Pelumi_David

“Heroes killed my parents. Now I wear the mask of one. Until I can bury them all.”
At seven years old, Hernan Vale watched his parents — two powerful heroes — brutally executed in their own home by the very people they trusted most: the legendary super-team known as the Zodiac 13.
They thought he was dead.
 They made sure the world blamed villains.
 They covered their tracks.
 But Hernan survived — and never forgot.
Ten years later, under a false name, Hernan enters the prestigious Hero Academy, hailed as a prodigy. To the world, he’s a rising star. To his classmates, he’s charming, calm, unstoppable.
But inside?
 He’s a weapon. Waiting. Smiling. Counting names.
As he trains to become a licensed hero, fights real villains, and rises through the ranks, Hernan plays the long game — earning the trust of the Zodiac, learning their routines, studying their weaknesses. One by one, he’ll bring them down.
And this time, he won’t hide in the closet.
But the deeper he goes, the more blood he spills — the more he wonders if he’s becoming worse than the monsters he’s hunting.
 And when love, loyalty, and lies collide, Hernan may have to decide:
Will he save the world like they think he will...
 or finish burning it down?

BLOODCAPE

The hallway lights of Tower Four were dimmed to their after-hours setting—soft blue glows under the floor trim, just enough to navigate by without triggering the motion sensors. Hernan moved like a whisper through the steel corridor, wearing civilian sweats and a gray hoodie stitched with "D6 Memorial Team." Just another off-duty hero burning midnight time.

But tucked beneath his arm was a matte-black utility tablet encased in signal-dampening foam—Nico's stealth rig, jury-rigged for silent uplinks and hidden access.

The lab was four levels below surface, marked Tactical Comms Archive A17, protected by a retinal scan, key code, and voice verification. Hernan bypassed all three with a chained override loop Nico had reluctantly coded months ago "for emergencies."

The door hissed open. Hernan stepped inside.

Chapter 111 – Echoes in the Wire