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“Oh, no.” The supervillain shook their head and sighed dramatically. “A speedster with a broken leg? Gosh, that’s too bad.”
The villain didn’t want to look at the hero crawling over the floor. Their sobs and pleas were bad enough already but the blood? The bone digging through their flesh? That was indescribable.
“Is this necessary?” the villain asked. They kept their voice apathetic, even though they knew their hand would be shaking if they lifted it. The hero’s broken voice filled the lifeless interrogation room, just like the blood covering the floor. “All this mess for an interrogation? You’re wasting precious resources.”
In response the supervillain laughed. In one hand, they still held the pipe and spun it around as their gaze wandered between it and the hero. It was a trophy to them. They cared little for subtleness. The bloodier, the better but they didn’t seem to realise how much time they were wasting.
“You know, with your legs all broken you’re just another human. Nothing really special,” they said to the hero as they leaned over. The supervillain tilted their head. Right when the hero wanted to push their upper body up, the supervillain rammed their boot into their back.
They slammed into the concrete. Face first. They left a bloody handprint on the supervillain’s pants.
And the villain clenched their teeth.
By now the hero was quieter. It wasn’t that they had given up — they’d probably still attack anyone if there was a bullet in their chest — but their energy was fading and their muscles were failing. The villain had never seen them like this.
“It’s a dead end. They won’t give you any information,” the villain said and they hated the hero for that. Truly, deeply loathed that the hero endured torture for hours and even when their bones broke, they didn’t say a word to save themselves.
What kind of sick loyalty was that? What kind of unquestioned obedience? The villain was nearly jealous of that.
“You’re so pessimistic today…we just have to get a little creative, don’t you think?” the supervillain asked. “What if we make them run with their broken leg and if they stop, we kill them?”
“You think that’s creative?” The villain focused on the supervillain instead of the hero who tried to push themselves up again with their trembling arms. Their grunts and moans sounded more like those of an animal. And that wound…the villain could see their tibia.
Yet, the villain pinched the bridge of their nose and squeezed their eyes shut, surprised by their partner’s idiocy.
“Well, it could be entertaining.”
“They can’t even stand up. What makes you think they could run for your entertainment?” the villain asked.
“I dunno. I like experimenting.” The villain sighed.
If they wanted to save the hero, they needed to do it in private. Convincing the hero to give up their secrets wasn’t going to be easy but the villain had information the supervillain could never know about.
“Great. It was your turn and it didn’t work out. Now it’s mine. Give me 20 minutes with them and you’ll have your oh so desired information,” the villain said.
The supervillain studied them.
“You know what? You’re right. They’re your nemesis. Why should I get involved anyway? God forbid I do a friend a favour.”
“Look, I—” the villain looked at the hero’s tears “—appreciate your efforts. But I fear they’re quite stubborn. They won’t give you what they want, even if you take them apart bit by bit.”
For ten very, very long seconds, the supervillain stared at them.
“Is this a possessive thing?” they asked. They had the audacity not to whisper.
But the villain was willing to push them.
“It is a I-know-your-spouse-shouldn’t-know-you’re-a-criminal-thing,” they said. All the villain needed to see was some time with the hero, even if that meant they’d threaten the supervillain.
They didn’t care what their partner thought about this. Or what kind of rumours they wanted to spread. The villain had enough dirt on enough people to bring a quick end to such accidents.
“Oh, stooping to a new low?”
“Forgive me,” the villain said. They stood up. “I’m sure you understand. They’re my nemesis and you’re robbing me of all the fun. I have to draw some lines here.”
“Fine.” The supervillain didn’t look necessarily happy when the villain cornered them until the last escape was through the door.
“Search for something else to play with, will you?” the villain asked. They opened the door of the interrogation room and offered their partner the way out.
Without a second glance, the supervillain mumbled incoherent curses on their way out until the villain shut the door behind them.
However, as soon as they left, the villain walked over to their nemesis and kneeled.
“Hey, come here.” They grabbed them and pulled them onto their lap. The hero kept looking at their leg and whimpered. Fingers drenched in blood found the villain’s jawline and cheekbones and left fingerprints there.
The villain’s heart was beating fast. Usually, they were able to control themselves in stressful situations but the hero desperately clinging onto them startled them.
“I’m sorry,” the villain whispered. “They won’t let go of you. They’ll kill you if you don’t give them anything.”
The hero shook their head and hid their face in the villain’s clothes. They seemed to know how this was turning out.
“Please,” the hero begged. “Please, it hurts so much, it hurts…”
The villain wiped some loose strands of hair out of the hero’s face.
“They want information on your latest mission. You have to give them something. After that, I can protect you,” the villain promised. They could feel how the hero held onto them.
“I can’t, please, please—”
“Sweetheart, don’t make me do this.”
“No, please.” Their tears rolled down their cheeks and the villain’s heart splintered.
Blackmail was the villain’s preferred way of fighting. Everyone had their secrets and the villain liked to obtain information like no other.
In a world where information spread in seconds, a well kept secret could be the key to peace and conflict.
But their hands were shaking. Tears burnt in their eyes.
“You know I know your siblings. If…” The villain felt disgusting. They felt filthy, wretched even. Despising themselves was new and this feeling was alien to them. It hurt, it burnt. But even if the hero never forgave them for it, this would save them. “…if you don’t tell them, I will kill one of them.”
“No, I trusted you, they love you.”
“I’m sorry,” the villain said. They kissed the hero’s temple. “This is the only way, I fear.”
After that, they developed a distaste for blackmail.
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