Spidey's Life is a Game!

by RebukeX7

Spider-Man's life has never been easy, but what if one day a tournament began with stakes so high that it could mean the absolute destruction of the world as he knew it ? Watch as he and his two unlikely allies strive to reach the top! 5th in the LIAG series! Can be read alone! Crack-with-plot! Spidey/harem, X-23/femharem, eventual Spidey/X-23. Guest reviews deleted automatically.

25. Act IV (Part 1)

Disclaimer: Still don't own Marvel or Capcom

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln.

"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."- Andy Warhol

"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."- Buddha

"Do not fear what you might find in space. It may be the only damn thing that can save us from our ignorance."-RebukeX7

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." –Albert Einstein

"Don't Gain The World & Lose Your Soul, Wisdom Is Better Than Silver Or Gold."- Bob Marley

"An infinity of passion can be contained in one minute, like a crowd in a small space." –Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

"OH! I see what you did there with the quotes! You had to make one up for Space though."

Chun-Li: 80%

Talon: 33%

Spider-Man: 0.00000000000000000000000002%

(I'll put the end power limits and death count at the bottom of the third update.)

Shut up Deadpool.

XxNeo-ChanxX Was the winner. They didn't just come close, they got it correct! Everyone praise them because they've won something for everyone. You all get to press the next chapter button two more times in one day!

Chapter 24: Act IV.1: Will of Infinity (Part 1).

What Time is it? LIAG- BREAK DOWN TIME: Infinity Edition

The Infinity Gems are six powerful artifacts that when put together are able to virtually do anything. Before the creation of Earth 616 there was a powerful being that had virtually unlimited power. However the being was alone. As time went on the being got lonelier and lonelier until eventually it decided to kill itself. However it couldn't simply commit suicide and ended up being split into the Infinity gems. The gem's powers are as followed.

Power Gem: - A red colored gem that gives virtually limitless strength, durability, and energy manipulation. This gem contains access to all power and energy that ever has or will exist, and can back the other gems and boost their effects. It allows the user to duplicate almost any physical superhuman ability and become invincible.

Soul Gem: - A green colored Gem that allows the user to observe, attack, steal, manipulate and alter souls, living or dead. The gem is the gateway to an idyllic, pocket-universe. Also used to devolve artificial organisms back into a primitive state.

Space Gem: - A purple gem that allows the user to travel through space, mostly through teleportation. Able to interfere with the motion of other objects. Allows the user to exist in any location (or all locations), move any object anywhere throughout the universe and warp or rearrange space.

Mind Gem: - A blue gem that gives the user virtually limitless psionic abilities including telepathy and telekinesis. Backed by the Power Gem, it is possible to access all minds in existence simultaneously.

Reality Gem: - A yellow gem that alters reality to anything the user wishes.

Time Gem: An orange gem that gives its user total control over past, present and future. Total control over all aspects of time including time travel; stop, slow down, or speed up flow of time; accelerate or slow down aging, see into past/future and can also be used as a weapon by trapping enemies or entire worlds in unending loops of time.

END

BGM: Snow In Summer- NieR soundtrack

"What…what are you two?" Kiden questioned weakly making the little girl giggle.

"You silly…" The younger Kiden said with bright blue eyes full of innocence.

"…You…have been chosen." The elderly woman said with a withered voice. "Chosen to exist beyond time itself…you will gain power beyond anything you have ever dreamed of."

"…But first you have to answer a question…" The little girl giggled.

"And if I don't want to?" Kiden asked the little girl skeptically making her pout.

"You'll die." The elderly woman said gravely as she raised a hand towards Kiden. "Fast Forward." Kiden looked at her in confusion before she bent over in pain as she began to rapidly age. Kiden stared at the older woman in horror before exploding into dust.

"Don't be mean!" The younger girl chastised before raising a hand at the dust. "Rewind." Suddenly the dust began to reform in to the frail young form of Kiden who was now staring at the older woman in shock.

"Did…did you just kill me?" Kiden questioned in disbelief.

"I had to make sure you understood the severity of the situation. We both know that just telling you something is not enough and that lessons have to be pounded into your head for you to get it."

"R-right…so what's the question?" Kiden questioned cautiously as she took a step away from her older counterpart.

"It's simple." The younger girl said with a smile. "What's more important, the past…"

"…or the future?" The older woman finished. "Make sure you think long and hard about the answer."

"Well this shouldn't be hard. Obviously the future because without it there wouldn't be a past…but without the past there couldn't be a future." Kiden stopped and took a moment to sit down. "Oh fuck my life." Kiden groaned making the little girl gasp and the older woman smirk.

BGM: END

-Meanwhile with Ero-

Ero had imagined a lot of things happening when she re awoke; unimaginable pain, a killer headache, and hell not even waking up at all. What she didn't expect, however was to open her eyes only to find two wide innocent blue eyes staring at her.

…

"EEEK!" Ero screamed as she scrambled back onto the sidewalk as Alice hissed and stumbled back as well while releasing some strange clicking noise.

"Oh, God that was priceless! Haha! You screamed like a bitch!" Juri laughed boisterously while Chun-Li rolled her eyes. Taking a moment to calm herself Ero glared at her before pointing at the slightly fearful woman.

"Tell me who that is and why she feels like a spider before I kick your ass." Ero muttered making Juri snort.

"She's that giant spider that was raging through the city." Juri said simply as if that were an everyday occurrence-never mind. Ero nodded her head before frowning as she finally registered the trembling form of the Queen.

"What's wrong with her?" Ero questioned as she limped over to the woman.

"She said something about an egg hatching." Chun-Li stated with a confused frown.

"In between the screams of pain of course." Juri added with a smirk. "You can believe that she has been cursing your name as well." Juri added making Ero grunt in annoyance before kneeling next to Adriana and placing a comforting hand on her back.

"Come on Adriana, just cough it up." Ero said and more blood spilt from Adriana's mouth.

"Umm, Babies are born from the other end." Juri said with a quirked eyebrow getting a glare from Ero.

"As you can tell this isn't a normal pregnancy, now come over here and help me support her so she doesn't keel over." Ero ordered making Juri roll her eyes and, much to Chun-Li's shock, walk over to them.

"Come on bitch, you can't leave us before I get a chance to kick your ass." Juri muttered as she held her team mate. "Is she supposed to be this cold?" Juri questioned making Ero shake her head.

"She's lost a lot of blood, a human would have died by now but her body is trying to adapt to the change. This wouldn't be a problem if she was back to her full power, but now with her weakened state whether she lives or not is completely up to chance."

"You know it's just now sinking in that you two aren't human." Juri said suddenly getting a disbelieving stare from Ero in return. "Don't look at me like that, still half human and half Spider that's pretty badass." Juri grimaced when she noticed the worry in Ero's eyes. Damn it this was one of the reasons she disliked her team mates, they got under her skin far too much for her comfort. They almost made her feel human again. "Stop worrying, the Queen is always boasting about how powerful she is. Both she and your brat will get through this so calm the fuck down."

"I agree; this is a time of rejoicing." A new voice spoke up causing Ero, Juri, and Chun-Li to turn to see Anansi approaching them.

"Anansi? Why are you here?" Ero questioned in confusion making the man smile.

"This is a momentous occasion hatchling. For the first time a naturally made offspring from two of my people is being born. Not just any offspring either, but a legend as well. A legend in a league of its own." Anansi smiled

"Legend?" Ero echoed in confusion.

"The hatchling will be the one that leads our people to greatness one day. The hatchling will be both loved and hated, its methods will be seen as both cruel and benevolent, but it will be those feelings of love and hate that will unify this planet. When the feelings of prejudice are finally eradicated, this planet will see its greatest revolution yet as slowly every one of its most powerful species- Homo-Sapiens, Homo-Arachnida, Homo-Superior, Vampires, etc.-will live in harmony." Anansi revealed before turning his gaze to Adriana.

-Adriana's Mindscape-

"You? My Queen? Ha! To be the Queen of Spiders you must be wise and never upset the natural balance. You must do the absolute best for your people without harming others. Tell me how you dare call yourself a Queen with all the destruction you have caused to the Homo-Sapiens. I have decided not to restore your power. You will birth the child and then you will be erased from the web." The Creature said condescendingly making Adriana glare with unrepressed rage.

"…"

"Speak up whelp; your mumbling is causing me to lose my patience."

"You dare?"Adriana repeated louder. "Everything I have done was for my people. Those damn monkeys cannot be trusted. They can't stop killing themselves or those who are born with an extra gene and you think I am going to trust them once the truth about my people come to light? Once they realize that Spider powers are more than just random power and can be carried down generations?" Adriana scoffed. "They can't take care of themselves, so I will. I will ensure that they cannot harm another intelligent species that doesn't deserve it."

"You don't have the right to command them."

"The right?" The Queen paused before laughing. "I've always detested them, even back when I was one of them. Their ignorance sickened me. I have given up so much for them already and I grow tired of their lack of change. The Second World War was proof that there was just no hope for them. I've fought for them, I've fought against prejudice for them, and I've even given up my sanity for those damned monkeys. I have lost years of my life for them and you are going to stand there and act as though you can lecture me?" Adriana wondered in disbelief.

(LIAG Mini Breakdown:Fearing that America was not powerful enough to contain Japanese and Soviet ambitions, efforts were made late in the war to resume the super-soldier experiments that had produced Captain America. Genetically likely candidates were selected from among U.S. ranks, and drafted into a special unit of the U.S. Marines Corps as part of Operation Crossroads. Soria subsequently became the first female marine to go into combat.

At one point, Soria's unit was lined up along the Bikini Atoll to absorb the radiation of ongoing nuclear weapons tests in the hopes it would activate any latent abilities they might possess. None of the subjects were properly informed of this before the experiment began. Most subjects soon perished from radiation poisoning, while the stress on Ana's metabolism drove her insane. Soria's abilities did not surface immediately, and the experiment was ruled a failure. She spent several years in an asylum before breaking out and going underground in the 1950s.)

"I don't have the right?" Adriana echoed one more time as she shook her head as if trying to find out where the creature got the audacity to tell her that as the golden energy in her eyes burned brighter. "You must have forgotten who the hell I am…" Adriana muttered as she outstretched her hand towards the colossal being causing it to be bound by large web-lines and slammed into the ground.

"Unhand me!" The creature shouted as Adriana slowly approached it as if walking in a trance.

"Despite all of this I only wanted to control them, finally give them order, and what do I get in return? A mate that hates me and fears who he is and a lover who understands me yet isn't much longer for this world. I even tried to share my gift to the damned monkeys and one of my own people-one who was created from my mate- attempts to kill me. Now you are going to tell me that I won't have the chance to be with my only child? The only guaranteed happiness I will ever have?"

"Anansi was wrong, you do not deserve to be Queen or bare my power!" The Creature roared as Adriana stopped right in front of its face.

"And who's going to stop me? Oh how I wish you could feel the things I do with this connection to the web." Adriana said with a wistful sigh as the creature growled at her. "Anansi is not long for this world and soon Spider-Man will take his place. I will make sure he sees things my way and in the end I will win. My people will thrive and the humans will quit killing each other. My child shall take over for me when the time is right as will its child and so on and so forth. This world will know order."

"The center will not be swayed by your seductions; he will put an end to you. He is too honorable to attempt to rule the humans." The Creature stopped talking when it noticed Adriana's smirk growing.

"One flaw with you plan." Adriana stated in a tone that practically screamed that she knew something the creature didn't. "The Center that you have so much faith in is only half complete." Adriana took satisfaction in seeing all four eyes widen in horror.

"The Other…" The spider creature said like it was a curse.

"Yes 'the other'…" Adriana said mockingly. "The same one that not only understands where I am coming from, but has been warming my sheets as well. What do you think will happen when she and Spider-Man become one again? You think he will be so whole-heartedly against me once he actually has insight to where I am coming from?"

"You're a monster." The creature muttered which was really ironic.

"And you have been using my power for far too long." The Queen stated simply before ramming her arm through the being's forehead and grasping the gem tightly in her hand. The Queen shuddered in delight as she felt power course through her body while the creature screamed in agony. "Let this be a lesson for you, deny me my power and I'll take from you everything." Adriana muttered as a blue gem appeared on her forehead. "Better yet…you're useless. Good bye." The Creature gasped in pain before its body exploded into a golden mist that flew into Adriana's mouth.

-Outside-

"GAHH!" With a mighty heave would be later be understood as a black Spider leg appear out of Adriana's mouth followed by a second one as her body convulsed in pain as tears fell down her face.

"Just like Athena's birth. I'm glad that I lived long enough to see this miracle." Anansi thought idly with a smile. (LIAG Fun Fact: The Greek goddess Athena was born by Zeus ejecting her from his mouth.)

*SPLASH*

"*Cough* *cough* Ugh…" Adriana fell to her side tired as a black spider that was roughly the size of a puppy stood weakly in a puddle of blood. It was pitch black minus the blood red tips of each of its legs, its four blazing eyes, and a red hour glass like shape on its abdomen. Infact, many would have thought it was a giant black widow spider if it wasn't for the fact that the ends of the 'hourglass' were pointed and looked like to connecting diamonds instead of flat like an hourglass.

"Well damn…that thing looks pretty amazing." Juri said being the spider fanatic that she was as she tilted her head.

"Good thing Ryu isn't here." Chun-Li muttered. She was a little creeped out by what she had just witnessed but she would feel bad if the thing got crushed. It was kind of cute in its own morbid way. Ero helped Adriana sit up as the new mother held her stomach in pain.

"Never again." The Queen swore tiredly making Ero give her a sheepish smile. After making sure Adriana wouldn't keel over and die spontaneously, Ero walked over and picked the large spider up and Alice couldn't help but look at it in fascination. Ero gave it a slight tap on its abdomen and felts as though she were knocking on a steel wall.

"Tough." Ero muttered before touching the tips of one of its legs and grimacing at how easily it punctured her. "Sharp." Ero held the Spider in front of her and tilted her head, smirking as the spider mimicked her actions. Ero suddenly frowned as the Spider released a sharp cry as it began to glow red. Ero watched in shock as the exoskeleton and spider legs began to recede and before long Ero found herself holding a naked infant.

"Oh thank God." Chun-Li sighed in relief gaining their attention. "No offence but I just couldn't imagine raising a child that looked like a giant spider." The fighter explained as she chose her words carefully.

"Calm down, I'm not going to attack you or anything. Hell that was going to be my next question after I made sure it was healthy." Ero said with a smirk as Juri helped Adriana up so she could get a better look at the child. The infant, which they found out was a girl almost instantly, had traces of black hair, red eyes, and grayish skin. "What the hell do I even feed her?" Ero questioned as Anansi gently grabbed the baby from Ero's hands.

"First let me bless the hatchling." Anansi said as he bit his thumb allowing blood to appear and wiped it around each of the infant's eyes, almost giving it the appearance of wearing red eye liner. "Now you feed her and take care of her like you would a normal baby-be grateful for her human side or she would have probably just eaten you." Anansi said making Ero shudder. "She ages five times faster than a regular child due to her naturally strong connection to the web."

"So that makes normal schooling completely impossible." Ero drawled as Adriana grabbed her daughter.

"As if she were going to be stuck with those humans anyway." Adriana muttered as she held her daughter in her arms.

"The web will give the hatchling basic knowledge as it gets older; anything like how to act socially, etc. is entirely up to you. She will stop aging once she reaches her prime. After that it's entirely up to you when she will take your place as Queen." Anansi said the last part directly to Adriana. "Now my presence is needed elsewhere, take care of the young one." However before he disappeared Anansi gave one last look to Chun-Li. "Do not fear, my champion survived due to Phantom. All hope is not yet lost." And with that the Weaver left leaving a stunned Chun-Li behind.

"Now what?" Juri questioned slightly put off that her plan to darken Chun-Li seemed to have gone up in flames. She paused when she saw the blue gem on Adriana's forehead. "The hell is that?"

"When the hell did you pick up an Infinity Gem?!" Ero questioned in shock.

"Not important, what is important though is that it is the key to ending this petty feud." Adriana answered with narrowed eyes. "The rest will soon gather somewhere in the city. I say we head there and wait for them. However first, the little one still needs a name." Ero frowned for a second before her expression softened as she gazed up at the infants large innocent ruby eyes.

"Elise." Ero said making Adriana turn to her before glancing back at her daughter and allowing a small smile to grace her lips.

"Then Elise it is." Adriana stated simply before Ero's phone went off confusing the blonde greatly as she reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone.

["I love you. That has to be the greatest name ever for the brat."]

"Wade?" Ero questioned in disbelief before the merc hung up. "That was weird, let's go." The others nodded and soon they were following Adriana's lead. "Heh, Elise the Spider-Queen? I wish I could live long enough to see that day." It was then that Ero felt a surge of guilt rip through her body as she clenched her fists tightly. Ero looked at the smiling Adriana who had their daughter held firmly to her chest. "No, it's time for me to get over myself. Living on my own was a great experience, but Elise deserves to have both parents in her life."

"You okay Ero?" Juri questioned curiously getting a tired smile in response.

"Just re-evaluating a few things in my life." Ero said vaguely. "Peter lost the chance to raise his daughter, why the hell should I forfeit my chance for something as selfish as my own life? Peter needs to get out of this situation so we can become whole again. I may not be independent anymore but I will still at least see my child get older." With a new goal in mind Ero quickly caught up to the Queen and wrapped an arm around her as they walked through the city. Adriana glanced at Ero who was smiling at the child with a small smile.

"You're making the right choice, Ero."

-With Kiden-

"Maybe our family was right." The young girl said sadly. "Maybe the world is better off without us, especially if she can't answer a single question."

"Hmph. You sound surprised. A failure will always be a failure." The older woman said coldly.

"Shut the hell up!" Kiden shouted with a glare. "You think I don't know that I'm a screw up? News flash I know it and so does everyone else, except for Laura who for some strange reason thinks that I can do no wrong. I'm sorry that I can't figure out which is more important, but that's because I don't give a fuck about either the past or the future."

"Oh?" The older woman said as she tilted her head.

"The past is irrelevant because what's done is done, and the future can change at a moment's notice. It's the here and now that matters the most! Living in the moment is what kept me alive this long. The present determines what your past and future will be." Kiden's eyes then widened as if she had an epiphany and quickly raised two middle fingers at both of her counterparts. "Fuck you both and your question." Kiden said bluntly before jerking a thumb at herself "The only thing that matters is what's going on right now. If you two have only come here to patronize me you can shove your power up your asses." Kiden finished her rant firmly as the other two shared a glance before a small smirk appeared on the elderly woman's lips as the younger girl began to giggle.

"It's about damn time you figured it out." The older woman said with a smile confusing Kiden. "It was a trick question, what matters the most is the present." The eldest said as she tossed an orange gem at Kiden who caught it clumsily. "Listen you are-"

"-Was-"The little girl piped up.

"-And will always be a stubborn bitch." The older woman began before crossing her arms. "But you your heart is-

"-was-"

"-and always will be in the right place. You said Laura was the only one that didn't see you as a failure? Well make sure that you make her delusions a reality. It's time you made something of yourself."

"How am I supposed to do that?" Kiden questioned in confusion as the gem faded from her hands and appeared on her forehead.

"You gotta take over the place you thrive in." The woman said ominously. "You have our power, make use of it." And with that Kiden found herself alone in No Time.

-Hell-

*SHCTHIK!*

"Hmph, my power is returning to me." Selene muttered as she speared a bat-like demon with a black tendril as Talon beheaded a hellhound. "Aren't you glad that you freed me?"

WHAT TIME IS IT!? LIAG Breakdown time! : Royalty Edition.

Selene Gallio AKA The Black Queen is the OLDEST living Mutant. She is over 17,000 years old. Her ultimate goal is to become a goddess, which she succeeded in doing but was ultimately destroyed by her own athame by Warpath and his team. She was a key member of the Hellfire club along with Emma Frost –the White Queen. To be honest there is just too much that I can say about her but I went over the important parts she's strong as hell and was a constant enemy of the X-Men. The reason I'm cutting this short is that her powers are going to take a bit to explain.

Powers:

Life-Force Absorption: By psionically draining the life forces of other human beings into herself, by physical touch. If she drained a person's entire life force from him or her, the victim dies and the victim's body crumbles into dust. It is unknown how often Selene must drain life force from another human in order to survive. It is known, that great expenditure of power causes Selene to age, but she can rejuvenate herself by absorbing more life force. Selene will not age as long as she maintains her supply of absorbed.

Psychic Vampire: If Selene drains only part of a victim's life force, Selene achieves a measure of psychic control over her victim's mind. Through unknown means, Selene can cause a human being to become a psychic vampire like herself, but be subordinate to Selene's own will.

Physical Enhancement: Selene has physical strength, stamina, speed, and reaction time that are all several times greater than those of a normal woman.

Super Speed: Though her Stamina, endurance, and reaction time limits have not been shown it should be noted that she can move at speeds that rival Quicksilver.

Super Strength: Selene possesses superhuman strength, enabling her to lift about 8,500 pounds under optimal conditions.

Shadow-Morphing: Allowing her to dematerialize or use solid tendrils of darkness to manipulate objects.

Astral Projection: Her telepathy is strong enough for her to survive in her astral form.

Telekinesis: her telekinetic abilities give her complete psionic control over inanimate objects.

Telekinetic Animation: can cause inanimate objects to move according to her will by projecting part of her absorbed life force into them.

Inanimate Disintegration: She can cause inanimate objects in her presence to disintegrate. She cannot, however, rearrange the atomic or molecular structure of matter.

Pyrokinesis: could psionically generate and project intense heat and flame from and around her body or direct it at certain distances. The exact radius remains unknown. She was also able to manipulate flame created from other sources and could magnify their intensity or snuff them. The flames Selene generated could also be illusory in effect; for example, she could focus the power on an object making it appear to be on fire while it was not being damaged by the flames at all. Selene instinctively created a psionic force field about her entire body that protected her from the effects of the heat and flame she created and from other sources as well

Telepathy: High Order telepath. She is capable of displaying various psionic feats with the minds of others including reading and communicating with thoughts over vast distances.

Psi-Screen: possesses a psychic mental shield to protect her from psychic attacks.

Mental Bolts: can project psionic force bolts which have no physical effects but which can affect a victim's mind so as to cause the victim pain or unconsciousness.

Hypnotic Trance: can induce a momentary hypnotic trance state in people around her. Often used along with her speed to create the illusion of teleportation.

Immortal: her aging process is greatly slowed down and she can apparently regenerate injured or missing cells from even near-fatal injuries.

Rapid Healing: ability to endure injuries (within unknown limits) without lasting harm or even feeling pain such as knife wounds.

Sorcery: possesses considerable magical abilities, having gained a great deal of mystical knowledge over the millennia. The number of magical effects that she can create has yet to be cataloged, but it is known that she can cast and counteract spells and summon extra-dimensional demons.

Dark-force or Shadow Manipulation: It is seen that she can turn herself into a shadow figure enabling her to blend in.

Divine Powers: She had achieved godhood but her new strength couldn't be explored due to her being slayed by her own athame-which was used to perform the ritual. In the ritual she had absorbed the souls of a million mutants.

(Honestly the fact that she lost as many times as she has is complete PIS. I don't know, maybe it's me but I felt as though she should have been much more of a threat.)

Back to the story.

"Somewhat." Talon admitted as she turned to walk away only to be blocked by a black tendril.

"Hell is taxing on a mortal body. You require sustenance." Selene said simply as she gestured to follow her. "Come I shall give you some food." Selene said simply but stopped walking when she noticed that the feral wasn't following her. "Or you can stay there and eat that hellhound." Selene added making the feral grimace.

"Why are you trying so hard to help me?" Talon questioned with narrowed eyes.

"Three reasons actually." Selene answered. "I refuse to live in debt, you are my key out of here, and you do sort of remind me of myself. Change your eye color and it would be like looking at my reflection from when I was younger. If I had thought about it when I was alive you would have made an excellent protégé." Selene answered before continuing her trek as Talon found herself following her as if her body was moving on its own. She hadn't lied at all when she explained her reasons, but she didn't tell the entire truth either. She still saw promise in taking the feral under her wing and was going to make sure that the feral accepted.

Worst case scenario she'd just have a new body that wouldn't require absorbing lives to remain youthful for a few thousand years at least. So it was with that thought that Selene entered Talon's mind, which was so exhausted that its mental defenses were completely destroyed.

-Talon's Mindscape-

Selene walked through a plane of white boredly as she looked at her surroundings.

"Poor child has no kind of imagination." Selene mused to herself. "Now where's my little project at? Ah there it is." Selene thought as she found a golden door and opened it causing her to be engulfed by a bright light. When the light died down, Selene smirked as she found herself standing in what appeared to be ancient Rome.

"There you are mother, I was wondering where you had left." A voice spoke up and she turned to see what looked like a pre-teen Laura that had red eyes. When she had first entered Talon's mind to say she was shocked to see two of them would be an understatement. After sneaking passed the representation of the more human Laura-though in hindsight judging by how exhausted it looked she probably could have walked right in front of it- Selene freed the crimson eyed woman who appeared to be speared to a wall by a Katana. After hearing what had transpired between the two ferals, Selene comforted the poor young woman though inwardly she was smirking.

She had come up with one of the most diabolical plans she had ever thought of.

She could gain the feral side's trust and make it the dominant one within the mind, thus giving her a perfect new follower. The only problem was that Selene didn't want someone so susceptible to their instincts so she had to re-educate the crimson eyed woman. She simply wiped its mind and begun to raise it as if it were her own child. She had to replace each and every one of its traumatic memories with a fake happy ones that involved her and learning Selene's view on the world. She did keep the memory of Talon imprisoning her though; Selene wanted to make sure she had a valid reason to defy her green eyed counterpart.

"I'm basically training my second coming." Selene mused as she greeted the young woman. The only flaw in her plan was that she lived through each memory so they were just as real to her as they were to the feral. Still it seemed like a small price to pay for such a loyal weapon. "She's not strong enough yet to be the dominant one but she's getting there."

-30 minutes later-

After walking for a while Selene suddenly stopped and turned to Talon with a smile.

"We're here. Go feast and then we can get on our way." Selene said as she gestured in front of her. Talon raised an eyebrow and looked at her skeptically, that is, until she smelt possibly the most delicious scent ever followed by one of the more disturbing sights. Before them was a group of starved individuals each sitting around a large cauldron of soup moaning in agony. Confused, Talon took a closer look and noticed that they each had a spoon both their arms were splinted by wood, preventing them from feeding themselves.

"What the hell is this?" Talon muttered making Selene smirk, thought there was the barest hint of pity in her eyes.

"Hell." Selene answered truthfully. "They can't feed themselves, but they refuse to feed each other. Thus they trap themselves in their own eternal torment. Now go eat, our journey is far from over." Talon nodded as she stepped around one of them and cuffed her hands with in the soup before proceeding to feast. The Soup tasted so good that she just placed her hands on the edge of the large pot and dunked her head into it. "Looks like you were hungry." Selene drawled as Talon pulled her head out with a gasp.

"Shut up." Talon said with a small glare before shaking her head free of the warm liquid. She gave a sigh as she looked at their pained expressions she felt a surge of guilt rip through her.

"Stop." Selene interrupted her thoughts suddenly making the feral look at her in confusion. "They did this to themselves; they are the only ones that can truly escape this situation. It's not our place to interfere. You are possibly the most innocent person here and I can tell by your mannerisms that it's not by much. Move on and forget them."

"But-"Talon tried to explain making Selene roll her eyes.

"Watch." Selene ordered before kicking one of the starving people in their side. "You there, why don't you just feed each other?"

"I-I'd rather die than let someone else eat while I can't!" The fragile man gritted out with a glare.

"Everyone that's here deserves to be here, especially me. I just got lucky that a foolish hero crossed my path." Selene drawled as she brushed passed Talon. "Come we're almost at Mephisto's realm." Talon clenched her fists before departing.

"She's right. Everyone that's here deserves to be here. I can't be a hero for them, they don't deserve one." Talon thought angrily as she gazed up at a whistling Selene. "That being said, just what the hell have I freed?"

"Her will is still strong; I'll lead here around for a bit longer to weaken her before heading to Mephisto. Once we're free I can release my daug-Weapon." Selene mentally corrected herself. "Earth shall tremble before its new goddess." So they continued their trek together through the fiery pits of hell with Talon blissfully ignorant of the new Reaper that was buried inside the darkest recesses of her mind.

-With Kiden-

The young mutant's vision blurred as she walked through the destroyed city of New York.

"Just what the hell happened to this city?" Kiden wondered in morbid fascination as she held her arms and trembled slightly. "The night air is always so cold in this city." As she walked, Kiden eventually came through possibly the most destroyed part of New York she had seen yet. She squint her eyes as she saw some black fabric under some of the nearby rubble and smirked as she realized that it was some sort of clothing. If there was one thing Kiden was good at, it was surviving in the city of New York by any means necessary. So without further ado she pulled out a black coat that had an N and a Y on the back stitched in vertically.

*Crack*

Something hard slammed into the back of Kiden's head just after she slipped the jacket on.

"Good, we can add this one to the boss' collection." That was the last thing Kiden managed to make out before her vision went black.

-With Ero-

"We're here." Adriana said and their little group found themselves in the middle of the city.

"We're not alone either." Juri added as she pointed at the kneeling form of MJ. Ero widened her eyes as she noticed a red gem on the model turned empress' forehead.

"Damn, her too?" Ero questioned as she shook her head in disbelief.

"Her body is still trying to accept the gem; we should leave her alone for now." Adriana advised making Ero raise an eyebrow at her.

"Where the hell did she even pick on up at?" Ero questioned making the Queen shrug.

"Maybe from the same place I got mine, I found it in my mind." Adriana revealed making Ero pause slightly before shaking her head.

"I'm not even going to ask." Ero muttered before leaning forward and kissing her daughter on her forehead. "I'm going back out, I have to stop Ock." The Queen gave her a knowing look and nodded her head. "I'll search the east side of the city; Chun-Li search the west side okay?" Ero asked getting a nod from the fighter. "Juri you stay here."

"What? That's bullshit!" Juri exclaimed in disbelief.

"You make sure nothing happens to my kid." Ero said firmly as she turned away. "You're the Godmother anyway." Ero said simply before web swinging away leaving two gaping fighters behind her.

"[Kid is going to be a damned sociopath.]" Chun-Li muttered before dashing off.

"Close your mouth before you swallow a fly." Adriana stated simply as she sat on a side walk and began to nurse her child. For once Juri didn't have a comeback, still stunned that for the first time in her life someone actually put faith in her and trusted her. The thought caused a feeling to go through her that made her grimace.

"[Tch. I'm getting soft.]" Juri berated herself but in the end she stayed and leaned on the side of a nearby building. "[I better get a chance to fight someone soon.]" Juri sighed, it had truly been to long since she felt the rush of battle and even longer since she felt the thrill to truly fight for her life, it was one of the reasons she wanted to fight Chun-Li so bad. "[Could be worse, I could be stuck kneeling like red over there.]" Juri smirked to herself as she glanced at MJ.

-MJ's Mindscape-

BGM: Erza's Theme- Fairy Tail OST

*CLANG*

*BOOOOOOM!*

Sonja and MJ glared at each other viciously as the ground trembled underneath them.

"Not good all I have is muscle memory and a weapon I know next to nothing about." MJ thought in frustration as she raised an armored hand at Sonja. The Witchblade shone orange for a moment before a fiery blast of energy was released towards Sonja, who skillfully stepped to the side and planted her foot in MJ's face making the younger woman stumble back. "But Sonja…Sonja's the real deal."

"Enough games!" Sonja's demanded as she back flipped and threw two daggers with force that no human should ever have thanks to the gem on her forehead. MJ used her metallic wings to block the blades. Sonja wasted no time and immediately dashed forward with her own Hyrkanian blade enveloped in a yellow aura. MJ blasted forward as well but as soon as they were five feet away from each other, Sonja flipped over her and landed on MJ's back; using her momentum Sonja leapt high in to the air and her sword was quickly replaced by a bow. Sonja loaded three arrows and pulled the line back tightly before firing them into MJ's sides whish were quickly covered by the armor/

"She's really serious about this, she hasn't let up since the fight started!" Mj thought incredulously before gasping for air as a long metallic chain found itself wrapped around her neck.

"Is this your limit?" Sonja asked mockingly before slamming her heel down on the chain causing MJ to slam face first into the ground. "Maybe your beloved isn't that important if this is the limit of your power." MJ growled and ripped the chain off and with a mighty heave yanked Sonja towards her at unimaginable speeds. Sonja smirked and quickly summoned both her Hyrkanian blade and the vibranium sword as she flew toward her vessel. MJ dropped the chain and the Witchblade formed two demonic blades which she used to parry Sonja's, though the vibranium sword made trading blows virtually impossible.

"Does it really have to be this way?!" MJ questioned angrily.

"I need to know that my faith in you has not been misplaced. This was going to happen eventually, there can be only one champion and my time has long passed." Sonja explained as she ducked under MJ's wild slashes and immediately put MJ on the defensive after landing a well-placed kick into MJ's stomach. "You defeating me is the only way I can rest in peace."

"Even if you say that! I can't beat you!" MJ shouted desperately almost on the verge of just giving up. "I can't do this, not yet, I need to be stronger…but I'm just too weak." MJ thought as Sonja dropped her vibranium sword and delivered a devastating blow to MJ's face sending her crashing to her rear.

["Then get stronger."] A voice shouted and MJ barely managed to make out before a light blue orb crashed in to her. Great warmth coursed through her body before her vision went black.

BGM: END

-Inside the Witchblade-

"The hell am I?" MJ questioned in confusion as she found herself surrounded by nothing but pure darkness.

["You are in the Witchblade."] A voice spoke up and MJ turned to find herself face to face with the blue ethereal form of Anansi. ["What you lack isn't power, it is knowledge. Knowledge of how to use the power you already have. That is why I have brought you here."]

"And what exactly is here?"

["The Witchblade. You see one of the most famous abilities of this weapon is that you can communicate with all of its wielders regardless of time and space."] Anansi revealed as countless women appeared before her all wearing demonic looking armor. ["The Witchblade's true potential has never been fully grasped, but if you learn from them. Learn what they have through their journeys, you just might come closer than anyone has before."]

(LIAG Helpful Info: The Witchblade does allow communication between its various wielders.)

["Use this time to learn from them, learn what they have through their lives and then face down Sonja as a new woman."] Anansi stated before disappearing along with a majority of the other women. MJ looked around and suddenly found herself alone with a woman with short black hair and blue eyes that was wearing a heavy suit of armor.

"I guess I shall be zee one to start first, no?" The woman said kindly with a heavy French accent.

"Uh… sure." MJ blinked she sure as hell had never heard of any female knight but the way the woman was presenting herself she wasn't about to question her skill. The way the woman held the hilt of her blade with her left hand that was covered by the Witchblade basically screamed that she meant business. "I'm Mary Jane."

"Joan." The woman greeted with a nod and a kind smile. MJ frowned for a bit before it finally clicked. Joan raised an eyebrow in confusion at how the red-head was looking at her as if she told her she was some sort of saint.

Oh the irony.

"Well…my life is complete." MJ murmured to herself as she continued to stare at the woman in disbelief.

(LIAG Helpful Info: No bullshit, go on comicvine and search for the Witchblade there's a list of some of its wielders which include: Red Sonja, Joan of Arc, and Lara fucking Croft.)

-With Sonja-

Sonja frowned when Mary Jane was suddenly encased in a metallic Cocoon.

"Whatever just happened, it wasn't something she had intended. Fine, I'll wait." Sonja thought with a glare as the gem pulsed on her forehead.

-Peter's Lab-

"Robyn, Where's Miguel?" Peter asked suddenly as Carol finally gained the ability to sit up, though she wouldn't be in fighting condition for a while.

["He…he disappeared."] Robyn said sounding as confused as Peter felt. ["He vanished and I can no longer find him even in the city!"]

"Oh…that doesn't sound good." Peter muttered making Carol snort.

"What do you mean? The information gatherer disappearing is always good in large conflicts, it builds tension." Carol said sarcastically making Peter roll his eyes at her. Peter was going to respond when a red flash got their attention.

"Don't worry about him, the future was changed enough that there was no need for him to even be here anymore." Jessica said as she approached her friends in her new Madame Web attire. There was a silence before Peter spoke up.

"Why are you dressed like Madame Web?" Peter asked bluntly making his work wife sigh.

"Cassandra...retired." Jessica answered sadly and Peter winced as he realized what that meant. "So now I'm Madame Web."

"So there are still only two of you now, right?" Peter questioned in confusion. At Carol's confused stare he explained about Julia being one as well.

"Three." Jessica corrected making him blink in shock. "Mayday became one too." Peter released a sigh of relief that he hadn't completely killed the child of one of his other worldly counterparts.

"So if you guys are getting promoted, who's going to be Spider-Woman?" Carol questioned good naturedly making Jessica smile.

"Funny you should ask that, Anya seems to be taking the mantle pretty well." Jessica mused.

"Isn't she a little young?" Peter questioned in confusion though he really could say anything since he was Spider-Man since he was a teenager.

"Her body underwent a change after she died-"

"She died!?" Peter interrupted loudly before coughing frantically.

"She lost a lot of blood due to some wounds inflicted on to her by Iron Man. Against all odds she not only beat him while wounded, but stopped a building from crushing civilians and still held out with her will alone to get to Osborn's weapons. You would be proud." Jessica explained softly making Peter shake his head in wonder.

"She's going to be the death of me." Peter groaned. He always did have a soft spot for the young girl, she was like the side-kick/little sister that he never had.

"Don't worry about whose going to be Spider-Girl right now, I don't want to ruin the surprise." Jessica interrupted Carol's next question causing the now slightly miffed blonde to cross her arms with a mock glare.

"Oh God, you aren't going to start with that mystic talk and never give me a direct answer crap are you?" Peter questioned in annoyance making her turn to him apologetically.

"Sorry, it's in the job description. You won't be privy to direct answers until after this conflict is settled. Just know this, Mayday is training a perfect new Spider-Girl and I already grabbed a replacement for Miguel. I really came here for Carol though." Jessica revealed, shocking them, as she turned to the blonde. "Carol I know you're hurting but you have to go get that infinity gem now." Jessica said gravely confusing the hell out of Peter.

"How do you know about that?" Carol wondered in confusion.

"I know a lot of things." Jessica mused. "The point is I know it hurts to even blink, but you need to go out and get that gem, you'll need it for what's to come. I know you feel it calling to you…if you don't everything that has happened so far will be for nothing."

"You're serious aren't you?" Carol muttered before standing up with a grimace. She stepped forward and quickly had to grab the side of a wall to regain her balance. Jessica walked over to her and helped her up.

"Carol-"

"No Peter, I have to do this. Don't worry I'll be okay." Carol said with a forced smile.

"I can get you out of this lab, but after that the rest of the journey is yours." Jessica explained making the woman nod.

"Jessica…if I do this, will this all finally be over tomorrow?" Carol question softly.

"Yes." Jessica replied without hesitation before frowning. "But if you fail, the struggles will just be starting."

"Then I won't fail." Carol said with determination burning in her eyes.

"By the way, Peter." Jessica said as she snapped her fingers causing a golden Octobot to fall next to him. "That's what got you in this mess in the first place. Otto is going to come for it eventually, make sure you can get it to work properly before it's too late."

"Jessica…this is the beginning of a beautiful new relationship." Peter said with a smile as he finally had a helpful Madame Web in his life for once.

"Just doing my job." Jessica said nonchalantly before teleporting out of the room with Carol.

-5 minutes later: Web of Life-

"Carol is leaving Earth's atmosphere as we speak, Peter has the Octobot, and Miguel's replacement is adjusting perfectly." Jessica said almost boredly.

"Perfect. The Galactic Alliance of Spider-Men has agreed to help but they won't arrive until tomorrow. Anya is adjusting well to being Spider-Woman and Miles is adapting to his new strength excellently. They both know they have only one shot with their unities and are saving the little tantric energy they have gained from merging with their others until the time is needed." Julia explained making the other two nod.

"I delivered the baby to her new guardian and gave him the instructions to raise her. She'll be prepared to be this Earth's new Spider-Girl by age fifteen, which is when I will retrieve her." Mayday explained as she leaned back into her seat. "This has been the weirdest adventure I've had yet. Damn how am I going to explain to my parents that I died? I'm a grown woman but I know I'll never hear the end of this one."

"You'll always be their little girl." Julia said knowingly.

"Besides you have to tell them, they'll notice you not swinging around in red and blue spandex eventually. But back to what you said before, are you sure you've picked the right guardian?" Jessica inquired making Mayday nod with a serious expression.

"He's perfect. He's the only Peter besides my father that's completed their role in life. He has free will and the Web no longer gives him trials. He's seen both the darkest and brightest parts of life; to be honest I was hesitant to ask him because he has already gone through so much." Mayday said sadly. "He's easily much older than both my father and this earth's Peter, and you can tell by his movements that he's tired and past his prime, but still agreed with a smile."

"Sounds like a good man." Jessica said making the youngest woman nod with a small smile.

"He is."

-Earth-702037 (The Universe of Spider-Man: Reign)

What time is it? LIAG Breakdown time: Alternate Earth Edition.

Warning what follows is a spoiler filled summary of Spider-Man: Reign. If you plan on buying this (Which I HIGHLY recommend because I freaking loved It.) and do not wish to be spoiled skip this breakdown! Now! Seriously! I warned you!

Spider-Man: Reign:

Many years into the future, Peter Parker is now an old man who has retired from being Spider-Man and now works in a flower shop. Mary Jane Watson has died from exposure to radioactivity, due to Peter's radioactive blood.

Super villains are now a thing of the past, and so are the heroes, as New York now has a new merciless police force called "The Reign". Mayor Waters announces a new protection system WEBB, to prevent the city from attacks.

An elderly J. Jonah Jameson delivers a camera to Peter, but instead of it holding film, holds Peter's old black suit mask. This encourages him to put it on and fight a group of Reign members. After Mayor Waters discovers the possible return of Spider-Man, he releases an elderly version of the Sinister Six from jail, now called "The Sinner Six", who are promised freedom if Spider-Man is defeated. An elderly version of Hypno-Hustler also hears the news and decides to help his former foe by distracting the Reign. Unluckily, his boom box runs out of power and is immediately killed.

Peter's apartment is shot with a missile as he struggles with his Mary Jane hallucinations, acting as a guide for his actions in the present day. After the smoke clears, Spider-Man leaps out cheerfully, using his old tactics of taunting his foes.

Spider-Man is cornered by the Sinister Six (called the Sinner Six), but in the final moments, Kraven rips his mask off, disheartening the crowd when they realize their hero is an old, defeated man. His life is saved at the last moment by Dr. Octopus, who is now dead, but a final command to his tentacles (He had referred to them as his "Four Sons") caused them to show Peter three grave-markers: those of Mary Jane Watson-Parker, May Parker, and Ben Parker.

The tentacles dug up Mary Jane's body, and Peter recalls how he accidentally caused her death giving her cancer due to prolonged exposure to the radioactivity in his seminal fluids. He was given a choice to stay with her as she died, or attend to gunshots outside. After he returned from the gunfight, Mary Jane had already died, prompting Peter to give up the Spider-Man mantle.

After being buried in Mary Jane's coffin by Doc Ock's tentacles and coming face-to-face with and conquering his past demons within, Peter emerges in his famous red and blue suit, which he secretly buried with her after her death. In the Mayor's office, a detained Jameson attacks him, only to realize that Edward Saks, the mayor's assistant, is actually Venom. Venom uses the WEBB system to project his suit, converting the population of New York into an army of Symbiotes that does his bidding. He calls the Sinister Six back to guard the building as Peter begins his assault.

The unconverted population use bells to drive the symbiote invasion back, and Sandman decides to go back to the good side of the law when the Reign attacks his daughter, whom he had never met before.

Spider-Man defeats the remaining members of the Sinister Six and battles Venom, perhaps his last fight. Sandman comes at the last minute, gives Peter a detonator telling him that the six of them were implanted with detonators that would explode if they ever disobeyed Waters' orders. Peter activates the detonator causing the Six to explode, and killing Venom in the process.

After Venom and the Reign are defeated, Jameson reports that all crime levels are back where they were years ago, but so are heroes. As Peter visits Mary Jane's grave, he states that he will join her in peace one day, but until then, he has "responsibilities".

-Wipes tears- B-B-Breakdown, over –blows nose-

"Old man Parker, what have you gotten yourself into this time?" Peter murmured as he looked over into a basket where a red haired infant looked up at him with wide innocent blue eyes. "*Sigh* you're going to deal with a lot of crap when you get older, but it's my job to make sure you're ready. I think I can force a few more years out of this tired body."

-Meanwhile over Earth 616-

Carol panted as she floated above the planet.

"D-damn it I feel like I just flew around the galaxy." Carol thought tiredly as she gritted her teeth before blasting forward with renewed vigor. "I still have a long way to go; I have to go faster…" Carol thought fiercely as she flew and slowly but surely she began to pick up speed. "I can do this."

-Meanwhile: With Kiden-

"I swear to God, if I've just been kidnapped…" Kiden thought in frustration as she blinked her eyes open tiredly. She could feel that she was lying on a cold floor and when she sat up she noticed that she was sitting in a large cell along with many other young women.

"Oh thank God, you're up!" A voice whispered frantically and Kiden couldn't hold her surprise in when she came face to face with a terrified Tatiana.

"Catiana?" Kiden whispered in surprise using her nickname to calm the young woman down. She winced slightly as the young Latina engulfed her in a tight hug.

"It really is you! I knew that either you or Laura would come help me."

"Listen Cat, I'm going to need you to calm down and explain to me just what the hell I've gotten myself in to now." Kiden said as she placed a comforting arm around her friend.

"We're in the basement of Shadowland." Tatiana explained making Kiden blink in confusion.

"You mean Kingpin's place? The hell are we doing here!?"

"Local gang members have been using the city's sudden destruction to gather up young women for the sex trade. Every now and then one of them will come down here with their guard dog to dope a few of us up so that they can transport us easily."

"Shit." Kiden cursed as she assessed the situation.

"Kiden, you're the only one strong enough to get us out of here." Tatiana pleaded.

"Cat, I understand-believe me- I do."

"No, you don't." Tatiana denied as she shook her head sadly. "Kiden, I'm P-pregnant."

"What the hell? Since when?" Kiden questioned in shock before what her friend said settled in. There was only one person that could have been the father. "It's Bobby's isn't it?" Kiden questioned as she thought of the oldest male in their little group. Despite the situation, Kiden smiled when Tatiana nodded and quickly embraced her.

"He's alive, but they beat him so badly." Tatiana shuddered. "Cameron managed to escape with Lil' bro."

"Listen to me, we've escaped much worse situations than this just give me a moment to think for a second." Kiden said confusing her friend greatly.

"But can't you just burst out of here?"

"Cat, this is the Kingpin, the guy who wrote Zebra Daddy's checks. We cross him, and we'll never stop running. Normally that will be okay for me-hell it still is- but you can't afford to do that with a child." Kiden said seriously. "If we escape, we have to make sure Kingpin can't track you down." The tone in Kiden's voice made the Tatiana grimace.

"Kiden, you're not like Laura you don't think you could really kill someone do you?" Tatiana questioned softly as Kiden clenched her right fist with a frown. An image of Laura's former pimp and the murderer of her father, Zebra Daddy, flashed through her mind for a moment.

"Back then, When Laura killed Zebra Daddy. I was prepared to ram my fist through his skull but I decided to save Cameron instead." Kiden revealed surprising her friend who hadn't heard Kiden's side of the story. Truthfully after Laura killed him they never brought it up again. "Any of my 'I'll nevers' died a long time ago when I first ran away from home. Listen Cat, I'm trash pure and simple." Kiden stated with a dry smile. "Your kid has a chance to make something of themself though, and I'll fight for your brat's future no matter what it takes." Tears fell from Tatiana's eyes and she was going to respond when they hear what sounded like a small female voice coming from the pocket of Kiden's coat.

"What's that?" Tatiana questioned in confusion as Kiden pulled out an earpiece. Kiden shrugged and placed it in her ear.

["Finally! I've been trying to get your attention for minutes!"] Robyn shouted making Kiden wince.

"Uhh, who is this?" Kiden questioned slowly.

["Robyn Hood at your service Ms. Kiden! I am an ally of Ms. Talon's"]

"Laura? You know Laura?" Kiden questioned with wide eyes as Tatiana stifled a gasp.

["Correct! Ms. Talon has…disappeared during the conflict that has been happening for the past day or so. You will be a perfect replacement for her until she returns but first we need to get you out of there in the name of Justice!"]

"Get us out? So you know where we are?" Kiden questioned slightly perturbed over how perky the woman sounded.

["Yup! And I overheard your predicament, I know why you're so hesitant to just breakout but I have calculated a plan that will yield the greatest results!"]

"How great are we talking?" Kiden asked skeptically.

["How would you like to become a very wealthy woman?"]

…

…

"You and I are going to get along just fine." Kiden smirked, a smirk that became predatory as Robyn explained her plan, a smirk that was so vicious by the time Robyn finished that Tatiana had to repress a shudder.

-Meanwhile: Utopia-

"So why are ya here?" Rogue questioned with narrowed eyes as she found herself in a room with Rachel, Storm, Kitty, and Psylocke who were all glaring at a tired Emma Frost. The women had just recently formed an all-female X-Men team earlier that day and it looked like trouble didn't wait for them to get comfortable. (LIAG Helpful Info: In Canon there is an all-female X-Men team with those women plus Jubilee. Though the circumstances at which they were formed are completely different in cannon than they are in this fic)

To say they were confused when she appeared in front of the school out of nowhere would be an understatement. Emma had to turn to her diamond form so Storm would finally stop trying to strike her down with lightning.

"Scott needs to be stopped."

"No shit." Rachel muttered getting a glare from the blonde.

"And what exactly changed that made you leave him?" Kitty questioned obviously eyeing the bloodied bandage that Emma had wrapped around her shoulder.

"He's completely lost his mind and those young mutants in our care need to get away from him as soon as possible. He almost got us all killed today when we tried to retrieve a mutant that could turn into a Spider." Emma explained making Storm quirk an eyebrow.

"Oh?" Storm questioned simply.

"Turns out it wasn't a mutant-while it had mutant DNA, it was an experiment created by The Jackal and the transformation was caused by Spider DNA. The Queen, Adriana Soria, explained its true nature to us and asked us to leave it with her which is what should have happened."

"That crazy chick that tried to take over New York?" Rogue questioned in confusion. (LIAG Real Talk: Listen I'm not even going to attempt her accent.)

"I'm starting to think she isn't so 'crazy' she just cares for people with the insect gene like we do with people with the X gene. That's not the issue though. The point is we had no further reason to be there…but Scott…damn it." Emma muttered with a glare.

"What did he do?" Kitty questioned getting a bad feeling.

"He wanted to fight for the experiment because it still had mutant DNA. There was another group led by Laura that went with the Queen to retrieve it, so he threw the trigger scent on her." She clenched her fists as the women looked at her in disbelief. "It didn't work apparently her evolution stopped its effects but that caused a fight to break out. Eric was arrogant; he died in moments by a young man with a mutation eerily similar to Logan's."

"Magneto's dead?" Rachel questioned in shock as she shelved the information about the mystery mutant for later.

"I…I sort of feel cheated." Kitty muttered and the other women couldn't help but agree.

"Illyana lost control over her powers and opened a portal to Hell."

"I thought she could only control Limbo." Rachel interrupted as Emma shook her head.

"She even says she doesn't know what happened, but what she opened was too dark to be Limbo. She opened it right under Laura-"Emma stopped when she heard several of the women gasp. "However, Jubilation managed to catch her before she fell in." Emma trembled slightly as she shut her eyes. "That's when Scott forcefully separated the two with one of his blasts and sent Laura falling head first into the flames. The portal closed up shortly after."

"Son of a bitch, why are we just now hearing about this?" Rachel questioned angrily. "Doesn't he realize that Laura was making great progress for the mutant population? The young humans love her."

"He didn't care whatever it was it seemed personal. It's also my understanding that whatever is going on in New York is being covered up by SHIELD. The city is a wasteland. When we first entered it there were bodies just littered in the streets." Emma said with a slight grimace.

"How did Jubilee handle it?" Kitty questioned sadly. Everyone was made aware of the nature of the relationship between the young mutant vampire and the clone after their last fight against each other. Truthfully, Kitty couldn't have felt happier for the two glad that something seemed to have been going right in their lives…and now this happened. She along with the other X-Men were silently surprised to see the blonde flinch at Kitty's question.

"She was always an emotional girl." Emma began as she focused on a spot on the wall behind Kitty. "I never thought she had it in her to snap like she did, even after becoming a vampire. At first she was in denial and then her rage became palpable. She speared Warren through a wall, attempted to cut me half, and ripped off and devoured Scott's arm. Illyana helped us escape, but I can't tell you what became of Jubilation. She was either destroyed or she killed everyone. Those are the only realistic outcomes. Scott's gone too far and when he said that he wanted to go back to New York-even after all of that- I knew that I had to leave and get help, not for me, but for those young mutants before he gets them killed."

"Then it's settled." Psylocke spoke up. "We have to go to New York. We have to stop Cyclops, find out what became of Jubilee, and then go free the young mutants."

"We can't just run in blind though." Rachel said with a frown. "I'll see if I can find out more about what the hell happened to New York from Logan."

"Good idea." Kitty agreed before turning to Emma with a sigh. "You realize that we can't just let you go after this, not after everything that's happened."

"Of course not." Emma said with a sigh. "I just want my students to be safe from a situation I led them in to. At least let me come with you to stop him." Kitty nodded and the X-men made some quick plans to visit New York in the morning. As the Women left Rachel stayed behind and turned to the tired woman.

"Why do you care so much about what Cyclops tried to do and did do to Laura? I was under the impression that you didn't like her." Rachel questioned as Emma sighed.

"A common misconception, it wasn't a matter of liking her or not, she was a trained killer with countless lives taken away by her claws. She was basically unable to be killed and could go on a rampage as soon as she came in contact with the trigger scent. I just wanted to drive her away because she was a danger. Nothing more, nothing less." Emma answered truthfully.

"So you didn't care about her either way, you just recognized the threat she was." Rachel muttered making her nod.

"You know what is truly humorous? No one, not even she knows that I saved her life." Emma revealed confusing Rachel. "Kimura found her and was going to take her out with a sniper rifle. She didn't notice I was behind her the entire time. I made her body lock up, ripped her only happy memory away from her and then made her go kill those she worked for. Laura had saved the life of one of my students. That was the first time she earned my respect so I felt that I could return the favor." (LIAG Helpful Info: Canon.)

"The first time?" Rachel inquired with a small frown.

"The day she entered that tournament she's in now." Emma explained. "I wasn't even aware she had left Utopia so imagine my confusion when I saw her on the television fighting alongside Spider-Man. Then imagine my disbelief when even though her every dark and bloody secret was revealed to the public that there were still a crowd of young humans chanting her name."

"I remember that day, many of our more physically altered mutants felt hope for the first time in a long time that life could get better. If someone like her could be accepted then they would as well because none of them did anything as terrible as her." Rachel mused sadly.

"Her fame grew and consequently more young people began supporting mutants, she was achieving what we had been trying for mutant kind without even wanting to. She's also one of the only people that have made me feel shame."

"Shame?" Rachel echoed in confusion making Emma as she released a long breath.

"I didn't realize it until her older counterpart came from the future, but besides the eye color and slight height difference her likeness to Selene is a bit unnerving." Emma muttered making Rachel blink as she thought of the Black Queen

"There is a resemblance…still why does that make you feel shame?"

"Because the older Laura's mind was shattered to the point of insanity, I still remember how helpless I felt when they fought for our existence. The monster inside her that I had tried to protect my students from turned out to be thing that was protecting us from herself." Emma explained as she shut her eyes as she thought of how vicious Talon 2099 was. "And I kept asking myself…how come no one attempted to help her if her psyche was that badly damaged? Then that's when it hit me; that was my job." Emma said with a glare.

"And then after she won the match and saved us, you realized you couldn't help her anyway. You were on the run and even if you weren't, you no longer had your telepathy." Rachel said making the blonde nod.

"I learned a lesson that day; I dealt with her situation the wrong way. She wasn't an idiot she understood the risk she posed, I doubt she would have objected to private lessons until a solution to her vulnerability to the trigger scent was found."

"Well I'll be damned; The White Queen has been humbled." Rachel said with a smirk making the blonde roll her eyes.

"Don't get used to it." Emma muttered before sitting back with a sigh. "I just wish that it happened under different circumstances."

"Same, don't worry about it too much Logan survived Hell so she can too." Rachel said simply. "Besides Magik put Laura there, with practice she can probably get Laura out as well. Rest up, there's no telling what is going to happen tomorrow. I just hope we don't run into a berserk Jubilee."

"It isn't pleasant." Emma grimaced making Rachel wince as Emma held her shoulder before attempting to get comfortable in the room. As Rachel left the woman for the first time since they met, Rachel found herself hating the blonde a little less.

But not by much.

-Talon's Mindscape-

"After the oceans swallowed Atlantis and before the rise of the Sons of Aryas is when my journey began. My mother was a mere child when she gave birth to me...when she presented me to her tribe. But she would be dead before I uttered my first words. She was the first to sacrifice her life to insure my survival, but she would not be the last. The tribal elders recognized me for what I was and instructed my mother's people to offer their lives to me until there were none left to give. I am all that remains of those people. But sustenance was not all that they provided. They also gave me a name...the name of a goddess." Selene finished explaining her origins to a wide-eyed Reaper.

"So your mother sacrificed herself for you?" The feral questioned in confusion. "Is…is that normal?"

"Of course it is a mother must do what's best for their child no matter how awful it may seem at the time. You'll find that out one day." Selene said before standing up. "Now I must go for now."

"Bye mother."

-Hell-

Selene smirked as they approached Mephisto's realm.

"Perfect, she's reached her former age and is significantly stronger than the current dominant personality." Selene thought as she glanced back at the obviously exhausted Talon. She frowned as a sharp pang of guilt course through her body but quickly shook it off.

"Your end is near; you are messing with a force you can never hope to understand." A voice spoke up and Selene looked up to see a silver haired woman with red highlights that was wearing a white wolf mask. The woman was bare foot and wearing a simple white kimono.

"Oh and who exactly are you?" Selene questioned as she looked back at Talon only to realize that time had frozen around her and the mysterious woman.

"Her protector. You have tampered with the forces of love, and thus have sealed your own fate. Do not underestimate true love." Ameterasu said ominously as she faded away as wolves seemed to howl in the distance.

"Hmph, we're here." Selene said as they stood in front of a portal. It took a few moments for Talon to register what she said before shaking her head and looking up at the woman sluggishly. "I can feel the gems presence. Listen to me." Selene frowned when Talon swayed and almost fell over. "Stay with me, I know this place is taxing for you but if you want freedom we have to be quick. Grab it and leave."

"Yes, mot-ugh." Talon stopped talking as she was hit by a wave of nausea as she felt a splitting headache coming.

"Come on, we're almost there." Selene said as she helped Talon through the portal.

-Mephisto's Realm-

Almost immediately they were greeted with the sight of countless souls screaming in pits of lava. In front of them in the very middle of the realm was a simple green gem shining brightly as it hovered in the air.

"Let's go." Selene said before approaching the gem. After a few moments Selene sent a tendril towards the gem to bring it to her when suddenly said tendril burst into flames.

"You didn't really think it would be that easy did you?" A demonic voice questioned making her sigh.

"For a moment." Selene admitted dryly as she and Talon turned to face Mephisto.

"Hmph. Fool. Still, the mortal should not be here so she may leave. She's alive she has no business being here." Mephisto said surprising Talon before he smirked. "Then again its time I collected on a favor." Mephisto said causing a chill to go down Laura's spine. She had wondered when her deal with Mephisto would come to bite her in the ass. (LIAG Helpful Info: Laura, Agent Venom, The female Ghost Rider Alejandra, and Red Hulk all died attempting to stop a man named Blackheart from raising a chunk of Hell to Earth. Mephisto revived them in return for one favor in the future.)

"What do you want?" Talon questioned with a glare as Selene frowned.

"Simple. Kill yourself." Mephisto stated with a grin as he gestured to a lava pit that was filled with screaming souls. "Not even you can survive that." Talon looked at him in horror as her body suddenly began moving by itself towards the pit.

"Laura, resist him." Selene commanded but Talon couldn't even respond as she continued to walk forward as Mephisto roared with laughter.

"It's no use; she's as good as dead. It's only a matter of moments." Selene closed her eyes in frustration, she needed a mortal body to inhabit once she left or else escaping Hell would have been pointless. If she didn't use Talon's body the feral could still find one for her to inhabit. Talon owing Mephisto a favor had not even occurred to her as a possible scenario.

"Wait, that's it. TALON, owes the favor." Selene released a breath; she knew what she had to do. Turning towards Talon with a glare she released a powerful Psi-bolt at the feral that caused her body to lock up.

-Talon's Mindscape-

"GAAHHH!" Talon screamed as her body exploded in pain causing her to collapse on her back. She turned her head to where she heard an explosion and widened her eyes in confusion as a stone door exploded. It wasn't long before Reaper strolled out and gazed down upon her with pity.

"This is delicious." Reaper drawled as the formerly black mindscape was suddenly transformed into a large hill of skulls with a crimson sky. Talon found herself lying on her back surrounded by skulls as Reaper sat on top of a throne that was on the top of the hill. "You destroyed our bond, betrayed me in the worst way possible for something that was out of my control, and now you are about to get us both killed for something that was in your control. You realize what happens next right?" Reaper questioned curiously.

"R-reaper-"

"Goodbye sister." Reaper cut her off coldly. Tears fell from Talons eyes as she found herself buried underneath countless skulls.

-Mephisto's Realm-

The Devil frowned when Talon suddenly stopped moving and then openly sneered when she turned around to look at him lazily with red eyes.

"What is this!? Kill yourself!" Mephisto roared as Selene smirked. The Devil paused before glaring at the two. "Her mind is damaged enough that even her very soul is split in two!?"

"That's correct." Reaper said with a nod. "You made a deal with that pathetic excuse of an alpha, not me, and quite frankly, I don't feel like dying."

"YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFY ME IN MY OWN REALM!? MY DOMAIN!?" Mephisto roared as grew until he towered over them. "This isn't Earth. Down here my power is unimaginable."

"My greatest foe is myself, and I already defeated her easily. What makes you think I'm afraid of you?" Reaper questioned as she tilted her head.

"You two cannot defeat me alone." Mephisto growled as he glared at her for her insolence. "That damned soul next to you might have had a chance of inflicting damage on me, but without a living body her godlike powers are inaccessible to her. You two stand no chance-"

*VROOOOOOOOOM!*

BGM: Dante's Theme- Marvel vs. Capcom 3 OST

"What do you know? Deadpool was right and looks like we got here just in time!" Dante said as he rode his motorcycle down the side of the wall behind a man with a flaming skull.

"We're just lucky Vergil was able to open up a pathway here." Trish said from her seat behind Dante on his bike.

"It was child's play." Vergil said simply as he rode behind them on a blue version of Dante's motorcycle. A woman wearing a very revealing white suit-like clothing with short black hair, a pair of black sunglasses, and carrying large black gun on her back snorted as she sat behind Vergil snorted.

"You opened a gate to Hell in a world you know next to nothing about, and you call it child's play?" The woman questioned skeptically.

"That's Verg for you. Though it's a good thing he did, how the fuck did you end up in Hell Lady?" Dante questioned Lady in confusion.

"No idea I was looking for you guys for months now and then I just woke up surrounded by fire. I ran into you all five minutes later."

"Don't question it; you'll only get a headache." Nero said with a sigh as he trailed Vergil.

"Blaze!" Mephisto growled as Ghost Rider landed in front of him followed by the others.

"What do you know? For once we're being ignored." Dante spoke up making Trish roll her eyes.

"And for a flaming skeleton man, now I've seen everything." Trish muttered as they got off the bikes and prepared for battle.

"Nero, don't be cocky like Dante, for all we know this may be this world's equivalent to Sparda." Vergil advised making Nero nod with narrowed eyes. Dante and Trish smirked to themselves at the exchange.

"Your end has come, Mephisto." Ghost Rider stated before swinging his flaming Chain at the devil.

-Meanwhile with Captain America-

BGM: END

"Ugh, where am I?" Tony muttered as he finally regained consciousness and held his neck in pain. He looked up to see Steve, Nick Fury Jr., Thor, and Hawkeye looking down on him.

"Queens." Steve answered as Tony sat up. Tony held his head as the memories began to come back to him.

"Damn it, I lost the key-shit the civilians! What happened?" Tony questioned urgently making Nick sigh.

"Agents say that Spider-Girl supported the building long enough for the civilians to escape before escaping with the Key." Nick began making Iron Man look down. "They followed a trail of her blood to Osborn's vault-it was cleaned out and her body is missing, but with the amount of blood lost its impossible for her to have survived." Nick said professionally, but they could tell he wasn't happy about the situation at all.

"Octavius has gone too far he's killed a young girl!" Tony said angrily making Nick snort.

"Funny, I was under the impression you caused her wounds." The black male said making Tony glare at him. "Don't look at me like that, the truth is that like always; either side could be the one's right but it's becoming apparent that our side isn't the one that is right. Make no mistake gentlemen." Nick began as he narrowed his one eye. "SHIELD follows the orders of the national consensus; we are by no means on your 'side' of this conflict. Considering that most of the nation isn't even aware of what's going on, that means we are currently following Agent Hill."

"Hill?" Rogers repeated in confusion.

"Director Fury has disappeared which puts her in charge." Nick answered as he folded his hands behind his back and gazed at the Avenger evenly. "We have been trying to get in contact with her since the helicarrior crashed but we have yet to get a response. If we don't hear from her soon, that'll put me in charge and believe me I am more than willing to assess this situation from a new point of view."

"Is that a threat?" Tony questioned as the Avengers frowned.

"Oh no gentlemen it's a promise." Nick said as he raised an eyebrow. "For some reason more and more heroes are turning on you and I have yet to see any sign of mind control. Even Widow turned on you all." Fury finished making them glare. Hawkeye was going to respond when a man in a black suit approached them. "Cheese?" Fury questioned as he addressed the man by his codename.

"Sir, our operatives based at the Avenger's Mansion have been compromised. It appears that Winter Soldier believed that Romanoff should be released early." Coulson stated shocking the Avengers.

"Sir?" Nick repeated with a raised eyebrow as he checked his watch. "I still have until tomorrow before I am put in charge."

"Just practicing. We can't find Hill so I figured you should be aware of the current situation." Coulson said with a chuckle making the man nod.

"Even your side-kick doesn't believe in your side. Think about the situation before you end up like the FF."

"What happened to them!?" Tony demanded as he finally stood up.

"A disagreement Sue didn't trust 'Spider-Man.'" Nick began using air quotes around the hero's name if for no other reason than to piss them off. "Johnny knocked out Ben-torching the lab and a good amount of the building in the process, and Sue apparently suffocated Reed-he's alive just got trapped in a force-field for a bit longer than needed. Still it's safe to say they were working with 'Octavius'. We also have reports that Carol is off-world at the moment. Whatever she's planning it must be important." With that Fury left the Avengers to ponder about what tomorrow would bring.

No one noticed a black figure stealthily depart in the shadows of a nearby alley.

-One Hour later: Abandoned Hotel-

Nick Fury Sr. Was having his own problems when he found himself cocooned in web and staring at two glowing white lenses gazing down at him from the shadows of the room.

"Well even though I won't get any information from you I've learned enough." A voice spoke up. "I just have to keep you immobilized until tomorrow and SHIELD will back off.

"Who are you?" Nick Fury asked coldly and from how the lenses shifted he could tell that the figure tilted its head.

"It's obvious isn't it?" The figure inquired.

*THWIP!*

"I'm Spider-Man." The man said as he stepped into the light revealing him to be a dressed in a black suit costume that was eerily similar to Spider-Man's only it looked more like formal attire and he was wearing black trench coat and hand a gun strapped to his side. (LIAG Helpful Info: Spider-Man Noir is a slightly darker Peter Parker from an alternate Earth during the Great Depression.)

"You're adjusting well." A voice spoke up and Spider-Man looked up to see Jessica leaning on a nearby wall.

"Don't have much of a choice." Spider-Man drawled as he approached the Window.

"Correction, you have a choice and you're choosing to help in order to get a brighter future." Jessica said making him chuckle.

"You make me out to be much nobler than I am, I'll admit while I do fight for justice and I do want this world's Peter to get through this, I'm just here for myself. Remember our deal, I help out a bit and the Web leaves me the hell alone." Spider-Man said as he glanced back towards her making her nod.

"Of course, no matter what the outcome you have earned your free will. This is the last Journey the Web will put you through. You've suffered enough." Jessica said truthfully making him nod.

"But not as much as this Peter has. Tell me, why is this 'Web of Life' torturing him so much?"

"It builds character. All of his suffering has molded him into the man he is-the same applies to you-the difference is that he's the center and you're not. He needs to be stronger than you-stronger than me- to shoulder the Weight of the Web. This will be the last journey the web will actively throw his way."

"I hope he's ready to carry that weight."

"He's going to have to." Jessica said firmly. "Or I'll kick his ass until he can."

"You're all right." Spider-Man said as he prepared to leave but before he could Jessica placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I promise you, you will get your happy ending once you return to your own time." Jessica said seriously. The two held each other's stare before he nodded and swung off.

"It's hard not to get sentimental about them isn't it?" A new voice spoke up and she turned to see Julia approach her.

"It is." Jessica admitted with a nod. "Though it's getting easier…I'll have to be consoled when it's time to bring May back home though."

"You and me both."

-Meanwhile in Shadowland-

"He'll be here soon." Tatiana whispered quietly to Kiden causing her to nod with w a serous expression.

"Alright those of you who aren't doped up out of your minds stay calm you'll be let go soon, but be patient and try to sober up some of the others." Kiden commanded quietly.

"Alright bitches, it's time for your medicine." A sickly pale man said nastily with oily black hair as his German Shepherd barked viciously, recognizing his voice Kiden glared at him as she realized he was the one who knocked her out in the first place. Seeing her, his grin turned predatory. "So you're awake?"

"What's it to you?" Kiden bit out making him sneer.

"Defiant one aren't you? I was going to be nice and give you some 'medicine' and get you ready for the transfer, but maybe I should keep you for myself? You're already wearing a hospital gown, easy access."

"You're sick." Kiden muttered as she realized what he was alluding to.

"Aren't we all?" The man said as he opened the door to the cell. Kiden could tell he was just some no named lackey who thought he was the king of the world because he had a gun and they didn't.

*Snickt!*

Kiden glowered at him as he pulled out a switchblade and rested its edge on the side of her neck.

"You know you have quite the tongue on you, maybe I should just cut it out." The man threatened making her snort and spit in his face.

"Why don't you just stop?" The man froze as Kiden found herself back in her personal times stream. Kiden took a moment to sneer at him again before releasing a devastating kick to his groin.

*CRUNCH*

"GAHHHHH!" The would-be rapist screamed before passing out from the pain dropping his blade in the process. Kiden was then slammed to the ground as the dog tackled her, but she quickly grabbed her assailant's blade and rammed it up to its hilt into the side of the dog's head. The animal howled in pain as she threw it off of her and slammed the blade into it one more time for good measure. Tatiana took that moment to release the contents of her stomach in the corner of the cell.

"Come on, Cat! We have to move!"

"B-But they just blew up." Tatiana whispered in horror making Kiden roll her eyes.

"Whatever, we need to get his clothes off, use his blood to turn in to him." Kiden said firmly making her friend nod before placing her hand in the growing puddle of blood.

WHAT TIME IS IT? LIAG Breakdown time: How the hell did I bot write this one sooner edition.

I've already explained what NYX was, but I can't remember if I explained the members and their abilities.

Kiden Nixon: Her personal time stream No Time.

Laura Kinney: Not going to waste my time

Tatiana "Catiana" Caban: Blood-activated shape-shifter. Can shift into both lycanthropes, when she touches animal blood, and humans, when she gets in contact with another human's blood.

Bobby Soul: projection into other people's minds. His mutation is more a curse than a blessing, though, as he loses a part of his memories every time he projects into someone else.

Lil' Bro: psychic projection. He sometimes uses it as a means for communication, as he's severely autistic.

Cameron Palmer: A regular, human teacher.

Breakdown Over.

After a few moments Kiden found herself standing in front of an exact copy of the man she had just downed.

"Shit the clothes are blood soaked." Tatiana said with a grimace making Kiden frown.

"That might be a problem…let me try something." Kiden said as she raised a hand towards her friend and took a deep breath to calm herself. "Rewind." Tatiana blinked in shock as the blood faded from the clothes. "The hell!?"

"Something I picked up." Kiden answered with a smile.

"When? When you were in a damn coma?"

"Close." Kiden admitted. "Now hurry up!"

-20 minutes later-

"This place is too fuckin' big. How the hell wasn't it destroyed like virtually everything else?" Kiden questioned as she was led through the halls of Shadowland forcefully by Tatiana who had to keep up her image as an aggressor.

"Since when do rich suffer?" Tatiana muttered making Kiden shrug.

"Today." Kiden smirked when they reach a large wooden door. Tatiana took a deep breath before knocking on the door.

"What? Who is it!?"

*CLICK*

Tatiana hesitantly walked into the room and came face to face with Kingpin along with four other people wearing SHIELD uniforms.

"Well what purpose do you have here?" Kingpin asked impatiently as Tatiana cleared her throat.

"This one has been causing trouble; it appears we've caught a mutie." Tatiana said nastily making the man glower.

"Well? Don't waste my time, if you brought her here she can't be that much trouble, dispose of her quickly and watch the others!" The fact that none of the apparent SHIELD members said anything made both of the members of NYX realize something was wrong.

"Plan B, brace yourself." The plan was to sneak through the building and get to Kingpin's computer but unfortunately he was in the room along with back up. Tatiana gritted her and nodded her head. Kiden broke free of her grasp and with the knife she used to slay the dog, she stabbed Tatiana in her shoulder immediately pouting everyone on guard. "STOP!" All they saw was a brown flash before Kingpin felt something press against his neck.

"*GAK!*" Kingpin glared at Kiden the best he could as she had the blade pressed firmly to his neck. The four SHIELD agents looked on in shock as they saw that their guns were on the ground next to her.

"Grr…" The agents widened their eyes as they turned back to Tatiana to find that she had become woman-German Shepherd hybrid that was glaring at them viciously. Her claws made them all take an uneasy step back.

"Here's what you're going to do." Kiden began coldly. "You're going to relinquish control over everything to me willingly and walk away from crime for good. Or you can refuse and die. Do not test me; I am not the one to fuck with."

"Kill me? Better than you have tried! You're nothing but an amateur!"

"I might not be a pro at this, but beginner's luck is a hell of a force to be reckoned with." Kiden said as she pressed the blade to the point that it drew blood. "Now tell me where your computer is."

"Fine… It's the cabinet next to the book shelf." Kingpin relented and Kiden stared at him firmly for a few more moments as Tatiana went to where he claimed and pulled out a white laptop. Kiden loosened her grip and glared at him.

"Now, leave. Also gather whoever else worked for Fisk to gather in the main hall in a few hours. Don't tell them what happened, just get them gathered." Kiden ordered the other people in the room making the man glower as he picked up his cane from on top of his desk. It was a silver rod that had a large red gem on top of it.

"You better remember that no one who threatens me lives for long." Kingpin state as he pressed a hidden button towards the top of the cane stealthily, causing the end of it to spark brightly. "Die!" Kingpin shouted as he thrust the end of the cane at Kiden who glared at him.

"STOP!" Kiden roared making everything freeze as she stepped behind him and grabbed the cane tightly before planting her right foot firmly in his back with all of her might. Time resumed and everyone watched in shock as the man was catapulted through a large window that was behind the desk before beginning his five story descent to his doom.

Laura would be proud.

"Fuck!" Kiden shouted as she hopped on one foot while holding her right foot in pain. "Shit! Hasn't he heard of a damned diet? Would it kill him to stop by Subway once in his life?"

"H-Holy crap!" one of the SHIELD agents exclaimed with wide eyes.

["Good Job Ms. Kiden! I've created you an account and I am transferring control over everything he has to you! You are now one of the most powerful women in the country! I truly feel like Robyn Hood now! Robyn with a Y for freedom!"]

"There is no Y in freedom." Kinden said as she held a finger to her earpiece.

["And don't you forget it!"]

"Heh, nice one." Kiden said before collapsing in Kingpins chair. "I'm assuming you all were his informants in SHIELD?" The four nodded cautiously making her hum and lean back into her chair. Kiden twirled the cane and stared at them evenly. "Well now you work for me. It's that simple-"

*BOOOM*

Kiden blinked in shock as the cane blew a hole in the wall behind her. (LIAG Help Info: one of Kingpin's signature weapons is his obliterator cane. One of its functions is to release a charge that can either stun or vaporize an enemy.)

"Damn it Kiden." Tatiana groaned with a face-palm.

"A-Anyway I trust there aren't any objections?" Kiden recovered as she cleared her throat making them shake their heads fearfully. "Good, now leave and free the young women in the basement. Let them know that there's been…a change in management. Tell them to stay here until I get a chance to address them because until we figure out what the hell is going on out there it's be safest here." The four nodded before leaving.

"So what now?" Tatiana questioned as the reverted back to normal causing the tattered clothes to fall from her body.

"First you are going down to clothing store down the street to get us some new clothes and a bottle of hair dye." Kiden said with her voice filled with amusement. "Time for me to get out of this damn gown, then we are going to eat, and then go send out some people to collect Bobby, Cameron, and Lil' Bro. After all of that is done, you and Bobby are going to relax and I'll deal with the unnecessary crap."

"I'm not letting you go through this alone, Kiden." Tatiana refused with a glare.

"You're going to have to because I refuse to endanger your child anymore. I don't even know if your transformations affected it." Kiden said resolutely. Tatiana glared into her cold blue eyes before finally relenting as she realized she wasn't going to win. "Besides, I'm not alone I got a helpful little robot side-kick." Kiden grinned making the AI giggle. Tatiana nodded and was about to leave when Kiden stopped her. "One more thing, how good are you with a needle?"

"If you're talking about sewing, I guess I dabble, why?" Tatiana questioned as Kiden threw her jacket at her, which she caught clumsily.

"Tailor this for me, it's too big."

"Why don't I just get you a new one?" Tatiana questioned perplexed.

"Are you shitting me? If it wasn't for that jacket we'd be on the run from the crime lord of crime lords. Or worse, I wouldn't have been distracted by it and knocked out then you'd be on your way to the sex trade." Kiden explained making her grimace. "That's my new good luck charm."

"I see what you mean." Tatiana muttered as she left. Kiden sighed and looked around the large office.

"And my teachers and family said I'd never make anything out of myself." Kiden mused. "Suck it Cameron."

-Mephisto's Realm-

BGM: Ghost Rider- Marvel vs. Capcom 3 OST

"Don't you understand? Here I am God!" Mephisto roared as released a wave of fire from his mouth at the three descendants of Sparda whose devil triggers had just faded. Reaper leapt in front of them and released a monstrous roar which quick countered the torrent of flames causing it to disperse in the air.

"We-we've been at this four hours." Lady panted out in disbelief as she continued to shoot Mephisto. Even as experienced with dealing with demons as Lady was the realm had begun taking a toll on her body.

"We may have to retreat." Selene muttered as she disappeared in shadows in order to escape being stomped on by the colossal devil.

"Vergil! Open another portal we have to get out of here!" Trish shouted as said man fired dozens of ethereal blades at Mephisto.

"I said it was child's play woman, that doesn't mean it isn't time consuming! There is no way for me to do it unless you can stop him from attacking me for a straight hour!" Vergil shouted as Mephisto released a large ball of fire at him only for Selene to appear in front of him and use her control over fire to redirect the blast back at the devil.

"You…insolent-"Mephisto was stopped when Ghost Rider wrapped his chain around his neck and landed on his shoulders. Ghost Rider then vomited a stream of hellfire into both of the devil's eyes before leaping off of Mephisto's shoulders and landing on his faithful motorcycle. Mephisto roared in pain as he was temporarily blinded. While this was going on Selene released a tendril of darkness to snatch the green gem from its place floating in the air. Dante and Nero ran next to Ghost Rider and, with their respective guns, released a storm of bullets at Mephisto.

"Perfect, now if I can get a mortal body I can regain my divine power and free us. I won't lie; I refuse to be sent back here." Selene said as she clenched the gem tightly in her hand. "Whoever accepts, do not expect to get your body back

"What the hell bitch? " Trish shouted angrily as she caught her scythe. "You're just going to let us all die if one of us doesn't sacrifice themselves for your goals!? What part of that seems fair?"

"Life isn't fair." Selene said with a shrug. She glanced to the side as Reaper landed next to her in a crouch.

"Fine, I'll do it." Reaper said firmly making Selene frown slightly.

"You? You'd sacrifice yourself for people you don't even know?" Selene questioned skeptically. She hadn't raised Reaper to be noble by any sense of the word so to say she was confused would be an understatement.

"Of course not, they could burn here for all I care but I refuse to let you stay here any longer, mother." Reaper said firmly.

"The fuck? Did we miss something?" Dante questioned incredulously.

"Whatever you have planned, do it." Ghost Rider said as he fired flaming chain links rapidly at Mephisto. "As much as I would like to see him taken down, he just has too much power here."

"Why are you hesitating?" Reaper questioned in confusion. "You said yourself that countless people have willingly sacrificed themselves so you could live so what make me any different? Allow me to do the same for the only person in my life that matters."

"I won't let you!" Mephisto roared angrily as he released a blast of hell fire from his mouth at the two. Reaper quickly embraced Selene and took the brunt of the explosion, but the force from the blasé utterly destroyed the ground they were standing on thus sending both women falling into the boiling lava as the surrounding souls screeched.

"Damn it." Ghost Rider muttered as he drove between Mephisto's legs and used his chain to trip Mephisto causing the devil to go crashing to his face.

"Get him while he's down!" Nero shouted as her revved his sword and released a devastating slash to Mephisto's head as Vergil sheathed Yamato as countless slashes appeared over the devil's body.

"You're finished!" Dante's shouted as he burst back and forth in blurs of speed slashing at Mephisto as he did so.

*SCHTIK*

"Here's the finale!" Dante finished as he slammed rebellion up to its hilt into Mephisto's forehead before releasing a burst of energy from his blade. The devil roared before standing up as his wounds healed rapidly. "Shit! He really can't be defeated here!"

BGM: END

BGM: The Ultimate Weapon- NieR OST

Suddenly everyone on the battlefield stopped moving when they notices countless small blue spheres floating in to the realm and down into the boiling lava.

"What the?" Ghost Rider muttered in confusion. "Souls?"

"There has to be thousands, probably even a million." Trish muttered in confusion as she supported a weary Lady.

"It can't be!" Mephisto roared in outrage as suddenly a large black pillar of pure darkness exploded from the lava. Once the darkness dispersed it revealed a metallic skeleton that had flesh hanging off of it and a green gem embedded in its forehead.

"One million mutant souls…return home to your Queen." The Skeleton screechedas the gem shone brighter. Suddenly as one, all of the souls collided into the skeleton causing it to shine blue as it laughed hysterically before being engulfed by darkness.

"Just what the hell are we watching?" Lady whispered in morbid fascination.

"The resurrection of a goddess. Looks like this body's senses have increased dramatically" A voice spoke up from the darkness. Once the darkness faded they were faced what appeared to be a nude Laura. She used her hands to push her hair back as dark tendrils formed new clothes for her to wear.

Her black bra was replaced by a black lace transparent night gown that stopped two inches under her black lace panties. On her right arm was a fingerless black satin glove and on her left leg was a black stocking. Around her neck was a black choker with a gold medallion. Her face still had Laura's make up but on her forehead was a green gem and her eyes weren't either green or red but instead ice blue.

(LIAG Rant Stopper: Before a non-comic reader questions what the hell is up with the overly skimpy outfit, take two seconds to actually look up Selene. Her canon outfit is arguably worse than that and proves that she must be some sort of exhibitionist.)

"Well, I'm done here." Selene stated as a cold smirk graced her black painted lips. "I refuse to live in debt, so I'll get us out of here. Before they could even question her everyone minus Mephisto was suddenly engulfed in darkness and disappeared, leaving a fuming devil behind.

BGM: END

"They think they've escaped?" Mephisto muttered to himself. "As soon as I consume the fool Anansi's champion and gain his power no one shall stand in my way again. I'll teach you for meddling in my affairs you damned Spider."

Dimensions away…Anansi laughed.

-Above New York-

A dark sphere formed before exploding scattering the ones who dared to oppose Mephisto across the city.

-Astoria Park-

Selene landed in the middle of the park in a crouch before standing up and laughing in joy at her freedom.

"It's only a matter of time…" A divine voice drawled causing Selene to glance up to find Ameterasu sitting lazily in a tree.

"What are you talking about?" Selene questioned with narrowed eyes.

"You consumed my champion's broken soul and it's only a matter of time before you begin to relive her memories. You won't be able to handle it and then you'll lose control over your body." Ameterasu said bluntly.

"I've consumed a million souls what makes her soul any different?" Selene questioned impatiently.

"You're messing with forces you can't comprehend." Ameterasu said ominously before fading away. Selene frowned and began to walk away when she suddenly crashed to her knees as a sharp pain shot through her mind.

BGM: Just Be friends English version sung by Amalee (Youtube it.)

*FLASH*

"Don't you understand? I've killed my own mother due to my feral side." Laura bit out angrily. "You don't know what I'm capable of! How can you sit there and tell me I won't hurt anyone and…and-"

"And what?" Spider-Man said as he looked at her as her eyes filled with tears.

"And mean it." Laura finished helplessly. Spider-Man chuckled and flicked her on her forehead, making her release him.

"Because I believe in you. Not the weapon, X-23, but you." Spider-Man said as he poked her in the chest.

"It's why I never call you by your code name because there is much more to you than the weapon inside of you. You have your own strength, I know that, and when you finally get that; I'll give ya your own Super-hero name." Spider-Man said as he patted her on the back.

"Th-thank you." Laura managed to get out, making Spider-Man shrug.

"For what?"

"I don't know, for being you, for being there for me."

*FLASH*

"Thank you." Kiden whispered and Laura snapped her eyes open when she felt something press against her lips. "Good bye."

*FLASH*

"Why must I always be the cause of my friends' pain? I refuse to let it happen anymore." Laura shook her head and looked at the Vampire. "Listen, I still have a lot of work to do to fix my emotions, but if the act itself is all you need then I can at least relieve you of that-" Laura couldn't even finish the statement before the crimson eyed vampire descended upon her.

*FLASH*

"You know…it's been approximately eighteen years since I was first created." Laura began hesitantly. Peter took no notice and hummed in thought.

"Huh how about that? I was wondering how old you we-*Mmph*"Peter watched with wide eyes as Laura slowly removed her face from his.

"Laura-"Peter stopped as Laura placed a finger on his lips and shook her head.

"Don't say anything; I don't want a response yet. I still have many things I need to deal with first." Laura said as she unconsciously touched her arm. "And I still need to prove to myself that I can be a hero. So until that happens, please let's just leave it at this." Laura smiled before standing up and leaving the apartment.

*FLASH*

"I was thinking…that if I couldn't have you, in you know that way, I'd at least give you a reason to get through this tournament. You don't realize it but when you truly want to do something, you succeed."

"And how do you know whether or not you could or couldn't have me?" Laura challenged making Kiden chuckle.

"Oh come on Laura I'm just some homeless kid that barely managed to kick her drug addiction, but you? You're a hero-"

"-Only because of you." Laura interrupted before standing up and turning away. "Everything I am today is solely because of you. Of course you can't have what you want if you never even make the attempt that's just logic."

"Laura…" Kiden said softly as she gazed up at her friend who began to fade away.

"We…" Laura began as she put emphasis on the word. "…don't have to just be a dream. If I have learned anything, it's that with enough effort some dreams can become reality. I'll see you soon Kiden." Laura finished as she disappeared leaving a stunned mutant behind her.

*FLASH*

Jubilee came to her final realization as she looked up at the feral with wide eyes as her heart-beat began to race even more.

"What's wrong-*MMPH*" Talon was cut off as Jubilee pressed her lips to the feral's. As tears fell from the half-Vampire's eyes.

"It's not because I'm a Vampire." Jubilee whispered mostly to herself, but was still heard by the confused Talon. Jubilee broke out into a large grin. "It's unbelievable but this amazing feeling won't go away." Jubilee said softly before bring her mouth to Talon's ear. "I love you, and our bond is unbreakable. I'll always be with you Laura because together we're undefeatable."

*FLASH*

"Peter please…."Laura began before placing her lips to his. "Stay."

And that was it.

"I'm…"

Peter felt the last of his resolve shatter and for once did something completely reckless.

"…Spider-Man."

Without a mask.

*FLASH*

*Tap*

*Tap*

Talon widened her eyes as she realized that she was crying. Crying harder than she ever had thought possible.

*Thud*

Talon fell to her knees as a searing pain ripped through her chest. She never thought it would be possible to feel so utterly destroyed without physical injury. Idly she supposed that it was vaguely similar to what she had felt when Peter had died. However then her heart was too consumed with rage for the loss to settle in.

"Laura!" Jubilee exclaimed as she rushed back into the room and embraced her trembling mate.

"It hurts…it hurt so much and my tears…they won't stop!" Talon said hysterically. "What's wrong with me!?"

"Nothing's wrong with you!" Jubilee said firmly. "And nothing is wrong with her either. Laura she will get up again even if you have to drag her back." Jubilee whispered in the feral's ear." Come on let's get you home. I'll take over for you tonight. I know the routes you take. Just get some rest." Jubilee said softly as she glanced out a nearby window and saw that the sun had set. Turning back into a Vampire, Jubilee easily lifted the feral up and opened the window.

*CRACK!*

Wincing slightly as her wings freed themselves, Jubilee closed the window behind her and took to the skies with Talon.

*FLASH*

"I-I…oh screw it." Jubilee muttered as she went in for a kiss only for Laura to place a finger on her lips. "What?"

"I love you." Laura said awkwardly and softly as she removed her finger causing Jubilee to look at her in shock. "Jubilee?"Laura frowned when Jubilee's eyes began to water until eventually tears cascaded down her face. Laura was about to say something when her mouth was claimed by the tearful woman's. Laura returned the kiss and wrapped her arms around her.

*Flash*

"Ahhh!" Selene shouted as she held her head in agony. "What is this!?" Selene shouted in in disbelief as her heart felt as though it were going to rip apart.

"True love." A voice answered and Selene looked up to see Anansi staring down at her with a small smile.

"What?" Selene questioned as more memories rung through her head.

"True love is a once in a million phenomenon that occurs when two individuals share a love so potent it's sought after by angels themselves. It's a force that can drive one to the point of insanity. A pure love that was made holy by God. " Anansi stated as he gazed down at her. (LIAG Fun Fact: The reason Mephisto wanted MJ and Peter's marriage is because their love was pure and made holy by God.)

*Thud*

Selene felt to her side and clutched her chest tightly almost as if she were trying to remove her own heart.

"A million mutant souls you have devoured and not a single one had experienced this love…and then you got greedy." Anansi smirked as she looked up at him with tear filled eyes. "And devoured the one soul besides my champion and one of his sons that I have ever seen forge the love with more than one person. Even I can't imagine the hell you are going through. Enjoy divine retribution Selene."

BGM: END

"Will Talon make it through this?" Jessica questioned as she appeared leaning on a nearby tree as Selene continued to scream.

"Who knows?" Anansi mused.

"You do." Jessica deadpanned.

"Her mind will shatter as the three souls attempt to become one. The chance of her surviving her mind's destruction is low; surviving the merge is even lower…but…" Anansi trailed off as Jessica frowned.

"But…?"

"Pure love is what miracles are literally made out of." Anansi said simply. "I believe that her bonds will allow a miracle."

"Unbelievable."

"What is hatchling?"

"When you normally hear of things like miracles and true love…you think of them as explanations for impossible occurrences…but to find out that they are actually real is a bit humbling." Jessica said honestly making Anansi chuckle.

"You know Cassandra said the same thing when I first brought her under my care." Anansi mused. Instead of fading away the two simply walked away in a comfortable silence.

"This was never about stopping Octavius was it?" Jessica asked quietly. "The army that's forming…it's not to fight him is it? Just a fraction of the Army's power would annihilate him. Just who the hell are we about to go to war with? What exactly is your plan?"

"My plan is the thing that everything is going according to." Anansi chuckled. "Fine I'll tell you. Everything. Everything I have done was for the betterment of my people, of existence, and the one I love." Anansi answered truthfully shocking her. "I made a mistake when I was younger and foolish. I made a deal with Mephisto and ended up with –in more modern terms- a check that I am not willing to cash. I am not allowed to fight Mephisto, so I'll kill him without physically attacking him once."

"How…how can we kill him? Unless he's making a deal he will never leave his realm. He is invincible in his realm and impossible to track in the outside world."

"I have given him bait." Anansi answered confusing her before she released a startled gasp.

"Peter-but I thought he made a deal with Mary Jane to leave him alone?" Jessica questioned perturbed. (LIAG Helpful Info: MJ whispered in Mephisto's ear that she would tell Peter to accept his deal if he promised to leave them alone forever.)

"He thinks he's found a loophole." Anansi said nonchalantly. "He believes that his deal with Octavius allows him to consume both Peter's body and Octavius' body seeing as they both technically now are Octavius' body. He'll try to consume them and gain my power and then he will die. Sometimes you have to sacrifice your most important pieces to win a game of chess."

"I can see the end of your web…" Jessica said softly making him laugh as he gazed out into the sky as an image of a fuming Mephisto flashed through his mind.

"Checkmate."

To be continued…

Omake: Anansi's Deal

*RUMBLE*

A young girl with red hair lay lifelessly on a forest floor as blood spilt from her lips. Her body was riddled with stab wounds and by her side was a black Spider that was about five times large than an average spider.

"Do you miss her little one?" A voice spoke up and the spider turned to look up at a smiling old man. "I can tell you are more than just a normal spider. So do you miss her?" His smile widened when he got no response. "No you loved this mortal didn't you? But you could be nothing more than a pet as you are not allowed to reveal your true self to mortals yet am I correct child? Tell you what let's make a deal."

*Lightning Flash*

"I can bring her back; give her a life like none other. She will love, bare children, and even acquire power beyond her wildest dreams. One day she will even become a deity such as ourselves. However should either of you die your souls will belong to me…but that's a small price after all what are the chances that gods such as yourselves will die? One more thing you cannot approach her, she must find you first should you ever want to be together even as friends. Deal?" The man questioned as he knelt next to the spider and offered his hand. Mephisto smirked when the spider crawled onto his palm.

-Present-

Scathach stared at her champion with visible sadness as Sonja waited for Mary Jane to exit the cocoon of metal and resume their fight.

"I wonder…will the battles ever stop?" Scathach questioned to herself.

"And here I thought you enjoyed the thrill of battle…it is your domain after all."

"Even I tire of battles." Scathach said softly.

"Even if I'm with you?" Anansi questioned curiously as she turned to him with her eyes sparkling in amusement.

"If you are with me…I believe I could battle for an eternity."

"That's good to know." Anansi said with a smile as he kissed her forehead before disappearing.

OMAKE: END

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