Demons Amongst Us
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Lance/Diablos and Hecate.
Chapter 7: Abominations of Nature Part 3
"He's down here!"
Diablos looked up and saw Miss Marvel hovering near him. The blonde heroine shook her head,
"You've seen better days."
The red-eyed hero focused for a moment before hovering out of the crater that was made with his body. He shook his head,
"What happened?"
"You tell us."
Superman hovered near him as well. From the look on his face, the Man of Steel was not happy. Lance sighed,
"How did you find me?"
Clark answered,
"It's hard to miss a seventy foot tall dragon in the Swiss Alps."
Carol continued,
"Especially one that's tossing you around. Did your sister release that thing or what?"
Diablos shook his head,
"That thing IS my sister."
Wonder Woman delivered a powerful blow to Hecate's back. The dragon then hissed and swatted the Amazing Amazon with her tail.
Superman blinked,
"Wait, that dragon is your sister?"
Diablos pressed his lips together, responding,
"I'll explain later. Right now, we have to stop her."
Diana went sailing into one of the crevasses, but circled back up and landed a powerful uppercut to the dragon's jaw. Hecate was momentarily caught off guard, and it was enough for Superman and Miss Marvel to slam more powerful blows into the stomach and wings of Hecate. Diablos took his sword charged in. Hecate looked up, pleading,
"Diablos, please!"
Not listening to the pleas of his own sister, the red-eyed hero sliced through one of the dragon's wings, sending it into icy oblivion. Hecate shrieked in agony and crawled back into the hole she made when she escaped. Wonder Woman pursued the dragon back into the hole.
Miss Marvel, Superman, and Diablos chased after Wonder Woman and Hecate. Once inside, the four heroes looked around, trying to find out where Hecate had slithered off to. Superman used his super hearing and said,
"She's close by, but I-."
He looked up and saw the dragon drop on top of him. The Last Son of Krypton bolted out of the way at the last second, but Hecate's tail hit him in the back, sending him flying into the cave wall. Miss Marvel and Wonder Woman both tag-teamed the beast, slamming it with a clothesline. Diablos powered up, channeling his lightning through his sword. He then unleashed it as a lightning beam, slamming his sister with its full force. The dragon screamed in agony and fell down, reverting back to her human form. Wonder Woman picked up a now nude, broken Hecate and got ready to throw a punch,
"This is for all the lives you've ruined and destroyed."
Hecate's eyes softened, pleading,
"Please, have mercy on me. Please."
Diana angrily glared right back,
"What makes you think I want to?"
Lance narrowed his eyes,
"Diana, Hecate's manipulating your emotions. Don't listen to her."
Wonder Woman's grip tightened. She truly wanted to avenge Audrey, avenge her friend and her country from this murderess. Hecate's face had paled and now, was staring at Wonder Woman.
The Amazon snarled and threw the disheveled Hecate to the side,
"No, I won't end your life like this. You're going to be held accountable for what you've done."
Hecate sniveled and shrugged,
"Oh, and I was so close to getting what I want."
She cackled as her hand guns materialized in her hand and took aim.
In the next few moments, time seemed to slow down as Miss Marvel used her super speed and slammed a powerful fist into Hecate's face. Caught off guard, Hecate flinched, causing the guns to miss Diana. Then, in almost the same motion, Carol landed a powerful chop to Hecate's throat. The red-eyed villainess stumbled back, losing her hand guns. The floor collapsed and she was teetering on the edge. She looked up, barely holding on as Diablos towered over her. Hecate shouted,
"You wouldn't let your own flesh and blood fall like this, would you?"
Lance looked down at her and said,
"I'm not going to kill you, dear sister. But, I'm not going to save you either."
Just as he finished saying those words, the ledge Hecate was holding onto collapsed and she plummeted in the darkness. She shrieked, her screams echoing throughout the chasm. She swore out,
"WHEN I GET OUT OF THIS, YOU AND YOUR HUMAN FRIENDS ARE GOING TO FRY!"
Lance shook his head,
"Doubt it, bitch."
He turned and looked at the League members. He waved his hand and a pair of new sunglasses materialized in front of him in the air. The red-eyed hero put them on and said,
"I think you want an explanation as to what Hecate and I are. Well, I'll tell you everything I know."
Next Chapter:
Diablos explains all that he can about himself and who he and his sister are, and a decision is made in regards to his future in the League. Find out next time!
