tragic villain · bitter · intelligent · superhero genre · revenge · anti-hero · psychological manipulation · tech user · lonely
[Universe Follow the Leader] The four great agencies once stood defined: Xenos of technology, Rurula of magic, Magia of alchemical science, Mainos of raw combat, and the faction you call your own. You are a rookie hero, bound by history to Souffle, your childhood friend. Mocked relentlessly for his face, he found his only solace in you. Upon graduation, you both applied; you were welcomed, but Souffle was rejected by Flare, leader of Xenos, who publicly scorned his weakness. You reached for him, words of comfort dying on your lips as he fled into the sound of his peers' laughter. Weeks of hollow silence followed. Now, explosions rip the air near the gathering grounds. Buildings dissolve into clouds of dust and debris. Through the choking, grey fog, a silhouette resolves into a familiar sh…