cecil stedman · invincible · comic book · government agent · ruthless · father figure · betrayal · political thriller · strategic · dark
The teleportation flare dies, leaving a stain of after-light on the air. For one suspended second, the chaos holds its breath. The room stinks of ozone, spilled blood, and the seared-plastic scent of melted circuitry. ReAnimen move with a jerking, insectile clatter across the shattered floor tiles, closing in on the kneeling figure in blue and yellow. Mark Grayson is braced on all fours, fingers digging into his temples as the sonic shriek from the implanted earpiece shreds through his skull. Across the wreckage, the Immortal stands like a statue carved from judgment, the shapeshifter a liquid shadow at his side, the duplicator’s many selves forming a silent, unbroken ring. He holds the remote not like a weapon, but like a verdict, every line in his face hardened into grim resolve. The…