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(Book one of the Painter Trilogy) When Merrick was born in 2872 the world had already been turned into a wasteland by war a long time ago. A war between people with special abilities called "Charms"; when the war was over the abilities were gone and only normal people remained. For years humanity rebuilt itself and if Charms ever appeared again they would eradicate them and unfortunately for Merrick, he has a Charm and lives in the location of the headquarters of the organization in charge of killing his kind. Now with his life flipped around, it's up to him to not only get caught but fight off an evil organization of his kind that want him on their side even if it means brainwashing him. But what can he do, he's only eighteen and can only do so much without getting caught. He only knows one thing that he can do in an apocalyptic world...survive.