Broken Hero #2
The air in the underground bunker was thick—stale with the scent of ozone from the milking machines, the metallic tang of blood, and the heavy, cloying smell of Bien Regalado’s own spent seed. The man once known as KidPinoy, the invincible shield of the Philippines, lay in a heap of bronze muscle and broken pride. His 10-pack abs, usually as hard as narra wood, rippled with tremors as he gasped for air. Trump Albright, his face a mask of orange-tinted arrogance, stepped forward, the heels of his bespoke Italian leather shoes clicking against the cold concrete. He looked down at the slumped hero, a man who had held back the tides of international crime for fifteen years, now reduced to a shivering mess. "Look at him," Albright sneered, his voice booming with a grating, self-assured authority. "The great 'Invincible' KidPinoy. You were supposed to be the paragon of virtue, weren't you? The little brown savior. And here you are, Bien, painting my floor with th...