Acquiring the wrath of Titan
For the prompt "Something isn't right" from @whumppromptoftheday
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”Something isn’t right.”
Villain stopped at Hero’s words, the fire they were just about to blast fizzled out into thin air.
”What do you mean wrong?” they asked.
Hero lifted their sword higher. Held their shield tighter.
”Is this another of your tricks, Villain?” Hero asked.
Their eyes shot daggers and Villain glared back.
”I don’t even know what you’re talking about.”
The fire started at their hands again. Hero took a step closer, then backed off. Villain took a step forwards. The ground tilted. Villain stepped back. The ground was flat.
”Did you finally learn magic?” Villain grinned.
They’d been looking forward to that moment, when they could finally have a fair fight against Hero. Swords and shields did little against a magic wielder and was outright boring in the long run. And Hero was… Hero had potential. Villain would teach Hero themselves if they could spare the time. But between all the heroes attacking their subjects and all the kingdoms that could do with less land Villain really didn’t have much time for fun.
”Magic is the tool of the damned”, Hero said. ”What are you doing?”
”Being damned comes with a lot of benefits”, Villain purred.
Oh, it would be so much fun if they could get Hero to join them. Hero would fit perfect in their ranks, be a perfect little trophy partner. Villain’s body trembled and they shook their head. Hero took a step closer. Their face paled more and more with every step. Something was wrong.
The ground trembled in a way Villain hadn’t seen since school. The air almost boiled just above the ground, sweat ran down Hero’s face, down their neck. Villain felt the pull of gravity.
”Oh”, they said. ”I think we’re in trouble.”
Hero took another step. The ground crumbled under their feet. Villain called on the earth and the plants and thick vines wrapped around both them and Hero, pulled them away from the crumbling ground. It wasn’t Villain’s trick Hero had noticed. They covered Hero in vines, buried them from the eyes of the creature crawling through the crumbling ground.
”You’re looking absolutely stunning”, Villain said with their smoothest voice.
A Titan of the Earth. Big, strong and murderous. And Villain’s ex. Villain always fell for the wrong people.
”Still a master of gravity, I see”, Villain complimented.
More of an observation. Villain always felt that gravity was not to be manipulated. Titan came closer. She was at least three times taller than Villain. Probably three times stronger. And…
”Who were you flirting with?”
...jealous.
”Oh, no one important”, Villain tried. ”You know how it is. Every trick in the book.”
Although most of those tricks were ’stab them in the back’, another thing Villain didn’t feel was right. They might be a villain, but they had standards.
”Do you need help?” Titan asked. ”I can squish them for you. Like the bug they are.”
”A wonderful offer from a wonderful person”, Villain bowed. ”But they are my toy and I would like to play with them some more. They are no threat.”
Gravity shifted around them. Time disorted. Villain wasn’t sure how long they were staring into Titan’s eyes before Titan stepped to the side. Villain walked up to the vines that held Hero, summoned a flamming sword to their hand and opened a small hole in the vines.
”I need you to trust me”, they whispered through the opening.
Hero was beautifully furious. Villain had a trick up their sleeve. A magic they had practiced but never used.
”You’re a foul creature with dirty tricks”, Hero said. ”I will slay you with my own two hands.”
Hero really knew what to say to make Villain feel appreciated, but this was really not the time for that. Villain lifted their sword. Magic swirled in the air. Trembled. Hero’s eyes widened.
”What are you doing to me?” they asked.
”Trust me”, Villain repeated. ”I’ll be the last thing you’ll see.”
They thrusted the flaming swords through the vines, wrapped Hero in air and pulled them away. The vines burst into fire, screamed. Turned into ashes as Villain let the sword disappear for when they next would need it. They took a step back. Titan came closer, the ground shook with her every step. She picked the ashes up, spread them in the wind. It would fertilize the earth, help the plants grow.
”Thank you for distracting them for me”, Villain said. ”It made them easier to capture.”
Titan looked at them. Leaned down.
”You never cared about them?”
”Not even a bit”, Villain said and hoped they sounded convincing. ”There will never be anyone like you.”
It wasn’t a lie. The ground started boiling again.
”Then why did you leave?” Titan asked.
There were… many reasons. Most of all because it just didn’t work. Too many obstacles to overcome, their differences in morals. She didn’t want to hear that.
”You’re a goddess”, Villain said. ”And I’m a Villain.”
They called upon the air again, felt it pull at their body.
”Leaving is what we do.”
They’d be in soooo much trouble after this. Air pulled them apart, dragged them from Titan and carried them over the lands. Reassembled them in their castle. A sword pinned them to the wall. Hero.
”What. Did. You. Do.”
Well, at least they knew their teleportation magic worked.
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Atherix pls dont do this man. I already have mochi's good crime fic circling in my mind. This new au is about to grip my brain with an iron fist wjxjsjd
The potential angst from that is just *chef kiss*
Anyway give us more of that, we love ourselves some new mumscarian ideas KEKW
- purp anon
LOOK THAT NEWEST FIC IS SO GOOD HOLY SHIT, WHEN I READ IT I WAS SCREAMING. Stitch and I were like M O C H I YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO US WHAT THE FUCK-
Ahem. Anyway!
>:D Be gripped, for I will never stop tossing out new ideas and concepts. I really won't, I have way too many. Like, so many gods please help- I think I literally mention a new idea to Stitch like, at least twice a week. And some of them I actually go "you know what I kinda wanna expand on this" jkgfjkkjfd I think this would make a really fun oneshot, highs and humors and lows and angsts >:3 And also the very sappy ending <3 Because I am meeee
Just. Mumbo seeing something while out on a date with Grian that reminds him of Scar and buying it to bring home to him, and Grian just like "aww that's so sweet he includes Scar even when Scar isn't here <3" And Mumbo is just like "I am such a good friend :D" Always bringing food home for Scar. Never letting a text go unanswered. Having very few boundaries when it comes to Scar, perfectly content to just chill in each others' personal space when watching TV or even just hanging out. Literally everyone around them thinking they're dating. MUMBO FINDING OUT EVERYONE THINKS THEY'RE DATING when Grian asks him if Scar is actually okay with this "arrangement" because he's "acting weird" and "maybe he realized he wasn't as okay with sharing his boyfriend as he thought he would be" and Mumbo just blue screening like "Wait. What??" and just jhvfdjkjkfd
I love them your honor there is not a single whole braincell between the three of them <3
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