Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Also, the series as a whole is intended for young adults, and as such, may contain depictions of violence, abuse, racism, depression and death. You have been warned.

Stars. Stars as far as the eye can see. But among those stars, is a planet full of life. Earth.

“Our Earth. It’s given birth to so many different things. Beautiful things, yes, but also ugly and cruel.”

A sword rises. We are now on Earth, during ancient time, witnessing a group of Greek soldiers, about to start their attack on the enemy. The commander makes a battle cry and the troops swoop into the fight.

“Many wars and battles have been fought because of the one ruling race on the planet: humans.”

The battle rages on fiercely as one of the soldiers breaks off from the crowd, and sneak attack one of the enemy soldiers.

“Whether it was for wealth, for revenge, for love... in the end, one thing is at the core of every battle: power.”

The lone soldier leaps to attack the enemy. A rock obscures the view completely…

…and the rock is now a tree, and the soldier a knight in a forest, still engaged in battle. The time period has changed, and we’re in medieval times now.

“Man has wanted power as long as they have existed.”

An enemy surprises the knight. The knight manages to block the attack with his shield.

“Power allows them to rule, to protect, and to support. And yet it many times falls into wrong hands.”

The enemy withdraws. The knight follows him deeper into the forest, and as he runs after the enemy, a tree once again blocks the view…

…and the tree has turned into a tank as the black clears. A 20th century military soldier is aiming at his enemies with a rifle.

“When balance of power is tipped, so is the balance of war and peace. Humanity seeks power, yet it insists on wanting peace. And when they finally have the power they need... they don’t know what to do with it.”

A rifle shot rings out. The sunset in the background turns the whole view white…

“The story that is about to unfold, in a way, is one about power. After all, that’s what is at the core of it – superpowers.”

And so, many decades later, the streets of New York City are as busy as ever. Numerous cars are driving throughout the streets, people are walking in and out of buildings, etc. But then…

“About a decade ago, the mysterious supergene started spreading.”

A burst of electricity takes away the view of the streets, and we now see a 15-16-year old boy up from his bed in a New York apartment building, staring at his hands, which are sparking electricity.

Meanwhile, in India, another teenage girl is controlling silverware with her mind as her parents watch in shock.

And at the same time, a teen boy in Paris has cracked open a street with his newly discovered earth powers. The passers-by are just as shocked as he is.

“There were reports all over the world from “freak activity”, so to speak. Youngsters riding the winds, pulling metallic objects, lifting things with their minds..”

We return to the yard of the apartment where the earlier New Yorker boy lives. He has created a crater with his electric powers, kneeling at the center of the crater.

“The worst part, however, was that very few of them could actually control it.”

The young man screams in anguish as his electric powers grow out of control.

“At that point, well, we thought something had to be done.”

A bunch of shadowy figures are discussing the matter of rampaging supergene incidents across the world in mysterious council room. The discussion soon spirals into an argument, and no one can make a solid case for themselves… until a man shows up in at the door to the room. The man is another shadowy figure, though we can make out he’s a white bearded man, but rest of him is covered in shadow…

“Someone had to teach these children how to control the powers, how to master them, and we had to prevent them from getting into wrong hands.”

And so it was that from that day onward, an international schooling network was established…

“An idea to educate superpowered young individuals to either serve the people or simply control the power. An idea that could possibly change society as we know it. That was the idea…”