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The Gorgon and the Dragon Ch. 6

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After I finally stopped falling, I realized that I was trapped. The floor had collapsed and its remains were scattered around. Two other humans had fallen with me, the redheaded and Bruce, and both were hurt. When checking myself for any injuries, I found some bruises and a few cuts but otherwise I was fine.
“Bruce you need to stay with me. Try to relax.”
I turned to the redheaded and she was trying to talk to Bruce in a tone that was similar to the one used to calm raging animals. I didn’t know why it was used on Bruce but my unasked question had its answer with what happened next.
Bruce had snapped at her in a more guttural voice and started to cry out in pain. Suddenly, he started getting bigger and greener in mere seconds. The more aggressive energy that I had sensed before was now pulsing and expanding until it was the more dominant one. The result was a Bruce that was enormous, with bulging muscles and green. Did I mention that he looked pissed as hell?
Green Bruce roared and the redheaded ran at once from him. I knew it was stupid to try and approach Bruce in this state but I also knew that the redhead human had no chance against this creature.
When I was on the Ethereal Realm, many raging beasts ran free on Chzo. So I tried to act the same to this one in a way that wouldn’t get anyone killed.
I stood in front of him (but at some distance) and let my true appearance show. Green Bruce stopped and was interested on me for a moment and that was all I needed. I sent a few calming and discrete energy waves to him so he wouldn’t try an immediate confrontation. It seemed to be working since he made no sign to try and attack me.
“I’m Euralye. Who you are?”
I tried talking to him to know if he was capable of speech in this form and to calm him. He cocked his head and the action looked weird in his new form.
“Hulk.” His voice was gruff and deep.
“Well Hulk, I would appreciate if you not hit humans.”
He was annoyed and I sent more calming waves in his direction. “Hulk smash. Hulk hurt people if people anger Hulk.”
Hulk also seemed to speak of himself in third person. His reasoning made sense and I vowed never to anger Hulk if I could help it.
“Hulk, want to smash something now?”
He only grinned and so I decided to use his strength to get the heck out of here. Humans were too suspicious and this thing that defied nature would crash and burn at any moment.
“Let’s get smashing then.”
He pounded against one of the walls and I followed him. I was fast enough to keep up with him so he led the way and I ran through his holes. We were passing by the hall with the glass wall when another flying machine started shooting him. The bullets seemed to not hurt him at all but they kept on shooting.
I wanted to fly through the windows and shake some sense into them. But before I could do anything else, Hulk grabbed me and started pushing through walls so we could get away from the stubborn idiots. He finally let go when we were safe and out of their sight. It took me a few moments to catch my breath and he smirked. I glared at him and he answered with a feral grin.
Out of nowhere, the caped one suddenly arrived through a hole that he created on his own. I was stunned as to the reason behind his actions when he turned and pointed his hammer at us.
“Banner! I do not wish to harm you but I shall be forced to if you do not leave the maiden with the braids of snakes.”
“Maiden with the braids of snakes?!”
Hulk pushed me behind him and proceeded to attack the fool that had threatened him. I really didn’t make a move to try and stop him since the caped one really deserved to get his ass kick. They kept fighting even when they were no longer in the room and going through walls.
I went searching for Titian but instead happened to come up in the room where Loki was. He was standing outside his glass cell, no doubt pleased with the chaos. Now that I was close, I could see that something was wrong with him. Not only was his energy contradicting, his looks were too. He was disguised under an illusion, one that was confusing me since underneath he looked like a strong powerful creature but outside he looked like a human.
“Found something interesting?”
He was looking at me in annoyance and I realized that maybe I was staring.
“Why hide?”
He smirked. “You think I’m hiding? The battle going outside is for mere mortals. Not only could I take them at a laughable speed, it would be denigrating for me.”
“Not that. You hide under disguise, you not show true face.”
His face darkened and his good mood seemed to vanish. “You know nothing about me!” He snarled at me and came nearer, towering above me. “How can you talk about my appearance when you yourself are a freak among mortals? Not only do your looks set you apart, they make you disgusting to any who would even approach you.”
I shrugged. “I know.”
He seemed taken aback for an instant but quickly recovered. “Once I take care of my foolish bro…Thor, your death will follow.”
As if on cue, the caped one (who I suspect is Thor) came running and shouting. Hulk apparently didn’t kill him or just became too bored, either way he was now heading straight to the door of the glass cell. Before I could stop him from doing something stupid, he was now trapped in his brother’s prison, pounding against the glass. The change of rolls wasn’t missed by Loki and me and he laughed.
“I cannot believe you still fall for that old trick, no matter how many times I’ve used it.”
He walked over until he was where Fury once stood and was eyeing one of the buttons in the machine in front of him. I vaguely remembered that the prison was above a latch and it would plummet against the ground if it the latch was opened.
Suddenly, a human wearing a suit came in with a weapon on his hands. It was big and with a big opening at the end, which was pointed at Loki. He was threatening Loki and I considered this male very brave and stupid. But mostly brave.
With my twenty six eyes I was able to see through the illusion that was the Loki talking and saw his actual body approaching the man from behind with his staff. I felt hot fury inside me (no pun intended). While this human was showing courage and determination, the other was going to literally stab him in the back, like a coward. On an impulsive move, I ran at full demon speed and pushed the human aside, receiving the impact of the staff penetrating my body at full force.
I vaguely remembered hearing someone shout and seeing the blue beautiful carved creature in front of me taking the staff out of my body. As darkness engulfed me, I thought how this was the first life that I have ever saved.
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