Shattered Dimensions
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Chapter 4: Next Big Blockbuster
DC Earth 100.4…
The Carnage Persiana was dropped in her own dimension, in what was seemingly an industrial area of New York. She immediately grumbled to herself,
"I'll be damned if I have to work with a bitch of a personality. I would never sell out to Cap! Never!"
She could feel the Carnage symbiote taking over again. Farrah got control and shook her head,
"No, no. Have to keep it in check until I can figure out a where to find the artifact shard. Then, I can steal the others and make those bitches pay for this!"
She immediately leapt further and higher than she ever could without the symbiote and jumped through the city. The Carnage symbiote enhanced all of Persiana's abilities, to the point that many of the things she tried to do would not have been possible had she not been possessed. The feral heroine managed to embed her claws into a building and scaled it rather quickly. She could feel the artifact, almost like she was sensing its presence near her.
Then, it hit her; it was in the building she was on. She made it to the roof ledge and saw four armed gunmen standing, as if on lookout. Farrah smirked, licking her lips,
"This'll be fun."
She leapt out of hiding and kicked the first gunman off the roof. The other three went for her, but Persiana was a savage animal, slicing limbs and necks of two of the three remaining gunmen. The final one quaked in his boots and backed away. He was trembling and Persiana grabbed him and smiled evilly,
"Now, tell me, big boy. What's downstairs?"
The fourth gunman was scared to talk, even more so when Persiana revealed Carnage-like fangs. Her visage was becoming more prevalent as she took on her Carnage persona. The gunman finally said,
"D-d-d-esmond."
Carnage grinned,
"Thanks."
She bit into his neck, gulping the goon's blood like it was water. She then threw him aside and ran her tongue around her mouth, enjoying the taste of blood. Carnage reverted back to her Persiana form and then began slinking down the stairs of the building.
In a shady part of the building, several other goons were bringing a crate to the office of Roland Desmond. Roland Desmond was a crime boss who acquired massive strength through his meta-gene, and superhuman intelligence through the selling of his soul to Neron. With the combined two, he was a force to be reckoned with as the crime boss of Bludhaven, Blockbuster. Presently, he is personally overseeing the delivery of one of the artifact shards. He sat at his desk, his massive bulk of muscle nearly collapsing the small seat he was sitting on. He said,
"I trust there were no difficulties."
The lieutenant of the group said,
"No sir, none at all."
Persiana leaned against the doorway, seductively posing,
"That's too bad, sugar. And here, I was hoping for a little action."
The goons turned and opened fire. However, with near super-human agility and speed, Persiana killed the goons without trying. Her eyes then met Desmond,
"Do you like steroids for breakfast; or are you just a big baby?"
Blockbuster stood up, nearly hitting the ceiling when standing at his full height,
"I have seen many an insect before like you. You are nothing special."
He held the artifact shard and began groaning. Persiana made a dash for it, but Blockbuster picked up a desk and slammed it into the feral acrobat. Farrah fell down through several floors, eventually hitting the bottom floor, which was lined with concrete. Persiana was partially conscious, and could feel the Carnage symbiote taking hold of her again. She wanted to unleash the full fury of her symbiote on Blockbuster, and, thanks to Carnage being surprisingly durable, Farrah was slowly getting up.
She was then forced back down as Blockbuster slammed his elbow into her spine from six stories up. He then picked her up with one hand, still clutching the artifact. His eyes were glowing yellow with malicious content as he slammed a brutal knee to Persiana's stomach. Desmond looked down at Farrah, who was coughing up blood. The powerhouse crime boss shook his head,
"Truly, you do not believe a woman as frail as you can best me?"
He looked at the artifact curiously and saw it glowing yellow. He then added,
"I have no idea why you want this so badly, but if this grants me true power, then it will not be yours. It is mine."
Farrah fell to her knees and groaned softly. Desmond looked at her and shook his head,
"Weak and pathetic. If you think I am impressed, you are mistaken. You have nothing on me. I am strong, smarter…"
Persiana looked up,
"And I'm more sadistic."
She became Carnage and roared monstrously at Blockbuster. The crime boss was taken aback, and that was the opening Persiana wanted. She leapt at Desmond and slammed his head into a steel table. She then threw him aside and, picking up a table saw, threw it at Desmond. Blockbuster smashed through it, but was then caught in the tendrils of the symbiote and cast upwards through the hole. Carnage followed and slammed a hard kick into Desmond's back. She then grappled him and threw him down again. She managed to flip to a light and perch there, glaring down at Blockbuster. She then flipped off and landed near the power box. Persiana smashed the power box and the whole room went dark.
It was relatively easy to spot Blockbuster, as the artifact was glowing with enough light for Persiana to easily navigate the darkness. Blockbuster growled,
"You are strong. Stronger than I expected. But, you are also irritating me, and I do not like to be irritated."
Persiana called out,
"You and me both, pal. Just hand over the artifact and I promise not to use your spine like an accordion."
Blockbuster chuckled,
"You really think you can beat me? I admit, I am a bit surprised at your new persona. Certainly explains a lot about you and your friends' recent behavior. Lethal force to dealing with criminals? My, my; your predecessors would be in shame right now."
He then felt something bore into his skull. Persiana smirked,
"And you'd be dead."
The tendril retracted from Blockbuster's head and Persiana picked up the artifact. She then looked over at the dead crime boss and spat on him. Farrah then walked out, muttering,
"Bastard."
Next Chapter:
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