AlexysKinner
Penelope Xavier Santiago was never meant to be contained. Born of African, Colombian, and Puerto Rican blood, she is a lethal masterpiece of beauty and pure terror. Known to the criminal underworld and the government alike as the Shadow Queen, Penelope is a metahuman of apocalyptic proportions. With the power to disintegrate bodies to ash, teleport through tendrils of pitch-black smoke, and command the very souls of the deceased, her danger level is classified as absolute Extreme.
With over 4,000 bodies to her name, she was finally brought to heel-not by force, but by the shattering grief of her family's death. Now, she resides in the deepest, darkest bowels of Belle Reve prison, her pitch-black, clawed forearms bound, her unnatural hair a constant reminder of the dark magic coursing through her veins.
She is calm. She is collected. She does not attack unless provoked.
But Amanda Waller is about to provoke her.
When a threat arises that normal weapons cannot touch, Waller turns to the one inmate who controls the dark itself. Offered 10 years off her 50-year sentence, Penelope is thrust into the chaotic, unpredictable ranks of the Suicide Squad. Alongside psychotics, assassins, and monsters, the Shadow Queen must navigate a world of explosive neck-bombs, deadly firefights, and unexpected alliances.
But the shadows hide secrets, even from their queen. As Penelope fights to survive the mission, her terrifying powers begin to evolve beyond even her own control. When the darkness calls and her eyes turn completely black, the Squad will learn a crucial lesson:
You don't play with magic. And you never cross the Queen.