A young man living in poverty gains the power to absorb health by harming others, and starts to lift himself out of his rut, but powerful interests want to take away what he has.
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A young man living in poverty gains the power to absorb health by harming others, and starts to lift himself out of his rut, but powerful interests want to take away what he has.