"Mephisto..." muttered Charles. "Yes; have you ever heard of him?" said I. "Only in legends. I didn't sense your encounter with him." I nodded. "It was psychic but also magical and trans dimensional in nature. That likely explains the lack of detection." Peter said, "What do we do about this?" Beast was also present. "Demons are a little beyond us for the most part..." "True, Hank, but what you said earlier was right - science can still play a big role in different ways," said I. He was still skeptical but his mind was open. It would need to be; the threat wouldn't vanish on its own terms. And Mephisto was a lot like brother. He was cruel because he could be. That was the most dangerous villain of all; and with godlike power to match it.

Honor had been scanning extra dimensional currents for anything unusual; it alerted me as we spoke - Mephisto had reached out to Mandarin... "What is it with all these M named villains of late? Mephisto, Magneto, Mandarin... What next - Mjolnir itself?" Peter said with a scoff. Charles already had his eyes on me. "Diana, what is it?" "Mephisto just reached out to Mandarin." Peter groaned. "Oh no." Beast stood. "Do you have a location?" "China again-" I looked at my husband "-where we fought him before with Bucky." Peter sighed. "Here we go again." I stood, hammer in hand. "It makes sense. It's still the strongest demon energy point for Mandarin. He might even be restarting his vibranium agenda again - this time with Mephisto's help." Beast looked at Charles. "I can have the blackbird ready to go in ten minutes..." "Unnecessary with my hammer," I said. "I can open portals from here to there at will."

Charles then said, "So then it becomes a matter of taking a team with you..." "Yes." "I volunteer to go," said Beast. I nodded. "We should keep it small. Pete and myself - and two X men at most." Peter said, "We should have some added muscle." Beast said, "Colossus just got back from a mission. He'd be game for it." Charles nodded. "Be careful all of you."

XXX

Minutes later we took a hammer portal back to China again - and to the exact same area we'd been before. "This place is still just as creepy as before," said Pete. Colossus was in his armored form; Beast was lowered with claws extended. I reached out with the hammer to scan the area more...it was now teeming with evil - and not just Mandarin's energy as before - but the new dark energy as well - Mephisto's energy.

Mandarin appeared again in front of us, like before. He said nothing this time in his typical windbag manner. The hatred in his eyes was there though, and pure; and it was focused on me. Demons appeared as before.

Like before, I went at him first, the first time though with Honor. I was at him again before he could vanish, and this time I struck him full in the chest with a mighty two handed swing. The Asgardian hammer shattered Mandarin's demon form in one blow. He screamed and was ripped away entirely from this realm. "Damn..." Peter said.

Mephisto appeared now and pointed a clawed finger at us; the demons under their new commander attacked as before. I raised up Honor...lightning shot out from it in all directions. The magical energy tore into the demons and obliterated them; Honor simultaneously sent its enhancing power into Beast and Colossus to better face the demons before them. Peter and I didn't need it.

The X men wasted no time going at their latest foes. Demons tried to bring down Colossus but he smashed them to bits with his now magically enhanced blows. Beast's claws acted in a similar manner by shredding demons to ribbons. Peter did fancy spider moves in a godly blur to bring down his closest foes. I bashed away demons with my hammer. My goal now was hitting Mephisto directly as it had been with Mandarin.

Predictably he tried going for Peter, but I'd been ready for this. As Mephisto shot out energy blasts at Peter Honor absorbed them and quickly sent them back to the demon lord. They struck him and weakened him further. Mephisto was always strongest in his own hellish realm. That gave us an advantage here.

I pressed the fight forward; Honor shot out its own lightning for Mephisto and struck him again; hard enough to knock him onto his wretched demon ass. This bought me the time I needed to go right for him. His sickly yellow eyes widened as I took to the air and came down for him hard. He shot more energy blasts at me again but my shiny all black "toy hammer" reflected them right back to Mephisto. His own blasts struck him and he cried out in agony. He tried to cook up some super energy strike but the buildup took too long.

I was on the ground beside him...Honor swinging down with super speed/strength for his head. It smashed it to atoms; both his headless body and all the demons vanished in moments. Peter and teammates were still fighting as this occurred, and suddenly by their standards. They looked at me in wonder. "Damn honey; you totally rock with that hammer!"

The demon energy was dissipating from this area for good... Honor confirmed it. I looked at the hammer in wonder. I'd used many powerful items in my time, but I couldn't lie...Honor was the most powerful I'd ever used. Not because it was the most powerful item ever made, but rather because it channeled my divine willpower, second only to my father, like nothing else ever could - even more than the amazon holy of holies lasso of truth... Beyond my marriage to Peter attaining Honor was my second greatest achievement from being in the Marvel multiverse. I would wield mighty Honor for the good of all. I vowed it in Athena's name!

With the evil cleared from this region - and the communist agenda with it - we returned to the X mansion via portal without delay.