Submitted by Informal_Ad_6157 t3_z76hqs in WritingPrompts
WolvenHeart0014 t1_iy6s23t wrote
When I saw Jeremy sitting against the wall with a hole in his arm, I knew who it was.
Those three idiots called themselves "SWAT Ops", and I was the "class 8" villain that the league assigned to them as training. It was a nice job, pretending to be some Doofenshmirtz impersonator to help new heros get used to their powers. It was fun, paid okay, and kept my city clean of major villains.
But these three... they were too much.
Cannon, a cyborg who fired energy blasts out of his arms, tended to use pigeons for target practice, and I had made sure to report it to the league when he started ignoring bystanders in our fights. He was the leader, and made sure people knew it.
Riot, whose powers allowed him to create shields of varrying sizes and materials depending on what he could access. He started out fine, but I had my doubts once he started using parts of buildings for his powers.
And Zapper, who could fire off small bolts from his body, was only about as stronger as a human tazer, until he started siphoning power from nearby buildings to amp up his voltage and amps.
They had started being trouble, but I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. But this? Attacking a civilian worker in a bakery? MY BAKERY?! JUST CAUSE HE TOLD THEM TO LEAVE WHEN THEY WERE MAKING SOPHIE UNCOMFORTABLE?!! That was the limit.
We met up in the usual park we had our fights in, but I wasn't wearing the costume I usually did.
"What's with the get up, Breezie? You put on a little too much extra weight for the lab coat?" Cannon said, getting a laugh from his buddies.
"..." I merely kept walking towards them, my armor making light clanging noises with every step.
"Where's your newest gadget big guy? You forget it back at your ~secret lair~? We can wait for you to go get it!" Zapper said, a smirk on his face.
"Okay, what's with the wind today? You'd think a super-" That was the last thing Cannon said before a massive gust of wind slammed a tree into him.
"WHAT THE-" Zapper began, before getting slammed into a fence.
"What's going on?!" Riot shouted, barely standing his ground against the hurricane that was assaulting him.
"...My name isn't Breezie. It's Typhoon. Make sure you remember it next time you attack an innocent civilian." I told them, using my powers to guarantee that they could hear me.
"What are you talking abou- AAAAAH!!" Cannon screamed in pain as a blade of wind severed his left leg.
"CANNON!" Riot shouted, rushing to his leader, before he heard my voice right begind him.
"Watch your own back, dumbass." He heard, before he was trapped in a blender of wind.
"You sound so much like Goliath did in our last battle." I told him, a grin spreading across my face.
"I remember you now. You're the one who was slaughtering high ranking heros, like that class 3 Lancelot guy." Zapper said, fear evident in his voice.
"Congrats kiddo, you win. You wanna know what your prize is?" I said, a bright and bubbly smile on my face.
Before I ripped an eye out of his head.
"Partial blindess!"
He screamed, clutching at his now empty eye socket.
"YOU'RE A MONSTER!" Cannon shouted, before the winds all stopped at once.
"If I'm a monster, what does that make you?" I said to him, before his head was ripped from his shoulders.
"You don't target civilians unless you're a villain. And I'm allowed to kill any villain who enters MY city without permission. No one's gonna miss you."
Their screams became the soundtrack for my dreams for awhile after that. I have a new group now. Far more polite, kind, and good at doing their jobs correctly. I'm keeping an eye out though.
Can't let anyone hurt my employees.
GrumpusBear t1_iy736ha wrote
I love the last quote.
WolvenHeart0014 t1_iy74tpx wrote
I hadn't even thought about it. Just wanted to end it off nicely. Thanks though!
Deadpoulpe t1_iy7h70k wrote
I'm at work now and would gladly quit to work for this "bad" guy.
WolvenHeart0014 t1_iy880m9 wrote
Hah, nice to hear that.
zoro4661 t1_iy8iarm wrote
> You don't target civilians unless you're a villain. And I'm allowed to kill any villain who enters MY city without permission. No one's gonna miss you
That's such a banger quote, I love it
icematt12 t1_iy7symf wrote
This is great. I was expecting a slapping but this is brutal. The only thing worse would be the hero side naming and shaming after.
Moonpenny t1_iy7vffv wrote
> I'm keeping an eye out though.
Nah, Zapper did.
AnonymousNeko2828 t1_iy74nk9 wrote
This is amazing!
WolvenHeart0014 t1_iy74s9o wrote
Thanks! I don't really comment on many posts, but it's nice when a submission gets some good feedback.
AChromaticHeavn t1_iy85gov wrote
Bravo. I'd read this book.
peach2play t1_iy84xcd wrote
This is great!
Lightwalker666 t1_iy8we2i wrote
Well written. Did you intend the poeticness of Typhoon vs "gods" or was that a happy accident?
WolvenHeart0014 t1_iy8xc1g wrote
Happy accident, actually.
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