Protecting the World from Monsters

Spoilers: 3x10 Mid-Season Finale

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The world is different from when he last existed on the face of the planet, no longer are there fields and primitive civilizations. His people are like rats, hidden in the cities and away from the world they once owned. Healing the one he possessed took time, required the essence of those like him but the little rats he found were useless anyways, cowering like the animals they were. Acquiring their life source made him stronger and he would continue to find his people till he could rise about the human population and be the king he'd once been.

His host's memories are vague and mixed, only a few are accessible due to the strong mind it once had. It once would have worried him that a being with such a strong mind could overtake him, like one so long before but the heart in the host's chest had been crushed. His life extinguished before possession occurred, there was no trace left to overpower him. He was stronger than he had been in the human's body upon the planet, the essence of change in the host's genetic code made possess easier as he tapped into that potential and gained strength.

While searching for his people he was confronted many times by one of his own, a newborn girl with strength. She commanded others of their people like she was a queen and a part of him felt pride, a part he didn't understand. She was familiar to him and made him stop his quest, lying in the background to let her do as she wished. He had never bent to the wishes of others, not even the dear cousins who banished him. So he wondered why he bent to her will, why he allowed her to take his people while he watched from the shadows. All he thought of when he saw her was the sky and how the sunrise could never compare to her smile.

His human followers had a leader and although he abhorred him, he met with Malick as the man knew the world far better. Malick told him of his enemies, of an organization out to destroy both HYDRA and him. The body he possessed was hated by many and once it had been spotted, they wanted to destroy him. So he just smiled at Malick, telling the truth.

"Let them come and they will know the taste of death."

SHIELD sends her, the one who moves and speaks like a queen. She merely looks at him for half a second, amazement and wonder in her eyes before it turned to hatred and anger. She lashed out at him and he merely put up a hand to block her gift. It surrounded her like a second skin, the color of blue like the skies of the planet he'd once been banished to. Such essence was rare and he vowed to have her, to possess her. She would be his queen when he ruled the world once again.

Like the fires of hell, a rage foreign to him rose and he burned slightly. He was speaking but it wasn't of his own will. The words spoken were at the girl he would have as his own. "Run, I can't hold him for long."

The girl's eyes went wide before she spoke. "Ward?"

"Run, I can only stay in possession for moments." The voice sounded broken, "run Rookie, now!"

She gave a nod before she turned to run, her voice echoing as she went. "I'll find a way to save you."

He came back to himself and he realized what he thought impossible was occurring. His host survived, it was why he couldn't gain access to his mind. If he fought and was able moments of consciousness then it meant the host was stronger than most, stronger than any before him. The host was defending the one he'd gain for himself, protecting her against the one who possessed him. It was clear that the emotions felt when seeing the girl weren't his but those of the host.

She will never be yours, I will destroy you even if it means destroying myself.

The thought entered his mind and he realized it was the host speaking to him. He merely gave a dark chuckle, glad he had a host who fought him. His strength was twice that of hosts before due to the essence within him.

"I shall take her and make you watch as she becomes my queen. You will weep as you see what you desire become mine. Your essence will sustain me but your mind will die when you can no longer help her."

I will find a way to destroy you before I let you touch her. I will fight you every second of every day if it means keeping her safe.

"I laugh at your thoughts Host, you are nothing but a distant memory. No one will come for you and none can save you. All you can do is watch the world lay at my feet and die of pain as the one you wish to protect becomes my queen."

His host was silent for only moments before he gave away a thought. There was only laughter at such a bold statement.

I'm not someone you want to fight because I always win.

"We shall see if you win Host but in the end, it is I who possess you not the other way around. You will not live without me."

So be it, I'd gladly die if it means you die with me. HYDRA thinks you're a god but you aren't, you're a monster who should have stayed on that planet. I will fight you if it means keeping those I care for safe, if it means keeping this planet safe. I maybe just a mind stuck in a body I can't control but you don't know me. Everyone would tell you that Grant Ward is someone you don't want to make an enemy of and you just did.

A/N: I thought about what if Ward began fighting the creature in possession of his body...what if Daisy was the trigger?

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