In recent days, a seemingly random group of individuals has emerged with what can only be described as “special” abilities. Although unaware of it now, these individuals will not only save the world, but change it forever. This transformation from ordinary to extraordinary will not occur overnight.
VOLUME 1: CHRYSALIS
Chapter 1: “Children of the Helix”
“Where does it come from—this quest, this need to solve life's mysteries when the simplest of questions can never be answered? Why are we here?
What is the soul? Why do we dream? Perhaps we'd be better off not looking at all. Not delving, not yearning. But that's not human nature. Not the human heart. That is not why we are here. This quest, this need to solve life's mysteries—in the end, what does it matter when the human heart can only find meaning in the smallest of moments? They're here—among us. In the shadows, in the light, everywhere. Do they even know yet?”
It was crazy where how quickly the Greystone Company had become so prominent all over the world. Seemingly out of nowhere, this little tech company has overtaken Apple and Microsoft as the leading light in all things technological. Their double helix on a stone cliff logo was plastered all over billboards, clothing and had been incorporated into graffiti tags. Staring at the logo tagged onto the Fire House 15 wall was Dominic Rhodes. Dom had just finished his shift at the fire station, it was now early morning and it had been a long night in Cardiff. A serious of fires had rocked most of the waterfront, the police would normally call this a spree arsonist but Dominic was getting a different feeling. None of the fires had any kind of immediate explanation, electrics in each building was fine, no gas leaks, nothing jumped out to explain what was going on.
For just over three months, Dom had been learning more and more about himself than he ever thought he could know. He glanced down at his wrist and watched the veins beneath his watch glow with a light orange hue. He had been practicing alone on the farm, learning about this new skill or at least that’s what he’s calling it for now. The orange glow meant his skin had hardened or the density had increased or something along those lines. When the veins turned blue that meant he could phase? He didn’t know what to call it but he could walk through walls! A few years back people with strange abilities began to pop up all over the world but that didn’t last. The EVO’s as they came to be known were hunted down and either killed or captured.
Dom couldn’t lie, the discovery of his “abilities” had been somewhat beneficial. When they first appeared they had saved his and a little girls life. Since then he has been able to use his powers at work, getting to trapped victims in places unreachable otherwise. Still, the awakening of his abilities has also given Dom a strange foresight. He cannot shake the feeling something bad is coming. Something terrible. It has also left him paranoid. Constant phone calls from a man named Suresh and the idea that anything unexplained could be because of someone like him; like this rash of fires. The world and life itself was changing around him and Dom didn’t know what to do. Maybe it was time for him to finally call that Suresh guy back; perhaps he did have answers to his questions. Besides, he did have some time off to take and a trip to New York might just be what the doctor ordered. Getting up from the wooden box where had been sitting for a little while to gather his thoughts, Dom took to the alley behind the station. A short cut to the train station to take him back to the farm was the plan now. He had a date with a pretty girl.
About two miles away from the bustling welsh city sat the Rhodes farm. It no longer operated but back in its day it was well known for its produce. Now with his parents having emigrated to Australia, Dom was the sole owner and occupant of the place. Dropping is keys onto the coffee table, Dom didn’t have a whole lot of time to get ready; he had to hurry. As he ran up the stairs, Dominic didn’t notice the smoke flowing down from the chimney and into his old wooden living room. The dark cinder soon moved into the room and began to rise from the ground, taking a strong solid shape before a flickered ember rushed throughout the black. In place of the smoke stood a woman in a pencil skirt and black blouse. She took some glasses from her handbag and wiped them with her sleeve, glancing at the stairs as she did.
“I’m in”
VOLUME 1: CHRYSALIS
Chapter 1: “Children of the Helix”
“Where does it come from—this quest, this need to solve life's mysteries when the simplest of questions can never be answered? Why are we here?
What is the soul? Why do we dream? Perhaps we'd be better off not looking at all. Not delving, not yearning. But that's not human nature. Not the human heart. That is not why we are here. This quest, this need to solve life's mysteries—in the end, what does it matter when the human heart can only find meaning in the smallest of moments? They're here—among us. In the shadows, in the light, everywhere. Do they even know yet?”
It was crazy where how quickly the Greystone Company had become so prominent all over the world. Seemingly out of nowhere, this little tech company has overtaken Apple and Microsoft as the leading light in all things technological. Their double helix on a stone cliff logo was plastered all over billboards, clothing and had been incorporated into graffiti tags. Staring at the logo tagged onto the Fire House 15 wall was Dominic Rhodes. Dom had just finished his shift at the fire station, it was now early morning and it had been a long night in Cardiff. A serious of fires had rocked most of the waterfront, the police would normally call this a spree arsonist but Dominic was getting a different feeling. None of the fires had any kind of immediate explanation, electrics in each building was fine, no gas leaks, nothing jumped out to explain what was going on.
For just over three months, Dom had been learning more and more about himself than he ever thought he could know. He glanced down at his wrist and watched the veins beneath his watch glow with a light orange hue. He had been practicing alone on the farm, learning about this new skill or at least that’s what he’s calling it for now. The orange glow meant his skin had hardened or the density had increased or something along those lines. When the veins turned blue that meant he could phase? He didn’t know what to call it but he could walk through walls! A few years back people with strange abilities began to pop up all over the world but that didn’t last. The EVO’s as they came to be known were hunted down and either killed or captured.
Dom couldn’t lie, the discovery of his “abilities” had been somewhat beneficial. When they first appeared they had saved his and a little girls life. Since then he has been able to use his powers at work, getting to trapped victims in places unreachable otherwise. Still, the awakening of his abilities has also given Dom a strange foresight. He cannot shake the feeling something bad is coming. Something terrible. It has also left him paranoid. Constant phone calls from a man named Suresh and the idea that anything unexplained could be because of someone like him; like this rash of fires. The world and life itself was changing around him and Dom didn’t know what to do. Maybe it was time for him to finally call that Suresh guy back; perhaps he did have answers to his questions. Besides, he did have some time off to take and a trip to New York might just be what the doctor ordered. Getting up from the wooden box where had been sitting for a little while to gather his thoughts, Dom took to the alley behind the station. A short cut to the train station to take him back to the farm was the plan now. He had a date with a pretty girl.
About two miles away from the bustling welsh city sat the Rhodes farm. It no longer operated but back in its day it was well known for its produce. Now with his parents having emigrated to Australia, Dom was the sole owner and occupant of the place. Dropping is keys onto the coffee table, Dom didn’t have a whole lot of time to get ready; he had to hurry. As he ran up the stairs, Dominic didn’t notice the smoke flowing down from the chimney and into his old wooden living room. The dark cinder soon moved into the room and began to rise from the ground, taking a strong solid shape before a flickered ember rushed throughout the black. In place of the smoke stood a woman in a pencil skirt and black blouse. She took some glasses from her handbag and wiped them with her sleeve, glancing at the stairs as she did.
“I’m in”
