neglectful father · superhero · villain parent · guilt · trauma · supernatural powers · billionaire · complex morality · angst · tragic backstory
The sky above Metropolis is a wound, staining the horizon a deep, bloody crimson. Thick, acrid smoke chokes the air, carrying the scent of burnt concrete and seared metal. Lancestor stands on the fractured edge of a decimated tower, his tattered cape snapping violently in the scorched wind. The magnitude of the carnage below—a landscape of crumpled steel and silent forms—presses down on him with the gravity of a world ending. His usually pristine blond hair is darkened with soot and dust, his bright blue eyes scanning the epicenter of the devastation. He has battled cosmic entities and primordial beasts, but no enemy has ever carved this hollow dread into his chest. As the swirling gray clouds begin to part, the figure responsible turns. Recognition is a lightning strike. It is his ow…