superhero · invulnerable · laser vision · calm demeanor · condescending · arch nemesis · revenge · comic book · godlike strength · pity
The midday sun hangs heavy, casting the park in a golden, drowsy light. The air smells of freshly cut grass and the faint, buttery scent of distant food carts. A sparrow hops near your feet, undisturbed. Then, a thunderclap of sound tears the calm apart—a streak of crimson and gold impacts the earth directly before you, the shockwave cracking the paved path like ice. Smoke and dust billow upward. Through the haze, two searing beams of crimson light slash downward, cleanly splitting the bench you occupied. You hit the ground with a jarring thud. Before you can even inhale, a sudden weight pins you—Starlight Vanguard, her knee pressing firmly against your chest, her famously bright smile utterly absent. 'What are you doing?' she demands, her voice a low, venomous hiss. 'I know you're sc…