A Gamer's rise in Marvel

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Chapter 22 : For 27 Years

Derry, Maine

As the two of us drive onto the main road, I begin discussing our current objectives:" Ok, you've encountered the demon or at least have seen his work. Any clues or questions on your end?"

Graves, who was struggling in fastening his seat-belt, quickly answers:" Other than the trail of bodies, not much. Like I said, before we arrived to investigate 27 years ago, the Demon had already left" He solemnly says as he finally clips his seat-belt After making himself comfortable he eventually asks:" I hope you know more about it? I assumed you did, judging by your earlier remarks."

I think of how to answer as we drive towards the city. The first rays of light have already begun shining over the landscape. The biggest issue with Pennywise is his origin. In the story, he was some sort of alien from a dark dimension type thing. The problem is that those don't really exist here. Stephen king's multiverse and its mechanics don't work here so they were probably adjusted. I gather my thoughts and explain them to Percival

"We're dealing with a Demon known as Pennywise, or "IT" in some circles. I'm not sure what kind of demon he is but I do know that he functions in a similar manner to a boggart, taking on the forms of your fears and such."

He ponders on it before saying:" I highly doubt a "Riddikulus" charm would be effective then?"

I shake my head before I continue:" No, to tell you the truth I'm not sure what his true form actually is. He takes the guise of a pale clown with an elongated skull as his main appearance. To scare children mostly. But the strange thing is that his other forms do physically exist to an extent. There is also the fact that he can manipulate and control the No-Maj's he isn't hunting."

"If that's the case then why doesn't he do the same to his victims? Wouldn't it be far easier to target them with that ability? Not to mention that it wouldn't have led to our friend in the back and his comrades escaping with their lives 27 years ago. I assume they were his targets yes? Is there something special about them?" He asks.

"Not that I kno-" I quickly cut off as I hit the brakes of the car. Percival Quickly grabs the safety handles to brace himself for any impact. The car slowly skids to a halt as the tires screech along the asphalt. We eventually come to a stop after which Graves breathes out:" What's wrong?! Has IT detected us!?"

I raise my hand with the intention to calm him:" No, but I realized something that makes this considerably more difficult...Come with me:" I say as I step out of the car.

He is quick to follow me and heads to the trunk. I finally reach it and quickly open it up. Our friend Stan is still knocked out. Pretty good actually as we do have to inspect him. I activate my Mystic eyes and find my fears sadly come true.

I turn to Graves:" Inspect him yourself. It wasn't like this earlier, so it must have happened as we entered the city limits."

Graves does as requested and pints his wand at the unconscious form of Stanley. He takes a few seconds before asking with a shocked expression:" What...By Merlin's Beard what is that! Its..Its like a parasite!"

"The reason he was a target in the first place. I had a theory, but this confirms it. I continue focusing on the body with my Mystic eyes and observe the thing in question. A part of Stanley's Life force, or his own mana, is actively being siphoned away by a demonic entity. I had theorized that certain elements from Stephen king's Story's would be implemented and this is the proof. I come up with a simple theory and try to build up an idea from there.

I turn to Percival and begin Explaining:" There exist certain people with some supernatural abilities known only as "The Shine ''. It's not an active ability with thoughts and logic, but rather something subconscious and emotional. It was theorized that it usually manifests during childhood and specifically among those who are abused to some degree, be it their relatives or environment. I believe that this heightened stress causes a reaction within their bodies similar to adrenaline being produced during hectic situations. I think that it increases the production of their natural Mana and allows them limited control and defense against supernatural forces. It's probably the reason they can't be controlled and are targeted in the first place. I do recall that the "Steam'' Extracted from those who shine is incredibly delicious. Not to mention that it is something where the flavor is apparently enhanced by causing pain and fear among the victims. I believe our Group of Friends are being targeted because of just that."

Graves thinks about the explanation and gives me a small glance that honestly scared me just a bit. A few more seconds pass before he asks:" What about this Parasitic thing leaching from them? How does that fit in?"

I turn to the unconscious Stanley once again:'' The Demon is using them as a Powersource. Like I said earlier, he functions to a similar capacity as a Boggart. The key difference is that he usually has Physical forms as well. I believe that these are fueled by his current victims, for which he uses specific forms to increase their fear. It's a chronic Process to strengthen himself. The issue at hand is that this Group is now essentially their lifeline. As long as he is leeching from them, he can't be killed."

Graves stares at me for a few seconds with a rather fierce glare:"Please tell me that your answer to this isn't to kill them..."

I merely scoff as I close the trunk once more:" Not even as a last resort. He existed without them and he can probably do it again. No no no Percival." I stretch out my arms in an eccentric manner:" We help them overcome their fear instead! Poison his food-source!"

I climb into the car and fasten my seat-belt once more. Graves is quick to follow:" Are you certain that would work?"

I merely smirk and nod. I had a week to think about this after all. The ritual Of Chüd failed in the original story after all. My belief is that even though the group faced their fears to acquire the totems required for the ritual, they didn't overcome them. At least not until the ritual failed. The following circumstances forced them to do so after all. With another death as well...Poor Eddie, he was one of the first to man up in the fight with Pennywise. Too bad he got skewered because of it. Well I guess that won't be happening this time.

I start the engine once more and begin driving into the sleepy town. As we finally pass into the first crossings, I quickly realize something else. The MACUSA could somehow identify my energy as demonic, so Pennywise could probably do the same. I quickly activate my Presence concealment and have it hide my Magical Signature. I change it to a degree which makes me appear as a normal human instead.

As I finish, Percival quickly snaps his head towards me. Before he can ask, I interrupt:" The demon will know something's up if he can sense me in his territory. We don't want him fleeing that quickly now do we?"

He eventually calms down:"I guess we don't...You really have a good amount of tricks hidden beneath your sleeves. I don't remember this kind of Ability when you approached us half a year ago." He questions.

Right...I was under the influence of the Veritaserum back then...Which had no actual effect on me. Time to lie a bit:" Well, I'm not the kind of Witch who rests on her laurels. I have to keep improving if I'm to take on Hell lords after all."

Manipulation leveled up to 86

Oh wow...Haven't seen one of those in a while.

Haven't been working on it in a while

Ok SYSTEM, Getting a bit sassy aren't you

Just a bit ;)

I give off a small chuckle as I continue driving though the city. A few more minutes pass until we reach a rather homey looking townhouse. I had checked the location earlier, as I did want to make sure I knew where everything was in the town. I pull over in front of the Building and exit our car. I circle the car and head to the trunk while Graves exits and heads to the entrance

"This is the hotel where the others are staying. Mind getting the door for me?" I say as I cut the bindings on Stanley's limbs. I quickly sling the unconscious Man over my Shoulder. Graves is quick to move and opens the door for me.

I make my way into the lobby and see that the reception desk is empty...Like most of the rest of the town actually...Do people not notice this shit in Movies?

"We won't be staying so it's fine that no one is here." I say as I look around and find the signs leading to the lounge:" They're probably in there"

Percival follows my sight and is quick to follow. As we reach the door, we begin hearing a discussion on the other side.

"-ause I gotta be honest, this is a fucked up thing to just...drop on somebody." A male voice says in disbelief.

A meek female voice answer:" Every night since I left Derry," She breathes out for a bit" I've been having these nightmares...People in Pain... People dying...="

She is interrupted by another voice:" So you have nightmares. People have nightmares,B..But that doesn't mean...that your visions are true".

The woman who I've identified as Beverly continues to sob" I've watched every single one of us...I've seen all of us die...And I know that's what happened to Stanley."

A new voice with a slight stutter speaks up at that. Probably Bill then. :" Lo...o...o...ook just b...be...because Pennywise said Stanley didn't make it, doesn't me..mean he's dead! His wife said he disappeared with the car all of a sudden...I'm sure he's just on his way here."

Before she can answer, I open the door and enter the room:"How right you are Mister Denbrough!"

They all back up at my sudden Appearance and they're eyes widen at the sight of the unconscious body on My shoulder. Beverly is the first to whisper out"Stanley?". I merely smirk and dump his body on the couch:" Worry not, I'm just here to deliver the last Member of your "Teaam""

Ben( The Overweight kid who is no super buff), who is without a doubt the bulkiest in the room, quickly approaches me as he sees Stanley's state:" Who the hell are you! What did you do to Stan!"

Before he can come any closer, I pull out my silenced M1911 and point it at him. They all freeze up at the sight of the gun and dear old Eddie(The hypochondriac ) seems to be the first to want to scream out at the danger. Before anyone can say anything, Percival rushes towards me from the side and pushes the gun down

:" Have you lost your mind! I thought you wanted them alive!" He quickly reprimands me.

I merely point at Ben:" Did you see the guy? I mean seriously, this dude could probably snap me like a twig! "

Graves scoffs:" Knowing you, I highly doubt that. You would have Pro-'

"I'm sorry if I'm interrupting, but who the hell are you People!" We both turn towards Richie( The guy with the glasses who became a comedian) who quickly steps back from our collective stares.

I simply smirk as I holster my gun within my jacket:" Why were with the Government of Course! Your good old Tax dollars at work!"

They all stare in disbelief before Graves steps forward and coughs for their attention:" Please excuse the Antics of my...Acquaintance." He pauses for a bit for the room to finally calm down:" Now then. I am Director Graves, Head of a Department of a special branch within the Government which focuses on...Supernatural threats. Something you seem to have some experience with."

All of them have mixed reactions. Some are in disbelief, some breathe out in relief, But one is staring skeptically at Graves.

The staring Richie asks:" Shouldn't an agent be here in that case? Why would a director show up? And what kind of Secret Agency are you? Are you gonna have us disappear while actually killing us to keep your secrets? Are secretly-"

"Please WILL YOU SHUT UP!" Percy yells out as he grabs his forehead:" This is why I don't miss fieldwork" he mutters.

I quickly face Richie:" You had some good Questions though. The director here was still a Field Agent 27 Years ago. He was one of the Agents sent to handle this case in particular and feels responsible for it. That's why he left his cushy desk Job and came along to help you guys out."

Richie simply huffs out:" Well damn...so no killing us as well" He sarcastically asks

I give him a smirk of my own:" Killing you would be a problem. The Clown needs its Bait after all!" I say while giving them a big grin.

Before they can say anything, I receive a smack to the back of my head:" You really behave like a child sometimes don't you." he turns towards the group once more:" No you are not Bait, but you are instrumental to defeating the Demon"

Mike, the only guy who stayed in Derry, asks at this:" Demon? Wait, as in hell? And what do you mean we are needed to kill IT?"

Not wanting to explain it twice, I grab a nearby glass of water and splash it onto Stanley's face

"Whaa!" He jumps up in shock from the sudden stimuli. He quickly reaches to his Mouth and removes the gag. As he breathes out for a few seconds, his eyes focus on me. He quickly backs away in shock:"S..Screw you, you Crazy Bitch! I'm never going back to Derry! I...I...I," He finally takes the time to inspect the room and sees all his old friends around him "I'm back in Derry..." He slowly breathes out as the realization hits him.

He stands still for a bit before seizing up and quickly bringing his wrist into view. He quickly realizes that its covered in newly applied Bandage after which he stares at me

I smirk as I tell him:" Good thing I showed up in time there. The Bastard had control of you and wanted you to kill yourself after all."

His eyes widen at that before he continues telling the rest of the group the BS Alibi I just created for him. Having him confess his suicide isn't that kind at it wont help with any teamwork I try to instill in these people.

"Now then. Let's talk about the Clown"

I step forward once more to explain them the situation, Mainly how Pennywise has been feeding off of them to sustain itself and more to what he actually is. I do let out the fact that they're own beliefs and fears are incredibly important for that as well. It's something I've been planning to use in a specific manner to correct the Ritual of Chüd. I finish my explanation and turn towards Mike:" Our friend here actually has the means to Perform a Ritual which would kill him Forever actually."

Bill steps forward at this:" Y..Yes, Mike showed it to me Earlier. It's called the Ritual of Chüd and the regional Indians used it long a...ago to defeat Pennywise."

I laugh a bit:" If they defeated him, then he'd be dead. Come on Mike,You guys need to trust each other and trying to lie won't help."

They all start staring at Mike in a questioning Manner. Beverly breathes out:" Mike?"

He eventually caves and confesses:" Ok fine. The Ritual didn't work back then...Everyone who tried was killed because of it!"

"And you didn't want to tell us that!" Eddie yells out.

"Look what else did I have! If I told you, then you would never have tried to help me! I was ju-"

"That's enough now!" I yell out. They all calm down and look at me once more:" Sure the ritual failed, but not because it was wrong, but rather that it was done incorrectly. You all need to collect Totems of your past. Symbols of your Fear. The important bit that your predecessors forgot was that you have to overcome that fear as well. That means, no running away"

Eddie speaks up at that:" What! Not running away from a Demon...Clown thingy! Sure that will work out!"

I think about that for a split second. The problem is, it's nearly impossible to just "tell" them to face their fears, but that doesn't mean that it'll actually work. Seeing is believing, and telling them that a monstrous clown which they can feel and see isn't real won't hold up. Good thing I thought of an idea to counter this earlier.

I bring my hand to the inside of my Jacket and begin Projecting. The others don't notice it, but Percival does give a knowing glance at my use of Magic. A few seconds pass and I pull a rolled up piece of cloth from my jacket. I move over to a billiard table and unravel it. A pristine set of 7 ornate daggers is revealed, all slightly different but still similar. I turn to the group once more.

"These were crafted from highly valuable and rare Metal. It's been Proven to be highly lethal when it comes to Demons. Anything Pennywise brings out can definitely be defeated with this." I gesture for them to come forward.

They all slowly begin admiring the Daggers and choose one for themselves.

"Now then. You will have to face your fears on your own, but don't let that discourage you."

I make sure their attention is now properly focused on me:" You defeated this thing when you were mere children. You beat the shit out of him when you should've been groveling in fear. That requires quite the will and all of you had that. Don't forget what you achieved!"

They all stare at me in awe. Richie chuckles out:" Well that was motivational." He turns to the others:" I agree with the hot secret agent lady, This guy was afraid of us when we pummeled him with baseball bats and pieces of fence. Now we're grown up and actually armed for a change...Lets kill this fucking clown!"

They all begin smiling at that. I can already see it in their eyes and specifically their souls. This little help has already weakened Pennywise's siphon of their Power. Not enough but it's a good start.

As they plan and decide on where to search for their totems, I start heading out the Door and gesture for Percival to follow me.

Eddie is the first to speak up:" Ahh...Wh...where are you going..I thought you would help us?"

I turn around and smirk at them:" Well every demon has a little helper. The kind to do his dirty work so to say."

Mike quickly catches my meaning:" Henry Bowers..."

I continue:" Correct. He's not the type of person we can leave unattended, so we'll be taking care of him."

Before I leave the room, I gesture towards Stanley to come forward:" Before that, i'd like to talk with you in private."

He initially wants to say no, but I think he's still afraid of me. He quickly follows behind us and enters the lobby. I tell Percy to go to the car, leaving the two of us alone.

"Ahh...What did you want to talk about." He slowly asks.

I give him a kind smile in return:" I meant what I said earlier. You were kids and you beat that monster. And you were a part of that...So don't think of yourself as a burden to the group. YOU are a part of it just as the others...They need you Stan."

His eyes widen at that before he realizes something:" You...You read my Letters..."

I pat him on the shoulder as I finally head towards the exit:" I stopped you for a reason Stan. Prove me right will you?" With that, I exit the restaurant and head towards the car.

As I finally reach it, I realize something else. I turn to Percy:" This is actually Stanley's car, so we'll have to take a different means of transportation."

He merely asks:" So you kidnapped him and stole his car...Definitely not standard Procedure. Not to mention you lied about those daggers you transmuted."

I give him a knowing smile as we begin walking down the road:" Oh. Whatever do you mean?"

"Those daggers weren't special in any way...And they didn't have to be, correct? The only thing that matters is that they believe them to work. He is powered by their fear after all, so if they believe in some magic dagger to harm him, it will be so." He deduces

I chuckle out:" I guess you aren't the Director for nothing. By the way, nice touch on making yourself out to be some government agent and completely leaving out any magical elements from your story."

"I wasn't sure if obliviation was possible considering their unique disposition. So I left out the matters they shouldn't know of. But what of this Bowers, what is his role in this?" Graves asks me".

"A pawn within the physical world, He can't be defeated by simply believing him to be harmless. He was corrupted by the Demon when he was a child and inspired him to murder his father, along with trying to kill the ones from earlier. The good thing however is that he is still a mere human. Killing him will be without issue." I answer.

Graves pauses at that:" Killing him?"

I merely scoff at his reply:" His soul has been ruined by the demon. There is no redemption for him. Of anything, killing him will be doing him a favor."

He eventually accepts my argument and silently follows me once more. I retrieve my sling ring and enter a nearby alleyway. I summon a portal to the Facility where Bowers was held and turn back to Graves:" Apparation makes me throw up, so I thought we could use this instead."

We enter the Portal and end up in a storage closet. As we enter the hallway, we find it filled with corpses and thick puddles of blood:'' Like I said, he has to die...let's split up for now. I'm not sure if he's still here, but we can cover more ground this way. Meet me here in twenty minutes?" I say while gesturing to the entrance of the closet.

"...Fine.." he says before pulling out his wand. He slowly begins stalking down a hallway, while I turn to another so I can do the same.

I begin making my way through the facility and only find more of the same. Patients and nurses all brutally stabbed and cut. Left to bleed out on the floor. I do consider taking the bodies with me for a while but eventually decide against it. Missing bodies only make investigations longer and I don't want anything to do with this.

After making my way through a few bloodstained rooms and accidentally stepping into some entrails, I'm surprised by a sudden ringing. I quickly check my surroundings, but can't identify the source anywhere.

Wanting to make sure, I check my jacket and pull out my very silent phone. As the ringing continues, I deci-

The Burner Phone in you Inventory Jeanne!

Oh...Thanks SYSTEM.

I reach into my inventory and pull out the phone. It's the counterpart of the other phone I had given to Coulson. I quickly accept the call and press it to my ear.

I start the Conversation:" Moshi Moshi."

…...

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…...

"Coulson I'm just fucking with you. Penning here!" I quickly say as the other line was rather silent.

"You learning Japanese now Penning?"

I chuckle out:" I am actually. Never know when you may need it." I continue moving through the building and stop at a restroom. Moving inside I make my way to a sink and turn the lights on. Looking down, I see my legs covered in blood and other pieces of gore.

"Good that you're calling actually. You ever done Wetwork Coulson?" I ask as I inspect my shoes.

"I have...Whats this about?" He asks.

"Like I mentioned, I'm mainly self thought. So I'm rather inexperienced when it comes to cleaning my clothes and specifically how to get blood out of them."

"...Do I even want to know what you're up to right now?"

"Why I'm hunting a Demonic clown if you actually believe it!" I laugh out loud.

"I do not in fact believe that. Look Penning, we had some questions concerning your Visit to Stark yesterday."

"I bet those Questions also include you tracking this phone-call as well right. Tell me, what state am I in?" I joke as I continue walking through the patient rooms.

"...Maine...I take it we're ending this call then?" He asks?

I simply chuckle" Nah, I'll be done here in a few hours at the most. But please, tell me why you're calling?"

"Well if you want to continue, then be my guest. We were curious about a lot of things actually. For every time we meet, you only make us ask more questions. Sure we found out a few new things, such as you being an orphan, owning an extinct animal from the UK and apparently, you are a Pervert. "

"Stark told you about that then. Hah! Well I'm not denying it. Any other great discoveries?"

"Sadly no, however I am rather curious as to this new element Byzantium you gave Stark and specifically what exactly your own motivations are. You exposing Agent Romanov's cover wasn't that good though. Stark wasn't to happy with that."

"I bet he wasn't. I mean seriously, why did you even try to spy on him?" I ask.

"Stark was behaving irregularly and I wasn't getting anywhere. We sent her in to determine his stability. At least when you blew her cover, you solved his little "issue" as well."

"Yeah, I do that. I solve stuff.…...Speaking of Romanov, did you give her the Box?"

"I did...It shook her up quite a bit. She did appreciate it though...She wants to meet you actually, you know ask a bit as to where you got it and who her family was."

"Ohhh...yeah I could probably do that. Though do make sure she stays with Stark for now. At least until the whole Vanko business is taken care of."

"Yes, Ivan Vanko. Would you have any leads on his whereabouts?"

I shake my head, only to realize that he can't see that:" Can't say, sorry Coulson. Besides after I'm done here, I'm heading down south."

"Ah yes. You mentioned that whatever would occur would hopelessly outclass SHIELD. What exactly is going on in New Mexico? Its a big state and we have nothing of interest there"

I chuckle out:" As mean as my answer is, I don't want to spoil the surprise. Something will happen down there...Yeah, can't really say that much about it. Though I do promise I'll be waiting to meet you once again Coulson."

"Of course you are...You mentioned an enemy of your own to face and that SHIELD wouldn't be your Ally. Penning, we're the good guys. If something big is going on then we can be trusted."

"Like I told you earlier. The only Trustworthy, or a least those with good intentions are counted on one hand. Sure there are more, but I don't know them. Yeah, you, Romanov, Barton and Fury."

"Sp you trust the leadership and a few high ranking agents but not the organization itself?...Dammit Penning, it would be nice if you stopped adding to your Mystery."

I snort at that:"Hah! Don't put yourself down Coulson. I actually do want to have a serious discussion with you the next time we meet on just that subject."

"And why is that if I may ask? Aren't enjoying our Cat and Mouse game anymore?"

"Hehe. Hardly Coulson. I could enjoy that for years, but no. The funny thing is that you've gotten incredibly close to me, though I do believe it's due to an entirely different investigation. But it doesn't change the fact that if we don't...Resolve this issue quickly and peacefully, then it might have far reaching consequences for both of us."

"Mind being a bit less cryptic there, penning?"he asks with an irritated tone.

"I work with some...powerful people. And it just happens that you have them under surveillance. I figured it out as I have experience with you. The problem is that this is something which, if found out, would send them into a panic and have them take some regrettable actions. There's nothing more dangerous than when People with too much Power feel threatened." I answer him once more.

"Penning, I get your point, but if we're supposed to talk something like this out, then I'm going to need more information. Who are we talking about here?" He asks.

I consider his point for a bit before asking myself:" Look if we're doing this, then I want to work with you. I don't want some other spook arriving down in New Mexico and mucking things up. This is actually important for a change. First contact between me and you."

"...I have direct contact with Director Fury. I'm certain we can work something out."

"You better be...Fine. The people I'm talking of, are the ones you're spying on at 233 Broadway Manhattan, the Woolworth building. Ring a bell?"

"...Doesn't ring one actually."

"You serious?"

"I'm not really involved in every investigation and operation. I can't know them by heart"

I groan out in irritation:" Urgh...I guess that makes sense. SHIELD probably has them under surveillance since the seventies. Makes sense if you don't know that much about them."

"It should be settled shortly, but thank you for trusting me with this. I'll check our Data on the Matter and I'll meet you in New Mexico...Wherever it will be in that state."

"Good then, becus-" The call is interrupted by the screeching sound of tires. I run towards an open window and see a black car spinning its tires and is about to drive away.

I quickly summon my Pistol and activate my Mystic eyes. Pistols aren't that accurate at this range, but I should be able to compensate with my eyes and skills. Just as the car is about to speed off, I aim the gun out the window and fire its back tires until the magazine clicks empty. The car drives off, but quickly swerves around and crashes into a nearby lamppost.

I reload the Pistol and bring it back into my inventory. The phone I had pressed against my Shoulder pipes up:" Any reason you're shooting around a sleepy town like Derry?"

"Like I said, Demonic clown. And don't bother coming for me, I'll be gone before you know it." With that, I finally hang up the phone and jump out of the window.

The Ground cracks when my reinforced legs impact it. I quickly run over the courtyard and leap over the fence in a single bound. I begin sprinting towards the crashed car. As I finally reach it, the side door burst open.

A rotting body falls out. It's the mangled zombie made from Bower's teenage friend Hockstadter. He screams at me, blowing blood, spit and some teeth out of his mouth In the process.

Not really caring too much about the fool, I cast some hellfire and blast him with it. Within seconds, the shambling zombie is engulfed in blue flames and turned into a pile of ash and cinders.

XP gained : 500

I now heat towards the other door and quickly open it.

Inside is the older Henry Bowers who is currently holding his head in pain. I quickly project a small knife and stab him in the temple. His movements stop abruptly at the action. I dissipate the knife and watch for a few seconds as blood drips from the wound.

XP gained : 800

I once again Holster my gun and turn away from the car-wreck. As I turn towards the Building once again, I quickly see Graves running out of the doors. I wave him over to me.

He quickly arrives in front of me and sees the dead body along with the pile of ash slowly blowing away. He eventually turns to face me once more:" Subtle aren't you?"

"Why of course. Just a driver who was shot and killed. Completely normal phenomenon. Nothing supernatural or magical to find." I quickly answer.

"Well...I see your point. Our existence is still hidden." He pauses as he points towards the mental Facility once more:" Other than a horde of fresh bodies, I didn't find anything else of Interest. Other than the fact that all the souls were seemingly removed. Not through normal Death, but rather that they were taken or devoured.``

Devoured?...I admit that I don't really know what kind of Demon he is.. Maybe I should find out for now. I open a Portal back to the Hotel lounge. We both quickly enter the spacious room. I quickly seat myself in one of the chairs and start fishing through my Pockets.

I pull out my main Phone and start dialing a number. Graves asks:" What reason do you have for calling someone?"

"Well I hate to admit it, but I'm rather unsure on what kind of Demon I'm actually dealing with. Sure I know his abilities to an extent, but other than that? Nothing. So I'm calling an Expert." I answer as I start a call.

Graves grew rather curious at that. He's Probably interested in Information himself."What Expert would that be?"

"Maziken of the Lilim"

The answer baffles him:" One of Lucifer's Personal advisors and Chief torturer of Hell?!...And she has a phone?"

I chuckle at his reply:" yeah, you'd be surprised about that...want to listen in?"

He freezes before eventually nodding. This is after all why he wanted an alliance with me. Making contact with Hell and making Peace between us. So he'd obviously want to learn something about Maze.

I put the phone on speaker and wait for a few seconds before Someone finally answers"Urghhhh...What do you want...I'm trying to sleep dammit." the female voice groans out and yawns at the end.

"Hey Maze, sorry for waking you up. I kinda need a bit of info actually." I ask. Graves is rather shocked at the nonchalant way I'm addressing a high ranking demon like Maze, but he soon calms down.

I'm also doing this as a Power play to show once again how well connected I am. Graves has been eyeing me in a funny way since we entered the city and I'm slightly worried.

"Jeanne? ...argh fine, what do you want. I've got a killer hangover and I really need my sleep."

"Well I'll get to the point then. What can you tell me about the Demon Pennywise"

"Who is that supposed to be? Do you have his real name?"

Oh...didn't expect that. I hindsight it makes sense that that wasn't his name:" Can't say I do. But he's similar to a Boggart, enjoys eating children and fucks of for 27 Years. Does that help."

"Can't say that I..."I hear a bit of Shuffling from the other side :" Wait wait wait... Does he dress like a clown?"

Oh, it seems I forgot to mention that:" Ah yes actually, that's his whole Gimmick."

I hear an annoyed huff from the phone:" Well that clears it up. Why would you care for a piece of Shit like that, He's a minor Demon. Well not in recent Centuries, but still...You said he only appears every 27 Years, just where are you?"

I frown at the question, Just what was she getting at:" I'm in a small town up in Maine. He haunts the place every 27 years and usually kills a bunch of people, mostly children if I recall."

I hear an annoyed grunt from the other side:" So that's what the Bastard has been doing. That runt was a nobody down here. Then he showed up a few centuries ago and was suddenly all juiced up on some Proper souls. Not the crappy ones we get automatically, but fresh ones that didn't belong that deep in hell. So children definitely fit the bill.

The runt has been an arrogant Bastard ever since and started pissing a lot of Demons of. Not too bad, so that we would do something about him, but just enough to annoy us. Funny thing is that he always disappeared every 27 Years for a short time before coming back with more souls in his belly...Does he have a cult up there or something that always summons him up?"

I think about it for a while:" No actually. His actions are usually seen as accidents or some freak killings. There's No cult here to speak of..."

"Well a Demon can't just go to Earth whenever he wants to. Only the Powerful ones can do that and he definitely doesn't fit the bill..."

Wait...I think for a bit about how Pennywise may get to earth. The Well from the first Movie. The one he disappeared into...Could it be a direct line into hell? If that's the case...Then I have to keep this a secret. The MACUSA would definitely want to ward it off and what not, but I want to use it. I guess I'll have to think of an excuse:" Maybe he uses the survivors then. There are some victims he left alive including a Zombie and a total Puppet of a human. I think he probably did it with them instead.

"I mean sure, that could technically work...Why are you asking anyway? If you want to make friends with one of your own, then there are definitely better candidates for that." Maze answers

My brows furrow in confusion:" One of my own? You saying I'm similar to him somehow?"

"Well Duh. You're both Demons of Gluttony. The Bastard came from the third circle of Hell directly. A bit different to you obviously as you're still mainly Human. But I'm sure you could work something out. " She answers,

I'm more interested in the fact that Hell is apparently built up as detailed by Dante's Inferno, but I have to talk right now. Not to mention I shouldn't appear THAT Clueless to Graves.

"Maze I don't want to befriend him. Well I'm actually planning on killing him instead. Does he have any Property down there I would get, or any consequences I should be aware of if I kill him?"

"Well a lot of Demons from Gluttony would like you for it, but that's about it. He also never bothered taking any land, so I doubt you'd get anything useful. Might have something in his home, but I really don't know too much...That's pretty much all I know about him."

I smile at the phone:" Thank you Maze, you've been a great help."

"Sure thing brat...How's the Job the big guy gave you going? Been half a year after all."

Oh right, I actually have to do a job for them:" Well I finally got some Leads on Statana, Apparently she's been hanging around France... I thought I didn't have a time limit."

Are they actually changing the Deal now?...Shit i' m screwed if they do that.

"Oh you don't, but we were just curious about your Progress...Carry on little one" With that she hung up.

I finally notice my rough breathing. I guess that was a bit more frightening than I thought. I put the phone away and take my time to catch my Breath.

Percival walks up to me:" So...Demon of Gluttony...You definitely don't look the Part."

I smirk at his reply:" Well neither does the clown, so who are we to judge. Besides, I do keep in shape." I give him a smirk as I gesture to my body.

I eventually gesture for him to take a seat:" We have to wait until the others return. After that we can start the ritual to kill him."

And with that, I may just get access to a direct Line to Hell. I'm not sure what I want to do with it, but I'm certain it'll be worth it.

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A few Minutes Earlier

Shield Office, California.

"Like I said, Demonic clown. And don't bother coming for me, I'll be gone before you know it." After that, the call which was broadcasted over the entire room is cut off. On a large Monitor, a Map of Derry is being depicted. A Cross-hair clearly showing the location of a Psychiatric correctional Facility.

Agent Coulson places the phone down and begins giving Orders:" I want a strike Team ready and on the Move immediately. Non-Lethal Weaponry. I want sharpshooters on opposite roofs equipped with Tranqu-"

"Belay that order!"

The whole room now turns towards the Speaker. It's a tall black man Wearing a leather trench coat. His most notable feature being the Eye-patch he was wearing. The Director of SHIELD, Nick Fury, continues:'' All personnel are to pull out of Derry immediately. Surround the town and nothing more. Do not engage contact with Moira Penning!"

Coulson is the first to ask:" Director? May I ask what's going on?"

Fury ignores him while inspecting the room and all its occupants. He takes a few seconds before saying:" All Personnel with a clearance rating beneath Level 7 are to clear out now!" He bellows out into the room.

As most agents within the briefing room were working under Coulson, who himself only had Level 7 clearance, they all started leaving the room. A few seconds pass before the remaining agents numbered only five. Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanov, Maria Hill and of Course Director Fury.

Coulson was quick on the uptake:" I'm assuming that that Building in Manhattan is of bigger concern that I was expecting?"

Fury merely scoffs:" You have no Idea. Penning has caused us a few Headaches in the Past, but now she's risen up to a whole new level of being a PAIN IN MY ASS!" He pinches the bridge of his brows as he turns to Maria:" Hill. Pull up the MACUSA files."

She quickly moves towards a terminal which controls the Holographic display within the room. She hits a few buttons before various files are depicted on the Holograms. Most reports are outdated and most pictures are still in black and white. The newest entries showed a skyscraper from Manhattan, all of its entrances and windows under surveillance.

"You're kidding me right! Penning is with the Wizards?!" The room turns to the lone archer standing in the room.

Coulson quickly asks, confusion apparent on his face:"You know of this Barton?" Romanov also looks upon him in confusion as she also hadn't heard of this "MACUSA".

Fury eventually adds:" Earlier in Barton's service, We sent him into the building to infiltrate them..."

Coulson eventually asks:" And? Did he accomplish it Sir?"

Barton finally stepped forward while pointing to a picture showing the building's entrance:" Sure I did, I walked right through the entrance without any issue. Too bad that I didn't end up in the building the MACUSA was actually going into. Some kind of dimensional...manipulation or something going on in the entrance. Only Members can apparently enter"

Romanov questions him at this:" How is that even possible? Tech like that isn't even remotely feasible with current Tech. Some of these pictures are over 50 years old..Just who are these People?"

Fury finally begins explaining:" The MACUSA, also known as the "Magical Congress of the United states of America". Yes you heard right, "Magical". They are the Governing Body for a secret society of Magical beings living within the Nation. They're prime concern is upholding their secrecy, other than that we don't know much about them."

Fury walks towards the holograms and points to a few pictures made during the 50s. Depicted there are Howard Stark, Peggy Carter and President Dwight D. Eisenhower shaking hands with an oddly dressed man with a tremendously long beard and a pointed cap. Next to the picture was a man in chains, his most notable features being the dichromatic eyes and the snow white hair for such a young face. Coulson recognized him a Gellert Grindelwald, a Member of the Thule society and a staunch ally to Hydra during WW2

Maria Hill continues the Explanation:" That was taken after a joint operation between SHIELD and the MACUSA which ended in the capture of then Dark Lord of Magic, Gellert Grindelwald. He was effectively a Terrorist and Cult Leader in the Magical Community. We apparently had a good relationship going with them in the past actually."

Coulson asks at this:" Apparently?"

Fury scoffs at that:" Bastards went silent and we didn't even realize it. All of a sudden, everyone who ever dealt with the MACUSA had their memories of them Wiped. Stark, Carter, the Presidents and anyone among the secret service who ever came into contact with them. All official documents and records of them were also promptly destroyed, by our own men sometimes even. This means that they could also use mind control.

We only learned of their existence about 20 years ago when we began to reorganize our records and began putting them onto Hard Drives and whatnot. You see, We have fail-safes in place for these sorts of things that couldn't be accounted for. To prevent espionage, we have agents spying on our own divisions and making reports on them as well. These were initially destroyed as well, but unknowingly to the agents we always made backups that were sent to hidden locations that were usually completely scrubbed from our database."

With that, Coulson follows the logic:" And with that you had a basic idea on who they were and what I assume to be they're locations to a certain degree. And I take making contact has been impossible so far?"

Maria hill nods at this:" We don't know their true capabilities or how far their reach goes and what population they have. What we do know concerning their Mind abilities are enough to have them be one of our biggest threats. We do spy on any individuals entering and exiting the HQ building, but we haven't made contact so far. Our records actually support Penning's statements in this Manner. The Magical Community is incredibly Paranoid when it comes to their exposure. They're convinced that Witch trials will start up if they're ever discovered. As far as we know, this would set off a panic which might lead to them trying to declare war on the nation itself to secure their longevity. It's been a Powder-keg for the last 50 years."

Barton continues at that:" And one that's about to blow it seems. With Penning being a part of them, her knowing of our surveillance could ignite that. How sho-"

Nick Fury quickly interjects:" Don't be so sure about that. Penning said she worked WITH them, not for them. She counts herself as an outside party and it is the only category she can fit in. The MACUSA used feathers and ink back in the fifties and delivered all their mail via Owls. They weren't planning on modernizing anytime soon, so I doubt Penning and her use of guns and the internet make her a part of them."

Coulson ponders over the new information while also Pondering on Penning and her Motives. After a while, his eyes widen in shock. Hill who notices this quickly asks:" Coulson? What's wrong?"

Coulson starts pacing the room while holding his chin:" Penning...She's trying to strong-arm us into helping her."

Fury merely widens his eye in skepticism:" I thought she saw us as an enemy or as incompetents. What are you going at Coulson?"

Coulson stops and turns to the others:" Ok...First off, What's her Motivation? She does try her hardest at playing spy-games, but she has made many errors leading us to find out more and more about her. Mainly that her main goal is trying to acquire Power, something she is willing to kill for without hesitation. The reason for all this is that she supposedly has an enemy which is considerably stronger than her. What doe-"

"Whatever requires A hulk to fight ain't something I want to tussle with." Barton quips.

Coulson rights his tie as he continues:" As I was saying. She made a point that SHIELD couldn't help her, but she still went out of her way to help us and the Stark's out when she had nothing to gain from it. Her helping me and Romanov was only icing on the cake. And with her showing us the Formula which Sterns made, The Element she made for Stark and her newfound connection with this MACUSA, She's trying to Prop up her worth to us. She wants to act as a bridge between the MACUSA and SHIELD, ensuring peaceful negotiations. If something then happens to her then they'll be hell to pay. Her Primary goal was Power, but her secondary was to make herself so valuable and important that we won't touch her. "

"But why would she need to do that? She's proven capable enough to hide from us." Romanov asks

Coulson continues theorizing as he continues: "Penning has been operating on her own this entire time without training and without much preparation. Her SNAFU when she met me, was evidence of that. What she has been rather good at is adapting to the changing circumstances. Even so, we kept catching her off guard and kept finding more bits of her identity. At first, SHIELD was unimportant and merely an obstacle to get her hands on Sterns, but it later became a threat. Sure she's been brushing it off, but she's smart enough to know that with enough time, we'll find her. And when that time comes she doesn't want to suffer the consequences..."

He pauses for a bit:" But there's more to it. Her new Position also allows her to basically blackmail us by threatening to ruin negotiations with the MACUSA. And even if we don't have the Power to fight whatever requires a Hulk to kill, I still believe our other focuses, Specifically espionage and Information will be of value to her. Judging by the MACUSA's Tech Level, then we definitely outshine them in that regard. She'll probably ask us subtly for some info when the time is right and we'd think nothing of it."

Silence befell the room after Coulson finished his theory. It has a lot of Merit and made sense, all things considered. It held one last Problem though

Romanov questions it first:"If she is planning to strong-arm us and elevate her value...Then what could we possibly do about it? She already has that position doesn't she? The Serum from Sterns which is the next best thing after the super-soldier. A New Element which, according to Stark, could end energy problems for the world. and Now lastly Her Position with a Possible Army of Magical beings that could plunge the nation or even the world into war. What the hell can we possibly do about it?"

Fury, who has steadily been showing the signs of a powerful headache states:"Call her out on her Bullshit and find out what she really wants. It's true we cant alienate her, but it doesn't mean we have to play her games. The only thing we need to know are her intentions and what she wants from us...Coulson, you know her best from all of us, what do you think?"

Coulson answers after a few seconds:" I...I don't think she actually has ill intentions. Sure, she has been morally dubious and has been breaking various laws to get what she wants. But she has also been actively trying to help even if we believe she did this with motive. I say we determine the nature of this enemy of hers and if her side and actions were justified. Other than that I have nothing but to continue investigating her."

The room grows silent once more before Fury rattles of:" Fine then. Coulson. You and Barton will head to New Mexico to wait for whatever will occur down there. As soon as you find whatever there is, or make contact with Penning, you will act accordingly in the Situation. Call her out but don't antagonize her."

The two Men give of a "Yes Sir '' as they receive their orders. Fury turns to the two women:'' Romanov, I want you back with the Starks. Vanko is still on the loose and we need to handle that first. Hill, I want you to send in Agents into Derry after 24 hours have passed. We won't get in Penning's way, but that doesn't mean we won't investigate what she is doing there...Dismissed!"

He yells out into the room as his remaining subordinates clear out to follow their orders. Now all alone, the Director curses Penning and all the Problems she has caused him. He just hoped that the surprises with Penning ended after this.

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Back in Derry with Jeanne.

A sudden urge overcomes my body and I am powerless to stop it.

"Achoo!" I loudly sneeze all of a sudden. The sound startled Graves who quickly looked over to me. I simply grin and say:" Someone is talking about me"

"Isn't that just an expression?"

I simply chuckle. 'Not in this universe' I think to myself...Probably Coulson or SHIELD...I'm actually curious what my rep Stats with them are. I haven't checked Coulson since we met for the first time after all.

Why don't I actually get System Notifications for that? Actually why didn't I get Questlines for my trip to Russia or Monaco as well? Well?...SYSTEM what do you have to say for yourself?

I forgot...

you forgot?...

I forgot...

SYSTEM...You know I love you, but I have to say this. YOU HAD ONE JOB!

I mean seriously, what the Hell!

1 Gacha Token added to Inventory

Really...That's all?

Quest added: Finish "IT"

Objective: Pennywise the Clown has been plaguing the town of Derry for centuries. Kill him.

Rewards: 200,000 XP, 1 Gacha Token

'SYSTEM!' I yell out in my mind

Quest added: The one worthy of Mjölnir

Objective 1: Help Thor to become worthy of Mjölnir
Reward: +10 Reputation with Thor; +5 Reputation with Odin; +5 Reputation with Sif; Grimoire: Lightning Elemental Magic

Objective 2: Help Thor defeat Loki's Champion
Reward: +10 Reputation with Thor; -10 Reputation with Loki; Destroyer Armor Blueprint; Catalyst: Rider

Hidden Objective: ?
Reward: +10 Reputation with ? ; +10 Reputation with ? ; Grimoire: ? Magic

'I I... Argh! Fine...This is pretty good, even the weird extra objective and its rewards. But please do your Job SYSTEM!' I yell at the entity within my mind.

I now lay back in the cushioned char and stare over at Percival who...is reading the newspaper. I chuckle at that:" Isn't that a bit boring with the lack of moving pictures?"

He gives off a slight smirk:" Please, I'm not a child...Though I do admit, other than this incident in Monaco, it is rather boring."

I smirk at his answer.' Now that I think about it, what are his Rep Stats with me?

Percival Graves LV 156

REP: 25

OBE: 15

STR 35

VIT 80

DEX 30

INT 350

WIS 200

Luck 25

Well I shouldn't be too disappointed. Considering I got those stats from a simple Meet and greet...Damn my Rep SYSTEM used to be overpowered. His Stats on the other hand...If his Magic is that good, then I wonder how strong Dumbledore is considering his level is double as big. Though I do have to wonder as his behavior didn't indicate him to be this big a genius. Seriously, 350 INT!

The issue is that the GAME tries to put the information it receives in an organized form, but issues like these do arise. Your INT and WIS Stats affect both your mind and your MANA in equal manner. On someone like Graves it doesn't affect him the same way, but the GAME cant compensate for that. So it's Probably that his Magic is of the Capacity of what you would have with 350 INT.

I see...Still makes me curious on how strong Dumbledore is in that case.

On another note, I want to use the Gacha Already. I've collected 10 tickets now and I want to use them!

I wouldn't advise that.

Why the hell not! I've been sitting on this for half a year!

I' m just saying you should wait until you kill Pennywise and get one more token.

I promise it'll be worth it.

I thought you couldn't affect Things like that Gacha?

...

...

Just trust me ok?

Smells like BS SYSTEM, but fine I'll accept for now.

I close my eyes and try to sleep during the remaining time we Wait for the Loser's Club. Just as I'm about to tucker out, the Door's to the room suddenly open up. The Losers club quickly enters as we stand up to greet them.

The most notable of them is Eddie, who is covered in black sludge and holding his dagger which is covered in more muck as well as old blood.

"I..I..I killed a Leper, he threw up on me and I need a Shower." He quickly stammers out as he runs past us.

I turn to the others, who by the way also have some dirty blood on their sleeves:" Did he have a fear of illnesses or something?"

Bill is the first to answer:" You have no Idea..." He quickly pulls out the dagger he had from his jacket:" Thank you by the way...This...This really helped"

"No shit it helped. I stabbed that dumb clown right in the face. It was goddamned awesome. Seriously, if we had these 27 years ago then we would have kicked his ass." Richie quips once more.

I simply chuckle at that. I think we should kill Pennywise first, Before I reveal the truth about the daggers, but I am definitely doing it. The daggers should last another three hours anyway.

I simply chuckle at that:" Good to hear. I take it you all successfully recovered your tokens then?"

They all quickly nod at that...Though I'm not too sure of that:" Would you mind revealing what fears you had to overcome? I don't mean to pry but if just one of you failed in any regard, then this wont work. Besides, if you overcame your fear then it shouldn't be too hard to speak about right?"

They all freeze up about that. I guess they still have some lingering feelings there...Or they're just uncomfortable telling it to me. I turn to leave before Richie once again steps forward

"Geez you guys are Pussies. If no one wants to start then I'll go. I" At that he himself freezes up. He coughs a bit before awkwardly swallowing:" Yeah so...I'm Gay...Been for a while...Got bullied for it somewhat when it was suspected and I...Yeah.."

They all widen their eyes in mild Shock at that. Beverly however smiles as she jokes:" I guess You didn't Sleep with Eddie's Mom then?"

He quickly turns to her in Shock:" Well I did make an Exception for her of course!"

The group quickly erupts into Laughter. I turn around to see graves give a slight chuckle himself. I've been judging his Character by the way he was depicted in the Movie, but I can't really use that as it was Grindelwald in Disguise after all.

I turn back to the Group and witness them Confessing their secrets to one another.

Beverly speaks of her abusive Father and Husband.

Bill speaks about his inability to cope with his brother's Death.

Mike speaks of his fear of being left behind to fight Pennywise which had happened after all and it also caused him to lie to the others in the first place.

Ben speaks about his fear of opening up to others and still having the New Kid mentality he had as a child. There was also the little thing that he clung to the Yearbook Note that Beverly had given to him back then.

Stan was quite the surprise as I didn't see he was dead in the original story. he confessed to his attempted suicide and his general Fear of Pennywise as well as the expectations place upon him by himself and those close to him...

After that they give each other a big old Group hug at that.

"Did I miss something?"

A voice from the Stairway above us asks. On it is now a cleaned up Eddie.

I walk forward:" Just some important bits, but you can talk about that on the way. We have a Clown to Kill!"

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The way into the Well-house was considerably easier than expected. I guess that happens when you literally just stab whatever horror shows up in front of you. The Loser's Club was actually quite good at that.

I had to laugh when Bill and Eddie stopped at the Three doors with "Very Scary", "Scary" and "Not Scary at all". They promptly opened all three doors an killed whatever was inside of them.

As we make our way through the sewers, I analyze the group with my Mystic eyes. Pennywise's Siphon has been weakening with the seconds and is barely transferring any Mana anymore.

I guess my Plan worked splendidly then.

We continue for about half an hour until we finally reached the cistern in which the Losers had defeated the clown last time. Once again, Bodies can be seen floating high above.

we make our way to the center of the room to find the well hidden beneath a trapdoor.

I quickly analyze the Well and the Space behind it.

Pathway to Gluttony, the third Circle of Hell

Shit, so I was right then...Cant have Graves destroy it later on. I turn to Mike and gesture for him to ready the Ritual.

He quickly sets everything up and instructs the other in a circle. While they all burn their tokens I move over to the side along with Graves. I quickly tell him the rundown of the ritual and also inform him to close his eyes when the Dead-lights appear.

With the fire slowly fading, the Group begins to Chant:" Turn Light into Dark"

I raise my Head Upwards and can see the light shining through my Eyelids. I wonder if those deadlights work similar to certain Mystic eyes.

"Turn Light Into Dark!"

The lights slowly move down towards us, its intensity rising the closer it gets.

"Turn Light into Dark!"

The lights are now incredibly close and one can feel the heat coming off of them.

"Turn Light into Dark!"

"Turn Light into Dark!"

"Turn Light into Dark!"

The Light slowly fades away as I believe it finally enters the container. With a quick Movement the lid is placed on top and the lights fade away. We all open our eyes to see the work finally done.

Just as I turn to Graves to congratulate us I hear someone yell:" W..Wait! Somethings wrong, keep chanting!" The voice of Mike yells out.

O quickly turn to the Group and see the red of a balloon peeking out of the container.

'No...I did everything right! Why is this happening!' I yell out in my mind.

Graves pulls out his wand and quickly says:" I guess something went wrong then Dammit"

The group eventually lets go of the lid as a bright red balloon keeps expanding out of it.

"Get back here now! Get away from him!" I yell out.

We all run to the edges of the room as it keeps inflating. Eventually, the Balloon Explodes with a deafening "Pop" .

Even with my ears hurting from the loud sound, I'm still the first to recover. As the others slowly get back to their feet, I look around us in search of the clown.

With a loud and sudden Splash, the water in front of us is blasted throughout the Cistern. I quickly wipe the filthy water from my eyes and look in front of us.

The clown has grown to enormous size. With Limbs of all sorts sticking out of his disproportionate body. Rather than a spider body, he is more akin to a centipede of larger scale. It's like he stuck the lower half of many spiders together as he still has Spider-like legs. Just how did he get this Power. The loser's club is barely feeding him anymore!

Wanting an answer I inspect him with my eyes.

Pennywise the Demon LV 100

STR 20

VIT 35

DEX 15

INT 40

WIS 30

LUC 50

Unique Skills

Fearshifting

Authority of Gluttony

Fear Telepathy

Phobiamancy

I simply chuckle at that. He made himself bigger to frighten us then...But it still doesn't explain why the ritual didn't Work. Ju-

HOW ARE YOU ALIVE. We burned the Tokens! You should be dead!" Mike yells out at the clown

Pennywise snarls at us: Yes I Should be...Right! Haha! You know I'm quite hurt." He says as he slithers around the Cistern:" You were all abandoning me even though I waited soooo long for You! Is little old Me not scary enough for you ANYMORE!"

He yells out as some of his arms rip at the wall and Pulverize it in an instant. Where did this Power come from?

"But it's quite funny actually! I was quaking in my big boots when you did the ritual...But what luck I had that you were kind enough to bring me an even greater Feast!" The Clown says as he stares at me.

"Oh...Fuck" I turn to Graves with widened eyes. He quickly inspects me himself

"It's You! There's another siphon within you!" He quickly yells out.

I quickly check my Status

Jeanne Dark Lv 137

Hp= 4,630,600 HP

Mp= 3,342,900 / 4,342,900 MP (-30 %)

Hpr= 463,060 HP/m

Mpr= 610,499 / 872,142 MP/m (-30%)

'Shit, how is he doing this!' I think to myself.

" You were hiding yourself so well, but it wasn't good enough. I do have eyes after all Hoho! And you're still hiding yourself aren't you "Little one"! " He chuckles as he slithers around once more

" You know, I never had any interest in eating one of my own, But you aren't quite like me just yet are you? But even so, you smell absolutely heavenly! And the Power you hold! Why it is ama-"

I quickly turn to Graves:" Get them out of her right now! Let me deal with him!"

Graves quickly goes to ask but I interrupt him:" Just do it! We don't have time to argue!"

With that he runs towards the Losers Club and they all suddenly apparate out of the cistern.

"Hmmm. Usually I would be mad if my food got away, but what do I care for some stale crackers when I have a full-course Meal right in front of me!" Pennywise yells at me.

With no time to lose, I quickly activate my Servant Mode.

Just as my armor finishes forming and the two weapons appear in my hands, A giant hand comes from above to smash into me.

Not willing to dodge for such a weakling, I Raise the Blade of St Catherine and swing it with full force.

The giant hand quickly falls next to me as the clown recoils with a grunt of Pain. Before I can relish in my small victory, I see it rapidly regrowing from his stump. Within less than two seconds, a new gloved hand sprung forth from the Wound.

I quickly stare at my Stats once more

Jeanne Dark Lv 137

Hp= 4,630,600 HP

Mp= 2,171,200 / 4,342,900 MP (-50 %)

Hpr= 463,060 HP/m

Mpr= 436,071 / 872,142 MP/m (-50%)

With newfound anger, I turn to the oversized Clown:" HOW! I'm not afraid of you! You're a fucking Weakling! A shame to the Denizens of Hell! How Are You taking what is MINE!"

I yell out as I feel my Alter form Strengthen form my Hatred towards this filthy demon. I'm pulled out of my thoughts by a slithering Tail and its various spider-legs flanking me from the side. I simply turn once more and plunge both Weapons into the tail and ignite it with Hellfire.

While doing enough damage to have him pull away, it's not enough to burn it completely. I Guess as a demon he has a resistance to Hellfire.

He laughs at my Defense:" Oh, but you do fear something JEANNE ! You just cant remember it!"

What...Does he mean...My missing memories. But that...That's impossible with Gamer's Mind. I stare at him in anger once more:" Don't lie you Piece of Filth! There's No way you can attack my Mind! So quite your Bullshit AND TELL ME!"

He simply keeps on laughing as more and more Spiderlegs attack me once more. I slice and attack them as much as I can, burning him in the Process. But for every Leg I slice, two more literally regrow. every burn takes a second to heal.

SERVANT MODE DEACTIVATED

'What!' I think as my Armor suddenly vanishes. The two weapons still remain, but don't do anything to help as two legs crash into me. While I was capable of blocking them, I didn't anticipate the force behind them. I'm flung across the room as my Arms break from the Impact.

The two Weapons quickly fall out of my Grasp and dissipate during my tumble into the drain water.

I quickly rip up and pull a Syringe of the Medela Serum from my inventory and inject it into my chest. My already working healing factor is boosted to a higher level and quickly repairs my broken arms.

I check my Stats once More

Jeanne Dark Lv 137

Hp= 4,630,600 HP

Mp= 0 / 4,342,900 MP (-80 %)

Hpr= 463,060 HP/m

Mpr= 174,428 / 872,142 MP/m (-80%)

Fear finally fuels my thoughts as I stare at the grotesque demon in Horror. He merely continues to Laugh:'' You are right of Course "Little Demon". Your mind is locked up stronger than any other I've seen! Too bad your soul is laid bare for me to see! And any Mind can be shaken by the Heart! It's TIME FOR YOU TO FLOAT JEANNE!"

With that he opens his toothy Mouth to an impossible degree. I don' t react in time as the Deadlights shine out of his Mouth and directly into my eyes

Gamer's Mind Activated

Gamer's Mind Activated

Gamer's Mind Activated

I can feel the Pressure Behind my eyes as they begin bleeding from the pain. No matter what I try, I can close my eyes to stop it...In hindsight I should have prepared for this. The last time Gamer's Mind failed was due to an influence of my Soul as well...Dammit!

Gamer's Mind Activated

ERROR! Gamer's Mind has been counteracted

And with that final Message, My world goes white..

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Unknown Time, Unknown Location

"Hoaaaahhhh!" I Gasp in Breath suddenly. The sudden lack of sensation and it then returning suddenly left me a gasping mess.

As I hold my hand over my beating Heart, I slowly calm down. My breathing slows to a normal as I notice the first irregularity. My Chest...Even in my true form, I wasn't this...this flat. With that, I finally begin inspecting my surroundings.

Looking around, I see myself in a living Room of sorts. It's in a rather comfy looking Apartment, but not one I can recognize. I also notice that I seem to have...Shrunk somehow. As I begin walking towards another room, I'm suddenly startled by the sound of a door behind me.

Turning around, I see a tall blonde Man exiting another room. He's busy cleaning his hands with a few tissues as he turns to smile at me.

I suddenly lose all control of My Body as I begin to smile myself and suddenly say:" Good Morning Mister Wescott, did you sleep well"

The man comes closer while continuing to smile:" I definitely did Jeanne, but Please none of that Mister stuff. Call me Dad."

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So, Please review. I'm guessing you can expect what kind of Flashback we're having in the next chapter so be warned.

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