FORBIDDEN - Drowned

 FORBIDDEN - DROWNED

Written by Onyxe Blade

NOW

Scylla Baros, a water sage who hailed from Greece and a member of Team Hellin, entered the house of a woman named Cassandra Adesina who resided in Lagos. Espionage was not Scylla's specialty nor was entering someone's home without permission. However knowing what Cassandra had planned for her friend, Nadiya Nnamdi, Scylla knew she needed to handle the mischievous woman before she could act on her schemes against Nadiya.

A FEW DAYS AGO

After having completed another dangerous mission in Ik-Qoise alongside her allies Hellin, Orsela, August, Trevyn, Lea, Romeo, and Brody, the heroes entered a dungeon where they had fought an ancient being by the name of Chernobog. The battle was not easy and required the best of efforts on the heroes' part, but they managed to defeat the powerful being. Chernobog would no longer be a burden to the citizens of Ik-Qoise, and those sages who had fallen to the evil being were now avenged. Shortly after, Hellin and Lea teleported the heroes back to Mayland to report back to Onyx. Scylla received a text message from her friend Nadiya to attend her seminar in her hometown in Lagos this evening. Normally a trip from Mayland to Lagos for someone like Scylla would have easily taken half a day by plane. Fortunately she was still in Hellin's company since Lea had hurried back to her home in Plutonia, taking Romeo with her. Hellin had already planned to take Trevyn back to his palace in Nigeria, so Scylla tagging along was a non-issue.

Scylla would then arrive at the hotel she had booked a few days prior before heading up to her room. Scylla would shower in order to freshen herself up from her mission earlier. Along with changing to much more appropriate clothes compared to her light and see-through white Grecian clothing she normally wears into battle. It was 6:47 PM in Lagos as Scylla wanted to arrive just early enough to find a good seat but not too early to avoid getting caught up in an unwanted conversation with strangers. Scylla had only befriended Nadiya very recently after meeting her a month ago at a seminar she attended in Greece speaking on choosing simplicity over magic. Scylla still reflects on the day she was once a normal woman before the fateful day when she nearly lost her baby sister, Myla, to an envious witch. Scylla would then encounter a mysterious hermit whom she reluctantly kissed in order to gain the power to save her sister. While forever grateful that Myla's life was saved. Scylla always harbored resentment for possessing a power she never wanted. Thus thrown into the fray of the never-ending battle against evil. Hearing Nadiya speak on the magic of simplicity ignited something pleasant in Scylla's soul. In a world full of magic, demons, beastarians, fairies, and dragons. It was refreshing to know that there were people like Nadiya who enjoyed being a regular human.

After the seminar as Scylla was ready to go home. Nadiya had walked up to her and introduced herself. Normally folks avoided Scylla since she had an aura about herself that screamed ice queen. However, Nadiya was able to see past Scylla's iron exterior and saw the graceful soul within. The two women would go out to eat at a ramen shop and begin conversing with one another. Scylla spoke about her nephews, her teammates, and even mentioned her apprentice Pranai, who lived in Thailand. Nadiya would reciprocate Scylla's openness by discussing her personal life and her recent divorce from her ex-husband, Winston, who was having an affair with her former best friend, Cassandra. Having accidentally discovered her husband's infidelity. Instead of allowing her emotions to get the better of her. Nadiya decided to simply walk away. It was only afterwards that Winston regretted his decision, but Nadiya refused to turn back. Instead, she would move on with her life, continuing to inspire those all throughout the world with her various seminars. Unfortunately it seems that Nadiya had underestimated Cassandra's disdain for her. Even after having sabotaged her friend's marriage. Cassandra tried to use her influence in the Nigerian media to ruin Nadiya. Fortunately her efforts have mostly been fruitless, but Nadiya still encountered a few bumps in the road. The worst part was that only Nadiya knew that it was Cassandra doing it to her, spreading various rumors about what really caused Nadiya and Winston's marriage to end.

Hearing about this Cassandra woman really irked Scylla since it reminded her of the many nasty bitches she had the displeasure of meeting throughout her life. When she was in her 50s, a friend by the name of Prina had committed suicide after learning that her boyfriend cheated. That very day marked Scylla's refusal to ever be in a relationship, and thus she had remained single ever since. The two women would finish their food before leaving the restaurant and exchanging contact info. A few days later, Nadiya would invite Scylla to her upcoming seminar in Lagos and have Scylla promise that she would show up. Despite knowing the unpredictable life she lives. She promised her friend that she would be in attendance. Shortly after the seminar had ended. Before Scylla went to meet up with Nadiya, she had gone to find the women's restroom. Upon arriving towards the door of the bathroom, Scylla overheard a woman conversing with herself about having finally found a way to ruin Nadiya for good. Seconds later a gorgeous bronze-skinned woman with amber and mahogany-colored curly hair wearing a turquoise dress. This was none other than the despicable Cassandra Adesina. One of Nigeria's popular media personalities and the very woman who ruined Nadiya's marriage and set out to ruin her entirely. "Can I help you?" Cassandra said to Scylla in a snarky tone. Scylla responded with "Yes! You can move from the bathroom door" in the same nasty demeanor. Cassandra simply looked at Scylla like she was less than a roach before brushing past her. It took everything in that moment for Scylla not to grab her by the hair and slam her onto the floor. Scylla did not wish to make a scene at her friend's event. Nonetheless, after hearing what she heard Cassandra said in the bathroom. Scylla knows that she has to be dealt with sooner than later. Before returning back to Nadiya, Scylla texted her apprentice Pranai and asked him to get her some info on Cassandra Adesina.

Meeting up with Nadiya, Scylla attempted to hide her rage in order to not make her worried. Instinctively Nadiya knew something was up and asked Scylla with genuine concern what was bothering her. Scylla responded with, "It's work-related stuff. I got a message from one of my teammates that I may be needed." Nadiya looked both concerned and disappointed but understood that Scylla wasn't a normal woman like her. Scylla then received a text from Pranai, giving his mentor the information required in order to execute her plan. "I understand you have your own responsibilities, but I truly thank you for coming tonight. I hope this isn't the last time we meet", said Nadiya before she hugged and planted a kiss on Scylla's forehead. Scylla bid her farewell before exiting the scene in order to deal with the scheming Cassandra.

NOW

Successfully having entered Cassandra's home thanks to the clever usage of her water magic. Scylla quietly began exploring throughout her home while making sure to not make any unnecessary noises. Heading towards the room that Scylla believed was Cassandra's bedroom, a glowing yellow circle suddenly formed beneath Scylla's sandals. Before she could react, a voice shouts out "SHOCK SIGIL!" and Scylla was immediately enveloped in a yellow colored cylinder that produced powerful voltage from within. Shocked from within the magical cylinder, Scylla lets out an agonizing scream as she dropped to the floor, covered in blisters and burn marks. Injured but retaining consciousness, she listened as Cassandra approached her from behind. Staring down at her intruder, Cassandra wore a lavender colored night gown and a dismissive look proudly on her face as she confronted Scylla for entering her home uninvited.

Cassandra: Well, if it isn't the little pest I saw earlier at the seminar. I knew I should have dealt with you when I encountered your sorry ass earlier. Luckily for me, your stupid ass came to me! I betcha you thought I was just like Nadiya. A regular mortal who practiced zero magic... oh were you so wrong!

Scylla: Shock Sigil is an offensive magic spell. Only registered sages should have that type of spell in their arsenal. That means you either learned or was taught that spell through illegal means. I'm guessing you have a connection with a witch hidden in Nigeria?

Cassandra: You guessed right smartass, but not smart enough to enter my home and thinking you'll walk out alive. So tell me, did Nadiya send you to handle me? I knew she would eventually figure out it was me trying to sabotage her career. I thought having an affair with that loser ex-husband of hers would have broken her. Instead she decided to be the "bigger person" and just move on with her life. Ever since then I have made it my mission to destroy her. I won't rest until I see Nadiya completely in ruin!

Scylla: So it wasn't enough for your sorry ass to ruin her marriage and damage her view of love. Now you want to go so fucking far as to ruin her reputation and career? And to think I came here just to confront and merely scare your sorry ass to leave my friend alone. However, I see now such a plan is fruitless for a bitch like you! Instead I need to make for certain that you'll never disturb Nadiya ever again

Cassandra: And how the fuck do you plan on doing that?

Scylla: The only way I know how... by drowning you!

Spotting the venom in Scylla's eyes, Cassandra attempts to perform another spell, but it's already too late. Using the toilet water in Cassandra's home, Scylla manipulates it and directs it towards her target. An unsuspected stream of water strikes Cassandra, knocking her viciously onto the ground. Scylla then uses a spell called "Water Heal" that heals the burns and blisters on her body that she received from Cassandra earlier. Rising to her feet, Scylla walks purposefully towards the downed Cassandra while conjuring a ball of water in her right palm. Soaked and barely recovering from the unexpected attack, Cassandra stares up and sees Scylla towering over her with a killer intent. Cassandra attempted to speak, perhaps to plead for mercy, but Scylla was not interested in her words.

Scylla: Save your breath, bitch! There is nothing you can say that will change my mind. You should have left Nadiya alone when you had the chance, but now it's over for you!

Scylla then flings the ball of water that she formed within her palm onto Cassandra's head. The water then transforms into a sphere that covers Cassandra from her hair down to her chest, and immediately Cassandra begins gasping for air as she begins to suffocate. Cassandra struggles for a few minutes before she passes away. Scylla walks away from Cassandra's corpse and exits the home. Unbeknownst to Scylla, Hellin had also been at the scene and witnessed her friend and ally coldly murder Cassandra. Hellin had received a text from Pranai, who was concerned about his mentor's safety and asked Hellin to check after her. Conflicting emotions erupted in her mind for a part of her knew she should have stopped Scylla from murdering Cassandra. At the same time someone like Cassandra didn't deserve to live. Hellin herself had killed indiscriminately, so she wasn't exactly in the position to berate Scylla for taking a life. Hellin had witnessed Scylla kill many times before, but those were on missions against wicked beings; hence they were justified. This time, though, Scylla had taken the life of someone who wasn't deemed a threat to society but solely an individual. Still, Hellin knew not only what her friend did was wrong but even worse. Scylla's actions in Cassandra's home would now deem her as a witch! A name for a sage who has fallen from grace or uses their magic for selfish purposes. Still, Hellin had no intentions of turning her friend over to the authority, nor would she dare tell Onyx or anyone else what she had witnessed this very night. Instead, Hellin planned on cleaning whatever evidence that would possibly lead Nigeria's authorities to discover Scylla was Cassandra's killer. Once certain that not even Nigeria's best investigators, both magical and non-magical would be able to know for certain that it was Scylla who killed Cassandra. Hellin took her leave back to her home realm, the Underworld. Of course, she already knew at some point she was going to have to confront Scylla about this very matter.

The next day it was plastered all over the news that Cassadra Adesina had been murdered by an unknown water sage. Queen Adama, along with her son, Prince Trevyn spoke to the media about this unfortunate incident involving the media personality and said that they would do their best to bring her killer to justice. Scylla finally returned home a few hours later in Greece and greeted her parents whom she lived with, before heading back to her room. Exhausted from everything that had transpired that night, as she got ready to lie down. Scylla didn't once regret taking Cassandra's life but did wish she did things more calculated instead of acting on instincts. Realizing that she didn't exactly clean up any trail that would lead Nigeria's investigators to discover that she was in Cassandra's home the night she died. Scylla wondered had someone else had been on the scene that also wanted Cassandra gone. Regardless, Scylla had killed before, and Cassandra was just another vermin that she washed from existence. Scylla then texted Nadiya, simply saying, "You don't have to worry anymore. Talk to you later, and be well". Scylla then lay naked in her bed as she awaited an inevitable text from her comrades to fight yet another evil.

THE END 

FORBIDDEN - Character Designs Update 11/17/2024

 FORBIDDEN

Saint Hellina

This is the Winter/Christmas themed Hellin Strongs

Saint Hellina's candy corn shaped weapon "Cynical Blue"

James Del Soto. The sexy, charismatic right hand man of King Onyx. Like his daughter Anna who received a design update a few months back. This is my planned redesign for James Del Soto in the future

A special winter themed alternate form for Scylla Baros. This version of Scylla retains her water and serpent summoning abilities but gains control over the element of ice as well. Scylla's skin also turns icy blue and her blonde hair now white as snow

Atalante/Atalanta 

A beautiful dark skin huntress that resides in Greece. Empowered by Artemis, Atalanta is able to summon a magical arrow for combat

While the name is undecided at this time. This character is of Hispanic origins and is part elf. 

FORBIDDEN - The Witch At The Caramel Station

 FORBIDDEN -  The Witch At The Caramel Station

By Onyxe Blade

A little over a half hour ago, a deadly explosion had taken place Septarian Town. Septarian Town was a historical city that was located within the state of Silia City, one of the seventy five states that made up Mayland. The attack was sudden and it had claimed the lives of over thirty people within the vicinity. News had spread swiftly throughout most of Mayland of the incident, spreading like wildfire. Upon learning about the chaos that had taken place in Septarian Town, King Onyx moved to action as he began assembling heroes to head over to Silia City and find out the cause behind the deadly explosion. Normally, he would be able to rely on Hellin Strongs, his closest ally and friend right behind James Del Soto. However Hellin—along with Orsela—were tasked with a prior assignment within their home realm of The Underworld. His other allies Trevyn Aliyu, the Prince of Nigeria and Lea Stallard, the Princess of Plutonia were both busy dealing with affairs in their homelands. August Starfinder was fulfilling his duties as a Bounty Hunter along with his teammates Vritra and Setback in Cambodia after being hired by a group of sages in that country to help track down a group of criminals. Lastly Onyx assumed Scylla was busy in her homeland of Greece, probably enjoying a simple day with her parents or spending time with her nephews Calix and Atticus. Therefore he had settled on sending James alongside his daughter Anna and another one of his Royal Guards Railing Herrera to investigate the incident within Silia City at least until he received a text message from none other than Scylla.

After a brief back and forth texting, Onyx opens a portal in his castle and travels to Greece. Seconds later he reappears with Scylla by his side. Scylla who was hanging out in her bedroom when she saw the incident on social media decided to reach out to Onyx and offer her assistance. Now with James, Anna, Railing, and Scylla ready for action. Yura briefs the four of them with the situation having taken place in Silia City. Believing the actions were caused by a witch (a Sage that has gone bad or lost control of their magic) and the horrific explosion being the aftermath of those actions. With that in mind, they need to act swiftly in order to catch the culprit if they haven't escaped already but thankfully an anti-teleportation spell was placed immediately after the incident. Ready to begin their mission, Onyx opened a portal for them able to ignore the anti-teleportation spell due to his unique power, but once within Silia he won't be able to teleport them out until they exit the state

Upon their arrival, James states they should work together to find the culprit. Anna, on the other hand, suggests that splitting up would allow them to cover more ground. Scylla immediately opts to travel solo and Railing quickly requests Anna to tag along with him thus James by default is forced to go solo as well. James decides to search around Morrison, both Railing and Anna decide to search around Christie, the capital of Silia City and Scylla chosen to investigate around the ever popular Caramel Train Station. Dressed in her usual see-through white dress with blue starfish shaped pasties covering her nipples, wearing her cherished accessories around her neck, arms, and ankles, her long white sandals with her long blonde hair perfectly down her back, focused on the task at hand, Scylla can feel multiple eyes on her, feeling judged by her choice of clothing or lack there of. Fortunately she couldn't care less due to her not dressing for anyone's attention but to compliment her magical abilities controlling water and transforming her lower half into four deadly blue and purple serpents. Caramel Station has always been a place of historical significance as well as the main shopping center for the citizens of Silia City. Ranging from clothing stores, a variety of places to eat, jewelry, gaming, and other attractions. Yet none of these catches the water sage's interest as all she cares about is preventing yet another tragedy taking place within the state. Annoyed by the fact despite the incident that happened prior, that so many civilians are still out and about, giving little to no regards to their own safety. Unfortunately for Scylla, she understands the selfish nature of mankind all too well. People rarely let the tragedies of others affect their way of life unless it directly involves them. Making matters worse, it happened to be the day a lot of the stores around the Caramel Station are having a sale and the death of over thirty people isn't going to stop the rest of Silia City's residence from missing out.

Continuing her focus on the surrounding area, Scylla was close to believing that this area was clear. She was minutes from dialing Onyx on her cellphone when she spotted a slender Korean man wearing a long sleeved black t-shirt with dark blue ripped jeans and black sneakers. While Scylla was no telepath nor had the ability to sense auras, one thing for certain she knew when a person with an ominous presence was in her vicinity. The water sage's suspicions would be confirmed upon seeing a dark smile run across the man's face with him raising his right arm into the air forming dark purple energy around himself. The citizens spotted the devious man seconds after Scylla and immediately began to panic. Acting swiftly, Scylla creates a barrier of water around the witch as he performs his explosive attack. The impact causes the barrier of water to explode as the water covers the air and rains down all around as folks run away. The man stares at Scylla with a malice grin as he runs towards the train station, forcing Scylla to give chase without taking a moment to request back up. Arriving at the station soaked from the water that dropped down on her only moments ago after nullifying the witch's explosive attack, Scylla stands before the culprit prepared for combat.

Scylla: There is nowhere for you to run asshole! How dare you come to Mayland and cause chaos and kill innocent lives? What is your name, you spineless piece of shit!?

Gi-Tae: Such a fouled mouth Grecian woman. My name is Gi-Tae, not that it will matter to you once you're dead

Scylla: Tough words for an inevitable corpse! So tell me Gi-Tae, why come to Mayland and cause so much havoc? Are you some assassin attempting to draw Onyx out or just a random piece of shit that lost themselves to their own magic?

Gi-Tae: I'm here to create new memories after my lover left me heartbroken. I wouldn't even come to this shit hole of a country if I wasn't plagued by visions of him. I thought killing him back in our homeland of Korea would be enough but I still see his fucking face and Silia City was the place we were the first time we met each other. We were madly in love and enjoyed our weeks together before returning home. However that's when everything went to shit! It turns out he had a female lover and child back in our homeland. I begged him to leave his family and be with me but he told me I was just an escape but he never truly loved me. Hearing that really sent me over the edge and my desire for destruction was born from his betrayal! Now to rid myself of his memory completely... the citizens of Silia City have to also suffer cause I blame this damn place for ever running into the deceitful selfish motherfucker!

Scylla: Is that all? What an utterly pitiful story and derelict reasoning for such madness

Gi-Tae: How dare you! My pain is valid and I won't let some bitch who never experience what I have invalidate my rage!

Scylla: I would never allow myself to lower my existence over a mere man. That's why I never allow such a pointless thing as romantic love into my life and it's fools like you who validate my decision on the matter each passing day. Your selfish sob story will not save you from my wrath cause you're going to pay for the mayhem your caused prior and the one you attempted within the vicinity of The Caramel Station

Gi-Tae: HA! You are so fucking full of yourself! I'm going to enjoy making you suffer before smiting you from existence

Gi-Tae takes the stance of a runner as a violent, fiery colored purple aura surrounds his body. The witch rushed towards Scylla like a bullet as she attempted to create a wall of water to defend herself. Gi-Tae's speed proves too much for Scylla's water wall to defend against, as he breaks through and strikes Scylla with a powerful tackle sending her tumbling hard to the ground. Despite the blood running her forehead after receiving the vicious attack from the witch along with several cuts on her vanilla colored skin. Scylla hides her pain and stares menacingly at her opponent while using her water magic to heal her injuries.

Gi-Tae: You're a talented woman. Definitely not your average sage, but nevertheless you will suffer all the same... VIOLET BULLETS OF DAMNATION!

Gi-Tae unleashes several purple energy blasts in the shape of bullets towards Scylla. Enveloping her body in freezing cold water as she charges towards Gi-Tae and using her dexterity and fast movement, Scylla dodges Gi-Tae's attack before using the water that surrounded her body and throwing it at him. Emerged in intensely cold water along with losing the ability to breathe, Gi-Tae tries to use his magic to save himself. Unable to endure nor breathe the intensely cold water, the witch feels himself fading to black. Unaware of the wrath that awaits him for angering Scylla, death will not come in the form the brokenhearted witch had expected. The water around Gi-Tae disperses as he drops to his hands and knees, soaking wet. While gasping for air and trying to deal with the chilling effects of the water, Gi-Tae looks up and immediately he is greeted by the sight of Scylla. Instead of her standing before him with a normal pair of legs, the water sage's legs have turned into four cerulean and orchid colored vicious serpents that elevated Scylla's high making her more threatening than one ever imagined

Gi-Tae: Wha--- WHAT ARE YOU?! It's impossible.. you can't be human?

Scylla: Let me let you in on a little secret foolish witch! While I was at home with my folks back in Greece, I heard the news of the chaos the erupted in Mayland and immediately reached out to my friend, the current ruler of this country and offered my assistance. When he sent me and three other of his allies out to investigate the incident in Silia City to catch the culprit—which turned out to be you—I purposely chose to travel alone in hopes I'll be the one to find you. Cause now I get to unleash my darker side without any inhibitions. I'm going to make you regret the day your mother and father conceived your odious existence. Now my serpents it's TIME TO FEED!

Gi-Tae let out a spine chilling scream. Since he and Scylla were alone in the station, not a soul could hear his cry as Scylla's serpents began feasting on him. Minutes later, James along with Anna and Railing arrive to the Caramel Station after becoming aware of the commotion that had taken place here knowing that Scylla had ended up encountering their target. James being a full blooded demon and Anna a half demon/cambion, the two of them caught the scent of fresh blood as they made their way towards the station. They knew it wasn't Scylla but feared it was the culprit since Onyx had given James a secret order to bring the culprit alive if possible. Only James and Anna were aware of such a request with Railing being indifferent upon learning about this fact. James did not think to tell Scylla the same since he was confident he or Anna and Railing would have ended up finding their target with Scylla coming to aid them. Standing in front of them in the station was Scylla but her legs already back to normal and in her hand, the right arm of the now deceased Gi-Tae.

Scylla: I kept this worm's arm in case you guys needed proof he was the culprit. Anyways I ended up transforming my lower half into my serpents and together we finished Gi-Tae off

Railing: Well shit Scylla was it necessary to eat the dude? Why not just drown him? We at least would of had a whole body regardless it was dead to bring the the coroner

Scylla: Save your complaints for someone who cares, Mr. Herrera

Anna: It's fine, Scylla. At least you're safe and that's all that matters. Keeping the culprit's arm will be enough for us to work with along with your reports and the witnesses who you ended up saving earlier from yet another tragedy.

James: Anna's right. We’ve got more than enough to work with here. Now we need to send a report to Silia City's mayor to tell them they can deactivate the anti-teleportation spell so we can get back to Onyx and Yura ASAP. Anyways, thank you for your assist, Scylla. Apologies we weren't around to back you up but everything worked out in the end.

Scylla: Back up was unnecessary. I just wished the imbeciles around here took the earlier incident seriously instead of going about their usual activities, but I guess that's too much to ask from the common man. Anyways, let's hurry back to Onyx so he can teleport me back to Greece. I look forward to enjoying my mother's Tuna Casserole and getting a well deserved rest.

A few days later in Thailand, Scylla was relaxing at the famous Ramayana Water Park and was accompanied by her apprentice, Pranai and his husband, Luis. The trip was paid for by Onyx who rewarded Scylla for her role in dealing with the witch who caused havoc in Silia City days prior. While relaxing listening to music on her cellphone mainly to block out the noisy citizens around her, Scylla coldly reflects on her actions at The Caramel Station and awaits for her next opportunity to perform the same sadistic act.

FIN

FORBIDDEN - Team Hellin Versus Dorak The Hideous PART TWO

 FORBIDDEN - Team Hellin Versus Dorak The Hideous PART TWO

Story By Onyxe Blade

Shortly after encountering their target, DORAK THE HIDEOUS, Hellin and her team began combating the legendary demon. Despite their best efforts, Dorak proved to be beyond their joint fighting abilities. Not wanting to risk Scylla or Lea dying at the hands of such a powerful demon, Hellin used her telepathic powers to make Lea teleport both Scylla and herself out of the Underworld, leaving only Orsela and herself to deal with the threat. Orsela ordered Nox Granny Apple Pie to hand her one of her healing apple pies in order to feed it to Hellin.

Orsela: Hellin, please take a bite of this pie. It's healing properties will help speed up your natural regenerative abilities.

Hellin: I don’t much care for pie at the moment, but I won't let my stubbornness get the better of me.

Hellin grabbed the pie from Orsela's hand and quickly gulped it down. The healing properties from the pie helped accelerated Hellin's regenerative abilities that were hindered by the acidic blood from her opponent. Rising back to her feet, Hellin thanked Orsela before ordering her to stand back while she readied herself to show her target what's she really capable of when pissed off!

Hellin: DORAK, PREPARE TO DIE!

Hellin ignited her hands in flames once again. Instead of a singular reddish orange color, the fire surrounding her hands was now rainbow colored. Hellin's face also transformed from human form into demonic as she charged towards Dorak with malicious intent. Hellin threw a flurry of strikes. Unlike the last time, Dorak was only able to dodge the first few attacks before getting struck by a fiery punch that melted off his lower jaw, forcing him to reel back in pain. The demon's mouth began to regenerate, but a surge of anger boiled inside him. He realized that his opponent became stronger than she was minutes ago. Hellin no longer had to worry about her mortal allies dying, and she was able to go all out. Dorak, while not at full strength thanks to the seal placed upon him many millennia ago, the legendary demon knew that his opponent required his true power if he planned to emerge victorious.

Dorak: SUCCUBUS! You and your comrades attempted to wipe me out before I could regain my full strength. However, even without my full powers being accessible, the powers I do possess shall be more than enough to write your epitaph! Prepare to witness the power of a legendary demon!

Dorak transformed right before Hellin and Orsela's very eyes, changing from a humanoid-looking demon into a gigantic sized bot fly/Komodo dragon hybrid grotesque monstrosity. The mere presence of Dorak in his true form caused a fear effect. Hellin was able to withstand it, but tears fell down Orsela's face as she dropped to her knees. The fear also forced Orsela's remaining Nox Creature, Nox Granny Apple Pie, to retreat back to the Nox Dimension. Seeing Orsela in such a vulnerable state caused Hellin great concern, but she knew she needed to deal with Dorak before it was too late. Charging at her opponent once again, Hellin unleashed several scorching hot colorful blasts of fire at her target along with a devastating punch to its torso. While her attacks caused Dorak harm, they weren’t quite enough to put the demon down. 

Dorak retaliated by unleashing a stream of purple acid towards Hellin, but she easily dodged the attack. Growing more enraged by the second, Hellin felt a part of her that desired to transform into Vixen, but she decided to hold onto that trump card a bit longer. She was still confident that she could defeat Dorak in her current form. The battle waged on despite each demon's best effort to kill the other. Neither had been able to land a finishing blow. Growing frustrated, Dorak decided to shift his focus from Hellin to Orsela, who was still under his fear effect.

Dorak: Enough time has been wasted on you, succubus! Let's see how your dear sister fairs against me!

Hellin: NO!

Overcome by emotion, Hellin charged recklessly towards Dorak. He quickly struck Hellin down into the bloodfall using his tail. Now focusing his attention on Orsela, Dorak prepared to end her life by unleashing a stream of purple acid onto her. Orsela sensed the demon's intent on attacking her, but the demoness was too frozen with fear to move out of harm's way. Dorak's acid flew at Orsela at high speed as the demoness's life was about to come to a close... or so she thought! 

Fortunately, this was where Hellin's decision to force Lea to teleport Scylla and herself away earlier came into play. Right before the acid hit Orsela, a portal opened up and a figure dressed in pink sprung out from the portal and rushed towards Orsela to move her out of harm’s way right before the acid could hit. Orsela opened her eyes, having prepared herself for certain death. Instead, she found herself in the arms of none other than Onyx. Stepping out of the portal behind him is not only Lea and Scylla, but also August Starfinder, Vritra, Trevyn Aliyu, Romeo N'al, James Del Soto, and Sung Jin. Hellin sprung out from the bloodfall soaked in blood. She was shocked to see not only was Orsela safe and sound in Onyx's arms, but the rest of her allies stood there as well.

Lea: Hellin, you bitch! I'm about sick of you possessing my mind without my consent!

Hellin: Shut the fuck up, Stallard! I did it to save your and Scylla's lives! I probably should have let your sorry asses die!

Scylla: Well, you made a surprisingly good call since we were able to get the others to come help.

Sung Jin: Babe... is that grotesque monster a legendary demon?

Onyx: Exactly as legends have foretold, my love. This is just one of many.

James: My mother told me stories about these fuckers. They are some of the most dangerous motherfuckers to ever exist in the Underworld.

Trevyn: As scary as it looks, all of us together should be able to take this fucker down.

Hellin: NO! Now that Orsela is safe, I want all of you to stay the fuck out of my way! I'm going to kill this son-of-a-bitch by myself!

Fueled by anger, Hellin prepared to unleash a DIVINE RUINATION level attack against Dorak. Shrouding her entire body in rainbow colored flames, Hellin moved faster than the speed of sound as she charged towards Dorak like a missile. Dorak attempted to unleash another stream of acid. Before the demon could make a move, Hellin managed to pierce his chest, targeting his heart. Thanks to the flames surrounding her body, Hellin gained immunity to Dorak's acidic blood while she burned the demon alive from within starting at its heart. Dorak screamed in agony, but nothing could change the demon's fate. Within minutes, Hellin managed to burn Dorak from the inside out, thus bringing the legendary demon to an end.

The next day, Hellin accompanied her mother, Othello, to the meeting of the Demon Warlords. Upon their arrival, Johanna thanked Hellin for singlehandedly defeating Dorak The Hideous. Othello smugly said to her fellow Demon Lords that she knew that Hellin was capable of defeating Dorak on her own and that all the precautions they took were unnecessary. Apollyn gave Hellin a big hug. Hellin literally had to pry Apollyn off of her. Ivan gave Hellin a fist bump for a job well done. Leviathan and Koga, although quiet, both men nodded approvingly at Hellin's accomplishment. Lisa-Alice, while asleep, also congratulated Hellin.

Hellin: I appreciate the gratitude, but I didn't do it quite on my own. Onyx and the others did come to my aid. I did defeat Dorak, alone, but not without the support of my friends... as fucking corny as it sounds.

Lisa-Alice: Nothing wrong with having friends in your corner, but that doesn't change the fact that you alone slew Dorak. Therefore, we are very thankful for your services, Princess Hellin. Despite your age, you possess the fighting prowess of demons five times your age. Thank you for always being reliable when your realm needs you the most. In the future, be prepared for even stronger threats to arise.

Hellin: Understood, Lady Lisa-Alice. Anyway, if I'm not needed here, I have a party to attend at Onyx's castle.

Johanna: You are graciously dismissed, Princess Hellin. Enjoy the rest of your day

Othello: Mama is so proud of you, baby girl. Truly my golden child. I couldn't be prouder.

Hellin gave her mother a kiss on the cheek before taking her leave to join Onyx and the others in Mayland.

FORBIDDEN - Team Hellin Versus Dorak The Hideous PART ONE

FORBIDDEN - Team Hellin Versus Dorak The Hideous PART ONE

Story By Onyxe Blade

Hellin Strongs along with her adopted sister and best friend, Orsela Geno, as well as her comrades Scylla Baros and Princess Lea Stallard are tasked with tracking down a legendary demon known as Dorak The Hideous. The girls were short of teammates August Starfinder who was on a mission of his own and Prince Trevyn Aliyu who was busy accompanying his mother on a business trip to India. Normally, the girls received their tasks from Onyx. This time they were hired by Lady Johanna Lucifera, the descendant of Satan himself and current leader of the Underworld's Demon Warlords; her position was the Demon Warlord of Pride, the highest of the ranks. 

Two days ago, Johanna sensed a powerful presence brewing within the sixth level of the Underworld. The level of power she felt would have frightened a lesser demon. Nevertheless, such a powerful presence could only mean a legendary demon had somehow broken out of its seal and soon would wreak havoc within the Underworld if not swiftly dealt with. After a short investigation, Johanna discovered the demon that broke free from its seal was named DORAK THE HIDEOUS.

Many centuries ago, Johanna was told stories of certain demons that needed to be sealed away so they would not cause chaos within their own realm or venture into the human realm, otherwise the results would be catastrophic. Upon realizing this, Johanna immediately called a meeting among her fellow Demon Lords. After a long discussion, Othello, believing in the growing powers and fighting abilities of both her daughters, volunteered to have Hellin and Orsela go and take care of the awakening demon.

Johanna agreed to allow Hellin and Orsela to track down the demon only if they were accompanied by at least two others in case the two of them weren't enough. Both Ivan and Apollyn offered to assist Hellin, but Lisa-Alice shutdown the idea and instead suggested that Hellin and Orsela seek aid from the Mortal Realm. Johanna surprisingly agreed with Lisa-Alice's suggestion and ordered Othello to tell Hellin and Orsela to gather allies from the Mortal Realm before venturing out to track down the sinister presence lingering within the sixth level of the Underworld. Hellin and Orsela considered seeking aid from Shanna, a half-demon who resided in Jerusalem and served as a nun at her mortal grandfather's Catholic Church. The girls even thought about seeking out Monique Sulfur, the Power Witch, knowing that her immense strength would come in handy. However, Monique was off somewhere on a mission and Shanna was unavailable. 

They then turned to Onyx for help. Onyx and none of his Royal Guards were available to assist the two women because of prior engagements of their own. Onyx contacted August, Trevyn, Scylla, and Lea. Trevyn and August were unavailable, but Scylla and Lea heeded the call. In mere seconds, a portal opened within Onyx's castle with both Lea and Scylla looking sharp and ready for action. Orsela explained to the girls that this would be a very dangerous mission since they were tracking down a legendary demon within the Underworld. To both Hellin and Orsela's surprise, Scylla and Lea have heard stories of legendary demons and the danger they posed to both of their realms. Despite Lea's vanity and Scylla's nearly nihilistic-like behavior, both women understood the dangers and wanted to aid their demon allies in preventing a potential calamity from causing devastation in either of their worlds.

Upon their arrival to the Underworld, the four women quickly made their way to the sixth level of the Underworld. Hellin or Lea could have simply teleported to the sixth level of the Underworld. The thing is, unlike teleporting practically anywhere in the Mortal Realm without little to no worries, because of their environment and having two non-demons in their company, Hellin did not want to risk too much attention towards her group from human-hating demons who would try to eat Lea or Scylla without hesitation. Worse yet, Hellin didn’t want to accidentally end up teleporting into a territory of ferocious demons who would attempt to kill all of them. Normally such things would not bother Hellin if she was alone or just had Orsela in her company, but she didn’t want to risk her non-demon comrades. Thus, the women had to take a longer route to their destination much to Lea's chagrin. About three hours later, the girls reached the fifth level of the Underworld. They knew they could continue playing it safe, but also understood that they only had a little time to waste before locating their target. Realizing this, Hellin telepathically warned the girls of the potential risks of just teleporting into a level without proper precautions.

The girls stared back at Hellin and the look in their eyes let Hellin know they were prepared to take a leap of faith. Hellin said a silent prayer before teleporting her and her teammates directly to the sixth level of the Underworld. Upon their arrival, they were thankful that they didn't end up entering any demon territory. The only demons within their vicinity were sluggers (slug-like demons - dangerous in groups but mundane on their own) and crawlers (low level arachnid-like demons who preferred to feast on sluggers). They would prove no trouble for the girls and if they were stupid enough to try anything, Hellin would just burn them to a crisp. Sensing a sinister aura emitting several feet from where they stood, the girls hurried to the location as they found themselves standing before a bloodfall (a waterfall, but instead of water it rains blood). Sitting in front of it was a male demon, wearing a torn brown cloak, whose skin was as black as tar with multiple boils covering his body. Being in the presence of the demon caused the girls to feel nauseated, but Orsela, having planned for something like this, reached into her small backpack and pulled out a liquid for the girls to drink. The liquid possessed properties to combat fatigue, drowsiness, and vertigo symptoms. 

The nausea ceased, but the frightening presence of the demon that stood before them was palpable. Hellin knew without a doubt this was the dreaded legendary demon that Johanna had sensed days prior… DORAK THE HIDEOUS! Although the demon hadn't regained its full strength, Hellin and the girls knew they were in for quite a fight. Without wasting another second, the girls rushed towards the demon, ready to attack. Hellin set her hands ablaze as she attempted to strike Dorak. Orsela came from behind her sister, leaping over her as she attempted an attack of her own, using one of her many lethal kicks. Dorak dodged both women's attacks, but found himself surrounded by water created from Scylla's magic. Scylla immediately trapped the demon within her water and Lea reached inside of her body, which acted as its own pocket dimension. She threw several bombs from out of her breast towards Dorak trapped inside the water. The bombs exploded upon impact and causes geysers, but Hellin and Orsela quickly sensed that the attack did little to nothing to harm Dorak. The enraged demon emerged from the debris and shot out several of his grotesque boils on his body towards the women. 

Hellin quickly burned the boils before they could hit either her or her allies; certain that the demon's boils possessed flesh-eating capabilities should they manage to land on one of them. Hellin then attempted to use her telepathy to take control of Dorak. Because of the demon's high level of power, Dorak shook off Hellin's attempt to control him. Orsela summoned her Nox Monsters: Nox Macky and Nox Granny Apple Pie. Nox Macky was a purple alien boxer-like creature and Nox Granny Apple Pie was a monster with the appearance of an old lady carrying a basket of healing apple pies. Orsela ordered Nox Granny Apple Pie to keep a sharp watch over Scylla and Lea while both Nox Macky and she charged after Dorak with killer intent. Despite their best efforts to land a fatal strike against Dorak, the legendary demon evaded their attacks before conjuring a ball of slime that he used against Orsela and her monster. Nox Macky instinctively jumped in front of Orsela and took the attack. Nox Macky was defeated and forced to return to the Nox Dimension. Hellin, who had successfully sneaked behind the demon, pushed her hand into the demon's back, attempting to rip out its spine. To her shock, the demon's blood was made of a mixture of blood and acid. This forced Hellin to pull her arm out and it was covered in acid burns.

Orsela rushed to her sister's aid. She saw Hellin wince in pain as her regenerative abilities did their best to heal her burned arm, but the process was slower than usual. Scylla had enough and summoned a giant ball of water and hurled it at Dorak. Before her attack could strike the demon, Dorak took control of the bloodfall and used the liquid to submerge the water. Dorak then boiled the ball of blood infused water and hurled it at Scylla and Lea. Hellin instinctively used her telepathy on Lea and forced Lea to teleport both Scylla and herself out of the Underworld. The attack was evaded thanks to Hellin's quick thinking; however, they were now short two allies to battle against Dorak.

Orsela: Hellin! What did you do? Don't tell me you telepathically controlled Lea to teleport both Scylla and herself from out of here.

Hellin: That's fucking exactly what I did! Dorak is too strong for those two to handle and they will certainly end up dying here if they continue helping us against such a powerful opponent. I would send you away too, but I fear mother would react poorly to such a decision. Therefore, I'm going to only ask you to watch my back. Now with Scylla and Lea out the way, I can really show this motherfucker what I'm capable of... DORAK, PREPARE TO DIE!

FORBIDDEN: Necessary

 FORBIDDEN

The Necessary

by Onyxe Blade

Somewhere in a grotesque alley within the fifth level of the Underworld, after an intense battle, Hellin Strongs just finished killing a female demon named Ahrai. The reason this battle took place was because Ahrai, an assassin hired by a yet unknown benefactor, attempted to assassinate Mihoshi Strongs-Rojas, the elder sister of Hellin, while on a business trip in South Snowlia, one of the seventy-five states of Mayland. Ahrai was way over her head when confronting Mihoshi, whose bitchy attitude and lightning manipulation powers proved too much for the assassin and forced her to retreat. Unfortunately, like a yellow jacket, Mihoshi remembered the face of those she despised. Ahrai was no exception despite wearing a concealing black outfit for assassinations. Upon learning the news, Othello, the Queen of Babylon and the biological mother of Mihoshi and Hellin as well as the adoptive mother of Orsela Geno, immediately decided that such actions could not go unpunished and that they would hunt down this Ahrai person and make her pay. Using their resources, with Orsela being the greatest of them all, she managed to learn one of Ahrai’s hideouts in the Underworld. Hellin was then tasked to find and eliminate her sister's would-be killer. 

While both Hellin and Mihoshi held great animosity towards each other, even to the point of wanting to kill the other, as the daughters and potential heirs of Othello's queendom, Babylon, an attack on either of them was an attack on Babylon, and must be dealt with both swiftly and harshly. Having eliminated Ahrai and her injuries during the battle having already healed themselves, Hellin received a text from Ozzy, one of her mother's servants, to hurry back home. Once upon a time, such a thing would have been nearly a day’s journey for Hellin. After so many years of being unable to create her own portals, Hellin was now able to get home in seconds as she opened a portal before her. Normally, she would have needed to dispose of what remained of Ahrai. Considering how dangerous the fifth level of the Underworld was, as it crawled with many scavenger-like demons, Hellin knew one of those demons would surely encounter the assassin's corpse and make it their meal.

Seconds later, a portal opened in Babylon with Hellin stepping out wearing what has become her signature red catsuit with dark blue accessories, which she received from her ally, Lea Stallard, back in Plutonia almost a year ago during the events known as Red Ambitions. Standing in front of her was her mother, Othello, dressed in sultry purple attire. Also standing there was Orsela wearing her usual black and turquoise straitjacket-like apparel. And then there was Ozzy with his usual Jheri curls and colorful shades dressed like a pimp meet circus clown. Hellin knew instinctively that something was up and that something was taking place in the Mortal Realm. Hellin awaited as her mother began to speak. 

Othello: Welcome back, daughter. I'm assured of your success in ridding us of that bitch, Ahrai. Anyway, Orsela and you are needed in Mayland. Onyx just hit me up a few minutes ago about two cyclopses running rampant on Delancey Street near the Avarice Market Place. Needless to say, your help is required and whoever else Onyx is sending to that location. So, without further explanation, get your gorgeous asses to the Mortal Realm immediately and save a bunch of lowly mortals or whatever.

Hellin immediately grabbed hold of Orsela's hand and opened a portal leading them to their needed location. Arriving to Delancey Street seconds later, the two demon women step out of the portal. Hellin and Orsela immediately spotted their comrades: Trevyn Aliyu, August Starfinder, Lea Stallard, and Scylla Baros. Along with them was the trio known as Team Passionfruit, which consisted of the half-human and half-beasterian Nevin Silvers who was a light peach skinned chap with spiky blonde hair with a patch of purple perfectly placed above his forehead. He had a great physique and was dressed in black attire akin to that of a male stripper. The next was Addison Reed, a bald black man wearing blue shades and yellow overalls with the crouch of his outfit being risque along with his yellow and blue colored gloves. He wore shoes that matched his outfit. Lastly, the leader of the trio was simply named Mona. She was a native woman who had beautiful ebony hair with traces of violet mixed in, especially visible on her signature bangs. She wore a sky blue long sleeved crop jacket that exposed the lower part of her breast, but also wore a fishnet shirt underneath to make the upper part of her outfit slightly less revealing, along with a denim skirt, white pantyhose, and a pair of sky blue platform boots with multiple straps to complete her ensemble. 

The heroes were already engaged in battle with the two cyclopses who were almost as tall as the twin towers located in lower Manhattan. One of the cyclopses was tangerine skinned with various black stripes and the other was a grayish-blue color. The two cyclopses suddenly began wreaking havoc, and, fortunately, only caused injuries to nearby civilians and destruction to several buildings before the heroes arrived. Mona and Trevyn combined their healing abilities to aid the injured civilians. Lea teleported civilians away from the wreckage while Scylla, August, Addison, and Nevin used their combined powers to fight against the cyclopses with Scylla doing most of the heavy lifting within the battle. Orsela immediately summoned Nox Asrai and commanded the watery monster to use her powers to aid Scylla and the others against the cyclopses. Meanwhile, Hellin sensed another presence not too far from where the battle was taking place.

Orsela: Sis, is everything okay?

Hellin: I might be tripping, but I'm quite certain that I sense someone else within our vicinity.

Orsela: Do you think this potential individual is responsible for the two cyclopses going wild in New York?

Hellin: Only one way to find out. SCYLLA!

Scylla: WHAT, STRONGS?! My hands are kinda full dealing with these two behemoths. Speaking of which, why haven't you knocked these fuckers out already? Isn't that what you do best?

Hellin: FUCK OFF, OCTOPUS! Anyway, I need Orsela, you, and the others to keep the cyclopses busy, but do not strike to kill. I think there's someone else responsible for this sudden attack on Delancey Street.

August: So, ya telling me someone intentionally sent these tall bastards to cause all of this havoc?

Hellin: Exactly what I'm saying, cowboy. Now enough small talk, I got a hunch I need to go confirm before shit gets worse.

Hellin blitzed off and went to find the strange presence within the perimeter to confirm if what she sensed was correct. She watched from a distance as the heroes continued battling against the cyclopses. She spotted a pale-skinned man with a short yellow mohawk wearing a dark purple cloak with an open-button gray shirt and black pants and sneakers. The man had a shitting grin as he watched the two young men who he used his magic on to transform them into cyclopses. These weren't just any men, either. The two men were young black sage siblings named Bruce and Denzel. The two brothers recently out-performed this envious sage at a magic showcase event in Blue Jay City, and he’s been plotting revenge on them. He located the two brothers near their home of 103 Orchard Street and followed them on their way to Delancey Street. Once the brothers were in range, the envious witch used his magic to trigger the brothers’ magical abilities to go haywire and thus transformed them. The mysterious mohawk man's plan was for the brothers to be deemed witches and to be slain by whatever sage(s) forced to stop them. Unfortunately for him, his plans were about to come to ruin as Hellin Strongs appeared behind him without him even noticing she was there.

Hellin: Found you, faggot!

(Author's note - The word "faggot" simply means "punk" in Earth 135 and doesn't have any negative connotation towards homosexual men).

Swiftly, before the man had a moment to react, Hellin grabbed him by the neck and pinned him to the nearest wall within his little hideout, controlling herself not to choke the life out of him or simply rip his head clean off. Instead, Hellin decided to take a "nicer" approach in dealing with the troublemaker.

Mysterious Man: (gasping) Who the fuck are you?

Hellin: A bitch you don't want to piss off any more than you already have. So now, tell me why you caused this havoc to take place in New York. Or, I can just read your fucking peanut brain for the answer.

Terry: My name is Terry Glimewood and I wanted payback on those two bastards for upstaging me in Blue Jay City and taking the prize money that should’ve been mine! Besides, how in the fuck did you find me, demon! I used a damn concealing spell to mask my presence... but leave it to a demon to scope me out!

Hellin: It's my job to be able to find those who want to be hidden. Now I'm going to go against my better judgment and remove my hand from around your neck. Upon me doing so, you release whatever spell you have on those two siblings before they get killed or kill someone. If either of those two things end up happening, I will make sure you regret your existence!

Terry: Just kill me now, you fucking demon! That's what your kind does best, isn't it?

Hellin knew she was being taunted by this lowly mortal, but relished in her thoughts on the many brutal ways she could kill him. However, recently, Hellin was dealing with a personal turmoil within herself. One she hasn't even shared with either Orsela or Onyx. Ever since Hellin was able to conjure up her first fireball as a child, she was taught how to kill. While she is a princess by birth right, she was raised by her mother in the ways of an assassin. Many years prior to her first meeting with Onyx and becoming a dependable ally of his to combat various forms of evil in his world, Hellin thought nothing of killing and took extreme pleasure in such cruel acts. After all, it's what demons do best, but as she gained friends and learned more about morality, Hellin became conflicted about her role in life. Is she a hero or an assassin? It was a question that had been nagging at her for quite some time. Nevertheless, she had zero intention of giving in to Terry's taunting; at least not until he undid his spell on the two brothers.

Hellin: You don't give me orders, you fucking asswipe! Now undo your spell on the brothers, unless you wish to experience the worst headache known to man.

Terry stared venomously at Hellin, but knew the demon was capable of following through with her threat. Accepting that his nefarious schemes had been thwarted, Terry undid his spell. Immediately, the chaos on Delancey Street ceased as Bruce and Denzel morphed back into their human selves.

August: Looks like our gal found the real culprit.

Orsela: My sister was right! There was someone responsible for this sudden attack. Now we have to make sure those two innocent sages aren't harmed or punished for acting out against their will

Scylla: Well, whoever is responsible for all this, I want them dead! I swear Hellin better not have killed whoever was responsible for this shit already or I might have to take my frustrations out on her.

A portal opened and it was none other than Hellin with Terry in her hand being dragged like a bag of garbage. She tossed Terry onto the floor in front of the rest of her allies. Meanwhile, both Bruce and Denzel reverted back to their normal selves and were naked because their clothes were destroyed during their transformation. Lea then teleported in with Mona and Trevyn, who all finished doing their part in aiding the situation. Hellin, not wanting to waste precious time, telepathically shared her confrontation with Terry, which allows everyone, including Bruce and Denzel, to know how all the events transpired and informed them of Terry's petty revenge. Denzel immediately made a gesture to attack Terry, but Bruce placed a hand on his little brother's shoulder and signaled for him to calm himself. Lea then walked over to the naked siblings and teleported them away. Hellin and the others knew that Lea would take good care of them before bringing them back to New York. All that was left was for the heroes to decide what to do with Terry.

Nevin: So, you're the little shithead that caused all this mess.

Addison: All of this cause you lost a fucking contest? You asshole! If I didn't have better self-restraint, I would use my green flames to fry your ass, you sorry excuse of a man.

Mona: Terry is a terrible human being, but none of us here should stoop to his level.

Scylla: Then speak for yourselves. I'm just glad Hellin didn't kill him... so that I can.

With a snap of her finger, Scylla enveloped Terry's head in a ball of water and he began to suffocate. The others watch in shock and horror as they never expected Scylla to actually be serious with her threat. Hellin, who quickly regained her composure, used her telepathy on Scylla to deactivate the ball of water used to suffocate Terry. Released from his potential watery death, Terry began gasping heavily for oxygen. Angered, Scylla walked over to Hellin and began berating her.

Scylla: How fucking dare you, Strongs! Did you really fucking use your powers on me to save that asshole?! I could fucking slap you!

Hellin: Slap me, Scylla, and I'll break every bone in your body! We didn't come here to kill anyone, just to resolve a situation. The brothers have been saved from wrecking New York and the culprit has been found and captured. Now all that's left is to bring him to the authorities and go about our fucking lives.

Scylla: Since when did you become a woman of such morality? Just last week you killed several troublesome goblins without a second thought!

Hellin: You and I both killed them and those goblins were far too corrupted by the demon who cursed them to do their bidding. I couldn't save them if I tried, and I made sure to kill the demon responsible for such actions.

Scylla: You're a killer, Hellin, and that's all you'll ever be.

Orsela: Scylla! You're going too damn far now. That's my sister and while she's far from perfect, she's a hero and shouldn't be viewed as anything else.

Hellin: Both of you are wrong. I'm neither a killer nor a hero. I have been searching for an answer to my own dilemma for a minute now, and today I finally found the answer. What I am is neither good nor evil. I'm simply the necessary! I'm not ashamed to admit I have done things that many would deem evil, but I have also done more than my share of good; whether it be for Onyx, others, or myself. I don't want to be perfect and I will forever be a monster in the eyes of my enemies and even some allies. Nonetheless, I'm what the situation requires of me and I will always do what is deemed necessary! Now unless you all would rather waste time standing around here like a bunch of mannequins, let's bring this fucker in to custody already so we can go about our day.

Trevyn: Sounds good to me. Besides, I want to get back to Nigeria asap! My chef is making Jollof Rice and Egusi Soup tonight and it's so much better eaten freshly cooked.

August: Mind if I tag along, Prince?

Trevyn: I would love your company, August. Hell, you're all invited if you want.

Mona: Oh, thank you, Prince Aliyu, but my comrades and I need to get to the Royal Lands to assist a client of ours on a minor mission.

Orsela: I would love to, Trevyn, but I promised to help out Madame Xi after this situation was handled. So, I need to get back to Babylon asap.

Hellin: And I'm guessing you just want to get back to your folks in Greece, right, Scylla?

Scylla: Did you need to use your telepathy to figure that one out?

Hellin: Okay, I'll gladly get you all to your desired destinations before taking Scylla back to Greece.

Mona: Thank you so much, Hellin. I'm really happy you're able to create portals now like your mother and Onyxe.

Hellin: Thank you, Mona.

Terry: Okay, enough with this sappy, friendly shit! Can I just go to jail already?

THE END

Scylla Baros (New Official Artwork)

Scylla Baros - The Cynical Water Sage

Art by Iris Chu - https://twitter.com/NekoIrischu

 

Battle For The Yama Yazar

Battle For The Yama Yazar 

In the country of Myanmar there is a group of young and talented sages receiving their daily training inside the Shwesandaw Pagoda. The young sages are led by their teachers Mr. Wai and Ms. Chesa, both who had lived for many centuries and are very skilled sages. Mr. Wai, a tall and muscular man with long gray hair with earthen green colored streaks and dressed in the traditional longyi. Wai is a skilled sage who specializes in plant and rock based magic. Ms. Chesa is a blonde haired woman with streaks of dark brown weaved nicely in her hair wears a sari and a blouse and dupattas that compliments her hair color. Chesa is a sage who has been deemed knowledgeable in a variety of magic but specializes in barrier type magic. While training their usual 23 students in what seems to be a typical day in the temple. One of the students named Ami began to sense something sinister coming towards the temple. A gut feeling a typical human would call it, but it took over her sensory and coated her skin like a sheer coat of sweat and trepidation. Seconds after Mr. Wai, Ms. Chesa, and several other students sensed a disturbance rushing towards them. Before anyone could react, the wall leading into the training quarters for the students is broken. Standing in front of the hole stood seven mischievous individuals. The leader of the group, who looked almost identical to Wai, stood in the front. He was a tall and muscular man with white hair tied in a braid. His figure seen wearing a turquoise colored ninja suit with exposed arms and a defined six pack that was visible due to the tightness of his suit. The man stared intently towards Wai, who positioned himself in front of his students with Chesa by his side. The turquoise dressed man raised his left hand, pointing angrily at Wai as he began to speak

Maung: I have been waiting for a long time for this day... brother!

Wai: How dare you show your face here, Maung! I knew it was a mistake sparing your miserable life so many centuries ago. Fear not, for I shall rectify my wrong today!

Maung: If anyone is going to correct their mistake, it will be ME!

Chesa: These are sacred grounds... our beloved temple! How dare you and your goons disrespect Myanmar in such a manner?

Maung: I have no loyalty to this damn country, Chesa! I only care about one thing and it's in the fucking possession of my arrogant, piece of shit of a brother!

Wai: I thought if I spared your shit stain of an existence, that you would cease your foolish desire to possess the Yama Yazar Stone! Father entrusted the stone with me before his death. In order for it not to fall into the hands of a madman... such as yourself!

Maung: That old bastard always valued you more than me! The opinion of a corpse matters not to me and soon you shall be one as well! So unless you want Chesa and your precious students to join you in death brother, I suggest you just give me the stone. Do so and I may consider sparring your worthless life! Otherwise my comrades and I are going to paint the temple with all of your blood!

Wai: It's you and your foolish friends that will be the ones to die today! Chesa! Get the students and you out of the temple immediately! I shall deal with my brother and his goons alone. Just send for help as soon as possible because I'm fairly certain this will be my last battle

Chesa: ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I will not leave you to fight all of these monsters by yourself!

Wai: CHESA! I'm one single person but the safety of the students is our responsibility! These young sages are the future of Myanmar and they must be protected until they are strong enough to become the protectors of our great country

Maung: What a mundane conversation between such insignificant individuals. My comrades and I are going to enjoy annihilating each and every single of you in this temple! JENKINS! Make sure not a single soul leaves this temple at least alive

A petite woman dressed in purple and black colored goth fashion steps away from her other mischievous allies and stands next to Maung who stood in front of them. Jenkins holds her hands out in front of her, focus placed on summoning a gigantic shadowy monster that appears from behind the students, blocking their way towards the exit. Instinctively both Wai and Chesa went into their battle stances, the students standing cautiously behind their teachers. Stepping up alongside Maung and Jenkins, were the remainder of the goons. One being a tall and muscular female demon with the skin complexion to be compared to a deeper toned orange by the name Sorkra. A tall and vicious looking goblin who wielded four swords named Iron. An attractive female witch with a sinister aura dressed in royal purple named Mora and a male witch dressed in a black cloak named Kaizer, magical whip wielded in his hand. Wai and Chesa looked cautiously at their enemies as they mentally began planning a strategy to battle their foes. Along with protecting their students from harm and minimizing the potential damage that the temple was sure to receive due to their inevitable battle, the Yama Yazar Stone and innocent lives needed to be protected. Maung, with eyes filled with hate, began forming a ball of sickly green colored fire in his hands. Immediately he unleashes the attack towards Wai, Chesa, and the students. Chesa quickly acts and creates a barrier to protect Wai, the students, and herself.

Maung: Despite your age, you seem to be still as agile as ever with your barriers Chesa. Yet, it won’t matter because not even your strongest barrier will spare any of you from my wrath. The only chance of your survival, is the hand over the stone!

???: Well that's not going to fucking happen!

 Stunned by the unknown voice, everyone turns over to the corner of the room and spots six individuals standing together in the room. A blonde haired woman with brown skin dressed in a red skin tight suit with blue sash around her waist. A man with short black hair dressed in risque pink attire with his skin color a shade lighter than the woman. A woman with greenish-yellow hair wearing a black and sea green colored jacket with vanilla colored skin. A tall and muscular darker brown skinned man with golden rings on his body who wore lavender colored boxing shorts. A Greek blonde haired woman with fair skin who wore a see through white dress with star fish designed pasties to cover her nipples, and lastly a young medium brown skin girl with long black hair with a streak of her hair being lime green colored and wearing a white tube top and blue jeans. These six individuals were the heroes Hellin Strongs, King Onyx, Orsela Geno, Trevyn Aliyu, Scylla Baros, and Jesica Starry. During the conflict with Wai, Chesa, and Muang, the heroes had arrived at the temple; thanks to Hellin and Onyx's telepathic abilities, the heroes masked their appearance from everyone within the temple's training grounds until now. Shocked by the appearance of allies—especially since they couldn't or at least shouldn't have known that there were any immediate dangers taking place in Myanmar—Wai turns to the heroes and question on why they are here in the temple

Wai: Hellin Strongs! King Onyx! Why are the Mayland heroes suddenly hear in this temple?

Muang: My sentiments exactly! Why are you fucking nuisances here right now?

Hellin: Wai, you should be thanking your lucky fucking stars my friends and I are here to help with your problem. As for you, fucker in the ugly ninja suit! My friends and I are here to kill your sorry ass if you don't use that peanut brain of yours, get you and your goons out of here this instant!

Onyx: To actually answer your question Wai, I simply must bring your attention to the lovely lady with greenish-yellow hair, Orsela. Well she possesses precognitive abilities. While we were having a nice time at a local bar in Arundel, Orsela had a vision of an attack taking place in a temple within Myanmar. Thankfully due to her description of her vision, I was able to realize the location was no other than the Shwesandaw Pagoda. My friends and I are here to prevent a potential major catastrophe from taking place.

Sorkra: Well your efforts shall be in vain, you imbecile of a King! We are here to retrieve the Yama Yazar Stone from our leader's brother and we will not leave until we accomplish our goal. So if you and your pathetic friends want to die here as well, then be our guest!

Chesa: Well I'm glad you arrived here when you did heroes. Although some of you could have worn more clothing.

Scylla: I am wearing clothes, you prudish woman! My body is marvelous and besides, I'm a water sorceress. I constantly get wet so why bother wearing heavy clothing? I do not conform to the fashion trends others deem appropriate.

Onyx: And as the nicknamed "Naked King" I have a reputation to uphold lol

Mora: I recognize you two demons. The both of you are telepaths and I cannot risk either of you playing mind games with us... CLOSED MIND!

Mora's radiates a gold and purple aura from her body as she places both her hands over her head. The same aura then appears around the body of Muang, Jenkins, Kaizer, Iron, and Sorkra. The heroes, with the exception of Onyx and Orsela, stare at the villainous group with puzzled looks on their faces

Hellin: What the fuck did you just do bitch?

Onyx: CLOSED MIND is a spell that prevents telepaths from evading the thoughts of the individual or individuals protected by the spell. The spell is only stays in effect until the one who cast it is unconscious or dead!

Hellin: Oh so the bitch prevented us from just controlling her friends and her like puppets. Doesn’t matter. I prefer fighting with my fist anyways.

Jesica: So I guess my hologram illusions are also out of the question then.

Orsela: Indeed it is, Jes.

Maung: Nice work Mora! Now that you fuckers can't attack our minds, it will make dealing with all of you that much easier!

Wai: No matter how hard you try, I will not surrender the stone to you! Chesa! Onyx! Please get the students to safety! The rest of you pick an opponent and vanquish them!

Hellin: I will handle their demon.

Scylla: I'll deal with the weapon wielding orc.

Orsela: Jesica and I will deal with the whip user.

Trevyn: I guess goth girl is going to be my opponent then.

Jenkins: Guess again, Nigerian! I'm going to prevent that flamboyant King, the hag, and those stupid children from escaping this temple with my shadow.

Onyx and Chesa lead the children towards the exit, but the giant shadow monster that was summoned by Jenkins earlier still stood in the way of the exit. Onyx quickly created a powerful ball of water within his hand and threw it at the shadow. The watery attack causes the shadow to recoil, allowing the students, Chesa, and Onyx to rush to the exit. Jenkins attempted to go after them but Maung tells her to stay instead as she'll end up battling the Nigerian Prince after all. Wai’s only focus is now on his brother as the heroes prepare to do battle against their chosen nemesis.

Maung: Do not think for a second that the Chesa, Mayland's idiot King, and your students will easily escape from the temple.

Wai: And why is that? 

Maung: Let's just say that these powerful individuals here are not my only cohorts. Now brother, it's time for you and your pathetic allies to die!

The heroes immediately engaged their opponents in battle. Hellin takes on Sorkra head on with the demons brutally trying to strike one another. Scylla throws various water projectiles at Iron as she remains vigilant of the orc's deadly sword strikes. Orsela summons her Nox monsters Macky & Granny Apple Pie to her side as she faces off against Mora. Trevyn activates his artificial angelic powers as he goes up against Jenkins. Thus leaving Jesica to battle against Kaizer and his magical whip. Wai battles Maung, each brother uses their elemental powers in order to strike the other one down. Wai manipulates and combines his earthen and plant based spells as Maung countered with his sickly green colored flames. Meanwhile, Onyx had successfully helped Chesa and the students escape the training grounds of the temple; they still have a good ways to go before escaping the temple itself. Onyx decides now would be a perfect time to open a portal to get them all out swiftly, Suddenly Onyx senses the presence of an incoming attack. Quickly the king dodges the incoming attack but unfortunately Chesa and the students have been struck by an icy blue colored electricity, causing them all to crumple to the ground. Onyx watches in shock before two alien-like individuals step out of the shadows. Both dressed in dominatrix like gear with the male having palish green skin and the female having neon pink skin, Onyx quickly attempts to take over their minds but the two individuals before him but to no avail. The king comes to the conclusion that they two are protected by Mora's anti telepathy spell

Pink Skinned Female: No use in trying to evade our minds you filthy demon! We are with Maung and therefore are protected by the witch Mora's magic spell.

Palish Green Skinned Male: Luckily for you that you're a shit stained demon that you were able to sense our attack in time. Unfortunately those pathetic humans who traveled alongside you, weren't as lucky to avoid our sneak attack.

Onyx: Who are you fuckers and why do you accompany Maung?

N-ko: My name is N-ko and this is my brother Et (Pronounced Eat) and we joined Maung's gang to get revenge for our brother who was slain by your assassin

Onyx: My assassin? Oh shit! The alien that Hellin killed on the train while heading to Texas a long time ago.

Et: That was our brother Yak-ko that your assassin had murdered. We joined Maung in hopes that someday we would encounter our brother's killer. Once we learned more about the bitch who killed our brother, we discovered that she had an allegiance with you! Therefore, you are equally to blame for Yak-ko's death and now you will pay!

Onyx: Chesa! Can you still form a barrier despite being under paralysis? 

Chesa: Yes I can since I'm still conscious. It won't be as strong but it will have to do. Hurry up and deal with those assailants your highness.

Chesa creates a barrier to protect the students and herself as Onyx prepares to battle against N-ko and Et. Back in the training area of the temple, the other heroes are battling their assigned opponents. Hellin battles Sorkra who despite his power is proving to be a rather insufficient opponent. 

Hellin: Despite your psychic and attack power demon, all you managed to do is bore the shit out of me! I absolutely despise weak opponents

Sorkra: Arrogant Babylonian demon! I'll kill you if it's the last thing I do!

Sorkra opens his mouth and releases a stream of scorching heat towards Hellin. Quickly using her Satanic Veil ability to absorb the attack before charging in with an attack of her own, her left fist ignites with blue and yellow colored flames, Hellin momentarily moves at lightning fast speed. Appearing before Sorkra at the blink of an eye, the hero then shoves her inflamed fist right into her adversary's stomach. Creating a hole inside the demon as his intestines start pouring out of his body. Sorkra attempts to use his natural regenerative abilities but Hellin quickly unleashed her flames from within his body, burning him alive from the inside out. Sorkra's comrades quickly shifted their focus as they witnessed the demon's gruesome defeat. Hellin says out loud "I killed stronger" as she removes her hand from Sorkra's burnt body. Iron is the next one to fall as the Orc has been caught by Scylla's water blob. Iron had managed to slash at Scylla's abdomen during the battle but due to her mastery of water, Scylla used her magic to quickly heal her wound before becoming more than crossed with her green skinned opponent. Trapping Iron inside of her water blob, Scylla sadistically closes her right hand as the water begins to collapse upon the orc. Unable to do anything to save himself, Iron is turned to mush; a puddle of blood and guts drops to the floor, proof of Scylla's victory. Orsela along with her Nox monsters managed to hold their own against the witch Mora and her variety of spells. Irritated by the battle intelligence displayed by her opponent, Mora becomes enraged which proves to be the key to her demise. Launching several ruby colored fireballs at Orsela who easily dodges the attacks with her acrobatic agility, one of Mora's attacks strikes Jenkins who was already having a rough time battling Trevyn. Jenkins is sent crashing to a nearby wall and falls unconscious. Realizing that her rage had caused her to harm an ally, Mora tries to pull herself together but it's too late. Orsela rushes in and before Mora had even a millisecond to utter a spell, Orsela delivers a powerful kick to the witch's stomach which raptures her intestines and causes Mora to fall onto the ground. Mora tried to utter a quick healing spell but Scylla throws a blob of water over her mouth which suffocates her. Now with four of Wai's minions defeated. The heroes turn their attention onto Jesica who despite her best efforts is struggling against the magic whip wielding Kaizer. Annoyed by Jesica's insufficient fighting skills, Hellin rolled her eyes before using her telepathy to knock out Kaizer. 

Jesica: OMG! Thank you so much gang. That guy was giving my such a hard fucking time.

Hellin: Learn how to fight better, Jes. But I’m glad you held your own long enough until we defeated our opponents.

Trevyn: Just a second more I was going to be able to help you fight your opponent Jesica. However, I didn't expect the witch to accidentally knock my opponent out for me. Anyways I wonder how Onyx and Chesa are doing along with the students?

Hellin: Well I know for certain that Onyx along with Chesa and the kids are still in the temple. Why didn't that fucking idiot just open a portal and get them out. Shit! I just remembered that Mora bitch mentioned their being other members of Wai's group within the temple. I'm guessing Onyx had already ran into them but someone with his skills can hold his own. In the meantime, should we watch Wai deal with Muang on his own or should we help him?

Scylla: If Wai cannot defeat Maung without our aid, then he can die for all I care.

Trevyn: Harsh as usual Scylla but in the meantime, let me go use my Holy chains on Jenkins and Kaizer since they are the only ones still alive. Anyone here needs healing by the way?

Orsela: We're good Trevyn, just go tie them up before those losers regain consciousness and we have to kill them as well. Okay Nox Macky and Nox Granny Apple Pie. The two of you did an amazing job assisting me but it's time for you two to get a well deserved rest.

Both of Orsela's Nox monsters give their master a thankful bow before reverting back to cards and gracefully flying into Orsela's pocket. Trevyn runs over to tie up Jenkins and Kaizer while the others watch the battle between Wai and Maung

Wai: Brother, if you cease your madness now, I will spare your life once again. But remember, no matter what you do, I will not allow you to obtain the stone. I shall keep it safe until I find someone worthy of protecting the stone in my place.

Maung: DAMN YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS! I will ki---

Onyx: You will shut up now and go to sleep.

Hellin: ONYX!

Jesica: Oh shit! You're okay.

Onyx: I mean duh. Did y'all really think I can't hold my own? Don't mention that incident from China either cunts! My head wasn't in the right place when that shit happened. (READ FORBIDDEN RED AMBITIONS FOR CLARITY)

Hellin: Fair enough, bitch. So, did you run into any danger?

Onyx: Just two vengeful alien siblings of the one you killed awhile back when going to Texas. Thankfully, they didn't prove much of a problem since I just used a Seduction Spell to turn the brother against his sister and then killed them both with my Aquatic Supernova technique. I swear, I need to really take the time to hunt down Cthullu and his damn disciples before they become a bigger nuisance in the future. Where is Kthanid when you need him?

Hellin: Do not mention that's vermin's name before he miraculously pops up here.

Wai: So is my brother dead? And where are Chesa and the students?

Onyx: No, your brother is very much alive. I just used my telepathic powers to put him to sleep. Which I literally said out loud a few seconds ago. Chesa and the students are safe as I opened a portal for them to exit the temple. Course after removing the paralysis that was placed upon them by my opponents earlier. Anyways our job here is done gang. I'm going to head back to my castle and report what happened here with James and Yura. Anyways guys, peace

Onyx opens a portal in front of himself and walks inside of it. Disappearing from the temple seconds later. Hellin and the others just stare in confusion for a moment before Hellin begins to rant

Hellin: Onyx you son of a bitch! Why didn't you teleport us all back to Mayland?

Jesica: Can't you open portals as well though Hellin?

Hellin: I can, but I had intended just to take Orsela and myself back to Babylon. Now I gotta be responsible for getting all of you fuckers home! I'm going to kick Onyx's ass the next fucking time I see him!

Scylla: I personally don't mind staying in Myanmar for a bit since I can always find my way back to Greece on my own time. However, I know Trevyn needs to get back to Nigeria asap. Queen Aliyu wants her son home before the day ends. I'm also fairly certain Jesica wants to get back to Canada unless she had some business in Mayland?

Jesica: Canada is fine for me for now. After having to fight for my life. I will be glad just to get back home and enjoy a nice hot bath.

Hellin: FINE! I'll telelport you two back to your respective countries before Orsela and I return to the Underworld. Anyways Wai, you will be responsible for you brother and the other unconscious individuals.

Wai: And what about the mess you all have caused in the temple?

Hellin: Do I look like a fucking janitor to you?! Send someone to clean up the dead bodies. My friends and I did our job here.

Scylla: Do not ask me to help either just because I'm staying in Myanmar for a bit. Send a clean up crew to the temple to clear away the dead bodies and blood. Anyways ladies and Trevyn until next time.

Scylla sashays away as she heads towards the exit of the training area in order to exit the temple. Hellin opens a portal for Orsela, Trevyn, Jesica, and herself. Hellin does telepathically message Wai that she'll and Orsela will come back once she drops off Trevyn and Jesica. In order to help clean up the bodies and further discuss the situation of the Yama Yazar stone. Wai gives a sigh of releases as he removes his shirt, revealing his chiseled physique. He then watches as Hellin's portal closes as he awaits for the demon's return.