
Web serial by SoggyRedToast
When a down-on-his-luck machine shop owner comes into possession of a rundown suit of power armor, he sees an opportunity to make some quick cash. Unfortunately, the world of Capes is not one you may enter and leave at will. What should have been a quick sale to pay off his debts quickly grows into an ongoing series of events that drag him deeper and deeper into the criminal underbelly of the city he calls home.

When a down-on-his-luck engineer comes into possession of a rundown suit of power armor, he sees an opportunity to make some quick cash by selling it to the nearest supervillain. What should have been a quick and easy sale to pay off his debts quickly grows into an ongoing series of events that drag him deeper into the criminal underbelly of the city he calls home. In no time at all, Erich finds himself fending off Neo-Nazi gang members, crazed capes, and the dangerous affections of his newest employer's criminally insane daughter. All he wanted to do was make a quick buck.

Portland — a city on the verge of collapse, where the strong rule and the weak suffer. What better place for a budding supervillain to make his mark and form his empire? First, he'd have to deal with a looming gang war, his former enemies, former allies, former friends, and a former lover — all while avoiding detection by his heroically inclined sister.