Hello, my loyal readers. Back with another chapter.
This chapter will see the brief return of a character we have not seen in a long time. You'll have to wait to see who it is.
I hope you like this one. Even though the title sucks.
Watson Smith: I have no idea who Lucifer Morningstar is. So no, he will not be in this story.
Guest: I won't give any spoilers about Wanda's pregnancy or the baby, except that Wanda and the baby won't show up until the Infinity War story.
Chapter 7- Talk between enemies
Barry feels his conciousness slowly returning. It takes him several moments before he is able to open his eyes.
His vision is hazy for several moments before it starts to clear up. As it does, Barry realizes he's in a cell.
Barry shoots to his feet. He hurries to the bars and tries to phase out. But, with alarm, he realizes he can't.
"There must be dampeners," he whispers to himself. He waits for a moment, then whispers, "Jocasta, are you there?"
"Yes, Mr. Allen," Jocasta replies.
"Try and find me a source for the interference," Barry whispers.
"On it," Jocasta replies.
Barry steps back and sits down on a cot along the wall of the cell. He stares at the wall across from him, trying to think of what to do.
Suddenly, he hears footsteps outside the cell. Barry looks towards the door, and sees Ilan step into view.
"Ilan," Barry says angrily as he stares at the fallen sorcerer.
Ilan smirks as he folds his arms. "Barry Allen. Or do you prefer Flash?" he asks sarcastically. Barry just glares at him silently.
Ilan chuckles to himself. He looks at the ground before saying, "I have to give you credit. You're a tougher opponent than I thought you would be. Still, you're no match for me."
"Let me out for another round, now that I actually know what I'm up against, and we'll see who's the better fighter," Barry challenges. Ilan just chuckles.
"Why are you doing this?" Barry demands angrily.
Ilan laughs again before saying, "My goal is beyond your comprehension."
"You know, the last time a bad guy said that to me, I was able to understand his plan pretty well once I figured it out," Barry says.
"Maybe. But you have no experience when it comes to the mystic arts," Ilan says.
"Try me," Barry says.
Ilan looks at Barry for a few moments. Then, he says, "You know time better than most, Flash. You've shown you can manipulate it. But you can't escape it. No one can. Time is the enemy of us all. Eventually, it will make corpses of us all."
"But it doesn't have to be that way. The Dark Dimension exists beyond time. For years, the Ancient One used the power of the Dark Dimension to extend her life. Dormammu is the giver of endless life. When I destroy the Sanctums and bring the Dark Dimension to this Earth, I will finally accomplish what Kaecilius could not do. I will save humanity from death itself," Ilan says.
"You don't need to save humanity from death. Don't you realize death is what gives life meaning?" Barry demands.
Ilan laughs. "Your small, immature mind again shows you are extremely naive," he says.
Barry glares at Ilan. "You'll fail. I've seen it time and time again. I've seen my enemies do everything necessary to save their own lives, or extend their lives, and it only brings about their own destruction. You'll fail. Or my friends will stop you," Barry says fiercely.
Ilan smirks at him. "I don't think so, Flash. I have more followers than you realize. And I have been training them to defeat your and your team, as well as that foolish Dr. Strange. They will be exhausted following the fight in Los Angeles, and your friends in Tokyo are not strong enough to defeat me and my followers. They will die," he says haughtily. He pauses, then smiles slyly. "Unless..." he says slowly.
Barry glares at him. "Unless what?" he demands.
Ilan grins. "You can ensure that your friends. By ordering them to stand down. If you do, and they obey, I will spare them. If you continue to fight against me, I will not only kill you and your friends, but your precious wife on Earth-99 will pay too," Ilan says with an evil grin.
Rage fills Barry as he glares hatefully at Ilan. "You will never harm my wife, Ilan," he says furiously.
Ilan laughs harder. "Well. That is entirely up to you, Flash. I'll leave you to think on it," he says as he walks away.
Barry leans back against the wall. Never has he faced such a choice.
I'll end there. I hope that this wasn't a bad chapter.
No, Wanda will not be showing up. Ilan is just threatening her to get Barry to cooperate.
Barry won't be held captive by Ilan for much longer. His friends will find him soon.
Until next time. Review, and stay tuned.
But wait. Could there be more to this chapter?
(Central City)
The sounds of screams fill the bank. Police officers fire on the man, whom some recognize as Kyle Nimbus.
Nimbus smirks as he dissolves into mist. The poison gas floats out and envelops each cop, who quickly collapse, dead.
As he finishes off the last cop, Nimbus reforms into a solid form. He marches forward and opens the bank vault. He smirks to himself as he marches in.
He runs his hands over the cash, smirking. Then, he grabs wads of cash and begins stuffing it into a bag.
"This is going to make me rich," he says to himself.
Suddenly, he feels a strong pain in his back. He feels the metal of a cold blade enter his back, and he gasps sharply. A second later, Nimbus collapses, blood pooling from his wound. And standing behind him is a a man, in a dark cloak and hood, with a mask over his face. A strange sound comes from the mask. Similarly to an insect's clicking. And in the man's hand is a dagger. Shaped like a lightning bolt.
"One down. Lots more to go," the mysterious man says, before he turns and walks away.
Haha. Was that a nice way to end the chapter?
I think it's obvious who the man is. Cicada has arrived.
I decided to bring back Kyle Nimbus as Cicada's first victim. Don't ask why. I just realized he hasn't been seen since Season 1, so I just randomly decided to bring him back for this purpose.
I'm not sure about doing a story showing the new Team Flash defeating Cicada. Let me know if you'd like to see it. I probably won't, unless I get a lot of people who would want to see it happen. Just so you know, Cicada is the threat that will keep Barry on Earth-1 until Infinity War.
Well. Until next time.
