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

Bethany stopped mid-sentence because she noticed the tiny floating orb around Ice Brand’s shoulder. 


“Is that a recorder bot?” she asked hesitantly. 


Ice Brand glanced to his left. “Oh, yes. Sorry, it’s mine.” 


He plucked the orb from the air and pocketed it. 


“I’m contractually obligated by Valhalla Max to record all my adventures for their premium program ‘Modern Einherjar’, and I forgot that my bot’s set to stream automatically.” He pulled out his smartphone and began to type something on it. “One sec… I’ll just let my fans know that the stream’s on a break so they won’t riot. They were all so excited to see Superion and Crow-Man and Thunder and—” 


He glanced over his shoulder to look at Sam. 


“You’re great too,” he added. “The world’s most-watched vigilante on my stream… it’s like Christmas came early.” 


“And that’s one more reason why I didn’t sign with the Asgardian pantheon… they care too much about the views,” Thunder whispered into Sam’s ear. 


A New Mystery Unfolds, Part 2