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

“There’s no need to be anxious,” Thunder insisted. “He’s nice.” 


There was no way Sam wouldn’t be anxious though. He wasn’t very good at meeting new people, and this person they were about to meet was an important man in the industry. 


“I still can’t believe you got us a meeting with him.” Sam shook his head. “Just how well connected are you?” 


“Oh, you’d be surprised,” Thunder chuckled. 


She brushed the back of her hand against his, which helped to keep his mind off some of his anxiety. Although the thought that someone passing by might notice their little gesture of affection was another cause for worry. 


'Whenever you’re feeling nervous, all you gotta do is remember lesson number eight, kid,' Chiron reminded him. 


'Sure, you are,' Chiron chuckled. 'Nerves of steel, New York’s newest alpha…' 


Training Day, Part 1