Sloth
"The world is a magical place, but not all magic is good, for magic always has a price" – Lily McIlory
11:48am, July 11th, 2010, Sin Secret Base
"YOU PUT OUR KIDS ON A BOUNTY LISTING!?" Mrs. Adair yelled red energy flowing from her. "Oh calm yourself you extraterrestrial bitch, the listing says alive only." Mrs. Russo said filing her nails. "I swear you egotistical bot-lover if one hair on my daughter's perfect heat is harmed I will rip your little boys throat out while you watch." Mrs. Adair growled. "Calm down ladies, I'm sure any bounty hunter knows better to harm our children." Mr. McIlory said.
8:34am, July 11th, 2010, Logan International Airport, Boston
A man with bright silver hair spiked backed was wearing a black suit with a red tie. In his hand was a briefcase, he smiled at the TPA agent scanning his bags as he put the briefcase down. While the bags were scanned the screen seemed to scramble for a split second before returning to normal. The TPA agent looked over the screen carefully before smiling "Have a wonderful trip in California Mr. Virtus." She said, "Oh I always enjoy California, I just love when work takes me there." He said as he picked up his bags that were oddly heavy for just carrying clothes.
3:02pm, July 11th, 2010, Hotel
Virtus checked the syringe rifle he had recently put together, "Shame I can't kill em." He said to himself as he loaded it with tranquilizers before grabbing a gold plated Desert Eagle .50 AE "It never hurts to be prepared." He said smiling. Shortly after he had finished prepping his gear he got ready. Instead of the black suit and red tie, he was wearing a complete white suit, tie included, with a large black overcoat. He strapped the guns to the inner straps of the overcoat perfectly hiding them before combing his hair back, checking the mirror and leaving the room. "Let's go find some kids."
3:47pm, July 11th, 2010, Upper City
Elisa sniffed the air before frowning, and looking around "What's up Leese?" Caitlyn said flying above her, "First I told you to stop calling me that, second I told you to use our code-names while on a missions, and third I smell an old enemy in town. Knowing the type of work he's up to we may run into him." Elisa said, "Fiiine" Caitlyn said "So who is this enemy…Vanator" She said sarcastically, "He's an enemy I made long ago, when I was in my infancy of vampirism. I wasn't what you'd call a superhero then, I was a war hero. One of the great elites of the Romania Army, fighting for our freedom against impossible odds. That's when he descended, taking the side of our enemy. And that's when I discovered, I was not the only immortal that walked the earth." Elisa said grimly, Caitlyn completely ignoring her story "You know I just realized, I never asked why your code-name is Vanator." Elisa sighed "It is Romanian, it means hunter, it's what they called me during my service in the war." She said moving on.
9:21pm, July 11th, 2010, Harbor
The kids were walking away from the carnival laughing talking about their adventures during their rare night of fun, when suddenly Lily dropped, Demyan rushed to her checking her before pulling a tranquillizer dart. "What the fuck" He said as his eyes became yellow looking around, then one fired into him, but he brushed it off. "Interesting Virtus said from his sniping position before firing 5 more into him. Demyan started to feel a bit wobbly but then his mutant gene started to interact with his blood, his skin starting to become scalier as he got his footing. "Dude with white hair over on that roof." Demyan said pointing his finger slowly growing a claw out of the center as his nail was covered by skin.
"If I can take down red with the conventional way I'll just take out his little friend's so he's easier." Virtus said lining up his shot with Ayame, to his distaste when the syringe got close to her, it lit ablaze melting into nothing before it even reached her skin. "Well that was unexpected…" Virtus said aiming his sights on Kayla, sadly much like Demyan it had no effect as Kayla's blood was eating the toxins. "Ok, it's official; I hate these kids." He said before noticing the hurling fireballs coming at his direction. "They said alive, didn't say anything about injured." He said as he moved out of the fireballs trajectory and started approaching the kids.
"I must say I'm impressed" He said fixing his tie, "I thought you were just some rich brat's who were causing their parents trouble. Now I seem that I was wrong." He continued, "Now." He said as he stretched his arms out wide in a cross shape as 2 white blades appeared in his hands, "Whose first." "Fuck you." Demyan shouted as he charged him his skin becoming red spikes flowing out of his back as the bones of his legs changed his speed increasing as ram-themed horns grew out of his head, bone spikes flowing out of his arms forming bone shields. Virtus sighed as he held up his foot hitting the shields instantly vaporizing them sending Demyan flying back. "Your primal power cannot fight me beast."
"You alright?" Kayla said offering her hand, "I think my ribs are broken, dude hits like a truck." Demyan said grabbing her hand standing up as he began transforming again, his skin was purple a long tail with a blade growing as his nails became razor sharp along with his teeth, his eyes becoming slanted turning completely yellow, "Ribs are healed" He said with a hiss as a long spiked tongue slicked out of his mouth. "Let me give you some cover" Ayame said as she became a barrage of fireballs, "Foolish child mere fire cannot harm me." Virtus said, but much to his surprised the fireballs burned his skin knocking him back with each hit. "What the hell" Virtus said, "Looks like you can't take the heat" Ayame said as flames began flowing out of her hands at Virtus, "You kid's really are something else." Virtus said as blades of white light blocked the flames, "But I'm afraid you're outclassed and outgunned." He said as blades began to appear around in the sky before pointing at Ayame. "Contract says alive but someone with your kind of power, I can't just let that walk around." He said grimly, and then the blades flew, right for Ayame's chest, Kayla screamed, her scream was overpowering, many of the blade's shattered from the sheer sound but it wasn't enough, but one thing, one instinct was on hyperdrive for Kayla, the will to protect something precious to her was so high, the flap of her wings was barely heard before she was in front of Ayame, upon contact the very blood within Kayla began to burn, the light setting it ablaze, if it wasn't killing her the lit up veins might've looked pretty, but it was in fact killing her, the light rejecting her, "Interesting." Virtus said, "Shame wish I had only killed one of you." He said before turning towards Ayame, she dropped to her knees, holding Kayla's burnt up body, the other's tried to attack, Demyan stuck first, having similar results as before being sent flying, there was nothing Elise could do but Angelo tried to constrict wires around Virtus, Virtus however ignored his feeble attempts a white sword appearing in his hand, "Now to take care of you." He said taking a step forward before freezing in his tracks.
Ayame was looking up at him, with such rage that for the first time in eons, he felt the fear of death, "You…" She said standing up, "YOU KILLED HER!" She yelled her body lighting ablaze, unnatural flames taking over, every inch of her body was fire, and flames flew around her swirling, She grabbed his neck the flames spreading onto him burning him, "Let go of me you witch!" He screamed, unable to fight back, "I'm going to make you suffer." She said the flames erupting as they became more wild, spreading to the surrounding area, she felt a hand on her shoulder turning to see a red scaled Demyan, "Ayame…. you need to stop; you'll burn the entire city." He said pointing around, "Plus he's already dead." Tears were streaming down Ayame's eyes as the fire disappeared, Demyan quickly putting a coat over her. "Hey Angelo go get her some clothes." He said as she cried into his chest.
10:21pm, July 11th, 2010, Abandoned Warehouse
Ayame was keeping to herself, still teary eyed as the kids stood around in shock, finally one of them spoke, it was angelo, Angelo always considered himself smart and understanding, understanding of the world, a matured and aged intellect who couldn't be phased by what kind of horrors the world threw, but at this moment he only considered himself a lost, afraid boy who had just witnessed the death of someone he considered close, not because they were both runaways, not because they were both sexually different than the norm, because they had fought and protected eachother, and he had failed to protect her.
So with pure innocence, he simply asked, "What do we do?" the group was quiet but finally Elise spoke up, "Our parents sent a bounty hunter after us, I think the only logical thing to do is to go after them and in this." Ayame looked up, her eye's red from the tears but full of rage, her blood practically boiling. "I will burn them alive." She said clenching her fist, before standing up, "If any of you have any problem with their deaths." She said as flames engulfed her arms. "I fucking dare you to stop me." Lily whimpered hiding behind Demyan "I say we leave lily here; she doesn't need to be part of this." They nodded in agreement, "But we can't really leave her here alone." Angelo said sighing, "I don't have any power's so I won't be of any use so I'll stay." Elise said, "Plus I'm not sure if I have the stomach for this…" She said looking down. "Alright," Ayame said walking towards the exit "Let's go rid our town of crime."
10:12, July 11th, 2010, Harbor
Just before the meeting deciding they'd go after their parents happened, Elisa and Caitlyn arrived on the scene of Virtus' defeat. "Can your Nano machines create some spears?" Elisa said looking down at him, "Why do you need spears for a charred corpse?" Caitlyn asked, Elisa looked up at the sky, "As soon as direct sunlight hits, he'll be brought back to life." Caitlyn made a annoyed sigh, "I don't see that power listed under any race we've faced." Elisa looked down at the ground a pained look, "Because we've never faced Virtus or anything of his caliber, I'm surprised this happened to be honest, had to be some serious firepower, stronger than cosmic." She said looking around, "Eli- Vanator, what is he?" Caitlyn asked curious.
Elisa turned to her with a look of shame, "Hes…He's an angel. An angel of war to be precise. Fallen, forever ago before I was injected with the super soldier serum… I'm the reason he fell." This piqued Caitlyn's interest more, "So angels exist, I assume the almighty god exists, I liked it more when god's were just aliens like Hel." She said sighing before asking a question, "How did he fall? How was it your fault?" Elisa sat down, "Vampires, we're creatures of darkness, striders of the night, harbingers of evil. There's only a few things that can actually harm Angel's, being's such as us are one of them, and if we ever do, they'll be cut off, the doors of heaven closed, at first they'll be pure, but over the years being trapped on a corrupt world, they'll change and become truly fallen… Virtus was already halfway there, an Angel of War who enjoyed the sight of blood way too much."
"He was your first causality wasn't he?" Elisa shook her head, "I wish he was, but I'm afraid unlike you or a majority of the other heroes, I've killed innocents. Honestly I'm probably worse than half the people we lock away." She said standing up looking at the moon. "Now about those spears, the only way we'll prevent his regeneration is if we stab him through the head and heart." She said, "Also call high security transport, He's getting his own special cell at A.R.M.O.R's secret prison, tell them to prep the Unholy ward, the seals there should lower his power, he'll need 24/7 restraints, also tell them to bring out any of their mythical swords, they'll help to keep him down." Elisa said as she stabbed the spears that Caitlyn had created with her nano machines.
***I really should write these more regularly, I just get writers block and then games get in the way… and yeah
***RIP Kayla, the first death but not the last one, I know her death probably isn't that emotional but I needed a trigger for them to go after the parents and I didn't have any long-term plans for Kayla.
***As for virtus' whole origin story, don't take any of it to heart, this is just how angel's will work in my marvel Universe, I know it's all fucking bullshit when it comes to what the bible says.