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Geld City
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A man has his gun pointed towards an elderly couple who decided to take a short cut through an alley.
"Hand over the money Geezers, I don't wanna use this, but don't think I won't." The punk robber said. His hair was black and stringy, and teeth chipped and missing with an unevenly shaved beard.
"We don't have much. You can have my wallet and phone, my wife has nothing." The old man responded. He looked to be in his 70s.
"Don't lie to me pops, that old lady has an awfully big ring on her finger." He said pointing with his pistol.
"No! Your not getting that!" The old man shouted.
"It's alright, just let him take it." His wife said. She began to pull her ring off, preferring life over the shallow trinket to their love.
"Not happening. That's proof of 50 years, this punk won't get it." Her husband was a prideful man, refusing to let the bastard take 3 months of hard labor from him.
"Listen to the old nutcase, or would you rather eat these raw slugs." The robber stepped closer to them with his finger pulling back the gun's trigger. The robber then felt a gust of wind and saw the old couple smile.
"I'd like some of those slugs. You'd be surprised how good they are fried." A strong and imposing voice said behind him. The robber turned around and saw him, Earth's greatest Hero. Zenith, The Man Of The Future, Earth's most formidable Hero. He is the height of human potential and he was sent back in time to save the world. Today he was saving this couple.
"Get back or I'll off them both." The Robber shouted trying to point his gun at the couple. It an instant Zenith appeared in front of the couple. The robber fired in fear. Each bullet bounces off Zenith and one struck the robber in the stomach. "Ahh!!! Look what you did!"
Zenith turned to the couple. "Get home and phone the police. I'm getting this man medical attention. Maybe something for the stupid, but it could be incurable." Zenith scoped the man up in his arms and the couple ran off. He flew off to the nearest Hospital delivered and the man. Security on duty was notified of their guest recent activities.
Zenith then flew off into the sky and heard the sound that pained his ears. It was playing on a frequency his ears could only hear. It was warning him. "Stay away from Byrranga Mountains." On repeat. The sound was almost mindnumbing and distracting. He couldn't not hear it, even after suppressing his superhearing. "Either this is a trap or some really doesn't want me taking a trip towards Russia." With that said Zenith dashed off to the Byrranga Mountain.
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Secret Society Of Villainy - Byrranga Mountains, Taymyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia
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10 miles underground rested the secret location where the well most organized and powerful Villains meet. This society existed for nearly 80 years and today they have called two of their members in for questioning. Arlic Kauffman, a third generation member, and Hakim, The Immortal Man(Solomon Bulden). The two are suspected of collusion that serves their interest and only serves their interest. They have neglected to pay the quarterly payment for the past 6 months. And on top of that, They are confident they've been working with Francis Abella, Also known as Ultimatum, Warlord turn dictator of the African nation of Kokani. A nonmember who turned the S.O.V. down years before.
At a round table sat 8 villains, including that of Hakim and Arlic. Across from Arlic was an angry old man that was heavily augmented with cybernetics. His chest was covered in a metal breastplate. On it was the symbol of evil, a blood-red swastika. The men were speaking to them,
Kauffman sat in his chair playing with what looked like a silver doorknob. Hakim was laying back and letting them speak their mind.
"Arlic you poor excuse for a German, listen to when we speak boy!" He said slamming the table with a metal claw just before coughing like a dying man.
"I am, you're accusing us of treason." He responded.
"And you are a treasonous snake like your mother."
Arlic rolled his eyes and waited for a tirade of racist remarks. "Well come on Captain Nazi, let's hear it." He said wanting the old fool to get it over with.
"Gentlemen, relax, let us keep our mothers out of this. We must remain on topic." Said one man middle age man with black hair and red eyes. He was Nightblood, an old Vampire of 400 years. "We are discussing treason...and overdue payment too. 30 million between the two of you."
Hakim laughed and sat up. "I'm going to tell you the truth. I'm not paying my dues, neither is the young Mr.Kuaffman. I'm going to be the President of Udal eventually, that money was going to the government officials I bought off." He had a smug smile on his face as she said it.
Hearing that made another man stand up. A being composed of pure muscle, Alpha. "You laugh? This is serious. Must I rip your limbs off for you to comprehend? I'm sure you're working with Ultimatum too? An enemy of our society."
As soon as he spoke his name, a bright door shape portal and stepped out was Ultimatum. He was wearing his nuclear-powered armor and holding a ball-shaped object. It had 3 metal bars. 2 on the bottle and one on the top. Everyone stood up, including Ultimatum's allies Arlic and Kauffman. Ultimatum looked around with a grin on his face. "Worthless maggots in the shell of a decomposing organization that never achieve anything since its golden days."
Captain Nazi pointed his claw at Ultimatum and it transformed into energy cannon. "I will erase you boy! Do you think you're tough? I'll show you how-"
"Reichfall." Kauffman said causing Captain Nazi to drop to the ground paralyzed.
"What in the hell? Kauffman! What have you done!"
"2 years ago when I gave you those upgrades I left a little command in there just for this situation."
"Traitor! That tainted blood in you. You could have been a good man, a hero to your people like father and his father before him."
"Delusional. They were never good men. They were monsters, monsters like everyone one here. We all want power, I've never been ashamed to admit it. You, however, are just an old fool. You people accuse us of Treason, but we were never allies. I never ask to inherit contractually obligations from my family. Did you people never think for an instant this could happen?"
Muscle Lord had grown angry at this sudden intrusion, ignoring Kauffman's question. He lunged at Ultimatum but was blasted back by one of his energy gauntlets. Soon another portal open behind Kauffman. His bodyguard stepped out with hands of fire that took the shape of crossbows. "Don't move! But please try it."
Nightblood then stood up. "I have grown tired of this. To think a member who's been at this table since the beginning would do this." His eyes glowed red, his body started to smoke. "Hakim. You know I am a ter-" A golden blade then shot out of his chest. Behind him, a man in full body armor appeared after dropping his camouflage. He was the Secret Soldier, the main bodyguard of Ultimatum.
"How's it going?"
"I do know my old friend. That's why that relic is in your back. You could say I backstabbed you. Indirectly of course. This dog was more than happy to kill something new." Hakim's bodyguard then appeared. She removed her mask and head cover to reveal the face of a skeleton. "So how did it go, Lady Cryptic? Did those two half-bloods give you trouble?"[/SPOILER]
"Those useless demons had some, and Ghanem got eaten. I'm jealous I never got a taste." The skull face woman responded.
"Hmm, and the Ali?" Hakim said focusing on the more important part.
"Oh dead, took a page out of Vladimir's book."
The 3 remaining members of the S.O.V. stood in shocked. One of the then stood. "Please don't shoot Firefly." He was an older Asian man. "I'd like to join the winning team. I wasn't expecting this today." Another man stood up. "I agree. You guys got it. You win."
Kauffman looked at Firefly. "Why are they still alive?"
"Good question." Firefly shot a flaming arrow into each of their heads, causing them to drop. The wholes in their head smoked as they lay dead.
There was one person left. An old woman in a Victorian era black funeral dress. "I'll be taking my leave now. Can't wait to see this fail."
The skeleton woman lifted her hand tried to cast a spell on her but to no success. "What in...an illusion. Sneaky witch."
"She left!" shouted Nightblood as the holy sword was still in him. "Damn you, Mistress Shade. To leave me like this."
"Not like she would save you Nightblood. She knows better than to stand in the way of change." Secret Soldier said as he put his foot on the vampires head.
Ultimatum then pressed a button the ball shape item and set it down. "We'll be taking our leave now Soldier." He said to his bodyguard as he used his doorknob shaped object and open another doorway. We walked through it with Secret Soldier following him. "Lady Cryptic." He said just before throwing the ancient relic over to her with reckless abandon. "Thanks for the toy. I prefer guns though."
"Be more careful with the master's toys. My magic is far greater than your simple guns." She responded as fire appeared in her eye sockets.
"Calm yourself, my dear. Treat my partner's dog with some respect. Beast won't understand. Let's go." He snapped his fingers and both of them vanish in a flash.
Kauffman and Firefly were left with fallen shambles of S.O.V. "Just one more person to attend. Should be arriving shortly. We best leave. I don't want to be atomized. Using his own doorknob, he opens a doorway back to Kauffman industries and walks through with Firefly following behind him.
At that moment Zenith burst through the ceil, seeing the doorway close and seeing Kauffman looking back at him with a smile. Zenith saw the bodies on the floor, he recognized them. Nightblood, The Muscle Man, Captain Nazi. "What happened?"
Nightblood tried to lift himself up but his body was recovering from the artifact's powers. "The end."
Zenith looked towards the bomb. He had no time left. The clock had reached zero. He couldn't save them. He couldn't save himself. He tried to escape, but the bomb went off just as Zenith took flight.
The explosion destroyed the entire mountain, creating a large mushroom cloud and crater. At the bottom of the crater was nothing left, everyone atomized except one. A frail man wearing Zenith's clothes. His skin was pale, he was nearly bone and body covered in burns. He wasn't sure what was going on. He wasn't sure if he was even alive.