ND Mallet
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Chapter 5
Illumion stood in the light of a nearby street lamp. His suit had a glow to it, which complimented his lightbulb themed helmet. His hair was a short, radiant blonde...Well, what you could see of it at least.
Night was the best time to find villains. It was also the worst time for his powers, being that he drew light from the sun and could redirect it at his targets. But he still stayed, for it was expected of him to fight. After all, light is hope and heroes bring hope.
Illumion had turned to move on to the next circle of light when a small noise caught his ear. He quickly spun in the direction and saw nothing. His eyes wandered up to the top of the building and he caught a brief glimpse of a figure slipping behind the lip of the roof. He watched the spot for a moment and listened.
Confident that it was a cat, he turn and moved on. Upon reaching the next light, a noise in the nearby alley drew his attention. He hesitated, knowing his power wouldn't hold up for long if he left the light to investigate.
His mind was made for him as the same figure from the rooftops burst out from the shadows. Within moments, fear had gripped him as the recognition of the man dawned on him.
ND Mallet. He was notorious among villains. Exceptionally smart, resourceful, powerful, and insane to boot. He glowed a nauseous green that seemed to glow as bright as Illumion. That green started to fade and Illumion rolled quickly, knowing the signs. He ran fast and ND gave chase. He jumped, spun and let loose a savage blast of light towards the hunter. ND stopped, and took the assault with a loud scream. The effect was something that belonged in a shop's Smashmas display, red fighting green for dominance.
With a fury, Mallet drained himself of radiation and directed it all at Illumion. He responded quickly, throwing up a shield of light with the last of his power. With that, he stepped back into the light and stared down the villain.
Realizing he had lost the upper hand, Mallet kicked his jet pack on and flew away into the night.
Part 2
ND could feel the icy relief of the aloe vera cream as he rubbed it in his skin. Illumion was not as simple as he had appeared. What should've been a simple ray of light was nothing but pure energy copying the sun's power, and magnified at that.
He's fast, I'll give him that. My face is going to be peeling for weeks. At least I won't make the same rookie mistake again. And with that he looked out his bathroom window. The night was still young. If he wanted to take out the Beacon of Hope, he'd have to come up with an actual plan. The little kitty had claws that he had not accounted for.
As he closed the mirror/medicine cabinet, and his eyes met his reflection's, a small, devious smile crept across his face.
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Illumion sighed softly to himself. He hated this night patrolling business and just wanted it all over with. The sun would be rising in about two hours and his patrol would be over in about thirty minutes. As he thought back to the attack earlier he felt a pang of jealousy.
No, I thought I was over that. I must accept my path in life. I have no choice. He rubbed his eyes dry, feeling a distant pain. He sighed again.
I should probably just take off early. No villain is mad enough to mess around in this area. What with the nuclear plant so nearby. One misstep and it would be all over for him and everyone else.
And as if at a cue, a lone figure stepped out of the shadows once more. No light fell upon his form but it quickly started glowing a neon green.
"Oh it's you. Come back for more, ya coward!?" he shouted at Mallet. "Was first degree not enough for you?"
"Your power caught me off guard the first time. I expected actual light and not a cheap knockoff," ND scoffed in reply. "I didn't need a plan, just brute force. Your power would've fed my own and been your own undoing. Instead, I get a nice sunburn."
"Besides, have you forgotten where we are?" he added with a smirk.
"I stand between you and the plant though," Illu added with a smirk of his own.
And with that ND seemed to intensify in color. Illumion stepped back in shock, realizing his mistake.
Before ND had a chance to attack, Illu snarled and let out a savage scream to the sky. He fell to his knees and beat at the ground.
"It's people like you that I hate! I can't stand it! I want YOUR life! I'm tired of being a goody two shoes all the time! NO MORE!" And with that he let loose everything he had. ND ducked and weaved, trying to avoid the constant stream of power.
It's no use, Mallet thought to himself. He's not going to run out of power. I have to resort to Plan B. And with that, he leaped into a roll and brought his bathroom mirror up between himself and his foe. The light hit it and bounced back at an angle. Illumion was in a blind fury and kept the attacks coming. Mallet braced himself against the mirror and tilted it. Slowly, the beam of energy slowly inched towards Illu, causing destruction along the way.
Just a little closer and...The attacks stopped. Illumion was out like a light. ND walked over to his unconscious form. He dragged him out of the light, grabbed some rope from the medicine cabinet and tied him up. He walked off into a nearby alley and came back moments later with an old, discarded stool. He sat down and waited for the lad to wake.
He looked up at the moon. The sun would be up soon. He bent over Illumion and slapped him hard across the face. He bolted upright and struggled against his bonds. He sputtered insults and demanded to be let go.
"Shut up," Mallet replied calmly. Illumion complied. "Good. Now tell me, what did you mean by 'I want your life'?"
"You wouldn't understand," he whispered to himself. "No one ever does."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, you wouldn't. And you'd laugh. No one wants to hear my sob story anyways," he continued to whisper.
ND brought his hand back and Illumion sputtered out "Okay, I'll talk! Just don't slap me again!"
"You don't need to. You're a lot like me. Well, don't listen to anyone but yourself. You have the power to decide what YOU want, no one else," ND said sympathetically.
"You really don't understand, do you? I DON'T have a choice. My power is light. I HAVE to be good. I have to be a hero. Light is always good," Illumion replied.
"If that's the case then maybe I should leave you in the sun all day. Get yourself a nice burn. Or perhaps you'd like to be stuck in a desert and suffer from the death and heat brought on by the sun. Mayhaps you'd like for me to leave you posed in a way that you will be forced to stare into the sun for hours. You know, I could also-"
"I get it. I never thought of it like that. I DO have a choice. But...why do you care? Do you really want to be a villain?" he asked gently, fearing he might be disposed of still.
"I do want to be a villain. I have people telling me all the time I'm meant to be a hero, that me being a villain was a mistake. As a child I learned of morality and voices in my head telling me wrong and right. I always heard those voices. But there were differences between them..." he trailed off. Mallet untied Illumion and left without saying anything else. Illumion looked after him as he flew away into the night. Tonight, Illumion had died and been reborn. The name would have to wait.
< Message edited by The ND Mallet Guy -- 2/22/2013 17:07:46 >
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