Chapter 154: Running The Gauntlet
Wyvern's wings flapped through the air as the dragon-themed hero stopped in front of the world's strongest Super. Or maybe the Victorian was now the second strongest?
Hope clung to Wyvern's tail and stared up at the person she had practically worshipped all her life. The hero looked tired. Ever since she had become a Super, she had noticed it. The bags that resided under every heroes' eyes. Even her own began to get them not even a month into her job. The Victorian, though, never seemed to have them. The woman was always flawless and gorgeous. Now though the woman's costume was torn across her chest, her hair was long and messy, and her eyes seemed to lose some of that spark that normally resided in them.
Despite that, the woman somehow managed to give a smile. "It's good to see you again, Cinder."
Hope felt her heart twitch a bit and had to fight a blush that was forming on her face. Those words were written down in hundreds of her Victorian x Y/N fanfics that she wrote. In any other timeline, she'd have let out a squeal. Now though, they didn't hold true. Not after everything that happened to her.
She was still practically dangling in the air, hanging off of Wyvern's tail as she and the number one hero looked at each other. She got her emotions under control and finally spoke. "What's going on?"
The Victorian's smile cracked, and the woman's eye twitched. "Maybe we should land and-"
"No!" She clenched down on Wyvern's tail, causing the hero to wince. "I want to know. Please. Tell me what's happening with Mr. Larison. I have a right to know. No more secrets."
The Victorian let out a sigh and looked up. "You want to know? Okay. I'll tell you. But it's not pretty." Slowly, the woman allowed herself to think back as she began to form her thoughts. "It all started after he attacked Director Ward. He just showed up and attacked us."
"That can't seriously be how it started."
"It is." Wyvern let out a soft snort and gave a low shrug. "It was one of the craziest plays I've ever seen. He simply showed up and declared his victory."
"That's right." The Victorian nodded. "It all started a few days ago..."