Chapter 44: The Road To Heaven is Paved With Evil Actions
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"Nothing discloses real Character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test."
-Robert Green Ingersoll
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Recap: In the last Chapter Eidolon has met the Black Cat and released Jessica Jones from the clutches of Killgrave. He has a small talk with Jane Foster. And goes to Mutant Town with the Morlocks, stopping a plot of the two gangs there. Eventually, he discovered the actions of The Workshop, an offshoot of Project X. Meeting and capturing Deadpool Eidolon saved the victims and is ready to put some plans in motion.
(A.N.: So, I read some people talk about how they forget the plot. So I have this idea of a recap. Should I continue or nah?)
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S.H.I.E.L.D, or how they present themselves nowadays, the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division is, to the public, an extra-governmental counter-terrorism and intelligence agency tasked with maintaining both national and global security.
Well, even if it's mostly an American institution, they theoretically act in defense of the whole world.
What most people don't know is the true origin and purpose of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Initially created to oppose the remnants of the group Hydra, the organization is jumpstarted by Howard Stark in the 1960s.
"If a head is cut off, two more shall take its place," The Hydra's motto has no falsehood on the difficulty that is to destroy the organization. They have branches in many countries, making it hard to move against them.
Starting with the USA, many countries began supporting and funding S.H.I.E.L.D., facilitating the creation of the World Security Council, the only group that S.H.I.E.L.D answers for.
In no time S.H.I.E.L.D. is taking care of all "supernatural" things of the world like mutants, mutates, vampires, werewolves, magic users, and most of the alien-related stuff.
Fun fact: S.H.I.E.L.D. shouldn't have to take care of all these cases. Originally it was supposed to have the creation of a sister organization together with S.H.I.E.L.D..
The S.W.O.R.D., the acronym for Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Department, would take care of the extraterrestrial threats while S.H.I.E.L.D would protect the nations from the inside danger. Especially of terrorist supergroups.
Due to a lack of funds and support, the S.W.O.R.D. never got off the paper. At that time few believed that aliens would really threaten Earth, so it would be a waste of money to create something that big at that time.
Technology is also not as good, would be a herculean task to create space stations and other things to help to monitor the stars.
So now S.H.I.E.L.D. carries in its back this whole workload of responsibilities and duties.
And there's one thing that is a certified red flag to the spy organization... A thing that is directly involved with the founders... A thing that will take all of the S.H.I.E.L.D. attention and make them act seriously... Is the creation of super soldiers.
Or at least the attempt to do it.
Ross Project that ended up creating the Hulk? S.H.I.E.L.D was there.
Oscorp and their genetically modified animals and attempts to merge with human DNA? There too...
So when a call from Eidolon, reporting that he found a lab where someone is trying to manufacture metas is received by the police... S.H.I.E.L.D is on the case in minutes.
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Lady Jade and Huntress already finished on their side too.
Lady Jade steps over an unconscious soldier and arrives which is probably the main room of this facility.
When Lady Jade enters the room she sees Huntress overseeing the capture of the main culprits of this whole scheme.
Black mist takes over half of the floor and scientists and some high-level security guards are taken away.
"Already called him?" Lady Jade asks
"Yes" Huntress answers without looking at her. Her eyes are fixated on the unconscious people on the floor.
"So we just need to wait." Lady Jade gives Huntress a look "You know, there's all types of fucked up shit that I'm okay with... But damn, what these guys did to that people is truly low, even for me." She comments
This building where they are right now is the secondary lab. Where the Workshop keeps the surplus of lab subjects. There are just so many "torture chambers" and space, so many subjects stay as prisoners, waiting for their turn
"Yes, Eidolon said that he has a use to the others, so..." Huntress says darkly while she points her crossbow tied to her wrist to a low-level henchman on the floor.
But a hand stops her from shooting.
"You don't need to do this." The newly arrived clone of Eidolon says while holding her forearm.
Yanking her arm away Huntress says "Isn't better to end all of the scum already?"
Eidolon looks at her before looking at the man on the ground.
"Alex Miller, 19 years old, orphan, raised in the St. Patrick orphanage, he knew a little about how to fight, and start making a livelihood of it on the streets. Start with some gangs, then start taking some unsavory jobs as a debt collector, hired as cannon fodder here 15 months ago. The pay is good, if he gets out he is killed... Don't have much of an option." Eidolon describes all of the guy's life.
"Before entering, he is up to his neck in debt with a shark loan. His girlfriend and mother were kidnapped and they ask him to choose one of them to live and say that if he doesn't pay in the next time, they would kill the one that is spared too."
"Some people simply don't know other lives... Let him go to jail." Eidolon says shrugging his shoulders. And then he looks at another guy on the floor.
"That one on the other hand..." He points his index finger and 'Bang' a hole appears on the guy's head, his body spasms a little before going completely still. Dead. "...have a favorite pastime of visiting the cell where they keep the female prisoners..." He doesn't elaborate further and looks at Helena.
"Huntress... In the past you were weak." He states bluntly "You couldn't show mercy because any weakness would be exploited and your end would have been ugly..."
"..." She can't answer that.
"Why do you think Superman can show mercy to low-level crooks? Because even if a million of these guys get out of jail they can never hurt him, you're on this level now. You're in the big leagues now."
Eidolon also says "We can also differentiate who really deserves to die" He points to the guy that he just killed and then he points to the guy he saved from Huntress "And those not so bad. We have the means, so there's no need to drown yourself in unnecessary blood. I know that you don't like it either..."
Huntress huffs but relents. "You have the means. Not me..."
"Just let these things to me then. Do nothing that you don't want or will make you lose sleep a night. That's my job..." Eidolon says while start taking evidence and research results. "By the way, that guy strangely chose his girlfriend over his own mother..."
After some time, Eidolon's clone takes everything he needs and is ready to disintegrate.
"Take this and give it to my main body." He says giving a black cube to Huntress "You guys can go back now."
"Eidolon..." Lady Jade calls "Let me ask you... Hypothetically, if someone captures me and Huntress. And make that you can only save one. Who would you choose?" She asks with a mischievous smile.
'Ugh...Women and their hypothetic questions...' Eidolon thinks. Even Huntress looks curious.
"The two, obviously." He answers without hesitation
"Tch. You can't..." Lady Jade starts saying.
"No, I can." He interrupts "I can because I'm strong. Only the weak need to make hard choices. If I'm strong enough, I need to sacrifice nothing." He says seriously.
"Well, maybe only myself. Huhu" He chuckles
[Plot Checkpoint: The author will remember that]
He approaches the two and pat their heads. "I'm a greedy man. That wants everything without losing anything. So I would absolutely save the two of you. That's my final answer." He smiles before start disappearing
'Hm ~ I really gained this habit of giving head pats on the anime world.' He muses to himself while he looks at his hand.
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"This guy... Acting cool like that..." Shego murmurs.
"Are you blushing?" Helena asks with a smirk "Wait, you blush red too? I thought would be totally green..."
"What do you think I am? A monster? My blood is still red!" Shego huffs in indignation making Helena laugh. "Racist... I'm telling Eidolon."
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Eidolon P.O.V
After I give a good slap on the bald head of Francis(Ajax), I move the main perpetrators and the worst of the soldiers to Infinity Castle with the help of Isabella.
Checking out the mind of the guards I decide whom I will take away.
Yeah, I normally don't enter into people's minds, but criminals lose many privileges.
Finally, I find Mikhail carrying a very beaten-up woman by the back of her collar like she is a bag.
He unceremoniously throws her at my feet and says with his heavy Russian accent.
"She is a meta..."
I just nod and send her to Isabella too.
"Mikhail, after I get a clue about kidnappings we come to investigate... We entered the place but many scientists and other people escaped because they threatened us with the hostages... We were never in Mutant Town tonight..." I say giving him a look.
He understands the assignment and nods.
"Let's check the situation of the prisoners, the cops already arrived and S.H.I.E.L.D is coming too..."
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Now, outside the building I supervise the police arresting the criminals that I let off the Hook.
Mikhail is by my side and Wade is still grounded in his bubble, and now he is singing some pop music that I don't recognize.
In my hand, there's a vial of liquid that I found in the lab.
"What coincidence..." I mutter to myself while I play with the vial throwing in the air and catching it again and again.
Listening to the noise of several car engines getting close I focus to see who the sent..
Finally, there are already many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the vicinities observing in secret, but now they are officially coming.
Oh, I see why they take so long. Captain America and Black Widow just arrived.
Deadpool goes to speak "Wow, if he is not one of the great asses in the world... Oh, and hi to you too, Black Widow."
His comment makes the two stop and looks at him strangely.
"Captain... Black Widow..." I greet while turning around to take a look at the Avengers.
After Steve's arrival, there's a change in the mood of the area. The police officers are acting more respectful... Almost reverently to the guy.
They don't act like that even to me.
Well, I can't blame them. The guy is a legend. Even I grew up listening to his tale.
Make sense that S.H.I.E.L.D. wants Cap here. Hm, maybe they think I'll play nice with him, huhu... Heh. Not happening. Business is business, friendship is friendship.
"Eidolon..." Captain America extended his hand and I give him a firm handshake.
"Good to see you, Cap. I wish is under a better situation..." I say
"Is it not good to see me too?" Natasha asks at the side while smiling.
"I already greeted you early, Black Widow." I speak evenly
"You can call me Nat. Everyone close to me calls me that." She says giving me a once-over.
"Black Widow..." I repeat. These types of people if you give an inch, they will take a mile. I have one at home too...
She pouts like she has been wronged, but I ignore her.
And probably the situation is too strange or awkward for Steve that he decides to change the subject.
"What happened here?" He asks eyeing the building and the people being arrested.
"You should already know... Same old, same old. People experimenting on metas to make soldiers." I say avoiding saying the term "Super-soldier", so he doesn't feel bad.
Steve is too nice, he would probably blame himself somewhat.
These guys with a hero complex...
At this moment I receive the message. I have a wrist computer that can pretty much do anything that a smartphone can do. And make holograms. I have taken inspiration from Mass Effect Omni-tool, but it is very far from the ideal.
I mostly use it as a disguise for many of my powers. I can't go around showing that I can communicate telepathically with people after all, or that I can use technopathy.
"Everything ready, Eidolon." The message appears above my wrist.
"Okay, send the bots when I give you the signal." I say
The two avengers look at me a little confused, waiting for some explanations.
"I'm moving the victims." I simply say before entering the building again.
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"Jesus" Steve says shocked and disgusted.
We are right now in the big space where they "make" metas. Is basically a huge hangar with people in chambers. The chambers can torture them in different ways.
Asfixation, electroshocks, needles, cold, heat and other psychologic tortures...
Giving the signal, a portal opens near me and many of my bots start pouring out of it.
"Take the victims. Be careful." I say and I am replied with a lot of "Yes, sir!"
"When I found them I stopped all torture mechanisms and administered anesthetics... I will help them and after this, I will see every individual circumstance and proceed from that. Providing the appropriate help." I explain before they can ask.
"We can take care of them..." Black Widow starts but I interrupt her.
"Nope. Non-negotiable. They will be under my protection until they can make a decision." I say gravely. "You guys should go arrest the people responsible..." I say nonchalantly waiting for them to take the bait.
"The responsible?" Natasha asks.
"Yes, politics, businessman... It's already on the internet." I say showing a hologram of a website. Is the Anonymous website, I scroll down and show the newest post.
"The Workshop: A factory of metas." Black Widow read it or loud and then when I continue to scroll down showing the names, and photos of the important people involved she curses in Russian.
"Do you know him? Anonymous? Are you him? Do you know what you have done?" She barrages me with questions
"After my fight with Thor, I search for him. He can't fight, but his power is useful to bring these bastards to light." I say not caring about her attitude "So... Oh great international organization that defends us, what are you gonna do?" I look at her. "Arrest them? Or look on the other way and bend forward like their good little bitch?" I ask mockingly
She just stares at me. Oh girl, you can't win a staring contest against me...
"I'm gonna give Fury a call..." She finally says before moving away.
I then go back to watch the bots work, they're moving the victims to an abandoned factory in Mutant Town.
I will not take these people to my space station or to the Morlocks place. Infinity Castle is out too. Only my allies and enemies will enter there.
The factory that they are being transported to is already being modified to be another base of mine. A disposable place that I can self-destruct at any time without big loss if the situation needs. Nothing important will go or will be guarded there.
"For a time I believed that I would be the last... But now I see that I'm naive." I hear Steve speak at my side, eyes dazed while looking at the horrors presented in front of him.
"Humans will never stop trying to improve themselves, unfortunately some take the easy way of building a path over other people's corpses." I say.
"...Make me wish that... Maybe, that day my experiment should have failed." I confess. Thinking that his success created the precedent and as a result all of this suffering. That is true, but he can't be blamed for that.
*Sigh* This guy is too good for this world.
"That's a bad thought to have, Steve. First, if it is not you, it would be another recruit... Don't blame yourself over something like this." I gesture to the place "And the Red Skull was already terrorizing the world at that time, you did well. Without you... Many shouldn't be here right now. Including me." I say what I believe.
He gives a heavy sigh, and doesn't speak anything but I feel that he is a little better.
"Yeah, Cap. There were bastards experimenting on mutants a long time ago." Deadpool chose this moment to say something "There's this hairy guy with anger issues that..."
"Shut up, Deadpool." I say stopping him.
"And this is " Steve says politely, he should be curious from the beginning but he never asked because I never brought up the subject.
"Deadpool, mercenary, he was here killing the responsible for all this mess before I arrive." I say to watch Captain America's reaction.
He looks a little displeased, but don't look like he's gonna preach how killing is wrong and ask Deadpool to be brought in.
Huh. It's funny how Marvel, the "light" universe is more okay with killing than Dc, the "Dark" universe.
Captain America fought in WWII, Iron Man flew to the Middle East to kill some terrorists, and I don't even want to talk about Black Widow, Hawkeye and Thor...
After seeing what I want to see I finally complete the story. "He is one of the victims here." I say bringing Steve's attention to me again "He was experimented on, escaped and come back for vengeance..." I explain and I see Cap nodding in understanding.
The displeased look is gone now. More or less...
Hmm, I remember that Cap doesn't like the Punisher in the comics because he kills... Would Cap be influenced by this peaceful and modern times?
I can almost see the future conflict brewing. I'm not gonna easy on you, Steve... If you try to stop me from killing someone like Doom or another asshole, I will put you out of action for some weeks.
There are people that I can kill without having the blame placed on me and there are people not so easy to dispatch.
I don't believe that I can discreetly assassinate Doom, as an example. A big fight, if it occurs, is unavoidable.
At this moment, Natasha finally comes back.
"I spoke with Fury, let's go arrest some scum." She says with a little smile that Steve reciprocates.
It appears that she is annoyed to have to deal with politics too. Must be a pain in the ass, wanting to act and being restrained.
That's the problem... With time... Even the things created with the best intentions are corrupted by politics.
Someone needs to fund S.H.I.E.L.D. and if someone is paying the bills, this someone is the boss. And these people have connections, owe favors, have dirt in other people's hands...
Haah~ So complicated. Many things can influence a case like that. If I hadn't posted the information on the internet, Fury would probably keep it low-key and tried to deal with this situation without a great fuss.
"I will have to put your name as the one that disclosed the information, Eidolon." She says
"Do what you want..." I say not caring. I think she is warning me that maybe some people will try to take revenge against me.
The people who are being arrested- Will be arrested, are powerful politically and monetarily.
But there's no need to worry. If there's something that chinese novels taught me is that a big fist is the best type of power. That triumphs over all others.
"By the way what is that things?" Natasha asks pointing at my bots.
"My little helpers. My organization is short of personnel, I have great quality and little quantity..." I say vaguely
"Your organization? I'm curious..." She says approaching me.
Ugh... Again.
"Curious enough to bug recently tortured people?" I say stretching my hand and taking the trackers that she put on the chambers of the victims
She has the decency of looking ashamed, at least. And she is even half real, I can tell.
Even Cap gives her a look.
"Well, it's my job..." She says shrugging her shoulders.
"I know. And that's the only reason I haven't attacked you yet." I comment.
"Scary~" She says exaggeratedly "But I can hear her heartbeat increasing slightly for a few seconds.
She really believes that I will not hurt her, but she can't stay calm when threatened by a super-powerful guy.
"But I can tell a little about that..." I say throwing her a bone "Like the Avengers, I also have my own group. But I'm more focused on dealing with meta problems..."
I thought long and hard about the name... In the end, I decided on something simple that easily tells my objective and motivation.
Like Shimura-san said to me once, a name is a way to present your will to the world.
"... It's called SCP Foundation, or simply SCP." I say showing the Symbol that I also copied from the website of my last life. But the Symbol can change depending on the member.
My personnel symbol has my spiral in the center instead of the three arrows.
"SCP?" Natasha asks.
"Stands for Secure, Contain and Protect. Pretty much self-explanatory."
"Everyone was moved, sir." One of my bots reports.
"Good job. "I say and I dismiss them. "Everyone out, now!" I exclaim loudly and start walking a little fast to the exit.
Steve, Natasha, the agents and the cops started following me quickly. That's the herd effect, right? They don't even know what I'm talking about...
After exiting the building Cap asks me.
"What is happening?"
"Just smiting this place..." I say calmly.
"What?!"
High in the sky, unseen by people, one of my clones releases a huge high concentrated blue blast of fire on the building. I even use telekinesis and a forcefield power to create a tunnel to the fire to stop the heat from propagating.
Visually looks like that move from Enel in One Piece.
Similar attacks take place at the other hideouts from the Workshop on New York.
Is a spectacular sight in this night sky.
Humming to myself I watch the building become ashes in a few seconds and only a perfectly circular hole in the ground remains.
"What is that for?!?" Black Widow practically screams in my direction.
I ignore that question and speak one of my own "Do you know what is this?" I say gesturing to the vial still in my hand.
She appears a little confused but asks nonetheless "I'm curious at the beginning, but you never talked so..."
"Is called MGH, an abbreviation to Mutant Growth Hormone... I prefer Meta Growth Hormone though. Is being made and studied in that lab. It is becoming popular in the underworld." I say.
If I remember correctly is this thing that gives powers to Black Cat in the comics one time.
The coincidence that I talked about earlier is that myself has created something similar based on the Trigger drug from the BNHA/MHA world.
Is even a linchpin of one of my plots.
"It can boost someone's meta-abilities and even awaken a person's meta-ability. Well, temporarily and with many, many side effects." I hold the vial in front of her eyes "If you think that I will let something created using the blood and tears of my people fall on the wrong hands, you are crazier than Deadpool over there."
She looks at me for a few seconds.
"If what you are saying is true... This is already in the wrong hands. S.H.I.E.L.D. can study this to do good things and use it to track-"
"Like how you guys used the Dodecahedron?" I interrupt and look at her almost mockingly "Please, the first thing that humanity always uses technological advances is to create weapons. Cap here is an example... No offense Steve. But a serum that can bring people to a state of a healthy body and mind, makes people immune to many diseases... What is the first use of it again?" I gave her a look. "Yeah, to make a soldier."
"That was a different time. There's a war and the people who found it are milita-"I interrupt again.
"Yeah, you guys fought against the people trying to create an Arian race supremacy... Creating the perfect Arian race. Haha." I laugh "Is two sides of the same coin, Black Widow. In the past the line is more clear, there are really evil guys to fight against... And now? Where is the line? Can you vouch with your life that your higher ups are honest? For all of them? Anonymous just posted a document proving that I'm right."
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"I'm not gonna discuss with you. What is done is done. Mikhail, go back early, I will drop Deadpool home." I say turning to my Russian subordinate.
"You know, destroying the place was really not good. There could be important evidence there, it would make investigations easier..." Black Widow says while I start to float with Deadpool bubble.
"There's none that I didn't give Anonymous to post on the internet. You can trust me on that." I say
"You say to me to trust you but you don't trust us!"
"Yes..."
"Ugh... You're making things difficult..."
"No, I disagree... I'm making things very simple. 'Arrest the bad guys', no politics, no interests, nothing should influence your actions on this case." I look down at her "If S.H.I.E.L.D. can't do that... You guys are either incompetent or corrupt." I look at her seriously.
"Show me the answer." With these words, I shot at high speeds at the night sky.
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High on the air, I ask Deadpool some questions using my [Confession] power.
His backstory is really similar to the movies. There's some extra of his life as a mercenary, like meeting Wolverine, but this is not important now.
"Dude, I'm not ready... Let me put on my good clothes first." He tries to stop me, but I'm having none of that.
Flying fast to a certain part of the city, I find Vanessa in their home sleeping.
Hm, a little home invasion never hurt any hero, right?
Phasing through the walls I arrive at their room, luckily she sleeps with clothes. Would be awkward.
"Now... Wake her." I say to him in a low voice
"No, you do this." He answers whispering
"Whatahell? I can't do this. You do this!" We start shouting in low voice to each other.
"It's your damn idea coming here on the middle of the night. Go on Do it."
"She is YOUR fiancee. Is better that you do this."
"Man up, you little bitch. You start, and I finish, okay?"
"I'm not waking a strange woman in the middle of the night on her bedroom. She doesn't even know me. I'm here to help you explain your circumstances."
"Thought that before came here!"
At this moment I hear that the breathing pattern of Vanessa has changed.
"Uh-oh..."
We two of us watch her slowly sit on the bed, the window gives a little light and shows our existence to her, and then ...
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH"
Yep, that's expected.
Using telekinesis on the switch to light up the room, we achieved a standstill.
I and Deadpool are with our hands in the air while Vanessa threatens us with her bedside lamp.
She looks exactly like the movie. Hm, there's a comic version of her too, right? She is blue with white hair and has some sort of shapeshifting ability.
I wonder if it's her latent meta ability. Maybe she will awaken in the future.
"What is happening?!?" She screams "Wait, why Eidolon is in my room? Is this another dream?" She asks
It appears that she is confused... Wait, another what?
"Eh... Wrong house." Deadpool says quickly "You're from Fox and we are following the MCU timeline with the comics and..." He continues before grabbing my arm and trying to pull me away to the door.
"Wade...? Is that you?" Vanessa asks uncertainly making him pause.
Before he can give excuses I say.
"Yes, it's him. He passed for some tough times recently..." I try to soften the eventual reprisal that Deadpool will receive "He tried to seek the cure with some shady people, doesn't go so well, he is tortured, is cured but became ugly, with a face that only a mother could love, goes seek revenge, I found him, bring him here. End of the story." I say quickly.
She approaches the paralyzed Deadpool slowly.
"Wade..." and then she slaps him in the face.
*Pah*
"I think I deserved that..." He says
And then she punches him in the face.
"And this too..."
And an elbow on her stomach.
"Yeah, maybe that too..." he says a little of breath.
And she goes to kick her crotch.
"Nononono. This I don't deserve!" He interrupts her.
"Start talking, your son of whore!" She screams with tears in her eyes.
"Hey, even if it's true... Leave her out of this." He quips but seeing Vanessa's face he stops.
Sighing in resignation he says what is necessary.
"I'm sorry I truly am *Sigh* Sorry." He lows his head
"..."
"For everything... For leaving... And not coming back. Like the big emo guy in black there said, I was in a bad place."
"..."
"And I want to come back to you at my best... And..."
"I just wanted you to come back." Vanessa interrupts him.
"..." This stops Deadpool's big mouth, huh?
The two hug for a time.
I'm starting to feel weird just standing here, but I have something to do yet.
"You know... I'm not the same under the mask." Deadpool confesses "I'm like...A menace"
"I want to see." Vanessa says and reaches for his face.
She slowly takes off his mask revealing ... a paper mask of Spider-man.
"I'm serious, are you sure?" He asks again.
She nods and goes to take the mask again.
And damn, Deadpool is really ugly as fuck. The movie version is a 9/10 compared to this.
In addition to his head looking like a potato that rolled down a 5km slope, he has some holes in the skin that show the muscles below, shows the bones too, and there are some parts where his skin is blackened or purple.
Looking at his face attentively I can see that the holes are healing slowly but at the same time, other wounds are opening.
His body is in a perpetual cycle of decay and reconstruction.
I see, decay... Because of this that he is not a giant blob of tumors. His mass maintains an overall constant.
The vision takes Vanessa's breath away.
She gulps loudly making Deadpool wince slightly.
"Well..." She starts "After I got used to it and many tequila shots... That is still a face that I can sit." She smiles, making him smile too.
Ownt~ That's so romantic and weird.
They kiss. Shit, I lost my moment to say something. Let's wait for them to stop
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Okay, they are not stopping...
When I see the two reaching for each other clothes I decide to interrupt.
"*Cough* *Cough*"
"What?! You're still here? Isn't there some cat stuck in a tree that you have to save or something like that?" Deadpool turns to ask me.
"Wade, how do you know Eidolon? Is he joining us?" Okay, okay. Better stop where this is going.
"Don't look at him, he is secretly Mr. Steal yo girl. He just hasn't started doing it yet."
"Wade, Vanessa... Nice to meet you, by the way." I say looking at the woman "Before I go I need to tell you guys something..." I say make them pay attention to me.
"Come with me for an instant, Wade." I say making hand movements toward him to get closer.
He breaks away from Vanessa and when he's one step away from me.
"You know, I swing that way too, but I expect at least that you pay for a coffee first-" I make a barrier between us and Vanessa.
Using my perk that allows me to visually customize my powers, I make the barrier black. Blocking the vision and...
*Pah*
I use [Overhaul] on Deadpool, making him explode on a cloud of gore.
I already analyzed his body from him with the All Seeing Eyes of God and Inuyashiki scan abilities, so I am confident in separating him from all the tumors.
A second later a good part of the gore reassemble in the human form of Deadpool.
No... in the form of Ryan Reynolds. Completely naked and without any hair on his body.
Nice cock bro. No homo.
Making the barrier disappear I hear Vanessa screaming
"What happened here?!? Wade? Are you okay?" She goes to check on him.
She almost slips on the rest of the gore on the ground. Damn, Deadpool was almost 40% tumors.
They are ingrained in everything in him. Bone, tissues, tendons... Can tendons even have cancer? Crazy world...
Wade is caressing his face and his body with his hand dazedly before he shoots himself to his feet and runs to the bathroom.
"I'm back, Baby!!" I hear him screaming before he runs again here and goes to hug Vanessa.
The two are very happy. Spinning and laughing.
"I never thought that I would be happy to look like Neo out of the Matrix." He says. Well, it's true.
And then he looks at me... Oh no.
"Come here, you little-"
Stopping him telekinetically I say "Don't touch me naked, please." And then I throw a bedsheet at him.
"And don't celebrate so soon." I say lowering the excitement of the two.
My eyes change to the All Seeing Eyes of God and I analyze Wade again.
"You're still sick..." I say and see the happiness slip away from their face. "I've never seen something like that..."
"Go on, Doc... Keep it true." Wade says jokingly while Vanesa holds his hand from her.
"Your meta-ability is your ridiculous healing factor that kept your cancer at bay in a strange state of equilibrium. I don't know how or why... But the awakening of your ability mutates your disease too. Is like every individual cell of your body has cancer. At least will potentially have."
"I predict that between two weeks to a month you will go back to being a ugly moon again. I could repeat my treatment again and again but will never be a decisive solution."
Telekinetically I take all the gore from the ground, roll it into a ball, and store it in the Sky Poison Pearl.
"Is like your ugly form is your new 'normal' look, like some metas change skin colors to blue and etc. Let me take some samples. In two weeks I will come back regardless of whether or not I have a permanent cure."
After this, I take a little of blood and tissue.
While this I tested his healing factor, making a cut on his forearm.
The healed skin is all bloated like before I used [Overhaul] on him.
"Try to not get hurt again, it will accelerate the progress of cancer." I say while using Inuyashiki healing powers over his arm and healing his skin.
I wonder what would happen if I stole his power? He would be free from the downsides too? Or he would die. It's better to make tests before it...
And there's another thing bugging me.
In the comics, Deadpool has a little relationship with someone that I don't want to involve myself in now... or never.
Lady Death.
Hmph, She is annoying a fuck in the comics. Manipulating people, toying with everyone.
Death of the Endless >>>> Lady Death
I have this little theory now.
Wade was tortured for months. Threading between life and death.
Maybe he doesn't have the memories but the Cosmic Entity has already contacted him. Maybe she is the one that awakened his power.
A convenient power to save him, huh?
Any other power would change nothing. But is a healing factor that he awakened...
In the comics Deadpool was part of Project X. Makes sense he gained a healing factor. Wolverine, you know...
But here? Hmm. Too convenient...
For a moment I think about just asking Deadpool, but I dismiss the idea.
I'm not really sure if Death loved Deadpool or just used him to make Thanos jealous. So maybe she is watching right now.
I do not want to attract her attention.
These Cosmic Entities... I don't want any curse or blessing. Just leave me alone.
Well, till now the Living Tribunal didn't appear to erase me so... I think they don't care about me. I lived here in this world, so I'm not an "outsider" or whatever.
I send my conscience in the Sky Poison Pearl and check the 100-year bazooka shell. I'm feeling more secure with it.
If things go south I will just use it.
You can handle Cosmic Entities right, future me?
"Now I'll go and give you guys time to whatever freaky reconciliation sex you guys plan on doing." I say getting ready to leave.
"Nah, I think that today will be the traditional missionary. I'm feeling nostalgic and old school this night." Deadpool says affectionately looking at Vanessa.
Weirdos.
"Bye." I say before disappearing
.....
Third Person P.O.V.
"Is it wrong that I want to hit that?" Vanessa comments about Eidolon.
Only he knows...
.....
Norman Osborn is thinking about his current situation.
Where things go wrong.
He can only think about the bastard of a hero.
His hate for Eidolon now eclipses his one from Spider-man.
Defeated and humiliated. Publically no less ... His image was destroyed.
He can only think about the damage to his company. And the annoying stinging sensation on his neck.
'It's okay... I have friends in high places. In some months I will be out. I will pledge mental problems. Make a show that I'm cured. Maybe some good things will come from this... 'He thinks that while some changes are happening in his body.
'But I want to kill that low life... Grrr... I will tear him to pieces...' He thinks growling. Drool starts to spill from his mouth.
His eyes grew crazy and frenzy. His veins and muscles started bulging.
His skin slowly turns green...
The temperature increasing...
...
The agents driving the car carrying the Green Goblin notice that something is strange.
Is hot and the prisoner is thrashing around.
"Stop the Transportation, let's go check what-" *BOOOM*
The whole car explodes.
...
From the wreckage of the burning car, a tall and muscular figure emerges. His build is similar to the Hulk.
He is green with red eyes, and two small horns on his forehead. He is smiling crazy and drools flood from the corner of his mouth.
His hand is in flames.
He then throws a fireball at the other armored cars, making it explode too.
"Eidolon... Ugh... Grr... Avengers... Grr..." the creature that was previously Norman Osborn growls before lunging in a certain direction.
To the Avengers Tower.
.....
Near where is the Avengers Tower, previously known as Stark Tower, a protest is underway.
Is an anti-mutant protest. A little over a hundred people are screaming and with posters.
In the posters phrases like "Protect our future", "Mutants are demons", "Make NY Mutant Free" and other things are written
There is a mannequin of Eidolon being hanged and some images of him and his group with devil horns or with "X 's" on them.
That's not the first time something like that happening. Different from the Avengers, Eidolon has no base known by the public. So they go to the Next Thing.
Stark has already spoken out about not accepting these protests and even bought the land near the tower to make it his private property to let these people far away.
But this is his limit. He can't stop people from protesting nearby.
Unknown to these people, the transformed Green Goblin is rapidly gaining ground and approaching them. They're exactly on the way of the villain to wherever revenge his muddled brain can think of.
Green goblin jumps from building to building like a monkey, his hands and feet in flames, leaving a path of destruction.
Thankfully he appears to not care too much about killing people. But many are hurt by the collateral.
Back to the protest, a guy holding a smartphone notices the explosion sounds and locates the approaching green figure.
For a second he thinks that is the Hulk, what would be bad enough with all the aggression the figure is showing... But he notices something different. The fire.
"What is this?" He murmurs and no one hears him "WHAT IS THIS??" He screams this time attracting the attention of the rest.
They slowly realize.
Takes a second for their brain to recognize the danger.. And then all hell breaks loose.
People start screaming and running in panic. Pushing and stepping on others.
And Green Goblin keeps getting closer.
Despair clutches the minds of the protesters when they notice that is too late. They will never make it.
The villain looks unstoppable. The disaster is imminent and when the Green Goblin is less than two steps close to an unlucky guy who tripped.
Eidolon quickly appears between them and punches the monster away.
*Boom*
The pin-drop silence falls once again on this place. But instead of fear, is relief that they felt. And other complicated emoticons...
"Are you all right?" Eidolon turns to the man on the ground. Then his eyes appear to have only now noticed the place and the situation.
He looks around for a second. To the posters and to his mannequin.
His face betrays nothing.
He crouches down to grab the poster of the fallen man and help him to his feet too.
His eyes idly see what is written.
'Mutants are the problem'
"Here." Eidolon gives the man the poster back "Is safe now, I will keep him far away. You guys can continue." He says before turning around and flying towards the villain.
"..."
The silence and the awkward atmosphere continue even after he leaves.
"I... I'm going home." Someone says breaking the spell. Making everyone go away.
No one feels like continuing the protest anymore.
....
The huge form of the Green Goblin crashes into a construction site close to an avenue.
He quickly stands up, acting almost feral as he jumps to the street making people run in fear. Many abandon their cars.
Eidolon lands a little later.
His eyes have changed to the All Seeing Eyes of God. He looks attentively at the Green Goblin and makes a strange expression...
"Are you still there, Osborn?" He asks.
But the only thing he receives as an answer is a bunch of fireballs.
He casually waves his hand dispersing the fire.
"EiEidolon!! Grr Aargh!" The villain lunges forward. His two arms are outstretched to try to grab the hero.
But Eidolon moves faster and dodges, appearing behind Norman.
Strangely he doesn't attack.
"Stop, Osborn! I can still help you!" he shouts
But once again he gains a flurry of fireballs for the trouble.
"I don't know what you did, but your body can't handle it! Stop now!" Eidolon tries to argue but is pointless.
The situation remains that way for a few minutes until Eidolon decides to subdue the Green Goblin.
He creates an iceberg to trap the villain.
"Give up already. Go to jail to reflect. Accept your defeat." Eidolon says while walking close to the trapped villain.
But the Green Goblin starts to move crazily. All of his body ignite like gasoline has been put on him.
He moves to punch Eidolon but hits the air.
Eidolon dodges again and again... All attacks fail to connect.
The green Goblin roars angrily.
After some time his body starts to slow down. The fire diminishes. Cracks appear on his skin.
"Osborn..." Eidolon mutters and goes to subjugate the villain again.
But in a last-ditch effort, the Green Goblin burns himself even more to try to attack the hero.
And accomplish nothing.
The price? His body starts crumbling ... Slowly he disintegrates.
With many people watching, the green Goblin that terrorized New York for months becomes ashes and goo on the asphalt.
Eidolon looks at the remains of Norman Osborn and moves his hand quickly to clean the thing.
To the onlookers, it appears that he is dispersing the villain's ashes on the wind, and giving him a funeral better than what he deserves.
But while maintaining a somewhat sad face and giving a sigh of regret, Eidolon thinks.
'Good riddance.'
...
Later, after talking with the police and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Eidolon says goodbye and moves to the top of a building to watch the procedure and people's reactions.
'I didn't expect him to become his Ultimate Universe version...' He thinks while taking out a syringe and crushing it with his palm.
From the moment Eidolon landed in New York to stop the Green Goblin everything went according to his plan.
When Hector decided that Norman Osborn is the unlucky villain that would have his license to live revoked, he thought about the best way to do it.
His Green Goblin persona is probably the most hated person in the world, so he wants to use that as a precaution for the future.
In the Marvel world is common for people to come back from the dead. Now, even if he really resurrects, Norman Osborn's public image is forever stained.
'Even if he comes back... He would come to what? He would have nothing.' He thinks.
One of the most annoying things about Norman is that in the comics he has too much political influence.
He was director of S.H.I.E.L.D., creating H.A.M.M.E.R, mayor of New York, leader and founder of the Dark Avengers, creator of the Thunderbolts... The guy is annoying as Lex Luthor with his political maneuvers.
So to prevent that, Hector concocted a plan at that time when he decided to end the bastard.
First, he would wait for the guy to present himself. He needs the Green Goblin.
After engaging in combat with the villain he would buy time for someone to arrive and "arrest" him, thus he mocked and played with Norman earlier.
He timed his big reveal of the identity of the villain, so that the public could see it and that no one could control the news.
As expected, the authorities wanted the custody of Norman.
Even if they let Eidolon take him, the plan would be complete, because the identity of the Green Goblin was revealed.
Then, Eidolon would need to simply kill the bastard secretly.
And if someone in the future asks for him, Hector would make a clone or doppelganger, someone shapeshifting on the guy to appear.
Would be very useful to control Oscorp.
But the plan continued normally. Moving towards the Grand finale of the "Public Execution".
You see, while Eidolon grabbed Norman by the neck, he injected him with the drug Trigger.
Modified by him, and even using the MGH that he discovered to make the thing more effective.
So, Norman's rampage is orchestrated by Hector himself.
The trigger gives a boost to power with the downside of failing cognitive abilities.
Hector wants Norman to put the final nail in the coffin of his public image with his own hands.
And it's easy to deal with a brute.
Even if Norman became too strong, Hector placed nanobots that would fry his nervous system at command. He only would need to use a certain magnetic pulse with his power to activate the nanobots.
And also, the dosage is so strong that Norman's body couldn't cope with the increase in power.
Norman was destined to die at the moment that he is injected.
And even if he somewhat endured.
There's a clone of Eidolon, invisible and ready to use Setsuna Tokage's power to divide his body, and make his detached and invisible hand float discreetly and touch the Green Goblin and use [Decay].
Is check-mate in the instant that Norman decided to wear his Goblin costume today.
Now, one of the most dangerous men was dead.
His company will have his name dragged into the mud.
Hector will be able to observe to confirm that people are resurrected here without any logic.
He even prepared the public for the idea of a villain dying and being killed. A little bonus...
He can hear people claiming that they would be better if Eidolon had killed him from the beginning.
Some people are hurt. Some agents died, Hydra agents... Hector confirmed.
'Hydra is infiltrated on S.H.I.E.L.D.... *Sigh* Is it too much to hope that a fucked up plot doesn't happen?' He sighs before Looking at the distance.
'Oh, they are invading Oscorp to investigate. Let's tag along~' He laughs before moving.
Feeling almost no guilt for what he did today.
...
Hector P.O.V
Two days later.
*Huff* Back to my Space Station, I relax.
Keeping up with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigation into Oscorp proved almost useless. Well, I stole some data. And I prevented S.HI.E.L.D. from get other things using technopathy.
They don't want me there but let's say that They don't have a say on the matter.
The worst? There are no spiders in the lab.
Ugh, with a little investigation I discovered that in the Explosion, mostly the one that transformed Norman in the Green Goblin, many things were damaged and Oscorp lost many projects.
The spiders were one of them.
No wonder the board of directors wanted Norman's head.
Ironic that he lost the opportunity to acquire the power of his arch-nemesis acquiring a failed power.
But now, New York is with some radioactive spiders that can bite anyone and give them powers. Ah, the headache.
Is this the way that the Spider family will be formed? I searched for Jessica Drew and she is a normal woman for now.
I didn't find Cindy moon.
I sigh. A problem for another day.
Now is the time to talk about good things.
Now it's time to GA-GA-GACHA!!! *Yu-gi-oh theme intensifies*
Yes, a month has already passed. It was a productive month. I'm surprised that no world-ending threat appeared but it is not every week that will appear one, right? Right?? Did I jinx it?
This is real life, even if it is based on fiction.
I planned to raid some secret Trask's secret labs, but I will do it later.
I'm monitoring them. And Sincerely, would be even better if they try to move.
Hehe. It's not easy to change facilities like that. Would make them vulnerable.
But I can feel that the Eidolon threat is keeping them on edge. But at the same time, they are incredibly arrogant and don't think that they will be discovered.
The world still thinks that I'm a brute that only punches things.
Now...
Time for the Gacha.
Today will be only General Gacha.
Maybe one of Anime.
But I want to know more about the Essence, about all the possibilities. And is not gonna happen if I only buy specific things.
Let's gooooo!.
What music do I put on? Hm. Let's go with Eminem's Superman.
And... Roll. 40 cards.. The first batch of 10.
General...
*ping*
1- Chun Li - Street Fighter
"..." My knees became weak.
Oh Essence... Are you testing me?
Okay, deep breaths...
All weebs know. In the world of games, there are some great wonders... And Chun Li's thighs are one of them.
2B ass is another by the way. There are more polygons on 2B ass than in some games.
Okay, she is a potential summon. She is Chinese and a police officer, right? Or an investigator? Never cared about the plot of Street Fighter.
Honestly, I'm surprised that I didn't win Blanka.
Next~
2- Ice - A Song Of Ice And Fire
Er... Meh. A little too low level for me now, but I have a collector's spirit. So it's ok.
Would be nice to have all sword of fiction in my collection.
General Grievous style...
3- Movie Travel Ticket(Low-Level/One month)
Oh, I have one of these.
Wait a minute. The one that I have there's no time limit...
So that means that I secretly gained an OP card and don't know about it because I had nothing to compare it to. Damn, I almost used it.
The other card allows me to stay during the duration of the plot. If I choose well, I can maybe stay for years. And is ANY movie.
Wow. I need to think about it later.
4- Lasso of Truth - DC Comics
Well, well. A piece of bondage equipment.
This Thing is pretty durable, right? Can be useful
5- Power Boost Card
Oh, finally a Power Boost card.
Good, good.
6- Power Boost Card
Well, more it's always welcome.
7- Power Boost Card
"..."
8- Power Boost Card
Okay, you can stop now.
But Power Boost cars are not a loss, so I'm not really mad.
9- Flora Colossus (Customizable) - Marvel
Oh, a Marvel card.
Hmm, it's not Groot. Is all Flora Colossus a Groot? I never read Guardians of the Galaxy comics.
The card is saying that I can choose what type of tree he would be.
I need to choose a cool one.
(A.N.: Hello, so give suggestions as to what type of tree our Flora Colossus will be. I'm divided between a simple Oak(Carvalho means Oak in Pt/br), cherry blossom(yes, anime style) or some of that White cool trees. Give suggestions.)
Now the last of the batch.
10- Shadowkhan Allegiance - Jackie Chan Adventures
What? I read the description
[The user will have his own pocket Shadowkhan realm. Capable of summoning shadowkhan soldiers. With time the number and type of Shadowkhan will increase]
This... This is surprisingly good.
I'm a discounted Sung Jin Woo now.
I remember this cartoon. These ninjas could go toe to toe with Jackie Chan himself, so they can be useful as minions.
Nice. I liked it.
Let's continue with another General Gacha.
1- Killer Rabbitt of Caerbannog - Monty Python and The Holy Grail
"..." This...
What a terrifying animal. This creature can't be released into the world.
This monster needs to be sealed forever.
2- Weakness Removal Card
Oh. Okay.
3- Eishi Tsukasa - Shokugeki no Souma
Hey, good. I can summon him to Helena's restaurant.
His personality is okay too.
4- Power Boost Card
"..."
5- Power Boost Card
Whatever, I don't care anymore.
6- Cassandra Cain - Dc Comics
Oh~ Nice.
A sidekick
Cassandra Cain is the best fighter of the Batfamily, even Batman himself admitted it. He would win in a fight probably because of the difference in bodies. Muscular mass and others advantages.
But is said that she is maybe the best hand-to-hand combatant of the DC universe.
And if I give powers to her.
I look forward to it.
7- Power Boost Card
I accept it.
8- Ultimate Echo Echo (Sonorosian) - Ben 10: Alien Force
Whoa, whoa.
So I can really gain aliens, huh?
Hm, and thanks to the Alt-form Mechanic I can assimilate him.
He is Strong. I just received another useful powerset.
9- Power Boost Card
Yes, give me more of these.
10- Beowulf(Devil arm) - Devil May Cry 3
"..."
Okay, stop!!
This is good. Very good.
It's not Yamato, but it's good.
Holy attribute? Useful against demons? Yes... Excellent, excellent.
And the power level is great too. DMC universe is a high-level place.
This item could be strong even here on Marvel.
Hm... I think I will try some Anime Gacha.
I received some Power Boost cards. Let's see if I can gain an isekai protagonist. I still want magic.
1- Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86) - Initial D
Hahaha. Great. A classic.
That's a thing that I never knew that I wanted to gain until now.
It's come with the documents? I will check later.
2- Nakiri Asahi - Shokugeki no Souma
Another cook?
Maybe I should assimilate this one.
He is good. And don't hurt to learn new things.
3- Power Boost Card
Always useful.
4- Bruno Bucciarati - Jojo: VA
Arrivederci.
I can summon him and copy the power of his stand.
He is a gangster with morals.
But these clothes.... Ugh Have to go.
5- Anime Travel Ticket (Low Level / One Week)
Always good. But only one week?
Give me another of a higher tier.
6- Anime Travel Ticket (Middle Tier/ Six months)
Eh? Did you listen to me?
"..."
Give me Raven from DC...?
7- Hanma Yujiro Baki
Okay, the Essence is messing with me.
I ask for a cute goth girl and receive a mountain of muscles.
But Yujiro is an excellent assimilation and summon.
Is it redundant now that I already assimilated Luther Strode?
But the Hanma bloodline can be useful.
It's like a saiyan zenkai, right?
Yujiro is always getting stronger. So passively evolving is a good thing.
8- Gol D. Roger - One Piece
Hmmm~ I already learned all forms of Haki. But he is stronger than Oden.
Now I'm in a difficult situation... I wish I had won him before Oden. Tsk
I would have given Oden's card to Saeko.
I will think about it later.
9- Weakness Removal Card
Meh
10- Tsunade Senju - Naruto
"..."
Nice! Finally a shinobi.
Wait...
Tsunade... I look at her picture. Her huge badonkers. Another one of the great wonders of the weeb world.
I sigh.
Putting my chin above my two interlocked hands I pray... I pray for forgiveness.
"My fellow webs... Sorry, but I'm about to sin. I will assimilate Tsunade. Ugh."
Chakra is not like Nen. Or is it?
But Tsunade has many useful things. Hashirama lineage. Uzumaki lineage too.
Maybe I can awaken mokuton using her.
Ugh...
I will assimilate her.
Let's finish with a General Gacha.
1- Agent 47 - Hitman
Useful. I can use him in this world easily.
2- Power Boost Card
Yeah...
3- Shaed (Shadow Cloak) - The Kingkiller Chronicle
OH~ I remember this book. It's a nice read.
And this cloak...
Is the cloak woven by a fae using shadows and moonlight, how cool was that??
Time to upgrade my mantle.
4- Power Boost Card
Send as many as you can Gacha. I love it.
5- Katara - Avatar: The Legend of Aang (Book three)
Oh, another female assimilation. Finally, I can get in touch with my feminine side.
Wait, so I can grow breats now using the Alt-form...
I don't want to go in this rabbit hole.
6- Power Boost Card
Don't care.
7- Background Customization Card x03
Always good to have.
8- Power Boost Card
Seriously thinking about upgrading Power Manipulation now. I have plenty.
9- BackGround Customization Card x04
Argh! Why do I gain this thing in batches??
Now I'm depressed.
Last one...
10- Cortana - Halo 4
"..."
Jackpot. Fucking Jackpot.
Wait... I stayed up all night configuring my A.I. to receive Cortana like that.
C'mon Gacha. A.I. is always on the beginner package.
It's always come something only when you don't need it right?
Typical Gacha...
...
A.N.: Hello there.
Big Chapter.
Fun fact: The gacha should have been in the next chapter but I squeeze here.
Yeah, the time is progressing faster.
I want to say some things, but I will let to another chapter. I'm lazy.
Bad news, in two weeks there's a huuuge chance of not having chapters.
End of semester/year you know. Things are crazy here.
But I'm thinking in updating some extra chapters to help with your guys' fix.
Small things, will be fun.
Bye, bye, till... Maybe in three weeks? Who knows...