V.E.N.O.M 's Legacy

Agreement

Hanabi's POV

I stared down at the empty streets and watched for any signed of movement. The scenery was like a kid looking at her surroundings, for a bug to kill and I had found my bug. As I estimated, they were on their patrol, making sure that the next time, they could safely bring along the Magic Cube. Everything was going according to plan, as Johnson was about to make a tight turn with Layla and Saber on him; and Cyclops and Rafaela were flying behind him. Time to make my move.

I leaped down closer to the ground and at the exact position I wanted, I tossed my Forbidden Jutsu: Higinbana. It immediately immobilised the tank, marksman and assassin of the squad. Rafaela and Cyclops were too far ahead to notice that half their team were missing.

I jumped down to reveal their captor.

"Hanabi?" Layla asked, "is that really you?"

I stayed silent as I gave them a cold glare; as I slowly walked around them with my weapon ready.

"Isn't she the person that attack us during that brat's suicide?" Johnson asked.

I could feel my anger boiling up even more as I tossed my kunai at his face, leaving a bloody scar on his left cheek. How dare he called Mike a brat and  how dare he said it so easily without a hint of guilt!

"Hanabi, please stop," Sabar pleaded as he tried to have peace within me, "let us talk".

Tch, you think I was that foolish enough to let him stall me so the effects of the Higinbanna would wore off? How dare he look down on me?!

I threw multiple Peter Barrages at them. I could see them bleeding from head to toe. I stop for a moment and I saw Layla, about to pass out after loosing a lot of blood.

"You know what Layla," I said, "your hair colour is a nice choice," I hold my Higinbana weapon near her face, "it will nicely hide the stains".

As I was about to end the magenta haired marksman, I heard an incantation of a spell. I quickly leaped away front the scene and saw a flash of electricity. Looks like they finally caught up.

Rafaela immediately healed her allies as Cyclops made attempts to kill me. I dodges every attack he given to me, but I was nearly out of breathe.

I kneeled on the ground, catching my breath, until a blue blade was pointed near my neck. "Please Hanabi, surrender now and I will let your crimes be excused," the assassin pleaded.

I let out a wicked chuckle as I looked at him with a wicked smile, "I won't give up killing you all, it's my ninja way," I proudly said between my heavy breathes.

He let out a sighed and raised his sword high. Is this it? The end of my life? At least, I got to join with you Mike. I lowered my head, ready for my bloody faith. But it never came. I looked up to see a glowing green dagger blocking the sword in mid air.

"Gusion...." I muttered, unbelieving that the white haired assassin was saving me.

"You know," he said, "it's not nice to kill and innocent girl".

"How is she innocent to you?" Saber angrily asked him.

"She was doing what's right for her family," he pushed Saber away from us.

Then I saw a gigantic lizard appeared out from the sewers. Wait, is that Grock? What happen to him? No matter, he summon a wall to shield me and Gusion from Layla's attack. Then just out of the blue, I suddenly fell fine and breathing was back to normal. I looked up to see that doll again. Is it healing me?

Then Angela appeared right in front of me. She quickly took a good look at me. "No injuries and her breathing is back to normal," she reported my health to her captain, "she will be fine", she ran off to help Harley and Grock on their fight.

What was going on here? Why were the V.E.N.O.M. squad helping me? Did they found their marksman already? Gusion helped me up to my feet as he hooked an arm around my waist and cried my bridle style to a rooftop.

"Put me down you bastard!" I demanded.

"Let me think, no, I like carrying pretty girls," he replied.

Ugh! I really hate him! I wished I can really kick his butt. His flirting was super annoying. He then eventually put me down the rooftop, after he told me that he would be back, he jumped into the fight. After a while, I could hear the S.A.B.E.R. squad retreating. I balled my hands into fists and slammed them onto the ground. I really hated this feeling of uselessness. I was useless. I laid my back down and looked at the sky as the tears rolled down my cheeks, like a waterfall. I could not even got a simple job done! I failed to avenge Mike's death, I failed as a guardian and as a sister.

"Are you done crying yet?" a voice asked me. I knew very well whose voice it belonged to.

I sat up and wiped away my tears. "Why are you still here Gusion?" I asked him.

"I made a promise to come back, didn't I?" he replied.

"Hanabi," he continued, "you know after what happened tonight, you can't beat them on your own. Let us help you. You won't be a pawn in my plans to steal the Magic Cube, I promise that. You will have your revenge if you help me steal that cube. Once they are weaken, you will finish them off, one by one".

I thought for a moment. I really want to take the S.A.B.E.R. squad on my own, but after what just happen, I did not have any other choice.

I let out a sighed, "Alright," was all I could say.

"I'll join your squad, but if they are on their knees, I will end them," I continued.

With a wicked smile on his face, he extended his hand to me, "Deal," he agreed as I shook his hand, sealing our agreement.

"Welcome to the V.E.N.O.M. squad, Nephila".