( Somewhere, at the unspecified time.)
" It seems the Malice Metahumans you bring me has good potential. " said a mysterious person as he talks to the Black-Robe Shadow Metahuman as the person brings Hotaru and Naori out from the shadows.
" So ... my dear black-robe accomplice, is this the guy who will be our boss? " Hotaru says as he looks at the guy on the throne with black skinny armor with a round eclipse-like helmet.
" Well, my dear recruits... I am," he tells the two girls as he welcomes them into the team.
Seeing that gesture, Hotaru suddenly felt insulted as she draws her lightning aura from her body which makes Naori shocked to see that.
" Madam ... what are you? "
" Shut it servant!!!!!...., You're master orders you !!!! " Hotaru tells her which makes Naori bow to her and then walks far away.
As Hotaru uses her ability, she looks around as she sees masked people with neon lights in their mask and black armor, probably that is their 'group's uniform.
" So this is the group you recommended Naori !!!! " Hotaru looks at her which makes her bow even more as she tells her that the people here looked like cosplays, stupid geeks, and weebs that dress with armor to protect themselves but had no looks of having a powerful ability.
" Is that a threat recruit !!!!??? " the boss says while raising his body, walking towards her.
" Of course, you overgrown black skinny stickman ...!!!!! " she tells him while drawing her blade that she forcefully inherited from her father.
" With my ability alone, I could easily cut you down with my bare hands !!!!! : she shouts as unsheathe it, creating a slashing wave that tears cut the room destroying some of the things there.
" Ooooo scary ... " said one of the members besides a blue-hair masked guy who staringly looks at Hotaru.
"( The Thunderous Flashing Katana, Cloud Eraser )" the blue-hair masked guy says as he looks at Hotaru drawing it out from her stomach.
As she does that, the Boss then claps his hand, complimenting her for the good, stunning, and thunderous performance she just did while Hotaru replies.
" So ..... " she says while pointing her thunder blade to the Boss.
" Shall I introduce you to my power? " Hotaru says as she prepares her stance.
[ Ikazuchi Stance: Flash Lightning ]
As she does that, she then flashes towards the Boss as at that Moment the Black-Robe person beside him tries to protect him.
"( Silly girl.... )" the Boss says as he points down his finger.
" Let me show you some manners ... " he says.
" Kne .... eel " he says as, at that moment, Hotaru was suddenly pressed into the ground.
[KKKKAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBBBVVVVVVVVVOOOOOOOMMM!!!!!!!!]
When it happens, Hotaru's body became so heavy as she tries to move but sadly she can't since her body is somehow being pressed by a raining force that comes from above.
"( This pressure .... Gravity Superpower? )" she asks herself as she looks at the boss person who contemplates her and says.
" Oh, sorry lady Ikazuchi ... does it hurt !!!??? " the boss says as he increases the power of his gravity making Hotaru feel more pain of being pressed.
"GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKHHHHHH!!!! " she screams as the Boss tells her physically to know her place.
"Your family is dead lady Ikazuchi ...., you're the one who destroyed them remember ... " the Boss tells her as he leans towards her while Hotaru looks at him with the sheer amount of energy she has as she also looks at her servant.
" Nao .... " she calls Naori but sadly Naori is too afraid to obey her right now as fear has already struck her heart that was once only filled with absolute royalty to her sole master.
" What are ... you doing ....? " Hotaru calls her while Naori can only silence herself as she looks at the boss who stares at her, telling her indirectly to stay in her place as she does so.
Seeing that, Hotaru then grins as she looks at the Boss, recognizing his strength as she asks him to stop.
" I... I yield ... " she tells him, but sadly the Boss tells her that he can't hear her and ask her to say it again.
" I ..... yield ...!!!! " Hotaru says as the gravity presses her further as tears began to come out from her eyes.
" What .....?? " the Boss asked as he tells her that he won't do it since she doesn't say the magic word.
" You didn't say please .... " he tells her which makes Hotaru grin while scratching the ground she falls to with her claws as for the first time, she ...., Hotaru ...., the once female sole heir of the Ikazuchi family from the Blue Blood Clan Bloodline...
Begs for her life.
" Pl .... Please !!!!! " she shouts as she closes her eyes since she knows that the person she's facing right now is too powerful, so powerful that even makes her servant betray her completely as Naori is powerless to help her.
As she says that, the Boss laughs as he tells her to say it louder and louder and louder.
" PPPPPPLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAASSSSEEEE!!!!!! " Hotaru shouts as finally, the Boss releases her from the torturous pressure.
" Now .... that is easy, isn't it? " he asks her as he comments that her being a royal must make her a bit disrespectful to the others since her pride is already forged since birth.
" But now your family name means nothing anymore ... " he says to her as he then looks at the other members.
" Listen to all of you .... " he shouts at them.
" Let this scene be as an absolute reminder that no matter who you are and where you came from before ... "
" You will all be divided into two types of person in my eyes," he says while showing two of his fingers.
" The useful ones .... and the useless ones ...!!!!! " he says which makes the whole people their bow including the Blue-hair masked boy who instantly bows before him including Naori who runs to his side kneeling before him while Hotaru who was pinned down, can only see her servant just casually ignores her as she lowers herself onto her new master.
" Good girl Naori ... " he says to Nao as he pats her hair telling her that she is a good girl maid.
"( Such Malevolence .... ) " Hotaru thought to herself as she has fatally underestimated this adversary.
"( Even if the likes of father-Sama the one who fights him. )"
"( The chance of him to win is still little, even worse ... )"
"( This mysterious boss could be stronger than the high-ranking heroes combined.)" she tells herself after experiencing such incredible Malice.
"( So this is the power of the Malice Metahuman leader huh ... )"
"( Naori ....!!!!! )" she says to herself as she stares angrily at Naori.
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[ This chapter's timeline, is many hours after chapter 140: Black and a few hours before chapter 145 the previous chapter. ]