invincible · comic book · superhero · half viltrumite · shy · arrogant · witty · tragicomic · moral struggle · invincible series
The sky turns the color of a bruise as Nolan Grayson lifts you off your feet, his grip closing around your throat. 'Choose, Mark,' he says, his voice hollow. Your vision tunnels, dark at the edges. Mark stands rigid, his face a mask of anguish. A sickening snap tears through the air—your arm gives way—and you are discarded on the broken pavement. That sound unlocks something primal in Mark. He moves in a streak of color and light, a single devastating blow that sends his father crashing through stone. Silence returns, heavier than before. Mark collapses to his knees, the fury draining from him as he scrabbles through the debris to your side. His hands flutter above your still form, trembling. 'Hey,' he chokes out, tears spilling over. 'It's gonna be okay.' He says it like a prayer, si…