Kelsy A. Darkmier

‘War,’
Gunshots. Screaming people.
‘What is it good for?’
Explosions. Crumbling buildings
‘Absolutely nothing.’
Blood. Dead bodies.
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We should have seen it coming. It had become too quiet, the Villains had all but disappeared. Docile. The calm before the storm. We thought that the Villains had finally leant their lesson, afte losing to us Heroes. Constantly. It was pathetic really, how much they used to lose to us. But now…
Now they were winning.
Now we are the pathetic ones. We hadn’t expected them to team up, and even so we never imagined so many of them. There are Tens of thousands, or more.
I hear screaming. It was a small child’s. My eyes narrow and I jump off the building from which I was observing the battle. We were going to win. ‘We are heroes after all’. I determine to myself as I Will myself to fly towards where I heard the Child, shooting beams of paralytic energy towards the villains that were causing havoc through my City.
The building to my left explodes, I quickly push the resulting debris away before landing infront of the monstrous villain that was about to attack a group of children. They were crying. “It’s alright kids, I’m here!” I announce to the children behind me, wondering why they weren’t in their designated panic areas.
The Villain throws a punch at my side, I stop it with my hand, coating his arm with my blue energy, I give now cowering villain a smile, “That was rude, wasn’t it children?” I ask, before Willing a barrier to appear between them and the violence, before I pushed the Villain back towards another group of them.
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I’d gotten the children to one of the Panic Rooms, thank the gods. It was time for me to join the Frontlines. I knockout a few stray Villains that had somehow gotten past our defenses as I flew to the frontlines.
Once I see the lines of pure Chaos, I start charging my power pushing and compressing the energy infront of me while tripling my speed. I yell out while launching myself to the center of their ranks, my energy explodes, sending the villains flying.
I stand, and grin up at the Villains that were staring at me with apprehension. “I did not think this one through…”
I lower myself down into a fighting stand and flash my grin at them, “Villains! Stand down, I’ve asked you nicely!” I shout my catchphrase, “I’m feeling All Mighty!” Spurring their masses into action as they start charging towards me.
I Will my power to coat my arms and legs, preparing for a show down, only to be disappointed as a black mass stepped in between me and the charging villains. My eyes widen as I jump back and glance over at the others fighting towards me.
“Neru*Or enter ur hero name here*, nice of you to join us,” I grin up at her.
“What would you do without me, Dumbass,” she growls before blasting the villains away with her dark energy.
“Oi, call me Exodus on the field,” I stick my tongue out at her, just as we were interrupted by him.
The worst human being to ever walk the Earth. The Hero Hunter. Xylar. A spear of light was launched at us, Neru growls and shields us.
I Will my energy to manifest around me again.
“Time to end this war,” Me, Neru and Xylar say at the same time, before charging at each other.
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Slashes.
Explosions.
Dodges.
Screams of rage.
Tears of pain.
I lose my left arm, but Will my energy to replace it. No time to stop or doubt.
Do or Die.
Neru is bathed in a mix of blood, I’m sure some of mine was on her as well.
Xylar launches another attack, a spear impales Neru and I hear her screams. My eyes widen as I glance over at her, Xylar goes pale. He begins running away as I fly back and Will the biggest barrier I could muster around the Panic Room, keeping the heroes closest to the rooms, and those within them safe.
The world then shrouds in Darkness as Neru releases her power.
Her black clashes with my blue.
It hurts.
I’m bleeding.
The Black energy amplifies and I scream.
Pain.
Black.
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When I eventually woke up, they hailed me as the Greatest Hero to ever live.
No one mentioned Neru.
It was seven weeks after the Villain Uprising.
I thought she was dead.
Months later, after my body had fully healed minus the arm that was cut off, I learn the truth as I was awarded for my bravery and sacrifice. Neru’s powers had caused a Breakdown Phenomenon, and she had gone dark soon afterwards. The Breakdown had killed everyone that wasn’t behind my barriers.
It was my fault.
I should have been ready for them.
I shouldn’t have been lazy.
“This isn’t going to happen again.”