The SuperBeast Chronicles 18


With more coming out of the woodwork, Cammy had no idea what to do. Lucia with a raise of her hand knocks back Juri. Juri lands on her feet bent over with one hand on the ground. She licks her lips and smiles.

Juri: Mmm, this could be fun.

Lucia raises her hand some more, sending Juri back some more. Her attention points to Cammy.

Lucia: Come, child. Do not be afraid.

Cammy: This...this is impossible. How are -- how did --

Lucia: I have come to take away his pain.

Cammy: What?

Lucia: Walk with me.

Lucia helps Cammy up and they walk through the carnage SuperBeast had created.

Lucia: Michael's father had a desire for the dark arts. He had seances, got his hands on anything involving the occult, and made sacrifices. When I had found out what he had done, he tried to get me to join him. He held Mike when he was 18 months old, and tried to sacrifice him. I refused, told him this was not meant for our family. That's when he saw this as betrayal. I was murdered by my husband's hands. It was then he killed himself. His soul currently is somewhere in the bowels of Hell. Michael survived. Our longtime friend, a man named Gouken, had raised Mike on his own, traveling back from Japan to the United States every six months. He has raised my son well.

Cammy: But what about what happened here today? What drove him to get to this point?

Lucia: When my son had absorbed power from Heaven, he had taken on more than he could handle. His mind is tainted. His mind will be ripped apart with the combination of all he's absorbed from Heaven, and Hell, if he hasn't already.

Cammy: How can we stop it?

Lucia: I must take it from him.

Cammy: Will he be okay?

Lucia: He could die.

Cammy: WHAT!? But, why? How could you do this to your son? I love him!

Lucia: My dear, I can see your heart. I see that you truly care for him. But this is a chance you must take. If there is any goodness left inside him, he will be fine. But once this is done, this is irreversible. He will be vulnerable to instruments of God. He will retain his powers given to him from the netherworld, but he will be weakened for some time.

They walked over to Mike's unconscious body. Cammy puts Mike on his back in her lap. She kisses his forehead, and strokes his face. She looks up to Lucia.

Lucia: Are you ready?

Cammy slightly nods her head. Lucia's wings appear as she arches her back and throws her hands out. A large beam shoots out from her hands into Mike's chest. Mike's body rises from Cammy's lap and levitates over her head. He lets out a violent scream. He suddenly drops down to the concrete. Cammy holds his head.

Cammy: C'mon Mike...wake up...open your eyes, please...

Lucia looks on, awaiting the result of the absorption. Mike very slowly opens his eyes. He sees Cammy looking down at him. She smiles and buries his head into her chest. Mike is having a hard time speaking, feeling as if he had no air in his body. Mike looks up, and goes almost catatonic. Lucia looks down and smiles.

Mike: M...m...mom?

Lucia nods. Mike only knew his mother through photos. His eyes well up, and sobs silently as she crouches down and hugs him as Cammy looks on with her hand over her mouth.

Lucia: My dear son. You will be weak for some time. This will be temporary. I have seen your life happen from afar and I do not condone your sins. I realize it's for the greater good of this Earth, however. I am proud of you.

Mike: I love you, Mom.

Lucia: I love you, son. I will leave you now. Accept this as a parting gift.

The fire around them goes out. Cracked asphalt on the street becomes clean and whole again. Those who have died breathe the spark of life. She had reversed the damage Mike had done in SuperBeast mode. Lucia begins to ascend back to the Heavens above.

Lucia: Goodbye, my son. I'll always love you, and I'm always watching. Cammy's a good woman. I know she'll watch out for you.

Mike watches in tears as his mother returns above, as Cammy sitting on the street holds Mike's head in her chest, embracing him.