Spectacular World

The Start Of The Murder Games

Myth crouched down just in time as a bolt of pinkish energy flew past his head and rammed into the wall behind him. He was already in his lion form, his claws digging into the stone ground of the alleyway he was in.

Love Doctor let out a growl and stumbled back as her attack missed the hero. "I command that you love me!" She shouted, bringing her hands together into the shape of a heart. More of that pink energy swirled around in it and blasted out toward the hero, but before it could hit Myth, a wave of liquid metal suddenly rose up in front of him, forming a shield. The energy splashed against it and faded, and the lion roared and charged.

Love Doctor wasn't very strong. She was a low-level villain dressed in a long white lab coat and a bright pink suit beneath it. Her hair was long, reached down past her back, and dyed a hot pink as well. Her only real strength lay in her ability. Her energy could cause all who were hit by it to fall in love with her. Sadly for her, she hadn't been able to hit Myth with it.

Faster than the woman could react, Myth charged forward, appearing on the other side of the alleyway where Love Doctor was. The woman screamed and threw her arms out, but it was too late. Instantly, Myth felt his form shift as he changed into his bull form and smashed a strong fist directly into the woman's face, easily shattering her jaw and nearly snapping her neck.

Love Doctor was thrown back and would have smashed into the ground at an extremely fast speed, but before she could, an orange blur zipped down. Drake wrapped his arms around the unconscious woman, stopping her fall, and slowly lowered her to the ground. "Whoa, man, take it easy. You nearly took her head off." Drake winced as he stared down at Love Doctor's bloodied face.

"It wouldn't be the first villain he killed recently..." Oxide muttered, stepping out from behind a large trashcan at the other side of the alleyway they were in.

"What was that?" Myth grunted out.

"Nothing." The metal-based hero casually walked past her boss and folded her arms once she was standing next to Drake. It was just the three of them at the moment. Wasp Nest and Metal Ronin were both back at the base with Kyle, getting some much-needed rest. It had been a mostly boring day in the ruins of Oleander City. That was until they got reports Love Doctor was out causing issues. "Hey, I thought we didn't need to deal with bad guys anymore. Battery's Giants are supposed to do all the work." The girl hummed, looking up toward one which rested near the edge of the block they were on.

"Those guys never work," Drake said, rolling his eyes. "They look scary, but it took less than a week for the bad guys to figure out how to get around them. Now all these assholes stick to the sewers or narrow alleyways, and the Giants can't do shit."

"I guess Battery's dropped the ball then." Oxide giggled. "Serves him right."

"You have no idea." Drake pulled his phone out, handing it over to Oxide. It showed a video of one of the other cities. The Giant there had a massive pile of trash around its ankles, and spectators were throwing things at it. "Not all the cities are happy with the way things are. Especially now that his flaws are starting to be noticed by the villains, this is nothing compared to Rose, though." The video changed and shifted to Rose City. Often considered the greatest of the ten great cities, the streets were a mess, with massive crowds seemingly rioting and screaming for the Victorian's return. The building Battery had been staying in. It didn't look too good, and all the damage he had caused to the Enforcers tower was already fixed by Rose's Cleanup Squad.

"Even if he did beat the Victorian, people don't consider him the number one hero yet. No matter how much he insists he is." Myth grunted. "He hasn't really made any more appearances since all of this started."

"Poor guy is having it rough." Drake shrugged and took his phone back, calling the Hero Branch. "Yo, we got another one. Love Doctor. We're near Fly Street; come get her."