The Maledictus
The world is currently facing a grim epidemic—
an alarming increase in the birth of children, hatefully called Maledictus, but also known as Cursed Children.
Once they display powers, they are no longer considered humans by law.
Cursed Children are typically identified at birth by their unnaturally colored hair and eyes. However, what truly sets them apart manifests around the age of six, when their abnormal abilities begin to surface.
Families who give birth to Maledictus children are often ostracized, shunned, and even banished from their communities.
As fear spread, the global birthrate plummeted because people were too afraid to risk bringing such a child into the world.
Every day, the news is filled with chilling reports: families wiped out, cities ravaged, all allegedly by these children, sometimes even superpowered infants.
Though in truth, such violent incidents are rare, the media is oversaturated with such stories, so society has branded all Maledictus as a universal threat, no matter their nature or intentions.
A man named Curtis Whitaker established a specialized institution: Maledictus Academy. It didn't matter what the children wanted...
Or what their parents said.
Attendance was mandatory.
Every Cursed Child, upon turning six, is forcibly removed from their home and enrolled. If their powers emerge earlier and cause an incident, they are taken even sooner.
Obedience is drilled into them by strict instructors, and most struggle through it, looking forward to the day they can graduate.
But... Graduation from the Academy doesn't mark freedom; it marks conscription.
Every student is required to serve a minimum of two years on the front lines of the military.
For a select, unfortunate few, their service never ends. These are the ones chosen for ALPHA—a unit where death is the only way to be discharged.
In families with more than one Cursed Child, only the one who demonstrates the greatest combat potential is sent to the military.
The others are relocated to designated neighborhoods, isolated cities built exclusively for Maledictus and their families. But even in these places, safety is an illusion—they may still be drafted into ALPHA at any moment, at the whim of the government.
Once drafted, there is no retirement.
NO promotions, NO comfort, and NO sustainable compensation.
The pay is abysmal, the conditions are harsh, and the consequences of desertion are either life imprisonment or execution alongside their loved ones.
So no... There was never a choice.
Freedom was always just an illusion.
Quick character Bio
Aura
Age: 20
Power: To manipulate her own essence, to strengthen herself, or to control and strengthen the living things in her vicinity. Can cause rapid growth, healing, increased durability, etc.
Likes: Studying, her family, Sweets, and Fenix
Mirror (Aura's Sister)
Age: 21
Power: Distort perception around her and high endurance, can expand her endurance into an invisible shield around allies.
Likes: Her little sister, Shopping, make-up, and Caster
Fenix
Age: 19
Power: Classified
Likes: Spicy food, Horror films, Fighting, and Aura
Caster (Mirror's boyfriend and best friend)
Age: 21
Power: To enhance his own stats (speed, endurance, strength) one step at a time. Downside: he has to strengthen his stats gradually or face huge physical backlash later.
Likes: Stand-up comedy, Romance novels, baking, and Mirror
Vision
Age: 20
Power: To create clones of himself and detonate them on command, the clones feel solid and can launch one attack before exploding.
Likes: Honesty, sour candy, and family
Veil
Age: 19
Power: Creates a field that forces anything within it to obey his verbal commands. Things with their own willpower must be able to hear him, but animate objects can be controlled freely.
Likes: Aura, his brother, pulling pranks, swordplay, and obedient people