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Virtue Is Its Own Reward
Through a Glass, Darkly
He was clad in bright red, blue, and gold; he was almost supernaturally handsome, and ripped beyond the dreams of bodybuilders. Everything about him said
"SUPERHERO."

...Except for the part where he was engaged in bank robbery in broad daylight. That was what we like to call a 'tell.'

The BofA didn't have many security guards, and their bullets were just bouncing off his sparkly aura. Classic Invul/SS Tanker, beyond a doubt. He laughed
as he drifted toward the vault, and declared: "You can't stop me, morons! No one can stop... JUSTICE TRUTH!"

"But.. but..." A young teller, her comic senses outraged, leveled the obvious question. "Shouldn't you be, like, a hero with a name like that?"

"Hero? Ha!" JT cackled. "I can be whatever I want to be, kid, that's what having power means! Now shut up or I'll pop your head like
a zit." He brought one mighty-thewed arm back, preparing to smash the safe door in.

Couldn't have asked for a better straight line.

"You can be whatever you want to be? That's good to know," a voice like the tolling of a leaden bell answered. "In that case, I choose to
be... a real hero." JT whirled, scowling, as the overhead lights dimmed and blots of pure darkness crawled over
the windows. "Citizens, what you're about to see... may terrify you, and I apologize, but I assure you that in this case the monsters are on your
side."

As the shadows spread, paradoxically, reflective surfaces throughout the bank became clearer, more perfect mirrors... but nothing human could be seen within.
Twisted mockeries crouched in their places, utterly still for a long moment, then with frightening speed lashing out -- claws breaking the surface of glass and
metal, impossibly pulling themselves into reality as horrified screams arose. No more than three feet tall, the creatures' heads were far too large for
their bodies... and their fangs, rather too large even for those heads.

"What the hell--!" the 'hero' gaped, trying to keep track of the several dozen things slowly
approaching him. "What are you, some kind of Mastermind? These... they ain't zombies..."

"Mirror goblins," the leaden voice informed him. "I was a roleplayer. Lucky for you I wasn't
playing a very realistic role, or you'd be carried out of here in a body bag. You still may, I suppose, if you're dumb enough. Care to
surrender?"

"Oh, hell no!" As the goblins neared, JT took a mighty swing. Wildly aimed, his fist still impacted on one, which squelched most unpleasantly and
promptly dissolved into stinking vapors. "These things are wimps! What else you got, Mister high-and-mighty Mastermind?"

"Well, I do know something you don't know."

"...And what's that?"

"There's a mirror behind you, dumbass."

Justice Truth whirled, in time to see his own warped reflection step out of the vault door -- no goblin this, but a demonic thing bigger than he, with
immensely long and multijointed arms that wrapped around him and squeezed. As he gasped for air, the mirror-demon
turned him around to face the unbelieving bank personnel and customers... and something else, a figure of darkness that rose from the floor and took on form; a
gaunt, cloven-hooved creature in Chinese robes, a crown of horns on its head, great tattered bat-wings rustling at its back... It raised its hand and a bolt
of shadow shot forth, striking JT in the chest. The cold, the incredible cold...

"I am the King of Three Shadows," the demon intoned, shaking his head, "and you didn't even
remember to take Resist Energies. Jeez, that's pathetic."

--Sam

Disclaimer: At the time of writing, there was no such character as "Justice Truth" on Virtue Server. Justice Truth is not meant to defame or mock
any particular existing CoH character or player.
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Messages In This Thread
Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Valles - 01-19-2007, 03:03 AM
carrot - by Foxboy - 01-19-2007, 03:16 AM
Re: carrot - by Valles - 01-19-2007, 03:22 AM
Retry here - by Foxboy - 01-19-2007, 04:15 AM
Re: Retry here - by Valles - 01-19-2007, 05:03 AM
Re: Retry here - by Morganite - 01-19-2007, 09:19 AM
Re: Retry here - by sweno - 01-19-2007, 10:21 AM
Re: Retry here - by Drenivian - 01-19-2007, 02:38 PM
Re: Bunny, bunny, anybody wanna bunny? - by His Lovely Wife - 01-19-2007, 06:39 PM
Virtue is its own reward... kinda. - by Foxboy - 01-19-2007, 08:01 PM
Re: Virtue is its own reward... kinda. - by The Hunterminator - 01-19-2007, 10:21 PM
Re: Virtue is its own reward... kinda. - by Acyl - 01-20-2007, 11:24 AM
Re: - by His Lovely Wife - 01-21-2007, 03:28 PM
Re: - by Logan Darklighter - 01-21-2007, 06:17 PM
Re: - by Bob Schroeck - 01-21-2007, 11:00 PM
Re: Bunny, bunny, anybody wanna bunny? - by His Lovely Wife - 01-22-2007, 04:35 PM
Re: Bunny, bunny, anybody wanna bunny? - by His Lovely Wife - 01-22-2007, 05:43 PM
continue - by Foxboy - 01-22-2007, 06:44 PM
Re: continue - by Logan Darklighter - 01-22-2007, 09:05 PM
Re: continue - by The Hunterminator - 01-22-2007, 09:21 PM
Re: continue - by Firvulag - 01-23-2007, 12:47 AM
Appropo of nothing... - by Logan Darklighter - 01-23-2007, 01:44 AM
Question... - by Ebony - 01-23-2007, 02:36 AM
Re: Question... - by Logan Darklighter - 01-23-2007, 03:23 AM
Toons - by Foxboy - 01-23-2007, 06:50 AM
Re: Appropo of nothing... - by The Hunterminator - 01-23-2007, 03:09 PM
Re: Appropo of nothing... - by Drenivian - 01-23-2007, 05:01 PM
Re: Appropo of nothing... - by Bob Schroeck - 01-23-2007, 09:45 PM
Re: Appropo of nothing... - by Ebony - 01-23-2007, 10:24 PM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by His Lovely Wife - 01-26-2007, 02:24 PM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Bob Schroeck - 01-26-2007, 05:08 PM
Home Is Where the Host Is - by Bob Schroeck - 01-26-2007, 09:50 PM
re: Host - by Foxboy - 01-26-2007, 11:29 PM
Re: Home Is Where the Host Is - by ECSNorway - 01-26-2007, 11:33 PM
Re: Home Is Where the Host Is - by ECSNorway - 01-26-2007, 11:53 PM
Re: re: Host - by Bob Schroeck - 01-27-2007, 06:48 AM
Re: Home Is Where the Host Is - by Bob Schroeck - 01-27-2007, 06:52 AM
re:fingerprints - by Foxboy - 01-27-2007, 06:52 AM
Re: re:fingerprints - by Morganite - 01-27-2007, 08:39 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Render - 02-02-2007, 03:35 AM
editsu! - by Foxboy - 02-05-2007, 06:28 PM
Re: Another couple of bits - by Firvulag - 02-21-2007, 07:20 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Render - 02-22-2007, 02:26 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Bob Schroeck - 02-22-2007, 05:08 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Render - 02-22-2007, 11:56 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by sweno - 02-23-2007, 10:47 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by CrimsonKMR - 02-23-2007, 12:43 PM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Bob Schroeck - 02-23-2007, 04:54 PM
Meanwhile, back at the server hub: - by Foxboy - 02-23-2007, 06:28 PM
Re: Meanwhile, back at the server hub: - by Acyl - 02-23-2007, 08:25 PM
oog - by Foxboy - 02-23-2007, 09:06 PM
Re: Another couple of bits - by Valles - 02-23-2007, 09:59 PM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by crimsonsun - 03-01-2007, 09:16 AM
Munchies - by Rev Dark - 03-03-2007, 12:05 AM
Re: Munchies - by Logan Darklighter - 03-03-2007, 01:08 AM
Re: Munchies - by Ebony - 03-03-2007, 02:29 AM
Re: Munchies - by Bob Schroeck - 03-03-2007, 03:00 AM
Re: Munchies - by Acyl - 03-03-2007, 07:30 PM
Re: Virtue has it's own reward. - by HDTrio - 03-04-2007, 09:45 AM
Re: Virtue has it's own reward. - by HDTrio - 03-04-2007, 08:08 PM
Re: Virtue is it's own reward. - by Render - 03-24-2007, 01:47 AM
Re: Virtue is it's own reward. - by sweno - 03-24-2007, 08:24 AM
Not forgotten! - by Foxboy - 04-21-2007, 04:21 AM
Re: Not forgotten! - by Evil Midnight Lurker - 05-13-2007, 10:38 PM
more clank - by sweno - 07-22-2007, 01:15 AM
The long awaited Shopping Scene - by His Lovely Wife - 08-10-2007, 12:22 PM
Timelines! We got 'em! - by Foxboy - 08-14-2007, 04:49 AM
Re: Timelines! We got 'em! - by ECSNorway - 08-14-2007, 06:00 AM
Re: Timelines! We got 'em! - by Morganite - 08-14-2007, 07:32 AM
Re: Timelines! We got 'em! - by Bob Schroeck - 08-14-2007, 02:05 PM
More Timeline.... - by Foxboy - 08-14-2007, 02:51 PM
Re: More Timeline.... - by sweno - 08-14-2007, 03:15 PM
Re: More Timeline.... - by Bob Schroeck - 08-14-2007, 06:56 PM
Re: More Timeline.... - by His Lovely Wife - 08-14-2007, 09:28 PM
Re: More Timeline.... - by Morganite - 08-15-2007, 02:51 AM
Re: More Timeline.... - by Bob Schroeck - 08-15-2007, 05:10 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by gamlain - 08-17-2007, 06:09 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Morganite - 08-18-2007, 07:53 AM
Interlude - by Foxboy - 08-27-2007, 07:49 PM
Re: Interlude - by Morganite - 08-28-2007, 05:11 AM
Re: Interlude - by Bob Schroeck - 08-28-2007, 01:07 PM
Re: Interlude - by sweno - 09-04-2007, 05:57 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Rod.H - 09-07-2007, 12:57 PM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Joe Littrell - 09-08-2007, 05:49 AM
Re: Virtue Is Its Own Reward - by Morganite - 09-08-2007, 05:51 AM
more VIIOR - by Foxboy - 09-22-2007, 03:20 PM
Re: Silly question - by Merior - 09-24-2007, 01:52 PM
EU Servers - by Foxboy - 09-24-2007, 04:48 PM
Re: Interlude - by Valles - 11-07-2007, 12:52 AM
Re: Interlude - by Morganite - 11-08-2007, 08:07 AM
Re: Interlude - by crimsonsun - 11-08-2007, 07:59 PM
Re: Interlude - by Ebony - 11-08-2007, 08:53 PM
Re: Interlude - by crimsonsun - 11-09-2007, 02:43 AM
in-game stats for the army: - by Foxboy - 11-09-2007, 09:08 PM
Re: in-game stats for the army: - by Ebony - 11-09-2007, 09:25 PM
Re: in-game stats for the army: - by Bob Schroeck - 11-09-2007, 09:57 PM
Re: in-game stats for the army: - by Morganite - 11-10-2007, 12:14 AM
Re: in-game stats for the army: - by Valles - 11-10-2007, 03:19 AM
Re: in-game stats for the army: - by Morganite - 11-10-2007, 04:34 AM
Re: in-game stats for the army: - by crimsonsun - 11-10-2007, 09:18 AM
Re: ViiOR snippets - by Firvulag - 12-04-2007, 10:21 AM
[No subject] - by Morganite - 01-29-2008, 09:24 AM
[No subject] - by sweno - 02-26-2008, 02:30 PM
[No subject] - by Morganite - 03-02-2008, 09:58 AM
[No subject] - by sweno - 03-02-2008, 11:30 AM
[No subject] - by Morganite - 03-03-2008, 05:53 AM
[No subject] - by CrimsonKMR - 05-15-2008, 03:54 PM
[No subject] - by CrimsonKMR - 05-15-2008, 04:00 PM
Through a Glass, Darkly - by Evil Midnight Lurker - 05-16-2008, 10:47 AM
[No subject] - by Matrix Dragon - 05-16-2008, 11:47 AM
[No subject] - by Bob Schroeck - 05-16-2008, 02:18 PM
[No subject] - by Foxboy - 05-16-2008, 04:48 PM
[No subject] - by ECSNorway - 05-16-2008, 05:47 PM
[No subject] - by Bob Schroeck - 05-16-2008, 06:50 PM
[No subject] - by Sofaspud - 05-16-2008, 07:39 PM
[No subject] - by Morganite - 05-16-2008, 09:49 PM
[No subject] - by CrimsonKMR - 05-17-2008, 10:25 PM
[No subject] - by Matrix Dragon - 05-18-2008, 04:04 AM
[No subject] - by CrimsonKMR - 05-19-2008, 06:43 PM
[No subject] - by Matrix Dragon - 05-20-2008, 12:25 AM
Badb (part 4) - by Render - 05-30-2008, 11:13 PM
[No subject] - by sweno - 05-31-2008, 02:02 AM
[No subject] - by Morganite - 05-31-2008, 02:21 AM
[No subject] - by sweno - 05-31-2008, 02:48 AM
some OOC notes - by Render - 05-31-2008, 08:23 PM
[No subject] - by Morganite - 06-01-2008, 05:59 AM
[No subject] - by CrimsonKMR - 06-29-2008, 04:10 AM
[No subject] - by sweno - 06-29-2008, 04:43 AM
[No subject] - by Morganite - 06-29-2008, 07:47 AM
[No subject] - by Valles - 06-29-2008, 04:12 PM
[No subject] - by Firvulag - 06-30-2008, 11:37 PM
[No subject] - by Morganite - 07-02-2008, 06:32 AM
[No subject] - by Foxboy - 07-18-2008, 04:33 PM
[No subject] - by CrimsonKMR - 12-07-2008, 09:00 PM

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