Hulk No Justice 10
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Spiderman discovers that Tony Stark planned for his death at the web-crawlers hand. Hercules under the control of the last of the War Bound Elloe has murdered Namora his lover. Hulk has engaged in battle with the enraged Namor who does not want to face his friend, but does so nevertheless to avenge the White Queen whom Hulk shattered in a million pieces.
Chapter 10:
Doctor Strange feels it has he touches down on the beach the soul of Namora passes him, and then he sees another familiar face. Valkyrie sits upon her steed watching him with a calm expression.
"Brunnhilde," Doctor Strange says bowing his head to the goddess.
"Stephen," she says his name with familiarity. "You actions have brought destruction upon this world, and soon the Universe. The course you take will lead not only to the ruin, but to the destruction of the nine realms."
"I go to stop this menace," Doctor Strange says defending his actions.
"How far will you go to right this wrong?" She asks.
"As far as I must," Doctor Strange answers.
"Then I shall watch for many great warriors shall fall this day" She says.
Doctor Strange turns to those who have come with him, Ares stands over the slain woman, and for a moment he sees tears in the gods eyes. " Dr. Strange, my brother has gone mad. I have seen such work before long ago when my mother inflicted madness upon him."
"What will you do?" Doctor Strange asks. "Hulk lies beneath the seas already he confronts Namor, and I fear for the King of Atlantis life."
"My path leads to Hercules, before there was any of you heroes there was one man who stood up for your pathetic race. Hercules the God of Heroes, my brother has abandoned that, and now it has come to this after eons of battle."
She-Hulk spoke up, "You will abandon us for your personal vendetta?"
Ares looks at her, "My brother is as dangerous as your cousin, and He is not only the God of Heroes he is the Prince of Power. As a mere demigod he help the gods cast down the Giants, the giants that not even the great Asgardians could defeat," Ares says looking into the sky meeting the gaze of Valkyrie.
She speaks with grave intensity, "God of War beware, for your death will usher in a error of terror not seen since before the pact of the Sky Fathers with Celestials."
"I do not fear old terrors," Ares says.
Valkyrie bows her head, "I shall see you soon Ares, prepare yourself God of War."
Doctor Strange steps forward, "Enough we must prepare," he says casting forth his spirit. It streaks beneath waves to wear Hulk stands over the body of Namor who is impaled on his own Trident.
Doctor Strange throws himself forward before Hulk, "Stop this madness," he demands, but Hulk merely sweeps his hand through the spirit.
"Will you not listen to reason?" Doctor Strange asks.
Hulk pauses glancing towards the Sorcerer Supreme, "Reason? Did you ask for reason when you betrayed me magic man. Did you ask Hulk when you banished Hulk from Earth? Was there reason when you destroyed Hulk's happiness!" Hulk shouts. "Be gone!" He roars slapping his hands together sending forth a wave of force so powerful that it splits the seas.
Doctor Strange feels his spirit breaking he clings to some hope he feels the life force of the Sub Mariner subsiding and in desperation leaps into the fallen king's body.
Namor sits on a throne around him as far as the ye can see are, barren lands, vast deserts with bleached bones protruding from the sands. Doctor Strange descends into the mental landscape drawing the attention of the monarch.
"What is this Namor?" Doctor Strange asks.
Namor regards his former ally, and estrange friend, "This the future I see. The prophecy is coming true."
"We disbanded the Defenders, but now we must gather again. Already I have split my spirit and sent that part of me into the far cosmos to call on Silver Surfer."
"He will not be enough Stephen," Namor says bowing his head. He points to the vast distance. "Tell me what do you see in the distance?"
Doctor Strange shades his eyes looking into the endless expanse, "I see barren land as far as the eye can see."
"What you see is the oceans laid barren this is what is in my soul. This is my great fear. You think to summon otherworldly help then call upon entities more powerful than Galactus, Thanos, or the Beyonder, because they have all been felled by the Incredible Hulk."
"Then this is it, you will give up?"
"What is there left to me?"
"Nothing," Doctor Strange says. "But what did she die for?"
"Emma," Namor whispered.
"Not just Emma, but another you love deeply, but that you wouldn't, due to your inflated pride."
Namor eyes harden he meets the intense gaze of the Sorcerer Supreme, "You speak of things you no nothing about," he declares.
"We are speaking in your soul," Doctor Strange says waving his hand over the sands causing them to swirl. The sands begin to take shape shifting and mixing until the image of Namora is form.
"What trickery is this," Namor demands.
"No Trickery Namora has fallen she is dead as a result of Hulk and his vendetta. He blames us for the death of his queen. Well he has brought death to our world. This inner landscape will be the truth of our world Namor if we do not fight back. Already four of the six Illuminate have fallen two by Hulk's hand."
"You forget one is or was a Skrull imposter," Namor responds.
"We made a pack," Doctor Strange says ignoring Namor words. "We hold the most powerful artifacts in the universe not even the Hulk can stop the power of the infinity gems."
"We swore to never use them," Namor says in response.
"Will you die then, and let Hulk take it from you dead body, because that is what he plans to do?"
"No I am King. I will not let the death of my beloved cousin go un-avenged. I failed Emma, but I will not fail myself. Imperious Rex!" Namor screams in his soul.
Hulk steps back, Namor eyes pop open the two lock stares, before power explodes from Namor who stands ripping the trident from his body his blood burns away the wound upon his body closes as he faces Hulk. The walls of water that Hulk has parted stand still like to reflecting mirrors.
"Imperious Rex!" Namor roars closing the distance between him and the Hulk. The Hulk brings his fist to down to counter, but Namor slaps it aside with casual ease, before plunging his trident into Hulk's heart. Hulk stumbled back, but Namor lifts him up using the trident. He smiles madly at the green giant as he spins in a circle before launching Hulk skyward.
Namor casts aside his trident leaping after Hulk. He sails above the green king hammering him down with a double-handed overhead blow to the Hulk's skull driving him towards lands.
Hulk crashes to the beach from causing the earth rumble as tremors spread up the coast. Namor lands on the beach beside Hulk who attempts to recover. Namor grabs Hulk by his hair, forcing Hulk to look into his face, "Look at me," he roars slapping the Hulk with such force that concussive force flattens everything within a five-mile radius.
Hulk grabs Namor by his midsection wrapping his green arms around the Sub Mariner. Namor looks down at Hulk with an unimpressed gaze even as Hulk applies enough strength to shatter Namor's spine.
Namor grins breaking Hulk's hold him by slapping his hands on either side of Hulk's head right on the ears causing Hulk's eardrums to explode. Hulk releases Namor stumbling back his footing clumsy. Namor strikes driving his fist beneath Hulk's jaw shattering bone and staggering Hulk, with blow after blow each one followed by another one enhanced by the Infinity Gem of Power.
Hulk falls to the sands his bones broken his power expended. Namor stands triumphant holding the infinity gem in his out stretch hand, "Do you see Hulk, I am King of Atlantis all the seas are mine, and now you and this world shall bow. You only respect power. Well I am power absolute," He says closing his hand around the Infinity Gem. "And now you die!" He strikes delivering the final blow—
Hulk looks from a shatter eye socket at the Atlantis king he can barely hear the words Namor speaks. He eardrums exploded. Hulk heard something else somewhere deep in his mind he can hear the far away voice. Hulk focuses on that voice and then in his mind he sees the man he hates more than anyone in the world.
"What are you doing Hulk?" Bruce Banner asks. "You survived that hell of that world where I couldn't. My control over you was broken due to the meddling of these idealist, but where has it gotten them, but a early grave," Bruce Banner says. "All those years I let you out only briefly. I realized that you were not stupid, but infantile. The longer I could maintain control the less you could grow into maturity. For countless years I protected them from you because you were the strongest there was Hulk."
Hulk shakes his head, "Hulk is strongest there is," he retorts.
Bruce Banner laughs, "You're not the strongest Hulk. Namor has bested you. "You're a broken heap of flesh. Even the Thing could beat you how you are now. A woman has brought you to this?"
"They killed her," Hulk says.
"No you did?" Bruce says pointing a finger at Hulk. "Just like I killed Betty."
"Hulk did not kill his beloved!" Hulk roars.
"If Hulk were the strongest he could have saved her," Bruce says slyly. "I couldn't save Betty because I trusted in your strength, but I was wrong to trust you. I believed in you, I trusted you to protect her, you're not the strongest, you're the weakest, always running, always fleeing, always wanting to be left alone. Well flee Hulk! Let Namor free you from this life. Die!"
Hulk looks at Namor's fist descends, he catches the punch in his hand, He shifts getting one foot under him then other. Namor tries to pull his hand back, but Hulk will not release him, "Hulk is strongest there is!" he says crushing Namor's hand.
Namor screams as the power flows into his body overloading him. Hulk pulls Namor forward driving his fist into his gut doubling the Atlantis King over. Bones break the impact send shockwaves through Namor's body. Hulk grabs Namor by his skull head butting the king, cracking his skull open.
Hulk releases Namor who falls to his knees before Hulk. Namor looks down at his broken hand and sees red dust fall like the sands of time to drift away into the breeze. He looks back at Hulk through his blacken smoked out eyes and can barely discern the green fist that descends, heralding his doom. Namor looks past that fist seeing a woman on a wing horse, beside her he sees Namora who beckons him.
"Come brave king to the halls of the Honored Dead," Valkyrie atones drawing Namor to her.
To be Continued…