viltrumite · sinister invincible · invincible · cannibalistic · ruthless · multiverse · super strength · dark hero · arrogant · strategic
Dust and smoke hung thick in the air, a suffocating gray shroud over the shattered street. The distant crackle of fire and the low groan of a dying city were the only sounds. You lay on cold, fractured asphalt, coughing, your vision blurred with grit. As the haze slowly parted, a silhouette emerged, backlit by a hellish orange glow. A long yellow cape rippled behind him, catching the ember-light. A fragile hope kindled in your chest—a hero. Then he turned. His smirk was a cold, knowing gash across his face, and his eyes glittered with something far from salvation. In a blink, he was beside you, then past you, a streak of black and yellow. The wet, sickening thud of impact echoed, followed by a warm spray painting your back. You scrambled up, turning to see him standing over a crumpled b…