Gotham. East of the Estate
Wonder Woman grunted in pain and agony, flattened by tons of metal which a few minutes ago had been a SHIELD stealth Air Transport. Arms, body and legs were trapped and immobilized and breathing become more and more difficult at every second. The princess
of amazons couldn’t believe that she would die in that way. While her eyes blurred into the oblivion, Diana began to remember the last events on her dying life….
A few hours before, during the meeting between the three resistance delegations, the presence of a strange energy signature in a isolated state close to Gotham had been exposed..-“We detected it a month ago. It emitted during five days. Then, it stopped
another five days. Then, emitted again during four days and stopped another four days. Then, the cycle was of three days…After that, two days. Tonight, we think that it began to emit again..-“.-Had declared Mr Freeze.-“Sometimes, it seemed a taquion pulse,
other times, the radiation from a neutron star, and others, what I can only define as a magical energy…because ours instruments are unable to give us coherent readings.”.-Finished Dr Fries..-“…and such a mystery, so close of Gotham must be investigated to
define if it is a menace for the city or a possible advantage for us.”.-Added Batman. And a group of resistance members, on board of two air transports were sent to the designated coordinates.
But something had gone wrong. During the approaching, a sudden, blue impulse had hit both vehicles, destroying every electronic device on them. Diana, piloting, one of them, tried desperately to keep the enormous black mass of metal on air during valuable,
seconds, giving to her crew time enough to evacuate the falling aircraft. Finally, without engines, the aircraft had crashed heavily on the ground, in the middle of a forest.
Gathering her scarce, waning strength, and appealing to her warrior will, Wonder Woman tried to ease the pressure that flattened her…in vain..”Forgive Kal. I couldn’t avenge you. Bye mother…I..I...love you...Bruce…”.-Muttered Diana on her last breathing.
Suddenly, while her eyes closed, the amazon saw as a voluptuous green mountain of powerful appeared in front of her, tearing apart as paper the tons of metal that trapped her.-“She-Hulk!!!!!!”.-Whispered Diana, feeling as the former lawyer removed the techno
scrap that imprisoned her.-“Thanks,…She….”.-Began to say the amazon on the thick arms of the jade titaness. But she didn´t finished the sentence. Diana felt into oblivion.
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Gotham. North of the Estate
“What the hell are these things?”.-Screamed in panic one SHIELD agent to his partner, shooting another burst of his A-Rifle (Energetic rifle based on Apokolips technology) against an incoming horde of red-eye creatures.-“And where the fucked are the Scarlet
Witch and Freeze?”.-Yelled the man, launching a plasma grenade to his left.-“I have now fucked idea…”.-Replied his partner, a blonde, muscular female, one of the Thalia´s assassin team.-“…but keep shooting or we will become in their dinner!!!”.-Screamed the
massive woman, launching with incredible, almost unnatural precision and strength one of her vibranium knives, which hit the opened mouth of one of their foes, impaling it against the stem of an oak. Valentine, agent of SHIELD and Redfield, henchwoman of Thalia
Ras Al Ghul, were the last survivors of the support team that travelled on the second transport. During the falling, the Scarlet Witch had teleported the crew of the vehicle out of it. But, clearly, the beam that had hit them had also affected the magical
powers of the sorcerer because she had been unable to teleport them on the same place.
Twenty minutes ago, they were a squad of twelve men and women, a mixture of SHIELD and Thalia´s members. But, meanwhile they made their way to the State (or at least were they think the state was), and horde of strange creatures had ambushed them. One by
one, the members of the support squad had fallen death in an orgy of blood and guts. Apparently, the creatures were para-demons. Somehow, they didn´t seem ordinary ones. More aggressive, more resilience. Surrounded by dozens of those creatures, the last members
of the squad, back to back, prepared their selves to the last and futile resistance.
“Shit!Shit!SHIT!”.-Cursed agent Valentine, throwing away the A-Rifle, out of ammunition, holding in replacement his old, reliable 45ACP Colt SOCOM.-“It has been a pleasure to fight with you, man of SHIELD.”.-Said, Christine Redfield, swaying her Adamantium
Katana in gesture of challenge.-“If you say that…Well, maybe it is a good night to die.”.-Replied James Valentine.-“If you say that….”.-Said Christine with a smile on her lips. Then, the mutant para-demons, screeching in jubilee, rushed to the humans.
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Gotham East of the Estate
The terrible para demons rushed against Mr Freeze. Somehow, with cold blood, the former villain shot them both cryo-beams from the palms of his armoured suit. Transformed into a pair of large ice cubes, the monsters crushed agaist his suit, exploding in
a million of pieces.
Once that negligible distraction was eliminated, the man scanned the large Estate at 100 yards of him. "Interesting. Really interesting...".-Muttered Mr Freeze.-"This discover can change the course of the invasion...".-Whispered in surprise. Then, he made
his way to the back door of the Estate.-"I wonder where Scarlet Witch. I think that I will need her help...."
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Latverian North Front
The four NATO tanks were deployed in a vast arc of three miles, in a “quiet” sector in a front protected by NATO and HYDRA troops. In fact, they were the first, mobile support line of a net of advanced bunkers defended by a bunch of heterogeneous troop from
multiple origins. In fact, the own platoon was formed by two German Leopard A5 main battle tanks, a Russian T90 and, as platoon leader, a British Challenger.
“Saber 0. 3 here. Intruders are entering in my sector. Five kilometers”.-Radioed a german voice.-“A pack of a thousand infantry ‘Teufelbeiste’”. Using his binoculars, the commander of Saber 0 looked at the sector covered by the Leopard of Sergeant Koch.
In fact, an horde of the infamous ‘beasts of the Devil’, as the sergeant has called them, was entering in the valley protected by Saber Platoon, on route to the west stronghold of The Nest, as they called the trenches that they protected.-“Well…another day
in the office…”.-“Saber 3. 0 here . Shoot at your will.”.-Responded Lt. Briggs.-“Over.”.
Almost immediately, a 120mm HEAT projectile left the barrel of the Leopard, exploding in the middle of the pack. Somehow, the fanatic troops of Apokolips kept moving. Six seconds later, a second HEAT shot…and six seconds later, a third one. The para-demons
kept moving but their numbers had decreased. Then, Saber 3 advanced till 1500 meters of the roaring creatures. Then, the three .50 machine guns began to spit fire, reaping line after line of the Apokolips legionaires. Lt. Briggs smiled. He was conscious that
such a kind of attacks were just a skirmish for Kalibak troops…but killing those alien creatures with that ‘old fashioned’ battle tanks raised his morale. When the last para-demons succumbed, run over by Saber 3, a scream of jubilee could be heard on the radio.-“Good
job, Saber 3. Return to Alfa 0 and…For Godshake!!!!”.-Exclaimed the lieutenant. “Saber 0. 4 here.”.-Said a Russian voice.-“Intruders on my sector. Many intruders.”.-“Saber 0. 2 here. Bastards on my sector!!!”
In fact, along the front protected by Platoon Saber, hordes of uncountable infantry para-demons rushed to the Nest, at ten kilometers.-“This is not a skirmish…”.-Muttered Lt Briggs, conscious of the menace that made its way to the bunkers net.-“HEAT up!!!”.-He
heard his gunner-loader to the gunner. His crew knew what to do. They didn´t need his commands by the moment. So, he informed to the next of the incoming menace, while, with proud, stared as the rest of his platoon proceeded to engage in combat according with
the protocol.
During ten minutes, Saber Platoon systematically fired their HEAT proyectiles, fired uncountable bursts of their .50 HMG and, as the ancient cavalry, rushed against the hordes, flattening many of the demons with their trucks. But in vain. Every casualty
was replaced by three other demons. Then, a new menace appeared.-“Saber 0. 2 Here. There is AAAARRRGGGHHHH”.-A green beam of energy had hit Saber 2, melting the 50 ton armor and killing its crew.
Lt Briggs, with horror, stared the new menace that falled over them…a giant 50 feet para-demon, armed with a strange dual cannon.-“SABOT!!!!....SABOT!!!”.-Roared Briggs.-“SABOT up!!!!”.-Yelled the gunner loader. Seconds later, the gunner shot, hitting in
the middle of its chest. The remaining tank commanders made the same. Somehow, the creature, though stagger after every impact, it kept moving to the next, surrounded by thousand of its smaller minions Backtracking in zig zag, trying to avoid the green, murderous
flame, shooting their SABOT´s, Platoon Saber made its way back to the next, crossing through the save corridor of the minefields that surrounded the fortress. Hundreds of mines exploded when the horde of para demons reached the minefield, killing thousands
of them. Somehow, there were thousands and thousands more behind them…and the Behemot seemed unhurt.
“SABOT AT MY WILL!!!! SABOT AT MY WILL!!!! TO THE HEAD!!!!! …TO THE HEAD!!!!!”.-Commanded Lt Briggs.-“FIRE!!!!”.-Yelled the Platoon commander. At unison, three supersonic SABOT were fired, hitting the head of the titanic para demon. The creature just stopped,
stunned.-“SABOT……..FIRE!!!!”.-Commanded one more time Lt Briggs. This time, the head of the beast exploded as a melon.-“Fuck!!!!”.-Cursed with ease the Lt, though thousand of para demons were advanced to him. “SABOT out…”.-Began to said by radio his platoon.
They had spent all their SABOT´s and HEAT´s proyectiles. Well, at least, the .50 machine guns and his own trucks could kill a few thousands more before to retreat…..”Saber 0. 4 here….We are doomed ‘tovarich’. Three more behemots at my six.”.-Said Corporal
Bondarenko, staring with horror as another three of those giant para demons entered on the valley.
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“As you can see, my master, my offensive against Latveria have just began. Soon, Doom and his lackeys will be mine….ours, I mean.”.-Said Mandarin, staring through the monitors as his army of cloned para demons and his creations, the behemoth para demons,
broke through the defenses of The Next. Though it was a mere advanced, minor outpost on his way to Latveria, Mandarin was sure that he could overwhelming, by numbers and fire power, thanks to his behemots, the Latverian, high tech defenses, not only those
weak NATO war machinery.
“I hope so…By your own good….”.-Said ominously Kalibak.-“If I am unable to give him the head of Doom in a week…I will offer him yours…..”.-Menaced the son of Darkseid.
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Reed Richards worked frantic to put on-line the experimental Disphormity Cannons that he had placed on The Nest. If it worked, A new, powerful defence system would be added to latverian arsenal. And best. If he was able to miniaturize it at the size or tank
cannons or rifles, Latveria could start even offensive large scale operations against the Kalibak troops. That the horde and the behemots that was falling against them....The Cannons weren´t prepared yet!!!!.
Richards saw as thre tanks of the first line defence of The Nest, backtracked at full speed. He had no time.