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There was an attack.
A portal opened from r’lyeh, causing Cthulhu and his minions to crawl out of the literal hell hole.
Everyone was in teams. Mysterion was forced to be in a team with kite because professor Timothy decided a couple months ago that they would be teaming up until the foreseeable future. Something about “needing to get along”.
They admit they genuinely enjoyed the other hero’s company, even if the other was a little bit of an ass.
———
They just finished a mission.
Another one of chaos’ minions, an attack in the old abandoned factory near the town. It was raining so it took a little while, considering kite couldn’t fly at the time.
Kite was zip-tying the last minion, trying not to get too dirty from the mud. “Thank god that wasn’t anything serious huh.” Kite said, trying to ease the tension.
“I guess.” Mysterion replied, his voice flat as usual while putting the data report on his communicator. Thank god these things are water proof.
They’ve been a team for a while now, and mysterion is… something. He’s an oddly good team mate and can be pretty funny apparently.
“Maybe could’ve been faster though.” He continued, walking past kite.
“Hey fuck you asshole.” Kite walked after him, their long legs catching up easily.
“No thanks, maybe later” mysterion replied. His raspy voice held a small grin.
“I- you- aghhh” Kite groaned, “ i hate you so much. Kill yourself.”
“Heh… wish I could” mysterion whispered. Kite didn’t hear him, too busy Turning around so he couldn’t see their blush.
See mysterion have been kinda sorta flirting with them. They never flirted back, mostly cause he always just looked at them like he’s contemplating every choice he ever made, and it’s driving them CRAZY.
“I guess we’re walking.” They sighed “considering I can’t fly in the rain.”
Mysterion just hummed.
“Just Try to keep up with your little legs.” Kite turned to him, a grin plastered on their face. “We don’t want you to be left behind now.”
Mysterion glared at the grinning alien who’s a whole head taller than him before looking back at his communicator. “I’m gonna kill you one day.”
They turned to walk away first, chuckling “yeah right. You can’t even reach my-“ They took a couple step forward before accidentally stepping on their own tail, landing face down onto the mud.
“FUCK” they shouted. Sitting back, they heard a coughing sound, only to find mysterion trying keep a straight face while holding his own laughter.
A few giggling escaped, making him bite his own lips trying to prevent more coming out, covering his mouth as he failed terribly.
“Okay shut up asshole.” Kite snapped, which let some of the mud get into their mouth. “Fuck it’s in my mouth.”
Mysterion finally looked up at kite and actually cracked, laughing hard as he stare at the wet alien covered in mud.
Kite sat there dumbfounded, watching the “dark and serious” hero absolutely loosing his shit because they fell in a mud. It was the first time they ever saw him laugh openly, let alone this hard.
‘He’s kinda cute.’ They thought. ‘That laugh though….’
They waited for mysterion to calm down, finally stopped laughing as he turned to the other hero again.
“You done?” Kite said flatly. Mysterion just smiled before lending them a hand.
He tried to get his face back like usual, his angry like expression still having that traces of a smile.
Kite took his hand while rolling their eyes.
“Are you-“ he cleared his throat, his voice coming out higher than his mysterion voice. “Are you alright?” His voice going back to the usual rasp.
“Yea yea fuck off.” Kite waved him off as they stood up. “Let’s go, I’m wet and dirty now.”
“Okay.” Mysterion held his smile. Deserved hehehehe he thought to himself.
Maybe Kite wasn’t too bad after all.
——
The minions acted odd.
They never attack mysterion.
Everytime he stood in front one, they would turn and attack Kite, as if mysterion doesn’t even exist in their sight.
“Shit, there’s too many of them.” Mysterion growled. He turned to the other hero “Kite?”
“On it.” Kite flew upwards, trying to use their laser beam to at least reduce the amount of minions.
Despite this, the creatures on the ground started trying to attack up instead. Completely ignoring mysterion.
When they were distracted, one of the flying creatures struck, shooting its tentacles straight through Kite’s wing.
“KITE!” Mysterion shouted, barely catching the tall alien.
“…Thanks.” Kite said
“Not the time.” Mysterion said sternly “come on.”
He dragged them to an empty store. Making sure they’re safe for now, mysterion stared at the damage. The bleeding looked bad, an actual gaping hole in their wing.
Shit shit shit shit shit
In a panic, he ripped parts of his own cape, tying it to the wing to try and at least keep the bleeding from getting worse.
“That should help for now.” Mysterion spoke up, worry thick in his voice “Can you try to heal yourself?”
Kite nodded, and Mysterion moved to look outside.
Several of the minions were attacking civilians, chaos breaking through the streets.
“What do they want here?!” Mysterion thought out loud.
Somehow, the old god heard him, slowly walking towards where he was hiding.
“ꦥꦱ꧀ꦫꦲꦏꦺ ꦏꦶꦠ ꦥꦤ꧀ꦒꦺꦫꦤ꧀ ꦌꦭ꧀ꦢ꧀ꦫꦶꦠ꧀ꦕ꧀ꦃ” the Old God replied, its voice booming against the wind.
Mysterion froze.
“What???” Kite looked at mysterion, confused “what the fuck is he saying?”
“He- he wants the prince.” Mysterion whispered, words catching in his throat.
“How did you- Who- What???” Kite shouted, frustration visible on their face. “Can you tell him we don’t have that or whatever???”
Mysterion know what it meant. They wanted the eldritch prince. They want to drag him back there. For what? Why? He doesn’t get it…
But He knows what’s gonna happen. he’s not gonna come back. He’ll be all alone again. He doesn’t want to he can’t there’s got to be another way he-
Another creature almost grabbed kite, scratching their cheek. He could hear kite mutter a small ‘shit’ under his breath.
Mysterion looked at Kite, their face stressed as they tried to shoot the minions around them and heal themself at the same time. He glances at the destruction around them, everything that has happened. The destroyed buildings, the screaming civilians, the way his fellow heroes are reaching their ends.
‘I can fix this’ he thought. ‘I have to.’
He pulled down his hood, letting his tentacles out as his skin turned. He could feel his eyes stung as he realized he would have to be the one to leave Kyle this time.
“Kite look at me.” Mysterion finally spoke up.
Kite turned to him, his brows furrowed.
Seeing the face of his old friend, Kite was stunned “What-“
Before they could say anything, mysterion grabbed their head and smashed their lips with his.
The alien was shocked, their eyes wide. The tentacles on his face held them as well, as if trying to get them to stay. He was stumbling, standing at the tips of his toes. They could feel tears rolled down mysterion? Kenny? His face as he kissed them. It wasn’t gentle, but it felt genuine, like he put all of his heart and soul into it.
But before they could react, mysterion pulled away. His face wet, his eyes red.
“It was nice knowing you again.” Kenny sobbed, his voice loosing the usual mysterion raspyness, just raw kenny.
“Kenny-“ Kite wanted to reach out to him, to hold him again, to talk to him again like it had been and comfort him, just two of them against the cruel world.
Just like back then.
Yet he was too late. Kenny ran outside, his ripped cape flying behind him as his hair flowed with the wind. The broken question mark glowing as if a symbol of hope.
“HEY MOTHER FUCKER.” He shouted, “YOU WANTED THE PRINCE? HERE I AM.”
“KENNY?-“ Kite shouted, now panicking
A giant hand grabbed him, lifting him up to the god’s vision. He puts the prince onto his hand, staring at him.
“ꦆꦤ꧀ꦒ꧀ ꦏꦤ ꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦪꦤ꧀” the God spoke, his voice booming against the crowds. “ꦮꦶꦱ꧀ ꦮꦪꦲꦺ ꦧꦭꦶ”
Kenny swallowed the lump In his throat and his eyes stung. He doesn’t want to come back…
“ꦤ꧀ꦪꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ ꦥꦤ꧀ꦒꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ꧀” Kenny replied slowly, looking down “ꦤꦤ꧀ꦒꦶꦤ꧀ꦒ꧀ ꦄꦏꦸ ꦧꦶꦱ ꦤ꧀ꦗꦭꦸꦏ꧀ ꦱꦶꦃ?” He asked.
The old god squinted at him. “ꦄꦥ ꦱꦶꦤ꧀ꦒ꧀ ꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦪꦤ꧀ ꦠꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀?”
“ꦤ꧀ꦪꦶꦱꦶꦲꦏꦺ ꦭꦶꦪꦤꦺ." He finally looked up. “ꦤ꧀ꦗꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ ꦏꦸꦭ꧈ ꦄꦥ ꦱꦶꦤ꧀ꦒ꧀ ꦄꦫꦺꦥ꧀ ꦏꦫꦺꦴ ꦏꦸꦭ꧉ ꦤꦤ꧀ꦒꦶꦤ꧀ꦒ꧀ ꦄꦗ ꦒꦮꦺ ꦭꦫ.” his voice was shakey as he spoke, tears streaming down his face.
He could kinda see Cthulhu roll his eyes.
“ꦤ꧀ꦒ꧀” he could hear the old god sigh “ꦄꦏꦸ ꦧꦏꦭ꧀ ꦤ꧀ꦪꦶꦱꦏ꧀ꦏꦺ”
Kenny could feel his body relax a little bit, knowing everyone else would be safe.
“ꦥꦩꦶꦠ꧀ ꦏꦫꦺꦴ ꦏꦤ꧀ꦕ꧉ ꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦪꦤ꧀ ꦎꦫ ꦧꦏꦭ꧀ ꦮꦺꦫꦸꦃ ꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦒ꧀ ꦩꦤꦺꦃ” Cthulhu spoke as he started walking toward the portal.
Kenny stood up at Cthulhu’s palm before wiping his tears, not wanting to let them see him like this. He turned around, seeing the rest of his team slowly getting out of their shelter as the minions retreated.
His eyes swelled again as he saw everyone’s tiny expressions, realizing he was the cause of the destruction. the man who was supposed to save people was the reason of the destruction.
He could see how Toolshed tried to run at him, along with call girl, but were stopped by SC.
They couldn’t recognize him. He knew that. But a part of him want to think they wanted to save him as their friend. He wanted them to see him as he is before he leaves. As a creature, as a person, not as the untouchable hero.
“KENNY” Kite shouted. Kenny’s head snapped to the voice, loud against the crowd “WAIT-“
They tried flying at him, but their wings were already damaged. leading him to crash back onto the dirt.
“No” they sobbed, trying and failing repeatedly. “Please-“ their wings flutter as they fell again.
Kenny could feel tears streaming down his face, watching as his coworkers, his friends stared at him in disbelief.
“I’m sorry.” His voice rang loud, his a voice an echo of both mysterion and Kenny. “I’m so sorry” his voice broke as he spoke, sobs finally leaving his throat.
He turned to kite one last time as they reached the portal.
“ꦤ꧀ꦪꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ ꦥꦤ꧀ꦒꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ꧀” he smiled, despite knowing kite couldn’t hear him “ꦄꦏꦸ ꦠ꧀ꦫꦺꦱ꧀ꦤꦺꦴ ꦏꦫꦺꦴ ꦏꦺꦴꦮꦺ”
Then everything turns dark.