Chapter 18
Rivals Forever
Betty, still partially transformed, drops the Devil's Spear at Billy's calm command, reverting to her normal self. The group retrieves the treasure and destroys the cave. Jerome Rodriguez and Loon Unger survive, retreating to Russia, vowing to avoid the heroes. SuperSeven appears in person to congratulate them on their successful mission, acknowledging their combined efforts despite their initial rivalries. The siblings, though victorious, feel the weight of their journey ahead.
Betty Rodrick, her eyes still burning with an infernal crimson glow, her form contorted and radiating an aura of malevolent power, hovered a wicked, obsidian spear above her brother’s head. The air crackled with the residual energy of her transformation, a dark symphony that had terrified even the stoic Billy Rodrick. His own powers, the cool blues and whites of water and ice, seemed to shrink in the face of the raw, unbridled chaos radiating from his sister. Yet, Billy stood his ground, his stance unwavering, his voice remarkably steady amidst the inferno that threatened to consume them.
“Betty,” he said, his words a calm counterpoint to the tempest. “Drop it.”
The command, so simple, so devoid of fear, seemed to strike a discordant note within the demonic fury that possessed her. Her grip tightened on the Devil’s Spear, a jagged shard of pure darkness that pulsed with an unholy light. A low growl rumbled in her chest, a sound that was no longer entirely human. But Billy’s gaze, fixed and resolute, held hers. It was the gaze of a brother, a rival, yes, but also someone who knew her, truly knew her, beneath the monstrous guise.
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