Flames of Anger
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Selene and Farrah/Persiana.
Chapter 4: Schemes Boiling
Earlier…
A ghost of a man wearing a blue robe was fuming at his present condition. His name is Felix Faust, a sorcerer who used his powers and turned the residents of Themysciria into stone statues in order to unleash Hades on the planet. With the help of the League, Wonder Woman and Hyppolyta were able to banish the god of death and the spirit of Faust back into the Underworld. (1)
Now, Faust was pacing, furious that a sorcerer of his caliber is imprisoned. He should be a god right now. He should be ruling in Hades' place. The mad sorcerer roared at the top of his lungs,
"WHY IS THE UNIVERSE TRYING TO SCREW ME OVER? WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?"
A coffin opened up and a vampire ordered,
"I'm trying to sleep here!"
The lid slammed hard and a pouting Faust moped,
"This is an outrage. I have studied the dark arts extensively. I should know of some way out of this!"
"Perhaps you have not looked hard enough, mortal."
Instantly, Faust got on his guard,
"Who are you?"
In a fire pit not too far from the demented sorcerer, a jet of fire shot out, and a woman dressed in robes with a horned crown on her head appeared. She is Loki, goddess of mischief and evil. She looked at Faust,
"Poor, poor mortal. How sad that you are all alone here."
Faust looked at the goddess,
"Who are you?"
Loki answered,
"I am Loki, goddess of trickery. I have come to help you."
The demented sorcerer scratched his head,
"Wait, according to the books I read on Norse mythology, Loki is a man."
Loki rolled her eyes,
"Is everyone going to bring that up? I swear, I get reincarnated as a woman after Asgard is recreated, and people think it is some sort of trick I am playing!"
Faust shrugged,
"Well, you are the deity of trickery, deceit, and evil. It could all be an act you're putting up."
Loki rubbed her temples,
"I am feeling a headache coming on right now."
She shook her head,
"No matter. I have come to help you, Felix Faust. I have come to help you get revenge against those that have imprisoned you."
Felix instantly grinned widely,
"The Justice League? And those Amazons as well?"
Loki smiled evilly,
"Yes. I have a subordinate attacking this…Themysciria as we speak. He and his army will capture the queen and bring her to my castle."
She motioned to another fire pit,
"Step through, and we shall enjoy her torment together."
Faust giggled like a little school girl and jumped in. Loki smiled evilly,
"Stupid mortal."
Presently on Themysciria…
Amazons all over the island were engaging in battles with twelve foot tall monsters called trolls. Hyppolyta, Selene, and Wonder Girl ran down the hall. Selene was a brown-haired Amazon swordswoman, and she hastily put her battle armor on, anticipating the battle to come.
The blonde queen picked up a sword and looked at the trolls. She gasped,
"By Hera, I have never seen such monsters. What are they?"
Wonder Girl explained,
"Farrah told me of them. They are rock trolls, abominations from Asgard."
Selene, in Amazon battle armor, unsheathed her sword,
"I take it Asgard is the home of Thor."
Donna nodded,
"As well as the other Norse gods."
She threw a punch and smashed in one of the rock trolls,
"Their weakness is fire. Set them ablaze, and they cannot regenerate."
Hyppolyta sliced an arm off of one of the trolls, but it started growing just as quickly. Taking one of the torches, she plunged it into the wound, causing the troll to shriek in pain and agony. As a death blow, the queen of the Amazons sliced off the troll's head and set it ablaze.
From atop a high cliff, a rock troll, bigger and stronger than his brethren, watched in fascination. His name is Ulik, and he is the ruler of the rock trolls. One of many enemies of Asgard, and Thor in particular, Ulik had vowed to take Asgard away from the gods. On par with Thor in terms of strength and durability, the ruler of the rock trolls watched as he was ready to make his appearance, abduct Hyppolyta, and return her to Loki. Ulik smirked to himself,
These Amazons know of war and fighting, yet they hide like children. This is going to be easier than I thought.
He jumped off the cliff.
As soon as the last rock troll was dispensed in the area, Donna wiped the sweat off her brow,
"These beasts are harder to fight than I thought."
Selene looked up,
"Sisters, get down!"
Ulik landed hard, causing a mini earthquake. He leered down at a fallen Hyppolyta,
"Hello, Your Highness. You are coming with me."
Wonder Girl unfurled her lasso and threw it at the rock troll, encircling his neck. She yanked hard, which caused Ulik to wrench back. He huffed and, grabbing the lasso, pulled Donna in. As the younger Amazon princess was flying into the troll, Ulik turned around slammed his massive fist into Wonder Girl's chest. Donna had the wind knocked out of her, then a second fist slammed her to the ground.
Selene and Hyppolyta were stunned at what they had just witnessed. Ulik grinned evilly,
"Uru metal knuckles. They cannot be broken, and they really pack a punch."
Selene roared,
"Monster, die!"
She shrieked into battle, getting ready to swing her sword. Ulik caught it and scoffed,
"Do you truly think a knife can hurt me, especially wielded by a little girl like you?"
Picking up sword and all, Ulik threw the brunette into a wall, knocking her out.
Hyppolyta gritted her teeth angrily and shouted,
"You animal! The Amazons will rise up and defeat you!"
Ulik sarcastically remarked,
"I am so scared."
Donna moaned as she got up and weakly rose to her feet. She stumbled back down, but made enough noise to bring Ulik's attention back on her. Ulik grinned,
"I just thought of something. You can watch as I pick my teeth with her ribs!"
Ulik picked up Donna and got ready to lay down a massive punch.
Suddenly, the sky darkened. A familiar voice echoed,
"LIGHTNING, UNLEASH YOUR FURY!"
The sky lit up with lightning, and a bolt of electricity struck Ulik. The king of the rock trolls was stunned, long enough for Donna to slip away.
Ulik turned and snarled,
"YOU! IT COULD ONLY BE YOU, THOR!"
Thor, the Norse god of thunder, scowled,
"Ulik, we meet again."
Hyppolyta was awed,
"Another thunder god."
Selene blinked,
"Wow."
Donna was surprised,
"This battle just became more serious."
Next Chapter:
Thor is not alone, as he brings Wonder Woman in the battle against Ulik!
(1) See the two part episode Paradise Lost