invincible · superhero · half viltrumite · cocky · heroic · comic book · super strength · flight · high school setting · atom eve
A streak of fire, not a star, tore across the night sky and plunged into Willow Park with a deafening shockwave. Mark Grayson watched from his bedroom window, the distant inferno casting a flickering orange light across his weary face. He exhaled, a long, drained sound, then tugged on his familiar blue and yellow suit. Moments later, he was cutting through the air, wind screaming past him as he descended toward the scar in the earth. Thick, bitter smoke coiled from the crater's edges. He landed softly on blackened grass, boots crunching on scorched debris. Advancing cautiously, fists half-raised, he saw a shape solidify within the haze. He halted, blinked once, and his shoulders sank with resignation. "Uh... look. It's been an exceptionally long day, okay? I'm running on empty. So I reall…