The Descendants #1 - Lifesavers Inc: The Descendants Main Series, #1
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Warrick and Cyn perform a random act of heroism, which gains their hastily assumed secret identities immediate attention. Unfortunately, some of the attention comes from crime lord, Vincent Liedecker who wants nothing more than to quash their heroic careers before it can grow.
They are heroes. They are people. This is their story.
Styled after works from the Bronze Age of Comic Books, The Descendants is presented in a unique manner: as an all-prose comic book complete with issues, specials and annuals, each telling a complete story that ties into the overall tale of the titular superheroes.
It is also written as a throwback and love letter to an earlier age of superheroes, to a time before everything was grim and gritty and when comic books were fun.
Landon Porter
Landon Porter is a billionaire industrialist who fights crime with the aid of his magic sword and faithful companion, Distraction Lad whenever he's not dating supermodels or fighting evil robot bears from the future. On a completely unrelated note, he makes up fanciful stories for a living. An avid fan of superhero comics and roleplaying games, he blends tropes from both into his works along with themes of family, hope and redemption alongside a fervent rejection of cynicism and darkness.
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The Descendants #2 - The Kin: The Descendants Main Series, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #0 - From There To Here: The Descendants Main Series, #0 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #1 - Lifesavers Inc: The Descendants Main Series, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #3 - Gather: The Descendants Main Series, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #5 - Legends of Chaos and Darkness: The Descendants Main Series, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #4 - Juniper: The Descendants Main Series, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #8 - Objectivity: The Descendants Main Series, #8 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #7 - Legacy of One: The Descendants Main Series, #7 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #6 - Myths and Heroes: The Descendants Main Series, #6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #10 - All Saints and Sinners: The Descendants Main Series, #10 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #9 - Ladies of Ragnarok: The Descendants Main Series, #9 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #12 - Here and Now: The Descendants Main Series, #12 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Descendants #11 - We Will Be Villains: The Descendants Main Series, #11 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
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The Descendants #1 - Lifesavers Inc - Landon Porter
Lifesavers Inc (The Descendants, #1)
By Landon Porter
Lifesavers Inc (The Descendants, #1)
© 2016 Landon Porter
A compilation reprinting:
The Descendants #1 from www.descendantsserial.com
Copyright © 2006 by Landon Porter
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All characters in this compilation are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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Preface
The past will always hold sway over the future. It was because of the actions and atrocities of the twentieth century that in the twenty-first century, mankind came to learn that it had birthed a new breed of homo sapiens. Erroneously dubbed psionics, these young men and women bore within them new genetic potentials imprinted upon their bloodlines generations before; potentials to achieve what had been relegated to fiction and fancy before their coming.
As all humans do, psionics soon found themselves in a position to make moral choices about their capabilities. Many, especially those with benign powers, chose the middling path; simply living normal, average lives with a minor perk or two. Those who chose to employ their abilities for the good of their community were dubbed ‘prelates’ by the media. Those who chose to seek personal gain at the expense of others were dubbed ‘rogues’ by the world’s governments.
In the United States, it was decided that the best way to prevent rogues from becoming a threat was to train and encourage the proper use of psionic powers. To this end, the privately controlled, but government funded Psionics Training and Application Academy was founded. The Academy provided general education, training and ultimately referred young psionics to jobs in the public service sector. To combat the rogues that would still inevitably arise, a private force of psionics called the Enforcer Corps was founded on the Academy grounds in Langley, VA and given special police powers from the office of the President himself.
For over two decades, the Academy and the Corps grew into well known institutions in the US, helping to stem the fears regular citizens harbored for psionics.
It would not last.
Not because of a flaw in the system, but because ultimately, both organizations had been founded with far less altruistic intentions for the young psionics within their walls.
What follows is an account of a handful of individuals who were among the first to uncover the truth behind the Academy. Forced into hiding by the deadly Enforcer Corps, they will come together, be torn apart, and transformed into more than just themselves. They will become family and through their actions, a chain of events will unfold that will change the world...
Life Savers, Inc (Part 1)
Cyn sighed and glared at Warrick as he sat across from her, drinking a soda and reading a comic. They were sitting at an outdoor table outside a Burger Builders restaurant in Mayfield. They had taken a cab into the city around noon