Rubbing her stomach Matt continued to smile brighter than he ever could hold as Elektra just chuckled
"It's still 3 months away"
"And I can't wait" he murmured kissing her stomach
His soft lips on her stomach made Elektra smile as she looked at the ring on her finger. The shining wedding ring was beautiful. All of this was beautiful, and she couldn't wait for any of it
The rain continued to hail down outside. The heavy drops slapping the outside as the windows reflected off the sounds
Thunder struck only signaling it more that it wouldn't stop
Raising his shirt up Frank looked at himself in the mirror. A bruise with some sort of injection scar planted on the right of his ribs making him sigh
Every day he felt his body grow weaker. Every day he knew the end was going to come sooner or later
Frank always knew he was gonna meet the big man one day. But he thought it would be in a blazing fight. A final frontier to defend what he loves. Not some virus
Pulling his shirt back down thunder struck again as when he looked at the mirror in the living room once again he saw Elena standing right behind him making him sigh
Her hair was wet as she held two crumpled up papers in her hand. Her face was a face he knew to well as it was a face of anger and hate
"You lied to me"
Keeping his same expression he continued to look at her through the mirror
"Ele-"
"YOU LIED TO ME !" she shouted immediately throwing her Sai at the glass mirror
Moving his head with an evade the metal weapon hit the mirror breaking it as Frank let out a cough before speaking
"Elena wait"
The girl didn't listen as Immediately she charged at him throwing a punch connecting to his bearded face before another left swing. An attack he blocked
"Elena, wait. Let me explain" he said as he grabbed her arm locking it close to him
Her face was even more pissed off closer
"EXPLAIN WHAT ! THAT YOU WERE ON KINGPIN'S PAYROLL ! THAT HE PAID YOU TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT THE NIGHT MY PARENTS DIED ! DID YOU HELP BULLSEYE KILL THEM !" finishing her sentence with a headbutt Frank groaned as he was forced to let go of Elena giving her the chance she needed to kick his lower leg before landing a kick straight into his chest launching him back onto their coffee table breaking it
Letting out a series of coughs Frank attempted to get up but was stopped when Elena planted one of her knees on his hand before revealing her Sai pointing the bladed weapon straight to his eye
"Give me a single reason why I shouldn't kill you right now" she growled
Even with his anger and aggressive tension pointed towards him Frank just chuckled
"Haven't gotten my ass kicked like that before since your old man, feel's….nostalgic"
A sigh escaped his lips
"Red, you may think you know everything, But I promise you, you don't"
Gripping her Sai tighter Elena spoke
"So tell me"
"Elektra's pregnant"
Matt sensed the smirk on his face as Frank just continued to sip his beer in the bar
"Congratulations Red"
"Yeah….it's….it's different, feels weird"
"Well you dress up like a devil and jump off rooftops. Not to mention your blind so what gets weirder than that"
Matt started to chuckle
"no no. not that. Weird as in. I never thought I'd live to see the day. Foggy always thought I'd die in some alleyway as daredevil. And frankly. Sometimes I…I believed him"
The sounds of the rest of the bar's conversations going on added with the sports game blaring continued as Frank continued to listen
"But….now, to know I'm gonna have a daughter, a little girl of my own it's-"
"Indescribable, one feeling you'd never feel under any other circumstance, It's a feeling you don't want to go away. One that you want to cherish and love for as long as you can because you never know when you'll be able to feel it again" Frank said
Matt paused as Frank just downed the rest of his beer
The glass felt cold within Matt's hands
"Me and Elektra want you to be the godfather"
Right there and then Matt heard his heart skip a beat like never before. The Punisher for once in his life actually was taken by surprise as his heart skyrocketed making Frank stop
"What ?"
Again the redhead chuckled as he turned to face his friend
"What's wrong Frank, never seen you so shocked before" he teased
"We want you to be Elena's godfather"
Frank honestly had no clue what to say except
"Why ?"
He didn't even attempt to look at the blind man, just continued to stare down at his empty glass
"Why me out of all people, the things I've done, the people I killed, The stain I've left on the world. The last thing I do it deserve this"
Suddenly Frank felt cold. Unworthy of a title he didn't deserve. Not one bit
But Matt just smiled, placing his hand on his shoulder he kept his smile making Frank slowly look at him
"Your wrong Frank, we chose you because you deserve a shot"
"A shot at what ?"
"A shot at having another Family"
With those words Frank shook his head not being able to contain his smile no matter how hard he tried to fight it
"God damn it red…..can I get another beer !"
Immediately Matt began to laugh and so did Frank
Maybe this family thing could work out
Clutching the book within his grasp Richard looked at the memorial room his Father had built for his mother
The lights never lit up in her room. Nothing but candles and a singular purple light over her picture as the light gave the room an unwanted sense
There was no words Richard could say that hadn't already been spoken before so usually this is just a room he comes to say his good words in while he pays his respects to his passing mother
RIchard had placed the book down on the counter next to his mother's stand. The first page had been revealed because he had been stuck trying to figure out what it was but to no use before coming here
"Mother, hope your doing well" Richard began
"Want you to know I've been up to date with my training, even though I don't share Father's same physical prowess, I am a master in multiple different forms of martial arts and ways to kill a man"
As Richard continued to speak he flaked the leaves within the flower pot making sure they were still healthy and fresh
"Father misses you, truly so do I. Life's been hard without you, especially with the robots' reign for a while. Thankfully Father's bunker was able to keep us living, but still. It's hard to keep a company running when the CEO is bedwritten"
Richard sighed
"I don't know. I just wish I had so-"
Suddenly RIchard stopped
His speech no longer mattered as he caught the surprising wind of his hand in the purple glowing light. But even more was when he saw the smeared Ink residue on his hand
"What the ?"
Revealing his hand more in the purple light he noticed his hand was coded in it fully, as if he had stuck his hand in some sort of ink pad
But the strange thing was his hand showed no sign of ink making him raise a eyebrow
"The hell ?"
More ink started to follow along the table as he saw it all surrounded the book exceeding his curiosity As slowly he picked it up
Licking his lips he shined the purple light under the book some more revealing more of the ink making him go wide eyed as he had finally realized the secret to this book
His Father must've written it in secret ink only revealing it in the purple light
Quickly Richard picked up the small lamp aiming it towards the book as he started to flip page by page and surly his suspension was correct, each page was written in notes starting from a date, dates that listed back to when his mother was alive, when Ultron didn't take over the world
"Holy shit"
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Pulling out a note from his dresser Frank handed it to Elena
"Your Mother gave me this note the day…the day she passed, she told me that when your old enough you should read it"
Elena just kept her serious glare before snatching the note from his hands
Taking a deep breath Elena opened up the envelope taking out the folded paper and she almost cried right there and then when she saw the handwriting. But she kept it together overall and read the note
My sweet little Elena, I wish there was so much more I could give you, so much more I could tell you, so much more me and your father could teach you. But sadly all there is left is this message I give you telling you we loved you so much. Forever and always we will love you, we will be with you for as long as you last and one day when you're old enough. You will learn in time how much we gave for you, you were our little angel and we hope you grow up to be a big strong woman. And not let the life you were given weigh you down. Remember we are always with you, and always will be. Love Mom and Dad
The tears couldn't stop rolling down Elena's face as she had immediately sunk to her knees. Letting Frank catch her as she immediately continued to cry into his chest
"The night I got the payment, Elektra died in my arms. She was in Fisk Tower and sent a transaction to my account. A big fund so I could take care of you. Elena I'm so sorry I never told you sooner. But I needed to know you were ready, now you are, and your parent's would be so proud"
Hugging Frank tighter the tears continued as the sound of her cries echoed throughout the small room
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Dear son, there is so much I wish you could learn about us. Our Family History, what we truly do. But there is only so much I can tell you in the form of a book so let me tell you this
Turning the pages Richard continued to read the hidden book as he sat at his desk following a past he once knew nothing about
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Looking upon the city of Hell's Kitchen Wilson Fisk soaked in the city view and glory of it all. For so long he's fought for the heart of the city. To make it run rampant so he could control it all.
But there was always a man to stop him. A man to be in front of him so he couldn't succeed with his plan.
But when he heard 2 soft thuds land behind him he smirked
"Mr and Mrs Mudrock" he chuckled before turning around to see Daredevil and Elektra
With a sigh Daredevil took off his mask revealing the blinding eyes of Matthew Murdock Elektra wanted to stop him but did nothing but observe
"Fisk"
The big man rustled with his hands before looking up at the duo in red
"For years we've had this back and forth rivalry. I fight you, you fight me, we've had this inner concept that we need to beat each other to a bloody pulp"
"Sounds about right to me Fisk, you never change"
A chuckle escaped his lips
"Yes, maybe so. Just like you. We use her demons and the devil on our shoulder to strength our body, on the outside we are strong, you and me, we can fight 100 men and not break a sweat"
Fisk paused, crumpling his hands together before letting go
"But, our inner strengths are our family, and the things we love"
Matt's ears perked up as he heard Fisk's heartbeat slow, it was almost strange. What was he playing at
"I wanna call an end to it all, the war, the fighting….the rivalry, end it all. I will shut down all my operations and call a quits to it all"
Both Elektra and Matt couldn't believe their ears as they both reacted in complete shock
"What ?"
"What game are you playing at Fisk !" Elektra questioned
"No game at all Ms Murdock, no game at all. It's time I truly become the bigger man and take a step forward"
Elektra was still on the defense about it all. There's no way Kingpin would quit, not now, not ever
"Venessa's pregnant" Matt said
Immediately Kingpin smirked
"One life truly can change it all"
"And you want to change"
"Correct, I don't want my son to become a challenge, someone I must hide from the city that is Hell's Kitchen. I want him to grow up in an environment he can feel safe in. without the need of it's protector"
A great silence was made by the trio.
Matt staring blankly at the ground as Elektra and Kingpin continued to glare at one another
"If I make this deal you will end it all, no more Kingpin" Matt said a hint of trust in his voice
Bringing forth his hand WIlson Fisk nodded
"You have my word"
"Matthew, he's lying"
"Wilson Fisk is many things Elektra, but a liar. A liar is not one of them"
Raising his hand Matt hesitated a little. Listening to the urges and beats of his heart seeing if there was a hint of lying
But there wasn't, just a man, a man who was telling the truth
So Matthew did the impossible
He made the deal and took the large man's hands in his
"Deal"
"You have my word Mr Murdock, all my business will be shut down by tonight"
Matthew said nothing as he just unclench their hands and put his mask back on before jumping off the tower leaving Elektra and Kingpin
The woman in red stayed, glaring at the larger man before making her leave
"If you go back on this Fisk, I promise you, Daredevil Isn't the one you will have to worry about, It will be me"
With that she left and Fisk just stood there with a smile on his face
"I promise you both I wouldn't dream of it
To everyone. That was a conclusion, everyone on that rooftop that night thought that was a end to the story
But little did they know a 4th person was listening
And they had a different approach to the ending
"His Name is Matthew Murdock"
Bullseye's face made the biggest grin of all time
"Lady you got yourself a deal"
"The funds have been sent to your account, you get a added bonus for the kill"
"Please, I've been waiting to kill that blind bastard for years, finally I get the chance. I should be thanking you Ms ?"
"Just know I'm someone that wants to put an end to it all. And your someone that can do that, get the kill everyone's happy"
With that the phone call ended and a text message of an address was sent only adding on to Bullsye's face
"Call me god, because looks like i'm about to kill the devil"
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Richard couldn't believe his eyes as he counted to flip through the book
Like a story he couldn't put down he continued to read more and more
Then that night. That dark night I should've known something changed. Something different happened, I always trust my gut and that night I should've trusted it the most as that was the night I found her
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Taking a sip from her glass Vanessa continued to look out upon the horizon of the city view from the building's window
The sight truly was a mesmerizing one as all she continued to do was stare
"Ms Natchois, I was wondering when you'd show" the dark haired woman spoke
Placing her glass down on the table below she turned around to find the eyes of a woman. A very angry woman. Her Sai dripped in thick clotted blood as she had the deep eyes of a woman who lost everything
"I truly am sorry for your husband, it's such a tragedy, honestly I-"
In that split second Elektra threw her Sai ramming the steel blade straight through Vennesa's heart cutting her off completely as she had suddenly dropped to her knees
Vanessa had suddenly felt a hand being placed on her chin as he continued to gasp for air. Her blood started to seep through her shirt as she felt her life slipping when she was forced to face Elektra's death stare
"You took everything from me, I have nothing left"
Elektra took hold of the Sai pushing it deeper into her skin making Vanessa groan in agonizing pain
"Killing me won't bring your beloved back"
At that moment Elektra paused
Vanessa had felt as if she had far crossed a line with the last breathe she spoke, making her wait for the final blow but nothing happened
All Elektra did was neal down to her level and tilted her head
"No it won't" Elektra said as she took the Sai out
"But it will avenge my love"
With a final swing of the blade a deep cut was made in the foundation of Vanessa's neck making her drop dead to the ground with a thud as all that laid there was a lifeless corps and the last running emotion Elektra had left
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Richard didn't know how to feel. How to react what to say as all he did was drop the book in shock not knowing how to form the words within his mouth
All these years. All his life, he was never told how his mother passed, he was always hidden away by the truth. But now….now he knew
And now he knew…..he had to avenge his mother
Picking up his phone he pressed the buttons before answering the call
"Recardo, I want a hit, on a Murdock"