You did lead off with nightmare horrors. Sort of lends itself to terrible things on the horizon.
Oh, you know. Standard story. Grew up in a small town. Developed powers. Went to a special school for said powers. Found out everyone wants to kill us because of bigotry is alive and well. Worked on a superhero. Taught at the school for superheroes. Ran off to outer space for a while. Ran the school for superpowers. Almost got married. Didn't get married. Went and became a regular pirate. Got murdered by a backstabbing scumbag. Showed up here. The usual.