<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4d4dff">"Disappointing..."</span><br/><br/>The single word Obelisk whispered in the aftermath of his bout with the speedster was reminiscent of his opinion of the lower tier mutants of the world who dared to call themselves<b><i>hero</i></b>. There was no questioning the veil of darkness that had subtly drifted down across the city that he had come to claim, and as panic infested the hearts of the citizens of New York the often suppressed underbelly of society began to rear their ugly heads. Those unsavory types like Venom, Magneto, Doctor Doom and Sabertooth had all already been broken out of their respective, specially crafted facilities designed for each of their respective abilities to be contained indefinitely. Those parameters didn't much matter when your allies showed up to release you from your bonds.<br/><br/>It was a dark and ominous day, growing darker by the second as black clouds rolled across the skyline of New York. The bridges were down, and boats were ferrying people off of the island city by the thousands, but it wasn't enough. There were too many, and it would take weeks to get every citizen out, especially when people were fighting one another for a chance at salvation. Their world was yet again being threatened by beings of great power, and again some prick in spandex would show up and likely win the day and be the hero they'd tasked themselves with being. This day was different, however, for Obelisk was not the only mutant on the prowl. Not any longer, anyway. Now that the underbelly of society was clambering to free their idols and leaders. This city was not long for the world, from what it appeared, and all while the rest of the planet watched on helplessly from beyond television screens.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">"You bastard!"</span>, Cried out another challenger adorned in red and blue colors. He was small, but quick and from what Obelisk had been able to find out about the man, he possessed super human strength and resilience, just like he did.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4d4dff">"Peter Paker..."</span>, Obelisk muttered the name that he'd recalled reading off of a set of documents he'd managed to obtain with a label that said, "Superhero Registration Profiles". He smirked as he watched the web swinging champion of heroes swing in, conviction and adrenaline surging through his veins as he cried out to the hulking, blonde foe.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">"He was my ally! My friend! Arghhhh!"</span>, he cried as his artificial web devices remained entirely unaffected by Obelisk's abilities. He couldn't take away his base strength and considerable stamina, nor could he take away his web silk that he had artificially created along with the devices that deployed his webs, which would make him far more formidable than someone like Quicksilver who was entirely reliant on their mutation. It was why Obelisk was so excited to meet Peter Parker, and it's why he was most intrigued by Wolverine, who had yet to make an appearance. His adamantium skeletal structure and claws would prove to be his biggest test yet, despite the legendary hero's healing factor likely being dulled by the Obelisk. He could only hope that the vicious and reluctant leader of the X-men would show up soon. For now, though, the Spider-man would sate his short attention span.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4d4dff">"Come on, Spider-boy!"</span>, the massive blonde cried out as cars weaved out of the way and drove down sidewalks to get away from Obelisk and the fight about to ensue. Only when Peter was actually upon the Obelisk did he finally move, though, and as he tried to plant his foot into the chest of the lumbering Russian, a massive fist reached out and slammed into the costumed hero's chest.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">"GYAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"</span>, Peter's young voice cried out as he zipped through the cold, night air and slammed into the side of a school bus.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center"><div class="bbImageWrapper lazyload js-lbImage" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-single-image="1" data-src="/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8M89rRd.gif&amp;hash=c6e490a118d82ea007abc860bd43de44" title="8M89rRd.gif">
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</div></div><br/>And as the glass and shards of metal sang out as it clattered down all over the pavement, a rumble of thunder shook the world around them as the black clouds flickered with lightning. Then, and only then, did the rain finally begin coming down as the Obelisk started his cleansing of the world's heroes.<br/><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center">---​</div>