Opening File: Anti-Aging Cream
A cream with a secret formula that only a select few know exit, let alone how to create. During her time as a Huntress Lydia Gilligan discovered a scientist who claimed to have found the mythical 'Fountain of Youth' and had collected a sample from it. The sample contained a unique chemical compound that the scientist was able to create a revolutionary regenerative serum that was able to temporarily restore a person's youth for a certain amount of time, depending on the serum. The scientist planned on using it to restore the youth of retired Huntsmen, allowing them to continue the fight but Lydia turned him in for experimenting on unwilling subjects.
Only container of cream made from the serum remained in Lydia's hands that she kept hidden for years and used in times of great importance after her retirement.
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"We all want to live forever. We enjoy life to the fullest, having fun because we never know when our time might be up. We have all sorts of legends of a fountain that can make us young forever and we have plenty of science fiction stories telling us how the characters might live forever. But say you get immorality and I ask you: to what end?" TOM gestured to himself. "I'm a robot and I've 'died' more than once. Am I immortal or just lucky? If you live forever what do you have to live for? Or perhaps as a great person once said: The trick is not to live forever but to make something that will forever."
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"Hey, Tina…back when we were conversing with Orion…you mentioned someone called Sammael. I mean, I know Orion mentioned him too, but…who is he? And how'd you know him?"
"Well... to answer your questions... I know of Sammael because I was doing research on the Fallen, trying to figure out which one killed my brother. The Hunters who found his body said it was a Fallen, but one they've never seen before. So... I started doing some research into them and I came across Sammael's name quite frequently in Hunter reports. I was curious myself. After months of research, I finally came across a report that told everything there was to know about Sammael, and it wasn't much."
"As for who he is... Joseph... he's a very, dangerous man. Much more so than even Skarr." She looked up, her blue eyes hardening into shards of ice. "He's been around for a long time. The report didn't say how long. Just that he is a powerful warrior, and he is incredibly cunning and intelligent. He is a powerful Fallen, Joseph. A Fallen that can master their powers and their instinct for killing. And that makes him even more dangerous than a rogue Huntsman."
"Sir, just who is Sammael? And why is this guy so dangerous?" Martha asked finally.
Sebben paused as he considered his next words. His eye roved over us before he pushed back his chair and stood up. He turned and walked over to the window, looking out at the city with a concerned look on his face.
"Sammael...Sammael... is a Fallen," he began. "A Fallen whose power and experience is far greater than any known man."
"We know that much," Dan drawled.
"But what you don't know is how old he really is, and how long he's been around for," Sebben continued. "He is a Fallen who has lived for a thousand years. A thousand years. Think about that." He turned to look at us over his shoulder. "When did the Grimm first appear?"
"A thousand years ago in Japan, back during the reign of the Emperor. The very man who created the first generation of Huntsmen and Huntresses. Everyone knows that," Rachel remarked. "So why-"
"Ah. And therein lies the tale of Sammael," Sebben interjected. He turned back to us and held up a finger. "Sammael's origins can be traced back to that very time. It was during that very period in time that the Grimm spread out, even with the sealing of the Pool from which they came. The only reason why they spread out as quickly and as far as they did was because of the Fallen. And the one who led them was someone whose powers surpassed all others, even at that time."
He lowered his hand. "Sammael was that very individual. He somehow gained mastery over his powers and the instinct for killing that all Fallen share with Grimm. And he saw what was about to happen. So he, and others like him, ordered the Grimm to expand out across the world to prevent anyone from sealing them away," he explained.
The silence that filled the room was thick enough to cut with a beam saber. All I could hear was the breathing of my friends, the faint whirring of my reactor, and the humming of the air conditioning unit.
"So... Sammael... he's the one who..." Nick held up a finger, doing some mental calculations. He lowered his finger. "They say he was there when the Emperor lost his sword..." he mused softly.
"At least that's how the legend goes..." Sebben mused. "But we can't confirm it... nor has anyone been able to confirm it. Regardless, he was there, and Japan lost a huge morale booster because of it."
"I take it you have something else to tell us?" Hunter asked.
Sebben was silent, but nodded. "Yes. He's got plans. Big plans. What they are... we don't know entirely, but we fear it could mean the end of everything we worked for," he stated seriously. His eye flashed. "He's been around a thousand years, so he's got experience and resources to use against us."
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Tina could barely believe it.
Since the death of her brother she had worked to learn everything about the Fallen and had even faced down a few, barely surviving but was one of the few who could make such a claim.
And along the way she had learned about the Fallen known as Sammael.
She knew he was dangerous, she knew he had been around for a long time now but she hadn't expected to actually be facing him, even if it was through a portal.
What surprised her was how human he looked.
Granted, his pale as death skin with dark markings, red eyes and black sclera were glaringly easy to point out but he still looked more human than she expected from a Human/Grimm hybrid.
And she definitely didn't expect Major Glory to look so angry and attack so recklessly.
Major Glory shot forward, his fist reaching through the portal and meeting Sammael's outstretched hand that pulsed while slowly turning black on contact and amazingly held it back, despite the massive strength Major Glory had been known to have.
"Such anger, Major Glory." Sammael noted, raising his hand to block another punch from the major's other fist. "I remember seeing such a look before. On the face of-"
"DO NOT SPEAK HIS NAME!" Major Glory bellowed with fury.
Sammael's eyes flashed and suddenly Major Glory was blasted back by a concussive blast that sent him shooting back, skidding through the ground and blasted halfway across the park.
"Your Uncle Sam would be ashamed to see you use such foolish tactics." Sammael lowered his hands, looking disappointed. "At least he made a stand with great integrity. That is more than I can say for you."
Tina looked back, seeing just how far Major Glory had been thrown and just how easy it had looked. The fact that Sammael had been able to do that only showed her just how dangerous he really was.
'He's powerful enough that I am not sure we'd stand a chance even if Joseph or even Omni were here.' Tina looked back at the portal. 'Is this how strong a Fallen can become?'
Despite her and Joseph's disdain for his theatrics both knew that Major Glory was much stronger than both of them combined, being one of the most powerful Huntsmen/Heroes in the entire world. She was only a Class IV, close to being Class V but she knew the gap between her and Major Glory's level was as perhaps as long as Earth's distance from the sun.
If Sammael was able to contend with someone like Major Glory it meant he was even more dangerous than previously thought.
Of course it did not take long for Major Glory to recover and he was back, ready to attack again before Sebben jumped in, tackling him down before he could attack again.
"Do not let him get inside your head, Glory. Attacking head on will not work against him." Sebben said sternly, holding the hero down until he was finally calm. "We cannot rush blindly against him."
"Yes, considering his dear uncle used such tactics against me before." Sammael called out, still remaining on the other side of the portal.
Glory glared harshly but did not take the bait.
"Fortunately we will not have to repeat history today. My only intention is to send a message." Sammael glanced at the Grey People and his eyes glowed.
The jetpacks attached to the backs of the Grey People came online, beeping frantically.
"Take them off!" Epsilon shouted.
The Grey People threw of their jetpacks just in time as they exploded, covering the entire area in smoke and dust. The Griffon shot forward into the cloud of dust and smoke while the Traveler vanished into another portal, taking advantage of the fear and confusion.
"Regroup. I repeat, we must regroup." Epsilon ordered through his collar communicator. "Emergency teams, send a dropship now!"
The answer he received were screams from the agents as they were attacked and he spotted the large shadow of the Griffon bring its claws down on one agent and swallow another hole. The sound of a portal forming as heard and Epsilon spotted the Traveler pull a surprised agent into the portal.
"He's picking us off." Epsilon realized.
Tina activated her Semblance and clapped her hands, releasing a powerful shockwave that blew the cloud away. She spotted the Griffon attacking more Epsilon's agents and rushed forward to save them.
"Mind if I cut in?"
Tina's eyes widened as Gentle-Jim landed in front of her and reached into his cape, revealing a cutlass that he unsheathed and used to offer her a warrior's salute before leaping at her. Tina raised her rapier as Gentle-Jim somersaulted and sent a downward cleave that Tina blocked. The force of the blow however pushed her down and she quickly pulled her blade back and thrust at Gentle-Jim's mid-section that he easily blocked.
"Impressive." Gentle-Jim praised as he continued his attack, pushing Tina attack with multiple slashes to the head that she was hard pressed to block.
Tina hated to admit it but Gentle-Jim was a formidable opponent considering how skilled he was with a sword. Tina was by no means arrogant but she had confidence in her own skills and had been in battle with rogues, Grimm and even Fallen. Gentle-Jim's skills with the swords were quick and precise much like her, only he seemed more experienced and more graceful.
And she had a feeling he wasn't going all out.
Realizing she needed to end this as quick as possible Tina used her Semblance to enhance her speed, sacrificing her Aura protection as she went on the offensive and it seemed to work as she thrust at Gentle-Jim who side-stepped out of the way. Rather than pull her blade back Tina ran forward and spun around, attempting to slash at her opponent's back.
Gentle-Jim glanced behind as she swung…
Tina's eyes widened as she felt something wet travel down her forehead and she jumped back. Bringing her fingers up to the wet feeling she brought her hand down and saw…blood!
"Impressive feat, using your Semblance to enhance your strength and speed at the cost of your Aura protection." Gentle-Jim remarked as he turned around. "And it would have worked…Were it not for my own Semblance which allows me to project an invisible blade from any point of my body, even my eyes."
Tina used her Aura to heal the small cut she received, considering herself lucky it was only a shallow cut.
Muscle Man and Skips moved to help but Boris stood in their way, holding bringing out both of his clubs to bash them with.
"You like bashing clubs, huh bro?" Muscle Man snickered. "You know who else likes to bash clubs? MY MOM!"
Boris scoffed. "That is lousy joke. Boris smash you for lousy joke!"
Boris roared and swung his clubs at the two. Muscle Man and Skips dodged out of the way but Boris was far from done as he chased after Muscle Man. The green skinned man charged and sent a punch straight at the incoming club, resulting in a powerful shockwave. Skips leapt up and delivered a punch to the back of Boris' head but it did little than make Boris mad. He held up his clubs split open, revealing chainsaws built into the center.
"Chainsaw clubs? Nice!" Muscle Man complimented even as Boris started attacking again.
"Won't be so nice if those touch you!" Skips retorted, ducking under a swing that would have taken his head.
"Hi-ya!" Boris looked up; spotting Mordecai and Rigby leap into the air, launching spinning kicks at his head.
Boris ducked and batted the two away easily with the blunt side of his clubs. "Boris cannot be beat! Boris is strong! Boris is best!"
"Where have you guys been?" Muscle Man asked the two Mobians as they got up, groaning very much about the headaches they now had.
"Benson's going to be ticked you guys took so long to get back, especially in the middle of an attack." Skips threw in before charging at Boris.
Boris swiped at Skips who held up his forearms and actually managed to block the chainsaw clubs with his own Aura and retaliated with his fists. Both fighters appeared equal but Skips' Aura glowed, revealing a peach white color that easily shrugged off the clubs, showing it was too strong to be affected by his opponent's weapons. Skips finally launched a palm strike that knocked Boris several feet back but the giant shrugged it off and attacked again with an angered roar. Muscle Man would jump in, lending his own strength and both worked together to push Boris back.
In the meantime Major Glory quickly punched the Griffon, his enhanced strength sending it flying up into the sky with one blow. He looked around, spotting another grey agent being pulled into a portal and no doubt killed by the Traveler. Knowing he needed to move fast he looked around, seeing only Epsilon and his son were the only ones left and knew what he had to do. He waited, using his enhanced senses to anticipate and found his chance as a portal was starting to form just behind Epsilon as he was attempting to call for backup.
Just as a scythe shaped leg reached out to impale him, Major Glory was there in a flash, grabbing the leg and pulled out the Traveler. With one punch from his fist the Traveler exploded into a black mist, ending its threat…
For now.
"Epsilon, you and your people may believe you have considered every path to take in the name of protection of humanity but ultimately every path leads back to me." Sammael declared, his eyes returning to their normal red with a look of satisfaction appearing on his face.
Though now destroyed the Griffon and the Traveler had been able to get rid of almost all of the Grey People, leaving Epsilon and Francis as the only survivors.
Epsilon's emotionless mask seemed to break as he bared his teeth, looking at the portal. "How dare you…"
"Remember this moment, great agent. It will be a great lesson to pass onto your successor. Your people may have repeated you for the last century but you still fall short."
Glory landed back on the ground, looking at the portal with utmost anger. "It's always one cruel act after another with you, isn't it?"
"Glory!"
Major Glory didn't turn around as Valhallen and Krunk landed behind him with two other newcomers that no one aside from Sebben seemed to recognize. "We got here…Oh no."
Krunk and Valhallen both saw the portal and just who was on the other side of it and both knew how dangerous he was. Krunk was growling and shaking a bit while Valhallen quickly aimed his guitar at the portal. Both knew the Fallen on the other side of the portal and they knew the dark history surrounding him and their friend.
To say it was not pretty would be an understatement.
The newcomers on the other hand stared at the portal, not recognizing the Fallen but seemed to be on high alert which was to be expected. They both could sense he was extremely dangerous and if he was enough to put the three senior members of the Justice Friends on edge than he was bad news.
"Valhallen, Krunk, keep them back!" Major Glory shouted. "Don't let him have a chance to get anywhere near them!"
"Well, now this is interesting." Sammael noted upon seeing the newcomers, sensing something different about them. "There is something familiar about the two of you. I remember sensing a similar presence before."
"Keep your eyes on me, Sammael!" Major Glory shouted, aiming his Star Spangled Vision at the portal.
Sammael remained composed even as Glory's attack came through the portal and raised one hand that he used to, to the shock of most watching bat it away easily out a window of his sanctuary. Major Glory was ready to attack but Sebben stepped out in front, throwing a look at the hero before looking back at the portal.
"Sammael, I figured you'd turn your eyes here once the Elementals had been found." Sebben spoke calmly but was ready for a fight. "You won't get them."
"Not today." Sammael replied evenly. "There is still much work to be done. Still I plan on making my intentions clear to everyone here."
Abby and Nigel's Elemental senses were screaming at them to run, telling them that they needed to get as far from the portal as possible. Abby was doing her best to ignore these urges, knowing she needed to stay and watch.
She had known about Sammael since she was little and knew he would be coming for her.
She was determined to show him she was not afraid.
"You can gather all the allies you can find, you can look for whatever power mystical or science, you can invent whatever weapon you think will give you the edge, it will not matter. In the end, it will lead you, the Elementals and that which you have sworn to protect to us." Sammael spoke loudly and clearly as Boris and Gentle-Jim appeared next to the portal. "Send forth your legions and I will take pleasure in watching them all burn…And you will follow them."
Boris and Gentle-Jim stepped into the portal, leaving behind a park that had been turned into a war zone.
Leaving Major Glory to pound into the ground with one fist as he let out a scream, venting all of his frustration in one single moment.
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Things were getting exciting as he kept on watching.
Those little brats and the Te Xuan Ze had easily been captured by those Blind Eye puppets that had been keeping the town people nice and quiet.
Then there was the matter of the Elementals and the deal he made with White.
Well, he couldn't go back on his deal yet and he needed to make sure no one was around to stop his plans.
So now he had the chance to get back at those meatbags for ruining his early plans.
But what to do?
What to do?
He could have them zap those brats' memories and turn them into mindless monkeys.
Or make them into servants for his little girl who actually wants to keep the Pine Tree as a pet.
He still had a few deals to carry out.
It was fun watching those secret grey agents getting picked off by the Grimm like that.
He had to admit, he liked Sammael's style when it came to making a point.
Now how to deal with the do-gooder Justice Buddies lead by Star-Boy?
That encounter with the big bad Fallen would have shaken them up but he could spice it up.
An entire world of meatbag heroes and hunters to play with and they were all a door away from him.
Maybe it's time he did more than take a backseat and have a little more fun.
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Pearl grunted as she climbed the mountain, still following the voice of the mysterious presence that had called her. It didn't take long for her to reach the peak of the mountain, spotting an opening which she climbed into. She jumped down, landing in what appeared to be a cave and looked around. She could see no sign of anyone living but given the sight of the ground ahead lit with red lines and emitting large amounts of heat she quickly theorized this cave sat upon a dormant volcano.
Fortunately as a Gem Pearl had no reason to fear if it suddenly went active.
She took one step forward, placing it on the heated ground…
Snap!
And took off running as red spears shot at her from above. Pearl dashed forward, dodging the incoming spears and coming upon the end which turned out to be a rough slide, leading deeper into the mountain. Pearl rolled her way down to the bottom, jumping up and quickly brushed the dirt off her outfit.
Come!
Pearl looked up, seeing a red glow up ahead, down the tunnel. "He keeps on beckoning me in. Surely he takes me for a fool to follow deeper into his traps."
Suddenly the cave appeared to suddenly begin collapsing around her, until Pearl looked up and saw the spiked ceiling coming down towards her. The cave wasn't collapsing, it was just the ceiling literally coming down to impale her.
"A fool I be!"
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"You shouldn't have come here. We do not give up our secrets lightly."
All of the intruders were now tied to a large beam back in the meeting hall, all members of the Blind Eye surrounding them. June and Lila were tied down to metallic chairs that were reinforced to hold them down.
"Who are you bathrobe-wearing freaks?" Wendy demanded, struggling against the robes.
"Why are you doing this?" Dipper followed.
"What's with your creepy British accent?" Mabel asked, rather curious about something else.
"Well, I suppose we are going to erase your minds anyway." One by one, the Society members unmasked themselves.
"Yo, Woodpecker Guy. How's that marriage goin, by the way?" Soos asked.
"Oh, great, great." He answered, looking at the woodpecker on his shoulder before whispering. "Not great."
"And you've never met me before. And if you had, you wouldn't remember." The leader removed his hood, revealing a bald tattooed head and a red scar through one eye. "I am Blind Ivan, and we are the Society of the Blind Eye. Formed many years ago by our founder... our founder... Does anyone remember who he was?"
The society members looked at each other whispering and shrugging.
"We've been usin' that ray on our own brains an awful lot." Bug Gleeful pointed out.
"Why would you do all this? What do you have to gain?" Dipper asked.
"As you have no doubt discovered, Gravity Falls is a town plagued with supernatural strangeness that have absolutely nothing to do with the Grimm. No one knew how to stop the things that went bump in the night, so our founder invented the next best thing: a way for us to forget. We took it upon ourselves to help the troubled townsfolk by erasing the memories of the strange things they've seen. Now the people of Gravity Falls go about their lives ignorant and happy, thanks to us." Blind Ivan explained. "And as a perk, we help ourselves forget things that trouble us. Everyone has something they'd rather forget. In fact, your own sister was about to use that ray on herself. Isn't that right?
Dipper looked at his sister. "Mabel? Seriously?"
Mabel chuckled nervously. "Ha ha, maybe..."
"Why don't you talk about your boss, Cipher while you are ranting?" June threw in.
"Cipher?!" Dipper and Hoagie exclaimed before turning to Ivan. "You work for Bill Cipher?!"
"I have no idea who that is." Ivan denied, holding up the memory gun. "And soon enough neither will you."
"Don't you see? This is ruining lives! What about Old Man McGucket? He lives in a hut and talks to animals, thanks to you. Don't you feel bad about that?" Dipper argued.
"Mmm, maybe a little." Shockingly he shot himself with the ray. "But not anymore. You won't be telling anyone else what you've learned here. Say good-bye to your summer."
He aimed the ray gun at them.
"Guys, if we're gonna forget everything, I got some stuff I wanna get off my chest. Mabel, for half the summer, I thought your name was Maple, like the syrup. No one corrected me!" Soos confessed anxiously.
"I only love some of my stuffed animals, and the guilt is killing me!" Mabel cried.
"Sometimes I use big words, and I don't actually know what they mean. I mean, I'm supposed to be the smart guy. If I'm not the smart guy, who am I?" Dipper admitted sadly.
"Okay, I'm not actually laid back. I'm stressed, like, 24/7. Have you met my family?" Wendy exclaimed.
"I know my jokes are lame but I keep saying them because it's funny seeing people react to them!" Hoagie confessed.
"I take pictures of Waddles and when people ask I say he is my pig!" Candy confessed, shocking Mabel. "He is just that adorable!"
Mabel sniffed. "I know!"
"If I had a baby I planned on it naming Grenda 2: The Sequel!" Grenda was the last to confess.
Lila looked at June. "Should we?"
June shrugged. "Not really anything I want to get off my chest."
"Oh, stop being a bunch of babies." Blind Ivan said, rolling his eyes at the pointless drama happening in front of him.
Just as he was about to fire Old Man McGucket suddenly jumped from above and knocked the gun out of his hand.
"What?!" Blind Ivan stepped back, seeing the old man twirling an old cane in his hand.
"McGucket!" The ones who knew him shouted.
"Get them!" Ivan shouted…
Just before the wall behind him exploded.
Stepping through the smoking hole appeared two unknown teens, both of them looking very dangerous. One was a girl, wearing a light blue jump suit with black gloves and boots while having brown hair in pig tails while holding a black and yellow staff. The other was teen boy, sporting a brown mullet, a grey shirt with a green combat vest, dark grey pants and boots. He wore yellow golden painted gauntlets covering most of his arms that seemed to spark.
"And what do we have here?" The girl asked, twirling her staff in one hand.
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Name: Sir James
Alias: The Gentleman, Gentle-Jim
Aura: Red with a mix of Gold
Semblance: Phantom Blade
Description: This ability allows Gentle-Jim to project an invisible blade from any point of his body, even his eyes. These blades are able to cut through any known substance without Aura protection except for the material Tina's rapier and Dracon's frame is made from.
Weapon: Cutlass but likes to carry twin knives as well.