“Do you find it strange?” Firelord asked as they flew through the sky.

“Find what strange?” Morg replied wondering just where Firelord intended to go with his question.

“We’re working for a man who had once been our foe.”

“You’re right Firelord, but things are different now. Many more strings are in this tapestry than you know about,” Morg replied.

“So it would seem. Though one question does bother me. You hit Tyrant with the Ultimate Nullifier, but he still is here. Why is that?” Firelord inquired.

“That’s part of the tapestry I spoke of. You’ll find out what has been woven in time,” Morg said.

“Your speech is like a riddle. I do not like it in the slightest! Be straight with me or I’ll--!”

“Look down there! The woman we seek!” Morg yelled having felt the presence of the mutant Earth woman they were meant to capture. High Evolutionary had given them a device that would allow them to track down the mutant woman. Morg was the one that chose to wear it.

“Hold on then! We’re about to kick it up a notch!” Firelord yelled excited as he increased his speed. He was heading straight towards the Earth and he loved every minute of it. Unlike some of his fellow Heralds he wasn’t ashamed to admit he enjoyed the power Galactus had given them.

Karma had journeyed to this tiny village to seek out some sense of relaxation. She needed to recover from the whole ordeal with Sinister and the Dawn. Working alongside that freak made Karma sick to her stomach, but it had been a necessary evil. Karma knew first hand the evil that Shadow King represented. He had taken control of her some time ago and he abused her body with his sick indulgences. She truly felt for Kitty and the rest of Shadow King’s X-Men. They were going to need to recover. Being manipulated and used was never something you got over easily. It took time and friends. Luckily Kitty and the rest had both.

Hearing a roaring sound Karma looked up into the air. She could have sworn the sound was coming from two very large rockets. Upon investigation she could see an orange and burgundy trail in the air. To her horror the two trails were headed towards the very village she was in. Karma had seen many things during her time as a New Mutant, but she didn’t know what to make of this. Could China finally be striking against Vietnam? Were the two objects asteroids? She was clueless and like the rest of the village she could only do one thing. She ran.

The screams of the villagers didn’t even matter to Karma as she ran. All that mattered was surviving. Whatever the two objects were they couldn’t be anything good. A crazy man standing on a shifty platform seemed to be the only one who wasn’t running. Instead he was preaching about the coming end and the despair that was to come to the world. Karma barely even paid attention to the madman’s mumblings and she just kept running…right into the arms of Thor.

“Be still milady! Thy danger is great, but not in the way thou thinkest,” Thor said gripping the shoulders of the mutant woman.

“Whoa! What are you doing here?” Karma asked a little bewildered at the sight of the Avenger.

“Two foes of terrible power hath set their foul sights on thou,” Thor replied looking up at the approaching Morg and Firelord.

“So I’m guessing that’s what the two streaks are then,” Karma said and before she could continue on any further there was a great crash. Firelord and Morg had made impact with a large brown house. The house crumbled away into nothing and sent debris flying in every direction.

Thor shoved Karma behind him and beckoned her to catch up with the still running villagers. He held his hammer tight as the two beings walked out of the rubble they had created. Firelord swung his staff around in a manner similar to an Army cadet and Morg held his large axe firmly between his hands.

“Karma tis not for thee taking!” Thor yelled to the former Heralds.

“Your noble talk really gets on my nerves,” Firelord exclaimed as he took off in flight slightly above Thor’s head. Before he even got the chance to zoom past the Asgardian, Thor grabbed his ankle in mid-flight. Thor threw him into Morg and at the speed he had been going it was enough to knock both men back a good bit. Dirt, trees, and houses were displaced as Morg and Firelord went pummeling across the ground.

“Thou shalt learn to hold thy wicked tongue!” Thor laughed as he watched the two bodies slide across the field. Launching Mjolnir into the air the Thunder God took off in pursuit of the past Heralds.

When he came upon the two laid out beings he threw Mjolnir straight into the chest of Morg. The being staggered from the blow and let out a great moan, but that momentary distraction allowed Firelord to blindside Thor with a blast of fire from his staff. The Thunder God was thrown back high into the air and before he knew it Morg was there with him.

“Enjoy the way down!” Morg yelled as smacked Thor in the face with the flat side of his axe. Thor cried out as he crashed into the ground. Only a moment afterward Morg had landed square on Thor’s hip. Looking to Firelord he said, “Find the girl! I’ll handle Thor!”

Firelord nodded his head and flew off towards the crowd of still running villagers. He could spot the one he sought clear as day. Firing off a blast he incinerated some of the villagers, but stopped Karma dead in her tracks. Firelord was about to fire off another blast just for the heck of it, but something held him back.

“Stop what you’re doing right now!” Karma exclaimed as she used her powers of mental possession to slow down the assault of Firelord.

“I won’t ever stop till I have you in these arms,” Firelord grinned as he moved in closer to the Vietnamese girl. Out of nowhere a giant bolt of lightning covered his entire body. Firelord cried out in pain and fell to the ground with smoke billowing off his body.

“Men these days can’t take no for an answer,” Crystal said electricity still sparking from her hands as she moved towards Karma.

“Thanks. I’m guessing you’re with big and blonde?” Karma asked.

“Yea. And from the looks of things he might need a hand. I want you to get out of here though. My sister will take you to Avengers Mansion. You’ll be safe there,” Crystal promised.

Karma wasn’t too keen on leaving, but this Crystal looked worthy of trust. So reluctantly, she left with Medusa. She just hoped this Avengers Mansion was as safe as ol static cling girl claimed it to be.

Medusa leaned over and whispered in Karma’s ear, “I’m really taking you to the Inhuman kingdom of Attilan. There you will be safer than the Mansion. My sister only said it as to throw off Firelord. No need to have him come looking for you.”

Karma looked back at Firelord and nodded in agreement.

“You stopped me puny woman! You will regret that,” Firelord groaned as he rose to his feet.

“I doubt it,” Crystal mocked as she turned her body into magma and the sky turned dark.

“Sir! We have intruders at the gates!” a Knight of Wundagore said as he came up behind a brooding Evolutionary.

“I knew it would come to this. Tyrant is not the best at keeping his plans secretive. Prepare the defenses. Protect this sanctuary with your lives,” High Evolutionary said not seeming to show any emotion as he sat on his throne.

“Yes sire,” the Knight bowed and turned to his other fellow Knights, “You heard the master! It’s time to fight! For Wundagore!”

“Indeed for Wundagore,” High Evolutionary muttered under his breath. If everything went according to plan soon he would have a thousand Wundagores spread across the cosmos. He would be a power unmatched.

Junn-Moon Lord lashed out with his sword made of black energy. Waving it above his head the Moon God struck down two of the Knights of Wundagore. An alligator Knight leaped into the air and bit the god on his shoulder. The teeth and very soul of the beast was filled with blackness. The feeling threw the warrior off of Junn-Moon Lord’s body and made the Knight quiver with ferocity.

“Learn your place pathetic one,” the dark Moon God said as he turned around and stabbed the Knight through its stomach with his weapon.

“They keep coming out of the woodwork!” Cohors yelled as he poured out sulfuric acid from his pores. Most of the Knights surrounding the Inhuman had the carbon compounds that made them up broken down with agonizing pain. He hated to fight like this, but his powers were born of the Terrigen Mists. So this was his gift and he would use it.

“Fight! Don’t give in,” Krosskrux yelled as he punched a lion Knight and snatched away the sword of another one. Red cosmic energy poured from the eyes, fingers, and chest of the blonde haired man. With his cosmically powered strength he flung the sword into the chest of a bear Knight. The sword ripped through the Knight of Wundagore and five others before coming to a stop in a female zebra Knight.

“You truly have the spirit of a warrior!” Mikah yelled as he slammed his fist into the side of a tiger Knight’s head. The soldier of High Evolutionary went flying into the air and hit the ground with an impact that snapped his neck. The falling soldier had knocked a fellow Knight right into the deadly fists of Karnak. The Inhuman’s power was precise. He could kill you without even thinking much about it. Karnak saw vulnerable spots and he took the opportunity.

“I thank you Moon God. Your attack gave me swift victory,” Karnak said as he stepped back from the fallen warrior.

“Watch out!” Triton yelled a slight distance from Karnak as he jumped into the air and slammed his body into a horse Knight. The two went tumbling to the ground with Triton falling on top. Before any type of rumble could begin Crosier slapped the warrior on the head with his nearly adamantium hard tail. The impact killed the Knight.

Crosier was quite the different looking Inhuman. The Inhuman’s powers were based more on his appearance. Six arms covered with spikes made his punches quite deadly and when he elbowed you it was never out of affection. A lion's head with three eyes made his stare one to bow down to and a 15 foot long tail that was nearly as strong as adamantium made one think twice before taking him on.

“I saw the Knight coming, but I appreciate the fact you care Triton,” Karnak said with some degree of sarcasm. He admired Triton’s bravery, but Karnak was more than capable of handling himself.

“We must keep the fight going. We cannot give in,” Duellem announced to everyone as he walked up the hill with hundreds of deers behind him.

“Why do you bring animals to this place?” Junn-Moon Lord asked confused at the actions of the Inhuman.

“For artillery,” Duellem laughed. The Inhuman’s abilities allow him to copy DNA from anything and anyone he touches. He can then use that information to create clones of someone or mix the DNA together to make his own creatures. So with those abilities Duellem simply created a horde of deer. He could have created combinations of his Inhuman brethren, but he had issues with creating sentiments to only lead them to slaughter. And these deer made for quite the unsuspecting warriors.

“You bring gentle animals to battle! I don’t doubt your intentions fool, but just your choices,” Mikah replied as he stared at the coming wave of Knights. Cracking his knuckles the Moon God smiled, “More soldiers to crush!”

“Leave my home!” Scarlet Witch yelled as she stood in front of her charges. Their foe was Tyrant and from the looks of this brute he was not a foe that would go down easy. Wanda was going to hold her ground though. She wouldn’t lose in the face of this enemy. The lives of her friends and of worlds were at stake. Wanda knew nothing would change in victory, but everything would in defeat.

“Maybe not, but I’ll make sure to give you hell before you’re done with us! Attack!” Wanda commanded as the battle against Tyrant was joined. The first wave of attack consisted of Quasar, Photon, Jack-of-Hearts, and Tinn the Creator.

Wendell flew high into the air and rammed Tyrant with a gargantuan wave of yellow energy from his Quantum Bands. Waves of power hit Tyrant’s cranium over and over again. Jack and Monica attacked Tyrant with a combination of Zero Energy and light. The joint powers took their aim and struck the titan’s chest. Tinn was the last to contribute his attack. As a Moon God he felt that he should be the last to enter battle since he would be the most glorious.

“For the Moon!” Tinn cried out as he stretched out his black hand. Thousands of tiny crescent shaped pieces of light flew from the palm of Tinn’s hand. Flying across the sky each one of Tinn’s little creations struck Tyrant on an exposed part of his body. The Moon God’s attack was meant to strike Tyrant where he was not already being hit.

Wanda was amazed at the attack taking place. She could barely see Tyrant’s body under the mass of energies being thrown at him. There was one glimpse though and what Scarlet Witch saw made her tremble. Underneath the force of Quasar, Photon, Jack-of-Hearts, and Tinn, the man was smiling. Tyrant was actually smiling.

Running forward Wanda yelled, “Watch out!”

None could hear her underneath the roar of power that was being produced by three Avengers and a god. It was at that moment that Tyrant unleashed a massive blue energy wave. Tyrant had once been a Herald of Galactus and a great amount of Power Cosmic flowed through his veins. Enough that he was able to survive the black of space and a thousand nuclear explosions. The Tyrant was not one to be reckoned with.

The blast took Quasar from the sky, made Photon and Jack meet the dirt, and sent Tinn flying to the Hudson. Scarlet Witch had barely managed to save everyone else with a powerful magical shield. The stress from creating such a shield though had taken its toll and Wanda fell to the ground unconscious.

Tyrant looked on the two Inhumans and the remaining Moon Gods with fulfilled eyes. The blue beast loved battle and he had been offered one. Much to the dismay of his opponents Tyrant loved their attempts at hurting them. He was like all other tyrants because he sought to dominate all and Tyrant dominated through the sport of battle.

“Stay back mortals! Let the Moon Gods handle this battle!” Queen Wastha commanded as she unleashed an Akinakès, which was an ancient Persia short sword. Her fellow Moon Gods followed suit and pulled out weapons of their own.

Atkhu, the Navigator and Gorum, the Voyager both pulled out long spears tipped with the black magic of their namesakes. Sheana, the Mother was the last to display her weapons. Two sais filled with all the powers of the Moon were in her hands. Gorgon and Lockjaw watched the gods prepare themselves for battle.

“I think we will have to help our dark and arrogant friends won’t we,” Gorgon said as he knelt down and stroked the back of Lockjaw’s neck. The Inhumans’ pet barked in agreement. Standing to his feet Gorgon laughed, “Lets give this Tyrant a lesson he won’t forget!”

“I doubt that fiend!” Queen Wastha exclaimed as she teleported behind Tyrant and stabbed him in the back with her Akinakès. Tyrant didn’t even flinch from the attack. Reaching behind him with massive blue fists he snatched Queen Wastha by the black crown that was bound to her head. He then slung her forward right into the spear of Atkhu.

“My Queen” Atkhu screamed as he dropped the spear and moved to his ruler. His black skin reflected off the sunlight as he ran to Wastha. Bending over her he pulled the spear out from her stomach and began to weep at the pain his ruler was undergoing.

“Fight my friend! She will live,” Gorgon implored as he leaped into the air and slammed his hooves into Tyrant’s chest. Lockjaw was close by to the Inhuman as he moved in and clamped his jaws around the leg of the man they were all in a desperate struggle against.

Tyrant made no sound or movement that indicated pain. He simply smacked Gorgon away like a fly. The brutish Inhuman went flying into Gorum with such force that the two were knocked out cold. Then he grabbed Lockjaw by his neck and sent the animal head first into Atkhu. The god had just gotten his resolve and didn’t see the Inhuman pet coming as he stood up. A head to head collision was the unfortunate result.

All that stood in Tyrant’s way now was Sheana the Mother God. Most likely to the surprise of many, Sheana felt no fear at Tyrant’s approach. She felt apprehension perhaps, but not fear. A Moon God was above such pitiful concepts as fear. Though as Tyrant approached the goddess still wished Moonlord had been here to help her fight. Nonetheless, it was not her way to give up. Defeat had been fed to her before and most likely would be given to her in a much bigger serving this time.

“Come monster. Show me something worthy of a god,” Sheana whispered as she charged at Tyrant. Believing that his victory was soon imminent, Tyrant stood with his gargantuan feet firmly planted. The Moon God still had tricks up her sleeve as her foe was soon about to learn.

Before the Mother God had reached Tyrant large green vines sprung up from the ground with all the ferocity of a stampede. Hundreds of vines wrapped themselves around Tyrant’s body and even with all his might he couldn’t free himself. Finally all the vines had won and his body was wrapped in the greenery. The goddess had summoned up the powers of the Earth to entrap Tyrant.

Then just as soon as she had tasted success her spell was crashed to the ground. A great roar came from within the prison Sheana had created and hundreds of burnt vines were sent in every direction. Some flew all to the way to the Empire State Building, the UN building, and the Hudson River. And with all the vines discarded Tyrant now stood brimming with malicious energy.

“Never!” Sheana yelled as she flew forward her Sais poised to attack Tyrant’s chest. In truth the goddess knew the effort was useless, but she had no other options.

Tyrant took both Sais with full force and flinched. The mystical power that Sheana had filled them with was powerful enough to cause him harm. She was the only one who had succeeded in doing that thus far. Grabbing the head of the goddess with one hand he lifted the Moon God up to his face and smiled.

Sheana only replied with a wad of spit to the face. Wiping away the spit Tyrant laughed and then punched the goddess with his other fist. He discarded her body as if she were nothing but a piece of trash. Indifference had been Tyrant’s best friend for most of his life. Especially in the midst of a battle. Mercy belonged to those who were weak. Tyrant was anything but.

Making his way across the Mansion grounds he moved to the spot where Scarlet Witch lay unconscious. Lifting the woman high into the air he mocked.

“You’re right about one thing! I will break you!” Scarlet Witch said as she suddenly flared to life and her eyes went black. Just as quickly her hair and uniform turned the same color. Lifting up her hands she blasted Tyrant in the face with a relatively small blast. The man who had just defeated an assortment of gods, heroes, and royalty went flying back into the air. Skidding his way across the ground the commander of great power couldn’t believe what had just happened to him. Not only had he been knocked back with what looked to be such a puny blast, but also the assault had actually hurt him.

“Stand your ground Tyrant. Now you face true power!”

Lightning bolts came crashing down in all directions on the body of Firelord. The Herald cried out in pain as electricity filled his nervous system. If he weren’t possessed of such great power he would be dead from such an assault. Fortunately the universe had given him a tremendous gift. One that he would not squander.

“Your trickery is strong Avenger! But even you will not be able to withstand my flames,” Firelord exclaimed as intense fire erupted from the staff of the former servant of Galactus.

“Flames? Man you gotta be kidding me,” Crystal laughed as she made all of the man’s flames fizzle before they even reached her. It took a little effort on the part of Quicksilver’s ex-wife since the flames had been derived from the Power Cosmic. Sersi’s training had benefited Crystal well. For without that training those flames would have consumed her body and left a charring husk behind.

“You believe yourself powerful, but I see the sweat on your brow. Deflecting my attacks strains you. You’ll be an easy kill,” Firelord said flying down low moving like a peregrine falcon towards Crystal.

“I think you’ll find me worthy prey,” Crystal promised as magma erupted from the ground and spewed all over Firelord. The heavy weight of the liquid rock took Firelord into a pool of the hot substance. Many other opponents would have died from such an attack, but the Inhuman Royal knew that she was dealing with no regular foe.

The extreme heat that was now surrounding Firelord quickly turned cold at the command of Crystal. It was such a cold that the winds of Pluto would give pause to it. Creating such a cold and blocking Firelord’s attacks had taken their toll. Taking a deep breath she said, “Maybe I should have just stayed with the X-Men. They don’t have to fight these invincible jerks.”

Hearing a loud crash Crystal turned her attention to the battling Thor and Morg. The two towers were still going at it. The only reason she had even confronted Firelord head on was to buy Thor some time. Despite the fact Thor kicked all kinds of ass, there was no way she was going to have the big guy fight both Morg and Firelord. Crystal had faith that Thor would probably win the battle in the end, but he would take a severe beating. And the Avengers needed Thor somewhat together. No telling if Tyrant had arrived yet or not.

Suddenly the ice that had surrounded the Herald burst open and Firelord flew free of the prison Crystal had created for him. His face was a mixture of trembling both from anger and cold. The head of that bitch would be his trophy. How dare she lock him away? Who did she think she was?

“Woman you just made your last mistake!” Firelord yelled gripping his staff so tight you could swear his knuckles would burst from the flesh. Every muscle in the Herald tensed up with anger. Golden hues surrounded the air around Tyrant’s solider. He would crush this Avenger and teach all these Earthlings their proper place. They had become arrogant in their power. It was time for them to be taught a lesson.

“I don’t make mistakes on the battlefield. Especially when dealing with hot heads like you,” Crystal exclaimed as fierce winds began to twirl the body of the Herald round and round. Firelord would not let this elemental confuse and entrap him once more. Using his last reserves of strength he pointed his staff at the woman and sent out a powerful enough blast to punch to the Earth’s mantle with ease.

Seeing this oncoming attack Crystal knew that she couldn’t deflect. At least not with her powers alone. Using her powers she erected a semi-circle diamond wall and with the last reserves of strength she had the Inhuman deflected as much flame as she could. The dense diamond wall absorbed most of Firelord’s blast and though it was beginning to melt slightly the diamond wall remained mostly intact.

The defensive maneuver had exhausted the Avenger though and she fell to the ground unconscious. Firelord smiled as he floated down with all the grace of a falling feather to the spot where Crystal laid. When he landed next to his adversary he heard a familiar voice cry out, “Get out of the way you idiot!”

Looking to his right Firelord saw the flying body of Morg. It was too late to move so he could only do one thing, “AHHH!!!”

The bodies collided and both of them were sent flying off into the distance before they came crashing into a burnt out car. They hit with enough force to send the car into a hundred pieces of scrap metal. Firelord and Morg were both out cold and only stirred out of reflex.

“Come milady Crystal,” Thor said as he reached down and lifted the young woman up on his shoulders.

“These warriors are hardly a challenge! Can’t High Evolutionary muster anything better?” Moonlord asked as he hacked away at another Knight of Wundagore with his elongated black sword.

“It doesn’t seem like it. The rest of you head back to assist in the fight against Tyrant. I’ll handle High Evolutionary’s forces,” Duellem said.

“These deer will hardly be enough to protect you,” Mikah laughed at the ridiculous sight of deer attacking the Knights of Wundagore. The best these animals had done was serve as distractions at best. If it had been up to the Warrior Prince he would have seen every last one of these animals smashed, crushed, and served in large plates.

The Inhuman smirked, “Whoever said I was going to use deer. They were just my first wave.”

Suddenly a loud mixture of roars came up from the forest. Dozens of tigers, jaguars, and grizzly bears poured out of the woodwork to smother the Knights of Wundagore. Junn Moon-Lord nodded, “I see you can handle things yourself Inhuman. We shall take our leave. Just remember our purpose for being here. Keep High Evolutionary’s sight focused on you! Make him blind to all else except for this attack. We cannot afford to have his mind wandering.”

“I understand. Now go!”

With that a black mist covered the field of battle and just as quickly that mist disappeared. Moonlord and the others had all vanished.

“Move out of our way Machine Man! We have business to attend to,” Silver Surfer demanded standing tall against the new threat. He was weak from his battle with Tyrant as were Beta Ray Bill and Red Norvell. The three of them though should easily be able to handle a pile of bolts. Hopefully anyway.

“Your business will have to wait Norrin. I cannot allow you passage,” Machine Man repeated for the third time.

“You know of me, but I know nothing of you. That alone prevents me from causing you harm. I’ll say one more time. Move out of our way!”

“I’m afraid you will have to try and cause me harm. As a servant of Tyrant I cannot let you pass” Machine Man said as his entire body into a transparent form. All of his internal components could be seen and they shocked the three heroes. His body had hundreds upon hundreds of tiny illuminated blue cords that streamed through its entire frame. At the center of the robot’s body was a glowing yellow ball of light.

Silver Surfer jumped on his board and flew forward. He didn’t have much maneuverability in the small room, but Norrin didn’t need it. When he was only inches away from Machine Man he threw his legs up intending to slam his board into Machine Man. The attack failed miserably as the former Herald’s board passed through the body of the robot. X-51 lifted his arm up in the air and slammed it in the silver chest of his opponent. Norrin fell to the ground experiencing something he hadn’t felt in a long time. He couldn’t catch his breath.

“Now!” Beta Ray Bill yelled as threw Stormbringer in the direction of Machine Man. Red Norvell followed suit and threw his hammer. Both massive weapons came at X-51 with great speed.

“Your tactics are flawed,” Machine Man said as he snatched both hammers out of the air bare handed by stretching out his arms. Tossing the hammers to opposite sides of the room the machine’s black eyes turned red, “My technology is far superior to almost any in the galaxy. Celestial technology composes my entire being.”

“Well, damn. I thought we had enough trouble with Tyrant,” Red Norvell laughed to disguise his hopelessness. A warrior’s spirit made up Norvell though and he would not run away from a fight. Charging forward Norvell slammed his body into Machine Man. He passed right through the robot and hit the nearest wall head on.

Norrin finally caught his breath and shot his hands upward. He unleashed multicolor blasts from his palms that struck the frame of Machine Man. The assault was meant to disrupt the molecular structure of whatever it hit. X-51’s body shook violently and his body changed back to its original purple android form.

“Forgive me Silver Surfer. Tyrant kidnapped me and made me into his life. He enhanced my technology and made sure I would distract you,” Machine Man said holding his head down in shame. For all intents and purposes this android now possessed all the emotions, feelings, and everything else that entailed being human. The Celestial technology made sure of that.

“No worries friend. Just tell us you can get us to Earth quickly,” Beta Ray Bill said holding out his hand as Stormbringer returned.

“I can take you to Earth,” Machine Man said as a purple square portal opened up behind him, “Be warned. The battle against Tyrant is already happening. I can see it. At least Tyrant allowed me to see it.”

“Then we need to move quickly. The heroes of Earth will need our aid,” Silver Surfer said picking up his board and stepping through the portal.

“You didn’t account for my power did you Tyrant?” Wanda yelled as black energy surrounded the body of Tyrant and ripped through him like an axe cleaving paper. The agonizing screams of Tyrant’s pain couldn’t even be heard for Scarlet Witch simply made the sound of his voice disappear into her head. She wanted to be the only one to enjoy the delicious screams of this monster who had dared to attack the place she called home.

Tyrant threw his body into the air, unexpectedly, and flew right into Wanda. The two bodies collided and Scarlet Witch hit the ground headfirst. Dirt went flying in all directions and the woman was now in a small crater. Satisfied, Tyrant smiled as he hit the ground. Walking over to the crater Tyrant prepared to unleash a killing blow on the pathetic Earthling, but he had one final taunt to deliver.

A giant black fist soared upward and struck Tyrant in the face. He went flying back into the air and landed close to where the last Moon God had fallen. Trying to get himself up from the ground was a failed attempt as red spikes protruded through various parts of his body. The powerful alien had been rendered immobile and was once again feeling pain all because of this insignificant woman! How could she be so powerful? He had defeated the best the universe had to offer single-handedly and this one woman was beating him! The idea of it was preposterous.

Rising out of the crater and into the air Wanda guffawed, “You are the one that is nothing Tyrant. I have long wanted to do this to someone and I think you’re just the person to do it to.”

The spikes that had been in Tyrant’s body suddenly turned into solid stone and began to grow. Blood began to flow from the former Herald’s body and he clamped his mouth so as not to cry out. He would not give this woman that satisfaction. Reaching deep inside of himself Tyrant turned his very blood into cosmic energy. The stone had pierced his body burnt away into nothing. In a split second Tyrant was up in the air his fists flaying upon Wanda.

Scarlet Witch had barely seen the assault coming so each and every punch landed exactly where it was intended to. Wanda fell backwards towards the ground. Her world went black before she even reached the grass. Tyrant landed beside her unconscious body triumphant. He was about to deliver a killing stomp to the woman when three hammers hit him dead in his face. Normally Tyrant would be able to stand up to such an attack, but he had been greatly weakened. The alien went flinging back into the dirt creating a ditch as he skidded across the ground.

“You’re done with Tyrant! Just give it up!” Red Norvell said as he stood beside Beta Ray Bill and Thor.

“You have failed in capturing Karma and Wundagore is suffering attack even as we speak!” Silver Surfer exclaimed prepared to get up close and personal with Tyrant.

“Allies are few and far away Tyrant. I suggest you leave,” Machine Man added as he held Crystal in his arms.

With that Tyrant disappeared with a flash of bright blue light. Moonlord sighed, “We are indeed fortunate he decided to leave. Despite his injured status he could have still proven quite the formidable foe. One we might not all have walked away from.”

“Perhaps. All that matters this day is that we won,” Silver Surfer said.

“Won? You know nothing Norrin. This is only the beginning,” Moonlord replied sharply.

Tyrant walked into the room and sat down in the large seat that had been prepared for him. Only a few feet in front of him sat the man that had orchestrated all the affairs of the past few days.

“Tyrant I am disappointed in your performance. I bought you back from the grave, sent Firelord and Morg into your service, enlisted the High Evolutionary as your ally, and kidnapped the Machine Man as your slave. Yet, you still managed to fail in what I wanted you to accomplish. Disappointed indeed.”

Saying nothing was all the former Herald could do. He had failed and he knew it. The human woman had been the cause of it all. He may have beaten her in the end, but she had truly been a challenge. Her power gave him reason to pause. What on Earth could have given this woman so much power? The whole time he fought against her he felt a pervading evil. A deep, ancient evil.

“Still perhaps I had some fault in this. Restoring the Moon Gods to their former glory was a mistake. And enhancing Machine Man was another one. He will prove to be a threat to my future plans. I had hoped everything would play out to my advantage, but you did do one thing right at least.”

The eyes of Tyrant shot up at that comment. Perhaps if the leader could find something right in all that had happened he would be given a second chance. A second chance against the woman who had caused him such grief and shame.

“The Avengers are greatly weakened and their powers exhausted. I can take advantage of this. Your services are no longer needed Tyrant. You are free to go.”

Tyrant rose up from his seat and looked upon the leader. For as much as he wanted revenge the alien wanted to no longer be under the service of this Titan. Raw hate existed under those eyes and that wrinkly exterior.