"The intense speed of the man of steel crossing the sky flying over the city was something Mysterion knew it would be difficult to deal with. While he was sure he had to hold himself hard over Superman, he knew it was a matter of time until his hands would get weak and he would release himself. "
"Superman, on the other hand, was trusting the little boy behind his back, he was flying at his maximum speed for a person who would be holding him could handle. Usually, that speed would be just for superheroes and adults who were determined to hold him until he gets to the place. While this boy, it was the first time he was being held by a kid. But it seems the boy was trying his best to take care of the speed.
"Do you want me to get slower? Or wait until you hold yourself tighter?" Superman was starting to slow down, but the answer made him take back.
"Don't worry about me, you need to be faster, we cannot let the rumors of the Golden Mask artifact be known, if a single rumor is spread tonight, the cult will start to gather and they will come to Gotham. I can handle, but that fucker cannot use the mask." Mysterion said in a serious tone, which indicates to Superman the reason why he wasn't complaining about the almost slipping from his neck was that it was a serious situation in which the boy is the only person who knows how gravity would be.
"Is that artifact really powerful?" Superman decided to go even faster, while he felt something pulling his cape, it was Mysterion who was making a tied knot on his body, making him look at Superman, I curved himself and made a ball with his cape, while he just said from inside of Superman's cape.
"The owner of the artifact is what worries me more. I don't know if you will believe this, but… there were entities that are known about the creation of apocalypse and madness over the worlds, which tries to cross the helms by their cults. The owner of this mask is the brother of the god of madness and doom, being the same family as him would just describe how fucked up this is." The voice coming from the cape made Superman's eyes wide open, while he gritted his teeth and went even faster while he used his X-ray vision all the city looking for a man in white.
"Did you hear that Batman?" Superman asked while they both still were flying.
"Affirmative, I received information about Gentlemen Ghost going in the direction of the cemetery." The deep voice of the dark hero made Superman change his course to the exact location, while he went even faster than before.
"Keep yourself together Mysterion, because now it will be a speed you never imagined in your entire life." Superman, then noticed something pulling his cape. "What are you doing?"
"I'm making tied knots on me, for when you go faster I wouldn't be launched away." After finishing the knots, he then used his upper body to hold the neck of the hero who was carrying him, with all his might. "Now you can go without worry."
"Alright, when I get there, you should drop and stay out of the action." Superman imagined if the boy would refuse the idea, but what he didn't expect was a natural answer.
"Fair enough, but only if that fucker didn't use the artifact, because if he does we would need to take action, and when I meant we, I mean we," Mysterion said in his deep voice as a child, which makes Superman focus his gaze on the ghost over the cemetery which has one of the most dangerous items which the mortals wouldn't comprehend.
"After using his super-speed crossing the air in the direction of the cemetery, Superman finally got a glimpse of a white man riding a horse in the same direction as them.
"I found him, Batman, the Ghost Gentleman is crossing the streets in the direction of the cemetery. I will try to intercept him." Superman talked while he pressed his communicator over his ear, and flight down at the streets. While Mysterion remained in silence while he held himself firmly trying to not lose his grasp.
"The riding ghost who was crossing the streets, while from a sudden moment a huge impact fissures the floor, almost making a little earthquake in the few meters around them. And over the streets, was the man of steel himself. While someone was tied on his back.
"Oh look at that." An England scent came what would be an invisible man with white clothes and a monocle, while he was riding a skull horse and on his hand was a skull scepter. "It seems Batman called reinforcements to stop me from raising my army from the death from its eternal slumber, then I will finally have my revenge on this cursed city."
"It didn't take to the man over the horse finish his monologue, a Batarang which hit the invisible man from his behind, making a glimpse of a rotten man ghost appear in the place of the invisible man.
"You always forget, that I'm always the man who haunts you, Gentleman Ghost. You must have learned from the last time you shouldn't take the forbidden artifacts to try to raise an army of death." Batman then used his cape to glide over the air, and land perfectly near to Superman, who then realized the knot of his cape was loosed.
"I should have expected you to come Batman, but there was the first time I could see you trade your little sidekick for another one, who is this the boy who looks exactly like you but wears white underwear over his pants?" The ghost has looked at Mysterion who seemed unfazed by the sudden question.
"If that's the best insult you have in mind, then I know you are not something to be taken seriously." The boy then decided to look at the man in front of them, over the horse, was a leather bag tied to the horse. "Alright motherfucker, you have your fun, but you should know that playing with accursed items like this would not just end things awful to you, but would make a huge headache for me."
"Oh little one, quiet mouthful, I have to say Batman you really lowered your acceptance letters for sidekicks." The man chuckled from his place, but he could see the pressure around him wasn't a good one.
"He isn't my sidekick, he is a consultor and he said what you have in your hands should be taken back. So I will let you rest after you give back the golden mask." Batman said in his serious tone, while he walked slowly, and Superman remained like a statue, but Mysterion could see from his eyes, the first moment would happen, and he would be ready to attack.
"Mysterion, remember what you said," Superman said in a tone that just Mysterion could hear, while he received a reply.
"I remember, but I hope you remember as well. Don't worry about me, just focus on the artifact." Mysterion replied, while he ran away from behind of Superman, who seemed to sigh in relief.
"At least this boy knows the importance of keeping his word. Now I can focus on this. Now it's my part of the deal."Superman just awaited the first movement and he would attack. From the words said about the boy, he could have been lying, but from the way he says it, he doesn't care if it was true or not, but it was better to not discover that. And that's what Superman took responsibility too.
"Oh, that boy chicken out. Leaving the adults talking, it seems he isn't courageous as your other sidekick. But it was smart of him to avoid this." Gentleman Ghost said while he raised his scepter and from inside of the scepter a purple fire was launched in the direction of Batman raised his cape and was launched 10 steps away from the place he was.
"Superman took the time and used his laser-ray to attack Gentleman Ghost, who was hit the next second and was launched away from the horse.
"The horse after seeing the host of his soul launched away took the opportunity to run away in the most surprising way, the horse became intangible and disappeared over the floor. Superman watching that, decided to break the floor creating a hole to find the horse, but to his surprise, the horse went away.
"Oh, that's a pity you couldn't catch my horse, but don't worry about that. I know where it went, and that's where I'm going." Superman didn't let him finish and flew straight to Gentleman Ghost, who raised his scepter and with another purple fire created a firewall between them.
While he was starting to disappear, suddenly another Batarang has hit the man but this time created a black liquid over his face. "OH BLOODY HELL."
"The curse was the last thing both heroes have heard before the firewall disappeared and nothing was left over there.
"Batman walked beside Superman, and with a serious face noticed one fatal mistake.
"We left him to go away." The voice made by Batman really showed how much angry he was to left being tricked that easily. "His scepter was 3 times stronger than my cape could handle. He is becoming trickier."
"Superman tightened his fists while he wanted to punch something at the moment, both of them were tricked while they knew the time was running out and terrible things would happen… Now he had to explain to the little boy their plan didn't work and they have to rethink on what they should do next.
"But one question paired on Superman's mind while he looked around to find the boy… with one question in mind.
"Where is Mysterion? In the middle of the night, we cannot lose him." Superman said while Batman noticed something on Superman's ear… his communicator disappeared.
"He took your communicator." After saying that Superman noticed that he didn't felt the boy's hand's taking the communicator from his ear. While it seems something thieve would do, he decided to calm down and look at his friend. "I'm already reaching contacts. Mysterion..."
"Tell me you got the artifact…" The voice of the boy sounding with a bit of interference made Batman notice he wasn't far away but something was mixing the signal…
"Sadly to inform you." Batman's voice didn't actually sound emotional while he said that, but the words from his voice even being emotionless was still enough to prove they failed.
"Fuck." The murmur as the response was typical from what both adults knew it was indeed the boy who was on their side. "Fuck, fuck, fuck… Alright, tell the big guy I'm on the mausoleum of Gotham. 3 miles from west of the center of the graveyard of Gotham."
"Why are you inside of the mausoleum of Gotham?" Batman asked seriously like he didn't give the order to the boy to go to that specific place at the beginning.
"To destroy the ritual circle. If you have taken the artifact I would have destroyed and cleaned the circle patiently and without hurry. But now you two need to be here as soon as possible if this circle becomes activated even for one second, the cult who follows the Golden Man will know, and trust me, Gotham would become a target of something more dangerous than bandits and lunatics super-villains." The voice of Mysterion sounded with a wave of mystery while with anger and impatiently was enough to say that he doesn't have much time, especially with someone who took the artifact away and is on his way to the circle.
"We are on the way," Batman said while he looked at Superman who was listening from a few steps of Batman…
"This time Superman flew at such speed that it was possible that he could fly at the speed of a Nascar until he was in front of the said mausoleum. The open tomb proved to the hero that the place was already open, maybe it was from the little boy or the ghost thieve who was trying to resurrect the dead?
"The rotten smell of bodies and death around the place were ignored by the man of steel while he walked even further of the mausoleum, and finding in the floor red line marks. Which led him to a place where he found the little boy who was using a rock to smash the floor marked in the red line. While cursing repetitively the same word.
"Oh Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck." The mysterious boy was repeating the same process until he found someone staring at him, which he looked on his side and found the adult superhero who was standing there in silence. "Thank God you were quick. No time for explanations, but we need to break all the floor marked in red."
"Superman walked on his side, and with his arm made the boy move away, and with one serious punch, was enough to crack the line, but one part of it…
"Superman looked in disbelief, the punch itself was supposed to break all the mausoleum down and destroy all the floor with the mark, but something contained part of his strength and focused on just one part of the line. While Mysterion gave a sigh as satisfaction.
"That's great. If you hit the circle this way, it can be cleaned quickly." Mysterion walked while he took something from his pocket. It was a magnet, which took the dust residues from the floor.
"I don't understand." Superman looked at his own fists in disbelief. "I punched with one good part of my strength but it wasn't enough to break full the circle, but one part of the line."
"Mysterion looked at Superman while he decided to be the quickest and cold possible.
"Some things in this world would be for the best if would be just questioned, nobody would like to know the answers on questions involving something from these circles. I would like to explain this, but we don't have fucking time. We need to destroy this circle."
"Superman noticed that the tone of the boy's voice sounded so serious like they actually were fighting against time, and the boy was intended to not let the others mess with what he knows… And if Superman really wants to help, it would be best to destroy the circle first and question the things later.
"Superman didn't actually even nod, he went over the circle and decided to give some series of serious punches using all his strength.
"Which Mysterion was in relief from inside. But he knew when good stuff like that happens, something always comes to mess up with the plans… He lived in South Park for God's sake. He knows that it always something to fuck up everything.
And Mysterion was ready, he was awaiting…
"And the wait paid off because from the floor he felt a hand grabbing on his foot, which was a white hand from someone he knew a few minutes ago. Which pulled the boy upside down.
"Oh look at that, it's my day of luck. I found a vermin crawling over the catacombs of the mau…" The moment Gentlemen Ghost looked at the part of the circles being destroyed by the fists impacts from Superman, Gentleman Ghost even with his invisible face could be interpreted he was frowning awfully. "You. Do you have any idea on how much time and effort I did to make this circle with blood powder?"
"The boy who was upside down who was being held by the man who was taller than him and even if he was slender it seems strong enough to hold him by his foot and raise him in the air…
"He just looked at him unimpressed.
"I know. Do you have any idea how hard is to destroy and clean this shit? Once I had to pass 10 hours to break the circle with a stone and clean up. But I know that's rhetorical Bullshit. So here is another rhetorical bullshit." The boy who was looking face a face to the ghost who was holding upside down grabbed a gun from his ankle and then pointed at the ghost in the face, surprising him in the act. "Even if you are a ghost do you think I will not shot you in the face with these cultist bullets made by anti-phantom material?"
"The ghost looked at the boy in silence.
"Er.."
"The gunshots were fired at such speed and surprising the ghost who released the boy, and Superman who was watching in shock.
"Mysterion landed on the floor and rolled a few times far away from the surprised ghost, who looked at himself and noticed the bullets passed trough him, making him look at the boy who was smiling at him like a devious boy.
"Even the dead people would fear a good bluff." The boy smiled while he had one thing in his hands which made the ghost villain looks at his own hands, and notice one important thing… His scepter was being stolen. "And thanks for the gift. I loved the way it fits on my hands. I will take good care of it."
"You bogger." Gentleman Ghost looked furious at the boy, which he then proceeds to fly in his direction… Just to be hit by surprise by another Batarang with nth metal hitting on the face. "Oh, another bogger."
"I never thought you would be the kind of person who curses Gentleman Ghost." Batman approaches from the shadow while he holds on his own hands what would be the bag containing the artifact. "Hey Mysterion, mission accomplished. Horse tamed."
"WHERE DID YOU FIND MY GHOSTLY HORSE?" Gentleman Ghost shouted furiously, like all the gentle tender nature of him was out of patience, he then proceeds to go in the direction of the boy who was with his scepter. Just for the boy to look at his behind… Superman wasn't done with punching the floor, which made Mysterion curse internally. He had to fight the ghost.
"Mysterion did what he knows the best… He was trained to support the pain and even die. He died a lot, and the pain was part of him. So he did what would be the best plan he had in mind. He went in the direction of Batman and received the tackle coming from the Gentleman Ghost.
"Both of them went in the direction Batman was. Which Batman took that moment to roll on the side, and take from Mysterion who released the scepter near to him. The scepter would be the gimmick Gentleman Ghost always uses to make surprise attacks on Batman, but this time he had his weapons, and the boy was taking all the punches.
"You wanker, it was you who made all the troubles in the first place. I'm going to kill you painfully and make your soul be destroyed from my revenge." Gentleman Ghost was furious and releasing furious attacks and kicks at the boy who was receiving all without resistance.
"If it's just that, then do it your sissy England." This time Mysterion even spatting blood, he smiled in scorn and debouch to the ghost who then took a rock from the floor and smashed at the face of the boy.
"A boy like you should have died a long time ago." Gentleman Ghost was out of patience and was going to smash again the rock-like Cain did to Abel, but then a punch so strong made the rock fell over the floor and the ghost goes a few steps away from the boy. "Bloody hell."
"Batman with his hands wearing brass knuckles made by nth metal was enough to make a good punch over the invisible villain look at him in anger. Batman glanced at the boy who was bleeding like a maniac.
"Mysterion you are hurt."
"I'm fine, it's just some internal bleeding, it was supposed to stay inside. I will be fine in 4 days." Mysterion pressed his nose and launched a blood jet liquid from his nose and cleaned his bloody mouth who was bleeding. "I have to say, the sissy knows how to do a solid punch."
"It seems unfair," Batman replied while he then launched one of the brass knuckles. "Now it's even."
"Now we are talking," Mysterion said after wearing the brass knuckle and went directly at the ghost who was on the floor trying to get up. "Hey, sissy ghost. Here is your tea time. With extra blood."
"Mysterion punched in the face of the ghost who seemed to felt the impact of the nth metal, and groaned in pain, while Mysterion jumped over the body of the Gentleman Ghost who seemed not capable to become intangible anymore.
"Mysterion took the opportunity to punch many times with the brass knuckle, but the pain in his hand was enough to signal to tell that his hand is almost breaking from beating the same face many times.
"So he then gave time to rest, but that made him let his guard down, and it was enough to receive a kick on his face, coming from the ghost who seemed totally pissed, from his face who seemed even uglier than the time he was hit by batman.
"You little bastard. I'm making sure to eat your soul at this moment." The ghost was so angry and so pissed that he missed one little detail who just was tipping his finger on the ghost's shoulder. "What?"
"The ghost didn't have time to react, the punch made by Superman who was wearing the other brass knuckle using the nth metal was so strong, that made the ghost impact the wall and create a hole and still fly away at the graveyard's tombstone which was open…
"Mysterion looked at Superman, who was breathing heavily and looked around the floor, which seemed all the red circle was cracked and destroyed.
"Hell yeah," Mysterion said in approval of everything was done, while part of his body was hurt like hell. But his satisfaction was enough to be shown. "Thank you for your help, big guy."
"Superman took a moment to take a breath and then smiled at the boy beside him.
"Sorry for being late. This circle was indeed something we shouldn't take lightly. When the next opportunity arrives, I want you to tell us what was that. And how are you feeling? You look terrible." Superman approached the boy who was flinching in pain.
"Don't sweat and worry about this little thing. I will be okay in a few days. It wasn't the worst beating I have, and trust me, the cultists could punch even worse than that." Mysterion said in a mysterious way, while he smiled satisfied while he looked at the man wearing black. "You can take anything from here and take the artifact to the best secure place you know. This shit cannot happen again."
"Batman looked at the mausoleum, and he nodded his head.
"Agreed. You seemed to have indeed knowledge from occult and mysterious arts. If we ever need your services again we would be glad to call your help… But when is not related to that."
"Don't worry is not my fucking business… I have priorities to take care of." Mysterion said while Superman and Batman looked at each and other. "What?"
Superman approached the boy while he sounded solemn and touched his shoulder.
"We… I mean… never mind, just wait a few days and we will get in contact with you." Superman tried to find the best words, but that just made the little boy, even more, confused than he already was. But he just shrugged off his doubts and decided to accept that… Then from surprise, the scepter he took from the gentleman ghost was launched on his hands.
"He then looked at Batman who was looking at him in silence.
"What the fuck?" Mysterion asked while Batman looked serious at him.
"After what I saw tonight, you seemed to need more mystic weapons, and you said this scepter would fit your hands… Gentleman Ghost will receive his judgment, so this scepter would need a better owner. I think it would be good in your hands." Batman said unsurprisingly while Mysterion in his serious voice looked at him in disbelief.
"No fucking way." Kenny never in his life would find something so awesome as a weapon like a skull scepter who launches purple flames. Having that in his hands would be a great weapon on his arsenal.
"I think it's time for us to go. Gentleman Ghost may wake up sooner or later. I will take care of him. Superman, can you take him to his house?" Batman said while he took the golden mask and hidden inside of the bag again. While Superman looked at the little boy and nodded his head to his partner.
"Will do. I have to go as well. I will see you next time Batman. Come on Mysterion, we are flying." Superman took the boy who was hurt but still strong enough to be on his feet and carefully was being held by Superman's arms.
"I think it's better if you go on this way because the speed would make your wounds worse," Superman said while Mysterion groaned angrily.
"Please, don't make this more awkward than already is…" The boy hissed while Superman chuckled and both started to fly away…
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"After crossing the city just to find the same good-looking and simple house. Kenny once again gave his goodbyes to the man of steel, while he then got inside of his own bedroom. And took off his mask and clothes… The intern hemorrhage was being extremely painful to him, but
Kenny already suffered worse in many ways…
"Kenny took his best effort to take what would be something so pleasing and so hurtful at the same time. A good hot shower… It's been years since they have a good hot shower. And Kenny felt the blood from his face being washed from the water, while he closed his eyes and took time and effort to concentrate the pain over his body…
"After 10 minutes inside of the shower, Kenny decided it was enough and then got outside and wore the old clothing he had while he left South Park…
"Indeed the first day on Gotham came with such good surprises… And most surprisingly… he didn't die on the first day.
"What a fucking good day," Kenny said while he launched himself on his bed… And the pain was enough to make him got knocked out from his own unconscious.
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"Cold… Kenny suddenly opened his eyes and noticed he wasn't at his house again, or neither place he could imagine he was… But it looked like an isolated and cold place… Kenny looked at the house that was in front of him, while what would be a giant colorful white and red cane was enough to describe one single piece of information…
"North Pole… Why am I in the North Pole?" Kenny said while he walked inside to the direction of the house… The cold was so much pain and dangerous… Kenny wasn't wearing his hoodie but just one old shirt…
"At the time he got inside of the house… He noticed something so strange and yet so dangerous at the same time…
"He saw a beautiful woman wearing tight red Christmas clothing, while on her eyes Kenny could see in a deep yellow color…
"Hello, Keneth. It's been so long since we talk." The woman smiled, while Kenny couldn't help but utter the ultimate shock word.
"Oh fuck… Hello Ms. Claus… Or… Golden Mask man." Those were the words before the door behind him got closed shut while he walked in the direction of what would be one of the creatures he feared most.