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Third Person P.O.V.
It's just another normal night for Frank Castle.
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But a normal night to the man who now calls himself the Punisher is not a normal night to the average person. It's a night full of danger, blood, violence, and death.
The Punisher's crusade against criminals starts at an awkward time. When Eidolon also started his own crusade. Hector obviously heard and saw him; the guy is not subtle at all. Utilizing heavy weapons and grenades, how could he go unnoticed?
Maybe by the criminals, because he leaves no one to tell the history. But not to Eidolon.
But Hector is still unsure about how to approach the man… Maybe offer him a job? Therapy?
The problem is that he secretly plays the two games; he allowed Johan to fill the vacuum of a crime lord so that chaos would not erupt, and that someone worse wouldn't take Kingpin's place.
The Punisher would not understand that… The two ideas are simply not compatible.
So the order he gave Johan was simple… Play with the guy for a little while, tip him in certain directions that would sate his thirst for blood and revenge, but avoid direct conflict. Use him as a non-official mercenary to annoy other crime lords and gangs.
Obviously, and unfortunately, it's not always that things go as planned.
This night is one of those nights.
Frank Castle shoots at the enemy with two AR-15s, but different from all the other goons lying around on the ground, this particular guy is simply tanking the bullets.
He has a build similar to Frank Castle, really muscular, but he carries no weapons. Rellying only on his fist. This is none other than Uvogin.
"Hm, really annoying…" Uvogin scratches his head. The bullets raining on his aura, making just a small impact "Can't kill you, but you are bothering me." His word can't be heard through the assault. "Then I will just break most of your bones!" Uvogin shouts, finally being heard
In the next instant, Uvogin dashes at the Punisher, practically disappearing from his spot before reappearing in front of the vigilante.
The Punisher is not any slouch, he was prepared to fight someone with great physical abilities. He already has a flash grenade between his teeth, pulling it to stun Uvogin.
But the Nen user is an even more experienced fighter; his senses are much better, he was ready for it, and backhanded the grenade away while slapping the Punisher's face.
The man was sent flying into a wall, face and lips bloodied.
"Don't get unconscious now, we are just starting." Uvogin approaches with a sadistic grin, "Hm?"
At that moment, someone suddenly got closer to Uvogin, already attacking him.
The distracted Nen user didn't have time to react when a fist connected with his face.
"Aura?" Uvogin was a little surprised seeing a guy with a glowing fist put himself between him and the Punisher. "This can be interesting…"
He was ready to fight, but the new vigilante that appeared simply turned around, grabbed Frank Castle, and jumped away like a ninja.
"..." Uvogin stays still, shocked. "Well, I think that is the original plan anyway… But damn if I'm not feeling frustrated."
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Eidolon P.O.V.
Hm, I guess I really made my people really strong.
Watching Shego simply ignore Peter Van Zante's water attack without as much as acting worried reminds me that sometimes I exaggerate… Just sometimes…
The guy wrongfully calling himself the Water Wizard - he is not using magic, and the aesthetic is all wrong - has no chance against her, even with the "elemental advantage".
It's like that episode where Ash's Charizard won against a Gyarados by evaporating the pool.
"Too much steam…" I comment while waving my hand in front of my face.
I'm nitpicking. I told Shego to be aware of her surroundings, and she is doing well, with the exception of the steam created by her showing. Does she really need to tank the water attack and make it evaporate as it hits her?
Where did she learn to "aura farm" like that?
On a more serious note, is there really anyone who can push my people to the limits? Maybe I should organize some sparring between them… I really made them overpowered.
Not that I'm done, they will still be much stronger. I'm not stopping till Shego is able to erase a Solar System with one attack.
That will be the sweet spot.
But at the same time, I don't want them to get there without going through some hurdles, you know? To get better, increase control… Step by step to amplify the returns.
I watch Shego easily deal with the Water Wizard; my people who went through the procedure are too strong for any street-level character. Talking about this, maybe it's time to enhance others…
Harley suggested I enhance Pamela already and Selene deserves it too. She went through one, but not at the same level as the people closer to me. Chun-Li too… Hehe, it will make Juri really mad~
"Well, that was easy." Shego says while walking back to me
"Don't get cocky…" I warn, but eventually shrug in acceptance "But yeah, it was easy. As long as you don't get overconfident, remember that there are really strong people out there."
"Yes, sir!" She mock salutes me
I roll my eyes. "Now that we are in the wave of bullying weak people, follow me… There are some people I want to visit." I'm only half playful this time
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Third Person P.O.V.
Eidolon did a lot of "Side Quests" while pursuing Sinister.
He put a lot of people in jail, countless people. He did not go full crazy and arrest people for littering or anything like that, but anyone committing a violent crime or with an arrest warrant met the efficient and hypersonic fist of law.
And there are a lot of people like that, countless people.
It reached the point that there are not enough jails, and people start being released after a bureaucratic hell.
The problem comes when many of those released criminals did not escape punishment because their crimes are just small offenses, or not a priority… They escaped because they are powerful, using their money and influence to slip through the fingers of the law.
Now Eidolon is ready to give them his undivided attention.
And that's why he is now hovering above a family barbecue, acting all menacingly with Shego at his side.
From an outside perspective, it looks strange, only if someone knew who the owner of this house that, they would understand the context.
One of - if not - the biggest drug lords of Colombia lives here with his family, like a normal suburban dad.
The family below immediately noticed the unwanted visitors. Eidolon's mantle, open as it is moved by the wind, casts a big shadow over the backyard.
Talks and laughter stop while they are stared down by the black-clad hero… His face was unfriendly, with unblinking eyes not leave the patriarch of the family.
"I hope I didn't interrupt anything, Carlos." Eidolon says in perfect Spanish, his tone doesn't have a smidgen of politeness, even though his words are like that.
"Oh… Eidolon!" Carlos, the drug lord, smiles widely and opens his arms even wider. "No, no! Why don't you come down? Everyone is welcoming!" The man shows a cocky smirk, feeling untouchable.
Shego scoffs on the side, but Eidolon goes down without a word.
And as a sign of disrespect pushed Carlos away from the grill and started dealing with the meat and garlic bread himself.
Carlos' smile stiffened considerably. Outwardly, it looks like a nice or even subservient gesture, but no man easily accepts being pushed away from their grill. It's a subtle power play that pokes the male's fragile ego.
"This is some good quality meat… I bet much better than the food in prison…" Eidolon comments while turning a rump steak. He is going straight to the point.
"Just a little celebration for me getting out." Carlos laughed, acting casual. "Nothing wrong with that, eh?"
"The wrong part is that you got out…" Eidolon doesn't mince words. His tone is calm, and he shows no sign of aggression, so this prevents the people around from panicking, but he is not acting friendly either. "I put you there, and I expected you to remain there."
"Well, we don't always get what we want, right?" Carlos gives him a mocking grin. "It's the law, you know? I'm innocent in the eyes of the law." He even goes as far as elbowing Eidolon in a conspiratory way.
"..." Shego, on the side, raises an eyebrow at the interaction. Waiting for Hector's move before burning the guy's face.
"The law, huh?" Eidolon doesn't even react to Carlos's taunts. He looks cool and collected. "You are absolutely right." Eidolon nods.
Once again, his words look good on the surface, but it is obvious that this is only the prelude.
Carlos gets visibly nervous…
"It seems the law failed me…" Eidolon continues, his tone calm, but he presses the steak on the grill.
The TSSSSSSSS sounds loud and clear to everyone. Some of Carlos's family members even gulp. The black-clad hero is simply too intimidating.
The tension builds up even more, and Eidolon's head slowly turns to finally look at Carlos directly. Whatever verdict he has in mind is about to be said… The guy can even blast the drug lord with his laser eyes.
"Eidolon!"
"Look, it's Eidolon!"
But the tension is destroyed when a duo of small boys appears from the house and runs to the hero.
"..." Everyone stops in silence while Carlo's grandchildren cut through the backyard, not feeling the warzone mood, and reach the hero before jumping excitedly around him.
"Eidolon!"
"Are you real?!"
They are so excited that they are almost crying.
"..." The hero ignores the children for two seconds. Two seconds of him staring deeply into Carlos' eyes before his whole demeanor shifted "Hello, little guys!" He goes on one knee and greets them with a matching enthusiasm.
Carlos' family watches as the guy turns on the hero they are used to seeing on TV, friendly, welcoming, kind… He listens patiently to the children stuttering and tripping with their words, and answers even when they talk too fast that they eat part of their sentences.
It ends when he pats their back so that they return to the house after he gave them an autobiography and a trick with his powers.
The tension builds up again the farther the children move away, while accompanied by Carlos's nervous daughter-in-law.
"So… In ten years, will I meet them again, but will they follow the family business?" Eidolon casually asks while waving to the kids, who wave back. "It will be awkward to arrest them…"
"Leave my family out of this." Carlos finally loses his fake calm and says between gritted teeth.
Now it is Eidolon's turn to look at him with mocking eyes "Who do you think I am? You? Hypocrite, do I need to remind you how many times you got 'even' with people by threatening and hurting their loved ones?"
"They have nothing to do with this…"
"Do you know those words because you heard them a lot before?" Eidolon interrupts "They have everything to do with this, because they know and because they enjoy the fruits of your dirty work. But don't worry, I will not do anything to your family, I am a hero after all… Directly, I mean." He adds the last part with a threat.
"You can't do anything! You don't have proof!" Carlos' voice rises up. "It's not right! The law-"
"The law? Pfft~" Eidolon chuckles, a hollow and humorless laugh. "Do you think I can only play under the law? Do you think you are safe by using the law when you act out of it? Do you think you are the only one who can do that? The only one that can play unfairly?" Eidolon approaches Carlos.
The 6'4" black-clad hero and broad-shouldered hero are even more intimidating upon close. The small and old drug lord looks as fragile as a rat in his presence; he even cowed like a rodent.
"Here is what's gonna happen, Carlos. I will not do anything to harm you or your family… I'm not even gonna arrest you again." Eidolon says, his eyes becoming slits, but not in amusement "Because you are gonna turn yourself in and confess all of your crimes."
"..." The declaration is so absurd that Carlos pauses and starts slowly laughing "Ha… ha… haha! You can't be serious."
"..." He shuts up when he sees Eidolon's eyes. Cold and emotionless, looking at him like he is trash.
"You can't touch me! You are a hero! If you do anything wrong-"
"Silence…" Eidolon interrupts again, voice only above a whisper, but it does its job "I'm talking."
"..."
Eidolon then keeps his silence, daring Carlos to say anything else. The guy says that he wants to speak, but says nothing, showing who is in control of the situation.
He lets the silence stretch till it is uncomfortable, an obvious power play, but who would call him out on this?
"I will tell you what I am gonna do…" Eidolon finally speaks again "Don't worry, you are such an outstanding law-abiding citizen… It's not that it's gonna affect you." Once again, Eidolon's demeanor shifted like he turned a switch.
Now he is the one friendly patting Carlos on the shoulder.
"I heard this neighborhood, and even the whole country, can be dangerous… A lot of gangs around here." The hero smiles with his eyes. "So I'm gonna go around and make my holy mission to destroy their guns, their money, and their product…"
"..."
"Nothing that concerns you, of course." Eidolon continues sarcastically "In truth, while we are talking, I just found out a certain drug lord buried his dirty money to hide it. It seems he can't launder all of it without raising suspicion. Haha, who does this guy think he is, Pablo Escobar?"
Eidolon continues to act friendly, and he even goes so far as to make a floating screen appear in the air.
"Look at all that money…" He leans on Carlos, elbow on the smaller man's shoulder.
Carlos watches in shock while one Eidolon telekinetically removes a bunch of money wrapped in plastic from an inconspicuous land.
The screen then changed to show another Eidolon standing in a warehouse, dozens and dozens of guns floating in the air before they are crushed telekinetically into a small ball.
Carlos can also see his employees lying on the ground unconscious.
"Geez, imagine if those people were allowed to walk around armed like that?" Eidolon shakes his head. "They can be a danger to families like yours… Of law-abiding citizens..." he adds this last part, returning to his menacing demeanor.
But that only lasts a second before he goes back to acting cheerful "I also found a lot of cocaine…" Eidolon listed all the places of Carlos' drug empire.
He lays bare the location of secret hideouts, the name of his people, the quantity of product and guns, and even how much money…
Everything… He got everything… Everything illegal that Carlos owned was destroyed or apprehended by the hero.
"Aren't you happy, Carlos?" Eidolon asks, eyes boring into the drug lord's soul "As a family man, aren't you happy that I get rid of the filth that can threaten you and your family?"
"..." Carlos is trembling on his feet. His mind is screaming to him what all of this means.
"Go on, Carlos. Thank me." Eidolon demands
"Y-you…" The man turns to look at the hero, his neck straining like he is a rusted robot.
"Nah, it's okay. I don't do this for thanks anyway." Eidolon interrupts with a chuckle "I do it to keep the people safe…" He then pauses and looks pensive. "The same can't be said about this Drug Lord… Tsk Tsk. Imagine losing all his money and power. Damn, he will be eaten alive by his competitors… And if he owes others, then? How will he continue to bribe the politicians this way? I mean… if this information is leaked, how long do you think he will last till someone with a grudge appears for some revenge, Carlos?" He turns to look at the man and seems to ask with genuine interest.
Carlos is now fully looking at Eidolon. Any faux amusement is gone from the hero's face and body language; the threat is obvious, and he looks at Carlos with dead eyes.
"You can't do that…" Carlos says, his voice tight.
"I can't?" Eidolon looks surprised. "Maybe you are right… I will stop for today. I can catch the other crime lords another day. But… This one guy I got today…" He sucks a deep breath. "Poor guy… He will be completely defenseless while all the other still had their guns, their men… Tsk Tsk… Well, he should have seen this coming, right? Haha." Eidolon slaps his shoulder like they are friends.
"What do you want?" Carlos finally asks "Stop playing."
"Playing? No, I'm not playing… I own the board." Eidolon says with finality "Do you really think you can play me using the Law? No one can protect you from me. Your power is smoke compared to mine… I can do whatever I want with you."
Each word is like a stab at Carlos' body.
"You are gonna turn yourself in, Carlos." Eidolon speaks; he is not asking.
The hero even made a show of grabbing the steak he was taking care of, now completely burned, and shoved it into Carlos's mouth.
"You are gonna eat whatever I shove in your face." He says "How do you feel being on the receiving end? And by the way, I closed communications with the outside world… Your son there can stop trying to message your people."
The son in question almost jumps after being mentioned.
"I also took anything hidden in this mansion…"
"That is theft-"
"Shh, shh, shh, shh~"
Carlos tried to protest, but Eidolon shoved the burned steak into his mouth.
"Eat it." He orders.
And Carlos can't do anything more than chew what is presented to him.
...…
It didn't end there.
Eidolon repeated the same method with every major crime lord in Latin America. His strategy is simple…
"I will starve those animals and make them eat themselves." he said to Shego.
Losing money, they will fight for scraps. He is gonna create a power unbalance so that they are tempted and forced to act. If they act violently, he will catch them as the hero he is…
If they play politics, they are gonna lose because they have no more bargaining chips.
The corrupt politicians and police who protected them will start to pull away.
Why would they stay when there's no benefit and no threat? Nothing to tempt and nothing to fear…
Eidolon will let them be for now… Politicians will throw them under the bus to save face and their own skin.
Then Eidolon exposes the most corrupt ones… Then others stepped forward to look like paragons of virtue, they denouncing and kicking their equals when they are down…
And then Eidolon moves to them.
He starts from the top of the pyramid. The ones below see the fall of the ones on the top as an opportunity to ascend, but they are simply stretching their neck to the blade.
If some unity prevailed, things would get much more complicated and move slowly. They could have covered for the others, delaying the process… but they are so eager to look good while profiting behind the scenes that, ironically, the corrupt officials efficiently dealt with corruption mercilessly.
Not knowing that they are next. Only a few are smart enough to see the Purge that is happening. Most of them are so arrogant that they thought they were able to stay off Eidolon's radar.
He was just dividing and conquering. Patiently cutting a small number from the bigger group, and as expected, the majority easily get rid of the troubled minority.
Trash human behavior at its finest.
And obviously Eidolon would not stop there.
He is too strong, fast, and efficient to just deal with the "big problems", right? He looks out for the small people, too.
One of the things that annoyed him the most about the people released is the argument that "the proof collected by Eidolon's meta power is not entirely reliable".
It was never a problem before because Eidolon accompanied the people he arrested very closely; his powers are just a means to acquire real proof. But as a billion clones moving around the globe like a swarm of bees, he was not able to get this personal.
It's almost understandable… but it creates a dangerous precedent.
He is Eidolon, a symbol, and what he said can't be easily dismissed like that just because the Judiciary System is too lazy to uphold the law.
He will correct that. He stayed too long acting nice like Superman, it's time to act like Batman.
...
Sean was just lazily in his shitty apartment when he suddenly heard a noise.
Slowly, he stands from the couch, but his hands are quick to hide the marijuana and other, much heavier drugs, in the empty cushion.
Sean is a repeat offender who was released from jail too many times. It reached a point where he stopped fearing the consequences of his actions.
Maybe that is why he went to investigate the source of the nose fearlessly and shirtless.
"What motherfucker is there?!" He shouts, pulling a big knife. Guns are a luxury at this point; you can't easily get one illegally like before. Sean is just a small repeat offender, stealing paycheck to paycheck, spending it all on drugs and prostitutes. He can't afford a gun.
But his crimes got bolder… he targets women and does more than mug them, he steals more than money. The lack of the victims stepping forward to accuse him made he being released after a judge just looked at his file for 5 seconds.
Now he is out again… like always. He even considers himself lucky.
Maybe he has a superpower. He can get out scot-free from anything he does.
He walks to the arrow and mold hallway, and he tries to turn off the lights, but they flicker before short-circuiting.
"Son of a bitch!" He curses under his breath as the sparks rain down on his skin.
He stops only when he notices something on the corner of his eyes… there, at the end of the hallway, stands a figure. It's too dark for him to see clearly; Maybe in another situation, people would think that he's seeing it wrong, maybe it's a coat hanging on the handle of a door.
But home invasion is pretty common in this horrible neighborhood.
"Who the fuck are you, bitch!?" Sean shouts, raising his knife to the figure.
It's too dark… The figure looks small, like a kid… But that is before it stands up.
Unnaturally tall, with even more unnatural long limbs. It head almost touching the ceiling, and still too dark to see any defining feature.
Sean's fearless heart trembles a little; the knife in his hand follows the example.
The thin figure doesn't make any sudden movements, it just stays there, like a dark ghost, slightly hunched forward because it is too tall.
Sean gives some slow steps backward, like not to startle whatever this creature is. In this world, nothing is impossible. It can really be a ghost, or a demon… Whatever it is, it is dangerous.
He even slows down the gulping of his saliva to not start anything. Very slowly, his feet don't even leave the ground to not make a sound…
But it is useless…Suddenly…
CRACK
The creature folded itself backward, unnaturally, the back of its neck touching its heels.
"Iaaah!" Sean releases a guttural sound
Crackcrunchcrunch
It is like the creature is breaking itself, long arms moving around, the articulations bending in strange angles.
Buchi
To make matters worse, a geyser of darkness erupts from its waist. The darkness coalesces in multiple tendril-like arms with long fingers that touch the ground, ceiling, and walls…
It's like a newborn creature from hell looking for some leverage. At some point, the human shape of the creature is long gone; some eldritch monstrosity remains in place, with too many limbs. Like a hybrid of a spider with an octopus, a half-solid and half-liquid monster that came out from outer space.
Sean remembered what fear feels like…
The creature then stops, time stops with it, Sean's breath too… Then WhooshTacTacTacTac it dashes at Sean with unnatural speed, one second later, it is already obscuring his vision.
The criminal who thought himself lucky screamed like a little girl.
...…
Confusion once again hit Police Stations around the world.
"Ex-excuse me… I-I would like to turn myself in…" A ragged man arrives in front of the Police Station desk and says to the officer on duty.
The cop looks at him with strange eyes… That is not the first case today.
In truth, the Police Station is filled with people turning themselves in, ready to confess their crimes.
"Erm… Uhm, maybe you can leave your name and return tomorrow…" The officer says, unsure. He was not trained for this situation.
"NO!" The man almost shouts, visibly nervous "I need to be in jail today! Please…" His ugly crying face pleads with the officer before he looks around nervously, like he is afraid of being jumped.
"..."
He is not the first. Visibly nervous people appeared, pulling their hair, biting their nails…
At this point, they obviously know who is responsible for this…
When one shouted "DON'T LEAVE ME OUTSIDE WITH HIM!!!"
There's literally a line to go to jail now; many are waiting, curled on the ground in a fetal position.
The cells are once again full. The released people want to go back, even if they are free to go once again, they would not. Not without at least a trial.
They need at least to look like they are trying to walk in line, if not… If not… Well, that is between them, the world's greatest hero.
...
"You know?" Shego presses her breasts on Eidolon's side while the two are looking down the bustling streets of New York. "You are so hot when you act like that~" She breathes sultrily on his face.
The hero raised an amused eyebrow at her. "Really?" The orange sun of the dusk is absorbed by his dark mantle, but his white hair gains a certain glow at this time of the day.
"Yeah~" She almost moaned "All menacing, dark, scary..." She half growled, half purred in his ear "So fucking sexy… Do you know how many times I had to stop myself from jumping your bones while you were putting that trash in their place? Too many fucking times… When you showed those drug lords that you are their god, I almost dropped to my knees to worship your cock right there."
Eidolon is beyond amused at this point, and he can't deny that the dirt is affecting him. Shego knows what to say to draw a reaction from him.
A hand moves around her waist and pulls her closer.
"Is that so?" he asks in a deep husky voice.
"Uhum." She nods coyly "The offer still stands~" Her hand moves slowly, but without hesitation, to his crotch.
"Let's go back home… I saw what you posted on that fan account. Something about me blowing your back?" He says with an amused tone
"You saw?" Her lips curve upwards
"Of course, and I can't make you a liar, can I?" His grip on her waist grows stronger.
She laughed and fell into his arms, ready for a very good time.
But it seems the universe has other plans. Eidolon's head suddenly turns fast, and Swish he disappears from Shego's arms.
"..." The woman almost lost her balance, and after a second, she pouted and huffed. "It better be important." She crosses her arms, pats her foot on the ground, and blows some strands of her hair away from her face before following Eidolon.
Now, her senses are good enough to hear the tires of the car screeching on the asphalt below, and she can guess he stopped some horrific accident from happening. And it was obviously close because he was not able to ignore it.
...….
It was indeed important. Shego touches the ground just in time to see Eidolon comforting a little girl and her mother. The car nearby is intact, but the asphalt still has marks showing that it invaded the sidewalk.
A small flower cart is also, but some of the product is scattered on the ground, not that it has much when it is the end of the day.
Lady Jade watches the mother thanking Eidolon profusely while people around are pointing their phones at them, and the driver is also apologizing. The fact that Eidolon is not angry with him says that it was an honest mistake.
She is impatient to continue from where they stopped, and she is not the only one; Eidolon is already saying his goodbyes, waving at the people.
Then the little girl that was saved by him tugs at Eidolon's mantle.
"Hm?" He looks down to see her offering a flower she was clutching tightly since the beginning, probably bought before(or meanwhile) the accident. "Oh…"
His eyes are softer, and Eidolon takes a knee and accepts the flower happily. "Thank you very much. You know… that is the first time in my entire life that I was gifted flowers." He said with a chuckle "I was waiting to receive them for the first time in my memorial or something…" He jokes
But the jokes don't land well because the girl's face morphs into a sad one, and she starts crying.
"Eh?"
"Don't die!" She cries loudly and hugs his neck.
Lady Jade watches the rare moment where Eidolon becomes awkward with mixed feelings.
'Shit… I should have given him flowers once.' She was surpassed by a 6-year-old. And without even taking into consideration the fact that it is because of her that the good moment of the two was destroyed.
"There, there~ Don't worry, I will not die. I'm very strong. The strongest." Eidolon assures the little girl while patting her back. "What is your name?"
"Celine." She removes herself from him, her face red and her mouth still scrunched in a scowl, while she rubs her eyes.
"Thank you again, Celine… What is your favorite flower?" Eidolon asks gently
"Sniff Sunflowers…" She says, still wiping away tears.
Eidolon then extends his hand, and Sunflowers start sprouting and blooming beautifully from it. She gives the surprised girl a bouquet of sunflowers, and in a Hector fashion, a very big and exaggerated one.
The girl can only barely hug the whole thing. It covers her from the front.
It's cute and comical enough to make the people laugh in extreme fondness.
"I have to go now, Celine. Continue to be this nice girl you are." He pats her head "I will take care of this flower forever." He puts it away in the Sky Poison Pearl; its effects will keep the flower alive.
Shego follows immediately after Eidolon takes off, only when theta re high in the sky that he stops and looks down.
"Is for the ones like her I do this…" he points. "They deserve to be protected from the unfairness of this crazy world, and they deserve my best." They even see the kind little girls distributing the flowers he gave them to the people around.
"I see…" Shego comments, looking down too.
"So, before we go back, what do you say about we hunt some predators?" Eidolon's protector instinct kicked in after interacting with the little girl.
"Only if you let me castrate them with my fire." She answers while raising a fiery hand.
A blue-balled Shego is just as dangerous as an overprotective Eidolon.
...….
Hector's Residence
Now, at home, Hector is having the hardest time of the day. Something more volatile and dangerous than any villain he met today is happening, a crisis to his peaceful life.
Shego and Pamela are meeting officially for the first time.
"Did the air just get moldy?" Shego says while looking straight at Pamela, who has just arrived with Harley.
"I'm sorry, who are you?" Pamela acts condescendingly.
Around the room, Hector and the people close to him stay still to watch what is gonna happen. Even the pets stopped moving.
"Me? Your better." Shego replies with a scoff "Did you remove all the insects and worms from your body before entering the house?"
"My better? In what? Having hair like a nest of birds? I literally have leaves and flowers in mine, and yours looks more like it's housing a family of sparrows." Pamela talks back sassily
"You talk too much to someone so inflammable." Shego raises an eyebrow, together with a fiery hand
"Why don't you try, bitch?" Pamela doesn't back down
"I don't even need to do shit… That rabbit there will end your career."
They step forward, green breasts pressing against each other as they glare.
At this point, Hector needs to intervene. Shego will end up hurting Pamela, and this will greatly affect the dynamic between the two, maybe permanently. Maybe he really needs to enhance Pamela, to make things fair, create a "Cold War" in his harem.
"Girls… peace, please." He says from his chair. His tone was casual but firm, leaving no room for argument.
"I knew that I was not wrong about you, Mr. Harem Master?" Pamela turns to him "Will you put me in a room and lock me up?"
"If you are not happy, go do photosynthesis outside." Shego says "You are not even worth a pretty vase to stay inside."
"What? Got offended? Is it too much to ask for him to respect women a little ?" Pamela huffs and crosses her arms
Hector once again acts, but not like they expected.
"You know, Pamela? I think you are right?" He says to the shock of everyone
"I am?" Even Pamela is confused; she was just throwing some shade on his scummy behavior, expecting nothing from it. Deep down, she already accepted she can't change this guy.
"Yes, you opened my eyes." Hector nods seriously "I should get in contact with my empathetic feminine side…" he says, his voice getting filled with righteousness "I mean, you guys go through so much!" He continues with fervor.
"..." The ones who know him better are already catching the subtle, sarcastic undertones, already seeing where this is going.
"Eh… that is good, I guess." Even Pamela is being weirded out.
Hector's hand covers his mouth, his eyes trembling in horror "Oh, god… Now that I'm thinking about it, I realized how unfair it is!"
"..."
"You all give us life! Go through period, cramps, and society trying to bring you down!" He is almost crying
Hector leaves his chair and drops to his knees.
"Why universe? WHY?? Why do women have to go through so much??" He opens his arms to the ceiling, disheartened with the state of things
"..."
"Personal feminine hygiene products should be free! They go through this because of us!! To continue humanity!!" He shouts "Take from my money! Put on my taxes!"
"....."
"That's it!" He balls his fist. "I have a power that takes the pain of others… I will take the period cramps of all women!!"
"..."
He sniffed "I'm sorry for being born a man…" He says "So privileged… I don't deserve it…"
All the girls are looking at him with dead eyes.
"..." Cassandra looks disgusted.
"Master, never repeat those words again. Never." Isabella says extremely seriously
"I have never been so dry in my entire life." Harley declares
"That is the most painful thing I have watched in my entire life… And I saw my universe being destroyed." Helena says
"I want to really punch your face…" Pamela speaks
"You did that, fix it!" Shego accuses her
"What? How is this my fault?" Pamela protests, but eventually sighs "Okay, you made your point… Stop that."
"What? Isn't this what all girls want? A sensitive guy?" Hector asks with a mocking grin, hands in the air
"Panacotta, my coochie almost turned inside out and became a weenie with your display." Harley says in an extremely serious tone.
"Geez, you simply can't please women… They say one thing, but want another." Hector shakes his head with an exasperated smile and stands up to sit on his chair again. "Okay then… Go make daddy a sandwich!" He shoos them dismissively
"...."
Hector pressed his lips together to not laugh, looking forward and trying to keep a serious face. "What are you waiting for? Go!" He acts hard, like a husband from the 50's.
They slowly obey, for some reason…
"Is it wrong that I find this kinda hot?" Harley asks
"Me too, girl. Me too." Shego nods
"It's less pathetic." Even Panela needs to agree
To cement his point and stay in character, Hector even goes a far as using a power to remotely swat their backsides on their way out. They didn't complain, though.
Even Helena, who was also going to the kitchen, received one. The two are close like that.
That is why she just looked back and threatened him lightly "I'm gonna put a bolt through your urethra."
"I love you too, Helena." He waves her with a dismissive smile
"..." For some reason, Isabella was looking at Hector strangely
"What? Played too much?" Hector asks while Cathulhu jumped on his lap
"...nothing." Then she also moved to the kitchen in silence.
"..." 'Weird…' Hector thinks while stroking Cathulhu's fur.
"..." Cassandra, on the side, is also just chilling while playing with Rover.
"Ironically, you are the easiest to communicate Cassandra." Hector says to the silent girl.
She just raises her shoulders to shrug.
Eventually, the first to come out of the Kitchen was Helena, holding a plate with her food and two cups. She approaches Hector and passes one of the cups to him.
"Oh, you really did…" He says, surprised
"Drink it… I dare you." She stares at him intensely.
"..." Hector pauses, the two locked in a stare match. Hector even approaches the cup to his nose. "What? Did you put your fluids here?" He asks with a joking tone
"Maybe…" She answers with a grim smirk.
Hector then doesn't think twice…
GlubGlubGlub
… and downs the cup in one go.
"..." Helena looks at him, trying to keep a straight face, but her lips tremble upwards. "You are nasty." She shakes her head. She was obviously bluffing, but he could play along.
He chuckles… he disarmed her revenge this easily, the same way he stopped the girls from fighting. Being exaggeratedly shameless and goofy.
"A shameless man is invincible." He says to her.
...….
Hector P.O.V.
Space Station
Sitting on my usual chair while the screens in front of me show places of importance on Earth, I review my many projects and future plans.
The production of my own omnidroids is going well, with one of my bodies taking the lead. Eventually, the robotic space squids will infest the solar system, acting as scouts, guards, and even collectors.
I also pay attention to the places that I predict will have some "arc" in the future. Chun-Li reported some strange actions, Johan too… Even Psylocke is acting suspicious… I saw while I was spying on her,
The Hand can be moving, so K'un-Lun can be next… Dragons, huh? That can be cool.
As cool as dinosaurs… Should I push forward my exploration of the Savage Lands? What am I waiting for again? Some crisis? Someone gets lost there and I go to rescue them?
I can go there myself, maybe even invite the Fantastic Four and X-Men. I bet they would like it, and it can bring the two groups together.
I haven't forgotten that one of my missions here is to act as a bridge between those super-powered people to minimize hero-vs-hero fights in the future.
"Cortaba, give me the information that you got from the scout drones about the Savage lands." I say "I think I will start planning a scenic route."
"At once, Master."
Holo-screens appear in front of me. The Savage Lands are pretty big. I also found the vibranium there, maybe I should make it the last destination. There are some settlements that are obviously being run by villains, maybe I can make a side quest to investigate more thoroughly and maybe help.
"Maybe help… Sometimes they don't even know they need help." I comment loudly "This guy named 'Sauron' is suspicious. Sauron, really? More obvious than this only if he made a dark tower…"
While I was studying the Savage Lands, GLaDOS reached out to me with a robotic arm.
"Master…"
"What is GLaDOS?" I raise an eyebrow at her interrupting me.
"I have something to show you." She says in her familiar accent.
"...go on." I allow it.
"Look at those graphics…" She pulls a holographic screen with her robotic arm. "It is a fact that humans need a purpose in life. So that they could live happily in a satisfactory way. Purpose equals satisfaction." Her robotic arm moves to show the equation.
"..." I already know where this is going.
"Keeping them alive in suspended animation is denying them a chance of finding a purpose. It's the most cruel punishment." GLaDOS says
"..." I would argue that whatever she is thinking about subjecting them to would be much more cruel, but I just let her ramble.
"Now they are just smelly garbage standing around being useless. But you can change that, Master. They can be smelly garbage that is not useless."
I hide my amusement and say seriously "GLaDOS, I have some moral lines. Your idea of tests involves a lot of mental and psychological torture. Most of my research just needs their bodies, no need for them to be aware of what I'm doing with them."
"But the lack of awareness destroys their satisfaction." GLaDOS argues "They will know of their contributions, and that will be worse than being smelly garbage standing around being useless. They will think of themselves as smelly garbage standing around being useless. And they will be right. Because of you."
"... they are not even awake."
"You are a horrible person, Master." She points at me accusatorily, somehow able to still sound passive-aggressive even when she is being direct. "Denying them a purpose and satisfaction. I hope you are happy with your selfishness. Because apparently no one is allowed to be happy around here beyond you."
"..."
"Would you listen to me if I were curvier?" Her voice changed to the seductive version "I can give you satisfaction. Maybe it will teach you empathy." Her mental gymnastics are really impressive.
"...enough, GLaDOS. We are not unnecessarily cruel." I say
"Prosophobia. Do you know what this is? It's the fear of progress. You need to deal with this. It's affecting the people around you. Notice that I didn't say 'your loved ones'. That is because I presumed you don't have any due to your selfishness."
"..."
Fuck it. I will just gonna skip my duties and roll the Gacha now.
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