In a world where powers are your Uniqe, having one becomes normal because everyone has it. There is no difference between anyone. A Uniqe is something you are good at—something only you have. The more passion you put into it, the stronger it becomes.
For example, someone who loves drawing might get a Uniqe that lets them draw things into reality.
You can't change your Uniqe because it is truly yours.
The humans of this world are in constant wars because nations try to recruit the best people with the strongest Uniqes so they can become the most powerful.
In a small village named Orange Valley (because it is near a large orange valley), there lives a boy named Lebo. He wants a good Uniqe more than anything. Those who get bad Uniqes die. In the village ritual, when a child turns 14 and receives their Uniqe, they are thrown into the forest. Monsters live there, and those who fail never come back. After seven days, the survivors return and are named the Green Claws because they have lived through the harsh environment of the forest.
Lebo wants a good Uniqe so he can survive. He doesn't know what he is truly good at, so he trains with swords, bows, and anything else he can think of to get a strong Uniqe—but nothing works. He can't find what makes him special.
He goes home after another long, failed day of trying to discover his talent. When the day of his Uniqe awakening finally comes, he goes to sleep, hoping and praying for something good. He wants to live. He wants to continue his dead parents' legacy. Five years ago, they died in a fire in the village while trying to save others.
As Lebo slept, he suddenly woke up. A weird purple gloop floated in front of him. It flew around, then boom—it grew eyes like a puppy's and a cute little mouth.
It started talking.
"Hi! I am your Uniqe, and my name is Ams. I am a pet gloop because you love pets so much!"
Lebo stared in surprise. "You look cute... Is this a good Uniqe for me? Hi, Ams. I am Lebo, your owner, I guess."
Ams bounced happily. "I can control anything from outer space—even atoms! I can move anything!"
Lebo frowned. "And how is that useful? We need to be in space to control meteors."
Ams giggled. "No! From thousands of years ago, meteors have dropped everywhere on the planet. I can control any meteor rock—even ones buried in the street that no one knows about!"
Suddenly, Ams started moving rocks on the street outside. It turned out Ams was right—there were meteor fragments underground.
"I can also control gravity," Ams continued. "I can make things fly or get stuck!"
Lebo stood in shock. He knew right away—he had won the jackpot.
"YES! Now I can win the test and become a Green Claw!"
Ams tilted its head. "What is that?"
Lebo explained everything: the ritual, the forest, the monsters, the survivors.
Now they started chatting, having fun, and training together. Lebo had never had a better friend than this.
And just like that, with his Uniqe awakened, the test day arrived.
He went with the other 14-year-olds who were ready to start. The rest had to wait in the main lobby for their turn. But of course, no one would go alone into the forest—they had to form teams to survive.
(The end of Chapter 1)