Lord of Darkness is a Redemption Mission.
Description
Spider-Man returns to Our Lady of Saints Church to lend Eddie a helping hand.
Required Heroes
Rewards
Objectives[]
Defeat Vampyres[]
Your objective: Defeat all Vampyres.
Defeat Dracula[]
Defeat Dracula to complete the misison.
- TIP: Be cautious when attacking Dracula with Bleeding heroes, as he has a high chance to Counter Bleeding attackers! Dracula also recovers Health whenever he damages a Bleeding character!
Story Summary[]
Peter tells Hunter that Eddie left him a note saying that he knows where to find the "ultimate answer". Peter is afraid that Eddie and the symbiote may have hit a breaking point and will do something rash. They aren't in the Abbey and Magik reveals that she sent them to a church. Peter realizes that it must be the church where Venom was born, so he and Hunter head to the location.
They find Eddie at the church, and Spider-Man asks him how he is doing. Eddie said he came here because Mephisto has said that he would find what he was seeking where it all began. Seeing the damage done to the church only reminds Eddie of the terrible things he did in Lilith's name. Even though she was controlling him, he still did it, and he feels like he'll never be able to make it right. Before Spider-Man can respond, his Spider Sense goes off in a major way, and a few moments later Vampyres attack.
After defeating the Vampyres, the heroes jump down through a hole in the church floor to a series of catacombs below. Numerous Hemaliscs are scattered throughout the area. As the heroes enter a room, Dracula appears and attacks with a group of Vampyres.
As the battle rages, Hunter holds Dracula off to give Spider-Man and Venom an opportunity to break away. The two use their webs to encircle the pillars supporting the ceiling in the room with the Hemaliscs. They each pull on their webs as Hunter leaps up to land with a mighty force, causing the ceiling to collapse and destroy the Hemaliscs.
Dracula is enraged that his children have been killed, but tells the heroes that this won't stop his plans, and that all they have gained is an immortal enemy. As Dracula disappears, Mephisto suddenly materializes. Spider-Man asks him why he is working against Dracula, and Mephisto responds that Dracula broke an agreement between the two of them. Mephisto tells the heroes that he is pleased that they have made progress, and that Eddie can remain Eddie for now. He adds ominously that he will see the rest of heroes very soon.
Afterward, the three heroes emerge from the portal back at the Abbey. Hunter notes that it was hard to believe the two web-slingers were once rivals, because today they seemed like partners. Eddie feels relief at having Mephisto off his back, but seems to be troubled by something. He comments that being free from Lilith's control almost doesn't feel real.
Hunter meets with Eddie later on. He tells Hunter that he still hasn't processed what he did under Lilith's control and feels like his sins are still catching up to him. He confides that he gets flashes of memories, like corrupted video, of the terrible things he did and the people he killed. He commits to sticking around to do what needs doing, and vows that Lilith will regret ever getting into their heads.