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Earth has changed.
It all began in China, in Qinqing City. There was news that a baby that gave off light was born. Ever since then, superpowers were discovered in various places, and time passed without the cause being identified. As curious as one was in the beginning before one knew it, the supernatural became normal.
Earth had become a superhuman society, and about 80% of the world's population now has some kind of special trait. Along with the superpowers came an explosive increase in crime. As countries were stuck in the slow progress of drastic law reforms, courageous people started performing heroic acts from out comic books. Guarding against, and with, superpowers to fend off evil.
´Heroes´ were soon accepted by the public, and it was established as an official position. Based on their performance, heroes are paid by the government and gain renown among the masses.
There are tons of people around who don't know what to do with their Quirks though. Most take a simple career as one would have done before all of this happened, as they don't have a suitable Quirk or just simply are not fit for the job. Some aren't courageous enough, are unsure what to do or panic too much to be of any help for the ones actually in danger.
This 'caused quite a ton of problems in Passra, a city close to the sea and easily forgotten by the bigger town and cities. It suffered one of the most horrifying destructions, which somehow never made the news or papers. A rather small but organized group of villains, later known as the Nine of Sin, had taken over the city and killed innocents for their own entertainment.
Streets were wiped out by the powerful gushes of winds from a guy that could control and manipulate the wind, while another blasted holes in buildings with his fiery hot energy rays. People were thrown off-guard when they went out shopping as they were held undershot. Others were killed by one of the villain's who broke into their house, not always as quickly as that.
A lot of sources indicated cases of rape, no matter age or gender. Others seemed to be tortured on hours end for 'fun' before they found death. Their leader scorched all trees and bushes around town, blocking any escape route there was.
Passra lost contact with the outside world, yet managed to keep their energy source thanks to a passerby taking note of the situation. The fire obviously an indicator something was wrong. He brought in a group of which half of them evacuated the remaining civilians to a safe place, and the other half took a stand against the evildoers. Blood was shed, yet eventually, the city was freed from the bitter torture it had gone through.
The man in the lead of the group, going under the name Vïriyan, stayed in the city to help rebuild the place. His group and he moved into one of the larger buildings and made it their agency. While people were given back a more laid-back life with jobs and homes, Passra's tale reached the news and became crowded. A lot of teenagers inspiring to be heroes came to the agency to train, which resulted in the big man to host events.
Yet wasn't it weird for superpowers to suddenly become a thing like this? A form to torture, to protect or entertain? Was there really no one bothering to find out why it did pop up? Years ago, people had tried to gain every little bit of intel to try and figure it out, yet the way things had turned out seemed completely normal to the current generations. No curiosity or whatever.
Well, they should have been looking harder.
Because something had crashed on Earth long ago, something that had 'caused all of this. A stone of sorts that cannot be found in this solar system, which was obviously from outer space, yet scientists were too stupid to lock it down, keep the radiations in check and study it. Instead, they exposed it to the public eyes instead. Anyone ´infected´ would infect another person - though not everyone was graced with superpowers.
Yet, that thing is still here on Earth.
And the fact it's still here almost begs for something or someone to come and get it - doesn't it?
Lydron presents...
Ascension of Dusk
- Chapter One -
{ πανηγύρι }
It was a ruckus today.
Apparently, Vïrayan's agency was holding a festivity again and it had attracted quite the amount of people. Audrick didn't necessarily mind the crowd pushing inside the café to get themselves a drink or a snack to grab, though he wondered if the manager could at least pretend to be busy as well.
While he was waiting for the water to heat up to the right temperature, Meggie was still taking orders. Somewhere behind him, Jean was preparing a drink as well.
It was quite busy and the three of them were trying their hardest to keep up with the flood entering the shop while providing them a sincere smile. And yet their manager was standing in the opening from the back, watching his phone. Normally it wouldn't bother the laid-back guy, but this rush made him fairly irritated with his superior.
"Rick," Meggie called. "Another Raspberries and Creme." Audrick simply raised a thumb up as he pulled the can from the heating device before he moved towards the large cup he had grabbed a minute ago. He poured the hot water in, the hot liquid mixing with the small layer of cold water. He turned towards the tin he had already grabbed before. Skillfully he whipped the tin open to fill the tea strainer he had rested next to the tin and slowly let it sink in the glass.
"Behind ya," Jean called as he passed him to grab the whipped cream. The girl he was preparing the drink for, apparently called Lisa, seemed quite excited at the sight of the amount of whipped cream. Jean set the cup back down after he passed him again. "One Strawberry Frappuccino with whipped cream and white chocolate." The girl cheerfully thanked the guy with his shaved head and said guy joined Audrick's side. "I love this job."
Audrick couldn't help but snort. Finishing up the Georgia Peach tea he took the two drinks towards the end of their long counter. "Maria and Felicia." Said girls immediately came to pick their drinks up and he turned back to get on the other drinks. The water for the Raspberry and creme tea was still heating up and Jean was working on the Vanilla Latte and the Chocolate Mocha.
Meggie saw him come over and handed him the paper with the needed cakes and pies for the orders. With the list for a creme brulée and a small red velvet, he left to the cool section of the shop. He wasn't that experienced on the job yet. Sure, he could handle the simple tea and coffee brews, and he had just been explained the strawberry frappuccino before, yet he didn't exactly know about the other brews they offered.
It kind of felt like a Starbucks right now, yet the people seated on their tables with meals like lasagna and pancakes made that thought disappear as quickly as it had popped up. "Rick, I got a Blueberry Lemon Mint and Orange Passionfruit," Meggie announced as he returned with the sweets. "Got it," he replied as he set the sweets down on the counter for Jean's order.
This was going to be a long day if this continued. Though he welcomed all the hours he could work as it fetched him more money for the rent and daily needs for his daily life. He lived about 5 to 10 minutes away from this place in an apartment with his friend. Damian worked at the bookstore located in the street on the other side around the corner.
Audrick shortly wondered if his friend was as busy as he was when the heating system clicked off. Yeah, this was no time for daydreaming. He would have to wait for his lunch break to talk with Damian. The two of them had grown closer in the few days they had lived together, unlike the time before when they lived with the old man on the other side of the city.
Meggie's voice pulled him back to existence. "A Chamomile and Peppermint with a Trail Mix Cookie. A Raspberry White Chocolate Scone with a Taro Boba Milk Tea. One Pecan Praline and a Dragonfruit, pretty please."
Repeating the list in his mind as he pulled the needed cups and spices from their places, the 20-year-old noted he probably wouldn't be able to have a long enough break to see his friend after all.
As if on cue, Damian sneezed.
"Oh my, you aren't catching a cold, now are you, my boy?" the older lady said as she put a few books away on the shelves. Damian laughed at that as he joined her on the side of the cart to pick some books to stock as well. "Nah, I bet sir van Oldenburg was talking about me again."
The woman smiled at the mention of the blonde boy, eyes finding the busy street. "Ah, that boy must be very busy now with all that folk."
Damian stirred. He had not really thought about that yet, as it wasn't actually all that busy in the bookstore. Most people were heading towards the festivity and probably grabbed something to drink or eat along their way at either the vending machines or the café Audrick worked at. He had seen the people passing by the shop's window but it hadn't registered in his mind that his friend would be caught up in the crowd.
"How about you get us some tea, dear?" his boss suggested with a warm smile on her face. "I can handle myself with this crowd."
It was funny how she seemed to sense his worry about the other. He had wondered before about her position and private life. Could she be a simple quirkless person or did she possess one as well? It wasn't really something he could just ask, it wouldn't be respectful after all. After he put the last book he carried away, he went to the back to fetch his coat. "A Sarsaparilla as usual?" he questioned and the melodious laugh said enough before he let the door shut behind him.
Unlike any other day, the streets were quite crowded. Though the road coming from the Plaza, the heart of Vïriyan's Headquarters, one should think it was a naturally busy road, but it surely was not.
Damian took a quick look left and right just in case before he crossed the street towards the busy café. Great, a crowd. The brunette wasn't too much a social being, he would love to return to the store and just sit in between the books.
"Lookie here, it's our princess," a voice playfully spoke up. His grey eyes found the smoker in the alley beside the shop, a grin on his face. Jean came to him, minding to blow the smoke away from the other. "Ya came to get your usual intake of warm liquid?"
"Yeah." After replying he immediately followed the two girls passing by and shuffled inside through the door, being a very awkward child with his actions. He was 19 years old and yet he still had a hard time to interact with people at times, though maybe it just depends on their type and how crowded the place is he's at. Not that he would say that he particularly liked Jean's behavior towards him for that matter.
It roughly took ten minutes waiting in line for his turn and Meggie sent him a big grin when she spotted him, her dimples showing. "Damian, good to see you! One Sarsaparilla and a Cappuccino, I suppose?" He couldn't help but laugh at that. "Yes, please." The red-haired girl cheerily tabbed on the screen of the checkout screen. "That will be 5,40."
He handed her the ten euro bill and took a look across the counter, eyes wandering to the side. He had seen Jean for a smoke outside, which meant the guy with the blue streaks was someone from the back rather as a new barista. Audrick was pouring hot water in cups and he grinned for a moment before he realized he still had to get his change and step aside. Meggie only snickered at his behavior and just continued her job after she handed him back his money.
Audrick and he usually had the same shifts. They had made sure they would only work when the other had to as well, seeing it could get dangerous when one was alone in a building lately. While mostly it simply took away the change one of them decided to experiment on cooking again and blow up the kitchen like they did last time...
While he waited for the two drinks, he sat back in the red banking that was placed against the wall.
On the other side of the counter, Jean joined the two. Damian could imagine the smell of his mouth after his smoke just now, he had smelled it even though the guy had blown the smoke of the cigarette away. It really was a dirty habit.
Jean spotted him and waved, something he awkwardly returned. It did catch the blonde's attention as his attention shifted up towards his barely bald colleague before finding him. A smile involuntarily settled on his face as he raised his hand in greeting, the other laughing at his embarrassed actions before he continued his work.
Patiently waiting for his drink, his attention was pulled away by the chime of the doorbell. A group of teens came in laughing, almost being louder as the whole crowd that was inside. Though most people that had gotten their drink left the place.
"Roommate Delivery."
That was his call. Audrick liked to announce his order was ready by calling it a 'roommate delivery', even though he didn't hand it off but let it stand on the counter like with anyone else's. Damian took the two warm drinks but lingered for a moment, not entirely willing to leave just yet.
"You okay? I mean, with your injury, is it okay to-" Audrick raised his hand up to silence him, showing the bandage under his long sleeves. "They are still white, aren't they? You are only allowed to worry when I'm drenched in my own blood."
The brunette snorted, his eyes clearly showing how ridiculous that statement was. If the blonde really was to lay in a puddle of his own blood he would be dead - or on the brink of - and it would be way too late to worry. "I believe I would have to worry about the situation before that happens."
Audrick sent him a grin just before Meggie called him for new orders. "Gotta go. Duty calls."
Damian laughed while he turned around, about to depart when the group of younger teens that had just come in passed by, talking about the festivity. "Apparently they will showcase a rare object out in the open as well! It will be later today, but I'm kinda curious about it," one of them spoke as they stood in line for their orders.
His footsteps came to a stop, head turning slightly.
"I heard it was nothing special though," a guy in Jersey, which was rare for this kind of weather, spoke. "Well," the first guy retorted. "My brother works at their storage place and he said it seemed like a rather big stone with movements inside." Jersey-guy rose his eyebrow at that and spoke with a small, almost teasing, grin. "We are going there for a stone? Oh my, I have never seen one before."
Damian turned his body back towards the counter ignoring the youngers laugh as his gaze clashed with his blonde friend, and he knew his friend had heard everything those kids had said. Now, that sounded interesting enough to watch in this dull city.
Though their idea of 'watching' might just start an uproar.
Ascension of Dusk © Lydron
Hexa User AU© Lydron
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