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This chapter is the prologue to a next arc.

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Zeno's Palace, DB Multiverse

In the peaceful and serene confines of the Palace, Zeno and Future Zeno were playing space chess again for the 303rd time in their palace. Ever since the Tournament of Power ended, every distraction or fun thing they had done before was so boring!

Zeno pushed a planet with his finger. "This is boring..."

Future Zeno did the same thing as he flicked a meteor into a planet, destroying it. "Yeah. Everything is boring now!" The two Zenoes waved his arms. Zenos' bodyguards began to panic as they looked around and around for the Grand Priest. It had only been three months since the Tournament of Power ended, and already everything else was so boring to them. The dramatic fights between the greatest warriors and villains of all of their universes still shined in their thoughts. And the climatic finale between Goku and Jiren was the best fight they have seen between two mortals.

Then a short, blue angel with white hair appeared. "Is there something wrong, Zeno-samas?" The Grand Priest asked.

They looked at him and whined. "Everything is boring now! Nothing we do is fun!" The Zeno-s waved their arms in the air.

The Grand Priest smiled and nodded. "Hmm, is there anything that could be fun that comes to my majesties' minds?"

Future Zeno smiled. "Tournament!"

"Yes, another tournament!" Zeno smiled too. "We want another Tournament! Tournament! Tournament!"

"It has only been three months since the last tournament. I believe that our universes are still too exhausted from fighting each other." Grand Priest spoke with a sad smile. "If we had one now, it is likely that the tournament would be lackluster compared to our previous one."

"Awwww, but we want one now!" The two Zenos looked at their space chess sadly, barely touching their pieces with a child-like sullenness and innocence.

"Hmm..." The Grand Priest touched his chin. "I am sure I can organize such an event. Please leave it to me." He bowed.

"Yay! Okay, do it!" Two Zenos cheered as their attendant bowed out. Grand Priest walked to the side and created an orb through which he summoned one of his many children. Only a moment later, Whis' face appeared in the orb.

"Hello? Oh, it's you, Father." Whis spoke through the orb. "You look well as usual."

"So do you, Whis," The Grand Minister smiled. Whis was always the most sincere out of his many children. Unlike his other children, like mischievous Vados and sarcastic Marcarita, Whis always gave others a piece of his opinion regardless of who he talked to, whether he was talking to his student and Lord Beerus or even Grand Minister. That refreshing truthfulness made the Head Angel a bit more sympathetic to Whis.

"How may I help you, your Holiness?" Whis asked.

"There is a certain event that King Zenoes wish to organize...please come to King Zenos' palaces immediately with your Lord Destroyer." The Grand Minister spoke and Whis put his hand over his lips. "Oh my!"


Marvel Universe, Earth-TRN666

A bloodied King Thanos panted on his hand and knee, his left arm cut off and his left leg pierced through by the Twilight Sword. In front of him was a human, or what seemed like a human. Only his power belied that. How could one human hold so much power? He had spent millennia killing everything on in this universe. Gods, mortals, entities. They all fell before him.

"I will ask again, Dione. Or do you prefer Thanos?" The person dropped a picture to the ground. "Have you ever seen this being?"

The King of Nothing spat his blood on the picture. "I have never. Most likely I have killed it!"

The person kicked the Eternal into the cathedral the Old Titan erected for Death herself, sending him crashing from one end to another and collapsing the building. The Old Titan bolted from the ruins, now angrier than ever.

"You dare destroy the cathedral of my beloved!" The old Titan roared as he pulled the Twilight Sword from his leg and charged at the person. He swung down, only to hit the ground. Thanos then shot a purple energy wave everywhere, with the same amount of power he used to behead Galactus. "Face me, coward!" He roared. Then he felt a simple touch on his forehead. The person was floating in the air, with his finger on Thanos' forehead.

The person gracefully landed on the ground, turned around and walked away.

"Coward. You dare turn your back on Thanos!?" Thanos roared, brandishing his Twilight Blade. He was Thanos! He killed all the heroes of Earth and beyond. He kills the Gods of All Pantheons. He lay low the very heavens and hells. There was no way he was going to lose to this brash child!

"You...are already dead..." The person spoke softly, continuing to walk away. Thanos was about to attack again, but he suddenly felt intense pain on his forehead. A burning, stabbing feel that pierced through his brain. It was if every speck of energy was suddenly redirected to his head. His head suddenly bulged to the point of exploding. To avoid his head from exploding, Thanos pierced his own head to let the blood out. Blood began to flow out of his head in a controlled manner, and Thanos avoided Death, again.

"Impressive, nobody has ever stopped my attack like that before." The stranger turned to the barely standing and conscious Thanos. The Mad Titan's body was depleted of blood and life. "But seeing that it's you, I'm not surprised."

"Who...who the damn are you?" The old titan struggled to say.

"Nothing that you must be aware of." The person pointed his finger at the Titan like a gun and fired a beam of light from his finger to Thanos' chest finally bringing down the Mad Titan.

"You do not disappoint, Ashura..." The person turned and saw a dark, black-haired, pale-skinned female dressed in a revealing black dress.

"Death..." Ashura turned to the personification of Death in the Marvel universe. "I merely came here for answers."

Death remained silent as she sauntered towards Ashura, tracing her finger along Ashura's chin as if trying to seduce him

"Yeah, no thanks," Ashura pushed Death away. "But Thanos there wants to be your husband. Why not let him?"

Death gave a cute pout or the best it could be. She pointed at Thanos and shrugged.

"Lady Death, I'm not into you, so get over it." Ashura sighed, despite Death puffing her cheeks and crossing her arms. "But I am here for something...have you seen this man before?" He took out a pic from his pocket and gave it to Death, who looked closely at it.

Death merely glanced at the photo and shook her head.

Ashura nodded. "Fine. That's the only reason I came here." He closed one eye and reopened it, revealing a purple eye with pupils resembling several concentric circles. In front of him, a black portal opened up. "Thanos should be back to his usual self soon. I hope he gives you a happy wedding...or a funeral," Ashura spoke before walking into the portal just before it closed, leaving a rather disappointed Lady Death. Before the old Mad Titan could see her, she disappeared.

In another dimension, the same portal reopened and Ashura exited. This dimension was known as Kamui no Jikūkan, a pocket dimension created by a former Mangekyo Sharingan user's technique that existed within all dimensions. It was a very useful dimension to cross into because only Sharingan users talented with the use of the technique Kamui, could enter into it.

"So, universe M-616 was a total bust," Ashura commented as he sat down on a block of matter resembling a chair. "Lady Death herself confirmed that our target never came to her universe."

Next to Ashura was his twin brother Indra, reclining on his chair with his legs crossed looking at the photo. "That leaves 3 multiverses,"

Ashura sighed as he rolled his head back. "Who would have thought that we would be hunting our own family member?"

"Considering who he was and what he did while he was alive, I'm not surprised," Indra whispered, scrutinizing the photo. "Grandfather did say that he was the most mysterious being he had ever met."

"But why is he involving himself in the multiverse where Raizen and Trunks currently are?" Ashura grunted.

"If we knew, then we wouldn't bother trying to find him," Indra commented. "But if I had to guess, he is trying to save this multiverse as well, in his own way..."

The brown-haired twin pulled his head and leaned forward. "All the while, we are being hunted by the Time Patrol. You know that Raizen has been assigned to finding us?"

"Raizen couldn't find us unless we allowed him to. He lacks our specific abilities." The dark-haired twin spoke nonchalantly. "Even if he did find us, he can't do anything against us."

"He does lack our abilities, but our younger brother doesn't. You know how close Raizen and our brother was during our childhood. Raizen could ask him to help in his search."

"Shinsou is too independent. He does whatever he wants whenever he pleases. I have faith in his...fierce independence," Indra stood up slowly. "Let's rest for a bit. Then I'll take the Multiverse I and H. You will take R." He spoke.

"There is also another thing..." Ashura gave a small smile. "You know that there had been an amusing development in Raizen's multiverse, a fighting tournament between universes,"

Indra raised his eyebrow. That was interesting news. It was the first time in history that several universes participated in a tournament. "Where did you hear this?"

Ashura smirked. "Well, Vados was more than cooperative the last time we met..." He said mischievously, and Indra rolled his eyes.

"Seriously? You risked us being caught by banging Grand Priest's daughter?" If Indra was not such a composed individual, he would have screamed his head off.

"Vados and I have a no-string relationship. She may be her father's daughter, but she is mischievous by nature. She won't tell her father about us immediately. Besides, she risks herself as much as us if she tells her father about her and me. She knows when to say things and not to say things."

"Of all the..." Indra rubbed his forehead and repeated a chant in his head. He will not kill his brother. He will not kill his brother x 20. "Yes, and so what?"

"Apparently something is being planned two different multiverses." Ashura scratched his head. "Apparently Trunks' multiverse is going to participate in something with this universe."

"Coincidence? I doubt it..." Indra frowned. Why all of a sudden an event was being planned. "When is this 'something' going to be held?"

"Not even Vados knew," Ashura put his hands in his pocket. "With Raizen's investigating for us in the universe combined with Trunks's mission, there is a plan afoot,"

"Obviously there are always plans and schemes...but whose plan is the most nefarious?" Indra put fingers under his chin. "And which one is the most troublesome?"


In Distant Space, Prime Universe

On a distant, habitable planet, Raizen gulped down a huge piece of cooked meat from a giant alien whale that he killed several minutes ago. So far his investigations have reached nowhere. The past two years of investigations led to zip. Nada. Zero. Asking everybody, ranging from peaceful immigrants to galactic tyrants (whom he had to later fight and kill), Raizen was no closer to finding his targets as he was two years ago.

One time, he had a run in with a strange military organization that called itself the Sinestro Corp. Similar to the Green Lantern Corp but utilizing fear instead of will, they tried to recruit him several times. Raizen refused, and needless to say, they weren't happy.

Flashback

On another distant planet, Raizen was sharpening his axe near a campfire at night. Another day of futile searching. No hints. No clues, Nada. He was beginning to wonder if the Grand Priest was trolling him. Not that his teacher would do that, but that was not out of the question. Or was it a form of punishment for something he did? Maybe making a deal with Izaya for the Super Dragon Balls had repercussions that he didn't know about.

Then suddenly, his campfire was snuffed out by a yellow fist, and Raizen looked up, seeing several members of the Sinestro Corp.

"Well, if it isn't the Sniveling Corp?" Raizen smirked, standing up as the Sinestro Lanterns landed in front of him. The members in front of him were made up of several different races. The leading member was a humanoid female with blue skin and luscious dark-blue hair.

"Greetings, Warrior Raizen," The leading lantern spoke seductively. "My name is Lyssa Drak, and again, I would like to extend an invitation to join the Sinestro Corp."

Raizen threw his ax into the ground. "And again, I will tell you to stick those rings up your ass and leave me be. I'm already a part of an organization, and it's bigger and badder than yours."

Lyssa stood with her hands on her hips and her chest forward. "Being in the Sinestro Corp will provide you protection and a sense of belonging. I'm sure that you have been fearful of something in your life. A feeling of hopelessness?"

Raizen was silent for that bit, giving Lyssa the queue to continue. "You wanted to throw that hopelessness back at those that caused you that pain. Join us, and strike fear against those that hurt you."

The male Saiyan was frozen for a second. Then he laughed out hysterically, falling on his butt and slapping his knees, while the Yellow Lanterns seemed rather confused at the Saiyan's reaction.

"You...you think that I'm living to strike fear against those that hurt me?" Raizen grunted out between his laughs. After he calmed down a bit, he took a big breath and stood back up. "Look, before you guys think of fighting me to get me on your side, remember back to all those other yellow lanterns that I beat up, dismembered, or killed. And then my answer. Not piece it together! What do you think my answer will be this time?"

Lyssa turned back to her squadron and nodded, all of them activating their rings. "Then we shall bring your corpse to Sinestro for your insolence."

"Now that's more like it!" Raizen yelled, white-flaming aura wrapping around him. He charged forward, grabbed a Sinestro Corp member by the head, smashed it into the ground, and dragged him effortlessly through the ground. The attacked member created a giant barbed web construct to trap Raizen while the other members wrapped chains around Raizen's body.

The Saiyan gritted his teeth and flexed his ki even more. "Do you think that these chains can hold me!?" He let out an explosive wave to destroy all the chains and smashed a Yellow Lantern's head in.

"No matter how strong you are, you are not strong enough to win against fear!" Lyssa and her remaining lanterns held out their lanterns and trapped Raizen in a yellow force field. Raizen gritted his teeth and tried to free himself, but yellow energy began to seep out of his nostrils, mouth, and ears.

"Your fear will be your downfall because you cannot properly harness it..." Lysa chanted. "Your fear will be your master!"

Raizen breathed deeply and stopped struggling, relaxing his limbs and muscles. Remember what his master taught him, the Saiyan entered a meditative state to block the Lanterns from probing into his soul.

"I learned from my master never to avoid my fears. Fear will always exist..." Raizen spoke, closing his eyes. "What matters is what one does with the fear. I choose to embrace it!" Raizen opened his eyes again, this time shining with energy. The Yellow forcefield created by the Lanterns were cracking apart, despite the Lanterns trying their best to hold it.

"We can't hold him!" One Yellow Lantern, an insectoid, hissed as it created giant scorpion-like constructs. "We have to kill him now!"

"Don't lose focus, fool!" Lyssa screamed, but it was too late. Raizen used this moment of weakness to break free from his bondage by turning into Super Saiyan God. His reddish-orange aura flared and rolled like gentle flames around the Saiyan.

"Thanks for that fear treatment," Raizen spoke, much to the surprise of the Yellow Lanterns. "I was beginning to lose hope about my mission. That was one of my fears. But I'm trying my best, so I have no regrets about that! Allow me to thank you personally!" Raizen held both of his arms out and charged a wide red ki blast. "Inferno Wall!" Raizen roared as he created a giant wall of red ki that hit all the Yellow Lanterns at once. The attack was to make Lyssa retreat as her accomplices were burned away.

Raizen took a deep breath and returned to his base state. He sat back down and began to sharpen his ax again. Perhaps tomorrow would be different.

Flashback End

That was one year ago. What else did he expect? He would have had better time counting the number of stars in this universe than to hunt down Indra and Ashura! Those two were among two of the most dangerous fighters Raizen had ever met. On top of their nearly-unrivaled fighting prowess, they possessed unique abilities that could possibly turn the tide of any battle. The heavens were the limit, and the two of them could have had all the adulation they could ever have.

Then they just left with their uncle a few decades ago.

Their leaving left a huge hole in the Time Patrol and other organizations under the Grand Priest's watchful eye and has not been fully filled by anybody. And they could avoid even the Grand Priest! How the hell was he supposed to find them?

Even if he could find them, what could he do? Break his arm at them? Raizen was a proud Saiyan and reveled in fighting as much as any saiyan. But he knew that there was a difference between fighting strong enemies and being suicidal.

The male Saiyan spat out a small bone and ripped out a giant rib from the cooked alien whale. Biting into the meat and ripping it straight off the bone, Raizen slowly chewed the scrumptious meat, still thinking what he should do.

What he needed was a game changer. More specifically a person who possessed similar abilities to his targets. The Visual Prowess of the twins...

"That's it!" Raizen shot up, throwing away the meat he was eating. There was one person he could call!

He quickly got out his communicator and called. "Come on...come on..." Raizen chanted as the communicator beeped. Finally, Chronoa's hologram showed up.

"Hello, Raizen. I hope your investigation is going well so far?" Chronoa's face projection smiled.

"Terrible. I've fighting galactic tyrants and strange gods trying to look for something impossible!" Raizen grunted. "But I think I can go further in my search if I had one person to help me."

"And who is that?" Chronoa asked.

"Shinsou," Raizen spoke and Chronoa's smile disappeared. "I need Shinsou,"

"You are not serious!" Chronoa argued. "This is a Time Patroller issue, not a God-Reaper mission!"

"How else am I supposed to find two people with abilities that defy nearly any law of space and time?" Raizen shot back. "Shinsou is Indra and Ashura's younger brother. And he has similar abilities as them. He can see things nobody else can see. Hell, he should have been sent with me in the first place."

"And why do you think he wasn't sent to you in the first place?" Chronoa spoke, with great distress in her voice. "Since you seem to have forgotten something, let me remind you something. Sending people between two multiverses is not a simple thing unless you are willing to break the cosmic rules. And sending a being like Shinsou has always been a last resort! You know what kind of missions Shinsou is sent to!"

"Then I have nothing on this mission!" Raizen shouted. "This mission is a bust. Put this on my permanent record. I don't care! I have been on a rabbit hunt for the past 2 years, with nobody knowing anything about Indra or Ashura."

Chronoa remained silent for a minute. After a while, she sighed. "It turns out that your request will be granted, in some manner."

Raizen frowned. "What do you mean?"

"There has been a new development between our multiverses. An event will be held as a sort of a...peace offering. Remember that deal that you made with Izaya two years ago?" Chronoa explained as Raizen nodded. "Well, this happened..."

After her explanation, Raizen's jaw dropped and smiled. "Are you kidding me?!"

Chronoa smiled. "I'm not kidding. I knew that you would be happy about this news!"

"When's this even going to happen?" Raizen spoke, his clenched fists shaking in anticipation.

"The exact date has not yet been decided, but it will be in this Earth year. So you better head back to Earth soon!"

Raizen nodded eagerly as the communicator turned off. For the first time in two years, he was filled with anticipation. "So this must have been what Goku felt! The chance to fight the strongest!"


A few days later...Metropolis, Prime Earth

Two years had passed on Earth, and a lot of things happened so fast that it was hard to understand it all.

Clark Kent, also known as Superman or Kal-El, recollected on all the things that happened the past several months.

The Formation of Justice League two years ago. The world had accepted the League with more or less open arms. The government, predictably, were less than happy about the existence of a group of super-powered beings who could easily take over the planet.

[Invasion from Atlantis], the incident where Arthur's half brother Orm turned Atlantis against the surface world. Orm had killed his mother and Queen Atlanna, usurped the throne, and turned the very oceans against humanity. With the help of the League, Arthur was able to defeat his brother, regain the Atlantis Throne, and bring peace to Atlantis. Although currently Arthur had a lot on his plate with other underwater factions like Trenches and Xebels.

[The Trinity War]. From the shadows, several secret organizations came to light. The Justice League of America, Suicide Squad the Secret Society, the Justice League Dark all came out of the wood work and were manipulated from a being from another universe to fight against each other. Ultimately Clark fought against both the JLA, Justice League Dark, and Suicide Squad while being poisoned by Kryptonite embedded in his brain. Thanks to his training under Raizen, he was able to withstand the effects of Kryptonite long enough with his Ki.

The Crime Syndicate, where alternate universe versions of League came to conquer their world. The perpetrator to the Trinity War helped weaken the Earth's forces enough to conquer it. Again, Superman was able to fight the entire Syndicate, after Ray Palmer, better known as the Atom, removed the Kryptonite from Superman's brain while others dealt with the Secret Society and the Injustice League led by Lex Luthor.

These catastrophic events changed the world. People's opinions of superheroes became more polarized by the day. And he could see it. He...the man who could see and hear everything on Earth. Every comment, every compliment, every insult...

He had thought that after the battle against Darkseid, he could act more openly as a superhero. To protect humanity as best as he could. But now, there were more people trying to control or even kill him. A lot of people supported his actions, but more and more people were becoming afraid of him and his abilities.

Even so, Kal had hope that things would turn out for the better. He was no longer alone. He had friends to count on now. Barry, Arthur, Hal, Victor, even Bruce.

On top of his superhero work, his non-superhero work changed as well. He really couldn't work at the Daily Planet anymore because of Morgan Reigns. So he decided to leave and work with his former co-worker Cat Grant to start a blog company. It really wasn't the dream job Clark had in mind, but he knew that he had to leave Daily Planet. Leaving the Daily Planet cost Clark more than his share of friends, most importantly Lois. The woman took his leaving very personally and made that very clear on the day he left, screaming at him for being a naive farm boy. He was sure that it was the end of any friendly relations between the two of them.

Gratefully, there was his relationship with Diana, or Wonder Woman. Soon after the Crime Syndicate event, Diana broke off her relationship with Steve Trevor because she felt little more than friendship with him and he nearly got killed because of her. Then she realized that she was not made from clay and was a daughter of King of Olympian Gods Zeus. Then there was her entire discovery of the barbaric truth of the Amazons and her Olympian family. Talk about family drama, Diana went through all of that and isolated herself more than ever.

He and Diana had met one night and after a short talk of how lonely they were, they shared a kiss. Diana later said that it was an accident, but they both knew it wasn't. After the Justice League dealt with Diana's one-time friend Minerva AKA Cheetah, he took her to Smallville and showed her how their lives could simple, simple like his life had been before he became Superman. They shared their second kiss and formally started their relationship.

It was about six months into their relationship, and things were looking good. Almost too good. Several dozen dates and several hundred kisses after, Kal felt so much more alive than ever. And he didn't want to let this feeling go. But for a while, the relationship seemed to hit a wall because neither of them wanted to make an awkward misstep and possibly ruin their relationship.

Then a week ago, they had shared their first night, right after they defeated the Injustice League in their latest attempt to fight the League. It wasn't anything planned. Just right after putting Luthor in for his latest attempt to start a war in the middle east and frame the League for it, the two superheroes were just too mentally exhausted to avoid the tension between them any further. Out of pure need and emotion of love, they made love to each other in Kal's Fortress, nearly causing a polar earthquake.

The Man of Steel committed the sex to his memory, memorizing every single movement and detail of it. It would be Diana's first time, and in a way, his first time as well. That moment was the first time he had felt such satisfaction and release, where he didn't have to hold back.

Kal was currently in his apartment in Metropolis, finishing up his chores before Diana's arrival. This would be the first time Diana would come to his apartment, and he wanted it to be perfect. He hummed a pleasant tone as he tidied up his apartment.

A few minutes later, he heard a knock on his window and smiled. He turned around and saw Diana floating near his window. He quickly opened the window, and Diana entered, wearing a simple blouse and black yoga pants with her hair in a ponytail.

"Hello, Kal..." She whispered as they came together in a gentle embrace, sharing a soft kiss. "How was your day?"

"Good, better since you're here..." He whispered, and his lover giggled. Their hands roamed over the each other's body, both of them already eager. Before they could go further in their passionate exchange, they heard a whoosh of wind.

"Oh sorry!" A blond teenager dressed in blue and red Kryptonian bodysuit and red cape landed. "I didn't know that we had company!"

"Kara, you have X-ray vision like I do," Kal spoke in a rather annoyed tone, and Diana giggled with her face pressed to his chest. Her lover looked warily at the mischievous grin on her face and gave her a quick peck on her lips.

Kara's pod had landed on Earth about a year ago in Russia but kept in secret by Batman. The Caped Crusader kept the pod a secret from his best friend for nearly a year, until Kal's Fortress picked up the pod's signal. It was something Kal still held against Bruce until this day. Batman argued that he didn't know what the pod was and was being cautious. And while Kal could understand in a way, he still couldn't accept that his friend tried to keep his friend from his family. And that Batman refused to apologize was also an issue. Batman was famous for refusing to apologize for anything he did, which made him the least popular person in the League. Clark knew that this aloofness was a result of his commitment to fighting crime rather than his being a jackass, but that didn't help much.

"Finished your rounds, Kara?" Diana asked.

"Yup! Good to see you, Diana!" Kara chirped as the two women hugged. The two of them bonded together during their training sessions. Diana helped Kara gain more control of her skills and even open up about her insecurities about living on Earth instead of Krypton. "What brings you here from London?"

Diana gave Kal an endearing look, and Kara understood. "So, I'm interrupting, what do the humans call it...a booty call?" Kal blushed and glanced to the side while Diana and Kara giggled. Before they could say anything more, Kal and Diana's communicator's went off, earning a groan from both superheroes.

"Uh oh..." Kara grinned. "I suppose your intimate time will have to wait!"

Then Kal's cell phone rang. He turned it over and saw Lois's id. "What's she calling about now?" Kal sighed.

Diana looked at the id as well and frowned. "What does she want?"

"I don't know..." Clark muttered as he turned off the phone. "I'll call her back later. Let's go to the Watchtower." Diana nodded.

"Can I come too?" Kara asked with anticipation, but her face fell when both Clark and Diana shook her head.

"Sorry, Kara. Justice League members only!" Diana smiled in understanding.

"Then when can I join the League?" Kara puffed her cheeks slightly.

"When you're ready, Kara." Clark put his hands on her shoulder. "You're still beginning to learn more about your powers. When I think you are proficient enough with your skills, I'll personally vouch for your admission to the League."

Kara's eyes lit. "Sure! I'll see you two later!" Kara flew out to her own apartment, leaving the two adult superheroes behind.

Diana glanced at the communicator and the sofa. "You know...we could fit in a quick session before we go to the watchtower."

Kal grinned widely and brought her close to him. "You vixen will be the death of me!"


Watchtower, Prime Earth

Kal and Diana quickly walked to the League's meeting room, and everybody else was there except for Hal and Bruce. Arthur, Victor, and Barry were waiting for Kal and Diana. For some reason, the air seemed rather grim, or at least grimmer than usual.

"We got your call, Victor." Diana spoke. "What's this about? Where is Bruce?"

"Bruce isn't here, at least not yet," Arthur spoke. "Before he arrives, there is something that we need to discuss."

"Okay, what?" Kal frowned.

"Bruce's...or rather...Batman's behavior..." Arthur started, glancing at both Victor and Flash.

Victor sighed. "When we first started the League...Batman and I worked together to create the Watchtower. You know this." He started, and Kal and Diana nodded. "What everybody else didn't know was...he had me create a surveillance system that would watch over us and our actions."

"He was spying on us!" Barry exclaimed. "Watching over us 24/7."

The Man of Steel and Amazon Princess turned to each other briefly before turning back to their friends. "Guys, it's not surprising considering who Bruce is. We all know how distrustful and pragmatic he is." Kal argued. He knew that Bruce wasn't evil or treacherous, but the Caped Crusader would rather be accused of being those two things rather than not being prepared.

"If it were only just that!" Arthur stomped his feet onto the floor, creating an imprint in it. "Remember all the things that he did behind our back? Creating contingency plans for each one of us, and have them thrown into our faces like last time? Strange dealings with criminals and Waller?"

Diana approached Arthur. "Arthur, I understand how you feel. But Bruce has never intended to betray any of us, nor has he ever."

"No? How about the time that Clark's cousin crashed onto Earth and it took him a few months to tell his friend about her?" Barry snapped. Kal had to give him that.

"Look, we can argue about Bruce's suspicious actions all day," Clark spoke louder than usual to get everybody's attention. "What's the point of this meeting?"

Arthur and Barry looked rather angry. "We only knew about this after guilt-tripping Victor. I think we should do the same with Bruce."

"No!" Diana exclaimed. "We can all agree that Bruce's actions do not align with our own. But we have all given each other the benefit of the doubt from the beginning. Without that trust, this team is doomed to fail. I know better than any of you...secrets can hurt..." She looked slightly crestfallen, remembering all the secrets her Amazon sister held about her birth and their man-slaughtering culture. She held Kal's hand on her shoulder, giving her assurance. "But if we continue down this road, none of us will want to work with each other. Then this team is over."

"So what, Diana, what are you saying?" Barry crossed his arms. "Continue giving him the benefit of the doubt?"

"Yes, until he does something truly betraying," Diana looked at all the men in the room. "I know. I'm asking you guys to feel vulnerable voluntarily. But we either get stronger from this or fall apart. It's our choices now."

The men in the room remained silent until they all sighed.

"Fine...but if this backfires, Diana, then it's all on you..." Arthur grunted out.

"That's fine by me." The Amazon Princess spoke firmly. "Now, is that the only reason for this meeting?"

"Not exactly," Victor emitted a red hologram with his eyes. "Aside from our other projects, Batman and I have been discussing one other things concerning two people." Then the hologram of Raizen and Trunks appeared. "Remember these guys?"

"The same guys who helped us fight Darkseid two years ago..." Flash muttered. "Yeah. The shorter one was named Trunks. He was the one who helped us rescue all those people from Apokolips."

"Know anything else about him, Barry?" Diana asked.

"Nothing much." Barry shrugged. "He is apparently a member of a group called the Time Patrol or something, and he was hunting another speedster called Eobard Thawne. We all know him as the Reverse Flash." During the past two years, the League had encountered Reverse Flash a few times. Barry managed to beat him those few times, but nearly lost his life. "And he also wields a Green Lantern Ring like Hal, but was like super-secretive about it."

"What about the larger one?" Arthur pointed out. "He was wielding the ax and turned the tide of battle more than once against Darkseid..."

"His name is Raizen," Kal spoke, much to everybody's surprise. He might as well say everything. "Raizen is also a member of Time Patrol and a friend. A year before Darkseid came, he came and told me of the invasion. He even trained me for a year. Without his training, I would have died."

"Why didn't you tell us?" Victor frowned. "Batman has been looking for this Raizen for years."

"Bruce has nothing to do with Raizen, and I think Raizen doesn't care much about Batman either." Kal noted. "And he hasn't returned to Earth since he left two years ago. And why is this so important now?"

"Because the Watchtower satellites just picked him up. This Raizen arrived in Japan today, though I can't pinpoint his exact location." Victor's hologram changed to the map of Japan, with the province of Hokkaido highlighted. "Should we go there?"

"No." Kal spoke firmly. "I know Raizen. He is calm and friendly most of the time. But if we provoke him...then...well...I don't know if anybody in the world can stop him..."

"Wait!" Barry shot up. "Does Bruce know where Raizen is?"

Victor shook his mechanic head. "No, I didn't tell him yet."

"Then don't tell him," Diana warned her friend. "Knowing Bruce, he will confront him..."

"And if that happens...even I won't be able to save him..." Kal whispered. The other members of the Justice League looked at him in shock.


ARGUS Headquarters, Prime Earth

Waller looked over the reports her spies were feeding them based on the League. Her job was made more difficult ever since the debacle with the evil clones of the Justice League. This so-called Crime Syndicate had hacked into her own forces, orchestrated the destabilization of the US, and nearly brought this entire event over her head. Thankfully she had managed to destroy all evidence she could find linking her to the event and point all the blame to this...Secret Society.

Still, it was no excuse for her ranks to be infiltrated. She was even tempted to plant nano-explosives in all her operatives so that she could end these problems before it went over her head.

Suddenly, she heard a tk sound in her room. Her personal office. Keeping her body still, she reached her hand under her desk for her gun. Looking around her well-lit room with her eyes, she looked around all 360 degrees. The she looked up at the office ceiling, and nobody was there.

"Whoever is in this room other than me better have a death wish..." Waller barked. Then she felt in her gut someone was behind her. She snapped back with her gun, only to have her gun knocked out by a black gloved arm.

"What do you want?" Waller snapped as Batman stood before him, silent.

"Recently, your squad stole a cargo of synthetic Kryptonite from Lex-Corps. Where is it?" Batman growled.

"You honestly don't think that I would give you government secrets?" Waller went to press the emergency button before Batman dropped an EMP charge and fired every vulnerable electronics in the room.

Batman grabbed her arm and threw her onto her own desk, pulled out his batarang and nailed Waller to it by her jacket. "Why bother stealing? You and Luthor have been in bed for months."

Waller tried to free herself, but the Caped Crusader held her arms over her head with one hand and held her head down with his other. "I'm going to ask nicely one more time...explain, or I will release info about your involvement with the Crime Syndicate."

"You think you can blackmail me?" Waller's eyes flashed. "You punk..."

"You think I won't? With the info I have, you will go for life, Waller. US Government will try to censor or twist the truth, but at the very least you will be arrested and put on death row." Batman squeezed Waller's wrists tighter. "Now speak..."

Waller growled. "Fine...first get off of me!"

"No deal."

The Wall growled back but relented. "Thanks to you and your League, Luthor's in prison. That bastard decided to stay in prison and drop all business with ARGUS. The Kryptonite...we ordered from Luthor already. We merely took what was supposed to be delivered.

Batman leaned closer. "You are planning to use it against Supergirl. Why?"

"Use your head, punk! We know from the past that Superman is strangely more resistant to Kryptonite! More than before. Even when he had a shard of Kryptonite in his brain, he managed to beat the Crime Syndicate and the Injustice League by himself. I can't take chance with Supergirl. If I have to kill her before she becomes as powerful, then I will!"

"You were planning to kill her..." Batman replied, and Waller remained silent. "But you wouldn't need 3 tons of synthetic Kryptonite to do just that. What else?"

Waller secretly reached over with her shoe to try to reach her gun. "There is...another superpowered being that landed on Earth a few days ago...the same one that your league fought with against Darkseid..."

Batman remembered. The dark-haired, warrior who fought against Darkseid with Superman while others were knocked out. He let go of Waller and stepped back. "Where is he?"

"Japan. Considering he has Japanese features, I'm guessing that's his adoptive home." Waller turned her back to back, reaching for her gun. "Probably another Kryptonian who came to Earth and made it his home. Earth is being invaded by aliens, Batman. What I'm doing is for the good of humanity. And your League is empowering them. No more!" She snapped back with her gun, but Batman was already gun. She checked her phone, which was still fried by EMP.

But she knew what to do. Time to go to Japan before Batman does.


Ise Grand Shrine, Japan, Prime Earth

A young man wearing black pants, leather boots, white business shirt, and a black cloak over his shoulders was standing peacefully on the island paddock watching the ripples of the lake. His hair was medium long, jet black (Look at Squall Leonhart's hair!).

He was enjoying a gentle cup of tea until he recognized a familiar energy approaching him. "Raizen...so he's here..." He whispered.


What is being planned between the two multiverses? Find out in the next chapter!