A/N: this is actually a Justice League Fanfic from me XD yah I have a crush on Batman XD (It the tights) anyway, I'm also a SMWW shipper because I like that paring XD so on to this odd story I got the idea after watching the 'Star Crossed' episodes By the way I wasn't sure how to spell J'onn's name but some one told me it was J'onn if that's wrong don't yell at me please.
Black Winged Angel
The beauty of a black winged angle is only matched by the extremity of its sins
You fell in love, and thus broke the rules, you will forever suffer
My beloved child, the day you interfere with the world
The day you expose your self to the humans and the one you love
I shall stain your wings black and cast you from my fold
Never sin, be free of my curse by staying by my side.
All seemed quiet, much too quiet, then it happened a loud explosion and one of the many buildings of Gothem exploded in shards of glass and stone as a great stone beast was thrown through the building and crashed into the concrete. A man in a tight blue outfit flew through the hole after the beast he had a red cape on and the letter 'S' plastered across a broad chest. The beast pushed it self up, beady red eyes glaring at the dark haired man before it was hit in the back of the head with something made of metal, a few beeps filled the air and the item exploded knocking off the rock creatures head.
"That's the last of them." Superman said floating to the ground his feet touching the ground lightly as another man walked over a black and grey costume on and a mask with bat like ears. These odd rock creatures had risen from the streets forming out of the concrete, and the only way they had found to beat them was to destroy their heads. Superman rose a hand to his ear and pressed the small communication link placed there
"Have you been able to locate the source of these rock beasts yet J'onn?" he asked
"Yes, it is a large amount of moving power headed right for you... two of them, one of them has a distinct shape, it seems to be a man with wings, the other is shapeless I can do little to analyze what it is." The green skinned alien replied his voice slightly scratchy the ground shook and several more rock creatures formed but instead of attacking they stood still and looked at the sky, a large shadow covered the two and they frowned.
"Well, well, well, this is who is stopping all of my fun." The voice sounded young, early to mid-twenties Grey wings flapped powerfully and a pale man hovered above them he wore only tattered grey pants, the rest of him was bear exposing many scars as if he had been tortured. His hair was long, sweeping locks that were tied back by a thin grey ribbon
"Who are you?" superman asked the winged man, who rather reminded him of a Thanagarian smiled his eyes a deep grey glittered with amusement
"I'm not an alien like hawk girl." He said with a smile Superman faltered, the man had known his thoughts?
"Oh don't be so surprised, a mortal like you, your minds are so easy to break into." He said with a smile, it was clear that this being thought very highly of himself, looking up he frowned
"Oh no you don't! You know the laws if you interfere, so be a good girl and stay there." He said firmly to nothing, the rock beings shifted
"Oh yes! Well, if you enjoy playing with my toys I'll make you more." He said snapping his fingers the creatures rounded on the two Justice League members and charged Superman launched at them throwing punches at their heads and crushing them to dust while Batman threw more of his exploding Baterangs at them. The winged creature laughed as he watched them fight the stone creatures crumbling and then reforming at his whim.
Even as he created more he didn't feel the sudden surge of power of a being abruptly shifting from their own dimension and into earth's frequency wave. On the computers up in the watch tower J'onn frowned as the shapeless form from before suddenly took shape and began moving at an amazing speed. The stone beasts stopped abruptly and the winged man stopped laughing
"Stop it Razial!" The voice was that of a woman's and it sounded angry the man frowned, the fool, had she actually come here to stop him? Even with her limit? No way could it be her, she may be foolish and stupid but even she had some common sense right? Had she fallen for his trick so easily
"Superman! Batman! Watch it something big is head right for you!" it was flash and J'onn speaking through the com-link
"It's fast to!" Superman caught sight of the red streak of the younger man darting towards them around the unmoving stone beast. Skidding to a halt beside them he pointed up, both heroes and the grey winged man followed the indication. A large dark mass was shooting through the air; it took the grey winged man a second to register what it was before he swore
"FOOL! Your wings are black already! Why are you here?" he demanded as the black mass plowed into him both went crashing into the now statue still creatures. The heroes watched as they came skidding to a stop a woman rolling off the man black wings tucked close to her back to prevent injury, She was in a black button down sleeve less top and tight bell bottom black jeans gold chains dangling from the belt loops. Her hair was cropped and inky black, all of this contrasted with pale skin that glowed softly with an almost angelic light. Pushing her self up quickly while the man was still recovering she looking quickly up at the three
"Whoa..." Flash muttered the word, her eyes were milky white, she was blind a black cloth had slipped down her face. She stared at them intently as if actually seeing them, then nodded
"Good you are unharmed, my fool of a brother has caused you troubles and I'm sorry." She said standing she bowed deeply, they blinked, her brother?
"Ah!" Her sudden cry of pain took them by surprise and she dropped to her knees a soft chuckle escaped the grey man and he covered his face with his hand
"You have condemned yourself sister! My beautiful sister, you left his fold to aide them, you shall be stripped of your title and cast away like the trash that you are!" The grey winged creature shoved of the ground as he did the stone creatures melted into the ground and the woman shivered
"Enjoy you prison sister, you're the one who chose it!" He said, a rip seemed to open in the sky and superman frowned flying up after him but not soon enough, the man flew through the rip, his laughter filling the air even after it closed and superman flew into empty air. The flash had gone over to the woman her wings flared out and she stood
"Um... are you alright miss?" he asked, not really knowing what else to say, he was still trying to understand what had just happened. The woman looked up as a dark gloved hand touched the black cloth pulling it back up into place it fit snuggly over her eyes
"It goes like that... right?" Batman muttered, she nodded and smiled slightly
"Yes, Thank you Br- oh wait Batman, that's the name you go by right now." She said evenly, Flash frowned as Superman landed beside them
"What were you about to call me?" Batman said his normal scowl deepening
"By your other name, but I can't say it now because it reality, at this time you are not that man, you are Batman, protector of Gothem, and member of the Justice League, one of the original seven." She said evenly and stepped back bowing deeply
"It is a true honor to be with your most esteemed presence, true hero's... ah!" Her face contorted in pain and she dropped to her knees once again. Reaching back as far as she could she gripped the base of her wings a soft whimper escaping her.
"Oh! Hey what's wrong?" Flash asked stepping forward the woman shook her head
"It is my punishment for leaving my post and interfering in the earths fates... GAH!" She doubled over as pain ripped through her back over the com-link J'onn was finally able to get through
"Be careful, that woman is giving off exceptionally high energy readings." He said Batman frowned the woman was obviously hurting,
"Your friend is right... My energy levels, as you call them are far beyond those of a humans, even humans as exceptional as your selves, I am an angle... was an angel." She said softly the pain hit her again stronger a she screamed collapsing forward. Before Flash could even react Batman had her in his arms
"She obviously needs medical attention." He said evenly at the younger mans astounded stare turning he walked briskly towards the Javelin, the ship wasn't that far, Superman flew off ahead to look at the reading J'onn had gathered from this so called angel and her brother.
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You have abandoned me
You whose wings are black with your sins
You have left the fold my child
You shall never be able to return
I am sorry, my child, this is because I hate you
And he loves you
The dream faded and soft voices filled the air she stilled, as consciousness began to retune she realized abruptly that the gravity was lighter here, she was not within the fold... The air was cleaner, no stagnant stench of death and blood, the voice spoke again it was a woman's,
"Her wings are remarkable, it seems once a feather is taken from the wing the black fades completely too pure white before it crumbles to a fine powder. Her mental capacity is vast, but the scars on her back are a concerning, it's as if she was tortured for a long amount of time, Scans show multiple breaks and fractures that have healed and lots of healing internal damage that was rather quickly healing it's self even as the scan was taking place, it seems she has a sort of regenerative power." The voice was light, explaining... explain her... her wounds, her cuts and scars... her memories
"It is rude to discuss a person as if they are an object." She said simply her eyes still closed, she herd the woman start obviously not expecting a supposedly unconscious being to speak
"You're awake? My you seemed to be in ruff shape when you got here but it's a good thing you have woken they wish to ask you some questions, concerning the attack on Gothem." The woman said, the black winged woman peeked an eye opened and smiled, the cloth was still in place she could see the room clearly, a medical bay, white washed and gleaming stainless steel walls shone in the light of florescent bulbs that gave off a steady hum noise. There were other beds, injured people who did not have so called 'regenerative abilities.'
"Where am I?" she asked turning to look at the woman who blinked, slightly surprised that the supposedly blind woman was looking right at her. The dark winged woman had a rather deep voice like she was depressed; her face was set with a carefully constructed emotionless mask
"Oh! Th-the Watch Tower, Batman brought you in." she said quickly realizing the woman had in fact asked a question. The other woman nodded at the response and tossed off the thin covers, thankfully she was still dressed; a quick count proved that all her chains were in place and each charm at the end was still there, each one was. Her bear feet made a soft pit-pat noise as she walked over to the doctor smiling slightly she took the woman's hand and knelt but instead of pressing her lips to it, pressed the knuckles to her forehead, The doctor watched as a red glow enveloped her hand and a warm sensation passed through her.
"What are you doing?" She asked the woman and she looked up, the doctor frowned the block cloth hide the woman's eyes, it was kind of unfair, she wanted to see them, but her selfish thought vanish when she saw the fading red mark on the others forehead that seemed like wings between them was a Celtic looking cross.
"I have used my gift to absorb your sin, your wings were beautiful but heavy with the regret from one action, I have taken away that heavy regret, you know the feeling of the regret and will not make the mistake again, but now you will no longer feel the need to punish your self for being human." She said evenly and stood
"Where am I supposed to go?" The doctor was blushing deeply gazing at the winged woman and swallowed
"D-down the hall, take a right and follow the corridor to the elevator, floor three the room should have a small sign that says 'meeting room four'." The doctor said quickly the woman nodded and was off with out another word. The doctor followed the dark winged woman with her eyes, frowning as she noticed that the wings, they seemed a little darker and the tips of the lower feathers were suddenly looking worn.
Looking around the dark winged woman frowned as she noticed the amount of people that now milled around the halls around the watch tower, heroes, people with powers exceptional humans or aliens who were earth sympathizers. Following the directions she was given by the doctor it didn't take the woman that long to find the room she was looking for. Each person she passed gave her an odd look either her wings, or the cloth that hid her blind eyes. She stopped at the meeting room and was about to knock when the door slid open automatically, all of the originals were there. Batman sat at the head of the table next to super man, on Batman's right was Wonder Woman and Flash; on Superman's left was Hawk Girl, Green Lantern, and J'onn.
"You're all here, that's good that means I won't have to repeat myself." She said evenly Flash frowned
"How can you tell aren't you blind?" he asked bluntly Diana gave him a look that plainly said 'shut the hell up' and the dark winged woman allowed the ghost of a smile to pass over her before her evenly set mask was back in place.
"I am blind but this cloth feeds the area to the visual area of my brain, my eyes can not see when they are closed but when this cloth is over them and they are open I can see as if I was never blind." She explained Flashed frowned going over what she had said, that explained why she had been able to hit the grey winged man from before.
"You can sit." Diana said evenly then pointed to a chair at the opposite end of the table and closest to the dark winged woman. Sitting she looked up at the seven heroes and sighed
"I suppose you want me to start with what my brother was thinking attacking Gothem, am I correct?" she asked Superman nodded
"Also, you called yourself an angel, what did you mean by that?"
"Yah and what's your name!" Flash said the woman's wings shifted flaring out slightly before folding tightly on her back
"My name is Azreal, I called my self and angel because that is what I was, I was an angel of chronicling and fortune, But I kept interfering, each time I interfered with a fate My wings became a little darker, I broke a huge rule stopping my brother and entering the earths resonance wave, My punishment has been delta and a messenger has informed me that I have now been abandoned by the fold because of my actions." She said evenly Batman frowned
"The fold?" he asked
"I can field this one." Hawk girl said Azreal smiled
"Yes your kind would have mention of us in your history considering our distant relations." She said Flash looked at Hawk girl and then to Azreal and then back at Hawk girl
"Are you trying to say you guys are cousins or something?" He asked Azreal shook her head
"No we are not cousins, a very long time ago, when the inhabitant of her plant first became intelligent being, they didn't posses wings. The creator, the ruler of the fold, blessed her kind with wings if they agreed to fight a great evil that would cause many deaths, the beings agreed not realizing how much later it would be before they were attacked. They were only one of the many planets tricked by the master of the fold." Azreal said Hawk girl nodded
"The fold is an alternate dimension where you angels and the creator who also refers to himself as Pangroda watch the events of the planets and make sure people follow their preordained path." Azreal nodded
"Yes, me and my brother Razial were charged with earth, unlike me, my brother loved watching the destruction the humans wreaked on one another. I was constantly trying to fix my brothers interferences and make life better for those who suffered because of his ways." She said
"His attack on Gothem was the first time he had actually left the fold in order to interfere." She explained, I was at my limit but I could not allow my brother to go through with his plan."
"What plan?" Superman asked frowning slightly
"My brother is becoming more and more human like, He lusts for power and control but he wishes to rule with the violence and iron fist to match the greatest and most violent dictators in human history. In order to do that, he must get rid of the Justice League and destroy all the worlds governments, His first attack was a test for you but You thought well, you didn't take the attack as a major threat and because of that he only has data from the three of you Batman, Flash, and Superman." She said evenly the three looked at each other then Batman returned his gaze to Azreal
"Why did you help us if it meant losing your position?" he asked
"My loss will be investigated thoroughly by the creator; he will want to know why I came to the earth resonance wave to interfere if I could have just as easily done it from the fold. My hope is that he will be informed of my brother's treachery and be able to stop him." Batman frowned
"Your hope? Are you not sure this will happen?" he asked she shook her head and a sad look broke through her mask
"No I am not sure, my brother is not the only one who developed a power hungry mind set, many of our kind are becoming fed up with just being watchers in the shadows, they wish to do things, many have broken the rules and descended to their respective planets resonance wave and become living being there." Superman nodded
"I guess that would make sense but if you've been watching us didn't you think we could handle your brother?" Flash asked sounding almost offended Azreal shook her head
"It was nothing like that, if any one were to kill one of our kind while we are outside of the fold our power is released from its concentrated form causing an explosion so big it would have taken out all of Gothem." Azreal said looking down
"I don't know how much help I can be but, I know that Razial will be back to challenge the rest of you and possibly move ahead with his plan, I request permission to aide you in protection your plant." Superman smiled and nodded
"I understand, your knowledge of your brother's plan will be helpful. Do you know where he plans to attack next?" He asked evenly Azreal shook her head
"No but we can feel a power surge when something enters our planets resonance wave, I know my brother power surge signature better then anyone, I can give you the resonance wave signature so that you'll receive reading exactly when he appears and where." She explained Superman nodded to Batman and the man stood
"follow me please." He said evenly Azreal did as she was told and followed the darkly garbed man out of the room, as soon as the door closed Superman turned to J'onn
"She is hiding something, the wounds that the doctor informed us of were caused by coming to earth one time before, and apparently the creator became enraged by why she had left for the earth and had her tortured for one hundred years." He said evenly Superman frowned
"Do you know what she was doing?" he asked
"No the memory has been altered by another powerful being, either that or she has suppressed it to a point that not even I can see it, when ever the reason came up the memory went black." He explained
"We'll keep an eye on her, if this shows even a hint of being a trick you all know the protocol." He said evenly and stood as did the others
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She had to walk quickly to keep up with his long strides for each step he took she took three,
"You walk to fast." She said simply he said nothing
"You hardly talk, do you have any idea how wired it is making sure you follow your fate when you don't say anything?" she said frowning slightly He paused
"I don't believe in fate." He said simply before walking again
"You're a very cold man do you know that, I'm surprised Alfred stays with you, any other man would have left long ago, you can act really cruel sometimes, even if you're a good guy." He paused again and rounded on her
"I am merely fulfilling a promise with my actions; someone has to protect those people in Gothem that's what I do." He said simply she grinned
"My god you can speak more then three syllables! It is a miracle!" She said loudly he wanted to frown but something wouldn't let him but he damn well wasn't going to smile so instead he kept his passive gaze set in front of him
"I'm sorry, about the things I didn't change." She said abruptly, he faltered things she could have changed... things she could have interfered with
"There were lots of things I could have changed if I had had the chance... Hitler and WW2 the whole Thanagarian incident... I was in a bad why... unable to help at those times... I'm not even allowed to stop unfair deaths... Even if the death is necessary for the fate of the world in the future, I wanted to stop it..." He clenched a fist but said nothing, was she apologizing for that time? Saying sorry for that man?
"You talk too much." He said simply and she fell silent, he could only hope that this battle with her brother ended soon, if this woman attempted to apologize for all the time she couldn't interfere he was going to hurt her, like he wanted to now... knowing that she could have interfered... even as far fetched as it sounded, the fact that she didn't actually made him angry. The door to the central control room opened and he led her inside
"You said something about resonance waves?" he asked she nodded
"Yes you referred to them as energy levels, my brothers resonance wave is equivalent to a 6645.777382928474938644938 on you energy level indicator." Batman raised a skeptical eyebrow
"Don't believe me? Check mine 6559.8829128782 converting the resonance wave number into energy level readings is kind of hard you know." She said simply and he frowned entering the number she had recited the computer immediately showed a 3D model of the central control room, the people inside, her figure was in red highlighting that the energy level matched her.
"Maybe you'll be of some use...' he muttered and Azreal smiled.
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