Those with powers are known as Supers. It is because they can have Godlike abilities that people wonder if they are truly human. Despite that, though, all Supers still look like they did before they got their powers. They still look human.
Some Supers, however, gain the ability to enter a state where their power is active at its peak, transforming their body into a new form. All Lords have this, calling it their Battle Mode, where their hair changes, and the children of Lords also have a similar state of power, only able to use their abilities when they transform and let their powers take over. The most famous Supers with transformations were the Thaddeus clan, who all became one with their Egos, making it unclear who was truly in control of the body.
Fire Prince was much the same. The Ego within his power came bubbling out, transforming his body into a higher state that could utilize his power at its maximum. He stepped forward, more of his suit burning away and being eaten by the flames as they flickered across his skin. Across from him, on the other side of the dance floor, Max stood. The boy's arms were up in a guard stance. He had changed his outfit from the diving suit to a basic white dress shirt and pants that practically glowed as bits of electricity popped into the air around him.
"Who are you?" Fire Prince spat out.
"Someone who doesn't like villains." Max sneered at the bad guy. "Your kind will pay for what you did to my father."
"You're not in a costume, which means you aren't a hero, right?" Fire Prince snorted. "If that's the case, then by society's standards, you're a villain as well."
"If the Hero Branch wants to stop me, they can try." Max and Fire Prince began to slowly circle each other as they walked across the dance floor, neither taking their eyes off the other. "I'll use the power my teacher has drilled into me to stop you all and enact my revenge."
"Teacher? Makes sense, I guess. You seem pretty stupid. I'm not shocked there is someone else pulling the strings." Fire Prince rubbed his chin, digging his rock fingers into the stone surface and causing magma to gush down his face. "Why don't you think for a moment what happens when I die? I'm running this city. I go down, and suddenly, that leaves a hole in the power balance. We already lost the other three Princes. I've noticed more and more villains have been going missing. I'm guessing it has something to do with that armored man. He's using you to get rid of his competition and clear the path himself."
"You're wrong. My teacher is Nier! The Lord of the Land!" Max rocketed forward at his top speed, lightning crackling around him. He used a boost of air to shove himself forward and rammed his feet directly into the stomach of Fire Prince.
The villain let out a grunt and made a face as he was blasted back. All of his people had already evacuated the building, so he didn't have to worry about slamming into any of them as he rolled across the ground and smashed head first into the wall. The entire club shook, and he gritted his rocky teeth, ripping his way out. Because the building was empty, he didn't have to hold back. He brought his arms up and then rammed them down as hard as he could, shattering the floor and sending shards of glass everywhere. Magma exploded out of the ground, rising out of a series of cracks that expanded, heading for Max.
Max felt an intense wave of heat hit him as all the air became hot. It got harder for him to breathe and focus, but he managed to use his power to shoot down an air current that threw him up into the air, avoiding the lava that flowed out. He reached the roof, grabbed onto a hanging light, and stayed up in the air. The heat of the lava still burned, though, and if not for his superhuman durability, he was sure he would have already been cooked. After becoming a Lord, all of his stats had shot through the roof, so he was no longer on the same level he had been when he first fought Stab Face. Despite how much stronger he had become though, he was faced with his strongest enemy yet.
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Spectacular World
AdventureHope Lauren has read her share of comics. She's seen supers around her city and even been saved by some on occasion. And she always hoped that she'd be able to join them. With Jack, her grizzled older mentor with secrets that could shake the world...