The landing pads lit up like ritual altars.
The first to descend was President Graham L. Rourke of the United States, flanked by a retinue of silent bodyguards wearing exosuits woven with hex-tech threads, military-grade and clearly expensive.
But they weren't the main spectacle as beside him strode a woman with sharp eyes and even sharper killing intent: Selina LoBiondo, one of the remaining First Hundred, America's current trump card and unofficial world-rank esper.
Her ability was officially declared to the S rank Dimension Walker, a power that allowed her to walk between the folds of space and appear wherever she wanted, similar to Connor's ability but with a different elemental focus and different strengths and weaknesses.
Her boots clicked once on the glowing tiles before her entire presence seemed to vanish, fading like fog in bright sun.
Akua nearly choked. "Wait! Kojo, did you catch that?"
