A/N: If you haven't already read them yet, you should read my Arkham Asailum, Arkham Saity and Sai vs. story, also Israel Pena's OC vs. OC: Dawn of Morality stories before reading this one... or at least skim through for the basic backstory behind this story. Also, thanks to Israel Pena for helping with this story.
It all began at Arkham Asylum. I was 20, when I met the Batman and despite the fact we were on the same side, to stop Joker and prevent the spread of chaos from the asylum to Gotham city, we became enemies, Batman viewing my example of justice as evil and labeling me a criminal, while I saw his justice as flawed and weak, deeming the bat a coward who didn't have the guts to do what needed to be done. This persisted long after the events of the asylum, Batman even getting other members of the Justice League to come after me. This feud would last nearly a year, until finally, they needed me. The monster Doomsday was terrorizing the city and I made them a deal. I'd destroy Doomsday once and for all, something they thought impossible, but in exchange, they couldn't touch me. I succeeded in my task and destroyed the monster, forcing the League to never interfere with my duties again. But even now, 5 years later, behind my back, they still looked for a way to bring me down if they ever got the chance...
"Do something, you imbeciles! He's coming! And if he gets to us, I can promise you'll die before I do!" Edward Nigma, AKA The Riddler, snapped as his goons prepared to defend their strong hold, all shaking in fear as they looked at the steel door ahead of them. Suddenly, the door was kicked down and I walked in. "Oh, shit! I thought it was the Bat! But it's SAI FUCKING BLADE!" One of the goons screamed as they unloaded their guns on me, but I shook my head as all their bullets just hit my trusty trench coat and fell to the ground at my feet.
"It's Sai KUNAI Blade, not Sai fucking Blade. Get it right next time." I said, shooting the guy who said it with one of my Last Regrets revolvers, completely exploding his head. "Oh, never mind. There's no next time after that." I said. I then proceeded to shoot the rest of the goons. Looking around the room, I didn't see any traces of the Riddler. "Nigma!" I shouted, looking around, before finding a hallway to the only other exit to the room besides they one I came from. "Come on out, Ed! You killed a cop with that last Riddle torture chamber of yours. And they're aren't too far behind me. You got two choices. Die painlessly from me, or get beaten to death by the cops that are out for blood." I told him.
"Damn you, ignorant demon! Those riddles were meant for Batman, not for you!" I heard the Riddlers iconic whiny voice ahead of me.
"Unfortunately for you, that's probably why I'm here and not him, he's still trying to figure out all those stupid riddles. I just started ripping the toes off of one of your goons and he told me where your whole base was, not just those stupid trophies you leave out for Batman." I said, entering the office he was in, gathering up all his remaining trophies and future riddle plans for Batman, before looking up at horror and pointing his cane, which somehow doubled as a gun at me, firing and hitting me in the head, but the bullet simply stuck in my skin and I pulled it out with ease and annoyance.
"No! This can't be how it ends! I still have so much to prove! I still have to show up that damn Batman!" He snapped as I snatched the cane and snapped it in half.
"Oh, don't worry, that's what I'm here for. You know, all this could've been avoided if you just had a fucking hobby or something besides insane riddles that kill people. Now I've got a riddle for you: I have no life, but I can die. What am I?" I asked, writing a note, pulling out a kunai and stabbing the note on it.
"Ah! Simple! A battery!" Riddler answered.
"Wrong. You have no life, you just waste your time with this useless riddle stuff, but you can still die." I explained, lunging at him with the kunai...
It's nighttime at a city. The sky was clear, full of stars. A lone masked vigilante known as NVRmore was jumping from rooftop to rooftop, looking for a crime to stop. Not so long ago, he stopped a mugging from taking place but it was the only crime so far. Things have been awfully quiet. Maybe it's time for him to take a break? At first, NVRmore considered it but noticed silhouettes at another rooftop right up ahead. The last time he confronted an unknown figure, it was the demon ninja, Sai Blade. It ended in a brutal fight that didn't benefit neither party. Deciding to be careful, the vigilante tried to read the mind of the unknown figures. For some reason though, something was preventing him from doing so. Having no other choice, NVRmore decided to use stealth to approach them. Turning intangible, the vigilante crouched and moves ahead. Moving as quick as he could, NVRmore finally reached the rooftop where the numerous silhouettes. Before he could do anything, the vigilante was blinded by a bright green light. Shielding himself, NVRmore heard a calm male voice.
"No need to be alarmed." A strong male voice told him.
As the light began to tone down, NVRmore moved his arm away and appeared to be surprised to see the figures being revealed. They were seven people, composed of six men and one woman. However, the vigilante knew who they are. He had heard stories of them and the good deeds that they performed. The seven were Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash (Barry Allen), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Aquaman, and the Martian Manhunter. They are the original founders of the Justice League.
"Hello, NVRmore. I'm Superman and this is the Justice League. You may have heard of us." Superman said.
"We've seen your actions and we're very impressed. We believe that you would make an excellent addition to the Justice League." Wonder Woman explained.
The usually quiet vigilante was shocked by the sudden invite to become a member of the greatest heroes on Earth. His mask was doing a good job concealing the numerous emotions on his face. He didn't know how to respond or what to say. Quickly regaining his composure, NVRmore looked at Superman. "It is an honor to become a member of the Justice League," The vigilante spoke.
Superman smiled at this, extending a hand. "Then welcome aboard." He said.
"We know you will be a valuable member of the team." Batman said.
NVRmore took Superman's hand and shook it. "I'm glad to be aboard. Thank you," the vigilante said.
"You're quite welcome." Superman said.
"And we already have something you could help us with. I believe you're familiar with Sai Blade?" Wonder woman asked.
The League members couldn't see it because of the mask, but NVRmore's face darkened after the mention of that name. "Yes, I know that criminal. I've encountered him once when he invaded my city, committing the act of murder," the vigilante answered. "We fought a battle that ended in a draw. I passed out from exhaustion and the injuries that I received right after I got him out of the city by pushing him into a train. No doubt he's still out there causing mayhem thanks to his healing factor." He explained.
"Yes, Sai is no ordinary human, or even a metahuman. He's a demon. We've faced him many times before, but sadly, even as a team, we only fought him to a draw." She explained.
"But you lasted quite some time against him. In that time, do you happen to gain any useful information about him? Any strengths or weaknesses?" Batman asked.
"I've read his mind throughout the whole duration of the fight, so I learned his strength and weaknesses," NVRmore replied. "For his strengths, I know he has an assortment of weapons each with magical capabilities. His coat is very durable, very hard to cut through. I know he was holding back during our fight because I learned he has forms to boost his strength, speed, and durability. As for weaknesses, his main one is water. He is very quick-tempered. While rage usually gives a person a boost, it's a fuel that burns out quick and clouds their judgement. Anyone smart enough can take advantage of it. Lastly is that he has low stamina. Keeping him in a fight for a long time or overwhelming him will tire him out." He explained, pointing to Wonder Woman, Superman and Flash. "I'm surprised you three couldn't beat him. Were you holding back against him?" He asked.
"We had to hold back to some extent or risk killing him. But as you said, he had magic weapons that were able to damage me. He stole Wonder Woman's bracelets, limiting her defenses. As for Flash, he overwhelmed him with powerful attacks. No one else stood a chance." Superman explained.
NVRmore stared at them confusingly. "That... doesn't make any sense to me. Wonder Woman, I've heard stories of your bracelets actually serving to limit your powers. Taking them off allows you to be in a more powerful God-like state. Flash, you're the fastest man alive. Every attack is slow to you and you can go six times the speed of light. Superman, you once arrived to save Metropolis from outer space in a matter of seconds, helped pull the Earth and tank powerful blows comparable to Supernovas," NVRmore stated. "I understand you guys holding back so you won't kill. I do the same thing. Sai is a power person and very hard to put down, but I can't believe that the heroes I look up to had a hard time dealing with some edge-lord punk like him." He said.
The League members now looked between themselves, quite embarrassed. "Sadly, we've underestimated him. Worse yet, we were forced to pardon him after he destroyed Doomsday. We are no longer allowed to go after him or stop him from murdering criminals unless he causes catastrophic collateral damage." Batman explained.
"You mean no Justice League member can go after him?" NVRmore asked.
"Yes, unfortunately." Superman confirmed.
NVRmore gripped his hand into a fist in frustration but let it open as he sighed. "I understand," the vigilante responded.
"I'm sorry. I understand your frustration, but he did permanently destroy one of the biggest threats to the galaxy." She said.
"I've heard about Doomsday being vanquished. I thought you guys sent him to the Phantom Zone. I'm surprised someone like him did such a deed," NVRmore replied.
"Sai isn't evil, but he's certainly no hero. I do have to admit, though, I am grateful he finally put an end to Doomsday." Superman said.
"I'm not sure if I'll be able to trust him though," NVRmore admitted.
"None of us do. We've been waiting for him to make ANY kind of slip up and break the rules of our agreement so we can go after him again." Batman said, almost with venom in his voice.
NVRmore then heard Martian Manhunter's voice in his head. (Batman holds a SEVERE grudge against Sai. Among the League, Batman has failed the most attempting to apprehend him.) The green-skinned hero explained.
Wonder Woman sighed at this. "I wouldn't say we're THAT desperate to get him, but it would be easier to sleep at night knowing he wasn't killing people, criminals or not." She said.
The vigilante felt the same way about Batman's frustration. The demon made a fool out of him, mocking his methods of handling criminals. Taking a life is unforgivable in his eyes. "I agree," NVRmore said. "I also wouldn't prefer him running loose, taking lives."
"Sai is careless. Soon enough he'll forget about our deal and do something that forces us to step in." Batman said.
"Unfortunately, I can see that happening," NVRmore muttered.
Suddenly, a nearby jumbotron (or whatever you call those giant TV's on the sides of buildings) came on. "A breaking news story out of Gotham, the infamous criminal Edward Nigma, also known as The Riddler was found murdered near the Gotham City docks. Authorities only lead is a note stabbed into the Riddler's forehead with a shuriken, reading, excuse my language: 'Fuck your riddles. Seriously'." The news anchor said, causing Batman to growl and clench a fist in anger.
"He obviously enjoys taking advantage of that pardon," the vigilante noted, no doubt frustrated that Sai took another life.
"You have NO idea." Superman said.
"He's also executed Cheetah and Gorilla Grod, leaving similar messages. He never directly mentions us, but I'm positive he's taunting us." Flash said, equally angered.
"I recommend you keep a closer eye on your city. If he finds out you joined the League, there's a very good chance he'll do the same here." Batman said.
"I've been preparing myself just in case he comes back. He's too dangerous to let my guard down," NVRmore stated.
"Good work." Batman said.
"Thank you, sir," the vigilante replied. He nodded at this.
Superman then stepped forward. "Well then, as a new League member, would you like to see the Watchtower? You'll be a frequent visitor, so you should learn how to get around while you're there." He said.
"I would be honored to be at the Watchtower," NVRmore answered.
"Very well then." Superman said, starting to fly off while Green Lantern collected everyone else in a bubble and followed him.
NVRmore looked through the bubble, finding himself in the air. He decided to lean against it while waiting.
"Careful with those blades on your arms. Don't want to pop this baby." Flash said.
"Sorry," NVRmore apologized as he moved away from the bubble.
Wonder Woman rolled her eyes and slapped Flash in the back of the head. "Don't let him fool you, NVRmore. It takes a lot more than sharp objects to break Green Lantern's constructs." She assured him.
"That's a relief" the vigilante said.
"Yeah... Too bad there are still people who can get past it." Green Lantern said grudgingly.
"I'm guessing Sai was one of them," NVRmore asked.
"Yes... I came to arrest him and his girlfriend shot at me, so I knocked her out first. Then he used that Devil form of his... I didn't stand a chance." He explained.
"I see," the vigilante muttered.
Finally, the team arrived at the Watchtower. NVRmore landed on the floor once entering inside. He was admiring the area, seeing other superheroes inhabiting the satellite.
Batman moved to the computer while the others looked to NVRmore to see how he was handling the new surroundings. "What do you think?" Superman asked.
"It's pretty amazing," NVRmore answersed "It's beyond my expectations."
"Glad to hear it." Superman.
Suddenly there was an alert throughout the base. "Black Adam is attacking Metropolis. And guess who showed up to stop him..." Batman said, glaring at the screen he brought up, witnessing me fighting Black Adam on the rooftops in Metropolis, shielding myself from the godly powered ruler's lightning with his trench coat. However, this time, I had my hood up a mesh screen hanging from the hood to cover my face, so from a distance, no one could tell who I was, but the League clearly knew after dealing with me so many times in the past.
"We should hurry before Sai kills him," NVRmore stated. "Doesn't he stay in his homeland of Kahndaq to protect it though? Why would he attack Metropolis?"
"He also regularly tries to take over the world. It's possible he found out Superman wasn't in Metropolis and thought it was a good time to attack. Taking over a highly-respected city such as Metropolis would scare people and cause them to panic, as well as creating an ideal American base of operation." Batman explained.
"You are one mere demon! I have the power of six gods!" Black Adam said on screen as he fired lightning at me as I pulled out my claymore with lightning powers, Ardat, absorbing the lightning, stylishly spinning it around and pointing it at Black Adam.
"Not much of gods, then I'd say. Six of them and you barely make a match for Lord Raiden." I countered, rushing in at Black Adam, who jumped back and flew away to clear some distance, firing lightning all the while.
"He supposedly has the powers of the Egyptian gods. You're arrogant as always," NVRmore muttered in his breathe, aiming his words at me.
"This should be a good chance to show what you can do NVRmore. Are you ready?" Superman asked.
"I am," the vigilante answered. "While I'm still human and Black Adam is at the same level as you, Wonder Woman, and Captain Marvel, there's still ways I can help contribute to his defeat."
"Glad to hear it. Diana, let's go." Superman said, the heroes heading to the Zeta Tubes to be sent to Metropolis. NVRmore followed the two heroes to the Zeta Tubes.
In a matter of minutes, the heroes arrived in the city, looking to the sky to see Black Adam and I in a fierce aerial battle. I was now wearing strange blue gauntlets with tentacles on them, known as Kraken. The tentacles launched out and wrapped around Black Adam and the teeth on the tentacles digging in and pulling to tear away flesh, before Adam sent electricity through them into me, stunning me and allowing Adam to rush in, land a few punches, then he grabbed me. "Shazam!" The magic villain called, then quickly flying back to avoid a powerful bolt of lightning that instead hit me, sending me crashing down into an abandoned city bus.
"Ugh... Okay... I'mma kick his ass..." I growled through some pain.
"I believe this is the best time to intervene," NVRmore advised, turning intangible.
"Agreed." Superman said, firing his heat vision at Black Adam as Wonder Woman flew in to fight up close.
'"About time, I shouldn't have to defend the city of the most overpowered guy on the planet." I grumbled, rolling off the roof of the damaged bus, then noticing NVRmore. "The hell's he doing here?" I asked, pointing to the vigilante.
While NVRmore doesn't respond to my outburst, he silently smirked at it. He took out a few disks and threw them at Black Adam. Since they left the vigilante's body, they now turned tangible. The disks hit the supervillain at the back of the head, exploding upon impact.
Superman smiled in approval at this, before turning to me. "He's a new member of the Justice League. Something you could've been if you compromised with us and stopped murdering people." He explained, blasting Adam with another blast from his heat vision while he grappled with Diana.
"Well good for him. I think I've made it clear I didn't want to be on a team with you holier than thou boy scouts who don't have the guts to put these murderers down like the rabid dogs they are." I snapped, readying a fireball.
"It's better than being a loose cannon murderer no better than the people he puts down, not caring about the damages he causes." Superman snapped back, gesturing to the destroyed bus.
"Like you don't do worse. At least I tried getting him out of the city first. And besides, he sent me into the bus, that wasn't my fault." I countered, grabbing and picking up the bus. "Diana, watch out!" I called, throwing the bus. Diana turned and saw the bus, getting out of the way at the last second, Black Adam not reacting in time and getting hit by the bus, getting crushed under it as it crashed down at the end of the road. "THAT was my fault." I said.
"All that matters is making sure that the civilians have been evacuated," NVRmore stated as he saw Black Adam ripping the bus apart. The supervillain went to attack the vigilante first, only to go through him by surprise and accidentally punched me in the face instead.
"YOU'RE A DIIIIII-!" I shouted before getting slammed into another abandoned vehicle.
Even knowing his new ally had intangibility, Superman was shocked, taking a second to register what just happened, before throwing several punches on the supervillain, who struggled to defend himself against the stronger hero.
"Superman, eyes closed!" NVRmore shouted, throwing a flash grenade between the two super powered beings.
Superman closed and shielded his eyes as the flashbang went off, unaffected while Black Adam was blinded, struggling to recover from the flash and regain his bearings as I rushed back in and repeatedly hit the tyrant with a large demonic axe, known as Minotaur. "Here's a little Shazam for you!" I snapped, smashing the axe down on the supervillain, who struggled not to be crushed by it.
"You are all ants beneath me!" Adam said as he held back the axe.
"Then here's the bite!" I snapped, opening my mouth and preparing to breathe fire into Adam's face. But suddenly, NVRmore threw a few disks at Black Adam's chest, exploding upon impact. I got somewhat hit by the explosion as well. The explosion knocked both of us back, burning Black Adam a bit while I was unaffected by the small fires. Didn't mean I wasn't pissed, though. "Agh! Same side, asshole!" I snapped, getting up.
"Then get out of the way!" NVRmore yelled back, throwing more disks at the supervillain.
"I'll finish this!" I snapped, charging the villain and taking him into the air, hitting him all the while. The vigilante cursed as he's stuck on the ground. The two of us traded blows. I took more damage, but recovered quickly and dealt some brutal damage while Black Adam dealt more damage, but received more lasting damage. Eventually, I used my Devil Trigger and used my claws to stab Adam in the stomach, but Adam grabbed me by the throat, once again electrocuting me and throwing a powerful group of punches, leaving me dazed and disoriented, before throwing me as hard as he could into a hospital, collapsing the front of it. "No!" Superman shouted worriedly. Not for me, but the injured people inside.
"You monster!" Wonder Woman shouted, crashing into Adam, landing several hits and bringing him back to the ground. NVRmore raced towards the hospital, tossing a single disk next to Black Adam along the way. The disk engulfed the supervillain in an explosion, weakening him for Wonder Woman to easily take care of. Meanwhile, the vigilante arrived at the hospital to help anyone who got injured.
I got up with significant difficulty, moving aside the rubble burying me until I could stand, returning to my human form and witnessing the horror around me. "Oh, no..." I said in shock and guilt.
"It's over, Sai. You've broken the rules of our pardon. You're coming with us." Superman said.
"But... It wasn't my fault! Adam threw me into the hospital! Besides, it's not like you don't do worse every day." I argued. But as much as I tried to think of an argument, there was no argument that I was at least partially responsible. I didn't try to hit the hospital, but I still did.
"Shut up, monster," NVRmore growled at me in a low volume. "Right now, we need to help the injured. You'll be brought to justice later." The vigilante snapped as he walked past me, heading to people in need of aid.
I growled at this, but ignored it and did my part to help out as Wonder Woman restrained the defeated Black Adam. the four of us began to remove the rubble and helped any injured we could. Soon, everything seemed to had settled down, but once the League members prepared to turn their attention to me, they discovered I was nowhere to be found.
"I'll talk to the people we recovered the hospital, see if they need anything," NVRmore told the two heroes. "You can take Black Adam away. I'll call the Watchtower to beam me up through the Zeta Tubes when I'm done."
"Good idea. I knew you were the right choice for the team." Superman said.
"Good luck, NVRmore. We'll see you later." Wonder Woman said as the two flew off.
"Thank you. I'll see you all later," NVRmore replied. The first person the vigilante saw was a female nurse, so he decided to approach her first. She was around the same age as him, having long pure white hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. "Excuse me, Miss. How's everyone holding up? Is there anything you need that I can get for you?" He asked.
"Oh, hello," The nurse greeted, gazing at the vigilante's mask. "I'm fine. I'm just worried about the children though."
"Children?" NVRmore asked.
"Yes! My coworkers bring their little ones to work, and I would play with them before prepping for surgery. They were awfully scared then that demon showed up, crashing into the place," the nurse said, hissing at the word 'demon'.
"Don't worry ma'am. He'll be brought to justice. I promise," NVRmore vowed.
"Thank you, Mr...," The nurse responded, though not sure what to call him.
"NVRmore," The vigilante told her. "I'm actually the newest member of the Justice League." He added.
"Really? That's neat! A visit from a Justice League member will surely cheer the young ones up!" The nurse cheered.
"I'll be happy to help, Miss..." NVRmore started, trailing off for her to fill in her name.
"Olivia Addina," The nurse answered, smiling.
Unbeknownst to the two, I was actually still there, watching from the shadows. I was a bit annoyed at the woman's attitude towards me, but taking a moment to think, I couldn't really blame her. I was more saddened when I realized there were children in the building who could've gotten hurt. I sighed once more, before vanishing with Instant Transmission.
I returned to my family's temple, falling to my knees in despair. "What have I done..." I said softly, putting my face in my hands.
"Sai! It's nice to see you're back!" Pyrrha said as she and Erika walked up to me, both of them hugging me after I got back to my feet.
"Well, that makes you two..." I said sadly.
"We saw what happened on the news. It wasn't your fault. Black Adam destroyed that hospital. Not you. You're as responsible for that as I was responsible for what happened to Penny. At first, it hurt and I blamed myself, but you all told me it was all Emerald and Cinder's fault. This is no different. And I was only trying to win a silly, meaningless tournament. You were trying to save an entire city." Pyrrha explained.
"Yeah, but Penny is a robot who could and was rebuilt. Those people aren't." I said.
"Hey, come on. You're an edge-lord, not an emo brooder. If Goku or the other Z-fighters got upset over every plateau they destroyed or all the giant craters they put in the ground, they'd be crying for days." Erika said.
I rolled my eyes at this. "I appreciate you both trying to help, but I'll deal with this the best way I know how." I said.
"And how do you plan on dealing with it?" My father asked as he appeared.
I gulped a bit. "Hey, Dad... I'm guessing you saw what the news, too?" I asked.
"Yes. Thankfully, you took my advice and started hiding your face, so the public doesn't knew you were out there and you brought down the building." He said.
Pyrrha and Erika both started shaking their heads and waving their arms frantically. "S-sir! That's a sensitive topic right now!" Pyrrha said.
"He knows what he's done! And what he has to do." My dad said, looking back at me. "I assume you're paying for the damages?" He asked.
"Yes, Dad. I called Clayton and had him write forge a check in my name and everything." I explained.
"Good. Then that problem's been taken care of. But what will you do now? I sense your guilt, son. Holding it in will only tear you up inside." He said.
"I'm well aware of that. That's why I'm heading into the forest, to find some dragons to tear me up on the outside." I explained.
My father sighed at this, but nodded. "So, instead of be destroyed on the inside, you'll be destroyed on the outside. Not the route I'd take, but if you're dead set on this, then so be it. Just don't get yourself killed." He said.
"Don't worry, Father. I have a few good reasons to hurt myself, but so many more to keep living." I said, giving a smile to Erika and Pyrrha, who returned it with their own sadder smiles as I walked out of the temple.
Olivia took NVRmore to the hospital children who survived the incident. While they seemed intimidated by his costume, the vigilante assured them at he's a member of the Justice League and worked with heroes such as Superman and the Flash. He entertained them by performing poses like a Super Sentai character, making them laugh and cheer. It was something he had never done before but was willing to do so for the children. Olivia giggled at NVRmore's entertaining performance, glad that he's making the children happy. Once the parents arrived to retrieve their kids, the vigilante promised more visits along with other heroes coming with him.
"Thank you for your help," Olivia told him.
"No problem. Helping people is the main priority of a hero," NVRmore said. She smiled.
"You promise to come back and visit?" The nurse asked.
"Of course. I won't break a promise," The vigilante answered.
"Then I look forward to your next visit," Olivia said before joining the rest of the hospital staff. NVRmore looked after her and sent a signal to the Watchtower to pick him up through the Zeta Tubes.
The others smiled when he returned... Except Batman, who was emotionless as ever, working at the computers. "That was a nice show you put on for the children." Wonder Woman said.
"Wait, you saw?" NVRmore asked, feeling embarrassed.
"We were looking through the hospital security cameras for anything useful. So yes, we saw." Batman explained, never looking away from the screen.
"Oh... Hoped you enjoyed the performance," The vigilante muttered.
"It was nice of you to help calm down the children after what they'd just been through. Part of being a superhero is more than just saving people, but making them feel safe and secure." Superman said.
Meanwhile, Batman was scanning the map for any traces of Sai. "Sai seems to have completely disappeared. I can't find a trace of him anywhere in Metropolis, or New York as a whole." Batman said.
"Thanks Superman," NVRmore told the hero of Metropolis. He turned to Batman. "Have you tried Japan?" He asked.
It wasn't obvious, but Batman raised an eyebrow at the sudden realization. "That would make sense." He said, beginning to scan the suggested country. "You're not gonna like this." Batman said, to no one in particularly, so he must've meant the group as a whole.
"What is it?" the vigilante asked.
"I've located Sai's DNA signature on a desolate island in international waters just outside Japan's political reach. It's part of a ring of islands the Blades apparently own. He's on top of a mountain. That's not a problem, but it's what lives on that mountain that worries me." He said, showing images of several different, but all ferocious-looking kinds of dragons.
"Of course a person like him would be at such a place," NVRmore said.
"I'd suggest only the strongest members go, most of you can't handle immediate mountain-top conditions. And landing at the bottom and going up doesn't seem like a good option." Superman said.
"We may not have to." Batman said, zooming in, revealing Sai was in the lower forests of the mountain, fighting a pair of bipedal dragons, one red and one green. Although "fighting" would be stretching the word, really it seemed more like he was letting the beasts bite him and knock him around, maybe going for the occasional dodge or attack.
"He must be working off his guilt from destroying the hospital." Wonder Woman said.
"Hopefully he'll surrender peacefully?" the vigilante suggested.
The League looked between each other, then back at NVRmore. "No chance." They all said at once.
"We've tried at least 5 times now. If there's one thing you can say about Sai, he NEVER surrenders." Batman said.
"Alright then. Send in your strongest," NVRmore stated. "Maybe this time, Sai can finally be defeated."
At the island where I was fighting the dragons, Superman appeared where I was at. "Sai, we need to talk," the Man of Steel called out.
"Need a minute!" I called back, holding back the jaws of the red dragon, a Rathalos, bringing it down to its side and knocking it out with one final kick to the head. "I'm assuming this is about the hospital? I'll say it one more time: not my fault." I said, glaring at Superman.
"You were being reckless. Even if Black Adam launched you to the hospital, you still have to take responsibility for your actions. Lives were lost, Sai. You have to answer for that," Superman told me.
"Hey, I seem to recall a time where you COMPLETELY destroyed a hospital, fighting against Captain Marvel, a FELLOW HERO and you got away with it scot-free. Besides, we answer to things in our own way." I countered, removing several teeth and a few spikes from my chest.
"The fight lead to most of the Justice League members, including me, turning themselves in to the U.S. military and the public losing their trust in us," Superman countered. "So don't say that I got away Scot free."
"But you started it. Adam started this one and I was an unwilling projectile. I already sent in a check with more than enough to pay for the damages. And in case you haven't noticed, my chest is full of sharp things, so I'd say I'm paying plenty already." I argued once more, pulling the final spike out of my chest.
"Damaging yourself won't answer for your actions. Besides, the hospital accepted Luthor's check rather in oppose to yours," The Man of Steel stated. "You're going to take responsibility. We're going to have to take you in, whether you like it or not."
"I think we all know what happened last time this happened!" I snapped, taking a stance, before stopping as I realized something. "Wait, the red one's there, where's the-" He started, before the green dragon, a Rathian, suddenly burst from the trees and chomped down on me. "Oh, shit!" I shouted as the beast continued to gnash its teeth into me. "This is your fault, too!" I called out, struggling to punch at the monster's eyes.
In a blink of an eye, the dragon was gone as Superman had punched the creature at the chest and sent it flying. "Last time won't happen again," Superman said, staring at me.
"Well, you're persistent if nothing else." I grumbled, pulling out my Ouroboros katana.
"This time, we're not going to underestimate you. NVRmore told us your strengths and weaknesses," The Man of Steel responded. Zeta Tubes appeared with members of the Justice League exiting out of it. Some of them were familiar faces to me, but others are ones I never fought before. Joining Superman was Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Dr. Fate, Captain Atom, Firestorm, Captain Marvel, Red Tornado, Zatanna, Power Girl, and Entrigan the Demon.
Admittedly, I was shocked at this. "...Okay, there's being prepared, then there's overkill." I said, looking around at the heroes surrounding me.
"Sai, we don't want to fight. However, we are willing to do so if you continue to resist," Wonder Woman declared.
"You should've thought of that before you came after me in my home turf." I said, releasing a blast of fire from my body to blast them all away.
Background Music: "Wrong Side of Heaven" by Five Finger Death Punch
"ERIF, NRUT ONTI SEILFRETTUB!" Zatanna spoke. Suddenly, the blast of fire had been transformed into a cluster of harmless butterflies. Dr. Fate opened a portal, and time appeared to have stopped for a reason. At first, no one appeared to be moving except for one person. The Flash. (Think of the Quicksilver scene in the Days of Future Past) Flash was right now moving at a speed where everyone else appeared to be no longer moving. The Scarlet Speedster headed over to me and began removing my coat and the katana. After doing so, he began checking my clothes as he removed any weapons he could find in them. Picking up the items, he casually headed over to the portal and tossed the items into it. Flash slowed down, and time appeared to resume in his perspective. Noticing that his teammate was at a different spot than before, Dr. Fate closed the portal.
I was left in shock as to what just happened. "My stuff! How?!" I demanded, growling at the heroes.
"You stole my bracelets, remember?" Wonder Woman told him. "It's only fitting if the same thing happens to you."
"I'll get them back eventually. Just as soon as you learn never to steal from a demon! ZA WARUDO!" I shouted. Suddenly, time again seemed to move as a crawl, those incapable of light speed movements appearing frozen in place while those who could found themselves dramatically slowed down by my Bullet Time. But before they could assess what happened, I struck, rushing up to Zatanna and elbowing her in the face, blood flying from an obviously broken nose, as she was sent flying back into a tree, before I targeted Red Tornado, ripping the android's head off and flinging it into Flash's face, time restarting. "Two down already. Still think it's going better than last time?" I taunted.
Sadly, Flash managed to catch the head in time.
"You know the air is mostly composed of nitrogen and oxygen, right?" Firestorm asked me. "Well, there's also traces of other elements, bits of dust, dirt, and debris in the wind. Therefore, I can do this." Suddenly, ice begins to form around me before encasing me in a block of it. Firestorm approached the block of ice and touched it, transmuting it into stone. Superman grabbed the block of stone and tossed it up, punching it. This broke the stone apart but sent me flying due to the force to the shores of the island.
"Alright, half of us will go after Sai while the others help Zatanna and Red Tornado," Superman stated. He, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Captain Atom, and Green Lantern headed to the shores while the rest attended to their injured comrades.
"Well, I have a new least favorite hero now." I groaned as I struggled back to my feet (actually, no, it's not Firestorm, I hate Dr. Fate worse). I smirked as I looked down at the sandy shore I was now on, quickly making shapes in the sand. "Heh. Time for my own little science project. Sand plus extreme heat, equals..." I said, heating up the sand and making an assortment of thick glass weapons. "Some quick improvised weapons." I said, arming myself and preparing for the heroes.
"Sai, most of us have very dense skin that can barely be pierced. Weapons made out of glass won't hurt us," Superman said as he and the five other heroes arrived.
"True, but I'm also a magic demon, which you're already weak to, with energy that can strengthen the glass to be as strong as steel." I countered, disappearing, reappearing behind Wonder Woman and stabbing her in the shoulder blades with them.
Wonder Woman cried out in pain but hit me in the head with her shield. Aquaman used his trident to form a giant hand from the ocean, which grabbed me and pulled me into the water. The king of Atlantis dove into the water, now gaining the homefield advantage. Seeing his opponent in the water, Aquaman swam to me at hypersonic speed and kneed me in the gut. After that, he punched my nose which broke it followed by a slash to the chest from his trident.
I let out a drowned shout in the water, before grabbing Aquaman when he was close enough, skyrocketing my body heat and beginning to boil the water around us, reducing the damage the water was doing to me while beginning to cook Aquaman.
Aquaman gave me a headbutt, causing me to let go. Before I was given a chance to react, Superman appeared and grabbed me in an instant and flew into the air with me. The Man of Steel let go of me and punched me downward to the ground. Wonder Woman, whose wound had already been healed, leapt upward and slammed her bracelets together which created a concussive blast that hit me. This sent me to Superman, who had his hands together, and slammed them into my body, sending me crashing to the ground.
I panted heavily as I struggled to get back up. "Damn... I can't take many more hits like that... Gotta go all out!" I said, activating my Devil Trigger, rushing at Green Lantern, destroying his construct shield and landing a number of brutal hits, followed by a powerful beam from my mouth that put the hero down.
Captain Atom flew towards me and punched me in the face before shooting an energy beam at my chest, knocking me to the ground. Meanwhile, Martian Manhunter spoke to the other League members telepathically and asked for their aid while receiving word that Zatanna healed herself and Red Tornado. The Martian asked Dr. Fate for something to take place. Ending the connection, it soon started to rain.
I looked up at this as I saw the rain coming down. "Damn! Rain doesn't hurt me, but it makes my fire attacks damn near worthless!" I snapped.
John then used his telepathic powers to make me see my lovely wives instead of the Justice League members. Instead of Superman, I saw Erika, Martian Manhunter was Lady and Wonder Woman, I saw as Pyrrha. "What...? Erika, Pyrrha, Lady... What are you all doing here? Where'd the Justice League go?" I asked, completely confused.
Martian Manhunter telepathically told the others what was happening before turning invisible. Superman, walked towards me and instantly kneed me in the gut before punching me to Wonder Woman. The Amazon raised her shield and slammed it against my head with a strong amount of force.
I collapsed to the ground and after one final attempt to get back up, I failed to do so and hit the ground, unconscious.
End Music
The other Justice League members arrived and saw me unconscious. Dr. Fate used his magic to revert me back to my human form. Three Zeta Tubes appeared with three Justice League members stepped out of it. They were Batman, NVRmore, and John Constantine.
"So, this is the bloody wanker that you all were having trouble with?" Constantine asked, inspecting me. "He doesn't seem really impressive. Not sure why you even called Fate or Etrigan here since they barely participated." He said, kneeling down in front of me, leaning in close to my face. Instinctively as a result to a disturbance in front of me in "sleep", I let out a small huff, a quick spurt of flames coming from my mouth, making Constantine jump back in fear.
"We wanted to play it safe," Martian Manhunter answered, turning visible.
"Constantine, we need you to seal his powers. So he won't use them to break out and start a fight," Superman told the con man.
"Sealing the powers of a Blade, huh? That's pretty ballsy. Good on ya," Constantine responded. He walked over to my unconscious body again and knelt down next to me. The con man turned me on my front and lifted my shirt, exposing my back. "Alright, I'm going to apply the seal. Fate, I'm going to need you to apply your magic." Taking out a cup of black substance from his trench coat, Constantine dipped his fingers into it and used it to draw a seal on my back.
"Stand aside," Dr. Fate spoke and his hands started to give off a purple glow. The seal began to glow purple too, burning into my skin. "Son of Ryu Blade, these demonic powers will be sealed and you'll receive access only when you display true acts of heroism." He chanted the incantation.
"Come on, let's take him to the Watchtower," Superman said once the sealing had been done.
But suddenly, before any further action could be taken, black lightning blasted down from the sky, striking away Constantine and covering the area around me in thick black fog. Then a scythe came from the fog and slashed Superman deeply across the chest, forcing him to jump back. The smoke cleared to reveal my parents, Ryu and Shizune Blade, both more than ready to fight. "Ballsy indeed, sealing the powers of my son!" My mother snapped, readying her scythe again, raising a couple of dragonic centurion skeletons with large swords and shields.
"I can't deny Sai was overconfident and needed to be knocked down a peg, but 14 members of the Justice League, with knowledge of all his weaknesses? That's going a bit overboard. Just makes you lot look like cowards." My said darkly.
"They first underestimated him, then they overestimated him. Kid's confusing," Constantine said with a shrug, smoking a cigarette.
Ryu rolled his eyes and made the cigarette instantly burn all the way to ash, burning Constantine's fingers and lips, then snapping his fingers and making 3 small red suns circle Superman while black chains tightly wrapped around the rest of the League nearly to the point of breaking bones. "And let's not forget the act of sealing his powers. I am not happy about this. You're lucky I don't kill all of you here and now. But you are heroes who fight to protect the innocent. That is the only reason you still live." Ryu said.
"I personally STILL want to kill you." Shizune snapped.
However, Dr. Fate managed to resist Ryu's powers and undid my father's actions and restored the Justice League back to health as his powers rivaled the demon father's powers. "Ryu and Shizune Blade. While you may not like it, the actions of the Justice League has served as a necessary lesson for Sai. The young man has become too arrogant and reckless to the point that his actions has caused the deaths of civilians. He needs to learn how to use his powers responsibly and be a proper hero. Let him develop so he can earn his powers back," Dr. Fate spoke. "And remember, you are not the only ones with high power." He warned.
Ryu growled at this, but sighed, realizing the doctor had a point. "Very well. THIS ONCE, I shall allow this transgression to pass. But I cannot speak for Sai when he undoes this seal. And I promise you, if you target ANY of my children EVER again. You all will die." Ryu warned, my lost sword and trench coat appearing in his hands as Shizune collected me in her arms, bridal style, the three of us vanishing into smoke once again.
"That foolish arrogance of Ryu Blade. The man believes he's above everyone else," Dr. Fate muttered in disgust. "He's not as strong as he think he is. His fate has already been decided. Only a matter of time until it happens." The hero teleported from the island while the Justice League were taken to the Watchtower by the Zeta Tubes.
Back at Metropolis, nighttime had already arrived. Olivia was leaving the hospital after helping the other members of the staff.
"Miss Addina." A voice called out, catching her attention. The nurse turned her head to see NVRmore leaning against a tree.
"Oh, Mr. NVRmore. What are you doing here?" Olivia asked as she walked over to the Justice League member.
"I came to tell you that I'm sorry. I couldn't bring the demon to justice. The most that we did was Dr. Fate sealing his powers. Then the demon's stupid father showed up and threatened to kill us. Dr. Fate stopped him and performed a compromise, and the demon gets his powers back when he learns how to be a true hero," NVRmore rambled, trying to explain the whole mess while Olivia tried to process the whole thing.
"It's okay," The nurse stopped him. "Rendering the demon powerless seems to be a fitting punishment for him. It could teach him some lessons in humility and responsibility. You aren't afraid of his father right?"
"No. I'll never be afraid of someone like him. Besides, Dr. Fate said that there are higher beings alongside him that'll be able to stop him before he performs a single action against the Justice League, like snapping his fingers or something like that," The vigilante explained. "By the way, how were you able to to tell that Sai was demon?" He asked.
"Well, don't be scared or anything but I'm a werewolf. I was able to tell from his scent," Olivia answered.
"Oh," NVRmore said, surprised. "That's interesting."
"I'm surprised that you're okay with that," The nurse told him.
"Aliens, Amazons, and demons exist along with god-like beings," NVRmore stated. "I wouldn't find any problem with you being a werewolf."
"Oh, thank you," Olivia said, smiling. "If you aren't busy fighting crime, would you like to have dinner with me?"
"I would be delighted," the vigilante answered. The two of them left the hospital together.
Back at the home of the Blades, my siblings and wives were all hanging out together in the living room when our parents passed through, Ryu clearing the way for my mom to carry me, still unconscious, to my room. "Sai?" Pyrrha asked, hurrying to my mother's side along with the rest of my beloved wives, shocked to see my condition, my siblings following close behind. "What happened to him?" She asked.
"There's no way dragons could've done this. Even if Sai was letting them hurt him, he wouldn't let himself get knocked out or hurt this bad." Lightning said.
"It wasn't the dragons... It was that infernal Justice League!" My father snapped, opening the door to my room, allowing Shizune to pass through and lay me on my bed, "They came to our island. Our sanctuary... Our HOME! And attacked him! Not only that..." He said, rolling me onto my stomach, allowing them to see the seal on my back, my siblings gasping in shock and horror.
"No... They couldn't..." Lance said in disbelief.
"Bastards!" Kinshiro snapped.
"They sealed his powers?" Katana asked in horror.
"They did what?!" Lightning demanded.
"That insufferable con man John Constantine and that vile EXCREMENT Dr. Fate sealed his powers. Until he can manage to fulfill the conditions to break the seal, he'll no longer be able to wield fire, enter his Devil Form or even summon his wings. I'd even he won't be able to use his ki. As for his physical abilities, he'll be as weak as any normal human. Including healing. He's vulnerable now." My father explained sadly.
"And you can't undo the seal, Father?" Moonlight asked. (In case you forget any of my siblings, reference Dragon Ball B)
"Unfortunately no. I wouldn't give him the satisfaction of letting him know this, but Dr. Fates powers are on par with my own. And with Constantine's extra magic aiding Fate's own, the seal is too powerful for me to simply remove." My father admitted.
Pyrrha was shocked at this, getting into bed with me and holding me close. "Why... How could they do this? I know Sai caused that hospital to fall, but that wasn't his fault. Black Adam did that, Sai didn't want to!" She said sadly.
"Those league bastards don't care! They think because they're so powerful and everyone loves them that they know best and that things must be handled their way or not at all! They force their ideals and the blames of villains onto others! They're nothing more than tyrants!" Nightshade snapped, darkness pouring from his body. "They DARE invade our sacred home! And then they think they can just get away with attacking and sealing the powers of ANY member of our clan, but especially my brother!" He shouted, creating a ball of darkness in his hand. My father snapped his fingers, summoning a Hell Vanguard in the corner of the room, only for Nightshade to immediately blast and destroy the demon with the ball of darkness. "Thanks..." He said.
"We can't let them get away with this! We have to make them pay!" Katana snapped.
"Hell yeah, sister. I would've kicked their ass just for knocking Sai out, but for sealing his powers, I'll blast that fancy satellite of theirs out of the sky!" Erika snapped.
"Superhero or not, you hurt my friends, or worse, my family, I'll make you suffer." Lightning agreed.
My father seemed to hear them, but despite having enough clarity to give Nightshade a target for his anger, Ryu was still furious himself. "Curse that Dr. Fate. Curse the entirety of that infernal Justice League! We've been defending the Earth from threats before any of them were born! Who are they to say our methods are wrong. And how dare they even THINK they have the right to seal away the powers of MY SON!" He shouted, raising his hand as if he were about to snap his fingers. "I could just snap my fingers and end all of their existences. I could destroy Wayne Enterprises, make the Daily Planet crumble and wipe Themiscyra off the face of the Earth!" He snapped, but Shizune grabbed his hand.
"As much as I'd love to see the League suffer, we are not tyrants. We cannot punish the many for the actions of the few. Besides, it's not our revenge to take. Sai is a hero, more so than any of those costumed fools. He'll complete an act of heroism sooner than those fools could imagine. Then, when he received his powers again, he will make them pay." She said, looking down at her son.
Everyone the room growled or sighed at this, but in the end, conceded. "Very well. If the Justice League comes for any other member of the Blades, they will taste our fury. But for what they've done to Sai... We cannot retaliate." My father admitted, everyone else nodding... except for 4 small silhouetted figures standing behind and listening to the adults, they're eyes suddenly shining from their silhouettes.