Chapter XV: Strider

Story by Aeon Shadowflux on SoFurry

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#2 of Outsiders: Legend

A little short story for all you people who want a quick read and this something a bit more focused on character and storybuilding and less on character.


EU: Strider

Waking up, suddenly putting his hand out, the man felt the floor and he felt the cold metal. Standing up, he looked around and he seemed to be in some sort of metallic ball, maybe a hundred feet wide. Looking around, he couldn't decide what sort of place he was in. Was it hell, was he dead or not, that would be interesting if he was dead, maybe he would be visited by his enemies.

"Now then, you don't know what's happening but allow me to introduce myself, I am Bright." Turning to his side, the man saw a shark standing before him. The shark had a large body and toned muscles. But his mind was not overcome by his attraction, instead he focused on the shark with his fist. Seemingly touching the metal with his hands, he suddenly found himself able to punch with such force.

The shark landed on the ground with the thud and looking at his hands, he smiled as the metal receded and he saw his black fur. Putting his hands up, he felt his body tighten. The shark suddenly put his hand up and it glowed purple as the man found his body stuck in place unable to move with content.

"What the hell are you doing, you don't have access to my body!" The man said as he twisted his hands and tried to escape but he found himself unable. The shark smiled and walked forward. Smiling as he walked forward, the shark moved his hand and found a panel next to his body. The shark glided his hand over and suddenly the metal balls started to spin, revealing they were on some sort of floating platform.

Multiple spheres spun and they lined up revealed the two spheres lined up to revealed a circle. Looking through the empty spot of the sphere, he could look out and see the stars shining around. The man looked out and wondered what he could do to get out there. Running forward, suddenly he found himself broken from the Kagen's control. Running forward, on the metal bridge, he ran towards the glass and just as he was about to touch the glass and maybe break through the man suddenly found himself slipping.

Like some sort of strange acid trip, the man slipped through the gate and travelled through, he saw the stars passing him and seemingly he was being lead all to one direction. Spinning as he reached a star, the man stayed still and wondered if he should have obeyed the shark.

And then as the star approached, it opened up and revealed more points of light shining, it was some sort of galaxy. Looking around in amazement as he flew through galaxies, still going towards one and passing into a galaxy and then towards a pair of stars.

And then even the stars passed him by and a purple sphere formed around his body and blocked him. As he approached a planet, he slowed down and then seemingly he passed through the atmosphere and floated to the ground. Looking around in surprise he wondered what some sort of hell he managed to land himself in.

Landing on the ground, he found himself standing in half deep water and he found himself looking around in surprise. Pulling his gloves off, he wondered if he was in a peaceful place or some sort of place filled with enemies. Should he take off his suit and attempt to find some sort of shelter or would he need to fight.

Putting his hand down to the ground, it glowed black as he absorbed something from the ground. Looking down the clear water, he found that it was darkened as dirt seemingly was formed around his feet. Putting his hands up, he fired dirt and it landed in the water and mixed. Pulling off his glove, he smiled as he looked at his black fur.

Releasing his claws, he wondered if he was in some sort of lose-lose situation; maybe he would in some sort of arena and now he had to fight someone. Or multiple people, but he told himself that he would push himself to win as much as he could. And looking at his claws, the panther looked down at his body and saw his yellow lines flashing as he stood still.

Looking around he jumped up into the air and grabbed onto a tree branch around, it seemed to be some sort of Earth-like planet. Jumping up into the next branch, he jumped up as well and grabbed the next branch and started to climb up the tree as he tried to see if he could find some sort of city.

Grabbing the tiny branch at the time, the panther climbed to the top of the tree and looked around. Niko would be disappointed in him for allowing himself to be placed in such a stupid position, he didn't know where he was but looking up into the sky, he saw a tiny tinkle in the sky. Standing on the top of the tree, he looked around and wondered what he had to do.

Looking around, he felt the gravity of the planet and it was seemingly less than the one that he was used to and looking around the planet seemed to be a bit curved as his vision saw to the edge of the horizon. The atmosphere was green and looking up it seemed to be a thin enough that he could see brighter stars.

Looking over by a mountain range, he saw something shining. Could it be some sort of city in the distance, waiting for his arrival? Running forward, he ran forward and jumped off the tree and landed on the ground, not breaking his ankles as he landed in the feet deep water. With momentum he continued forward and jumped onto dry land.

Running forward with all his might, the Outsider ran forward. And as he ran between the trees, hoping to find the city, he wondered how he got into this position, he couldn't remember anything before in his memory, he was finding himself a blank and he couldn't remember things from the day before, he could remember his training and how he could use his powers.

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"Brother, why have you done this, you are usually the more benevolent one out of the pair of us." Twilight said as he teleported into the base of Bitforst Bridge, Bright smiled as he turned around and looked at the Kagen fiddling with the controls and generating a screen. Looking forward, he looked at the screen as the panther climbed the tree.

"Vernon Clermont, Strider, and a black panther and an Outsider from that universe you might know from still having the other version of you, but in way, we need an agent in this universe, they know me and his power set, the ability to absorb information and superpowers just by touching is quite the feat, even Koji couldn't match that one, this panther is quite versatile and may be the agent we need." Bright said as he showed Twilight the screen, Twilight smiled scratching his beard as he looked on the screen.

The panther, seemed to have quite the thin body, he seemed to be wearing a black spandex suit and it revealed all quite literally. His suit was black and it had yellow stripes running down his chest seemingly around his pecs and down the sides of his abs. It ran down to his feet where they seemingly ran down the edges of his boot and glowed mildly. It ran down his hands and too his gloves with seemed to have extendable claws, the light collected on his palm.

His suit was very tight, Twilight could see muscle shape and definition, quite clearly as he looked at the panther as he jumped off the tree and the Kagen shark smiled seeing how the bulge in the panther's suit. Bright gave Twilight a look and turned a lever on the control board, the sphere started to twist again and seemingly restored to its default state.

"Well then, I do like this guy and he might be fun to play with, just like Niko so tell me what kind of chances are we dealing with?" Bright asked as he looked at the screen and turned it off, hoping to make sure that his idiot brother didn't ruin his plans at all. That would have been the last thing he needed.

"Well I'd give him fifty-fifty but you know what universe this is; this could be the first front if his mission doesn't succeed. But he has a good chance, it he doesn't get distracted." Bright said as he walked over to the open gate and looked at the dimension. Bright looked out and smiled knowing that this could work, all in all if they did the right thing they could win against the Riftwalkers and the war would end. For Strider was their hero and he would win.