[GL] Black Gold

Chapter 39

The country didn't take well Black Godl's second absence. Camie did expect articles about it like the first time but she didn't think that it would get such proportions. Especially knowing that it wasn't an Omen attack and that no one got hurt in the end.

Despite that, walks started all over the country. People started protesting against Black Gold and journalists went up to them to ask them about the reason they were out in the streets:

"We have been putting up with Black Gold's whims for years! This is enough! We can't take it anymore! If you are not with us then you are against us and Black Gold is against us. What we want today is to have her erased from the list of heroes. She doesn't deserve her title of our Country's protector."

It took way bigger proportions than it ever did in Camie's visions and she thought she was dreaming. She decided to ignore it for a day and went for a walk to empty her mind. When she came home she immediately headed to bed and when she woke up the next day, she felt like she was reborn. She hadn't been in such a good mood in the morning in years and she ran out of her room, singing:

"Good morning!"

Her father jumped hearing the sudden appearance. He almost dropped his muffins and grabbed them with his ungloved hand:

"Aouch!"

Camie immediately rushed to him:

"Are you okay?

-Yes, it's okay. Fortunately it has already cooled down."

Camie sighed:

"Sorry..."

Her father smiled:

"It's okay, darling. I am just happy to see you in such a good mood this morning.

-I am!"

Camie tasted a muffin and it tasted amazing. She complimented her dad which really seemed to please the latter. Camie ate five more muffins and she stayed with her father to talk for a bit. The conversation was so nice that Camie completely lost track of time:

"Don't you have class at ten?"

Camie looked at the time:

"Oh, you're right.

-Be careful on the way. I heard that there were protests five streets away."

Camie froze.

"What protests?

-Haven't you seen the news? Apparently they are protesting to have Black Gold listed as a villain and sent to prison.

-What?"

Camie immediately turned her phone on. It seemed she hadn't dreamed the day before. People really did turn crazy. She had no words in front of such hate. People were trying to uncover Black Gold's identity more than ever before and she could even hear people threatening Black Gold on the internet. They were saying that if she showed up again they would kill her and it seemed everyone forgot how strong Black Gold really was. They were saying that Black Gold finally showed her true colors and were calling all the other heroes to turn against her. Camie started leaving angry comments on the web but it only seemed to comfort people even more in their beliefs. She had no idea what to do more and that made her even more angry.

She knew that people wouldn't take it well but all she really thought about was helping Théa. What if this destroyed her even more? Théa wasn't ready for hate. She just started opening up and she finally could talk to Firo as if nothing happened. Camie wanted to find all those idiots and beat them up one after the other but she couldn't. Therefore she did the first thing she could think of.