Chapter 44.
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This chapter will have Jason meeting Lucifer, the rest of the Dark Avengers and Nalia, and I am very excited for this arc.
It will also explain the Scarlet King's back-story as well.
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Jason's POV.
My life had been going pretty well for all the craziness that had been going on.
After the whole SVRA incident, I asked Alexia out on a date and she said yes.
So I was now in an upbeat mood.
I felt weird after what happened with Cassilda.
I had brought Takio along to help out as the 2 of us plus Ivan Romanoff and Jack Harkness were going with Dante, Jason Blood aka Etrigan and Saturn Deer to Los Angeles to meet with someone named Lucifer Morningstar.
According to Saturn Deer, he was the literal Devil and was also a son of Nalia, the Queen-Mother.
When we arrived in LA, Saturn Deer had disguised himself as a human temporarily.
And we entered a nightclub called Lux.
"Wow, the Devil owns a nightclub. That's a first" I quipped.
Next to me, Saturn Deer chuckled.
The party was in full swing as I saw a handsome, dark haired man dressed in a tuxedo by the bar.
"That's Lucifer Morningstar" Dante said.
We made our way over to the bar where Lucifer turned to face us.
"Ah Deer, you finally came back, what took you so long!?" Lucifer asked in a British accent.
He had a jolly smile on his face.
"Oh shut it Morningstar, not everyone can fly" Saturn Deer snapped.
Lucifer smiled.
"Ah! You must be Jason Stark, how lovely to meet you" Lucifer said, shaking my hand.
"Takio Maseoshiro, I'm on Jason's team" Takio introduced himself.
"Lucifer what exactly is it that you called us here for? Because I'm tempted to rip you in half!" Blood snapped and I wondered if it was Blood or Etrigan speaking.
"Calm down Etrigan. I called you here because we need to contain the weakening barriers" Lucifer raised his hand.
"You know how to stop them?" I asked.
"Yes we do. There are others whom I have summoned to aid us here" Lucifer said.
As if on cue, the doors opened and several figures emerged.
I recognized 4 of them as Johnny Blaze aka Ghost Rider, Trigon, John Constantine and Pangloss.
Andromache stepped out along with another Latino man and an old guy dressed in a business suit.
And then a red-skinned man and another figure dressed in a demonic outfit emerged as well.
"Is this everyone?" I asked.
"What? You wanted more?" Lucifer asked.
Takio laughed behind me.
"To introduce the ones you don't know; this is Robbie Reyes, the Ghost Rider of Earth-199999" Lucifer introduced the Latino man who nodded at me.
"Hellboy from this Earth" he nodded to the red-skinned man who smirked at me.
"Mephisto, my highly annoying brother from your Earth" he pointed to the old guy who was eying me like I was prey.
"And Al Simmons, aka Spawn from Earth-199999" Lucifer finished with the demonic man who silently nodded to me.
"Plus dear old Dante, Etrigan, Andy, Constantine, Johnny and Saturn Deer over here, together, we form the Dark Avengers" Lucifer said.
"We're never calling ourselves that" Andromache snorted.
"So, how do we stop these crossovers?" Takio asked.
"We have located a breach between realities. Pangloss over here has discovered a spell that can seal the breaches" Mephisto said.
"When do we leave?" I asked.
"Now really, otherwise more crossovers will occur" Blaze said.
Saturn Deer closed his eyes and concentrated.
We then arrived in the middle of a street where there was actually a massive breach.
"Lucifer!" a voice said.
We all turned around to see a blonde haired woman and another man move towards us.
"Detective Decker! Detective Douche!" Lucifer greeted.
Blood slapped Lucifer upside the head in response and glared at him.
"Who're your friends here?" the woman asked.
"Not important. What are you doing here?" Lucifer asked.
"Trying to figure out whatever this" the woman replied.
"Chloe, we need to evacuate the area now!" the man said.
"On it Dan" Chloe replied.
"We'll handle that. Blood, do it now!" I said to him.
Blood nodded.
"Do what?" Dan asked in confusion.
Blood began chanting.
"Change! Change! O form of man!"
Blood's clothes billowed with smoke as he was overcome by agony, but he continued.
"Free the prince forever damned! Free the might from fleshy mire!"
The smoke turned into flames.
"Boil the blood in the heart for fire!"
His voice became deeper and his eyes changed colour.
"Gone! Gone! O form of man!"
The clothes burnt away, revealing yellow skin.
"And rise the Demon…"
Finally Etrigan appeared.
"ETRIGAN!"
Chloe and Dan's jaws dropped at seeing Etrigan.
And then someone went flying out of the breach and into a car.
It was a blonde haired woman dressed in a strange outfit with a star on her chest.
"Goddamnit!" she cursed and got back up.
And then someone hit the woman.
I recognized her as Janet Van Dyne aka Wasp from Earth-8096.
"Janet?" I asked in shock.
"You know her?" Lucifer asked in confusion.
"We met her a few days ago" Andromache added.
"Currently trying to deal with aliens!" Janet replied and unleashed twin blasts of energy at some scaly beast that came out of the breach.
"Whose she?" I asked.
"Carol Danvers. Codename is Ms Marvel" Janet replied.
One large, slug like creature went flying out and landed hard.
A man in a dark-yellow outfit with small wings attached to his shoulders, a man in a bright Captain America outfit and a man in a purple outfit with a large headpiece and a bow in his hands emerged.
"Barton? Is that you under there?" I blinked at the purple clad man.
"Yeah. Something wrong?" Clint replied.
"Fury actually lets you go out in public like that?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Not the time people!" Captain America replied as he sent out his shield to smash into a slug.
Hawkeye drew his bow and loosed a set of arrows.
The man I guessed as Yellowjacket shrunk down to avoid an attack while Carol attacked them with energy blasts.
"These people are like parasites" Janet snapped.
Blaze and Reyes ignited into Ghost Riders while Saturn Deer and Pangloss made there powers form.
Dozens of creatures surged through the portal.
"Oh come on!" Clint groaned as we all attacked.
"Pangloss, work on closing the breach!" Mephisto said as Pangloss nodded and began chanting.
I drew a knife from my back-pocket and began slashing at the creatures.
Saturn Deer then grabbed one individual and it crumbed into plant matter.
Constantine chanted while Hellboy and Spawn attacked.
Andy, Takio and Harkness all shot there weapons at there enemies.
Iron Man, a man in a cat suit and Hulk emerged from the breach and Hulk smashed several enemies into the dirt.
Pangloss roared and the breach shrunk until it closed.
We all breathed sighs of relief.
"Well that was highly entertaining!" Andy raised an eyebrow.
Lucifer concentrated and we all reappeared back at Lux.
"What's going on?" Carol demanded.
"What the hell were those things Janet?" I asked her.
"They are the Horde. Minions of the Scarlet King" Spawn said.
"What were they even doing?" I asked in shock.
"They were trying to penetrate the Prime-Multiverse. We just need to figure out what for" Andy said.
"How do we do that?" Tony asked and I stared in shock at him.
He looked slightly younger than my dad but the ever present smirk was still there.
"There is only one place we can go" Saturn Deer said.
"Which is?" Ivan asked.
"NO!" Lucifer said, shaking his head at Saturn Deer.
"What are you talking about?" Steve asked, stepping forward.
"The City of the Gods. Home of our mother" Pangloss said.
I raised an eyebrow.
"How do we get there?" Tony asked.
"First off, I don't think everyone should go" Harkness said.
"Agreed. Hellboy, Reyes, Blaze, Steve, Tony, Andy and Yellowjacket should stay behind here. The rest of us can go to the City" Pangloss spoke up.
Tony looked a bit put out but nodded.
"I can get us to the entrance. Let's just hope that Uriel doesn't blast me to pieces when we arrive" Lucifer muttered.
Everyone present who was going gathered in a circle and Lucifer grunted.
We vanished and reappeared in front of a barren, rock area.
Ahead was a large gate and behind it was a beautiful, golden city with large waterfalls.
My breath caught in my throat as I stared in wonder.
And that was when I noticed the glowing, angel dude.
He stood at a thousand feet tall and had four wings attached to his back.
He held a massive sword in his hand.
"LUCIFER MORNINGSTAR! LEAVE NOW! YOU ARE NOT WELCOME BACK HERE!" the entity roared.
"Not this time dear brother. I need to speak with Mother" Lucifer said calmly.
Instead of responding, Uriel raised his sword and a blast of energy was fired at Lucifer.
He dodged out of the way and I ducked for cover.
Hulk stood there, facing him.
"Uh, so glowing angel dude wants to fight Hulk? Fine" he said and smashed his fists into the ground.
Uriel staggered backwards and then moved so fast, it looked like he wasn't even moving at all.
Janet and Carol flew at him, firing energy blasts that didn't do anything to Uriel.
He smacked them both away.
As he was about to deliver a powerful strike, a female voice rang out.
"URIEL THAT'S ENOUGH! LET THEM PASS!" the voice rang out.
Uriel reluctantly lowered his sword and stood aside.
We all helped each other up and turned to the city.
Standing at the gate was a beautiful, blonde haired woman in a dark blue dress.
She radiated a sense of power.
She held a kind smile on her face as we all approached.
"Samael, my son" the woman held out her arms.
I smiled as we all walked in.
"Thank you for your hospitality" I thanked her.
"Of course Jason" she replied.
"You know my name?" I asked in confusion.
"Indeed. I know of every being in the Prime-Multiverse" Nalia explained.
That was not nearly as creepy as it would sound.
Nalia led the way as we all followed her into the city.
It was massive and seemed…godly for lack of a better word.
There were structures taller than the tallest building on my Earth.
She led us into a palace where Lucifer was pacing up and down.
"My son, come on, we have things to discuss. Make yourselves at home my friends. I will be with you soon" Nalia said and gently led Lucifer out of the throne room as all sorts of food and drinks appeared.
"I think I can get used to this place" Ivan quipped as I chuckled.
After about an hour, Nalia came back and she and Lucifer looked like they had been crying.
"How are you all?" Nalia asked kindly.
Somehow, I felt calm and serene in her presence.
"I am well my lady" I said with a bow.
"No need to bow, I was never one for formalities" Nalia waved her hand.
"Mother, as much as I love our talks, we came here for a reason. It is about the Horde" Pangloss spoke.
At that Nalia's face darkened.
"Come with me" she said in a firm tone.
We all got up and followed her to a balcony, overlooking the golden city.
"The Horde are the foot soldiers of the Scarlet King" Nalia explained.
"Who is the Scarlet King though?" Janet pressed.
"Yes you must know about him. You cannot defeat your enemy unless you understand him" Nalia advised.
That was very true.
We all gathered together as Nalia began explaining.
"In the days after the Tree of Knowledge was planted, everything was given shape. Even the dark waters of the Darkness Below and the vaults of the Darkness Above were given shape"
We all listened with interest.
"Khahrahkwas my son. He was the smallest and weakest of the Old Gods, yet unlike his brothers and sisters, he was aware of his existence. Seeing the joys of Creation, he was pained. He decided that Creation itself was a pain and he would have no part in it"
"And so, he consumed his brothers and sisters, growing stronger on there essences. He was given great pain, and in that rage and hatred, he cursed all of Creation and I the Creator, and he vowed to destroy it" Nalia explained.
"He clawed his way up on the bones of his brothers and sisters until he reached the Darkness Below. He kept consuming the essences of any gods there. Some gods such as Lucifer, Pangloss, Saturn Deer, Mekhane and Yaldabeoth, chose to leave the Darkness, wanting to work within Creation. Others were consumed" Nalia said.
"He named himself the King of the Darkness Below. Having many gods and demon-lords in his service, he set the boundaries of his new realm and declared war on Creation itself, and a war that shall not end until all is destroyed" Nalia explained.
"Sanna was my daughter and the wisest and most beautiful of all the Old Gods. She had no desire to be with the King, but could not leave. Harak took her as his bride and for seven days and seven nights, he lay with her and when he rose up from her broken body, bathed in her blood, he was forever after known as 'The Scarlet King'" Nalia said.
"From Sanna's broken womb, came seven daughters. Placing special seals upon those seven daughters, so that they might never die as Sanna had, The King took those seven daughters as brides. Of these seven brides, they can be said" Nalia explained.
"A'tivik, the first bride, was beloved of the King, yet her children were few. For her loyalty, her children were made wiser than all. It is by there hands, the war is won" Nalia said.
"The second bride, A'ghor, was broken by the King. Many waves of Leviathans poured from her womb and lead the army in waves uncounted"
"A'distat, the third bride, held a great hatred towards her sisters. Her children were made stronger than all others and ride out to drown entire battlefields in blood and ash, spreading pestilence and fear wherever they go" Nalia explained.
"A'zieb, the fourth bride was more violent and bloodthirsty than her sisters. Her children were made invincible, they can not be defeated by neither weapon nor magical spell for there hides were made impenetrable and there injuries heal" Nalia explained.
"A'nuht, the fifth bride, had a great hole in her heart. Her children are mighty spell-casters, yet the King had them crippled, so that they might not rise up against him" Nalia said.
"A'tellif, the sixth bride, hid in the shadows. Her children could change there faces at will, to walk amongst Creation unseen and they open the Ways and allow for the war to spread" Nalia explained.
"And A'habbat , the seventh bride, was the only one not broken by the King, Her children were mighty hunters and heroes and they walked on 2 legs. She trained them in secret, so that they might one day overthrow the King. They are few and they have all failed" Nalia said.
"With his armies formed, the King rode out to war, conquering and destroying entire worlds. The King was aided by other gods as well: The grinding machinery of the Factory lends its mind in blood and steel. The Hanged King tears at the roots of the Tree, Jeser the Prince of Many Faces, warps the will of mortals and Moloch the Horned One brings forth there shame" Nalia explained.
"It shall not be said that the Scarlet King was unopposed. Many heroes and worlds opposed him but even they fell under the endless assault and there deeds are but dust and blood upon the winds of time" Nalia said.
"The King is making his way towards the Prime-Multiverse where you all reside. And high above, the Brothers Death watch the battle, yet they do not speak" Nalia finished.
Wow, this was creepy as hell.
"So what I'm hearing is, we're all screwed" Blood finished.
"Not entirely. You can all stand against him" Nalia said.
Yeah sure, okay, fight the guy who has destroyed most of the Multiverse.
"Jason, may I speak with you in private" Nalia asked me.
I nodded as I got up and followed her to another balcony.
"You have courage Jason and I admire that" Nalia said.
I smiled.
"Thank you" I replied with a nod of my head.
"Did you truly create the Multiverse?" I asked her.
"Yes I did. Although I relinquished most of my powers in order to give your Multiverse shape" Nalia said.
"Why did you create the SCP's? And what was the purpose of there existence?" I asked in confusion.
"Every SCP was given a particular set of abilities, and yet they twisted their meaning" Nalia spoke sadly.
"Then what about SCP-682? Why did you create that?" I asked, having heard about the Reptile that is incapable of dying.
"That creature was not made by my hands. It is not something that needs pitying. Sadly, I have no control over it" Nalia said.
"Let's take a walk together" Nalia told me.
I frowned at that, yet I followed her down a forest trail.
"Don't you ever get lonely out here?" I asked.
"Of course I get lonely. It is merely a test though, to see how strong one's will is" Nalia replied.
"I am just not sure if I can beat 3 powerhouses that all want to destroy the Multiverse" I confessed.
"Anti-Monitor, Chaos King and the Scarlet King? You will handle them in time" Nalia smiled.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"I can see all futures" she replied with a kind smile.
"Although I fear for your step-sister" Nalia said.
"Why?" I stopped, dead in my tracks.
"She is mapping out new worlds and allies. It is a very dangerous mission though" Nalia said.
Now I was stressed for her, but it was like her presence erased that.
Nalia then stopped and sighed heavily.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"I am sad that everyone suffers and yet I cannot interfere with it" Nalia confessesed.
She was shaking and I noticed tears running down her cheeks.
Not knowing what else to do, I hugged her and wiped the tears away.
"Thank you my child" she whispered.
Then a deep rumbling was heard.
Nalia looked up at me and gave an annoyed sigh.
"What's that?" I asked in confusion.
"Domammu. He's a powerful demon but also an idiot" Nalia said.
We teleported back to the balcony where Carol and Takio were chatting and possibly flirting.
I just gave them a weird look as I saw a darkness forming over the horizon.
"Uriel! Hold him off. I will be there soon!" Nalia called out and I saw Uriel rise into the air.
He unleashed a powerful stream of fire that caused Domammu to howl in pain.
As Uriel fell down, I saw Carol and Janet levitate into the air.
They flew at the being and hit him with energy blasts.
"Great! The one time we actually need Tony, and he stays behind!" Janet yelled.
"At the time, we were more concerned that Stark would piss off Nalia by claiming she's nothing more than a highly advanced alien" Carol replied.
They had a point, although I think my Tony may have an even worse ego.
Takio formed the suit over him while Etrigan, Spawn, Lucifer, Pangloss, Saturn Deer and Nalia moved to attack.
Hulk was sailing over the air to smash his fists into the demon.
Domammu saw Nalia and unleashed a titanic energy blast that completely shredded her.
I screamed in shock and horror at that.
Then I heard her speak again.
"Next time to energy blast someone, don't go near them 'till you're sure there dead!" Nalia snapped.
Her eyes glowed as she shrunk Domammu down to the size of a toddler.
"Oh you're so cute" Nalia cooed and kicked Domammu into a wall.
She concentrated as Domammu glowed and then exploded.
"Well, I try not to harm creatures, but at least I don't have to deal with that idiot anymore" Nalia chuckled.
My jaw dropped at seeing her power level.
"Sister" a deep voice said.
Nalia smiled fondly.
"All-Death, brother, how are you?" Nalia asked.
"I am all right sister. I spoke with Harak recently" All-Death spoke.
He was dressed in dark robes and held a scythe in his hands.
"And how is he?" Nalia asked.
"The same as always. Hateful and still thinks he's the master of all" All-Death scoffed.
Nalia nodded.
"I pity my son. It is because of my actions that he became who he is now" Nalia said sadly.
"Don't feel sad Nalia. We all make our own decisions. He chose to be like this" I comforted her.
She looked up at me with amazement.
"Thank you Jason" Nalia said softly.
"Anytime" I relied.
A few hours later and we were ready to go back to Earth.
Ivan had informed us that he was staying behind in the City for the time being.
He made me promise to help his daughter and I would always.
Nalia had also told us that Jack Harkness, He-Man, She-Ra, the Avengers of Earth-2013, Mal and Evie, Maleficent, Markiplier and the SCP's would not participate in the Crisis but would fight alongside everyone else during the Final Crisis.
Before we went, I spoke to Nalia one final time.
"Be brave Jason. And take care of yourself. I also wish you good luck on that date" Nalia said to me.
She leaned forward and softly kissed me on the forehead.
We were going to leave in the morning.
As I went to sleep, I heard Nalia and Pangloss talking.
"You know what to do?" Nalia asked.
"I will being forth your royal diadem and everyone will crown you queen of all" Pangloss said.
"And what about Lex Luthor of Earth-38?" Pangloss asked.
"I will purchase his pardon for his crimes" Nalia spoke.
"Everyone can be redeemed if only they have the courage to do so" Nalia said.
Pangloss nodded.
"Remember my son, never let the fire die" she said, caressing his face.
"You know who will remain permently dead in the Final Crisis?" Pangloss asked.
"Yes. Tygra of Third Earth, Flint of Earth-1984 and Prince Charming of Earth-1937 to name a few. They will remain permently dead after the Final Crisis and will dwell forever after in mansions of glory" Nalia said.
This was shocking.
"For now, I will turn my eye to Rebecca Stark, the two Peter Parkers, Earth-96 Superman, Astra, Erik Lenshher and Lex Luthor. For one reason" Nalia said.
"That is?" Pangloss asked.
"Thunder Roars"
And Chapter 44 is done. I hope you enjoyed it.
So now you have met my final OC Nalia. She takes the place of SCP-343 which is the SCP-Verse's version of The One Above All and The Presence.
And now you know about the Scarlet King's back-story. SCP-682 is a child of the fourth bride as well.
And yes, those are some of the people who will remain permently dead at the end. I plan for a few others as well. Flint is from the G.I Joe film series. And Tygra is from Thundercats.
And now you know the Dark Avengers line-up. Picture Hellboy being played by Ron Pearlman as he nailed it. And go with the flow and picture Jamie Foxx as Spawn.
And now Domammu got his ass kicked but I'm sure we know why. I hope you liked the appearance by the other EMH characters.
Now, next chapter will return to Rebecca and Arrowverse Lex Luthor, and will see them meet and team up with the Thundercats, He-Man, She-Ra, and others.
Until next time, review, follow, faviroute, stay tuned and tell me what you think of this chapter.
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