A lone figure stood on a stage of shadows, only one light from above shined down upon him. The young man wore little only a pare of tight black leather jeans that clung to his legs and a long black ribbon tied to his head hiding his eyes from the world. His thick long hair waved in the breeze as easily as the ribbon.
The young man smiled as the stage curtain rose and a large crowd of people cheered out in jubilation. They cheered with voices full of yearning and need. The needed the man to preform for them, they needed him. This knowledge fulled him with joy and he spoke into the microphone in a voice as sweet as honey and so powerful it was as if he was reciting a spell.
"Welcome to the show." his voice echoed into the crowd making them cheer and scream in overwhelming joy. The voice it self felt smooth and yet forceful at the same time, as if his voice itself forced you to listen. "Tell me… who do you love?"
'Azrael!' the man grinned showing pristine white fangs that glimmered and gleamed in the spotlight.
"Then lets get the show started!" he shouted out his voice raising the crowd into a frenzy. The drums picked up and the base sounded as the second curtain rose revealing the orchestra. As the music flowed through the concert hall. As the song played the man's voice echoed into a tone an angel would be jealous of.
As he song the people swayed and danced, cheered, and basked in the wave of song that echoed from the man. His voice seemed to pull at the people's hearts. They loved it and wanted more, they would take the voice by force if it was possible. When the song ended they protested and begged for the music to continue.
"You know what I want to hear!" shouted the man as they screamed out his name and praised him loved him to their hearts content. "Your love fills my desire... if my voice is what you desire then let it be heard." He whispered into the microphone until the instrumentals continued the man song again and the crowd cheered. It went on like this for hours until one song was cut short when an explosion echoed through the roof. As the ceiling fell men dressed in dark clothes and masks fired guns into the air.
"Everyone out!" shouted a tall man built like a truck with translucent tubes going through his arms and spine. To his surprise the crowd stormed the stage showing no fear for the armed men. A few shots were fired but no one was mortally harmed as the crowd tore through the men in anger of loosing the precious voice. "Presa a todas estas personas estúpidas."
the large bulky man flipped a dial on his neck and green fluid flowed from the tubes deforming his muscles into a hulking behemoth that tossed the people lick rag dolls. He made his way to the singer pushing the people aside who guarded the man regardless of the beast pushing through. The singer simply stood there as the man pushed his wall of protectors away. The beast of a man stood over him like a tower of meat.
"Hola de nuevo mi amor." said the man smirking like a lion that just caught it's pray. The singer smiled and tilted his head.
"Hello again my love? Now I would have to have met you for that sentence to make sense… as for the love part, I am conflicted seeing as you interrupted my performance." the singer smirked and walked up to the man who bragged him and pulled him into his arms and whisked him up into the hole in the ceiling by a wire.
"Usted realmente no me recuerdas?" asked the bulky man.
"Of course I do not remember you, you have not given me a name… although... your voice is familiar." said the singer tapping his chin trying to recall. "Are you Bolívar? Perhaps Héctor…"
"Romper mi corazón." the singer smiled and rubbed the man's chest right over his heart.
"I wouldn't want to do that. A big man like you must have a huge heart… to bad for you that my heart is broken… by the way, you should watch out for that flying boy to your right." the man looked to his right confused.
"Qué?" just as the words left his mouth a fist found it's way into his jaw sending the singer falling as the man let go of him. The singer chuckled as his fall slowed to a halt when a girl with green skin flew close to him.
"Thank you for your assistance Miss Martian." said the singer giving a grateful bow.
"No problem… but.. how?" she asked staring at the ribbon tied to his head blinding him. The singer laughed as his feet touched the ground.
"That's secret Miss, however it appears your very strong friend needs some of your assistance." he said pointing to the bulky man fighting a young man wearing a tight black shirt with an odd red crest with an S inside. He punched at the man sending him into the ground in a large crater. Only for him to grab the boy's leg and toss him into the ground. The green girl gasped and rushed for the bulky man sending part of the stadium at the large man who just shrugged them off like they were nothing only to be stunned when a small explosive blinded his eyes.
"You guys are hopeless without us!" Shouted a boy in a black and yellow cape. He gracefully slid from the roof on a cable. He tossed another explosive at the man making him roar in anger. A young boy in a red and yellow spandex suit sped into the room and kicked the large man's chest sending him into a metal beam. The man growled in anger.
"Pequeños bastardos no ponerse en mi camino!" The man put two fingers in his mouth and let loose a loud whistle. The ground began to shake and thick vines exploded underneath the teens warping around them and holding them in place.
"Silly children shouldn't get in the way of love." A woman wearing a tight green leafy leotard rose from the ground in a giant rose. She walked with grace to the singer who bowed respectively. "My what a gentleman. Now I see what Bane likes about you."
"Ooh! Now I remember, Bane!" He said in a happy tone. He hugged the woman and kissed her cheek making the woman blush. The singer whispered seductively in to the woman's ear making her shiver. "Thank you so much for reminding me beautiful."
"S...Sure." She stuttered her words and smiled dreamily at the singer who walked to the bulky man helping him to his feat.
"It has been a long time Bane. I thought I was clear when I said I could not be with you." The man shook his head not wanting to hear it.
"I need you mi amor." the singer sighed and smirked mischievously.
"Then will you prove your love?" He asked.
"Sí , cualquier cosa!" The singer smirked wider and pointed to the woman in green.
"Then knock her unconscious." The woman's eyes widened with shock as did the heroic teens. The bulky man cracked his knuckles and turned to face the woman.
"Si." The woman enraged pointed her hand at the man sending a wave of vines at him which he just brushed off like they were twigs.
"Bane you idiot this wasn't part of the deal!" with no drop of mercy was had once the man reached the woman who struck her sending her out cold to the dusty ground. He returned to the singer's side stroking his face with the back of his hand.
"Good work, now do you really love me Bane?" the bulky man nodded.
"Con todo mi corazón." the singer smiled widely.
"Then hit your head until your unconscious. When you see stars then ill let you take me away with you." The bulky man smiled widely and nodded his head stepping away from the singer running his head into a metal beam again and again until he slumpped to the ground dazzed and in pain.
"Amar?" he weekly chocked out as the singer walked up to the man smirking at his stupidity.
"Love? Ha! In your muscle bound dreams. My heart is withered and dead and you think you can come here and bring it back to life so easily!?" the bulky man let loose a small tear before falling asleep. The singer sighed and turned to the teens as the roadies and security helped cleared the area of the masked assailants and frenzied people. The singer approached the boy in the tight black shirt and smiled brightly.
"Thank you for your effort but I can handle idiots like him easily. I would like to thank you and your friends with these…" he said handing the young man a stack of back stage passes. He leaned into the boys ear and whispered into his ear. "I hope to see you again… Conner."
"… How?" The singer just chuckled and walked away being followed by a group of screaming fans. Once the singer was safely alone in his dressing room he sat in-front of a well lit mirror. He tapped the mirror three times and smirked as a face appeared within it. The face of a boy with horn like hair and dark malevolent eyes.
"Why if it isn't the great and powerful Azrael! What do I have to thank for your call?" the singer smiled at the face and tapped the glass lightly.
"Hello Klarion… when I asked you to remove all memory of my existence from the minds of the world did you leave a little something out from the deal?" He asked gently, the face in the mirror smiled widely.
"Azrael, it's me! Of course I did. The spell does not work on meta humans I'm afraid." the singer giggled and stroke the mirror fondly with his hand.
"Oh you silly boy… that wasn't part of the deal." He said playfully.
"Well you should have been more specific, Soooorry." the singer smiled when he said that and reached through the mirror grasping at the boy's neck squeezing it tightly. And stated in words so powerful and frightening that the glass itself rattled in fear.
"Never cheat me again." The singer removed his hand from the mirror and shattered it with a loud echo of pain from the one inside. The mirror reformed as if it was never broken and the man sighed and hummed a sad tone. He rose his hand and pulled at the ribbon revealing blue silted eyes full of pain and misery. He glared into his reflection and growled out in hatred three saddened words.
"I hate you."