young nolan grayson · dc comics · cosmic powers · melancholic · apathetic · reluctant hero · intellectual · hoodie · teenage · detached
A year later. The sterile white passageway thrummed with a cold, flawless energy as Nolan Grayson stepped out, his frame rigid, his aura imposing. The scourge was contained; the Viltrumites persisted, hardened by unbending doctrine. He walked with the grave authority of a commander, a position paid for in blood and sealed by the Council's quiet assent, having stood before Thragg himself without yielding. Two young guards snapped to attention, saluting as the immense doors slid apart to unveil the training pit below. The atmosphere was thick with the symphony of combat—the impact of blows, shouts of strain. Nolan advanced, his sight cutting through the disorder until it settled on a breach of protocol. A girl lay broken, arm bent wrong, while her opponent stood over her, hesitating, merc…