ARCHETYPE (Slowburn Superhero Progression)

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.