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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 · Fantasie
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116 Chs

Higher Powers

<Knock > <Knock >

A man, sitting behind a beautifully designed wooden desk in a fancy looking office, heard two knocks on his door while busy with his work. "Come in." The man said.

The door opened and a middle aged woman with blonde hair walked into the room with some papers in her hands. "I have a report from the lower cities, one of our people discovered a new candidate." The woman said as she approached the desk.

The man, who hadn't stopped working, finally looked up at the woman, seemingly interested in what she had to say. He held his open hand out and the woman placed the papers she was holding in the palm of his hand.

"Even if they're special, I won't do anything till they're at least 16. You know I don't target kids." The man said as he flipped through the pages the woman handed him.

"I'm aware, Sir, but that won't be a problem this time. The new User is practically 18 already, an unheard of age to manifest an ability."