Styx’s vision swam as he slowly dragged himself back to the waking world. The first thing he felt was the dull throb of pain all around him; the raw sensory input made him activate his power on reflex. As the sclera of his eyes turned pitch he was suddenly able […]
“Sheer fucking incompetency is what it is!” The lanky man in a red suit raved while sitting at his desk, slick black hair matted to his forehead with sweat. Brad looked on in silence, her tan suit as immaculate as ever and face impassive. Which did wonders to hide her […]
Styx stared up at the flowing dome above him and tried to quite the aches and pains that echoed throughout his body. He was a member of the Class of Nightmares, a little pain wasn’t going to shake him too much, but that didn’t make this exactly a picnic either. […]
It was later in the evening that Shane found himself flipping through the channels on the TV in the common room he and his fellow interns shared, particularly focusing on the news-oriented ones. Most we’re still playing clips of the Minotaur event or reporting on today’s shooting; Shane briefly wondered […]
In stark contrast to how scarce Supers and Powereds truly were, Superhero themed restaurants, fast food places, and bars had practically oversaturated the market after the first decade of active Heroes. Supper with Supers, Capes & Cocktails, Masked Brunch, and Crunchy Champions were just a select few of the more […]
The next few days passed in what Shane was beginning to learn was mundanity for the Hero community in Brooklyn. A small-time robbery of a convenience store involving two humans and one Standard Class strongman, not even gang affiliated. And another small skirmish between the Greens and White Boars that […]
Styx tried to cut down all of the ones rushing forward first, there wasn’t time to try anything fancier than his blades, trusting his mentor to help Obsidian Wraith with the two bigger threats. Mentally timing his attacks to strike in between their shots so that the flash wouldn’t disperse […]
Shane was where he usually stayed when not on patrol, doing PR, or filing after-action reports; training in the gym. His sister had always gotten on his case about how much time he spent just working out but he found it to be incredibly relaxing and it let him think […]
Styx sniffed and glared down an alleyway as he caught sight of more graffiti. It was the same racist trash they’d found more and more of around the city, especially concentrated around where White Boar members tended to congregate. “Don’t get distracted, Styx.” Simikiel’s voice crackled to life through his […]
Honestly, Styx should have expected the explosions and fire. While he technically had been around a lot of tech-genius inventions throughout his life, especially while training with his grandfather, he had seldom actually fought against many of them. (His friend and fellow graduate, Will, from Lander’s HCP notwithstanding.) But the […]