Shadowwell
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Riddled throughout history have been stories of those with seemingly magical abilities. They have been recorded in the annals of history, from the Greek Demigods and Monsters to the purported witch craft and wizardry of medieval Europe. There have been many accounts of such beings, though they have been written off as being myth and legend, but that was not the truth, we would come to find out. It was during World War 1 that Meta’s, or Superhumans, first came into the public view. It was during a British tank assault on a small town in France called Monchy Le Preux. Due to miscommunication among other things, the tank unit rushed into the town, without any infantry support.
At first the tanks broke the enemy lines and disrupted their positions, all was looking well, then the trouble began. It all began with the enemy troops realizing they had no infantry support, though the group of armor put up a fight, there wasn’t much they could do against smaller spread out targets. Many of the tank crews fell, then the area got shelled, by the artillery belonging to the British and their Allies. It was during this horrid tragedy that the first recognized Meta Awoke. He was the NCO of one of the tanks there, as he saw his friends and comrades getting killed around him, his powers Awoke.
He could control metal, and during the emotional trauma he felt, he formed the metal from the tanks as well as other things present into a massive dome that protected him and what remained of his comrades. After the war ended, he was lauded as a hero, though the public was leary for a time, understandably. In the years after the war ended many Meta’s emerged, unfortunately not all of them used their powers for good like the Colonel, the first Meta, called thus due to his bearing and rank, had. It was in the 40’s during WW 2, that the power of Meta’s became truly apparent.
It was during this time and afterwards that the world knew that Meta’s needed to be regulated. To this end a loose coalition of sorts formed between all the powerful Nations of the world, to regulate research and experimentation of metas, as well as their involvement in War’s. The Cold War era and the similar periods to it led to Meta’s not participating in wars and focusing more on their home countries. This in turn led to an upsurge of Meta actions and involvement in certain affairs in the major Countries of the world. As the emergence of Meta-criminals escalated a group emerged in the United States that actively fought against these Supervillains as they came to be called.
That group was simply called the League, and it was a force for good, that was generally secretive, while still being well known. As the League grew more and fought against the Supervillains they realized things needed to change, to some extent. In the early 90’s they created the School, an entity that would serve the purpose of finding and educating young Meta’s so that more Villains did not form due to negligence and the nature of mankind. Similar Schools were formed in the Major countries of the world, sometimes several, though only one existed in the U.S., the Academy of Superhuman Education and Learning. It is led by the Headmaster, Chrome, a Meta that is a descendant of the Colonel and can manipulate Chromium, a valuable and rare metal.
The Academy is secret, and every member of it, staff or pupil is sworn to secrecy. There are two types of students, Legacies and Scholarships, those are the terms used to throw people off. Legacies are the children of other Meta’s, Scholarships are Meta’s found without parents or those whose family has shown little meta inclination previously. The Academy divides its students up into Heroes and Sidekicks, though it is an unofficial classification. This story is about one Meta and his journey to grow beyond his parents’ names. The problem is they are two of the most famous and well known Heroes, Machina and Night-Shade, and add onto that, he doesn't have any powers that are noticeable.
This story will be a superhero story and will focus mainly on the Main Character, but will focus on other characters a well. This is a WIP so i will be fleshing things out as i go. TG me if you have any comments or suggestions, you will be credited. This is based off of the Movie Sky High, as well as the rp series: Academy of Heroes and Villains on NationStates Forums and the one i proposed here, Once We Were Villains, it will be mostly original however.
At first the tanks broke the enemy lines and disrupted their positions, all was looking well, then the trouble began. It all began with the enemy troops realizing they had no infantry support, though the group of armor put up a fight, there wasn’t much they could do against smaller spread out targets. Many of the tank crews fell, then the area got shelled, by the artillery belonging to the British and their Allies. It was during this horrid tragedy that the first recognized Meta Awoke. He was the NCO of one of the tanks there, as he saw his friends and comrades getting killed around him, his powers Awoke.
He could control metal, and during the emotional trauma he felt, he formed the metal from the tanks as well as other things present into a massive dome that protected him and what remained of his comrades. After the war ended, he was lauded as a hero, though the public was leary for a time, understandably. In the years after the war ended many Meta’s emerged, unfortunately not all of them used their powers for good like the Colonel, the first Meta, called thus due to his bearing and rank, had. It was in the 40’s during WW 2, that the power of Meta’s became truly apparent.
It was during this time and afterwards that the world knew that Meta’s needed to be regulated. To this end a loose coalition of sorts formed between all the powerful Nations of the world, to regulate research and experimentation of metas, as well as their involvement in War’s. The Cold War era and the similar periods to it led to Meta’s not participating in wars and focusing more on their home countries. This in turn led to an upsurge of Meta actions and involvement in certain affairs in the major Countries of the world. As the emergence of Meta-criminals escalated a group emerged in the United States that actively fought against these Supervillains as they came to be called.
That group was simply called the League, and it was a force for good, that was generally secretive, while still being well known. As the League grew more and fought against the Supervillains they realized things needed to change, to some extent. In the early 90’s they created the School, an entity that would serve the purpose of finding and educating young Meta’s so that more Villains did not form due to negligence and the nature of mankind. Similar Schools were formed in the Major countries of the world, sometimes several, though only one existed in the U.S., the Academy of Superhuman Education and Learning. It is led by the Headmaster, Chrome, a Meta that is a descendant of the Colonel and can manipulate Chromium, a valuable and rare metal.
The Academy is secret, and every member of it, staff or pupil is sworn to secrecy. There are two types of students, Legacies and Scholarships, those are the terms used to throw people off. Legacies are the children of other Meta’s, Scholarships are Meta’s found without parents or those whose family has shown little meta inclination previously. The Academy divides its students up into Heroes and Sidekicks, though it is an unofficial classification. This story is about one Meta and his journey to grow beyond his parents’ names. The problem is they are two of the most famous and well known Heroes, Machina and Night-Shade, and add onto that, he doesn't have any powers that are noticeable.
This story will be a superhero story and will focus mainly on the Main Character, but will focus on other characters a well. This is a WIP so i will be fleshing things out as i go. TG me if you have any comments or suggestions, you will be credited. This is based off of the Movie Sky High, as well as the rp series: Academy of Heroes and Villains on NationStates Forums and the one i proposed here, Once We Were Villains, it will be mostly original however.
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