Ordeal

 is an Action Webtoon Original created by Brent Bristol; it updates every Thursday at 8:00 P.M. central standard time.

Synopsis
''Che is just a human in a world full of superpowered "Kimyos" (meaning ‘strange’), but he's determined to become the greatest fighter to ever live. When his beloved mentor is murdered, Che swears vengeance and embarks on a mission to bring justice to his killer. But soon Che learns that the world of Kimyos is much larger than he ever imagined, and that he himself might be one -- the most powerful Kimyo on Earth, with the power of the sun itself. Will Che be able to harness his new strength, or will he burn up in the heat of this ordeal?''

Protagonists

 * Che Heart: Che is the central protagonist of the story. He was formerly human but inherited Ilios The Phoenix Flame, one of the few Talents that naturally are of planet level power, from his master and war hero Leo Thomas. Che works as the leader of the team, serving as the well-balanced archetype of speed, strength, agility, and power.
 * Tevin Matthias Charles: Tevin is Che's best friend is usually by Che's side when not with his girlfriend. They knew each other and trained together since childhood. Tevin works as the muscle tank of the team.
 * Louise Hemlock: Another one of Che's childhood friends and fellow student. Louise serves as the ranged fighter of his team. The oldest and tallest of Che's friends.
 * Andrea Nora Thomas: The grand daughter of Leo Thomas who recently befriend Che and his friends. Andrea serves somewhat as a teacher and trainer as well as the wild card of the team.
 * Azam Aziz: Azam is another one of Che's child friends and fellow students. The youngest and speedster of the group.
 * Anton King: Anton is another one of Che's child friends and fellow students. Equipped with an ancient and powerful talent of his own he serves as the surprisingly resourceful teammate.

Supporting characters

 * Inspector Ian: A police chief that aids Che and his team.
 * Lieutenant Brandon: An assistant to Inspector Ian.
 * Leo Thomas: The former teacher of Che and his fellow students. Served as a father figure to all of them.
 * The Great Four: The first Kimyos in existence created by God the 4 Great Talents. Each brother was the source of the myth of Zeus, Poseidon, Helios, and Thanatos.
 * Kataigida Adamos: The source of the myth of Zeus. Arrogant and "playful" he let humans worship him as a god. First user of Kataigida.
 * Ilios Adamos: The source of the myth of Helios. Hot blooded and hot tempered, unlike his brother he hates being worshiped. First user of Ilios The Phoenix Flame.
 * Okeanos Adamos: The source of the myth of Poseidon. First user of Okeanos.
 * Thanatos Adamos: The source of the myth of Thanatos. First user of Thanatos.

Antagonists

 * Ronin: Little is known about Che of the future but based on little bits of dialogue, he's evil and a planetary level threat & apparently kills everyone.
 * Rokash Ramperad: Former student of Leo Thomas. A sadistic fighter who enjoys either slaughtering his opponents or prolonging their suffering.
 * Cass Santiago: Nephew of Rokash whose Talent was deemed illegal and was locked away since childhood because of it.
 * Jonellie Honore: The righteous protector of Rokash, seeing him as a necessary evil to prevent The Shadow's return.
 * Cain: One of the oldest Kimyo who ever lived and recognized as pure evil. As a child, his parents hid him out of fear of their family being ostracized and pursecuted. Coming into adulthood, he caused World War II. Kaine sees humans as inferior and nothing but an energy source. He's a (supposed) former user of Thanatos.
 * The Shadow/Vaal Vajezatha: An evil Kimyo who’s the last follower of Cain and is believed to be the oldest kimyo alive, being born even before Cain. He's responsible for the creation of Titans and holds a grudge against the former Ilios talent holder, Leo Thomas for his masters demise. His only two true known weaknesses is the sunfire from the Illios talent and the gold from the Anu Ankh talent Rokash once held.
 * Titans: Criminal Kimyos who have been biconically altered with exotic engineering & extra powers to hunt powerful Kimyos and cause trouble.

Talents
Talents are the powers of Kimyos that are fueled & based on their chi. Talents are designated into various categories that describe their capabilities. Talents can be trained to become more powerful but their are only 4 that naturally are powerful enough to destroy the world individually.

Categories
Toxic: Contort chi to make it poisonous or hazardous to those who come in contact.

Void: Access a dimension controlled by, or linked to the user. The size of a single kimyo void has never fully been mapped.

Warp: Distort matter, space or time.

State: A rare power up mode or ‘state’ that grants the user access to special abilities.

Support: Users often referred to as paladins, offer covering suppression or medical treatment. A talent that focused either on protective aid or restoration of health.

Range control: Dominate matter/objects from a distance by manipulating chi or a chi controlled manifestation.

Range: Precision shooting that can also be done by creating various forms of projectiles or projectile weapons.

Psychic: Move, manipulate or otherwise interact with objects/matter without physical interaction.

Shift: Alter the forms/structure through transmutation, gaining access to all or some traits of the chosen biological Animalia.

Haste: A talent that quickens the user by burning chin as fuel. Haste talents increase durability to withstand the trauma the body ensures due to speed.

Hide: A chi formed shell that covers the users body, it then protects the kimyo or adds new attributes to their arsenal.

Control: Allows the user to manipulate objects or direct manifestations of their talent, by infusing their chin into it.

Corrode: Alter the natural decaying process by decreasing, hastening or reversing it.

Kinesis: Stimulates chi to create malleable protrusions from the body.

Power: Easily cause damage or destruction by explosive expression of chi manipulation, may also increase strength by great amounts.

Elemental: Control one or more of the elements identified in the periodic table.

Creation: Form new matter from scratch by molding chi into physically manifested objects.

Titans
Kimyos who've been cybernetically modified with advanced technology that've significantly enhanced their physical prowess alongside their specific Talents. On top of this biotechnical augmentation process, many Titan's possess more than one Talent as an affectation to their allegiance with Vaal.