The halls of the Hero Association were buzzing.
Conversations overlapped and tension filled the air.
Zain stepped in and raised an eyebrow.
The moment he entered, a few lower-ranked heroes stopped talking.
Others glanced at him and quickly turned away.
He smirked.
Guess the Heavenly Demon title is spreading faster than expected.
He made his way to the central wing, where Blazren was coordinating a small team of enforcers.
The flame-clad A-Rank looked tired, his brow furrowed.
Zain leaned against the nearest wall.
"Looks like a storm hit the place."
Blazren turned.
"You showed up at a good time—or a bad one."
Zain tilted his head.
"What happened? Villain trouble?"
Blazren nodded.
"Yeah. But not just any villain."
"We've got a new masked lunatic hitting the scene."
"Masked lunatic? That's not rare."
Zain raised an eyebrow.
"What makes this one different?"
Blazren tossed a data pad to him.
"This one's calling herself the Velvet Demon."
