u/Jrlopez_1

This will be a long post but worth it.

I call this series “Power vs Power” and its elemental powers with a huge twist

One day the world is overrun by special meteors containing an unknown cosmic element.

Upon contact with select special individuals, they gain access to control over different energy types of the universe. Alongside these meteors, an alien race is probing Earth for test subjects worthy of harnessing the power of the meteors so they can use it for themselves

Examples of powers: Control over Kinetic, Potential, Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, Gravitational, etc energy.

The characters/heroes would all have unique abilities that go alongside the energy they use, (ex: kinetic being able to absorb the shock of attacks, or potential being able to make any ranged weapon extremely potent, or electrical; over time/training, being able to harness plasma energy as thats a higher state of electricity)

It would eventually be revealed that the way you gain the abilities is through extreme distress. You have to have a “canon” event of sorts right before contact with an elemental meteor. And the powers are driven by your emotions. Which is why the aliens are using humanity as a testing ground to harness this energy; because they themselves have no emotions.

There would also be a main antagonist with the aliens who is potentially a human or capable of emotions, who is able to use the meteor energy, but is trying to harness more of the energy from the heroes, as he only has the one type of energy from his “canon” event. Despite him suppressing his emotions, he is extremely strong due to how damaging his past was. Maybe he could have the ability to steal other heroes energies as well and use it for himself

So its basically humanities emotions vs the aliens lack of emotions and technological superiority no matter the cost. Do humans emotions make them stronger? Or are they just a hinderance that inhibits civilizations progress?

The problem is how do I turn this concept into an actually engaging book/story? Im definitely no artist either. How do I know this is even a good concept that people would want to engage with? Im afraid i’ll make yet another elemental power slop story that isnt unique or interesting.

Someone let me know if this is something you would actually read and what I can improve on or add to the story

This will be a long post but worth it.

I call this series “Power vs Power” and its elemental powers with a huge twist

One day the world is overrun by special meteors containing an unknown cosmic element.

Upon contact with select special individuals, they gain access to control over different energy types of the universe. Alongside these meteors, an alien race is probing Earth for test subjects worthy of harnessing the power of the meteors so they can use it for themselves

Examples of powers: Control over Kinetic, Potential, Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, Gravitational, etc energy.

The characters/heroes would all have unique abilities that go alongside the energy they use, (ex: kinetic being able to absorb the shock of attacks, or potential being able to make any ranged weapon extremely potent, or electrical; over time/training, being able to harness plasma energy as thats a higher state of electricity)

It would eventually be revealed that the way you gain the abilities is through extreme distress. You have to have a “canon” event of sorts right before contact with an elemental meteor. And the powers are driven by your emotions. Which is why the aliens are using humanity as a testing ground to harness this energy; because they themselves have no emotions.

There would also be a main antagonist with the aliens who is potentially a human or capable of emotions, who is able to use the meteor energy, but is trying to harness more of the energy from the heroes, as he only has the one type of energy from his “canon” event. Despite him suppressing his emotions, he is extremely strong due to how damaging his past was. Maybe he could have the ability to steal other heroes energies as well and use it for himself

So its basically humanities emotions vs the aliens lack of emotions and technological superiority no matter the cost. Do humans emotions make them stronger? Or are they just a hinderance that inhibits civilizations progress?

The problem is how do I turn this concept into an actually engaging book/story? Im definitely no artist either. How do I know this is even a good concept that people would want to engage with? Im afraid i’ll make yet another elemental power slop story that isnt unique or interesting.

Someone let me know if this is something you would actually read and what I can improve on