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Back in 2013, the US government sliced off a chunk of NYC and handed it over to the superpowered bunch, forming this place called "TOWER" It's just ready for superhumans—no regular folks allowed.
Then, in 2014, other countries started copying the US move. Similar mini-cities popped up in those countries too, but only in the wealthy ones.
Fast forward to 2023, when World War III explodes. Nuclear weapons turned the air into a slow poison, choking everyone. Those sliced-off cities were safe havens. They had these unbreakable shields that kept the nastiness out. So, all the survivors got ushered into these government-guarded cities.
Our story takes place in "TOWER"

The Guardians of "TOWER"

Brian was walking in a white space. He looked around, feeling baffled.


Immediately afterwards, a liquid began to appear on the ground: blood!


His legs were weak, and he could only support his body with his hands.


Immediately afterwards, corpses floated up one after another. Brian finally shed tears, kept saying sorry, and kept his hands as far away from these corpses as possible.


At this time, he seemed to hit someone's foot. He looked up, and a black-haired girl in a blue sample dress looked down at him.


He woke up, and he dreamed about his past.


He was on a hospital bed, and on the chair next to him was a sleeping boy wearing glasses, and beside the bed was a black-haired girl with her head on the bed.


"It's already 4 o'clock the next day; you two will be exhausted like this." Brian smiled.


He lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and rested.


"If you think you can forgive your own sins, what about them?"


This question was successfully recalled by Brian, and he began to think about the answer to this question.


If I forgive myself, will they forgive me?


No, it is a miracle that this kind of sin can be forgiven by oneself, let alone others.


And he didn't forgive himself at all—not only them, but I'm afraid outsiders would not forgive him either.


He opened his eyes again, looked at the two guys next to him, and smiled.


What qualifications does he have to be rescued by them?


"I'll give you a chance to start over; if you dare to miss this chance, I'll kill you, bastard!"


Once, a girl wearing a black gold-rimmed jacket and a black military cap gave him a heavy punch after saying this, which made him regret what he did at that time.


Until now, besides regretting this incident, he also felt ashamed.


Atonement in Shadows