victorvon_doom (victorvon_doom) wrote in newalliance, @ 2015-07-01 00:20:00 |
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Entry tags: | doom |
Who: Doctor DOOM! NPC Kristoff
Where: Latveria
When: 6/29/15 (little back)
What: Kristoff lets Doom know Luthor was not assassinated.
Rating: PG
Kristoff hurried down into the lowest lab where the country’s dictator was working at a console. Before Doom, barred from him by thick plexiglass, yawned a great drop that fell into darkness below. It was a massive stone-walled throat. Once there had been an artificial axis mundi here. Then it had reversed and hindered the arcane energies in Latveria for a time, but those were now recovering with Doom's careful guidance after he had sent the reversed ley line to Hell for his enemy of many years to contend with.
So now the hole left under the castle so many stories down made an excellent testing area.
Kristoff wisely stood silent as the self-titled Doctor pressed a button and leaned back, folding his arms. At first there was nothing. The in the middle the tunnel’s mouth then there was a swift spark. This swiftly grew into a sinister cloud of inky blackness, then orange, then suddenly sucked back into itself. The floor shuddered under their feet, lights flashing with some alarm, but Doom waved his hand in the air and the electronics ceased their conniptions.
"Yes?" he asked without turning around as a holograph of data appeared.
"The attack. There's confirmation it wasn't successful." Kristoff words were edged with worry, uncertain if this would provoke one of his adopted father's infamous tantrums. Victor continued tapping at the holograph though, scrolling through data quickly. Kristoff finally cleared his throat, ever so quietly.
Doom looked over his shoulder at him briefly. "The intent wasn't for it to kill him. The intent was simply that he be attacked. The attack being by a mutant is important as well. It's very fortunate a candidate such as Toad was found. He had a benefit of being poisonous as well."
"...Won't Mr. Luthor know who sent the mutant?"
"He'll most likely figure it out but he can't prove it. Toad himself doesn't know who granted him his opportunity at revenge. The device that allowed him past the mansion's considerable defenses disintegrated to nothingness, most of it being left as dust at his teleporting location. Circumstantial evidence at best and even Luthor knows not to promote my arrest." Few countries would even consider trying to arrest Doom, especially while in his fortress of a country. No one wanted the war.
"May I ask why then?"
"Many reasons, but mostly confirmation."
Kristoff was silent, thinking it through with what facts he knew. "And using a poisonous mutant…"
"Yes. So we’ll see. Luthor is still an anomaly I dislike. I’m not sure how deep his reach goes, just that he has dabblings in much more than anyone but myself guesses at. I need to know what. Stark I can predict to an extent, even if all I can depend on is his being erratic. Superman is highly predictable. The Batman is causing me more hindering than I would like. It's because of him I must use you to rule the country rather than a bot while I am busy, since I cannot risk otherwise while he has one of the doombots in his possession. Once I liberate my possession from his thieving gloves, our mobility will be much improved. Luthor… He was dead in the future I glimpsed when Cable crossed our past and changed our future. That makes him in much more need of… supervision."
"But you do not seek to kill him? Even after his affront?"
"Not outright." Doom turned away from the console, satisfied with his test results and marching past Kristoff. "I'd much rather he come to me begging for his life."