Rider of Brockton Bay
Second chances
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORN!
Giving a grunt at the sudden Blair of a Train horn, a young man of Latin American descent stared up to the void of white around him.
Looking down to pat his chest for the bullet wounds he got on the train station, he sat up on an invisible floor.
Showing his clothes still sported the bullet holes, the young man sat up.
Possessing light brown eyes and dark brown hair styled in a quaffed hairstyle, with the sides shaved. The most prominent sight of this man was the latino descent he possessed.
"Fucking hell, so much for trying to stop a fucking Stabbing!" standing up with little difficulty for someone who just got shot by some Muslim fucker. David Cassius Martinez stood firmly while looking around at the white void.
"Well, this is no doubt purgatory" shrugging t his predicament, a loud slurping of a straw made him turn to his left where a man sat on a lawn chair, the man's glowing amber eyes stared at him.
And looking to the top of his head, David pointed meekly.
"Are those dog, ears?" getting an insulted look from the man, he sat up to fix the singlet and shorts he wore.
"Maybe you should focus on more important topics?" gesturing the void with his eyebrows, David gave a nod before he began to hyperventilate much to the wolf eared mans surprise.
"Oh fuck oh fuck, I'm dead and this is Hell" getting a snort from the man as he set his drink down before clapping his hands once, the void was replaced with… Central Park?.
Looking around at seeing a full park of people, the man spoke while setting his left arm around David's shoulders.
"Ok you can calm down now, you calm now?" getting wide eyes from the teen, he spoke.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!?" looking around at people reacting to his presence, the man waved them off with a smile.
"Ok kid listen, you died, Obvious statement of the century, I had the unfortunate timing to witness Islamist stab a man trying to save a woman, on a related note the police arrived and shot those feral fucks so you can rest easy now" Getting a stunned look from David, the man continued.
"Anyway, introductions, My name is Loki, Loki Fenris, while you had the unfortunate luck of being named after a Cyberpunk Protagonist, Who even names they're kid David Martinez?" getting a shrug from David, he spoke.
"My dad was actually from Italy, what's your poi-ooooooh I remember the sadness now" getting a sad nod from Loki, David sighed.
"Fucking hell, my life was hectic until now… Why am I even here if I'm dead?" getting a smirk from Loki, he spoke.
"Because you got the short end of the stick in the end, so I'm here to offer you a freebie, walk with me" before David could say a thing, he jumped as the world shifted into a Hallway filled with TV screens, seeing Loki walking without skipping a beat, David rushed after him with alarm, seeing the screens showing many versions of fiction, Marvel, DC comics, Anime… Hentai?.
Stopping to stare at a elf getting railed romantically, Loki reached for his collar to drag him forward.
"Eyes on the prize my mortally challenged friend" getting a look from David, his eyes were caught by a screen, showing a flaming Skeleton sitting on a throne with chains slithering around it like snakes beside one showing worm like beings encircling planet earth.
Staring after them, David was sooner set onto a very comfy chair with Loki sitting behind a desk with his hands interlocked together.
"SO, David Martinez… how would you like a second chance, where you can choose any life you wanted" Staring at Loki with a blank look, David looked back to the fading hallway before he turned back to Loki…
"What would be my benefits?" getting a grin from Loki, he held an orb from thin air.
"You'll be sent to a world with a power of your choosing, be it fictional or original" getting a double take from David, the younger man spoke.
"By that you mean…?"
"You can be either Superman or Hulk with no draw backs due to my essence reducing the price of using such powers" giving David a nod, David thought back to the image of Ghost Rider on a throne, he spoke with an excited grin.
"What if I want to be Ghost Rider?" getting a blink from Loki, the slow grin forming on his face spoke volumes.
"That but you'll have a little Passenger helping you out, I didn't really completely siphon the angels power to be without side effects" frowning in confusion David continued.
"There was a screen showing Earth being encircled by worm things, what's that?" seeing Loki wince slightly, he spoke.
"Yeah, that's Worm, a famous webnovel with an extremely sad ending for the Protagonist" getting a look from David, Loki continued.
"Yyyyeeeeah she stops the most powerful being by puppeteering all super powered person to fight it, and ends up being shot in the end after winning the war" getting a stunned look from David, he looked down.
"That's so fucked up"
"Yeah"
"THAT' SO FUCKED UP!" getting a nod of understanding from Loki, David spoke while planting his right hand onto the desk.
"Can I go there with Ghost Rider's powers?" getting a raised eyebrow from Loki, he suddenly had a pair of reading glasses on with a clipboard which held sheets of paper he was reading.
"Well, you can along with other benefits, if you can call other franchises crossing over, also have you even read the Novel?" turning to David who shrugged.
"Only a few pages here and there along with fandom fics…"
Seeing Loki looking over the list, David frowned.
"I'm sensing an issue here?" making Loki look up to him with his eyebrows raised he snapped out of his funk to hold the file to David who took it.
"The current Wormverse you can go to is connected to a few world anchors, those are items or individuals whose existence keeps the world… how should I say, it keeps them alive, you know?" Getting a nod from David, his eyes looked over the list of franchises connected, his eye slit up at seeing an old classic.
"Oh Hey, The Incredibles are on this… and DC comics?. What's this, oh I remember this series as a Kid" handing the board back to Loki, the man stood waiting for his response.
"I can live with those" getting a snort from Loki, the man sat down.
"In that case, you're gonna love how you wake up, because the David of that universe *Whistle* let's just say he chose "The Rebel Path"." getting a confused look from David, his vision blurred suddenly with Loki focusing after grabbing his head.
"Before you go, might want to get acquainted with having this little guy in your head" raising his right hand, it was nothing but flaming bone before he grabbed his face with David screaming before blacking out.