Midnight Brockton Bay's Graveyard.
It was a cold quiet night in the Bay's graveyard with the tree leafs beginning to turn into different colours, as the summer was slowly beginning to turn into autumn and bringing with it a slight chill that prevailed the night air. Despite this cold night the graveyard was not in fact empty, no their was someone there a women of clear Asian dissent who was kneeling over a tombstone crying her eyes out in grief for the person she has lost. Through her grieving she unintentionally gains the attention of a being who would soon use her loss and sadness to help advance its own plans forward.
"~ Oh my, why are you crying my lady~" a young girls voice rang out though the graveyard causing the distort women to stop crying as she looked around trying to find the source of the voice.
"My husband Aki was killed when he went on a job for his boss in the ABB" the women said with a small sob, as the memory of her dead husband's body that was riddled with holes and blood flashed into her minds eye causing her to cry a fresh set of tears.
"~Oh I'm so sorry for your loss~" the voice called out with fake sympathy oozing from its tone though the women was to distort with the loss of her lover to notice it.
"Thank you" the women whispered softly as she still tried to locate who ever it was that was talking to her but she could still not see them.
"~If your trying to find me then may I suggest looking behind you~" the voice said playfully from behind her causing her to turn around to her husbands grave and saw a very tall girl standing next to it.
"she must be a Parahuman" the women thought to herself with a bit of fear as she stared at the strange girl that stood before her after all normal humans did not have ash grey skin nor do they usually wear a large coat with white gloves along with a top hat with a pair of blue roses as decorations.
"And dose that umbrella have a pumpkin on top" she thought to herself in disbelief as she watched the girl before her lazily twirl the umbrella with a grin that was filled with razor sharp fangs that gave her smile a very creepy edge to it.
"Who the hell are you" she demanded hoping that the fear she was feeling did not creep into her voice though that hope died when she saw that disturbing grin grow to be even bigger until it reached from ear to ear on the strangers face.
"~Why my dear I am the Millennium Countess~" the girl introduced herself with a bow while removing her hat letting the women see a pair of black and white horns on top of the girls head "~but you can call me lady millennium if you wish too my dear lady" the now named millennium countess said while straighting up from her bow while also putting her top hat back on her head.
"I'v never heard of a cape with that name before?" the widow said in confusion. She really didn't though but with what a shit hole the city was! it wouldn't really surprise her if this girl was a new recently triggered Parahuman.
"~Haaaaa well I I'm fairly new after all~" the Countess said with a small chuckle while moving away from the gravestone to stand in front of the women before her "~but I'm not here to talk about myself now am I~" she said with a small shake of her head "~no I'm here to help you be reunited with your loved one that was cruelly taken from you by god~" she finished with a dramatic wave of her free hand while pretending to not notice the look of hope that the grief stricken women before her was now giving her.
"You can really bring Aki back to me?" she asked the Parahuman before her with hope and desperation coating her every word. She knew that deals with Parahumans was a dangerous thing to do but she didn't care as long as she got to see her beloved Aki agin then she would gladly sell her soul to the devil to do so.
it was unfortunate that she didn't know just how true that last bit was.
"~Yes I can but I will need your help to do it~" the countess said her words dripping from her mouth like the sweetest honey while eyes glistened with a dark glee though they were hidden behind a pair of pince-nez spectacles.
"Okay but I don't know just how helpful I can be?" she said confused as to how she can help the Parahuman in bringing her dead husband back to life. Though the countess just chuckled while snapping her fingers causing a human sized metal skeleton with a black five pointed star on its forehead to rise from the earth.
"~Its okay my dear all I need from you is to just shout out his name and this skeleton here will do the rest~" the countess explained while gesturing towards the skeleton making the women look between the grave and metal skeleton with disbelief etched onto her face.
"Just like that?" she asked her voice small like she couldn't believe what she just heard.
"~Yes just like that~" the countess confirmed with a nod as she watched the women before her face changing from uncertainty to a resolved look and then yelled out her lovers name.
"Aki!" she screamed her lovers name towards the heavens that caused a loud boom of thunder to sound throughout the sky and Aki's name was scrawled in curly writing just under the black star bringing it to life.
"Aki is that you?" she asked when she saw the skeleton move towards her.
"Kagome what have you done to me!" the voice of her lover screamed out of the skeleton's mouth causing the now named Kagome to step back in fear at the rage and pain that came from her now revived lovers form.
"I brought you back so we can be together Aki just like we were before you died" said Kagome in fear as her husband walked closer his anger could be felt coming off of him in waves.
"You idiot you've turned me into an Akuma a demon!" he yelled in her face. While his metal hands grabbed into her shoulders with a strong grip his metal nails digging their way into her flesh and drawing blood.
"~Ha ha ha ha well while I would love to see this drama continue but I'm on a bit of a schedule here~" the countess cut in with a laugh while watching her Akuma dig its nails even deeper making Kagome scream out in pain "~so with that in mind ! Akuma kill her and wear her skin !~" she ordered her creation with glee and the Akuma obeyed with fast movements it beat its former wife to death then quickly entered her body and this all happened in a matter of seconds leaving the graveyard empty except for the countess and now disguised Akuma that now wore its wife's skin.
"~Well that went even better then I expected it too wouldn't you agree Lero~" the countess asked her umbrella who suddenly flew from her grip to float right next to her.
"Yep! it went really well for your first try on making a Akuma my lady millennium Lero." Happily said Lero with a smile on his jack-o-lantern face that made the countess chuckle with mith at her golem's happiness.
"~Yes it was a good first try wasn't it~" agreed the countess before turning her attention onto her first Akuma "~Akuma go back to your hosts home and hide their kill anyone who is a part of a gang but leave the civilians alone~" she ordered her creation with a no nonsense sort of tone.
"Yes my lady millennium I hear and obey" the Akuma replied while bowing to her master then she walked away heading back to her home so she could begin the mission given to her by the countess millennium to eradicate the gangs that polluted the city.
"~Well now that, that's been taken care of lets go home Lero before dad finds out that I'm not in bed~" she said while moving away from the grave towards a door that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Right coming my lady lero" he said while flying after his master they both walked or in Lero's case flew though the door disappearing and reappearing inside a bedroom with it task done the door disappeared in a burst of light.
"~Man its good to be home, right Lero~" the countess asked Lero happily while slowly turning back to her human disguise form that she used when going to school or when she was around her dad.
"Yes it is Lero but I would rather you be on the ark then here its not as safe for you Lero" he replied while voicing his usual concern for his mistress safety and his concerns were not invalid. As anyone from those superpower sub humans who remind him far to much of the exorcist's for his comfort, could come here and attack her if they ever discover her human identity.
"~O you worry to much Lero~" she said with a roll of her eyes as she finished transforming from her noah form back into her human one reviling that the new millennium was the daughter of the leader of the dockworkers union Taylor Hebert "~besides if they do find out who I really am I will just kill them myself or just retreat to the ark with dad~"
Leo nodded but he couldn't help put point out a small flaw in her plan "but if that's to work my lady wouldn't you have to tell your father about your powers and plans first Lero?" Lero questioned with small tilt of his head.
"~Well I'll cross that bridge when I come to it for now I am going to sleep~" Taylor said with an annoyed huff before transforming her clothes into a set of pajamas then headed to bed "~good night Lero~" she said before getting into bed and then went to sleep.
"Goodnight my lady Lero" he said with a sigh, before floating over to the closet when he reached it, he quickly opened it and got inside closed it and then went over to his favourite corner. Once he had gotten comfortable he soon began to drift off to sleep "I sure hope that the other new members of the noah clan aren't like the perverse ones Lero" thought the umbrella sleepily to himself while also giving a small shiver at the thought of anyone of this dimension. He had found himself in having a similar personality to Road Kamelot "Oh god Lero that would be a nightmare Lero"
Meanwhile somewhere else in America.
"Uncle Jack I don't feel so well" called out Bonesaw from her temporary bedroom that she had gotten after killing the houses original owners her voice sounding like she was in a lot of pain.
"Oh whats the matter kid?" asked the notorious serial killer known as Jack slash as he made his way into the room only to pause in the doorway and stare at his charge who was right now laying on her bed with her right arm over her face and groaning in agony. "Man she looks like shit" he thought to himself while looking at her sweating and prone form which occasionally did small spasms at random.
"I think I'm sick uncle Jack" said the young bio tinker while trying and failing to ignore the horrible burning sensation that was on her forehead.
"Kid you don't get sick anymore remember" reminded Jack as he could recall that Bonesaw had modified herself a few weeks back so that she couldn't be affected by any germs or viruses anymore and that she had given the same upgrade to him and the rest of the nine yesterday morning.
"Well if I'm not sick then whats wrong with me?" she asked Jack while trying to hold back a scream of agony as the burning sensation got even worse and blood begin to slowly flow down her concealed forehead.
"I don't know kid" said Jack in confusion over Bonesaw's mysteries aliment before his eyes narrowed as a plan began to form in his minds eye "but we are going to find out" he told her before turning around and heading towards the door.
"Where are you going uncle Jack?" asked Bonesaw with a crock her voice turning horse from the horrible pain that she was going though.
"Im going to get the others" he called out form the hallway before sticking his head back inside a second later with a maniac smile plastered on his face "because were going to be paying Panacea a visit much sooner then we planed" he informed her with an insane laugh before heading back out to get the others ready to move.
"Im going to see big sis soon!" she thought to herself with glee while removing her arm from her head reviling a crown of black stigmata that had been burned into her flesh though for some reason she felt like she was thinking of someone else when she thought about a sister but shrugged it off as this strange illness affecting her mind "And why do I suddenly have the urge to torment a pumpkin umbrella?" that part really confused her but like with everything else she just blamed it on the illness.
A few minutes later Bonesaw closed her eyes and went to sleep her dreams filled with people with ash grey skin and the world being engulfed in flames.