《MARVEL FANFIC: UMBRA》 CHAPTER 001 "BANG BANG BANG BANG* *BANG BANG* "OPEN THE DAMNED DOOR!* 1am in an apartment in down town New York, a man woke up with the banging of the door. "Wait up! Jeez! Can''t a man have a nice sleep in this house it is 1am in the morning for Zeus sake!" The man shouted as he approached the door and opened it A bloodied man that is clearly impatient looked at the newly awoken man. But upon further inspection, it is very noticable that the two men are exactly mirror of each other. "Oh shut it Umbra. You are not the one that is getting called by the SHIELD to fight the cultist releasing Monsters of Old." The bloodied man said as he walked inside the room and headed straight to the bathroom "Gahaha! Phew. It is your fault for signing yourself with those guys. Why in the world would the all mighty Hercules get caught by a bunch of Agents in his first day here on the Mortal Realm." Umbra laughed as he remember the predicament of Hercules "What''s the opponent this time by the way, it is getting boring here in new york." Umbra said as he opened the fridge and took an apple "It is a bunch of cultist calling themselves Exemplars. According to the information extracted from the captured members, there are these Eight powerful individual that are giving them these information." Hercules shouted from the bath "I probably know what the deal is with that Exenplar Cult, and I am telling you it would be quite the task even for you Hercules. There are only a few evil groups with 8 members and if you they are who I think they are, you would have wuite a bad time even for your strength. If you ever meet them, tell them that Umbra says hi. By the way what was the response of Nick?" Umbra asked as he opened up his phone to see his emails "Well, he can''t be bother by it. He currently have his hands full due to the fact that Tony Stark is missing. He is busy searching for the man since he promised Howard to protect him." Hercules said as he get some food from the fridge "Are you not bothered that Tony is missing? I mean, if I remember correctly, you are one of his few friends." Umbra inquired as he opened a site called New Olympus "Nahh, I believe that Mortal. I know he will return. He is a Mortal gifted with such a brilliant mind. There is no way that he would lose just like that. If Tony isn''t back here by this month, I will personally go to Afghanistan to search for him. So how''s it going with the New Olympus by the way." Hercules said as hee sat down to watch TV "Well, Namor has been doing fine. He is doing great as the New Head Priest of the Olympus. Neptune was particularly happy that I gave Namor the position." Umbra said as he continued on scrolling through the news "You know, some call our religion an cult posing as a religion." Hercules said with a hint of annoyance. "They also say that a religion shouldn''t be owning companies. They kept saying that if Olympus is truly a religion, they should give all their wealth to the poor." He followed upIf you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. "Let them run their mouths. That is a propaganda of the USA. They are still butthurt about the fact that I moved the Microsoft and Google up there in Canada." Umbra scoffed as he is also a little annoyed by the rumors that are floating in the news aswell "Why are you even here in New York? I mean Canada is basically the new Rome. Why not just stay there?" Hercules asked as he is wondering why Umbra would be roaming around the world. "Look here, I established the place you call New Rome and I didn''t exactly built that in a day. Do you know how hard it is to built a religion that vanished for a hundred years." Umbra complained in which Hercules can nod in understanding since he know the full story in the creation of New Olympus "The point is I know everything about that place and it bores me. I held the position of head priest for a who knows how long and I grew tired of it. I am tired with the quests and since I already finished it, I am now enjoying things in my own pace." Umbra continued before walking to the sofa and watch the news "Yesterday a famous stuntman Johny Blazed was reported missing. The management that handles the supposedly missing star believes that the stuntman was kidnapped." A news article stated which caught the attention of Umbra. "Another news is that just this night, numerous roads across the Texas has been destroyed mysteriously with accounts of men and women seeing a blazing skull figure riding a flaming bike at highspeeds. Bystander suggest that it may be related to a local myth of the state. However the authorities still have no idea who or what caused this bizarre incident which caused hundreds of thousands in monetary damage." The another news article popped up which further made Umbra happy "Hey Hercules! Thanks for letting me crash into your place for this past week. I am leaving for some adventure, so goodluck performing secret missions for the SHIELD. Oh and by the way, never put too much trust to the SHIELD." Umbra said with a smile before leaving the weary Hercules wondering what Umbra''s message was supposed to mean. . .. ... .. . "Hey Sylvie, can you search in the internet where a man named [Barton Blaze]. He was a stunt driver bwfore he died if memory serves me right." Umbra said as he starts eating his chocolate cake while drinking a Chocolate smoothie *Sure thing Umbra. By the way, thank you for eating chocolate today! Having a taste of chocolate every once in a while really makes me jolly.* a voice answered in the mind of Umbra. Sylvie is not an AI. She is much better than a mere amalgamation of numbers. Sylvie is a Techno-Symbiote! She is currently the only symbiote here on Earth. She arrived in the 7th Century and was bonded to Umbra since then. "Well, I have to indulge you sometimes. I mean you helped me so many times already." Umbra replied to the sweet voice of Sylvie whom was his companion for the Past Millenia or so. Umbra is a clone of Hercules. That is what Zeus expected when he allowed him to live. However he was mistaken. Umbra is much more than a clone of Hercules. He is Hero of Olympus and he was never following the footsteps of Hercules since the first day he arrived in this universe. *Oh. I found it already. He is buried at Cemetery at Texas. Why are you searching for this dead man by the way?* Sylvie reported which prompted for Umbra to quicken his eating. "Hehehe, you do know that I have certain visions right?" Umbra stated with amusement *MmmHmm! That''s right! How else can you explain you making decisions throughtout the years. Your investment are way too successful. You bought stocks from Apple, Amazon, Google, Oscorp, Stark Industries and Microsoft which all turned out to be massively succesful.* Sylvie outbursted which amused Umbra further "Well, there is more to these visions than investing. It allowed me to know many things that you wouldn''t expect." Umbra said mysteriously as he finished every food he ordered and rode his Black Van "Sylvie, can you pretty please drive for me as I eat our breakfast. I want to arrive to that grave before the sun rises up." Umbra said before moving to the back of the Ford Mustang and opening a briefcase which surprisingly leads magically to a huge space. CHAPTER 002 *Hey Umbra. We have arrived in the cemetery.* A beautiful voice said to the man that is currently hammering a knife "Hapheastus Damn! Forging is really hard! I knew I should''ve trained when I was younger. It is almost 5 in the morning huh. Why in the world is there a traffic here in Texas this early in the morning?!" The man said in annoyance as he saw his failure of a knife *Well, the rest of the world isn''t as developed as New Olympus when it comes to traffic regulations. You do realize that there is a report about roads getting destroyed mysteriously right? And why are you even trying to forge when you literally have a Matter Altering Ring?* Sylvie pointed out which calmed Umbra a little bit "Well you have a point there. So Sylvie, get ready to engage into battle mode anytime soon. As for Forging, I have to have some hobbies to spend my time." Umbra said as he toss his failed knife to his Failure Pile before leaving the Van Our Hero is currently in a search for a person. You see, Umbra is what they call a summoned spirit from a different Earth. Conveniently, he was very interested in Marvel and anything fiction. *Where could that caretaker possibly be? If I remember right, Johny Blaze would visit his Father''s grave after he first turned to the Ghost Rider which was earlier tonight. That is if this situation is really similar to the first Ghost Rider movie that starred Nicholas Cage.* Umbra thought while he started searching for a random motorcycle deep in the cemetery or an man passed out while an old man overlooks the said passes out man. "So how''s your research on creating the Miracle Potion going Sylvie?" The Hero of Olympus asked as he was busy searching *Well, it''s not doing great. The Super Soldier Serum isn''t exactly able to empower a human without the Vita Rays. As we both know, Howard Stark is a very secretive guy and he took the knowledge regarding Vita Rays down to his grave. I have been trying to figure out what we can use as a substitute for the Vita Ray.* Sylvie answered with a hint of frustration "Well, I know something that can empower a human to Steve Roger''s Level. However, it is quite the challenger to get since I have a deal with a God there." Umbra said as he remember the Heart Shaped Herb of Wakanda *Really...hmmm you only have deals with a few Gods..Wait! Is it in Wakanda? Oh no. Bast isn''t exactly one of the kindest God out there.* Sylvie said with disappointment *When was the end of your deal with bast anyway?* The Techno-Symbiote asked with a hopeful voice "Well, I don''t really know when the deal is off exactly. What I do know that it is over any year after 2000 since our deal was that Wakanda wouldn''t mess with the Mortal Realm for 700 years." Umbra recalled which disappointed Sylvie a little since she couldn''t progress her research. "Well, there is no use in crying over spilt milk. Do you think that Gamma Rays can replicate the effect of Vita Rays?" The Hero suggested to his symbiote. The Miracle Potion is a task that Umbra gave to Sylvie for fun. It was in World War II when Sylvie asked for something to do since she want something to do in hee free time. Umbra already realized that he was inside a Marvel Universe. Long story short, he realized that there may be a purple titan out in the universe that is commited enough to actually wipe out half of all the life on the universe. And that there may be a literal Dimension devouring planets. Then there is also a huge entity that also eat planets for breakfast and may or may not head to Earth that is sending a Silver Dude Surfing through space. Then there are several powerful individuals sealed somewhere in Earth waiting to be released to wreak havoc.Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. So Umbra decided that he need an army to fight these threats. Which is where the Miracle Potion comes into play. He aims to make an army of really strong individuals that can atleast fight off the looming threats against humanity. "What about the Olympian Serum? Hows that going?" Umbra asked to change topics *There has been some minor breakthroughs in regards to the Athena Serum. The Poseidon Serum is actually scrapped due to the fact the there is already a perfect specimens of it which is the Atlanteans.* Sylvie said with a brighter tone "That''s great! Having the Athena Serum would do wonders when it comes to Scientific Breakthroughs." Umbra praised as it was one step more to a safer future. As he was praising Sylvie, he then saw what he was looking for "Oho! What do we have here. Hello old man Carter, nice to meet you. The name is Umbra and I have some things to talk to you. But first, we need to take this young man to a nicer bed." Umbra said with an umbeat attitude as he slapped the face of the unconacious man "Who in the Hell are you young man?! Where did you hear that name?!" The old man angrily said as he held the Hero of Olympus by his collars "Now, now old man. Calm your cowboy ass down. Don''t tell me the Devil didn''t warn you about me?" Umbra said coldly as he doesn''t take rudeness lightly "Let me talk to you seriously later. Plus, I don''t have anything against Spirits of Vengeance. We need to patch this guy up first and have him in his merry way." Umbra said as he realized that Johny Blaze is slightly wounded "Rise and shine bone head. You look kind of banged up. Must''ve been a wild night for you." The old man named Carter Slade said as he woke up the passed out man. Which surprisingly worked because the man clearly woke up, albeit in a dazed state. "Well hello there Mr. Blaze, don''t worry that caretake right there would take care of you. No need to worry." Umbra said as he walked away from the two men towards his black Mustang. Umbra casuallywalks towards his Mustang and opened the back of it and took the briefcase. This briefcase is not your average briefcase. It is a magical item that has been made by the Great Magician Merlin. It is a briefcase which contained a 100 sq km of land. Umbra was able to request this piece of equipment because of a favor that Merlin owed to the Hero. It was an idea he stole from the fiction back on Earth which feature a Magic Zookeeper that takes care of Magical Animals. [AVALON] (Absorb) Umbra Chanted as he opened his briefcase which is called [AVALON] towards the Mustang. A portal appeared on the empty space inside the Avalon and started to absorbed the car into it making the Mustang look as if it was getting spaghettified. With the car gone, the Hero of Olympus began humming as walked to the house where Carter Slade lives in. . .. ... .. . "Let''s get down to business. How dangerous exactly is Black Heart?" Umbra asked as he took a seat in Carter''s Dining room "Black Heart? Haven''t heard that cursed named for years. Why exactly do you want to know about that devil?" Carter asked as he looked at young man in the eyes "Let''s just say, I am a Hero. The Hero of Olympus exactly. I am sure that Mephisto warned you about me if you truly are one of his bounty hunter." Umbra said confidently as he ordered Sylvie to change into Battle Mode "So you really do exist! I never thought I would meet the bane of Mephisto in my lifetime." Carter shouted with surprise as he saw the transformation of Umbra "Be honest with me Carter. How long can you still live?" Umbra change topics as he remembered something from the movies "I...I don''t really know. What I know is that I am dying. If that man sleeping over there is really the next Ghost Rider and Black Heart is chasing him, it only means that Black Heart was after the Contract of San Venganza." Carter said as he looked at the sky through the window "I see... So let''s get back to Black Heart. How strong is that man?" Umbra asked as he saw that Johny Blaze is way too hurt than in the movies "The Hidden are literal Fallen Angels. They are Immortals that are cursed to roam these lands never to return to heaven. All I know that Black Heart founded Five of them to fight for his cause. The Five Fallen Angels wielded Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and Lightning. Each being experts in manipulating their specific Elements." Carter explained as he filled numerous cups of water "I see, I can see why Johny is so banged up even though he was in his Ghost Rider Mode. Hey Carter, are you bonded with Zarathos?" The Hero of Olympus asked as he walked to the uncoscious Ghost Rider and saw the various impalements that he suffered "You even knew about Zarathos? I am bonded with a corrupted Spirit of Vengeance named Baraqiel." Carter said which confused the hell out of the Roman Hero "Whoa! That blows my mind! So you are telling me that not all Ghost Riders are Zarathos?" Umbra outbursted as one of his knowledge about Ghost Riders in particular was proven false "Hey Carter. You''ve done a deal with the Devil. How does having a deal with a god sounds to you?" Umbra asked with a smile CHAPTER 003 "Hey Carter. You''ve done a deal with the Devil. How does having a deal with a god sounds to you?" Umbra asked with a smile "What does a god like you want with a deadman like me? And what can you even offer to me" The old Ghost Rider asked as he looked at the Hero of Olympus curiously. "Whoa there Carter, I ain''t no god. I am a Demi-God and what I can offer to you is revenge against Mephisto." The Hero of Olympus said as he looked at the dying Ghost Rider in the eyes "How exactly would you do that? That guy is literally in Hell right now." The Ghost Rider asked with curiousity as he find the offer of the Demi-God to be interesting "The deal is that I will be the one who would take your soul. I will send your currently damned soul to Olympus just like how warriors in Norse Mythology go to Valhalla." The Hero said while he start to write a contract. "What part of your offer exactly entails taking revenge to Mephisto?" Carter asked as he pulled a bottle of Whisky "That''s where I fulfill the other end of the deal. Your payment for this deal would be your Spirit of Vengeance. I want you to transfer your Ghost Riders power to me before you die." Umra stated while taking the offered cup of Whisky "I will then use that power to mess the plans of Mephisto. You and I know that a part of Mephisto roams this lands. So I am going to be sending that part of His to Hell, well more specifically to Hades. And boy would that part of Mephisto suffer under the hands of Pluto. I am sure that Pluto would love to have his hands on one of his rival Hell Lord even if it is just a fraction of Mephisto." Umbra followed up as he took a sip and finished the contract. The old Ghost Hunter took the contract and looked at it before folding it like a parchment. "Let me think about it. Making Deals with my soul as payment isn''t exactly something that a human should make hasty decisions with....I learned that the hard way." The dying Ghost Rider said as he downed his whisky while looking to a certain direction "That''s fine by me, by the way how about we going to help this guy?" Umbra asked as he finished his cup and walked to the slumbering Johny Blaze . .. ... .. . Carter and Umbra provided a decent first aid to the new Ghost Rider which clearly showed that both men were experienced in regards to a quick patching up. As they finished extracting pieces of stones that were impaled lightly and applying stitches to the open wound. Umbra left the house of the Old Ghost Rider since he clearly needs some very specific paraphernalia if the Hero of Olympus is going to help Johny Blaze in his adventure "Hey Sylvie, locate all the nearest Churches in Texas? After locating them, provide me a map to go there" The Hero of Olympus asked his Symbiote as he drove a black Yamaha R6. *What would you exactly need in a Church?* The symbiote that is currently morphed in a motor racing suit and helmet asked as she provided a visual map in the Visor of the helmet which is similar to what Umbra specified as "Iron Man like" or whatever that means.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it "Hehe, I am going to be trading today. Just trust in me with this one. I know that my beloved Noir can damage Demons but there is nothing wrong with having more weapons that are for Demon or Fallen Angel enemies." Umbra laughed as he thought of a way to have weapons capable of harming demons easily So for a whole day, the Hero of Olympus begun raiding churches and taking chalices from all the Churches that he can reach. Nobody noticed any anomalies with their chalices the following days since our Hero is responsible enough to provide a perfect copy of each Chalice that he took. The reason why Umbra took the effort to ride around the city to gather Chalices is to get Silver. But not just any silver, he put that much effort since what he need a [Blessed Silver]. Umbra have a literal tons of silver in [AVALON] that he could use to forge demon harming weapons however the Chalices are extra special. The Chalices that he gathered on the other hand would provise extra punches than the regular silver that he have stored in [AVALON] due to one thing. All these Chalices has been used at least once in a Mass. Meaning that these chalices have been blessed multiple times already. That blessings provide extra power to these Chalices which he can then use to slay some Fallen Angels and Demons. The Blessing is already ingrained to the metals of the Chalice so whatever reformation that Umbra would do to it would retain its blessing. So for example, if Umbra made a metal bat out of multiple chalices, he could beat evil entities into pulp using it or at least harm them. "It looks like our Ghost Rider is getting busy tonight. Why don''t we have a look at it Sylvie, so we can test these new weapons out." The Hero of Olympus said with a hint of excitement as sensed Demon Magic He jumped back to his Yamaha R6 and rode off to the area where he sensed Evil. You see, this is not the first time that Umbra have to deal with demonic emtities. He already repelled a full blow Demon Invasion which made him familiar to Demonic Energies. "Oh Wow. That Ghost Rider is really a menace to public property. Look how many windows he burned with his motorcycle. Looks cool though, not gonna lie." The Hero of Olympus Commented as he saw the Ghost Rider riding up a building. The Symbiote couldn''t help but chuckle a little with his comment since she know that Umbra also does similar things to public properties during his fights. "Nick Fury, ain''t gonna be happy about that Johny boy. For sure the congress would be knocking on his doors again asking for questions as to why SHIELD isn''t in here." The Hero mused as he started to head to where the Ghost Rider is fighting at. As Umbra is speeding through the road, he saw the Ghost Rider getting flung so hard that he went through several buildings. *Daaammmn, this is really getting out of hand. The movies didn''t do justice to the Wind Fallen Angel. What was his name again, Aby...Aha! Abigor. I guess reality is way worse than movies. I mean that guy died with Johny circling his chains like a Gymnast twirling a ribbon.* Umbra thought as he looked up in the battle of Ghost Rider and Abigor "Sylvie! It''s time for us to dance." The Hero of Olympus said as he stopped his bike and pulled out his trusted weapon [Noir]. "Oh yeah, we can''t forget about this." Umbra said as he remembered to get a bottle of liquid from [AVALON] and started pouring some of its contents in the tip of his weapon. "Please put this somewhere inside the armor Sylvie. We already fought someone like this before and it proved to be a pain in our ass." The Hero of Olympus requested which resulted to the bottle getting absorbed into the armor that is Sylvie. As the usual Battle Protocols of Sylvie and Umbra, Sylvie absorbed the [AVALON] and placed it in the back of Umbra. The Hero the kneeled down before firing up his leg muscles and dashing at superhuman speed leaving a crater. He ran a straight line headed to a crater that was formed by the Ghost Rider getting thrown from a high rise building. While on highspeeds, Umbra already noticed the approaching Abigor. The Hero would then suddenly come to a full stop and gathered all the momentum gained from his sudden change of speed and redirecting it to his arms and throwing his weapon [Noir], which is actually a badass Halberd to the flying Abigor. The heavy Halberd cut through the air like a bullet aimed at the chest of the Wind Fallen Angel. CHAPTER 004 The heavy Halberd cut through the air like bullet aimed at the chest of the Wind Fallen. However the desired result of the Hero of Olympus was not met. The Wind Fallen Angel managed to redirect the sudden attack just in time and avoided a direct hit to the chest showing that the former Angel was truly battle hardened. As experienced as the former Angel was, his instincts were no longer as sharp as before when he fought in Heaven in the Army of Lucifer. Abigor took a hit on his left shoulder and as expected by the Hero, it inflicted damage even though Abigor was in his Wind form. "WHO DARES!" Abigor shouted as he looked at the direction where the Halberd came from "I DARE! YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?" The Hero shouted to let the Fallen Angel hear his answer. Umbra would then continue his dash and arrive infront of the Ghost Rider. "Oh hey there, long time no see Zarathos." He said casually "YOOUUU!!! ANNOYING OLYMPIAN! THIS IS MY BATTLE!" The Ghost Rider...no. Zarathos said with an annoyed tone as he looked up to the floating Abigor. "Where are your chains man? Are you seriously getting rusty through all these years? No...It was Johny isn''t it. You two still don''t have a deal and are still batling for control huh." Umbra muttered as he noticed that the Ghost Rider doesn''t have his iconic chains "DON''T GET IN MY WAY!" Zarathos shouted with anger as he launched himself to Umbra and sent a punch. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Wrong move Zarathos. As you are right now, you are way too weak." Umbra said as he casually catched the skeleton fist of the Ghost Rider. "And you, you are also coming with me." The Hero followed up as he pointed up to Abigor. "Wha----" the Fallen Angel tried to retort only to get dragged by a hook of the halberd that was thrown to him earlier which came back magically. The former angel tried to escape but he was unable to breal free for some reason. While holding the Ghost Rider, Umbra jumped using his superhuman strength heading to the desert outside the city. He was also commanding his halberd, [Noir], to follow his position as it was hooked to a confused Abigor. "You two are causing way too much damage to the city and is a danger to humans. You might even hurt one of the followers of Olympus Faith which is another big mistake on your part. Knock yourselves out here in the desert, battle to your hearts content." The annoyed Umbra said as he dropped off the two beings in the middle of a desert. "Sylvie, release [AVALON] I need a quick transportation." The Hero said as a suit case sailed through his armor until it reached his hands He would then take out his numerous blades forged from the Chalices that he gathered earlier this day and a ring.Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. This Ring is something special that he gained back in the 7th or 8th Century. It was a ring that he named [FORGE] and it allows the user to alter matter according to the users will. However it is no Philosopher Stone which can turn lead into gold. What it does is to allow the user to shape a material that he want to his desired result. Which is why even though Umbra sucks at real forging, He can easily create a bunch of blades from the Chalices in just a a couple of seconds. So he took out his blades and layed it on the ground on top of each other. He would then use the [FORGE] to melt all the silver and reform it to create a long chain. After forming the Chains, he splashed it with the remaining liquid that he poured to [Noir] earlier. "Hey Zarathos! Take this! You might need that in your battle. I would need to go back to the city to do some fixing and saving so goodluck with your battle. And be careful with that, I splashed that with Holy Water." Umbra said with a sigh since he can''t watch the Ghost Rider''s epic fight. The Hero of Olympus would then summon his Yamaha R6 and rode back to the city. You might wonder why he doesn''t just jump back? Well, if Umbra jumped back to the city, he might cause additional damage and harm since he can''t exactly control the aftershocks of his landing. So he could just use his Motorcycle to ride back to the city which is just a matter of seconds since his Motorcycle clocks at 200mph due to the fact that he modified it. Sirens blared throughout the city as police, ambulances, and firefighter are flying through the streets trying to aid the hurt masses and cordoning the destroyed areas. "*sigh* This is what movies barely show. The sad result of super powered individuals fighting is that civilian get caught up in the crossfire." The Hero sighed as he witness the scared face of the civilians. "Sylvie, change form to Assassin Mode. There is no need for these civilians to know my Legendary Form." The Hero said to his Armor Symbiote which changed to a black cloak that covers Umbra''s whole body along with a hood that hides his face. Umbra would then run around the city fixing every road that has been damage by the flaming wheels of Ghost Rider. As powerdul as Umbra is, he didn''t fix everything since he don''t want too much suspicion from the civilians. If he fixed everything in one go, the public may go crazy trying to find the answer how it happened. After doing some road fixings, he would then gather the groaning civilian that are asking for help and drop them off to the nearest ambulance or if possible to the hospital. As Umbra was droped off the last wounded in the hospital, he was swarmed by numerous reporters and the flashes of camera. The Hero of Olympus decided to humor the reporter to actually spread misinformation. This would be considered a favor to the SHIELD since he was practically covering the situation up for them. "Shut the Hell up! What do you need?" Umbra said as he was slightly annoyed by the reporters asking questions at the same time "Hello Sir! I am Mary Ham from Texas Live Report. My question is that who are you and how are you related to the incident happening in our city." The reporter asked first "I am an Agent of Seireitei. The incident you all saw is the fruit of a team of researchers using their research for their own. Seireitei Technologies has been developing new technologies and unfortunately a group of researches went rogue and took the prototypes with them. You can classify the two of them as terrorists." The Hero spouted a fictional company and story without any stutter as if it was really the truth. The reporters then begun asking question before Umbra pointed to an plain looking reporter. "Hi! I''m Poppy Gloria from PEW NEWS. Our question is what are you going to do with the material damages and the hospital bills of the civilians that were caught up with crossfire of the two terrorist that you spoke off." The reporter asked the ''Agent of Seireitei'' "Well our management take no responsibility regarding this incident. Our company have no connections with the group of terrorist the moment that they broke their contracts and leave the company." The ''Agent of Seireitei said before vanishing to the streets speeding with his Yamaha R6 CHAPTER 005 In the desert just outside a certain city on texas, a battle of superhuman proportions is currently happening. There are two opposing sides, on the right was a Spirit of Vengeance while on the left is a Fallen Angel. Both were combatants that were made by God. Both sides fallen out of the graces of God. However if there is one thing that they retained were their powers. Only those that have the power of God can defeat another being that has been blessed by God. So the two sides are currently capable of inflicting each other with fatal damage. The Ghost Rider pulled out his chains that has been given to him by an old acquaintace. The Spirit of Vengeance laced the chains with Hellfire and began using it like a whip. However the Fallen Angel iis currently at the upper hand. Not only can he fly, he was also capable of sending mini tornadoes like javelins. Abigor was smart enough to maintain his distance against the Hell Fire of the Ghost Rider since he recognized that the Ghost Rider may ignite his attacks if he produced a gigantic tornado. So he kept his distance and sent a barrage of javelins which the Ghost Rider would evade or parry. With each passing minute, it is clear that the Ghost Rider grow frustrated. The once calculated movements grow erratic as his frustration grow, leaving various openings. Abigor took advantage of these openingslanding a couple of hits sending the Ghost Rider sliding through dirt. "COME DOWN HERE YOU COWARD!" The Rider shouted as unfurled his chains and started waving it manically hitting rocks "GAHAHA! Is that all the Devil''s Bounty Hunter can do? How disappointing." Abigor mocked as he looked down the current incarnation of Ghost Rider "I met a Rider back then, and you are not even a fraction of his strength." The Fallen Angel continued as he pointed his enemy "GRAAAHHHH!!" The enraged Ghost Rider shouted as the hellfire that has been surrounding him flared with intesity due to the rage that he was feeling. The Spirit of Vengeance turned his rage into power before leaping higher than he ever did to the air like an arrow straight to the unprepared Abigor. He choked the Fallen Angel and dragged him as he fall to the ground. Slaming his opponent to the ground as he breathe Hell Fire directly to the surprised Abigor. "AAAARRGGHHHHHH!! GET OFF ME YOU FILTHY DOG!" The Fallen Angel shrieked with pain as he felt his face burn. He would then form a hammer from the raging winds before slamming it to the Ghost Rider sending his opponent a couple of meters. However the Ghost Rider was prepared for such counter attack so he intelligently wrapped his chains at the torso of Abigor. He was able to wrapped the chains unnoticed since Abigor was distracted by the breathe of Hell Fire. So while midair, the Ghost Rider yanked his chain hard which resulted with the hurt Abigor to follow him to wherever he land. With the sudden turn of events, Abigor was caught again by the Rider and recieved a barrage of Punches from the Spirit of Vengeance.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. The Ghost Rider continued pummeling the Fallen Angel before getting sent to the air by a strong breathe from Abigor. Abigor was already aware that a chain was wrapped on him and he took advantage of this connection with the Spirit of Vengeance. Abigor would then release his rage to the Ghost Rider through repeated yanking of the chains that sent the Rider towards him before sending a Tornado Spear that sends the Ghost Rider back to the air. It would go on for multiple minutes before the Ghost Rider finally realized how he can counter attack. He strengthened his grip to his Chains then empowered it with Hell Fire. Abigor''s fun was cut short by the sudden turn of event and he was now suffering from Hell Fire. He tried removing himself from his current predicament by turning into intangible wind but that decision turned out to be a big mistake. Abigor''s intangible body began to get caught in fire which inflicted greater damage than before. His struggle would somehow become worth it since he would be able to pass through the chains and distance himself from the Spirit of Vengeance. "YOU INSOLENT DOG OF MEPHISTO! YOUR TIME IS ALREADY OVER! GAHAHA! BLACK HEART WOULD DEFINITELY GET THAT CONTRACT AND UNLEASH HELL ON THIS ACCURSED PLANET!" Abigor shouted with rage as he began compressing air froming a gigantic spear Abigor hurled his newly formed spear to the unsuspecting Ghost Rider that was currently climbing himself out of the crater. The soear pierced the Ghost Rider and it immediately expanded in size unleashing a full blown tornado. "Gahahaha! DIE YOU BASTARD! MAY YOUR SOUL BURN DOWN IN HELL!" Abigor laughed as he see the Spirit of Vengeance burst into Hell Fire and vanished in the face of the Earth. However his body started to lose strength due to huge energy requirement of the attack and the damage he earned from the Rider. But he still laughed as he thought that he finally defeated his opponent . .. ... .... ..... .... .. . "VROOM!" a reving sound of a motor engine faintly blared under the loud noise produced by the howling winds. . .. ... .. . "VROOM! VROOOOM!" The reving started to get louder as the Tornado vanished. . .. ... .. VROOM! VROOOM! VROOOOM!"'' The loud noise of the Motorcycle finally blared through the silent desert which stopped the manic laugh of Abigor. "IT!...IT CAN''T BE!!...I ALREADY KILLED YOU!!" Abigor shouted with disbelief as he turned around to see the thing that was producing that loud sound. "GAHAHAHAHAH!! YOU FOOL! YOU THINK THAT A MEASELY RUNNING DOG OF BLACK HEART CAN KILL ME!" The Ghost Rider cackled with laughter as he continued to rev his iconic motorcycle. "YEE HAW! SON OF A BITCH! LET''S RIDE!" The Spirit of Vengeance laughed as he made the chains to act like a lasso used by cowboys and captured the shocked Abigor. He would then proceed to drag the Fallen Angel at his blazing tracks inflicting burns to his opponent. While riding around the desert, the Ghost Rider realized that ir was about to Day-Break. "Let''s finish this. You are guilty!" Ghost Rider said as he halted his motorcycle and walked to the exhausted Abigor. He would then grab the Fallen Angel by the hair and raised his opponents face to look at him directly. "Your Soul has been stained by the blood of the innocent. So now. Feel their pain!" The Spirit of Vengeance declared his judgement as he looked Abigor in the eyes. "*Phew*! Stupid fool! It seems like you are really just bones without a brain. Your [Penance Stare] mean nothing to me! You cannot burn my soul since I have none to begin with." Abigor said as he spit at the face of the Ghost Rider "Okay then! Change of plans. Burn in Hell then." The Spirit of Vengeance muttered as he breathe fire to Abigor which could no longer Resist. "AGHHHH!! MARK MY WORDS RIDER! I WILL BE BACK FOR YOU!!" The Fallen Angel shrieked as he was dying "No, you are not going to be back." The Ghost Rider smiled as he started to inhale. Something from Abigor started flew towards the mouth of the Rider which caused the Fallen Angel to struggle "NOOO! YOU CAN''T DO THIS TO ME!! GIVE ME BACK THE PART OF MY SOUL THAT YOU STOLE!! GIVE IT BAAAAaack....." Abigor shouted for the last time before turning into ash and flew to the wind. "Heh! Good luck trying to escape hell then!" The Ghost Rider laughed as he furled his Chains to his body before riding his motorcycle. . .. ... .. . "How long have you been watching?" The Ghost Rider asked as he halted infront of the Hero of Olympus which is currently munching on a bucket of chicken with several packets of food littered around the place showing clear signs that he has been eating for a long time. CHAPTER 006 "How long have you been watching?" The Ghost Rider asked as he halted infront of Umbra. "Well, I don''t know exactly. What I do know is that you have a nice video over here." The Hero of Olympus said as he tapped his professional filming set up. "Why don''t you have a seat first since I know that you''re about to change back soon." Umbra followed as he finished his food "What do you want from me?" Zarathos asked as he took up the offered seat "Are you still compelled by Mephisto or are you free?" The Hero of Olympus asked as he stared at the Ghost Rider straight in the eyes without any fear "The newest host that I have is capable enough to break free from Mephisto''s direct control. Unlike my previous incarnation here on Earth, he was the only one that can be truly considered as free." Zarathos said as he relaxed his body "I don''t need you Zarathos. What I want is Johny Blaze. While you are indeed strong, I know that you can''t maintain taking control of that body." Umbra pointed out as he can visibly see the flames surrounding the Ghost Rider bagan to dim "You truly are knowledgeable about Spirits of Vengeance. I don''t care what happens to this Johny Blaze, however what I do care about is that bastard Dark Heart. Although Mephisto ordered me to hinder him, I don''t do it because I was said so. I do it because I want to." The Rider explained as he took the water jug held it while watching the desert slowly get blanketed by light "Hey Olympian. I have a favor to ask you. Help this human against Black Heart while I am recovering. Don''t let him die and you have a favor from me. Maybe I can atone my sins if this man would live and kill that Black Heart." The Spirit of Vengeance requested before the flames in his body began to recede. "RAGGHHHH! IT BURNS!! IT F***NG BURNS! MY SKULL IS BURNING!" Johny Blaze shouted with agony as he felt a searing pain all over his body. Not only was he burning, he also feel that his body have numerous cuts. "Stop flailing around. You might waste the water in your hands." Umbra said as he looked at the agonizing man "Argh! Who?! Who are you?!" The Stuntdriver asked as he finally noticed that he have water in hand. He began drinking the water as if his life depended upon it. He was so focused that he didn''t notice the sudden appearance of a Pick Up Truck. "My name is Umbra. Let''s just say that I am one of the few people that you can trust right now. As of right now, you are considered a terrorist." The Hero of Olympus said as he carried the motorcycle to the back of the pick up truck "WHAT?! How the hell did I suddenly became a terrorist overnight?" Johny asked with urgency "Well... my statement is a little wrong. Your other persona is wanted by the government. You see, you caused some substantial damage to the city." Umbra said as he pulled up his tablet and showed the news which showed the result of last night''s battle.Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Johny Blaze immediately snatched the tablet from the hand of Umbra and began swiping left and right. "Hey, wanna see what you did earlier." Umbra offered as he connected his camera straight to a laptop that he summoned from [AVALON] "You know what, I am going to show it to you later. We need to send you to hospital first of you might bleed to death." The Hero of Olympus said as he noticed the various cuts that he suffered. While his body may change when he transform to his Ghost Rider form, some of the damage sustained in that form may pass through to his normal body. The stunt driver was unable to refute to Umbra since he was feeling light headed. He can only follow whatever Umbra was saying since he feels as if his world is in a literal pain. He can just hope that he can really trust Umbra. . .. ... .. . *Hey Umbra, where are we headed next?* The Symbiote asked as she was currently at eating a chocolate bar "Johny Blaze can stay in hospital for a while." Umbra said as he was driving back to the house of Carter Slade. "I will need to check up on old man Carter since he may be attacked by Black Heart yesterday while I was watching the battle" *If you have the feeling that he might get attacked, why in the world did you stay there and watch the fight? Isn''t it more important to defeat that Black Heart.* Sylvie questioned as the deicision making of Umbra last night "Well, I know that old man Carter will be able to survive since Black Heart wouldn''t kill him since he''s the only one who knows where the contract is hidden." Umbra said while raising on of his fingers. "Secondly, I am not confident enough that Ghost Rider would survive the battle. I mean he only gained that power a couple of days ago. There''s no way I would be 100% sure that he''ll survive fighting a Fallen Angel that was well versed in battle." He finished which left the Symbiote pondering Driving back to the home of Carter Slade took a while but the damage that it sustained can be seen from far a way. The whole house was in tatters with a multitude of graves dug up. There were signs of fight since there are signs of burning, which Umbra inferred. At the middle of it was a passed out Carter Slade that has been beaten black and blue. There were signs of torture since most of his limbs were twisted and there fingernails littered in the ground. This is what villains do in real life. They don''t just say, oh you wouldn''t say it let me come back to you in a later date. No. They would implement whatever means possible inorder to get what they desire. Seeing the current situation of Carter, he had no choice but to bring him to the hospital even if the personells would be suspicious of the origin of the injuries. So for the second time in the day, the Hero of Olympus became an ambulance again and delivered a wounded individual to the emergency room. "Look here miss, I am totally not doing this intentionally." Umbra said politely to the news reporter that was interrogating him. "I mean I met the motecycle in the desert when I was headed to the city. As for the old man, I just saw him in the cemetery when I was visiting the grave of someone I know." "I am so sorry that I am thuis rude." The female reporter sais as she calmed down. "It''s just hearing that a close friend of mine was hospitalized while numerous individuals were put in danger yesterday really stressed me out. By the way, I am Roxanne Simpson, I am Johny''s close friend." *Oh wow! Johny really landed on a hottie. However too bad for him since I have a much beautiful wife.* The Hero of Olympus mused in his mind as he stared at Johny''s love interest "It is a little bit crazy in this city. However, I hope that it would return into normalcy soon." Umbra said as he sat down beside Carter Slade Due to the sudden influx of injured people, the hospital has been busy since yesterday. Which is why many rooms were occupied so people sometimes share rooms if they don''t have any disease that could spread. It just so happen that Johny Blaze and Carter Slade were assigned in the same room. CHAPTER 007 In an unknown location in the Atalantic Ocean, numerous Agents are working tirelessly as they recieved thousands of reports from all their agents that are tasked around the world. "Director Fury, there has been a Level 6 situation in Yemen. Various Cultist successfully summoned a Calydonian Boar." An female Agent said to Fury as he was busy reading reports "Was Hercules already sent?" Nick Fury asked without even looking up from his work "Yes. However there has been a problem since their battle is headed into a populated city." Agent Maria Hill said as she gave the Director her tablet which displays the video of Hercules battling with the humongous Boar "Was Hercules informed that his trajectory is currently headed squarely to a city?" Nick Fury asked as he finally focused on the report of Agent Hill "Yes sir, however his response to it was that the boar is currently on a Berserk State which multiplied its strength." Agent Hill said as she showed the video of the boar charging to any human near it even though Hercules was clearly hurting it."It was also cursed to have immense hate for human beings according to what Hercules sensed from the creature." "Call Agent Barton for reinforcement and deploy numerous Agents to evacuate the civilians. The use of missiles are authorized." The Director ordered as before going back to his papers "There is a Level 5 situation in texas where two unknown individuals displayed power beyond normal technological advances." Agent Maria followed up as she displayed the video footage if the clash if the two individuals. Nick Fury was originally oaying less attention to the next report of Agent Hill so he merely glanced over to the tablet. However his single eye widened as he witnessed the image of a literal burning skeleton riding a flaming motorcycle. "Who told you that those two are from the technological side of things?" Nick Fury asked as he clearly know what that being was, and he was a hundred oercent sure that it isn''t any way related to technology. "Well, there was this other enigmatic individual who was capable if rescuing numerous civilian that were caught in the crossfire of the two powered individual." Agent Hill said as she displayed the video of the newsreport. "He claimed to be an Agent of Seireitei and that the two individuals were rogue researchers." "Raised the Level of that subject to Level 6. And find out who that guy is and what this Seireitei is." Fury dictated as he returned to his work Agent Hill reported numerous happening around the world that was being monitored by the SHIELD. She only mentioned those that may prove dangerous to the security of the world or the security of numerous civilians. The only reports that she mentioned were situations wherein the local authorities may proved to be incompetent in handling the situation. "Agent Hill, send some of the Agents designated at North America to head to Texas where the two Level 6 Individuals were spotted at." Fury reminded to the already leaving Agent Hil * It seems like a new Spirit of Vengeance roam Earth. I just hope that this Spirit Vengeance would be on the side of humanity.* Nick Fury mused as he poured himself a cup of Whisky to calm his nerves. Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. . .. ... .. . "I am sorry miss but youare not allowed to leave this room." Umbra said as he locked the door "What''s the meaning of this? What do you mean I am not leaving? You can''t tell me what to do!" Roxanne Simpson freaked out as she feels threatened by the sudden change in Umbra "Look here, Johny boi over there is currently in a very bad position. And I am sorry if I acted earlier that I don''t know how Johny Blaze ended that way, but I suddenly remembered that you are his current weakness." Umbra said as he remembered an important event in the movie that he overlooked. "What do you mean he is in a bad position? Who are you really? What do you know what''s hapoening to Johny? Tell me! I want answers!" Roxanne snapped as this was the first time that she saw her former lover this hurt. She was already familiar with Johny getting hospitalized due to his job and she could at least stomach that. However this time,the injuries were different. There is no way Johny would sustain such injuries in a motorcycle crash. "Listen to me Ms.Simpson, you are currently in a very complicated situation that involves a certain Demon and a group of Fallen Angels." The Hero of Olympus said seriously which surprised Roxanne since she can feel danger coming from Umbra. "In simple terms, you are a liability that can be used against Johny at the moment." Umbra said which further confused Roxanne "What do you mean I am a liability" The reporter asked as she can infer that there is more things going on that meets the eye. "I am just humoring your questions since I want you to be able to adaot to the possible scenarios that may happen to you these following days." The Hero of Olympus said as he took a seat at the available sofa. "There are three possible scenarios that may happen to you Ms. Simpson. First up, you may become a hostage that can be used as a leverage against Johny. Secondly, you may get caught in the crossfire and get hurt really bad. Lastly, you might never experience either of the first two and you live a normal life." Umbra said casually "What in the world are you saying? Me as a hostage? By whom? And what was that about getting caught in the crossfire? The Johny that I know is an narcissistic adrenaline junkie that was never into guns." Roxanne outbursted "Here''s the thing though. What I am telling you is that this situation involves a Devil and a group of Fallen Angels. And trust me, they have something more dangerous than mere guns?" Umbra stated with amusement as he saw how bothered Roxanne was "Do your remember Johny getting into occult when you were younger?" Umbra asked in which Roxanne nodded in agreement. "Was your father diagnosed with cancer during the time that Johny was infatuated with the occult?" She nodded again in agreement as that was exactly what Johny was doing suring the time that her father was suffering from cancer "Do you really believed that a miracle happened that your father mysteriously recovered from a disease that up to this date was uncurable." Umbra said in an amused tone. "It was Johny who made that happen. He made deal with the devil to cure your father in exchange for his servitude and soul. If my prediction is correct, Johny acted strange after your father died suddenly after getting cured in cancer. That was because he was at the mercy of the Devil during that time. However your love for Johny was strong enough to drive away the Devil, but unfortunately for Johny the Devil still intends to claim what Johny promised during the deal." The Hero narrated to pass time and to actually refresh his memory of the Ghost Rider backstory. However this narration left Roxanne in a daze since her brain tries to compare what Umbra narrated and what happened before when her father died. Which was shockingly on point as she remembers the bits and pieces that happened during her teenage years. "Now would you look at that, the sun already set. I guess it is time to for them to wake up. Hey Sylvie, disable the fire sprinklers now since things may get smoky." Umbra said which didn''t registered to the head of Roxanne since she is thinking about the things that Umbra told her. However Roxanne would be snapped out of her trance like state as she would finally notice that Umbra is currently holding two spear directly above the head of the two patients wrapped in bandage. "Wake the fuck up bone heads! We have a Devil to burn." Umbra shouted before driving down the two spears straight down to the head of the passed out Johny Blaze and Carter Slade. CHAPTER 008 "Wake the fuck up bone heads! We have a Devil to burn." Umbra shouted before driving down the two spears straight down to the head of the passed out Johny Blaze and Carter Slade. The two unconscious individuals were engulfed in flames and turned into skeletons in just a second, before catching the spear that was aimed at their heads. "Oh! It worked?!" Umbra said with a hint of disbelief since he really didn''t expect that they would wake up "Wha?! Where am I?" Johny Blaze asked as he looked at his skeleton hands "You are in the hospital. Your wounds were pretty severe after the fight so I had no choice but to take you to the hospital." The Hero of Olympus said as he looked him before turning to the confused Carter Slade. "What''s up old man! How is your body feeling?" "I feel like shit! Do you have any whisky there boy. That Black Heart really did me dirty. I couldn''t even transform and fight back since Mephisto would sense me if I unleashed my full power." Carter Slade said with an annoyed voice "That is pretty shitty, oh by the way this is Carter Slade which is the first Ghost Rider to actually escape from Mephisto. He is also the old man in the cemetery." The Hero introduced the older Ghost Rider or should I say, the Phantom Rider to the new Ghost Rider "WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?" Roxanne hysterically shouted as she literally saw two human combust and turned into skeletons that can actually talk "First off, they are what they call Spirit of Vengeance. They were originally created by God from the Bible to keep humans safe and free from wickedness. However the Devil Mephisto found a way to corrupt them and use them as he saw fit." Umbra butchered the whole backstory and just explained it the simplest way possible "As for Johny boy over here, he is the newest incarnation of Mephisto''s Spirit of Vengeance which they call the Ghost Rider. Really strong guy, can control hell fire, master in using chains, and can make any vehicle cooler if he rides on it." Umbra said as he patted Johny Blaze before moving back to Carter Slade and patting him. "This guy right here is Carter Slade, a former Ghost Rider of Mephisto that stood up against the evil of Mephisto. If my memory is correct he sold his soul for greed similar to the souls that Black Heart is searching for. Similar types of abilities except he rides in a Horse and have a Shotgun for a weapon. I believe his nickname was the Phantom Rider." He finished which shocked Roxanne and Carter Slade "What are we doing here Hero of Olympus?" The Phantom Rider asked as he flexed his limbs "Well, first off we need to teach this rookie right here his powers. Which is why I have my tv right here to show the reply footage of his battle earlier. By the way, you can call me Umbra." Umbra explained before opening the tv and playin the footage of the Zarathos controlled Ghost rider and Abigor fighting in the desert. "Is that me?" Johny Blaze asked as he was astounded by the amount of power and speed that he was displaying in the video. "No that''s not you. That is your Spirit of Vengeance taking over your body." Carter Slade corrected as he was all too familiar with what''s happening "Wait?! So you mean the Spirit of Vengeance controls Johny''s body? Doesn''t that sound dangerous?" Roxanne asked as she realized how severe Johny''s current situation could be. "Why is this lass in here, Umbra?" Carter Slade asked with confusion.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. "She is currently a target of Black Heart. Didn''t Black Heart beat you up then gave up after realizing that you wouldn''t break. So my next guess would be that Black Heart would like use Johny to get the contract from you." Umbra expositioned in which Carter Slade nod in agreement "Knowing that he was the son of a devil, I believe that Black Heart would stoop so low as to use hostage just to get what he wants. So I am guessing that this lass over here is Johny''s lover." Carter Slade said which made Roxanne blush a little and for Johny Blaze''s flame to increased a little bit before returning to normal. "As I was saying, this video right here shows how you can fight Johny. If you want to defeat Black Heart, you need to be able to accomplish what your Spirit of Vengeance is doing." The Hero of Olympus stated to get back to the topic "How exactly do you expect me to become a strong fighter all of a sudden? I am a stunt driver, not a martial artist." The rookie Ghost Rider asked as he was unsure on how he would accomplish what Umbra was asking "Oh, that''s easy. Carter over here is an expert Ghost Rider, he can Mentor you real easy in terms of your Ghost Rider capabilities." Umbra said as he pointed to Carter Slade which returned into his human form. "As for knowing how to fight properly, I could beat you up..*cough* I mean tech you how to wield any weapon that you want." Umbra said as he pointed out to himself which made the Ghost Rider have a bad premonition "As for Roxanne over there....well.. she''s a damsel in distress. She would be a reminder of why you are training." He said with a lax tone as if Roxanne was just an after though which offended the woman "So what are you gonna do to me? Keep me like a prisoner? Hmph! Just so you know, I am a famous reporter and people would certainly search for me." Roxanne asked with a little bit of rage as she feels that she was just being objectified as some sort of trophy that Johny Blaze should protect "Oh not really, you are free to go. No one would believe you anyway if your tried telling what happened here. As for you Johny, remember this, Roxanne right now is in harms way just by being associated with you. So if you just sit there and don''t take training seriously, you might see her die in the hand of Black Heart due to your incompitence." Umbra said before backing his things. "Hey Carter, where are you going to stay now? I mean your location has already been blown by Black Heart and your house was devastated by his attacks." Umbra asked as to the old man "Well, I am no fool boy, I didn''t outrun the Devil for a hundred of years just by staying in one location. I have other places where I can lay low and relax at. As for me teaching Johny over there, I can only show him the ropes as each Ghost Rider have their own fighting style." The Phantom Rider said with a smile since he really don''t care about his place at the cemetery. "If what you are telling me is true, I will abide by your arrangements. But first of all, I want you to assure the safety of Roxanne as I train." Johny joined in the conversation as he finished pondering what Umbra explained earlier about Roxanne''s situation. "That I can assure. She may have her attitude but she is still someone you care about. They are the people that gives the heroes their reason to fight so I need to keep her safe for your development and for your mental health." Umbra said vaguely as he remembered a bad memory that he experienced "For your first lesson, I want you to control yourself and revert back to your norma--- *Bang*" Carter Slade tried to teach Johny his first lesson before being interrupted by the exploding of the wall. "Tch! When I thought that my magic was succeful enough, you just have to barge in like." Umbra said with annoyance as he clearly sensed the enemy miles away but didn''t act yet since it would certainly attract the attention of the enemy. "You think that a measely barrier like this can hoodwink me? You are clearky underestimating me Olympian." The enemy laughed as he stepped inside the room crackling with lightning. "Not really, but I tried. Hey Carter, I know you want to beat up someone. How about we team up and make this Fallen Angel here regret his decision." Umbra offered to the aged Phantom Rider "I really want too. But I am sure that Mephisto would notice my existence if I do that." Carter said with uncertainty before remembering the beating that he took earlier. "You know what! Fuck that! I am dying anyways. I am gonna release some pent up rage." Carter said with hint of anger before combusting into his Phantom Rider Form. "Bring it on, Mephisto''s lost dog! I will make you feel the difference between me and a mortal like you. I am Hauras! Tell to Mephisto that I killed you when you go down to hell." Hauras said before disappering from his place and appearing mid air infront of the Phantom Rider while holding an Axe ready to split his enemy. CHAPTER 009 "Bring it on, Mephisto''s lost dog! I will make you feel the difference between me and a mortal like you. I am Hauras! Tell to Mephisto that I killed you when you go down to hell." Hauras said before disaplering from his place and appearing mid air infront of the Phantom Rider while holding an Axe ready to split his enemy. In a flash, Carter slade conjured a shotgun and fired straight to the head of the Fallen Angel Hauras. Since Hauras was already in the air, he was unable to evade so he blown back to the outside of the hospital. While that was happening, Johny Blaze immediately left the room with Roxanne. He percieved danger from Hauras so he immediately bolted out of the room to take Roxanne into safety. As for Umbra, he was already following Hauras in his full battle attire. He cocked back his Halberd and used it similar to a baseball bat straight into the unprepared Hauras. This sudden attack was so strong that the Fallen Angel was flung like a ragdoll straight to the outskirts of the city. Which shows how much physical strength Umbra have in his normal frame. "Hop in! Let''s kill that fucking Fallen Angel!" The Phantom Rider shouted as he summoned a Hell Horse. The Hero of Olympus have no time to appreciate the badass horse that Carter Slade summoned and instead stood on the back of the gorse before pulling out a bow and a sword that was made in the same metal of Johny Blaze''s new Chain. He held the sword up like an arrow, pulled the string back before transmuting the sword to be shaped like a drill arrow using [FORGE]. He balance on the back of the fast moving horse with the help of his armor, Sylvie. "Apollo God of Sun and Archery bless this arrow that it may vanquish my foe! Bless my Bow that it may send my enemies straight to their demise!" Umbra chanted as the Bow and Arrow start to glow in a color simmilar to the sun [SUN STRIKE!] Umbra shouted as he let go of the arrow. Just like a comet, the arrow flew in the air leaving a trail. With its blazing glory, it headed straight to Hauras. The Fallen Angel saw the attack and deployed his wings mid air and stood his ground by making a shield out of Lightning. He sapped all the electricity in the city to empower his shield to withstand the arrow which caused a major blackout. [BOOOOOOMMM!] An extremely loud sound resounded upon the impact of the two magical contruct. The arrow was unable to pierce the shield because the Fallen Angel had the environmental advantage as he was in an area where Electricity is abundant and easy to access. However if it was in the middle of the day, the arrow would''ve tear the shield like paper and incinerated Hauras into dust. But Umbra''s attack was not for naught since the impact between the arrow and the barrier generated impact that sent the Fallen Angel straight to the desert instead of landing on the outskirts of the city.Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. "GAHAHAHA! Nice shot Umbra!" The Phantom Rider laughed as he saw the spectale "If I used the blessing of Artemis, it would''ve done more damage. However what I needed was the impact so I chose to us the blessing of Apollo." Umbra explained to Carter as he sat properly behind him. "You really are experience with dealing with enemies where there are many civilians. If I would to do that, I might''ve incinerated a couple of buildings to ashes with my Hellfire." Carter stated with an impressed voice as he wouldn''t have thought of using an impact based attack to send Hauras further away from the civilians. "I had no choice but to learn. That was one of the first major lesson that I learned when I arrived in Earth. I had greater power than your average human so I had numerous friendly fires with my allies back in the days." Umbra said with a reminiscent tone. "I hurt some of my allies with my Halberd back in the days since my swings was too strong, so I learned how to take my battles away from those that could not withstand my power." "I also have my own share of friendly fire in my younger days. I regret those times." Carter said with a regretful tone as he also remembered the times when he rampaged without any care as long as he fulfills Mephisto''s order The Phantom Rider decided that it''s not the time for talking. He made his Hell Horse run faster and finally caught up to Hauras. "You bastards! That fucking hurts!" Hauras shouted with rage as he was hoverin in the air while conjuring a wide area magic [Lightning Roar] A rain of lightning rained down to Umbra amd Carter. The phantom maneuvered his Hell Horse expertly but some Lightning Bolts still hit him. As for Umbra, he jumped down and stood his ground. He used his Halberd to redirect the shower of Lightning Bolts since his weapon was forged in a unique metal with magic nullification. "You know, what comes up. Must come down. So come down here you Fallen Scum." The Phantom Rider uttered as he conjured a lasso out of Hell Fire and caught the leg of Hauras. He then pulled down the lass hard, slaming Hauras to the ground. Unlike Abigor who was disoriented when he was pulled down by the Ghost Rider, Hauras was able to maneuvere skillfully and immediately use the lasso to his own advantage. The Fallen Angel pulled himself towards Carter Slade and used the opportunity to conjure a Lightning Mace. He hit the Phantom Rider straight to the head sending his enemy out of his Hell Horse cracking Carter''s Skull head in the process. "GAHAH----" Hauras laughed at his achievement but his clebration was cut short by a thrown Halberd Hauras leaned slightly and looked at the charging Umbra before sending an attack of his own in the form of a kick. He clad his leg with lightning before he proceeded to send a kick straight to Umbra''s head. As an expert in hand to hand combat, Umbra was able to stop his charge to defend his head by raising his left arm. His arm was numbed a little by the lightning but he proceeded to use his other hand to send a punch to the midsection of Hauras. Hauras expected such punch as a counter attack but he failed to realize that Umbra''s leg swiped before he threw the punch. So the Fallen Angel fell to the ground and Umbra took advantage of that fall. He begin unleashing a barrage of punches to the face of Hauras. It took a minute before the Fallen Angel recovered and guarded against the punches. After he regained his bearings, he started gathering Lightning and discharged all of it from his body. Umbra had no choice but to leap off from Hauras. He then called forth his Halberd which flew straight to his open palm. "Come at me Hauras." The Hero of Olympus goaded to the Fallen Angel as he took his battle stance. CHAPTER 010 "Come at me Hauras." The Hero of Olympus goaded to the Fallen Angel as he took his battle stance. And come he did! But with a damn barrage of lightning bullets! So Umbra could do nothing but evade while Hauras is smirking. "Dance for me! Gahaha! You make my job easy!" The Fallen Angel laughed as he targetted Umbra and Carter who just reformed his skull. "That was a little bit rude. You just don''t bash someone''s skull and get away with it." The Phantom Rider stated as he sent a barrage of bullets of his own using his Shotgun. Carter then conjured a lasso and was able to latch it unto the arm of Hauras. He then pulled himself over and flew like an arrow straight to the Fallen Angel. The Phantom Rider arrived infront of Hauras and sent a knee straight to the chin of his opponent. Hauras was dazed for a few seconds before recovering a sending a right hook directly to the skull of Carter. As he landed his punch, Hauras then grabbed the leg of Carter Slade and started slamming him left and right to the ground creating craters around him. *Damn! I forgot to make a weapon out of [Blessed Silver].* Umbra finally though as he was dealing minor damage to his opponent. So he pulled out [AVALON] and took out a silver sword. He then morphed it to become a pair of knuckle knives. After making his weapon, Umbra immediately springed into action and jumped straight to Hauras. Landing a solid blow to the ribcage *crack* after landing a solid blow, he then dragged the blade age from the rib area down into Hauras'' stomach. Leaving a deep gash that made Hauras feel dread so he threw the Phantom Rider directly to Umbra as he leapt out of danger. Umbra catched the Phantom Rider then tossed him back to Hauras who was still using his lightning magic to cauterize it to prevent himself from bleeding out. As an experience combatant, the Phantom Rider seamlessly went from defense to offence in a drop off a hat. With a laugh, he conjured a hellfire machete and began slashing the Fallen Angel. Numerous scars appeared on the skin of Hauras due to the fact that each cut made by the machete gets seared by hellfire immediately. While Hauras was in the defensive position, Umbra hoped in to join the fight harmonizing with the Phantom Rider smoothly withoit hindering the attacks of his comrade. The Fallen Angel had no choice but to fight using a sword which was honed throughout the years when he was still in heaven. Although it has been a long time since his Fall from heaven, his sword skills are still as deadly. The trio was stuck in the deadlock since no one was willing go out of rhythm. If any one of them stopped for a second, it would create a chance for a deadly attack to Hauras or a chance for Hauras to create space. "Why do you two even hinder the plan of Black Heart? Haven''t you already seen the damage that these human beings done to the beautiful creations of God?" Hauras asked while leaning back sligthly to avoid a horizontal slash from the Phantom Rider. "Tell me something that I don''t know. Humans are like that and I don''t expect them changing any time soon." Umbra said nonchalantly as he tried to connect a right hook to the side of Hauras however the Fallen Angel was able to block it with his sword. "Yeah. I saw that too well. They commit numerous sins and just act as if everything was okay. They pull each other down to just reach their goals. I saw numerous atrocities the years of using the [Penance Stare]. Frankly, I am disgusted to some humans." The Phantom Rider said calmly as he slashed the Fallen Angel''s arm.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. "SEE! They are fucking destructive and sinful beings that should be eradicated! Why don''t you join our cause! Why don''t we stop this farce and instead work together to make a batter future for the creations of God. Work with us and we shall rule the Earth" Hauras stated like a hawker trying to sell his goods. "Well, there is a flaw in that reasoning. Which is why I have to decline. I am a human myself and I don''t want to end my own race. Secondly, it is true that I hate human beings but not all of them. They have the capacity to be good. You don''t burn the whole tree just because a few fruits isn''t up to your liking." The Phantom Rider reasoned which made the Fallen Angel frown "Yeah, I have to also decline that. I mean I already rule a bunch of people and it is a pain in the ass. I am a literal Demi-God with a whole nation, have you seen Canada and New Olympus? Yeah, it''s great right? I rule that place and made it as it is right now. I am telling you it took me years before it became as it is. As for the humans that I witnessed commiting unacceptable or immoral actiond, I already sent their souls to Hades." Umbra expositioned as he sent a barrage of attacks to Hauras "Ofcourse a son of a Pagan God would refuse this glorious opportunity to cleanse the world. You sinful beings claiming to be Gods while also commiting atrocious acts." Hauras said with hate as he defend against his opponents and delivered a slash to the armor of Umbra. [BOOOOOM!] a loud noise resounded from the direction of the city which startled Umbra. The Phantom Rider and Hauras also stopped before the Fallen Angel started to laugh hysterically. "That''s my cue to leave. My job here is over for the moment. I will remember you Pagan Demigod, I will wipe your kind and these humans off from this beautiful world!" Hauras said with a grin before charging up lightning to form a coating around him before and unleashing it to both the Phantom Rider and Umbra which pushed the two backwards. The Fallen Angel would then vanish in a bolt of lightning headed to an unknown direction. *Looks like you have been played, Umbra.* The symbiote finally spoke telepathically to Umbra. She then showed Umbra a satelitte image of the city and som videos of a group of individuals fighting a flying individual sending fireballs to the Ghost Rider. "Fuck! I had been way too complacent!" The Hero of Olympus cursed as he was caught too much in his lust for battle that he forgot the possiblity of Hauras being a diversion made by Black Heart. "The Myrmidons made it in time! I just hope that there are on injuries and no vasualties." Umbra sighed as he went to Carter to check the Phantom Rider. "What is the Myrmidons the you spoke off?" The Phanton Rider asked as he heard the sigh of the Hero of Olympus while conjuring a brand new Hell Horse "Myrmidon is an army that I made in the honor of the ancient greek army led by Achiles. It is an Army that is based on New Olympus up there in Canada." Umbra explained as he hopped on the back of Carter''s Hell Horse. "Unfortunately, the Myrmidons right now isn''t as strong as it used to be. Nowadays they are just trained humans without any enhancement. Damn it! I should''ve called for some Argonauts." The Hero said with melancholy as he remember the former glory of his Myrmidons throughout the years that he was in the mortal realm and how it suffered a huge blow. "Let me guess, your elite squad?" Carter guessed as he heard the regret in Umbra''s voice "Yup. If you were younger and is still willing to fight, I would''ve tried to recruit you to my side. Speaking of Argonauts, I am going to be recruiting Johny Blaze to be a member of Argonaut. What''s your take on that?" Umbra asked the opinion of the veteran Spirit of Vengeance "Frankly, I support the New Olympus since it actually have evidences that show how beneficial it is to humanity. I watch the news and the only bad things that they kept of bringing up is the ancient roots of your religion and the fact that you own many successful companies. In my opinion it would surely benefit Johny if he joined your squadron, that is if you don''t choke him up with strict rules." Carter stated his opinion based on his experience "Well, Argonauts are generally in a free reign. They can do whatever they want as long as it doesn''t break any laws, but if I called for them, they should answer it without any complaints. I treat them as an Elite Force that are called upon if their abilities are needed." Umbra said as he pulled out a bottle of Jack Daniels and began drinking straight from the bottle while riding a Hell Horse CHAPTER 011 The certain city in texas was in a decent shape from the outside. However, once you went deeper towards the center, trail of destruction start to appear. Buildings are chipped by explosions and fire are happening in multiple areas across the city. The whole situation was in chaos and many citizens were either out on the streets or driving as far away from the city center as possible. However the most hurt after the horrible attack in the city were actually foreign people that came to aid the city. They are people wearing a plated armor in modern times carrying a sword and a bunch of guns. These guys are the Myrmidons. They are an army based on New Olympus and operate throughout Canada. They are an arny that has gained an international ranking similar to UN Peacekeepers and SHIELD, which entitled that it is an army allowed to operate on foreign nation in case of emergencies. The Myrmidons have a long history of aiding those in need. They have multiple accolades during the World Wars and are considered a top notch army. Which is why most countries have no qualms when they are deployed since they have such trustworthy reputation. However, the situation in the city in Texas is currently a minor one at the beginning which involved two individuals that was capable of hurting numerous people and destroying property. So having the Myrmidons to come is a very weird occurence. The Myrmidons arrived earlier after the attack due to the call of Umbra. They were tasked to go into the city to help in the hospitals and in the reconstruction of the city. Due to their clean reputation, they were welcomed by the citizens. However the situation would turn for the worse once the sun went down. An explosion resounded through the bustling city and people started panicking. Even the police force where in a state of fear since they weren''t really trained to deak with individuals that have almost magical powers. The worst oart was that it happened on the hospital directly which caused further chaos since the already wounded were forced to flee for their lives. The Myrmidons however where prepared for such attack, which is why the members were quick in going to their trucks and pulled out nunerous weapons just in case a dangerous opponent come for the second time. All their bullets are made in silver and some even carried heavy artillery. These were not allowed in the US but they still came carrying these weapons since their General, Umbra, called for such firepower. They were quick to act and in seconds, they are already ushering the civilians to safety while still being vigilant for further attacks. They even saw a blazing skeleton ran carrying a women but let the suspicious individual go since they were already briefed by the General that there was a possibility of the encountering such individual. They were ordered to aid the civilian and to steer all said civilian as far away from the Blazing Skeleton or as their General called it, the Ghost Rider. They are tasked to help the Ghost Rider in the case that their General wasn''t in the scene. "ALL MYRMIDONS NEAR WINDOWS SEARCH FOR COVER! INCOMING STRIKE IN 2 SECONDS!" A warning resounded on the earpiece of each Myrmidons. Without a second thought, they grabbed the civilian nearest to them and took them down into a ducking position or in a safer place. After the said 2 seconds, a barrage of explosions hit the hospital causing the whole outer corridor''s wall to explode. All these explosions follow the direction in which the Ghost Rider was running to. After the explosion, numerous gun fires resounded through the hospital as numerous Myrmidons immediately jumped into action. They pulled out numerous guns and started firing away to an individual that was in front of thw hospital that can seemingly produce fireballs out of nothing. To be honest, the attacks of the Myrmidons are similar to a child slapping an adult numerous times. It does not hurt much, but it can still be annoying in the long run.Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. Which made the enemy angry to the point that it sent a flamethrower like attack which attacked not only the Myrmidons but also the hysteric civilians running through the halls of the hospital. The attack burned the Hospital directly but the attack would be cut short by a Sniper Bullet hitting the attacker in the head. The bullet didn''t pass through the head of the assaulter, it did however pierced a little and made the attacker''s head blow to the left. This opening was then utilized by a squad of Myrmidons who pulled out their swords and mace. They began beating the hell out of the attacker but their chance would be cut short as a blast of Water hit them with enough force that they actually went flying into the air. A man would then appear from a dark cloud and pick up a Myrmidon by their necks and raised her into eye level. "Who are you meddling ants? Are you from the church?" The mysterious man asked in a playful tone "SCREW *COUGH* YOU!" The female soldier answered rudely which further amused the mysterious man "Feisty little thing are you? Let''s see that insignia of yours. Oh...Myrmidons? How fitting! Fitting name for a bunch of ants." The man said as he laughed at the name of the organization While the man was busy questioning the female Myrmidon, another Myrmidon tried to sneaked behind the man to try to assassinate the enemy. "Quite the rude bunch aren''t you. Don''t you see that I am talking to this girl over here...oh it looks like she''s already out cold." The man said as he caught the sword used by the Myrmidon with his two fingers. He let go of the woman who passed out due to the lack of air, then turned his attention to his attacker for further questioning. "RAAGHHHH! YOU BASTARDS! I''LL KILL YOU ALL!" A shout resounded in the battlefield as an enrage Ghost Rider leapt off from the hospital and landed straight to the attacker that was using fire. "YOU LIKE FIRE? I WILL SHOW YOU FIRE!" The Ghost Rider shouted as he started spewing Hell Fire directly to the mouth of his opponent. A cry of pain resounded through the field which earned the attention of the assailant that was using water powers to lay waste to the Myrmidons which are unceasing with their attack while others evacuate the trapped citizens to safety. "Looks like Father''s Dog is finally here." The man muttered with annoyance as he threw the Myrmidon that he was holding by the neck and charged to the Ghost Rider While things are about to go down with the Ghost Rider and the two attackers, the Myrmidons were wisely trickling down the stamina of the Water User. They are not just charging without any form of plan or team work. They are using their resources well and allowing different Myrmidon to get into the action and leave once they sustained a damage. They are a literal army fighting a single man. A single ant may not kill a snake, but a whole army can. So with that same mentality, they utilize the troops available. Since there are 100 Myrmidons deployed, they distract the enemy and allowed him to feel cocky. They are allowing themselves to be flung like stunt doubles even though they can stand their ground against the enemy. After about 15 Myrmidon flew across the field, a rocket launcher was finally authorized by the Centurion. The Centurion is the leader of a Century in the Myrmidon. A Century wass originally 80 soldiers but to makeut simpler, Umbra made it into 100 for easier division. The Centurion that was deployed was Sarah Athenian better known at he alias [Marrow]. She was an orphan mutant, no an orphaned Meta Human rescued by the Argonauts along with other Meta Human kids in an Experimatation Lab. She was a bizarre but powerful Meta Human that was capable of creating and controlling Bones. She was a Combat Class Meta Human that had the drive to be a Argonaut like her rescuers. In her aspiration to be an Argonaut, she became a Centurion in the Myrmidon which is at the same level of an Argonaut. She was qualified for her dream, but she realized her calling. Sarah realized that when she was still a low level Myrmidon that her team members where the ones that decided to understand her for who she was as a person and sticked with her even if her ability may seem gruesome. Sarah valued these connections and she was not willing to just move on to be an Argonaut. She had experiences with them and they developed this trust for each other with their lives. She worked hard to excell not only for her own ego but to be able to help her team members to live and come back safe from their missions. That is what she was doing when tackling this Water User (Meta Human?). She saw that her opponent was capable of turning into water so she ordered her Myrmidons to attack using a blunt weapon to lessen the guard of the opponent. Ofcourse, as her regular procedure she gave all her troops an armor made from bones which allowed them to take hits. Marrow was doing her best to divert the enemies attention to a single soldier and instead focus on the whole group. She issued a strict order that once a soldier was hit, he/she is to immediately evacuate the field and await for further action. Now that the Ghost Rider is about to tackle the other two opponent, Marrow''s attention can now be more focused into the Water User. After 15 Myrmidons where tossed around like a ball, she decided it was time for the big guns. CHAPTER 012 Deep in the center of the city, things are about to go down between three powered individuals against a whole Centurion of Myrmidons and the Ghost Rider. As the Ghost Rider gained the attention of the two attacker, the Myrmidons were able to capitalize the situation. Although there are at least 20 Myrmidon already out from the battlefield, the morale of the Centurion is still at a high level with no one showing any fear. Each Myrmidon already placed their lives into the hands of their Centurion the moment that they left New Olympus. Centurion Marrow was a Myrmidon for many years so she know most of her men in a personal level. Which makes the situation harder for her since she was essentially sending her Myrmidons potential damger. However, she can''t back down and be soft. This is what they are practicing for. This type of situation are what the Myrmidons where established for. It would be huge disrespect and a slap to each of her comrades if she chicken out and run away from danger. That is why she is directly involved in the battlefield and is ready to put herself into danger. She was not willing to become a commander that hide deep in the camp. Marrow is a Myrmidon at heart and she would not back out from a fight. The Faith the she learned from the church of Athena and Ares help her calm down. The Church if Athena tackles fighting Battles Intelligently while the Church of Ares tackles the Heart of a Soldier. By implementing the lessons that was taught to her, she learned on how to be a battlefield tactician. And right now, Marrow is setting up the field for one of her classic tactics. "HAHAHA! This is so fun! Time to make you humans feel pain! Your pathetic toys cannot hurt me. For I, Wallow, make you pay for all the destruction that you''ve done to all the other creations!" Wallow said as he raised his arm to the direction of the river All water started to levitate towards Wallow which alarmed Marrow that it may be a huge attack. The Centurion realized that it was time to strike while the enemy was focusing on something else. The Myrmidons that was tossed around by Wallow actually left the battlefield, however their part wasn''t just getting tossed around. The real reason why they readily allowed themselves to get flung around was to leave the Bone Armors that was given to them by their Centurion across the battlefield. These Armor are made up of compressed bones that can withstand impact twice than Kevlar while still being as light as an average Kevlar which made it a valuable equipment. "Arm the Grenade launchers! Make sure that they are silver fragment Grenades. Aim the Rocket Launcher to the body towards East!" Marrow ordered on the Earpiece as she stood on top of the Hospital eyeing Wallow. "I authorize the use of Zeus Bomb! Only to arm the bomb along with the Fragment Grenades." The Centurion said as she contemplated that her original plan may not be enough. As water began crawling towards Wallow, the Centurion decided that it''s time for her part. Bone started to be ejected from her skin and wrapped around her body forming a tight suit. As her suit formed, she pulled out her weapon which was a Silver Bladed Glove. "Rocket Launch in 3...2..1. FIRE!" Marrow ordered as she wait for the result of the Rocket. The Rocket sailed squarely to Wallow, in which he just grinned and arrogantly raised his left arm as if he was going to catch it.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. "Puny Mortals! I am telling you that these so called weapons that you have are nothing but TRASH IN MY EYES!" Wallow shouted arrogantly as he used his arm to stop the Rocket. It didn''t do any damge to his arm but unknown to him, the true use of the Rocket was actually met. The rocket wasn''t truly meant to be a killing move, It was meant to push the opponent. There was no inflicted damge to the Water User but the Explosions generated was enough to push him to the desired location of Marrow. "GAHAHA! YOU FOOLS! You have nothing against my power!" Wallow laughed obnoxiously as he looked at the Myrmidons that are charging towards him. Due to the fact that Wallow was so concentrated on gloating about how the rocket was ineffective to him, he was caught unaware by the sudden attack of Marrow. A punch landed straigh to his face which broke his jaw. Since Wallow is actually a low ranked Angel before he fell, he was not as strong as the other Fallen Angels under the command of Black Heart. The only redeeming part that he had was his acceptable Water Control and his Battle Instinct gained during the Rebellion in heaven. So Wallow was shaken a by the punch but he was able to recover after a few seconds. He was still a little bit disoriented but he managed to evade the onslaught of punches. He was so confused that he didn''t even thought of turning himself into Water Element which negates physical damage. Wallows jaws finally healed and he was now ready to face his foe seriously. He leaped away from his opponent but he will fall short as his leg would be caught by a Whip made from the Spine. Marrow was able to duplicate her spine multiple time and made it a Whip which she used to pull away Wallow towards her. It was a mistake on her part since her opponent would actually capitalize with the situation and fire a Water Ball towards her. Mind you, this is no simple Water Ball. It is actually a Ball that is made from Scalding Water and was tossed with very hight pressure. Marrow would be able to evade but her left arm was unfortunately caught in the attack. The Water Ball grinded through her Bone armor and was able to crack it a little. From these little cracks, the Scalding Water seeped inside burning the skin of Marrow. The Centurion hissed in pain but she persevered to fight on. She pulled Wallow toward her and sent a jab towards the same jaw that she hit earlier. The Fallen Angel was rattled by the punch but his jaw didn''t break. As a payback, Wallow grabbed the head of Marrow and pulled her head down to his knee. He would then deliver multiple knee strikes towards her midsection with a force that would make a normal human break. Marrow would catch the Knee Strike then do a leg sweep which tripped the Fallen Angel. She would then deliver a multiple blows towards the unpritected head of Wallow and even tried to use the blades that her gautlet towards his neck. However the Fallen Angel would raise his guard in time and catcth the arm of Marrow and throw it to his right. "I grow tired of this scuffle. So die!" Wallow shouted with anger as he raised his hand an formed a sword from water that he gathered from the ambient water sources. Marrow sensed danger from her opponent so she instinctively thickened her Bone Armor. And prepared for a nasty impact that may kill her. The expected impact happened and she feel her legs digging to the pavement as she try to stand her ground. Audible Cracking was heard from her armor and her gauntlets were obliterated by the impact. "Centurion! The preparations are ready!" A message resounded on the Earpiece of Marrow which made the Centurion grin behind her Bone Armor. After the attack of Wallow, Marrow immediately jumped towards him and delivered a solid blow that sent the Fallen Angel to the air. Marrow ran with all her might to gather the Bone Armor left behind the battlefield and thre it towards the place where Wallow would land. She was able to gather 10 Bone Armor and accurately threw it near to Wallow. The Centurion then used her Whip to reach the Armors. She would then proceed to imagine changing the structure of the Bone Armor to form a Spere that can contain Wallow whole. "FIRE THE GRENADES AND ZEUS BOMB!" Marrow Shouted. The transformation of the Bone Armor was was very quick but her men was trained for it. They were able to tossed inside the sphered the Grenade before it fully enclosed. The unsuspecting Wallow was caught unaware by the plans of the humans he called ants. He was unable to mive away from the Bone Sphere that enclose him. He trided to turn his body into liquid but the Sphere was made without any seams. As he was trying his best to escape, he was unable to notice the grenades that are laying on the floor. [BOOOOOOM!!!!]