Harry Osborn: Rebirth
Chapter 12 - Attack On Canterlot Part 2
Previous ChapterNext ChapterDash, open claws and cut its hand off! That was my first motive. But his joints were made of the same material as my claws were. Rush to Sunset and free her by force! But the grip was to strong. Pointless. I was sweating. The sword was just over my head, even though it seemed to barely move. Sword! Sword can be blocked!
Turning around, I put my claws on the way so it didn't injure Sunset. Now exit the speed. As I expected, the sword hit me with a great force. I laid, my back to Sunset and front to sword, my head over the edge of the monsters hand.
What I didn't expect was what came next. Instead of pushing me away, it threw 1 sword at Celestia and with free hand started pushing the sword I was blocking harder down on me.
"Aarghh!" I groaned as my claws shifted closer to me. And they were sharp.
Killed by my own weapon? No way! Using my speed, I turned my claws 180 degrees and that way piercing the sword to pieces. Clang-zing! And with that sound, the sword crashed to pieces. But these pieces flew straight into me. Cold metal pierced me, leaving lying on a monsters wrist with several long sharp pieces pierced through me. I felt no pain, but I knew it was to come. With a groan I rolled over from the hand, falling on the hard ground. Before touching the ground, I straightened my wings, in order to soften the impact on my body.
A sharp weird pain with a loud cracky sound let me know that my wings are out of order.
"God damn it!" I forced out, with a struggle rolling over in my stomach. Entering my speed to lose no time, I stood up and froze. I had not a scratch on my stomach where pieces flew, but I still felt the cold metal I inside. I felt like vomiting, but it wouldn't help the situation. With a sigh, I cut my stomach in half, as heavy metal fragments fell out with a few pieces of guts.
"Yeeeeaaarrrrrghhhh!!!" I screamed as a horrible pain pierced me every moment of this "self operation". A warm and burning pain came again and again all over me, as I screamed, but didn't stop.
When it was finished, pain slowly faded. I fell on my back, heavily breathing. My wings were already healed. But there was no time for rest. Sunset was still in the monster's hands. And as I laid, an idea came to my head. Eyes! The weakest part in any living organism! Very next moment after my wound was healed, I stood up, ready for battle. And just in time, because the blade monster has thrown in the Celestia seemed to be close to reaching its target. I didn't move. Heat in my head. Eyes! They melt and burn! Quick, but necessary pain. I closed my eyes, calming the pain down. It faded quickly and when I opened my eyes again, they felt all right. But the sword that flew in Celestia was now just a melted mess flying towards the ground.
I turned to the monster, looking at its features and details for the first time.
It was huge muscular body with a size of a three floored building. It has six muscular hands, but just three of them had swords. The swords were katana liked, but much longer and more fragile. The monster was wearing some sort of clothing. Black sleeveless shirt and short legged shorts provided him with mobility, but the thing that scarred the most was his mask. It was long, vertically triangular shaped and it looked identical to an old Earth's game, Mass Effect.
Sudden memory tried to disturb me, but I pushed it away. Not now. Sunset was still in its hand and I knew it could squeeze it anytime. No way that's happening!
There were three long V shaped cuts in a mask that provided vision and air supply to the monster. They gleamed with blood red color from inside. Even better. Easier to aim.
Exiting my speed, I stood in between the monster and my wounded friends. I'll heal them later.
"Go." I told Peter and Celestia without turning around. My eyes were pinned to the monster. It will be a difficult fight.
My fighter friends understood me. Without any questions they disappeared in a flash, reappearing far away on the flying machine high in the air.
"Let her go." Now I spoke to the monster. It was clear that it was tensed and ready for a fight.
"Harry... I waited for you." A deep and harsh voice came from under the mask. "In fact, I was hoping to meet you." It was clear it was smiling. "You want the girl? Take her. But only after you fight me."
I was surprised. It was giving away a hostage just like that.
"Fight me? You almost killed my friends and destroyed the peaceful home of friendly ponies! It's Me who will fight You! And I'll make sure it will be your last combat." I spoke. And with every word I said, the anger ignited in me. It grew stronger and stronger.
The monster laughed and using his hand, he put sunset on a roof of a building closest to him.
"Loud words, Harry. Just like always. My name is Equalizer #16. Now you will at least know the name of your death." And on that note he made just one move.
In fact, he didn't move at all. The color of light in his mask flicked from red to black.
I felt it was time to move. Dash to left just the moment before a black laser burst the ground right to me in an explosion, creating a deep hole.
I tried to attack, but the hands of his lashed and hit, changing the position of the swords in his hands all the time. Dodge, hit, dive, spin, hit, dodge, slash, jump, roll... An infinite number of moves I made, dashing, slashing and parrying his attacks.
I felt a little tickle of tiredness, whilst the monster, despite the numerous cuts and wounds didn't even break a sweat.
There is no way I could win this with using so much time and energy. And the longer we fought, the more damage we caused.
Suddenly, the Equalizer threw his sword at me. I dodged it without a wink.
"You suck at aiming!" I shouted to him, kicking him at chest, dealing no harm.
"I didn't." He replied, as cold metal cut my stomach.
What?! How did it?! Using my speed I looked how he did it and in a last moment I saw a portal closing under me. So he has portal abilities? That's even harder that I expected!
I pulled the sword out, sliced it to pieces, while the wound in me healed. I had to finish it faster. If he can teleport, he is much more dangerous than I could possibly think.
Without exiting my speed mode, I jumped to him, slicing his mask left and down. Using my moment, I jumped away out of reach of his martial attacks.
I turned around, exiting my speed mode, and looked on the result. The monster didn't make a move. The mask fell down in nine pieces, leaving his face open. It was a medium aged man with many scars all over his face, but...
"Nick Fury?" I forced. What a..?!
He didn't let me finish. He simply stroke attacked me again. I didn't react quickly enough. I was too shocked. He grabbed me by the throat with one of his hands and he pierced me with two of his sword simultaneously.
No pain came. Just cold tickle. And anger. Wave after wave it turned into a fire and with it, into uncontrollable monster. Power rushed through my veins as I felt my body change. It morphed more and more. I fell on ground. I heard the swords break and fall. Don't care. He dared to oppose me. He dared to touch my friends! HE DARED TO PIERCE ME WITH THE SWORDS!!!
I opened my eyes and felt them fill with rage and blood. Equalizer #16... My target and enemy. I saw him. Right in front of me. I looked straight into his eyes and saw fear in them.
"Hulk?" He forced out. "What a ..."
"HARRY SMASH!!!" I roared with anger and power flowing through me.
I grabbed him by the head. I saw the portal open under him, understanding that he might escape.
He shall not escape! He shall be smashed!!
He tried to hit me with his six hands. Fool! Holding his head with one hand, I grabbed his two left arms. Third was left free. When I held him tight on the left side, I let go of his head and instead grabbed his two right hands.
"No! DONT!!! NOOOO!!!!" He screamed, trying to break out, but I held him tight. Then I started pulling my hands away from each other.
"AAAARRGHHHHHRGHAAAA!!!" Equalizer screamed as his left hands ripped apart, spitting blood and metal bones apart.
"HARRY EQUALIZE!!!" I screamed with rage overcoming me, as I threw away its hands and grabbed his head again and let took hold of his legs. #16 screams where silenced by my hand, but it didn't make them less horrible.
With a little effort I pulled until something cracked. Equalizer tensed and started hitting my hands like a little girl.
"HARRY WIN!!" I screamed one more time, with my hands ripping Equalizer apart completely and dropping its lifeless pieces on the ground. As the time passed, rage left me. And so did my powers. And with all my energy gone, came my clear mind.
"Oh no...." I choked looking at what I've done. A wave of vomit came to my throat came and I had no power to hold it. Equalizer #16 was just a two left hands, torso with two dislocated right hands and crushed head, legs which where still twitching and worst of all, a mid spine. I couldn't hold another wave of vomit and tears. I cried, screamed, but nothing could correct my mistake. I let the rage take over and let the monster out.
"He doesn't seem so equal anymore." A voice behind echoed.
Luna...
"I... I killed him! I... I'm sorry! I.. Didn't... I didn't!!" I screamed in panic.
"You are killer. You did kill him in a very cruel way. We'll talk about your punishment later. Now we have a war going on." I didn't look at Luna, but I clearly heard the disgust. And she was right. I am wrong. "Before we leave, I need you to promise one thing." She said. And it wasn't a question. It was a demand.
"What?" I didn't think. I was angry, discussed, frustrated and tired.
"You will stay away from Peter, Twilight, Mayday, Sunset and all of my friends." She spoke, every word falling like a mountain at me.
I can't! I won't! They are my only friends! But I can't endanger them by being close.
"I will leave as soon as this will end." I replied.
I guess it satisfied Luna, because the very next moment she disappeared with the Equalizer's corpse, leaving me in the middle of half ruined by our battle area and unconscious Sunset on the roof.
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