Marvel Stories: Student of chaos
Chapter 3: An blade's new owner
Glancing backwards the young woman found herself staring into dark blue eyes, strangely enough they didn't seem malicious despite the blade at her neck saying otherwise. Shifting around the young man was ensuring her companions didn't have any line of sight, despite being pretty confident in his swordplay abilities he was kind of lacking when it came to defense. Raising his palms the older sorcerer began channeling in incantation, when he'd finished an bright light illuminated the previously desolate barn. Jumping backwards the young man carried his prisoner which she knew would've required an great deal of strength, gazing down at her companions from atop the loft he kept an somewhat rusty blade at her neck.
"What the hell are you doing in my barn?" An voice that sounded both frightened an pissed off questioned, unable to make out his face the young woman could only guess his age. Silently channeling an incantation of her own the young man noticed it, digging the blade into her neck just an little it drew blood. Reaching for his palm the young woman gripped it before smiling, watching as it lit up his face the young woman sighed in relief. Crazy as it sounded just looking at him made it feel like she wasn't in danger, based on what she could perceive from his nervous glances the young man wasn't looking for an challenge.
"Dude just chill out for an minute, we're not your enemy so let's figure something out preferably an resolution where nobody gets decapitated." Mari explained as the young man lowered his sword but only for an moment, even if they weren't his enemy it didn't mean he could lower his guard just yet. Gripping the blade's hilt it started glowing with an purple energy, under different circumstances she would've been impressed only there was something evil about it which made her increasingly nervous. Raising an palm the young man leapt into an small alcove overlooking everyone, swinging his blade down the young man unleashed an wave of pure dark energy.
"Alright if you wanna play it like that we'll stop messing around, come at me with your full strength." Dane explained before raising his own sword, absorbing the wave of dark energy it started glowing with its own unique aura. Rushing at the young man he began swinging it while dodging his frantic attacks, closing the distance he winked at the young lady's uncle before jumping over him. Seconds later the magician unleashed an powerful wave of energy which knocked their opponent backwards, crashing into an nearby wall the young man accidentally dropped his sword. Bringing his sword down it effectively stopping the young man off before he could reach it, as if things weren't chaotic enough the young man's necklace started glowing an bright red.
Grinning at the sorcerer he contemplated flipping him off before disappearing, seconds later he reappeared nearly fifteen meters away blade in hand. Raising it the young man grinned before swinging it down unleashing another wave of energy, groaning as it smashed against the more experienced warrior's blade it sent him flying backwards. Clearly the young man's powers were unpredictable at best meaning their intervention was an good idea, unfortunately the young man looked as if his powers were getting the better of him. Before the young woman could question it he disappeared once more, seconds later he reappeared in front of the young woman blade in hand.
"I don't think you understand my power, it's more than an inexperienced little sorceress can handle." Mari's opponent explained before disappearing into the shadows, before the young woman could mount any kind of defense her opponent reappeared effectively closing the distance in an matter of seconds. Brandishing his sword the young man began lashing out at her adoptive uncle, cursing under his breath the more experienced sorcerer began deflecting his attacks. Despite being an good deal more powerful the older sorcerer looked as if he was getting overwhelmed. Raising his sword the young man brought it down only for another blade to counter it, growling in frustration the younger swordsman looked up at her uncle's friend.
"Sounds like words aren't enough to persuade you, as such you'll be facing an disciplined warrior." Dane explained before glancing at his friend who nodded in affirmation, grabbing the blade in his palms an determined swordsman advanced on his opponent. Grabbing his own sword the young man wasn't gonna back down, sighing in mock frustration the young woman knew it was better if they got it outta their systems. Reaching for the nearby door his opponent pushed on it revealing an darkened field, despite being illuminated by an strand of moonlight the field was still quite dark.
"Don't expect me to go easy on you old man." Mari's opponent explained as the young man glared at her, clearly he wasn't gonna pack down just because he was outnumbered. Gripping both of his swords even tighter an clearly aggravated young man launched himself into another set of impressive blows, deflecting all of them with his spells it was an extremely impressive display. Swinging his blades down against the veteran magician's wards it create sparks of astral energy, advancing on them it quickly became clear he wasn't gonna rest until all of them were defeated. Decided she'd had enough the young woman pushed her adoptive uncle outta the way, raising her palms the young woman unleashed an powerful blast of ice magic.
Shuddering as it encased his limbs the young man raised his blade upwards, bringing it down across his now frozen arm it shattered into countless pieces. Gasping as it clattered onto the ground an confused young woman nearly yelled at him, what kind of messed up freak chopped his own arm off with an twisted smile on his face. Before she could question it any further the young man lunged at her once more, quickly raising both hands in defense she unleashed another powerful blast of ice magic. Watching as it froze his other arm he quickly chopped it off as well, crazy as it sounded what really upset her was that it based on his face it wasn't upsetting him.
"Are you insane?" Mari questioned as the young swordsman winked at her, seconds later his arms began reconstructing itself like it was an completely normal thing. Gasping in an combination of surprise mixed with astonishment it finished reconstructing itself looking brand new, gripping his blade even tighter an now invincible young man rushed at her. Dashing in between them an more experienced fighter deflected his blow, clattering onto the ground she knew it was ultimately pointless as unless they could incapacitate him it would never end. Scurrying to grab his sword it was mere inches away when her uncle made it start floating, growling at him the young man contemplated rushing at him before the veteran spell caster projected an new image.
"I know what haunts your dreams, it's an symbol of an dark being with multiple tentacles yes?" Steven questioned as it changed to resemble an hydra, glaring at it the young man slowly nodded confirming his worst fears. Countless years of foiling numerous evil schemes taught him it was just an matter of time before they popped up again, grumbling something about an never ending battle he channeled another powerful spell. Growling as the new spell began encircling him it made the young warrior feel powerless, it was an unpleasant feeling and one he didn't wish to endure unless it was completely necessary. Reaching for his sword the young man was inches from it when the blade slammed into an pile of hay, glaring at the sorcerer he began clawing at his arms like there was something crawling around inside him.
"Seems like he's got an real issue with magic, given their method's it's entirely possible they used it on him." Dane explained before sheathing his weapon, gazing into the young man's eyes he could see an flicker of pain. Gripping his own sword even tighter it was just an matter of bringing it down, striking an unarmed opponent was exactly honorable but at the moment now he didn't care. Rushing forward the young man pulled his blade out and swung it at the veteran, gasping as the blade hovered mere inches from an now unarmed opponent's neck it was pretty obvious he felt conflicted. Seconds later the young man grinned before disappearing into the upstairs loft, grinning as their eyes remained locked on his position it meant whatever came next was ultimately his decision.
"Do you really expect me to believe showing up in the dead of night is just an weird coincidence?" Steven's opponent questioned his palm resting against his blade's sheath, it was his first display of restraint and it made everyone present nervous. Going from an homicidal blade wielding maniac to an contemplative swordsman was more than an little upsetting, anyone who could switch their motions off without an moments notice was an dangerous opponent. Deciding it was better if he join them an oddly cautious young man leapt down onto an pile of hay, brushing it off the young man gave his blade's sheathe an little tap. Reaching for his amulet the veteran spell caster opened it making an box appear in front of him, grinning when the young man's eyes lit up it was just an matter of assuring him it wasn't an trick.
"Go ahead and open it, it's something you've been longing for quite some time." Dane explained as the young man slowly opened it before reaching inside, drawing the new blade out he looked it over and smiled. Grinning as he swung it down the blade started glowing with an violet flame, sliding an palm over it the young man was surprised it didn't even feel remotely warm. Something about wielding it just felt right, it was almost like the blade was created just for him.
Discarding his older weapon it looked as if it had seen much better days, actually given its damaged exterior the blade was probably incapable of slicing anything. Giving the blade an quick flick it unleashed an violet projectile, slicing through an couple of boards it was unbelievably powerful. Reaching out with an extended palm the veteran swordsman hoped it wouldn't be an mistake, grabbing it the young man shook it before looking at his companions. Seconds later the veteran magician extended his own palm as well, giving him an questioning look the young man eventually accepted it.
"Something about this place looks familiar, was an movie shot here or is that just my imagination at work?" Mari questioned as the young man chuckled in reply, considering he'd never even broken an smile until now it was kinda nice. Copying her adoptive uncle the young woman extended her palm, accepting it the young man smiled before letting his power course outwards. Drawing back like she'd just been electrocuted the young man grinned, it was an nasty trick he'd learned years ago but he still enjoyed it. Before either men could say anything more an portal opened, stepping out into the barn her father grinned at the look on his daughter's face.
"Dang you guys really know how to create an mess, still if you've convinced our new friend to join out motley little crew then welcome aboard Jason." Loki explained before offering the young man an handshake, grabbing it the older instructor pulled his new student into an awkward hug. Whispering something into the young man's ears his grin started becoming an good deal more wicked, it was almost like her father was pulling something dark outta him. Grinning when the young man pulled his sword out it made everyone present drop into an ready stance, swinging it downward the young man's blade unleashed an crescent shaped projectile. Seconds later it crashed into an pile of hay making it exploded, giving her father an questioning look he merely shrugged like it was completely normal.
"Care to explain what you're doing over there young man, it's quite unlikely they're gonna attack us?" Steven questioned as the young man nodded in affirmation, sheathing his blade the young man placed it on his back. Given what he knew about the sword it was almost guaranteed it had magical properties, as such he'd believed like all magical items the sword needed an practice run. Content with everything he'd just seen it was about time he dealt with another nagging issue, walking over to an nearby door he opened it revealing an frightened guy in an black combat outfit.
"Guy showed up an hour before you guys, didn't get an chance to question him but it's gonna be fun." Jason explained before gripping his sword's hilt, clearly it was an effective threat because his prisoner started thrashing about like an fish outta water. Grinning at his prisoner the young man contemplated swinging his blade down and cutting their outfit off, instead he reached down and pulled the symbol of an red creature off it. Slinging it at the young woman's father he studied it before giving him an little nod, mumbling into his cloth gag it was almost like the solider believed his captor was gonna kill him. Reaching for his blade the young woman grabbed it keeping him from unsheathing it, glaring back at her the young man contemplated using it on her.
"Killing him won't do you any good, if you really wanna figure something out interrogation's an much better option." Mari explained as the young woman's palms started glowing, seconds later an icicle pierced the soldier's wrist. Screaming in pain the guy flailed about nearly knocking his chair over, grimacing at her newfound aggression the young woman's father couldn't help being an little proud. Despite knowing his brother wouldn't have liked it and quite frankly that made him like it even more, giving the solider an little wave her father made it clear he wasn't gonna intervene.
"Darling you've gotten so much better at this, still it would've been more effective if you targeted his legs." Loki explained as the young woman nodded in agreement, it was an fairly standard correction but it still bothered her. Grabbing the cloth wedged in his mouth she pulled it out and instantly regretted it, screaming an impressive amount of expletives it was actually kinda brave given his current situation. Reaching down the young woman explained if he didn't give them answers she'd pierce his little friend, visibly gulping at her comment it made even her allies somewhat uncomfortable. Smiling at the young man she called him over, whispering something in his ear the young man grinned before nodding.
"Alright buddy I've got one simple question for ya, you were sent here for an reason and you're gonna spill it or you're gonna end up being an octave higher got it?" Jason questioned as the young woman's hands started glowing once more, gasping in an combination of panic and horror the guy started flailing about once more.
"Damn it you were supposed to be an easy target, nobody told us you'd have insane powers." Solider boy explained as the group looked at his would be quarry, gazing downward in an combination of frustration and shame the young man eventually pulled his sword out of its sheath. Dragging it along his own arm it opened the young man's veins causing blood to spill out, gasping at his sudden actions the young woman dashed forward palms glowing. Before she could do anything the young man's cut started healing itself, blinking in disbelief the young woman couldn't believe her eyes as it looked practically untouched.
"Well that's an interesting little power, it seems your group's been experimenting with DNA no?" Loki questioned as the solider nodded in affirmation of his statement, glaring at him the young man couldn't believe his ears. Considering he'd never met either of his parent's he'd assumed they were either ashamed or didn't care about him, discovering he was an science experiment made it even worse on an great many levels. Growling as he pulled the blade out of its sheath the young man raised it upwards, closing his eyes the solider waited for the inevitable end. Swinging it down the young man's captive nearly gasped when the ropes fell off, it didn't make any sense but he wasn't gonna complain about it.
"Did you know about this?" Jason questioned looking at their group's would be instructor, giving him an little smile the god opened another portal. Stepping into the portal he closed it before giving his friend an little thumbs up, giving him an less than polite response his fellow instructor knew it meant he'd be stuck cleaning up after them. Raising his staff into the air he closed it before sighing to himself, despite knowing it would ultimately reveal his darkest secret he knew it would eventually prove best for his daughter.
"Seems they know about your little hideaway, we should probably get outta here and discuss it somewhere else." Dane questioned before giving his friend an little thumbs-up, nodding in reply the older sorcerer began channeling another enchantment. Seconds later it opened another portal which displayed an impressive looking training room, giving them an little whistle the young man sighed before grabbing his knapsack. Grinning at the young woman he slowly walked into the portal blade in hand, giving her an little shrug both men walked into the portal before giving her an little wink. Crazy as it sounded the young woman actually liked being on an squad with an powerful warrior, it meant someone who be looking out for her while she focused on her magic.
"Alright you two we'll go over your class schedule in about three hours, until then get settled in and familiarize yourself with the campus." Strange explained as they both gave him an confused stare, waving them over his fellow instructor opened an door nearly laughing as their eyes landed on several dorm rooms. Running his palm over one door's nameplate the young man's eyes widened as it lit up displaying his name, it was almost like they'd know he'd end up joining them. Depositing his sword on an bench next to what he assumed was his bed the young man laid back on it and sighed, it was nicer than any bed he'd ever slept on up till now. Grinning as the young woman stepped into her own room it was adorned with her spell books and other great reads, setting her bunny down on the nearest desk it looked strangely at peace in their new room.
"Dinner's in two hours, until then do me one little favor and promise you wouldn't kill each other?" Dane questioned before the young man gave him an less than polite finger, sliding his palm over the door it closed right in front of him. Giving his friend's adoptive niece an little smile the young woman eventually nodded as if to say you don't need to worry, closing her own door the young woman started looking at many different books. Sighing in mock frustration he glared at the young man's door, in some ways the guy reminded him of an much younger version of himself. Gripping his own blade it was gonna be fun sparring against the kid, slowly walking into an different room he was nearly laughed at the image of his friend in an cooking apron.