Immortal Undeath
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Farrah/Persiana and Leon/Crisis.
Chapter 12: The Vampire's Lair
Daken, with his newfound abilities, had successfully retrieved Crucifer's infernal heart, as well as a new prize; the Amazon princess Troia. Donna moaned as she awoke in a tent. She shifted slightly and found herself tied up. She was bent over backwards and her wrists were tied to her ankles. The Amazon warrior huffed a little, feeling uncomfortable in the position she was in. She had to find a way out of here and warn the League, but she had no idea where she was. Donna closed her eyes and tried to hear anything that would help her determine what was going on.
Outside the tent were two guards who were watching the prisoner. Both were in desert garb and Donna almost had a particular notion that they were trained fighters. They were talking in a language she did not immediately understand at first, but, within the next few seconds, she understood everything. The two guards had reservations about Ra's al Ghul trusting this Daken person. Donna swallowed a little and thought,
Daken must have gained some sort of power from Crucifer. And that was only without the heart. I cannot imagine what sort of power he has with it.
She had to get to the heart and get away from Crucifer as fast and as far as she could. Slowly, she began shifting out of the binds. Donna shook her head, thinking to herself,
Farrah would never have any trouble out of these ropes. Neither would Batman, but I can do this.
Donna could feel the ropes brush harshly against her skin, leaving a rash on her wrists. Slowly, she began maneuvering one hand out of the restraint and gave a hard pull. She bit down to suppress the pain, but, as she did, she realized her thumb had been dislocated. Donna took part of the rope and bit down on it hard. She then readjusted her thumb, and the pain was bad. She let out a slight muffled scream. The guards turned to find out what was going on and, when one of them peered inside, Donna grabbed both of them and knocked them into each other hard. Both guards were unconscious and the Amazon warrior rubbed her wrists. Though she did not have her bracelets, she did notice both of her captors had swords. Not quite Amazon quality, but it would do nicely. She lifted both of them and twirled them for a moment, feeling the weight. A dark smile appeared on her face and she proceeded out of the tent.
Meanwhile…
Crucifer looked at Daken, smiling evilly,
"You have it, I see."
The mercenary chuckled,
"The League didn't fight hard enough to keep it out of my reach."
Ra's al Ghul took the heart and studied it,
"Incredible. I can feel the energy just by touching it."
Crucifer said,
"Now, we must place the heart inside my body. The sarcophagus can be opened with someone's blood."
Daken nodded and, as he positioned himself in front of the stone monument, he asked,
"Could I ask you something? What happens if that heart thing gets destroyed?"
Crucifer was getting agitated,
"Open my sarcophagus now, fool! Lest you lose what power I have given you!"
Daken popped out two claws,
"Sure."
He then suddenly revealed his lower claw and promptly sliced the head of Ra's al Ghul off. Ra's laid dead on top of the sarcophagus and his blood began to spill onto it. Crucifer chuckled evilly,
"Well done, Daken. You have behaved admirably."
The sarcophagus began to open and Daken looked inside. However, there was nothing to be had. The son of Wolverine shook his head,
"What the-?"
Crucifer sinisterly responded,
"Fool, did you really think I ever had a real body?"
A foul wind suddenly blew in the tent and Daken was thrown inside the sarcophagus, as well as the heart and Crucifer's spirit. Then, it was sealed shut and a dark glow began to come from the stone.
When Ra's al Ghul's bodyguard came in, he saw his master dead and he was stunned. The ubu looked around and sounded the alarm. But, the alarm was already sounded when gunfire began to be heard. Troia was working her way to the main tent.
In the air, Superman and as many League members, as well as Crisis and the Howling Commandos, were making their way to the scene of the fight. Zatanna swallowed nervously,
"Guys, I'm sensing something big is happening."
Satana nodded,
"Yeah, it's big, dark, and bad."
She then grinned,
"And I like it."
Hal looked at Leon,
"And this is the woman you had a thing with?"
The red-eyed swordsman groaned,
"No, she had a thing for me, but that's beside the point."
Superman could hear the screams and said,
"Something's happening. We need to move in."
Troia, on the ground, was slicing her way through the guards. The two scimitars she took were quite useful in slicing her adversaries. As she moved in to attack, her Amazon training was a big help in fighting so many foes, but, there was also something else. It was a full moon tonight, and Donna almost felt a connection to it. It was like the moon was empowering her every movement and her every attack. She felt unusually cold and dark the more she fought, yet she could see everything within the night sky. Donna ducked another attack and sliced through the gun and the person holding it. She tossed the scimitars aside and, with her hair becoming more of a starry night again, launched a dazzling beam of white light at a cluster of her adversaries.
The explosion lit up the night sky and Persiana pointed out,
"I think Donna finally got out and is not happy right now."
Hippolyta had her sword ready as she descended from Diana's arms and shouted,
"DAKEN, WHERE ARE YOU?"
Fury looked at Captain America,
"Is there anything I should know about you two?"
Steve looked back,
"Don't go there, Nick. Just don't go there."
Inside the main tent, the sarcophagus began to shake more and more violently. The energy from the thing flashed and then, suddenly went silent. The stone lid was thrown off into the sky and a sinister black cloud began seeping out of it, and outside of the tent. There, the League came face to face with Crucifer. The real Crucifer.
And, it had possessed Daken's body, and all of his abilities…
Next Chapter;
It's an all or nothing battle as the League and the Howling Commandos do everything in their power to stop Crucifer! Stay tuned, fellow readers!
