Money was tight, but then again, when wasn't it. Raising two kids in the run down area of a third world country wasn't exactly a cake walk when neither parent can get a job. The dad had gotten involved in some kind of pyrmaid scheme, quitting the one job he managed to secure only to get screwed over, and the mother who couldn't be bothered to learn the language, and spent her time wishing of returning to her home city in America, Sunset Strip. It seemed like a miracle when me and my twin brother were chosen to take part in a study that would pay a grand amount of money. The organization claimed to be some branch of the government, but that didn't really concern Kyle's parents, they heard money and took it. 

Kyle and his twin were put through a number of intelligence test, emotional evaluations, and were explained the concept of a almost psychic link twins can have. He seemed indifferent, but could feel that his twin was confused and scared about the situation, which in a way confirmed the supposed link the people testing were looking for. They sought to strengthen this link, and gave him and his twin a number of chemical mixtures and odd foods to try and do so. As these tests went on, Kyle began to notice more of his brothers thought, his uncomfort, his concerns, the fact he was feeling sick. Not long after, his brother became very sick, eventually falling into a comma. When the comma hit, Kyle realized it was no longer just his brothers thoughts he felt or heard, his parents, some of the test givers, he started to see into their mind.

After a month of continued testing, his brother died, and the project abandoned. Kyle and his family used the money to return to his mothers former home, Sunset Strip, although it wasn't all she remembered. Crime and ghettos had spread, although the main strip and a few key locations were nice, you could hardly call it the dream land his mother had described. Kyle began to train and learn about his skills, seeing what he could learn, how far into a mind he could dive, and what possibilities this could lead to. While expanding his skills, he began to catch thoughts of supposed super hero and how people wanted them to help save this city. Kyle wondered how their could be people in this world doing things to make it better. Kyle realized that he could use his powers for this, he could become stronger, and save people like these supposed hero's do. 

Not long after, he convinced his dad, who always seemed desperate to please after his brothers death, took him to a boxing match, were he put his mind skill to the test and learned all he could about boxing, then trained with that knowledge. Between his new mind skills and boxing prowess, he tried to become the hero people felt the city wanted.