With her speed and stamina as a peak 2nd class, it didn’t take long for Elena to reach the school. Looking at the large two-story building once again made her reminisce, but she shook off her thoughts and headed inside.
She was about an hour late to the reunion and hadn’t bothered to dress up, wearing a simple shirt and jeans, but she still gathered a great deal of attention when she walked in.
It was to be expected from soone who could objectively be titled as one of the most beautiful won on earth.
Still, Elena didn’t pay them any attention. She simply grabbed so food for herself and walked to a corner, silently looking out for the only person she ca to et.
On her way, she heard the usual conversations about occupations and how people’s lives went after they graduated, but it was different from a normal reunion. After all, their main topics were classes and levels, and also their lives working for Asgard and other smaller organizations that were under it.
But Elena could feel it in the air. None of these people truly cared about how the others were doing, they were just here to brag.
While Elena attempted to mind her own business, it didn’t quite work out for her. Slowly but surely, a group of people ford around her, most of them being n.
“Hey, did you know that I’m in the top 100 of the hero ranking?”
The guys tried to brag, but Elena disdained them all. The hero ranking was true to its na, it ranked all active heroes based on their power levels and contribution. But the true experts of society didn’t care about these.
Elena was one of them, so obviously she knew this.
And it wasn’t just the one guy trying to impress her, rather they were all competing for who was the coolest among them, making them look like a group of fools.
The gathering of people attracted others and the group beca more diverse, with everyone speaking of their rankings or the current news about Niflheim until one man started making his way over.
This man was leagues above the others in terms of appearance, and a single smile from him made most of the girls turn red.
He walked to the front of the group with confidence as he flashed a smile. “How have you been, Elena?”
“Bryce,” Elena responded with a dull tone. She wasn’t impressed in the slightest nor did she want to continue interacting with him. Bryce was one of the main culprits of Damien’s bullying in the past, and he had never ceased trying to make moves on her.
He was basically the second coming of Jin, and it was clear how that ended.
“How has your life been? I’m sure you’ve been missing
since we last talked,” Bryce said with a wink. The insinuation he was making made plenty of single won angry, but he didn’t seem to notice.
But Elena didn’t care to play his gas. “We haven’t even talked once since high school ended. Not to ntion that even in high school you just followed
like a dog no matter how much I tried to get rid of you.”
Bryce’s face twitched, but he kept his smile. “Co on, don’t be like that. Don’t you know that I’m a top-ranking hero now? They call
SilverFlash. How could you not like
after all these years?”
As if he got a sudden idea, Bryce’s face lit up. “Ah! Could it be that you’re still caught up on that trash? He’s dead now anyway, so why do you even care so much?”
The ntion of Damien made the whole crowd start whispering to each other. News of his “death” had been published in many newspapers, but nobody seed to care because of Jin’s status. Naturally, these classmates of his had seen those articles.
“Ah, that la kid! I was wondering if he died off or sothing, and it turns out I was right!”
“Yeah, totally. Even seeing that trash breathe next to
was disgusting.”
Elena was slightly stunned. She didn’t know how the vileness of these classmates was exposed simply at the ntion of Damien. It’s like they all dropped their facades and talked trash about him at any opportunity they could get.
Bryce smiled at this. He was influential enough to spread rumors and information that people would take at face value, not bothering to investigate deeper. Out of sheer spite for that kid who had taken the attention of the woman he wanted, he spread so dirt on Damien’s na.
The classmates continued to talk trash, unaware of the monster they were awakening. That is, until, a suffocating pressure exploded from Elena’s body.
Her deep blue eyes beca midnight black, devoid of any feeling. “Talk like that about him one more ti. I dare you.”
Bryce, who was nearest to her, suffered the worst from the pressure. He had only recently beco a 2nd class, and his position in Asgard was not earned but bought. He coughed blood, struggling to keep his consciousness from collapsing.
He felt humiliated, and couldn’t stop himself from trying to get the last laugh. “Cough…No matter what you do…it doesn’t change the fact…that he’s dead.”
He laughed seeing the rage on Elena’s face. He truly felt good putting her down like this. But his smile froze in the next instant.
Swish!
It took a mont to process, but by the ti it did, the event was already over. Blood spurted wildly and a severed arm dropped to the floor.
“Let’s call this arm as compensation. Never talk like you are above
again.”
Potions strong enough to regrow limbs didn’t exist on earth yet. The advent of hero society had brought potions enough to heal flesh wounds, but earth still needed ti to develop anything more complex.
Without another word, Elena walked off. The crowd parted for her as she left, everyone seemingly in fear of what she’d do next.
As Elena walked away, she finally spotted Alison in the corner. Smiling lightly, she walked over to have a much-needed reunion.
Back within the crowd, Bryce was furious. The pain helped him keep his head clear, but even in a clear-headed state, his thoughts were maddening. ‘I’ll make that bitch pay!’
Hours passed as Elena chatted with Alison, the other partygoers avoiding her like the plague. They talked about how their lives had been and their plans for the future, and many other things.
When Damien was brought up, Alison learned about Elena’s irrational belief that he was still alive, but she was powerless to do anything about it. All she could do was wish Elena well, hoping her ntal state would recover.
Suddenly, soone rushed into the venue with a panicked look on their face. “Turn a TV on right now! It doesn’t matter what channel, just do it now!”
There was indeed a tv in the hall, but nobody had paid it much mind before. However, hearing the urgency in the man’s voice, they did as he said.
Every channel was showing the sa news.
“Breaking news! In the skies above Los Angeles, a massive gate has appeared! Its rating has been determined as SSS rank! This is an ergency situation, and Asgard is calling for the evacuation of all civilians in the city! Heroes are being requested to rendezvous at the site no matter their rank!”
A massive gate was shown on the screen. However, there was a major difference between it and any other gate that had appeared before. It was entirely purple on its edges, while the middle was an abyssal black.
Ba-dum! Ba-dum!
Elena didn’t know why, but her heart started racing. Her breathing quickened as she felt that ethereal string beco slightly thicker than before.
‘Is it him?’
Without another thought, she rushed to the scene. She was followed by all the other heroes within the class, as an Asgard summon wasn’t sothing they could reject. Even the now single-ard Bryce was making his way over.
They were relatively close to the center of the city, and they could see the massive gate from where they stood. It was around the diater of a soccer stadium. The ominous portal floating in the air, combined with the sight of countless civilians fleeing for their lives truly painted an apocalyptic picture.
It wasn’t long before Elena reached the area near the gate. Since she wasn’t part of Asgard, she could watch from nearby without being noticed.
Countless heroes had gathered in the square. Elena could even see Jin standing at the forefront with a valiant look on his face. She snorted at this and turned her attention back to the gate.
And slowly, she witnessed it open. Along with the other 500 or so heroes who had responded to Asgard’s call, Elena saw sothing insane.
A huge body taller than many 4 story buildings and with length to match, a pair of beautiful wings that eclipsed the sun, forcing those below into darkness, and a pair of piercing golden eyes that looked down upon them in disdain.
It was the biggest beast any of them had ever seen, and its aura was just as suffocating as the leaders of Asgard and Niflheim. The massive wolf was the only thing that erged from the gate; with it closing directly after the wolf descended.
But this didn’t bring any solace to those on the ground. They could feel that even alone, this beast could raze the city and kill them without batting an eye.
In their fear of the beast, the mass of heroes failed to notice another detail. But Elena didn’t. She was on high alert for the faint possibility that her dreams would co true.
And so she saw it. Standing atop the beast was a tall man that completely contrasted the figure she rembered so well. Yet, she knew without a shadow of a doubt.
Damien had returned.
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