CHAPTER 1: THE ORDINARY HERO

The year is 2157, and Earth is unrecognizable. The sky, once blue and filled with fluffy clouds, now glows with an eerie, iridescent green. The air is thick with a strange, pungent odour, making breathing difficult. Plants and animals have mutated, and humans are no longer at the top of the food chain.

In the heart of New Avalon, a sprawling city that once thrived with life and technological marvels, lives Jack Turner. Jack is an ordinary person, working as a technician in one of the city's few remaining power plants. Life has become a daily struggle for survival, with food and clean water becoming scarce commodities. Jack’s days are monotonous, filled with repairing broken machines and avoiding the growing number of mystical creatures that have begun to haunt the city.

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Jack has a small circle of close friends who help him navigate this harsh new world. Lily, his girlfriend, is a resourceful scavenger with a sharp mind and a kind heart. Alice, a brilliant engineer with a quick wit, is in a relationship with Max, a former soldier whose combat skills have kept them alive on more than one occasion. Together, they form a tight-knit group, relying on each other for survival and support.

One particularly dark and stormy night, the power plant is attacked by a group of these creatures. Amid the chaos, Jack discovers a hidden chamber beneath the plant. Inside, a mysterious device hums with a strange energy. Without understanding why, Jack is drawn to it and activates it, unleashing a surge of power that knocks him unconscious. What happens next to him is a mind-boggling thing.