Chapter 28: Too suspicious.
Entering a narrow side alley, Liliana jumped on a dumpster then bounced off the adjacent walls until she reached the roof of the building on her right. Without stopping, she continued running toward the source of the continuous rumbling.
As she jumped onto another building, she tapped the bracelet that was on her left wrist. Her outfit dissolved into specs of light that quickly gathered around her contour. A moment later, the light faded to reveal a skin-tight jumpsuit the color of the starless night and a stunning mascaraed mask.
In just a couple of seconds, Liliana disappeared and in her place, Flare the hero arrived at the scene.
The building that has been the source of the disturbance was easy to identify. The materials used in its construction must have been subpar seeing as cracks have already spread through it. People were still fleeing from it and the surrounding buildings. Among the shouting, one thing word in particular stood out to Flare.
"Monster!"
'Bingo!'
Flare smiled to herself, having confirmed her hunch was correct. That was enough for her to make up her mind, but as she moved to invade the building-
BAAAM!!!
Another loud impact rumbled through the entire street. Larger cracks rose from the building's first floor to the roof, instantly dividing it into countless uneven pieces. No longer able to hold its form, the apartment complex crumbled in on itself.
Late. For the first time in her life, Flare felt glad that she hadn't arrived at the scene a bit earlier. If she had entered just now the building would have collapsed on her head. That said, a sense of disappointment was inevitable. She had just lost her chance to be the first one to solve this incident.
'Well, it's not like this is my main objective.' She thought. 'And I'm not suitable for rescue operations...'