Greer Nelson walked up the stair to her flat. It had just hit 11:30 when she entered her apartment meaning another long shift at work. She had to stay behind to file paperwork on a multiple homicide I a old apartment complex, three young woman from different part of town piled up in a room mutilated and a of duty officer with his face clawed off. The whole case just gave her he creeps. She went an took a long shower, sitting pondering. Just as she was climbing out of the shower there was a knock on her door that was so load that it made Greer drop her hair dryer. She stumbled across her small apartment pulling on her dressing gown as she walk. The knocking was rapid like the person needed her fast.
"All right, all right. I'm coming" shouted Greer
She unhinged the locks and yanked on the handle. Who was standing on the other side surprised Greer. A man in white body armor, hood and cape stood in the dark hallway making it hard to see him full, leaning again the door frame.
"Well I definitely didn't expect you to be here. What did you get sick of the suit and tie? I thought I was supposed to be the one to follow you?" Greer asked.
No response
"Mister knight, is everything okay"
Greer came closer to see him more clearly. As she got closer she saw why he wasn't responding. He had claw marks all down his body and several small daggers in his chest. With no warning her fell throw the doorway almost crushing Greer. He landed hard on the ground right by Greer's feet.
The man woke with a gasp. How did i get here?, was I followed?, how the hell am I not dead? All these questions were rattling around in his head. He pulled the blanket of to show about a dozen small gazes strapped onto his chest. His whole body was in so much pain that he could barely move. He looked around ,finding himself in a stranger apartment on the sofa half naked.
"I really hope I got the right apartment" he said to himself
"Thank god your awake. I thought you were dead"
"Where am I ?"
"I really don't think you are the one to be asking questions. You came to my apartment to collapse on my floor and almost bleed out on my sofa. I think I deserve at least a explanation on what happened."
"I can't be here, there going to have followed me. I have to leave for your safety..."
"You are not leaving until you tell me who you are?, and why did you come to me?"demanded Greer.
"You want to know who I am. Well the truth is I don't know anymore. One minute I'm Marc then I'm mister knight or I'm him" he pointed to the blood soaked armored costume.
"What do you mean?"asked Greer
"I mean that I've got split personality disorder. I can't control it. Now am Marc Spector. A rich kid that own fast cars and make love to gorgeous woman. But in the flick of a switch I'm Moon knight a brutal bloodthirsty vigilante that prowls the streets looking to hammer down justice on this dying city. I really don't know who I am anymore"
"Jesus, why are you telling me all of this"
"Maybe its because you ask the right questions or I'm just venting. The point is, I came to you because I trust you. You were assigned to keep track of me and you have."
Greer walked over to Marc with a trusting look on her face. She reach down and lifted the moon knight mask.
"What happened to you out there Marc?"
"If I tell you, that means your involved." Mumbled Marc
I'm already involved, now tell me"
"Right, ...you know the mutilated womans bodies that were found at the glass mouth apartment complex? Well I turn out that the injuries were the result of genetic testing. The cells had been warn away due to contamination with animal cells. A group calling themselves black claw are trying to genetically modified female subjects into hybrids. Something about creating a aztec cat God called Tigra. I have their latest formula in my suit" Mumbled Marc.
"Okay, all I got from that was cat God"
"All you need to know is that there are a group of deadly feline assassins that are trying to kill me and that I have a responsibility to protect anyone that might get in the crossfire"
"Marc, I'm a officer of the law I can take care of my..."
"Shhh. Their here"
Marc heaved himself of the couch and grabbed the blood soaked moon knight armor. He suit was barely white anymore and had hole throughout but it would do. Pain shot up his whole body like a electric shock. He cried out in agony.
"Sit back down. You are not going anywhere"
"Get in the bath room and lock the door. Draw the revolver you have under the sink and do not come out until the sound of body hitting the floor stops" he ordered.
"But Marc.."
"Not Marc, moon knight. Now be a good officer and follow orders, GO!" Moon knight shouted.
Greer had only a split second to real back in shock at how quick Marc had changed into a completely different person. She stumbled over the table and skidded into the bathroom. Her heart was beating out of her chest because of an unknown intruder. Moon knight could have been lying about the whole thing until she heard bullet flying from outside the door.
{Well she follows order well for a cop. She is very pretty. The red hair, the blue eyes the positive attitude to the law and her work. Its a shame that I am such a freak to even get close to her. But the freak is the thing that is going to get me through this next part.}
Three darkly clad figure walked into the room. The were all small built, clocked women wearing darkened tribal masks of cats. Moon knight lay there lifeless, motionless, breathless. A puddle of blood flowing around him like a moat around a castle. The three woman drew their swords and got in position to strike when *BANG!* One of the woman took a rubber bullet to the face. Moon knight unveiled his torn cape to show a white tinted double barrelled shotgun. The two other woman stumbled back to compose themselves the going in for the strike. Moon knight through away the shotgun and switched to melee weapon, the bow staff. Sword went flying left, right up and down. The woman were clearly skilled. one of the swords came skimming past moon knights head. This gave him the opportunity to grab the blade and snap it using his elbow. Then he grabbed her head and smashed it through the glass table then proceeded to slam it on the drywall causing dents.
He dropped the woman who was now unconscious and brought his attention to the last girl who had use her opportunities and subdue Greer. The woman was carrying the red head in her arms.
"Leave her out of his. This fight is between you and me" demanded moon knight.
"Well, I have to have some sort of bargaining chip. Her life for the vile" grinned the woman.
{This is why I never get attached}
Moon knight nealed down an gently rolled over the vile.
"Good boy, now beg"
Moon knight just looked up at her. Fists clenched.
"No, okay then"
The woman without warning injected the contents of the vile into Greer. The smashed moon knight face in with her boot.
An hour had past when Moon knight awoke. Still hazed, he got up to find that the apartment was clear of anything discriminating. bodies, blood, Greer.
{She 'was' pretty}...
The woman walked into a small room with two chairs in it. One occupied by a mysterious man that was wearing something that looked similar to moon knight costume.
"Did operation tigra go to plan" said the mysterious man in a gruff voice.
"Yes sur. Are patient is in mid transformation as we speak"said the woman
"Good. My employer well be pleased"
"Now are part of the deal. We need to know that we can worship tigra as are god." Demanded the woman.
"About that..."
The mysterious man lunged out of the darkened back wall to reveal he had a skull mask covering his face.
"I'm sorry my sweet"
The man then drove a broadsword into the womans chest"
"You are not part of ARKs plan"
A man in a black Taylor made suit walk in to the room.
"Your sure make a mess Taskmaster" said the man
"I aim to please. Do you have another job for me" said Taskmaster.
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