In a world where the gods gift a chosen few with great powers, Sam Shepard could be counted among the weakest of the weak. His crappy healing ability can’t even cure minor injuries without having to drain Sam’s own life force to do it. Hero society doesn't think Sam's useful, and after failing to heal those he was tasked to save, Sam couldn't help but agree. But it turns out that giving up the hero's life isn’t easy. Not when one’s caught in the machinations of the gods themselves.

After Sam gets pulled into rescuing the hero Thunder, he inherits a strange ability from her: the training system that taught Thunder how to become a top hero. Triple-A apparently holds the secret to leveling up one's power, a feat previously thought to be impossible. Not that it'll be easy to achieve...

A series of challenging missions and the occasional hero lesson from the system’s creator guarantee a lot of cuts and bruises in Sam's immediate future. But at least he finally gets the chance to go from zero to hero. Oh, yeah, there are also ghastly horrors and megalomaniac supervillains to contend with on Sam’s path to becoming the symbol of hope that humanity needs.

Level UP Hero

He heard someone call his name from afar, from beyond the inky blackness he found himself in. 


There, just over the horizon, a flash of light cut through the dark. Once, then twice, and then the third flash of brilliant light—each one causing a shock in his chest that made Sam double over in pain. 


“Come on, lame-brain,” said the now irritated voice. “Breathe!” 


There was one final shock—static energy spreading all around his body—and then Sam woke up with a start. 


“Thank Apollo,” Thunder said as she hugged him tightly. “Damn it, lame-brain... I thought I lost you...” 


“I...I’m okay,” he said, even though that wasn’t exactly true. 


He was sitting on the ground and staring up at the cloudy sky while Thunder held him. Every part of him hurt, although he wasn’t about to tell her to let go. 


Love and Thunder, Part 2