Flashback

“Where do I come from and who are my parents?” John asked as his guardian sat down in a chair across from him. He remained silently for a long time as he stared at John with his stern eyes.

“The world is full of many secrets but… the answer to the unknown lie within.” He said causally as he stood his feet and began away toward the steps of their nicely sized home. John sat confused wondering what he even meant by that. It didn’t answer where he came from at all.

Present

John came out of his daze as he peered out of the window of the helicopter. He hated being in high places but he remained calm as he looked to see them flying over the ocean. After a while he looked over at Diane who sat silently with her eyes closed. Shane was in the front with the pilot who apparently was hired a while back. Celina was dressed in dark blue combat suit and had her hair pulled back. Everyone seemed focused and ready except for  John. The problem was that he wasn’t ready for this and he honestly didn’t want to be here.  

After a few minutes of flying over the ocean a strange island came into view. It was shrouded by a strange fog. There was a large facility at the top of a mountain. There were trees everywhere surrounding the mountain. The sand on the beach was a light gray as the waves of the water caused the said to become darker. The atmosphere gave John an unsettling feeling as they landed on the beach. Everyone got off the helicopter and began headed toward the mountain.

 “Superhumans are bound to be lurking everywhere.” Diane said as she sped past everyone. John, Shane and Celina followed Diane. As they continued to run explosions could be heard in the distance causing everyone to begin running faster. The trees were a dark eerie green and as John ran everything felt blurry. He hardly paid attention the scenery as he examined the area for threats. He moved swiftly behind these people he hardly knew. He kept his distance because he didn’t know if he could trust them either. After a while they confronted by a group of people.

They were super humans who appeared to have killer intent. John darted forward as he withdrew his combat batons. One of the superhumans stepped forward and lunged at John. With much ease John evaded the attack as he began to attack his attacker’s legs with the batons. The man cried out in pain as he slammed his fist on the ground causing the ground to shake. John nearly stumbled but managed to keep his balance. 

Diane appeared beside John and delivered a devastating blow to the superhuman. The man went hurdling into a tree as another superhuman appeared. She had low level electrical abilities. John was able to evade her attack easily as he lunged forward and tackled her to the ground. She covered her face as John heard her whimper in fear. He sighed as he grabbed her and picked her up.

“Get out of here!” John ordered.  

The young woman stared at him nervously for a moment before running away from her comrades. Shane appeared and shot a flurry of arrows at the other superhumans charging. As they continued running the arrows exploded around them while some got hit head on by the blast. John watch as Celina threw beams of energy at things in the area causing them to begin floating in the air. He watched her closely as she began to throw the floating objects at the superhumans sending them crashing to the ground. 

He realized she was possibly telekinetic. These people were all well trained and fought strategically compared to the superhumans. John slow down as he stopped to see the destruction they were causing. He didn’t understand how this was helping Diane’s cause. John started to continue after them until a woman appeared in front of him. She was wearing tribal like clothing and had a serious look on her face. He watched as bright ball of energy formed in between her hands. Slowly, he felt the air pulling him toward her. He struggled to hold his ground as the earth gave way. 

John looked to see his friends still fighting. Around him people were being pulled into the energy. The woman’s hands moved rapidly and the energy grew. Around John things were turning to ash. With a look of shock John saw a man dissolved into ash. John breathed heavily as he grew anxious. His clothes faded away as the energy spiraled. With his hand raised he saw the tips of his glove disappear. His skin peeling away to reveal bone. He roared in pain as he pushed forward. All he could hope to do know was stop the woman from killing anymore people. Two superhumans died the moment he started getting closer. John dug in his pouch on his utility belt and withdrew a taser.

“I refuse to live in a world where people only want to hurt others!” John exclaimed.

 Now standing before the woman she appeared baffled by something. John noticed most of his flesh was gone. John was practically a walking corpse at this point as the strange mist covered his body. The woman screamed as John shoved the taser in her side. A loud cracking sound erupted as the energy dispersed. John went hurdling backward onto the ground. He his head causing him to wince in pain as Diane appeared. She had what appeared to be a confused look on her face. John figured she was surprised he survived the woman’s attack.

“You’re not human after all.” She said as she helped John to his feet. 

John’s clothes were ruined and his goggles were broken. He threw the goggles to the ground as they began trudging up a hill. The fighting had mostly ended for the moment. John was relieved because he didn’t want to have to deal with another superhuman like that. The wounds on John’s body were disappearing as the mist continued to emit from John’s body. He noticed Diane appearing to examine him as they walked together.

“A lady with these strange claws told me to find Dr. Lee.” John said as he heard Diane make a grunting sound. He glanced over at her to see her looking down toward the ground.

“Estella has always been loyal to my father. She might know where he is.” Diane said as John nodded slowly. 

They both took off running as they continued to ascend up the hill. They continued to fight the superhumans that came at them the closer they got to the facility. John could feel that time was against them as he began to hear monstrous howls. There were creatures on this island as well as superhumans. As they continued moving and fighting the superhumans began to retreat.

“Something’s coming so let’s hurry and get inside.” Shane ordered as they follow ended up on a trail that led directly to the facility. 

John glanced over his shoulder before he continued ascending up the trail. After hiking for a few more minutes they finally made it. The sky was darkening which meant the afternoon had already begun. The doors to the facility had been blown open. John began to feel something strange as he could hear this gust of air blow passed him. Why did he feel so on edge as he slowly took a step forward? John could feel his hands trembling as he stepped into the doorway.

From what he could see someone was already there. Dozens of bodies were scattered everywhere covered in blood. A superhuman was sprawled on the ground drowning in her own blood. John felt this darkness growing worse inside of him. He didn’t know whether he was trembling in fear or rage. A hand touched his shoulder causing him to look over to see Diane with a worried look on her face.

“You alright?” She questioned as John looked away. 

He continued to look at the carnage before him. John walked over to one of the bodies and knelt down. It was the young woman with electrical powers. She was still alive but barely. John knelt down as the woman winced in pain as she breathed heavily. She sighed as she looked around at her allies.  

“What happened?”

“A group of people dressed in black and red attacked. Some of them weren’t like anything I’ve seen in this world.” She said as she started to groan in pain.

 John sighed as he stood to his feet and turned away. He headed up the stairs while he noticed the others split up. He felt relieved that Diane was allowing him to take his own path. It would allow him to make his own decisions here without the others berating him for not taking certain actions. John stepped into a hall where he saw a figure slaughtering what looked to be scientists. As John stood silently the man turned around allowing John to see his face.  The man had deep pale skin with a fairly tall muscular build. The sclera of his eyes were dark silver and the iris were red. His armored clothing was black lined with bloody red colors. He wielded this unusual sword that seemed to be made of something unusual as well. 

“It’s an honor to meet the young prince first.” He said in a deep and strange accent. 

The figure smiled wickedly as he approached John. The man was giving John the same feeling he felt at the entrance of the building.

“Who the hell are you?” John asked as he pulled out his batons preparing to fight for his life. The man laughed as he darted forward with unnatural speed. John stepped back from the man. The sword nearly tore through John’s side. He stumbled to the ground as he moved again.

“Bezad …Trust… you shall learn more soon enough.” The man said in a strange accent as he chuckled silently. 

He turned and ran down the hall as John attempted to follow. Bezad turned a corner at the end of the hall.  When John got to the corner he was gone. John slammed his hand into the wall causing the wall to crumble. He looked at his hand surprised he managed to do that. What was happening to him? He wondered while heading up a set of stairs in search of Bezad. 

John peered down both ends of the hall to see more bodies. He sighed as the eerie feeling continued to get to him as he headed down the hall. At the end of the hall someone was sitting leaned against the wall. The wall appeared caved in to a sort of impact. Blood sneered down the wall and became hidden behind the body. John ran over to them as he realized it was Shane who had been stabbed by a sword. John’s hands continued shaking as he stared at Shane.

“Sucks I didn’t get to see my sister one more time.” Shane chuckled as he slowly took his last breath. John stumbled back as he began to breathe heavily again. He couldn’t move as memories began to consume him.