Too Much Red: New Nemesis

By: Pakkrat

Chapter 5: A Dragon, a Clown, and a Sorceress

Note: I do not own Teen Titans, DC comics and characters therein, Spawn, and neither Sleeping Beauty's Maleficent. It is time for the big plan behind the sequel and maybe you can see what has been going on. Sorry for lack of updates this will be short to mainly get others on track to the story. I am really busy with some personal matters and internet is down a lot so please forgive my lack of work.

The world is of fire, flames spiral the rocks that are crackling of heat. A small fat man wobbles along with rotten and dirty clothes, his face in blue paint and white tuffs. Clown was one of several demons working under a very wicked demonic master. Malebolgia is one of the few devils that have been feared merely through mentioning his name amongst the demon world. Malebolgia stole this realm of his hell from a previous demon, and in that time he became more powerful than ever thought of. His plan of using something called Hell Spawns helps his power ambitions. Malebolgia, like most demon royals, lords, and masters often have the greed for power and Hell Spawns help him by every evil soul they kill comes to him, and when they die their power returns to him again. They were mortals and demons given special armor under the contract with the power comes only so much till it is taxed, then the user of the Hell Spawn will return to Malebolgia giving him their soul along with all the souls that they have killed in the process that were evil. A problem, Hell Spawns were very powerful as they are unlimited to their users imagination as weapons go, and then the choice to either continue as Malebolgia's lackey or turn and help… god. Malebolgia hates when they turn on his arse like that…

Clown is running when he trips and rolls down to the female figure standing in a long black robe and cloak, her head donning two horns from her headwear and a long staff of black and even a black raven on her one elbow. She has a pale gray skin, makeup on her eyelids and some mystical golden like eyes with reptilian irises. Her face is blank on Clown, he looks up and smiles his twisted smile to the woman, "Hey haven't seen you before. The name's Violator."

She just looks back up and away from Violator. He glares but turns to the other human sized being, sort of standing above an open book on the ground was this paper man, his gray eyes glaring on Violator with arms crossed. "Malchior! Hey, long time no see! So how is that whole being the dark nephew of a devil-dragon goddess?" Violator wraps his arm around Malchior, "Aw, being Tiamat's one-in-a-million kid must work out pretty well for you!"

"Yes…" Malchior pulls himself out of the hold Violator has "It certainly does."

"So how did you get here?"

"My great, great, great, great, great grand-daughter over there did it. She is a distant relation to me mostly human witch, but with minor dragon-demon influence."

Clown turns and blinks "Really? She doesn't look that dragon like."

The woman glares on Violator, and in a fit of black and green flame her form grows to a horrendous dragon with a long slender neck and snapping jaws. Her nose leaks of smoke trails as her venomous jaw drips saliva. Violator gulps and tugs his sweetie jacket as her nose and eyes come on him, "Well… I guess I was wrong…"

"Maleficent!" Maleficent turns up her dragon head to a large and titanic entity moving from the fires ahead of the three. She turns quickly from her dragon form to a human witch, "Great-uncle Malebolgia I beg your forgiveness."

Malebolgia is hidden in flame, only six red jewels of red eyes peer through the flames to his minions, "I offer no forgiveness I only offer contempt, hatred, and damnation. I see you retrieved the book from Akaige's shadow world, the one that had been lost."

Maleficent nods to her great-uncle, "Yes I retrieved my ancestor Malchior." Malchior looks over to her and chuckles, "She did pretty well. I am impressed my bloodline has lasted as long as it did. I wish Rorek was here to see this."

"Do not worry over that Malchior. What we need is the girl. With her and this power she holds I am sure I will become a being that may even rival the great holy essence himself!"

"Whoa!" Violator shakes his head and hands "We went over this before boss tempting fate is bad mojo! How many of our buddies have tried that whole deal only to get slapped back down in here and worse some get totally fried!"

"Yes… but my plan is much more intricate and precise. In time Violator you will understand." Malebolgia slinks his many eyes "Then again one of your intelligence may never understand." Malebolgia now nods his eyes to the two others, "Maleficent and Malchior leave us.Violator and I have matters to discuss in private."

Malchior and Maleficent agree to their lord's demands. Malchior returns to his book binding, and Maleficent waves a hand to have it in her grasp. "Until the next time uncle, Maleficent let us go and prepare."

"Yes grandfather." She disappears in a flaming blast to leave Clown looking up to Malebolgia, "It's a regular family of Mal-contents."

"It is a family name verse Clown, Mal. They are the blood of my brother Malachi from his relation to Tiamat the goddess of chaos. It is a long ordeal and past not needed to be spoken. That blood gives them will to serve me. I need their relation to Tiamat for in time their blood to her may be a way to control her."

"Control her? Wow you are thinking big. First trying to overthrow heaven, now absorbing one of the most feared devils of all time… you think of ever just a simple pyramid scheme? You know less chance of…"

"SILENCE!" Malebolgia's outburst causes his flaming hiding spot to burst all about and surrounding Clown like hands they seem to swirl as ready to grasp, but die slowly leaving Clown with his pants stained. "I have been watching the world of heaven and hell play too long as coexistence! A peace to keep existence in… order. The time is coming Violator! A war will emerge and in the end heaven and hell will not be standing all that shall stand will be me, Malebolgia, as the supreme lord and master of all that is and shall ever be."

"… Pyramid scheme…" his voice in jest and play Malebolgia merely groans lowly "I am not amused. What have you learned on those children?"

"Oh the teen-twits? Their kids seem pretty much like kids. Nothing I find to worry over. Should I go ahead and send that world's hell spawn in?"

"No, leave him be for now I have plans to create more Spawns in that world as time progresses."

"Ah." Violator nods and readies to leave. "Hey, I got a question." Malebolgia raises a brow "This whole war… I mean with Akaige what's the deal with it?"

Malebolgia knows all too well what he means. The time was of the Soul Edge (Teen Titans: Fairytale of Souls and Swords). Malebolgia sent Spawn, the Al Simmons variation to obtain Soul Edge, but Simmons turned traitor again and so he relied on a monster called Necrid who was later killed. Then, he realized he could send a demon called Vindicator to do his dirty work. After a little bit of wandering Akaige met with Vindicator and Malebolgia not wanting to share the weapon ordered Vindicator to destroy Akaige. It should have gone so differently.

Akaige was loosing to what Malebolgia believed. The Vindicator was smacking Akaige around like he was a mere human. Akaige asked questions as they fought, and one was why Malebolgia would want Soul Edge. Akaige listened as Vindicator explained Malebolgia wanted the power of a god, to rule over all realms as was the dream of every demon.

Akaige in one sweet move suddenly strikes his claws on Vindicator, and in the dying moments Malebolgia realized the demon lord, Akaige, was just waiting to learn all he could on the sword. Malebolgia remembers seeing Akaige through a ball of fire as he destroyed Vindicator utterly and completely, he stood with his claw at his side dripping of blood, and in a simple look he spoke out to Malebolgia.

"It is not souls, magic, and force that one grows in power, Malebolgia. There is more to it for my power comes in my challenges. Perhaps as a warrior, a destroyer, and so many things I have surpassed the old royals. Perhaps I am the only one of our kind left that knows where true evil stems from. Either way as long as I exist my mission is to destroy all the warriors of good I can. Not destroy all good… that would leave me no one to face in battle and so all would become quite boring. I find pleasure in challenging the warriors of good and keeping a balance between the two sides. As long as good wishes to fight, I will be willing to challenge. Also," Malebolgia remembers the chill as Akaige seems to see him… somehow, "As long as beings like you exist trying to ruin my fun in these battles and wars, to topple the line of balance, I will have to make sure to keep you in your place and show you a reminder of my power over you."

Malebolgia returns to the world of the hell realm he owns. Violator raises a brow, "You're still here! Leave me!"

Violator screams as a flame burns his bottom and so he runs back to the earth he once was at. Malebolgia looks on in slight rage and aggression. "Akaige is a warrior demon that gained lordship. That makes him too unpredictable, and with one like him my plans to overthrow heaven and hell so I may rule will not be recognized. I must find a way to either destroy him now, or trick someone else to destroy him for me. I have time…" Malebolgia slinks his eyes more, "I believe… I still have time."

Note: This is a short chapter yes, but I really am pressed for time. I made sure to get some of the major story plotted out and reveal the reason behind this whole war as is. Malebolgia does not trust Akaige because he feels Akaige is too 'honorable' and 'battle-crazy' for his new order. Malebolgia plans to overthrow the two kingdoms and rule in their place, which Akaige sure will not allow someone like Malebolgia to do. So in the end he knows he has to destroy the shadow demon… and the new titans will be RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE! The big chapter will be next time; sorry I have little time in the middle of moving and stuff. Hope to hear from you all if you like. I know this whole demon thing and god/goddess thing is a bit odd, but I mean no disgrace to religions or faiths of any kind. Hey, it makes for some great stories! Till next time, props to psychic werewolf assassin and his own ideas that inspired the Malchior/Malebolgia/Maleficent alliance! I think it might prove interesting!