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The Hunt
Chapter 8: United Generations
Many years before Aeon gained his super powers he was an ordinary teenage boy known as Sven Reilly. The red haired boy lazily got out of bed in the morning, rubbing his head as the alarm blared. His lazy look quickly turned to one of excitement as he heard his front door bell ring. He ran out of his room, grabbing his massive blue coat as he rushed down the stairs. Looking out of the letterbox, Sven grinned as he saw his friends waiting. Standing at the front was Lazlo, with Sven's other best friends. Both were girls but they were too young to start thinking about relationships. Laura was a black haired girl who always seemed nervous in crowds. Elizabeth, or Faith as others called her was more confident.
"Today's the day?" Sven asked.
Lazlo smirked as he nodded his head. Sven looked over their shoulders to see Lazlo's older brother waiting by the car. He would just stay there to make sure the kids would be going today. Sven quickly got his clothes on and ran to his parent's bedroom.
"Morning Mommy, where's Daddy we've got to go," The boy said.
The brown haired woman sitting at the bed put one a smile as she looked at her son. Her husband Slade was nowhere in site, and his uniform was missing from its hanger. She got up off her bed and walked over to Sven, pulling him into a hug.
"Sorry little man but Daddy had to go to the base today, there was an emergency and people needed his help," She explained.
Sven lowered his head and sighed. His mother helped him down the stairs to the front door.
"There's been a change of plans kids, Sven's daddy had work, but don't worry I'll take you guys to the show instead," She said.
"Don't bother Mrs R, I've got this!" Lazlo's brother smiled as he walked forward.
"Really, oh I'd hate to be a bother."
"Its no problem, I didn't have work today anyway."
Sven remained depressed even as the group made their way to the air show. He sat in the back, looking out of the window. Everything else seemed to be a blur to him. But there was one thing he remembered. It was a conversation Lazlo and his brother had.
"Bro, why did you lie to Mrs Reilly, you've got a game round lunch time right?" Lazlo asked.
"Its no problem little guy, family's the greatest responsibility."
The red haired boy sitting in the back looked away from the window. He went back over the words he had heard Lazlo's brother speak.
"There's nothing wrong with what my dad's doing right?" Sven asked.
His question caught the group off guard.
"Sure dad may be gone a lot and it may upset mom but he's saving lives, he's helping people and making sure other kids like us don't lose their daddies. There's nothing wrong with that right?"
No one knew how to answer the boy's question. It made the ride to the Stark Industries air show awkward. Years later Aeon couldn't help but see the irony of his situation. Here he was prioritising his responsibilities as a super soldier over his responsibility for Sieg. Instead of helping Sieg he chose to help another boy much like himself. Someone gifted with abilities that tied his soul to others. Aeon rushed forward just as the Beast did. He grabbed Zack's jacket and threw the boy to the side. Zack landed gracefully on his feet, shocked by his own agility. Aeon raised his hand, ready to block any punch the Beast threw. But the demonic creature ran backwards, knowing what would happen if he touched Aeon.
"Matt if you're still in there wake up, give us a hand here," Iron Fist said.
Aeon ran after the Beast, followed closely by Zack and the other street level heroes. Ghost Rider swung his chain at the Beast, who jumped upwards. Black Tarantula broke off into a run towards the Beast's landing area. As soon as he landed, Black Tarantula jumped towards him. He grabbed the Beast's collar and rolled backwards, using the momentum to throw the Beast towards Luke Cage. Luke pulled his fist back, swinging it straight into the Beast's head. The force of his punch threw the Beast upwards. But a chain quickly wrapped itself around the creature's leg. Ghost Rider pulled on his chain, bringing the Beast back down to the ground.
"Zack focus on the power inside you, find that power and then use it, remain calm as you use that power," Aeon explained
Zack nodded his head as he got up off the floor. The red aura surrounded him changed to a deeper shade of red as the energy shaped into a silhouette of a devil shaped creature. Fire gushed from Zack's mouth as he dropped into a fighting stance. Aeon ran a hand across his wrist as he spread his arms out. The gaps of his armour began glowing a continua's mixture of black and yellow. His hands glowed with the same energy of Danny's Iron Fist, while burning hot chains slowly slid out of his wrists. He clutched the chains and swung them at the Beast. Grabbing the creature's neck, Aeon pulled him towards Zack. With a flaming fist, Zack punched the Beast and sent him sliding across the floor.
"Impossible, how could a child possess such power?" The Beast asked.
"Children are the future Matt, if there are children like that boy with power and the responsibility to use it then the world will have a bright future, you of all people know that Matt," Danny said as he clapped his hands together.
His Iron Fist glowed as he walked towards the Beast. Rand broke off into a run and jumped towards his target. The Beast suddenly jumped upwards, landing on the roof of a building. Wolverine growled before stabbing his claws into the wall. He began climbing up the wall as Aeon used the chains he copied from Ghost Rider to pull himself towards the rooftops. Aeon kept one eye on his opponent and one eye on Zack. The boy altered his aura, creating a silhouette of a bird like creature. Zack flew upwards, landing beside Aeon. Sven would have smiled, fighting by the side of this boy reminded him of when he was younger, as well as his fights alongside his brother Jason and Sieg.
Sieg looked at the ones who saved him. He knew of Sieg's adopted brother Jason, but this girl with him was a mystery. She was just as beautiful as Sofia and Laurie, and definitely had the confidence to match both. Getting up off the floor, Sieg looked to his opponents with renewed vigour. Jason fired a grappling hook from his wrist, swinging down to the street level. A red aura surrounded his body as he created a silhouette that mirrored Hyperion. Jason landed beside Sieg, just as he moved forward. Sieg slammed his sword into Power Princess's spear, as Jason punched Hyperion across the face. Having mimicked the man's strength, Jason sent the man flying up past the buildings. Power Princess looked to her flying lover in concern, leaving Sieg with the perfect opportunity. He slammed the flat of his blade across Zarda's face. Then he swept his legs around, tripping Zarda to the floor.
"Impossible, we are gods in comparison to you," Zarda said.
"Really, your not like any god I've worshipped," Karen said as she flew off the building.
She landed near Zarda and Sieg, spinning her spear around to intimidate Zarda. But the woman was merely amused. She threw her own spear towards Karen, only for the girl to swing her head back, easily dodging the projectile. Sieg swung his sword round, letting out an energy wave that struck Power Princess's side.
"Would you stand still," Temptress growled as she swung her fist at Tigra.
Tigra and Citizen V were easily holding their own against their opponents. Even Prime was able to over power Hyper Girl, throwing her into the air. Jason ran across the world, conveying a soul silhouette that matched Spider-man. Matching the hero's agility, Jason dodged optic blasts fired by Hyperion. Then Jason accessed the powers of the Hulk, using his strength to punch Hyperion down towards the ground. Citizen V delivered a swift backhand to Blue Eagle's head, then a kick to the man's gut.
"I don't understand, how could they be overpowering us?" Spectrum asked.
Guardian slammed into Spectrum's side, tackling the man into the side of a building. Fire and Ice continued their assault on Dust, forcing her to dodge again and again. But both elementals were unaware that Dust was merely the distraction. X-23 had gone largely unnoticed during the battle, because she was making her way down streets and through alleyways, towards the back of the building the elementals were on. Climbing up to the rooftop, Laura broke off into a run as the girl's began charging their attacks. She leaped forward, stabbing her claws through their chests. Making sure to avoid their vital organs, Laura pulled her claws out and chopped the girl's necks, knocking them both out of the fight.
"Thanks Laura," Sooraya said.
X-23 saluted her ally and looked down at the rest of the battle. Arachnophillia and Wind Dancer tried to help Sieg, while Jim continued his fight with Justin. The wannabe knight lunged forward, stabbing his sword through Jim's mouth. He smirked, as Jim remained motionless for a moment. Suddenly, Jim crossed his claws together and broke Justin's sword. Casually pulling the blade out of his mouth, Jim grinned as he healed.
"Impossible, not even Wolverine heals that fast," The man gasped.
"Oh he never used to, after all his healing factor was holding back the toxicity of the metal inside him. But I have perfect control of the metal inside me; it's from my mother's side you see. By will I can coat my bones in metal whilst maintaining a perfect healing factor. My age also helps, I'm a lot younger than Wolverine, and the principles of aging apply even to those with a healing factor. As one gets older their healing gets slower, same principle even with a man like my father," Jim explained.
Justin dropped his hilt and ran away as fast as he could. Jim chuckled slightly before narrowing his eyes at the portal that appeared in front of Justin. As soon as Justin walked through, the portal disappeared.
"Damn you all, you think you have the advantage, YOU DON'T!" Hyperion yelled.
His eyes flashed red and his created an energy wave that knocked Jason back. Jason bounced across the floor, his soul energy fading as his skin bruised. He jumped to his feet, his mouth guard sliding across his face. Drawing his tonfa, Jason ducked as Hyperion launched a punch towards him. He smacked Hyperion's chin, growling as the blow did little damage. Hyperion threw another punch, but Jason flipped backwards. Landing feet away from the man, Jason stood his ground. Sieg looked towards Karen, who blushed as she noticed him looking.
"Who are you?" Sieg asked.
"I'm Karen, Karen Starr-Crowner!" Karen said.
"Crowner? James adopted you?"
"Yes, you must be Sven's son Sieg."
"I'm not his son!" Sieg growled.
Karen was taken aback by the ferocity of Sieg's voice. Though she also saw something else, denial of some kind. The wind blew and Karen and Sieg looked up to see Sofia.
"Sieg are you okay?" She asked.
"I'm fine, everything's under control," Sieg said.
"Come on baby, let's finish off Hyperion," Arachnophillia said, stroking Sieg's chin with her finger.
Sofia and Karen both narrowed their eyes at the girl, glaring at her like animals. She smirked as Sieg fell onto his knee. Karen and Sofia both looked at him in concern while Arachnophillia touched his chin. She bought her face close to his, smiling as she blew into his mouth.
"Fight Sieg, Hyperion and Zarda both need to be punished," She said.
Sieg pressed his sword into the ground, getting up off the floor. He lifted his sword onto his shoulder as he slowly walked.
"Your right, we need to fight, because if we don't punish them who will," Sieg said.
He gripped the handle of his sword and broke off into a run, ready to aid his master's original apprentice.
While battles were fought on the streets, an equally as important battle was fought in another plane of existence. Deathblade ran forward with the Avengers. They scattered into teams, moving in a coordinated attack. Korvac growled as he raised his hands, energy flaring in his palms. They were all foolish enough to defy him so he would show no pity. As he was about to release his pent up energy, the two Captain Marvel's moved forward. Genis and Mar-Vell grabbed Korvac's arms, diverting his blasts to the ceiling.
"HO! AVENGERS TO BATTLE!" Hercules yelled.
The two Vell's moved away as Hercules and Lyra ran forward. Hercules punched Korvac in the face, then Lyra followed through with a punch of her own. The two punches were enough to knock Korvac back, leaving him defenceless against the next assault. Reptil created a stegosauruses tail and smacked Korvac in the chest. The spikes impaled his lungs, but he quickly recovered. As Reptil threw Korvac back, Hawkeye knocked back some arrows. He fired the arrows, sending them flying towards Korvac. But Korvac raised his hands, stopping the projectiles in midair. Mockingbird suddenly slid across the floor, kicking Korvac's legs. As the arrows fell to the floor, Kate Bishop fired her arrows. The arrows hit their target, Korvac's hands.
"You may have god like power, but you still need to concentrate," Mockingbird said before kicking Korvac across the face.
He turned to Bobbi in fury, ready to kill the woman for her insolence. Beast suddenly kicked Korvac across the back of the head, just as Wonder Man flew in and grabbed Mockingbird. Stryker threw his arms forward, bombarding Korvac with lightning. Hazmat then fired an energy blast, hitting Korvac square in the face. He clutched his head in anger and pain. The man was furious, but also astonished that these lower life forms were hurting him.
"Your powerful Korvac, but you haven't had to struggle as the Avengers have, you haven't had to overcome impossible odds, endure and moved past the physical and emotional pains they have," Deathblade explained as a mist passed over the hall, courtesy of Veil.
Korvac grit his teeth together as he scanned the room. This mist was indeed thick, but Korvac was ready for any attack. Suddenly, Korvac yelled in pain. He looked across his body, feeling for the people attacking him. Yellow jacket, Pym, Scott Lang and Cassie had shrunk down to the size of atoms and were hitting Korvac at the molecular level. Cassie and Scott used stingers crafted by Pym; Yellow Jacket however was firing blasts from her hands. The mini heroes grew back to normal size again as Mettle and A-Bomb moved in. They slammed their fists into Korvac's face, throwing him against the wall.
"Impossible, I can not be defeated!" Korvac growled.
"That is where you are wrong Michael," Carina said.
Carina gathered energy into her hands as other Avengers with energy attacks joined her. Victor, Stryker and Thor Girl gathered electricity. Xavin's rock like hands lit up as she accessed the Human Torch and the Thing's powers. Karolina Dean shined brighter than ever while Wiccan chanted a spell.
"I want to hurt Korvac, I want to hurt Korvac!" He continually chanted.
Crusader also willed with his ring, wishing for Korvac to be harmed in some way. Visions eyes glowed as he targeted Korvac for a full power blast. Noh-Varr turned his nega bands into blasters, targeting the Avengers long-time enemy.
"HIT HIM ALREADY!" Hazmat yelled.
She thrust her hand forwards, letting loose an energy blast. The others unleashed their pent up energy, hitting Korvac dead on and blowing him straight through the wall. The dimension of the Infinite mansion shook from the effects of the blast. Mar-Vell and Genis flew through the hole that had been made and spread their arms out. Yellow lights flew out of their star symbols, bombarding Korvac as he fell down multiple floors of the mansion.
"Bastard…I'll…kill you all," Korvac growled.
He walked through the assembly hall of the mansion, his energy form smoking from the constant bombardment. Multiple doors clicked open and Korvac immediately turned to each one. He fired blast after blast, destroying each door before it could open. Huffing and panting, Korvac looked at his hand, it shimmered between his energy and human form. But that was impossible; he had been reborn as pure energy.
"No wait, that boy and the one with the cosmic ring," Korvac mused.
The power of Crusader's cosmic ring was understandable, but Korvac never once thought that there was such power in Wiccan. As he began thinking of a suitable plan to dispose of them, a portal opened up behind him. Deathblade suddenly flew through the portal, brandishing a glowing sword. He swung the blade towards Korvac, only for it to stop inches from the man's eye. Korvac flicked with his wrist, throwing Cade into the wall. He lifted up Cade's sword telepathically, lowering it towards Cade. With one twitched of his finger; Korvac sent the blade flying towards Deathblade. But at the last moment, Cade rolled out of the way, the blade just missing him.
"Hey Korvac, behind you," Gauntlet said as he and the other Avengers exited the portal.
Korvac deflected a blast from Hazmat and diverted Stryker's electricity into Victor. The son of Ultron smirked as the electricity charged him. He thrust his hands forward, hitting Korvac with a blast that dazed him. Mockingbird and Finesse ran around Korvac's side, while MVP stood to face the man. He threw his shield just as Star Fox flew in. Vines shot out of the ground, stabbing Korvac's wrists. MVP's shield smacked Korvac across the face. Star Fox reached his target, grabbing the shield and punching Korvac away from Sersi's vines.
"Here Captain, take your shield," Star Fox said as he passed the shield to Van Patrick.
Deathblade spread his arms out, creating another scythe. Energy trailed off the scythe as he swung it around, launching an energy wave that threw Korvac into the wall.
"We must act quickly while Michael is distracted, son of the Scarlet Witch, you and the Skrull maybe the key to ending this battle," Carina said.
"What can we do?" Wiccan asked.
"Isn't it obvious, you both have subtle reality manipulation powers, you guys can make anti matter," Amadeus said.
"My ring holds only a fraction of the cosmic cubes power and creating anti matter is a dangerous process," Crusader said.
"Then how's about you condense the anti matter into something small like a bomb or a sword," Amadeus suggested.
"Whatever you guys are going to do you'd better do it quickly," Patriot said.
Korvac fired a blast, that Patriot deflected with his shield. Trauma walked up behind Korvac, smiling as he began to change into the man's deepest fear. Korvac widened his eyes in astonishment as Trauma changed before his very eyes. He glowed with a yellow energy, catching the attention of every Avenger.
"Impossible," Korvac gasped.
"I know what you fear Korvac, a being of pure anti matter, a being capable of killing you for good!"
On the streets the fighting continued as Hammer agents and Avengers alike tried to gain control of the situation. US Agent fired tear gas from his grenade launcher, forcing away an army of mad civilians. Ares and Venom threw fighting civilians off of one another, doing their best to break up fights. Victoria Hand looked at the carnage and devastation and knew that she was out of her league. Ben Urich scribbled down more notes as he watched Aeon fight with the Beast on the rooftops.
"Ben, we need to get out of here and fast," Derek said.
"Just a second, is the camera still working, we need to get a shot of that fight up there," Ben said, point to the roof.
Aeon jabbed at the Beast with his hands, trying to get a grip on his opponent. Iron Fist climbed up to the rooftop, running at the Beast with his signature technique. But the Beast easily dodged the attack and grabbed Danny, throwing him off the roof. However Zack quickly jumped and grabbed Iron Fist in midair. He flew down to the street level, landing beside Luke Cage. Zack looked up and watched as Aeon managed to grab Daredevil.
"Wake up Murdock, please wake up," Sven pleaded with the man.
The Beast smirked before running off the roof with Aeon. They landed on the ground, leaving a crater beneath them. Aeon groaned in pain before the Beast grabbed his head and threw him at Luke and Dan's feet.
"Mr Aeon," Zack gasped.
"Pathetic, not one of you can defeat me," The Beast growled.
He grabbed Ghost Rider's chain, pulling the Spirit of Vengeance towards him. Then he backhanded the rider, knocking him to the floor.
"Throw all your fighters at me, I will tear them all apart, this cities fear will drive me and my influence will spread to the entire world, FEAR WILL RULE ALL!" The Beast yelled.
He picked Ghost Rider up, sucking the flames on his skull up through his nose. The Beast smiled in delight as Ghost Rider groaned in pain. Hellfire glowed around the Beast as he walked forward.
"Fight, fear and hate one another, REDUCE THIS CITY TO ASHES!"
Aeon's legs shook as he got up off the floor. He narrowed his eyes at the Beast, standing tall as he prepared to fight again.
"I fear that the only thing that can save Matt Murdock now is friendship," Aeon said.
"Yeah, we sill haven't given up on him but everyone else has," Luke said.
"You're wrong, there's one other who'll never give up on him!"
"Elektra?" Iron Fist asked.
"No, not a lover, but a friend!"
Sieg dragged his sword across the ground as he walked to meet Jason. Both apprentices stood their ground as Hyperion floated towards him. Shockwaves echoed through the sky as Hyper Girl and Prime clashed. The girl punched Prime across the face, but was quickly thrown out of the clouds. Prime clapped his hands together; creating a shockwave that knocked Hyper Girl further back. Tigra kicked Temptress across the face and then delivered a second kick to the woman's gut. Looking at the tiger woman in shock, Temptress began a swift retreat. As opposed to going after her, Tigra knelt beside Grass Hopper.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah, the cuts not that deep and she missed most of my vital organs," Grass Hopper said.
"There's where our advantage is, these guys aren't very well trained."
"Yeah, you kicked that woman's ass, great job Mrs Nelson," Grass Hopper smiled.
"Call me Greer," Tigra returned the young man's smile.
"Are you two finished?" Citizen V asked.
"Of course, what happened to your guy?"
"The coward ran away, now lets go and help the others!"
Jason and Sieg shared no words as they confronted Hyperion. They wasted no words with Hyperion either. Both boys ran forward, dodging Hyperion optic blasts. Jason threw his tonfa, hitting Hyperion in the head. He then siphoned the spirit of Captain Marvel, firing a blast straight into Hyperion's chest. Sieg flew upwards, swinging his sword at Hyperion. He cut the man across the cheek, then flew around him and slammed his knee into the back of his head. Hyperion yelled, more out of annoyance than pain. Swinging around, he grabbed Sieg's foot and threw the boy into Jason. They slid across the floor, coming to a halt near Jim. As they both fell to the floor, Jim ran forward, followed by Grasshopper, Tigra and Citizen V.
"Come on James, prove to the kids that you aren't old yet," James said as he got up off the floor.
Prime flew around the clouds, trying to find Hyper Girl. He listened out for the girl, but she was no where in sight. Concluding that she had retreated, Prime flew down towards the city. He slammed into Hyperion's back, shattering the windows around them from the sheer force of the blow. Pushing Hyperion into the ground, Prime held him in place as the others approached. Guardian flew down to aid them, having lost Spectrum.
"Its incredible how all you weaklings think you can stop me," Hyperion chuckled.
"Right now we're kicking your ass," Prime said.
"I like playing with my food," Hyperion grinned.
He swung his head back, hitting Prime in the face. Hyperion then swung around and grabbed the back of Prime's head, slamming their heads together. The force of Hyperion's devastating head butt actually knocked out Prime's front teeth, causing him to stumble backwards. Everyone widened their eyes as Prime suddenly turned into a regular teenage boy, one with his face bruised and concussed.
"Prime, no," Sieg muttered.
Sieg got up off the floor and glared at Hyperion. His helmet cracked, falling off his face as it split in half. Karen stopped in her track as she looked at Sieg. His face conveyed pure determination. Sofia threw her hands forward, consuming Hyperion in a miniature tornado. Hyperion smirked before blowing, cancelling out Sofia's winds. He blew Arachnophillia and Sofia into the air. Jason dashed for the girls, grabbing them in mid air. He landed gracefully on the floor, putting Sofia and the red girl to rest. Jason got up off the floor and looked towards Power Princess. He widened his eyes as the woman pulled her spear back.
"SIEG WATCH OUT!" Jason yelled.
But his warnings came too late, for Zarda had already thrown her spear. Sieg turned, raising his blade to deflect the projectile. But instead the spear struck his chest, sending him flying straight into the wall of the building behind him. Sieg yelled as he felt his shoulder break from the impact of hitting the wall. But the worst wound came from the spear, the blade had pierced through his body and come out the other end, leaving Sieg with half the shaft stuck inside him.
"SIEG!" Karen yelled.
X-23 looked to Sieg in shock before turning to Zarda. She roared like an animal possessed as she ran straight for Power Princess. Laura swung her claws towards Zarda, but Hyperion was too quick. He fired his heat vision, burning the side of Laura's face and left arm. Sooraya materialised beside Laura, looking at her room mates wounds. Jim jumped at Hyperion, cursing as he slashed the man's skin. Hyperion grabbed Jim's neck and threw him as hard as he could into the air. Jim was sent flying, an no doubt every bone in his body would break when he landed. Hyperion laughed as he blew Tigra and Citizen V away.
"Pathetic little worms, do you not see, I AM YOUR NEW GOD!" Hyperion yelled.
Sieg growled as he looked at Hyperion. Aeon's apprentice's eyes took on a red tone as he gripped the spear that had impaled him.
Captain Marvel and his sons moved forward, engaging Korvac head on. They utilised the distraction provided by Trauma. Hulkling slashed Korvac across the back while Komodo whipped him with her tail. Hardball punched him into Thor Girl, who hit him up to the ceiling. Genis grabbed Korvac's heels and slammed him against the ground. Korvac's energy form flickered; revealing a blonde haired man, his face obscured by bruises and cuts.
"You pests, you've actually hurt me," Korvac growled as he returned to normal.
He spread his arms out, yelling as he created a shockwave. The force of the wave threw the Avengers back and he looked to Carina in fury.
"You don't want to be with me, fine then Carina, BY THE TIME I'M THROUGH WITH YOU NO ONE WILL WANT YOU!" Michael yelled.
He fired an energy blast, throwing Star Fox into the wall. Then he telekinetically removed Patriot's shield from his hand, using it to knock him and Melter out. He created a crack in the ground, dropping Trauma and Gauntlet into the room below. Korvac stared at Carina like a man possessed as he walked forward. Wiccan realised that there was nothing else they could do as he began chanting his spell.
"Create a blade of anti matter, create a blade of antimatter, create a blade of anti matter," he chanted.
Korvac created a wind that blew Veil away. Crusader ran forward, firing an energy blast from his ring. Korvac redirected the energy, hitting Namora and Venus.
"Come on Billy," Hulkling whispered.
"I am a god, nothing can stop me, worship me as you should," Korvac growled.
Deathblade got up off the floor and jumped towards Korvac. He stopped Cade in midair, holding him in place. A-Bomb suddenly lunged at Korvac, punching him in the face. The force of Rick's punch slid Korvac across the ground, forcing him to drop Cade. Rick fell to the floor, giving in to fatigue the same time as Cassie and Scott did. All the Avengers were exhausted as Wiccan continued to chant the spell.
"Hurry," Carina pleaded.
"Here, it's the atomic structure of Anti-matter, it might help," Amadeus said, putting his notepad in front of Wiccan's eyes.
It got Wiccan's mind off of Korvac and helped him to understand just what he was trying to make.
"DO IT WILLIAM! YOU ARE NOT YOUR MOTHER! DON'T BE AFRAID OF YOUR POWERS!" Hercules yelled.
Hercules ran towards Korvac, taking an energy blast that burnt his shirt and headband. Despite his smoking skin, Hercules pressed on, grabbing Korvac's neck and slamming him against the wall. Korvac pressed his hand against Hercules's chest, burning his muscles and shocking running electricity through his blood stream. But the long time Avenger fought the pain, holding in Korvac in place. Amadeus turned away from Wiccan, watching as his friend and mentor showed his determination. Korvac levitated Cade's discarded sword off the floor and flew it straight into Hercules's back, the blade burst through Hercules's chest, inches from touching Korvac. Blood ran out of Hercules's mouth, but he still held on.
"Incredible bravery!" Cade said as he got up off the floor.
While all of the Avengers struggled, others did what they could. Hammer agents had cut off access to Hells kitchen, hoping to avoid more riots. There were few people left in the city anyway, but that didn't stop others from exploring.
"Please, everyone go back inside, this is for your own protection," An agent said as he pushed several civilians away.
"Wait, I have to get into Hells kitchen," A portly man in a business suit said.
"Forget it chubby you go in there your dead."
"Please, my friends in there."
"Wait a second, your Foggy Nelson aren't you?" One of the agents asked.
Foggy Nelson, Matt Murdock's law firm partner and his closest friend. For years Daredevil had been protecting his loved ones, but only Foggy could speak of the man's success in the matter.
'Matt's helped me enough, its time I helped him,' Foggy thought.
The roar of an engine echoed through the streets, catching the agents off guard.
"Is it Ghost Rider?" One asked.
"No, he's in the fighting," Another said.
Foggy turned around and screamed at the top of his lungs. A man in gold armour with a sword on his back rode straight towards the Hammer barrier. He was sitting on a gold motor cycle, enhanced with technology and given a paint job. The gold rider rode past the agents, grabbing Foggy off the floor and placing him on the back seat. Foggy screamed as the bike sped through the streets.
"Calm down," The rider said. "Foggy Nelson right? Names Lazlo, I've got a friend on the other side who could use some help."
Foggy stopped screaming and looked at the man with a mix of shock and agreement.
"What do you know, I've got a friend who needs help too!"
Sieg's group was beginning to lose morale, while Hyperion gained momentum. He punches Guardian aside and walked towards Karen. Grasshopper fired his stingers at Hyperion, but the man simply laughed. He fired his optic blast, consuming Grasshopper's left arm. The young super hero fell to the floor, clutching his stump in agony. Karen thrust her spear forward, only for Hyperion to grab it and snap the weapon in half. He flicked the girl's forehead, throwing her back a few inches. Karen suddenly fell to her knees, blood, flowing out of her nose.
"KAREN!" James yelled.
"NO!" Sieg screamed.
He snapped the blade end of the spear, falling off the wall and landing on his knees. The red glow left his eyes as he looked to Karen. He couldn't use the power of the corrupt form, it would cause more harm than good. But there had to be something he could do. Gripping the shaft of the spear, Sieg began to pull. He cringed in pain, seeing the blood spurting out of the wound.
'Damn it, if I yank it out I'll just bleed to death,' Sieg thought.
Helplessly, Sieg looked to Hyperion as he lightly pushed Karen to the floor. The man actually laughed as Karen reached for the blade of her spear. He fired a blast that disintegrated the spear and burnt Karen's hand. Sieg listened to Karen's screams, closing his eyes as he began to lose hope. Jason ran as fast as he could, only for Power Princess to appear before him. He blocked the woman's punch, but the sheer force sent him flying into the front of a car.
'Oh god, if only I still had my connection with Aeon,' Sieg whimpered.
In the depths of the Infinite Avengers mansion, Amadeus Cho could only watch as Hercules held Korvac at bay. Cho turned to Wiccan as a light appeared before them. Cho smiled as the golden Anti-matter blade materialised. Carina took the blade and slid it across the floor, stopping it at Deathblade's feet. She nodded her head to Cade as he gripped the blade.
"Okay so alls we have to do is get Herc out of there and then…" But Cho's hopes were dashed as Cade ran forward.
Hercules smirked as he gripped Korvac tighter. The god like being gasped in terror as Cade got closer and closer towards him. Despite the amount of plans circulating his brain, Amadeus could only force himself to say one thing:
"HERC!"
Deathblade slid the anti-matter blade through Hercules's back and straight into Korvac's chest. Hercules laughed as Cade gripped his own blade, pushing it deeper into Hercules until it stabbed Korvac.
"Well done Cade Hunter, your ruthlessness has won the day," Hercules said.
"Its not over Hercules, I can finish Korvac permanently, so that he doesn't come back, but are you prepared to die as well?" Cade asked the man.
"I have learnt of true heroism ever since I joined the Avengers, finish it man, punish us for the sins of ages past and the future that he threatened."
"HERC!" Cho yelled.
"Be strong and brave my friend, be as good a friend to others as you were to me my boy!"
The room was silent as energy seeped out of the Anti-matter blade. Deathblade added his own energy, joining it with the matter and ignoring the cries of Korvac. His eyes remained fixed on Hercules's back, never doubting the smile the old hero held.
"As I said, incredible bravery!"
"NOOO!" Tears flew from Cho's eyes.
Deathblade released the energy in his swords, consuming both Hercules and Korvac. As their bodies broke apart, both men conveyed different reactions. Korvac's yells became silent, but Hercules smile remained constant, before he too faded away. The surge of energy destroyed the two beings completely, disintegrating their forms and the whole room behind them. Cade stepped back, lowering his sword as the anti-matter blade disappeared. Everyone remained silent as Cade lowered his head, bowing to one of many heroes who would no doubt die trying to stop his grand hunt.
Next Chapter 9: Reach for the soul
Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter, next time the battle for Daredevil reaches a stunning conclusion. Meanwhile Sieg searches the depths of his own soul for a power he can use to save his friends.