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Chapter 127: Yandere Battle Royal
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Wanda sobbed behind him, her chaos energy flickering brighter, threatening to erupt again and make everything worse...
BOOM.
Something hit the earth between the mob and the twins with the force of a meteor.
The impact sent a shockwave through the village square, throwing villagers off their feet, extinguishing the nearest flames with a concussive blast of displaced air.
Dust and debris billowed outward, and when it cleared, a figure rose from a shallow crater.
The Null-Suit gleamed in the firelight; six mechanical arms unfolding like the legs of a metal spider, two of them bracing against the ground to lift the central form into a hovering position.
The armor was matte black with silver accents, scarred from recent battles, radiating menace.
The helmet was retracted, revealing a face of pale, striking beauty framed by stark white hair.
Adam Cypher smiled down at the villagers.
His mechanical arms slithered and flexed, two keeping him elevated while the remaining four coiled like snakes ready to strike.
The effect was immediate.
The villagers froze.
[I'd give that superhero landing 8/10, not bad at all.]
[My man knows the play, always Aura farm.]
[The timing is IMPECCABLE. Right when they needed him most.]
[The timing is so impeccable in fact that I have a hunch it's no coincidence.]
Adam's voice rang out, amplified by the suit's speakers, echoing off the surrounding structures.
"I, the Demon Hunter Adam Cypher, have sensed the presence of demon spawns in this very village!"
His eyes swept across the terrified faces, cold and accusing. "Spawns straight from Mephisto's foul pits! Now..."
His voice dropped to a menacing purr, "...If you are protecting them, if you are hiding them, I will have to thoroughly examine each and every one of you. And it will be painful."
He let the threat hang in the air.
"So speak! Are you a cult protecting demons, or have they deceived you?"
The effect was electric.
Relief flooded the villagers' faces; relief that this terrifying figure was on their side, that the demons he hunted were the same ones threatening them.
The man with the pitchfork pointed a shaking hand at the twins.
"Them! It's them!" He shouted. "The girl... She's a witch! She set fire to Klaus's barn! Tried to murder us all with dark magic!"
"The Scarlet Witch!" Another voice confirmed. "She's the demon! Her and her unnatural brother!"
The mob erupted in agreement, pointing, accusing, spitting words of hate and fear.
Wanda's face crumpled. "No!" She cried, stepping around Pietro, her hands raised in desperate supplication.
"Please, I'm not a demon! I didn't mean to... I can't control it, but I'm not evil! Please understand!"
Pietro grabbed her arm, trying to pull her back. "Wanda, don't..."
"I swear we mean no harm!" Wanda continued, tears streaming down her face. "We're innocent! We just want to live in peace!"
Adam's expression remained impassive. His gaze shifted to the twins, studying them with an intensity that made Pietro's skin crawl.
Then he announced, loud enough for all to hear...
"I do sense evil in their vicinity." He paused, letting the villagers absorb his words.
"Very well. I will remove them from this place. I will take them far from here and deal with them appropriately." His eyes swept the crowd one last time.
"But if I hear reports of demonic activity in this region again... if so much as a whisper reaches my ears... I will return. And you will face my wrath."
The mechanical arms moved with blinding speed. Their ends transformed, the plating shifting and reconfiguring into clawed grips that shot forward and closed around the twins; gently, but inexorably.
Pietro struggled instinctively, but the grip was too strong. Wanda just stared, her tears still falling, her expression one of utter despair.
The remaining arms' thrusters ignited.
Adam shot into the sky, the twins clutched in his mechanical embrace, leaving behind a village of stunned, relieved, and thoroughly intimidated peasants.
[Fuck man, he's a menace!]
[Like, isn't he taking the act too far? The twins about to be traumatized for life.]
[Adam Plushies out now! Order before our stock is emptied out!!]
[Ads again, aghh, but let me look at those plushies for a sec.... Yea they good.]
[Have you heard? Adam Bibles, accessories, and even body pillows are out in the wild.]
[The fuck? So much infringement on his brand, but he can do nothing about it. That's disgusting.]
[I bet it's corporations too, profiting.]
[It's Disney and the Illuminati, that's it.]
[What the fuck? I've been living under a rock, mind expanding?]
[Yea, Disney because they own the copyright for Marvel, and the Illuminati because they've apparently made a deal with them.]
[Ok... Still confused, I thought the Illuminati was a joke by Adam supporters?]
[Oh, they're very much real and extremely powerful. I heard some things that after their rise, the Cypher brand was taken by them, and basically every copyright Adam has in Marvel, they also acquired here.]
[I've never been more confused in my life.]
[The world is going to shit man, cult risings, sacrifices, markets crashing, rumours of the end of the world, calling the show the sign of the end... Yeah.]
A few miles away, Adam descended into a secluded valley, the Null-Suit's thrusters cushioning their landing.
He set the twins down gently on a patch of soft grass and retracted the mechanical arms, letting them hover at his sides.
Pietro immediately put himself between Adam and Wanda, his body tense, ready to run; though where he would run to, he had no idea.
Wanda peered around him, her expression a mixture of fear and confused curiosity.
"Please," She began, her voice shaking. "We're not demons. I swear. My powers... they're not evil, I just can't..."
Adam held up a hand, cutting her off.
"Wait," He said, his face breaking into a wide, mischievous grin. "Before you say another word, I need to know something."
He leaned forward conspiratorially. "I've been practicing my dramatic entrances. What do you think? How was it? Like, top ten in the world? Maybe top five? That landing? That speech? Chef's kiss, no? I'm handsome and smart too, so the Top?"
It seems that he didn't need their input as his self-monologue managed to convince himself, "Yeah, I'm devilishly handsome so automatically the Top. Makes sense. The math is mathing."
Pietro stared. Wanda blinked. They were utterly confused and speechless.
Adam then laughed, the sound bright and genuine. "Relax, kids. I'm not going to hurt you. I was just putting on a show for the villagers."
He gestured back toward the smoke rising in the distance. "Those people? They're scared, ignorant, and dangerous."
They need a little joy in their life, some stories, and I happen to run this show, so I thought, why not give them something memorable?"
"And now... Now they think a demon hunter took you away to face justice. They'll tell the story for generations."
"'Remember that time the demon hunter came and saved us from the Scarlet Witch?' You're a legend now. Sort of. The villain in their story, but still."
He winked.
Wanda's confusion deepened, but something else flickered in her eyes; a tiny spark of hope. "You... you were protecting us?"
"Bingo." Adam crossed his legs, floating down to sit cross-legged on a small boulder.
"Let me properly introduce myself. I'm Adam Cypher. Mutant, billionaire, vampire...." He paused, "...Ahem, don't overthink the vampire thing, think of it as roleplay."
"Anyway, I'm also the founder of Cypher Enterprises. You may have heard of me? The conference? The Hydra leaks? The guy who called Magneto a 'bromantic disaster' on live television?"
Blank looks from both twins.
"Right. Isolated village. No internet. Got it." He regrouped. "Okay, shorter version: I'm a superhero. Ish. I fight bad guys, save people, make terrible jokes."
"I've been keeping an eye on this region for a while; sent some drones out after a... work trip to Romania."
"I detected your energy signatures a while ago, both of you, which made me believe you two are quite the strong mutants. I didn't want to interrupt your lives if you were happy, though. But..."
He gestured at the smoke, "...Circumstances have forced the issue."
He stood, brushing off his suit.
"So here's my formal invitation; come with me. Join my team. I have resources, connections, and a really comfortable private jet."
"You'll have a place to stay, food to eat, training to help you control those powers." He looked directly at Wanda.
"At my side, you won't get staked for 'witchcraft' every time you sneeze wrong. I can't promise it'll be easy, but I can promise it won't be boring."
He grinned. "So what say you? Want to be part of the circus?"
[YESSS!! I love me some Scarlet Witch!!]
[Be prepared to have your waifu stolen.]
[Fuck U!!!]
[I'm confused how? Isn't this too early, like why does Wanda look eighteen when in the movies, she only appeared years later and about the same age? Isn't she supposed to be with Hydra?]
[You're thinking of MCU Wanda, this is more in line with comics Wanda, her backstory is very different, and the way she gains or awakens her power has nothing to do with Hydra.]
[Wanda's hope flickering... my HEART.]
[Wait! Do u guys see what's happening!!? The Queen of Yanderes is joining the team! WTF, and she's a future psycho!! My yandere battle royale dream is showing promise!!!]
[Shut up!!] [Wait... He's spitting, I'm afraid.] [Fuck...]
[What is Adam doing!!? Why is he throwing!? He's had it!]
[That he has the intelligence of I, Doom, means the idea of throwing is out of the window. Settle down. We can do no wrong.]
[Phew, I was starting to panic.] [Panic more cause Doom is the king of throwing.]