Ch.12: Black Agony
Logan sat in Mr. D's Diner for some time, eating and talking with Raven. He told her of the battles between Earthquake and Falcon and how Price and his son have 5 more Partners each stronger than the next. Logan told her of Cyborg, Sarah, Nightwing, and Starfire. He told of the weapons he had and the Massacre which he possessed now. He also spoke with Nicky some time as well. Soon the two of them were chatting like they were old friends. All the while the mysterious woman sat at the booth like she was captured by the words being passed between the 3 friends. She never moved, never spoke, never even looked there direction, but Logan could tell she was listening with open ears. As the 3 talked them all felt something wrong happening outside of the diner. As soon as they felt it they heard the scream of a young woman. Logan ran to the window and saw a hooded man killing people on the streets. He had a long blade coming out of his wrist that he used to slice people in half and apart. Just as Logan was about to attack him he raised his arms to the sky. And out of the shadowed walls of the buildings came creatures of black abyss. When Logan got a look at them they were like the demons Trigon used to attack the tower only instead of burning fire and brimstone these were like shadows you could look right though them. The shadows flew into peoples bodies and ripped them to ribbons. Logan looked on in horror as blood, guts and bone matter fell from the sky to the street. Logan stared with fire in his eyes, while Raven had the black aura glowing in her palms while Nicky just gulped loudly.
"Raven…no I can't let your secret go." Logan said sharply.
Raven looked at him and shook her head.
"No, I can't hide forever if I am going to help you then my powers are coming with me."
Logan sighed and nodded.
"O.k. but protect them first, I will handle this clown."
Logan pointed towards David, Tina, Nicky and the other customers who were all staring at the massacre with a disgusted look.
"You guys go do what you do best, we can handle ourselves." David smirked as he pulled out a shotgun from under the counter.
"Every store has to have protection, it's the unwritten law." smiled Tina as she pulled out a box of bullets.
Logan smiled and watched the Tina load the gun. Nicky smiled and pulled two pistols out from the back of his pants.
"Nicky I thought I told you to destroy those guns!" Raven yelled with a hint of joy.
Nicky smiled and spun the barrel.
"I know but sense when have I ever listened to someone?"
Raven laughed and watched him put the guns to his side. Logan looked at them but still told Raven to stay there just in case. The mysterious woman was now watching the scene with a smile on her face, Logan wanted to hit her but he knew he had better things and more important things to do. Logan pulled the Massacre out from his pocket and pulled the first trigger.
"Let's show these Price Passionate bastards not to mess with us Jump City patrons!" David yelled to the group of people.
"Tina, do you guys have a basement to hide these people?" asked Logan.
Tina thought for a second and then nodded.
"Yep, the basement freezer, its big and broken so we will be safe and still wont freeze to death, there's a lock in the inside just in case any of had gotten stuck. I'll take everyone down there, David, man the shotgun, Nicky and Raven can help him."
Logan nodded and watched the customers and the mysterious woman walk with Tina to a door leading to the basement. As the last person made it inside they heard the door slam shut and lock tight. Nicky, Raven, and David stood in the middle of the diner when Logan started too walked outside.
"Good luck…you're going to need it." sighed Raven as Logan entered the darkness of daylight.
Outside Logan smelt the strong scent of death and blood. He wanted to vomit but he needed to stay strong, this character wasn't on to doubt. He had the strength to kill 20 people with out breaking a sweat. Logan looked at the shadowed man; he had his long jagged wrist blade dripping with blood and bits of bone. Behind him Logan could see nothing but the black agony of darkness.
"Hello Mr. Logan nice of you to show up…I hope you liked my performance." laughed the cold voiced maniac.
"Who are you?"
"Silly me…I have forgotten, you don't even know my name."
As the hooded man finished his sentence, he removed his clock showing his thin but still muscular form. The man wore a full black body suit that went up to his pale neck. On his side was a metal spiked belt with a skull buckle. His shoes had long blades piercing out of the toe. Around his shoulders was a black cape with a blood red color inside. His hands had two long jagged wrist blades that gleamed in the sunlight with blood. His face was pale, almost like snow. His eyes were blood red and he had sharp fangs coming from his upper jaw. His hair was of medium length and pitch black; it was also spiked straight up like the tips of his blades on his shoes.
"I am Malice, and you are my next victim."
Logan backed away as he stared into the boy's eyes; it was like he had no conscience. Logan watched him raise his hands to an X formation. With a leap of wonder he blasted into the sky and straight towards Logan. Quickly he blocked the attack but the force shook him back and into a lamp post. Logan got p quickly and blocked an oncoming right fist but the shock nearly knocked him over. Malice started slicing and chopping at Logan but each attack was blocked, every time it as blacked Logan needed to get his balance back before he would strike again. Malice did a leg sweep and gashed Logan's back leg. The green man fell to the floor and dodge rolled away from a falling blade fist.
"What's wrong Logan? Can't get a good balance? Mr. Price better get my money ready because this is over with!"
Logan was about to get a blade in his heart but at the last second he kneed Malice in the stomach and head butted him off of himself. Malice backed up and started to chuckle.
"Nice move, but that's nothing to celebrate about Logan, I am far from down with you!"
Malice began to charge again but a gunshot went straight towards him. The bullet hit him in the ankle. Malice fell to the floor and clutched his bleeding leg. Like nothing, the weird boy lifted off the ground and a black shadow covered his leg, when the shadow disappeared the bleeding had stopped and no wound was left. In the shadowed area's of the diner, Nicky sighed and cocked his handgun once more.
"Nice shot." smiled David.
"You know I'm not surprised, I was aiming higher, I was always a dead aim in school but I guess my path became crooked in life."
Raven put her hand on Nicky's shoulder.
"Yes but now you can set it straight."
Nicky smiled and went back to aiming at the furious Malice looking for the culprit.
"So it seems you do have some friends protecting you Logan, no matter wherever they are, I will find them."
Logan sat on the ground and stared at the blood red eyes of Malice. He wondered what he meant but then felt a grasp on his throat. He saw a black hand wrap around his mid section and one on his leg. The shadow warriors had captured him and now he watched Malice sink into the ground. That's when it hit him; Malice was searching for his friends.
"No! Come back and fight me!" Logan yelled as Malice disappeared.
Inside the diner, Nicky, Raven, and David saw the man sink into the ground then they felt a rumble on the ground. As the three looked for the source a black puddle formed inside the diner. Malice started to rise from the puddle and stared at the three sitting ducks. They froze in fear at the look of the creature in front of them.
"So you rodents want to help Logan? Then why don't I finish you off now." Malice smiled as he reached his hand out to Raven, he put his fingers around her cheek and stared into her eyes.
"You are a very beautiful girl young maiden; I could make a perfect husband for you so why do you attack me?"
Raven gave him a look of disgust and kicked him between the legs, Malice's eyes shot open and he backed off for a second. Then he was coming back but this time his blade was outstretched.
"Leave her alone!" yelled Nicky as he fired his handgun at Malice's heart, the bullet hit but Malice did not budge he was a inch away from raven's breast with his knife before a loud blast was heard.
Malice froze; he stood straight up and saw David holding a smoking shotgun to his side. He felt his blood running down his back and then he smiled.
"You are a very stupid man you know."
Malice disappeared with a flash and reappeared behind David. Malice put his blade to the large man's throat and whispered in his ear.
"Where are the others…I know there were people in this diner and I want to have them."
David held up his middle finger to his back.
"Fuck you!"
Malice pressed the blade on his throat harder.
"I am not afraid to kill you; I can help you lose weight this way."
Raven saw David begin to bleed from the steel pressing against his skin, she wanted to use her powers but her emotions wouldn't let her.
"There in the basement! There in the basement now let him go!" Nicky yelled.
Malice smiled and tossed David to the floor and began to walk towards the basement door. He opened it and walked down the cold cement steps. His shoes made a clicking sound on the floor sending echoes bouncing off the walls. Inside the large steel freezer that looked like a safe, Tina and the other customers were stuffed in the metal walls listening to the sounds.
"Everyone stay quite, some one is coming." Tina whispered.
The customers froze solid they did not dare to breathe or swallow the building saliva in the mouths. Malice walked up to the freezer and put his hand on the door, with a small smiled he saw the temperature guide near the handle start to decrease, it went to 20 F then 10 F, the customers inside began to panic, the maniac was going to freeze them to death. Malice heard cold breaths begin to seep through the walls. With a grin he seeped into the metal walls and traveled into the freezer. As he entered the door was blown off and Malice was standing like a shadow of the devil in front of them.
"Back off god damn it! I am not going to let you hurt them!" Tina yelled as she stepped in front of the group.
Malice huffed and shook his head.
"I am not here for you disgusting peasants, I am here for the woman Mr. Price told me I would meat now is she here?"
The group gasped and then the mysterious woman burst through the crowd. The mysterious woman snickered at his look.
"Just understand this I don't want you killing Logan I will shed his blood." hissed the woman.
Malice did nothing but nod, he began to walk out of the freezer when he turned to the group and winked at them, as he did a group of shadow creatures erupted from the area and began to attack the group, he heard screams of agony and pain, at this he began to laugh.
"Now let us finish this job and get me my money."
The mysterious woman said nothing as they walked out of the diner completely ignoring David, Raven, and Nicky. Back out in the streets, Malice saw Logan rip off the last claw hanging on his legs. The green man stood up and stared at the two with a small grin. He bent he legs and called them over with his palm.
'Time to burn Mr. Logan, let's see how you feel when you're a lifeless object.' Though the mysterious woman.
As the 3 charged at on another the world went into a state of destruction, this was the beginning of the end, and it all decided on the victor of this match, there was no pressure.