"Some parade this is." I said, walking past all of the people who were dancing and singing as I walked past them. They were dressed similar to me, but not like me. They went more of the Tall man look, a horror/ghost story. A man who helped the ones who had lost there way to the promise land, and if you had looked at his face, he would devour you. If you payed him with no questions, he would guide you home. There was a lot of versions of this story, so there was no telling what was true or not.
Making my way to the tallest building was a hassle, seeing at the parade was right in front of it. Walking up to the door, I was pushed way from it. "Sorry pal, no one is allowed in." He said, with me nodding and walking away.
'I'll have to find another way.' I thought, with me looking up. 'Climbing it would be fun, and even cooler when I jump off with Buda.' I thought with a chuckle. Making my way over to the side, I started climbing, having seeing that it was gothic like with curves and creases here and there.
Later
Reaching the top, I climbed in, with me seeing a cage, a big one at that, with Rogue and Destiny inside it. I laughed, with my voice echoing. Tossing my chain forward, I swung over to them, with me hitting the cage. "Hello Birds, miss me?" I asked, with Rogue standing up fast.
"ITS A TRAP!?" She yelled, with me getting shocked.
I laughed as I flew back, with some sort of magnet pulling me. Hitting the wall, I tried to move, but to no effort. "Welcome, to my home." I heard, with me looking over and seeing a man at an alter of sorts. "The first time you broke in, we knocked you out with gas, but once I learned of you powers from Destiny here, I knew you would be back." He said, with me looking over at Rogue. "She told me of your connection with the girl, and that she was in town. One could only put two and two together." He said, with me looking back at him.
"You know what they say, two plus two is four." I said with a small laugh.
"Yes." He said, not amused. "Well, Mephisto told me there was a way for me to remove your powers, and have them all to my self." He said, bringing out a bird cage and showing it to me, reviling a crow inside. "They say that a Crow helps guide the soul to the afterlife, that once a man dies, they become the crow."
"They also say that once one experiences extreme loss, then the crow will help the one who lost so much exact his revenge, but only if their love is strong." I said, with him looking at me with a blank look.
"You're talking about the Crow movies, arnt you?" He asked, with me nodding. "The closest terms of your powers, is the Crow, but you have so much more hidden within, don't you?" He asked, with me grinning. "For instance, you can see, with that crown blocking your vision. You don't feel pain, you don't need something to guide you. You're a god compared to that." He said, reaching in and grabbing the crow while saying some unknown words in another language.
"Gaining my powers, please, go right ahead." I said, with them looking at me. "Because once you do, you better strike me down before I strike you down and become more powerful than you could ever imagine." I said, with him holding the crow up and ripping off its wings, with my arm getting ripped off, where it healed in seconds. Only difference, I felt pain in both the ripping and healing. Seeing him do the same thing to the other wing, the same thing happened to my other arm. Seeing him toss the wings down, I watched them catch on fire in the bowl before him.
"He's going to kill you!" Rogue yelled, with me looking at him.
"Don't you trust me?" I asked, smirking, not grinning, at her. She grew confused, where we watched as my heart was ripped out of my chest, with another one growing while that one hovered in front of me, looking purple. "Yep, going to feel that." I said, with everything going black. "Pretty sure that's the source of my powers." I muttered, with me haring footsteps walking over to me.
"The heart of Death herself." Buda said, with me looking at where he had spoke. "With this, I will become a God." He said, where it sounded like he was eating it.
"If I could see, I would be disgusted." I said, getting hit in the gut soon after.
Later
Opening my eyes, I found that I was on a cross, apart of the parade. 'You have got to be kidding me.' I thought, feeling the burning sensation in my hands. I then took notice to my crown being gone, with me seeing Buda wearing it while Destiny was on a leash in front of him, walking in front of the float. 'Rogue!' I thought, looking around, seeing her behind with her hands tied to the float from a long chain.
"Lady's and gentlemen, your new god is here!" Buda yelled, with everyone cheering for him. Seeing him with his arms spread wide open. I watched as he turned to me and threw my chain at me, hitting me with it. "This false God shall pay for his crimes against humanity!" He yelled, hitting me over and over again.
"Not so funny now." I said, knowing that this could kill me. "Don't you think that this is a bit excessive?" I asked, stopping him. "Where is the fun in a whip, don't get me wrong, I like the idea, but everyone I have ever killed, was up close and personal. Nothing is better than seeing the light fade from their eyes. Because in that moment, you get to see just who they are." I said, with me seeing him nodding over to his friends, who made their way up and un hinged my hands from the cross.
Falling down, he kicked me in the gut, making me roll onto my back. "I like the way you think, lets see who you really are!" He said, with me holding my hand out to him.
"You're right, but there's one thing I forgot to mention." I said, confusing him. "Taking my power of Death, only means, you gave me back my power of Decay. After Death, comes Decay!" I yelled, grabbing his leg as he tried to kick me. I started draining his life away, with him cringing in pain. Pulling myself up, I was grabbed by his friends, with me taking their life as well. Grabbing Buda's face, I made him look into my eyes. "You have something that belongs to me." I said, with him grabbing me as well.
"You cant kill me, I'm a GOD!?" He yelled, making me laugh as I was watching him age.
"Even Gods can be killed by time, the people just have to stop believing in them!?" I said, with me bringing my hand back and then trusting it into his chest, making him gasp as I pulled out his heart that was black and purple. "This belongs to me, and only me?!" I yelled, absorbing its power, with me looking back at him as he was on the verge of death. "This belongs to me as well." I said, taking my crown and placing it on, kicking him away.
"Dakota!" I heard, with me turning around and seeing Rogue running up to me with her hands still tied. Stopping her, I took the chains in my hands and started to age them. Once they rusted, she broke the chains. She pushed me aside, with me watching as Buda stabbed her in the chest with a large knife.
My heart sank once I saw this, and I swore to God she had died as I couldn't feel her life force anymore. I screamed on top of my lungs as I had felt her pain, her death just as much as she did. Standing up, I howled to the heavens, gathering up as much energy from my original powers, creating a black flame around me. Holding my hand out, I caught the flames, forming a flame like sword out of it. Placing my other hand on it, I slid it across the flames, watching as it formed a true sword out of it.
Buda was terrified as he looked at me, watching as the float had caught on fire, burning it to dust. "What are you?" He asked, backing away as I pointed the sword at him.
"I'm what comes after Death, I am Decay!?" I yelled, with me pushing off and charging at him. The next second, one half of Buda went flying one way, the other went flying the other. Turning around, I started slashing and dicing him remains until there was nothing left of him. Not even an atom of him remained. Reaching forward, I caught a black fire ball and started sucking the black from it, turning it blue. Walking over to Rogue, I placed it in her chest, with her stab wound healing in a matter of seconds.
"She will be fine." I heard Destiny, with me pointing the sword at her.
"You warned them of my coming, you told them of Rogue, you put her in danger?!" I yelled, getting ready to swing at her, but stopped. "I should kill you for putting her in danger, but I wont, for her! I said, pointing at Rogue. Take her and go, I dont want to see you ever again." I said, taking my Decay Form and flying away, taking off towards my next task.