Stories by @nikobatman

The Monster Squad : The Chosen Ones of the Light

Months after Drakovia resisted the invasion, the Monster Squad is finally at full strength, which will be essential given the daunting challenge awaiting its members. Accidentally awakened by overly curious researchers, some of the major Aztec "deities" have returned to our world, determined to "reboot" it as it should have happened over a decade ago. The Squad members are warned of the danger by Archangel Raphaelle, the first archangel to return to Earth after millennia, a sign of the importance of the approaching battle. However, Lord Holmwood of Prodigium, determined to handle things "the human way," sends some hunters and numerous mercenaries to finish off the Squad and claim the glory ! Once again, those who look like monsters are actually the ones who appear the most...human.

Magical Beasts : A Guide to taking good care of them

Takes place shortly after: "Monster Invasion: Total War". In Scotland, Sir Alistair MacGregor, a cryptozoologist unlike any other, is attacked in his secret lair by creatures controlled by a malevolent entity, primarily after an extraterrestrial parasite under the old man's care. Although injured, he manages to magically transport his domain to a remote corner of Montana. However, in doing so, several of the unusual animals in his care escape and wander in the forest state. Meanwhile, at the request of Typhon and Echidna, who have sensed a disturbance in the natural order, Gloria Salah travels there to see what she can do for this animals. Victoria Van Helsing, drawn by rumors of dangerous monsters, is also present. The two women, very different but with the same intentions, will join forces to find these innocent animals and protect them before an ancient malevolent force can seize them for its dark purposes !

Godzilla : The King's Awakening

Takes place shortly after: "Monster Invasion: Total War". On a popular Japanese coast, the most powerful of the Titans has just returned after centuries, destroying a Japanese naval base : Godzilla ! Japan approves the "Kaiju Killer" protocol, and the Prime Minister personally orders the country's best monster hunter to handle the situation : the immortal Golden Samurai ! He can count on the (not-so-unsolicited) help of other monster hunters who have come from around the world, notably Space Knight, who intends to remind everyone who the supposed "greatest protector of Earth" is, as well as the greatest sorcerer fighting for what is right : Professor Light ! However, in their investigation, our heroes will realize that Godzilla hasn't declared war on humanity but has tried to prevent a global conspiracy to awaken an equally dangerous but truly malevolent monster. Once again, humanity will realize that its salvation may come from what they dare to call a "monster."

Monster Invasion : Total War

The first anniversary of Igor Drakov's overthrow in Drakovia is about to be celebrated in the country, giving General Hopkins the opportunity to strike ! Taking advantage of Mina Harker's "business visit" to Drakovia—marking her first encounter with Dracula in nearly half a century, which could unsettle him—and that Porphyrion and most of his giants have departed for Tibet to aid the Yeti people against a natural catastrophe, the general plans to send his veritable private army to "liberate" Drakovia. Aided by a similar Russian army, led by a general who shares his worldview, and a few monster hunters more or less aware of what's at stake, Hopkins is ready. He can also count on the forced service of the cursed spectral knight Mordred and his five like-minded vassals, mounted on the backs of their powerful dragons. They're compelled to obey him because he possesses King Arthur's crown, thus forcing his damned knights to obey him. With revolutionary weaponry and a few other surprises, he's convinced he can conquer the country with a surprise attack, even though no country supports him. However, as the invasion begins, Gabriel Van Helsing, along with some friends, intends to stop it, thanks to information given by Loki. He plans to find the mythical "Wild Hunt," a army of damned immortal Elven hunters, imprisoned at a secret place, who can only obey one person : the greatest hunter in the world. The question is : will the Drakovia still be standing when Van Helsing finds it ?

The Hunters : The Price of Immortality

A dangerous ancient emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, has been resurrected in his cursed mummy form, and he intends to find a way to become immortal in order to "restore China to its mythical glory." The World Organization fighting Dark Forces, now calling itself "Prodigium", after hearing of this, decides to send some of its best hunters in China to stop him. Among them is the one considered Earth's greatest protector, a member of an intergalactic defense unit, returning to Earth for the first time in nearly a year : Space Knight. The White Lioness and the Harpoon Queen, being big fans of him, are thrilled, but things will prove a little more complicated than expected when it turns out that other unknown forces are at work !

Monstrous Mission

The world has changed and not everyone is happy about it. A high-ranking American general, Charles Hopkins, decides, using his own resources, to launch an extremely dangerous, unofficial mission. A commando of about ten elite soldiers, plus an experienced CIA liaison officer, is sent incognito into Drakovian territory. Their mission : to kidnap Marya Dracul, hoping to put pressure on Lord Dracula and force him to play by the general rules. However, this kind of thing isn't as easy as it used to be, the rules have changed, and the "monsters" of Drakovia have one thing in common that Hopkins forgot to consider : they all help each other, no matter what !

Van Helsing : Paternal Role

Gabriel Van Helsing discovers that a mysterious and ambitious criminal mastermind plans to unleash the all-powerful Titans to change the world ! The only way to free them is with the blood of the mighty Typhon and Echidna. Gabriel thus frees one of their descendants, one of their great-granddaughters, the daughter of the hero Jason and the mythical Medusa : Cassiopeia. Although half-Titan, she's above all an innocent child, and Gabriel intends to protect her, with the help of somes friends and unexpected allys, no matter what may come for her. For as a father, he knows one thing : if anything happened to this little girl... he would never forgive himself !

Monstrous Hunt

It has now been three months since the tyranny in Drakovia fell, and the country is now known throughout the world as the "Monster's Country". However, the monstrous Drakov family has not yet completely fallen. While the dictator, Igor, along with his children and his brother, the commander-in-chief of his armed forces, all perished in the regime's collapse, there remains the one considered, even by this family of scoundrels, the black sheep : Mikhail. Igor's youngest brother, a former drug addict, greatly aided his brother's regime through his role as the world's largest arms dealer. Since the death of his family, he has remained holed up in his private apartment building in Dubai. The new Drakovian regime, led by Dracula, wants to make an example of him to the world and intends to bring him to his country to be tried for the numerous crimes he committed with his family's blessing. Soon it will be his birthday, and to celebrate, a decadent party, in the company of other disreputable individuals, will take place in his building, which will be the perfect moment for the monsters to deliver their message to the whole world.

The Monster Squad : The Last Missing of the Family

Happens at the same time as " Monster Nation : New Dawn". While half the team is busy with the events in Drakovie, the rest of the Monster Squad, led by Mina, investigates a major armed operation by the dangerous Cult of the Cobra. While recruiting new members to bolster their ranks, the team learns from the legendary Koschei the Deathless that the Cult's plan is to find the last of Typhon and Echidna's children who have not yet been reunited with the rest of the family. The Monster Squad sets out to find them first, despite the interference of some hunters, to ensure that the Cult, in its attempt to control the world, doesn't find a way to destroy it!

The Hunters : Blood in the Deep End

Happens at the same time as " Monster Nation : New Dawn". Marie-Antoinette Sango'o, AKA the White Lioness, is Cameroon's greatest monster hunter, as well as one of the best in Africa. After yet another feat, she's approached by the newly formed, semi-independent global organization fighting the forces of evil, founded and funded by numerous countries worldwide following the events of "Monster's Rising: Enter a New World". She readily accepts and joins the organization's headquarters in Switzerland, where she's introduced to several key figures. Shortly after, she's sent to New Zealand, joining a team of some of the world's best hunters, led by the Spanish super-soldier Andrés Ramos, aka El Cazadore Definitivo, who is always determined to neutralize the most fearsome monsters. There, they must confront a warband of Orcs, lost in these distant lands due to a malfunctioning portal connected to their world. However, they will all realize that the true antagonists here are more... human and that their goal is to bring something much more... old into this world !

Monster Nation : New Dawn

Drakovia, a large nation in Eastern Europe, is based on significant remnants of the former USSR. This nation is infamous for being the most closed off in the world. For thirty years, it has been ruled with an iron fist by its founder, Igor Drakov, a cruel former general of the Soviet army. The whole world knows what goes on beyond the electrified barbed wire of this country, but no human being does anything to change that... so perhaps it's up to the monsters to try ! For Lord Dracula and his alliance of "monsters" this seems like the perfect choice to get their country. After ensuring all their allies are ready to invade the country, the battle can begin. However, things prove more complicated than expected, as Drakovia possesses revolutionary weaponry, even for men like Moriarty. All this is thanks to the mysterious Alex Zorka, Drakov's chief scientist. So, Echidnades, aided by Gloria, decides to contact the Invisible Man, as well as some members of the Monster Squad led by the Wolfman, and the Phantom of the Opera, in order to find a way to reach the prison of the Greek giants. Their help, especially that of their lord, the powerful Porphyrion, Typhon's uncle, would undoubtedly bring about the monsters' total victory, but in the meantime, they must already fight against Drakov's giant iron army, which has plenty of unpleasant surprises in store. But in this way, the whole world will see that the real monsters aren't always who you first think they are.

The Monster Squad : Demonic Incursion

This story takes place shortly after the events of "Monster's Rising : Enter a New World." Wilhelmina Harker, although infected by Dracula at the end of the 19th century, continues to fight for the light from within the darkness. One evening, while investigating a Satanic cult, she frees their prisoner, Lawrence Talbot, the most powerful werewolf in the world, unable to return to human form but capable of controlling himself. They're then joined by two creatures who have recently gained worldwide notoriety : Princess Ahmanet, aka the Mummy, and Gill-Man. These two have recently reunited after sensing ominous signs for the future. Together, they free a former monster hunter, now half-mad but still highly skilled, who is being held in an asylum but knows a great deal about demons: Leroy Jackson, aka Spring-Heeled Jack. Upon freeing him, they encounter a deformed human, cursed for centuries, but fighting for good : Quasimodo, aka the Hunchback of Notre Dame. But above all, there's the one who contacted them all telepathically to fight against evil : a very powerful, shape-shifting half-demon who calls himself the Observer. Despite their doubts, they must all work together, because they're the only ones who can stop the demons from bringing total Apocalypse to Earth !

Van Helsing : Monsters in the Closet

This story takes place shortly after the events of "Monster's Rising : Enter a New World." Despite having made a non-aggression pact with Dracula under several conditions, Gabriel Van Helsing was recently "authorized" to neutralize the terrifying Baba Yaga while she was alone in her magical house on the Siberian border. After imprisoning her in his "trick box," reserved for the most unkillable monsters he has faced in the past, Gabriel returns home to London. However, there, he finds himself confronted by one of the most powerful and terrifying beings on Earth : the Big Bad Wolf ! The latter manages to find his trick box and opens it, unleashing the terrifying monsters imprisoned within, which could cause chaos ! Fortunately, Gabriel can count on the help of his young, but already extremely talented, daughter, Victoria. But not only that, because despite their past, Lord Dracula has heard of what happened and intends to prove to Gabriel that a common future between them is possible by helping him against his monsters, which the hunter refuses at first but, faced with such numerous adversaries, such a helping hand cannot be refused forever. From now on, one thing is certain : the line between monster and hunter is likely to be very thin.

The Phantom of the Opera : Between Two Worlds

At the beginning of the twentieth century, a former architect, disfigured by the German bombing of his brand-new opera house in 1918, was France's greatest monster hunter, and one of the best in the world. His name was Erik Leroux, but monsters and evil people feared him by the nickname : the Phantom of the Opera. That is, until 1949, when he was cowardly murdered. Since then, however, his soul has been trapped within the opera house he once built, recently reconstructed. He's a peculiar, vengeful specter, half-alive, half-dead. Now, as the world has recently become aware that monsters exist, a group of young history researchers illegally infiltrate the opera house to uncover its mysteries, but they will have to deal with the Phantom. Because most of them have a guilty conscience... and because one of them seems to have a personal connection to him.

The Invisible Man : The Secrets of the Island of Doctor Moreau

This story takes place shortly after the events of "Monster's Rising : Enter a New World." Having been tipped off by an old colleague about the existence of a remote island in the Pacific, where a scientist is supposedly conducting strange experiments on animals, Jack Griffin decides to investigate. His ship runs aground, but he is among the few survivors. He explores the island and realizes that the mysterious Dr. Moreau has indeed created a community of animal-men, which he controls while believing himself to be a god ! Griffin suspects things could go wrong, but he grows close to Lucretia, Moreau's most accomplished creation and his favorite, who dreams of seeing the rest of the world. But before that can happen, a mysterious threat looms over the island, and Griffin must make a decision : let things continue and risk many lives, or follow the example of some of his friends and save these unique creatures.

The Bride of Frankenstein : The New Champion

This story takes place shortly after the events of "Monster's Rising : Enter a New World." Thanks to the help of an eccentric scientist and fan of his work named Septimus Pretorius, as well as the research teams and resources provided by Dracula, Dr. Frankenstein has finally succeeded in creating another living being like Adam, with one differencev: this time, it's a womanv! Named Lilith, like the first woman according to the Bible, she initially seems frightened by Adam because of his appearance, but as time passes, she will come to know and appreciate him better. However, her creator, Dr. Pretorius, has other plans for her, which could conflict with the alliance of monsters. Ultimately, with Adam's support, the only one who can decide what Lilith will do... is Lilith herself !

Mythological Monsters : Ultimate Reunion

This story takes place shortly after the events of "Monster's Rising : Enter a New World." Echidna and her children have embarked on a crucial quest : to find the family patriarch, the all-powerful Typhon, who was feared even by the Olympian gods. Having heard of this, the Vatican's secret service, fighting against "the forces of darkness" since its foundation, sends a veritable army of fanatics to try to stop the family from awakening the most powerful of the Titans. Meanwhile, the mysterious Canadian multi-billionaire James Ikol launches an expedition to a remote corner of Greece, where the legendary Labyrinth of Daedalus is said to be located, and where a weapon capable of stopping Typhon and his family is rumored to lie. Also aware of this, the Vatican sent the best Monster Hunter in its service, the excellent cyborg fighter-assassin "Il Mostro Esecutore" to try and get them out of the way, but some of his convictions will be shaken by certain revelations appearing in this story. Whatever happens now, one thing is certain : the world can no longer ignore the oldest monster family that exist !

Monster's Rising : Enter a New World

It's time for the monsters to reveal themselves to the world. In addition to his many human servants, vampires, and ghoul, Dracula can count on Adam Frankenstein, as well as Baba Yaga and the Horseman she controls. Under the eye of Salazar Reptilia, a virtually immortal meta-reptilian, nephew of the sorcerer Malthazarus, Dracula's master, Echidna and her children also officially join this alliance, having just freed Doliphenus, a powerful cyclops general. As they reveal themselves to the world, one question is on every human's lips : who could stop such a cabal ? The answer might just be this: Gabriel Van Helsing ! The remaining member of the great family of monster hunters, longtime enemies of Dracula, allies himself with some exceptional beings, like the Invisible Man, to find a solution to this, hoping to avoid a bloodbath. The monsters will travel to Egypt, where they hope Princess Ahmanet, aka the Mummy, will join them and give them a powerful artifact under her protection. But she'll choose to join Van Helsing instead. However, another mummy, Imhotep, will join Dracula's alliance, along with the mysterious "Professor" and his true army of super-mercenaries. Then, they'll go to Peru, in search of a powerful artifact, in the webbed hands of Gill-Man, who will also ally himself with Van Helsing. The grand finale will take place in New York City, in broad daylight, and the world will never be the same again... perhaps for the better !

Frankenstein : Becoming a Man

At the dawn of the 19th century, a unique creature had just witnessed the death of his creator, Victor Frankenstein, consumed by guilt. The Creature, named Adam, then searched for his place in the world, but as he languished in despair, his creator's mysterious benefactor offered to help him find his path : Count Dracula ! The lord and creator of the vampire race took him to Transylvania, where he made him his greatest fighter and his friend. Adam faced the most fearsome monsters and extremist hunters until the dawn of the 21st century. Now, Adam discovers a plot hatched by dissident vampires in Eastern Europe, led by none other than one of Dracula's most loyal lieutenants, Ivan The Terrible ! Vlad, through a blend of science and magic, has managed to resurrect Dr. Frankenstein, exactly as he was in his past ! Adam will therefore free his father, and a road trip will follow to return to the Count, where the bonds between creator and creation will deepen. For there is little that separates a horrible monster from the most honest of men !

The Horseman of Sleepy Hollow : Blood Debt

New York City, present day. A mysterious wave of murders, targeting members of the local Russian mafia and their accomplices, is taking place in the city's slums. Each time, the victim's head is taken by the killer for an unknown reason. FBI agent Ichabod Crane, fascinated by this kind of strange case, goes to investigate and realizes that the responsable is no ordinary man. Meanwhile, a mother and her son, on their way to her husband's family home in an Uber, are attacked by the man responsible for the murders : a sinister headless horseman ! Clearly guided by a malevolent hand, he chases the family members into the woods near Sleepy Hollow. No weapon seems able to stop this Horseman, but perhaps the solution to this problem is something more... subtle.