Archenemies

THE RENEGADES: SKETCH’S TEAM

SKETCH — Adrian Everhart

Can bring his drawings and artwork to life

MONARCH — Danna Bell

Transforms into a swarm of monarch butterflies

RED ASSASSIN — Ruby Tucker

When wounded, her blood crystallizes into weaponry; signature weapon is a grappling hook formed from a bloodstone SMOKESCREEN — Oscar Silva

Summons smoke and vapor at will

THE RENEGADES: FROSTBITE’S TEAM

FROSTBITE — Genissa Clark

Creates weapons of ice from water molecules in the air AFTERSHOCK — Mack Baxter

Causes the ground to move with earthquake-like force GARGOYLE — Trevor Dunn

Mutates all or parts of his body into solid stone STINGRAY — Raymond Stern

Delivers venom via a barbed tail

THE ANARCHISTS

NIGHTMARE — Nova Artino

Never sleeps, and can put others to sleep with her touch THE DETONATOR — Ingrid Thompson

Creates explosives from the air that can be detonated at will PHOBIA — True Name Unknown

Transforms his body and scythe into the embodiment of various fears

THE PUPPETEER — Winston Pratt

Turns people into mindless puppets who do his bidding QUEEN BEE — Honey Harper

Exerts control over all bees, hornets, and wasps CYANIDE — Leroy Flinn

Generates acidic poisons through his skin

HAWTHORN — Name unknown

Wields deadly thorn-covered tentacles

THE RENEGADE COUNCIL

CAPTAIN CHROMIUM — Hugh Everhart

Has superstrength and is nearly invincible to physical attacks; can generate chromium weaponry

THE DREAD WARDEN — Simon Westwood

Can turn invisible

TSUNAMI — Kasumi Hasegawa

Generates and manipulates water

THUNDERBIRD — Tamaya Rae

Generates thunder and lightning; can fly

BLACKLIGHT — Evander Wade

Creates and manipulates light and darkness

The kiss escalated fast. Hesitant curiosity and then, from nowhere, a desperate, unfulfilled need. To be closer. To kiss deeper. To touch his face, his neck, his hair.

Nova?” he said, so quietly she almost thought she imagined it.

She turned her head up.

Adrian held her gaze for all of half a second, before he leaned down and kissed her.