Heroes' second season is set to air on September, and the highly watched show's fans can hardly wait. Add to that the tour that has been recently launched to promote the series? first season in the international market, fans are really on a hype now that rumors of the possible events that may take place in the second season are circulating.

The question that seems to bother everyone, though is what direction will the story be taking? The last we saw of our Heroes, they were able to prevent some huge disaster from taking place, with a little consequences on the side. Hiro (Masi Oka) was thrown into the distant past in the episode "Generations."

Fans were surprised when David Anders, formerly from CSI, was cast for the show. He was supposed to be playing a thousand year old character named Kane, but it was reported that the blue-eyed, blond haired actor will be playing a Samurai master.

A common theme that was prominent in the series was that each hero had at least one relative who also had a superhuman power, thus their abilities were basically passed on from generation to generation.

Considering this, it is speculated that the second season will not focus on what happens after the finale of season one, but instead before everything actually took place. Hiro was already reported to be spending some time in feudal Japan, thus linking it all to Ander's role as the Samurai master.

The question lies, what is it about lineage that plays a role in the overarching world of Heroes? If people with superhuman abilities did exist for over a thousand years, why is it that they are coming into the limelight just now? Apparently season two hold the answers to these questions, and even the ones it may pose along the way.