At the headquarters of the Department of Paranormal Operations, codenamed "D.E.O."
Helena Wayne stood in the base's command room in her Huntress uniform. Every screen in the long row hanging before her showed Superman-Neo rushing to the storm-stricken Philippine Strait to aid disaster relief. On-screen, that small figure fought the howling winds and raging tsunami alone, his cape streaming like a flag in the wind, his back looking incomparably tall.
"The footage does look pretty spectacular. It might even sell big if they put it in theaters as a blockbuster." Helena impatiently tapped the terminal desk with her knuckles. "But I still don't understand why we need to watch this. Is our new mission to head to the disaster zone for relief work?"
Ever since Mongor's downfall, the special operations division Helena had belonged to had undergone massive restructuring. Its former chief, Victor Sage, had stepped down, and the entire division, along with all its agents, had been absorbed into a new department called the Department of Paranormal Operations, now managed by a new superior. The interesting part was that Helena had yet to meet this mysterious new boss. She had only heard a string of rumors about how iron-fisted and decisive this person was.
Then today, she had received notice that this mysterious new superior would personally issue a special assignment and had summoned Helena to report to the command room immediately. This was her first chance to see the mysterious boss in person, but so far, this supposedly "remarkable" figure had been half an hour late, leaving Helena alone in the command room while the screens played the same news report over and over. That was enough for Helena to give her new boss a negative first impression.
"No, Huntress. That isn't the mission." The new superior finally