Anna

Anna is an online story serial written by Invader39 revolving around Anna Brail, a girl with remarkable abilities, who uses them to fight the rising corruption in her city, New Hampton.

Teaser
"So you've heard the stories. Stories of seemingly ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Yeah I know that you don't have to have superpowers to be extraordinary, but I mean, if you have them, you're extraordinary. The thing is, do you use your powers for good?

"Nicole says that I'm misusing them. I don't think so. I'm actually making a difference here, but she can't see that. I help people, I save them from the monsters in the dark. And I feel... I feel this is what I'm meant to do with my life, that I'm supposed to use my powers to change things.

"Maybe you can help me decide if I'm doing the right thing."

Development
Anna was originally created in May 2016 after Invader39 saw the movie Captain America: Civil War, and with heavy influence from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Avatarverse, Invader began to flesh out the characters and story, already planning both the first and second Volumes, then called Books.

In June 2016, Invader39 watched the web series RWBY, which gave him more inspiration from the story serial. After the story was fleshed out, writing began in late May 2016. Later Volumes take inspiration from Fringe.

There are currently five Volumes planned to tell the entire story of Anna. There were originally six, but the series was down-scaled in mid-2020.

Volume 1 (2016-2017)
The first Volume of Anna centers around Anna Brail's return as a vigilante after having retired from that role for several years. But as the corruption in the city of New Hampton rises, she sees no other choice but take care of it herself. However, the people around her are not pleased when they hear that she is once again risking her life, and urge her to stop.

However, Anna's world is quickly turned upside down as the mysterious terrorist known as Ravenger enters and begins to take control of the city's gangs. But his plan is much more sinister than just organizing the gangs, and it's up to Anna to find out what it is and stop it, otherwise all is lost.

Volume 2 (2017-2018)
The second volume of Anna follows directly after the events of Volume 1 and deals with the fallout of Ravenger's invasion of New Hampton and Anna's defeat of him. From the revelation of her identity and a trial to the new Mayor of the city, Anna finds that things will only get harder from here as new and old threats emerge in the city as things go awry.

New allies are made as well, such as a girl who has been missing for two years returns looking for Anna and a new friend helps Anna in her journey. But as all these things come into the light, Anna is unsure of which path to take.

Volume 3 (2018-2019)
After her near-fatal injury at the FuturTech facility, and the deaths of both Ravenger and the Professor, Anna takes a step back from her self-given duties in favor of spending more time with the people that matter most to her, specifically Nicole, her father and Albert.

However, not everything is back in order. Matthew and Claire face being fired from the Police force for their insubordination. A new Mayor has been appointed in place of Alexandra Jacobs and is struggling to find his foothold in the city. And Jessica is still missing.

And unknown to them, there is a new threat to be faced, one that is older than they could imagine. One that can destroy everything they've worked so hard to achieve. And one man is trying to let it out.

Volume 4
A year and a half has passed since the climatic battle with Victoria, in which Anna Brail and John Arwin disappeared. In that time, the world, and our heroes, have changed significantly. The existence of an alternate universe and the arrival of a super-powered terrorist has shaken the world.

Nicole, inspired by her friend, uses her powers for the good of the city. Albert, not believing Anna dead, holds out hope that she will return. Mark has gone into reclusion. Michael has left the city. Matthew and Claire have gotten married and continue their private detective venture, seeking to help as many people as they can. They do so in Anna's name.

With Anna gone, Chief Dillon goes a on a crusade to find Victoria, and bring her to justice. But, she is elusive. In a year and a half, she has left a trail of bodies in her wake.

The world is in chaos, and there is no one to fix it.

Volume 5
To be added

Characters
Main article: Characters
 * Anna Brail
 * Nicole Weaver
 * Matthew Weaver
 * Ravager
 * Mark Brail
 * Albert Clarkson
 * Jessica Sapphire
 * John Dillon
 * Claire Darrel
 * John Arwin
 * Michael Carson
 * Victoria
 * Elizabeth Andrews

Trivia

 * This series was primarily influenced by Jessica Jones, Captain America: Civil War, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, RWBY, Fringe, The Closer and Major Crimes.