The Twilight Of The Gods

Azula glanced at Doviculus, glancing him over a moment, then smiled faintly and bowed back slightly as well. "Princess Azula of the Fire Nation. A pleasure to make your acquaintance, sir."

Doviculus supressed the ruge to tell Azula to call him 'master'. "If you do not mind my asking, princess," He cringed internally. Formally adressing humans did that to him. "What exactly are you capable of?"

"Well, I am the greatest Firebender to ever come from my nation, of course. My skills are unmatched by anyone, save perhaps the Avatar. ...at least until I finally capture him, that is." She smiled almost warmly. "Would you like a demonstration?"

Doviculus grinned. "Oh, most certainly."

"Go ahead," said Shang Tsung.

"Peter" starts talking to Harry again in the Osbornes' room. Harry still can't tell the slight change in Peter's voice. See, young one... their petty fights and scrabbles for scraps of power. Dogs fighting for maggot-riddled meat show more restraint. WEAKLINGS! They are contemptible, are they not?

Harry nods. Of course they are Pete but what does...

Peter interrupts. And yet, YOU are beneath their notice. These craven worms believe you unworthy of respect or acknowledgment. To them, YOU are less than a tool to be used and thrown away. Your father uses you without thanks, taking your obedience for granted. His master thinks nothing of you, and would happily KILL you if he thought it amusing or merely to prove a point.

Harry starts talking in the room. "Of course. Zod or my dad would kill me in a second. How could I not notice?"

Peter grins. Yessss... You must SHOW them their weakness, strip them of their powers, reveal their unworthiness with the bright glory of your radiance. For you shall be radiant, a shining gem in their filth.

You, so lowly, so inferior, will rise to become their equal, their better. They will be as gnats before you, to be swept aside when they become a nuisance. You will be a mighty titan, crushing them beneath your thumb should the whim take you. Power, at last, will be yours....

Follow me....

Harry starts babbling. "Yes, yes, what must I do to get this power?"

In Harry's mind he can see himself on a throne of iron with Maul forced in chains while every other Overlord is bowing to him. Percer is on Harry's left side while Azula is on the right wearing a very infamous outfit. Even the Nomads are fearful of Harry in his mind.

Azula took a couple of steps back, grinning, raising her hands, then sweeping them in front of her, swirling them about in front of her. A flat disc of blue flames formed in front of her, which she eventually moved to the control of one hand, lightly twirling it about on two fingers, while with her other hand, she began to generate small sparks of electricity, just enough to cause small arcs of lightning from the ends of her fingers.

The demon clapped. "Cery impressive. Now, let me show you what I can do." Doviculus' chest opened as the Hydra unfolded into his hands. He dropped to his knees and played the infernal intrument, channeling the power of metal. The ground bubbled with gore and the sound of clanging metal and ratcheting gears sounded as a quartet of demonic bikers appeared. "Impressive, no? And there is much, much more than that."

edited 3rd Jul '11 1:13:49 PM by Bindlestick

"The power of metal, huh?" said Shang Tsung. "Do you have a particular style you favor?"

Azula leaned forward, seeming more curious than anything. "It doesn't hurt when you open up your own chest like that? And you can store away things such as this...musical instrument?"

"Interesting... Tell me, can I test my blood out on your minions? I want to see if I could create an army of the dead..." Daido said.

"Oh, it hurts. Very much so." Doviculus put the guitar away and closed his chest. "I can store objects in there, yes. But I have to be careful. my heart is in there." A beat. "Well, it isn't my heart, but putting too many objects in there would kill me just the same."

"If it's not your heart," said Shang Tsung, "shouldn't you be dead in the first place?"

"Not everything needs a heart to exist."

"So, tell me, Doviculus," said Shang Tsung, "what types of metal do you favor?"

Azula nodded slightly, apparently still curious, walking around Doviculus to look him over. "You look very powerful." She stopped in front of him, smiling again. "I do like that. You look like you would make a powerful ally."

"You would, indeed," said Shang Tsung, "Of course, Azula, you would make a powerful one as well."

Doviculus ignored Shang Tsung's question. It was rather obvious what type of metal he favored, judging by his appearence. "As are you princess." Atractive, too.. "I would be honored to have you as an ally." Or a pawn.

Azula grinned. "Good. You should seek out General Zod and speak with him. He is leader of the most powerful alliance here, and it would be an honor for you to join us."

No doubt, this girl's beautiful, thought Shang Tsung, but only 14! I'm not so sure I should pursue her. Especially when one throws in the problem of her general...

"A general, you say? Interesting. Well, hopefully I shall see you soon. Good day." Doviculus turned and walked away, grimacing when he was sure that neither of them could see his expression. A useful and attractive pawn but a human nonetheless.

Azula nodded slightly...then went right back to trying to pull her hair up, grumbling slightly.

Suddenly a little Harry Osborne runs up in his mind interrupting the fantasy. Doesn't this seem a bit odd to you? A voice comes in your head saying he'll give you power? Didn't Dad have the same thing before he became the Goblin?

The real Harry grins. Which one? The one haunting him or the outside monster?

The kid sighs. Both! And anyways assuming this is real you don't think there's a price?

The real Harry's eyes open wide. What do you mean?

The little one chuckles. Have you forgot Faust and all those books?! Deals with figures like this always have a price!

The real Harry sighs. Well let's find out this price then.

-Zod reminisced on the brawl involving Fate and his lackeys, which he remembered with perfect clarity-

edited 3rd Jul '11 2:09:40 PM by Vox