125 years ago…
A secret government corporation known as Corp CSX discovered,through satellite surveillance, a series of mysterious rifts appearing across their solar system and in galaxies light-years away.
Upon further investigation, it was revealed those rifts led to different dimensions and unknown worlds. No one knew exactly what was on the other side… but just the knowledge of dimensional travel was enough to send the scientists of Corp CSX into a frenzy.
Without hesitation—without even fully comprehending the dangers—they rushed to action.Immediately,They launched a spacecraft toward one of the nearest rifts they could find,a rift orbiting close to the Moon, with one goal: harvest a small portion of the rift's energy.
It wasn't long before the experiments began… secret, reckless experiments into dimensional travel.
Everything was about to change.The world was about to be Revolutionize.
But of course,things didn't go as planned.
The rushing of the program caused a sudden system failure that triggered a catastrophic malfunction in their dimension travelling device. Causing the machine to explode, releasing a mysterious blue shockwave that swept across the planet.
From that day on, humans began to awaken superpowers.
It started with simple abilities: flight, teleportation…
But it quickly escalated to mass destructive,space altering powers and so on.Power beyond anything mankind had ever imagined.
But… that wasn't all that came.
About fifty years after the shockwave… a mysterious,yet having a malovalent energy emminating from it,a crack appeared in the skies above Earth—a sealed dimension, forcefully opened.
The Devil World.
Since then,alien beings and devil-like monsters poured into Earth, spreading destruction and chaos.
In response, Corp CSX took action. They established the Hero Division,a Division created to fight back against the horrors from the beyond.
Within the Hero Division,there were two special categories—standing above the ordinary heroes.
The Elite Heroes, warriors strong enough to fight back high-tier aliens and devil monsters, capable of threatening the planet or the solar system.
And above them all… the Elite 5—the five strongest beings on the planet.Heroes so powerful that even the elites couldn't compare.
…Present Day.
"Ughhhhh!" Shijun groaned, slamming his head onto the school desk. No older than fifteen.
Just another school day… same routine, same boring student life.
School, go home, sleep.
Sometimes… just sometimes, he wonders if there could be more?
Anything—anything would be better than this generic, deadbeat life.
While he continued sulking, a voice suddenly cut through his thoughts—snapping him back to life.
"Hey, Shijun!"
His head shot up instantly.
"OH! H-Hey Cherl!" he blurted, sitting upright way too fast.
Yup. You already know. The only reason Shijun hadn't completely lost his mind from boredom… was her.
Cherl.
"Are you just gonna sit here the whole lunch break?" Cherl asked, raising a brow.
"OH! Eh-beh UH! No! I-I was just about to head to the canteen!" Shijun scrambled, mentally facepalming himself.
"God damn… I really fumbled that…" he scolded himself inside.
Cherl giggled.
"Hehe, why are you always so tense around me? Do I make you uncomfortable? Orrrr… are you hiding something from me?" she teased.Her head also getting closer.
"OH EH N-NO!" Shijun panicked.
"Oh, come on, Shijun—get your act together…" he cursed himself silently.
Then Cherl's tone shifted a bit, more casual.
"Oh, by the way—did you hear about the recent attack from the Devil World?"
"Huh? Again? That's like… the third time this week." Shijun frowned, pulling out his phone to search it up.
Suddenly, Cherl's phone started ringing.
"Oh… do you need to get that?" Shijun asked.
"Uh Yeah! But hey…" Cherl smiled softly, her voice gentle, "be careful, okay Shijun? I care about you… so stay safe."
Before he could even respond, Cherl rushed off, looking like she was in a bit of a hurry.
As soon as she left the classroom—
"SHE CARES ABOUT ME?! DID I HEAR THAT RIGHT?! SHE TOLD ME TO STAY SAFE TOO?!"
Shijun jumped up in pure excitement, hands in the air as if he had just won the lottery or something.
Every classmate in the room turned to stare.
"WOOOOHOOO!!" Shijun cheered.
"BRO SHUT UP." a classmate yelled from the corner.
"My bad…" Shijun muttered, sinking into his seat, slightly embrassed.
Meanwhile…
Cherl ran to the back of the school, answering her phone.
Ringing… ringing…
Caller ID: Hero Corp.
Her cheerful, bubbly tone from before? Gone.
In its place—cold, professional focus.
"Yes, hello."
A low toned,yet serious voice came through the line.
"Cupid, we've picked up alien Baruzo's signal,his near your sector. You're the closest. We need you to intercept immediately."
"Got it. I'm on my way." Cherl replied, hanging up.
In a blink, her entire outfit transformed—swapping her school uniform for a sleek pink and white hero suit, complete with a bright pink cape flowing behind her, and a shining heart emblem on her chest.
Elite Hero — Rank 10
Hero Name: Cupid
City Skies—
"EHEHEHEHE!"
The alien Baruzo cackled,his grey body lined with strange textures, a semi-circular silver head, and two mischievous green alien eyes that just screams trouble.
BOOM!!
The alien crash-landed into the middle of the city, the ground trembled beneath him.
"AHHHH!"
"I-IT'S AN ALIEN!"
Citizens scrambled, chaos erupting instantly. Some tripped over each other, others panicked so hard they couldn't even run.
The streets erupted into complete chaos.
Baruzo laughed to himself.
"HAHA—NO HEROES HERE RIGHT NOW!"
With a flash,his body shifted—shapeshifting into a tall figure wearing an orange suit and a blue cape.
"This disguise should do for now…" Baruzo muttered, smirking wickedly.
But just as he finished speaking…
A streak of pink zipped through the sky—Cherl landed gracefully on top of a nearby building.
"G-GUYS! IT'S CUPID! WE'RE SAVED!!"
"YEAH, CUPID'S HERE!"
The crowd, once frantic, erupted into cheers.
Ignoring the cheers,
Cherl's sharp eyes scanned the area, immediately spotting the "hero" in the orange suit. She descended, landing right beside him.
"Hey,you're the hero who followed that alien here, right? You seen where it went?"
Baruzo, still in disguise, slammed his fist into the ground dramatically.
"Ah, I didn't… lost him! Slipped past my sight!"
Cherl nodded… but her eyes narrowed. Something felt off.
"…Hey… have I seen you before?" she mumbled, frowning slightly.
"Eh? Y-Yeah, duh! I met u once before!You're the almighty Cupid—everyone knows that!"
Cherl's expression didn't change.but she already knew.
"…Okay… then what's my nickname? Y'know, the one people always call me?"she asked,arms folded
The disguised alien blinked.
"Uhhh… Badass…?"
"Tch."
In one swift motion, Cherl's fist flew forward, slamming straight into Baruzo's face, shattering the disguise in a burst of pink sparks.
"YOU THINK YOU CAN FOOL ME, BARUZO?"
Baruzo stumbled back, the illusion gone, revealing his full alien form again.
"DAMN IT—WHEN WERE WOMEN THIS SMART?!" he grunted, brushing the dust off himself and getting into a fighting stance.
"Guess I have no choice… I'll have to take you down now!"
Cherl titled her head
"Take me down huh?HA"
Cherl smirk under her mask —she motioned him forward with a flick of her finger.
"Try me."