Chapter 622 - Trainer (1/2)
*Fwap*
Silver wh.i.p.s crackled as Cindy continued to jump around with a barely patched up shoulder, her slight regeneration factor easing her gurt but only by a tiny margin as strands of her hair continued to fall, unable to bear the intensity of her movements and the strike of wh.i.p.s against loose strands.
'Gotta get fire or high-pitched sound,' Cindy continued to think, 'Maybe Opera came to visit nearby?' she quickly blocked off that line of thought, at least, after secretly looking into her brother's search history and finding out his discovery of the world of p.o.r.n by... 'Bbc Dp', and many other search keys along the line.
'Gah, I hate my mind! Junior more!' Clenching her jaws in pain as the Panther guy beside her also seem troubled by waving tendrils of Venom, Cindy decided to observe Riot for a moment before exclaiming sharply. Too sharply. Her voice almost made Black Panther and Garuk feel disgusting as she squeaked, ”Oh, my, god! I am trying to talk like Janice! Enhehehehe!”
”— and his dimensional magic—” Strange and Nik, too, came at a sudden stop while looking towards screen. ”Janice, like 'Friends' Janice?” Black Panther inquired as Riot and Venom remained unfazed. Cindy was surprised that the guy even knew it and now felt embarrassed.
”Can you create high-pitched sound with that suit of yours?” Cindy avoided and continued to kite Riot, her cheeks flushed.
”High-pitched sound? How high? Give me a number—” Black Panther was instantly sent back with Venom's black tentacle tightening around his neck.
”Just do extremely high!” Cindy shouted as Black Panther instantly took out two small orbs of black material from the silver-toothed belt marking his waist and struck them together.
*Knnnnnnn*
A strange shriek of wind blew instantly, mildly discomforting to Garuk, Silk, and Black Panther but the sound instantly caused the two symbiotes to burst into ill-mannered squeal with their hands covering the sides of their heads, their jaws stretching wide in a grotesque manner as their slimy form receded, revealing one wanted Eddie Brock inside Venom and a stranger old lady within Riot, both of their bodies shuddering with the symbiotes aching and trembling in pain.
”No use of your despicable technology!” Garuk hissed as black eldritch patterns whisked into existence around Garuk's left fist and the surroundings turned dimmer while a small portal pulled the two orbs apart, making the surroundings serene once again, yet bloody.
Within the nearby city that was once controlled by Wilson Fisk and now quite likely to be freed by the reformed underworld kingpin, Nik scratched the back of his head. ”All right,” he nodded, ”I get the gist of his abilities. But I am still not ruling out the possibility that he may be stronger than you expect. After all, he found out your real body is busy.”
”I still believe that it is a work of a spy,” Strange stated as Nik shrugged and shifted, not even trying to lose moments by creating a portal. After Nik left, Strange looked at Wilson and reached down on his head to examine the man. Nik had used some form of strange but malleable energy to craft runes of unknown origin which affected one's personality seamlessly, blending past memories with reformed ambitions. After observing the construct for a while, Strange figured out a few of his most concerning speculations. The priority being Nik's natural ability to screw with the mind of unprepared folks and it was yet to be seen how effective is the man against prepared foes. Garuk being the best choice, a lucky endeavor for Strange indeed.
”Harr'I'll rip you into shreds!” Riot roared with a guttural growl throating through the chords of the poor woman as he covered her into a muscular freakish monster once again while Venom looked a little clueless.
”Hmm?” As Riot went for attack with reckless abandon, Garuk's attention was taken away by Venom who didn't seem to be complying with his magic any longer, an unfortunate distraction as Garuk's eyes widened when he realized the shift in nature without any supernatural force in the working. It was as if the very space surrounding him bent on its own, covering around his arm alongside.
”Kaaaah!” Garuk shrieked in pain, his body shuddering as he fell on his knees, spasming. Two well-covered arms rolled away from him with remarkably smooth ends as the faceless man continued to tremble. ”All right, you just want to kill,” Riot suddenly came to a stunning stop with a white hand holding his face, covering his vision as a hollow whisper shook the silver sludge, ”I'd say you have had enough,” clutching Riot's head tighter, Nik flexed and slammed him into the ground. As Riot impacted against the ground, Nik realized that the host within Riot was not going to survive.
The hostage needed a new set of organs and nervous systems which wasn't possible for Nik. Still, pulling Riot into his Dream Core, Nik looked at the huffing Cindy. Not bothering her, he shifted in front of the unruly mage. ”You can only use your spells alongside your head,” Nik smiled when the Black Panther suddenly spoke up as he kept a lookout for the silent Venom alongside Cindy. ”Leave him for the Wakandan justice—”
”Oh, blegh,” blowing away at the man's word, Nik grinned as his body was instantly surrounded by a pale silverish blue with a hint of violet. ”Now, I would like to know all your dirty secrets, Magical Robinhood!” Pressing his thumb against the middle of the flat of Garuk's face, Nik began invading Garuk's mind while forming enough defenses to keep himself from being interrupted.
”We should... go. We are full,” Venom grunted as Eddie echoed, ”You think? What did even happen to us?”
”You are going nowhere!” Black Panther crouched into a dangerous stance as Venom looked towards the equally dark and stunning being.
”Man kitty?” He whispered, unsure.
”Man Panther,” Cindy chimed in correction as she sat down on the ground with the fingers still aimed towards Venom, ”And you don't look like you are about to kill us.”
”Why would we?” Venom shrieked loudly, making the two flinch as he continued, ”No, we came to a deal. Only eat criminals. That criminal found us. Did things. He did!”
”You lost me at eating criminals,” Cindy whispered as Panther suddenly threw a mini dart which struck the unprepared Venom into his chest before the dart zapped with enough power to paralyze a basilisk rhino, making Venom groan in surprise and fall on his knees, arcs of fearsome lightning covering it as the symbiote receded, leaving Eddie all the more vulnerable.
Sighing to himself, the Black Panther sent the picture of Silk and the white monster currently holding Garuk back, ordering his networks to respond with appropriate information about the two of them.
”Silk, was it? I appreciate your timely assistance but I need to stop the invading force from destroying the nearby villages. I shall return the favor, my lady. You have gained my respect and attention.”
Looking at the tip of the man's ears, Cindy sighed before pointing towards Nik, ”The plan was for me to stall until he takes care of everything. I would say that you are worrying needlessly. Your accent is strange, too. Formal.”