The Gifted (ONC 2023)
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axgirl13
Complete, First published Feb 02, 2023
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What if having superpowers was not a gift but a curse? Would you still choose to use it?

Aleksandra Leszczyńska works as an agent for a secret government organisation training people with superpowers - the Gifted - to work as a police support force. Working as a public servant to keep peace and order was always her dream, but she struggles as her gift is not as valuable for the field. Still, she refuses to be turned into back-office support. The situation changes when she rescues a cute Gifted from kidnapping and stumbles upon a deviant who dies in excruciating pain, consumed by his own power. 

After confirming that it's a fate awaiting most of the Gifted, every agent must question if they still want to remain in the organisation and keep using their powers. 

However, as deviants scheme to kidnap more innocent people and use them for their repulsive experiments, only the Gifted can stop them.
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