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A cemetery at sunset, with a man in dark clothes standing before a gravestone marked “CASEY / FOREVER IN / OUR HEARTS.” Caption: THREE DAYS LATER. The man kneels beside the grave. Man: I don’t know what I’m doing, Case. Man: I keep thinking somebody else should’ve gotten this. Man: Somebody better. Man: I didn’t ask for these powers. Man: But I have ’em. The man sits with his head bowed. Man: I tried walking away. Man: Told myself none of this was my responsibility. Man: And people got hurt. Man: Maybe what he did isn’t on me. Man: But what I choose to do when I can stop it… Man: …that is. The man rests a hand on the gravestone. Man: I wish you were here. Man: Seriously. Man: I could really use you right now. Man: You’d probably tell me I’m being an idiot. Man: …I just don’t wanna get this wrong. The man stands before the grave. Man: I can’t promise I’m gonna be good at this. Man: I can’t promise I’m not gonna screw up. Man: But if somebody’s gonna lose their life… Man: …and I have the power to stop it? Man: I’m gonna try. Man: I think that’s what you would’ve wanted.
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A short-haired man in dark clothes stands and kneels beside a flower-covered gravestone in a cemetery at sunset, speaking as he looks down at the grave.
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.
