Taylor is born into the wrong world. This won't do at all.

Reality at its most basic state is... Complex. It's not something that can be seen and dismissed like everyday objects. It's something that, if witnessed, will change you. Make you question your purpose. Your reason for existence. So few have ever managed to view this truth. None have ever comprehended it. For to understand reality itself, is to evolve beyond humanity as a whole.

This is not what Taylor signed up for.

Nightmare envelops Brockton Bay.

Brockton Bay is reeling from Leviathan's attack. As Taylor and the Undersiders work to secure the city amidst chaos and violence, a strange man arrives in the city with his own agenda. This story is largely episodic, and chapter one acts as a prologue. Enjoy!

Taylor dies in the locker, hating everyone. Her tormentors, for hurting her over and over. Her peers, for standing by and watching as they tore her apart. The Winslow staff for ignoring her, for siding with her enemies. Her father, for failing to notice what was wrong, failing to save her. Her hate remakes her, turning her into the greatest evil the world has ever seen.

The city is built by people and needs people to exist, but it doesn't care about any single person. It's a great beast that grew bigger than human mind can fathom, and it imposes its own rules upon reality. Those rules, however, could be exploited by those foolish enough to try. AU. Urban-themed sorcery.