It wasn't unheard of for a regular human to fly. To read minds. To lift cars. The Avengers could use these powers in earth-shattering ways. The rarity was in giving these abilities to a large amount of regular humans. Nine of humanity's most ordinary people can suddenly slow down their perception of time, or make clay walls from thin air, or manipulate friendship. These were the men and women called "Saviors" and usually classified as a minority. Saviors would walk about normal people ready to reveal their powers at a minute's notice. Loved and hated, there they stood.
The man creating Saviors was named Jack Urban. He possessed this supernatural ability to give others powers granted by the spirit possessing him named Leon. These ranged from minor powers such as peak human sight to incredible powers such as controlling vectors. There were two simple downsides to this power; he could not control when his ability activated and he could not control who received abilities. On September 2nd 2016, a seemingly regular Friday, Jack granted 9 new powers to the world's population.
One girl received the ability to manipulate friendship. This was quite possibly the most useful gift she could have asked for, as she had just entered Mount Pleasant High School, Delaware's largest popularity contest. She discovered this supernatural ability when she noticed her dad wasn't as abusive as usual. Instead, he poured her a bowl of cereal and went off to work. She used her power for personal gain at first, but soon, Jane Scott would grow to be a hero called Friend.
Claymore Maddox was a middle-aged Hollywood salesman and depowered mutant given the ability of lutumkinetic constructs, generating and shaping clay. For a while, he made some figurines to sell at his shop, but life was getting boring. He lacked the thrill he experienced when he committed crimes under the alias Memento Mori, flying about and terrorizing the world. He returned to his life of crime after a while, and felt exhilarated. He began a new criminal life under the alias Sculptor.
A man with no life. That was Seymour Jenkins. An unemployed high school dropout. He had dreams before his parents were mugged in broad daylight in the lovely city of Cleveland. Cleveland is where he stayed, taking his guitar and a few dollars. There was no orphanage who would accept him, because he was a known murderer before his parents were killed. Cardboard was his only friend. Then, he gained the power to manipulate the weather. He made it rain on the community garden, made snow on half the school days in winter, and all around made Cleveland a better place without anyone knowing it was him. He became the adventurer Thunderstorm.
Dustin Storm lived a quiet life in Cardiff, Wales. He was blind, but managed a happy life anyway with his husband Angel, despite the extreme prejudice they faced. Dustin received the power of peak human sight, curing his blindness and allowing him to see clearly with a range of 500 miles, as well as focus on a particular area. This came at a cost. Whoever he stared at for 30 seconds or longer died. As Dustin stared longingly into Angel's eyes, Angel began going pale and he died in Dustin's arms. Dustin was traumatized. He became an armed vigilante who fights for equality called Visionary.
Alexei Ivanov was a famed Russian marathon runner. He was granted the ability to enter a slower perception of time. This allowed him sharply enhanced reflexes, better aim, and made him to experience the beauty of slow motion. He was nearly assassinated by Whiplash, a Russian villain with a taste for destruction. After combating Whiplash with far superior fighting prowess, Alexei became the hero Slowdown.
Morbidly obese Iraqi teenager Shatha Haik was a fan of the X-Man Dust. She wanted to be superhuman, wished for it, and she was granted unimaginable power. She was granted superhuman strength and flight, but her body type was not changed. Shatha thought she was a mutant. She panicked and fled to Greece, flying there at uncanny speeds. She spent her time there as the hero Might.
Ahoc Tang was a Sudanese refugee among the Lost Girls of Sudan. She lost all of her family to North Sudanese soldiers. Enraged, she killed the soldiers with a rusty kitchen knife, while her mutant ability to become invulnerable emerged. Ahoc mentally broke down at the sight of all this death and tried to kill herself, but her mutation prevented it. She saw this as a sign from God and carried on with her journey to Kansas City. She became a vandal until she was granted the ability of telepathy. She saw this as another sign from God and reformed, becoming the vigilante Mental.
John White lived a privileged life employing Pakistani slaves to make desk toys. He had absolutely no hardships, and no trouble. He was disrespectful to all his slaves, and hated by his slaves. Then, years later, he reacted to the Terrigen mists. He was Inhuman!. He found he was able to manipulate vectors, the ways things travel through space. He no longer needed slaves, as he began inventing a machine capable of producing desk toys without energy needed. He relaxed as his income generated itself. He then grew bored with his life. He found no satisfaction in earning money just to earn money. He donated 10 million dollars to charity and started anew. John became the hero Director.
A regular mercenary with no powers. That was a rarity in Chile. But Karmina Soto provided just such a service. Or so she thought. She could absorb the powers and abilities of anyone she killed. This power made her capable of devastating the world, or possibly the multiverse, as this could grant her omnipotence at some point. She killed several street thugs, gaining marksmanship and street fighting skills. She sold her services under the alias Homicide.
These ten individuals would eventually find each other through sheer luck, set aside their differences via Friend's power, and bring down supervillains like nobody else could. These were the saviors.