Immortal Undeath

Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Farrah/Persiana, Leon/Crisis, and Bast.

Chapter 3: The Return of Evil

Bast, the goddess of felines, snarled as she thrashed about the room she was in,

"AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!"
She upturned a table with surprising strength and little effort, her eyes burning with rage. Deadpool looked at the situation and said,

"I'm guessing this is more than her monthly visit from mother nature."

He ducked a flying chair. The mercenary yelled,

"Hey! Some of us have contracts, you know!"

Donna Troy, the Howling Commando member Troia, tried to get near the seething were-cat,

"Bast, what is the matter?"

Bast turned, still angry, but Donna could see that this was not the anger that was brought about by rage.

Bast was angry because she was upset. And frightened.

The scimitar warrior could see the former Amazon princess' calming manner and slowly began to get calm herself.

Around this time, the seven original founders, Fury, Crisis, and Persiana had all made their way to that room. Wonder Woman asked,

"Is something the matter?"

Bast nodded, still slightly pent up with anger,

"Yes. He is here. He has returned."

Fury asked,

"Who has?"

Bast's voice slightly broke when she uttered the name,

"Crucifer."

Then, she recalled a memory…

Flashback; Africa, 7,500 years ago…

Bast was wandering the desert, wielding her scimitar. With her were three lionesses. She had brought these three with her because she was tracking down something that was killing other cats in the area. Though the Egyptian empire was still divided up at this time, Bast regarded the people in each of the small kingdoms as ones she must protect, and she was going to do so.

The evil that she felt was strongest at night, and that was when Bast did her patrols. The warrior goddess kept her scimitar at the ready and, though she tried to put up a strong front, this evil terrified her unlike anyway she had ever experienced before. It was ancient, more ancient than her. She would have sensed such a tremendous presence, but, it was carefully hidden.

The wind suddenly shifted unnaturally and the cats all tensed. A cackling voice spoke in an ancient language,

Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.

Bast hissed and immediately recognized the language. She shouted back,

Come out and fight, coward!

A dark cloud funneled down to the ground, spraying sand all around itself. Bast shielded her face as her robes began to be stained by the sand that was being kicked up. In a moment, a figure appeared; a wretchedly evil creature that had a cape that seemed to come from the starry, moonless night. The figure had pointed ears, teeth, and a pointed nose, and flashed a malicious grin,

"Hello, my dear. Lovely night for a stroll, isn't it?"

Bast hissed,

"Who are you?"

The figure bowed,

"My name is Crucifer. As to why I am here, that is simple…"

He revealed his fangs,

"I want your blood!"

One of the lionesses pounced, but Crucifer grabbed it by the neck and snapped it without trying. Bast shouted,

"You will pay for that!"
She dashed in with her scimitar and went to slice the vampire. Crucifer would have gladly stopped it, had it not been for the fact that the scimitar suddenly sprouted flames. Crucifer quickly got out of the way, but was grazed by the flame. Bast smirked,

"It appears fire is your weakness, Crucifer."

Crucifer snarled back,

"And these humans are yours, woman."

He then looked out over the horizon. The sun was almost coming up. The vampire simply bowed and said,

"Until we meet again, my dear Bast."

With that, he teleported away.

End Flashback…

Crisis placed his hand on Bast's shoulder,

"Are you all right?"

Bast snapped back to reality and looked at the red-eyed commando, as well as the Justice League,

"Yes, but Crucifer is a menace that must be stopped at all costs."

Superman asked,

"But, who is Crucifer?"

The were-feline goddess gave a haunting answer,

"A vampire."

Farrah rolled her eyes,

"You're serious? We're fighting a count Dracula reject?"

Bast shook her head,

"Dracula was a walk in the park for me. Crucifer was actually the basis for all of the myths and legends behind vampires to begin with. When I first met him, however, he did have a weakness to fire and the sun."

Fury said,

"Helpful. But, it still doesn't explain where we can find him."

Bast said,

"I know where he is. Or, at least, where I sealed him."

Next Chapter:

The Justice League track down Crucifer's burial site, or, at least what is thought to be a burial site. But, Ra's al Ghul has the same thing in mind. Stay tuned, fellow readers!