An Assassin's Rose: Heroes

Chapter 77: Reverser

Now sitting on a bench on a sidewalk, Marc stares down at his destroyed book.

He was so caught up in his sadness that he of course did not notice the Akuma. And it took advantage of this sadness to fly right into Marc's book.

"Reverser, I am Hawk Moth. Someone destroyed your book because they assumed it was the real Diary of Ladybug. And they even went as far as to accuse you of being her."

"So, from now on, no one will be who they claim to be. I'm giving you the power to invert anyone."

"The strong will become weak. The brave will become cowards. And the kind will become mean. In return, you will seize Ladybug's and Chat Noir's Miraculous for me."

"Nothing will be the same anymore, Hawk Moth!" Marc said as he stands up and throws his book onto the ground.

Which transforms into a big paper plane. Jumping onto it, the second his feet touched it he is engulfed with Hawk Moth's corruption.

"Now to find that invasive little rat!" He exclaimed and flies back towards the Place des Vosges.

And upon seeing Alya, he was about to make his presence known but he then realized Marinette, Nathaniel, and Ruby were giving Alya a piece of their minds.

And against his better judgment, he became amused and sat down on his paper airplane and listened in.

"What is wrong with you Alya?!" Marinette exclaimed angrily.

Alya looked at Marinette in shock that she was attacking her. "What? I didn't mean to! Besides, how was I supposed to know that it was just a story?"

Crossing her arms, she lets out a small, irritated huff. "Besides, you have to admit that the title was misleading."

The three teens looked at her in anger and disbelief that she was making excuses for herself.

Reverser grits his teeth and was about to say screw it and make her pay but he changed his mind when Nathaniel started yelling at her.

"Misleading my ass!"

"Do you really think that someone who is stubborn as a mule about keeping her identity a secret from everyone including her own partner would take something as vital as her diary out in the open!?"

"And then proceeds to lose it like she's some fucking idiot?!"

Alya opened her mouth to answer but Nathaniel did not give her a chance and yelled over her. "No! It's simply not possible!"

Scoffing as he continued to glare at her, Nathaniel blows his bangs away from his eye and crosses his arms. "If anything, she probably has that thing locked tighter than Fort Knox!"

Narrowing his eyes, the look of pure rage in the redhead's eyes was intense.

"Besides, you could have found out the truth about the book if you had just asked! But no! You had to be an invasive bitch and tried to forcefully get a scoop."

Placing a hand on her chest, Alya looked at Nathaniel like the words that had left his mouth were absolutely blasphemous.

"Now you're overreacting, I was just—" Before she could finish her sentence, Nathaniel cuts her off.

"I am not overreacting! What type of person thinks that they have the right to take pictures of someone else's work despite their protests?!"

"Did you learn nothing when you tried to steal Ruby's phone? Or when you tried to take a picture of Chloé's locker?!"