Part II: The Sleeping Titan/Mission: The Changing Face of Evil

==Mission: The Changing Face of Evil==
Caretaker is concerned that Blaze won't be able to keep the Parchment safe by himself. Hunter replies that he won't be on his own much longer.
At the Carnival, Sabretooth and Crossbones are searching for the Parchment. Sabretooth seems to relish the opportunity to kill, focusing more on that than their mission. Just as he is about to claim his next victim, Blaze appears with a flaming shotgun, and blasts Sabretooth away. 
Blaze continues with his shotgun, killing several Lilin before a Nest Mother appears. Lilith speaks through the Nest Mother and tells Blaze to surrender the page. As Hunter and Wolverine arrive on scene, Blaze is angry at Hunter, blaming this attack on them. He leaves Hunter and Wolverine to deal with the Nest Mother and the other Lilin while he goes to rescue innocents that have been caught up in the attack.
After the heroes defeat the Nest Mother, they find Blaze under attack from Sabretooth. Wolverine leaps in to save Blaze and the two knock each other across the carnival before landing in an arena surrounded by flames. The heroes seem to have Sabretooth's back against the proverbial wall until his Lilin allies show up to join him.
The heroes defeat Sabretooth and Hunter closes in to end it. A Dark Legion tries to surprise Hunter by dropping from above, but Blaze blasts it with his shotgun. Sabretooth takes the opportunity to escape.
Hunter and Blaze argue about the importance of stopping the Prophecy of the Midnight Sun. Blaze says that he is done with that, and rides off. Wolverine however stays behind with Hunter and tells them that he's willing to listen to what they have to say.
== That Night ==
Caretaker, Magik, Captain America, and Iron Man are waiting for the team at the Wild Cliffs. They are in the midst of a heated discussion as the team steps through the portal. Magik and Captain America are angry with Caretaker and Iron Man for keeping the Parchment and its protector secret from the rest of the team. Caretaker defends the decision, saying that the Spirits of Vengeance have been the secret guardians of the Parchment for centuries, and keeping it a secret has kept it out of enemy hands for all that time. Magik and Cap tell her that the secrets have to stop. 
Hunter stops by Wolverine's quarters and learns a bit about Wolverine's background. Sabretooth is an old enemy of his, but under Lilith's influence he's nastier than ever. Wolverine mentions that this is not his first visit to the Abbey, and that he has known Sara for a long time, but declines to say more.
Nico calls Hunter to the Library, saying it's urgent. Hunter arrives to find Nico reading The Book of Thoth. Hunter is surprised that Nico had found such a rare book, but apparently someone just left it out. 
There is a passage in the book that tells the story of a Pharaoh who was driven mad by reading the Scrolls of Chthon, another name for the Darkhold. Nico believes this could be the first recorded case of corruption. A travelling light worker was able to cure the Pharaoh by performing an incantation and absorbing the corruption into their own body, but the process killed the light worker. The lines of the incantation are scattered throughout the book, so Nico and Magik will work on transcribing them. She asks Hunter not to tell anyone about this finding. After Nico leaves, Agatha tells Hunter that she was the one who had left the book out for Nico to find.
==The Next Day==
Walking through the Abbey, Hunter encounters several other heroes. Robbie is excited for the chance to meet Johnny Blaze, one of his heroes. Carol is going stir crazy from scouring maps looking for Blaze, but he's totally off the grid.
Caretaker confides in Hunter that nothing is working and she feels it's all her fault. There are now 3 teams in the Abbey, but they are fighting for their own reasons, and not coming together. She laments the loss of Agatha, and apologizes for how she's been without Agatha at her side. She tells Hunter that she will be calling a team meeting tonight.
Next: Part II: The Sleeping Titan/Event: Team Meeting
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