Author's Note: Who doesn't love Injustice? Idiots, that's who! I played the crap out of this game since they day I bought it and happily bought every piece of DLC and waited for each and every new character release. I liked all of them(though Batgirl really pisses me off with her cheap smoke bomb attack), yet I still felt myself wishing other characters could have made it into this game. Recently, they announced the prospect of sequel, and that got me thinking of all the characters that didn't show up that deserved a spot in the roster. So here I am, pulling myself out fanfiction retirement to write up mock battles for the missing characters in "Injustice: Gods Among Us".
Now, fight scenes are not my strong suit, but I've recently been watching all DC's animated films and I think I can come up with a few good battles. Also, this story will not be restricted to DC characters only. I'll be including characters who have been affiliated with DC and characters from outside comics who have made appearances in DC comics in the past. As it stands, I have a list of 160+ characters that may or may not make it into this story. More will come as I have finally taken up reading DC comics. There will be a few added bonuses as well, such as new arenas and new costumes for the default roster.
I'll try not to make these fights seem so…"scripted", but I can't promise anything. This is different from writing an actual story for me. I'm basically just writing random battles in every chapter. I will, however, include backstories for each character and give them their own Arcade endings that tie in with the Injustice storyline.
The first character here was someone I'm really surprised was never even mentioned in the game or the comic. The comic is still ongoing, so hopefully he does make an appearance, but there's always the sequel…
Ra's al Ghul
The League of Assassins. A hidden organization who's legacy expands to beyond the Dark Ages. An organization that has shaped the world from the shadows, paving the road for the future with blood. Their leader, a man that has led the League for six centuries, seeking to rid the world of crime with the swift cut of his blade. The Head of the Demon…Ra's al Ghul.
For years, Ra's has attempted to lead the world into a new era of peace and prosperity, though his methods may be considered extreme by many, his campaign is fought in the name of a greater good. His attempts, however, have been thwarted numerous times by the heroes of Earth, yet he has persisted and has maintained his vision of world free of crime.
After the formation of Superman's Regime, the Man of Steel approached the Head of the Demon with the proposal of an alliance. The Assassins would be allowed to continue their behind the scenes work around the world provided they agreed to submit to Superman's rule.
The Head of the Demon…refused.
Though the Man of Steel has succeeded in eliminating crime across the globe, Ra's could not tolerate the appointment of alien leader. Mankind was meant to stand on its own two feet, not buckle under the presence of a Kryptonian. And thus the League declared war on the High Councilor's regime, but would not ally itself with Batman's insurgents; they would not stand for criminals among their ranks.
Will, the Head of the Demon liberate the world of its oppressive ruler, or will he and the Assassin's fall before the might of the Regime?
Gotham City, Dark Alley,
A swarm of bats congregate in the air above the streets, forming nearly a whole mass. Then there is quick flap, and all the winged creatures of the night disperse to reveal an evening larger, more menacing creature of the night. One who stands over six feet tall, with a musculature that surpasses that of the average man. His body is covered with heavy armor, bearing the silhouette of a bat. The creature drops down to the ground with grace. The Batman's cowl-covered face glanced up, his keen eyes staring ahead of him at the approaching opponent.
A figure walks along the dirty dingy streets, right outside the local cathouse. The figure appears to be a man wearing ornate regal clothing of Asian design. His facial features appear to be that of a middle-aged man, with greying swept back hair and long neatly trimmed mutton chops outlining his strong jawline. His pale green eyes, however, beheld something so much more than his appearance suggested…something ancient.
His right gauntlet-covered hand reached up to clutch the hem of his cape before giving it a quick tug and tossing it behind him, revealing his imposing physical stature uncommon for a man of his apparent age. A beautifully crafted metal cuirass adorned his torso, bearing the insignia of the Demon. His well-muscled arms were void of armor, though the twin dragon tattoos traveling along the well-defined contours of both arms were certainly more imposing than any armor. Then there was the sword resting in the hilt at his left side, the hilt seemingly made of pure gold. He unsheathed it slowly as he glared at his opponent.
"…trash," Ra's al Ghul stated simply with an air of disgust.
The fight begins.
(A/N: For this battle, I chose the Ra's al Ghul from Arkham City, seeing as he's my favorite incarnation thus far. For Batman, I chose his Arkham Origins suit)
Ra's strikes first, dashing forward with a shoulder rush at Batman. The move connects and Batman is stunned, leaving Ra's to follow-up with upward slash from his sword that lifts the Dark Knight up into the air, giving Ra's enough time to quickly spin, and gain enough moment to deliver a powerful horizontal slash that sends Batman flying half-way across the street.
With his opponent down, Ra's grabs the nearby dumpster and with a strong swing, sends it rolling towards Batman. The Dark Knight quickly leaps over the dumpster and expands his cape to slow his descent to the ground. Ra's leaps towards him in an attempt to ground him, but is met with a hail of scatterbombs that all explode around Ra's, leaving him dazed as he falls back to the ground, but Batman is not done yet. He quickly drops his cape and elbow drops Ra's back to the ground.
Just as Ra's gets back up, Batman grabs two batarangs from his belt and slashes them upwards across the Head of the Demon's chest, followed by a two quick simultaneous downward slashes with both batarangs with enough force behind them that embed them into the ground at Ra's feet. With two quick taps of Batman's fingers, both batarangs are armed with a single second until detonation, which is more than enough time for the Batman to roll back and escape the blast that launches Ra's into the air. The second Batman gets back on his feet, he pulls his grapple hook from his belt and fires a quick shot that launches towards Ra's. The prongs from the grapple pinched into Ra's armor, and Batman pulled the trigger on his grappler, the device propelling forward at a quick speed that made his flying kick at Ra's chest that much more powerful.
Ra's regained his footing and charged at Batman once again. As he swung his word down, he vanished in a puff of smoke before reappearing behind Batman, putting his ninja training to go good use and thrusting his blade into Batman's back. Batman groaned in pain only to be silenced as Ra's viciously kicked him off the length of his sword. Ra's assault was unrelenting, as he rushed forward as Batman tried to stand. Ra's delivered a quick pommel strike to Batman's head and then and then another to the man's stomach before gripping his sword with both hands and strike with a dozen flashes faster than the eye can count. The assault leaves Batman stunned and give Ra's enough time to rear his fist back and deliver a powerful straight jab into Batman's chest that launches him back into an Ace Chemicals truck. The truck combusts and launches the Batman into the air, careening into the nearest building and bouncing off the stone, into a street sign and onto a nearby rooftop.
Ra's reappears on the same rooftop, setting the tip of his blade on the ground and resting both his hands on the pommel as he regarded his opponent.
"Petulant child…" he chides.
Batman returns to his feet, and both opponents approach each other. Ra's attempts and diagonal left slash just as Batman throws his cape in front of him. It's a distraction. Batman knocks Ra's arm away, leans forward to slam his fist to his knee, brings his armored head up against Ra's nose, quickly grabs both his legs to flip him onto his back, and finishes by grabbing hold of Ra's leg and giving it a strong twist, causing the old man to growl in pain.
"Don't get up," Batman warns.
Before Batman can attack again, Ra's uses the bat signal floodlight as a springboard and leaps behind Batman. With a commanding wave of his hand several assassins leap from the shadows to attack Batman from all angels. Ra's moves in close and leap upward in an attempt to swing his sword down on his opponent's skull. Batman, however, recovers from his assault and pulls out his trusty grapple gun once again, this time firing upwards and grabbing Ra's in midair.
"Get down here!" Bruce snaps as swings the grapple gun overhead and slams Ra's to the ground.
"Try again," Batman says mockingly as he throws a batarang that sails back to its master's hand.
Ra's gets back up and rushes Batman, delivering a swift roundhouse kick to the caped crusader's head, followed by an elbow strike. Batman blocks the attack and both combatants leap back from each other.
"I'll die before I join you!" Batman states resolutely.
"Allow me to oblige you!" Ra's replies as he rears his sword back.
Both let a battle cry as they charge each other. Batman attack with a flying spin kick and Ra's with a strong right sweep of his sword.
The dust clears and both men slid back away from each other.
Batman runs forward and attempts a low slide kick. Ra's evades by leaping over and grappling Batman. He forces the Dark Knight to face him and assaults four pressure points all along Batman's torso before slamming his fist into Bruce's solar plexis, knocking the younger man back and causing him a great deal of pain.
Ra's decides to bring a decisive end to this battle and unleashes his ultimate attack, "Wrath of the Demon". His eyes and tattoos glow bright green with the power of Lazarus. Ra's dashes forward and grabs a pouch from his belt containing a powered form of the Blood of the Demon Elixir. Ra's throws the powder into Batman's face. Batman is blinded by the powder and also inhales the compound. The Blood of the Demon causes Batman to become delirious and he finds himself standing in the midst of a ruined city covered in sand. Ra's appears at fair distance away and assumes a meditative pose, hovering above the ground. Three assassins made entirely of sand swipe at Batman with their swords. Meanwhile, Ra's uses his seemingly otherworldly powers to form a massive sand construct of himself from the waist up. The behemoth forms a massive sword in his hand and raises it overhead before brutally slamming it down on Batman.
The illusion ends and Batman falls to his knees in defeat.
"I am this world's savior," Ra's boasts before he vanishes from the Gotham rooftops in a cloud of smoke.
Elsewhere, Ra's walks into a pool of green liquid, the Lazarus pit. He descends into the pool until his entire body is submerged the Head of the Demon is fully revitalized by the power of Lazarus.
The High Councilor was a formidable opponent, but Ra's al Ghul had lived up to his name as "Head of the Demon" and defeated the High Councilor in combat. After infusing his blade with Kryptonite, Ra's had the Man of Steel promptly executed for his crimes against humanity.
With the most powerful being on Earth no longer standing in his way, Ra's and his League of Assassins assumed control of Superman's Regime. His first decree was the execution of all known criminals and affiliates, including those that had served Superman.
A new empire had arisen, one enforced by strict order…and blood.
And there you have it! The first chapter of Injustice: Legion of Gods. I sincerely hope, you all appreciate this first chapter and the rest that are to come. Please let me know how I did with the fight scene. I appreciate all constructive criticism- I emphasis constructive! No flames or disparaging comments; I can't get better that way.
Till next time!