A Gamers rise in Marvel
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Chapter 10 : I am Iron Man
Killian left a few hours ago, leaving me and Sterns in the Lab. Sterns is back at his work, now happy at the prospect of getting the proper equipment. It turns out that even with all his intellect, good work cant be done without proper Equipment.
But I have bigger concerns, mainly how to get Stark of his ass and start being a hero. That's why I'm using my computer setup and looking for Answers.
Lets Recap:
When Stark declared the shut down of the SI Weapons division, he took a 3-week vacation to recuperate
His Wife Captain America joined him during this retreat.
There are rumors of Stark giving up or compromising on his new resolution.
Shit. That's all I got...
Ok if I remember correctly Stark was already building his Armour after he got back from Afghanistan.
What got him to Question Stane and start his Excursions into the middle east was Prompted by Christine Everhart at the Stark Charity event held in La.
After that, everything happened by itself so to say.
The biggest issue is obviously the Wife. Christine Everhart was important before, as she was one of Tony's One-night stands. Something that didn't happen in this Reality. Right? I mean it probably didn't happen?
I guess with Tony I can't be sure, considering he didn't get his DAMN REDEMPTION ARC!
Dammit. I have to focus now. Looking up Events in LA, I find my potential Opportunity.
The upcoming red-hot red carpet event will be right here at the Disney Concert Hall, where Tony Stark's third annual benefit for the Firefighter's Family Fund will be the place to be for L.A.'s high society. Whether the Stark family will make an appearance is sadly still in question. As Tony Stark is suspected to be suffering from Post-traumatic Stress, his Appearance is not expected.
This was the event. Now to find the pictures to motivate him.
And also Disney exists here? Isn't that weird? Wouldn't it be cool if the One above all was somehow involved with them?
I own 40% percent of their Stocks actually.
'Called it' I fistbump the air. 'By the way, stop watching me'
I won't
Urgh fine then. Lets move on
Hacking the reporter's Servers of the news Stations covering the middle east is ridiculously easy with Hacking lv 36. I'm not confident enough to try it on anything military- or government-related, at least not yet.
Soon enough I find pictures of Gulmira ( Ho Yinsens Home town) Being held at gunpoint with Stark weaponry. Now to find someone to give them to.
Who indeed?
I could get you an invitati-
NO! That would be cheating. I'm gonna do this my own way.
I hack into the Organisers Accounts and specifically check the Invitation list. Good thing that it's all digital, giving me the opportunity to change it from here.
New problem. How is a twelve-year-old supposed to attend such an event? The first thought coming to mind would be to increase my age with Servant mode. And that would last me what. 45 seconds or something?
No no no, I need a disguise. A decent one with no issues.
Sadly my Self-Modification ( EX Rank) is currently unusable. There goes shapeshifting.
What if you just look the part, but aren't physically any different.
An illusion so to say.
Not a bad plan, but also a dead end. My telepathy isn't anywhere near strong enough to do such a thing with an entire room full of people. So illusions are ou-
Wait!
You get something?
Yes! Telepathic illusions may be a bust, but optical ones aren't!
I just have to use the same principles of my Invisibility, bending the light hitting and bouncing off me. I activate both Mana manipulation and Invisibility at the same time. With a basic framework to start with, I start working out the basic shape of my appearance and stretch it out.
Slowly I change every aspect of my appearance. My height, build, eyes, hair, and face.
Skill created: Glamour magic lv 10
And with the notification, my disguise is also complete. Using my water magic to conjure a puddle, I stare at my reflection in the water. And it sadly makes me INCREDIBLY FURIOUS...
Calming down after a while I once again view the reflection. Staring back at me is the face of the innocent and naïve Saint Jeanne, in all her holy beauty. It makes me want to puke!
I need something else here. At my current level, I can barely change the face it seems. So I'm going to have to improvise. I don't want anyone questioning why I will look like that person at the Event in a few years. Someone from Shield would definitely catch on.
So I go change my hair and body instead. What I'm going for is basically Mordred Pendragon from fate. We have similar faces after all. Changing it up, even more, I change the Hair into a dark brown.
I dare you Shield. Just try to compare this beauty with my pale twelve-year-old ass now!
Another cool feature of glamour magic that I found, is that a thin layer of solid Mana is cast, forming the body. If something touches my disguise, then the layer will stop it from simply passing through. It's like a hard light hologram, except my way, actually makes sense.
Now having an acceptable form, I start creating its identity. And I want to make it as safe as possible. No room for human detection can be allowed.
What I need is a reason and identity for being at the event.
Well, I wanna upgrade my Hacking while I'm at it.
Isn't that a bit much?
Oh, its total overkill, which is exactly why I'm doing it.
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2 days later Los Angeles
Walking into the reception Area, i'm stopped at the door. "Your name miss?" he asks me.
"Moira Penning from the daily planet" I state with a beaming smile, making the young man blush.
Looking through the guest list he says: "yes here you are, have a lovely evening miss Penning"
Going through the doors, I enter the Concert hall. Now I just have to wait for Stark to show up, so I can give him that juicy guilt trip.
Moving towards the bar, I try to hide my laughter about how ridiculously over the top my plan was.
"Moira Penning" because I was too lazy to imagine something decent, was simply a twist of Mordred Pendragon. She was a reporter for the daily planet, A news publication based in California founded two days ago. The paperwork was a bit sloppy and could easily be seen through by Stark or shield. Might bite me in the ass if anyone ever investigates, but who cares about a little reporter.
The Daily Planet is presented as a major publication, and its only expense so far is the Black strapless dress I'm wearing. I created an invitation for me, have my press pass and the people here are none the wiser.
Hacking went up to LV 58, With all the registry's and Bureau's I had to hack. So that's nice
Getting here was also easy. Sling rings are seriously great. Ive also checked into a hotel here in La as I plan on staying until Obadiah is dead.
Now I'm here at the bar sipping on a Martini and checking who's who. Most of them are celebrities I don't give a crap about. It's on the dance floor where I see my first person of interest.
Pepper Potts dancing with Happy hogan. Were they together in this universe? I do recall a comic book run where they actually got married. I think so at least.
Gazing round, my thoughts are abruptly halted by a certain someone staring right at me.
Agent Phil Coulson LV 83
Strength=22
Vitality=30
Dexterity=20
Wisdom= 80
Intelligence= 35
Charm=150
Luck=5
Unique skills:
The good "Big Brother"
Thoughts about you: Is aware that you weren't part of the original guest list, currently assessing your threat level.
Holy shit. How does one
'Well this bound to be interesting' I think while flashing him a smile. Don't want him to know I recognized him. Who am I kidding, he probably knows and is walking towards me now. GREAT!
Downing my drink, I wait for him to arrive.
" Would the young miss mind me buying her a drink? " he gestures to the bar.
"Not at all, Vodka Martini please" I answer. We wait for our drinks to arrive before I ask: " Does the handsome Man have a name? "
"I'm agent Phil Coulson from the strategic Homeland intervention and Logistics Division" He answers.
"Someone really wanted that to spell out Shield huh" I answer making him chuckle.
"Sorry I'm being rude, I'm Mo-"
"Moira Penning" He interrupts " Reporter for the daily planet."
"I guess you know your stuff" I answer, hoping to keep this civil
" I also know that both you and the company you work for didn't exist until two days ago. And the only purpose of this, it seems was to attend this event. So now I ask, why are you here?
Guess it's time to improvise.
"Well I doubt it is whatever you are thinking Agent Coulson"
"What I'm thinking isn't important right now. I still want to know the Truth miss Penning, if that is your name." He smiles at me
"Simply put, I'm here to call out Stark. He's been lying about his supposed change of heart and I want to confront him about that." this seemed to surprise Coulson. He probably expected something sinister. Well, he isn't quite wrong as I simply left those parts out about getting SI Weapons tech to be shut down.
"Are you certain of this accusation? He hasn't shown any behavior suggesting that."
Proving my point, I open my purse and hand him the pictures showing the events in Gulmira
"These were taken three days ago. The very weapon Stark designed is now being used by terrorists. I want to know why, because this is prime hardware, not something bought second hand on the Black Market. This was bought directly from Stark industries.
I need to ask now. may I confront him with this Agent Coulson?"
Phil is looking at the pictures in deep thought before handing them back to me.
"To tell you the truth, we were more preoccupied with uncovering the circumstances of Starks escape from Afghanistan. Rest assured Shield will investigate this. And yes I won't stop you from confronting Stark about this. Most of Stark Industries is sadly being barred from our investigations.
Tell you what, allow me to supervise your meeting with Stark. Based on his reactions, we should be able to determine his involvement." He tells me. This is turning out pretty good.
"Don't think ill forget your fake identity and all that. Shield will have some questions when we're done today."
" There you go ruining the mood," I say while moving to mingle with the crowds.
So...new plan. Approach Stark. Do the Guilt trip. Get the fuck out before Shield catches me. Sounds easy enough.
At least I don't wait long. Hearing the crowds cheer for the Stark couple draws everyone's attention to the entrance. They talk to a few people, dance for a while, and head out to the balcony.
It's all very lovey-dovey.
And there's my window. Stark leaves his wife at the balcony and heads to the bar to get them drinks. Time to shine. I approach him and listen to him say:" Two vodka Martinis, extra dry, extra olives, extra fast. Make one of them dirty, will you?"
" Wow. Tony Stark. " I start
" Oh, hey. "
" Fancy seeing you here. "
" Carrie? " he guesses my name
" We haven't actually met "
"Oh. so who are you?"
"Moira Penning, Reporter for the Daily planet"
"Never heard of you "
" Were new, but I'm here for something else "
" Sorry dear I'm taken, though I do have to say you're hitting all the right spots for me. Got a good resemblance with Steph going". He answers in a smug tone barely hiding his flirting. It doesn't seem to be genuine though, my telepathy answers that.
Speaking of which, I have been using it since Coulson left. Didn't want to use it with him as he might notice such interference. Knowledge of the supernatural does that.
But Stark, he's getting the full treatment for it. I'm gonna start right now. Thoughts like Don't trust Stane. Use the Armour. Kill the weapons development. That's what I will focus on. While direct commands might work at first, they may be detected later on. But if you plant a thought which may be from the subject himself, it's more likely to fester and ingrain itself.
I change the topic " You have a lot of nerve showing up here tonight. Can I at least get a reaction from you? "
" Panic. I would say panic is my reaction. "
" 'Cause I was referring to your company's involvement in this latest atrocity "
"Yeah. They just put my name on the invitation. I don't know what to tell you. "
"I actually almost bought it, hook, line and sinker."
" I was out of town for a couple months, in case you didn't hear."
Moira Penning: "Is this what you call accountability? It's a town called Gulmira. Heard of it?" I hand him the photos.
" When were these taken? " he asks, clearly shaken
" Yesterday. "
"I didn't approve any shipment."
" Well, your company did. "
" Well, I'm not my company. "
"Then find out who, because innocent people are dying. You wanted to stop that Stark, so do it." I tell him, leaving him to argue with Stane right after.
'I guess that went well', I think as I see Stark grabbing Stane by the collar. Maybe a bit too well.
Oh looks like Coulson is coming over. " I guess Stark didn't know about it." he states. "I'm curious, you handled that rather well. Have you had training of some sort."
"I'm actually self-taught, to tell you the truth" I answer him.
"Well you can tell me all about it, you'll have to come with me now after all." he says gesturing towards the Exit.
Shit, this is getting complicated. Coulson guides me out to the building and towards a black SUV in the parking garage. Not a lot of People around here as no one is leaving just yet. I stop walking as Coulson continues on, prompting him to turn around. "I guess you're having second thoughts"
I put my hands behind my back and take a flash grenade from my inventory, pulling the pins and keeping them in my hand. Coulson is none the wiser It seems.
"Sorry agent Coulson but I am. For what its worth, it was nice meeting you." I say as I throw the grenade towards him.
Before it goes of, Coulson was quick enough to pull his gun and shoots me twice in the chest, One in the heart and the other through the collar bone. i don't think he was aiming for my heart, but
-250.000 HP
-80.000 HP
Using the flash bang to distract him, I activate my invisibility. stepping back a bit and I asses the situation. If he was facing a normal human then Id be dead with those shots. But i'm not a normal human.
Coulson takes cover behind his car and pulls out a radio. "This is agent Coulson. I need immediate assistance at the Disney concer-"
His call Is interrupted by me shooting the radio into pieces while appearing right in front of him. Using his surprise I tackle him and put him into a choke hold. While he definitely has the skills to break out, he doesn't have a chance against my strength. It takes a while before he passes out.
Ugh that hurt. While my heart is healing, I do feel sluggish.
New Problem, I bled all over Coulson and a bit on the floor. No way in hell am I letting shield get my blood.
Checking my surroundings I shoot out any security cameras I see and make sure nothing is recording from Coulson's Car. After that I use my water magic to summon a boiling stream of water to wash away the flood on the Floor. With Coulson I'm a bit crueller, removing all his clothes leaving him only in his Boxers and handcuffed in his car.
Damn I hope I got everything with that, cause I'm really feeling faint. Opening a portal into my room, I leave the garage behind. Now I'm here, with a hole in my heart, ain't that great.
Flopping down onto my bed, I close my eyes and go to sleep.
Damage resistance levelled up to 34
Cool I think while dozing off.
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The days after that were rather calm.
I took my time seeing the sights in L.A. Hanging out at the Santa Monica Pier, the Griffith observatory and of course Hollywood as-well.
I wasn't just fun and games though. Firstly I decided that my Hacking skills were lacking, so I spent almost the entirety of the last 3 fays training that. No I was at a lovely LV 78. more then good enough for the US military.
So I got busy with that. Satellites, transmission, battle reports. Anything that would mention the first Appearances of Iron man. At first nothing really happened, until a certain training exercise ended with a F-16 Going down over Afghanistan. Meaning iron man just did his first attack run.
Now I just have to wait and see what happens.
Its so Boooring
I know don't rub it in...
So now I'm walking down the streets of L.A with an ice creme in hand. Nothing else to do for now after all. Anything interesting to do SYS-
Urgh, all of a sudden my stomach feels really weird, even though I just ate. Was something wrong with the clam chowder?
Its something else!
Sin of gluttony is sensing something!
What. Before I can question System, I sense it myself. My sin is attracted to something, something close by! Going of into a sprint I head into the direction.
Not wanting to be unprepared I start casting reinforcement on my entire body. Ive also gotten really good at using the glamour charm, using it to hide my flaring magic circuits.
Soon enough, I end up on Sunset Boulevard, Unsure of my destination I continue down the road. Coming into my view I see a large penthouse, my target is in there. I can feel it!
My Gluttony description stated that the hunger could be disabled. Could whatever is in that building be the key. Reaching the entrance I freeze. Looks like I already got my answer.
I'm not stopping in front of the building because of the fact that its a nightclub and I'm clearly underage. I'm stopping because of the name "Lux" adorning the entrance. Does this mean DC's Lucifer is here! In marvel!
It makes sense now that Gluttony wants him. If anyone can empower or change one of the sins, then its definitely Lucifer. Not wanting to take the risk, until I'm at least a bit stronger, I start moving away from the nightclub.
Sadly I somehow bump into someone and nearly fall before someone catches me. Looking up I see a rather attractive young woman with caramel brown skin and wearing Promiscuous leather clothing. Using my mystic eyes, I confirm my fears concerning her identity
Mazikeen of the Lilim LV 333 ( Depowered )
Strength=130
Vitality=90
Dexterity=20
Wisdom= 30
Intelligence= 70
Charm=100
Luck=30
Unique skills:
Soul torturer
Thoughts about you: Believes you to be a fledgling demon looking for Lucifer, wanting to meet him. Is confused about your supposed age.
Why is she depowered? because she isn't in hell? Urgh this is why I should always have presence detection on as a default. Now I some-
"You gonna stand up now?" the demon asks me impatiently, making me realise I'm still in her arms and staring at her intently. Quickly righting myself I take a few steps back.
"Thank you for that, I wasn't looking where I was going. I'll be going now" I say, wanting to flee the scene as quickly as possible. Just a few steps in, I feel a hand grabbing my shoulder and pulling me back.
"What's the big deal brat, didn't you come here to meet the boss?" she states, anger rising in her tone. I guess this is the Maze before she mellowed out in the Show. Or also not, as it took a lot of time before that cold shell cracked.
"No. I just found him by accident, I wouldn't want to annoy him!" I say wanting to get out of the situation. I honestly want to avoid this mainly because I feel the anger in my soul building up. The idea of meeting an Angel, even a fallen one, is absolutely Infuriating.
Calming down, I also think of the possible advantages of gaining his friendship.
Finishing my thought Maze continues" Trust me kid you wont. He hasn't seen a new demon from Earth in over five-hundred years. He will want to meet you."
She starts dragging me towards the night club. Looks like i'm not getting out of this one.
Entering the nightclub were met with a few odd stares from the bouncers which are immediacy silenced by Maze looking at them. Is she really that scary? I'm pretty sure I could take her.
Don t be so sure.
You don't know why she's depowered
and whether or not she could reverse it.
'You have a point' I think as i'm lead into the back of the club, maze having let go of my shoulder a while ago. Its the early evening, so not a lot of guests are here and the music is still very Jazzy. Nothing to loud just yet.
Maze led me to an elevator in the back and hit the button for the penthouse. With every floor we rise, I feel my sin grow more erratic and "Jumpy", I guess. It doesn't take long for the doors to open revealing a well dressed man sitting on the couch with A blonde head bobbing up and down over his crotch.
"Maze, what a lovely surprise. I'm a bit preoccupied, so I cant get up. This lovely lady is trying her hardest and has to concentrate, you see." He says gesturing to the blond
Maziken answers angrily: " I don't care about your human slut, we have a guest you definitely want to meet." She gestures to me, making Lucifer turn his attention.
Doesn't take long for his eyes to widen in deep interest, prompting him to somehow put the girl servicing him to sleep. Magic I guess.
He quickly zips up his pants and makes his way over to me, staring even more now.
"Now this is very interesting! Downright unimaginable!" He yells out in fascination.
"Calm down Lucifer! Its just a human who successfully turned herself a bit demonic. Sure we haven't seen it in a long time, but that doesn't make it anything that special." Maze says, confused about his reaction.
"He quickly pulls her towards him and points her head at me" Oh but your wrong dear Maze, this one is very special. Don't you recognize her Soul?"
Ohhhh that's what this is about. I guess? I mean what does he actually mean? Does he think I'm Saint Jeanne?
Maze sees whatever he means and answers quite confused. " But how is that possible and why in the 9 hells is she demonic? "
"I don't know myself" Lucifer says with a huge smile before suddenly realising something."Now hold on. It seems I forgot my Manners little one. I am Lucifer Morningstar and the reason you are so fascinating, is that you are reinc-"
"Reincarnation of Joan of Arc, the maiden of Órleans." I interrupt him, not wanting to have my own situation explained to me, especially when he's actually wrong about it.
The answer clearly shocks him" You know? Do you also remember her life?" he asks prompting me to nod. Now he starts pacing around the room in deep thought. Taking a while to mull things over, he asks "Please tell me how one of my father's favourite humans who followed his word without Question, sacrificing any possibility of a normal life, is now willingly turning herself into a demon!? Also why aren't you trying to kill me, I can feel the anger within you just from being in my presence."
This make me smile myself "Well to answer your last question, my Hatred of you is rather unjustified. Its only because you are HIS SON !" I answer showing my rage and letting my own mystic eyes flare up for effect.
"You have forsaken my Father? Your god to whom you gave your life for?" He asks in clear confusion, something Maze is currently sharing with him.
"Everyone can have second thoughts. And being burned by the stake for merely following his commands didn't help at all! Can you imagine it? The very followers of the god I served were the ones to turn me into charcoal. And Years later His church has the audacity to declare me a patron saint! The very people who killed me thought they could fix their mistakes by giving me a fucking title!" I practically roar out my answer.
Lucifer is clearly amazed at my admission before breaking out in laughter. " My fathers loyal pawn has now turned completely against him! Hahahha, She's even using high level demonic magic. My dear this is truly amazing." he addresses me again.
" You know when your soul was barred from entering any afterlife, I was sure that Earth would be seeing you again. But I never expected something like this, its bloody unthinkable!"
"Wait, wait. What do you mean my soul was barred from passing on? " I question. I didn't know about this!
"Oh you don't know? Well at this point its only conjecture and no one ever really investigated. That's also funny, fathers prized human and he never bothered finding out what happened to her."
He chuckles once again before getting slapped on the shoulder by maze, prompting him to continue "Ah yes. Its mainly believed that Gilles de Rais somehow retrieved your soul for resurrection, but he was killed before he could accomplish it. Your soul probably floated around Earth for a few centuries before you found a body to be reborn in."
System, this backstory?
Yes, it's still part of your Character creation.
It wouldn't make sense for you to randomly have Jeanne's Appearance.
There are way to many people who would recognise you after all.
That's why these events were created.
You Jeanne Dark, were already a reincarnation before you merged with alter.
Its the reason you were so compatible after all.
I thought my body was the cause of that?
No actually. It was also a product of having Jeanne's soul.
Most of these events were also tweaked by the "Gift of the one true god"
If no one is to realise that you are a foreign existence, then your Backstory has to be airtight.
Wow... I hadn't imagined that I was this well integrated into this worlds history.
Yup. Praise me more for my good work.
And you ruined the moment.
With my mental conversation over, and Lucifer taking his time to talk with maze, out attention is once again on each other. Lucifer is the first to speak: "Now I do have to say this meeting was fascinating,but it doesn't actually explain why you are here? Tell me little Jeanne, What is it you desire?"
Gamers mind activated.
"If you want my answer, then you don't have to Compel me to do it". I say clearly angry at the attempted mind control.
"You can resist that, my my that is quite something. Maybe your time as fathers chose left some defences in you."
"It probably is" I say, wanting him to believe his theory
"Now back to the pint of me being here. Honestly I found this place by accident, you see my sin was actually directing me towards you"
"Yes your Sin of gluttony. Those Ability's are usually reserved for Hell lords, but you somehow acquired one without me noticing or knowing how. I have to say I'm quite impressed, you even seem to have a modified form of the sin as well. Truly remarkable. To devour someone else's strength and make it yours, Ive never seen anything like it. Most sins are more detrimental then helpful. Sins like sloth and gluttony being the worst of them, but you may have made one of the most powerful to ever exist. Quite the rising witch id say" He answers, clearly not angry at my possession of such a sin.
Maybe I can ask for his help?
"Yes about that, my sin actually has a problem with it, which is why it probably led me to you."
" A rising hunger that increases with every devouring, yes? " he says, smirking at my surprise of his knowledge.
"Of course you already know, you're the devil. Yes my hunger increases and i want to ask if you could somehow prevent that."
"It would be a bit difficult, but possible. I could first decrease your hunger a bit and eventually change it back to "Human" standards, allowing you to chow down on others as you wished."
"I take it this wont be a freebie? I'm willing to make a deal, but wont be giving you anything of value. At least not if its mine" I say, resolute in my stance. "No way am I giving my soul or something. But the souls of others. That's free game Lucifer!" I'm rather happy at the prospect of fixing my devour.
"Well aren't you enthusiastic , former Saint. I do have something you could do for me."
"Don't call me that!"..."Oh shit, sorry I didn't mean to-"
"its quite alright. You don't want to be reminded of that old title, it very understandable. Do you have something else in mind. Because if you do my request then its inevitable that demons will be speaking of you. And sometimes its better to make a title before someone gives you one."
"What about...The dragon Witch" I answer hoping he accepts it.
"Not bad, making flames your Mojo and that. Having Hellfire already in your repertoire will definitely support it.
With that out of the way, lets talk about my Deal. There are a few demons that have proven to be a pain in the neck to leave unchecked. They've also been frequenting Earth on a common basis usually just wanting to accumulate power or something thinking they could usurp me eventually.
Usually I would deal with these issues myself, but am otherwise occupied as you can see."
"Vacation huh?" I answer wanting to confirm
"Yes exactly. So what do you say, kill a few demons, I diminish your hunger after every Job done and will permanently limit it when you're finished." He states holding out his hand for me to take. This is the DEAL huh?
"I'm not making a deal with so many open variables. Give me the number of demons and their Identity's. I'm not making a deal that I can never fulfil." I answer patting his Hand away.
"Fine, fine. At least you have a brain In your head. I want you to kill 5 demons. Might as well target them in the order I give them to you, as they will be only getting stronger. They are:
The defiler, an annoying fool who is in charge of a band in Las Vegas. He lures in fans and eats their souls. The problem is, he is so sloppy that not even the church may be able to cover up his crimes. He's risking the exposure of demons worldwide, which may cause War between various factions. Don't want that now do we.
Satana Hellstrom is up next-"
"Wasn't she your Daughter?", I ask confused about his second request.
"Ah yes common misconception. Satana is actually Marduk Kurious' Daughter and yes he is actually a different person to myself. I actually left Hell with him in charge as my body double.
cant leave Hell completely unsupervised after all. Now his daughter is going through a bit of a rebellious phase so to say.
She's made a deal with an old Demon named Basilisk who is possessing her body in return for giving her power. I want the demon dead and Satana... well I don't really care about her. She got herself into this mess and is dragging others into it. Do with her as you will.
"Cool, ill be doing that. Your body double wont have a problem with me enslaving his daughter?"
This causes him to laugh once more: " I'm sure that both him and me would find that hilarious. To see Jeanne D'arc enslave a demon. Priceless! "
"Can we move on?" I ask, my Patience waning.
"Fine fine. The next ones are a bit dangerous. The Hell lord Mephisto ans his son Blackheart. That fool has been trying to usurp me in secret for Millennia thinking I wouldn't notice. Well I did and i've lost patience for it. Kill him and that abomination he calls son.
My Last Request is the most difficult of course. This Hell lord is a bit stronger than Mephisto and getting him to die will be difficult. The Demon Satannish has been a loyal servant for a long time. A bit to loyal actually, Turns out he was created by Dormammu to act as a Double agent. Naturally I want him gone now.
So. that's it. Do this and your Gluttony will be unleashed from its hunger" He says once again holding out his hand.
"Sounds good to me" I say shaking the hand. A small pentagram forms on my palm with unknown runes forming along the lines.
Quest added
Kill the following demons on behalf of the one true devil:
The defiler
Satana Hellstrom
Mephisto
Blackheart
Satannish
Rewards: 1 Gacha token per kill + Decreased hunger from Devour after every kill. Permanently hindered hunger upon completion. 1000000 XP
"Is that all? I do have a few things to do in L.A after all and don't want to be late." I tell him, wanting to leave now.
"Yeas that's... wait actually." he says making me pause." If I recall The Fallen Angel Zarathos is currently enslaved by Mephisto, bound to a human as a ghost rider. as you will automatically free him by killing him, I would advise bringing him to the Grigori and my Brother Azasel. Be careful though, he's a bit of a pervert. Doing so will be good for your standing with the Fallen. Having them as allies can only be good, as I'm certain that dear father will eventually send someone after you. At least when he hears of you."
Grigori? Fallen Angels? Azasel? I don't want to make false conclusions so I'll have to ask Kaecillius later.
Optional Objective added: save Zarathos and deliver him to the grigory
Optional reward: 1 Gacha token, 40 REP with Asazel and the Grigori
"Thank you for your time Lucifer, if that is all then ill be going."
"No problem, it was a pleasure meeting you Jeanne." He waves as I open a portal to my Room.
Before entering I take a quick peek at his stats.
Lucifer Mornigstar LV 666 ( Depowered )
REP(46.6)
OBE(0)
Strength=350
Vitality=180
Dexterity=90
Wisdom= 80
Intelligence= 320
Charm=1000
Luck=30
Unique skills:
Lord of Hell
Thoughts about you: Likes your attitude and is amused by your identiy . Believies you could become his favourite demon should you prove yourself capable.
Is REP so high because of the perk I got from Stan Lee?
Yes
Good to know.
Focusing on his LV I what i'm looking for.
Lucifer Mornigstar LV 666 ( Depowered due to presence on Earth. All stats divided by 20 )
'Damn, no fighting demons in hell then' I think as I enter the portal.
Not waiting around I sit down at the coffee table and give Kaecillius a call.
I need answers, And I need them now
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Kaecillius
"Alright, now listen closely."
Kaecilius looked at his new Master Jeanne with a serious Expression. When she had approached him About some lessons About the Supernatural parts of the world he had been surprised but he honestly didn´t mind teaching her.
"Now, you already know the Sorcerers which serve the Ancient One obviously. Aside from us there are a few more Categories of People using Magic.
The first Group are the Druids. Magicians who are capable of calling on nature and powerful users of Elemental spells. I only ever met one though because they are so rare, a man called Doctor Druid from the United Kingdom who is an acquaintance of the Ancient One.
The second Group are the Priests and Priestesses. In various religions Priests who have potential for Magic are capable of calling up the power of their gods and do "miracles" with their help. An example of that would be the old Egyptian Priests or the Aztec Priests. The Christian Church also has an extensive Group of Exorcists which they send all over the world, mostly to hunt down Devils from the 72 Pillars or Fallen Angels from the Grigori. I would advise you to Keep away from the "Three Factions" if you can. They're conflicts end up quite converluded."
Kaecillius raised a brow as Jeanne groaned before nodding her head. Gathering his thoughts again he continued.
Also know that the Underworld, where the 72 Pillars and their devils reside, is a different realm to that of Hell. The more fearsome and cruel demons are there there.
The pillars broke of after the Great war with Heaven and have been separate ever since. Lucifer has allowed this sedition and even for one of the 4 Satans to take up his title.
Dealings with the underworld are preferred as they tend to be more civil and upfront compared to their Hellish counterparts.
"The next are Magical beings who are capable of using spells. Examples would be beings like Succubi, Vampires, Werewolves and Centaurs. Most of These Creatures are Living in a Underground Cavern in a place called Monster Metropolis. Its true location is unknown, with most people arriving there via Portals. Though there are some that live in other places like the Veela of France or the Vampire sect of Dracula who still lives in Romania.
Finally, the biggest Group of Magic users are the Witches and Wizards. They live in hidden Communities all around the world and mostly Keep to themselves. Though they also cause Trouble at times. One of them, a man called Gellert Grindelwald actually was the Person who brought Hitler into the Occult and the man worked closely together with the Red Skull. Supposedly Grindelwald is imprisoned in his own Fortress Nurmengard up to today.
Another Dark lord "Voldemort" rose up about a decade ago. He had a rather long reign of terror, mostly affecting the united kingdom until he was somehow, killed by an infant boy.
If I recall the child should already be studying in Hogwarts, the most famous School for British wizards and witches, located in northern Scotland somewhere."
Kaecilius looked up in shock and surprise as he now watched Jeanne Smash her head repeatedly onto the coffee table (which already had a sizeable dent in it.). Scratching his cheek in confusion he merely shrugged.
"I guess they wont really concern you for now. You should now of the Magical Congress of the united states of America or MACUSA for short. They govern the magical elements in north America as well as the community of magical beasts living here and there.
If I recall, they're Headquarters are located in New york actually.
A groan of annoyance was his first answer before she asked:" then why were you the only one to arrive when my magic ritual failed?"
"Its because Kamar-Taj has precedence in magical threats of unknown origin, as they are usually extra dimensional. Your case simply wasn't in their Jurisdiction."
"fine then. Thanks for the Help Kaecillius"
"May I ask what brought this question to mind Master" Kaeccilius asked, curious to the Events that have occurred while Jeanne was gone.
"Well I made a deal with Lucifer and he brought up some things that I dad no idea about." She says while showing the pentagram gained from her deal.
"What, how could you have met Lucifer. The sling rings aren't capable of reaching hells lower levels nor has the Devil left his domain . And why would you make a deal with him!?"He asks in horror. Fearing that his new master has already been enslaved.
"Calm yourself Kaecillius. I'll tell you all about it, but know this. None of this shall leave this room. If Lucifer finds out I ratted him out, then i'm in Deep shit."Jeanne says, after which she explained what had happened earlier that day. The revelation shocked him of coarse.
Lucifer Morningstar has been on Earth for a year and no one knew about it. And what truly baffled him is...that he was simply running a nightclub. No Invasion, no Giant cult!
A Nightclub. He has to say ever since joining the services of his new master, he's only been surprised every day. By her inexplicable magic, the science pursued in her lab and now this. A mutually beneficial Deal with Lucifer himself who's on vacation in Los Angeles.
His new life really has turned insane.
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Jeanne Dark three days later
the following days were much the same, except that I was doing some research on my laptop now ( Second company expense of the daily Planet! Yay!). I was mainly looking into the information Kaecillius gave me as well as the demons I have to kill. The Defiler was easy enough to find, a man of pure bulk and muscle as a rock star in Las Vegas isn't hard to find. A lot of rumours of disappearing groupies and fans as well. This guy really was sloppy!
Killing him will be first after I'm done here in L.A. The demon Satanna is a bit harder to find and my comic book knowledge isn't helping me out with her either. Might have to ask the ancient one for that.
Sitting on my bed, I close my laptop and prepare to go to bed, looks like nothings happening today. I turn of the lights and get under the blanket. 'Hotel beds always suck' I think. Ive always preferred a bed I actually owne-
I'm shaken by a small Explosion In the distance. While not overly loud, more like a firecracker or gunshot, it was enough to get my attention. I run over to the window and look at the direction of Stark Industries using my Mystic eyes. Lo and behold, I see The iron Monger bursting out of the floor right in front of Pepper Potts. Time to move.
Quickly throwing on some clothes and changing my Appearance back to Moira Penning, I open a portal to the rooftop of The factory. I turn invisible and peek to the floor below, Just in time to see Stark crash into Stane right after drooping Captain America in front of him. They blast through the Walls and straight onto the highway next to the factory. The captain runs of in hot pursuit.
I have do say, Her ass looks great in that suit. If I had to compare her appearance to someone it would have to be Samus Aran from Metroid. God she was cool.
But I'm not here to interfere with the fight, I'm here for knowledge. So I head into the factory with not much time, as it will be destroyed later on in the fight. Making my way into the hidden basement was easy, with the doors already blasted open by shield earlier.
I make my way to the main console and start downloading all the data I can. While not containing the Iron man or Arc reactor blueprints (they must be kept somewhere else, as they're importance just skyrocketed.), it does have everything else. That includes the iron monger. Sure its just an imitation, but the robotics work in there plus all the weapons blueprints I'm getting will be more than enough for AIM to start its lucrative career.
I clear all records of the download and destroy the console. Bashing It a bit always works. Wanting to head out, I check my presence detection again. When I came in, I noticed the dead Shield agents strewn about, but one seems to have survived somehow. Making my way over I see the agent.
Phil Coulson laying on the Ground with a Steel beam on his leg and two pipes sticking out of his side. Is he going to survive this? I mean we didn't see this part in the movie, but it cant be canon right? Urgh Butterfly effect. Hey at least I can get some good points with Shield now.
Making my way to the struggling Coulson, having already dropped my invisibility I say" Fancy seeing you here Agent Coulson."
His head shoots to the side and looks to me in shock. He takes a while before saying"Miss Penning. As much as id like to have a chat of or previous encounter, I seem to be a bit preoccupied"
Only Coulson could make a person smile in this situation. It would be a shame if he died here.
"Want a hand?" I ask surprising him once more.
"I wouldn't expect you to offer?" he asks.
"Think of it as an apology for leaving you unconscious in your boxers" I say making him chuckle
"That took a while to explain to my superiors. By all means then" He answers, prompting me to help him.
I move forward and grab the steel beam lifting it up with ease . If he wasn't sure of my enhanced strength before, he is now. I grab Coulson and sit him up against a pillar.
"This is gonna hurt a bit." I gesture to the pipes sticking out of him.
"Shouldn't you leave them in for now, until a medic arrives at least?" He questions
"I'm better than any medic" I say ripping of a piece of my hoodie and stuffing it in his mouth, prompting him to bite down. With a quick pull, I remove the pipes from his body. The blood starts pouring out until I place my hands on them, casting heal.
A bright, yellow light shines from the wound as I slowly heal the damage.
Coulson takes the time to remove the cloth and asks "your getting more interesting by the second Miss Penning. Just who are you really?" He asks.
Of course I'll tell you, along with my Phone number, address and social security number" I state sarcastically
"Well it was worth a shot. " He says with a lot more colour in his face.
" I cant just tell you those things, that would be cheating. Besides, I don't have a social security number" I joke, making him smile.
A sudden impact above us gains our attention. "You have a clue what's going on up there" Coulson asks,
Humouring him, I answer." Well the captain and stark arrived earlier to duke it out with Stane's metal monstrosity. They're probably on the roof now. Stark was also wearing an armour of sort. Bit smaller though."
"You sure it was Stark's? "He questions
"It was painted red and gold" I answer in a direct tone.
"Stark was never one for subtlety." Coulson states making me chuckle.
My magic finally seals up the wound and I help Coulson up to his feet. "How you feeling" I ask.
"Like I wasn't even injured, that's a neat trick you have there."
I simply smile at him. A few seconds pass before he speaks again :" This is the moment where I should probably take you in, but I have a feeling that I'll need a bit more backup for that."
"A true assessment" I answer with a grin.
" Besides, I just got healed. If I try that I may end up worse then handcuffed in my boxers. Why did you do that anyway? " he asks fishing for information.
Deciding to humour him I answer" Well I didn't want you or your shadowy government agency to get their hands on my blood. And I got a lot over your Suit."
" It seems we may have gotten on the wrong foot. We're Shield, the good guys " he answers resolutely.
"And what makes you think we aren't enemies?" I ask him putting him in thought.
"Well you're clearly not that bad as for all I know you tipped of Stark to Stane's double dealings and also just saved my life. On the other hand you kidnapped Dr. Sterns and killed three Shield agents."
He says, making my eyes widen.
How could they possibly know that. Do I have a leak somewhere!?
"I'm sorry but I'm not sure what you're talking about." I say trying to deny his claims
"The kaliber of your gun and the make of the grenade you used to incapacitate me were the same that were used during that incident. One of those matching up is a small coincidence, but both. That's a connection we cant overlook." He states, catching my hands in the cookie jar so to speak.
"I doubt that I'm denying that then." I pause" Yes i'm the one who got Sterns out" I answer confirming his story
"What I cant understand is your motive, they're to different, your methods also don't match up. Why kill the other agents but save me?" he asks.
"Its rather simple Phil. One was business the other wasn't. And that's all I have to say." I say while backing away and activating my invisibility. Hopefully I planted a certain idea now, that could once again divert Shield away from the truth. The telepathy I was using should also have helped.
Making my way out of the building, I realise that the fights over. I wont be able to analyse Starks armour with my mystic eyes now. My skills only hinder sight and sound. The captain might detect my smell with her advanced senses after all.
I turn the corner and shoot out any cameras, creating a blind spot. With a portal, i'm back in my hotel room. Changing out of my clothes once again, I pull out my Phone and dial Killian.
"Is this Jeanne? why are you calling?" Aldritch answers.
"Because I'm done with Stark."
"What! How!?"
"That doesn't concern you. What does matter, is that tomorrow he will announce the permanent shutdown of the Weapons department, as well as a small announcement concerning something known as "Iron man". And to sweeten the deal, I have all of Stark industries current products as well as some fairly advanced robotics work as well. I'll be bringing the blueprints next week once i'm backing New york. And remember Killian" I pause to enhance the threat." I fulfil al my promises, be they agreements or threats. So don't question me again.
Are we clear?"
"Crystal clear miss"
"good, now keep your eyes glued to the TV tomorrow and prepare the paper work for me. I'm going to setup five different shell companies to which you will transfer AIM's Shares to. They will al be owned by me and you will remain as CEO. My position within the company will be sorted out later.
That's all Killian, good night. " I hang up the phone, denying any reply he wanted to give.
OBE with Aldritch Killian increased + 20 (60)
Not bad at all.
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True to my word, Stark announced both things the very next day. Even the dramatic "I am Iron man". It was cool to hear that again. While my trip to L.A. Proved Quite profitable, it did have one glaring downside. I was made by shield( at least partially) and wasn't able to get the Arc reactor Blueprints.
While the Science is known, the way to build it isn't. Its the same with the nuclear bomb, you can now what it does and how it works, but not how to build it.
Well I do have another opportunity in a Year when Vanko makes his move. But that's in the far future, for now i'm going to check what i've got.
Invisibility levelled up to 58
Telepathy levelled up to 43
Heal levelled up to 28
Portal mastery (aided) levelled up to 73
Quest completed
Ensure the creation of Iron man
Rewards: Necromancy Grimoire, 80000 XP
Failure: Death
New Bonus objective: cause AIM to profit from the Power vacuum.
Bonus reward: 50 REP / OBE increase with Aldritch Killian, Maya Hansen, and all members of Advanced Idea Mechanics
Maxed out OBE With Aldrich Killian
Perk gained: " Personality cult ": Your followers praise you, your slaves desire you, your soldiers loyal till death. No servant of yours will ever defy you. ( Increased OBE gain after 50, OBE can no longer decrease through normal means. Soul magic and brainwashing are possible, but are extremely more difficult.)
Maxed out OBE with Maya Hansen
No perk available. +20 CHA
Hey. Free stats are always good.
Ive already created 5 shell company's under and sent Killian their details. Ive also sent him all the Blueprints I lifted from Stane's serve. Ive ordered him to make as many cosmetic changes as possible, wouldn't want to be accused of Corporate espionage now, would we?
It doesn't take long for the Shares to be transferred over to me.
Property Acquired.
AIM (Advanced Idea Mechanics)
One Quick stop to Vegas and ill be done for now.
Life is good.
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Nick Fury
Nick Fury was having a Bad Day. Stark only made it worse when he literally threw away the cover story shield gave him yesterday. Containing a situation must be too much for his damn ego.
What really bothered him Was this "Moira Penning". Two times has she given Shield the slip.
At least they made the connections to the incident in Harlem with the second one. My guess is that she was actually working alone this whole time. Coulson's testimony of enhanced strength, invisibility, and increased healing( strong enough to survive a bullet to the heart) give credence to the theory. Though what would she want from Sterns if she already had all that in a safer package than whatever the doctor could give her.
And now she apparently appeared a third time, saving Coulson life with an unknown healing ability.
Coulson's claims were confirmed with footage found in the destroyed factory, but her actions before and after meeting Coulson are sadly unknown. We have her face now, its only a matter of time until we find her
Coulson himself just arrived to debrief the director on what he spoke with the woman and what conclusions he made. He reported the events and begins explaining his thoughts.
"Director Fury, I believe the enhanced individual, currently known as "Moira Penning", is an off the grid mercenary from either the US or a France."
"Your reasons for this?"Fury responds
"A joke she made in without thinking. she stated that she didn't possess a social security number, meaning she was not a citizen or living off the grid in that regard. She also possessed a light French accent which was mostly hidden.
"OK that gives us places to look for, but why a mercenary?"
"I was getting to that. Due to her differing methods and thing she stated. I believe she had been hired to retrieve Sterns by an unknown party. Her presence in Los Angeles was however due to personal reasons. I'm guessing she had a grudge of sorts with Stark or specifically his company.
I'd like to suggest looking into any instances where either French or American troops were killed by Stark weaponry. It's also possible that she herself was stationed in Afghanistan and had either her unit or herself gravely injured."
"Good work Coulson, put our men to work on that. We need to find this woman and who she gave Sterns to."
"To add to that Director. May I suggest we recruit her instead"
"Why may I ask?"
"She has shown a conscience when she rescued me. She had no reason to do so and actively gave away her presence, expecting nothing in return. I also believe that her employer may be blackmailing her in some manner.
Not to mention that her varied Skillet could prove quite a boon to the Avengers initiative."
Mulling over the idea Fury answers:" I'll consider it, but for now finding and capturing her is our biggest priority. We cant let some unknown party create more Monsters with Banners blood. And for her place in the initiative, well cross that bridge when we get there, but not earlier."
"Understood sir," Coulson says before leaving. Looks like something good came out of this after all.
Staring up at the Face shown on the screen Fury has only one thought.
'Well get you soon Bitch.'
