I know this chapter is short, but I promise that the next one will be longer.
Phoebe glared at the man in black armor, channeling all her hatred and suffering onto him. "Invictus," she seethed.
Despite being surrounded by half a dozen people pointing weapons on him, Invictus sole focus was on the woman in front of him "There is no need to be so formal Phoebe. You and I go way back," he said condescendingly
"No, we don't. You're not Max! He would never do the things you do!"
"I take it that's your coping mechanism?" he asked after a moment. "That me and Max Thunderman are two different persons? It's funny you say that Max would never do what I did, but there was a time when you believed that he was capable of becoming a villain," he said and Phoebe's eyes went wide in horror at what he was insinuating. "That day when you took Max's powers and locked him away you believed that he was evil, just like me."
Phoebe was stunned into silence. That gave Cherry the chance to get Invictus attention to her. "That's enough! Invictus if you surrender you'll get a fair trial."
Invictus looked at the freedom fighter. "Cherry, I thank you for reuniting me with my sister. I'm feeling generous today so if you leave now, you'll get to keep your life."
Before either party could say anything, Phoebe let out an anguished battle cry and charged at Invictus, swinging wildly at the villain. Invictus dodged with ease all her swings and managed to catch the staff. The former hero tried to get her weapon back, but she couldn't even move the staff. With a flick of his wrist, Invictus disarmed Phoebe like she was a child. It was at that moment that Phoebe truly comprehended the difference between them.
"Now!" yelled Cherry and a squad of freedom fighters jumped out and threw an electrified net.
The villain screamed in pain before ripping it apart with his telekinesis. He turned to the squad and unleashed his lightning on them, turning them to ash. Cherry cursed and she and her friends turned to fire on Invictus, but he disarmed them with his telekinesis. He pulled a sword and step forward to cut down his old friends, but Phoebe pushed them away with her telekinesis just in time. Quickly, she froze him with her breath. However, the freedom couldn't relax as the ice on Invictus thwarted. All of them froze in fear as the man in black armor march towards them.
"Invictus!" yelled a voice that made the villain freeze.
Invictus turned and glared. "Captain Man," he seethed with venom. Suddenly he forgot about the other freedom fighters. "Last time I was still inexperienced, but now I'm a master. I role the world! And I will bury you!"
"Only a master of evil, Invictus. And I'm about to dethrone you."
"Bring it!"
Before Invictus could do anything a dart came flying towards his chest, shocking him. The captain didn't waste time and punched him in the face. He felt pain from his hand for a second, before it disappeared. "Don't punch him, kid. The armor is strong," he instructed before he got sent flying by Invictus's punch. Another dart shocked him again before Kid Danger fired his rocket launcher, hitting the villain in the dead center, sending him flying in the ruins of a house.
"Did I got him?" asked Kid Danger.
Suddenly the rubble was lifted in the air, revealing a perfectly fine Invictus. The rubble rained down on Captain Man and Kid Danger, trapping them.
"I will deal with you later," he growled before stopping a dart with his force field. The HUD in his helmet already calculated the trajectory from which it was fired. Using his super speed he went and came back in less than 2 seconds, his sword drenched in blood.
The freedom fighters grew desperate and fired their flamethrowers at the black armored man, but it was for naught as he stopped the flames with his telekinesis. Phoebe understood that there was no way they could beat Invictus. He is truly invincible. The only reason he didn't push the flames back to his opponents was because she was in the way. This gave her an idea.
The flames went out and she saw her chance. "Stop!" she yelled. "I'll go with you."
"Phoebe," Cherry began.
The former hero ignored her. "I'll go with you if you let my friends leave."
"Do you swear not to disobey me?"
"Yes."
"Very well," he said and used his telekinesis to pull her close to him. He turned towards the freedom fighters. "You can leave now, but if I ever see you again, I'll kill you," he said before he and Phoebe teleported away.
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