ;)

MagusRex · Fantasy
Not enough ratings
116 Chs

James

"I have something to discuss with you, would you be willing to hear me out?" The man in the suit, who just introduced himself as James, said while gesturing to the seats around the counter.

"Of course he will, Sir, it would be rude not to." Jenna said as she ushered Alex to the counter and basically shoved him into his seat. 

James was a tall man, standing at a height of 1.95 meters tall (6ft4), he had light blonde hair that was slightly shorter than Alex's and his eyes were a light blue colour. 

"Before we begin there is something I need to confirm. It is my understanding that you have a Unique ability, would it be possible for me to see your ID card so I can confirm that I'm not mistaken?" James asked in a polite tone.

Alex tensed up for a moment when James mentioned his ability but was relieved to hear he only wanted to see his ID card, which he had no problem taking out and showing to James.