Supposedly Dead

Chapter 5: An Evening With The Devil

Betrayal was never written in the shadows, rather the light who wronged eachother created the dark. Evil is only perception, Peter shook in bed. His heart rate accelerating, the nightmare, having a steady grasp around his throat as he struggled to breath. He awoke panting and sweating, Ava awoke too to his gasping for air.

"Peter, are you okay?" she asked him worried.

Peter held his head, telling himself 'it's only a nightmare.' But he truly knew something was to happen. Something always does, Ock was dead, everyone else captured, but a mysterious threat still lingered in his mind.

"I'm fine, Ava. It was just a nightmare." he replied as calmly as possible.

Ava laid her head on his shoulder, "Obviously not if you are panting and sweating."

As to add insult to injury, maniacal laughing could be heard. Venom thought it sounded. Robotic.

"Who's there?" Peter called out.

"It was a mere test, relax, skinsuit." replied the voice.

All 3 creatures in bed were armed and ready to strike. A bone-like shadow cast itself by a curtain, whoever it was, he was either immortal or robotic. Making a robotic walking noise as it lifted its feet and lowered them in a walking fashion.  The window was smashed in by a simple, but robotic punch.  Darkness veiling the figure still.  Peter and Ava were out of bed and ready to pounce.  The figure appeared to be wearing rags over himself, a red veil over the exoskeleton.  Multiple tools of destruction on its body.  Shotgun shells, .50 caliber bullets, a knife, and multiple explosives.  Another figure came up behind them, sounding more sinister. 

"We are here from another universe..." he said. 

"One where you," he said pointing to Peter, "weren't presumed dead, but you left." 

"We aren't a threat, but rather part of a solution and the threat."  the robot spoke, "versions of ourselves are known to travel along universes, some good, some bad.  It just so happens that the bad lurk in your world."

"We are the equalizers.  We seek to help and end you.  Our goal is to help, theirs is to kill."  the human spoke.

"But, who are you?"  Peter asked the duo.

"We are many, I am Phantom.  This robotic nightmare is Revenant.  The Phantom of your world isn't immortal as I am.  He is highly trained, but doesn't exceed my training.  Revenant on the other hand has a bone to pick with his opposite."  Phantom replied.

"I still don't understand what we are supposed to do."  Ava said confused.

"Your goal is to live, skinsuits."  replied the robot named Revenant.