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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"

The next day, Alicia woke up her two sleeping companions, and they gathered outside the wooden cabin. They vowed to find some food, or else they would go hungry until they were too weak to sustain themselves and die.

But... sifting through one garbage heap after another for something remotely edible seemed like a hopeless task. Jackson let out a self-deprecating sigh as he rummaged through the trash, his helpless expression revealing he had found nothing! He had to slide down from where he was and slowly make his way to another pile of garbage.

This heart-wrenching scream shook the heavens, and Jackson's face went through a whirlwind of emotions in an instant, from surprise to panic in just one second. He recognized the scream – it was Alicia's voice!

"Damn it!" Jackson rushed forward, swearing that he had to find those two girls.

"Damn, damn, damn!" He cursed under his breath. If only he hadn't split up from them to search for food separately, he wouldn't be so far from them now! If he continued running, he wouldn't be able to reach them in time... but damn it, he had no choice but to run!

He poured every ounce of his energy into increasing his speed, even biting down hard on his teeth. Beads of sweat the size of beans dripped continuously from his face, but it was all in vain. He was still just as slow.

Just then, he saw a door suddenly open in front of the garbage mound. At that moment, he had no idea it was the first time he had awakened this power, nor did he know that this power would save him countless times in the dangerous future. But he saw the group of men in black inside the door, and he knew this door would get him to his destination faster.

He bet it all and charged towards the door that was rapidly closing.

Five meters, four meters, three meters, two meters, one meter...

He jumped through the almost-closed door and slammed on the brakes just in time!

He marveled at the fact that he had eluded the group of men in black, but then he saw them holding lightweight machine guns, aimed at Alicia, who was giving them a pleading look. And right next to her, he saw her.

May was lying in the arms of the middle man in black.

The Door to Salvation