Chapter 6
Showdown at the Eiffel Tower
André is on his radio, begging for his daughter's safe return. Stoneheart's response, he simply threw Chloé at the mayor, only for Ladybug to catch her in midair. With the Mayor's daughter safely returned, Amanda cleared the Police and NATO task force at her disposal to fire at the demons.
"Wait! No, Don't attack them! You don't have the firepower to stop these demons." Ladybug argued to the high-ranking bureaucrat.
"I already have a better plan, unlike you! I already have the firepower I need to end it. You have already failed once." Amanda responded to the 13 year old.
'She's right. If I'd captured Stoneheart's akuma on my own, none of this would've happened! I knew I wasn't the right one for this job…' Ladybug scolded herself through thoughts, before hearing footsteps of the Doom Slayer approaching them.
Doom Slayer, aside from a very minor dent from Majestia, defeated both superheroes single-handedly and flawlessly. As for both superheroes, Batman is a corpse on the Slayer's right hand, stabbed in his right eye and his throat swiftly slit by one of his batarangs. Majestia is on the Slayer's left hand, barely breathing, being burnt, bleeding and broken. All this, by the Doom Slayer using nothing but his fists and napalm grenades to beat both of them in a few minutes. The Doom Slayer timed his appearance just right as hundreds of death-head hawkmoths from his adversary showed up for the Dark Lord of Hell's reveal.
"People of Paris, listen carefully. I am Hawk Moth." the Dark Lord reveals to himself to the entire world.
"Hawk Moth?" Amanda, Ladybug, and Cat Noir said in unison.
"For thousands of years, I've been waiting for this very moment. Now make peace with your precious Paris, Ladybug and Cat Noir, as this will be your doom as I claim your miraculouses."
'What did Doom Slayer tell me? Rip and Tear, until it is done?' Ladybug asked herself in thought before the Doom Slayer dropped both superheroes he defeated to the ground, and grabbing out a very large gun. In fact, it is a long as she is tall and possibly heavier than any handheld weapons from the police officers and soldiers currently in Paris. The labels on the very large gun describes it incredibly accurately: BFG 9000. Decisively, Ladybug walked forward to the Dark Lord while clapping sarcastically, which Doom Slayer allowed her to go right in front of his gun.
"Nice try, Hawk Moth, but we know who the bad guy is. Let's not reverse the roles here. Without you, none of these innocent victims would be transformed into, or killed by monsters. Hawk Moth, no matter how long it takes, we will find you, and YOU will hand us YOUR Miraculous!" Ladybug tells Hawk Moth before getting out of Doom Slayer's way to fire his BFG 9000. The gun charged a green glow before firing a green mini-star of death, turning the large group of demons into chunks of meat all over the Eiffel Tower, and stunning Stoneheart for the offensive that is about to be begin. To throw salt to the wound for Hawk Moth, the Slayer aimed it square in the nose for all the atrocities he pulled off.
'Holy shit! This Doom Slayer, has no equivalent on our planet.' Amanda thought to herself before her phone rang. Calling her, is Gabriel Agreste.
"Listen to me loud and clear! In this world you live in, there are two people you don't know a thing about. One of them is me. And the other, is Doom Slayer." Gabriel tells the US Bureaucrat who was used to getting her way, now in a heart attack mode with her bending down with her hands to her knees, having a hard time breathing. Not only this, Doom Slayer defeated two of the finest superheroes she's with a few minutes ago, he also heavily undermined every influential government body and institution on the planet under everyone's nose. And now as the Justice League and the United Heroez arrive to engage the Doom Slayer, she knew that the superheroes in Paris aside from Ladybug and Cat Noir, are defenseless targets for almost all of his weapons.
"I guess we have a plan for Ivan and all these superheroes coming after you?" Ladybug asked the powerful warrior as he glared at the mayor and his daughter, who wisely backed away with officer Roger shielding them and Amanda in tow, knowing how powerful the Doom Slayer is compared to everyone else as the showdown kicks off.
"Okay there's 67 of you cosplayers I need to beat down or kill, and two who I just met to escort to my objective. That makes things very simple." the Doom Slayer tells to himself before switching the BFG 9000 to his super shotgun to commence the assault to the Eiffel Tower. In a fraction of a second, the Doom Slayer's twin 12-gauge latched on to Knightowl, pulling the superhero to the Unchained Predator's fists for a quick knockout blow. Downright terrified and demoralized upon seeing the news of Batman killed and Majestia being beaten to a pulp confirmed, most of the Justice League wisely backed away, leaving Superman and Wonder Woman to attempt to rescue their still breathing comrade. With their pride beaten down to a pulp for four months, the United Heroez with permission from their commander-in-chief in the United States, decided to engage the Doom Slayer, cutting the number down to just 12 luckless superheroes the Hell Walker has to deal with.
"Ladybug, Cat Noir, I want you on the Eiffel Tower. These cosplayers are mine to deal with right now." the Doom Slayer tells the two teenage superheroes, who they nodded in response before heading to the tower itself to confront the akumatized Ivan.
Heading to the Eiffel Tower, a new batch of imps and hell knights were waiting for their prey as they use Stoneheart for bait. As soon as Ladybug and Cat Noir arrived to the first floor, the fight kicks right off the bat with fireballs and shotguns blazing. The fight was swiftly and awkwardly joined by 8 remaining superheroes as the Doom Slayer killed four United Heroez members (Snowflake, Hurricane, Thorn, and Doorman) by simply catching them off-guard and keeping them on their toes through a combination of speed, agility, strength, stealth, and firepower. Their sudden presence didn't go unnoticed as Ladybug and Cat Noir turned their reloaded shotguns on the very afraid superheroes before Doom Slayer appears right before them on one of the higher steel structures between the second and third floor by firing his rocket launcher at the remaining parts of the new batch of demons.
"Now the entirety of the multiverse knows you have reawakened." Wonder Woman tells the Slayer, trying to put a brave face with her heart racing and sweating in the Hell Walker's presence.
"I'm not here just for all of you cosplayers, Amazon. I'm here for him." The Slayer responded to the de facto terrified Amazonian princess before pulling out his chainsaw and revving the motor for Stoneheart as he grips said chainsaw on his right arm as he pulls his super shotgun out onto his left hand. All the remining superheroes, with the exception of Ladybug and Cat Noir, can only watch as the grappling hook on his twin 12-gauge latch on to Stoneheart once again to be reeled to the Doom Slayer, now on the third floor, this time round to his bloodthirsty chainsaw.
Mylène, still in Stoneheart's hand, is even more terrified. Not just with the Doom Slayer, but heights are making her day far worse for wear than anyone else. Swiftly, Ladybug puts a recently summoned parachute onto Cat Noir's back before both head up to rescue Mylène.
"Are you sure your plan is going to work?" Cat Noir asked his partner.
"We'll have to find out soon enough!" Ladybug responded before using her yo-yo to tie Stoneheart's hand before pulling it for a brief kiss from Mylène to Stoneheart. As soon the kiss happened, Stoneheart dropped Mylène while Cat Noir catches her and activating the parachute. Ladybug watches as Stoneheart gets his head sawed clean off by Doom Slayer to catch the akuma, this time she's doing it herself. His prey once again defeated, the Slayer can only hold on to Ivan on his left arm with his right arm holding on the steel structure right after detracting his chainsaw and super shotgun. And with the capture of the akuma and the parachute thrown up to the air, the fight with Stoneheart is over as Paris returned to normal.
Now the Doom Slayer's attention turns to the superheroes, alive and previously killed as he dropped down to the first floor on Eiffel Tower with Ivan in tow on his back. Doom Slayer dropped off Ivan so that the young man can meet up with Mylène before he finishes up establishing superiority over both superhero teams, defeated and broken through fear, exhaustion, and very rapid take-downs.
"Who's next? You, or you?" The Slayer asked, pointing at both Superman and Wonder Woman. Wanting to leave with their skins attached, the eight superheroes get right off the Eiffel Tower as the Slayer turns his direction to the Pont d'léna bridge. The previously defeated and killed superheroes looked at the Doom Slayer in terror before deciding to get out of dodge, except for Majestia, as she now made it her mission to bring him to justice as she stood up and locked her eyes on the Hell Walker.
'Ladybug proved herself to be up for the job today. Even though going right in front of my BFG 9000 is not the smartest move, it's a step up from yesterday. Majestia has proven to not be worthwhile with my time as she fights like a slob. I find Batman to be more worthy. The only thing Hawk Moth is getting from the city of Paris today is a BFG round to the face and a bloody nose. All in all, an excellent result for the sunny side on the planet.' The Doom Slayer thought to himself before calling VEGA.
"Sentinel one to Castle Grayskull, our job in Paris is done for now. Requesting portal to Castle Grayskull, ASAP." Doom Slayer requested to VEGA to return to the Fortress of Doom. With several smoke grenades dropped around him, Doom Slayer disappeared from the Eiffel Tower right before everyone's eyes. Ladybug watched above as the Doom Slayer disappeared, before turning her attention to Ivan and Mylène.
"I think you two have things to talk about. Hm?" Ladybug tells Ivan.
"Oh, uh… I… Uh…" Ivan tumbled his mouth and mind embarrassed.
"Maybe it would help if you read the lyrics to Ivan's song." Ladybug tells Mylène as she gave Ivan's song to her.
"Wow, it's really beautiful. It's a shame you can't hear them when you scream. I mean, when you sing." Mylène complemented him.
"It was scary, wasn't it. Is that why you left? I'm sorry, I'll be gentle." Ivan tells his crush before she hugs him.
"Oh, they're so made for each other." Ladybug commented on Ivan and Mylène.
"Yeah, I can really tell." Cat Noir responded in pride and joy with a job accomplished as Ivan and Mylène walks away from the Eiffel Tower and back to school.
"So, is everything going back to normal?" Ladybug tells her honorary cousin.
"No, this is only the beginning…" Cat Noir responded.
