Hello there,
Welcome my friends to the next chapter of Miraculous: My Iron Skin.
Sorry for the delay, again took a bit longer than usual. Anyways hope you enjoy it and on to the reviews.
girani4: Not sure if I am more surprised you actually read this story, or that you actually used 'For Arcmoani sake'. I admit, I have a bit of a hard time letting go of Jason. So what if I make a story about Jaysen, Claire or Jaesa? Still happy you like it and yeah I have other stories, I updated RWBY: Heroes but got no reaction to it.
James the apple: I was wondering where you had gone to! Yeah, the references got a bit out of hand but there could have been more, there was a lot of cut lines from this chapter. Yes, the Beowolves were from RWBY but an alternative (Elseworld) RWBY, that's why I based them on their appearence in the Red Trailer. I was debating on having Travis find Adrien's ID out or not, you can see what I went with. Indeed because a storm is approaching.
WamAuthor: Happy it did, I think I'm pretty knowledgeable about the series, though I do change things from canon to fit the story.
Now time for the second Milo focused chapter.
After having dropped Adrien off at the trainstation for his school trip, Milo walked up to the crime scene, where ambulances and police cars where already there secured the scene.
Glass of a nearby store was shattered and spread all over the side walk, as across from the road was a totaled sedan who had crashed into a van. He walked over to the sedan to find a bloody corpse, seemingly died on impact.
"Want to hear what I got so far?"
Milo turned around to find one of the other detectives of the department, a man named Espinoza.
"Sure." Milo said with a nod, "Let's hear it."
"It's an easy one, Eddie Deacon. A big fan of Clara Nightengale." Espinoza said, "Probably gone crazy and decided to kill his idol."
"Could be. But my guts say there is more to it than that." Milo said, receiving a text from his usual partner that she was inside Morning Star already.
Milo walked back into the Morning Star, where he found the his usual partner detective Decker already interrogating Mr. Lux.
"Lux." Lucifer said, leaning against the piano a glass of whisky next to him, "Lucifer Lux."
"Is that like a stage name?" Decker said as she took notes.
"God given I'm afraid." he said with a slight chuckle, "Detective! I didn't know it was bring your mother to work day!", waving a hand in greeting to Milo.
"You know him?" Decker said over her shoulder to her younger partner.
"I had a few chats with Mr. Lux when I visit this club." Milo said looking at her, "You could call this my go to place."
"Say female detective." Lucifer said suddenly, "Have we met somewhere before?"
"Yeah, five minutes ago and I'm asking the questions." Decker said turning back to him, "What is your relationship with Clara Nightengale?"
"She used to work here." he said, "A few years back."
"Really?" Milo said surprised, "I didn't know that."
"Not many people do." the platinum blonde club owner said, "She used to sing here, I would occasionally accompany her while she sang. Then she became a big star and someone decided to try and end her life."
"Did you know the shooter." Milo said.
"No, but we did have an interesting little chat." Lucifer said, "He said he only pulled the trigger and it was all for the money. You humans do love your money."
"Yes, we do. Tell me something Mr. Lux." Decker said, "You used yourself as a shield for Clara Nightengale. How does one walk out of a hailstorm of bullets without so much as a scratch?"
"Benefits of immortality." Lucifer said simply.
Decker exchanged a glance with an unsure Milo who shrugged at her, before she let out a scoff, "Immortality? Of course." She said, "How do you spell that with one 'm' or two? I always forget."
"What will your corrupt little organization do about this?" Lucifer said suddenly, "Will you find the person responsible? Will they be punished? Will this be a priority for you? Because it is for me. Or have you become so incompetent because a bunch of superheroes are running around doing your work for you."
"You got some balls on you pal." Decker said annoyed at the audacity of the man.
"Why thank you! But really they are quite average." Lucifer said completely missing the point before frowning, "Are you sure we haven't met before?"
The following day, Milo walked in the foyer of the Agreste Mansion with his work suitcase, after questioning the popstar herself the previous day after they left Morning Star, he was going to meet up with Decker at the place of the first suspect, a ex-boyfriend of Clara.
He almost reached the door when he heard someone call him. Turning around he saw that it was Gabriel standing in the door of his office.
"Milo, its a good thing I caught you." Gabriel said eyeing his suitcase, "Are you going on a case?"
"Yes, detective Decker and I are investigating who tried to kill Clara Nightingale." Milo said, "Is there something you need uncle?"
"Yes." Gabriel said, "Nathalie noticed you looking through advertisements for apartment. Is something going on? Do I need to inform your mother that she will become a grandmother?"
"What? N-no!" Milo said slightly panicked, "I was thinking of accepting a permanent position at the Paris Police department, so I thought it would start looking for my own place to stay."
"I see. Trying to be your own man, I can respect that." Gabriel said, holding out his hand, "But you should know, my house is always open to you. In my opinion, your as good as an Agreste."
"I... Thank you." Milo said, shaking hands with each other before each went to do their respective job.
What neither knew was that this was the last time they would speak to each other like this again.
Fifteen minutes later, Milo arrived at the house of the suspect where he couldn't contain his laughter at what he found.
There tied up to her police car with her own handcuffs, was his annoyed looking partner as he burst out in laughter.
"Are you done yet?" she said annoyed as he continued to laugh.
"W-What happened?" Milo said, finding the keys a near his feet as he walked up to her to unlock it.
Half an hour earlier, Decker walked out with a cuffed Lucifer, who had managed to get there before. He had threatened the life of the suspect.
"...Maybe now you will listen to me." Lucifer said with his hands behind his back, "I am not sure why I'm being arrested."
"Because you're interfering with a police investigation, you have broken I can't even count how many laws." Decker told him as she led him to her car, "And you pissed me off."
"Do you think these cuffs can hold me? If I wanted it, I would be free already." Lucifer said as the detective opened the rear car door, "Your wasting time! We should be out there solving an attempted murder and punishing those responsible!"
"We? Your insane. I'm taking you in." she said, "Get in the car."
"One tip, detective. Don't watch the face, watch the hands." he said gesturing with his free hands.
Decker looked surprised and was about to approach him when she felt that the handcuffs were now around her wrist and stuck her to the car.
"How did you do that?" she said, reaching for her keys but found that even those were in Lucifer's hands.
"Told you I could get out of them whenever I wanted, Detective Chloe..." he said, getting a frown when he saw her name on the badge, "Hold on a moment, your name is Chloe Decker?"
"What of it?" she said annoyed.
"Nothing..." he said with a shake of his head, "...Do you have a Ella Lopez working as your forensic scientist?"
"How do you know Ella?" Decker said even more suspicious.
But Lucifer didn't answer looking confused as he simply walked to his bright white Porsche Boxster Spyder 987 car, dropping the handcuff keys along the way.
After telling her story, Milo was in Decker's police car on the way to the way back to the station. He was going through some notes about the case on his phone when he noticed the glare his partner had on her face.
"Still worried about what Mr. Lux said?" he said.
"A little." she said, shaking her head, "Don't worry about it."
"If that's the case, is it okay if I put some music on?" Milo said gesturing with his phone, "Perhaps it will cheer you up?"
"Fine." Decker said as her younger partner connected his phone to the radio, "As long as it isn't..."
But she was downed out when the music blasted from the car speakers. An industrial rock track that just radiates sheer badassery, motivation and power.
"I am the storm that is approaching! Provoking! Black clouds in isolation! I am reclaimer of my name. Born in flames, I have been blessed! My family crest is a demon of death!"
Milo let out a slight chuckle as he lowered the volume, as he did noticed a slight twitch of a smile on the detective's face.
"Hey, Milo listen. I don't like it that your going to places like that." she said having to clarify what she meant, "Places like Morning Star, hanging out with a guy like Lucifer Lux. He seems shady and is probably insane."
"Insane? People are rarely insane, they're just 'differently rational'. He's a bit eccentric but he's pretty harmless... Although he did hit on my mother." Milo said, noticing the glance she gave him, "No not you, my actual mother."
It had been two days, inside the forensic lab at the Police station where Milo usually worked from. He was sitting on a stool, going through his files as he talked over the case with his favorite forensic scientist Ella Lopez as Decker was getting lunch.
"...Grey and Amanda didn't had any connection to the shooter... But Grey had the same watch as him..." Milo said, rubbing his face, "It's also possible it was her ex-boyfriend Chad Donnerhahn, though I can't pin a motive yet. This is actually a though case."
"You'll figure it out, you and Chloe always do." Ella said, like always trying to see the positive side of things.
"Thanks, Ella." Milo said, leaning on the table, "So about Comic Con, if all goes well, I will be able to attend with you."
"Really? Your coming with me?" she said with a bright smile, "Well I'm going as female Joker from Persona 5, so if you want to go with a theme then..."
"Say no more. There is only one Persona 5 character I would cosplay." Milo said with a laugh, just as he received a text message from Decker that she was entering the building, "Also food is here."
"Good, because momma is hungry." Ella said rubbing her stomach as they walked out of the lab and into the hallway towards the lunchroom.
A short walk later, they entered the lunch room where they came across Decker with the take away, Roger Raincomprix was there as well.
"Milo is still here?" Roger said with a laugh, "I didn't knew it was still bring your kid to work day, Decker."
"...Haven't heard that one today. Or this week. This month or the entire year." Decker said, having heard the joke about Milo being her son since they started working together, "Hey Raincomprix, don't you need to tell off Mr. Ramier for feeding the birds again?"
"Is he at it again!?" Roger said and he immediately rushed out of the lunchroom.
Soon the trio where sitting at a table, eating the take out as the conversation turned back to what costume Milo should wear for Comic Con.
"I think white would look good on you." Ella said gesturing to him as they walked out of the lab and into the hallway towards the lunchroom, "If it looked great on your dad, it must look great on you."
"Not funny." Milo said through his teeth, "My father is dead."
"What? Oh, sorry." she said quickly, "I thought that tall devilishly handsome blonde guy visiting was your dad."
"Devilishly handsome blonde guy?" Decker said, looking just as confused as Milo was, "Did he happen to have platinum blonde hair? Amber eyes? Did he called himself Lucifer Lux?"
"Yeah, he did!" Ella said.
"Speak of the devil and he shall appear."
Turning around, they saw Lucifer standing behind Decker, a cup of pudding as Chloe had just arrived as well.
"Detective!" Lucifer said waving at Milo with the spoon in his hand, "I have found the culprit."
Placing the spoon in the cup, as he produced a folder from the inside of his coat pocket.
"As you know the shooter had a very nice watch right? Priced at roughly around ten thousand Euro?" Lucifer said, throwing the folder on the table, "Well, Clara gave one to a co-star who played in a movie with her. She also had given the exact same watch to her manager, who is in a bit of a financial pickle. What happens when an artiest dies?"
"Their songs start to sell really well." Milo said surprised as he looked through the file, "That would check out. How did you find out about this?"
"I have connections. Also, I am very good with people." Lucifer said, placing the now empty cup down on the table, "Consider this a gift, on the house."
"And why would you do that?" Decker said, "You seemed pretty insisted on solving this case yourself."
"I did all the work for you already, so I can allow you to handle it. As for why, I have something important to do today." Lucifer said with a wink, "And if you won't follow this lead, I can end this later my own way."
"What makes you think you I will let you just walk out?" Decker said, "After what you have done?"
"What are you going to do? None of you pose a threat to me in the slightest." Lucifer said with a light chuckle, "Well when you close the case, come by Morning Star for celebration drinks. My treat!"
"Am I invited?" Ella said suddenly, "I-I mean I don't go out much, unless it's a convention like Comic Con or something like that, but I really always wanted to see how Morning Star looked on the inside..."
"Of course your invited, my dear." Lucifer said with a kind smile, before he turned around and walks away.
"I hate it when he leaves..." Ella said as if her mind was elsewhere as she bit her lip, "But I love watching him go."
Later that day, Milo is standing in a room with a one-way window. Allowing him to look into the interrogation room, where Decker was interrogating the manager of Clara.
"...Not sure you would have achieved such heights had Clara been successfully killed but that would have been a boatload of royalty check heading your way." Decker said, "Which is why you had to pay the shooter with your watch. The watch Clara gave you, now that is just sick."
"I made her... and then she wanted to leave me because she didn't want to keep her act up." the manager said, "She would have ruined me! She owes me!"
"You're not God. You didn't make her." Decker said disgusted, "You make me sick."
"I make you sick? I am small potato's compare to what is sprawling in this city!" the manger shouted, "That man who introduced Clara to me? He makes shady deals with the biggest criminals in Paris. Like with Agreste and Graham de Vanily."
"What does Lucifer Lux has to do with anything?" Decker said suspicious.
"He made a deal with them, and a month later Benjamin Graham de Vanily was killed for what they found in the snowy mountain in Tibet."
As if knowing, Decker looked concerned over to the one-way glass, where a shocked Milo stood as Kwehh flew out of his pocket with concern for his partner.
"Milo..." Kwehh said.
"Lucifer... had something to do..." Milo said in a low growl as the shock turned into anger over the apparent betrayal from someone he could consider a friend.
During the evening in the apartment above Morning Star. Lucifer had just returned from what was more important than finishing the case. He had thrown his white blazer over the coach as he walked up to the bar to fix a drink.
"Luci!" a woman's voice shouted from the bathroom, "What kind of scent do you want?"
"Anything you like is fine with me." he said with a earnest smile as he put two glasses down on the bar.
The club owner got a frown as he turned around to find Argent Hawk with an drawn arrow behind him.
"Can I help you?" Lucifer said calmly turning around with his glass, "Fix you a drink perhaps? Wouldn't want people to think I'm a terrible host. Or is that bad for the public image?"
"You made a deal..." Argent Hawk began.
"I make a lot of deals, you have to be more specific." Lucifer said, gesturing with his hand holding his glass, "Don't waste your arrows, they can't hurt me."
"Right, your whole 'I'm the Devil' act." Argent Hawk said.
"This is taking a bit too long, I have someone waiting for me." Lucifer said impatiently, one hand in his pocket, "Don't let my cousin know. He will be very angry that I borrowed his shtick."
"What shtick?" Argent Hawk growled confused.
"Tell me, my edgy bird friend." Lucifer said looking deeply into his eyes, "What is it that you truly desire?"
Argent Hawk stares into his eyes, he stiffened a moment after he said, "I-I want to... find my father's killer... and bring him to justice." before looking confused.
"Oh, daddy issues! Why didn't you say so?" Lucifer said reaching into his pocket as he pulled out a blue envelope, "All the information you'll need, right here. All for a little favor down the line."
"I..." Argent Hawk said concerned, "What did you just do to me?"
"Just drew out your deepest desire, it's one of the perks of being me." Lucifer said taking a sip from his drink, "Now either you take my offer and get out of my apartment... or try to fight me and lose everything. And I mean everything."
Argent Hawk was thrown backwards, but instead of smashing through the window and onto the streets below he recoiled over a swirling mass of royal blue water-like substance.
The skies above him was bright white filled with a constant aurora as a massive blue sun was shining its light down over the water.
Floating down from above was Lucifer who's outfit had changed. It now consists of a white ankle-length tailcoat, a black dress shirt and purple waistcoat with gold accents and black pants with long boots.
He held an ornate golden cane in his hand, wielding it in a reverse grip.
"Now then." Lucifer said as he landed on the water, "Come on, come at me boy."
Drawing his bow, Argent Hawk shot two quick arrows through the air, but nothing more as Lucifer manages to evade.
Argent Hawk kept on the attack as all Lucifer did was deflect with a simple swing of his cane. He charges forward, and though it seems his blow passes through Lucifer entire, it has in fact been deflected, as he circles Argent Hawk faster than the eye can see.
"It's past your bedtime." Lucifer said suddenly appearing behind Argent Hawk, revealing that the cane hid his glowing blade.
Lucifer returned the blade to it sheath, the world around Argent Hawk shatters as the cuts began to draw blood, searing through his hero suit. The Devil is left standing with his back to the carnage.
Argent Hawk took a deep breath as his eyes widen in shock. He glanced around the room to find himself back in the apartment above Morning Star.
"Is everything alright?" Lucifer said, wearing his fancy formal outfit again, still holding his glass and the envelope still in his hand.
"Yeah... Yeah, everything is alright." Argent Hawk said confused reaching out and taking the envelope. He was not sure if this was a vision or if Lucifer pulled some trick, but it felt real, a bit too real.
"An excellent choice." Lucifer said with a nod, for a moment looking almost relieved, "Now run along, my edgy friend. I have someone to attend to."
He turned around but Argent Hawk remained their with his lowered bow and envelope in his hand. "Just... what are you?" Argent Hawk said as he stared at the back of the tall blonde man.
"I think I have been very clear and upfront of who I am." Lucifer said as he watched Argent Hawk turn around, "Oh, say hello to Kwehh for me, would you Detective?"
Argent Hawk's eyes widen and he stopped in his track, his head whipping around to look at the blonde man.
"Did you really think a simple quantum masking would work on someone like me?" Lucifer said with a smirk sounding rather amused, "Don't worry, your secret is save with me." he added a wink.
The end of the week arrived as Argent Hawk was standing on the roof overlooking a rundown apartment building, the same where his father's killer was hiding out.
"Hello there."
"So you have came." Argent Hawk said standing up from his position as he turned to the hero behind him.
"Yeah, I got your message. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one." Iron Spider said touching down on the roof, "What is this about?"
"Straight to the point, I like it. Remember when you asked what happened to me?" he said, turning back to the warehouse, "The man who killed my father is hiding in there."
"I see." Iron Spider said, "Still not sure why you called me though."
"Because I need someone to watch my back. Ladybug would try to talk me out of it, I don't want Cat Noir here because..." Argent Hawk said turning away as his thoughts went to his cousin and how he didn't want to see him like this, "Because he is annoying. Out of all of them, your the most likely to allow me to take my revenge."
"And what makes you think I would allow you to kill someone?" Iron Spider said crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"I don't expect you to do it for free." Argent Hawk said, "Watch my back, allow me to take my revenge and I will give you my Miraculous."
"Wait what." he said surprised.
"I give you my word." Argent Hawk said, turning his gaze away from him, "Your the only one I can trust."
Iron Spider gave a nod, stepping up to the silver hero placing a hand on his shoulder. "Alright, let's do this." he said.
A window shattered as Iron Spider and Argent Hawk jumped through the window. The criminals in turn wasted no time drawing their guns and began shooting at them. The silver hero avoids the bullets by jumping over them, twisting several times in the air as the bullets bounced off the armored hero.
Striking three down with his arrows while others engaged Iron Spider in hand-to-hand combat. A baseball bat wast aimed for Iron Spider's head but the wood shattered on his raised arm. retaliating with a kick as he duck under another punch.
One of the criminals, the one they had came for attempted to flee but was completely blindsided by a sudden blast of energy from Iron Spider, sending him into the opposite wall.
Striking down the last one, the silver hero stood back up taking this moment to catch his breath, the Hawk Miraculous Holder saw the person who had saved him.
"I give up alright." the criminal said as he was lifted by the front of his shirt, "Just give me a chance..."
He was slammed against the window, which cracked from the force as Argent Hawk held him in place. "What about my father!? Did you give him a chance!? Did you!? Answer me!" he pressed him harder against the window, breaking it and dangling the criminal above the streets.
"You know, there is enough illegale stuff to make sure these guys never see the light of day again." Iron Spider said, scanning the place, "So... Are you going to be vengeance or justice?"
It was a hour later on top of the building across the street where Iron Spider and Argent Hawk where observing the police. They watched as the criminals where being led out of the warehouse with their handcuffed, they were being led to waiting police trucks.
Among the force, Argent Hawk could spot Decker holding the one dragging the criminal having killed his father to the truck.
"So..." Iron Spider said, "What made you spare him?"
A silence followed between the two, it took him some time before finding the answer, "I wanted it for so long. He would just be dead, but then, when I looked at him, I realized that nothing would change if I killed him, revenge would not somehow shut the book on what he had done to me and my family. It wouldn't bring my father back."
"My kwami told me... Half of the Hawk Miraculous holders went mad if its justice isn't nurtured correctly." Argent Hawk said looking at his hand where the ring was, "This feeling... It's like a drug. I don't want to make Kwehh go through another owner losing themselves in a mad pursuit."
Iron Spider listened to what the silver hero said as he turned to him again. "Thank you Iron Spider, I mean it." he said, playing with the ring around his hand, "Would you... Would you mind if I say goodbye to Kwehh?"
"Of course, go ahead." Iron Spider said as he watched the silver hero walk to the exit leading to the stair into the building. "Argent Hawk? You did the right thing. It is not often that someone can be sure of that but you definitely did the right thing. Be proud of yourself."
Argent Hawk closed the door behind him, pressing his back against the wall he said, "Kwehh... Wings In."
He transformed back to Milo in his usual outfit, as Kwehh shot from his ring.
"What happened?" Kwehh said, "Did you do it?"
Milo shook his head before looking up at his partner, "Kwehh... Thank you for everything." he said sadly, "But this is the place we part ways."
"What?" Kwehh said confused, "But why?"
"You told me about your other holders and I don't want you to suffer through another one losing himself." Milo said with a sad smile, "I'm giving you up, Kwehh."
"I... I understand." Kwehh said with a smile, "Thank you for everything kid, it's been a bash." as his partner takes off the ring, which forces Kwehh to return to the Miraculous. He places the ring in a small box, leaving it behind for Iron Spider.
This seemed like a good place to stop. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.
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