Avants (Book 1#,Avants)

Chapter One

Avants by Micheal Ethan Armstrong

Chapter One
      My name is Richard,but you knew me as Dr.Mind,a hero but that was a long time ago.I haven't been a hero for a very long time not after I let my team down,my friends,my family.I am a superhuman,a select set of humans born with genetic enhanced abilities,you might think being born with powers would be fun it should be but the world wouldn't have it that way,those without powers,the normal humans they considered us to be abominations they fear and hate us at the same time they said we could not be trusted we couldn't be accepted because we were evil and dangerous signs of a truly condemned world that believers often talk about,signs of the last days and maybe they were right after all some of us with powers saw ourselves as gods that were meant to rule and to have dominion to decide who lives and who dies like gods who were supposed to be worshipped and adored or reverend but not me I always thought my powers were a gift to be used for the greater good to help those who could not help themselves to serve the course of humanity not to rule it and I thought others the same that we could be a light unto the dark that we could show the world that not all of us Superhumans are bad that there are good ones as well willing to do what was right but those were the folly of my youth the world is still at war with us they still hate us they still fear us so no matter what I do they will never accept us and now I can only hope I can still live my life without feeling like a failure.

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      Night,Cairn Island,a remote isolated
Island far off from the American coast.
       "So,we are just going to do a direct attack,like we're knocking on a front door?"asked a man,whose appearance is like a dark specter, a harbinger of doom that strikes fear into the hearts of those who behold him.His black and dark grey costume seems to absorb the light around him, as if it's a void made manifest.The goggles that covers his face is a cold,calculating visage,its dark tinted glass glinting like the eyes of a predator.His lean, athletic build is like a coiled spring,poised to strike with deadly precision.Every movement he makes is calculated,every step deliberate, exuding an aura of confidence and superiority.His facial features are chiseled from the very stone of ambition,his sharp jawline and cheekbones etched with an unyielding resolve.His skin is pale, almost ghostly,as if the darkness within him has drained the very life from his pores.His hair is black as the night,slicked back to reveal the angular planes of his face.His eyes seem to bore into those he gazes upon,as if searching for the very soul to crush.Standing tall,his presence is like a dark monolith,casting a shadow that stretches far and wide.He is the embodiment of menace,a dark knight who brings only destruction and despair.His very existence seems to draw the light out of the world,leaving only an abyss of darkness in his wake.
       "Yes,is that a problem,Oculus?" asked Affliction,a mysterious woman with black hair pulled back in a tight ponytail,her piercing green eyes gleaming in the dim light as she wore a long black coat and all black clothing that seemed to blend with the shadows themselves.
       "No,not at all."said Oculus.
       "Good,let us commence with the plan."said Affliction.
      She goes,followed by the others.
       "Sure why not."said Oculus,then follows the others.

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      The prison compound,the superpowered group arrive at the security checkpoint.
      The security guards,stationed there,intercept them."Hold it,this is a restricted facility."said one of the guards,gun pointed at them.
       "How did you folks,even get here?"asked the other guard,baffled.
       "We took a cab."said Behemoth,a huge,very huge man,low cut hair,wearing a black thick singlet,black military cargo pants and black boots.
       "Well you might just have to take that same cab,back to wherever you came from or there's gonna be trouble."said the guard,who first pointed a gun at them.
       "Oh,I like trouble."said Behemoth,with a hint of sinister delight.
       "Get down on your knees,all of you now,"said the first guard,then he turns to his partner,"Larry call the warden tell him we got some special visitors."
      The first guard,instantly becomes frozen solid."What the..."the second guard's reaction,"you guys are freaks."
      The second guard is suddenly floating off the ground by a few meters.He starts choking,gasping for air,as if an invisible hand was squeezing his throat.
       "No we're gods."said Affliction,her right hand stretched forth,she then uses her power to telekinetically snap the guard's neck,dropping him dead.
       "You know there's surveillance cameras watching us,we've already
alerted them,it's gonna be gun blazing hot in there."said Oculus.
       "I can handle the heat."said Zero degree,a psychotic man with pale white skin,low cut hair,wearing the same get up as Behemoth,but for a man of average height.
       "I like gun blazing."said Behemoth,as he passed by the frozen guard and pushed it to fall on the ground,causing the frozen man to shatter to pieces.He and the others the walk towards the hundred feet iron gate.
       "Sure,let's just walk straight in,what do I know,why do I even bother."said Oculus complaining,then follows them.
      The group arrive at the gate."Man,that's a huge gate."said Zero degree.
       "Behemoth,do be gentleman and tear down this gate for us."Affliction requested of Behemoth,who showed delight in the request."You got it boss."said Behemoth.
      Behemoth charges at the hundred feet tall iron gate and smashes it open with his bare fist,"The doors opened."
       "Thank you very much,"said Affliction to Behemoth,her eyes glinting with amusement.She then turned to the others,her gaze sweeping across them"are you expecting an invitation? Let's go in."she added,her tone dripping with impatience,as she gestured towards the entrance.
      Affliction passed through the broken down gateway,followed by the others.As soon as they step in they find themselves surrounded by soldiers everywhere,who fire at them from all directions,even on the inner towers of the prison compound.The bullets being fired upon them bounce off an invisible shield,courtesy of Affliction.
       "I totally saw this coming."said Oculus.
       "Do you plan on making yourself useful tonight? Oculus or do you intend on whining like a cry baby?"asked Affliction,amused despite bullets fired at her and colleagues,that bounced off the invisible dome that she made with her telekinetic powers.Oculus signs,"I'm here to help."
       "Good,now I'm going to make an opening for you and when I do you're going to burn this pathetic worms to ashes and take out those towers while you're at it,are you ready?"
       "Yes."said Oculus,as his eyes burns with red light.He emits red hot lasers from his eyes,when he sees an opening,killing some the soldiers firing at them,then destroys the top of the towers with his laser beam.
      Affliction disperses the shield she made,allowing Behemoth to let us his monstrous destructive desires,as he rampages through the soldiers,killing them in horrid ways.Zero degree like a maniac,uses his ice freezing powers to kill the soldiers,turning them to ice sculptures or piercing them with projectile icicles to the chest.Affliction with her telekinetic powers,tosses each of the the soldiers out of her way,heading for the main entrance of the prison facility."Behemoth,let's go."Zero degree calls out to him but he continues with his bizarre rampage."Let the beast be."said Affliction.
      Oculus and Zero degree follow suit with Affliction,leaving Behemoth behind.