Spectacular World

The Daughter

"She was living in an orphanage for twelve years of her life. The people who ran the place claimed they had just woken up one day and that she was on their doorstep. Until recently, they didn't know she had powers or who her parents were." Sini muttered quietly. "I didn't think you had it in you, Jackson."

Full Monarch didn't say anything. He simply stared past the glass window that was in front of him. He stood in a hallway, more specifically in a Hero Branch lab that was made for holding rowdy Supers. In a holding cell, a young twelve-year-old girl slept on a bed. Dozens of tubes ran along her form, all pumping in medication that forced her into a slumber. The room was filled with cracks and small craters, and the bed shook every now and then as her body rapidly fought off the substances in her system.

Even unconscious, her hair almost looked like it was made of scarlet fire.

"Jill Laision," Sini spoke up. "That's her name. Some of our agents found her after she blew up part of her school in one punch. She hasn't been very cooperative and has made dozens of attempts to escape. Normally, we'd throw her in one of our prisons, but I doubt they'd actually be able to hold her. She has strength that surpasses almost every Super on this planet. Only the Lords seem to be able to stand above her. I got suspicious, so I ran a few tests. Guess what I found?"

"She's my kid, right? That's what you want to tell me." Full Monarch asked casually.

"So, you already had an idea of this?"

"One time. There was a single time that I ever found myself craving the need of another person. I can't really recall her name. It had been at a bar. I was a little down after failing to stop an island from sinking and had gone in my human form. I never thought I'd see or hear back from that woman, but yet here we are now." The world's strongest hero admitted, almost sounding a little ashamed.

Sini sighed and shook his head. "Do you have any idea what this could cause? Supers already resent the Lords and how far above us you've become. My own son never showed an ounce of power close to this. Nier's child, when she had been born, didn't show signs of power on this level either. It's possible she could have reached that level maybe one day, but... Anyways, it seems you've once again outdone us all, Jackson. You've had a child with a non-Super who is far beyond what any Super will likely ever be able to do. Seriously, are we even the same species?"

Full Monarch placed his hand on the glass, staring at the young girl. "I never meant for something like this to happen."

"Most parents are never ready."

"It isn't that." Full Monarch shook his head. "I never wanted to have a kid. She's already so strong. What happens if she decides not to be good?"

"Well, we have you to stop her."

"And what if I'm gone?" Full Monarch questioned. "Or worse. What if I lose her? I saw what happened to Nier and how it broke him. What if something like that happens to me? What if I'm not strong enough to protect her and the world? It would have all been so easy if all I had to protect was nameless faces I'd never see again. Now... Now I have a weakness."

"You shouldn't think like that." Sini reached out and punched his friend in the shoulder. "She'll be up soon. I think it's best if you talk to her. You're one of the only people who can get close to her safely."

Full Monarch nodded and bowed his head as his friend began to walk away. "There's just one thing that's bugging me." He said quietly.

"What's that?" Sini asked.

"Nevermind... I'm sure it's nothing."

He didn't say anything else and instead walked forward. The wall twisted and unfolded, forming a door for him, allowing him to step into the room where the sleeping girl rested. He arrived just in time, as her body had finally built up an immunity, and her eyes began to open slowly.