The Vindico by King Wesley

Author:King, Wesley [King, Wesley]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781101572382
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 2012-06-14T04:00:00+00:00

22

“PLEASE, SIT,” THE BARON SAID THE NEXT MORNING, LEADING them into a classroom. It was very different than the room Leni and Sliver had used: this one was well lit, and the chairs looked plush and comfortable.

James sat down near the front, with Sam and Emily on either side, while Hayden and Lana took the two desks behind them. The pair continued to grow closer every day. Once again, they’d spent last night’s entire workout together and stayed up talking after everyone else had gone to bed.

James felt like he had a rock sitting in his stomach every time he saw them together. He’d only eaten a piece of plain white bread for breakfast.

But while he was concerned over Lana and Hayden’s increasing closeness, everything else was going great. He’d been taking Genome AP for three days now and spent most of his time lifting weights with the Torturer. Already, the AP was having some effect: yesterday he had added forty-five pounds to his bench press.

The Baron sat down at the front of the classroom in a high-backed wooden chair. He smiled, showing off his crisply white teeth.

“Today you will have your first ‘history’ session. So far, we have been concentrating on preparing you for the drastic physical and mental changes you will face. But it’s time to give you some context for why you are here. It’s time you learn who the true villains are.”

James sat up a little straighter in his chair. He’d been practically begging the Torturer for more information about the League and the Vindico, but his mentor always put him off.

“I’m sure you all know the official history of the League,” the Baron went on dryly. “At least, the version they promote. The glorious ‘Four Founders,’ banding together to protect justice and freedom the world over…propaganda, and nothing more.”

The Baron stood up and began to walk around the room.

“As you know, the first of the Four Founders, Captain Courage, discovered his supernatural abilities fifty-four years ago. The other three Founders appeared over the course of five years: the Champion, Phoenix, and the League’s current leader, Thunderbolt. Of course, they immediately became the world’s biggest celebrities and media darlings. But at heart, they were just normal people: they had no real goals, no ambition. They weren’t superheroes by any standards; they simply lived in big houses, fraternized with each other, and went about their lives. That is, until the fifth founding member of the League came along, the one who first proposed the idea of a unified organization: me.”

There was an undercurrent of venom seeping into his story now.

“I didn’t have any supernatural abilities myself, but I was obsessed with obtaining them. I spent many years trying to unlock the secrets of their mutation. During that time, I became very close friends with the original four, and it was I who proposed the League of Heroes. We would fight crime, solve world issues, and serve as a home for any superpowered individuals who came along.

“In time,

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