This story was written for the 2025 Literotica 750 Word Challenge. Below this line are exactly 750 words.
I'm in the rafters of the warehouse when they arrive. Their security is embarrassingly loose. You would figure a city watched over by a legitimate superhuman would have smarter criminals.
I've spent months tracking this syndicate. To my surprise, my investigation led me out of Midnight City, all the way to here. His city.
I throw a handful of shurikens with a flick of my wrist. The lights sputter out. By the time the emergency lights kick on, I'm on top of them. Within seconds, they're laid out, the evidence of their crimes all around them. Dead to rights. It's almost too easy.
Then there's a gust of wind, a blur of primary colors, and my blood runs cold. He's here.
"I won't have vigilantism in my town," he says, arms crossed.
For a split second, I don't move.
My grappling gun falls away from my hand, super-heated by his laser vision. I make a grab for him instead. Yeah, I'll judo throw Mr. Wonderful. Why not?