TSAU: Villian's Spotlight

Adventure Drama Fantasy

This story contains themes or mentions of physical violence, gore, or abuse.

Written in response to: "Start your story in the middle of a traffic jam." as part of Spree Season.

-not related to prompt-

Mar

The thing that I hate most about the meetings is that they take forever and the only reason we have them is to bully others.

K.C. violently lurched out of her seat as Vallant smirked.

โ€œYOU TAKE THAT BACK-โ€

โ€œBut isnโ€™t it true, hm?โ€

โ€œI. Am. Not. Weak.โ€

โ€œSays the glitch who only have powers because she was, in short, being stupid.โ€

โ€œYOU-โ€

Her pink eye glowed red and she took out her arrows.

I inched closer to Myrcu.

Dragon was calmly sitting there. She always did.

Alvar was trying to get K.C. to sit down, and she was reluctantly agreeing.

I sneaked a glance at Galen. He was sharpening his swords.

Now Prism was joining in the yelling, apparently because Vallant insulted his mother.

โ€œ...SHE IS A GODDESS, AND YOU INSULT HER?โ€

โ€œWell I just did, you can go crying off to her now.โ€

โ€œSays the one WHO LITERALLY GOT BANISHED FROM BEING A GOD.โ€

Vallant scowled.

โ€œWell I-โ€

Myrcu was frowning.

โ€œYโ€™know, for some people and demons that have killed a lot of others you sure do act like a bunch of angry little kids.โ€

Ernaline started, dropping her sword in surprise and then quickly picking it up when she saw Galen staring at her, flushing red.

Lya turned around from talking to Lilith for a second, then went back to talking.

Prism shrugged.

Vallant gripped their scythe, and Reverse did the same, but slightly slower.

K.C. coldly nodded, and Alvar awkwardly smiled.

Death Reaper laughed.

Dragon didnโ€™t seem to hear Myrcu.

Miguel snorted and then fell off his chair.

I have to admit, that did make me laugh a little. But only because it was really stupid of him.

Even in the worst of times, there is a light.

Alvar

We walk out together, me, K.C., and Prism.

K.C., understandably, was very pissed off.

โ€œCan you believe Vallant and Myrcu?โ€

Prism coughed.

โ€œMyrcu is believable, Vallant is not-โ€

โ€œI meant figuratively!โ€

I chuckled.

She cleared her throat and continued.

โ€œFirst Vallant insults me and my powers, gets into an argument with Prism, then Myrcu basically calls me an idiot even though VALLANT STARTED IT-โ€

โ€œChill-โ€ I say, sensing anger flaring up from her.

Prismโ€™s face is thoughtful.

K.C. groaned.

โ€œHere comes one of your rants-โ€

Prism laughed.

โ€œVallant is a mortal, banished from the god council because of one death they caused, that particular death enough to make up everyoneโ€™s mind and banish them even though on most accounts one death shouldnโ€™t be so huge and devastating, so itโ€™s weird that they all said โ€˜Oh yeah, letโ€™s banish Vallant-โ€™ or Dirvin, their god name. That being said, the one killed was-โ€

He didnโ€™t have time to reply, as someone leapt over his head, narrowly missing my face too.

The figure skeeted into the wall, and somehow managed to knock over two boxes that were farther away from them.

โ€œOh sorry about that-โ€

K.C. was unamused.

โ€œWhat are you doing, running around in the halls?โ€

They straightened up- Prism staring in shock, although I didnโ€™t know why.

I could see that they were a girl now, though. She adjusted her boots.

โ€œSorry about that. I was trying to get somewhere.โ€

K.C. huffed.

โ€œWell then move it!โ€

She nodded and walked off.

Prism remained silent for a healthy amount of time after this.

What is with all the mysteries lately?

Miguel

Usually after meetings, me and someone that I think wonโ€™t kill me- Mar or Myrcu, sometimes Ernaline for example- go out in disguises and have some fun pretending to be good. Itโ€™s so funny seeing Ernaline mess up basically everything that needs to be said.

Today, however, I have something else I want to do.

Myrcu waves at me as he, Mar, and surprisingly, Lya and Lilith head out.

I wave back.

Maybe I shouldnโ€™t be surprised, itโ€™s kind of like a double date.

I voice my thoughts to them.

Mar turns red and shakes their head while Lya and Lilith just sort of stand there, and Myrcu bypasses red and turns maroon.

โ€œIGNORE ME, IGNORE ME, HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME!โ€

They then all rush out.

I head down the hall, waving to the trio of wholesomeness and love, Alvar, Prism, and K.C.

Alvar waves back, Prism gives me a head tilt, and K.C. just sorta ignores me. 

Another person rushes past me, their heels clicking.

I duck into a room, locking the door and keeping myself in darkness, and take out three photographs.

Taking a deep breath, I put both of my hands on one of them.

Shadows twisted around my hands, going into the photo and then rushing out, taking the form of the photo, basically letting me walk in it.

It shows me a boy and a girl, laughing as the girl followed him while he was running down the street. 

Rather dangerous, now that I think of it.

But I digress.

Olivia was rather pretty when she was young.

I canโ€™t say the same for myself, but thatโ€™s fine. 

What have I become?

Athena

Ah, I really did mess up.

That wasnโ€™t a very great entrance for me, wasnโ€™t it?

I stop to untie and re-tie my hair.

Why was that green eyed boy staring at me? Am I anything special?

Something explodes in the background.

What was my mission again?

Oh, right.

I turned back to where I was before, using my superspeed to get there fast, although I knocked over another box.

When I went to pick it up, I suddenly got a vision, and fell on the floor, holding my head.

โ€œWhatโ€™s wrong? You look upset.โ€

โ€œNothing.โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re sweating, are you sure?โ€

โ€œGo back to doing...whatever you are doing.โ€

โ€œFine, fine, sorry for checking on you.โ€

โ€œShut up.โ€

โ€œNo you.โ€

โ€œSo immature.

โ€œSays the one bouncing on the bed!โ€

โ€œDo your exam.โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re no fun. Which you usually are.โ€

โ€œBecause I have my stuff and you have yours, Iโ€™m sure.โ€

โ€œUghโ€ฆโ€

โ€œ...โ€

โ€œ...โ€

โ€œIโ€™m boredddddddddd.โ€

โ€œStop talking then.โ€

โ€œWhatever! I donโ€™t care if I get into this school.โ€

โ€œHurry it up.โ€

โ€œWhat is with you today?!โ€

โ€œWhatโ€™s it with you?โ€

โ€œOH MY LORD-โ€

โ€œYou know what, just hurry it.โ€

โ€œ....โ€

โ€œ......โ€

โ€œ*sigh*โ€

โ€œ...โ€

"..."

"..."

โ€œWait-what are you-NO-STOP! STOP! GET AWAY! STOP IT,  DONโ€™T DO THIS TO ME! PLEASE-!โ€

I jolted up with the girlโ€™s screaming fresh in my mind.

This just got very, very real.

>:)

Posted Nov 27, 2021
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TJ Squared
January 18, 2022 14:12

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYY CELESTE๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ I hope your day is amazing :D

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THANK YOU MOONโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ
awww<3 hope yours is too
:DDDDDDDDD

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TJ Squared
January 19, 2022 01:51

OFC <3333
;)

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Jasey Lovegood
January 08, 2022 04:39

PLS IM SORRY THIS IS SO LATE CELESTE-

Anyway, let's talk about Vallant. Help. You're depicting them so well I literally couldn't ask for anything better~

Wishing you lots of writing powers to continue because this series is so good
Jasey <3

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NO YOU'RE FINE LMAO

aaaaaaa tysm :DDDDD
ty again grrr writers block better go away or im sending val after it lolol

cel<333

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Jasey Lovegood
January 10, 2022 06:42

Plssss I feel that~ Yeah maybe send Val ;)

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Nainika Gupta
January 05, 2022 15:43

heyyO! I never commented on this story
BUT IT WAS SO GOOD!
Loved the dialogue and the action :)
random side note: Gywn in TTD is such a baddie :)

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Nainika Gupta
January 05, 2022 18:06

:))
XD

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Victor .
November 29, 2021 17:10

Hello, my name is Nightmare Phantom, but you can call me Night or Mare or any other name you see fit. I am reaching out on reedsy to find more friends and meet more amazing people. If you are interested in getting to know me more, feel free to respond, if not, that's completely fine. I may seem stiff and emotionless at first but I'm a great person once you get to know me, at least I'd hope I am.

~Nightmare Phantom

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Victor .
November 29, 2021 18:27

Thank you, I like your name as well. Me too, you seem nice.

~Nightmare Phoenix

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November 27, 2021 18:03

*dies*

thisissostinkingprettylikeilovedthewayyouwrotemycharacterilovethelittleflashbackthingybecauseitmakeshermysteriousandilovemycharactertobemysteriousandtherestoftehstoryandtherestofthisseriesisjustbeautifulandiloveitsomuchandblessyouforwritingit

OXYGEN

so yeah

love it!! tysmmmmmm Leste!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDD

-banana

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November 27, 2021 20:02

itsmypleasureleste:DDD

NP

*extremely visible happiness*
*smiles so much even the non-global-warming-believers believe it's here*

-banana

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November 28, 2021 04:27

*smiles so bright a new sun is formed*

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*slams book and throws it out the window*

OH

MY

GOD

FIRST OF ALL: DOUBLE DATE ๐Ÿ˜

SECOND: MYSTERIOUS VISION THING IS JUST- FVHDIDOASUXUOQLENRN

THIRD: YOU WRITE SO FRICKIN FAST-

UGH YOUR REEDSY CASTS ARE SERIOUSLY THE BEST I CANNOT- ๐Ÿคฉ

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*OHNOOURBOOKITSBROKEN*

HAHAHAHAHA Y E S

suspense go sdshehdeuw;uheiwfiewfeoie

yEs yEs

aaa tysm yours are amazing toooooo <3

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IT WAS A WORTHY SACRIFICE ๐Ÿ˜”

YRSSSSSS

CYSUOALENFJCUCYGAGSIODLTMGNV

NO URS ARE

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January 15, 2022 02:14

Hihihi

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January 17, 2022 19:31

alskajsjahgavafafafaggsgahahajkallaaaaaaaaa

I hope that wasnโ€™t an acronym I was supposed to know the meaning of ๐Ÿ˜ญ
How are you?

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January 18, 2022 02:03

im good! Donโ€™t want to go back to school tho ew

read anything good lately?

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Silias Welson
January 14, 2022 16:01

Hey Celeste :)

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Silias Welson
January 15, 2022 07:44

You have a really nice name. :)
I'm new here, what about you?

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Silias Welson
January 16, 2022 04:43

Of-course. ;)
Wow! That's such a long time...
Has reedsy always had a 5$ fee?

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Rachel Rose
January 12, 2022 07:12

Even for a mom like me, your bio is too cool! Lol!

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TJ Squared
January 02, 2022 21:49

Heyyyyyyyyyyy

HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAYYYYYYY๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‚

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TJ Squared
January 03, 2022 23:23

Yeah me too :)
Ofc <333 itโ€™s easy to remember January bdays for some reason lol

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TJ Squared
January 04, 2022 20:30

;)

lol well itโ€™s 6 days before yours ;)

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December 21, 2021 04:46

hey cel :)

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January 11, 2022 16:09

hello. hehe :D
how are ya?

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January 13, 2022 16:12

:D
sad lol, everyones leaving reedsy... akshara, rose, luna... wbu?

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Liling Wei
November 30, 2021 01:46

AGHGHAHGAHGHA I LOVE THIS SERIES MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY!! the villains thoooooo some of them seem like they could be good nglllll
i really the line "Myrcu bypasses red and turns maroon." ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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Liling Wei
December 01, 2021 04:33

EHEHEHEHEHEHHE HPPPPPP ๐Ÿช„

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November 27, 2021 18:04

Congrats on 40 stories! :D

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ooh, that's awesome! i hope yall had fun ^^
i also went to play in the snow, built a snowman and sledded a bit too :D

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