For Cayden Caldwell, life had been the easy part. Yes, he had to escape a neglectful household, and sure, he had never been popular, and no, he certainly hadn't been blessed with intelligence, good looks, or money. But he had a little half-brother and a wife, both of which meant more to him than whatever a mirror, a book, or a full wallet could. Life had been the easy part, indeed.
Then, Cayden died.
Having lost everything and found himself stranded in a hauntingly empty afterlife, Cayden and a small band of new arrivals each possess a unique power. They'll need them. Because there's only one safe haven within 500 miles, and there's a reason the afterlife feels so empty--there are monsters in those hills.
This story involves the supernatural, with the events of one man who was suddenly introduced with very strong mental powers considered to be Psychic.
Marcus Fernandino throughout -most- of his lifetime had not lived under the special abilities of supernatural mental powers, though he calls them Psychic powers. Up until the end of his middle school, he was considered by others an average student with plenty opportunities to work for. When one day during summer break he wandered through the town outskirts to somehow find an abandoned burial tomb with a strange artifact.
Knowing of potential dangers yet still filled with curiosity, he had explored the area to discover more and upon closer examination a gem on a pedestal, he had surges of pain with many visions of the potential powers gained while having the gem infused within him before losing consciousness.
Upon waking sometime later, he was regaining memories of the recent occurred events and found himself to test his powers. Lifting and making a nearby feather float from the ground with such supernatural capabilities made Marcus very aware of his strength and his inability to no longer to live a "normal" life. In fact, it can be considered that he was given a chance to have an easier life with what he can do with his powers.
Then again, nothing is ever free in this world...