Spectacular World

The Return Of Her Past

Hope took several steps back, keeping her eyes trained on the girl in front of her. She had no idea who this person was, but if they were in Hell Land, then that meant they had to be a villain, and that was enough for her.

"Are you okay?" The girl with gray hair asked, cocking her head to the side.

"I'm fine." Hope spun around and was about to run off once again but stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked down, finding the girl looking down at her, directly behind her now. "C- Can I help you with something?"

The villain's face remained blank and held little emotion. Despite that, Hope could tell she was being sized up. "You look familiar." The villain finally said. "Who are you?"

She opened her mouth, about to speak, but closed it. Thanks to the Hero Branch, the entire world got to see Cinder without her mask on and even learn that her real name was Hope. She'd have to seriously remember to beat the crap out of the guys that threw her under the bus like that. Her real name was basically out of the question, so she came up with something else.

"Ruby. My name is Ruby Larison."

The gray-haired girl's muscles seemed to relax a bit, and the girl nodded her head. "I see. My name is-" The girl stopped and frowned, rubbing her chin. "Meta. You can just call me Meta."

She was willing to bet money on the fact that Meta was in fact not this girl's actual name, but she couldn't really question it since she was also using a fake name. "Well, if that's everything, I think I should head out before those guys wake up." She gestured to the knights, who were all out cold. "Wouldn't want them to catch me again, right?"

Meta adjusted her hat, her face remaining blank still. "You were caught stealing." The girl questioned, though the answer was obvious as her eyes scanned Hope up and down, taking in the Hell Land jacket. "You shouldn't walk around by yourself. It is dangerous for kids to be here. Is there someone you came with?"

"Nope! Totally alone!"

Meta gave a small nod of her head. "I see. That complicates things. In that case, I should join you. You won't be bothered so long as I am with you."

That gave her serious goosebumps. Was this girl some sort of powerful villain or something? There were hundreds of evil groups all throughout the world. Oleander alone had three big ones in the form of Bad Timers, Zoo, and the Wandering Coin. Most Supers tended to be on the side of evil since it was so much easier. "N- No thanks." She quickly shook her head. "I might not look it, but I'm pretty strong." That wasn't really a lie. She was the one who killed the Beast after all. As soon as she found a way to revert her tiny body, she'd be golden once more.

"If you're sure." Meta didn't seem bothered by her blunt response.

"Yep! Totally sure-"

She jumped a bit when Meta suddenly reacted to something. Faster than she could blink, Meta's hand soared into the air, grabbing something. The villain slowly brought it up to her eyes and stared down at the squirming robot that was shaped like a fly. One of Avalon's drones had found her. It didn't live for long as Meta squeezed down and crushed it. Meta didn't stop there, though. In a fluid strike, the girl drew her rifle and sent out waves of slashes through the air.

Green energy spilled out of the blade and sliced more of the drones down from miles away, cutting through hundreds of them in an instant. The villain spun her sword back around and sheathed it.

"How odd. Avalon's drones seem to be looking for something. He should be more careful, though. He could anger the Owner. I don't want him reading my thoughts though, so I guess I'll just keep destroying them if I sense them nearby-" Meta glanced down suddenly when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her elbow. Hope stared up at her with wide eyes.