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Chapter Fifteen: Lord of Tears.
The Goblin Underground's throne room, Norman Osborn sat on his makeshift throne as he allowed his symbiote to heal his wounds from his battle against Toxin. He then turned to one of his last standing lieutenants Jack O Lantern, now in Hobgoblin's suit as he asked the burning question.
"How did you get that gear Jack?" Osborn asked the psychopath.
Jack grins and says "It went down something like this…"
Flashback:
"Well man…" Jack O Lantern chuckled as he pressed a button as his glider roared to life "…You helped me find a way to get a promotion!" It was the he got unto his glider and flew at blinding speeds and charged at Hobgoblin at the two exited the warehouse in a viscous battle.
The two villains then began to fight outside midair as Hobgoblin activated the wings on his armor's back and freed himself from Jack O Lantern's grasp. And just when Jack O Lantern was about to use his chain scythe, he noticed Kingley's armored gloves were aimed at him.
"Oh shi-" Jack O Lantern was about to curse before he was blasted by an explosion of fire that completely destroyed Jack O Lantern's glider as he fell unto an alleyway and into a dumpster.
"You are nothing but simpleton psychopath who is below the standards of being a Goblin." Kingsley insulted as he drew out a flaming mini-chainsaw from his armored glove.
"Well, have you heard of the old saying…" Jack O Lantern sneered from his now destroyed pumpkin mask as pressed a button on his mangled glider. And before Hobgoblin could respond, Kingsley felt a spike of complete agony as he turned to see a Goblin robot stabbing him in the back of his armor.
"Get off of me!" Hobgoblin roared as he used his flame saw to slice the robot in half and before he could turn his attention to his current, Jack O Lantern wacked Hobgoblin in the face with a chunk of his Glider wreckage that completely knocks Hobgoblin's mask off.
"Now let's have a face to face-what the hell?!" Jack O Lantern said in shock as it was Kingsley under the mask, but someone completely different.
"I am Roderick Kingsley I am Roderick Kingsley…" The man said hypnotically, as if the removal of the mask has put him in and out of a spell.
"Sneaky bastard huh Kingsley?" Jack O Lantern chuckled as he pulled out a few pieces of candy from his pocket; he then forcefully had the faux Hobgoblin to swallow the candy as instantly the candy turns into an acidic compounds that ate its way through his body as the man tried in vaib to spit out blood.
"I've heard from Urich you like to use body doubles so you won't get your hands dirty…" He then punched the man's stomach so hard that he force the man to vomit the remains of his organs in a bloody mess, killing him. Jack O Lantern then grabs the Hobgoblin mask and laughed "…But me, I like my hands dirty HAHAHA!"
End Flashback:
It was then Jack O Lantern continued to laugh as in the end he's not a low level villain in the public eye, now he's The Hobgoblin and will get real respect aside of his Goblin Underground comrades.
"Well thenn, guess that'll put a wrench in Kingsley's operations…" Osborn chuckled as he relaxed on his throne.
Back with the heroes, Spider-Man and the other Spiders stood their ground as they knew how unstable Eddie Brock is as Toxin and were prepared for the worst.
"Parker, this is our fight! Stay out of it! And that goes for you as well Thompson!" Brock growled as he was very annoyed at Osborn's rescue.
"Save it Brock, the last thing we need to deal with is a psychopath like you!" Agent Venom growled as he aimed his grenade launcher at the 1000th symbiote.
"I'm the psychopath? I'm not the one who has dozens of symbiotes as allies!" Toxin hissed as pointed at Scorn and Mercury Team.
"Enough! Brock, you and I both know how deadly Osborn has become in Carnage's body and he has my family! So like it or not we need your help." Spider-Man reluctantly had to be the peacemaker with his former arch nemesis who seemed to have not outgrown his hatred for him.
"Are you f*cking nuts Peter! This bastard is the last person we need to help us!" Kaine objected as he completely distrusts Toxin.
"Actually you may have no choice." A new voice said as they all turned to see the astral image of Madame Web.
"You can't be serious Carptenter?!" Kaine questioned the psychic in disbelief.
"I'm afraid so as well have little time to stop Osborn now as what I've seen will be disastrous for this city." Madame Web said in genuine fear as what he latest vision has scarred her to her core.
During this time, within the sewers, two other heroes were trying to figure out Osborn's plan as Carlei, now currently in control of her symbiote, and the Lizard with Connor's consciousness just recovered from their battle with the Spider/Symbiote Hybrids.
"I ssssee your in more control of the ssssymbiote." Lizard pointed out as he noticed Carlie has been gaining more control of her suit. Carlie didn't respond as she starred at her clawed hand as it now responds to her with ease and now seems to be comforted by the creature.
'It's seems like this creature, it's like a child, it see me as its mother? I guess after remembering how horrible it was treated by Diego and doesn't want to be alone. Guess we both have something in common." Carlie as she began to question if the Scream symbiote was truly as savage as it seemed when it bonded to Donna Diego.
Lizard then began to sniff the air as instantly began to hiss in worry.
"What's wrong?" Carlie asked her ally.
"I sssmell sssomething toxic, ssssomething we must stop at once." Lizard answered the symbiote bonded police officer.
Connor's concern would prove right as within the Goblin Underground, a fully healed Osborn stood with Jackal and a lone Goblin guard as they looked at a container similar to a chemical vat.
"So is the dispersing mechanism ready?" Osborn asked the mad doctor.
"Oh yes Mr. Osborn! This Goblin Formula/Shriek Hormone mixture is a success! And soon this city will go crazier than New Year's Eve!" Jackal answered as he enjoyed his science as he recalled his torturous experiments on Shriek to extract the hormone that induces insanity.
"Are you sure this crap will work?" The Goblin Guard questioned.
"Doctor? Me and this Guard needs a chat…" Osborn said coldly as turned to the Guard.
"Yes my good sir." Jackal smiled as he left.
"Uh sir?" The Guard asked in confusion before suddenly Osborn morphed into his Carnage and unleashed pure primal rage on the Goblin Guard as his body was ripped to shreds.
'thAt'S RIgHt oSSy, EnJOy ThAt MurDEr As SoON YoU TRulY EnJOy LoVE It…' A distorted voice said within the depths of with the body Osborn has taken over "…BeCAuASe CleTUs KaSAdy Is oNe dOg thAT'Ll nEVeR StaY dOWn!" The ghostly image of Cletus Kasady proclaimed as the "ghost" observed gleefully as Osborn's massacre of the Goblin Guard.
To be continued.