Sometimes, there are things in life we cannot always explain. Ligaya, Milo, Amber, and Jesse have been friends their whole lives. Being founded on the basis that they all have two things in common; having superpowers and having no clue where they came from. With tensions rising in the friend group and threats emerging, Ligaya decides to take her friends on a summer roadtrip of a lifetime. Along the way, they learn about their history and their world, but most importantly, about themselves.
CONTENT WARNING: This story contains strong language, brief scenes of drug and alcohol usage, and mild violence. It deals with themes of mental illness, grief, trauma, human trafficking, gang activity, child abuse, and corruption. Read at your own risk.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭.
𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀, a girl full of opinions, ambitions and holds no fear. On the strange day, she calls her birthday everything changes and she gains the ability to control light, fire and the sun. Can she control it, or will the power get too much?
𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐌𝐀𝐑, clean, perfect and prestige, i mean how could she not be when she's a dancer. Not only her best friend Alora gains the ability but she too does... but with water. Can she get the idea of her powers or will the fear of it consume her?
𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐍, a smart, overachiever haunted by the demon of academic validation. She is the last of her friends to gain a power and hers is electricity. Can she put her brains to use and solve the mystery of why they got these powers?
After what seems like a dreadful, tiresome day they discover they aren't the only one who carries such gifts. People in their school - well not just anyone. Alora's brothers and his best friends also possess powers.
𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀, 𝐋𝐄𝐎 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐙 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐊𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐍.
Will they help each other? Or will the hatred between Alora and Kai drive the group apart?