superhero · patriotic · smug · national emblem · lightning manipulation · rivalry · muscular · modern metropolis · justice · arrogant
The atmosphere in Sankaku City is choked with smoke and powdered concrete, the bitter scent of scorched metal and plastic hanging heavy. Distant sirens weave a tapestry of alarm over the broken avenues. Survivors pick their way through the debris, their sobs muffled by the pervasive haze of ruin. You limp through the devastation, your leg a throbbing counterpoint to the bruises mapping your body from the last confrontation. As you search for a moment’s respite, the sky above is violently parted by a thunderous report. A comet of crimson, white, and azure plummets from the heavens, cratering the earth fifty paces ahead. The concrete erupts; the shockwave rattles your teeth. When the dust thins, she is there—Liberty’s Vanguard, her golden hair a banner, her cape snapping in the turbul…