CH 18: Glowing

Jason did not answer but pulled out his phone to check the time.

'Still need another 30 minutes before I can call either of my medics. Note to self: always keep Assassin or Berserker ready in case healing or medical attention is needed.'

Before Jason could answer anyone, he passed out from his injuries. Lancer rushed over to Jason to catch him before he fully collapsed on the ground.

It was only then, that Magus and Domina noticed how injured Jason was. Everyone agreed to bring the two children to a hospital for medical attention before any decisions were to be made.

When Magneto objected on the grounds that he wanted to take his daughter away, he was slammed six feet into the ground. Magus refused to allow Lorna to just leave without speaking with her parents first.

-- SHIELD HQ, Infirmary--

Jason groggily awoke. He looked around and noticed that he was in a white room. He could sense that Lancer was standing outside the door and was on guard. Jason immediately felt secure knowing that Lancer was there.

'Since she is there, that means that mom and everyone else were not taken out by a supervillain while I was captured. Now that I think that inloud, it sounds insane. Mom is too strong by herself, not to mention everyone else present.'

Jason felt a stab of pain in his left arm. He turned to look at it and noticed it was already in a cast and sling. His right arm was stuck with a needle connected to a tube of some sort.

'Definitely in a hospital then. Note to self: Always have Assassin or Berserker ready to be used in case I need a medic.'

Jason felt something move and noticed that there was a small, black pillow on his stomach. he pillow twisted and turned before revealing itself to be Smelly. He reached with his right hand to begin petting the small cat on the tip of its head.

The stupid cat seemed to be enjoying it before it opened it's mouth and bit Jason's finger hard until it bled. Jason immediately retracted his hand.

"Shit! Stupid cat. What was that for?"

Jason was not met with an answer. Instead, he felt the world spin and blur while he went dizzy. Jason tried to call out for help but felt as if there was something in his throat. Before Jason knew it, he collapsed on his bed without anyone noticing he had ever regained consciousness.

Smelly looked up at the sleeping Jason before black smoke surrounded it and the cat began floating.

"Sorry about this. I would have preferred to give you more time but you might have left and the others have said the trials must begin now. Don't disappoint me, my prince."

The smoke completely surrounded and covered the cat until it could no longer be seen. The smoke disappeared after about 5 seconds to leave nothing in its place. The room's only occupant was Jason who's finger had magically stopped bleeding.

--Necropolis, Southern Gate--

Jason stood before a city that looked to be decaying but also in its prime state at the same time. When Jason looked down at his body, he noticed 3 peculiarities.

1. He was not in his normal skin color but in a neon blue color

2. He was naked while in his blue form

3. His naked, blue form was smooth where his penis was supposed to be and he was missing his nipples

'Calm down. This is not the weirdest thing that has happened to you. You are a Neo mutant who was attacked by giant mutant killing robots with his best friend who is the daughter of the world's most infamous mutant. Being in a spirit(?) form is not that weird.'

Jason turned to his left and noticed that he was not alone. There were 7 other people there. 6 men and 1 woman. Each had a body like his but were different colors. Their heads were also blank without any features. He could only tell one was a woman due to her nippleless breasts.

Before he could say anything, a large black panther appeared out of nowhere. The creature towered over Jason and even 3 of him standing on top of each other would not reach its eyes.

The panther did not make any aggressive actions but instead looked at the spirit people before with eyes of pure curiosity. As if it was judging them but did not care about the results of what it found.

Soon, the creature spoke with a voice that was neither feminine or masculine,

"Welcome, princes and princesses of Wakanda. Each of you is a member of the royal family who has been chosen by one of my avatars to compete for the position of the Black Panther.

There shall be 2 trials you must each face. They shall test your base skills. So if you are a mutate, mutant, or have magical powers, your abilities will be useless here."

Jason heard what the panther said and got nervous. He tried to summon his cards and realized that the panther was telling the truth.

"Now that each of you who has abilities have tried, we can move on. This trial will be dangerous but will not kill you. It will only leave psychological scars at worst. I will now begin the explanation of the first trial.

Pay attention. I will not say it twice."