Devils Reign l

The leave had been to easy. I simply walked out the front door. Gravel crunched under me as I walked towards the gate.

"W-WAIT!" A voice yells at me. I dont wait and continue walking as if I didn't hear the shout.

The voice caught up with me though. I looked to see who it was, and would you look at that. What greeted me was 3 incredibly annoying people.

Rouge, a woman that has the uncontrollable ability of absorbing the energy of others through physical contact, temporarily incorporating their abilities, powers, memories and even personality with a touch, a process which wears her victims out.

It didn't work on me, apparently. I guess no copying powers shielded me from her powers. We figured that out when I grabbed her wrist in a spar. Immediately after coming out a deep state of shock, she hugged the hell out of me. Even giving me kisses on my cheek as she hugged the soul out of my body.

The second was Kitty. She just had an incredibly annoying bubbly personality. She was kinda like those annoying girls from Mha. The pink one and the one in the schools big 3.

She was unnecessarily childish and had a need to be accepted and friends with everyone. Along with a black and white view on the world that alot of students had here, made for a personal dislike for her.

The last was Robert or 'Bobby'. I simply saw him as a failure. Omega level powers that he couldn't begin to fully develop due to his deep acceptance issues. While in the comics, he had taped into his full potential, it happened very rarely.

"Hey dude! You need to talk to someone?" Robert asks me with compassion in his tone. I appreciated it, but it was unneeded. A negative head shake from me made him even more worried.

"Are you all right? I heard from Scott how you planned to leave. You don't have to." Kitty says.

"I know." A simple response from me.

"Sugah-"

"I've made my mind, respect my wishes." I interrupt Rogue before she gets to talking.

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3rd POV

Bane had left decisively. Two out of the trio were concerned for his safety while the last had a deep pit of longing and sadness enter their heart.

They watched as he marched up to the gate, and once it opened, he began walking. For where? They did not know, they all hoped he would be ok.

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Relief flushed throughout Bane's body as he finally got away from the circus. The only one he MIGHT miss was probably Logan. But that would only be for training purposes.

He walked on and on, for hours he trecked through New York until eventually he reached his destination.

"Hello, Manhattan." He says to himself. Manhattan has always been the unofficial capital of the Marvel Universe. New York City's smallest borough, the Island of Manhattan is home to many of Marvel's heroes. Avengers Mansion, Baxter Building, Sanctum Santorum and Hells Kitchen among more.

Many iconic places were here along with many, many, many battles would be fought here in the future. One of the most famous would be 'The Battle for Midtown.' In which the Hulk lays waste to the Avengers, Fantastic 4, Thunderbolts and any and every small time hero he could get his hands on, during World War Hulk.

Bane takes a moment to smell the polluted air. While no one could see it, for the first time in this life, he smiles.

'Time to begin.' He internalizes as he begins his trekking to Hells Kitchen. As he walks, pedestrians along the streets, make way for him. Many immediately call the police.

After all, a giant muscular man with a black and white lucha mask, custom respirator that makes a bone-chilling breathing sounds along with black military cargo boots and pants with a large brown, strapped fur coat on made him seem like a villain.

However he had broken no laws, many cop cars simply tailed him.

"He's just walking….menacingly." A cop in a car tailing him says to his partner, while his partner looks on solemnly at his friend.

"Micheals…I need to tell you something."

The cop looks to his partner confused, "What is it, Slater?"

"You wife is pregnant with my kid."

"...…huh?"

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He continues on towards Hells Kitchen undisturbed by the cops and even some of the Heroes following him. Even the news is following him, he guessed they thought he was a supervillain and was just being careful.

'Interesting.' Bane's hand shoots into his coat, startling everyone around him.

Cops and soldiers tense and jump into immediate action.

From his coat he pulls out a....headphones, that snuggle around his head, pulling out a phone from his pocket, he plays music. From it plays 'Makes Alot of Sense' by hit rapper and icon NFL Oldboy.

Quickly becoming embarrassed, some of the smalltime heroes and police pull back, however one hero in particular doesn't.

'His heart was perfectly stable despite being surrounded by police and heroes? Even if he is guilty of nothing except looking "intimidating", he shouldn't be this calm.' A hero in red devil like costume ponders.

'This one'll have to be observed.' He says internally.

Bane, crossing the street recognizes the hero still stalking him, 'DareDevil.'