Zenith (Paragon Comics)

Zenith is one of the ongoing comic storylines in the Paragon Comics universe. It follows the story of three students, each of whom unexpectedly acquire superhuman abilities, and decide to team up to create the superhero Zenith.

Synopsis
In Morford, a small fictional town within London, three male students attend Greenwood secondary school. For years they've spent their lives somewhat apart, not becoming more than acquaintances. The three boys are Aaron, Brendan and Caleb, Aaron being the oldest and Caleb the youngest. In the span of several months, the three teenagers gained supernatural abilities in different ways. This lead them to discovering each other's powers, which brought the trio closer together. The town of Morford wasn't the most pleasant, it was frequently threatened by crime and chaos at the hands of thugs and villains, with no noticeable hero to protect the city. Superheroes were mostly unheard of in Morford, and it's been years since any big hero showed up in Greater London as well. After their powers made the three closer friends, they decided to use their powers for the side of good, each wanting to become a superhero. However, none of them had all the necessary traits a good hero requires, so they decided to come up with a new mantle, which they would all hold. Together, they became the superhero Zenith, the Paragon of Morford.

Main Characters

 * Aaron North/Zenith: The oldest of the three at age seventeen, Aaron developed his powers when a supervillain attacked Morford and spread havoc to its citizens. Aaron saw the villain reaching cowering civilians and ran to save them, but when he witnessed seeing the villain demolish a building like it was glass, he turned back and ran, abandoning the trapped civilians. The villain spotted him and used her kinetic energy powers to fire energised rubble at Aaron, which struck him and broke both his legs, but the energy also "leaked" into him, passing on the mystical kinetic energy to him. The strange energy altered his genetic material and knocked him unconscious, accidentally granting him special abilities. Aaron awoke in hospital days later, with both his legs fully healed, and eventually discovered he gained the power to super-jump and redistribute kinetic energy into his fists for concussive punches, and also to heal his damaged cells faster than any human. Inspired by his hatred towards the villain and his own cowardice, Aaron's motivation to become Zenith was to scare any potential villains out of Morford.


 * Brendan Moore/Zenith: Sixteen years old and the most social of the three, Brendan's powers appeared after he awoke from a coma. He was hit by a bus when crossing a road and his entire body and brain was damaged. His father, who is a fairly rich surgeon, was deeply distraught when he received the news that his son would never wake up from his coma. He searched endlessly and tirelessly to find a method to restore his son's state, even diving into illegal medical procedures. An unofficial yet potent black market drug was administered on Brendan, as well as several surgeries, but eventually he woke up, but different. Brendan was changed the most by his powers, as his muscle fibers and organs became denser and tougher. Brendan also discovered a second power, the ability to attract and expel non-organic objects with his body, like a human magnet. After the incident, Brendan's father apologised for the "mutations" he received, but Brendan was thrilled to possess these abilities, and was the most open to using his powers out of the three. He almost became a bit of a show-off, but his primary goal as Zenith was to inspire happiness and hope into the citizens of Morford.


 * Caleb North/Zenith: The youngest of the trio, a few months younger than Brendan, and a younger cousin of Aaron. Caleb's power origin is the most mysterious of the three, as none of them know why he developed them. His abilities just suddenly manifested one day, the same day the kinetic energy villain attacked Morford. As a supposed reaction to the villain's attack, Caleb displayed the ability to run faster than normal humans can perceive. However, he also runs faster than he himself can perceive, and thus can't tell where he is running when he does. He is completely blind when dashing, and so must perform small bursts of speed to allow his brain to catch up. His body seems very resistant to blunt force trauma and his brain to high G-forces, but only when he begins running does his body "tense up". It is theorised by the trio that Caleb was born with these powers but developed them too early, as suggested by his lack of perception when running. Despite this, Caleb has shown to be the most innocent yet heroic of the three, believing a hero is only as good as the man under the mask, and pure altruism should be what drives Zenith. It is a childish view in the eyes of the other two, but Caleb has held strongly onto his beliefs and never fails to let himself be harmed for the benefit of civilians.

Reoccurring Characters

 * Hayato Kimura: A famous ex-sumo wrestler who moved out of Japan and into the UK to escape allegations of his ties to the Yakuza. He used his money to started a company in 2006 called Kimura that focused on designing and manufacturing technology and weapons. He claims to have big plans that will shape the future of London, but hasn't revealed his latest designs to the public yet.


 * [List to be updated as the story progresses]

Arc One: Be A Hero

 * Issue 1
 * Issue 2
 * Issue 3