The Chairman

The confrontation between the Association Chairman and the Rooster-masked figure escalated with frightening speed. What began as a standoff rapidly transformed into a clash of titans that would leave scars across Lumina's cityscape. The two warriors faced each other amid the rubble of the Hero Association's shattered entrance.

Chairman Darius Stormcrest rolled his shoulders, the remnants of his once-pristine uniform hanging in tatters around his muscular torso. Across the debris-strewn courtyard, the Rooster-masked figure stood with unsettling stillness, the ornate mask's crimson and gold detailing catching the afternoon sunlight in flashes of brilliant color.

"Your technique is impressive," Darius acknowledged, his weathered voice carrying across the battlefield. "But I'm curious why the Empire would risk open war with such a brazen attack."

The masked figure offered no response, his silence unsettling.