Marvel's master of cosmic magic

Chapter 505

"Unbelievable... it’s all gone."

Hannibal King stared at his chest as the bullet wound sealed itself shut, skin knitting together in seconds. He shifted his hips cautiously, then broke into a wide grin.

"No pain. No permanent damage. And everything downstairs still works. Eric, you absolute bastard, why didn’t you tell me you had friends like this?"

He looked at Rowan in awe.

"Thanks, man. Drinks are on me. Best strip club in the city. Front row seats."

Then he grabbed two guns off the floor and charged out, whooping.

"Alright, you bloodsucking freaks! Come meet Daddy’s twin cannons!"

"Another motor-mouth," Logan muttered.

Rowan just smiled faintly, closed his eyes, and reached outward.

He let his awareness spread through the fabric of this universe, quietly anchoring its coordinates into memory.

Blade’s world was simple. Mostly vampires. Nothing here had real long-term value to him.

But coordinates were insurance.

You never knew which door you might need later.

While Rowan mapped the universe, Blade and the others fanned out through the base, erasing every vampire they found.

In a sealed inner chamber, the ancient vampire Drake heard the door explode inward.

He turned slowly, sword in hand.

"Blade," he said coldly. "You finally came to die—"

He stopped.

Standing in the doorway was a man in a red-and-black suit, holding two katanas.

"...Who are you?"

Deadpool whipped a black cloth off a nearby crate and draped it over his shoulders like a cape.

"I am Bat-Man," he declared. "You turn into bats. I’m Bat-Man. It’s destiny."

He stuck out his hand and strode forward.

Drake frowned.

"What nonsense are you babbling about?"

He drove his sword straight through Deadpool’s heart.

Deadpool collapsed, eyes wide.

"...Rude."

Drake yanked his blade free and turned away.

"Just an idiot in pajamas."

Then two blades burst out of his chest from behind.

"Surprise," Deadpool whispered into his ear. "Villains always turn their backs on doors. Classic mistake."

Drake roared and spun, stabbing backward.

Deadpool yanked his swords free and hopped away.

"You’re not human," Drake hissed. "What are you?"

"Your new best friend."

Deadpool rushed him again.

Steel met steel.

Blood sprayed the walls.

Drake was faster. Stronger. His blows cracked stone.

Deadpool kept coming, laughing even as bones snapped back into place.

After a brutal exchange, Drake finally landed a kick that sent Deadpool flying through the doorway.

"Shit," Deadpool groaned.

Logan stepped into view, cigar in his mouth.

"Need a hand?"

Deadpool gave him a thumbs-up. "Emotionally? Yes. Physically? Also yes."

They charged back in together.

Two immortals.

Two close-combat monsters.

Drake snarled and transformed, flesh warping into a massive horned creature.

The room shook as he slammed them into walls and the floor.

For a moment, he dominated.

Then the windows shattered.

Blade crashed in first.

Elektra followed.

Remy vaulted through the smoke.

Human Torch dropped from the ceiling in a burst of flame.

Hannibal King stumbled in behind them, guns blazing.

And Albert wasn’t far behind.

Drake howled as blades, bullets, fire, and kinetic force slammed into him from all sides.

Even a vampire god couldn’t handle that many killers at once.

Bleeding and panicked, he smashed through the far wall and fled.

"After him!" Blade roared.

They sprinted.

Then Logan slowed.

"...Wait."

They all felt it.

Drake was running straight toward the interrogation room.

Toward Rowan.

Deadpool started laughing as he ran.

"Oh man. He picked the worst possible exit."

Logan stopped completely.

"Don’t bother," he said calmly. "He’s dead."

A second later, Drake burst into the interrogation room.

There was a flash of white-blue light.

A thunderclap like the sky tearing in half.

Drake was hurled back into the corridor, smoking.

He hit the floor, eyes wide with terror.

"...What?"

Then his body disintegrated into black ash.

Rowan’s voice drifted out from the room.

"We’re done here. Any longer and the TVA is going to notice."

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