Salena : Chapter one : A New Generation

History isn't a new concept. Christopher Columbus crossed the ocean and discovered America. George Washington was the first president. The Queen of England never dies. For thousands of years, "average" people were making history in such a drastic way that no one looked into it.
Nowadays, we know they had the smallest bit of what my generation has. People have had powers for millenia, although insignificant. Up until a few generations ago, we had no idea that humans were evolving so quickly.
The first hero showed sometime in 1993. He called himself Power Man, as an homage to SuperMan, the comic book character. He was strong enough to lift a bus without breaking a sweat and claimed that without practice he was significantly less strong. He was even remembered with a statue in Washington D.C. when he died.
Soon after, other "heroes" started popping up. They were making their cities a better place and enjoyed doing it. Some kept their identities a secret and some didn't. However, when you get heroes, you get villains. They started off as small as petty thieves or some sort of psychopath who was obsessed with rabbits. Soon, like in the past, gangs were built up.
Heroes needed to step up their games and started fighting villains more often. Soon, heroes were being recognized and you could become one as a job. That's when everything went downhill. Heroes weren't there for the people anymore. They were there for the money or the fame.
Some heroes are different though. Some friends of mine can testify to that.