In another time, another place, the Regime had fallen And society had begun rebuilding. Now the daunting threat of Meta-Human's being a constant topic amongst the people of Earth, day in and day out. Not a second passes when the Governments of the world aren't thinking of a way to prevent such a hostile takeover from happening ever again. And in this Universe, they may have found the way to do just that.
The Fortress Of Solitude, thirteen years after the toppling of the Regime.
An explosion goes off, taking out one of the crystalized walls. Cyborg Superman hovers through, his eyes glowing crimson as some masked soldiers lay before him, sprawled out on top of the rubble left behind from the wall that once stood. He looked up as more soldiers filled the Fortress.
"I thought this place was abandoned!" One Soldier shouted.
"Must be the places defense system!" Another answered.
One of the two soldiers was then hit in the chest by a speeding boulder. The view from another of the soldiers is then displayed on a monitor, observing the fresh kill. It then pans up to see Cyborg Superman on one side of the room, hovering out from the hole in the wall before suddenly appearing in front of the soldier, gripping him by the throat as the sounds of gagging can be heard. Cyborg Superman hoisted the nameless soldier over his head and the sound of a loud snap fills the air before going silent. The monitor then is given only a limited side view of the floor as the soldiers lifeless body is dropped on the floor.
Meanwhile, in another room, a figure is seated in front of the monitor.
"This is why you let the pawns go first." The voice of a lady said.
Amanda Waller stands next to the seated figure.
"Those were good men you've sent to their graves. You better know what it is you are doing." Amanda says.
"Fret not, Agent. This will be all worth it in the end." The figure answers.
All the while, Cyborg Superman was decimating the human forces within the Fortress. His metal skin deflecting all ammunition used on him, from firearms to grenade launchers, coming out without even a scratch. His raw power allowing him to slay a fully armored soldier via thrusting a finger into the temple of their heads to blowing back the bullets fired at him while in mid-flight. But his most lethal power was yet to have been used. The figure and Waller watched as another monitor showed the Cyborg's eyes begining to glow bright red.
"Yes. Finally." The figure said.
Cyborg Superman hovered off of the ground and fired out his heatvision, widening the beam to sweep over all the soldiers as they fled. Waller looked to the screen with wide eyes of shock at first, as each monitor went black. She then glared furiously in the direction of the person seated next to her.
"WELL!?" Waller shouted. "Did you get what you needed?!"
"Oh most definitely." The figure said as she stood up.
A suit then began to construct around her. Gleaming steel covered her body as tightly as a second layer of skin would, the metal even looked more like leather than it did steel. Her helm was made slightly larger in comparison to the rest of the form fitting armored suit, perhaps to give her some breathing space, and had an ebony visor that took the shape of a shield. Some tubes ran across her body, from her shoulder down to her wrists, spine and the sides of her thighs, glowing with a neon-blue energy. She clenched her fists together and held them up in front of her.
"Now for some field testing."
Cyborg Superman stood in the Fortress, awaiting for the next intruder. The armored woman walked in through the hole in the wall.
"Care for some company?" She asked.
"Vacate this place. Now." Cyborg Superman ordered.
The woman punched her fists together, causing them to surge with some volts all the way to her elbows.
"You were warned." Cyborg Superman said.
The two approached each other. They then locked hands as a struggle to push the other back had begun. Cyborg Superman's fists clenched tightly around the woman's gauntlets, despite him not fully applying his full strength. And yet, surprisingly enough, his hands began to release as the woman's gauntlets gripped tighter and tighter. Much to Cyborg Superman's surprise, he found himself being pushed back for the first time since this assault on the Fortress had begun. He pressed his feet down with more pressure, trying to plant himself firmly enough to stop the woman, but only found that the ground was splitting apart underneath his own feet.
Cyborg Superman changed his method and began viberating his arms while the woman kept her hands clamped to his. She stopped in her tracks and let out a grunt of agony. Cyborg Superman then gave her visor a swift and brutal headbutt. The woman reeled back but was unable to fall as Cyborg Superman kept his hands intertwined with hers and pulled her back up.
"You were foolish to face me here." Cyborg Superman said, giving her another headbutt. "My maker made me one with the Fortress, an eternal security system to put it mildly." He adds while giving another headbutt, this time cracking her visor. "So long as this Fortress stands and the sun shines over it, I shall always remain and my power will continuely grow."
"Shut up!" The woman shouted as she returned the headbutt.
This time it was Cyborg Superman sent reeling back with his face slightly scratched. Even more shocking was the woman's visor repairing itself.
"My original plan was to release Superman from the Phantom Zone." The woman explains. "Send in some Expandables with my Proto-armor and adapt to his powers through them." The woman begins to send volts through the arms of Cyborg Superman. "But you wound up being a pleasent surprise." She finishes by tearing Cyborg Superman's arms off of him and letting him fall to the ground.
Cyborg Superman paniced and blasted her with his heat vision.
"YES! GIVE ME IT ALL!" The woman shouts while shielding her helm.
Cyborg Superman continues his assault. So much so that his eyes begin to smoke. The woman's armor begins to crack. Then begins to repair itself.
"Excellent." The woman said to herself.
She then pushed forward and reached down to Cyborg Superman, gripping him by the head, and pressed her thumbs into his eyes to stop his assault. She tosses the damaged Cyborg Superman to the ground, but not before snapping his neck back.
"How did you live?" Cyborg Superman asked through some garggled static audio.
"My armor was made from the remains of the monster Doomsday and shares a hive-mind connection with the rest of my troops, thanks to Braniacs tech. Whatever is thrown at my men or me will be anaylised and nullified. Though, I had to beef it up first, that's where you came in. On the behalf of the human race and leaders of the world, I thank you for your contribution." The woman answered.
"Who are you?" Cyborg Superman asked one last question.
The woman paused and stared down to the synthetic in silence for a short minute before answering.
"Victory. I am Victory." The woman said before blasting a beam of energy from her visor and blowing apart the crippled Cyborg Superman.
To Be Continued...
Hello folks, I know I've been a way for sometime but I think with the release of Injustice 2, all of it's DLC and the start of a New Year, it'd be a good time to make a comeback. As for the rules to the new series, here they are:
1. The Multiverse is on the table. Not every story needs to be set in the single timeline. Perhaps in another time, another place, a different story had or will play out. Think more like Twilight Zone but with comics and games characters.
2. Spotlight stories are a yes. Why should the focus always be on Bats or Supes? The games and tie-in comics have shown us a vast roster to choose from. Speaking of which...
3. Injustice, MK, and guest characters are allowed (as in DLC guests). Original Characters are also allowed, and to ease all paranoid junkies (Such as myself) I'd advised sending a letter to yourself of your character on paper, having dated proof that you've made the character first.
4. Not all stories need be One-Shot, some can continue or be revisited if that time-line or spotlight are favored amongst readers. But expect most chapters to be one-shots folks.
5. Follow me at... Yeah, okay so this last rule is a shameless plug, but if you can't get a hold of me here or wanna see what else I'm working on then head to these places. Twitter, ShamanOfTempusComics. DeviantArt, TempusComics94. And YouTube, Shaman94 TempusComics.
With all of that said, be sure you leave a request in the reviews, I go in order of which came first so please be patient folks. Until next time!