chapter - 011

- New York -

[Ethan POV]

It had happened.

I had just got home after dealing with a conflict between Red Room and some pyromaniac. Gosh, the man had fired an RPG straight at me.

While resting, someone knocked on my door. Getting up to see, I find Johnny standing there acting all crazy. I knew it was time.

I invited him inside and directly take him to the garage. After parking my car outside at a safe distance, I turn to him. I don't want my house to catch fire if he suddenly loses control.

"I don't know what happened. I just keep feeling angry and my body is getting hot too. Even standing in the cold shower doesn't help." I lean against the wall as I see him walking back and forth while explaining his situation.

"What do you feel aside from anger?"

"I feel as if something inside me is trying to come out. I want to let lose and go out and ride too." Johnny says looking down at the floor.

"Then why don't you let lose yourself? Let your feeling run free." I go up to him and pat his shoulder and find it scalding to touch. Even through all his clothing.

"No! No. No. I feel scared. I just can't calm down when I want to stay calm." Johnny shakes his head and crouches. Bringing both his hands to his face, he starts slapping himself.

"CALM DOWN. CALM down." At first, he shouts but then starts whispering to himself. "ARGHH!"

I take a step back seeing his head fire up for a second. I don't think he realized that.

Johnny starts screaming as smoke starts coming out of his eyes. He covers them with his hands and gets up. He starts to walk towards me as he cries for help. I remain standing still as I see his boots catch fire and leave fire trails on the concrete.

He suddenly stops and screams again which turns into maniacal laughter in between. His face starts melting away. His hands lose their skin too leaving burning bones behind.

One last roar, and before me stands a skeleton wearing Johnny's clothes. Its head, hands, and boots are burning. Looking at the Ghost Rider, excitement wells in me. I had become a fan of his powers while watching his movies and this was the first superhero from the movies I had met.

Well, technically, I have met Tony and the others too but they haven't become what they will become in the future.

"You..." Ghost Rider starts while pointing his burning, bony finger at me. Johnny has no control over this power of his yet, so all I am seeing is the Ghost Rider, not Johnny. He will wake up later not knowing what happened.

"Yes?" I ask.

"What are you? You are human but..." I guess he can't describe what he is feeling right now.

I transform into Moon Knight and he stares at me with wide-open eyes. Well, he just has eye sockets with a fire burning in them so that came out wrong.

"I am Moon Knight. I hold the power of the Moon. I protect the travelers of the Night and bring my vengeance upon those who harm them." The moment I declare this, I feel a large amount of power pouring into me. The power which I instinctively know as the Lunar energy of the moon.

I guess Khonshu's absence did me a favor. My declaration as the one to hold the power of the moon and protect the travelers of the night should have increased the faith of Khonshu as he was the god of the moon. But his absence has left a void that I am filling up.

I feel a lot stronger than before and I also feel that I have some new powers but I will check them later as I have a friend to deal with first.

When I feel the pouring of energy has finished, I look at Ghost Rider and see him standing still. I could feel he was feeling closer to me when he heard about me talking about bringing vengeance on my enemies.

"I am the Ghost Rider." He speaks and starts walking out of the garage. The loud sound of a bike engine catches my attention as I see Hell Cycle coming over. It looks cool. A burning bike is all the Ghost Rider needed to be complete.

As he gets on the bike, it makes a large roaring sound.

"I know you want to go to the last living ghost rider you can feel. Let's go together. There's something with him that you will have to destroy if possible." Ghost Rider or should I say the fallen angel Zarathos looks at me. "Follow me."

As I start flying, I notice a burning trail follow after me. Now how should I destroy the contract? Johnny could have done it himself if the spirit of vengeance in him was not corrupted by Mephisto and be weakened.

He could absorb the souls in the contract as it is now but I will only allow it when Johnny has complete control over the Ghost Rider and learns of their true origin. Otherwise, Zarathos corrupted nature will only increase his tendency to a more demonic side.

It would have been a whole lot better if he was not corrupted now too as Mephisto should not be on Earth.

As we approach the graveyard where the Caretaker lives, I clear my thoughts. Landing near the chapel, I see Carter Slade standing near the door. Soon after, the ghost rider too, arrives.

"Carter Slade, once a Texas Ranger who because of his greed was sentenced to death. Making a deal with a stranger, he finds himself turned into a ghost rider." I say as start looking around the place.

It was quite small and old. The smell of scented candles wafted in the air.

"The atmosphere here is very peaceful, peaceful enough for the man who wants to hide from the world."

Standing up straighter than before Carter looks toward me all the while the ghost rider sees this all calmly.

"To what do I owe this unpleasant visit from the famous Moon Knight and a fellow rider?" Slade as if knowing he can't hide himself becomes more forthcoming with his words.

"The contract of the thousand souls." All it took was a second for Carter too to transform into a ghost rider.

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Hey, dear readers,

How's the chapter? I hope the first transformation of Johnny into a ghost rider was good. Also, there might be some minor changes in the origins and powers of some of the characters so that they can better fit the story. It is also because there is not much information about them online and the information from the comics will conflict with the plot of the movies.

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