Chapter 58: The Importance of Names
"Remember, we are all privileged to be in her presence. She is one of the greatest heroes our world has ever known."
Spectacular Mustache Man didn’t really need to say it—every student there had grown up learning about Chieftain Amerika. In the United States, her name was etched into history. How could they forget, when she had once been considered for the presidency?
And not just for any term—but the very first one. The only reason she wasn’t the country’s first president was because she had turned the offer down.
It was all in the textbooks. They’d learned it back in primary school.
Still, a reminder never hurt.
"Chieftain Amerika is the very definition of a hero. She—"
"Mustache Boy, that’s enough..." Chieftain Amerika cut him off gently, her previous tired voice now gone. "We’re not here to learn about me. But... thank you."
She glanced at him and offered a faint smile before turning back to the students.
"And children, I didn’t do it alone," she said, brushing off the attention. "It was Megawoman who truly freed our people. And don’t make the mistake of thinking it was only non-supers who enslaved us. No—it was often our own kind. Supers who turned against each other. Who sold one another like cattle."
Her expression darkened slightly.
"And it wasn’t just supers. Anyone who looked different, who didn’t fit the mold... they were hunted too. Our history is cruel and unkind. But Megawoman—she changed that. Not with force, though she had more than enough of it. She could’ve ruled the world if she wanted to. No one could’ve stopped her...