Utopia, a world where humans have powers that defy the laws of nature, when scientists stated this, people would laugh and say it's a gift from God.
Being born with powers is normal in this world. There has never been anyone born without powers on Utopia. There are only those with a weaker power. In this power-hunger world, they are the ones at the bottom of the food chain, striving to survive for themselves. Adding more weight to their survival will force them to discard it.
On a snowy day which could make someone freeze to death. The woman was pacing unsteadily as if she were about to fall out of the cold, wearing only two layers of clothes, and walking towards a big house as far as her eyes could see. Her fingers covered in frostbite carried a basket stuffed with many thick clothes.
Arriving at her destination, she puts down the basket to knock at the door. An old feminine voice from the inside made a sound to let the one at the front know that she was coming but she could only see a basket when she opened the door, and the old woman knew what was inside of it.
There's a word written on a piece of paper inside a basket that's holding a child outside the house: Ryker. It's the only gift he has gotten from parents he has no memory of. Even before he could understand what people were saying, he was abandoned.
The moment he was able to comprehend, he made a promise to himself not to be a burden in the orphanage where he had been abandoned. He didn't have any friends nor did he try to make any. Without making any complaints, he simply lives there and does what he is told.
Rather than finding a family, he left the orphanage at age nine and chose to work for the government. In order to become stronger, to hone his powers, so that he can protect the weak in some way, and he will no longer be afraid of being abandoned since he will never be a burden again but someone who can be relied upon.
Despite this, he was still afraid of it deep down, where he could not even see it.
August 2024, Utopia
While Ryker grows up with black hair like most others, his facial features are no joke, having a clean-shaven oval face with sharp black eyebrows, jet black eyes that make one shiver if stared at, and a strong jawline. Adding to the appeal of his body features, his height of 185cm can have any female eyeing him.
In Utopia, he was ranked Code-1, depending on how powerful he was in every government database, including the enemies. For the past twelve years, he has worked for his country, Panthoria, making achievements one after another in the war with Niary.
He has already risen to the General of the army, suppressing Luca's older brother at a young age. Luca, his former roommate, the one who told the others proudly that he is Ryker's best buddy, becomes the second in command of Ryker's group.
Everything has changed, he is no longer the one from before. Through protecting the weak from the enemy, he is now a person who helps those in need.
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Many people believe Earth is a world where hard workers get to the top, but in reality, even if they work hard enough, only smart people rule the top, letting the hardworking people at the bottom work for them. The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. A world filled with bitterness.
People always hide their true intentions behind masks in this place. Having someone you can trust in this world is a blessing, which is something Charlotte Huan doesn't have.
Charlotte Nixon, a half Chinese half European girl. Since she was a little girl, her hardworking father and loving mother have spoiled her. Every night, her mother would tell her stories. However, fate dealt her a cruel blow.
A week after her fifteenth birthday her mother died of cancer. Her father told her to come and live at his house in another country so that he can look after her there rather than going back and forth between the two countries. Since Charlotte had no one left except for her father, she happily agreed, even though it was the worst decision she had ever made.
The moment she stepped inside her father's house, she realized that her father, who loves her mother, was just a liar all along. Being told that her mother was just a mistress by another wife, being abused by the half-blood related twin siblings, being called the illegitimate child by servants, her trust in her father completely vanished.
Her only reason for enduring all this was just so that she could leave here. She started saving up any money she received and learned how to invest from books. Furthermore, she has to be careful not to drop her grades, so she studies until the wee hours of the morning. As a result, she has become accustomed to getting nosebleeds every time.
With the money she saved and hid, she opened a bank account on her eighteenth birthday. She created the account for international use. It's the beginning of her journey with endurance and hard work to escape her toxic family.
After two years, she left the Nixon family and cut ties with them as well. The name Nixon disappeared from her name, replaced by the family name Huan from her late mother's name, Zhan Huan.
Charlotte Huan returned to China to study while working, relying on her own earnings from the investments she made so far. There were lots of ups and downs in her life, which she took as lessons to improve herself.
August 2024, Earth
Every business magazine and women's magazines have her mentioned in them. 'Queen of investment', 'the most successful woman in China', 'the richest woman in China', 'the shareholder of any named group', many titles were given to Charlotte. Her investments were the ones that are making her have those titles. The hard work she has put into it has paid off.
She throws a magazine that her secretary gave her this morning on a pile of magazines. The cover depicts a woman with black hair that reaches her waist in a white dress. It shows the woman's thin yet curvy body. On her oval face, she has straight eyebrows and almond-shaped blue eyes. The eyes which she despises the most. It's the same color as him.
She has not had any contact with them for the past two years. Her emotion and trust have become limited because of all of her sufferings. Being a shareholder in many Chinese companies has turned her into a workaholic. Her trust issues led her to carry most of the workload herself; the only employee she has is the secretary. She views her secretary as a worker who is loyal only to work, nothing more.
Charlotte sits on a chair to finish the remaining work. She has to review the proposals for future investments. With her office being on the first floor, she only goes outside for things that need to be done in person. At midnight, the lights are finally turned off.