What happens when a superhuman breaks?

Where there's a crack, there's a leak.

[POWERZ] Power exists in everything, and it takes many forms. Some learn it, some are born with it. At times, both. Develop, train, countless paths taken. Countless reasons. And, yet, when presented with a gift—seemingly from the heavens above—what does so much of humanity do? Fight.

A Heresy is a result of a Power-user’s internal well of power leaking, uncoupled by the patterns imposed on it by a Power-user’s biology or training—primarily as a result of severe psychological trauma or distress.

As a result, Heresies are monstrous beings or places, where reality is warped and altered. Given the state of their origin, most blindly seek to abate whatever trauma or stress occurred. Some more intelligent and insidious ones actually seek to perpetuate this trauma, so as to grow. Either way, these behaviors are often harmful to their hosts or originators, and even other people.

The Hellhound was created out of an intense need for personal security. It will go to any end to protect its originator, nearby people, or whoever finds it first.

Apostates are Power-users whose Patterns—the biological, neurological, etc. structures that shape the power from one’s internal well into discrete Powers—have been radically altered.

As such, they have ‘committed apostasy’ from their own Powers. Typically, this is from a Heresy-originating event, or from binding to / assimilating a Heresy.

Surgical Apostasy is not unheard of, but the Patterns of living organisms are exceedingly complex and varied. Magic and SCHEMAs are to Patterns, as mathematics and circuitry are to brains. As such, Heresy, as crude as it is, is the primary cause of Apostasy.

Typically, an Apostate’s resultant Power(s) resembles a distorted version of their original ones, or to the Heresy they incorporated/underwent.

Not all Apostates are willing. As a Heresy is born from a Power-user, the leak that causes it might well alter the user’s Pattern.

Apostates are dangerous, both to themselves, and to others. Some may go so far as to no longer consider them human. For those who consider humanity to be the full use of an ordered soul, it is true that the majority of Apostates are not fully human.

It is a vicious cycle. A twisted or broken Pattern invites leaks. Leaks make Heresies. Heresies invite Apostasy.

An Apostate that would make the Hellhound would most likely come to possess extreme destructive potential or some sort of shielding / protective Power, post-Apostasy.

Maslow rolls in his grave.

How he came to be is not written in the prompt; you choose your fate. It has a bit of a bias towards including Heaven's Kings and the attack on NYC, but that's not intentional. Use Advanced Prompt or something similar to keep it out, if you don't want it in your chat.