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It had been almost ten minutes since she'd set out, and as of yet, Victoria hadn't seen even the slightest sign of another living being. The air was utterly still, silent, and calm, without so much as the chirping of a bird of the noise of a cricket to disturb the absolutely peaceful, lifeless world in which she now found herself. It was unusual... perhaps even unsettling. No distant voices, no dogs barking, no cars passing by or people coming and going... But most importantly, there was nobody shooting glares at her, no voices speaking her name in hushed tones and retreating just as quickly the moment she paid them heed. It was as if all of the unpleasant people who made her existence a living hell had been simply erased. Truly, this place was her utopia!

...No. Not [i]all.[/i] Somewhere, there were still enemies waiting for her, endeavoring to trip her up and kill her at the slightest opening. She couldn't rest easy just yet, especially considering that, as of yet, she hadn't seen or heard anything that might indicate one of her enemies was nearby. And yet, for all she knew, someone might have been stalking her at that very moment, despite her efforts to conceal herself by darting through narrow alleys and avoiding wide open spaces, trying to make as little noise as possible so as not to draw attention. Every now and again, she shot a glance back over her shoulder, but saw nothing. Victoria had just been getting used to this reassurance that she was alone when it happened.

She was just crossing a local park when, from somewhere in the distance, she heard a roar and a loud crash. The ground shook, and a plume of smoke began rising up into the air a few blocks away. Immediately, she took off towards the source of this disturbance as fast as she could, but thought better of this decision a moment later. She turned to the left instead, and began circling a little way around the area as she approached. She couldn't just rush into a battle blindly. That blast earlier hadn't been exactly subtle, and she couldn't have been the only one who'd noticed it. More likely than not, anyone else looking for prey would begin to converge on this location, and if she just jumped into the fight without thinking, she'd probably just end up surrounded when fresh combatants arrived. She had to think tactically. While she was itching to try out her new powers, it would be best to wait until the perfect opportunity presented itself. In the mean time, though, she might as well watch and get a feel for what her enemies could do.

Picking up a skateboard that someone had left lying by a nearby bike rack and smashing through a large glass door, she slipped into an empty building which appeared to be some sort of science center for the local university. It was roughly a block away from the source of the explosion, but it was three stories tall. If she could just force her way up to the rooftop, she'd have an excellent vantage point from which to view the fight. And even if somebody found her and tried to attack, she'd have the high ground. It seemed like the best course of action, in any case, so, rushing through the darkened halls until she located the nearest stairwell, she sprinted upwards towards the roof...