I own the OC however I own nothing of Marvel.
"Speaking"
"Thinking"
System
"Higher Power Speaking"
Chapter 1: Rolling Up and Discovery
I had no idea what was going on. One minute I was jogging and then I was suddenly thrusted into a blackness. I looked around the misty black void and suddenly came upon... this.
You have died! Congratulations!
I have been staring at this for about... 20 minutes maybe and I have been laughing for the last 5 minutes. Honestly? Who tells someone they died with a wall of text and ends it with 'Congratulations!' I should be freaking out, but like I lived, I can't seem to care about this too badly. I never could take anything seriously, but that gave me the charisma I needed to be a comedian and actor.
After about 2 more minutes of laughing I eventually just get myself to mild giggles and then say between them. "Okay... I'm sorry about that, but... Pfft- excuse me." I take a breath and then center myself. "Okay I think I'm good now. What happens now then? Do I go to heaven or the sauna below. I needed to sweat a bit more today anyway."
The text then changed as it answers me when I speak. Pretty impressive.
Now? Well now you get to make a choice here Daniel. See since you don't have an afterlife to go too, I can press a button on my side and let you rest for eternity. Lights out and all that, or you can accept a system like so many others and be given your own multiverse to hang out in!
Just be warned that the system will take the form of whatever you played the most in your life, and from what I see here... Mutants and Masterminds 3rd edition! Wow I never seen that too much. Most people play RPGs or DnD and Pathfinder. You are one of the Unique then!
I had my hand to my chin as I read the text wall in front of me. "Well I guess that makes sense it would pick that. I was my friend groups forever DM and I know the system inside and out. Well then I gotta ask then, what is the catch then? How much of my life will be reflected by this and what is gonna happen after I, obviously, agree to this?"
Well we would simply roll you up a character and we will be granting you some boons as we decide on your race and all that. It won't effect your points that you use and all, so no need to worry about it. Think about it like we are giving you extra points and stuff to play with and since the first person who had this version of the system there are some... limits. Nothing bad, but it will make you have some more things to work for!
I nod to that. "Makes sense. Okay so where am I going and what are the limitations to the system?"
The limitations are as followed: If you want to have immortality 20 you need a way for yourself to truly die, but if you don't want to ever be truly killed then you can take up to rank 10 without the limit and just have to wake up a month later!
We also made it so that Variable only goes to a maximum of half your Power Level, and you have to earn more of that through quests and accomplishments. I am sure you understand that one since your friends found Variable that one time in your life of playing.
"Pfft... don't remind me about that. I had to make plot devices to give them a challenge since they refused to rework the characters. It was mostly chaos and I decided to just give them a reason to turn villain. That universe never saw more terror from my villains than them after the power trip they got." I say as I roll a hand around in a circular motion, while I go down memory lane.
"Okay I understand that? If I encounter anymore just let me know about it. I plan on using Variable though as well. Pot calling the Kettle black, but I rather have it when I have to live life through it than just playing at a table." I say to the system and hear a ding of approval from it. "Variable is such a great power too. I can have a pool of points to just make whatever I want, whenever I want, when needed. That door is blocking my path? Spend some points to make a transform power and make it turn into water. That guy is getting away? That's cool, lemme just teleport in front of him with a eccentric bow. I may just use it to grant wishes and be some freaky magic man. Depending on the Universe I go too." I chuckle to myself as I finish on my thoughts and look back to the screen with a raised eyebrow.
Are you done? Good! I can hear your thoughts so just remember that, okay? So as for the world you will be in. Let me roll a d100.
I hear some dice roll in the blackness and then I see a '64 show up in front of me.
MARVEL!
"Shit."
And it is an edited one as well. See it is mostly the cinematic universe, but it also puts you in the same universe as X-men, Ghost Rider, and all the other beings all around the world and Universe!
"... am I gonna die from the get go? Immortality is starting to look really nice right about now." I say with all the sarcasm I can muster and then feel someone chop the back of my head. Looking around I see no one and sigh.
Okay! Now let's roll your race in here. It can be anything from a human to some of the cosmic beings!
I feel myself tense in ambition for this and suddenly I hear dice roll again. I then see a '61' appear in front of me.
A Devil Lord! Seems you are one of the many Devils of hell, but let's see what kind of Devil lord.
Some more dice fall as I just pray to whatever god is out there that the Rider doesn't find me, good or bad, he'll try to penance stare me since I embody a sin.
Great News! You aren't tied to hell as this Devil lord. You were sealed away by your people in a coup from your avarice. When you get dropped in, someone is gonna break the seal and you'll be summoned to the world! Guess this means you can get a fresh start, since I got a timeline of how long ago you were sealed. Seems like it was over 1.3 million years ago, almost all of the denizens of hell and other afterlives forgot you even existed.
I sigh in relief at hearing that since it will be unlikely that Mephisto knows about me then. As long as he isn't in the know then I won't get a 'Kill on sight' order from existing. Rider will most likely stay away as long as I don't harm any innocent... well too much innocents since I gotta ask. "Hey system. I have to know, is my personality gonna be altered by this? Asking for a friend."
Yes. Eventually at least, but you can alter how bad it will be. Just live your life from the moment you are conceived and just try to hold onto old values. If you do then you will be mostly okay. This is supposed to be fun so you at least won't be a homicidal murderer if you don't wanna be, but being a Demon of Greed will definitely make you want anything and everything.
"Goodie. Okay so what is my power level?" I ask knowing that I won't be the most evil bastard since I have a choice still.
Let's see!
I hear another dice fall and then I look and see the number is a '12'. My grin could split mountains as I see that.
Power Level 12! You are pretty strong right out of the gate, Daniel! You'll have 180 Power Points to mess around with once you get to making your character. Aren't you excited?!
"Yes! Yes I am, system. This is gonna be a lot of fun." I take a few steps forward and then raise my arms dramatically. "Show me the sheet, Baby doll!"
I hear an ethereal giggle and then see a sheet pop into existence in front of me. I immediately notice something strange as I look at the stats. "Hey system. What is this?"
Name: ?
PL 12
Race: Devil Lord
Str 2
Agi 2
Sta 2
Dex 2
Fight 2
Int 2
Aware 2
Pres 3
PP: 0/180 spent
Well since you are starting out as demon then you aren't gonna have normal stats as a basic human. Remember 0 is average human, and you aren't an average human, no matter how long you have been sealed away.
Let's go through some of the stats for a basic rundown Daniel!
"I really don't ne-"
Strength (Str) is how much you can lift, push, and hit with your bare hands and other weapons! It is really useful and at the rank it is at you can toss 200 pounds around like a tennis ball. As you know, when you put some points in this then it will increase by x2, so rank 3 will be 400 pounds and rank 4 will be 800 pounds!
"Yes, thank you, but I re-"
Next is Agility (Agi)! This stat is all about body control, from Acrobatics to stealth. This will also serve as a way to dodge ranged attacks made against you. If you are really quick on your feet then you may be able to be the one to react when a conflict arises first!
I just give up and let it continue.
Now we have Stamina (Sta)! So how long can you go Daniel?~ Well this will help you with your ability to keep going without rest, how much you can dish it and how much you can take as well. This whole explanation, without trying would be an innuendo so I decided to just rock it. Well this stat also affects your immune system as well. So make sure to take care of this, if you want to upgrade separately then that is fine too.
Next we have Dexterity (Dex). This one is mainly how good you are with your hands and aiming. This will be something you upgrade to just be good at all these in general, but nothing says you can't upgrade those skills separately or train them up.
Now we have Fighting (Fight)! How good are your battle senses? Did you stay out of them or do you get a sick kick from hitting things? Well this will help your punches, kicks, and any form of close range combat hit closer to home. It will also make it easier for you to defend yourself in close combat as well, just a good bit better too!
Intelligence (Int)! How smart are you? Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Well we will see in this stat, right now you are as smart as a general scientist in all subjects, but that can change. It isn't just for science or anything like that, it also translates to your street smarts and stuff like that.
Awareness (Aware). This is how well you can recognize your environment and things hiding or misplaced. It also manages to encompass your will power as well in situations. Make sure to keep an eye on this.
Presence (Pres)! This is gonna see a lot of use, because it comes up whenever you are around people. This will make you seem eye catching when noticed and how well people listen to you, be it your silky smooth voice and looks, your terrifying presence, or how well you can lie. As a Devil Lord you may end up finding this to be your best friend!
That does it for the basic explanation on your abilities Daniel! So go nuts. I can't wait to see... oh you're already done with that and are onto skills and advantages.
"Yep... I know all of this stuff already, but I do appreciate the refresher. I decided to go on ahead though and see what I can do here." My stats fill the screen.
Name: Eramos Uzzin
PL: 12
Race: Devil Lord
Str: 6 (3,200 pounds)
Agi: 5 (Best in the nation)
Sta: 7 (best in the world)
Dex: 6 (Best on the continent)
Fight: 7 (Best in the world)
Int: 5 (Smartest in the nation)
Aware: 6 (Best on the continent)
Pres: 10 (Super natural)
PP: 180/180 spent
PP Earned: 0
Skills
Acrobatics: You could be in a circus with this. Welcome to the world of parkour with this. Rank 5
Athletics: How hard can you push yourself in a pinch? Apparently very well. Rank 6
Close Combat: You can definitely fight, let no one say otherwise. Rank 7
Deception: Looks like you can lie better than the best of them. I bet you can tell someone the sky is purple and they will believe you in midday. Rank 10
Expertise: These are the things you excel at in knowledge.
Magic (Rank 11) you can look at a spell circle with a passing glance and most likely know it's purpose, but for ones grafted by beings higher than you, well you may have trouble.
Psychology (Rank 10): Pick apart the minds of others you swathe Devil you!
Law (Rank 5): Well Devils make deals and contracts are indeed a thing that you will have encountered. Use your knowledge to always get what you want.
Insight: Something seems really fishy here. With this you can notice when something isn't right and when someone may be lying to you. Rank 12.
Intimidation: Ohhhhh you are a scary man aren't you? Well strong arm all you like. It will be a very scary day for someone who wants to betray you... if they want to. Rank 10
Investigation: How much of a Detective are you? Bet you aren't as good as Batman! Rank 5
Perception: Eyes like an Eagle~ Peering past the Veil~ Eyes like a Devil~ Give your enemies a scare~ I hope you like that little song! This skill will make you notice things others would like to hide. Rank 8.
Persuasion: Well looks like my new host can convince the pants off almost anyone he wishes. You aren't trying to be a playboy are you? Rank 10.
Ranged combat: Looks like you are pretty good with your hip fire, most of your shots hit home! Rank 6
Sleight of hand: Ohp are you gonna cheat at cards with this? I bet you can be a hit at poker games! Rank 6
Stealth: You got some sneaky feet there, host! IF I SPEAK IN CAPS LIKE THIS I BET YOU CAN STILL BE QUIET! ;P. Rank 5
Technology: Wow. Being sealed that long didn't stop you from getting into phones, huh? You are pretty tech savvy! Rank 5
Treatment: You aren't CPR certified and I would still trust you from a medical standpoint. Rank 5
Vehicles: Were horses vehicles from where you came from? Seems like they must be since I bet you can drift a Nascar. Rank 6
Advantages
Attractive 2 (Rank MAX): Well you are the definition of sexy. There is no one who can come close to your levels of beauty and this will give you an easier time with people who will find you attractive. (+5 to persuasion and deception when the person finds you attractive)
Take down 2 (Rank MAX): Ever heard of clearing a room? Well I bet you know what I am talking about. As long as you were to drop a minion (normal person) you can keep going till you are stopped or run out of movement in 6 seconds. (Note that this will just let you attack really fast in the span of 6 seconds until you miss or choose to stop.)
All out attack: Well this will be useful, but be careful. If you use this you are making it easier to hit you, just as you make it easier to hit them.
Improved Aim: I spy with my little eye... this will make it really easy to hit something when you take your time. Careful though, it is easy to hit someone standing still.
Defensive attack: Well you may make it harder to hit someone, but it will make sure you leave yourself less open to punishment.
Power Attack: I HAVE THE POWER! This is making your attack sloppy, but it will make it hit like a truck, metaphorically of course. It hurts wayyyy more.
Accurate Attack: Well it will hit less hard than it once would, but now it will be more likely to hit the target.
Evasion: This will ensure you have an easier time avoiding an area attack, like bombs and stuff!
Fast Grab: Should you land a melee attack you can grab them immediately after you do so. It can be a nice way to subdue quickly.
Uncanny Dodge: Your Sixth sense rocks! There is no way you can be surprised by anyone or anything when it tries to do you harm! Make sure to trust your gut.
Holding Back: Now we see what you are going with when you have this one. I can tell you there is a limiter on this since it gives you an increase in PL by +4 and then 60 PP to mess with. So the limiter on this is that you must be nearly beaten yourself and any allies nearby have to also be in bad shape. Then you can pull off the limiter.
Powers!
Cards of Fate (Rank 6): These ethereal cards are a bloodline of the house of Uzzin. The cards are used to invoke their will on reality as a whole and grant wishes to those who summon them. Imprinting a piece of them in their creations as they give them to mortals. The temptation to call them again after is strong.
Demonic Birth (Rank 10): Welp... this is your immortality. Just know you can still be sealed again, but even Lady Death, herself can't kill you. Better get to seducing if you piss her off.
Utility Magic: Prestidigitation, huh? Well I can't fault you on that spell. Great choice!
Wings: This is actually a boon from your race and doesn't effect your points. With this you can call upon your retractable wings to get you out of a spot.
I looked upon the sheet and got a large grin on my face, as I was proud of the work I just did. The Utility magic is for when I get dirty since a Devil Lord would obviously have a spell to keep himself clean proper. My immortality being that effective though was a surprise for sure, but I can still be sealed so I should try to avoid that as much as possible. My seal is gonna be broken too so I should analyze that when I get the chance to do so. My Cards of Fate will be my bread and butter though. I'll branch out more after, but I wanted to make him feel like a powerful Devil and this will be a fun way to do so.
After I was done with that the system put my new look in front of me and I got to editing and molding myself into a proper look. I gave myself some horns and some black and ruby eyes. Even gave myself a good bit of tattoos and dressed myself in white. This looks really good to me. Devil lords are gonna look a little edgy and I'll definitely cast illusions on myself to blend in easier.
My attire consists of a long sleeve jacket, that has a popped collar, over a T-shirt and some jeans. On my chest I have a tattoo that is a ram Skull with an upside down cross on the forehead of the skull. A tattoo collar of upside down diamonds wrap around my neck and finally a tattoo underneath my left eye that looks like a bird that covers a part of my cheek. My hair goes down my back all the way to my hip and it starts out as this silver look and finishes at the tips with a maroon color.
I then have it pose in an amused smug look and then think it looks perfect. It just radiates royalty and I can't help but grin a bit more. I then work on a illusion version of him that I can just pop on when I want with my Cards of Fate and make his eyes look normal, while also making them blue. Then I hide the tattoos and make the hair just stay silver, I even shorten it to just pass my neck.
"Perfect." I say as I stare up and down at it. I then look over the text wall that is the system and then give it a thumbs up.
Awesome! So, are you ready to see what is your innate motivation and some weaknesses you have?
I raise an eyebrow at that and then I see the blank complications table come up. "Wait, so I get to use hero points in here? How do they work?"
Differently from the original game. Instead when you earn Hero points, or villain I won't judge, then you can save them up to buy things from the store in the system from other players. It can also help you buy things to summon allies from different universes and even keys to new universes as well! Thereby unlocking more worlds.
"Interesting. Okay so do I just make them or do I have to get them by chance? I am fine with making them." I say and hope that I can do that instead of giving it to chance.
You can make your motivations as that is you as a person, but flaws are rolled and we are gonna be rolling up 3 flaws for you to milk hero points off of. Let's hope you get lucky.
I cross my fingers as I hear the dice fall and then my heart drops as I see the first flaw.
The World is Mine: You have a special kind of Avarice. You truly believe the world belongs to you on a spiritual level. With this I wouldn't be surprised if you erased anyone who thought they could trespass and TAKE your possession. Technically though you are partly right as Earth was given to your family a very long time ago before you were even born. It was to get your father out of hell and you inherited it with his death.
"Okay... well at least I am not... completely insane with that. I thought I was about to be a slaver or something. This I can handle."
Your True Name: If someone were to find out your true name then they can use it to order you around freely. Names have power and so you should guard your true name closely. Your life can truly depend on it since there are worse fates than death, and eternal slavery can be one of those fates.
Blood For My Throne: When someone makes an enemy of you, mercy is an afterthought. It is very hard to hold back against a target of your hate and you will most likely just kill them like 90% of the time if you fight against it.
"And there it is... Welp as long as someone doesn't draw my ire too much then I can at least count on not having to go John Wick on them. Okay so how am I going to enter into the world then? You said I would end up being summoned so is that just gonna happen, or am I gonna have to wait?" I ask and then I see a small light as a woman who looks like Mary Jane from the 2000 spiderman movies appears in front of me.
She walks forward with what looks like a small sway to her hips and I am unashamed to say that I watched that redhead walk all the way to me. She gave me a smile and then pulled out a single D8 and then stood next to me. She then cleared her throat and then said. "Well... I am gonna send you down personally, but first we have to see when in the Marvel Universe you are." She finishes with a smile as she tosses the dice to the side and it grows in size to be as big as an automobile. "First we determine the timeframe and it looks like..." The dice falls and it lands on a 3. I then see Mary Jane smile and she looks at me. "You are going to be making landfall just after the events of Civil War. Keep in mind that most of the MCU is in this world, but it fills it in with the rest that Marvel has to offer. That means the Mutants are around and other people and organizations."
I smile at that and then she offers the dice to me, to which I take it. "Would you care to see about rolling your difficulty of a start? It can be really fun to see how your life is gonna be from the start of this. If you roll it and it is above 'hard' I'll give you a small reward to help you out in there." I can already feel the greed going off in my head and I am not even my character yet. I felt her body press against mine and I just tossed the dice as hard as I can and when it fell I saw it roll to a... 6. Oh no.
Nervously I turned towards Mary Jane and she gave me a sympathetic smile. "Well... It seems you have gotten the short end of the stick."
"Explain." I say with no bullshit to my tone.
"Well you have the Inhuman difficulty. This means that your start is gonna be very showy... don't expect to be incognito from the majority of the Marvel Universe, at least on Earth." I sighed as she told me this. I was about to speak, but she continued. "I will also reward you with a piece of advice since it wasn't hard enough to warrant me giving you any form of material help. You are going to be in combat when you come through. Your summoner seems to have stumbled on your sigil near a museum that is being attacked. The Fantastic 4 are in the area and trying to deal with it, but it can go either way. Your first quest is to survive and do as your summoner asks you for their first wish. After that you are free to go wherever you want, unless someone else summons you."
I nod at that and then inhale deeply, exhaling everything after. "So-" I stop. My voice seems richer and... I got taller too. I have a whole head on Mary Jane now and I then notice the white clothes. They fit pretty well and when I look towards where my character was I see it is gone. I nod and then clear my throat as I feel nervousness get replaced with pure confidence. "Well then this just means I gotta try harder. I think I should rebuild my kingdom that I lost, and what better place than New York?" I chuckle and Mary Jane smirks at my change in attitude.
"Well let's get your backstory for you and implant all your memories. After that I wish you luck and happiness in your new life. I'll be monitoring you and I am also your admin for the system. Any quests, questions, and concerns are to be done through me." She says as a screen gets pulled up in front of me.
Backstory: Millions ago the Devil Lord, Eramos Uzzin, ruled a large portion of hell and the entirety of the planet Earth. His family taking control of it long ago at the behest of Lucifer and his legions. Eramos was powerful in his arts of the Cards of Fate. A well loved power that Lucifer himself praised the family for possessing. Though others were jealous of the position that Eramos held in the army.
One specific Demon named Baphomet was jealous of the powers that all of the bloodline possessed and so he began plotting the downfall of Eramos. It took a large horde of Demons that shared Baphomet's views, but eventually you fell to them. Finding out that they were unable to kill you, they instead used a 14 day ritual to seal you away, while Baphomet took a finger from you to show he has bested you.
Eons have passed and eventually humanity found the sigil stone you were sealed in and put you in a museum in New York. Currently you have no idea of how the world has passed, but now you have a chance to finally be free once again. A breath of fresh air as the blood of the innocent shall drench your prison and let you leave once again. The world may not be ready for you, but it will have no choice, but to welcome you.
"Hmmm... I like that. Gives me some mysterious like times and-" I then felt a pang of anger and my eyes narrow. "Seems that my memories and feelings have bled through... I may have to pay little Baphomet a visit one of these days and kill him myself." I then begin to laugh as I picture it. "Ohhh little Baphy... you are on borrowed time, my old friend."
"Well..." I then looked over to see Mary Jane looking up at me and reaching a finger towards my forehead. "... try not to bite off more than you can chew, Eramos." She then touched my forehead and the world went dark.
Elsewhere
It was supposed to be a normal day at the museum with Ben and his friends. I was gonna be showing one of my statues I sculpted from clay and it was to pay homage to an Egyptian relic, but the event was crashed by someone with guns. I had ducked down, but I couldn't see a thing as I was dipping and diving, trying to feel my way through. I never regretted being blind so mucn, other than today.
As I was making my way around I felt some glass get stuck in my hand. It was painful, but I kept going until I hit something that felt like wood. Feeling around I felt what was most likely a podium and I pulled myself up to the top of it. Feeling around to see if it was something to help me, I found that whatever was here was made of stone, but what was weird was the heat I felt coming off of it. I need to find something fast. There is so many people here who will be hurt from these psychos and I just really want to help them so bad, but I can't! I am powerless and blind and I never felt so helpless till now.
"Is that so?" I turned to the source of the noise, but it was for nothing, the voice began to ring out all around me. "If it is a Solution you wish for then I can be of help, my dear. You just have to want it more than you ever could before!" I should be scared, but I get a feeling of pure calm overcome me. "That's it. Just calm down and place your hand on the stone again. Will for me to come forward. I shall grant your wish and heal you, my dear." The voice said.
It was so sickly sweet and I... I couldn't help it. I reached out and touched the stone that was on the podium and I began to speak, but I didn't know what I was saying till I was saying it. "I, Alicia Masters, summon you. I break this seal and let you roam again. Come and grant my wish, child of the Uzzin." Child of the Uzzin? What is that even? It didn't matter because soon I felt a pressure descend on me as I held onto the tablet of stone and I heard a silence in the area I was in.
Oh that feels Exhilarating. I felt like I had slept for a few billion years and yet I remember being awake like... no it feels right, but I was just there, but I wasn't at the same time. I looked around as the light cleared and saw a few people dressed in camo with automatic weapons in their hands. This was obviously a terrorist attack from someone, or just a mass shooting with extra dress up.
I looked to my left and seen my summoner and then ignored my surroundings as I then gently grasped her hand. I then had a image of a cherub form in front of me as her wounds began to close, but I could still feel her shake a bit in my gentle grip. She was around 5'4" and had strawberry blond hair, and her outfit consisted of a green blouse with a necklace and a pair of ripped jeans. She looked rather nice, but I still released her and gave her a bow.
"My Summoner, who has so graciously freed me from my confines, what is your wish? I will take care of it to my best ability." She looks towards my direction, but not at me and eventually the memories hit me from the room I was in. This is Alicia Masters, Ben Grimm, the Thing's wife. She can't see me can she? "Dear summoner, are you perhaps blind?"
She stiffens for a bit and then nods and then she goes to speak, but before she does I decide to throw her a freebie. I plan on making a criminal empire, to rebuild my kingdom, but I am not going to be an asshole in general. I put two fingers over each eye and then I speak clearly. "The Seraphim." And as I do an angle with a harp in the form of a card image appears above my head, and when I remove my fingers she opens her eyes and I see her look around confused. Alicia then begins to tear up and speaks through soft whimpers.
"I... can see. Di-did you?" She was already hugging me as she was extremely happy to be able to see again.
Reputation increased with Alicia Masters 45/100 for doing the impossible.
"Well as much as I like the feeling of your body pressed against mine, dear Summoner. I believe we still have your wish to discuss." She shudders and then backs away as she still has tears of joy in her eyes. She is gonna be overwhelmed for awhile. She then tries to dry her eyes and looks back to me and the rest of the room. She then notices the horns and the rest of my appearance, and although I am still stunning, the horns must really give her pause, as are the tattoos and black sclera. I practically scream Demon.
I give another bow and get this moved along. "Dear Summoner, it is no time to hesitate. Please... tell me your wish and I will grant it." I raise my head and give her a wink, this makes her blush a bit and she then steels herself.
"I... I want you to save all these people from the gunmen in this building!" The gunmen around her seem to get back to reality and go to fire, but I erect a barrier around her that then stop the bullets in their tracks. "AHH!" She yelps and then looks to me with a thankful look on her face.
"Alive or dead?" This makes the room look towards me. I simply smile to her as if talking about the weather.
Alicia then swallows lump in her throat. "I... Do what you have to do. I just want them to be stopped." She says with a bit of hesitation and I give a chuckle at this.
Quest received
You have been summoned by Alicia Masters and she has a wish for you. She wants the people here to be safe and the gunmen stopped. She has given you your own choice of how to handle this and that means you can take your Devilish approach to the situation.
Objective: Save the civilians and stop/kill the attackers.
Bonus objective: Take no damage
Rewards: 2 PP, increased Rep with citizens of New York, Decreased Rep with Hate-Monger, Increased Rep with the Fantastic Four.
I then accept and then look to the rest of the room and see all the guns trained on me, waiting for me to make a sudden move. I then just start to chuckle. My chuckling then eventually turns into a full laugh as I then bow to Alicia once more. "Your payment for the wish was you freeing me so consider your debt already paid, my dear. As for the rest of you. Can you do me a favor and disappear?"
One of them went to pull the trigger of their weapon, but they noticed they didn't feel it. They eventually look down and then see that they are flaking away into ash, but without pain. The panic sets in as he then completely disintegrates, followed by the rest of the gunmen and the floor around me. My barrier drops around Alicia and a few of the civilians back away from me thinking they are next.
"Alicia Masters." She then turns to look at me and my amused gaze. "I shall take these assailants down and not a single civilian shall be harmed. May I count on you and the rest to stay down while I work?" I ask with my hands in my pockets of my attire and begin to stroll out of the room. "I will be stretching my legs with a little stroll. I shall reconvene with you upon the job being completed, my dear."
I hear her shaky voice call out from behind me as I leave the room. "Th-thank you! Please be safe!" I give a small wave and then disappear into the hallway as the walls and floor disintegrate in my path, but not completely and any gunmen I find along the way disintegrates entirely.
"These animals just had to attack a nice looking museum, and for what? They aren't even trying to steal anything, they are just trying to kill people for the sake of killing them. Their sins are being worn on their sleeves and it is refreshing to know such deviants are being put to the sword now, rather than later.
Eventually I make it into a room where I see 4 individuals wearing tights, except one is made of fire and the other is rock. The rock one is orange and looks like quite the bruiser. His upper body is free of any clothing, while the bottom looks to be the bottom half of the uniform. He has rocky eyebrows and he seems to be holding one of the gunmen and then throws him into a wall, which knocks him out cold.
The fire guy seems to be just flying around and punching all of the gunmen and blasting fire towards them. They go down pretty quickly, but I am wondering how they have not burned to death.
A woman in the tights, who looks really good in them I must say, is putting force fields around a few at a time and slamming them into the ground with some form of telekinesis. I couldn't help, but be drawn to her ass which was being accentuated very well, but the skintight uniform. I narrowed my eyes as I got an eye full of that.
My eyes were drawn to the last one of the group, who has great hair I gotta say, and I see him stretching his arm out and hitting people across the room. He forms his fists into hammers and just slams them into one after another, knocking them all out. I did notice that one guy was about to line up a shot to shoot him, that he hasn't noticed and so I give him a helping hand. With a scream of terror from the gunman, he disintegrates and I stroll up to the group as any who come near me meet the same fate, but I don't bother with the knocked out ones.
"Well, well, well... seems I found some hopeful allies in the midst of this chaos. You four wouldn't mind pointing little old me to the next batch of attackers would you? My summoner has called for their heads and so I must oblige their wish." This of course gets the wrong kind of response, but I simply stand there as a forcefield gets put around me.
"You would kill these people?!" The one in flames shouts to me. "That is unnecessary!"
"Were the horns and black eyes not enough to see what you were dealing with, Smoky? I am not really the most heroic, even in my old days." I say with amusement laced in my tone. "My summoner has tasked me with saving everyone here from the attackers, and told me 'to do what I have to do'. I will fulfill her wish to the best of my abilities and to stand in my way makes you an enemy of Alicia Masters and myself." I say with a cocked head and relaxed posture.
It was the rock man that showed the biggest reaction to Alicia, and it makes sense. Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters were a thing in the comics, as well the movies. "Alicia?! Where is she?" He then struts over to me as he clenches his fists as he slams one into his grip. "Tell me where she is, or I'll clobber ya!" If he could spit it would be all over my face.
"Oh? Are you a friend of hers? Well then this just makes it more so that you stop interfering, as I would hate to have to make her cry over your ashes in the wind." I say with a smirk on my face and the forcefields get a bit tighter around me. I then turn to the blonde girl, Susan Storm. "Well now, that was highly unnecessary. If you would like to get me in a precarious position, then I think we can come to an agreement AFTER I finish my task, baby~" I give her a wink and she scoffs and gives an eyeroll causing me to chuckle.
"Where is she?" The stretchy one, Reed Richards, asks. "Is she safe? I don't want to see my friend here get more distraught." He motions to Ben and I give him a nod. "Okay. Now we are getting somewhere... Ben." The Thing looks over. "Calm down." He grits his rocky teeth and then sighs. "Now then. Can we talk you out of killing the ones in here? I don't want unnecessary bloodshed here, and we are more than strong enough to take them down without needing to resort to killing them."
I shrug, or try to. The forcefields are making it too restrictive. "Should Alicia tell me to not kill them then I would have my task changed. She only gets the one wish though, regardless of how she rephrases it, Rubber band." I say with a almost bored tone. "Since she isn't here, then I suggest letting me go now blondie. All jokes aside..." I let a pressure descend on the room and the room braces itself to stay standing. "I won't be asking again."
Susan looked to Reed and he nodded to her. The forcefields were dropped and I was able to move again without restriction. Once they were dropped I alleviated the pressure on the room, to the gratefulness of all. I brushed myself off and then began to continue forwards. "That is much better. Now..." I look back as I stop at the door. "You may join me in the elimination of the enemies, or you can go find Alicia and rescue the civilians. I am sure she will be happy to see you all now." I emphasized the word see and it got a quirk of the head from Reed. I saw him putting it together rather quickly and I was able to see him come to a conclusion. It is scary how smart he is, but I am sure that in a few years I can be smarter than even him... maybe.
I don't wait any longer as I reactivate my environment disintegration effect and continue on my way. It doesn't take me long to make it to the end of the building and I end up seeing some guy who is wearing a pointy hood that is all purple and a dark blue suit of armor underneath it with brown boots. He stands just outside the building and seems to be giving a grandstand with news agencies and cops around the area. He seems rather protected by his followers with ballistic shields.
"My inner showman and the mannerisms of myself are peaking through. No way to not have the world know about me so I may as well put on a small show." I say with a chuckle and begin to walk out behind the man in purple. I notice a few eyes are on me as I continue to walk up behind him.
"... and the world will know of my purpose once more. For I. AM. HATE-MONG-Ack!" His words get caught in his throat as I wrap my hand around his throat. He brings his hands to mine and tries to pry them off with no success. His men turn around and get a sight of me, but pause at the sight of me. I give them a grin as I then let my wings come to their full display. Large bat-like wings come out and this gets a gasp from others as I begin to rise with Hate-Monger. Always disliked this villain in particular.
"Now I think that would be enough out of you, my zealous compadre." I squeeze just ever so lightly down on his throat, and he begins to claw at my hand even more than he did before. I continue as the sky swirls like a drain and the world gets a little darker. Gotta love features, I swear. "Now... I believe you would be the one who is in charge of all these assailants on this little..." I look over and see the sign for the place. "American Museum of Natural History. Am I correct in this little assumption?"
I hear him choking still and I look over to his men and one gives me a small nod. I then smile and then drop him from the height I had him which was around 20 feet up. I hear him land on his knee and a crunch is heard, that causes a few to wince at that. "Well then that makes this easier then. My dear Summoner, who has freed me from my prison, has used her wish to have me save everyone in here from the attackers. This was to be done in any way I saw fit and she hasn't been able to change the deal to include your survival, my hooded friends. So that means..." I snap my fingers and 7 bolts of lightning strike the men surrounding Hate-Monger. They fall to the ground, dead. "... that your lives are forfeit when you chose to attempt to kill her in the first place."
The voices of those surrounding the area were caught in their throats as they all stared at the display of power. I land in front of Hate-Monger and I begin to walk towards him slowly so that he can let it all sink in. I stop about 2 feet from him and stare down at him with my hands in my pocket. He eventually chokes out. "Pl-please... don't kill me." Causing me to chuckle.
"My friend, I am not going to kill you." He lets out a breath and holds his hands up in surrender as he limps his way to the cops. "Where are you going?" He turns back to me and I have a shit eating grin on my face as my head is slightly cocked to the side. "Oh you thought I was going to let you surrender to the authorities? Well spoiler alert, friend, I have something else in mind for you." I say as I snap my fingers and hands reach up from the ground and grip his ankles.
He shrieks and tries to kick at them, but all it does is get them to grow in number and grab at him more and more. A gate seems to manifest to the side of him and it looks to be heavily rusted with a skull encompassed by chains at the top. It opens it's mouth and a bell tolls as it begins to open. Inside the smell of sulfer is freed and a multitude of screams are heard. He looks to me with a shaking body as a demon come from the gate and looks at me. It's eyes widen slightly as it takes in my appearance and I point to the one in the grasping hands. He nods and then hobbles forward, knocking the screaming Hate-Monger unconscious and drags him by an ankle into the gate.
It closes and then begins to sink into the ground, which sears itself clean with a scorch mark showing where it stood and the hands evaporate into a dust. "Enjoy the sauna big man. They say you can sin once and go there, but at least you will go there a celebrity with all the sins you have accumulated." I chuckle a bit and then hear a ding.
Quest Complete!
You have been summoned by Alicia Masters and she has a wish for you. She wants the people here to be safe and the gunmen stopped. She has given you your own choice of how to handle this and that means you can take your Devilish approach to the situation.
Objective: Save the civilians and stop/kill the attackers.
Bonus objective: Take no damage
Rewards: 2 PP, increased Rep with citizens of New York, Decreased Rep with Hate-Monger, Increased Rep with the Fantastic Four.
Bonus Rewards: Artificer advantage, Path to Power Quest
I close out the screen and internally cheer. "I can craft magic items, artifacts, and all kinds of other things! This is gonna be such a boon!" I then hear the heavy foot falls behind me and turn to see the rest of the Fantastic Four behind me. In the front of them is Alicia, who seems to be looking at me with flushed cheeks as my gaze falls on her. A few people behind me are talking about how the Fantastic Four will stop the Demon, most of them are still defending me though as they were calling Hate-Monger the true monster.
I stand before Alicia and the rest of the Fantastic Four look to me with a bit of apprehension, but grateful for saving the citizens all the same. I give her a formal bow and then speak." My dear Summoner... your wish has been granted and the citizens are safe, while the attackers are no more." She nods her head and then... pats my head. This causes me to raise my head and I just laugh at the gesture she did. "I can't remember a time in my long life of a Summoner patting my head before. You are quite the unique Summoner indeed Alicia!" I then hold my hand out and a card appears in my hand with a summoning circle on it. She looks up at me confused.
"What is... this?" She holds the card up, but she begins to study it more as she takes in the pattern.
"That would be my summoning circle. I wouldn't expect you to know how to create one since just 20 minutes ago you were blind. Simply just stare at it and intend for me to appear and I will hear the call. I will come to you and grant your desires and we can form a proper contract, my dear." I say and then the Thing speaks up.
"And what is the price? Her soul?" He says and I can hear the worry in his voice.
"Of course not Ben, my boy." He tenses at me casually addressing him. "Don't look so surprised, Reed here dropped your name. Even then I would know who you are since your soul can't lie. I wouldn't be charging her a wish for her soul, more of a monetary system. I am a Devil of avarice and fate. It wouldn't do to take the soul of my customer as payment." He raises a rocky brow at this. "Picture this then..." I speak loud enough for the crowd to hear me. "If you were to go to a pizza parlor, order food, and after getting the food, instead of paying them, they stab you would you go back?" He shakes his head.
"Exactly. I am not here to cause extreme pain for those who summon me. I grant their wish for an equivalent exchange of something in conjunction with the wish they want granted. Next time Alicia summons me for a task I will be getting paid for my wish granting services. That goes for anyone who manages to summon me." I state. I then look to my pocket and pull a pocket watch to look at the time. "Hmmm... I really must be going now." I snap my fingers and the sky returns to normal and goes back to a beautiful sunny day. I then nod to the Fantastic Four and begin to walk off.
"Wait." I turn back to see Reed as my wings come out. "Where are you going? What are your intentions?" He asks and I admit it is a reasonable set of questions.
I float above the ground and look to him as I answer. "I am going to rebuild my kingdom and influence. As the owner of Earth and all of it's denizens, I have a task of defending my property from threats and to cultivate the depravity of all of you." I say and he gets in a stance to fight me off. "Oh don't even try that. It isn't so bad in the end. I protect the people of Earth from outside threats and rule over all of you, whether you acknowledge it or not, you feel as if you are a country of your own, or not, it doesn't matter. My family was given the planet billions of years ago and regardless of me being betrayed and sealed, does nothing to get rid of the fact that the planet responds to it's true owner. Now excuse me as I have to go explore this new age so I can begin the proper improvements to my people's lives. Feel free to summon me again, but preferably in a few days. I have work to do."
With that I flapped my wings and took off into the distance. The city looked so beautiful from where I am and I can say that I will enjoy this era, since I remember the old age I came from as well. New life and Kingdom... here I come!
Author's Note
I couldn't write my other story and got bored so I brainstormed this as well. Let me know if you all would like to see more of this and I will happily write more. I thrive on positive reinforcement and reviews which makes me feel more fulfilled as I write more.