Infinite Origins: Hawkgirl
Summary: Shayera Hol never did have an easy life, learning to be a soldier on the war like world of Thanagar. This is the origin story for Shayera in the Infinite Universe, and how she became Hawkgirl.
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Written by Red Shadow Ranger
Chapter 1:
Hal Talak
The war with the Gordanians had been raging on for generations, with each generation becoming more warlike than the last. The Gordanians seemed to be endless, and the Hawks had no hope for victory, or even peace with this alien race. The High Council knew that they could not sustain the number of troop losses that they had, or hold the ever-advancing Gordanians. They knew that they had to come up with a strategy to destroy the Gordanian home world, or fear losing Thanagar to their enemy. The Gordanians were winning more battles, and the Hawks were sustaining more casualties.
Each generation was born more warlike and more willing to kill the Gordanians. They were involved in a bloody struggle of survival of the fittest. Only the most warlike, fiercest warriors survived to have offspring, passing on their fighting prowess to their children.
Most of the children were raised and taught in special schools, allowing their parents to continue to be soldiers. Only the high up generals could allow their children to live with them for they weren't on the battlefield as often. These were the only Hawks who had a semblance of a childhood that would be recognised on Earth.
The schools also served as orphanages for a lot of children, as a lot of Hawks die on the battlefield. The ones who had no idea who their parents were often named after the house that they were housed in. They also had the toughest time growing up for they had no lineage to rely on, or funding for better education. If they survived childhood, they were usually the toughest Hawks, making them hard to kill on the battlefield. The only problem is that they may not respect those Hawks who had a pampered childhood, making them less likely to respect their orders and authority.
Many of the kids were orphaned, some not even having a name. These were named after the houses that they lived in, which were mainly located in of the lower districts in the main city of Thalrassa. This was once the proud city of the Thanagar Empire, now being a shadow of its former self. The lower districts were where the slaves of the old Thanagarian Empire lived, under constant poverty and disease. The Hawks themselves lived in floating cities, where poverty and disease were nearly non-existent.
When it entered the second century of war, these great cities began to fall. The remains of them were built into the old squalor, creating the new districts where the Hawks now all lived. Only the High Command lived in a floating, fortified building, allowing them to make war plans in safety and security.
This is the story of Shayera Hol's life on her home planet of Thanagar, before she became Hawkgirl.
Red Shadow Ranger