Jump City - Downtown - 7:50 PM
Luke walked through the bustling streets of downtown Jump City with his duffel bag on his back, a pair of black tight jeans and boots on, and a white sleeveless muscle shirt. He looked around as the sun set in the horizon and asked Shadow "We are gonna need to completely join on this Shadow, are you ready?"
The voice laughed like a deranged psychopath and replied "Hell yes! About time we can use more of our power!" Luke kept his serious expression as he entered the back alleys of the city and growled, feeling the looming transformation dawning on him.
He held it in, hurried to an empty office building and stumbled around while he felt his chest burn and body ache. He panted as he fell to the ground and felt the mask in his chest slowly start to rip through his skin, then Shadow growled "Let me in! Let me in!"
Luke screamed in unison with the dark spirit as his entire body transformed into a grey corpse. He looked around and panted as he saw the sky turning black over head, then grabbed his weapons and hurried down to the building's basement.
Yes, he came here to begin his evening of hunting, following the smell of death and purification of the many Deadsiders in the many basements and sewers of the city. Luke found what he was looking for in the basement, a hole, a large hole leading into the sewers of the city.
He held Flambeau up as it's fire ignited and entered the pitch black tunnels of sewage and filth of the city. The walls were littered with scratch marks, cracks and some really old graffiti, the smell was enough to make Luke vomit for a few minutes straight, but afterwards he continued on, following the scratches and eventually, the blood.
He looked around as he found himself at an intersection and could hear the busy streets above. Luke looked at the streets above and saw a certain pink silhouette walking along the sidewalk with some guy, for some reason Luke growled and felt the urge to go up.
But, he calmed down, then focused, until a certain witch stood in place and seemed to look back at him. He stared right back as both stood for what seemed like a short eternity.
Up top Jinx stared at the ground as she could clearly see a turquoise silhouette trough the solid ground. Beside her Wally poked her shoulder and asked for the fifth time "Jen? Hello~? Earth to Jen. You there?"
Jinx blinked then looked at Wally for a hot second and replied "Uhh yeah, just went into deep thoughts for a sec." Wally gave a worried look and both continued on their way. Meanwhile Luke sighed and continued deeper into the sewers of the city, finding the place get significantly bloodier and corpse riddled by the meter.
Eventually he made it to a large waterfall of sewage and jumped down, finding solid floor where he thought was a deep pool of filth. Luke looked around and found some catwalks and a few flood lights leading deeper into the city's underground, however he also noticed human remains littered along said catwalks.
He looked around as he silently walked through the empty corridors until he eventually found himself turning a corner and finding a Deadsider eating what seemed to be the body of some hooker. Luke stood still, hoping it wouldn't turn to look at him, just hoping it would finish eating and go the other way.
Thankfully, it did just that, once it was done eating, or better said, once it was full, because all that was left of the poor woman was everything from the waist down her spine and some ribs. Luke sighed, turned around and was greeted by a Deadsider screaming at his face, making him drop his weapons.
Luke quickly tackled the monster down, covered it's mouth and started strangling it with his other arm. He could feel the teeth of the Deadsider sinking into his palm as he tightens his grip on the Deadsider's neck, then, with one quick pull, ripped the Deadsider's throat off.
The thing scrambled on the floor as it's blood spilled through the catwalk and down to the sewage as Luke picked up his weapons and comtinued, holding his left hand in pain from the bite. Luke took his shirt off and tore off a good and long strand from it then wrapped it around his hand, stopping the bleeding for now.
He hurried to his location as he found what he was looking for, the cultist. He looked down from where he was, probably the water treatment area of the city's sewage, and stared at the strange person holding what seemed to be a black and orange mask.
He watched as she set the mask down on front of a mutilated and crucified corpse that had metal wires and rods holding it's rib cage wide open. Then he set his eyes on the "Cultist", she had long silver hair, wore a strange black and orange suit with dark grey armor plates, had gentle sun-kissed tan, a single orange right eye and a black eye patch covering her left eye.
Luke watched as she started chanting in a low tone, then silently made his way down, keeping to the shadows as he felt a ever growing dark presence.
He eventually made it down to the same level she was at and watched as the corpse started screeching in pain, it's eyes opening as it fell off it's frame and gasped for air. Meanwhile the girl sighed and muttered "Another failed attempt..." then kicked the gasping creature into the rapids below.
She picked up the mask then spoke in a low and tired tone "You know... You can come out of the shadows now..." Luke sighed then stepped into the light, watching as the girl held the mask firmly in her arms and asked him "Who are you?"
Luke held his gun and replied in a dull and bored tone "I could ask you the same thing.." She smiled, and replied in a equally dull tone "Rose Wilson... Daughter of Slade.." Luke swallowed, now he was slightly worried.
Rose smirked and asked "I'd take it that you are the one cleaning up my mess, aren't you?" Luke aimed at her and shot three quick blasts at her, just to watch her side step and duck under them effortlessly.
Rose sighed, put the mask in a pouch on her hip and spoke in a disappointed tone "I was expecting more out of you. But if you want to fight, who am i to say no." She pulled out two katanas out and lunged at Luke, driving a knee into his face then thrusting both swords down at him.
Luke took the kick, and grabbed her leg, swung her around and threw her down onto the catwalk. Rose smirked and watched him hold a skeleton arm with a ball of fire on the end, then ask her in a ominous tone "How did you learn to do this?"
Rose reached into a pouch on the back of her belt and replied "Looked into it, sadly it hasn't been working out." Luke charged up a shot with his gun and instantly felt three shurikens sink themselves into his chest and abdomen. Rose smirked for a moment, until she saw him aim again and fire, sending a large turquoise blast at her.
She quickly jumped over it and watched it destroy the wall behind her, causing more sewage to pour in, along with rubble. Rose growled and turned to look at him, just to receive a punch to the face and a spin kick to her left arm. She screamed and stabbed him, driving her right blade into his abdomen and grinning.
Luke however growled and forced the blade in deeper as he leaned forward and spoke in a distorted tone "You are pretty good... But... I don't fear death... I will just come back, again-" the blade went past the hilt along with her hand, her hand was INSIDE his abdomen as he continued "- and again, and again, and again." Rose felt like she was gonna puke, and tried to pull her hand out. Luke quickly grabbed her hand and forced it to go completely through him, coming out his back.
Rose struggled to pull her hand out as Luke let go of her and grabbed her throat with both hands, causing her to drop her sword and try harder. Luke growled and gave her her first, and only warning "Your choice, surrender now, or both of us are going to Deadside." Rose was slowly stopping, everything was getting fuzzy as the lack of air slowly caused her to pass out.
Luke could see the life slowly fade from her eyes, growled and let go of her, causing her to fall to her knees and cough, he couldn't do it. Rose looked up, pulled her arm out of him and watched as he reached down, picked her up by the neck of her suit and asked in a low tone "Who showed you how to bring the dead back?"
Rose shook her head, causing Luke to scream, and headbutt her, knocking her out cold. Luke put her over his shoulder and carried her out the sewers, going up a maintenance shaft that led him into the metro. He looked around and found the station empty, and hurried up to the streets, where he instantly found Deadsiders all running in the same direction.
Luke looked at Rose, then the Deadsiders, and groaned. He quickly focused, calling for the only person who would help him. Almost instantly, Jaunty arrived, coming out of the shadows with a grade A shit eating grin.
Jaunty looked at Rose then asked "This our bloody cultist? She looks more like a bloody assassin." Luke gave him a flat look and replied in a deadpan "Yes, now take her to the safe house outside of town... I'll meet you there in the morning. I got Deadsiders to hunt."
Jaunty laughed like a maniac, coiled around Rose and dragged her into the shadows, where they disappeared into thin air. Meanwhile Luke groaned as he felt his wound open and close with every movement he made, causing him to stop, heat up Flambeau and pant.
He held some of it's embers and closed his eyes, and shoved them into his wound, causing the heat to cauterize the wound and sealed it. Afterwards he used the rest of his shirt as a bandaged and continued.
He hurried after the Deadsiders, finding them all heading to the same destination, a club downtown. As Luke got closer to the club did he notice music, causing him to realize it was a concert. He quickly broke into a clothing store and changed into some decent clothing, a pair of baggy jeans, a large grey hoodie, and a pair of black Jordans.
Night Club - Jump City Downtown - 11:40 PM
He put the hood over his head as he walked to the back of the club, pulled his gun out and shot the Deadsiders down. Up on the roof there were more making their way in through the vents, making Luke groan and walk up to the back door. The guards tried stopping him, but were knocked out quickly with a few well placed punches.
Inside the music was blaring out full blast, making Luke smirk and revert back to his normal form, as to not get too much attention. He walked around the concert and entered the main area, finding dozens of people all banging their heads, fist pumping or even dancing to the music. Luke looked around and found the Deadsiders still in the vents and walked through the mob of people.
The song ended and gave Luke a moment to move quickly through the people, however he stopped when his eyes locked with a pink pair of eyes. Jinx's mouth was slightly agape as she gasped at the sight of Luke, until she heard a familiar set of notes and beat, then the singer yelled "UNDEAD!"
Luke watched as Jinx snuck into the group of people, causing Luke to follow her, meanwhile Wally looked around for her too, going in the opposite direction. Luke followed the pink haired girl, watching as she looked over her shoulder with a devious grin.
Jinx smirked when she stopped, her heart was pounding as she turned and could clearly see him watching her. She was surrounded by strangers as she took a deep breath and started to dance, initially it was just tapping her foot and a gentle swing of her arms to the beat, but after a while did her movements become more.. Daring.
She swayed her hips to the rhythm as she ran her hands up her sides, all she wore was a black and pink striped dress with thin shoulder straps, and black stocking with high heels. Luke watched as she smirked and motioned him to get closer with a simple tilt of her head.
Luke smirked back and walked over to her, watching as her she ran a hand down her cheek, then her neck and side. As he reached her the song ended, and smiled at the witch as she asked him teasingly "What you doing here? Following me? Not that i mind the attention~"
Luke blushed and replied in a amused tone "Actually, there are some Deadsiders coming... So... Show is over." He pulled his gun out and watched as Jinx grinned and commanded him in a excited tone "Do it."
Luke aimed up at the ceiling and started firing normal bullets at the ceiling, causing the people to panic and evacuate. Wally looked around for Jinx, but was dragged out with the sea of people, causing him to leave, change into his Kid Flash costume and come back, which was in less than a minute.
Luke quickly turned back into Shadow Man as the Deadsiders screeched and poured into the main room through the vents. K Flash found Luke and Jinx, then saw the Deadsiders, and asked both of them "What the hell are those things!?" Luke took his hoodie off and replied "Deadsiders, think of them like zombies, so, kill them!"
Luke started shooting, Jinx started blasting them away, while Wally tried his hardest to just to incapacitate them, breaking their knees and so on. Luke however killed them, making them all pop into a pile of gore and blood, much to Wally's shock. Jinx on the other hand kept firing her pink energy blasts as they started overwhelming the trio.
Luke growled as he held up Flambeau and yelled to the others "Leave the building! Now!" Wally nodded as he grabbed Jinx and ran out the club, leaving Luke swinging Flambeau all around the place, catching everything on fire, Deadsiders included.
Wally and Jinx both panted as the other Titans arrived, Raven and Starfire flying over the club as Cyborg scanned the building and informed Robin "Motion scanners indicate that there are multiple people still inside Robin." Wally however quickly jumped in before Robin spoke and warned "Those aren't people man, they are... I don't know exactly, but they are not human.."
A Deadsider came flying out the front doors as Wally finished, it's skin was chard and cracked as it screeched at them and prepared to attack. But it's head blew up before it even got up, causing the rest of the body to pop aswell.
The Titans looked up and saw Luke panting as he held both his gun and Flambeau tightly, his skin was also burned as he took a step out. He panted as all the Titans except Jinx prepared to attack him, until Luke grinned at them, and pointed the gun to his own head, and made them all try to stop him as he said "I Regret Nothing." Kid Flash tackled him down before he pulled the trigger and wrestled Luke for the gun, Luke kicking Wally while Wally Punched him.
Robin joined in and helped hold Luke down, then Cyborg and Beast Boy, and lastly Starfire and Raven. Luke was being held down by everything, but still was resisting, making Wally yell "Jinx! Help us get the gun!" Jinx went wide eyed, but saw Luke nod at her, giving her the O.k. to go for it.
Jinx grabbed the gun as the rest held Luke down, then she tried pulling it out of his vice grip. Luke growled then screamed when he felt his arm get dislocated from it's shoulder and forced him to let go. Raven quickly used her dark magic to hold Luke's arms down while he kept struggling in place.
Robin panted as he told the others "Good work guys, now let's prepare to move him-"
They all stopped when they heard Luke scream in pain and yell "I Regret Nothing!" then violently shook his head until he snapped his own neck with a deep crack.
They all were wide eyed as they watched his body boil and evaporate, along with his gun. Wally looked at where he was and yelled at the others "Okay! What the hell was that?!" Robin growled and muttered "I'll explain on the way to the Tower.."
Everyone prepared to leave after that, everyone except Jinx, she was frozen in place after seeing Luke do that. Wally tried to snap her out of it but was unsuccessful and yelled "Hey guys! Jinx is in shock!" Raven floated up to her and checked her, and sighed, muttering "Great... Just what we need..."
Wally picked her up and followed the other back to Titans Tower, meanwhile the club burned down, along with anything inside.
Deadside - Marrow Gates - Mid-Night
Luke panted as he sat beside the fire, he looked at the gates as the Deadsiders all entered. Afterwards he closed the gates and muttered "This is gonna be a long Weekend.."
A/N:And chapter 6 is done, sorry it took me a whole week to upload, but we all get busy with our own life. Looking forward to writing more in the next few days, along with a request i was asked to do, so look forward to that.
As always, i hope you guys have a good day/night and review if you like.