Comes Great Responsibility

by Chuck Kienzle

  Kim, Jane: Former agent of agency. Former member of the “Blue Man's Group.” At thirteen she exhibited her psychic powers and, accidentally fried her parents brains. She is a short range telepath that can launch a mental attack that can destroy the minds of anyone within fifty feet. Whereabouts currently unknown.

  Malko: Southern Alliance Warrior. He can, for a short time, increase his power level to exceed that of most Warriors. He helped Valla Grein escape to this world.

  Mandisa: A member of the Southern Alliance Visitors. She has extreme clairvoyant abilities.

  McCree, Philip: Member of the “Blue Man's Group.” Originally he had standard powers, but was transformed into a seven foot brute with greatly enhanced strength.

  Nash, Polly: Agent of the Agency. Telepath.

  Onni: Associate of Saifullah. A teleporter from Finland.

  Price, Kelly: An agent of the agency. She has the power to generate any electromagnetic radiation. Wife of Ben Bronson. Friend of to Artemis.

  Rodriguez, Hector: Former agent of the Agency. A telepath who was a double agent. Assumed worked with the “Blue Man's Group.” Whereabouts unknown.

  Rosenstein, Bruce: A US Army Colonel that commanded the Ford Greely base. Assumed dead.

  Saifullah: A terrorist from Iran, almost as powerful as Apollo. He acts as judge, jury and executioner for rogue powered people.

  Tan, Phillipa: Spokeswoman for the Agency.

  Tarlock, April Marvin: Adopted mother of Artemis.

  Tarlock, Daisy Clarissa; (see Artemis)

  Tarlock, Charles: Adopted father of Artemis. A doctor.

  Tenneth, Carl: Director of the Agency. Former United States Senator.

  Thatcher, Marge: Member of the “Blue Man's Group.” Has the ability to do selective brain damage. Can turn off a powered person's psychic abilities. Can kill.

  Tika Topia: An independent agent from New Zealand. He can “talk” to any computer system.

  Ton Krelick: Leader of the Northern Hegemony Visitors.

  Toris Sirus (aka Rita Torres) : A genius in inter-dimensional theory. She came with Forty-Five to this world.

  Torres, Rita: (see Toris Sirus)

  Valla Grein: Healer from the Other Earth.

  About the Author

  I am a sixty-five plus years old who dreamed of being an author all my life. I first tried writing in my late teens, with a manual typewriter. Then life got busy, college, a career in computer programming, marriage, children, passing of first wife, marriage to second wife, heart by pass surgery, passing of second wife, marriage to third wife and forced retirement.

  Now I am primarily a house husband (My wife, Judy, still works.) and a caregiver for my mother-in-law, who lives with us.

  We live in the little town of Ford City, about an hour north east of Pittsburgh.

  I have been a life long comic book fan, although now that interest has turned the the superhero exploits in the movies, on TV and the written genre (Comic books just cost too much.) This led me to write this book.

  In the DC Comics universe, the appearance of super-beings was triggered by the arrival of Superman. So, in the book's universe, it was truly triggered by Apollo's arrival when he, unknowingly, introduced the Power Virus to the world. Artemis's arrival and subsequent coming into her full powers as a teenager gave Apollo someone to share the responsibilities of being the most powerful hero on Earth.

  It was pointed out to me, that Artemis's journey is akin to “Hero's Journey” by James Campbell, where a hero, first, rejects a call to adventure, second, accepts the call, and third, completes the task, but at a cost. Artemis is still on that journey.

  All authors, especially self-published, like me, need feedback. Please leave a review. If you want to send my any comments, my e-mail is chuckkwriter@gmail.com.

  Thank you for taking the time to read my story. This is what every writer wants, someone to share the world that they created.

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