A/N: I have returned! Its been years I know but I've finally come back to finish the fight. Thank you all who still kept believing I hope I don't disappoint. What's past is past, through the writer's block, pain of loss, I'm back. Thank you all more stories are coming. Tra La for now ~Scratimus


Anomalous Arrival

Metropolis, Darkseid looked out over the conquered city, it had thrown everything it had at the new god but alas it was all for naught. At his feet and under his heel laid Supergirl and Krypto, his eyes flickered as red flames danced about looking down at them. Buildings were devastated and all around him people were being abducted and carried off by parademons. The city resounds with the terrified screams of men, women, and children being either spirited away or dragged off to horrors unknown. Darkseid says nothing, showing no emotion. To this despot, it was all routine, no longer giving him the rush, it once did. He steps onto two hover discs and snaps his fingers. Several parademons gather up Supergirl and Krypto and chain them atop his hell tanks.

He paraded them through the city, he had conquered them. The next phase to begin was pacification.

A child no more than 10, throws a rock at him, he is unmoved as his eyes glow and fire erasing the boy from existence. It stuns the world as it airs, unedited, across live television and internet. A shout is heard but not from below but from LexCorp Tower. Luthor cannot believe what he had just witnessed. Not even he was that evil. He moves towards his battle armor but not before several parademons fire upon the tower for sport. The powerful CEO is shaken as he moves to escape and the tower collapses in on itself.

Clark's home, the trio of heroes bow their head and tears flow out of their eyes, the death of a child is something no one should witness. "We have to do something Cap."

"Indeed, any ideas Batman?" Captain America inquires.

"Kill him." Batman says in hiss.

"I think we all can agree on that, question is how?" Hawkeye agrees, "How do you kill a god?" Batman looks at the violet archer and for the first time he is at a loss. The hellfire missiles were laced with Kryptonite and they didn't even phase him nor slow him down. They needed help badly, and their big guns were taken out. On the TV Darkseid made his way east, the military scrambled to slow down what would be their inevitable doom.

"Those brave men and women will not stop, nor will we." Captain America declared as he picked up his shield, they had rested enough, but still had no plan. Stories continued to come in about attacks in San Francisco in the south, up north Canada reports 80% of their cities are on fire. A headline scrolls X-Men defeated, Xavier Institute for the Exceptionally Gifted destroyed.

Asgard, Thor struggles to heal and recover, his love for Migard overriding his better judgment. Odin himself had to intervene and force him to rest. In that moment, he wasn't the ruler of Asgard, but a father stepping in to prevent his child from doing something stupid. Odin narrowed his eyes, "Enough boy!" Odin bellowed as he forced his son to sit.

"Father they need…" Thor is cut off as Odin places his hand upon his shoulder.

"You at your best boy." Odin then grabs his spear.

"Father." Thor paused and for the first time noticed what his father was wearing. "You choose to act now?"

"Mind your tongue boy." Odin tries to silence Thor, but he will not be silenced

"You sit for centuries and watched one of our worlds die." Thor rose, "Now you choose do something."

"My first and only duty is to Asgard… but this… this is something completely different." Odin stared him down, some part of him was proud of his son standing up to him, but Thor needed to remember his place. "I love you more than any of the 9 realms Thor." Thor paused he had never heard his father tell him that he loved him. "You think me cruel, but you know nothing." Odin gripped his spear, "Svartalfheim made their choice though it pained me it… had to be done. Migard will be destroyed for no reason, I will not stand for it." Odin then bid his son farewell leaving Asgard in his son's hands.

Hel, Hela was making preparations of her own, she had discovered something that she would not let pass. "My beloved- you will not die for something you did not do." Superman was going to be killed, she knew it and all she needed to do was wait. However, she would not have him die for a crime he did not commit.

Loki was with her, "You are about to have what your heart desires most… why are you doing this?" Since the incident with Serpent, Loki was serving time as his daughter's personal servant. His powers were stripped but he was alive.

"Watch over my realm and I will free you and return to you what was taken." Hela began, "Cross me and suffer a fate worse than anything Cul or Odin could not even begin to imagine." Loki swallowed hard, Hela was the only one of his children that he feared the most.

Bifrost, Hiemdell's eyes widen as he took a knee as Odin met him at the gate. "All-Father." He said with reverence. Odin raised his hand and the gatekeeper rose.

"Noble Hiemdell it is good to see you, old friend." Odin smiled as he began to feel the rush of the coming battle.

"You as well my lord." Hiemdell bowed his head wondering why the All-Father would come all this way. He looked up and noticed his armor and spear in his hand.

"Send me to Midgard." Odin's candor changed to a more serious tone and Hiemdell knew what was about to occur.

"Migard?" Hiemdell swallowed hard as his mouth went dry.

"This evil must be stopped." Odin gripped his spear.

"As you command." He opened a portal and Odin stepped through and in a flash, he was gone. "Fate grant you favor my king."

Metropolis, with a boom that shook the nine realms, Odin arrived spear in hand. Darksied paused and looked to see what was behind him. "All-Father, such an anomalous arrival." Darksied narrowed his vision causing Odin to pause. "I make it my business to know all my opposition."

The Omega Sanction shot from his eyes and met Odin's spear in brilliant clash of light and magic. Darksied intensified his attack, the force sent both opponents sliding back. Odin roars as he flashes out of sight, with remarkable speed Odin reappears and disappears in and out of Darksied's view. Seeing an opening, Odin booms in and out four times building up speed and power, before he strikes, he teleports out and creates a shield encapsulating Darksied and himself. Then, with the strength of a several nuclear missiles, he hits his mark, the shield absorbs the impact and obliterates everything inside. Darksied is down for the first time since defeating the Kryptonians, he coughs up a blackish metallic blood. He smiles despite himself, the taste of his own blood fueling for the battle coming. "Shall I begin?"

In an instant he disappears catching Odin off guard, before the All-Father can react Darksied strikes him down and disappears again. Odin rubs his jaw, but is hit with the Omega Sanction, Darksied then reappears as do several copies of himself and surround Odin. They fire Omega Sanctions nailing Odin from all sides, then one by one, each copy strikes Odin and disappears. The true Darksied rushes sending Odin flying with an uppercut. Darksied leaps into the air grabbing the All-Father and pulls him down landing in a back breaker. Darksied tosses Odin off his massive shoulders, "I will take your life."

Odin's eye turns white as lightning cracks! The King of the Norse Gods calls down power from Asgard; channeling through his body and into his fists. "For Midgard!" Odin nails Darksied between his eyes, blinding the New God, be it temporarily. Parademons rush to aid their master but are wiped from existence with a blast from The King of the Norse Gods. The world trembles with each blow Odin unleashes upon Darksied. The crater forming around the two combatants deepens and widens. They battle into the night, energy, magic, and sheer power unbridled and without mercy thrown at each other.

Parademons are obliterated as the two gods continue to rage on. All is empty and silent save the battle in the borough. The media cannot get in, drones are sent in but are instantly destroyed with each mighty blow. Odin is determined to end Darksied's tyranny right here and now. His war cry is loud, rocking the very foundations of the city, nay the country. He rushes as Darksied responds in kind, their fists meet in the middle sending shock waves throughout the country. Each fist met by the other's, followed by parries and kicks, each one not backing down. Fatigue begins to set in for one, the battle eating away at his power, he needs to get back but presses on. He will not retreat like a coward from this fight, it's all or nothing, dawn is breaking over the horizon. This battle of gods begins to reach its climax. "I am not bound by the old ways." Darkseid spoke sinisterly.

"You fancy yourself a god?" Odin and Darkseid's hands meet, "You are an abomination!" Both opponents feeling the other waning, with each corresponding blow. A blow is blocked and then the arm broken. He roars in pain as the other pulls down hyperextending it and ripping it from the socket. The injured one takes a knee, his time is nearing its end. One last move, he feels his spear and grasps it tightly, his grip causing his hand to bleed. In one swift motion, Odin sends his spear into the collarbone of Darksied.

"I am not bound by my world!" Darksied grins with delightful anguish. "Even now your power fades" he grasps the spear and sends it through to get as close as he can to Odin. "My power is only bound to me, my will maintains it!" Darksied snaps Odin's wrist, "Your weakness is that you were born to Godhood, thus subjected to its nonsense!" Darkseid backhands Odin, "I TOOK DIVINTIY FOR MY OWN!" Darksied grasps Odin's throat "BECOMING A NEW GOD!"

They roar at each other, Darksied headbutts Odin and unleashes his Omega Sanction into both eye sockets of The King of the Norse Gods. Odin cries out blinded, as Darksied reaches with his right arm grasping the spear in his left shoulder and pulls it out. Blood shoots out in metallic black from the wound, spear in hand he spins it and embeds it into the ground ceremoniously. "You're life." He grabs Odin pulling him up.

Asgard, Hemidell cries out as he sees Odin waving no.

Thor calls for Hemidell but is denied at The All-Father's command. Thor's eyes weep rageful bitter tears.

"Is." Darksied slams him down on his own spear, its point exiting his mouth. "Darksied's." The New God slams his fist down upon Odin's forehead with a sickening snap, as half of Odin's skull falls back and dangles.

"FATHER!" Thor roars as a lightning explodes from Odin's body upwards and into the unknown. Thor continues to scream till his voice gives out.

Rage.

Fear.

Sorrow giving into cold unforgiving hatred fills his tears and heart in a noxious toxic poison overwhelming his very being. Thor rises ignoring his wounds, Enchantress appears but is backhanded with a lightning infused hand. She spins and slammed into and through a wall. Thor is unfeeling, unmoved, the cacophony of everything around him as guards and allies are tossed aside like toys, he hears not their pleas. Odinson will not be stopped. Lady Sif rises her hand, "Thor." Odinson is non-responsive. "Let me heal you, steady yourself but a moment." Odinson calls Mjolnir, "I will not stop your wrath but let me get you to 100%." Thor pauses as Lady Sif works quickly, healing wounds. Her work done she gets the door for him. She cries as he leaves coldly.

Darksied narrows his eyes, they fire cutting around where his opponent had met his end, with a mere thought the chunk of rock is removed and is raised to the heavens as a symbol for all to see of his victory. Batman and company arrive and are awe struck.

"He killed a god!" Hawkeye states the obvious, "That's Thor's father!"

"Our victory is secured." Batman states flatly, "Regroup and wait for him." Batman turns and his cape swooshes as he walks away.

"How can you be so." Hawkeye is dumbstruck.

"Mourn for him later after we have secured victory." Captain America intervenes causing Hawkeye to pause then agrees.

"What Capt said, it hurts now…"

"There are others that have fallen too, we will not let those deaths be for not." Captain America finishes Batman's sentence. "Bury it solider!"

"Aye." Hawkeye nods and looks up to see Tony Stark landing.

"I'm at 87%" Iron Man, Tony Stark smiles coughing up blood, probably minor interal bleeding. "Our victory is assured." He tries to brighten the situation but fails, "His wrath will not be quenched." Iron Man looks towards Darksied flipping him off, "He will die." He looks back at Batman and company, "Oh I brought friends." He raises his helm, "Sparky." Yellow lightning consumes the area.

"Its Flash." Barry growls, his uniform has been upgraded with a special arc reactor underneath his symbol giving him temporary access to blue lightning speed.

"Yeah whatever, I give you Barry 3.0" Tony smirks and he's not alone "Sparky Jr."

"I swear, Stark!" Quicksilver arrives also upgraded now reaching a maximum speed of mach 8.

"You are still too slow Pietro." Barry smiles greeting his protégé. "Anybody seen that green guy?"

"Hulk is still MIA…Flash is it?" Captain America replies.

"Cheez its, we could use him." Flash slams his fist into his hand and then is suddenly star struck. "Captain America?" He seems to teleport in front of the Captain. "CHEEZ ITS, SPAM, AND GARLIC! Son of gun its amazing to meet you." Captain America smiles letting himself have a reprieve.

"Same here I saw you take on that monster." Captain shakes Barry's hand, "Honor to serve with you."

"So what's the plan?" Flash snaps out of his awe and looks at Batman.

"For now we wait, gather our forces."

"Okay, I'm all for shooting the shit with you but…" Iron Man looks at the horde before him. "The longer we wait."

"Attack now we lose- at most with what we have now, I give us less than 5 minutes."

"I agree with the Captain and Batman sir." J.A.R.V.I.S replied over Tony's on-board computer.

"I know but dammit we cannot just sit on our hands and wait for Thor."

"He killed Odin sir." J.A.R.V.I.S replied as Tony cringed. It was the most difficult thing to do but they had no choice.

"Batman I propose we get Supergirl and the dog." Iron Man states flatly.

"Krypto." Batman narrows his eyes to the curiosity of Tony.

"What?" Iron Man questioned turning to face him.

"His name is Krypto." Batman replies.

"Whate…" Iron Man is cut off as Batman hits him with a small EMP blast batarang. Tony drops like a stone. "Alright point taken." Batman retrieves his batarang, Krypto was his partner and he'll be damned if anyone disrespects him.

Supergirl and Krypto were still being paraded like trophies of war, surround by parademons and under Darksied's watchful Omega Sanction. "Tony is right we need heavies." Captain America states, "Currently they are in the center of the city being paraded around its central park." He looked to Iron Man, who brought up a holo-image of the city. "Darksied is weakened but that won't last long. We are on a wire here."

"Quicksilver and Iron Man can play decoy." Batman pointed to the center of the park.

"Hawkeye will be on a building here just outside where Lex Tower once stood." Iron Man looked at Barton, "When Darksied acts and he most assuredly will. Get his eyes, BLIND THE SON OF BITCH!" Barton smirked and nodded, "No mercy Hawkeye blow those bitches wide open."

"Agreed, Flash you're key when Captain and I blow the locks get them the hell out of there." Batman narrowed his eyes as Flash nodded and got in a ready position. "In and out people, if we find Hulk most likely he'd be in Bruce Banner form." Everyone paused, "Don't act surprised, get his attention or Quicksilver if you can retrieve him."

"Agreed we need every advantage." Captain America spoke as Batman, and Iron Man stood with him shoulder to shoulder, "Let's go avenge the Earth!" Assignments given they set off in various directions.

Just outside Earth, "Things are bad, Darksied has made his move, I don't hear Kal-El." She clenches her fist, her muscles are tight and powerful, taking a deep breath she rockets towards Metropolis. "You will not take another world you sick bastard." She breaks the sound barrier 13 times. "I didn't let High Father do it, and I'll be damned if I let you succeed." She spots her prey obliterating scores of parademons, before Darksied can react or the heroes on the rescue mission can blink, she uppercuts Darksied into the upper stratosphere.

"GO! GO! GO!" Captain America screams over the commlink Batman set up. They all strike at once. Batman explodes Krypto's chain and locks, the dog is weak but sees his partner and wimpers.

"I got you, boy." Batman scoops him up, "TONY catch!" He tosses the pooch in the air and Iron Man catches him. "Get him past the clouds NOW!" Iron Man says nothing and rockets skyward! To his left he sees the newcomer relentlessly beating Darksied as they break past Earth's orbit into open space. The sun strikes Krypto, who lets out a savage howl and is back to almost 100%. Krypto breaks free of Iron Man, his teeth reared and ready. He rockets towards his prey, Darksied.

"Well damn." Iron Man watches, "Get him KRYPTO!" Krypto locks on to Darksied's throat and crushes down. He receives blows from the new god's fists but does not relent.

"Tony!" Captain America shouts I got one more for you. Tony acknowledges and rockets back. "Help is on the way miss." Captain America assures Supergirl, who groans. Tony returns and grabs Supergirl and rockets back skyward past the clouds to the light. The sun hits her and she springs back to life.

"You're needed Supergirl." Iron Man points towards the dog and newcomer.

"Rao is heaven, she lived!" Supergirl gasps and quickly snaps out of it, her eyes glow red burning with raging flames. "DIE!"" her cry is loud as she rockets towards Darksied. Both her fist connects with the force of a hydrogen bomb as they strike Darksied's head. Without time to heal Darksied is at a disadvantage as he takes the full force of the onslaught be falling him. He manages to rip Krypto off and toss him aside. The newcomer fires her heat vision, as does Supergirl. Darksied pushes back as his massive hands reach the newcomer's and Supergirl's head and squeezes. A crack is heard and blood trickles down both his captives' heads. They cry out and blast through his hands with their heat vision securing their release. Darksied shakes in pain and rage as he fires off his Omega Sanction striking both of them and then punts Krypto aside.

The battle turns to Darksied's favor as he continues to beat on his enemies. Supergirl, Krypto and the newcomer's eyes change color from red to whitish blue, they roar and unleash a new power into the new god… Solar Flare. Their power is drained, and they fall to Earth. Iron Man is in awe. "CRAP!" He types a few commands and three containment suits shoot from the surface and engulf them bringing them safely back to terra firma. Darksied falls backward unconscious floating with no clear course.

"Tony, what the hell happened up there?" Captain America comms in.

"I dunno but we need to fall back. Please give me some good news." Iron Man replies as he begins his re-entry.

"Quicksilver found Banner." Batman reports in.

"Awesome." Iron Man breathes truly relieved his friend has been found. "Fall back to Clark's"

"Batman had a better suggestion." Hawkeye replies, he knew Tony was going to love this

"All ears." Iron Man's interested peaked, more good news was always welcomed, especially now.

"Superman's Fortress." Hawkeye chimes so very happy with himself.

"You clever wonderful bastard." Tony types a few commands again "Sending transport this is far from won."

"One battle at a time soldier." Captain America states, they had won this battle but the war was far from over and they all knew it. It was now all hands-on deck for the enemy was in the gates and they were out of time.

"Agreed anyone have any favors they can call in?" Iron Man left the question open as he drew closer to Metropolis.

"Tony I might." Quicksilver chimed in it was a long shot but hell, desperate times right?

"Sparky Jr?" Iron Man smirked.

"Quicksilver asshat and yes a team." Quicksilver growled he hated being called that as much as Barry hated being called sparky.

"Call 'um if they want money I'll pay." No price would be too high right now, the more the easier the fight ahead will be.

"I know a woman she's a real wonder." Flash spoke up, he had discovered her when he was battling Darksied and moving at the speed of light. However, he wasn't sure if it was a Speed Force vision or did he actually meet her? Moving at light speed time became irrelevant, more fluid concept than physical boundary.

"Flash, finally someone who's speaks my language." Another woman, super or not was always welcomed with Tony Stark.

"Transport arrived no problems." Captain America reported in, just as Iron Man finally landed.

"J.A.R.V.I.S give control to BW." Iron Man could feel Batman's gaze, "Oh I know, checkmate." Batman just narrowed his eyes, "Doesn't take a genius to figure who you are, oh wait it did and all before Lex Luthor." Iron Man took to the air again as the others loaded up in the transport. "Next stop the Fortress of Solitude." Iron Man smiled as Batman put in the coordinates. Iron Man received them, but his HUD flashed a bat symbol. He knew he wasn't going to get to keep these directions.

Just outside Earth, Darksied awakens his eyes burn with utter hatred. His body ached and burned, he was alive, beyond infuriated, but alive. Summoning a boomtube he returned to Earth. Iron Man and company were gone, Darksied's trophies had escaped and half his army gone. The last part was not an issue, Metropolis and the State of Minnesota were his and soon all will fall underneath the heel of Darksied.

Bifrost, "Rise Hemidell" a voice called to him, Hemidell knew instantly who it was. "Odin will be avenged, Thor will make sure of that."

"Our King…" Hemidell is cutoff by a cold goddess of death.

"Can reincarnate himself at a later date and time maybe dimension, I don't really care." Hela knew of this from Loki and several other studies she had done over the millennia.

"You insulan…" Hemidell rises but is met suddenly by Hela.

"Watch your tone guardian." Hela grabbed his throat, "You take my cantor as insolence. It is not, rather I do hurt, but I know my words to be true. Odin, be him powerful and ruler of all the nine realms, is not without contingencies." She released him, "Find my beloved Clark Cannon Kent."

"Our King dies for that mortal's idiocies, I will not." Hemidell rejects her request as Hela draw a sword.

"Odin made a choice. It wasn't for him nor his city, that false god was going to destroy Midgard, for no reason than his own fancies." Hela states and is met by Hemidell's own blade. Sparks dance as the swords clash.

"Hela…" Hemidell is cutoff again, forgetting his place.

"Remember who you are talking to guardian." Hela pulls back her sword.

"Lady Hela…" Hemidell returns the favor sheathing his.

"You know my words to be true Hemidell." Hela's tone was softer now, "Now please find my beloved."

"As you wish my lady." Hemidell nodded his head and walked to the Bifrost's key, then looked out into the universe. His eyes danced as if they were ablaze with mystic flames. "Found him." Hemidell inserted his sword and twisted, "Collect their souls for our fallen king, and save your beloved."

"You have no idea" her hands rubbed up the sides of her head, her hair transforms and hardens forming a helm with great horns. "Tremble with fear Apokolips, for death comes for you." With those words she shot out into the unknown. Hemidell turns back facing Asgard.

"WARRIORS OF ASGARD! HEED MY WORDS WELL! " Hemidell voice rings out throughout the realm. "FORGIENERS HAVE KILLED OUR KING! WILL WE LET THIS ACT STAND!" From all over a resounding cacophony of war cries ring out deafen the very universe itself. "THE CHOICE HATH BEEN MADE!" From the capital and throughout armies gather closing in on the Bifrost. "THE GODDES OF DEATH HAS BECOME THE FORERUNNER!" Roars of rabid approval, "WILL YOU TAKE UP ARMS, ARMS OF WAR?" More roars "THE CHOICE MADE, ASGARD WILL GO TO WAR!" with a single twist of his sword the Bifrost opens, "WARRIORS OF ASGARD, SHOW THEM NO QUARTER!" Hemidell removes the sword and leads them to the hell of Apokolips.

To WAR.