Prologue

In the future, resources became few compared to the number of the Earth's population. This created wars between countries and their allies, which made the Earth a place unfit for living, with the extinction of many living creatures and the death of an unlimited number of people. Humans, or what is left of them, decided to abandon the surface of the globe and move to live underground. There are even rumors that the elite and the rich abandoned the planet and went to live in space, but it remains just rumors, like many stories that people tell their children before bed or talk about in their free time.

Humans have always been scary in terms of how they quickly adapt to their environment. In mere decades, several societies have risen, and several underground cities have been built. New laws have been written. And as usual, layers in society have begun to appear—a hierarchy determined by how strong you are or how many resources you have. Even in a new world, some could not escape the nightmare of poverty and the fear of not surviving until tomorrow.

Even in this new environment, mankind continued to develop, and with the presence of human greed and selfishness, he did not stop searching for new ways to expand underground, as he discovered new energy resources that had not been discovered before. Technologies returned again, but in new forms and with new engines. Humanity approached returning to its former glory or perhaps even better than it was before. Humans continued to overuse these new stone energies in various fields of daily life, ignoring their dangers and side effects, despite their knowledge of them.

The first generation faced the first disaster since the war, and they did not find a solution to it. The excessive use of various energy stones led to the spread of many side effects on a large scale. People did not stop using them until it was too late. Many diseases without treatments spread quickly like a plague. The problem was that it did not spread from one person to another, but in one moment, like a curse, most people woke up possessed by it. It led to many deaths in a short time, and there were those who entered a coma and did not wake up.

Most of the old and middle-aged people of the first generation died. Strangely, only a few of the children got sick. After the catastrophe, the survivors' health improved significantly and became more fit to use energy stones without any danger, and like that, humanity returned to pick up where it left off. Over time, the children after the disaster have grown up and suddenly become stronger, either physically or mentally, compared to the people before them.

Before the new government understood what was happening, the second generation came up with a bang. Some children not only developed their mental and physical capabilities, but also discovered new special abilities for each person. The government at that time realized that humanity was about to enter a new era. Not only it but every organization and every company—everyone focused on this. For people who had not seen the sun in their entire lives, this moment for some was a new hope, and for some, it was an opportunity to develop and expand their power.

In the beginning, people who were observed to have great development in their strength and intelligence over others were called Supes. Until the second generation came, and people found out that some children not only increased their physical and mental strength, but they also had special abilities. At first, people believed that everyone had their own ability, but with time, people realized that all the special abilities that children acquired were similar to those of energy stones, and this class was named Gifted.

Since the discovery of energy stones, some were useful and others weren't, or people just didn't know how to use them yet. After that, it was known that each color has a certain ability. There were many stones of different colors, and people are still experimenting with them to learn about their properties until today. Humans settled on using five colored stones: green, blue, red, white, and gray.

Green stones were used in healing since they have great healing power, but somehow people could not use their power in the first disaster after the war, as they did not heal people from the so-called plague that killed most of the people.

Blue stones were the most used in the daily life of mankind and made human life easy to live underground because of the multiple ways of using them. They contributed a lot to the expansion of man underground by using them in digging, demolishing, and building. Blue stones have the power of telekinesis. Whatever the weight or size of the object, you can move it if you have enough stones, and this helps in the fields of construction and blacksmithing. Just by applying a certain force, you can change the shapes of metals and not just move them. People also developed this force in several technologies such as new vehicles for transport by flying and many tools to use, even some weapons.

Red stones have one use, which is destruction. There is no use for them other than weapons. They have energy that can be converted into a large explosive range, or small weapons such as rifles and pistols with ammunition of energy. And yes, you will be impressed—even in a new world created because of war, people are still making and using weapons, perhaps to protect the system or protect themselves or whatever they have.

The white stones, or what some call the new sun, have the power to illuminate a large area, and all cities and shelters use them to light their lives. The stones are shining underground all the time as there is no day or night.

The gray stones, which are the last stones so far, have been developed and used like the rest, but they have been prohibited from being used in public by civilians. Only the government and some organizations use them secretly. Because of one of their abilities to manipulate the mind—whatever illusion, mental attacks, or mind reading—they may be used even in torture. Without touching the person, you can make him live his worst nightmares. But you will be surprised that some people use it like drugs to get high. So the government was strict about preventing anyone from using it without permission.

Supes who gained the abilities of the Stones after their evolution were called Gifted. In addition to increasing their mental and physical strength, they can use the power of stones with ease and can develop it with training. The government has developed several schools and academies to help young Supes to discover and control their abilities. In this new world, your value is determined by how strong you are or how useful you are to others.

But there is a third class of Supes that the government has hidden and not shown to the public. Only some organizations and a few people know about it. A rare, different kind of Supes who are not like Gifted. They can have neither physical nor mental strength and can be ordinary on the outside. They are difficult to detect if they do not reveal themselves and can hide among Supes and ordinary people too.

They are called Specialists. Their powers are unique and not similar to that of stones. Some have a theory that maybe their powers are similar to stones that have not been discovered yet, and some think that they are just special. That's why some do not have strong bodies like other Supes and Gifted. In the end, their power is dangerous and still a mystery that only they know about unless they decide to tell others.

A century has passed since the war ended and humanity has settled underground. In a large hall, there was a meeting going on.

"But sir, we live in peace now. Why should we risk ourselves and our people again?" He looked at the white-haired old man in front of him.

"I don't think you understand or anyone in the meeting here." He looked at everyone and then turned to the big screen.

"The numbers of Supes are increasing every year, and the resources are decreasing. What do you think will happen in the coming years if this continues? We live in a limited space that we cannot expand anymore. The only thing that has kept this peace going until now is because everyone was still developing their powers and keeping each other under control. I already spoke with the rest of the leaders, and we came to the same decision. It seems that the radiation outside is not harmful now, and there seems to be a trace of life we are not sure of yet. Perhaps humans before evolution would find it dangerous to live there, but not us now."

He turned again to the people around him and said, "From now on and in the coming years, we will regain control of the surface again."