Chapter 12-Devil's Prejudice

Nightwing's mind was in a haze when he felt his body hit the ground so soon for one so high up on a tall building and wondered if this was like some kind of repeat of history in falling off tall buildings. As his body screamed out in pain, Nightwing thought of Raven, their child still in her womb, and what gender their child was though it never mattered to him what gender the child was so long as he could love the fruits of their intimate labors.

Though Nightwing would hardly call it labor in his mind.

Nightwing's mind faltering from the loss of blood, his body in pain from the fall, and Mundus's attack prior to it making him feel signs of blacking out. He could hear voices around him with flashes of himself being moved, the sound of battle before being sent to someplace silent in a room on a table. He could make out images of people that came into the room, as they looked down at him, but even with his demon enhanced eyesight, it was still difficult to see who it was, and it hurt to move when he could.

(Flashback-6 Hours Ago)

Diana had the Invisible Jet hovering next to the giant "H" that Brother Blood had his students construct on the right tower that connected at the middle to the other. She used the Kryptonian laser guns Superman had installed into it a few Months ago and blew a massive hole into the right tower before turning the Invisible Jet to the side so it could unload her passengers off to fight the foes inside the now damaged "H".

"Hurry up and retrieve Nightwing and if possible get Hera's Scepter before it's used for something the world will never be ready for," said Diana, as she had heard of the various times in the world that Zeus had unleashed his wrath on various cities that had found the Godly scepter, and how those places could no longer sustain life if any.

"Were on it!" said Dante giving a mock salute before leaping out of the opening and into the hole that Diana created for him.

Behind Dante were Batman, Starfire, Beast Boy, Trish, Lady, and Nero hurrying to find Nightwing along with the scepter he held in his possession. Soon the sounds of gun shots, star bolts, and martial art based combat taking place before Diana moved the Invisible Jet more to the right around the right tower of the "H" she had damaged.

"Everything seems to be progressing smoothly with the fighting, as every villain inside of the Hive building was caught off guard, and everything seems to be in our favor," said Diana, as she was doing a scan of the building, and finding that the various superhero teams were moving were progressing very well through it.

"Kal, this is Diana, the plan is going well, and we should be able to look for Nightwing shortly," said Diana, as she spoke to Superman, who was on the Watchtower listening in on the battle, and she could see Green Arrow behind him listening in from her screen.

"I'm seeing the battle from up here using various satellites in space and were picking up some unusual energy readings from the rooftop on the right tower that's above you," said Superman, as he was watching the battle from various satellite images, and saw what Diana was seeing.

"I'll check it out with Etrigan and the other Titans to see what it is," said Diana, as she had now moved the Invisible Jet more to the right, and began to fly up to the roof area.

Only for something to fall right on top of the Invisible Jet leaving a heavy indent on the vehicle while leaving a trail of red liquid to slowly fall around it to make the Invisible Jet not so Invisible anymore. Looking up, Diana along with the others gasped at seeing the form of Nightwing's back, and his wounds leaking bleed all over her outer ship.

"By Merlin's beard," said Etrigan, as he saw the prone form of the half-devil, and the large wound the young warrior took at the hands of Emperor Mundus.

"Get him in here now!" said Diana, as she skillfully moved the Invisible Jet away while making sure Nightwing didn't fall off, and cut his life short.

Etrigan moved quickly since he could handle it no problem while Cyborg informed the teams inside of the Hive HQ that they had Nightwing. While this was happening, Diana was seeing a ship on the roof of the Hive HQ that looked like a transport, and saw it flying away.

(With Raven)

"AHHHH!" said Raven crying out from the sensation she felt while on her bed, as she had tears in her eyes, and clutched her chest in pain when she felt the feeling of it coming from Nightwing.

"What is it young one," said Chui-Hui, as she ran to Raven's side, and held her close like a Mother would her child.

"It's Nightwing! He's in pain. Oh Azar! The baby!" said Raven, as she feared the stress, and the pain would kill the child too before she focused her powers to protect it from harm.

She wasn't the only one, as the amulet she wore glowed brightly, and amplified Raven's powers to the means of protecting the child from harm of the said stress her body was under. While this happened, Raven felt through her bond with her lover that he was still in a great deal of pain, and lost in the sea of his own mind. She had seen from his mind's memories the confrontation with Brother Blood, the reason behind Nightwing's mission by Brother Blood to get Hera's Scepter, and what Mundus did to nearly kill him.

"Are you all right?" said Chui-Hui, as she quickly got Raven some tea, which the woman drank it down, and found her body being in less pain shortly after.

"I'm better now. Thank you Chui-Hui. But Nightwing is in pain from being attacked by Mundus. I want to go to him, but in my condition, I'll only direct all of our enemies in my direction, and Nightwing will get hurt more since he'll try to stop them," said Raven, as she used her powers to check up on the growing baby inside of her, and felt the joy that they had created was still all right.

"You must have faith that Nightwing will be okay my dear. After all, I don't train those that see me to die right away in battle, but to survive them, and come back to the one's they love," said Chui-Hui, as she saw Raven become comforted by that, and knew that one as wise as the True Master could be trusted with such matters.

(Back on the Invisible Jet)

"Nightwing needs medical attention and fast!" said Etrigan brining in the bloody body of Nightwing, who was barely breathing, and was gurgling blood out from his mouth.

"Raven," said Nightwing in barely audible whisper, as he let the world fall into darkness around him, and he lost all sense of time in the process.

(End Flashback)

Right now, Nightwing was in the Watchtower, on a table with various machines hooked up to him to monitor his condition, and inscriptions of spells written all around the room to keep him from breaking out of the room when he recovered. He was their patient and their prisoner all in one until they could get any answers out of him concerning his past actions with the Hive Academy.

Nightwing could feel his body healing thanks to it being half demonic and wondered if he would still be alive had he still been human? The answer would have been no of course since only a devil of Sparda's blood whether full or half could withstand an attack like that from the Prince of Darkness.

'Well it could be worse. I could be in the clutches of Brother Blood and Mundus with no means to defend myself,' thought Nightwing, as he looked around his "room", and found it was a cross between a cell and a hospital room.

In the room that was his, Nightwing could barely see Dr. Fate behind him in a floating meditative position, Zatanna slight to the man's right, and Batman right next to her with his ever serious expression on his face.

"He's awake," said Batman walking closer to Nightwing's head, but kept himself just out of arms reach, and stared at the upside down face of his adopted son.

"Either that or I am having a really bad nightmare," said Nightwing smirking at Batman, who was clearly not amused by the joking, and turned to Fate, and the man nodded in understanding.

"We must begin immediately if there is to be any success," said Fate, as he now stood to the side of Nightwing's bed, and his hands were surrounded by magical energy with Zatanna getting her magic ready too.

"Begin what?" said Nightwing, as he looked at the two magic users, and then his former teacher with a questioning look.

"To remove the demonic side of you that your cousin gave from his blood," said Zatanna, as she began to move her hands with her magic wand in the right one around, and was getting ready to use her magic on him.

"What? Why? Dante's blood was what saved me ever since I was first hospitalized after saving Raven during our battle with Slade!" said Nightwing, as he now tried to break his restraints, but in his current condition, it was nearly impossible, and the writing on the walls seem to glow a little when he tried to call forth his devil powers.

"Because I don't want you to be this thing that Dante turned you into. You are my son by law and to see you turned into this unnatural thing by your cousin is something that has to be corrected immediately," said Batman, as he didn't like Dante very much, and he certainly didn't like his former student being turned into something demonic by that said person.

"If that's the case, then why not simply try this out on Etrigan, and separate him from Jason Blood," said Nightwing, as he saw Fate drawing on more of his magic, and Batman keeping himself where he was.

"Because Jason would die if we did, but you will not, and I won't have my ward being a creature like your cousin made you," said Batman, as he had tolerated many creatures, demons, and other nonhuman people in his time yet when it came to his family...well it was just something the man couldn't embrace it.

However, the one thing Batman could not stand even more was his surrogate son being transformed into a demonic entity, and something that was not the boy he knew.

"Figures. It always has to be your way, huh Bruce? If you can't get it your way, then you make it yours, and consciousness be damn with the feelings of others that stand in your way. No wonder Diana or Cat Woman don't try to embrace a long lasting relationship with you since they probably see you as not but a control freak that always has to be right," said Nightwing, as he wished to be somewhere else right now, and with Raven by his side with their child in her arms.

"I only do this because it is right and at the moment what I feel is right is getting you back to being human," said Batman, as he wanted his human ward back, and not this half-demon thing that was before him.

"Dante and the others will stop you," said Nightwing, as he knew that Dante, Trish, Lady, and Nero wouldn't let something like this happen to him.

"They don't have any means to get up here and even if they did, it will be too late to stop what is about to happen. Begin!" said Batman, as he nodded to Fate, who began the ever delicate process while silently glad that Diana had been able to take Nightwing's body to the Watchtower, and Batman just teleported up thus leaving Nightwing's demonic family without a means to get here.

"I won't become your ward again Bats. I'll just defy you again and again just to make sure you suffer for your actions," said Nightwing, as he grinned despite the situation, as his train of thought was directed at leaving his former teacher's side again, and being with Raven.

"That's where I come in after were done. Once we've got your demon blood taken out, were going to wipe your mind of the previous events leading up to what made you this way, and find out where you stashed Raven," said Zatanna, as she had never approved of Raven being aloud to be so active considering the prophecy she had fulfilled, and only because it was stopped did the League leave her alone.

For the moment anyway.

"And what are you going to do to Raven? Seal up her powers too?" said Nightwing, as he knew Raven was fine just the way she was, and it was wrong to mess with someone so perfect in his eyes.

"No. Something else that requires her to be in the same place as you are right now," said Zatanna, as she saw Nightwing's eyes widen behind his mask, and his anger began to start up the demonic blood in him.

"You would terminate her child? OUR CHILD?!" said Nightwing, as the devils blood that was his uncle's own, and now rightfully his surged forward transforming him into the demonic knight similar to Dante.

With this sudden burst of power, Nightwing broke his right arm free of the restraints, grabbed Fate by the throat, threw the man into Zatanna before she could finish speaking her spell, and tried to get out of his other restrains. Batman immediately acted by trying to keep Nightwing pinned down and had nearly succeeded until Nightwing through him back with his free arm before trying again to get free. The room was shaking violently, as the spell empowered writings on the walls glowed further, and were being overwhelmed by this sudden power that Nightwing was giving off.

"Stop him before he tears this room completely apart!" said Batman, as he got up, and readied several of his trusty gadgets

"YOU WILL NOT HURT HER! YOU WILL NOT HURT OUR CHILD! I WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU! I WILL CRUSH YOU ALL TO PIECES!" yelled Nightwing finally free from his shackles and was looking the 3 member of the Justice League with angry demonic eyes.

Unbeknown to the 4 people in that room, there was another battle being waged not far from it, and it was getting very heated in terms of arguing.

(Watchtower-Not Far Away)

"Look, I don't care where I'm restricted from, but I do care about my cousin, and if you don't get out of my way so I can find Nightwing I'm going to blow your head off!" said Dante pointing his gun right at Green Arrow, who was doing his best to not be intimated with the half-devil with a fully loaded pistol aimed at his head, and the other half-devil next to him with a very large revolver aimed at his temple.

When Batman had teleported before their eyes, the group knew that something was up, and it concerned Nightwing since man in the bat suit wouldn't leave unless it was just that. Using the Titans East communicators, Dante was able to get a hold of Cyborg, and the metal man was able to get them onto the Watchtower along with the other Titans. No sooner had that happened, did Green Arrow try to stop them since they didn't have the necessary clearance to be on the Watchtower, and had to remove them.

Hence the current hostile situation.

"I don't know where he is! The instant Diana got him here to the Watchtower, Dr. Fate, and Zatanna took him to a room they said was prepared for him. They didn't say where though, as he looked pretty bad when he first arrived, and needed immediate care," said Green Arrow seeing the angry look in Nero's eyes and the "click" sound from the back of revolver indicating the gun was cocked back to fire.

But what really terrified him was the giant rocket launcher the woman behind him had that was aimed at his back.

"Where are those two now?" said Lady, as she was thinking of using her prized rocket launcher on the place, and get some much needed attention to what they wanted.

"I don't know! I'm not into all that sorcery stuff so what they do is none of my business and I stay clear of it," said Green Arrow, who saw the group of devils look at each other with their eyes, and then back to him before they removed their weapons away from the poor hero's face and back.

"Anyone who could point us in the right direction Arrow Man?" said Dante, as he knew that time was of the essence with possibly rescuing his cousin from the hands of various "goody goody" heroes of the Justice League, and it needed to be done fast.

Before Green Arrow could answer or retort to the name Dante gave him, the devils of this group felt an incredible spike of energy coming to their left, and could tell it was their fellow brethren. They knew from that spike of power that whatever was happening with Nightwing, it was not good, and that he was activating his Devil Trigger to get himself free from whatever prison he had been locked away in.

"This way!" said Trish, as she ran towards the power Nightwing was giving off, and the sounds of fighting were getting louder, and the sound of something hitting walls...hard!

This didn't go unnoticed of course, as many superheroes were drawn this commotion, and soon found themselves outside of Nightwing's room. Many of them were wondering what was going on, as the room was supposedly of limits to many, and were not aloud inside of it.

It didn't matter, as just seconds later, one of the walls gave way to something, or rather someone being thrown through it before hitting another wall making a large indentation in it.

It was the bloody form of Dr. Fate.

"That...does not look promising," said Dante, as he saw the sorcerer trying to gasp for air, and to breathe from the beating he had taken all this time.

"Ya think?" said Nero, as the fire that was in the room Fate was in revealed a shadowy figure surrounded by a demonic aura that Dante knew was Nightwing's, and the Son of Sparda was pleased to see his cousin in his Devil Trigger form while Yamato in his left hand was pulsing for it to be in the hands of it's master.

"Well look at you in all your devilish glory!" said Dante seeing his cousin now standing before him and looking quite serious at the moment.

"Yamato," said Nightwing, as he stretched out his hand, and Dante looked at it before looking at his cousin with a serious look in his eyes.

"Well...since you asked sooo nicely," said Dante before he handed the weapon that was once his brother's over to Nightwing, who took it calmly from him, and put it at his waist where it belonged.

"Stop him! Stop him now!" said Batman limping out of the room Nightwing had just left with Zatanna clinging to him looking like she got hurt pretty badly too.

"Batman, what is going on?" said Superman, as he had gotten the red alert like the others, and saw the form Nightwing was in right now.

"Batsy here tried to mess with our cousin in his weakened state. Someone should have told him that a devil fights harder when they are pushed to their limits," said Nero, as he pointed his finger at Batman, and saw the shocked look on the Man of Steel's face.

"Batman what is he talking about?" said Superman seeing the Dark Knight scowling Nightwing and the others while the half-devil turned back to normal.

"My...former teacher tried to have Fate and Zatanna remove the devils blood that Dante gave me so I could become human again," said Nightwing clinging to Dante, as he felt really tired from using his Devil Trigger, and needed some form of support.

"Whoa! Bats have you gone nuts? The kid needs that stuff in him," said Flash, as he was good friends with Nightwing, and always found a certain form of respect for the young Grayson since he wasn't so uptight like teacher was.

"Nightwing is my ward and I decide what is best for him," said Batman, as he glared at Flash, and then back at Dante with a hate filled look that the man got on certain cases.

"Like how you want to find Raven and terminate our child!" said Nightwing, as he turned to glare at Batman, and hear the audible gasps heard throughout the room.

"You are still too young to be a Father! I-AH!" said Batman, as J'onn used his psychic powers to knock the man out, as Nightwing simply glared at his former teacher before he looked away while Dante with Nero helped him walk away from the group, and decided it was time to truly be out of the man's shadow.

"Says the man that has never had kids that were of his own blood. I have long since been out of your shadow old man and I will not be put back in it like you have tried to do ever since I left so long ago. Stay away from life Batman or else I will do what every enemy you have could not...I'll kill you," said Nightwing himself, as he along with the others headed over to the teleportation system, and punched in some place nice to eat down in a city.

"Wait! Nightwing, I need to know about Hera's Scepter," said Diana, as she flew over to Nightwing, and hoped he would answer the questions regarding the lost item that was dangerous in the hands of their enemies.

"Mundus and Blood have it. They want to use it to open a portal to the demonic realm to let an army of demons out to take over the Earth. You know, the same old evil villain, and I'm going to conquer you thing? Unfortunately, for them anyway, they need someone of power devil blood to do it, and since the most power of devil blood users are staring at you right now I think we can safely say it will never happen," said Nightwing seeing Diana letting out a small prayer at that, but the fact remained they still needed to get the scepter before it could be used for other means, and it meant they had to find Brother Blood.

"I will have to tell my sisters the news of this and hopefully we can locate where Brother Blood is in order to retrieve Hera's Scepter," said Diana, as she knew that only by getting the scepter back, and defeating Blood could the world be saved by Mundus's plans for invading the world.

"Can you also tell them to call off the hunt for me and Raven? I know I stole the damn thing, but I'm going to make sure I get it back, and will hand it to you personally in order to get these...criminal charges off my head," said Nightwing seeing that the only way to make sure the Amazons didn't get him or Raven was to undo the actions he did back in Greece.

Though Nightwing was not going to apologize for destroying the walking statue of Hades in the temple since that was fun as hell.

"I'm sure they will agree on that since giving me the scepter would ensure I give it to my Mother," said Diana knowing that her Mother would see reason to not punish Nightwing for taking the scepter if it was given to the Amazons where it belonged.

"That's good, because there is only one woman in the world I want chasing me, and that is Raven," said Nightwing, as he meant it since the only woman that could keep up with him was her, and he wanted it to stay that way.

"Give Raven my regards when you see her," said Diana, as she went to have meeting with the founding members about what to do about Batman, and considering finding a man that won't be so deceptive like her Mother told her men were.

"I will. If you want, I'll have you be our child's Godmother if you are interested?" said Nightwing seeing Diana's stunned expression since that was meant to make her apart of their family.

"Of course! But who would be the uh...Godfather?" said Diana, as she had her that there was always two Godparents rather then one.

"Superman if he wants it. He's got a good heart and like him we trust you not to make rash decisions when it comes to children," said Nightwing seeing the Amazon blush at the mention of Superman since it was main thing that everyone thinking it was true with them being a couple.

In this way...they were.

"I'm sure he would be honored to be your child's Godfather," said Diana, as she knew that the Man of Steel was a good person, and the only in his life that he didn't have was a child or children of his own.

"Great! See you around Diana," said Nightwing, as he along with the others teleported out of the Watchtower down to the Earth below to get a much needed bite to eat, and then go discreetly see Raven.

"Diana! Did Nightwing tell you want you wanted to know?" said Superman, as he flew down towards the Amazon Princess, who nodded at his question, but upon thinking of what everyone had said concerning them she found herself blushing, and wondered if this was normal for women.

"Yes. Nightwing also offered me the title of Godmother to his child when it's born and the title of Godfather to you," said Diana, as she had seen the questioning look Superman was giving her in regards to the blush, and felt she should just tell him.

Now she saw Superman blushing.

"Godfather? Me? I mean if he thinks I'm qualified, I won't turn it down, and you being a Godmother too would be a good choice since I always thought you would make a good parent," said Superman, who realized what he just said pertaining to Diana, and blushed further while Diana did the same since she had never thought of the idea considering her upbringing.

"I wonder how Lois is going to take it with you being a Godparent?" said Diana, as she felt that telling Lois could be a bad thing to do since the woman would use it for a story, and advance her career in being a legendary reporter.

"Lois doesn't need to know since it doesn't concern her and were not together so she's not going to interfere with this at all," said Superman, as his blush died away slowly, and he sighed a little while looking away to not see Diana's shocked expression.

"You're not?! But I thought that...?" said Diana, as she had seen how Lois seemed to be so smug with herself, and the Amazon assumed it was because she was with Superman.

"We were together? We broke it off 3 months ago. She tried to get too involved with my personal life in wanting to know who I was outside of the Justice League. I told her that I couldn't do that because everyone knew I was romantically involved with her. I knew that if I told her everything, they would've abducted Lois, and forced the information out of her. If they did that, my parents would have been targets next, then my friends, and then finally myself if I hadn't already tried to interfere. Lois was going to be stopped, as she kept trying to pressure me for so long after I explained things to her, but she started going on about how I owed her for all the times she helped me, when she comforted me after the incident with Darkseid, and saying all these things about me being ungrateful to her. After what seemed like hours of Lois going off, I raised a hand to tell her to stop speaking, and told her that it was none of her business because of the way she just acted proving my point. I told Lois that if this was how our relationship was going to be with her hanging so many things over my head, then I was going to end this romance, and let us see other people," said Superman, as he saw the surprised look on Diana's face, and the slightly pleased look in her eyes.

"I take it Lois didn't take your response well?" said Diana, as she learned immediately that any response a woman gets from a man like that is not a happy one, and gets very angry.

"She did. Said some hurtful things like I was just some alien boy scout, who always had to always do the right thing, and how I had strung her along through the good years of her life. Oh, and don't get me started on what she said about you," said Superman letting out a chuckle at that when he saw Diana's face.

"What did Lois say about me?" said Diana, as she had met Lois only a few times, and it was surprising that the woman would say anything hurtful.

"She accused you of breaking up the relationship and how you were trying to seduce me with your 'skimpy swimsuit that only a super anorexic hooker with implants could wear' outside of you. Lois was so mad she through several plates at me, saying she would call her Father to have him send the military after me if I didn't leave with the alternative of it being me apologizing on my knees to her for even thinking of ending our relationship, and never try to so much as look at you in the eyes when we were in a picture together," said Superman before letting out a laugh at the last part with Diana doing the same since such a demand was so outrageous to even give.

"My Mother would be proud yet ashamed of Lois for being so angry with you Kal. You have a right to your privacy just like I have a right to my own. I know Lois likes to be empowered, but the way she always acted like you were her own personal shield, and how she seemed to make so many women jealous in being able to date you. Now she'll just smear your name her in the tabloids and hurt you some other way," said Diana, as she knew Lois's type when scorned, and they don't let things stay like they are.

"That was one of the reasons I decided to end it. I had J'onn enter her mind and told him to make sure she didn't do anything too rash, but rather let the emotions of resentment slowly go away so she could find someone else to her liking, and soon she did though when she sees a replay of footage of me on the news I see a slight frown that many would not see," said Superman, as he saw Diana smirk at that, and was glad that Kal was able to get the situation under control.

"Maybe we should have Lois and Bruce see each other since they both have egos the size of the Watchtower," said Diana, as her eyes softened at that since she had a thing for Bruce, but the way he had been acting ever since Nightwing became a half-devil just made things seem impossible for her, and then with him scheming against his adopted ward just now finally ended any form of hope of them having a relationship.

"J'onn thinks Batman had a mental breakdown from what's happened over the years with Nightwing becoming what he is now being the last bit of weight his mind couldn't stand. Even more so when Nightwing killed Joker and felt that the demonic blood in his ward's veins was corrupting him into being a villain. So many years of paranoia mixed with this finally gave him a mental collapse to make him believe that everything that needed to stay the same needed him to change things for them to be," said Superman, as he saw Diana nod at this, as they face the window to stare out at the vast space of stars that were there.

"So many people think we should be together," said Diana, as she felt that she needed to say that, and wonder how Kal would react to it.

"Of course they do. They think we are the perfect pair. We believe in the same things, the same ways of doing it, and try to talk people out of fighting before getting into a fight. What do you think?" said Superman, as he would love to hear what Diana has to say on this, and wondered what she thought of him.

"I think they're right. I have to admit when I first met you, I was attracted to you, and I wondered what it was that caused it. So I did what Bruce always does and did my own research on you from what was available to me. Your powers made me think you were a God made flesh just like I was once a woman made of clay turned flesh with powers that were granted to me by the Gods. I know it sounds strange, but it's true, and the fact that I'm even saying it right now after all that's happened is proof I mean it. Oh Hera, if my Mother heard me talk to you like this, and the blush that's no doubt covering my face she would try to lock me away back home on Themyscira so I could rethink what I'm doing now," said Diana, as she felt like she was what human's call a stalker that is always bothering some super celebrity.

"Well, I think the blush makes you look even more beautiful, and creates a healthy glow around you," said Superman making Diana blush harder and she smacked him playfully on the shoulder for that.

"Kal! I could almost swear by all the Gods sitting on top of Mount Olympus that you are trying to make me die from embarrassment," said Diana, as she couldn't believe all that had happened recently had caused her to admit her secret crush on the Man of Steel, and now with things as they were with Lois being revealed to her she finally had her chance to make it more then just a crush.

"Sorry. I just couldn't help myself," said Superman playfully like a schoolboy with a crush on the schoolgirl on the other side of the playground.

"This seems so strange doing this when there are important matters we each have to do," said Diana, as she had no idea this would happen, and she certainly didn't know how to make the first move on this.

"Maybe later then if you want. I know you still have to tell your Mother and your sisters about what Nightwing told you about the scepter so maybe after your trip home we can discuss what to do about us um...dating?" said Superman, as began to wonder how Bruce could swoon every woman around him, and not feel so nervous.

"Yes! I mean, that would be acceptable," said Diana, as she too was feeling flustered, and wanted to get some space between them so she could get her head cleared for when they meet again.

"See you in a few days then?" said Superman, as he was being better about this, and he had a feeling so was Diana.

"That would be best. Mother will want to have a meeting with the Senate and check with the Gods on what would be the best course of action," said Diana, as she knew that while her sisters had gotten involved in this by the order of her Mother, her Amazon sisters did not know how to deal with Mundus, and those that serve the demonic ruler of the demon realm.

"I'll see you when you get back," said Superman, as he was hoping to calm himself down too, and hoped that Diana's Mother didn't know about this little conversation with that all seeing pool that Diana told him that she looked into.

"See you in a few days," said Diana giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before hurrying off slightly with a blush on her cheek with one on Superman's too from the kiss.

'Out of all the women I could possibly want to be involved with right now, I find myself interested in the one that comes from a race of women that would sooner stab me in my sleep, and throw me into the river then let me date one of their own. And a Princess no less! Well, at least having her meet my parents won't be so bad since they've always been supportive of me, and Kara already knows Diana so that's easy enough. The only real problem I'll face is the fact that one day, I have to meet Hippolyta, and hope she's not concealing a magic laced sword that she'll use to kill me when Diana isn't looking,' thought Superman, as he had always been attracted to Diana, but his original relationship with Lois had kept it at bay, and with that now gone it felt like an invisible weight had been lifted off of him to pursue a possible one with Diana.

But that would have to wait, as he needed to find out how J'onn was doing in dealing with Bruce's mental breakdown, and hope that he could still be Batman.

(Hive Secret Location)

"We may have lost Nightwing my Master, but we still have the scepter in our possession, and all we need now is to find the half-devil with better means to make him open the portal," said Brother Blood, as he knelt before the form of Mundus through the portal, and awaited the Emperor's orders.

"No. You have failed me for the last time Brother Blood. I will not tolerate your ever constant failures for the tasks I command of you," said Mundus before his striking his servant with an electrical blast of demonic energy that made Brother Blood scream in pain before his body turned to ash.

"Nightwing did warn the fool about you killing him Master," said the figure watching from the shadows of the room.

"This is why I secretly saved you after the events that took place upon your near death my new servant. However, like I did with Blood, I will destroy you should you fail me, and it will be worse for you then it was him...Slade!" said Mundus, as the figure in the shadows moved into the demonic light to reveal Slade restored in all his glory, and was spoiling for a fight.

"You need not worry Master Mundus. Unlike Brother Blood, I know how Nightwing thinks, and the instant the time is right...I will strike when he least suspects it since he's not expecting me at all," said Slade, as his one eye behind his mask flashed red, and once more fell back into the shadows.

Mundus lost a pawn and had replaced it with a more powerful one.

(A/N: YAY! I updated! How was it? Did my explanation of why Batman was all anti-devil like? How was my way of getting Superman and Wonder Woman together? I know I made Lois seem a bit bitchy, but can you blame me since she does act all bossy, and acts all mean if she doesn't get her way. Or is that just me? Personally, I think she got it from her General of a Father. But I'm getting off track aren't I? Hopefully, I did a good job, and I get a lot of reviews from you guys. Until next time...PEACE!!!)