The Grey Knights


The chambers were silent as they entered the place. Aqualad at the lead, his eyes narrowed in concentration as they slowly pushed through. "Kid Flash, Artemis, check the west side, Miss Martian, Superboy, take the left. Rocket and I shall move through the centre." He said through the mind link, watching as his comrades split into their groups.

Turning to face Rocket, he gave a small nod and started to walk forward, carefully making sure he kept an eye out for signs of trouble or danger. Coming to a stop, he glanced up towards the carvings upon the walls. "Rocket, I need some light over here." He said, motioning for his comrade to head his direction.

As Rocket lit the walls up with her flashlight, the two of them widened their eyes at the carvings. "Look at them all, figures of bats and hawks." She said, her eyes slowly sweeping the many images. She soon noticed the writing. "That writing, what does it say?" She wondered, glancing at Aqualad.

Aqualad walked forward, his eyes sweeping over the writing. "It's Atlantean, though it's an outdated version of the text." He replied, one of his hands brushing over the carvings.

Rocket blinked. "Can you make it out?"

"I can translate most of it, a few of the letters are unknown to me." Aqualad replied. "It's a story, of a vast multiverse. A story of what's hidden beneath it, of the horror that was banished there millennia ago." He translated.

"It's also a warning. The Grey Knights will herald the coming of things far worse to come, of the darkness that waits below our very universe." Aqualad finished, his eyes sweeping over the figures.

Rocket glanced at him with worried eyes. "The Grey Knights, who are The Grey Knights?" She asked.

Aqualad traced a hand over several more words. "I do not know. The text does not say. It mentions a group known as The Dark Knights and a figure called Barbatos. Beyond those names, there is nothing else to help identify these people." He replied. Standing back as he glanced over the carvings again.

Rocket nodded. "Well, that's concerning." She stated, turning around to eye the rest of the chamber. "What do you think it means?" She wondered.

Aqualad narrowed his eyes. "I fear it means that The Light is no longer our main concern, that this Barbatos has something to do with this energy build up." He answered, turning around as he glanced over the chamber.


Wally blinked as he bent down before a small statue. He narrowed his eyes in concentration. The statue, it had a resemblance to a bat, though he couldn't make out anything else regarding it. All he knew was that he had a bad feeling about what was to come.

Artemis on the other hand, had busied herself with focusing upon a set of trophies. Glass cases that housed metal, owl masks and many bat related things rested about the chamber. Upon the walls, frames of figures, many of them, much to her own concern, seemed to bare a resemblance to both Batman and Robin.

Glancing over them, she grew sickened with every image or object she passed. "I don't like this place." She said, breaking the silence that had overcome the two since they entered the chamber.

Wally stood tall as he glanced over the many objects in the cases. He felt worry build within his stomach. "Whoever built this place has a sick obsession with Rob and Bats." He responded, his eyes falling upon the large image of a bat like figure.

Artemis came to stand next to him, her eyes locked upon the image. "Who do you think built this place? And why do they have an obsession with Batman and Robin?" She questioned.

"A question I'd like answered as well, Baby Girl."

"Father." Artemis hissed, drawing her bow back as she aimed it at Sportsmaster.

Sportsmaster chuckled as he stepped out of the shadows. "I didn't come to fight you. I have only come to gather things for The Light to study." He replied, glancing over the display cases.

Artemis narrowed her eyes. "So that they can use it to their advantage?" She asked darkly.

Wally turned, eying Sportsmaster with a glare. "You're not leaving here with anything." He spat.

Sportsmaster chuckled as he stepped forward. "I'll do what I must to achieve my goal Kid Flash. Even if I have to fight my daughter to do so." He said, standing read to fight.

The three stood ready to fight, each waiting for the other to make a move. The chamber rocked violently, dust fell from the ceiling as did a few small rocks. "What was that?" Wally cried out, glancing at the two.

Sportsmaster glanced up at the ceiling. "Something's happening." He replied.

Artemis blinked and glanced over the cases. "Something's not right." She said.


"Recognised Robin, B-0-1. Zatanna, B-0-8"

The two glanced around The Watchtower's central hub. Few members of the Justice League were about, Superman stood, speaking with Hal Jordan regarding something. Hawkman stood in the corner, watching Earth down below.

Walking forward, Robin made his way towards Superman. The man of steel turned to face the Boy Wonder. "Robin, what are you doing up here? He asked, pausing as he saw Zatanna behind him. "And Zatanna as well?"

Robin smirked. "Batman wanted to see you and Wonder Woman. Also, do you know where Fate is? We need to speak with him, well, Zatanna has to." He said.

Superman nodded, turning to face Zatanna. "Fate's in his chambers, I'll go find Wonder Woman." He replied, taking flight as he flew down the hallways.

Robin turned to face Zatanna. "Ready to face Fate?" He asked, taking her hand in his as she looked at the ground. "Look, I know you don't want to face him. But you need to." He said, lifting her head to face him.

Zatanna nodded. "Let's go and speak with Fate." She said, turning and walking down the hallways.

Zatanna took a deep breath as she gave Robin a final nod and knocked. The door opened as Fate stood there. "Zatanna Zatara, you are troubled." Fate said.

Zatanna nodded. "The mystical force, the agony it's in. Something isn't right." She replied.

Fate nodded as he let her enter. "A dark presence is on the verge of breaking the barrier between planes of existence. A power that hasn't been felt in over a millennium is rising again." He said.

Zatanna sighed. "What is this power? Who is this dark presence?" She asked.

Fate glanced at her. "I can not say, for even I am unsure what this creatures name is. All I can do is prepare for what's to come." He replied.

Zatanna groaned. "What else do you know about this? I have a feeling that something bigger is at play, bigger than just magic. But I don't know what."

Fate remained silent as he processed this information. "Yes, there is something off about all this. Something far greater is at play." He paused, gasping as he reached out and grasped something to keep himself steady. "Your friends are in trouble, whatever has been attempting to breach the barrier between the planes of existence has succeeded." He said.

Zatanna nodded, standing tall as she raced out the door.


Artemis glanced at her father and boyfriend. "We need to know what's causing this." She said.

Sportsmaster hummed in agreement, walking towards the chamber exit. Artemis and Wally glanced at one another before following him.

The three emerged into another room, several of the assassins that had joined Sportsmaster stood around the room, The Team also stood, all of them had their eyes locked upon a tornado of dark purple energy.

"What is that?" Artemis questioned, looking at Wally who could only watch in shock at the tornado.

"I… I don't know." Wally answered, watching as the tornado twisted and turned. He watched as a figure emerged from the tornado of dark energy.

The figure was similar to Dr Fate and Zatara. Though beyond that, he was vastly different. His gold cape had a dark blue outline, his black blazer featured a dark blue stripe. Beneath that was a yellow vest. But below that was a dark blue body suit. Upon his chest was a dark blue circle with a red R. His helmet, while gold and shaped vaguely like Dr Fate, had two horns, the front of the helmet had been opened, revealing a sinister grind. The eyes were blue.

He wore dark blue gloves with red claw like tips upon the fingers. He wore a set of black pteruge like flaps with dark blue lining. Around his waist, beneath the blazar was a brown rope. The figure glanced over The Team as well as Sportsmaster and the assassins. He clicked his fingers.

The ground shook as a new image appeared in the tornado of energy. A hulking beast. Sharp claws and teeth. Two massive horns curved out form its head. Its front arms rested upon the ground, moving like a gorilla. It was red and black in colour. Sinister green eyes narrowed as it growled.

Artemis blinked as she glanced over the creature. "What is that?" She asked.

"Chaos, deal with them while I stabilise the portal for our comrades." He said, raising his hand as he began to chant some spells.

Chaos roared as he charged forward, slamming a fist into the ground before swinging widely. A group of assassins went flying into the walls of the chamber. All the while, Chaos advanced towards the others, growling as he left large cracks in the floor from his weight.

Superboy narrowed his eyes. "Bring it on!" He yelled, leaping at Chaos. Throwing a punch, he felt the soft fur of Chaos upon his knuckles.

Chaos moved his head to face Superboy, growling as he quickly backhanded the Superman clone into a wall. Aqualad widened his eyes. "We need to work together to take him down." He said.

Artemis shook her head. "Take him down, he took a hit from Superboy and it barely did anything to him." She complained, lining a shot at Chaos.

Aqualad drew his blades, watching Chaos closely as he eyed the rest of his tea. "We need to attack him from all side, Artemis, Kid Flash, flank him from the left, Miss Martian, get Superboy and flank from the right. Rocket and I shall take him from the front." He said, charging forward as he listened to the others move.

Chaos growled and watched, waiting as he eyed the them separate from each other. Raising his fists into the air, he slammed them into the ground, unleashing a shockwave that knocked them to the ground. Roaring loudly, he moved forward.

Wally rubbed his head as he groaned in pain. "That thing is unstoppable." He said.

"Dens taht gniht otni eht llaw." Zatanna cried, standing beside Robin.

Aqualad watched as Chaos was flung into a wall. "Everyone, let's get out of here." He said, helping rocket to her feet as he turned to see the other figure still chanting his spell, he could make out several other figures in the tornado of energy.

Robin watched, throwing a few of his explosive discs towards Chaos to cover their escape, he glanced back, the R upon the other figures suit struck him in the heart, it was his R. Shaking his head, he raced out with Zatanna, catching up to the Bio-Ship just as it was ready to leave.

From behind, Chaos growled in anger, watching as the Bio-Ship took flight and vanished into the distance. "Let them be Chaos, we have all arrived and now, we must prepare for our master's arrival." The mystical figure said, coming to a stop beside his pet.

"Indeed Warlock, the heroes of this universe shall not stop us." A voice that was all but identical to Robin said.

Warlock turned around, his eyes falling upon a group of figures. At the front, stood a Robin. The yellow of his cape had been replaced by blue. He had a set of pteruge like flaps around his waist. His belt was a mix of both Robin's belt and detailing from Wonder Woman. In the centre of his chest was a yellow R with a blue circle. Extruding form, the sides were two yellow lines. He was Warlord, leader of The Grey Knights.

Behind him was a female, she had a belt much like Rocket's. Her face held some armour and her hair rested along her back, otherwise, she was identical to Robin in all other forms. Her name was Torpedo.

At the back of the group was a hulking figure, his Robin outfit was torn at the knees and shoulder joints. His cape torn in half with holes in it. His name was Eradicator.

Hovering nearby them was a green Robin. She had a red X across her torso. Her belt was red, she had two pteruge like flaps either side of her waist. She had red gloves and two red bands around her upper arms. She had a black cape and wore red boots. She had green skin and wore a black body glove. She was Hunter.

Standing tall, minding his own business was another figure. His shoulders had two purple circles with a red R within them. He had two gauntlet like bracelets in purple. Upon his chest was a red dot with a purple lightning bolt. Around his waist was a purple line of lightning with two purple pads. The top of his boots were lined with red. His eyes were covered by a mask much like Robin, though purple with red lenses. Two lightning bolts rested either side of the mask in purple. He was Grey Death.

Next was a figure clad in black diving gear. A helmet much like Black Manta. He had gold gauntlets much like Aquaman, thought a black fin extruded from the sides. His shoulders had red detailing while his belt was identical to Aqualad's, though two small flaps rested either side of his waist. Upon his chest was a red circle with a black R. His knee-high boots had red lining at the top. He was Black Shark.

The last two figures stood close together. One of them was female, the other male. The female was clad in orange and black. Her orange mask was shaped vaguely like a tiger with a black crest at the top and two black markings. She had three pteruge like flaps in orange with black lining them. She wore high legged clothing that came to a stop below the pteruge like flaps. Her torso comprised of a single shirt which exposed her belly and anything above the breasts. Upon her right arm was a small orange band.

The male of the two wore a black gi with short sleeves and red lining. He had a black quiver upon his back. His belt housed a small pocket and four vials of green liquid. Upon his chest was a red circle with a black R. His mask was much like Robin's, thought the lenses were red. They were Tigress and Assassin. Gathered around the last two, were a bunch of assassins, an orange R rested upon their shoulders.

They were The Grey Knights, twisted and dark versions of Robin, Warlock, Warlord, Eradicator, Grey Death, Black Shark, Hunter, Torpedo and Assassin. Joining them were Tigress and Chaos, as well as several assassins.

"We pave the way for The Dark Knights so that they may open the portal to bring Barbatos to this universe." Warlord exclaimed, marching forward as he eyed the vast ocean that rested before them.


Ah, each of The Grey Knights was designed based upon the creation of The Dark Knights. Just as the Dark Knights represent one of Batman's fears, the Grey Knights represent one of Robin's fear.

Assassin represents the fear of betrayal

Eradicator represents the fear of trusting other easily

Hunter represents the fear of losing his home

Warlock represents the fear of losing his family

Grey Death represents the fear of losing his way

Black Shark represents the fear of jealously

Torpedo represents the fear of not being able to protect his family and friends

Warlord represents the fear of not belonging

Each of The Grey Knights will explain their origin to their respected enemy, as following

Assassin vs Artemis

Eradicator vs Superboy

Hunter vs Miss Martian

Warlock vs Zatanna

Grey Death vs Kid Flash

Black Shark vs Aqualad

Torpedo vs Rocket

Warlord vs Robin

As a bonus, those who ally with The Grey Knights, Tigress and Chaos, also have an enemy.

Tigress vs Cheshire

Chaos ve Klarion and Teekl