I was going to post this a little bit sooner, but I ran into some problems with. But they all look clear now, and I'm ready to begin.
If you haven't read the previous stories (Gods And Monsters and/or Blood Of The Family), I highly recommend you do that to better understanding the story and some of the characters.
Disclaimer: I don't own Arrowverse or DC comics. If I did, I probably wouldn't be writing fanfiction.
Chapter 1: Dark Prophecy
A group of five wearing suits and red hoods over their heads walked into a bank with guns in their hands.
One of them shot their gun in the air, causing everyone to crouch to the floor screaming.
"Everyone get down!" one of them yelled.
"You two." the leader said, looking at two of his men. "Our hacker should've opened the vault by now. Load the cash and be here fast."
The red hooded bank robber obeyed and ran to the vault.
"The rest of you, make sure things don't get too hairy until we're out." the leader ordered.
Barely a minute later, the previous robber ran back to the group, carrying bags full of bills.
"Alright, let's go." the leader ordered.
The group exited the bank and headed to their escape vehicle, but someone was standing in their way.
A figure wearing a cowl to conceal his identity, a pretty much all black outfit, and the exact same 'S' Superman and Supergirl wear on their chests was on his.
"I don't think that belongs to you." the stranger said to the red hooded bank robbers.
"Light him up!" the leader yelled.
The entire group nodded, and fired their machine guns at the figure.
But he did nothing. He just stood there as the group fired their bullets at him.
They did nothing but hold their fingers on the riggers, until it had go on for so long, their escape car behind the figure exploded, due to the many bullets it was taking.
The red hooded group then stopped firing, and took a step back in fear.
"Now that was just plain rude." the figure said.
In the blink of an eye, everyone one of them except the leader was on the ground unconscious.
The leader dropped his gun and held his hands up in surrender.
"Okay. Okay. I give up." he pleaded.
The next thing he knew, he was immediately on top of some tall building, standing by the edge.
He screamed and scurried back from the edge, to bump into the same figure.
"What are you?" he asked.
"Let's just say I've got my similarities and differences to Supergirl and Superman." the figure vaguely answered.
"Why am I here?" the red hooded leader asked.
The figure then grabbed the leader and lifted in up to his eyes.
The figures eyes then glowed blue, and the leader was mesmerized by them.
"You are going to answer all of my questions honestly." the figure ordered, right before tossing him back to the ground. "Who's you boss?"
"I don't know." the leader answered for some reason.
"You don't know who you're working for?" the figure asked.
"He never gave us his name, only gave us some guns and told us to rob a few banks."
"Where can I find him?"
"I don't know." Right after the leader answered that, the figure took a step towards him, terrifying him. "I SWEAR I DON'T KNOW! He moves around a lot. All I know is that he was based in Gotham when he wanted us to rob the bank."
"Appreciate the cooperation. Even if it wasn't really out of your own free will."
The figure then flew up to the sky, leaving the leader in shock over what just happened.
Bar
Kara and Alex sat around a table talking and laughing.
"You do realize that I've known you for fifteen years now?" Alex asked. "So... by that logic, I should be able to know if my little sister's got a crush."
"Alex." Kara said laughing and blushing. "You have got to let this go."
"Not until you answer the question. Oliver or Barry?" Alex continued to press.
"You're unbelievable." Kara replied.
Alex chuckled. "It's good to see you happy again."
"You too. I know it's been hard since Maggie."
"Whatever. I don't even think about it anymore." Alex insisted.
"Think about what?" James asked as he and Winn sat down by the two.
"Life. Love. Family. Drama. Aliens. Really not shortage of things to talk about." Kara stated.
"Well I've got something we could at least toast to." Alex said as she raised her beer. "To Supergirl."
"Here, here." James and Winn said as they raised theirs.
"Come on. I don't deserve this." Kara said.
"You did save the world like four or five times now." Winn pointed out.
"Fair enough. How about we always toast to Supergirl and her amazingness?" Kara joked, getting some laughter from the group.
But then, a familiar face got her attention from the other side of the bar.
"Hey, I'll be back." Kara said as she walked away from her sister and friends and made her way to the familiar face.
When she reached her destination, the man turned around to reveal himself as Kent Nelson.
"Kent?" Kara asked. "It's good to see you. But what are you doing here?"
"I've actually come to see you." Kent answered.
"What do you mean?" Kara asked again.
"I know you're Supergirl." Kent began. "And I know that you've saved the world on several different occasions. But you've also barely survived by the skin of your teeth more than once as well."
"What are you getting at?" Kara continued to ask, not seeing the purpose of this conversation.
"What if I told you that by this year's end, you'd be dead?" Kent asked.
"Well, I'd find that hard to believe. But say I did believe you, how could you possibly know that?" Kara asked.
"I did some digging, and I discovered a source of power that allows me to see the destinies of every living thing." Kent answered.
"Then why come and warn me about my supposed destiny?" Kara continued asking.
"Because the world needs Supergirl far more than what some people may realize." Kent sighed. "I'd like to explain more, but I need you to follow me where we can't be overheard."
Kara reluctantly nodded, not entirely sure this was the best course of action, but not seeing an alterative, and she was generally curious.
Cave
Bruce Wayne took an elevator down to a dark cave and continued to walk on a platform to a computer, to see someone sitting in front of the computer.
"Hey Bruce." Von said as he stood up from the chair. "It's been too long."
"Von?" Bruce asked, surprised and concerned to see the Kryptonian. "How did you..."
"Come one. Did you really think some security could keep me out?" Von asked.
"Fair enough." Bruce admitted.
Von then walked up to some display case, and viewed a bat suit in the case.
"So you're Gotham's Batman?" Von asked.
"And you're the vigilante Savior." Bruce shot back.
"Savior?" Von asked, turning around to face Bruce.
"It's the name the media's been giving to the black suited vigilante wearing the S your sister and cousin wear." Bruce explained.
"Well, it's not an S. It's... never mind." Von gave up. "Although, I do like the name Savior. It's got a nice ring to it."
Bruce rolled his eyes.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Right." Von said as he got back on topic. "I've been following these banks robber called the Red Hood Gang back to Gotham. The problem is, I don't know exactly where..."
"Ace Chemicals." Bruce answered, getting a surprise look from Von. "What kind of vigilante would I be if I didn't keep track of gangs like these guys?"
"Well then, can we go now?" Von asked.
"We?" Bruce asked, not liking the plural.
"Yeah we. It's like a team up. My sister does that with the archer and the speedster every now and then." Von said.
Bruce once again rolled his eyes.
"Fine." he said giving up. "But try to avoid doing anything... over the top."
"No promises." Von replied.
Hotel
A man was sitting by the front desk, when someone familiar to him walked up to him.
"Colonel?" the man sitting by the desk asked in surprise.
"I don't believe your name is Josh." the man said, staring at his nametag. "And, it's General now."
"Well, I don't think the humans will accept Shor-Van as an actual name." he replied. "And General or not, I no longer need to take orders from you."
"I disagree. Given the fact that we're on a strange new environment, it is appropriate to have some form of a chain of command."
Shor scoffed at the comment.
"Yeah, and who would we need to bow to?" Shor asked. "No one but you, the all mighty General Zod right?"
"So you would just abandonee your heritage just because you don't enjoy taking orders from me?"
"There's simply something you don't understand Zod. You can't truly command someone without earning their trust. And you haven't earned mine."
"Then allow me the chance to do so." Zod pleaded. "I understand you concern and distrust given our current predicament, but you must understand that we may be some of the few Kryptonians left on the planet. I have searched and only found so many others. I beg of you, return with me so that we may unravel the mystery of our origins."
Shor sighed. "It's not just that I don't trust you. I've done some research on what the humans call the internet. The children of El, Superman and Supergirl claim that Krypton exploded decades ago. Our home Zod, it's simply gone. There's nothing to fight for now. All we can do is move on, and that's what I intend to do."
Anger flushed Zod's face after hearing that comment.
"You will regret this." he said as he turned around and left.
Ace Chemicals
Some men wearing red hoods were carrying containers filled with chemicals.
"Come on!" the leader shouted at them. "Get a move on. We need to leave as soon as possible!"
"Come on boss." one of them complained. "No one even knows we're hear."
"And how do you know that?" the leader asked. "Did the police tell you that they have no clue where we're setup?"
"No." the same man replied.
"Then you don't know!"
"But we do." Savior answered as he and Batman stood on the catwalk above them.
"What are you waiting for?!" the leader yelled. "Fire!"
The red hooded thugs quickly reached for their guns and fired and the two's direction. But they disappeared.
"Where did they go?" one of the thugs asked aloud.
"Okay. You take the henchmen, and I'll take the boss." Savior whispered to Batman as the two crouched on the beams above the criminals.
"This isn't a game." Batman stated.
"Jeez, and I thought Oliver was brooding. Anyway, I'll see you below." Savior said as he jumped to the floor.
Batman rolled his eyes at Savior's attitude and jumped down as well.
Batman landed in the middle of the group of thugs, who quickly pointed their guns at him. But Batman quickly maneuvered around their aim by grabbing one of their guns, and simultaneously knocking them all of the guns out of their grips. The thugs then prepared to fight him using nothing but their fists, but Batman then dropped a smoke pellet, casing confusion and distortion among the thugs. At that point, Batman had already won.
While his men engaged Batman, the leader ran across the catwalk, attempting to escape from the factory.
But his attempts were stopped when Savior jumped down in front of him.
"Can't let you just walk away." Savior stated. "But if you get down on your knees and..."
Savior's offer was stopped when the leader sent a punch to him.
He hit him, but the punch didn't seem to affect him.
"Wow. Nope. Never mind. Just going to kill you now." Savior stated.
Fear enveloped the leader and he immediately turned around and ran in the other direction.
But then Savior appeared fright in front of him again. And this time, Savior wrapped his hand around the leaders neck, and lifted him over one of the large container filled with chemicals.
"Don't, please." the leader begged. "I'm sorry. I'll go to jail. I'll plead guilty. I'll do anything you want."
"How about you go to hell then?" Savior asked as he let go.
The leader screamed at the top of his lungs all the way down until he landed in the chemicals, and was almost immediately enveloped by them.
Batman could do nothing but watch in horror as Von did this.
Outside the Hotel
Shor walked into an alleyway and was surprised when Zod came up from behind him.
"Damn it Zod." Shor cursed. "I told you, I have no desire to..."
"I understand." Zod interrupted. "But I want to give you one last chance to reconsider. Soon this planet will become our New Krypton, and I wouldn't mind seeing you standing beside your people. All you need do is simply kneel before Zod."
"Thanks." Shor said sarcastically. "But I think I'm okay."
Zod sighed. "I understand." Zod then put his hand on Shor's shoulder. "You just simply don't posses the will to do what you must. But I do."
Zod then sent his heat vision directly into Shor's eyes, causing the Kryptonian fall to the ground screaming in pain, until he died.
"Unfortunately, I can't risk the humans discovering us too soon." Zod said coldly to Shor's dead body.
Bat Cave
Bruce and Von entered the cave, and Bruce turned around to face Von with disappointment and anger all over his face.
"You killed that man!" Bruce yelled.
"Technically, the chemicals killed him, I just dropped him." Von responded.
"You can't just go around ending lives with no consequence." Bruce argued.
"I have a question. Did you become of vigilante because you just wanted to, or because you realized the justice system doesn't always work?" Von asked.
"That's your argument? Because some people can cheat the system?"
"An old friend of mine named Kenny came up to me several months ago and told me he wanted to salvage our friendship. I didn't believe him, but I figured I might as well give him a chance. And in the end, I lost my unborn child because of my hesitation."
"And I'm sorry about your loss. But I've lost people too, and I don't go around killing criminals because of that."
"It's not because of that Bruce. It's because if I don't have the guts to do what is necessary, then someone else will lose their unborn child as well. Did you ever think that if maybe you were harder on the bad guys, you might be able to stop another eight year old from losing their parents?"
An emotionless face appeared on Bruce right after that comment.
"All I know is that the world needs another hero a lot more than it needs another monster." Bruce stated, right before he turned around and left the cave.
"I'm not too sure about that." Von whispered to himself.
Kara's Apartment
Kara and Kent walked into her apartment as the man carried a briefcase with him.
"Are you sure no one can hear us here?" Kent asked.
"Trust me, we're fine." Kara stated. "Now, can you tell me what you're talking about."
Kent sighed. "A few months ago, I came across a helmet that allows me to gain powers unlike anything you've encountered. But, I also have to obey the will of the Lords of Order while wearing it."
"The Lords of Order?" Kara asked.
"They're beings who help protect the natural balance of the universe." Kent answered.
"O..kay..." Kara responded.
"But back on topic. The Lords of Order have demanded that you understand your dire future."
"What do you mean?"
"You have a long and dangerous past Kara Zor-El. But your future is infinity more dark. If it comes to pass, not only will your adoptive world suffer, but the entire balance of the universe will suffer as a consequence."
"What's so dangerous about my future?" Kara asked.
"It would be better if I show you." Kent answered as he opened his briefcase to reveal a golden helmet. "When I put this on, I will gain the ability to show you vision of the possible future ahead of you."
"Right..." Kara responded, feeling like she was talking to a mental patient.
Kent took a step back as he put on the helmet, which immediately glowed, and the eye holes turned completely white.
"Kent?" Kara asked, concerned for the archeologist.
"No." 'Kent' replied in a different voice. "I am not Kent Nelson anymore. You can call me Fate."
"Alright Fate, what do you have to show me?"
Fate then offered his hand to Kara, which she grabbed and began seeing many different visions.
In one vision, she saw her and Von arguing. Von then turned around to face away from Kara with tears in his eyes. And then in the blink of an eye, he turned around to Kara and sent a punch to her, sending her to the ground.
In the second vision, Kara saw Oliver and Barry arguing with each other. Barry began to walk away from Oliver, who sent an arrow into Barry's leg, causing the speedster to stop and scream in pain.
In the third vision, Kara her falling from a building and landing on the concrete ground, unsure if she survived or not.
In the fourth vision, Kara witness the Fortress of Solitude crumbling to the ground, until there was nothing left of it.
In her last vision, Kara only saw a red cape wrapped around some sign pole and blowing in the wind.
Kara then returned to her apartment, and backed away with uncertainty to what she just saw.
"Was that..."
"The future." Fate answered. "If this prophecy comes to pass, you will find friend against friend, family against family, until the line of El comes to an end. The only other message I can give you is a warning. There are three signs that will mark your future that we not in the vision. Beware of: the false brother, the general without an army, and the beast that has yet to come. These three shall mark your family, and your world's doomsday."
Fate then vanished in a ball of light, leaving Kara panting and wondering if his predication will come true.
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