Alterverse Files: Umbra Edition

by Vanitus Omnipotent

In the omniverse, there are alters, and from these alters came two types, the Umbra and the Lux. You have selected Umbra, a term involving the worse or utterly inhumane version of a character. Welcome, to the Alterverse, be prepared to be horrified and disturbed by Umbra.

26. Alterverse File 2231

Within a dark room, a looming silhouette of a laptop zooms ever closer to the screen, flashes of strange images hit the viewing apparatus the viewer is currently looking at.

From strange images of blood and viscera to the undeterminable faces of madness and despair, the images bombard you as letters fly across the shadows, each one bigger than the last as the screen turned on with a crimson hue.

A hand, obscured by a black glove, began to type on the keys as the words began to form.

This set of letters was:

The Alterverse Files.

That was when a set of words appeared under the title in a sickening hue of black and rusted brown.

Umbra Edition.

The screen showed some numbers before a file was introduced, marked:

Alterverse File #2231- Iron Maniac.

(Initiating origin file)

A series of beeping could be heard before a text box appeared.

(Error. Origin file corrupted. For more information on this Alter, locate the comics Marvel Team-Up Volume 3 Issues 2-6 and 21-24, Fantastic Four: Foes Volume 1 Issue 4, and Avengers: The Initiative Volume 1 Issue 2.)

The file screen vanished while showing an image of the being as several stats appeared below it, loading at an alarming rate.

(Accessing data….data found.)

Bio: In this timeline, the rouge Skull super weapon Titannus raged war against the heroes of Earth-5012 and killed many heroes, which lead to Anthony Stark to develop homicidal tendencies and a violent personality that lead him to not only create a suit similar to Doctor Doom, but to fight against the Fantastic Four and kill the Human Torch in retaliation for scaring his face.

Personality: similar to his canon self, but completely violent and homicidal, driven mad by loss and war.

Powers: similar to his canon self, but with a Doctor Doom-like armor capable of defending the user from magic and mental attacks along with being made of a malleable alloy that can counteract the abilities of the Fantastic Four.

Franchise: Marvel

Fate: to be sent to Earth-616 and was imprisoned by S.H.I.E.L.D. for his crimes until breaking free and getting defeated by both Freedom Ring and Crusader, causing the death of the former in the process.

Alter Level: 5

(Ending log.)

The screen turned off as it became dark as night once again.