Darquesse let the power flow from herself, watching this God shake in front of her. He could undoubtedly feel it, taste her magic on his tongue.

"I will not rule by your side, nor will I ever, this world will fall at my feet," she smiled darkly. "But first you must fall."

She sent knives of shadow at him, but he was launched out the way by Iron man.

"Valkyrie stop, it's over,"

"I don't like having to explain myself twice."

"Valkyrie, you don't need to," Bruce called up, in ripped clothes. "No none blames you for being angry."

"You and me, aren't so different Bruce, we are stronger than anyone else, invincible, God's in our own right. The only difference is when I get out, I have no pity, no mercy."

"You're not Valkyrie," Natasha said.

"Ever the observant one Nat."

"Who are you?"

"That is Darquesse," Skulduggery came into her vision, dragging Merit. Darquesse felt his magic, he had sent Sanguine back, she would have to deal with him later.

"Skulduggery, what was it you said again? I'm Valkyrie's bad mood."

"Let her go!"

"She's dead skeleton, I will never be trapped again."

"You're wrong, she's in there fighting you."

"Move on skeleton."

"No"

"What will you do? Why don't you put on that armour, we'll go a few rounds."

Skulduggery stopped, stepping backwards, and talking to the pathetic mortals who thought they could defend this world.

Darquesse felt that same pain as on her arrival, as a patriotic boomerang hit her once again. She snarled and sent it ricocheting back to its owner, knocking him off his feet, the others attacked. She crippled the suit's circuits and shattered the arc reactor, forcing Thor to fly him back to the tower.

The mortals on the team were quickly pinned beneath two slabs of concrete, slowly suffocating. Thor returned and sent lighting streaking her way, she sent it back at him, letting him writhe on the floor.

She stained the sunlight dark with her laughter.

The monster appeared once more. She stole its anger, returning it to a man again. She sent Bruce far into the air watching him fall.

His descent slowed, Skulduggery. Darquesse snarled and flew towards the pulse of magic. He was lifting the concrete, removing the lightning.

The skeleton stood next to a woman, with hair as back as sin. China Sorrows, the skeleton was desperate. Using Merit and the woman who killed his family.

China tapped a sigil on her arm, sending Darquesse back a few feet. She laughed.

"You think that will stop me?"

"No, but those will,"

Darquesse and turned, seeing the two symbols that the administrator had tried to kill Bliss with. They glowed with an internal light.

Darquesse fell, and Valkyrie was free.

Steve gasped, as the concrete lifted. He saw Darquesse fall to the floor. The sense of betrayal came once again.

Skulduggery took Merit and the woman up to her, Steve noticed tears on her face.

"Stop, you're under arrest," he said.

They didn't listen, but Darquesse raised her head.

"I'm sorry," she said through tears.

The sorcerers disappeared, leaving nothing but a letter.

Steve walked over and opened it.

It read:

To the Avengers

If you are reading this you saw the greatest evil the world will ever face, and you know the truth. I am Darquesse.

She is not a separate entity she is me, without my humanity. Darquesse may be me, but we are different. She appears when my life is in danger and whatever you saw today was her not me.

I cannot stay here and threaten your world as well as my own. I wasn't lying when I said I would do anything to stop her, she does kill my parents and my friends.

And Bruce, if you are reading this, know that the monsters inside of us do not define us. Our choices do. The world won't see that, they look for the darkness in all of us, but if you fight that darkness everyday your life was worth it.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you this myself, but some secrets are for no one to know, but some are for your friends.

Goodbye

Valkyrie Cain

Steve felt the tears in his eyes, realising that Valkyrie had known about Darquesse, but not letting her define Valkyrie Cain.

The Avengers stood and left, except Steve who stood staring at the symbol on the wall.