Reborn Before The Climate Apocalypse
"Let me show these HELIX nerds what happens when you kidnap people in my city!"
"It's not your city, Mia," Adrian said, stepping past me into the dark stairwell, his right arm bursting into a dazzling display of high-voltage blue lightning that illuminated the dark concrete stairs.
"It is now, Sparky!" I laughed, stepping into the shadows right beside him, my dark energy blending effortlessly with his crackling blue light. "I bought the lease with black fire!"
Deep beneath the hospital floor, in a spotless, sterile white room miles away from our location, a glass containment pod hissed loudly as cryogenic gas vented from its seals.