When George Newton moves to Bantfell with the promise of superheroes and excitement and a way to finally control the abilities that have been taunting him all his life, he hardly expects to walk into a town full of chaos. Bantfell is falling apart as unnamed terrorists and Vandalizers smear messages on dirty brick walls. As if there wasn't enough reason to fear when fires and smashed glass rage every night, supers are turning. With hero morphing to villain every minute who can be trusted when even The R's loyalties are called into question? George must learn to control his powers and embrace the super within him before he's the only one left standing. A companion to Masks.

December the Twelfth, 2039. The day everyone knew as "Strain Day". The day everyone knew as the day that the world would never be the same again. The day that Marcus became part of the ruling family of France. The day that a Sixth of the Human race was doomed to death. The day that would forever change the way the world functioned. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus is a normal teenager living out his final days of schooling, when a seemingly random event involving the moon turning red changes those days into some of the most interesting of his life. When superpowers become a reality, Marcus is reaping the rewards from it, a chance to get away from his "family", a chance to reunite with his brother, and authority over the entire country of France in under a week. Sounds good, right? Well, it does to Marcus, which is why he goes along with it, ignorant to the real magnitude that these changes have had on the rest of the world...