Heroes Uprising Part 19

Dave: Exactly rocks for brains.
Mikey: yeah Yeah, you'll have marshmallows for brains if you keep talking.
Dave: Yeah, but My Super Wife here will make you think your a 3 year old little girl after that or a vegetable.
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Cupid: Exactly mind you I'm a God, and I cannot acquire Celestial Energy. They have defenses against my kind, and Zeus will be angered if I start a war with the Celestials. They consider your people beneath the effort to defend against.

"Cupid gives Joe the exact location in his head."

Cupid: The CElestial Energy can make you more powerful, however even a small amount can overload you, if you gain a small amount you could gain some sort of boost or something wouldn't risk it unless your cornored. They have powerful defense systems, I say stop by the SXML armory grab some weapons and go on, good bye.

"Cupid vanishes and time resumes leaving Joe with Katy."
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"As Jack and Josh were being overwhelmed, and Nick and the others come. Nick used an Electro-magnetic pulse sending Agents back, Niko fired his optic beams at a bill-board causing it to collapse on some soldiers, Emma was still loopy starting to fall asleep, Nick grabbed her."

Dracarot: Hey I spar
Nick: Shut up idiot, I can carry her.
Dracarot: But you can move objects with your mind, why not TK Her!
Nick: Look! I'm not a master of my powers alright, want me to accidentally drop her or fling her off a building no, now let's fucking move come on Juliet, Niko, let's get the energy guys and go.

"they rush over to htem, and head outside where Shadow is in an armored truck, and they rush inside, and Shadow begins driving leaving Terracorp, and Nick and Niko fire two massive optic blasts at the front of Terracorp causing a cave in."

Sandra: Besides honey, Mikey might have the strength, but I doubt he'd ever catch you.

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*Katy continued to grief with Joe, who grinned slightly.*

Joe: Don't worry Katy, everything will be set right soon.

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Josh: We're out of there at last. Good timing Niko.
Juliet: So Nick, now that your free, what are you going to do?

"As everyone apparently left, the Angel Host did not leave position. Me and Harry wonder why.l..and soon find out

"From the waters, the entire army seems to reappear"

Me: Wha...
Angel: It seems they have free reign to come and go between Hell and here. So long as the Hellmouth remains open to them, they can simply return. It will take more than the Phoenix Flames to end this. Get general Namek

Me: For fucks sake

"me and Harry reengage the demons along with the Heavenly Host army. In the middle of the chaos, a suddenly teleport brings in Ruth right into the middle of the fray"

Harry: Hey...that's...

"Ruth is fighting off demons left and right, unable to fully summon her powers however, she leaves herself upon in complete offense. Just as 2 balrogs converge on her, Harry suddenly uses a light mirror to get her out of the way"

Harry: Hey! What are you doing here!?
Ruth: I needed to find you two humans! I need you to get me to the Hellmouth!
Harry: What?
Ruth: I need to get home!!


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"Meanwhile, Lucifer and his group have decimated the group of angels meeting them. However, just as soon as they begin to advance again, they're meet with Raphael and Akroma...and the entire remaining Heavenly Host"

Lucifer: Oh~! Full house
Raphael: Brother...stop this madness
Lucifer: Sorry little brother...but I need to speak to father. I'll leave my 4 friends here to keep you company!

"Lucifer disappears with Merkel. Raphael follows without wasting time."

Akroma: Alright you four...Mammon, Asmodeus, Beelzebub and Belphegor...I shall give you one chance to surrender and face penanc-

"Before she can finish, a swarm of flies overruns a section of the army"

Beelzebub: You...talk to much

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"Keeth's blast of Hellfire destroys the gate, but suddenly a black orb is formed in it's place, and Keeth and Dale, along with all the templars within the immediate radius are sucked in"

Namini: Dale! Keeth! Shinra Tensei!!

"Namini blasts all the templars away. She focuses on Fathae, and with one word of ancient magic, she binds her down, Excalibur landing right beside her. She walks up, inserts her hand in her chest, and then extracts it, drawing out what looks like formless darkness"

Namini: Tsk...too much of it. Just stand still

"Namini teleports to find the destroyed altar. The strange black orb is gone"

Namini: Where...what happened here? Damn it!

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"Meanwhile, Dale and Keeth wake up in a strange plane with a red sky. Templars about them are all either dead or unconscious"

*The jokes soon come to a end as both Milo and Sandra soon get word from Filipe informing them of the situation. The two pass the word to the rest of the group.*

Sandra: More demons... *sigh* I hate it when I'm right...

Dave: Yeah I can trap his rocky ass somewhere it'll be funny.
Mikey: Enough I got out of jail, and hell no I was not raped, I'm going to grab some R & R in the tower, I already saved the wrold once today.
Chulance: Saved us not hte world
Mikey: KEep talking, I'll change my mind next time your powers get asswiped.
Zach: Damn Mikey chill.
Mikey: I am chill, I'm also cranky and tired as fuck.

"Dave teleports him to his room in the tower, and teleports back to Genosha, as he learns of a second wave of demons coming to the earth, and groans."

Dave: We just wiped them out, See Sandra this is what happens when you instantly wipe em all out they come back!
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Nick: I will go by the information Terracorp put in me, I will find Milo, he is the only one who will be understand me, then perhaps seek control of my powers, then I'll destroy Terracorp, I'll kill them all. After that well only time will tell, I suppose perhaps give being a hero a try, live up to Ventro's name if such a feat is even possible.
Dracarot: Well I just want to say, Milo is a great man, but there are other great heroes who've done great things. You can be your own person,
Nick: Thank you Dracarot and WATCH OUT

"As some demons appeared, Nick used another pulse against them sending them back, and flew forward delivering a series of blows against the demons attacking, Niko began attacks while praying, and Dracarot masked himself and Emma, but the demon still fired a beam of demonic energy, Nick flew infront of him and was blasted into a wall. Bleeding his skin came together he healed instantly then raised several pillars of earth slamming them into the demons, and sharping them cutting the demons."

Nick: Demons?!
Niko: God Please offe ryour protection around us, as we fought the Spawn of the Enemy. Lord bless this battle in the name of the Lord AMEN!

"As he said Amen he unleashed a full power optic beams annhilating all the demons in the area leveling parts of the buildings in the area, but Nick had teleported the others and civilians in the area to anohter area hten returned with the other members of the Shadow Escorts and Niko fell to his knees."

Niko: THose People..
Nick: Calm down..I..teleported them to safety. It's pretty easy, this whole job this whole hero business with my powers. Terracorp was one thing I'm a living WMD, with Ventro the real one I'll be even better.
Juliet: Overconfident..
Nick: Yeah I am, what the FUCK Are you gonna do about it? I'm fucking Milo 2, I can be as confident as fucking want ,and yes bitch I can read minds so don't ask. Drac, and his woman are really the only people I like out of this group, well energy guys I don't know you but there's an invasion I guess since I'm a hero, Fusion 2.0 or no..Collision..yeah.
Juliet: You want to be an accident.

"Nick flew over to her grabbing her and shoving her into a car."

Nick: Fuck you, Collision something unexpected. Something that crashed together, that's me, genes smashed together, an accident thanks to you, in fact fuck you, Dracarot yes thanks for the address I'll stop by your therapy center If need be. Fuck ya'll, but thanks for freeing me bastards.

"Nick took off into the air to leave to another populated area to join the fight against demons."
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"Namek appears near Angel and some others unleashing a massive beam of demonic energy wiping out several demons in the area with a single blast."

Angel: You know something has pondered me, demons there final resting place it dosen't make sense for it to be Hell? Shouldn't they go somewhere else?
Namek: Hmm yes, there is a destination for demons and Angels, and beings like us. It's adjacent to the Afterlife, I don't have time to explain it now we can kill Demons easily, the problem is The Hellmouth being open somehow it lets the demon's essence reconstruct in Hell, it's not an instantaneous effect.
Angel: So we have now way of killing the Demons for sure with the mouth open?
Namek: We CAn seal it, but if you have a blessing you can kill them anyway despite the hellmoth being open, I'll start it I'm no master of Enochian Magic, remember it is a rare art.

"Namek starts setting up Sigils, and disperses the Angels around the world, but keeps a few around him to aid him in the construction of the sigils to spread a blessing to everyone on Genosha."

Namek: Contact your son bring everyone to Genosha to receive the blessing!
Angel: Milo you heard him.
Milo: Got It

"Milo teleports the SXML members not on Genosha to Genosha such as Juliet leaving the other Shadow Escorts near Terracorp, and Nick flying through the skies to encounter and do battle with more demons. Nate was in contact with SHIELD, and raced out to the fields."

Nate: Filipe, listen there's a demonic invasion. SHIELD just told me, the demons assaulted a Terracorp facility destroying several shipments of Gene-Cleanser, but also realised a prototype version of a very dangerous weapon.
Filipe; SHIELD told you this
Nate: Well no ..Molly did, she's gotten involved with SHIELD after X Factor got shut down she's our mole but point is this weapon caused immense damage to the area, and wiped out an entire legion of demons alone.
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"Keeth and Dale look around hte realm there in dazed, Dale groans the effects of the celestial webbing starting to wear down on his body despite his enhanced stamina, Keeth is in GR form."

Keeth: Damn shit got fucked up...
Dale: No shit.fuck we need to figure out where the hell are we some alternate reality or something, I've heard this shit is nasty.
Keeth: Well I'm still in my GR form, you've got that super webbing so for now we..I'll contact two people God, and Namini.
Dale: God? As in the Big G in Heaven..
Keeth: Who the hell do you think I work for Barney?
Dale: I..well makes sense, just hope he's not busy.
Keeth: Yeah, What could possibly be going wrong in Heaven. Dear God, It's me Keeth, the Ghost Rider, I'm trapped. Ok..NAMINI AMBER DANTE!
Dale: Amber Dante..HOLY they might be here too! Wherever "Here" is...

Sandra: Well lets go, seems Harry and Filipe are still out there, maybe they could use some assistance.
Tesla: Hell bring us, I could use a little more stress release on another wave of demons.
Metallic: Ya coming to Chu?

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*Joe had left the hospital a few minutes ago. Katy stepped outside when hearing about the demons.*

Katy: More of them... *sigh* looks like I'm alone with Joe gone and Troy out of commission, guess I'll find a partner when I get back out there.

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Jack: Nick was kinda an ass, he should really cool it.
Josh: *sigh* Julie vanished, I guess SXM called her.
Jack: So it's just us...
Josh: Yep. Dacc, Emma, Niko, looks like we got a fight.

"Ben watched as Duke regrew from scraps. As if being born once again. Once he was alive he looked around. The containment center he was in drained out, and Ben pulled him out giving him a pair of clothes"

Duke: Who are you, and what happened, how did I die, why am I here!

"Duke shouted as he tried to grab Ben. But Ben simply teleported out of the way."

Ben: calm down Dukey, I'm giving you a place to regrow. After a few times of dying, if I bring you back here, you'll start regrowing like usual. But when you die, your body will automatically come back here to regrow. That way you're not regrowing out in the middle of no where.

Duke: That doesn't answer who you are, or why you're doing this.

Ben: I am Ben, The Illusionist. I can make your wildest dreams come true. I just saw you out there in pieces, and decided to bring you back, and give you some place you can call home.

Duke: My home is on Genosha, not here!

Ben: Then why did they leave you to regrow in the middle of no where Dukey. Tell me that. They left you in frozen pieces in the middle of no where to regrow.

"They were both silent for a moment as Duke thought about this."

Ben: Besides. You were frozen. How many heroes have an ability that can freeze. And did you see any ice demons around you... No I didn't think so. Let me show you what happened

"Ben made an illusion appear on the wall, and it showed the entire scene playing out. Duke fighting demons, then Katy freezing him, and shattering him."

Ben: You see. It was the heroes that killed you. They just want you to become more powerful and use you as a weapon.

"Duke was silent this whole time. Trying to figure out why they would do this. Why would they kill him like that after saying not to get killed any more. While this was on his mind Ben Teleported them both to where katy was at Immediately Dukes adaptive skills kicked in. She was a threat. She had killed him. The threat must be eliminated."

Ben: She's the one that killed you! Eliminate the threat Dukey! hehehehe

"Ben said with his crazy laugh as duke threw a very forward punch at Katy. He was now stronger, faster, harder, and all around better. He was starting to get into the hero range of speed and strength."

*Katy barely managed to notice Duke and dodge out of the way. She took water form avoiding Duke before turning physical and kicking him in the back of the head, which seemed to do little if anything against Dukes strength. She went back to water state again realizing she won't be taking him on physically.*

Katy: Duke... what the hell... what is this about?

"Duke felt the kick against the back of his head. but with diamond hard skin it didn't do much along with his strength."

Duke: Must destroy threat

"Duke said turning to see Katy."

Duke:

Killed by - Katy.

Cause of death - Frozen

Threat level - High.

"Duke said as he dashed to Katy trying to grab her by the throat, but just splashed as if she was water. Duke continued to try and and hit Katy but it was just creating splashes. Ben floated just above the scene watching as the instincts of what he was becoming took over. And how the words he had said earlier were making it easier. Ben laughed as he looked down. It was like playing with puppets on a string."

*As Duke kept trying to grab Katy, she created a orb of water and blasted Duke back with a high pressure water blast, blasting him back against the hospital wall.*

Katy: Duke!! Frozen... what the hell are you talking about!? When did I attack you? Why am I a threat. Damnit what the hell is going on... at least he can't get me like this. I'll have to make a retreat, get Sandra, Milo, somebody if he doesn't tell me what's going on?

Duke: You killed me, You froze me to death, then shattered me into a million pieces and left me to reform in the middle of no where.

"Duke said getting up from being thrown into the wall. He dashed back up to Katy just staring at her. He couldn't touch her, she would just shape around to dodge it. He now had to figure out how he could stop her from dodging like this. For the moment he simply walked circles around her, with an occasional punch"

Ben: Come on Dukey finish her! There's got to be some way to get rid of her!

"Ben said levitating to a nearby tree and sitting on the branch."

Katy: Froze you... but the only being I froze was... that demon...

*Katy watched Duke as he circled around her.*

Katy: Duke... I think we've been played... maybe it was some illusion or mental trick... look, if you'll listen, I'd like to get Phoenix or Fusion to check our memories... What do you say?

"The words from katy were getting to him, but his body and mind were saying kill her. But then he stopped for a moment"

Duke: Fine but make it quick... I'm under control for now. but my body and mind are telling me to kill you... You're a threat. You killed me. So you must be killed so that the threat no longer exists....

"Duke said standing still. Barely resisting the urge to try and kill her."

Ben: Boring!

"Ben said as he teleported away to someone else he was interested in. Nick Ventro"

Ben: Hello Nick, How are you this fine day

"Ben said like they were casual friends."

"Nick sat on a building jerking off having taken care of more demons when Ben appared he whipped his hand out of pants backing off the roof but flying back."

Nick: HO SHIT WHAT HT EFUCK HEY LOOK A DEMON! OH Shit..I killed it..who..the hell are you..more of Niko's crew..damn that was close.

*Katy went up to Ben, keeping her water form just to be safe, encase he lost control.*

Katy: If I attacked you, I'm so sorry, it wasn't intentional. Lets go get this checked out.

*Katy laid her hand on Duke and both faded away into a mist. They reappeared near Sandra's group. Most looked surprised to see them, but Sandra already knew what was going on.*

Katy: Sandra, you need to hurry, he might loose it.

*Sandra gave a nod and quickly used her telepathic ability's to see both Katy and Dukes recent memories.*

Sandra: You both remember attacking demons, Katy you from one demon and shattered it, the exact same way you died Duke. Someone has definitely played you two.

*Looking a little deeper.*

Sandra: Who is this guy you met Duke, Ben. (Duke knew his name right?)

"Ben floated over to Nick"

Ben: No of course not, I don't even know who Niko is. I was just doing some scouting and saw you, uh... Defeating this demon here shall we say.

"Then ben cast an illusion over him. And woman appeared all around him"

Ben: I can make your wildest dreams come true Nick. I just need your cooperation
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Duke: Ben is the man who picked up my broken pieces off the ground and brought me back to be safely reformed. He's giving me a place to regrow every time I die. And then he showed me How katy froze me, and then shattered me into little pieces!

"The thoughts were running through his mind, Duke was starting to sweat from the pressure of resisting what was only natural. To kill Katy. The one that killed him and left him to reform in the middle of nowhere."

Sandra: This is troublesome. That demon you killed Katy, was in fact Duke. However, mistake or not, your natural instinct is still to kill Katy and eliminate the "threat" isn't it Duke. Katy, you can't stay in that water form forever, you'll eventually let your guard down. However Duke, I can't just let you go killing members because you was tricked into fighting each other. Duke, if Ben was the one who tricked you two in the first place, would your desire to kill Katy still exist, or would your instinct of a threat turn towards the person that played you, and not the one that actually struck you.

*She paused for a moment.*

Sandra: Listen, for now we need to keep you to apart, it's to much risk to leave you anywhere near Katy in this state. If you'd come with me, I'd like to check out this Ben person.

Nick :HABADABBABA

Duke: I don't know. It would only seem logical that even though we were played, she was still able to kill me. Which means she is a threat. I know, I can't go around trying to kill the members, but it's an urge very hard to resist. And fine we can go check out Ben.

"Duke said gritting his teeth at times trying to stay under control"
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"Ben took off the illusion and the woman faded away"

Ben: So what do you think. If you help me out, I can give you anything in the world, and out.

"Ben said with a mischievous smile. If he could get both Duke and Nick to join him in fighting to rule the world, he would be one step closer. And with his illusions anything was possible."

"Nick's break down ended as hte illusion faded away he was on his knees looking at Ben. He would have snapped but he was in fear of the illusions."

Nick: I..don't know what I want to do, I need to find my predcessor that is my only goal at the moment. I will..be happy to assist you I..I suppose

Sandra: Where is Joe?
Katy: I don't know, he left somewhere.
Sandra: Hmm, Dave, just stick around Katy for a little while. We have no idea if someone is trying to make Duke look bad, or if someone is out to kill Katy. All we do know is someone wanted these two to fight. If something happens, get her out of here. I'll find you anyway. Alright Duke, lets go and see if Ben is the missing piece of this puzzle.

*Taking on the Phoenix Force, it only takes a few seconds before she finds Ben, and both Sandra and Duke vanish appearing at his location. Back on Genosha, Katy went back to her regular human form and sighed.*

Katy: Damn, what a mess this is. Hope she can straighten this out.

"Just as Nick had said he would help Ben out, Sandra and Duke appeared"

Ben: Dukey, you're back, and you brought a friend with you! A pretty one as well. So what can I do for you two today. Flowers? "flowers appeared in his hand" Money? "Gold appeared around them" Fame? "The sound of people cheering was heard like a distant call" I can give them all to you. So what is it you need

"Ben said with a sly grin. Duke glared at Ben for a moment."

Duke: Are you the one who tricked me and Katy, now because of you I have an almost irresistible urge to kill her!

Ben: Why would I do such a thing!

"Ben said as if he were taken back by it"

Sandra: It wouldn't be a stab in the dark to say you need strong fighters to rule the world. And your planning to play both Duke and Nike to do this, right.

*Sandra had already been in Ben's mind from the second they arrived, and know of his thoughts and his conversation with Nick moments ago.*

Sandra: Nick, you want to find Milo right, go to Genosha. If he is really a clone of Milo, he must not have full control of his powers, or it would be much harder to hear his thoughts.

Ben: I wouldn't try and play Dukey, I only want to better him

"As Ben said this he cast an illusion making it so that Sandra appeared to be katy. Then the illusion started taunting Duke, which made his instincts take over once more, and he attacked Sandra, Rushing over to her punching at her face. Ben sat and laughed as he was playing them like puppets on strings"

*As Duke tried to punch he was suddenly frozen in place, Sandra's immense telekinetic completely binding him in place.*

Sandra: Like hell you want better, all you want to do, is use his greatest weakness against him. You know that weakness is his instinct to kill.

*Sandra put Duke to sleep telepathically and looked towards Ben.*

Sandra: Your no different then any other villain, using others to get your way. However, you are not going to fool me with your little illusion tricks.