Chapter 26: Gehenna
I was reading some books about Jewish Eschatology and found the team fitting to this part of the story Definition: Gehenna (also gehenom or gehinom) (Hebrew:גהינום) is equated in Christian theology with the concept of hell. The name is derived from a geographical site in Jerusalem known as the Valley of Hinnom, one of the two principal valleys surrounding the Old City.
New York (ground zero) 4:59 till the SABOT attack.
Wonder Woman got a couple of hits against the monster but he wouldn't back down…she couldn't overpower him….he was too colossal, but that didn't stop her…nothing would stop her in protecting Bruce Wayne, they have come a long way.
Suddenly and explosion pulled them apart…. And launched the monster 25 yards into the next street...as soon as the Justice League got away from the firing line the soldiers started to shot…somehow they realized the biggest threat to their existence. Wonder Woman looks back only to see Q's standing up with a Grenade launcher in his hands….
-Who is that? - Wonder Woman asked Q trying to catch some air, while the kerosene smell was burning through her nose.
-Don't worry. Won't insult legendary underworld solidarity by suggesting the monster surrender his name without some kind of torture? Q's responded with sarcasm.
The monster quickly opened his eyes and started to get up…. So was the Batman….still no sign of Superman…He took the right side…the monster was coming right next to them, a trinity is all that stands now of the one mighty Justice League.
-Do you think we can get that thing to compromise? Can we even stop it? -Wonder Woman asked not out of fear, but from a circular logic perspective she didn't know what difference would it make to a destroyed city
-No. Not even in the face of oblivion. Never compromise.-Batman responded with great determination.
-There is nothing else. Existence is random. Has no pattern save what we imagine after staring at it for too long- Q's starts to debate existential philosophy.
-You are ranting Victor, if you a re going to get apocalyptical on me…please shut up- Wonder Woman replied.
-You keep calling me Victor. I don't like you- Q responded while charging the RPG with a new charge.
The Monster roars and run towards the last three heroes, their bodies running high on adrenaline and low on energy, devastating combination, Q is the first to attack but the monster catches on quickly and jump to avoid the next rocket….
-Damn, I missed- Q told himself….the rocket destroyed an BMW parking down the street…-Sorry- he then added…liked the color.
The monster landed and quickly tried to grab the "Batman" who quickly evaded the attack …he threw some sharp batarangs from the side but the dense skin of the monster repelled them like mosquito bites….he had nothing stronger, at least not against that.
Wonder Woman tried again to hit the monster from behind and he avoided the attacks and used his force to throw her off against Batman who tumbles after getting hit by her massive body weight. She fell unconscious, he in the other hand was very pissed….but too drained to do anything about it.
Q took the last rocket and try to aim while running away from the monster, no that WW and Batman were down he was the only target…. Not good.
The monster looked at him with his veins coming out of his neck…and uttered some words that seemed barely human-I'll…..kill…you
- Two-one. Your move. Come and get me freak- Q responded with obvious disdain.
The monster jumps trying to trap him, making him pay for his insolence…big mistake
-Here Kitty, kitty- Q starts to talk while being silence by the powerful sound of the RPG that lands in the monster upper torso, the explosion shakes the foundations of the street….nobody is safe. Nobody.
When smoke and fires clears after a couple of minutes, there is not much to see, hard to imagine that only and hour ago this was one of the busiest street in the world…crawling with exotic café and nice libraries…the soldiers have pulled back having received the information of the imminent attack on New York; Washington wouldn't like to have more body bags than absolutely necessary on CNN. Q lies inert in the ground; his body is not moving...only a sensible movement on his torso shows as the only proof that he is barely alive…he was close to the blast.
The earth shudders as the powerful shoulders of the monster make way around the debris… he is too strong, too big, and too massive and mad to be controlled by any conventional attack… he has sustained everything they've thrown at him and he keeps on coming back.
He stands up. he moves around and notices that the soldiers that were shooting him are gone, he knows it means something so he looks around and Q lies in front of him barely alive….he stands up only to get impaled to the floor thanks to a have dozen steel arrows….he snarl with malcontent.
-Stay away from my man- Huntress voice resounded in the empty space that was New York City.
T-minus 59 second.