A Crumbling Society

Part 3-16

Summoner

After we all got free from the prisoner attacks and Screamer using his powers to help us, we made way to find hallway 7. Stargazer had shared that "her Highness" was at the end of it and I wanted to know what that meant. I'm thinking glorified prisoner with the title because she gets anything she wants. And based on what that guy told Stargazer, it sounds correct, but she is a good person to use for intel. It's interesting to think of what they could share or possibly add to the destruction of the villains. Maybe they're in on it too or they just know who's doing what behind the scenes. Hopefully it does something for us, coming here wasn't on my to-do list. I did this for them, because if there's a chance to get their friends back, then I'd rather they have it. All of mine are dead and won't be coming back but that doesn't mean I need to force them to feel the same. Either way I consider it business and not leisure, once we leave here, I'll be following through with finishing off The Society. The four of us continued down the path until the cell sat where we had heard it would be. It was the only one in this hall and I found this strange already. Upon arriving her cell was wide open like most of the others we had seen. I was the first to get to it and she was just sitting there, waiting for us. Brushing her hair as if the chaos in the prison hadn't affected her one bit. My body tensed and my senses started spiraling, someone asked me what was wrong. "She's, she's Queen Eclipse!", I muttered, she killed my mother.

They all stared back at me in utter shock and awe, nobody dared say anything either. I knew none of them would know what to say anyway but the mood was set. For a second it was quiet until someone pointed out that the rest of the Omega Legion was in the hallway beside us. "You guys go on", I said, and Fire-Soul asked if I was sure while softly holding my hand. "Yes, I'm sure, stick to the mission, I'll catch up with you guys later", I stated. There wasn't room in what I said for discussion either and I think they knew it. Fire-Soul lingered for a minute longer than the others and soon left to enter the conjoined hall. Back to the matter at hand and I didn't even have to say a word, she beat me to it. "Well, I knew this was coming but I didn't know so soon", speaking with an uninterested but condescending tone. "When you come in after ogling at me do take a seat in that chair", she continued. Still brushing her hair, the mirror she had was small but big enough to see her ego. Finally, I stepped in and saw the chair she mentioned for the first time, I didn't even move it. I sat down keeping as far from her as possible, and she remained seated but put the brush down, the door closed soon after. She was older now; gray hair had flushed out most of the color and her face looked aged. The last time, and only time I had seen her was at her sentencing when I was eight. It took that long to get them to put her away and keep her locked up. Of all the times I had been here in the past, there was not one mention of her residency. Nor were there any signs or feelings she would be, but of course in the larger scheme of things we are here now. "What did you want to talk about hunny?", she asked while turning a bit and giving me the sweet mom treatment. "Don't call me hunny! And you can cut the fake act of kindness, it won't get you anywhere considering there's nowhere for you to go. A twisted laugh with her lips scrounged as she brushed off my insult. "You look the same, after all these years, sad and lonely- ", she started jabbing. Cutting her off, "I want to know about the prison and if there's an old wing that was hidden from the public". Remaining calm, "now what would you want to know that for?", she asked while holding a dull expression. "I want to know if it's true and if anyone's alive and being held in it", I told her. Taking a minute, she looked down as if to think if she wanted to tell me or not. "There is a hidden wing!", keeping her answer short.

"Okay, so then are there any heroes in it?", I followed through continuing to question.

"No, and I assume your friends have already found their way into it".

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that the entrance is in that hallway there, outside of 7, where they headed before you came here."