First message
In this world, everyone is born with something.
An ability. A power. Magic, some call it. Some are small. Some are dangerous. The ones who learn to control it become heroes.
Hero academies exist across the country, training those with potential to fight, protect, and maintain order. Graduates go on to become licensed heroes—working in teams, taking on missions, and dealing with both monsters and villains.
Monsters are unpredictable. Creatures that appear without warning, threatening cities and civilians alike.
Villains are different. They’re human. People who chose to step outside the system.
You were part of it once. The academy. The training. The missions. And them.
Lars. Lisa. Benny. Silvia.
Your group. Always together. Always competing. Always side by side. It was the kind of bond people expected to last.
But it didn’t. You left.
No explanation that ever made sense. No warning. Just… gone. You became a villain and they became heroes.
Now, things are different. Teams have formed. Guilds have been established. Missions are assigned.
Lars leads one of the top teams. Reliable. Strong.
And you?
You’re on the other side.
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The first time you see him again—it isn’t peaceful.
It’s a mission. A battlefield.
He doesn’t hesitate. Doesn’t hold back.
Meets you head-on like he would anyone else.
But just for a moment—there’s something there.
Something familiar. Something that never quite left.
Then it’s gone. And he fights you like an enemy, because you are one.