By late afternoon, the Hero Association was in full motion.
Silver Glory marched through the bustling command floor, her silver hero outfit reflecting the dim light of the monitors. Heroes, analysts, technicians—everyone moved with urgency. They didn't know the secret plan yet, only that Silver Glory had personally taken command of the operation this time.
Behind her, Lena hurried with a tablet, breathless. "Th–The convoy is prepared, Silver! Route confirmed. Emergency broadcast will go live in ten minutes!"
Silver Glory nodded. "Good. And the heroes?"
"Already positioned. Rooftops, alleys, service tunnels, and every possible escape zone has been covered."
Silver stopped for a moment, taking in the silent tension of the room.
This was the first real chance to catch him.
The first time the darkness villain would be hunted.
She exhaled deeply. "Begin Phase One."
…
At Zone Seven 6:12 PM
Dark clouds rolled overhead, threatening rain as the civilian convoy slowly moved through the busy district. The public believed it was a routine relocation — people being moved from a damaged site to safer housing.
Only the Association knew it was bait.
Hidden within the transport vehicles were sensors, trackers, emergency barriers, and three elite heroes disguised as civilians.
Above, drones hovered silently. On the rooftops, snipers waited for the command to strike.
Everything was staged. Perfectly contained. Perfectly timed. Perfectly dangerous. Exactly the kind of chaos the darkest villain always appeared near.
Silver Glory landed on a rooftop overlooking the street, her boots tapping quietly on the concrete. A faint aura of silver light radiated around her.
"Maintain positions," she commanded through her earpiece. "We wait for confirmation. Limitless Void always appears moments after the first emergency report."
Lena's voice came through the line — nervous but focused.
"Right. Triggering the staged distress signal… now."
Across the city, an emergency broadcast echoed:
"Warning! Unknown threat detected near Zone Seven! Civilians advised to evacuate immediately!"
The convoy accelerated slightly. Pedestrians scattered, confused.
The heroes tensed up.
Silver Glory closed her eyes briefly. She was listening, feeling, and anticipating.
"He'll come," she whispered. "He always comes."
…
On the Rooftop — 6:16 PM
"Movement detected!" An agent hissed.
Silver Glory snapped her eyes open.
A figure blurred between buildings. It was fast, silent, and unmistakable.
Her heart leapt.
"It's him."
The entire rooftop network came alive.
The heroes aimed.
Drones adjusted.
And barriers activated.
The command center held its breath. Silver Glory stepped to the rooftop's edge, her cape dancing with the rising wind.
"Limitless Void…" she whispered, silver light sparking around her fists.
"For the first time — You'll have nowhere to run."
She raised her hand.
"Everyone… Prepare for engagement."
The trap had been sprung.
And for the first time since Limitless Void appeared, the heroes had hope.
…
Street — 6:17 PM
Khiel Leonhart emerged from the shadow between two buildings, the hood of his dark cloak pulled low. The faint glow of void energy pulsed along his arm like a heartbeat.
He surveyed the area silently. The convoy. The civilians. The atmosphere, tense and strangely unnatural.
He took a slow breath. Something isn't right.
Khiel's instincts sharpened — an itch beneath his skin. He perceived some presence, and yet he saw no inhumane creature.
No distortion.
No enemy.
Just normal people.
Normal noise.
Despite that, his jaw tightened. His intuition had never been wrong. And now it was urging him to run away. "Where is it…?"
…
Other Rooftop
A sniper hero whispered, "Target in sight. Awaiting command."
Another said: "He's not attacking. Why isn't he attacking?"
Silver Glory watched him from above, eyes narrowed.
He wasn't rampaging.
He wasn't striking anyone.
He was just… standing there.
Silent — alert — focused.
Almost like he was searching for something.
Her heartbeat quickened.
"Is this the villain responsible for everything? Then why does he look like he's tracking a threat?"
Lena's voice buzzed in her earpiece. "Silver—what is he doing?"
Silver didn't answer. She didn't know either.
…
Khiel's eyes darted from face to face among the crowd.
He could feel something wrong, but weirdly, his Void Sight couldn't detect any single inhuman being around.
'What is it?'
Suddenly, the shadows at his feet flickered. His body tensed.
Close.
Too close.
He clenched his hand around his void energy, preparing to summon his blade.
Then—
A voice thundered from above.
"LIMITLESS VOID!"
Khiel snapped his head upward. A hero in a silver costume descended from the rooftop like a comet of blinding light, landing on the street with a force that cracked the tiles beneath her boots. The silver aura around her surged, illuminating the street.
Citizens gasped.
Heroes tightened their formation, ready to take action at her command.
Khiel's eyes narrowed.
'So that's what felt wrong.' He finally realized what was bothering him.
It wasn't the inhumane creature — but heroes waiting to ambush him.
Silver Glory pointed a gleaming gauntlet at him.
"You're surrounded. Surrender peacefully, or we'll take you down."
Khiel didn't move.
Didn't speak.
Didn't even flinch.
Without hesitation, he leaped into motion. Shadows bent around him, swallowing his figure.
"No, he's trying to escape!" Lena's voice reverberated in all earpiece.
"Quick, don't let him escape!" Silver Glory shouted.
The heroes immediately tried to surround him, but every time they thought they had him, he slipped through their formations with the fluid grace.
They activated their preplanned traps: net barriers, energy cages, and containment fields. Yet every attempt to ensnare him failed. Khiel's void manipulated the shadows, slipping through the barriers with terrifying ease, leaving only shredded remnants behind.
But just as Khiel thought he finally escaped from them, Silver Glory landed in front of him again, breathing heavily but undeterred. "Not from me!"
Khiel blinked, slightly startled. "You…" he murmured, his voice low.
"I'll stop you, Limitless Void! No more civilians will die under your hand!"
Khiel smirked, a rare, almost amused flicker in his eyes. "Hmph… clever. But you'll need to do more than that to catch me."
He blended into the shadow, vanishing partially. But Silver Glory spun, following his trail. Her aura cuts through the darkness.
The city streets became a blur of silver and black. Light and void raced across the streets and on the buildings.
"What was that?"
Civilians fled at the edge of the chaos.