Legacies: Issue 3

Welcome!!

This is the *THIRD* issue of our new Fanon-Made storyline called *Legacies.* To read the previous issue, click here. This storyline is Role-played and made by a certain number of experienced RPers. These are our RPers, and their OCs:

* TheSuperiorOne - Atlas Herrera
* Thecryingwolf3553 -  Izaak Walentowicz
* PyroHunter16 -  Kurenai Weiß
* Infamoussnakerising -  Jack Callahan
* Guilthegreat - Andrew Miller

If you want to join the current ongoing RP, please ask in the comments and you will need most of our approvals to RP in here. Also, you need to have a DC OC (Original Character) submitted to this wiki and must share it with us so we know who we are RPing with. The key of the RP that we use:

* Normal writing is the dialogue between the characters.
* *Italic writing is a special writing type used for any type of long distance communication or a change in voice.*
* ***Bold and italic writing are the actions that characters do.***
* Writing in between the \*asterisk\* means that the character is talking in their heads.

## May 24th, 2201

***It had been two months since the infamous Hero Riots of Cayden. A lot has changed since then. The Hero Registration Act that has kept superheroes in check by the government as an occupation, has been abolished, with the Hero Registration Department dismantled with no plans to revive it. There has been a statically significant drop in attacks from villains in the state of New York, and new paramilitary strategies put in place have made it harder for villains to cause large amounts of damage to the city. The government is confident in the effectiveness of their services, but the abolishment has also lead to the rise of new heroes, unregistered and unpaid. The public has accepted these new defenders, and the law refuses to admit their usefulness. However, more villains have gained the confidence to rise up now that the registered heroes were gone, and it's only a matter of time before another villain comes that eclipses the paramilitary forces' power. But for now, our heroes who refer to themselves as the Legacies, established their hero group and started doing minor hero work around Cayden these past two months. They have gotten a name for themselves from a small bunch of civilians, but they're not too popular. In that time, Kurenai influenced the Tavern blueprints to built his own base in the cellar below, where the Legacies hang out. They're still aspiring heroes, wanting to do more, and their time will come as stronger villains start appearing. Currently, it was a Saturday, and the gang was off from school. Meanwhile, Jack was having his usual drink at the Tavern, and he noticed a blonde walk through the door, she was easy on the eyes, he could see her eyeing the whiskey that was shown for options available. The moment she sat down beside him and open her mouth to order her drink, he put his money on the table.***

Jack: Krim, two glasses of Whiskey...

The Blonde: And they say chivalry is dead... ***She smirked at him, blonde hair, her piercing icy blue eyes, the pink lip gloss, she was a keeper. Alluring wasn't even the beginning in describing her.***

Jack: Not where I came from... ***As Krim passed the glasses to him, he turned around on his seat and made his back lean on the bar and finish his glass in one swig*** ...Jack Callahan, Hope County, you?

The Blonde: ***She decided to play along taking a sip of her glass*** Chloe Cassidy, Manhattan, so, country boy?

Jack: Damn right. So tell me, what business does a sliver spoon biting butterfly like yourself have in Cayden, super powered hotspot of New York...

Chloe: Just a change of scene, who knows, maybe I'll find one of those heroes swing by my window...

Jack: No interests in *puny mortals*? ***He flirted, implying himself, despite the organism he uses as a costume.***

Chloe: Hm, well, one thing a hero lacks is the scandalous thrill, don't happen to know anyone who'd be interested, *would you*? ***The two flirted with each other, their eyes were locked onto each other, both having done this a lot, in many scenarios.***

Jack: Maybe I do, what would you do to them~?

Chloe: How about they find out tonight, Nine, the fancy spot a few blocks from here, maybe I could bring them home and...*smother them*~ ***She purred, the moment she did, he felt something go off, as if he lost his cool, and chuckled, blinking a bit.***

Jack: Hehe, it's a date- ***When he focused on where she sat, she was gone, and he noticed her glass with a card under it saying: "I'll be the dame in red, don't disappoint cutie~". He looked at it curiously*** Damn, she actually made cards for these encounters. What do you think, Krim? Smash or Pass? ***He asked his "friend" while placing the card in his pocket, and was about to drink her glass, and he noticed her pink lip gloss on it.***

Kurenai: Huh? I was trying to ignore the demonic whispers again. Uh... I mean, you're already a pretty dark hero... I'd go to meet her just to be nice, but that's just me. If you get an STD, not on me. ***He poured himself a glass of whiskey, neat, and took a sip.***

Jack: If I could get infected with an STD, I'd be dead a year ago...So lets hope her experiences wont make her too lewd when we're done... ***He stated nonchalantly.***

Kurenai: Libido overdrive... Try not to bring the smell of sex with you when you come back here. I don't need my demonic side feeding off the leftovers of your carnal desires... ***He took another sip.***

Jack: Since when have I ever smelled like sex, booze, and wom- ...Alright, fine, I'll take a shower after...But I swear to God if you start coming onto me...

Kurenai: That's isn't how it works. It'll just make it harder for me to control my inner demons. Meaning louder whispers and a more active devil arm. ***He finished his whiskey and poured himself some more. As he poured his liquor, a news report about someone famous was being broadcast on the Tavern's new flat-screen 4K HD TV.***

News: *World-renowned model Mari Inoue is coming to town for a limited edition photo-shoot. While the details on the shoot remain confidential, miss Inoue herself has slipped hints about it on her social media platforms, showing off white feathers and a horned headband in addition to cryptic messages such as "Found you~" and "I'll be seeing you soon." What could all of this mean? We'll have to wait until next week on May 29th, the shoot's official public launch date. It is rumored that the venue will be located by a modern-day Tavern that was recently reconstructed and reopened following the attack led by some Pro-Hero activists and an attempt to stop them made by unknown Vigilantes now being identified as the "Legacies" by the public.*

Kurenai: ***He almost spits out his drink upon hearing all of this.*** Wait, what?! The fuck is this shit?! ***He looked at the news report in depth, seeing the displayed images and focusing in on Mari's picture. As he stared at Mari's picture, his look shifted into a hostile glare*** You...

News: *In other news, a figure in black has been going around and terrorizing the streets recently. Eye-witnesses claim to have seen demonic wings, but also claim to have seen black feathers whenever encountering this figure. Police have been investigating this string of events, disclosing the case name as the "Fallen Angel Spree" despite clear signs that there is a demonic presence to these attacks. So far, no one has been injured, only graffiti in the form of strange runes that has yet to be deciphered. **Kurenai stares at the runes, easily identifying them all as one sentence translating to... "Tadaima, Onii-chan," which further translates to "I'm back, big brother" from Japanese.***

Kurenai: OMAE MOU, KA?! Ahhhh, Saiyaku da!! ***He scratched the back of his head rather aggressively.*** How the hell did those bitches find me?!?

## May 27th, Wednesday

***Atlas was in his apartment, 2 hours away from Cayden in another city named Brooklyn. His apartment was on the top floor of the apartment complex so he had a pretty good view of Brooklyn and even Cayden, over a bridge, though it seemed tiny due to the distance. Atlas was in the living room with his eyes closed shut and shirt off, shorts on and had no shoes on, hopping around and shadow-boxing while sweating profusely. He was imagining that enemies were attacking him and was constantly dodging, parrying or blocking the hits. He was making lots of noise bouncing around the living room. He then began to shadow grapple and hit the floor with his knees or forearm heavily multiple times. In the middle of his session he heard heavy knocking from the floor as the resident in the floor below him got a ladder or something to hit into their ceiling, notifying Atlas to stop.***

Atlas: Woah! Sorry… ***He got up shrugging and chuckling to himself, finding it funny.*** \*What time is it? Can’t be two thirty already...\* ***He walked over to his phone on the coffee table near the T.V. and checked the clock as it read 1:45pm.*** Cool, I have time to keep going. ***Before he could walk away from the phone, the screen lit up once more, showing “Pops” on the screen and his father’s smiling face next to his mom’s smiling face too. He sighed and grabbed the phone, answering it.***

Atlas: *Hello?* ***He sat on his sofa’s armrest.***

Jack Herrera, Atlas’s Father: *Hello? Atlas? How’re you?*

Atlas: *I’m good Pop. Just… making food for Lynch when he comes home…* ***He lied, grimacing as he doesn’t like lying to his father.***

Jack: *Oh that’s good… So you’re gonna pick him up from school too right?*

Atlas: *Whaddya mean? No shit Dad.* ***He showed slight annoyance in his voice.*** *Why wouldn’t I? You’re just trying to make me mad again…*

Jack: *No, I’m making sure you’re being responsible, Atlas. I got another call from the landlord.* ***He could hear Atlas sigh from the other side of the line.*** *Don’t sigh. You know what you’re doing. You’re fully aware. You’re not being responsible and getting a job! I work so hard for you two to get your own place and for you to take care of him. You refuse to get a job though and complain that you can’t “hero” enough.*

Atlas: ***He didn’t respond and was looking down at the rug, picking at it with his foot. After a few seconds he spoke up.*** *Look Dad, I’m trying okay, trust me. I’ve just been so busy helping Lynch with homework and cooking for him… Just haven’t had time. And I’ve been going to school. No superheroing though. I swear. I haven’t even trained or went to the gym in months!*

Jack: *Fix your act. I keep helping you guys and giving you guys everything. You said you could take care of your brother so do it. I hate getting these calls, Atlas.* ***His stern voice made Atlas reel back.***

Atlas: *...Yes sir…* ***His dad hung up the phone and Atlas sighed, getting up and rubbing his ear intensely. He does this when he’s stressed or nervous about any situation. He got up after thinking and still rubbing his ear, he goes to the shower to get ready to pick his brother up from school.***

## 20 minutes later

***Atlas was driving in Merlot, as he almost reaches to Primrose Elementary School, where his brother attended. Once he arrived, he parked in the parking lot of the school and waited until it was 2:25 to get out. Once he got out he looked around the lot seeing people with nice cars pulled up and already at the entrance. Atlas went to the entrance and sat on a bench, pulling out his phone. Several minutes later he heard the bell ring as students began to walk out of the front entrance going to their parents or siblings. Atlas stood up and put his hands in his pocket as he looked around. That was when he saw his little brother’s curly brown hair standing up. He smiled and waved as his brother came out from the crowd and went to do a special handshake they had between them.***

Lynch Herrera, Atlas’s 11 year old brother: ‘Sup? ***He had a nonchalant face and smiled lightly went meeting up with his older brother.***

Atlas: Nuthin’. Was just training in the house; the usual. How was school? ***He looked at Lynch as he started to talk on a low volume about his day. As he was talking he looked up and saw a light skinned girl who was with her little sister. This was Atlas’s friend. As Atlas passed her, she looked at him and her eyes lit up, waving at him as he waved back with a genuine smile. He looked back at Lynch to listen in again.***

Lynch: So Yeah, nothing crazy. I’m hungry dude… Did you cook something? ***He looked up at Atlas.***

Atlas: Uhhhh, nah… But if dad calls you and asks, tell him I cooked you something. I’ll take you out today.
***He messed with his hair as Lynch simply nodded and smiled, wondering what he wanted to get to eat. As they arrived at his car, Lynch went to the passenger and got in closing the door. When Atlas went to his side he heard his name being called out as he turned quickly to see his friend jogging to him.***

Lorraine Larue, Atlas’s best and childhood friend: Atlas! Hey! What’re you two up to? ***She came up holding her little sister’s hand.***

Atlas: Wassup Lo! ***When Lorraine came up to him they did their special long handshake.*** Aw man it’s been so long! And we’re ‘Ight. Me and Lynch were just gonna head out to get some grub then play Grand Theft Auto: Multiverse 4 on PlayStation C.

Lorraine: Oh that’s cool! Though, I liked the older GTA… Which one was it? Galaxy Voyage XL?

Atlas: Eh, that one’s multiplayer only has 10,000 people in it, and you can only fly through 20 galaxies… Kinda boring. And the galactic police force are way too easy to outrun... ***He laughed as Lorraine rolled her eyes and chuckled.*** Anywayyyyy, where were you headed?

Lorraine: ***She looked down at her little sister and back at Atlas.*** Well, we were gonna head home so I can go out with Rhys.

Atlas: Ah! That’s nice and Rhys? How’re you guys doin’? ***He leaned on the car as he was talking.***

Lorraine: Dude, you know how it is! Just the saaame. He’s really busy and such but we still hang out together, we’re about to hit our 2 year anniversary in a few months. Didn’t I tell you?

Atlas: That’s awesome! And Nah… Me and you have been too busy with college so… Also I have something awesome to tell you. ***He got closer to her as she made a doubting face.*** I joined a superhero team…

Lorraine: Ohmigod, really?! ***They looked around them as people were still surrounding the school and leaving. And started talking in a whisper.*** Wait, since when and are you the ones who fought those riot leaders?

Atlas: Since a few months ago and Yeah… It was so awesome… ***He started to grin and tried to hide it but Lorraine started to laugh and hit him slightly.***

Lorraine: Bro, you’re fucking crazy! I need to meet these guys or at least see them, I wanna see who you’re working with.

Atlas: Alright I got pictures, don’t worry! ***They started laughing out loud and moved away from each other, talking at normal volume again.*** Yo, we definitely need to hang out again! When’re you available to just chill?

Lorraine: Uhhhhhh ***She looks up thinking and looks at Atlas.*** I guess Friday night. It can be my place, bring your little brother so he can keep my sister company playing video games and so he won’t be lonely in your apartment. I’ll have Hennessy, music and beer pong set up so we can get liiiiiiiiiit. ***She did the handshake with Atlas as he laughed.***

Atlas: That’s gonna be fun as hell, can’t wait Lo! I’m gonna go out to eat with Lynch now, so I’ll see ya later! Text me or something if you can.

Lorraine: See ya! ***Atlas entered his car as Lorraine walked off holding her sister’s hand. She went to her car to get in and go home. They finally drove off.***

## Outside of New York, in New Jersey

***An old Spanish man was driving home as the street lights were just turning on at the end of sunset. He whistles as he heads down a few streets and turns onto the driveway of a medium sized house in the suburbs. After he takes all of his stuff out the passenger seat, he gets out and locks the car, walking to his front door. As he walks into the house he sets his stuff down onto the counter and turns on the kitchen light. As he’s reading his daily mail he hears a sound come from the dark hallway. He looks at the entrance of the hallway and reaches down in his cabinet to slow grab a shotgun. He slowly walks towards the dark hallway and he hears a male’s voice which makes him jump.***

Voice: Man, oh man! I thought I’d find SOMETHING here… ***He walks from the old man’s room in the hallway into the open space with his hands up. He has black hair and has on casual wear, with a price tag still on the slim jeans and the open flannel shirt.*** That’s a nice weapon you’ve got there…

Old Man: W-Who are you and how’d you get in my home!! ***He cocks back the gun ready to fire and is visibly shaking.***

Voice: My name is Sinai. I just simply entered it. ***He smiled slightly.*** And now for you to answer MY question. Are you the one known as Edwin Herrera?

Edwin: Y-Yes… Why?!

Sinai: Good. Did you have a wife, the one named Harper?

Edwin: W-What? No, I never had a wife!! Why do you care???

Sinai: ***He sighed, putting his hands down and walking towards the gun.*** I don’t have time for games. Tell me where your child or children are.

Edwin: I told you I never had a wife!!!! ***He pulls the trigger on the shotgun and Sinai, quickly maneuvers around the living room, and stops next to the sofa, shaking his head.***

Sinai: Old Man. You married a woman with the name of Harper and had a child that she was protecting before she passed. Your last name is Herrera therefore, I know it’s you. Now tell me… Whe- ***The man shot at Sinai once more and Sinai jumped at him and onto his body. He dropped the shotgun and Sinai stood on his arm so Edwin couldn't move it. He then pulled up his shirt and a kris dagger as seen below came flying out and floating in front of Sinai pointing close to Edwin’s head.***

Sinai: Last chance.

Edwin: I DON’T KNOW!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! ***He tried to move but Sinai sighed and the dagger entered his skull quickly; making his body going limp. Sinai got off of him and the kris dagger floated out of his head and into Sinai’s palm. The dagger then began to communicate with a ping, but Sinai understood it.***

Kris dagger: That was not the target. He was telling the truth. There are many other Herrera’s out there. But we are in the correct area.

Sinai: Damn common ass name… Alright, let’s go then. We have all the time in the world to find him. ***There suddenly was the sound of police sirens coming in fast, so Sinai simply stood up and there was a loud BOOOOOOOOOOM. A metaphysical energy tube in front of him opened as he walked into it and as he walked farther, the tube closed.***

## May 27th, Night Time

***Kurenai was closing the Tavern for the night, as very little customers were coming in tonight and the owner had let him close up whenever Kurenai felt like that night. As he left for his bike, a black blur dashed by, causing him to instinctively summon his greatsword as well as shift his arm into its demonic form.***

Kurenai: Who's there?! ***A young woman's voice replied to him, roughly around his age. Perhaps a year or two younger than him...***

Woman: Eh? That's how you treat your little sister after all this time...? ***She tilted her head to the side and removed her hood and mask as she approached.***

Kurenai: Ao... chan... ***He stared at her, wide-eyed.***

Ao: Hm... Do you really not remember me?! ***She pouted at him, crossing her arms.***

Kurenai: You left me all alone... I figured *you* would stay, but you didn't...

Ao: Are you still hung up on that? Seriously? Come on, big bro. Get over it~ ***She held out her arm, covered by black clothing with blue stripes, and summoned a demonic sword as large as her which she pointed at Kurenai.*** How have you been holding up, big bro?

Kurenai: Fine... ***He gripped his sword tighter, holding it up and summoning a pistol to his other hand.*** How're Dad's weapons?

Ao: Perfect~ They're exactly what I need to get revenge on the fuckers who slayed our parents... Don't tell me you've forgotten all of that?

Kurenai: How could I forget? They killed Mom and Dad right in front of us while we were being held captive by some other demons...

Ao: Mhm! That day... something broke inside me. Might've been my heart. Oh well~ All that matters is revenge. And I'm sure you've heard that big sis is in town too.

Kurenai: She's hunting the both of us. Because of the demonic power within us, right?

Ao: Correct! She's gonna kill us both, and we can't stop it~ Not unless we're strong enough to. I've certainly worked to improve my fighting skills these past couple of years. Have you? ***She dashed at Kurenai with the intent to stab. He replied by parrying and firing a bullet of hell-fire right into her gut, causing her to groan in pain before he leaned back and pushed them both into a nearby wall, stabbing himself through the stomach to impale them both.***

Kurenai: I didn't sit idly by ever since then, either... Haven't had a reason to fight until recently, but I've been training...

Ao: But you're using *guns*. That's so laaaaaaaaaame. ***She pushed him off and dashed at him again, successfully stabbing him this time.*** And now you're super bloody.

Kurenai: Are you here just to taunt me...? ***Kurenai held out his demonic arm and grabbed Ao with the phantom arm, smashing her into the ground before removing the swords from his body.***

Ao: *Here to test your power! To see if you've truly awakened... **Her voice spoke in tandem with an unholy echo as she floated upwards, turned into a black and blue demoness with wings spread out.** I've unleashed my Inner Devil. But have you...?*

Kurenai: Why would I? Never needed to ever... ***He held his wounds as they began to heal.***

Ao: That's a shame... ***She returned to her human form, landing on the ground and dusting herself off.*** I guess Aohime Weiß will have to do it on her own.

Kurenai: If I ever need to unleash more demon than this. ***He holds up his demonic arm.*** You'll know.

Aohime: I know, big bro. I'll see you then. Ciao~ ***With that, she disappeared in a cloud of mist.***

Kurenai: My family is fucked... ***Kurenai left for home and proceeded to shower and get changed, having to hand-clean his blood-stained clothes.*** At least the blood isn't *that* noticeable.

## May 29th, Friday

***A large crowd of people had gathered around the building next to the Tavern, which was the location of the photo shoot with famous model Mari Inoue. They were all lined up outside, taking pictures of a limousine which was pulling up to the location. News reporters and journalists were taking more and more pictures as Mari stepped out of the limousine with her butler and a few security guards.***

Reporter 1: Miss Inoue! What's the theme of the photo shoot?

Mari: We're going for an angelic theme today, so expect plenty of white and gold. However, before I start, I'd like to visit this Tavern. I hear it was destroyed in an attack a while ago, so I'd like to visit it in hopes of boosting its popularity. ***She stepped into the bar and sat down at the counter... right in front of Kurenai.***

Kurenai: Welcome to the Tavern, miss. What can I get for you? ***Kurenai set down a glass he just finished polishing, fully aware of who was sitting in front of him. Not a world-renowned model. Not just a beautiful girl. No... it was his sister, Mari Weiß.***

Mari: Hm... I'm craving bourbon, mister. 20 milliliters of honey syrup, 20 mils of lemon juice, 50 mils of your best bourbon. Shake it up, garnish with an orange twist.

Kurenai: A Gold Rush, then? ***He got out a shaker tin and began pouring the ingredients in the tin before filling it with ice and shaking the drink and straining it into a chilled glass.***

Mari: Precisely. Not every bar knows it, so I'm just used to giving the recipe. ***Kurenai added the orange twist and set the cocktail onto a small napkin on the bar for her. She thanked him and took a sip of the drink.*** Perfect.

Kurenai: You're modelling next door. Right, sis?

Mari: Surprised you remember me after all this time.

Kurenai: How could I forget the bitchy older sister who always treated me as inferior? ***Kurenai poured himself a glass of scotch before taking a sip.***

Mari: That's a rather rude way of treating your older sister, especially when she's meeting you again after so long.

Kurenai: Considering how you treated me like shit all those years, this is only to be expected.

Mari: Hmph. How much do I owe you for the drink?

Kurenai: $6.25 for the drink. ***Mari took out a 10-dollar bill and left it on the table after finishing her drink.***

Mari: Keep the change. I'll see you around, Kurenai.

Kurenai: Yeah, whatever. ***He kept the fact that Aohime was also in town a secret, putting the ten in the register and keeping the change for himself. Mari left the bar for her photo shoot next door as Kurenai sighed, taking a sip of his scotch.***

## May 30th, Saturday

***It was 5:25 PM, and Izaak was doing the usual business on a Saturday. This past week wasn't very eventful for him, not many supervillains popped up for him to defeat, so he felt unfulfilled and bored. His college work was what he was trying to focus on, but it was hard when his superhero work wasn't working as he'd hoped. Izaak was currently finishing his shift at his weekend job, and as a strong a vigilante he is at night, he should be expected to have an equally exciting and empowering day time job.***

Izaak: Welcome to West Virginia, how may I take your order? ***Izaak said in the most monotonous voice he had ever shown. He was currently wearing a sand coloured uniform with a logo depicting a Northern Cardinal bird's head. He was behind the register in a popular Cayden fast food chain restaurant known as West Virginia. Izaak looked demotivated and annoyed, mostly because of the song Country Roads put on repeat for the whole day.***

Customer: Uh, can I get one super pepperoni roll meal.

Izaak: Sure, with what drink?

Customer: Mountain dew.

Izaak: Alright, that'll be... $4.99.

Customer: Okay. ***He handed Izaak the money and Izaak's hands automatically moved to get his change and hand it to him, it was almost mechanical. He handed the customer a receipt.***

Izaak: Order #66. ***The customer nodded then stood at a separate queue, as the next customer approached Izaak, as he sighed internally so hard it could almost be heard.*** Welcome to West Virginia, how may I take your order?

Customer: With a little emotion, please.

Izaak: Excuse me?

Customer: You sound so dead, you could at least smile!

Izaak: ... ***He stared indifferently at the customer. He then broke into a very forced smile.*** What would you like to order?

Customer: Some food.

Izaak: Ha...ha. Do you mind, there's a queue building up.

Customer: Oh haha, sorry. I'm a little indecisive.

Izaak: Then you could step aside and let someone else order...?

Customer: Hm...no I got my order now.

Izaak: Then?

Customer: Eh I'll take a Coke Plus.

Izaak: ...Is that all?

Customer: Yes.

Izaak: What size?

Customer: Mountain. Trying to watch my figure...!

Izaak: Oh wow but you're so thin already... \*Kill me.\* That'll be $1.00.

Customer: Do you have change for a $20?

***Izaak's shift ended soon after, and he changed his shirt then grabbed his bag. He walked through the back of the shop and passed several machines that were making piles of food in seconds. He was one of the only three workers employed, the cashier, the cook and the manager. One machine blinked a green light, and Izaak inserted a card, which played a cash sound, paying Izaak his wages. He did this while walking without stopping, heading straight out the back of the store. It was kinda dark at this time, but the street lights and cyberpunk-esque neon signs overdosed the city in bright lights. Izaak walked home, and took out a pair of headphones from his bag. He inserted them in each ear then plugged them into his cracked phone, and as he did so the wires glowed then turned transparent and intangible. He mentally switched songs and adjusted the volume so he couldn't hear the horns of cars, switching to something upbeat, instrumental and futuristic to block out the Country Roads song that was stuck in his head from work.***

***When Izaak reached his apartment he ran upstairs and reached his door. He took out his keys and unlocked it, heading inside. When he entered he heard his mother Irenka Walentowicz in the kitchen doing the dishes. Every time Izaak speaks it is in English mixed with Polish, but his mother speaks only in Polish, as her English isn't great and has a heavy accent.***

Izaak: Mama?

Irenka: I-Izaak? Is that you? Home so early?

Izaak: I might go out again, I was just checking on you. '**He approached the kitchen.**

Irenka: Y-you don't need to check on me! I'm fine, really! Just doing the dishes.

Izaak: Okay, well I just came back from work. Is everything okay?

Irenka: Yes! Did you have fun?

Izaak: At work...? No. But we got paid, so that's good.

Irenka: Ah, great. Glad you're working hard. I cleaned up your room if you don't mind. You can watch TV tonight if you want!

Izaak: Thanks, but I'm okay. I'm going out at 6:30.

Irenka: O-okay! Is that the... The ghouls telling you to again?

Izaak: No, I just wanna do this myself... They only contact me like once a month anyway.

Irenka: O-oh! Well stay safe!

Izaak: I...will... Mama, what's this? ***He looked at the dining table and saw a book laid out, hidden under a shopping catalogue.***

Irenka: Nothing! Just a little reading I'm doing.

Izaak: Demonology, a Basic Introduction to the Unholy?

Irenka: ...

Izaak: Mama, I'm not a demon. I told you, I'm a wight. More of a ghost than... A demon. Though I have met one... But I think you'd have a more accurate idea by reading about Spiritualism instead. But mama, I told you those books only know half truths, I told you everything. There's nothing you need to know...

Irenka: I was just...finding a way to get you to move on....

Izaak: Mama... I don't want to move on. I don't like the *other world.*... I want to live, and I can, I'm still half-alive.

Irenka: But it's not right, you shouldn't be here, you will be much happier where you belong, in Heaven!

Izaak: I was denied a chance at life too soon, but I was given another chance. Why can't you see that? I never completely died, I belong here!

Irenka: But just your presence attracts ghosts! That's not natural.

Izaak: Those spirits want to live again, and are trapped between Heaven and Earth. I'm different, because I never fully left. Your son is alive and you want me gone.

Irenka: I don't want you gone, I just want you to find peace.

Izaak: I have, right here on Earth. I am not some Unholy Spirit or something, yes I know it must be weird for you, but I need your support. Please, just help me live a normal life, one that was almost forfeit from me when I was miscarried.

Irenka: O-okay, I'm so sorry Izaak. ***She hugged him, but he stared at the ground.***

Izaak: \*She still fears me... after I placed protections on this place to keep them out, she still fears ME. It's been years, why can't she just deal with it...\* Okay mama, don't read these books. Ask me whatever you don't understand. I will explain.

Irenka: Okay, but the Father recommended me-

Izaak: The Father? You didn't get a priest did you?

Irenka: Just over the phone...

Izaak: Mother... Don't get in contact with them, they don't know anything. Anyway, I'm going now, when I come back I'll bring food, okay?

Irenka: Okay Izaak, love you.

Izaak: Love you too... ***He walked outside slowly, sighing after closing the door. He left the apartment building and stepped outside, putting on a jacket. He walked a few feet down the street, seeing someone run out into the middle of the road, panting heavily and moaning.*** What the hell... Excuse me! Are you okay?!

Person: Wha? Oh! He-help me! Please, they're coming for me!

Izaak: Who is?

Person: I-I...I don't know, these thugs!

Izaak: Stay by me, I'll protect you-

***Izaak heard a loud motor approach as two motorbikes passed him, with men on the bikes wearing masks, yelling and singing. The person saw them and panicked, and tried to run the other way. A third vehicle came from the other side blocking his exit, it was a black jeep with a driver that was shouting at the person joyfully, beeping his horn. Izaak watched in shock, as the jeep stopped by the person, and two men jumped out and grabbed him. They dragged the screaming man into the jeep as he tried to fight them off.***

Person: NOOO! HEEELP ME! ***They covered his head with a bag and cheered as they began to drive off. Izaak was about to run after the jeep but the bikes passed him, forcing him to slow down and stop. The jeep passed a corner and drove off, so Izaak turned towards the apartment building. He ran up the side of the wall and to the roof, heading to the other side of the building to see the jeep's path. He jumped across buildings and took short cuts through alleyways to keep the jeep in sight. After five whole minutes of chasing the kidnappers, Izaak got closer to them on ground level and saw as they parked up outside a familiar street. The men dragged the person's unconscious body out from the jeep and into the back of a shop.***

Man: Wow, this bastard took us almost 10 minutes to catch.

Man 2: Yeah, boss will love this haha.

***They entered the back of the store, as Izaak saw the name of the shop. It was West Virginia, the fast food restaurant Izaak worked at. Izaak gasped at seeing the name, and watched to see what the men did. They took the body to the back then came out without the body a minute later. They got back in their vehicles then left, after they were gone Izaak ran over to the shop, going around the building to where the men took the body. He reached it, but couldn't find the person's body. He looked around, snuck inside the shop and searched around, even calling out for the person, but he was unsuccessful.***

Izaak: \*What the Hell? Where did he go...they took him here! Outside West Virginia... They don't work here, do they? They were wearing masks...oh god, don't tell me I work for kidnappers... This is gonna suck, I'm gonna have to investigate tomorrow.\*

## May 31st, 2201, Sunday

***Jack and Chloe were at Cayden's park, about to part ways. Mutual of course, both had spent a week of "getting to know each other".***

Jack: So, this marks the end of our "one week stand" ey? ***He joked, leaning on a nearby tree, with Chloe giving a sincere smile.***

Chloe: Believe me, Jack, I would stay longer if I could, but family's calling, if only...As in, mmm~ This week was just amazing~ ***She out her hands on his chest whilst biting her lower lip.***

Jack: I believe you're confusing the word week with "Jack"... ***He smirked smugly at her, which prompted her to kiss him on the lips all of a sudden, and before he could kiss back, she pulled away and went for his ear.***

Chloe: *See you around country boy~* ***She whispered, which had some cold effect to it, he watched as she suddenly turned into some kind of blue cold air and flew off fast. He just shuddered to whatever thoughts he had of what he'd do to her when she's available, smiling.***

***Jack continued to relax and bask in the nature with his eyes closed while he hummed a tune in his head for a while. Subsequently, a figure in a hoodie and sweatpants walk to the bench and sits next to Jack. The figure looks at Jack and leans back on the bench in the same manner as him.***

Figure: This is so lame... Why are you always so boring... Jack?

Jack: ***His eyes burst open, but before he could do anything drastic, he just saw the face of said individual*** And you are?

Figure: I hope you didn't forget me... ***She pulls down her hood to reveal this face.*** It's me Jack... Corri...

Jack: Corri! Holy crap, how long's it been? ***He smiled a tiny bit***

Corri: Too long Jack...! ***She smiled and sat in a closed manner, feeling a bit self-conscious that people glanced at her.*** I haven't seen you since you were in... that Pack or something. ***She looked at him with a frown.*** You still in that thing?...

Jack: They...kicked me out. Apparently I wasn't "cool enough" for them. ***He sighed*** But enough about me, what about you? Finally crawled out of the shell?

Corri: ***She looked alarmed and laughed nervously while looking away.*** I'm trying... But I've gotten better with it! My family has been helping me and whatnot. I'm more confident to do things! Like I know that woman over there is staring at me but my anxiety isn't kicking in. What they've done to me really helped...

Jack: ***He looked confused.*** Done to you? ***Corri just shakes it off.***

Corri: Anyways... You must be wondering how I'm... you know. Out here. After being forced to stay over there for all those years... Never coming outside...

Jack: You feel more comfortable talking about them now?

Corri: Yeah... Well, my mother finally died. And it's huge. She was the like the family leader on the Steld- I mean the Hayes Family Island. You know, where I used to try and visit you from... She gave us last dying wishes... Basically letting us come back into the open world... It all looks so amazing. After decades of living on that island as the only family there, it's so huge for us to finally be able to come out into the open world and live! ***She leaned back into the bench, and finally let out a smile looking up into the sky. She then laughed.*** Of course respect my mother's dying wishes as well.

Jack: Well, if you would rely on anyone, it would be your mother...Only family I ever relied on...So, decades? ***He was curious about her family now, considering she was opening up about it.***

Corri: Yeah. ***She closed her eyes as if she wanted to remember.*** A century ago, the Hayes family was so hated because of something that happened to THEM. Quite stupid if you ask me. But our family went through a lot of pain, abuse, faced judgement and as a whole were shunned. People began to track members of my family down, JUST to kill them! ***He face became flushed and she clenched her jaw as she spoke in anger.*** These assholes didn't care if my ancestor was a child, they were slaughtered. ***She looked at Jack.*** We couldn't even defend ourselves, Jack. Apparently this happened for a while what was left of my family finally found each other and ran away, inhabiting this island, in where we live now. Steldburn Isle. The only reason we kept outside contact with the rest of the world was to retrieve supplies and whatnot. And that was rare, we mostly did everything ourselves. Family never told me why this happened to us. But regardless it was messed up... ***She sighed and looked down, a little sad.***

Jack: Holy shit...Well, at least it's been years since that, did they ever try and come back to mainlands?

Corri: No... Apparently they wanted to stay here forever. And it looked like they were going to commit. So that was more of a reason to stay there I guess. But after my mother's wish, we can finally be the first to come back. ***She had a look of resolve on her face and sighed.***

Jack: So it just occurred to me, you live on an island, God knows where, and you were able to sneak out and visit me, explain...

Corri: ***She looked at him with wide eyes.*** I-I never told you? We- I have powers. My whole family, that's how we were able to survive so long by ourselves. I always knew how to make portals, so I came to visit you, but my parents restricted that power from me... I thought you knew Jack!

Jack: You never told me, what, I should assume a girl lives on an island *AND* has powers? Of I didn't know!

Corri: Oh, well sorry! ***She laughed a little.*** Well yeah, every generation our powers get increasingly more powerful! It's pretty amazing, I get to have really strong powers, essentially. ***She stood up stretching and looking down at Jack.*** Well Jack, lucky for you, you get to experience it for the first time. \*I can also fulfill my mother's wishes...\*

Jack: \*Shit, something's going on...\* Uhhh, what are you gonna do? ***He asked, pretending to have no idea, hoping she'd just have like fireworks show up, and was pondering if he should stop her or not.***

***Suddenly a piercing screech echoed in the sky, making nearly all the citizens who didn't pass out from the sound cover their ears. Jack looked up and saw a dragon looking monster, with tentacles, flying over the skyscrapers. Its skin was arctic blue and frost was emitting from it as it roared, shooting icy breath at the city, freezing a few blocks. Jack watched with horror as he face turned to look at Corri.***

Corri: Oh! Jack, look! That's my little brother's pet monster! He brought it from another dimension! ***She looked genuinely happy and excited and this kind of terrified Jack a little. That was when her hands started to glow dark purple and she levitated a few inches off the ground.***

Jack: That thing's friendly, right!? ***Parts of him that wasn't exposed started to be covered with the Xenocyte.***

Corri: Oh~ ***She looked at Jack.*** I forgot to tell you what my mother's dying wish was... Don't worry, I'll tell you after all of this, stay here! We're gonna do something real quick! ***She turned around as she cocked her arm back and launched a blast of exogenic energy through the park, destroying some structures, she then flew off quickly.***

Jack: ***His mouth was left agape as he got on the phone and texted a voice message to the other Legacies*** *Hey guys, um, I was hanging with a friend, and oh yeah. There's a dragon, and she's magic! Get your asses over here, now, because I'm trying to understand what's going on!* ***He yelled into the phone***

Izaak: ***He was at home and saw the text.*** *IS THAT WHAT THAT LOUD NOISE WAS??* ***He texted. He was looking outside his window to see the destruction.*** *I'm coming!* ***Izaak left his apartment and grabbed a bike left on the side of the street, riding it quickly all the way over the the park to Jack.*** What's happening? What *is* that thing?!

Kurenai: What the shit? ***Kurenai had received the text and pulled up to the scene on his motorcycle, parking it on the curb before rolling up his right sleeve to reveal his demon arm.*** A Dragon? Where the hell did you find one of these?!

Jack: A friend of mine revealed she has magic, that dragon thing came out of nowhere, believe me I'm just as clueless! ***His clothes transformed into the Xenocyte*** So considering Izaak's sort of a ghost, and you, Krim are a demon person hybrid, how do I deal with magic?

Kurenai: Uh. Never dealt with a dragon before... Usually, you'll want to counter magic spells with another magic spell, but that's my experience. You could also, uh... kill the user. That should cut the magic off from its power source. Otherwise, find someone who knows magic so they can deconstruct the spell. ***He summoned his twin pistols and spun them in hand.***

Izaak: Magic can be broken down by science, but that involves some good knowledge of both... So yeah, get the source, the caster, her? If she summoned it we could desummon it by taking her out. And quickly, that thing is destroying things fast!

Jack: Fuck! I'll deal with the girl, if Atlas is here, theee of you get the dragon! ***He quickly told both as he swung off after Corri.***

## 2 hours earlier…

***Atlas was entering his apartment building with his brother and father behind him. They were in the elevator as it was quiet and Atlas was looking down at his feet, remembering what it took to get here. After seeing on the news for the past couple of days that many men with Herrera as their last name were getting hunted, Atlas decided to go to Long Island and get his dad so he could be in his protection. It didn’t take much to convince his father as he was afraid of what would happen to him if this mysterious murderer got to him. As they entered the apartment, Atlas sighed and looked back at him.***
Atlas: This is the safest place, Dad. I can promise you that. ***He smiled lightly, and still having a face of worry.***

Jack: Thank you, Atlas. ***They hugged and Jack went to the spare room to set his stuff down. That was when Atlas walked to the sofa and laid on it, sighing.***
Atlas: \*Seriously, who could be doing this…\* ***As he was thinking, Lynch went to the kitchen and Atlas decided to go to Cayden to hang out with his friends. After he reassured his dad and brother they’d be safe, he got in his car and prepared to drive to Cayden.***

## In about 2 hours

***He was driving to the Tavern as he suddenly heard a roar and the traffic on the other side of the road swerved at him. He yelled and turned the wheel roughly so he didn’t hit anyone. He then got a voice message from Jack as he was still driving.***

Atlas: HOLLLY SHITTT!! YEAH DUDE!! ***He threw his phone in the seat and drove over a few streets, past the chaotic traffic. He had a smile on his face as he gripped the clutch and changed gears, speeding up greatly. He was aiming at a ramp on a construction site and that was when the frosty dragon soared over the skyscrapers in line with the ramp.*** THAT’S A HUGE DRAGON! ***He hits the ramp roughly and launches into the sky at great speeds. His eyes lock onto the dragon as his car charges with blue electricity; opening the car door and jumping out, flipping onto the hood. His body absorbed the electric charge of the car and he leaped with all his might, as the car soared downwards to the ground. Atlas’s eyes glowed arctic blue as he collided with the giant dragon with a punch enhanced with lightning. A shock-wave emitted from the hit as electricity crackled and traveled across the surface area of the dragon. Due to the amount of force, its body traveled a little higher into the air, roaring.***

Far Away Voice: NO!!! ***Atlas heard a voice coming from a rooftop but ignored it and started to dash up the dragon’s body, repeatedly punching it with lightning, making it roar. Suddenly it start to fly high into the sky as Atlas looked for a little bit of skin to grab onto and held onto it. That was when the dragon began doing rapid barrel rolls, making Atlas lose grip, leaving him to free fall.***

Atlas: Shit!!!! ***He was free falling then saw a young looking boy on the roof of a building with his body slightly glowing silver. He appeared to look happy and started cheering.***

Boy on Rooftop: YEAAHH!!! ***Atlas looked angry as he prepared to fall to him, realizing he had something to do with the dragon; though, out of nowhere the dragon was high in the sky, aiming its mouth at Atlas, shooting an ice blast at him. It quickly reached him and he was unable to dodge in midair. The ice blast engulfed his body, freezing him in a giant ice block. His body was falling directly down now and Atlas’s encased body glowed gold as the ice block rattled, vibrated and exploded with frost and gold lightning shooting out everywhere. Atlas managed to reach the building and somersault a couple times, when he landed on the roof. His body was sparking with gold lightning all around, healing his injuries slowly. The boy looked wide eyed and backed up slowly as Atlas looked at him with a smirk.***

Atlas: So? ***His body looked like it went into a flash step, but that was his body just launching at the boy. Although, the boy held out his hand quickly and created a silver kaleidoscope looking mirror and Atlas ran into it, being teleported into the park right in front of Corri. She held out her hand as Atlas’s eyes widened and he managed to make an X formation with his arms as she released an exogenous (erosion related) blast, sending him past an incoming Jack, and into the ground, skidding to stop in front of Izaak and Kurenai.*** Owwwwwwww…. ***His clothes were slightly burnt by her attack but still intact.*** Welp… I’m here guys… What’s going on? Who is that girl? Does Jack know? ***His body was still sparking with gold electricity.***

Izaak: We don't know, but she's our next target. She must be linked to that dragon, no more time for questions. We need to stop that beast! ***Green fire ignites in his palms as he clenches his fists, sending that fire to lightly cover his skin like a flaming armour enchantment. He then runs towards the city at the dragon's area of attack, reaching a building then scaling it quickly. He reaches the roof then waits for the dragon to fly past it, then jumps off the building and lands on its back. He punches its spine several times, using soul flames to try and sear its skin.***

***Atlas watched this happened and he got up, dusting himself. He took a look back at Jack and then back at Izaak with the dragon.***

Atlas: Alright then! ***His eyes continued to glow gold as he started walking, then broke out into a run, dashing across the street and jump onto the side of a building. He kept his momentum from his dash on the side of building, only increasing his speed, up the building. As he reached the end of the building, he launched off with immense force and into the air, charging his body with his discharge lightning. He pointed two fingers at the dragon as lightning discharged from his fingertips at the dragon, making it roar once more. Atlas then ran onto another building’s side and start to get to a rooftop. Once he made it, he released his lightning powers, and began to try to scan other rooftops for the boy with dimensional powers.*** \*Shit, I can’t find him!

***Izaak burned enough into the dragon's skinnto reveal its fleshy innards. He then charged up a fiery fist and punched into the dragon, making it screech then fling him off. He went flying to the ground near a building, so he recovered and floated, scaling down the building safely.***

Izaak: \*That took too long, need to find an alternative to harming it...\* ***Izaak had never fought a dragon before, or anything of such scale. Just mostly thugs and metahumans in the past two months. He looked at the dragon chomp down on building and causing them to collapse.*** CRAP! ***He ran over to a falling building and slided directly under where the rubble was about to land. He held his hands up at the rubble to slow its decent to stop it hitting civilians with his Psychokinesis. Unfortunately some of the heavier pieces of rubble escaped his grasp and crushed one or two civilians, not including those inside the actual building.*** Fffffuuuuuck! \*Idiot, you could've prevented that...!\* Okay... ***He quickly called Atlas's phone.*** *Atlas, sync your earpieces. We need a way to stop these buildings going down!* ***Izaak tapped his phone, as a very small device ejected onto his finger. He placed it in his ear, as it expanded into a Bluetooth earpiece.***

Atlas: ***His phone automatically answered and he placed an earpiece in his ear.** I got this dude! I think I can help get civilians out! **He ran down a building at high speeds and jumped off, somersaulting onto the ground, dashing once more towards the building that was collapsing. Atlas, leaped high into the air, his eyes and palms glowing with lightning. He aimed his palms at the bottom of the building towards Izaak and shot out thick blasts of red lightning as it engulfed all of the floating debris and debris already onto the ground. The debris combined to form a giant golem with red eyes made up of the debris to hold a part of the building up.** Alright Izaak, you're good! Let go! Save civilans! I'll have the golem hold up the building for however long necessary! But you know I can't use any other lightning now as long as my control over the golem is on! Straight up fists! **Due to this weakness, Atlas's eyes continue to glow bright red as long as the power is active. He prepares his fists in case there are any surprise attacks. He then goes on to help people out.***

Voice: Not today! ***Atlas looks behind him to see the same boy launching at him, out of his dimensional portal. He tackles Atlas, but he throws him off, as he creates another portal and falls into that. Another portal opens behind Atlas and tackles him again.***

Atlas: Aaagfhhh!! ***He elbows the kid in the face as he yelps and throws him on the ground. He holds out his hand and zaps him with red lightning (Exalt lightning) to stay down.*** Who are you?!

Boy: T-The name's Tau... Heh... ***He creates a portal under his body and falls into it, disappearing.***

Atlas: Dammit!!! ***He turns quickly to turn towards the golem still holding up the building.** We're still good Izaak!*

Izaak: Good work! I'll try and stop that dra- ***He was interrupted by hearing the dragon screech, and he turned to see it. It was flying towards him, and breathed out its icey breath. The ice froze the streets, creating a sheet of ice below as the dragon descended to the ground. It landed on the ice sheet and skated on it, sliding towards Izaak. One of the dragon's tentacles punched the golem, shattering it instantly and dropping the rest of the building, but luckily the civilians were smart enough to run. The skidding dragon roared at Izaak, as if targeting him for hurting it. Izaak prepared some flames in his hands to fire it at the dragon.*** \*So glad I have fire against this ice breather...\* ***Izaak aims his hand at the incoming sliding dragon, aiming to burn the dragon's soul while heating his body to protect from the cold. The dragon opens its mouth wide open and breathes out ice at Izaak, but the ice passes over him and hits the building behind him. Izaak turns around confused to see the dragon froze the base of the building, then looks back at the dragon. The dragon shoots out a large pellet of ice that passes Izaak again and hits the building again, shattering the base and causing the building to slide and fall, aiming towards Izaak.*** SHIT! ***He runs in the opposite direction towards the dragon as the building chases him, the dragon sliding towards him. He doesn't know where to run as he ends up on the slippery ice streets and almost slips. The dragon opens its mouth at Izaak so he comes up with a quick yet stupid idea. Izaak jumps up at the dragon, as it opens its mouth wide and he jumps in, the dragon eating and swallowing him whole. The building lands and hits the dragon, doing some blunt damage.***

Kurenai: Hm... ***Kurenai dashed towards the nearest light-post, using his phantom arm to grapple and launch off of it into the air. He then summoned the Ifrit Longsword and pointed it away from the Dragon, using the flames as a thruster as he flew towards it while simultaneously blasting the Dragon with hellfire from his pistol. Sheathing the sword on his back, Kurenai summoned his other pistol to use both as more efficient thrusters, making his way high into the sky before falling back to the ground. As he fell, the dragon rose and tossed the building that hit it aside, flying to meet Kurenai in the air.*** All of these voices inside of my head, blinding my sight in a curtain of red... Frustration's gettin' bigger... Bang, bang, bang... *Pull my Devil Trigger. **As he said this, his demonic arm began to glow brightly before a much larger spectral copy of it appeared as he punched the Dragon back into the ground, even pushing it into the ground as he landed on its snout and began trying to pry open its mouth.***  Open up, ugly! ***When he finally managed to pry its snout open, he shoved the phantom arm into its mouth to keep it open as Spectral Swords made of glowing demonic energy flew into the Dragon's mouth before exploding mid-way down its throat. The Dragon took in only 4 or 5 of these swords before forcefully clamping its mouth shut, essentially biting off Kurenai's phantom arm and causing it to fade away as the bite marks appeared on his demon arm, followed by blood leaking out of the wounds and a loud groan.*** Urgh, shit! ***He used his okay arm to unsheathe the sword on his back and stab out the Dragon's eye, firing off a jet of flames into its socket. It roared and shook its head around in response, flinging Kurenai off and causing him to hit the ground, tumbling hard to a stop on his back.*** My arm... Ow...

Atlas: Kurenai!!! ***He sprinted at him as the dragon charged up its blast. His eyes and body sparked with golden lightning as he quickly retrieved Krim, sending the lightning through his arm. He then placed Krim at the side of a building as the dragon shot an ice blast on the street they were previously on. It froze over the street and Atlas jumped onto a building's wall, looking at the building the dragon previously tore through. He saw civilians swarming, about to die by the debris, so Atlas's body charged up even more with Tonic lightning. His face turned into more of a concentration expression as he boosted at the building's base.*** \*Let's see if this new skill actually works...\*

Civilian: AAAAAAHHHHH HELPP!!! ***About the be crushed by the falling debris, the civilian's body suddenly disappears as a streak of gold takes him away and to a safe place, Atlas sets him down at super speeds, the civilian not yet aware of what just transpired. Atlas instantly ran back out and grabbed a fallen child by the shirt, then went to an adult grabbing them by the arm, still running and he throws their bodies at a nearby building, to safety. Atlas does this continuously, so in real time, from a bird's eye view, you can only witness a streak of gold zipping around saving civilians before the entirety of the building collapses, although Atlas missed a few civilians, watching them die before he can save them.***

Atlas: \*NO!\* ***He has no choice but to run away to where Krim was recovering from the attack, his golden lightning shroud disappearing as he breathed heavily. \****It worked... By turning on my Tonic ability and saving people, I was able to share my high healing shroud instantaneously with them, not letting them get injured by whiplash or when I threw them to safety at buildings. I can save people without drawbacks now! Though a few of 'em died... Fuck! Izaak better be okay in there... Need a bit to recover from overusing Tonic...\*

***Meanwhile, Izaak was inside the dragon's throat, dodging as it shot ice out. He was preparing himself, developing a new ability to help himself out.***

Izaak: Okay come on Izaak, we can get out of this. \*The beast's teeth, it counts as a weapon...yeah, come on, let's do this. Echo creation...\* ***Izaak closed his eyes as he sent a wave that scanned the dragon's head and relayed information back to him. Be created a large silhouette of the dragon's head outside the dragon's body, an Echo copy of the dragon and its teeth. The phantom dragon head chomped down on the real dragon's throat, ripping a chunk out and opening a hole for Izaak to jump out. He did so, as the echo dispersed and the dragon screeched loudly, crashing into a building as it lost focus of its flight. Izaak landed on the ground covered in dragon blood and exhausted.*** \*Never created an echo that big before...wow. Well done.\*

***Many wolf like creatures start to emerge from the rooftops of buildings all around as the dragon is still thrashing. It is shown that Tau is opening dimensional portals to release these creatures. Tau is then heard laughing playfully and is seen teleporting around the area, which pisses Atlas off greatly.***

Atlas: \*I should use the Wave ability but at the same time... Don't wanna kill the kid though... But I can...\* ***He instantly springs back up energetically, running up the building with immense speed, as his body blurs. He arrives onto the roof and looks a few buildings away that Tau teleported to. Atlas does not waver as he leaps across rooftops, determined to get to Tau. He manages to use two fingers and blast a precise lightning strike at Tau's back, missing by a little, but still managing to shock him a little bit. He turns over frowning as the rest of the creatures come out of the portals. He then creates multiple portals around the multiple skyscrapers and jumps around in them, trying to confuse Atlas. Despite this, he focuses on his movements as Tau tries many times to attack him. He dodges, not having any lightning equipped and looks for an opening.*** Sorry kid... ***He then sprints at a portal where Tau comes out of and he seems surprised.***

Tau: W-What!!! ***He can't stop his momentum, so Atlas grabs his face and slams him into the rooftop, damaging him slightly. Though Tau escapes his grip and falls into a portal. A portal opens up behind Atlas and in front of him as his body emerges out of the portal behind Atlas, ready to punch him. Atlas simply twirls his body to dodge, letting him soar into the portal that was in front of Atlas, but in a split second, before Tau's body could go into the portal, Atlas wraps his left palm around his right arm. He opens his right palm, aiming at Tau's body and releases a concussive thunder shockwave into Tau's back. The wave was a sharp, loud intense crack of thunder that broke Atlas's own arm and shattered city blocks of windows. Before Tau could scream, his body boosts into the portal, never seen to teleport anywhere around Atlas again.***

Atlas: That enough should've made him stop fighting. Didn't put too much into it or else I would've killed him! Now to deal with those things on the ground... ***He kneels and breathes heavily due to the pain.*** Hate this power... ***His eyes glow gold as a golden lightning shroud completely surrounds his arm.***

Kurenai: Thanks... ***Kurenai held up his arm as the wounds had healed for the most part thanks to Atlas' Tonic as the Demon within took care of the remaining damage. He tried to summon his phantom arm, but a faint glow appeared in its place.*** Guess I can't use that for the time being... ***He got up and stretched his healing arm before taking out both of his pistols and firing a rapid stream of compressed hell-fire at the Dragon, aiming at the wings to keep the Dragon on the ground as more Spectral Blades appeared behind and launched themselves at the point where the wings and the body meet in an attempt to sever it.*** Step aside, reload, time to go... ***Kurenai sang along to his song as he twirled his guns and holstered them behind his waist before summoning the Phantom arm again. It appeared, though it had a weaker glow than usual.*** Close enough. C'mere, fucker! ***Kurenai charged at the Dragon and used his pistols as thrusters again, blasting him forward as he grabbed the Dragon's head with the phantom arm. The arm began to turn black and expand, creating the image of a demon's upper torso. This dark red shadow had fanged teeth, orange eyes, white skull-like armor on his head, two white tusks, and two horns protruding from the top of his head. Its other arm was the same dark red as the rest of its body, but the right arm was notably black, similar to how Kurenai's body was mostly human with the demonic arm. This phantom copied Kurenai as he grabbed the Dragon by its maw, forcing its mouth open before violently tearing it half. The Dragon was split from its head down to where the neck connected to the body, stopping there.*** Oh, I'm not done... SPLITTING YOU ALL THE WAY, FUCKWAD! ***Kurenai summoned his Katana as the Phantom's left arm turned into a sheath with a Katana stored inside. The phantom unsheathed the blade in tandem with Kurenai's slash as it cut cleanly through the Dragon's body, bisecting it with a single strike before it and his sword faded away. He panted and took a moment to catch his breath before shaking his arm and stretching it.*** Jackpot.

Izaak: Wolves? I got this. ***He saw the hell pups jump down and bark at civilians, he ran up to them from behind and send a car flying at them to scoop them up with his PK. The wolves were plenty, and Izaak deemed these beasts were suitable to use his soul fire on without his conscience getting in the way. So, he blasted them with large bouts of green fire, setting their souls on fire and by extension their bodies. The wolves cried as some retreated. Some wolves surrounded him to attack and one bit his arm, but he quickly punched it off. He used PK to levitate and have many objects and debris swarm him and cover his body, then rotate like a tornado of junk. The tornado defended him from attacking wolves and hurt them as he ran into the beasts.***

## Meanwhile with Jack

***Jack was swinging building to buildings, he was a few meters away from Corri. Before he could do anything, many cars lifted around her and started circling her, faster and faster they increased speed. The speed increased to such a great distance, to which she launched all the cars at Jack. He saw a gap in all the cars flying towards him and dove in feet first, then quickly created numerous tendrils which scattered all the cars, as he super drop kicked Corri into a building. He landed on the ground roughly, making a mini crater, he summoned an assault rifle, aiming it at her.***

Jack: Stand down! I don't know why you're doing this and you won't tell me, but STAND. DOWN. ***His distorted voice commanded, she levitated out of the building she was kicked into, landing a few feet in front of him***

Corri: You...You're that vigilante...I- I wont let you stop us! ***Jack made her feel fear, and unsureness, he could see it in her eyes, smell it off of her even.***

Jack: Last chance, stand down... ***He warned, once more, his finger daring to pull the trigger***

Corri: I- No! You people already casted out my family once! You won't do it again! ***She jumps up a few feet and slams back down with a mighty shockwave that Jack off the ground. She follows up by suddenly flying toward him, tackling him at high speeds, he blocked it with his rifle, causing it to break, but he holds onto her and was spraying webs in her face to try and blind her, until he got knocked away into a construction site. Jack's landing made him skid across the sand of the site, when he recomposed himself, he noticed shards of his gun still in him, before he could heal it up though, Corri crashed there, she was panting in rage.*** We will rise up... Higher than everyone else, especially the ones that casted out my family...

Jack: Shit... ***She lunged forward to hit him, he managed to block in time by forming a wall of biomass as a shield, but the force was strong enough to push the shards in him. He yelled from the pain and it triggered his berserker mode, showed off his teeth, and pushed her back. Jack ran at her both arms turning into blades, but her hands started to become surrounded with yellow light as she blasted him with a clean straight beam of light with both hands. This blast collided with Jack's body and began to repel his berserker form pushing him back as he tried to overcome the force of the blast. However, to Corri, the thought of this man, no, this monster stopping her from completing her mission and getting hurt was getting to her mind, to the point where her light beam was becoming more rough and jagged, unstable, and was burning through him. The beam was creating a hole in his chest, and it kept piercing through, not stopping...Even when she wanted it to.***

Atlas: J-Jack?! ***He was on a rooftop, watching the fight when they came into the city. His body was running on fumes as he just used most of his Tunic lightning up, but he jumped off the building, landing and doing a somersault. He sprinted at Jack and tackled him out of the light beam, unfortunately being severally burned by the light beam himself on his right injured arm again.*** Agh!! ***He looked down to see a scorch mark and he bit his lip in pain, looking at Corri. Her powers flashed yellow as she backed up, obviously in fear of what happened.***

Corri: I-I couldn't control... ***She looked at her own hands as her hands flashed yellow with light and construction objects around her lifted and started orbiting her body once more, gaining speed and force. Not in control, she simply held her hands out at them as all the large metal construction objects launched in their direction.***

Atlas: N-NO!!! ***He got up, a giant metal truck was being hurled directly at them. Desperately, full of pain, he jumped in the air and yelled as he tried to punch the truck sideways with his free left hand so it can avoid hitting a heavily injured Jack. Though, when he punched at it, his fist did not connect and the truck flew sideways into a building, however, so did all the other objects that were aimed in their direction. Atlas landed on the ground, on one knee, looking afraid, then when he looked at his left hand, there was a few sparks of purple lightning. Atlas then scrambled on the ground and found a shattered mirror, looking at his eyes, and seeing only his irises flashing purple for a little bit before it went back to normal.*** What the fuck was *that* lightning... ***He laid on the ground, his body strained from using too much lightning in the fight.***

Corri: Jack... I can't believe you of all people are opposing me... I thought we were friends... ***She backed up slowly, hurt by Jack and weak from using so much of uncontrolled power. She had felt like she lost this battle so it was time to escape.*** You're just like everyone else who hurt us.... ***She flashed in a white light as she seemed to teleport away with the aid of someone else.***

Atlas: Jaaccckk... ***He slurred as he got up weak, picking Jack up.*** Hang in there bro, you'll be okay... Promise... ***He reaches in his pocket and presses his buttons to his keys, sending a signal for his car to drive to his location, since it is in the area. The cars comes roaring to a stop next to Atlas, as he puts an unconscious Jack in the car. He gets in the car and drives to Kurenai and Izaak's location.*** Guys... Jack defeated the girl or whatever, we can go now... Before anyone sees us. ***Izaak gets in his car and Kurenai summons his bike as the group rides to the Tavern. Once they head into the Tavern, they go down in their underground base to rest after the villain attack.***

*Next Issue: Legacies: Issue 4*