Both women flew out of the window, smoke starting to pour out behind them. Lussiac spun around to meet Saber with a kick. The kick glanced off of the Hero's armor.
Lussiac tried to aim her chem launcher, but before she could, Saber grabbed the blade still sticking out of Lussiac's neck. Lussiac's eyes widened as she realized what was about to happen. But then her eyes narrowed, the surprise in her eyes was gone, replaced with pure hatred.
"Go to h-"
With a single swipe, the blade went through, severing Lussiac's head from her body. Head and body sent flying off in different directions, both landing with a decisive thud. Saber made a three point landing on the ground. Smoke was starting to pour out of the window.
Saber turns back to the dead body of Lussiac and activates the communication implant in her ear.
"T.O.C., this is Saber. Lussiac is dead, but the building is on fire. Requesting Firefighters at my location now." Saber said to the Tactical Operations Command operator.
"What?!" There's a pause from the other end before the T.O.C. operator continues. " Lussiac is dead? I-I mean it's great, but what happened out there?"
Saber looks at the dead body, then the smoke pouring out of the mansion. "Well..."
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2015
It's early Tuesday morning, and you didn't hear much in the days after your raid at the bunker. Operative and Stampede went home. Jasmine said she'd go over the rest of the hard drive when she had the time, and you just went home after that, like you just went on a long shopping trip and spent the rest of the day at home.
There was a news report that Lussiac had been killed attempting to assassinate an unnamed individual, with speculation as to why Lussiac had been trying to kill seemingly unconnected people.
You feel oddly satisfied. There's a tinge of regret that you couldn't be the one to take care of Lussiac, but you're glad that she's finally gone. And then you remember that this happened before, and now then you get worried that she'll somehow come back from the dead again. All in all, there's a massive ball of emotions inside you and you don't have a clue where to start untangling them.
You wonder if this how a Hero or a Villain feels when a long time nemesis ends up in jail, retired, or killed.
"Something wrong, Hon?"
You glance up and see Adrian looking at you with a worried look on his face. You're both in your car, right after dropping off Gwen at school.
"I'm fine, I'm just thinking" You say.
"About Lussiac?" He asks.
"Yeah..." You say.
"Well, she was sorta your nemesis, right?"
"If by that you mean I had to fight her more than once, then yes." You say.
"Yeah..." Adrian says. "From what you said, she was slippery. Always got away before. I guess her luck finally ran out, huh?"
"Looks like it did" You say.
You both sit in silence for a few seconds, driving through Southlake to drop Adrian off at work before you drive to your workshop. "Did you wanna take a swing at her yourself? I mean, in a real fight. Lot of people are gonna want to put her in the ground. And from what you told me, you were one of 'em"
You think about it for a few seconds. "No" You say. "I'm just glad she's gone. She was dangerous. Hell, I don't think she could go to the store and pick up milk without poisoning someone. I'm just glad that she's, well..." You almost don't want to say that she's dead. She came back from seemingly being dead once. She might do it again. "I'm glad she's out of my life now"
Adrian nods. "Well, if it wasn't for you, no one would've known where Lussiac was. Maybe she would've killed that person and who knows how many other people. And you stopped her. Maybe not directly, but you still stopped her."
" So we could do something to celebrate. Just you me and Gwen."
You smile. "Well, the state fair's gonna be starting in a week. It's not too late to get some tickets." Rides, carnival games, deep fried everything, auto shows, rodeos, a different concert every day for the entire month the fair is up and running. People come from all over the state, and some even outside of the state to be there.
But there's a reason why a lot of people don't go. Last year, Commander Kelvin named took everyone on the Ferris Wheel hostage to pick a fight with Starhammer. No one got killed, but a few did get frostbite.
But then, that's also the reason why people actually travel from outside of the state to be here. Sure, it's dangerous, but chances are, you won't be there when a villain shows up and if you are, you'll probably be alright and come out with a great story.
In theory.
"Yeah, and we havn't played ring toss in years" Adrian said. "And I've been itching to win a guitar from there"
"I keep telling you, winning that scooter was just luck, Honey" You say, smiling. "I don't think you're gonna do it again"
He gives you a friendly smirk. "Hey, luck comes in streaks. It's all it does. I've been on a bad streak at that game and I'm about to turn it around"
You laugh. "Well, I have been planning on getting a bacon wrapped turkey leg for a while now. Going to the fair could be fun."
"Well, we'd better make it two because I'm not leaving the fair without that and at least three fried foods"
"Hey, you're gonna have a heart attack if you have all of that! I can't risk you having a coronary. I like having you around" You say, joking.
"Hey, it is not a State Fair experience unless you have at least one heart attack" Adrian says with a wide grin.
You both start laughing as you drive. Eventually, you start talking about what you both going to do with your time for the next while.
Choose 4 Activities
Savings: 1
[] Buy some specialized equipment in order to work out. (Increases Strength and Constitution. Costs 1 Savings)
[] Take some yoga classes to improve your dexterity and flexability. (Costs .5 Savings. Increases Dex)
[] Go to the library and start reading. (Increases Intelligence and Perception)
[] You can punch alright, but if you want to do more than just punch hard, you need to study martial arts. (Write in your preferred martial art)
[] Meditate and Study Magic. (Increases Mystic Arts)
[] Learn new spells (Write in a new spell you wish to try to learn. Needs QM approval)
[] You'll keep taking orders and making sculptures anyway, but you could focus more on your business. (Roll Metalworking. Gain Savings Depending on success)
[] Dedicate more time to fighting crime.
[] Spend time with your family and friends.
- [] The state fair is about a week away. Buy some tickets to the state fair. (Costs .25 tickets and expenses for the day)
[] Dedicate more time to learning more about Heroes and Vigilantes still in your city.
[] Spend some time learning about which villain's are active in your city.
[] China tightening that Proclimation doesn't sound to good. Try to see just how people are taking it. If they're outraged, or if people are think that crap is a good idea. (Gains The Current Events (Local) and Current Events (National) skills.)
[] Refurbish your "Hideout". Patch up the holes, buy bugkiller to get rid of the ants, roaches, and crickets, put deadbolts on all the outside doors, maybe get some good furniture in there. (Cost .5 savings)
[] Make some new equipment (Write in what you want)
[] Train yourself in a new skill. (Write in what new skill is. Needs QM approval)