53: Look at you go

As the dust settled, they ran inside the temple; Rita, unknown to Obsidian Nexus, held a man in her arms with a gun to his head. The man had a sack over his head, it was so weird. Was it Ben? Was it not Ben? Questions filled their head as Rita spoke, "Stay right there or the National Champion gets it."

Despite her cloak, she was smirking like a bad man who had successfully pulled the easiest and most fruitful heist in history. "Start the ritual," Rita said as a Cultist behind her slammed the gong; despite it not working like that before, the power of the gong went into Rita.

And more cultists appeared in an unknown language they chanted, "Our Hero! Our Hero! Our King of Power and Noble Man-" Rogue stuck out her hand, but Rita cocked her gun as a warning; they continued, "Please save this world from all impure."

..... Nothing happened.

They chanted again but still nothing happened, "Your cult is a shame." Nova said calmly, but you could tell, even through the modified voice, that he was fuming, all this time spent saving Ben for a hoax. This mission was not to save Ben Voll from the Cultist but it was to ensure his disappearance forever.

At least that's what Nova's mission was but since it was just a hoax, and Jonathan taking the fall, two of his biggest threats would remain active and alive. 'Shit', Nova thought as he spoke, "Leave Ben, and we might let you go."

"Let her go? Hell no. This cultist scum kidnapped and killed people; there's no reason to allow her to leave." Rita, deciding to cut her losses, teleported out; Jonathan was the first one to go hostage as the other cultists ran for their lives. Knowing they might get arrested and imprisoned.

Jonathan pulled off the mask and...