Issue 43: The Boiling Isles

The Sinister Six (or in this case five) stepped through the portal, with Belos still having the last Titan and Collector in his grasp.

Belos' eyes narrowed as he looked at the town ahead of them. Bonesburrough. One of the many towns in the realm he despised so much.

"Enough awing." Belos commanded as his tendrils began walking him. The other villains snapped out of it and quickly followed their leader.

Then, as Belos held the two children with his regular hands, all four of his tendrils began launching him into the air. The villains all followed.

The many witches and demons in town quickly became confused at the group, even screaming in confusion and terror at the sight of Belos.

They traveled through the large town that was practically like a city...until finally...

Belos landed at where a large building was. He looked up and saw the large spiky ribs of The Titan above him. He grinned and then tossed King and Orion down.

King gasped and quickly rushed to Orion's side. "ORI!? ORI, WAKE UP!!!"

Orion didn't budge, still weakened from the replicated Titan magic.

King kept shaking his brother, his hands starting to shake before Belos' tendrils grabbed the two again.

"Finally...after so many long trivial years..." Belos whispered.

The other villains then arrived, with Maestro looking around. "And what exactly is the plan here, boss?"

"The only thing that could truly destroy this wretched place is the power of its god, the very carcass we walk on...and years ago, I discovered that the heart was still intact..." Belos grinned as he pressed a button on his wrist. "And it was still beating..."

"Freaky." Shockwave mumbled.

"But that heart's power alone will not be enough...which is why these two will be used as a battery." Belos said as he began walking.

Oracle's eyes widened. "...you're using children as a battery?"

Belos turned his head. "They only appear to be children, Oracle...aren't you a reporter? Someone would think you'd believe the truth."

"L-look! I only joined you guys to take down Spider-Witch! I didn't wanna-"

Belos then shot out one of his tendrils, grabbing Oracle by his neck and beginning to strangle him.

King just watched in horror, looking down at the tendril holding him. His body started to shake.

"I'm sick and tired of those who think they know...if you side with them, I won't hesitate to end your life here. UNDERSTAND?"

Oracle choked, gasping for air as he thrashed around. Then, Belos let go of him, much to the other villains' uneasiness of their leader.

"Now move along! We don't have much time left!" Belos boomed as he walked towards the building ahead of them.

Oracle gasped, holding his throat.

Maestro looked at Snapdragon. "...that man's insane! He's going to kill us all!"

"Only if we step out of line." Snapdragon said, a little afraid of their leader herself. "Now, c'mon. You want the reward, don't you?"

"That money better be worth it..." Shockwave said as he followed after the two, with Oracle being the last one to follow.



Meanwhile, Spider-Witch, Eda, Hunter, and Amity all ran through the portal. Eda quickly took to the skies, blasting off.

"Man, she's fast!" Hunter cried as he flew after her.

Spider-Witch shot a web. "C'mon, batata! We gotta follow!"

"Do they even know where they're going!? And who was that guy!? What is he trying to do?!" Amity cried as she swung after her girlfriend.

"His name is Belos! And he's trying to use King and Orion to destroy this world! He basically thinks witch hunters should still be a thing!" Spider-Witch cried.

Amity growled. "Well, he's not winning today! Or any day!"

"That's the hero spirit!" Spider-Witch grinned, determination flowing through her veins.

Then, after what felt like an adrenaline-filled chase, Eda landed, the impact causing the ground to crack. She looked ahead of her and saw a building that had already crumbled...and inside, she could see her boys hooked up to some kind of machine built around a giant green heart.

"BELOS!!!" The Iron Owl boomed, readying her repulsor beams.

Belos lifted his head and turned around.

Then, moments later, Hunter landed beside Eda with his sword in hand. Spider-Witch landed in front of the two, and Amity finally landed beside her.

"...deal with them." Belos commanded as he got back to work on activating his machine.

Shockwave, Snapdragon, Maestro, and Oracle quickly rushed out.

"Alright, heroes! Let's give it our all!" Spider-Witch exclaimed, her cape blowing in the wind before she charged forward with her team behind her.

And the all-out brawl began. Eda took on Snapdragon, Hunter went against Maestro, Amity fought Oracle, and Spider-Witch faced off Shockwave.

Eda and Snapdragon flew around, with the mercenary hardly able to slash or sting The Iron Owl. The furious mother was just blasting her with repulsor blast and missiles until she was blinded by all the explosions.

Hunter was dodging each of Maestro's blasts by blasting off into the air, or even using his sword to deflect them. And his strength leftover from his time as Golden Goblin made him much stronger than the poor excuse of an actor.

Oracle was shooting as much electrical energy as he could, fearing for his life if he was met with failure. But Amity's biosuit was protecting her from every blast, shooting out webs, shields, and even blades all made out of the gooey substance that surrounded her.

And finally, Shockwave kept sending out as many soundwaves as he could, but Spider-Witch just kept dodging and punching back with all the force she could muster. It was impressive that the thug was lasting as long as he was.

But after such intense battles happening all at once, the heroes finally began to turn the tables. Snapdragon crashed from the air after a final blast from Eda.

"So, we're finishing them off?! Good!" Hunter grinned as he spun around his sword and slashed at Maestro's gauntlets before sidekicking him in the face, knocking him out cold.

Amity backflipped and shot out tendrils from her arms, grabbing Oracle's arms and legs. She then used all her might to smash him against the ground over and over until the villain was unconscious.

And finally, Spider-Witch finished off Shockwave with an uppercut. "Alright!!! Now, c'mon!!!"

The heroes began running over to Belos, but then? They heard his insane cackle.

"YES!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!!" Belos exclaimed as the heart suddenly began to become covered in a dusty green rocky substance. But before it was completely encased, all four of his tendrils attached to the heart.

Eda shot herself forward, preparing her uni-beam...but it was already too late...

The rock-like substance surrounded the heart...and Belos himself. Spikes shot out on several parts of the villain's body, while the substance only seemed to create armor for his already powerful suit.

Eda didn't care, however, and shot her uni-beam...only for Belos to lift his hand and the very ground shot out the same substance, creating a small wall to block the blast.

Spider-Witch, Amity, and Hunter came to a halt, their eyes wide in horror.

Belos' tendrils lifted him over the wall, revealing him in his new horrifying glory. "I CAN CLEANSE THIS PERDITION...MYSELF!!!"

Then, the claws of his tendrils opened up and suddenly shot out blue blasts of energy at the heroes.

The heroes quickly dodged and ran off from the blasts, but as the blasts hit the terrain of The Boiling Isles, it began to rot.

Belos just kept laughing before looking at Spider-Witch. "THE ONE YOU SERVE WILL DIE, AS WILL YOUR PATHETIC WORLD!!! FINALLY, YOU WILL HAUNT EARTH AND MY MIND NO LONGER!!!"

He then blasted all four beams at Spider-Witch, with the agile spider leaping into the air to dodge. She then gasped as she saw her cloak beginning to rot away.

It had been hit.

She quickly tossed off her cloak, throwing it aside as she swung around. She then shot out a blast of fire, with Belos just lifting his arm to shield himself.

Spider-Witch then landed before him. "We aren't your enemies, Philip!!! Don't you see!? You're becoming exactly what you're claiming to stop! A demon!!!"

"TO GET RID OF THE DARKNESS, YOU MUST BE EXPOSED TO A BIT OF IT YOURSELF." Belos shot back as he prepared to blast at her again, before three golden orbs were thrown against him and exploded on impact.

"Excuses, excuses! You're the villain here!!!" Hunter cried as he shot out his hands and shot out red lasers from his pointer fingers. "You're hurting innocent people!!!"

"INNOCENT? YOU REALLY ARE JUST LIKE YOUR DEMON OF A MOTHER! I SHOULD'VE JUST KILLED HER BEFORE SHE AND MY BROTHER COULD HAVE CONCEIEVED YOU!!!"

Hunter's eyes widened. "...what?"

But then, he was swatted away by a tendril that suddenly sprouted up from the ground.

"HUNTER!!!" Spider-Witch cried before she dodged another blast.

Amity then landed behind Belos before she turned her hand into a mace, hitting the machine.

Belos' eyes widened and he whipped around. "NO!!! GET AWAY FROM THAT!!!" He exclaimed as he blasted at Amity.

Spider-Witch's eyes widened and she quickly swung over, tackling Amity away. The two slid across the dirty and rubble.

"Thanks..." Amity breathed...before her eyes widened in terror.

Spider-Witch got up. "What? What is-"

But then, she heard Eda scream in horror. Spider-Witch looked down...and saw that her leg was beginning to rot away into the same rocky substance Belos was surrounded in.

Belos just watched, while also trying to regain some of his strength while reveling in his successful shot.

Spider-Witch's breathing grew heavy before she suddenly fell, with Amity catching her.

"LUZ!!!" Amity screamed as her mask peeled away. "No no no no no no! I-it's gonna be okay! You're gonna be okay!" She exclaimed, taking off Luz's mask so she could breathe. "EDA!!! EDA, HELP!!! PLEASE!!!"

"Amity-"

"No! No, don't talk!!! You're going to be okay!!!" Amity cried, unable to think properly. But then, the fear only intensified as the rotting substance quickly spread to Luz's upper body.

But instead of a look of fear or terror of her downfall...Luz just smiled kindly at her girlfriend.

"...at least I got to save one more life, huh...?" Luz asked as the substance crawled to her face. "I...I wanna say more, but...I-I don't have time..."

Amity shook her head rapidly, her eyes wide with horror as tears began to spill down her cheeks. "N-no...!"

"I love you, Amity." Luz said...before the substance surrounded and rotted completely, with golden orbs gently floating upwards from what was left of her body.

Amity was deathly silent, her hands held in a position as if she was still holding her girlfriend...she couldn't move...

Eda fell to her knees, shaking inside of her armor at what she had just witnessed.

Belos, on the other hand, just held his head high. "You are human too, are you not?" He asked. "Then rest easy. After this is done, I'll take you back to the human world. That witch's corruption of you should fade away. That 'love' she felt for you and our world was but an illusion. Trying to gain your trust."

"...I'll kill you..."

Belos' eyes widened. "What?"

Amity stood up, her mask forming around her face...and forming a monstrous mouth with fangs. Spikes shot up from her shoulders, her fingers became large claws on one hand, while the other became a gigantic blade. Finally, six tendrils all with sharp stingers at the edge shot right out of her back.

"I ' L L  K I L L  Y O U ! ! !"

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