"He's really thoughtful," Alexandra said, looking at the Vampires who were still there. Then she added, "You're not needed here anymore, leave quickly!"
The female Vampire, Mercury, didn't want to leave. Although Frost hadn't explicitly said he wanted her to monitor Alexandra, having been by his side for over a decade, she understood that Frost had sent her to monitor Alexandra.
Seeing that the female Vampire and her group hadn't left, Alexandra frowned and gestured for Elektra to act.
Whoosh! Instantly, Elektra, who had been behind Alexandra, appeared in front of the female Vampire, her katana placed against the female Vampire's neck.
"So fast!" The female Vampire Mercury's pupils constricted. She had only vaguely seen a blur, and then the blade was at her neck.
"Why resort to a blade? We are allies. If Madam wishes us to leave, then we shall," the female Vampire Mercury said, stepping back, removing her neck from the katana, and then leaving with the Vampires who had accompanied her.
After a while, Elektra said to Alexandra, "They have left."
"Very good. You few, come over. Under my command, dig a pit here and then carve incantations on the outside."
Under Alexandra's command, several The Hand ninjas began to set up the summoning altar for the beast.
Outside a cinema in Manhattan, as agreed, Su Yun brought Makima to watch a movie.
"It's said to be a movie about German Nazis. It just came out a while ago, and I haven't seen it yet," Su Yun introduced the theme of the movie they were about to watch.
Makima mused, "Nazis, huh? In my World, the memories and concepts of Nazis and World War II have all disappeared. Only I still remember these names."
"Isn't that great? Those things weren't good to begin with, and new things are more interesting. You'll definitely like it!"
"I'm really looking forward to the movie."
"Time is almost up, let's go in."
The two walked into the theater.
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"Fuck!"
Coulson, who was usually a good-natured person, couldn't help but curse, kicking over a barrel of fresh blood.
Inside the freezer, there were only two clueless henchmen and a few barrels of fresh blood. There was nothing else: no The Hand ninjas, no Vampires, no signs of demon summoning. It was clear they had been tricked.
Dozens of fully armed S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents stood with their eyes downcast, not a single one speaking.
Hawkeye walked over and said to Coulson, "This means The Hand is about to make their move. They did this to deliberately draw us away. Now, monitor all of New York; wherever there's an anomaly, that's likely where they're summoning the demon."
"At this point, we can only follow your method. I'll report to the Director and request some more aid."
Coulson could already imagine how furious the Director would be with him.
While S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attention was diverted to Queens, inside the abandoned factory in Hell's Kitchen...
Under Alexandra's command, Elektra stripped naked and stood in the dug pit. The ninjas had already carved the grooves for the incantations around it and were now all standing outside the ritual area, awaiting Alexandra's next instruction.
"Pour in the blood," Alexandra commanded.
The ninjas picked up Can s of blood and poured them into the carved incantation grooves. The incantations were interconnected, and the fresh blood spread through the grooves, eventually flowing into the pit where Elektra stood.
Slowly, all six hundred sixty-six Can s of blood were poured in, completely enveloping Elektra.
Seeing that the conditions were met, Alexandra began to chant the summoning words: "Great, ancient primal demon, your servant offers this sacrifice... please bestow your power upon this vessel!"
As Alexandra's words fell, all the blood in the ritual began to burn eerily. The energy from the burning blood gathered in the air above the center of the ritual, piercing through the barrier of reality and connecting to a bizarre dimension.
At the same time, the bodies of the sources of the six hundred sixty-six portions of blood suddenly began to convulse. Their bodies started to burn without flame, and in a blink of an eye, they turned into desiccated corpses. Their souls had burned away.
The people nearby were stunned. A perfectly fine person suddenly began to act like a zombie, then without any warning, turned to ashes. Those with weak hearts almost went with them.
A being hidden in the dark space, attracted by the sacrifice on Earth, extended what could only vaguely be called a hand. It tore at its body, and one-fifth of its form was ripped off and thrown towards the aisle piercing reality and the dimension.
Elektra's body in the blood pool was enveloped by an eerie energy. Black Texture spread across her body as the power of the beast descended upon her.
Inside the cinema, Makima watched the movie screen intently. In the scene, a man with a small mustache was meeting a soldier. Makima watched very seriously, occasionally popping a kernel of popcorn into her own or Su Yun's mouth.
Su Yun, being fed by a beautiful girl, felt truly wonderful, and the movie was also quite good.
Suddenly, Makima, who had been focused on the movie, twitched her nose. Her ringed eyes seemed to penetrate the screen and the wall. She frowned slightly and whispered to Su Yun beside her, "Su Yun, something similar to a demon has arrived. The location is on the other side of Manhattan."
"Huh?" Su Yun was startled. His first reaction was that a demon from Makima's World had arrived, but then he quickly realized that wasn't possible. He then understood it might be the demon beast The Hand intended to summon.
He frowned slightly. Was S.H.I.E.L.D. so useless? He had given them the intelligence, yet they couldn't even handle a small group like The Hand. The United States would be ruined by these people sooner or later.
Su Yun asked, "What's the situation? Is it very dangerous?"
Makima sensed it again, then tilted her head and said, "The aura isn't strong. There's no great danger."
Su Yun then thought, how strong could a demon summoned by The Hand be? If they could summon truly powerful demons, Earth would already be theirs. Moreover, with Kamar-Taj around, even if a demon appeared, it wouldn't cause much trouble.
He glanced at the time. The movie had only been playing for a little over half an hour, barely a quarter of the way through. So Su Yun said to Makima, "It's fine, let's continue watching the movie. Someone will handle it."
Makima nodded, fed a kernel of popcorn into Su Yun's mouth, and the two set aside the matter of the demon, continuing to watch the movie.
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Looking at Elektra, who was emitting a powerful aura, Alexandra trembled all over. Her pale face had turned rosy. She exclaimed excitedly, "Hahaha, it finally succeeded! The power of a mighty ancient demon! With you, I can easily conquer the World. Elektra, let's go, first to retrieve the Dragon Bone!"
After wiping the blood from Elektra's body, Alexandra draped a piece of clothing over her. However, Elektra's pupils were pitch black, as if she had become a different person.
Elektra was Daredevil Matt's old lover. In a previous battle with The Hand, Elektra died, but Alexandra saw her potential and secretly exhumed Elektra's grave, resurrecting her with The Hand's secret arts to serve as a vessel for the beast.
But Elektra also lost her memory because of this. Alexandra took the opportunity to brainwash her, and Elektra thus became a loyal blade.
Now, the power of the beast and Elektra were intertwined. Her brain was even more chaotic, and the demon's will constantly assailed her mind. She could only barely maintain balance, instinctively obeying Alexandra's commands.