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Post by bio858 on Jan 8, 2021 0:00:35 GMT -7
"Your promise? I'd be careful about making ones you can't keep. It's akin to a contract you can't fulfill. It'd leave you liable to a lawsuit."Dario would decide to pace away from the god, turning his back to him. It was as if he decided the Avenger was no longer worth his attention, leaving that to the men who would enter in from the elevator that had just recently risen up. The men were clad in unique SWAT armor, as they intended to surround Hercules with their respective assault rifles. The armor however, would start to meld around their bodies, until their faces formed a unique mask. If Hercules was aware of Spider-Man's rogue's gallery, he'd start to see the resemblance to one of his former villains known as Venom. "Given that I have asked you time and time again to leave my premises, and you have refused to comply, I'm afraid I will be forced to apply the lawfully aappropriate amount of force to remove you myself. Or rather, my faithful security team will do themselves. Plus, it will provide an interesting test for our synthetic sym-soldiers of course. But don't concern yourself with that. Men, have at it."With about 6 of these sym-soldiers surrounding Hercules, three would charge at his left right side, while the three at his right would extend black tendrils that exuded from their bodies to try and both push and pull the Avenger right out the building. A fight was about to brew, and the Avenger would need to pull out all the stops to stand against this symbiotic onslaught.
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Post by Ysmir on Jun 21, 2021 19:38:09 GMT -7
"Whatever Thor can't do -- Hercules can accomplish more mightily!" "You dare doubt Hercules?", he asked incredulously, taken back by the very idea that he may not be true to his word. Hercules took a defiant few steps forward, even as Agger turned his back to him -- a physical insult, if ever there was one. Herc's fists clenched. Behind him, the elevator chimed as it arrived on Agger's office floor. Hercules peered over his shoulder, watching as the armored men filed into the room -- his keen eye noted that they were clad in different wear than the ones that accompanied him on the way here. He watched as the outfits shifted and changed around the soldiers, as though alive, forming around them in an organic shell. Herc turned his eyes back forward, his expression hardening. "You do not want this, Mr. Agger. Do the reasonable thing," Herc asked. But his request fell upon deaf ears. Hercules looked around. He was surrounded at all sides. The Olympian closed his eyes. "Fine, then. Have it your way!"Herc lifted his arms as the inky tendrils shot out, allowing them to wrap around his forearm entirely. Then, he yanked his left arm back and pulled the symsoldiers right off of their feet with little effort, using their own tendrils as leverage unexpectedly. One that came straight for him was clotheslined by his free right arm in the form of a lariat, slammed directly into the ground with great -- though non-lethal -- force. The other two were sent flying past his body, colliding into two of the guards that attempted to shove him. Herc, however, was left unprepared for the one still standing. The symsoldier, enhanced by his symbiotic strength, took the Olympian by surprise with his might; the soldier tackled Herc through Agger's window, leaving the executive and the five groaning soldiers behind. The two plummeted to the ground below, smashing Hercules backfirst against the concrete. However, this proved to be nothing more than a minor annoyance for the nigh-indestructible Prince of Power. Herc grunted and reached down, grasping the symsoldier by the shoulders and hoisting him from the ground. With a single step, Hercules spun and threw him across the ground. He stood fully and brushed bits of dust and concrete from his body. Then, he stared around the square, holding his arms out. "Is that all, Mr. Dagger?! Were you intending to intimidate me or entertain me?!"
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Post by bio858 on Jun 24, 2021 15:51:17 GMT -7
Hercules proved to be quite the challenge, as shown with his handling of the synthetic symbiotic soldiers. Roxxon was able to get a hold of the secretive contract dealing with Weapon V. It lead to the collection of the old sym-soldiers of years past to help their scientists have samples to create short lived synthetic creations that could be suited to the most skilled soldiers of Roxxon's personnel. Yet, they weren't able to immediately remove the Avenger from the premises. These soldiers will need to try harder, lest they suffer a cut in their pay. Dario would walk over to the edge of the opening created by one of his soldiers tackling Hercules outside the building. Looking down, he'd Hercules shouting out towards the CEO, begging for more of a challenge. "He has quite the pair of lungs on him, doesn't he?"Looking towards the knocked down soldiers, a grimace would appear Agger's face. "We'll, what do I pay you for? Hurry it up and remove him from the city. If you fail, well, you wouldn't want to know what happens to your careers if you upset me, would you?"The soldiers would simply nod and "suit up", coating themselves all in black with their masks showcasing the sharp-teeth of their bestial symbiotes. Jumping out the building, they'd all dive towards Hercules. The 5 air-born soldiers would pull out their guns, firing bullets that utilized tougher and stronger material that were a bit tougher than iron used in bullets. While they may not pierce Hercules, he'd definitely feel the impact from their blows. Of course, they weren't the only threat he needed to fear. The symbiote he had knocked down in the ground below would get up once again, suiting up and using its sharp teeth to try and bite into the heel of Hercules in the hopes to slow him down. The soldiers were once again beginning their assault in their attempt to take down the Avenger.
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Post by Ysmir on Aug 16, 2021 10:40:46 GMT -7
"Whatever Thor can't do -- Hercules can accomplish more mightily!"
Hercules watched as the symsoldiers began to descend from the building above. The initial scuffle served well to allow him to gauge their capabilities; they were strong, though not nearly as strong as him, and quite resilient as well. Under normal circumstances, a lariat like he delivered to those soldiers would be enough to knock any mere mortal out of commission for several hours -- and yet, they got right back up. Hercules grinned. It appears I do not have to hold back like I thought..."It seems your warriors are mighty! Very well, then!" Herc lifted his foot as the soldiers above descended. Their bullets, powerful but still of mortal make, were unable to penetrate his thick skin. "HAVE AT THEE!"The Lion of Olympus brought his foot down onto the concrete beneath him with almost completely unrestrained force -- about half power. KRAKOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!Despite the relatively short traveling distance, his Olympian muscles produced a blow of preternatural power. A shockwave emitted outward from the center of the impact, sending the symbiote attempting to bite him tumbling across the ground once more and throwing the falling soldiers off of their flight path. The concrete underneath them all cracked outward several dozen meters, nearly forming a crater beneath Hercules, and the entire island was felt rumbling and shaking beneath the weight of his thunderous stomp. In a single blow, he had nearly thrown Roxxon's brainchild off of its trajectory. Hercules unleashed a boisterous laugh. "Now, let us have a glorious battle!" Herc cracked his knuckles and crouched down, pushing from the floor in a leap several meters up. "HUZZAH!"His jump carried him across the open air toward the symsoldiers that had landed, and he brought his joined fists over his head to attempt a crushing blow on several of them at once!
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Post by bio858 on Sept 21, 2021 14:51:20 GMT -7
The sheer force of Hercules' stomp would practically push out all the symbiotic soldiers that were charging at him either the air or the ground. Feeling the sheer force of the air knock them back, the soldiers would be sent flying backwards, forced to land upon their feet. But the hero's assault wouldn't stop there. Hercules would jump up to deliver a powerful axe handle upon one of the agents, forcing him to act quick and dodge to his left. He'd push down on his feet as hard as he could, barely dodging the experienced Avenger. Though, he'd make sure to respond by hopefully launching a tendril around the hero's neck to bungee around the hero and latch onto his back. If such a maneuver succeeded, he'd try to bite down on the hero's neck, all in the hopes to deliver any form of damage upon the foe. That would leave about 4 other symbiotic soldiers left, as the one that had tried to bite down on Hercules' heel earlier had been knocked back through a building from that last powerful stomp. Hence, one of the symbiotic soldiers would try to follow up on his comrade attempting to get on the Avenger's back, by simply following up with a powerful drop kick to the back of Hercules' left knee. This would be right when the hero had missed his axe handle. If that succeeds, the other 3 soldiers would throw out their own tentacles to wrap around the hero's neck, all in the attempts to try and choke the hero out. They'd focus hard on their suits to attach tightly to the ground below them, all while pulling as hard as they could. They needed to choke out the Avenger. After all, their boss was watching from above, and it would benefit Roxxon greatly if they could actually capture this particular Avenger, dead or alive.
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Post by Ysmir on Jan 3, 2022 8:51:02 GMT -7
"Whatever Thor can't do -- Hercules can accomplish more mightily!"
When Herc's enclosed fists collided with the ground beneath his leap, another shockwave of tremendous force emanated outward and caused a dull rumble to shake the streets of Roxxon Island. At this point, any ideals of caution or restraint had flown completely out the window; Hercules was in defense mode against his would-be assailants, and the Lion of Olympus wouldn't dare rest while his enemies drew breath and attempted to bring him harm. Attempted being the key word. While the symbiotic soldiers managed to avoid the brunt of his vicious attack, one of them managed to wrap a tendril around his neck and swing onto his back. While there, the soldier bit down onto his neck -- a sound akin to that of steel grating on steel was heard, as the symbiote found it nigh-impossible to penetrate the Olympian's skin. After all, Hercules had stared Galactus himself in the face and emerged from a blast of cosmic energy nearly unscathed. A symbiote's teeth were child's play. "The mighty Hercules will make you work for your meal, monstrosity! HAVE AT THEE!" Hercules cried out and grinned widely -- it was clear he was having a terrific time. Reaching behind himself as other symbiotes closed in, he grasped the Symbiotic soldier by the head and forcibly tore him free from his back, snapping his blackened tendril in two. From behind, the blow to the back of his knee from the symbiotic soldier struck true, but did little to knock Hercules off his balance. In fact, all it seemed to do was draw his attention. Turning, the Olympian spun rapidly and threw the symbiote in his hand at the one who had just assaulted him, hurling the soldier at his own teammate with great speed and accuracy. After his impromptu game of Symbiote Bowling, Hercules was suddenly latched onto from three separate directions by the other remaining symbiotes as their tendrils began to encompass him. He felt the slimy organic material squeezing down on his wrists and neck, but a quick flex of his godly muscles was all that was needed to ensure that he wasn't so easily asphyxiated. Herc let out a hearty chuckle as he held his ground. "A valiant effort, pawns! But you have made a grave error--", Herc began, crouching down and grasping tightly onto two of the tendrils with his free hands, "-- by delivering yourselves to the iron grasp of the Lion of Olympus!"With a mighty YANK, Hercules bent back and pulled two of the symbiotes free from their entrenched positions on the ground. As though ripping off a bandage, his godly strength allowed him to rip them off of the ground, and the leftover force sent them careening through the air toward him. In preparation, Hercules stuck out both arms! WHAM!!!The symbiotes, having been pulled toward Hercules at blinding speeds, were both walloped by a lariat-like strike from Herc's forearms into both of their necks, sending them down and into the ground with enough force to crack the concrete around their bodies. From his crouched position, Hercules looked up at the lone symbiote across from him, whose meager tendrils were clearly doing little to impede the God of Strength. Herc smirked. "Tell me, heathen, does a science experiment such as yourself know the concept of fear?!"
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Post by bio858 on Jan 7, 2022 18:24:19 GMT -7
Roxxon IslandThe one lone symbiotic soldier left pulled as hard as he could, but to no avail. The Greek Avenger would not budge, no matter the superhuman pressure exerted by the lone Roxxon mercenary. He knew the reprecussions of what would happen if he failed Mr. Agger, if he failed Roxxon. Surrender may as well be death in this man's eyes. But his performance was proof enough of his failure. His, and the rest of his peers. For none of them were able to defeat the Great Hercules. "That's enough of that."Agger, atop his lofty tower, would press a button on his remote, sending out a loud soundwave that reverberated throughout the city. The sonic noise would prove irritating to the symbiotes, the soldiers' synthetic suits would start to shout as if they were all in immense pain. Eventually, the soldiers that were standing up once more for Round 2 would start to pass out from the intense pain of the sound. With them out of the count, the noise would go away and be replaced by the sound of Dario's voice. <"Okay Mr. Panhellenios, come on up. I'd rather talk this out with you once more before you trash the rest of my tower.>"
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Post by Ysmir on Jan 10, 2022 9:19:46 GMT -7
"Whatever Thor can't do -- Hercules can accomplish more mightily!"
Hercules was about to pull the final symbiotic soldier to his grasp using its own tendrils, but before he could manage to do so, a piercing and painful noise emanated from various locations around the city. While the noise proved only slightly distracting and irritating to Herc, it seemed to be downright excruciating to the symbiotes. Screeching and writhing in agony, the soldiers dropped one by one, completely unconscious and inert from the display. When the sound subsided, Hercules glanced around, utterly confused. It was then he bore witness to the destruction the brief engagement had wrought; cracked streets, collapsed lampposts, and shattered glass on some of the nearby buildings. Not my most subtle efforts...Hercules looked up as he was addressed from the building above. Crouching, he leapt upward in a mighty bound that carried him into the open air. His jump was precise, as he hovered just high enough to land within the shattered window of Agger's office that he occupied before. Dusting his hands, Herc rested his palms on his hips. "Seen sense, have we? Are you now ready to agree to my terms?"
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Post by bio858 on Jan 16, 2022 14:13:25 GMT -7
Time to give the performance of a life-time. Or at least, a half-way decent performance. Various video editors and the like will make things far more convincing for sure. Besides, Hercules did most of the work to make things convincing. Especially with all the rampant destruction throughout the tower. Thankfully he was able to teleport away most of the island's residents with their own personal transporters. That should give Dario a healthy dose of witnesses. So, when the Avenger super jumped all the way to the top, Dario would feign fear, stumbling back as if he was afraid of Hercules. It would be a sudden departure from his cool and confident demeanor from before. "Wait, don't hurt me! I'll agree to whatever you want. Just, stop with the destruction! Please!"His feigned pleas should work well on camera, with him falling onto his behind. Dario would have his hand stretched outwards, gesturing the hero to stop. It would look well for the optics. Now to see if Hercules would actually fall for it.
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Post by Ysmir on Jan 19, 2022 7:14:33 GMT -7
"Whatever Thor can't do -- Hercules can accomplish more mightily!"
When the man collapsed to the ground, fearful and helpless-seeming, Hercules looked confused. Where had all the bravado and confidence gone? Was that mere display enough to shake the man to his core? It was not as if Herc had threatened his life, just his work; so what reason did he have to be so afraid? The destruction Hercules had wrought had been in self-defense, had it not? It was all so... bizarre. But it seemed Herc had, in a way, gotten what he wanted out of this. Maybe now Roxxon Island would move on somewhere else and stop poisoning New York's countryside. "Aye, you shall," he replied as he crossed his arms, stepping up to Agger and standing before him in the office. "Let it be known that the mighty Hercules is not without a sense of honor. I would not be so brazen and spineless as to harm a defenseless enemy such as yourself. But only if you know well enough to agree to my terms, and to move this eyesore of a floating island somewhere it shan't hurt nature and her people anymore."
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Post by bio858 on Jan 29, 2022 20:28:59 GMT -7
Agger would start to stand up as Hercules towered before him. The cowering expression upon Dario's face would then suddenly disappear, leading back to his old, deadpan expression. The Avenger would be unable to see the exact expression of the man, as his eyes were hidden by his shades. It was like a shield to his soul. And that expression would be carried on by the inflections of his voice. The cowardice, the fear, that was suddenly all gone. Replaced by simple confidence like before. "Can't say my performance was entirely Oscar worthy, but that's what my editors are for. Just need to splice up some extra footage of you assaulting me. Which reminds me..."Hercules may get caught off guard by this act, but Dario would temporarily transform his left hand into what seemed to be gigantic, brown, and furry. He'd follow up this transformation by throwing a quick, yet powerful left hook. If it landed, Hercules would find himself flying nearly off the floor on the edge of the floor, right by the hole in the glass window that Hercules had crashed through earlier. That was mainly because Agger was actually holding back his strength there. He didn't want him flying off this island just yet.
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Post by Ysmir on Jan 30, 2022 10:10:05 GMT -7
"Whatever Thor can't do -- Hercules can accomplish more mightily!"
In his hubris, the Mighty Hercules thought he had won handily. He had not. Herc's eyes widened, stunned by the sudden transformation of Agger's arm into something grotesque and monstrous. Then, when the hook made contact with Herc's chin, it wasn't a tickling, middling blow like the ones he'd received from the symbiotes. No -- this had preternatural weight behind it that reminded the Olympian of Thor, or the Hulk. The blow struck fiercely and sent Hercules tumbling across the floor toward the broken window from before. He was dazed only momentarily, but not truthfully by the hit; it was the shock and surprise of Agger's sudden shift, both physically and emotionally. Hercules quickly rose back to his feet, touching his cheek where the fist made contact. It was tender for but a brief few seconds, before whatever minor damage had been caused was healed by his Godly cells. Hercules grinned. He lowered his hand. "Verily, you've been holding back, Agger," Hercules said. "Withholding your true strength for this moment, to strike when I least expected. The mark of a seasoned strategist. You have my respect for that. However..."Herc assumed a defensive posture, furrowing his brows, but still wearing the same grin as before. His stance was that of Greek Pankration, the ancient mixed martial art that he and Thesus invented nearly three millennia ago. "None may get away with striking the Lion of Olympus scot-free!"
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Post by bio858 on Feb 3, 2022 15:19:11 GMT -7
Hercules would take the proper stance for the battle at hand, but Dario would simply regress back into his human form with the suit in tact. He'd press upon the comms in his ear, making a quick order. "Make the call to Osborn. Tell him it's an emergency and to send the big guns. He's gonna want to see this."Cutting off the call, he'd address Hercules in person. "Sorry, had to make a call. To the police, or at least an organization that can handle people like you. Gonna be sad to see an Avenger go rogue, but what can ya do? Right?"He'd then make a pace back and forth, looking towards Hercules. He'd make a quick chuckle before continuing on. "Heh, what, did you expect me to just brawl it out with you? This is an expensive island. Takes a lot of money to maintain. Money I'm sure you've saved up over the centuries, but still..."He'd walk right up to Hercules, straight up to his face, before deciding to continue on with his statement. "I doubt men or gods like you really spend much to build things up. No, I'm certain all you do is tear things down. Like your family for instance. That poor wife of yours. And your children. How do you sleep at night I wonder? Hmmm. Oh well, for their sake, and especially for my island, you will be going away for a long time. And I do mean, a long, long time."
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Post by Ysmir on Feb 6, 2022 10:49:34 GMT -7
"Whatever Thor can't do -- Hercules can accomplish more mightily!"
Herc's brow quirked upward. Osborn?It was a name he knew fairly well, but not one he expected to hear. Could this man truly have a direct line to Norman Osborn, of all people? And what exactly would he want with this situation? Things were becoming more confusing -- and seemingly dangerous -- by the second. "What do you mean 'go rogue'? Have you gone mad? The most I have done is defend myself from your soldiers! Soldiers which, may I add, I have my own serious doubts SHIELD are aware exist." Herc crossed his arms and glared downward at Agger as the man walked right up to face the Olympian. "You poison the world beneath your flying throne, willfully infest your subordinates with symbiotic organisms, and all of this with a callous disregard for any and all innocents you may hurt in your destructive wake -- and you have the gall to judge me?"Then, Agger went a dangerous direction Herc was scarcely anticipating. His eyes widened at the mention of his family -- and all reason nearly went out the window. Hercules reached forth and grasped Agger by the collar of his suit. He hoisted the man in the air and pulled him close, such that their noses were nearly touching. "Stay your tongue, villain," he hissed, rage barely contained, "you know not of what you speak! You know not of the plights I and those innocent souls you harm below have endured."
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Post by bio858 on Feb 25, 2022 22:14:45 GMT -7
The Avenger didn't strike at Agger, but he did the next best thing. With the Greek Hero easily picking up the CEO by his collar, Dario wouldn't look upon the Avenger with fear, but with a grin. He may not have realized it, but Hercules had fallen for Roxxon's trap, for Dario's trap. "Heh, I understand more than you know, God. But I also know that if you don't want to suffer down below, you do whatever it takes to stay high up on the mountain top, no matter the cost. See, unlike you, I have no desire to leave my Mountain. I've been one of those ants down below. Those ants you sympathize so much with. And I never plan to suffer like that again. So, I'll ask this only once. Unhand me, or my new friend there will do so himself."Hercules would feel a sudden breeze blow right past him, before a blur seemingly pushes upon his chest to back him off away from the CEO. Unless the Avenger could somehow react to this, he may even find his feet sliding across the ground, dealing with the tremendous amount of strength the blur seemed to possess. Eventually, this blur would come into focus, as it stopped moving and remained floating in the air with his blue cape floating upon the wind. "What happened here, what's going on!?"Sentry would look towards Dario, wanting answers over all the damage that occurred amongst this floating city. Agger still maintained his cocky smirk upon his face, before addressing the new arrival. "I don't know why, but that man there...he destroyed all the buildings on my island. Attacked my men, and then he attacked. If you didn't come when you did, he might have killed me!"Robert though, had his doubts. "He...he's an Avenger, he must have had his reasons.""You think that matters right now!? I don't care if he's under someone's control or not! He's a threat! He's going to kill me if given the chance! Arrest him!"Reynolds would close his eyes, giving out a deep breath, before addressing Hercules once more. "Hercules, I know you don't know me, but my name is Sentry. I'm here to take you in. You can explain yourself under custody, away from here!"\ The hero hoped his old ally from a past life would understand, despite the Avenger most likely having no memory of the Sentry. He just needed to hope the legendary hero would listen to reason. Otherwise, a large battle may ensue once more. One that Robert would like to avoid at all costs.
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