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Infinite Origins: IronFist
December/16/1994.
"...Huff..huff...huff!" A voice panted in exhaustion.
It was a black night, and the land around was covered in a blanket of snow that continued to fall. The sounds of yelling and the cries of two infants, along with a woman panting could barely be heard over the heavy storm that blew across this land. There was a young woman running away with two children she held close to her. A group of men were chasing after her as if she had stolen something from them.
With every step she took, it felt to her as if the men chasing her were getting even closer. The sound of a gun fired out echoed into the night. The woman was running back to a place, a sacred land which she called home. There was a temple that she grew up in and in that temple lived a man. That man was her father; he had warned her about the outside world, telling it was corrupted by greed, fear and hate.
It has been many years since she left the temple. As she ran, the woman found the mountain path that lead closer and closer to the temple with every step she took. Gunshots were still being made after her. Some would miss, while others would barely touch her. She had been hit twice, once on the shoulder and the other in the leg, but she didn't even notice it. The woman was too busy running for her life and the lives of her two children, Daniel and Maximus Rand.
"C'mon! Can't you dumbasses aim right?! I want this girl dead!" One of the men shouted to the others.
The woman could feel herself getting uneasy and dizzy from the cold and loss of blood. As she ran up the mountain path, the woman finally made it to her destination. She stood there for a few seconds, gazing up at the temple. It had been many years since she left. The woman heard yet another shot, the sound snapping her out of her daze. She ran up to the temple doors, screaming, banging and kicking the gates, hoping someone inside would hear.
"Please! Someone open the door please! Father, it's me, Mayrin!"
Mayrin continued to kick and bang onto the door, but no one had answered or opened it. She felt hope was lost for her and her children. Mayrin fell down to the ground, both children still wrapped in her arms, crying.
"I'm...sorry. Th-This isn't the life I wanted for you two."
As she lied there falling deeper into the cold hands of death, she could hear the men getting closer. She felt all hope lost until a man with long black hair and a tattoo of a dragon on his fists appeared all of a sudden.
The man bent down to the woman and said, "Don't worry, my child. I am here."
She could barely speak; all she could mumble was, "D-D-Daniel and M-Maximus...father."
That was it - the woman was dead. Daniel and Maximus were still crying in their mother's arms. The man shed a single tear and looked at both of the children. They were his grandchildren; this had been the first time in many years since he'd seen his daughter and in his life that he'd seen his grandchildren. The group of men had their guns and katanas pointed at the man, the lifeless woman and the weeping children.
"Old man, if you value your life, step away from the bitch and get back in your little castle! She's our's!" The men from the Steel Serpents yelled.
"You dare step on to sacred grounds, bringing death and the sound of crying children? The woman is dead. If you all wish to live another day, I suggest you turn around and leave!" The man warned.
He shouted, standing his ground and ready for anything. They all just smirked at him.
"Okay. You wanna play hero? I'll show you what happens to people when they mess with the Steel Serpents!"
One of the men ran up to the man, holding his katana and preparing to swing. As the man of the Steel Serpents got closer, he jabbed at the man, the blade going through his side. He stood there with a smirk.
"Ha! You like that?!" The man from the Steel Serpents mocked. He then looked up, seeing that the man's eyes and the dragons on his fists were glowing a gold color, emitting a special type of power.
The man with the glowing eyes looked down and said, "Is that all you can do? Let me show you what true strength is."
He then reached for the blade that was in his body and pulled it out. The wound he had gotten stopped bleeding and healed itself instantly. He then looked at the other men, who were struck with fear at this display. The glowing man then swung his fist at the man that had stabbed him, sending him to the ground, out cold.
The leader of the Steel Serpents shouted, "What are you guys waiting for? Shoot him, shoot him!"
They all started to take fire at the man. He was dodging the bullets with ease, moving closer to the men of the Steel Serpents gang. As he got closer, they all started to jab at him and tried to stab him, but not a single hit was made on the glowing man.
"Feel the power of the Iron Fist." He said, as he started to swing at them, knocking some out cold with a single hit, kicking and blocking. The man took all of them out except for one - the leader, who was left standing. He was held by the neck by the glowing man.
The glowing man then said, "If you or your people ever come back or bring harm to my family again, your life will be mine!"
He then released the Serpent gang leader.
"Now leave if you know what's best." The glowing man warned.
The leader looked at the glowing man with rage building in his face, before leaving with his men.
"I'll be back one day, old man. You embarrassed the name of the Steel Serpents! And for that, you'll pay." The leader said menacingly.
With that said, they all left the area. The glowing man stood there as he turned back to normal, no longer glowing gold. He walked back over to his dead daughter and grandchildren.
"I will do my best to raise them well, my child." The man said to his lifeless daughter.
He picked her up with the two children and walked into the temple.
"Now, let's get you two inside before you catch a cold." The man said to the two children in his arms.
They both stopped their crying and stared at him. Behind him the temple doors where shut.
Author's Note: Still more to come! What waits for Daniel and Maximus in the future and who are the Steel Serpents? Who knows? Well I do, so stay tuned for Infinite IronFist!