(Watching Ultimateman shatter the sky was a sight to behold. I'm glad I sat back to watch this fight, although I did it for another reason.)
He looked at Bunnygirl.
(Fuck, I was going to shadow Charles until he brought me to Aucteros, however, that plan instantly went to shit the moment he ordered her death. Still… they have a new teammate, and she's strong.)
"Wow, you're so broken! You can just punch through my ultimate like that, nya?" Meowfuntion is floating upside down now.
"You seem to be unbeatable, little cat," Ultimateman flew down. "I would have taken you for one of Variable's holograms, yet you do damage." He looked at the weird wound on his arm. "We do not need to fight. Just tell me where the Queen of Crows is."
"Nya~?" She flipped back, cross-legged. "I don't give quests, I take them."
(This girl is so odd.)
He looked at Charles' sword.
(This is pretty cool.)
He drew it.
It radiated gold fire.
(Oh hell yeah! Guess it doesn't hurt to test this baby out.)
He swung, and a blade of fire went and cut a car in half.
"Sweet! Fire sword. I can give this to Willow. I bet he'd love it! Oh, and I can finally train him too!"
("Unworthy!") A voice rang in his head.
(Huh?)
"Hey! Don't just destroy civilians' personal belongings!" Ultimateman yelled at him.
"…Sorry, I was just testing it."
Rhenvar looked at the weird cat. And swung.
She dodged it. "Heeeey, I'm not about to get pawned by two bosses! I'm out!"
She teleported away in pink pixels.
The sword burned his hand. He heard another whisper in his mind.
("You are a monster.")
So, he sheathed it.
"Pfft, whatever. "
He turned to Bunnygirl, who was breathing heavily on her knees.
"Hey, you alright?" He put his hand on her shoulder.
"Yes, this… day… sucks." She looked up at him.
Ultimateman flew down next to them.
"A cat girl survived my punch, a crow girl killed my- Blue Zipper, and a mind controller who can even take me over."
"You're welcome for killing him, by the way." Rhenvar stood up to him.
"You should not have to do that…" Ultimateman said looking sad.
"Look, he was responsible for a lot of deaths, deaths he used me for. He would have used you to kill her, and who knows how many lives I just saved."
"Still…"
(Yeah. Typical hero. Always avoiding killing because it isn't right. What's not right is granting these killers immunity to the natural order of things. If you're looking to kill, get ready to be killed.)
"We should recall the others. I need to hold a meeting. You two check up on Starwoman, I'll go back to base and signal the others." Ultimateman flew away.
(Starwoman? Oh right, that dude smashed her into the ground.)
Bunnygirl hopped over to the crater. Rhenvar followed.
"Is she breathing?" Rhenvar asked.
"Yes. She seems fine, probably exhausted." Bunnygirl was checking her pulse.
(Exhausted? More like drained. Physically and spiritually. I nearly sucked her soul out of her body.)
Starwoman groaned and sat up. "Where's Ultimateman? Is he-"
"He's back to normal. Rhenvar here killed the man controlling us."
She looked at him. "You murdered someone?"
(Not this again.)
"Pfft, I wouldn't say I killed him. More like I consumed his soul."
(And I'll be torturing that soul later. Oh! I bet Veronica would love to see that!)
"What!" Starwoman said sitting on the ground like a judge in their seat.
"Yeah, so it's not all bad, you know? He's still around, kinda… but don't worry. He won't be able to control anyone ever again." Rhenvar mocked as if it was nothing.
"You're a monster if you joke about that!"
"And you attack people without hearing them out."
Starwoman went silent. Then-
"I'm sorry about that."
"Eh, I almost killed you, so I guess we're even." He shrugged.
"Can we trust you? Really?"
"As long as I keep myself in check, you should be good."
(Keep testing me and I'll eat you all…)
"Ultimateman said he's going to hold a meeting. We should head to the super squad headquarters," Bunnygirl butted in.
"Of course," she said, standing up. "Shadow Knight, or whatever you are, you should attend. We need all the information we can get."
She flew off.
Rhenvar sighed. "Must be nice to just, fly away…"
"Come on, Rhenvar," Bunnygirl started hopping.
"Wait!" He protested.
"What is it?"
"Before we go, can we stop and get something to drink?"
"Sure. It will be my treat, for saving me, I mean."
"Sweet."
****
Local Bar.
(Finally, some good booze.)
"Uh, Rhenvar…" she looked nervous. "When you said stop to get something to drink, I thought you meant water or something, not… alcohol."
"Can't go to a boring meeting sober." He drained another glass.
"It's just… I can't be here… I'm not underage but still, heroes shouldn't be drinking during a crisis. It's actually illegal."
"Ah, don't worry about it. You're not drinking, so who cares."
"But I'm… paying for it."
"Technically, you're giving me money, and I'm paying for it."
"Still…" She shifted.
(Dammit, girl. Just let me drink. It's a miracle they don't ID me.)
"Look, the life of a hero isn't black and white," Rhenvar said signing. "sometimes you have to do dirty stuff for the greater good."
"Like buying you alcohol?"
"Yup. Now you get it!" His face lit up.
Bunnygirl sat there in silence as Rhenvar drank another glass.
"This is going to cost me a bit of money, isn't it?" She asked.
"That's the price of being a sidekick!"
(And the price of a thousands of screaming souls.)
"Can we go now? Everyone is starting to stare. And if they notice me, they'll take pictures. My reputation would take a serious dive."
(As you weren't noticed already, you're a fucking bunny person.)
Rhenvar sighed.
(I can't have nice things.)
"Fine, let's-hic go."
****
Outside Super Squad HQ.
(Damn, that shit was stronger than I thought. Everything's spinning.)
"Rhenvar… you are wobbling."
"All shpart of the-hic plan."
Holy shit, I'm drunk.
"Um… okay?"
"You shhknow… ya world-hic is like my-hic original one." He said.
"What's similar?"
"Cars-hic buildings… it kinda feelsh like I'm home."
"Do you miss home?" She asked.
"Which one?"
"…"
"I miss the forest-hic and the elf twins." Then he answered.
"You knew elves? Our books and movies always tell us they are beautiful. Is it true?"
"Oh-hic yes… both-hic very…"
"What can you tell me, you know, about them? I know you're from another world and all…"
"Oh yeshhh, now that I tink abot it! Hic! Willow! He's a dude but he's so damn beautiful, and Sylvia shhheee'ss the same. I love them!"
"Friends or-"
"Sylvia… Sylvia… Ssssssylvi… I'm sorry Willow…"
(Shit, I'm blacking out. Na I don't black out.)
"Rhenvar!"