The trio formed a defensive triangle in front of the vortex. By now, over a dozen beasts had emerged through the portal. Titan bellowed, shattering the monsters with punch after punch. Capital Punishment pivoted, his guns shooting a winged monster mid-dive and spraying three more with a multisport tactical SMG. Who the fuck sent these guys?'' American Man wrestled a tentacled beast-man his eyes glowing white. The monster felt familiar, ripping its limbs off one by one. "Hold the line!" he roared, as the vortex pulsed, disgorging more creatures. The Malicha fought fiercely, multicolored magic fists flying. Their incredible combat skills and magical weapons paired perfectly. Yellow Mask dodging strikes and jumping thru monsters. She moved like an acrobat, twisting through the horde and landing powerful blows.
Tanks and soldiers fired at will, but nothing seemed to stop the onslaught. News choppers circled, attempting to capture the scene. Police cars formed a border around the battlefield. Medevac-soldiers were already on scene. Cyborg-like commandos with a giant green plus sign on their chests, fully covered in various shades of green. These guys were hard to come by since you had to have some kind of healing ability to join up, basically special op healers. An entire army of healer soldiers on-site, assisting everyone. "Hey, look the nurse girls are here!" shouted Titan. People screamed and scattered in all directions as first responders worked tirelessly to help citizens amidst the chaos. Capital lived up to his name, punishing relentlessly. He impaled one on his blaster cannon and launched it into the air, where American Man flew through it—BAM! Fireworks of blood exploded, body parts scattering everywhere. The Green Mask sliced monsters apart with an energy sword, leading the S.W.A.T. team. He used his energy to reinforce their armor, creating a black-and-green death force.
A few more freelance heroes arrived and began assisting, as was desperately needed due the overwhelming number of monsters. A hero named "Commander" and was causing significant damage. He controlled three beasts bound to his soul, summoning them at will. The Commander shouted, "Striker, let's show them what power really means!" His lizard-turtle monster-thing tore through the vortex beasts one after another, and he still had two more creatures at his command. As more monsters poured out of the vortex, he summoned the another. '' GiGi let's go!! '' he tossed a round object in the air; it lit up and out came an amazing creature. Pink skin tough as rocks with claws for hands and spiked horns all over. The monster started thrashing and crushing wild beast coming from the vortex. Its tail was as strong as its arms; The creature leapt into the air, its arms and legs stretching wide, unleashing a torrent of pink bullets that rained from its body like a machine gun.
The vortex convulsed, spiraling ever wider as a massive, spiked monster emerged from the void, its teeth dripping with acid. This creature was far larger than the others. The enormous beast took several steps forward and roared, "Did you miss me?" Titan replied, "Um, excuse me, do we know you?" The creature laughed and grinned. "That hurts my feelings Titan. How could you forget your old friend? " The heroes exchanged glances. "Impossible!" The creature extended its arms across the battlefield like poles, impaling the Red Mask straight through the chest. Its balled, spiked fist then exploded like a dagger bomb, sending blood splattering in thirty different directions.
Red Mask screamed and grabbed his chest, all the other masks stopped and watched, "AWWWW! YOU MOTHER***ER!" They all started to freak and scream.
Flinging his body aside until it disappeared, the Masked Malicha charged forward, smashing monsters energy boxing gloves focused on the beast that just killed Red, drenched in blood. They were furious, unleashing their anger on the beasts. The Red Mask was their leader, orchestrating the attack! Blue and Yellow executed a series of coordinated strikes in perfect sync. They landed on the monsters holding him down. Titan bounded across the battlefield, extending metal claws from each hand—a custom feature of his suit—and launched a barrage of blows at the monstrous opponent. The creature fought back fiercely, blood splattering with each blow until he collapsed.
The masks tore through the monster's anger raging. SMASH! WAM! The pink mask struggled as two monsters teamed up against her. Titan rushed in to assist, and she enhanced his suit with pink upgrades. He tore through the beasts with savage precision. Titan's suit pulsed red and black, a warning signal flashing as he yelled, "I'll handle this one! Go for the rift!" Detaching a piece from his suit, he hurled a device toward The Pink Mask. She caught it and kept moving. Dodged beasts leaping across the battlefield, teleporting past a troll-like warrior in silver armor.
Pink was at the vortex she tossed the device when she got smashed down by a T-rex lizard, she smashed and punched, but the beast raged and attacked. Blue Mask charged in with matching daggers, slicing through the air with a swift "woom!" Yellow was in the back blasting her energy beams. Moving with the speed of a ninja, Blue unleashed a flurry of devastating attacks, leaping around and relentlessly harassing the monster. The beasts fell to the ground blue was standing proud. The armored knight flew into the fray, battling both Blue and Pink. His silver armor gleamed as he leapt around, taking on the 2v1 with ease. He kicked Pink, sending her flying, then turned and blasted Blue with an energy beam. The device flew across the battlefield, landing on the pavement.
American Man '' I think the monsters are getting stronger, we need to close this! He grabbed the device and charged forward, battling the armored knight. He tore through the beast while Capital and Titan held their ground, wiping out creatures left and right. But it wasn't enough—more monsters kept pouring in, and the vortex's gravity grew stronger. The massive rift expanded, sucking in debris and even causing cars to drift.
For a brief moment, a man appeared at the center of the vortex, his shadow barely visible. "Corruption? American Man thought he was seeing things. He's controlling them somehow! We need to figure this out!" he shouted. "I don't know... he's not even here," replied the American man. "We have to close that vortex!" Titan added. his suit cracking under the immense pressure as a monster loomed over him, ready to strike. Yellow Mask fought so fiercely that she had transformed into a glowing yellow astral dragon. Despite the fallen monsters, they kept pressing on. "I'm... overloading!" Titan roared, unleashing absorbed energy in a blinding nova. A shockwave erupted, disintegrating the monsters and hurling everyone away. But the blast energized the rift, shifting its colors as dark matter surged outward like wildfire. A burst of energy latched onto Titan, overloading his suit and pulling him in. His suit deployed two metal cords that slammed into the sidewalk with a resounding "Crush!" to anchor him. "No!" he cried, holding on for dear life.
Capital came rushing in holding Titan '' I got you don't worry!'' Two monsters came flying in biting the anchors and attacking. American Man was fighting monsters all over they were all focusing Titan. '' What are you waiting for close the rift! ''American Man glanced at the device and aimed it at the vortex. The Titan's lines snapped as the gate roared, sending him flying through while he screamed, "Noooooo!"He went through the vortex as all the monsters began to retreat. The vortex pulsed and raged, growing stronger as it sucked everything in. American Man grabbed a car, attached the device to it, and hurled it into the vortex with incredible force. BOOM! KABLAM! WHAM! The vortex collapsed upon itself.
The American man stood silently among the others. The Masked Militia gathered around Red Mask's body, while Medevac tended to a body on a stretcher. Pink Mask was hunched over, crying, while Blue stood next to her, fist clenched. They exchanged somber glances as General Zack and government officials flooded the area, collecting evidence, scanning the vortex site, and setting up research tents. The heroes wandered through the debris of the rift; American Man's costume was shredded, and they all looked utterly drained. He paused to pick up a strange, round weapon from the ground. Capital Punishment held a glowing red shard of Titan's suit. "Think he's alive out there?" he murmured.
American Man gazed at the devastated cityscape. "I don't know, and I don't really care."
Capital Punishment retorted, "What's your problem, Big Blue? Show some respect."
American Man: "I don't care! Why did Corruption call him 'friend,' huh? Did you see that?"
Capital: "You're crazy. Losing Becky has changed you. He just started, and he's already gone. I, for one, was excited about the new leadership."
Fixated on the weapon in his hand, American Man replied, "Yeah, we all give a lot. He knew the risks when he signed up. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go find my wife." With a thunderous boom, he took off, jetting toward the sun.
The news was at it again, running wild with fake stories. People were accusing American Man of pushing Titan into the vortex as revenge for Demon Babe. General Zack had been all over the news denouncing American Man. No one wanted to be associated with him. With all the negative press and the games just around the corner, his brand was in the gutter. Even other heroes were keeping their distance. Nothing could stop him from entering the games, but the real question was—did anyone even want him there? The games were about more than just money and fame. He wanted every enhanced being out there to know this was his planet and that no one out there could stand against him! He was no longer under his contract so the bright side was he didn't have to deal with the press anymore or so he thought, but he still enjoyed watching them just like everyone Eles.
General Zack was giving a big interview today on The Villain Show, hosted by Manic, a former popular villain from the early days of heroes. '' Genral tell me about this new team the men in charge are cooking up?'' the crowd laughs for a second as they wait for his response. '' We hear it's gonna be unlike anything we have ever seen, is it true there will be four women on this new team?''
General was a pro at public speaking, and with the amount of press enhanced humans received, it was no surprise. "I can't say too much about the new members—you know, contract clauses and all—but what I can tell you is this: Well, let's start at the beginning." You all know the Z15 team, right? Formerly led by American Man. "Of course, who could forget that disaster?" The crowd chuckled at the mention of his name. "Yes, anyway, a key member of that team was, of course, Baby Black Magic, who, as you all know, has an incredible story of his own! and has been one of our most trusted hero's since we started working with enhanced humans. '' '' Just for anyone living under a rock for the last twenty years please Genral give us the short version quick.'' The audience clap and applauded.' tell the story tell the story ''
Baby Black Magic #1 ORGIN STORY
"Okay," replied the General. "As you all know, Black Magic was once just an assistant at Hex Labs. He was one of their best and brightest lab tecs in company history, working on cosmic research and studying its effects on living tissue. Carol was just a regular research assistant, but he was smart and worked hard. In his free time, he like many others was obsessed with the video game Magic vs dinosaurs. The game was straightforward—the user controlled an avatar, building and mastering magical abilities. A mage would acquire new skills, level up, and defeat hordes of dinosaurs eventually battling the Dinosaur Demon king. He often stayed late at the lab playing the game to the point of obsession, using the game to relax after long hours working. He figured he could skip the commute, keep playing, and just sleep at work, right?
What no one realized was that the cosmic asteroid they were studying in the laboratory had been emitting radiation for months. Many people who worked there were affected, He wasn't the only employee to have side effects. Puppet Moon, Princess Chaos Kid Smash I could name countless others. The list goes on and on. So many gained special abilities from the Hex Lab asteroid, which is one of the main reasons there was a public outcry for the enhanced to be regulated.
Manic: ''What about the other heroes, General? Not every hero gained their powers from the Hex Lab asteroid. Many of us, including myself, received our abilities in the aftermath.
General Zack: If we had the answers, we'd share them with everyone, I promise. It's been nearly thirty years since enhanced humans were first identified. Who knows how long they've actually existed? Even less is understood about their offspring. We have no clue how genetics influence the emergence of new enhanced beings. With research on enhanced humans being so heavily restricted, there's still so much we don't know. I've worked with some of the earliest heroes, and if they knew the origin of their powers, they'd tell us. Most of them simply don't have the answers!
But nothing compared to what happened to Carol. His transformation was truly remarkable. At first, it was subtle changes in his appearance. But gradually, over time, he began to grow fur, and his bone structure started to shift, ultimately shaping him into who he is today. It wasn't an overnight transformation; his newfound powers gradually reshaped him. Those countless hours spent playing Magic vs. Dinosaurs had completely altered him. It was as if the radiation was sentient, we still don't under its energy to this day. It remains a hot topic of debate among enhanced humans, Magic users, and scientists. Somehow, this physical being became connected with his deepest desire—to embody his video game character, Black Magic. He mysteriously transformed into his own avatar. To this day, he still doesn't understand how or where cosmic magic originated. Nevertheless, he has devoted his life to the safety of humanity, and for us that's more than enough. The crowd cheers and laughs.