NOTE: The events described here happen WAY BEFORE the A new titan arc (only two days after the end of the Reconstruction arc).

Today, in Perpignan, L'Indépendant had an article in the International section:

"THE SCYTHE RUNNERS FINALLY LOSE!!"
"An article by our special reporter Yeshua Christon."

"The Scythe Runners, one of the most infamous criminal organizations in the world, finally met their first defeat in the town of Oakland, California."
"The Runners are known for their extremely violent and excessive methods, but this group reached monstrous heights here by blowing up one of the bridges making the Bay Bridge with the intent of sending a bank convoy plummeting in the sea, so they could take the money while every one else would be busy countering the disaster and all the victims."
"But the plan was foiled by one man."
"A rhino who has nothing to envy to Hulk in size and strength and who, according to the people I could interrogate, has been acting in Oakland for months already."
"Nicknamed Shift, he managed, when the bridge blew, to save any vehicle that was in danger of falling to their death (Thankfully, the blown up part was empty at the moment of the explosion), allowing the rescue services to block the bridge to others, and the police to search and find the Scythe Runners."
"Once it was confirmed that the death toll was zero, and that the wounded were out of danger, the police barely prevented Shift from tearing apart the Runners. They still sustained heavy wounds that sent them at the hospital."

"OAKLAND IS MY CITY, YOU HEAR ME?! YOU FUCK WITH IT, YOU FUCK WITH ME!!"

"While Shift refused an interview, he accepted to explain why he reacted so violently."
"I only have been doing this for a few months, and the worst I had to face was a bank stick-up with guys who had some firepower. This, this was a thousand times worse. I perfectly knew that I could save everyone, but I also knew that the slightest mistake from me would be the death warrant of someone else. All this time, I was terrified at the idea. And like everyone else, I was shocked by the attack. So when I saw these bastards held up by the cops, and heard that they did this for money... I snapped."
"A silence."
"But I don't regret it, and I still mean what I said."

"Even though the material damages are horrifically high, and a violent blow to the region's legacy, the worst has thankfully been avoided, and the aura of invincibility of the Scythe Runners has been shattered, thanks to a man who truly and fully deserves the title of "Superhero"."

In the redaction, everyone was enraptured by the article.
Especially a freelance raven.

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