An excerpt from After the War, published 2066, by J.A. Publishing.
The war was called many things. The Incident, the Calling, the Coming, and the Armageddon, were amongst the most popular. Regardless of what it was called, the war changed the world as we know it. Entire nations were wiped out from the world and the planet’s geographical landscape was altered. Even to this day, parts of Europe, South America, and China are still inhospitable.
The war brought humanity close to extinction. In our desperation, we created the Overseers. The first Overseers were brave volunteers. Their bodies were enhanced through extensive therapy or modification. The first Overseers were weaker than their modern counterparts, but they paved the way for a better future. The first Overseers also needed constant maintenance through medicine. Their children and grandchildren no longer share this trait.
Overseers have the power to manipulate small aspects of the world around themselves. These ‘powers’ vary from relatively harmless to highly destructive. We are still unsure if the powers that Overseers gain are random or not. Children rarely inherit the powers of their parents, though sometimes they gain similar abilities.
Overseers are physically enhanced. An untrained Overseer is physically stronger and faster than an ordinary human being, but that’s not to say that a 14 year old Overseer can outsprint a trained Olympian. Overseers however have a higher limit to their abilities than ordinary humans.
With the war over, Overseers are now given special education in schools all over the world. These schools are all sponsored and monitored by the Institute, the remnants of the group that first created the Overseers in the first place. In these controlled environments, Overseers are given the education they need to become healthy members of society.
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An Introduction to Ranks and Attributes
When an Overseer is discovered by the Institute, they are given a rank ranging from D to S. These ranks are not only based on an Overseer’s power. Ranks are instead determined based on a combination of potential and current capabilities.
Overseers are also given Attributes, values determined by an Overseer’s greatest feats. Attributes are ranked from E to EX. Pluses imply a slight rise of value, but not enough to qualify for the next rank. The following attributes are as follows.
Strength: a measure of strictly physical feats. A Rank means that an overseer has no problem punching through a concrete wall.
Agility: a measure of running speed, reflexes, and reaction time. A Rank would allow an Overseer to catch an arrow travelling at 100 meters/second.
Endurance: a measure of resistance to injury. A legendary S Rank once survived getting shot at by a tank, albeit at long range.
Raana: a measure of how often a power can be used each day. E rank would mean that an Overseer can only use his/her power once every 24 hours.
Luck: a non-quantifiable measure, often ranked by the Overseer themselves based on personal opinion.
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Student Database
Autumn Mountain Academy
Name: Hideaki Kimura
Rank: S
Age: 16
Year: Second
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Black
Strength: A++ | Agility: A+ | Endurance: A+ | Raana: EX | Luck: D
Power: Saltus
Saltus is the ability to perform teleportation toward any location that he has line of sight of. The operational range seems to be limitless. Saltus works as long as Kimura can directly see his destination. He has shown the ability to teleport through glass walls, but amusingly, not through something like a live camera feed.
While performing a Saltus, Kimura has described the world ‘stopping around him’, so long as he stays in place and performs no actions aside from looking around. This secondary power however seems to have a seven-second cooldown, and cannot occur on every Saltus. Kimura is capable of bringing along other people with him when he performs a Saltus; however the subject often ends up vomiting from the sudden motion.
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Name: Ayane Tsukino
Rank: S
Age: 16
Year: Second
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Strength: A+ | Agility: A++ | Endurance: A | Raana: EX | Luck: A
Power: Transilio
Transilio is the ability to perform teleportation— [redacted].
Student Council Vice President
Name: Hikari Tachibana
Rank: A
Age: 16
Year: Second
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Brown
Strength: D | Agility: C+ | Endurance: B | Raana: A | Luck: C
Power: Tempesta
Tempesta allows the user to manipulate— [redacted].
Enforcer Company Captain
Name: Rina Miyamori
Rank: A
Age: 16
Year: Second
Eye Color: Red
Hair Color: Black
Strength: A | Agility: B | Endurance: B | Raana: B | Luck: C
Power: Lunga Espada
Lunga Espada gives the Miyamori the ability to create unbreakable, stationary— [redacted].
Students of Class 2-C
Name: Kimiko Ueda
Rank: A
Age: 16
Year: Second
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Dark blue
Strength: C | Agility: B | Endurance: C | Raana: A | Luck: A
Power: Illuminare
Illuminare allows the Overseer to launch subsonic— [redacted].
Name: Kenta Yoshida
Rank: B
Age: 16
Year: Second
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Blonde
Strength: B | Agility: C | Endurance: B | Raana: B | Luck: B
Power: Voltegio
Voltegio allows Yoshida to store— [redacted].
Students of Class 2-E
Name: Shirou Hamasaki
Rank: A
Age: 16
Year: Second
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Orange
Strength: A | Agility: D | Endurance: C | Raana: A | Luck: E
Power: Ardante
Ardante grants the Overseer the ability to manipulate fire at a localized level. Hamasaki can create spheres and tongues of fire that burn at temperatures close to the surface of the sun. These spheres can be propelled at great speeds to destroy most targets. Ardante also grants Hamasaki an incredible resistance to fire, however, according to his classmates, he still complains about the summer heat.