ARCHETYPE (Slowburn Superhero Progression)

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ARCHETYPE (Slowburn Superhero Progression)
SUMMARY
Archetype isn’t your typical superhero tale. It’s something stranger and darker. The story follows Burgess, a boy thrust into a world of mystery, danger, and eldritch power, where survival takes precedence over heroics. What begins with a government-led evacuation of teenagers at risk of exploding from a strange otherwordly energy, leads to life at a research facility steeped in conspiracy, experimentation, and body-horror.
Power here doesn’t come neatly packaged in levels or systems; it’s unpredictable, disorienting, and as much a curse as a gift. Burgess and others like him are wrestling not only with monstrous abilities they don’t understand but also with the trauma and injustice of their own lives being torn apart.
Archetype blends elements of horror, thriller, and mystery with the slow promise of power progression, but always keeps survival and psychological depth at its core. It’s for readers who want something atmospheric, unsettling, and deeply human, where heroism exists, but only as a fragile light against overwhelming darkness. You can also read this novel here: Read free novels online
Chapter list
- 151. Like Christmas Presents
- 152. Shudder
- 153. Cut Into Pieces
- 154. Playing at Being a Hero
- 155. Xandra's Torment
- 156. Carving
- 157. Collapse
- 158. Threshold
- 159. Chirp
- 160. Slither
- 161. Metal and Rubber [End of Volume 2]
- 162. Scratchings [Start of Volume 3]
- 163. Heart of Hearts
- 164. Guilty
- 165. Insanity
- 166. Goodnight
- 167. Power Preservation
- 168. Prediction
- 169. Snap
- 170. Ticking Over to 100
- 171. Blood-Resin
- 172. Gifts Regrets and Promises
- 173. The Jester and the Townspeople
- 174. Negative Thoughts
- 175. Tyrant
- 176. Chokepoint
- 177. Surfing
- 178. Thomas