Spectacular World

Cinder's New Sidekick

"You actually killed him..." Alexander noted softly.

Paragon collapsed to her knees, breathing heavily. "I told him I would." She wiped her face clean with her sleeve while her wooden sword slowly shrank back down to its normal size, the dragon vanishing and fading away. She did her best to not look at what was left of Skull Daddy. He definitely didn't have a skull anymore... "I guess he shouldn't have tested me."

Alexander frowned and folded his arms. "You shouldn't have done something like that."

"He was trying to kill the people I promised to protect," Paragon argued. "Not just you, but the others below us as well. I won't just stand by and do nothing."

"I understand that." Alexander tried to explain. "It isn't the fact that he died that's bad; bastards like him should burn in hell, but you're just a kid-"

"It's not the first life I've taken, and it won't be the last," Paragon said flatly.

"That's a depressing thing to say." Alexander trailed off awkwardly.

"Being a hero isn't sunshine and rainbows." Paragon managed to stand back up; wobbling a bit, she managed to sheath her sword. "I can't save everyone, but I can at least save the people that are in front of me at this moment. It doesn't matter if I'm a kid or not. I'm the only one who can do it."

Off to the side, Alice Ward managed to find her discarded phone. The older lady's eye twitched a bit when she saw how fried the device was. She wouldn't be able to stream or update her viewers until she got back to Battery's camp. She'd have to take June's phone or her husband's. "What are you planning on doing now, Paragon?" The older woman questioned.

Paragon didn't answer for several moments. Instead, the young hero looked out toward the edge of the stadium, where the ramp that led to the underground parking lot was. Sensing that the fighting was over, the people down below were finally starting to come back up. "I don't know how many people are in the Skull Boys group." Paragon finally said. "On top of that, that bug guy managed to get away. He could return when I'm gone or come back with even stronger villains. None of us can stay here, so I guess I'll be looking for a new place to stay. I think I've pretty much gathered everyone willing to work with me across this part of the city anyway, so it's high time we move out."

Alice gave a slow nod, a small grin on the older lady's lips. "And what are you going to do about your hair?"

"My hair?" Paragon felt her eyes go wide, and she reached out to grab part of her hair. She let out a soft curse when she saw the white locks that were tangled between her fingers. Just as Cinder once had the issue, she couldn't seem to force herself to change back. She was stuck in her Lord's Battle Mode.

'You didn't think it would really be that easy, did you, sweet Sky? Now give me my body!'

"Great." Sky let out a sigh. "I guess this is the rest of my life now; I'll just have to figure out how to tune her out."

"Tune who out?" Alexander asked.

"Nothing, don't worry about it."

Alice studied the healer for several moments. The woman looked the girl up and down. There had been a rumor going around that Paragon had become the Lord of the Land and Life, but most people didn't believe it. For years, people thought that she had been one until the girl's own mother came out and claimed Paragon wasn't. Now, though, it seemed as if things had changed and the rumors of her being one this time were true. Without a doubt, Paragon was the newest incarnation of the Lord of the Land and Life.

Cinder, Whisper, Poseidon, and now Paragon. All four Lords this time around seemed to have one thing in common with each other.

The story was starting to become interesting now...