#lightning-bitch

The air was cool and the night was young. The Jiangshi's journey had brought her to a forest. One that was all too familiar for her, invoking pleasant memories of her childhood. Her lips curved into a smile at such thoughts. How long ago was that? When she was actually a child? It must've been almost three-hundred years ago. Her sister Mei-Ling would always be hesitant to stray too far from the village, yet Hsien-ko had always loved to explore, to see and embrace new things. It was the little adventurer in her. And yet, on the rare occasion where Mei-Ling would actually go out into the forest, the two sisters would play for hours. Even if their fun consisted of playing with sticks and jumping into leaf piles.

Hsien-ko rose up from an old tree stump, and gave a content sigh. Such a serene moment it was. She stretched her arms, trying to get the ol' joints moving. That was kind of a problem when you were a walking corpse, after all. Hsien-ko scanned her surroundings, with no trace of a soul. Not even an animal, surprisingly. Hmm. Perhaps most of them were simply resting? Tapping her finger on her chin, she tried to recall where her favorite spot in the forest was.

Ah, yes. She remembered. After a few minutes of walking, she finally found it. Stepping out of the 'forest' part, where the trees had stopped, Hsien-ko had found herself smiling at a crystal clear lake. The moon had shined on it's surface, only adding to it's beauty. The lake itself was not that large to begin with, but that didn't matter to her. Hsien-ko's golden eyes wandered around once more, mostly to admire the lake.

And yet, she had found something. Or rather, someone. Off in the distance, merely a few feet from the shore of the lake, was a woman. The moonlight had thankfully assisted Hsien-ko in actually seeing her. Short, white hair. Dark skin. And her outfit wasn't exactly...'modest', but to each their own, she supposed. The Jiangshi stepped closer, making sure the woman was aware of her presence. Hopefully this potential conservation would go about peacefully.

"...And here I thought I was the only one who knew this lake existed." She said, giving a light chuckle. She was in a good mood, after all. "Name's Hsien-ko. I take it you're out for a walk?" She asked.

It was a Saturday afternoon at the mall. People were shopping and kids were complaining that they were tired. The food court was bustling as usual, filled with all kinds of people. Hipsters talking about how they remember when the mall was a cool place to be. Mall rats throwing food at each other. Scenesters being....scenesters. Parents trying to hold down squirming children. All in all....a normal day at the mall.

The peace of the mall was upset by a cacophonous boom. The skylight shattered as a form came streaking through it. A flaming form screaming, "I HATE ALL OF THE THINGS!" before crashing into the Taco Bell. Taco meat and sour cream flew into the air as the fiery for blasted through food making machinery.

Deadpool slowly got to his feet, a good amount of his chest a bloody mess. The gaping hole there was beginning to patch itself up as the merc picked up a burrito and pulled his mask up a bit. He bit into the burrito, chewed it, then swallowed. He looked down as the chewed pieces kind of went down his throat then fell out of his chest. He scowled, "Gross."

The roaring sound of jet propulsion resounded high above the skylight Deadpool had crashed through before it cut. The skylight was further destroyed as a massive form dropped through.

Standing at roughly 12 feet fall, was a metallic war suit that was stylized after feudal Japan shogun lamellar armor. The head atop that armor was stylized after an ancient shogun, having a dragon theme for the headdress and face. The mechanical sound of hydraulics was heard as the suit paced forward. Its obsidian color stood out like a sore thumb, the red glowing eyes piercing into the mercenaries form. A octagonal inhibitor glowed in the center of the armor's chest.

Deadpool sighed and looked up at the robotic monstrosity pacing towards him. He spread his arms wide, "Ok ok. You got me. You also got a good hit in. Let's sit down and have some tacos."

The suit stopped and looked at the mercenary before a rather angry voice emerged from the suit, "You never learn when to shut up and die, do you?" An arm was lifted and aimed at Deadpool before unleashing a torrent of gunfire.

Amidts the now distance screaming of people getting the hell out of the mall was the incredibly loud booming of high caliber weapons firing. Deadpool was already moving as the massive armor tore apart the Taco Bell. He dove behind the nearby pretzel stand and called out, "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?! YOU LOOK LIKE A POWER RANGERS RIP OFF!!"

The suit turned upon the stand and shook its head, "Always with the insults. You don't need to know my name, mercenary. If you must call me something, then simply call me Shogun."

Deadpool rolled his eyes, "So you ARE a Power Rangers rip off."

Shogun didn't answer. His hand swirled with sudden fire and he unleashed it at the stand. It was immediately engulfed in flames, causing Deadpool to scream and dive to the side. He rolled about, putting out the flames. 

Parts of his suit were now burned away, leaving portions of his scarred skin bare. He drew his sword and shook his head, "You messed up my suit. Now it's personal."

"It's about time you fought back." Shogun said as he charged with unnatural speed at the merc. Deadpool swiftly moved as a massive fist swung towards him. A series of slashes ripped across the arm of the massive suit, causing sparks to emerge. With a clang, a large gattling gun fell off the armor. 

Deadpool whooped only to catch a forearm swipe to the chest. He flew through the air and crashed into the Victoria's Secret display window. He nodded to the mannequins, "Pardon me, ladies." He got back up and walked out, dizzied a bit. That guy hit -hard-.

Deadpool was just gathering his bearings when a shockwave of razor sharp icicles surged towards him. He dove out of the way just before he could be impaled. He called out to Shogun, "FIRE AND ICE?! You're cheating now."

Deadpool was done messing around. He charged towards the Shogun, teleporting over and over. He appeared in front of him then slahed across the armor chest. He appeared behind him afterwards sending sparking slashes to the back of the armored man's knees. He then leapt up and drove both swords into the back of the suit's neck.

Shogun dropped to his knees and seemingly went still. Then his suit surged with electricity and sent out a wave of power that hummed loudly and cut all the electricity. He slowly stood up as Deadpool flew backwards.

Shogun strode slowly over to the downed merc and planted a massive foot over his entire lower body. He aimed his palm at Deadpool, "Electromagnetic pulse. I was told your technology wouldn't keep you in one place so I took a precaution. Now then....you will make a wonderful ice sculpture in my employer's garden."