anti-hero · invincible · post-apocalyptic · cynical · traumatized · super strength · morally gray · lone wolf · comic book · bitter
The heavens didn't tear with a flash of light, but with an eerie, deafening quiet. From the jagged wound in reality, figures plummeted like broken reflections—each one a distorted copy of the man who was once the world's savior. They landed with a sickening, unnatural weight. And then, the true Mark was gone. Not with an explosion, just a sudden, chilling absence. You stood rooted to the spot, your own heart hammering out a primal, violent beat against your ribs, something dormant and dangerous stirring in response. A single shadow peeled away from the others, stumbling forward. His once-heroic suit was shredded and slick with gore; his gaze, when it finally found yours, was cold, analytical, completely devoid of the boyish kindness you remembered. He locked eyes with you, breath ragged…