Issue 10: Decisive Battle?! Medusa!

Unknown Location, deep within the Underworld

BGM-Fire Emblem Awakening OST-Something is very Wrong

Somewhere in this fiery hell where Underworld monsters roam the land, Loki has just finished spying on the sparring match between Spider-Man using his Aura Arachnid Mode against Palutena through his magic projection, witnessing Palutena's defeat by Spider-Man's furious new power.

"So the Spider has gained a new power. A destructive one at that. Perfect Synchro…To think a mortal could gain such power, a technique that rivals the gods." Loki said but then starts chuckling a little sinisterly, "Still, it won't mean much for what I have planned." He turns over his shoulder when he sensed his devilish partner appear in the shadows.

"Oh Loki dearie! I'm back! Did you miss me? I know you missed me! Uh! You wouldn't believe the amount of destruction Dark Sonic's doing to the Underworld! Explosions and death everywhere! Ahhhh, it was beautiful."

"Did you subdue him?" Loki asked him.

"What's the point? He's a loose cannon. He's better off on his own. So, what are we doing now?"

"It would seem the D-Avengers are preparing a final assault against Medusa. Once she's dealt with, we can move on to the next phase of our plan." Loki replied.

"Oh goody! I was getting bored with all this waiting around." Mystery man smiled creepily.

"Me too, my ally. Our fun has just begun." Loki smiled sinisterly, looking forward to what the near future holds for him and his shadowy partner.

BGM End


Skyworld, Palutena's Temple

"You're giving us this?" Sonic asked, standing beside Lucina and Weiss as Palutena hands him the ISO-Norn Stone they recovered from Hewdraw.

"Yes. I've managed to cleanse whatever darkness that dwelled within and replaced it with my light. You need all your power to stand a chance against Medusa." Palutena explained.

"Thanks. I doubt we really need it, but who am I to refuse a lovely lady." Sonic grinned. He grips onto the Norn Stone and raises it to the sky as it starts to glow brightly, and with a quick flash, he, Lucina, and Weiss find themselves surrounded by a mystic rainbow aura, with the heiress automatically in her Maiden Style Change.

"Amazing. I can feel the righteous magic flowing through me." Lucina said in amazement.

"I feel awesome! Medusa doesn't stand a chance now!" Sonic grinned.

"Haha! Can't wait to tell the girls we took down a god! We're ready for you, Medusa!" Weiss smiled, holding her enhanced rapier.

Palutena smiled, "I'm glad you liked it."

"Hey, what's going on?" Spidey asked as he walks into the room, putting down the casket that houses the Three Sacred Treasures. "You guys used the Norn Stone without me? Awww. I want some of that magic power."

"Sorry, Spidey. You already have your "Aura Arachnid Mode". This stuff is ours." Weiss replied.

"But I can only stay in that mode for five minutes. It's very taxing on the body, and I don't have life insurance." Peter said.

"Too bad." Weiss smiled.

"You don't love me, do you?"

"I love you as a little brother."

"Aww, that's so sweet-Wait a minute! Why am I the little brother?" Peter whined as everyone chuckles while Weiss gives him a pat on the back.

"So how are the Three Sacred Treasures?" Palutena asked if Peter successfully cleaned them up so they can properly work for Pit.

"Completely refurbished of Kree stank." Spidey replied, giving her a thumbs up.

"Very good. Now we wait for Pit." She said.

Peter whistled repeatedly to get Pit's attention as he enters the room, "Here, Pit! See the Treasures! Get the Treasures! Get it!"

"I am NOT a dog!" Pit shouted as he runs up and kicks the casket open as the Three Sacred Treasures latch onto him. "Equipped!" He exclaimed, fully armored up, ready for the final fight.

"Nice set of duds. Looks better on you than it did Ronan." Sonic complimented the angel.

"Why thank you." Pit smiled.

"Eh." Spidey remains unimpressed as he equips his Arachna-Prime Armor. "Mine's still look cooler."

"We'll see about that, Webhead! Let's do this thing, guys!" Pit said.

"Good luck everyone!" Palutena said to the mortal heroes.

'Hmph! Like they'll need it!' Ero telepathically said.

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Medusa's Final Battle

"Avengers and Pit assemble!" Spidey shouted as they leap through the door into the stormy skies of enemies.

'Are you ready for the final battle, Avengers?' Palutena said through telepathy as they encounter Underworld monsters.

"It's now or never!" Pit replied while rapidly shooting light arrows that pierce all enemies in his path.

"We have nothing else better to do!" Sonic said on his enhanced Extreme Gear, kicking the air to scatter his enemies with a mystic Sonic Wind.

'For this final battle, Pit is equipped with the Three Sacred Treasures.' Palutena said.

"Yeah, we can tell." Weiss remarked.

"Using the Pegasus Wings and power of flight at the same time seems like overkill." Pit said.

'It's a good thing I turned them off. And it's not because I doubt Spider-Man's repairs on the Treasures, I just don't want you to accidently smack to a wall at hyper speed.' Palutena replied.

"Understood!"

"Hey Ero. Do you want to finalize for this epic battle?" Spidey asked his other.

'What, and make it an overkill? Nah. You're good on your own.' Ero replied.

"Finalize? What are you talking about?" Pit asked Peter.

"Me and Ero can fuse together into one being using this armor as a conduit. We form awesome power. Nothing in the whole world can stop us when we fuse!" Spidey said while he completely wipes out a Specknose horde with a single laser shot from his spider legs.

"Whoa! That's something I have to see!" Pit remarked.

'A mortal and god fusion? I can't fathom how powerful you'll be when you're already exceptionally stronger on your own.' Palutena said.

'That's why we only save it for dire, DIRE emergencies.' Ero said.

As they continue flying through the air, the team starts to notice more Underworld enemies homing in on them. "There sure are a lot of Underworld enemies around here." Lucina said, unleashing a crescent sword slash from her enhanced Falchion that destroys a good chunk of them.

"Tell me about it." Pit remarked as he unleashes a beam of light from the skies that destroys the remains.

'Yes, so even though your enhanced with the Norn Stone and using the Arrows of Light, don't get cocky.' Palutena advised.

"Soniiiiiic!" Weiss glared at the hedgehog since he's the cockiest one of the bunch.

"I heard her. I heard her." Sonic shrugged as they fly above a ravine that got Spidey's sensors rolling.

"I'm sensing something from that ravine. Guess that's where we're headed." Spidey said as they enter the insides of the ravine, where they encounter a hoard of Trailtails.

'Look at those Trailtails drawing lines.' Palutena said.

"Or…trails, right?" Pit responded.

'Maybe.'

"Probably." Pit muttered as they enter Shootfly territory.

'Be careful. This is Shootfly territory. Don't fire. Don't even make a sound. That MOSTLY includes you, Spider-Man.' Ero warned the team.

"I'm quiet. I'm quiet, see? Why do people think I can't shut my mouth?" Spidey whispered as they slowly descend down.

"We'll tell you AFTER we survive. So shut up!" Weiss whispered, descending just a little more until they successively escaped Shootfly territory.

"Just made it." Sonic said as they speed back up.

"Good. 'Cause I'm ready to start shootin' stuff!" Pit remarked.

"Mind if I join?" Lucina smirked as they team works together to destroy more enemies while they enter a narrow, crystallized cave.

'The entrance to the Underworld should be up ahead.' Palutena informed.

"You sure that gem from Thanatos wasn't a prop?" Sonic asked her.

'Let's hope not!' She replied as they slowly encounter a flaming Ornes.

"What's that?!" Weiss asked as she starts shooting at the flaming skull but nothing seems to be working against it.

'It's an Ornes. Be careful. Direct contact can instantly kill you.' Palutena advised.

'Heh. They're no match for the stings of a Spider-Totem. Show 'im, Spider-Man.' Ero said, and as instructed, Spidey destroys the Ornes with a single punch.

"Did you see that?" Spidey asked all cocky.

'As a Spider-Totem, our touch is a bane to those creatures.' Ero explained another benefit about being a Spider-Totem.

"And here I was going to use my arrows." Pit said before sensing Thanatos's gem glowing, and at the same time, a bright light that's shaped as an eye can be seen at the end of the cave. "Thanatos's gem is shining!"

"That means we're good to go! Get ready!" Sonic said.

The portal fully opened and everyone went in screaming for their lives "WHOOOOOOOOOA", until finally, at last, they've arrived at the hell hole called the Underworld.

"Are we…?" Lucina starts asking about their current location.

"Yep. Welcome to the Underworld." Pit answered.

"What a lovely place. Makes for some good web-swinging." Spidey joked at a time like this.

"Where's the brochure? I want to know the best places to run along." Sonic grinned.

"What the…I can't…Are you two SERIOUSLY joking at a time like this?!" Pit shouted at the laughing jokesters, having a hard-time comprehending their nonchalant attitude of this world's version of Hell.

"Watch out!" Weiss warned the team of a massive swarm of monsters heading their way.

"That's a whole lot of enemies." Pit said, a little scared.

"Well we DID invade their homeland." Lucina replied.

"Home or away, we fight to win!" Pit said.

"That's the attitude I like to hear!" Sonic smiled, giving the angel a friendly fist-bump before they rush over to attack the enemy swarm.

'In your past adventures, the Underworld was where you died the most, right?' Palutena said.

"Oh, absolutely. The difficulty level was just brutal. I'll brace for the worst!" Pit replied while unleashing a powerful arrow shot through a Boogity.

"So you died too, huh?" Spidey asked, saying it nonchalantly since he and other heroes and villains he knows have died and came back to life at least once, all while he's fighting Handoras, Reapettes, and Komaytos.

"Multiple, multiple times."

"Those extra lives sure come in handy. Let's try not to spend it all in one go." Pete said as his eyes start glowing red and blue respectively, exploding his willpower as an invisible shockwave that disintegrates all the Underworld monsters in a single swoop, leaving everyone, mostly Pit and Palutena, in shock of that power.

"W-What…How…" Pit asked with little words of confusion.

"You just gotta love Perfect Synchro. It allows me to exert my willpower as a sort of shockwave to dominate my foes with lesser wills. And according to a lot of people, my will is among the strongest." Peter explained.

"That is so awesome!" Pit excitedly said.

"Admire him later! We still have incoming!" Weiss points to another horde approaching them at rapid fire that forces them to dodge and keep moving.

"Can you do that again?" Pit asked while shooting down more monsters.

BGM End

"I can't spam the thing!" Spidey replied. While he's busy fighting more Boogities, his spider-sense triggers to another danger that surprisingly actually helped him take them down with a few arrow shots, which soon revealed to have come from none other than Dark Pit. "Waah! Dark Pit?"

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Dark Pit's Theme

"Pittoo!" Pit remarked to see his dark doppelganger again.

"What did you just call me?" Pittoo glared at his annoying counterpart.

"What are YOU doing here?" Weiss asked him.

"The same thing you're doing. Pummeling Underworld fools. I'm just way better at it." Dark Pit said proudly.

"Where's Dark Sonic, and the other Dark D-Avengers?" Sonic asked him.

"I don't care what they do! Remember, I work by myself!" Pittoo angrily replied.

"So does Dark Sonic, and that guy is chaotic. He plans to rule this place." Sonic said.

"Hmph. Doesn't concern me." Dark Pit said, non-caring.

"That still doesn't explain why you're here?" Lucina asked while cutting down monsters.

BGM End

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Medusa's Final Battle

'Maybe you sensed Pit could use your help.' Palutena said to Dark Pit, making him roll his eyes at a stupid proclamation.

"Don't make me laugh. Now, enough talky talk. There's fighting to be done! I'm out of here!" He said, flying away.

"Bye, Pitty Patty!" Spidey said, believing he heard Dark Pit's annoyed growl from a distance. "He won't admit it, but he cares. I have a clone that acts just like him." He said, referring to his own clone, Kaine.

"It was nice of you to show up, Pittoo. But we can handle this on our own!" Pit said.

'You're not on your own, Pit. You guys have me, and I guess, Ero.' Palutena remarked.

"Of course! What would I do without you?!" Pit asked.

'For one, you'd be dead, and even more pathetic.' Ero harshly answered.

"Hehe…" Pit nervously chuckled as they start flying over a huge wall that reaches eternal darkness.

BGM End

"Hey! Who turned off the lights?" Pete asked until they suddenly get a surprise face-to-face time with a Medusa projection. "Whoa! Medusa! You look even uglier up close." He quipped to annoy the goddess of darkness.

"QUIET, BUG. I'M SURPRISED YOU FIVE MADE IT THIS FAR."

"It's what we do." Sonic cockily grinned.

"You'd better watch your back!" Pit threatened.

"ISN'T THAT JUST…PRECIOUS. GUESS IT'S ALL THAT HOT AIR THAT KEEPS YOU FLYING."

"She's not entirely wrong. Three of us are riding Extreme Gears that run on Air."

"I SAID BE QUIET, BUG!"

"I'm listening, I'm listening."

"WHY THE OTHER CHOSE YOU, I'LL NEVER KNOW. BUT YOU'LL NEED MORE THAN BLUSTER AND A RAMBLING MOUTH TO DEFEAT ME!"

"This isn't bluster!" Pit said.

"And I don't ramble, sometimes."

"In the name of the goddess of light, we will defeat you!" Pit declared just as she disappears, closing the darkness to reveal that the heroes are close to her castle, but before they could make another move, a giant monster with mechanical-like wings appears to confront them.

"What is THAT?!" Lucina asked.

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Underworld Gatekeeper

'That's the last line of defense keeping us out of the Underworld Castle.' Palutena answered.

"It won't be keeping US out!" Sonic said as they attack the gatekeeper, together.

"Aim for its guns! We don't have time to play with this thing!" Spidey ordered while avoiding laser fire, then counters with repulsor blasts.

"You heard the man!" Weiss said as they attack the guns.

"She called me the "man"." Spidey said, feeling really encouraged.

"Focus, "Kid Arachnid"!" Weiss insulted as they work together to destroy the gatekeeper's weak spots. Though they had trouble avoiding its explosive orbs and massive laser beams, thanks to some distraction from Peter's orbiting Spider-Orbitars, the team quickly managed to disable all its weapons, forcing it to rely on its shield that protects it from most of their attacks.

"Our attacks aren't working anymore!" Lucina said.

'Well, it IS a boss.' Palutena replied.

'I rather annoying one. We're wasting time!' Ero said as the heroes fight to their vain as none of their attacks have any effect on the beast, except for a surprise dropkick from the returning Dark Pit.

"HI-YAH!" The dark angel said as he dealt the final blow.

"Pittoo!" Pit exclaimed at his sudden reemergence.

"That was TIGHT!" Sonic complimented.

"And THAT'S how you take out a boss!" Dark Pit said all smug about it.

'For future reference, face kicking isn't usually this effective.' Palutena said.

"Get a move on before more defenses show up!" Dark Pit suggested to the Avengers.

'Pittoo's right. We should go, even if it means taking orders from HIM.'

"Thank you, Pitteotto!" Sonic said to him, giving him a thumbs up.

"ENOGUH with the nicknames!" Dark Pit retorted, getting really sick of the annoying name-calling.

'Avengers, get ready to go in.' Palutena said.

"Woooo-hoooo!" Spidey hollered as they fly through the entrance of the Underworld Castle.

BGM End


Underworld Castle

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Underworld Castle Entrance

Through the doors, the D-Avengers barge into the main hall of the dark castle. 'You've arrived.' Ero informed everyone.

"It feels dank, yet cozy." Spidey described the insides of the castle.

"Is that supposed to make sense?" Lucina asked him.

"We're in enemy territory alright. The worst kind." Spidey explained himself.

"Still doesn't make sense." Weiss said, crossing her arms.

Meanwhile, Pit and Sonic takes a few steps forward to encounter three statues surrounding a large hot spring, each representing Twinbellows, Hewdraw, and Pandora respectively.

"Look at these boss statues, of all the bosses we defeated. What do they mean?" Pit wondered.

"Hmmm…" Sonic glances around to see three doors that correspond with the three statues, getting an idea of the place. "It seems that each statue has a corresponding door that leads to somewhere. And if this place follows video game logic, we won't proceed until we visit all three doors." He proclaimed as the others approaches them.

"If we want to save time, we'll have to split up. Pit, you can handle the door with Twinbellows on your own. Weiss and I will check out Hewdraw. And Sonic and Lucina will see what's up with Pandora." Spidey instructed his team.

Pit nodded in agreement. "Right. Take care guys!" He said as he runs through the Twinbellows door by himself.

"After you, princess." Sonic kindly gestured Lucina to the Pandora door.

"Thank you, Sir Sonic." Lucina smiled as she enters first then Sonic.

"Let's go, little bro." Weiss patted his arm as they head towards the Hewdraw door.

"Stop calling me that. I'm a few months older than you." Spidey replied.

"Physically, maybe." Weiss muttered.

"What?"

"Nothing."

BGM End


With Pit

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-That First Town

The Skyworld angel finds himself back in a red sky version of that first town he started his adventure. "This looks like where I had my first battle." Pit grinned before wandering around town.

'You've really come a long way since then, haven't you?' Palutena smiled as Pit starts firing arrows on a Zurret and a few Monoeye.

"Not just me, but the D-Avengers! This is where I also met them. Those guys are SO awesome, especially Spidey, even though he can be quite annoying." Pit said while avoiding a Reaper's line of sight and rapid-fire it to oblivion.

'Agreed, but there is something "awe-inspiring" about him that I'm still having trouble deciphering. Nonetheless, he and his friends are certainly one of the best mortals I've ever met.' Palutena smiled.

"One of these days, I want to be an Avenger too!" Pit declared.

'You definitely have the potential, and I'm sure Spidey knows that too.' Palutena replied.

Soon enough after entering through a door that leads to an alleyway, Pit is greeted by a giant Clubberskull. "Uh…" He yikes as he runs for his life from the disgusting monstrosity.

'Watch out, Pit! It's a Clubberskull!' Palutena told him.

"Yeah, I figured that part out." Pit replied as he side-steps from its grotesque fist. "Got any other ideas of what I should do next?"

'You'll have to defeat it to advance. Dodge to avoid getting hurt, and go in for melee attacks when you can!' Palutena advised.

"Aye aye, Lady Palutena!" Pit grinned, hopping off the monster's flinging arms to get a direct shot to its eye, killing it to advance to the next area. After destroying an Igniot and an Orne, Pit walks up the familiar stairs to the colosseum, finding an Exo Tank to ride all the way to the top before he was closed off by a dark barrier and a few more enemies, including another Clubberskull.

'Another Clubberskull!' Palutena warned her hero.

"I'll handle this!" Pit said, using the front of his divine vehicle to ram through them all, clearing a path to the colosseum. "ALL RIGHT!" He hopped off the Exo Tank and proceeds into the stadium to confront a revived Twinbellows.

BGM End

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Boss Fight 1

"Twinbellows! Here, boy! Old Pit's gonna teach you even MORE new tricks! And if you're good, I'll take you for a walk and give you a bath and a treat. We're going to rack up some serious Nintendogs trainer points together!" Pit babbled.

'Focus, Pit.' Palutena said.

The flaming dog roared and darted for Pit, forcing him to roll to the side and repeatedly shoot at its back. Twinbellows quickly turned around to counter with some flame balls that barely scratch Pit as he keeps strafing around him to shoot relentlessly. The fire dog decided he's done playing games and shoots a large stream of fire at Pit. The young angel quickly runs to the walls to avoid getting barbecued to make a large leap to the sky, vaulting over the dog's body and continues to shoot at it until it was defeated, just as he makes a perfect landing behind him.

"Good dog!" Pit said with a thumbs up at his victory. "I wonder how the others are doing?"

BGM End


With Spidey and Weiss

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-That Burning Town

Meanwhile, just as Pit started his revisit at the first town, Spidey and Weiss start re-exploring the burning town area from before. "Hey, it's this place again. The place where we fought Hewdraw, and where Palutena almost got me killed." Weiss silently growled as he remembers when Palutena used a special gas on her, Lucina, and Pit that almost got them killed by a Hewdraw head.

"How did we get back here?" Spidey asked as the two explore the town once more to fight Miks and other monsters from the Underworld. "It feels real, but not. Are we in an illusion?" He guessed.

'It's as real as I am.' Medusa suddenly speaks in their heads.

"Medusa!" Weiss remarked.

'What did you do, child?' Ero asked the queen of darkness how she created this fake town.

'I built this town myself using you fools and Hewdraw's memories.' Medusa replied.

"You looked into our memories?" Peter flinched, thinking she may discover his secret identity.

'Only as much as I can gather since your Other and Palutena keeps interfering.' Medusa replied.

'You don't possess the authority to mess with our heads!' Ero said menacingly.

"Thank you, Ero!" Weiss said as she uses her Norn-Stone enhance Maiden Style form to unleash a rainbow tornado that blows away a group of Nettlers and Syrens.

'Still, I'm a little shocked to learn that this babbling insect achieved Perfect Synchro, power to rival the gods. I can't allow you to escape here ALIVE. You're in my domain now, and you'll play by MY rules!' Medusa threatened Spider-Man.

"Yeah? Well, some rules are meant to be broken!" Spidey said as he unleashes his waldoes and jumps into the air with them, web shooting ground forces as he and Weiss arrive on a rooftop with enemies and a vehicle that looks like a golden gyro top.

"What's that?" Weiss asked.

'I believe it's called an Aether Ring. Try it out, heiress.' Ero suggested as Weiss hops into the Aether Ring to use its rapid firing gun to mow down monster troops.

"Oh! I'm liking this!" Weiss smiled, enjoying herself.

'It's a vehicle of the gods. The handling's a bit soft for my liking, but it has a force field to protect you from enemies.' Ero said.

"Seems better than the mech I rode." Spidey said as he wasn't a big fan of the Cherubot he once rode a while back.

While Weiss is having the time of her life on the Aether Ring, Spidey slices up monsters with dual wield energy blades before creating two web glyphs to summon white-spider versions of Beowolf Grimm, another technique he learned thanks to Perfect Synchro. "Go, my Arachnoids! Chew them up!" He ordered, watching his Spider-Beowolves chopping down on the many Shemum.

"Are you copying me?" Weiss smirked at him since she's capable of summoning before him.

"Not really. Mines look like spiders. If you want to blame someone, blame Salem for injecting me with her blood." Spidey replied, not in the mood to talk about that adventure involving Salem and the symbiotes. Once the snake monsters are dealt with, Spidey and Weiss head down a well with the Aether Ring.

"Can I ride it now?

"No!" Weiss retorted, but was forced to abandon it when they jumped out the exit close to a door.

'The fake Hewdraw is behind that door.' Ero informed the two.

"Okay. Let's have ourselves a reunion with the lizard." Spidey said as they pass through the gates and confront the red Hewdraw back at the lake.

BGM End

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Boss Fight 1

"Hewdraw! Your chances of winning are lower than your belly button! Which is really low!" Spidey taunted the dragon, goading it to launch its missiles that they have to avoid.

"You seem pretty pumped up." Weiss noticed.

"Of course. Once we beat Medusa, this world is saved and we can go home!" Spidey replied.

"What about Loki, and the Exo Stone?"

"Whoops! Almost forgot about them."

"You're such an idiot."

The fake Hewdraw continues firing more missiles and fireballs at the duo heroes. Weiss managed to reflect the attacks with a glyph but failed to connect when the dragon dived underwater.

"Swim time's over!" Spidey declared, flying to the air and morphs into his ISO Change: Gemini-Spider Form, charging up his repulsors with electricity and fires them down at the lake, shocking Hewdraw out of the lake to the land. "He's seems weaker than before." Spidey noticed how Hewdraw's not as strong when they first fought it. "Weiss, finish him now!"

"I'm on it!" Weiss loudly slashes at his stomach multiple times, ending him with a single thrust to the gut. "Redefeated. That wasn't so hard." Weiss smirked as Peter lands down next to her.

"And I'm sure the others are having an easier time too." Spidey said as they leave the illusion.

BGM End


With Sonic and Lucina

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Into the Labyrinth

The remaining D-Avengers are now on the hunt of the final resurrected boss before they track down Medusa, and much to their annoyance, it's back at the Labyrinth of Deceit.

"Aw man. Not this place again." Sonic groaned.

"The Labyrinth of Deceit. I'm not a big fan of this area either." Lucina said.

"Let's get this over with before we both go crazy." Sonic said.

"Agreed, so where to?" Lucina asked they are lost in a room surrounded by three spike walls.

"Really wished Spidey was with us. Ah well. I'm sure we'll figure something out. Let me try something." Sonic said, attacking the three spike walls with a hefty wind blast of their own, with two walls blocking the attack but the third one flies through it as if it wasn't there at all. "Found our exit." Sonic grinned.

"Nice job!" Lucina smiled as they run through the fake spike wall.

"Hah! It'll take more than fake spikes to stop us!" Sonic said, spinning through the pot of a Sinistew, unknowingly leading himself to a glowing circle that flips the room for him. "Whoa! What just happened?" He asked.

"Sonic!" Lucina looks up at Sonic who's now on the ceiling.

"This is weird. It must have been some sort of warp between the floor and ceiling. Guess we'll have to take these to progress." Sonic said as he moves forward on the ceiling.

"I hope you're wrong about that. This place gives me a headache." Lucina sighed before she reluctantly takes the warp to the ceiling. The two heroes venture through the confusing flip-flop area, destroying monsters and avoiding Ornes while Sonic enjoys himself and Lucina gets lost for a bit. They soon come across a room with a Cherubot to ride.

"Wanna try this out?" Sonic offered to the exalt princess.

"I don't know." Lucina replied, feeing unsure and nervous.

"C'mon. It's like riding a horse, only mechanical and much cooler." Sonic encouraged her.

"I'll trust your words for this one." Lucina hops on the Cherubot and activates it, quickly becoming a natural on the thing as she smacks the monsters up and down and all around.

"Nice job. You managed to gain a hang on it." Sonic clapped for her.

"Agreed. This…This is pretty fun!" Lucina smiled while blasting the remaining monsters into nothingness, opening the path that leads to Pandora.

BGM End

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Boss Fight 1

"Pandora! Ready for round two?!" Sonic taunted the flaming ghost goddess but notices she doesn't reply with words, only her actions, like blazing fireballs for example.

"Seems she's not in a talkative mood." Lucina said, blocking the fireballs.

"Why's that?" Sonic asked.

"I'm not sure. I can't explain it, but I sense it's just a soul dressed up to resemble Pandora." Lucina proclaimed.

"Maybe because we're using the ISO-Norn Stone. That's how you're able to tell." Sonic guessed.

"You're probably right."

'How clever of the both of you to find out.' Medusa speaks to them.

"You demon! I can't believe you'd stoop so low recycling souls to do your dirty work! Is nothing sacred to you?" Lucina berated the evil goddess.

"Well, you're in for quite a treat, Medusa. Now watch in amazement as we slay Pandora for the SECOND TIME!" Sonic grinned.

The hedgehog revs up a rainbow-aura spin dash and darts for Pandora, dodging all of her fireballs as he enhances his right kick with the Norn Stone's energy and dropkicks her in the face. "How do you like THAT?" Sonic asked. Pandora retaliates by throwing bombs to the vicinity, but Lucina sends them all back with a mystic sword slash that knocks them all back, dazing the goddess of calamity for a chance for Sonic to finish her off with a mystically-enhanced homing attack, crashing her to the ground defeated.

"Slaying complete!" Sonic said, with him and Lucina exchanging a friendly thumbs up.

BGM End


BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Underworld Castle

With Pandora defeated once again, Sonic and Lucina return to the dark castle's main hub area to see the Pandora statue crumbling to dust, with the other two already destroyed. "Looks like all three statues are destroyed." Lucina observed.

"It's about time you showed up." Spidey announces his presence as he, Weiss, and Pit walk out of the hot spring while they were waiting. "What took ya so long?" He asked Sonic and Lucina.

"We decided to lay back and take pictures of that weird labyrinth." Sonic joked.

"I pity you two." Weiss remarked.

"Now that all three statues are destroyed, it's time to destroy Medusa!" Pit declared.

"Right! Where to, Pally?" Spidey asked the light goddess.

'The path to Medusa is back the way you first came in.' Palutena answered, shocking everyone.

"What? How is that even possible?!" Sonic asked.

'Just roll with it.' Ero told him.

"Rolling is what I do best!" Sonic grinned as he rolls through the new hall that opened up, destroying everything in his path while his friends catch up for the fun.

'Make your way to Medusa.' Palutena told the Avengers.

"We're on it!" Pit replied as he successively reflects the incoming Phils to destroy the Collin launching them. A swarm of Shootflies start flustering around the area, distracting everyone until Weiss created a large fireball that burst into smaller fireballs that rain down on their flapping wings while Lucina thrust her blade successively on the remaining Shootflies before blowing them away with a massive wind by the swing from her blade.

"Look out from above!" Spidey warned a metal Suit of Skuttler as he webs zip down for a dropkick. "Made ya look!" He quipped as at the last second he vaults over to attack the unshielded body from behind, opening the barrier into an underground-like room. "Time to move on." Pete said as he starts web swinging, with his friends not far behind for another round with more of Medusa's men.

'I find it very ironic that you would call yourself the goddess of light. After all, it was you who turned me into a monster. It was you who hunted me down.' Medusa started a conversation with her mortal enemy, Palutena.

"Well you are kind of a jerk." Spidey quickly intervened while punching a Bluster.

'No one was talking to you!'

'You shouldn't blame me for that. I only reflected in your appearance what I saw in your heart.' Palutena said to Medusa.

'And what about YOUR heart? I can only imagine what resides there.' Medusa teased her.

'Why just imagine it? Don't you have the power to make it a reality?'

'There's no point. We all know it would be some sort of hideous creature.'

That last remark was when Pit really had enough of Medusa's bad-mouthing. "YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH, MEDUSA!" He replied with clear tone of anger that actually caught the D-Avengers off-guard from his usual cheerful self.

"Whoa." Weiss said with her eyes as widen as her friends.

"Lady Palutena is NOTHING like you! Who turns people to stone and poisons the rivers? Who reduces cities to rubble? And who is leading the Underworld destruction of the land and heavens? Not Lady Palutena. YOU'RE the one responsible for all this, Medusa. But what I don't get is how you managed to resurrect yourself in the first place." Pit asked the goddess of darkness.

'…I suppose I don't really understand how that happened either.' Medusa honestly said.

"Could it have been Loki?" Spidey asked her.

'I…I'm not sure. My memories aren't what they were. All I know is that Loki was there shortly after I returned. He offered me the ISO-Norn Stones in exchange to conquer Asgard for him.' Medusa revealed.

'Asgard?!' Palutena exclaimed.

'Where's Loki now?' Ero joins in on the conversation.

'I don't know. He said something about "rock collecting" and took the Dark D-Avengers with him.' Medusa said.

"The Exo Stone!" Sonic exclaimed.

"That's must be what he's looking for. It has to be." Weiss said.

'What's an Exo Stone?' Medusa asked, sounding completely oblivious.

"Don't play dumb with us! He must have told you that's what he's looking for!" Pit retorted.

'And I just told you I didn't know!' Medusa replied.

'The God of Mischief has been using you, Medusa. Your mind isn't clear anymore. Your life force. Your very soul has grown pitiful, and weak.' Ero told her.

"All your commanders have been defeated. I ask this once, give up now and end this peacefully. There's no need for more bloodshed and chaos, not when there's a chance Palutena can turn you back to normal." Spidey kindly offered her a chance to stop but she just shrugs it off with her little laughter.

'Don't be ridiculous. Why should "I" listen to the petty words of a mortal? YOU'RE the ultimate personification why humanity should be destroyed and punished, Spider-Man, for their destructive nature. Besides…It hardly matters HOW I returned, or if I'm being betrayed. What matters is WHY. Using the Norn Stones to exact my revenge on all of you! Turning you "tiny heroes" into stone is a nice first step.' Medusa said.

"I'm sorry for everything that's happened to you. Your right. We humans are pretty dangerous, and might consider punishment, but not from you. While we continue to learn from our mistakes, strive for a better future, YOU are still stuck living in the past! I can't allow you to take your unhappiness on other people anymore!" Spidey said with a serious tone while surprisingly also sharing some sympathy for the evil goddess.

'Stop your rabbling! You don't tell me how to live my life! I kill what I want! The weak die and the strong survive!'

And it was at that moment Peter's lenses glow the usual, and menacing red-and-blue, meaning he's gone serious, "Fine then. We'll play by your rules. Try not to run away like a coward. We're ending this fight here and now, then we'll go after Loki!"

'Hehe. I like to see you try, little bug.'

After fighting through many monster-filled rooms that would've lasted a lot longer if the team didn't work together, they approach a crazy-looking grind rail. 'I set up a grind rail, but I had to get creative. It's going to be a wild ride, so good luck.' Palutena told the team.

"Don't have to worry about us! This is gonna be sweet!" Sonic grinned as the team have fun on the loopy grind rail, shooting down fliers that dare to approach them.

"I wonder, Ero. Can you create grind rails, like Palutena?" Weiss asked the great totem.

'Does it look like I'm a crazed magician?' Ero asked.

'What part of me is crazy?' Palutena retorted as they hop off the rail to fight more monsters.

'I can sense you getting closer, Avengers.' Medusa creepily said to the young heroes.

"There's nowhere left for you to run!" Pit replied.

"Prepare for your defeat, Medusa!" Lucina said.

'Y'know, I'm very much looking forward to your arrival. I feel like Rapunzel waiting for her prince and his useless men.' Medusa said.

"Useless?!" Weiss angrily remarked.

"When was the last time you looked in a mirror, snakehead, or are you that afraid you might instantly turn to stone once you figure out how "hideous" you are?" Sonic deviously smirked as he could hear Medusa's dark blood boiling with rage.

"Haha! Nice one!" Spidey chuckled, giving his blue bro a fist bump.

'You fools have no idea the thought of our confrontation is filling me with anticipation. So hurry to me, Avengers. I'm going to strip the wings of your little angel friend and banish you all to the silent darkness forever!' Medusa threatened them.

"I don't think so!" Pit said after Weiss destroys two Boogities blocking a room with a switch but no obvious path to take.

"Where are we supposed to go?" Weiss asked.

'There's a path somewhere. Step on the switch and use the lights to guide your way.' Palutena advised.

"We could do that, or…" Spidey unleashes his four waldoes to grab everyone and reel them close to his body.

"Well this is awkward." Weiss remarked as Peter starts flying above the room, avoiding all the unnecessary combat.

"Uh, why didn't we do this before?" Pit asked Peter.

"You guys need the exercise." Spidey answered.

"Are you trying to imply something?" Lucina, along with Weiss, glared at Peter if he's saying they're too fat.

"N-No! I don't know what you're talking about! Really!" Spidey replied while Sonic just laughs at his expense. Seconds later, the team lands on a large platform and encounters a Tempura Wizard.

"Huh? What the heck is that?!" Sonic asked as they confront the weird mage.

'It's a Tempura Wizard!' Palutena replied.

"A Tempura Whatzerd?" Spidey responded with a confused look.

'If he deeps-fries you, keep your distance. One bite, and you'll be finished!' Palutena said.

"Well, that's a step up from eggplant, I guess. No…not really." Pit said as the team overwhelm the wizard with relentless attacks until it's destroyed, leading them to a new room with no path and several Monoeyes.

'We're getting close to Medusa.' Palutena informed.

"No kidding. I can sense her overwhelming dark stench from here." Spidey replied as he creates large webbing tendrils to whip the Monoeyes to their defeat, opening a new path that takes them deeper to the depths of the castle. Each team member has their own shine destroying a group of baddies that open up a new path to Medusa's chambers, ending with a fight with an Eggplant Wizard and an Orne.

"This looks to be the final guard." Lucina said.

"The last step before Medusa's defeat!" Weiss said as she and Pit take care of the eggplant wizard while Spidey one-shots another Orne because of his Spider-Totem nature, leaving an appearing Erinus for Sonic and Lucina.

"Who's this?" Sonic asked.

'It's an Erinus. They split into two halves that you can take out one at a time.' Palutena explained as Lucina splits it apart but appears still alive.

"Uh, I think I see what you mean." Lucina said, giving a weird look at the Erinus who lost its pants when she split it to two. Sonic spins his foot around, delivering a double KO to the Erinus and its bottom half.

"We're done! Let's finish this fight! Are you guys ready?" Sonic smiled at his beloved teammates.

"YEAH!" They all replied and then heads through the boss door to their final bout with the goddess of darkness.

BGM End


After suffering many trials and avoiding certain death no normal mortal could ever survive, the D-Avengers and Pit successfully arrived in a large room to confront the ginormous Medusa in all her disgustingness. The dark goddess cackled maniacally as she's approached by the small heroes who dared challenge her.

"SO WE FINALLY MEET AGAIN, PIT. AND THE D-AVENGERS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO FINALLY MEET YOU, ESPECIALLY YOU, SPIDER-MAN." Medusa greeted the outworldly superheroes.

"Sh-she's huge!" Weiss exclaimed as they hear thunder cracking

"Be careful!" Sonic said as those possessing Extreme Gears materialize them for the eventual aerial showdown.

"Go for it, Pit." Spidey encourage his angel bro to start off the heroic speech.

Pit nods and stares at Medusa with determination and begins to strike several poses with his friends by his side, "Listen well, all you demons of the Underworld! In the name of the goddess Palutena, the defender of all that is good... Those who hide in the darkness will be made to face the light!"

With that courageous speech out of the way, Spidey smiles and smashes his fists together, instantly transforming into Aura Arachnid Mode w/ his Arachna-Prime Armor, while his friends power up their rainbow energy from the ISO-Norn Stone, all prepared for the final showdown, "Avengers Assemble!"

'Now fly!' Palutena ordered.

'And take her down!' Ero ordered as the whole team takes flight before Medusa could smash them with her staff.

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"HAH!" Medusa shouted, waving her staff to fling them a great distance.

'I'm going to try to get you closer!' Palutena told the heroes.

"Thank you kindly!" Pit replied.

'But Medusa's using her powers to hold you back.' Ero said as he sees the heroes dodging a barrage combination of lasers, dark projectiles and thrown debris.

"It's the ISO-Norn Stones! She must've absorbed multiples of them! But we can overcome that power if we work together! I know it's tough, but let's not give up!" Spidey encouraged his teammates.

"You're in charge, Spider-Man! Lead us to victory!" Lucina replied.

"Alright! Sonic, you're up!" Spidey ordered the hedgehog to help them push through Medusa's power.

"Okay! Everyone, it's gonna get bumpy!" Sonic proclaimed, powering up his Norn Stone energy and moves so fast on his Extreme Gear he creates a rainbow wind tunnel that allows him and his friends to safely break through Medusa's powers and Medusa herself, knocking her to the ground with their united wind. "Can't slow us down, Medusa! Get ready for the beating of a lifetime!" He smirked.

"Nice job. Now distract her while I go up close and personal!" Spidey ordered.

"You're the man, Spider-Man!" Pit replied.

While the rest of the team repeatedly shoots at Medusa from a short distance, Spidey quickly swoops in for a massive claw swipe but she repeatedly teleported around before he could connect. "My! It must be a real pain warping that huge body around!" Spidey smirked.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING HUGE, YOU INSIGNIFICANT LITTLE THING?"

"The lady with the terrible fashion sense and makeup. Was there even a need for Palutena to transform you into an even MORE hideous monster?" Spidey deviously mocked her, to goad her into attacking.

"THAT'S IT! I AM SICK OF YOUR MOUTH! I AM GOING TO SQUASH YOU, SPIDER!" Medusa exclaimed in rage, following for Peter's goading as she raises her right hand to slash at him.

"Heh!" Spidey swiftly dodged away from her claw swipe, "You missed!" He roared as he enlarges his aura fists and starts beating the ugliness out of Medusa's face. He immediately switches to giant spider legs and unleashes a flurry of slashes while his friends circle around the giant goddess and continues blasting her to hell. "One more!" Peter thrust his left palm forward as he temporarily summons the upper half of his giant Man-Spider Avatar to furiously pound Medusa to the ground.

"Yeah! Nice one!" Weiss remarked.

"HOW CAN THIS BE…LOSING TO PATHETIC MORTALS?!" Medusa asked, weakened and in disbelief to losing to small fry.

"You've underestimated us from day one!" Spidey stated as he shoots powerful repulsor blasts to cancel out her energy shots.

Lucina flies in at high speed for a devastating sword slash, but Medusa teleported from her attack and reappears to smack her across the air until she regained her balance, "She keeps teleporting!"

"We have to hold her in place!" Sonic replied as he out-speeds her rapid-fire projectiles.

"I'm on it! By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!" Weiss summons enormous rainbow metallic bands to restrain Medusa from moving but she continues to struggle.

"Hey! Hey! Let me add some!" Spidey summons gigantic web tendrils from the ground to further restrain Medusa from any movement.

'Amazing. You did that all on your own without my help.' Palutena said, amazed by their power, even though they are just mortals.

'Never underestimate mortal ingenuity.' Ero told her.

"YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!" Medusa exclaimed.

"I seriously doubt it! Try to give us your best shot, ugly!" Sonic taunted as everyone works together, blasting or striking Medusa to kingdom come. She then raises her hand and releases a poisonous mist while laughing maniacally.

"Ugh! Nasty!" Pit said while they dodge the mist.

'Is there any part of her that ISN'T a weapon? I guess it's to be expected.' Palutena replied as she watches Sonic using his speed to blow away the mist, leaving Pit and Lucina to deliver a critical hit on the dark goddess.

BGM End

"UUUUUUUUUUGH…" Medusa groans in pain as her face transforms into that of a cycloptic monster.

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"Her head!" Lucina exclaimed.

'Now THIS is the Medusa I remember.' Palutena said as the monster Medusa detaches her head from her body and begins chasing the Avengers through the air.

"She's hideous!" Pit said.

"She looks uglier than she did in Greek Mythology." Spidey said while trying to shoot the rabid floating monster head.

'I can't believe she's still fighting like this. But this is a battle we cannot lose. You must overcome the darkness of the Underworld with light!' Palutena said.

"The fight against evil ends here!" Pit declared.

'We still have Loki to deal with.' Ero reminded him of the other godly pest.

"Oh yeah."

"Let's see if you can catch up with the guys who beaten Odin in a race!" Sonic smirked as the heroes go full speed around the large arena while Medusa continues to chase them down. Slowly and slowly, Medusa starts to lose steam and gets a little winded to fly anymore, so she uses the last of her strength to reattach herself to her body.

"Now, Avengers! The eye! Full power!" Spidey ordered his team to launch a final assault.

"RAAAAAAAAAAWR!" Everyone roared as their hefty, relentless attacks continue to collide with Medusa, weakening her more and more for Spidey to leap back to deliver the finishing blow.

"You've left us with no other choice. I'm sorry it has come to this." Spidey maximizes his aura to full blast and darts at near light-speed towards Medusa, channeling all his energy into his right fist. "Arachnid Fist!" He thrusts his right arm through a large light arrow Pit shot for him and explodes his aura into a serpentine-styled giant spider that charges through Medusa's stomach, leaving a gaping hole as the roaring spider surrounds Medusa's whole body with its webbing, causing her to scream in pain.

BGM End

Medusa tries to reach out to the skies, but eventually the webbing and the spider completely locks her in place and eventually her body withers away into dust. Her castle then begins to break apart, and its remains are drawn up into the sky.

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"ALRIGHT!" The five victorious teens said as they all give each other a winning high-five and pose in mid-air.

'You did it!' Palutena congratulated the heroes for a splendid victory defeating darkness.

'Well done.' Ero said with a small proud smile on his face.

BGM End

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-False Ending

With the threat of Medusa over and the world saved, the D-Avengers fly above the crumbling castle, ready to go home and relax. "I can't believe it! We did it! We really did it!" Pit said, having trouble calming himself down from all this excitement.

"Awesome job, Pit." Spidey congratulated him after deforming from Aura Arachnid Mode.

'Congratulations to you all! I know it wasn't always easy.' Palutena said.

"An adventure's no fun if it's too easy." Sonic grinned.

"Now we can focus on locating the Exo Stone and Loki." Lucina smiled.

"Let's do that AFTER we take a break and have some relaxation in the hot spring!" Weiss said.

"A break during summer break. Boy our lives truly suck." Spidey said.

"Yours mostly."

"I know." He replied as they all laugh in joy and happiness for a while, until Peter's and Ero's spider-sense picks up a strange signal.

'Now wait just a second.'

"Huh? Am I hearing something?" Peter asked.

'No. I heard it too, and sensed it.' Ero said.

"What? We didn't hear anything." Pit remarked.

'I said wait just a second.'

"No, wait. I heard something too." Weiss said.

"What's going on?" Sonic asked.

"I don't know." Lucina replied.

BGM End

Then, out of nowhere a humongous pillar of flames burst out of the ground below the Avengers, sending them flying through the air, quickly regaining their balance as they hear a faint, daunting laughter coming from the flames, soon simmering down as Loki and a humongous demonic purple figure next to him appears before the heroes.

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Hades's Infernal Theme

"Loki! And, who's the heck is that guy next to him?!" Spidey asked for an answer.

'Hades?!' Palutena retorted in quite a surprise.

"Who's Hades?" Pit asked.

'The true master of the Underworld.' Palutena replied.

Ero growled, 'So that's who Loki's been working with. It all makes sense now!'

"It's about time you fools figured it out!" Loki sinisterly smiled.

"SORRY TO KEEP "YOU" WAITING. BUT NOW THAT WE'RE HERE, LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED. WELCOME TO "MY" UNDERWORLD, PITTY PAT. YOO TOO, PRETTY PALUTENA. AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE "MARVELOUS" DORK AVENGERS: SILKY-MAN, GOD SILKY, RATHOG, ICE QUEEN, AND SWORDWOMAN!" Hades greeted, and simultaneously insulted the heroes.

"Rathog?! Now that's just all kinds of insulting!" Sonic growled at his stupide nickname, already hating being called a rat, now he has to deal with this.

'I'm…honored you know who I am.' Palutena said.

"SO THE LITTLE ANGEL, THE HUMANS, AND RATHOG TOOK DOWN BIG, BAD MEDUSA ALL BY THEMSELVES. WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT! GOODNESS, YOU SHOULD PUT THIS ON YOUR RESUME!"

"We'll get right on that. What's up with this guy again?" Spidey asked, a bit lost and confused of the attitude the lord of the underworld is putting up.

"It'll be hard for you to understand, Spider-Man. All you need to know Hades's power and "wonderful" personality makes him the perfect comrade for our righteous crusade." Loki answered.

"And what would that be?" Peter asked.

"BEFORE WE ANSWER, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT I WHIPPED UP THAT MEDUSA ESPECIALLY FOR YOU." Hades intervened.

'Wait, how?!' Palutena asked.

"ADD A PINCH OF MEMORIES TO A TON OF SOULS AND SOME ISO-NORN STONES. PUT THEM IN A BLENDER, AND HIT FRAPPE!" Hades jokingly answered.

"Wow this guy's annoying!" Weiss remarked.

"Explain yourself!" Lucina demanded.

"HER THIRST FOR REVENGE WAS SO GREAT, IT SEEMED A SHAME TO LET IT GO TO WASTE. OH, AND PRETTY PALUTENA…YOU MUST HAVE DONE A REAL NUMBER ON HER."

'I won't deny that.' Palutena sadly replied.

"BUT SHE'S OLD NEWS, AND OLD NEWS BORES ME. WE MUST LOOK TO THE FUTURE, AND THAT FUTURE IS LOKI AND ME, THE TRUE LEADER OF THE UNDERWORLD! NEXT TO US, LITTLE MISS MEDUSA'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE A SWEET, CUDDLY BUNNY."

'No! This can't be happening!'

"Now we must bid you adieu." Loki bowed, same as Hades before the two teleported out of sight.

BGM End

"So on a scale of one to ten, how bad are things now?" Spidey quipped.

'100.' Palutena replied.

"Yeah, that sounds about accurate." Spidey nonchalantly replied as the goddess whisked them all back to Skyworld to prepare for a new battle against the evil duo.


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Spider-Man: Hey, it's Spider-Man. So Loki's been working with Hades the whole time, and now they're after this so-called Wish Seed as part of their master plan. We don't know what it is yet, but we have to retrieve the Wish Seed before they do. Whoa, am I reading this right? There's an Exo Stone too, that can also grant wishes?! Yeah, we need to hustle before they get EITHER wish-granting stone!

Next time on D-Avengers: God Mission:

The Wish Seed and the Dream Stone

Spider-Man: This Hades guy is quite annoying, but he's got nothing on Deadpool.


KFX Here: That ends the "Medusa Arc" of this story, now to dive into the Viridi Arc next.