Luthor patted his pocket, turned to Billy, who was still stamping his feet anxiously, and said calmly:
"Since it isn't safe here, let's leave."
"Okay! Hurry, hurry!"
Billy nodded at once, as though he had been granted a reprieve.
But he had only taken one step when his gaze suddenly froze on something behind Luthor, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.
"Wh... what's that?!"
Luthor turned around.
In the empty space behind him, a magical door with the grain of ancient wood was materializing out of thin air.
With a teeth-grating creak, the door slowly opened, and a gaunt, bald middle-aged man in a heavy fur coat stepped out from behind it, a savage grin on his face.
It was Doctor Sivana, possessed by the Seven Deadly Sins and consumed by envy and vengeance!
"I was just worrying about where to find you, chosen one..."
Sivana looked down at Billy from above, his right eye radiating an eerie blue, evil light.
"To think you'd deliver yourself right to my door."
Sivana raised his left hand and beckoned lightly.
Whoosh!
The Staff he had hidden behind the door immediately became a gust of wind and flew straight back into his hand.
The next instant, billowing, ink-black smoke poured from Sivana's right eye!
The smoke twisted and tore violently in midair, instantly turning into two hulking demons with hideous faces. They hurtled toward Billy, extended sharp claws from either side, and slammed his massive body against the stone wall, pinning him fast!
"Aah-!!"
At the sight of the demonic fangs and dripping corrosive saliva mere inches away, Billy, who was really only ten years old, nearly wet himself in fright.
He struggled desperately, only to find that the demons were astonishingly strong.
"Who are you?! What do you want?! Let me go!"
Sivana