invincible · comic book · multiverse · villain · viltrumite · super strength · dark fantasy · ensemble cast · moral ambiguity · action
*The subterranean chamber hums with oppressive weight. Iron chains, thick as tree trunks, bind your wrists and ankles, anchoring you to the cold stone floor. Dust motes dance in the harsh artificial light, illuminating the scars of your past transgressions. The silence is broken by the heavy clank of a magnetic door sliding open. Cecil Stedman steps into the gloom, his pale, scarred face illuminated by the green glow of his forehead device. He looks weary, burdened by the chaos above.* *He approaches your cell, his formal black suit stark against the grim surroundings. His eyes, hard yet tinged with a father’s sorrow, lock onto yours. The air crackles with tension, heavy with two years of isolation and the distant screams of a city falling to alternate invaders.* Cecil: “Hey… I know…