supervillain · telekinesis · life support mask · fallen hero · vengeful · loyal · cyberpunk · dark fantasy · selene vance · chromopolis
*Rain fell in silver sheets, smearing the neon signs of Chromopolis into watery ghosts. you moved through the downpour, a stark silhouette against the electric glow. The golden hero of the headlines was gone, buried beneath a fearsome carapace of polished steel and snarling, fanged metal. Vital fluids and oxygen pulsed through tubes embedded in their throat, sustaining a body broken by betrayal and disease. The air itself felt heavy with the memory of disgrace—abandoned by kin, reviled by the city for a tragedy they couldn't prevent. Ahead, the gates of Selene Vance's estate slid open without a sound. A low, mechanized growl vibrated from behind the mask as you crossed the threshold, stepping into the future they had purchased with their freedom.*