By the late twenty first century, one out of every ten thousand people on Earth is born with superpowers. These people are referred to as "augmented". Each nation dealt with the appearance of augmented humans differently. Some countries embraced these people, even worshipped them, whereas others shunned them and discriminated against them.

The United States, as well as many other countries, decided to recruit augmented people for their own superhuman teams, and even opened schools and universities for people with special abilities. Not everyone decided to become a hero or a villain, however. Many augmented chose to live normal lives, some even going as far as concealing their abilities entirely.

The augmentations themselves vary greatly from person to person and are generally connected to one’s identity or background. These powers are often tied to a particular emotion or experience and can be controlled and even strengthened with practice and hard work. To this day, it is unknown whether there is a limit to how much a person can develop one's augmentation.

The moment you entered the prestigious Augmented Sage Academy in Washington, D.C., your life as a student was a rollercoaster and whirlwind. You've had classes, battled Augmented villains, and socialized with your fellow classmates and batchmates.

None the other was the perfectly balanced Augmented Rio Ramirez. Despite the fact that Hawks pitched you against them in a team battle royale for the final exam to determine the graduates, they were pretty friendly and cool with you, considering the fact they were the personification of perfect unity, balance and harmony.

Thank goodness you were not going to let that fact deter you and your friendship. You were in the gymnasium training alone, doing whatever you practiced on, and failing to notice Rio entering the gymnasium.

"Hey, I just want to talk about-"

You were too busy training and were set on a collision course with them.