Chapter 8: Chapitre VIII
(by Arcademan, added on 2005-09-17 13:19:21 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
As The Darkness followed the short, almost fragile looking mad
scientist over to a secluded building on the outskirks of Fawcett
City, Earth-S, his duplicates on the other two worlds communicated
their thoughts...a weird feeling since though The Darkness was one
being, his body was split into three yet could think both seperately
and together at the same time.
"This Captain Marvel...the one who bears the lightning of Shazam on
his chest...must be some sort of police official or the like. He was
with several others in brightly colored uniforms too, similar to the
ones I fought in the Antarctic on The White Wizard's Earth."
"Then the ones he...or I shoud say we...follow must be against the
forces of good. They may be of some use until we can reunite
ourselves into one soul and body. Then we can dispose of them the
same way as we will those damn magicians and the worlds." said The
Darkness on Clow Reed's Earth.
Communicating back to his two selves telepathically, The Darkness on
Earth-S sensed a surge of power. "We are almost to full power. When
the chance comes, investigate those worlds more but stay in the
shadows for now. The Earths have changed the 500 years since our
exile and we must obtain more information."
As the archmages scouted the worlds, Dr. Sivana opened the warehouse
door and both he and the dark fiend entered in. After a quick trip
down an elevator to a secret lab, the two began to exchange
information.
"I see you know of the Wizard Shazam. Not many people know of his
existance but I lead a group dedicated to rid the world of his
protege Captain Marvel and his Squadron of Justice. We call
ourselves The Monster Society of Evil. The others will arrive
shortly and then perhaps we can..." Sivana was interrupted by The
Darkness.
"Where is Shazam?!! Answer me now, little man!!! He, along with two
other mages try to destroy me half a millennia ago and he shall feel
my wrath!!!"
Dr. Sivana staggered back. For all his brilliance, he was a physical
coward who relied on his mind and had others do his physical
biddings. "Well, for starters, the wizard resides in a place called
The Rock of Eternity, not accessible by normal means here. Secondly,
he's not amongst the living anymore. He appears only as a ethereal
spirit when summoned."
The Darkness pondered Sivana's answer. "So he's a spirit now. That
means this Captain Marvel I encountered earlier is now...?"
"Exactly! When he is not powered up, he is a teenage boy named Billy
Batson. He, along with two others share the Power of Shazam, one of
them you managed to almost kill, which was the reason I sought you
out, my dark friend." answered back the scientist. "So, who exactly
are you to receive such the wrath of the old wizard, if you don't
mind me asking?"
"Seeing that we have a common enemy...Shazam, along with two others,
The White Wizard and Clow Reed tried to destroy me 500 years ago but
the best they could do was to divide my soul across three universes.
The being you see before you is but one third of my actual body, the
other two located on similar Earths."
Sivana's keen mind was sorting out the whole tale. "Let me
guess...one of those worlds has a super-hero on it named Arcademan.
He was on this world not too long ago as was Captain Marvel was on
his."
"Yes! I...or I should say my other self, encountered this Arcademan,
along with several other costumed beings...all with the taint of The
White Wizard on them. Another of my selves fought the child of Clow
Reed on the third world."
Again, Sivana put on his thinking cap. "If I recall, there is a
portal within the Rock of Etenity in which connects Arcademan's
world with ours."
"YES!!! If that's the case, we can unite two of my bodies and become
more powerful and then perhaps retreive my third body and be
complete once more!!! If you can help me accomplish this feat, Dr.
Sivana, I will leave this world for you to rule, along with your
Monster Society of Evil."
On the other two worlds, The Darkness' selves now have renewed hope
when the Arcademan Universe version thought of an idea. "If the
world of Shazam is connected with The White Wizard's, then the
opposite should be true. Once I regain full power, I must encounted
this Arcademan again and make him give up those secrets to me!"
A sound of an elevator inside the warehouse could be heard by The
Darkness and Dr. Sivana.
"Ahhh...there are my collegues. Once we get aquainted, we can make
our way to The Rock of Eternity. Their unique abilities will more
than aid in our quest. Heh! Heh! Heh!!!"
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