webnovel

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 · Fantasia
Classificações insuficientes
116 Chs

Acquiring Fire (2)

"I take it you are the reason for all of this? Why am I not surprised." The Warden said with disdain as she looked at Alex.

The Warden was a bit taller than most women, ever so slightly surpassing Alex's 1.86 meters of height (6ft1), she had broad shoulders and well developed muscles that were clearly shown through her tight uniform.

The sides and back of her head were completely shaved while her brown hair was styled into a sort of mohawk/mullet style that hung over the back of her head but didn't reach her collar. Her eyes were a deep green colour and there was no hint of a glow behind her scowl.

'I didn't miss the tone she just used while talking to me.' Alex thought as he stared directly into the Warden's eyes. 'Actually, it would be more accurate to say she's talking at me. What did I do to deserve this treatment right off the bat?'