Disclaimer - For the sixth time, I don't own Static Shock, The Crow, or any of the characters affiliated with the two. Sheesh...
Ebon was sitting at his desk in his safe house, his back facing the desk. He was looking at the TV monitor that was attached to the wall behind him.
Ebon watched the TV monitor calmly. The TV monitor showed a man walking towards his safe house. He didn't really recognize the man, the security camera had bad quality and he was still a good distance away, but he did recognize one thing. Hitting a button, he zoomed in on the man's shirt. It had a yellow lightning bolt symbol on it.
Suddenly the man looked up at the camera, revealing a ghostly painted face. There was another second as the man stared into the camera, Ebon staring back at him on the TV screen. Then a flash and the camera went dead, the TV screen filled with static. Ebon sighed and hit a button on his remote to switch cameras. The next camera was out, too. And the next one. And the next one. After flipping through all the cameras, Ebon realized that they were all knocked out.
He let out a shout of frustration. He spun around in his chair and punched his desk. Just who was this guy? Could what Bullet have said be true? Could something magical (and dead) be hunting him? He had had some thoughts on the matter, and even a suspect, but he was starting to have some serious second thoughts about it now.
One thing was for sure, thought. Whatever had killed his men was on its way here.
'Where the hell's Bullet?' Ebon raged silently. 'She's the best fighter out of the three. If she's here, I have a chance.' He got up and created a portal out of the darkness that was his body. He sunk into the portal and arrived in his bedroom, a floor below his office. The girl that was usually with him was on his bed. If Ebon's features could be seen underneath the veil of darkness that covered his face, a lecherous smile would have been seen forming on him.
He walked over to the bed and then jumped on the girl. The girl let out a small scream, but stopped as she remembered where she was. But it was too late. Ebon smacked the girl across the face.
"Shut the fuck up, bitch," he said as he fondled the girl. "I need something before I leave."
But suddenly the room shook slightly and something was heard being broken downstairs. Ebon shrugged and continued. Then there was another crash. With a frustrated sigh, Ebon got up and walked to the center of the room. He made a portal and slowing sunk into it.
The girl on his bed watched him leave, tears in her eyes and slightly rubbing her body, which was sore from being manhandled. She prayed that whoever had come would help her.
Down a few floors, Static was busy tearing stuff up. He had entered the building, which seemed to have five stories, and located the stairs quickly. When he reached the second floor, he had stopped to take a quick brake. He was breathing heavy and his head felt like it was threatening to explode at any minute. His crow was now on his shoulder, perched there carefully, still bleeding from its wounds.
After taking a break for two minutes or so, Static had heard a scream. A scream that soundly remotely familiar to him. Enraged, black lightning had lashed uncontrollably from Static, destroying most of the things in the room. He then ran back to the stairs and up another story.
Looking in the windows he saw a few pictures and other twisted "trophies" in the room. One was the city key, which was now tarnished and thrown on a table, another was a rather large collection of city police badges. There also seemed to be a small sword collection, a collection of pile of firemen hats, and a picture of Ebon and his three night-breed sitting on top of a pile of rubble that remotely looked like city hall. Overtaken with rage again, Static begun tearing up the room with his hands.
Suddenly a dark mass appeared on the roof. Static recognized the portal. It was what Ebon used to get around. Ebon himself floated through the portal and into the room. His eyes widened momentarily then returned to normal as he saw Static.
"Surprise," Static mocked in a low voice.
"Surprise indeed," Ebon replied. "I never dreamed I would get the satisfaction of seeing you die twice!"
"We'll see who dies!" Static shouted, trying to suppress the sound of pain out of his voice. It didn't work entirely.
"Oh, injured now are we?" Ebon mused. He glanced at the bird one Static's shoulder. So, Bullet was on to something about the bird. Maybe she was right about it being what kept Static here.
"Enough! I'm here to do a job and I will do it right!" Static shouted, shifting into a fighting stance and summoning forth the black electricity. His crow attempted to fly off of his shoulder, but instead half-jumped, half-fell to one of the wrecked tables. He hobbled away, trying to get out of the way of the ensuing carnage.
"If you think you can, you cocky fuck!" Ebon shouted back. His body waist up suddenly lunged forward. Static sidestepped and threw a punch. Ebon's hand caught the punch, but he received a nasty aftereffect of an electrical shock. Letting out a growl of anger, Ebon picked Static up and threw him against the wall.
Static got slowly. He then ran towards Ebon, shouting in fury. Ebon's body contracted back to normal size, dodging Static. His two arms stretched and he grabbed a sword in each hand. Static turned and ran towards Ebon again. He threw a fake right jab, which Ebon dodged, and then hit Ebon with a left hook. Dark electricity shot through Ebon's body.
Ebon slowly moved his swords up as Static continued shocking him. Then he swung them, using them to repel Static. Static leapt back, but not quick enough. He received two deep cuts on his left arm. Static waited for a minute, but nothing happened, the blood just kept oozing out of his arm. He was not healing properly.
Ebon, taking advantage of Static's momentarily dazed state, suddenly surged forward, his body growing and stretching as it shot towards Static. He stabbed with one sword and struck Static in the right shoulder. Static gasped as he felt he pain and fell back. He shot out a retaliatory blast of lightning. Ebon ignored it continued stabbing, one sword blow after another.
After about three minutes, Ebon returned to normal form looked down on Static. He was still breathing, despite his multiple wounds that should have killed him. Ebon held the sword above his head, pointing it down at Static, and was ready to strike when he heard a caw. He turned around and saw a crow sitting there. It looked injured as well, but still alive. Ebon then remembered what Bullet had told him.
"His guide is a crow..."
Ebon suddenly surged forward, his body stretching and twisting many times. The bird tried to get away, but couldn't make it. Ebon slowly spun around it, then tightened up, squeezing the life out of the bird. The bird struggled, fighting with what little strength it had in it. There were a few crunching sounds as the bird's bones broke and then it stopped breathing.
Static suddenly felt an explosion go off in his head. He screamed as he writhed in pain on the ground. Ebon returned to his normal form and threw the swords aside. He picked up Static and moved through the ceiling to the next floor via portal.
In the bedroom, the girl on the bed looked on as Ebon came back with Static, who was in pain an on the verge of death. Ebon roughly threw Static down and stood back to admire his handiwork. Static slowly looked up at the girl on the bed.
"Sharon...?" he moaned. The girl gasped.
"Oh my god! Virgil, it's you, isn't it?" she gasped. She leapt off the bed to help him but was pushed back by Ebon's stretching hand.
"I don't think so, bitch," he said coldly. "I just thought you might like seeing your brother die." His arm went to Static's neck and he began to squeeze. Slowly, the life began to drain away from Static. He glanced at Sharon as he choked.
"Sharon...I'm glad...you're...alive," he wheezed. Then the rest of the air in his body rushed out in a sickening wheeze and he fell limp. Ebon dropped him and began to laugh over his dead body. Tears began to well up in Sharon's eyes as she watched her brother. She leapt from the bed and knelt beside him.
"You can't die again," she begged. "The city needs you. Virgil, I need you. Come back to us!" Ebon stopped laughing and turned to face Sharon.
"Come here, bitch, this deserves a celebration fuck!" he said coldly. Sharon backed away but was caught by Ebon's stretching arm. She screamed and fell over backwards.
Ebon just laughed and started walking towards her. Suddenly he heard a soft flutter of wings. He turned his head and saw a crow gently land on the headboard of his bed.
"What the fuck-?" he was suddenly cut off by Static, who surged forward, black lightning encasing his body and a shout of pure fury ripping through his throat. He uppercut Ebon under the jaw, throwing him into the ceiling. Ebon quickly formed a portal to move through the ceiling. He closed it up behind him to stop Static from following.
Static looked at Sharon on the bed, a sad smile crossing his lips. "Here," he said as he slid off his trench coat and threw it to her. "Thank-you for bringing me back. I'll be right back." He looked at the ceiling, a fire of anger burning in his eyes and in his soul.
Bringing electricity into his hands, he shot it at the floor and propelled himself towards the ceiling. He then brought up his hands and threw a double-fisted punch into the ceiling.
Ebon was waiting in the next room, but was pushed back as Static suddenly came smashing in from the floor. He continued flying up and brought his foot up in a viciously aimed kick. Ebon flew back, but regained his composure as Static's crow flew through the hole in the floor, squawking madly. Ebon flew forwards, his body expanding. Static merely caught him by the shoulders and spun to his left, throwing Ebon into the roof. He then propelled himself up and threw his whole shoulder into Ebon, dislocating his shoulder, but smashing Ebon into the ceiling.
As Static landed on the ground his shoulder was already popping back into place. Ebon fell to the floor and looked at Static with panic in his eyes.
"How can you be back?" he shouted frantically. "I killed you!"
"How unlucky for you, my work wasn't done yet," Static replied coldly. He walked up to Ebon and picked him up by his shirt collar.
Ebon punched Static in the face, but he ignored it, healing from the injuries quickly. Static trusted himself up, towards the roof, and smashed through it, using Ebon's body as a battering ram. Ebon gasped in pain as blood ran out of his invisible mouth. Static stood there on the roof and picked Ebon up by his head, holding him with a hand on both sides.
"Here's something for you, Ebon!" he shouted. Suddenly all the electricity in Static's body began to surge through Ebon. Ebon shouted in pain as he felt his body began to burn from the inside out. But then he felt something else. Memories suddenly began to flash through his mind. Memories of deep pain, suffering, and death.
"That's it, Ebon!" Static said. "This is how it feels like to be me!" He continued for another minute until Ebon stopped screaming. He hung limply in Static's hands, but was still alive.
"W-w-why...j-just...kill...m-me," he gasped. Static grinned an evil, manic grin and threw his head back. Rapidly the electricity began to surge through Ebon's body once again, renewing his shouts. Electricity kept building in his body until it couldn't hold anymore.
Ebon's body exploded, bloody black chunks flying everywhere. The electricity surged into the sky, lighting up the city despite its black nature. The lighting twisted and curved into a gigantic symbol above Ebon's safe house. It was the symbol of Static, the lightning bolt through the circle. It then shifted with a crack of thunder into the symbol of the crow.
Static watched the symbol fade away after a few minutes. He then leapt down through the holes in the building and landed with a thud next to the bed where Sharon was.
"Virgil!" Sharon jumped off the bed and into Static's arms. Static hugged her in a tight embrace. Sharon began to sob in Static's arms, but Static just stroked her head.
"Don't worry," he whispered. "It's over." After a minute, Sharon lifted her head and looked at Static.
"Do you have to go?" she asked, tears still in her eyes.
"Yes," came the reply. He gently detached himself from Sharon and took a few steps away.
"But we all need you now," she pleaded.
"Don't worry," he said he continued backing up towards the nearest window. "I am always with you." He suddenly turned and jumped out the window, crashing through the glass. His crow flew after him, gliding on the air. Sharon ran to the window and looked down.
There was nothing there.