In a small, dirty town in England called Dilrite, there was a quiet park where Axel Razer, a 20-year-old boy, hung out.
His parents' frequent arguments at home, the poverty that kept his stomach empty, and his lack of friends practically forced him to waste his time in this peaceful and quiet park.
From a very young age, he lacked companionship due to his appearance and the poverty his typical lower-class family suffered in society. His gray hair and reddish eyes earned him the nickname "The Demoniac," due to the fact that he had these strange characteristics since birth. All of the aforementioned factors worsened Axel's life, leading to intense bullying throughout his childhood at school.
As he sat on the bench, accompanied by the faint sound of the wind running through his hair, he kept complaining about his pathetic and depressive life.
"Shit! I've never had a moment of happiness in my fucking life," he said to himself, frustrated, looking at his trembling hands. How lucky the wealthy are to eat three times a day. Even those stupid monster hunters are making a killing. Maybe he should steal? Or rather, traffic something?
Hours passed, and he continued talking to himself, like a desperate madman.
At one point, in the darkness of the night, he saw a large figure in the distance.
The more he tried to get a better look at the strange silhouette, the more fear he felt. This increased considerably when he noticed the figure's enormous eyes, shining in the mist and darkness, accompanied by that enormous figure that kept coming toward him.
Axel immediately thought it could be one of those creatures that appear around the world and exterminate humans. He stood up and took out a knife he carried in his left pocket.
He only had two options: run away or prepare to defend himself. Both were bad, as he had heard how fierce and fast some of these monsters could be.
After approaching relatively close, he was horrified to see the terrifying creature. A two-meter-tall monster with a humanoid crocodile-like appearance. It walked on two legs and had more muscle mass in its torso than a gorilla. Its green skin seemed so tough that it gave the impression it was wearing armor embedded in its flesh.
Axel froze, his body shaking uncontrollably. Such a ferocious and dangerous creature even fascinated him.
The giant creature didn't think twice; like the wild beast it was, it attacked the boy in the blink of an eye.
Ferociously, it began to sink its teeth into Axel's right shoulder, tearing his flesh in one bite.
With no other options, in a desperate attempt to survive, Axel decided to bite back, managing to pierce a little of its tough, almost impenetrable hide.
As a second passed, Axel felt his entire body burning, his blood flowing much faster, and he could feel his entire body beginning to relax. He could even see out of the corner of his eye how the wound the creature had inflicted healed in an instant.
With his right fist, he managed to land a blow, throwing the monster several meters away.
Filled with rage and more confident than ever due to the change taking place in his body, Axel now became the hunter. As he glared at the monster with contempt, it was slowly approaching him.
With this thought in mind, Axel attacked the creature, twisting his body as he prepared his fist for a powerful blow straight to its head.
Through so much accumulated concentration, he unconsciously caused a red aura to envelop his fist before impact. It wasn't magic, but pure energy mixed with ether.
Ether is the source of power that circulates through space and time throughout the universe; when mixed, they form destructive power. Although this isn't always the case, there are also times when healing or enhancing powers are formed.
In Axel's case, that reddish power was absolutely destructive. After landing the blow, an explosion of energy destroyed the monster's head, leaving a shockwave that moved every leaf on the trees in the entire park.
"So much power..." the boy said to himself. "I feel as if electricity runs through my veins, as if my organs are made of fire and my heart of burning lava capable of destroying everything in its path."
As he enjoyed and allowed himself to be corrupted by the power he had acquired, bright lights surrounded the entire park.
"Don't move!" shouted the voice of an adult man coming from the lights, while he could hear the engines of various cars and even helicopters.
"Raise your hands and get away from the monster's corpse!" he heard that voice again.
As he focused his gaze, he noticed the presence of several armed soldiers, four men dressed in suits, and two other people dressed casually.
The man who had previously ordered him to raise his hands approached him in his elegant suit, slowly and imposingly.
"How are you, kid?" he asked, extending his hand to shake his hand.
"I'm fine," Axel replied. "Who are you?"
"My name is Frank Anderson, in charge of investigating and containing anomalous appearances of extra-dimensional creatures. How did you manage to defeat that monster?"
"Honestly... While he was trying to kill me, I managed to bite him and ingest some of his disgusting blood."
"I understand," Frank affirmed. "You do know you just got powers, right?"
"I honestly don't understand what's happening to my body," Axel replied. "I feel amazing!"
"Okay... Then you'll have to come with us. We'll teach you how to control them and not go crazy in the process."