Resotek Elite: Vanishing Point

By Brett P. S.

Does the new world need heroes? The rise of resonance, a cauldron that first bubbled in the nineteen nineties, has since birthed men and women of extraordinary caliber. Mighty protectors of this new era, soldiers under the banner of the New UN.C. Order, now experience the first true peace since the Dawn of Dreamlight fifteen years prior. A lulling slumber wraps the world, but a budding unrest boils to the surface. Resonance users are few and the Guardians appointed the major cities cannot patrol every crack and crevice. The Prometheus program, humanity’s first chance at the best defense against superhumans, begins its first steps in secret. Fortune polices Resotek and Caliber holds a vested interest in relegating powers amongst its members, but the Prometheus Program aims to change the status quo. Enter Gavin Price, professional ass kicker of superhumans and user of the greatest equalizer, Resotek.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brett P. S.
• Release date: Mar 14, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463463406

Brett P. S.

Brett Sawyer (1986), born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, is an indie author who writes short stories & novellas, from science fiction to heroes. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s in education and currently teaches game design at Lake Land College.Short Change arrived at retailers in November of 2014, the start of a hero series where ordinary people gained powers over oddly specific domains, following the story of a shorter than average hero who can telekinetically manipulate small units of currency.Short Change is free on “smashwords.com/profile/view/BrettPS” and Barnes & Noble along with other samples and short fiction.Brett’s popular releases in science fiction include “Dark Station” and “Tales from the Colony: An Interstellar Saga.” Dark Station is a deep space thriller set aboard an abandoned orbital science station where Ben Gebbley and his crew secretly investigate the disappearance of the original staff before others come to claim the lost assets.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 9

EPILOGUE

Chapter 1

The Gist

Busy Street, Chicago

The rise of resonance tested the mettle of this fledgling world across a century of ceaseless turmoil. Twenty years following the Dawn of Dreamlight, we live in an era where demigods walk among us, some in secret, but none all-powerful. No resonance is without weakness. No villain stands, unassailable. We must believe in the good of mankind to overcome its own hardships. – Neo UN.C. Order Archives

Gavin Price. Age, 28. Professional ass-kicker of superhumans.

Gavin smeared a grin across his pretty face as he bolted through down Lincoln Avenue. Sirens blared behind him, and the thrill of a real villain rattled him to the core. He fitted his Series 5 Compact Communicator as an earpiece and checked the straps of his harness. Check. Have to thank Fortune Strongholds for the modest investment, but the real skill came down to the output of the wielder.

Gavin halted and pressed his back against the wall of a towering skyscraper at the sight of a crimson Camaro falling from the heights of a glass-covered building one block down. The body of the vehicle busted some glass on its way down, shattering a scar into the lining of the skyscraper before the hulk of metal smashed into the circle drive at the base. Shrapnel and glass littered the street and split tires as more and more drove over the mess. Public transports struggled to reroute through the converging traffic. Gavin tried to flag down Chicago PD in futility as their armored cars passed him by.

Gavin tapped his earpiece and focused his mind on the potted plant next to Marguerite back at HQ. Resotek Cores worked in mysterious ways, but he felt a connection just the same. It took weeks of mental conditioning to use a Model 5 for the purposes of the program.

Calico, do you read me? he asked.

A voice rang in through his earpiece. Look at that. My daisy can talk.

Gavin huffed, breaking into a jogging pace. How close is he? What do you see?

Not much, she replied in nonchalant tone. "Most