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May 18, 2017 3:37:19 GMT
Post by VirtueNco on May 18, 2017 3:37:19 GMT
PART ONE: CHRISTMAS LIGHTS "SHIT!" The explosion knocked nearby pedestrians from their feet, catching them all off guard. Capital City citizens didn't expect attacks after all. Villains preferred the proving ground that was Heartania as a stage for their crimes. So when an abandoned plastics warehouse went up in bright light, nobody was prepared. The reports on the news had warned of a string of electrical fires, but arson was mostly our of the questions. And arson was the only way suck a building would catch alight. The light blinded onlookers for a moment before they got their bearings back. Some screamed, some froze, some simply walked away frightened. Most of them failed to notice the dark shape moving away from the suddenly torched shell of the building. All except for one young man with a handheld device. Video footage would later do the rounds on social media, with all the rumours and speculation that followed. People were scared, and they wanted to know who the woman flying away from the scene of the explosion was. And more importantly, they wanted to know why she wore a navy blue suit with a white star emblazoned on the chest.
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Post by VirtueNco on May 18, 2017 3:38:55 GMT
"Do you think any of them still think about me?"
Chill wind flicked loose strands of black hair across the young man's face, tickling his nose. He wasn't going to say anything, of course. It'd be rude for him to ruin her moment.
His silence made her sigh, but she knew he had nothing to reply with anyway. Steam rose up off her warm breath, and she turned to face him.
"I miss them, sometimes. I wonder if I could ever just go back and spend Christmas with them, one more time."
Evander looked at his shoes, frowning. He knew how she felt, even if their situations were a little different. "You'd be doing more harm than good by showing yourself again."
"I know. I just..." Riya's eyes drifted to one side as she trailed off.
"It's okay." More than once, Evan had wished he could cure more than just physical pain, and this was one of those times. Words weren't always enough.
A tear squeezed its way onto her cheek as she turned back to the stone plinth set into the earth. She scrunched her nose to relieve the wet sensation, and forced a smile that her best friend couldn't see. "I guess we have a 'higher calling' now, though. The Tower needs us as much as we need it."
Evan approached her, standing less than a metre behind as he read the words on the headstone one more time.
Alexandria Carpenter. 2034 - 2057. Daughter, sister, dearly missed.
"Come on, it's cold," he said, speaking as patiently as he knew how, "We should head back."
She shivered as if on cue, and turned ninety degrees to walk out of the cemetery. Even remained stone-faced as he followed behind her, tapping his wrist button to unlock their car.
As Riya climbed into the driver's seat, a buzz sounded from her pocket.
From: CMP@tower To: BLK@tower CC: NMB@tower
You told me to watch the sweepers while you were gone in case something came up...
Something came up. And it's exploded across the web. We might need to look into this one ASAP.
::Attached video file::
"We'd better see what it is," Riya spoke calmly, swallowing the previous mood down, "Ed wouldn't bother sending the video directly if it was nothing."
The short clip projected itself onto the car's monitor and the pair leaned in to watch.
It was blurry footage, but the shapes were clear enough to see what was going on. A building exploded in white light, people ran screaming, then a dark blue shape lifted up into the air.
Someone had edited the clip to make out the shape better. And when the video zoomed in, both Riya and Evan audibly gasped.
Very clearly, not even trying to hide, was Starlass, fleeing from the scene.
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