OverDrive — BURNOUT, Page 45
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The braided young man looks toward the blond man, who stands amid flames and wreckage. Braided young man: “...Well. You’re not the Crimson Crusader. You’re the guy underneath him.” The braided young man says, “Look around.” Blond man: “I am. You see tragedy.” Braided young man: “I see potential.” The braided young man looks toward injured people and responders in the ruined street. Braided young man: “You did all this... People got hurt.” Blond man: “That’s usually what happens when things burn. One building... Imagine the whole city like this.” The two men face each other across the burning plaza. Braided young man: “So what do I call you now?” Blond man: “No mask. No costume. Just you.” Braided young man: “You don’t.” Blond man: “I think I like you better this way.” Braided young man: “Fine by me. You wanted Redline? You should’ve stopped at the park.”
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A braided young man faces a blond man amid a burning, smoke-filled city plaza, with injured people and responders visible behind them.
About this chapter
Matthew Banks never asked to be Redline—and after learning that saving people can make him a target just as easily as a hero, he’s beginning to wonder why he should keep trying at all. But when a chance encounter brings an unexpected new friend into his life and a string of mysterious fires leads him to the dangerously unpredictable Ash, Matt is forced to confront what walking away from his powers can cost. As Westhaven burns around them, Redline and Ash collide in a brutal battle neither man may survive. And when the smoke finally clears, Matt must decide what being Redline truly means to him. Unfortunately, Ash walks away with an answer of his own: He knows who’s underneath the mask.
