sivana is nothing more than a bundle of ego . he seeks power , he seeks respect , he seeks recognition , but he seeks them from all the wrong places . in some ways , billy pities him , but no matter the motivation , sivana is still committing a crime .
billy knows how to push his buttons , so as sivana gives his ‘ bad guy ’ speech , billy annoyingly lets out a yawn . “ i’m sorry , dude . i’m tired from yesterday . i had way too much school work . that’s right . i have , you know , an actual life outside this whole thing . unlike you . ” beat . “ and this place so belongs to me and my fami –––––––– ”
but he was interrupted by the sudden burst of lightning . thankfully , his speed saved him from the same fate that an obliterated rock had to suffer . “ okay . first , how the hell are you doing that again ? second , that’s property damage ! no more mr. nice guy . ”
billy takes flight and charges towards his opponent . he summons his own lightning and points them to sivana’s direction .
The boy is insolent but Thaddeus knows what to expect from the child by now. He won’t allow himself to lose control like he had when the sins had hold of him, when envy had festered inside him. This time is DIFFERENT. There’s no one dictating his actions but himself. He and Mister Mind have great plans to put in motion and the champion won’t get in the way of that.
❝ There’s more than one way to magic, champion. ❞ He’d learned that easily enough. After a life spent chasing the wizard, he needn’t have been so close minded in his attempts. But it didn’t matter because he was here now and he had what he’d WANTED. His efforts hadn’t been in vain, though it had taken longer than he’d hoped.
Thaddeus curves his body away from the attack, pushing off the ground and letting the champion SPEED by him. His hand thrusts forward to send another bolt at the hero and rushes towards him, fist raised to attack.