Two blows landed in quick succession. Kara reeled back, then kicked the laughing clone in the face. She flipped in place in the air, blasting with her heat vision. She only hit the Light clone. With the clone's shield set to counter attack instantly, a blast of power smashed into her, followed by another crashing blow to the chin from Kara. Tea rolled in the air, then yelped, as she smashed into the ground, crushed under Kara's boot heels. She kicked up, wrapping her heels around Kara's waist, pulling her down, off and to the ground.
At the same time, two archers dodged back and forth across the field, taking potshots at each other. Arrows flickered back and forth. An explosive arrow exploded in the air, as a standard one detonated it early. Arrow launched a second one at his clone, which was deflected off the others bow into the ground. He returned fire, with a boxing glove arrow, catching Arrow in the shoulder. He spun around, and fired two arrows this time. The first bounced off the clones bow, and the second pierced his leg. He toppled to the ground, and looked up to see Arrow with a nocked arrow pointing at his face.
"You aren't that fast." Arrow snorted. "I know, because you're my clone, and I'm not that fast." He planted a foot on the clones chest. "Just lay there for the moment."
Light, and her clone, seemed to be unaware of the rest of reality, as blasts flickered back and forth, each absorbing the energy behind the other's attacks, and redirecting it at them. A bit of power left each attack, to restore the attackers reserves. The attacks cycled downwards slowly, at the end of each, replenished with a fresh attack. After the third, Light lashed out not at her clone, but at the ground below the other, sending shards of rock into the air. The clone lashed out in defense, and then flipped in the air, as Light smashed her with an enormous attack. The clone crashed to the ground, followed down by two razor sharp blades of light. A shield of light blocked the killing stroke, and a counter caught the original off guard. She lifted into the air, followed by her clone, then as sharply as she could she snapped in the other direction, driving a blow home to the clone's jaw. Unfortunately for her, the clone had the same idea, so two unconscious warriors fell to the ground.
Kara wasn't about to let Tea win this time, no matter how discouraging the odds might be. As she hit the ground, she dug her arms in, and smashed her heels down into Tea's stomach, kicking her in the face, when she gasped upwards. Tea swore as she hit the ground, and then began to squeeze her legs, attempting paralyze Kara's. The other was waiting for this, slipped her feet under the clones legs, and flipped her into the air, over into the ground. At least, that's what should have happened. Tea caught the ground and fought the flip. She leaned down to blast Kara, but was caught in the face, when Kara had the same idea. She managed to return the blast as she fell, leaving both out as they impacted.
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The three magicians, and one demon, touched softly to the ground, as they stopped just short of the waters of the River Styx. Justice stood before them, silent, though it was a simple matter to tell that she was watching them, eyes bound or not. Etrigan spoke up.
"We seek the blessing of Justice, to correct a wrong." He spoke clearly. She gave the impression of rolling her eyes.
"The blessing of Justice is granted." She sighed.
"We thank Justice for it's blessing." He replied in turn. The four rose into the air, and followed the river upstream.
"What are we here for?" Zatanna asked. Fate answered.
"The Chalice of Light. Similar to the Holy Grail, it is said to contain the 'Blood of the Universe'." He replied.
"Light is the 'Blood of the Universe'." Adam commented, noting the confusion on her face. "The Chalice holds the last of the light from the Big Bang with in it. There is no purer source of magical energy, anywhere in existence. Even the Well of Forever, and the Eye of the World, are not so mighty."
"It is theorized that there is a significant amount of missing matter in the universe." Fate continued. "In truth, the matter is not missing, but is contained in the form of light in the Chalice." Etrigan took it up.
"By controlling the Chalice of Light, it is possible to control the matter that exists within the universe, and gives the power of creation to it's wielders. It requires no less than four. At least one male, one female, one human, one demon, one being of good, one neutral being, one evil being, and one being to direct it's might. With it, it is possible to shape all of reality. We are going to use it, to one specific end."
"Which is?" She asked.
"To deprive our clones, of our powers. We have these for a reason, by right of birth, or because we were chosen. With them using them, it is a violation of those powers." Fate replied. "They must be stopped. This will do that."
"You aren't considering killing them, are you?" Zatanna asked.
"I had not considered it." Fate replied.
"I have." Adam answered. Etrigan simply snorted.
"Why?" She asked Adam.
"Because I've found, that some times, there is no other way." He looked to the walls, dark now, except for a light created by Fate. "After six hundred thousand years, I've found that when an opponent is persistent, death is the only way to destroy him. I don't believe it will be needed this time. But our powers must not fall, into the wrong hands. Everything is lost if they do." He turned back to face forwards again.
"They couldn't clone you." She pointed out. "Why is that?"
"My DNA is unstable, and without a memory crystal to bond it to, it won't hold together after a certain point." He shrugged.
"Why is it unstable?" She wanted to know, but they reached the end of the river, where it broadened out into a lake. A waterfall, seeming to hang in mid-air, splashed noisily into the right hand side of the lake. It wasn't large, but big enough, that it could hide many things. Etrigan stopped them in the middle of the lake.
"With me: Rings of Light, Sounds of Silver, Darkness old, and Flames of gold. We summon the Sword of Light, the Dark Archers bow. Rise thee now, the Chalice of Light." Etrigan lead the chant, as they floated over the center of the lake. A depression in the green surface formed, until it revealed bare rock, far below. The rock slid aside, and a flare of light made three of them look away. Fate's helm protected him. The light rose, til it settled before them. The stone moved back, and the waters slipped back into place.
"One man." Adam whispered.
"One woman." Zatanna.
"One demon." Etrigan.
"One human." Fate.
"One evil." Etrigan.
"One good." Fate
"One neutral." Adam.
"One to control." Zatanna.
'From slumber you have awoken me. I know your minds, and what you wish to do. Are you sure?' It asked.
"I am." Each answered.
'Then so be it.' Reality seemed to bend, and then it snapped back. They stood once more on the floor of Zatanna's dressing room.
"Did it work?" She asked.
"We can only hope." Fate replied, before leaving. Etrigan disappeared through a hole in the ground, that closed after he was gone. Adam sighed.
"Ever feel left out?" He asked, as he opened the door. Zatanna laughed.
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"No ma'am. I don't know if they'll be ready, but we can fake it until then." Hamilton reported.
"Good, make it so. The general plans to have this finished by the end of the week, and we need those powers." Waller snapped. Hamilton nodded.
"As you wish." She turned, and walked away, stopping at the door. "Dr. Hamilton? Don't play me. If you aren't serious, you'll wish for death, for a very long time."
"I never would ma'am." He replied. She left. "I intend to make you dead, long before you ever get that chance. Right my dear?"
"Of course father." The clone in the shadows replied. "I'll take care of it right away."
"No." He held up a hand. "You're not quite ready. Your structure is still unstable. A bit more fine tuning, and you'll be invincible." He smiled. "Now, how about a game of chess."
"Sounds delightful." The clone smiled, stepping out of the shadows. She was an amalgamation of several other clones. Tall as Tea, and with her abilities of flight, and heat vision, Superman's strength, and Flash's speed. J'onn's mental powers, shape shifting abilities, and phasing power. On her right hand, settled a ring of similar design to that of the counter Lantern. Her's was designed on a much lower frequency. It didn't have as much power because of that, but... The dark brown hair, and green eyes were from Shayera Hol, though she did not have the wings. Her body had been genetically sculpted after Wonder Woman, but some of the Kryptonian genes had leaked through, giving her a bustier appearance. It wasn't exactly aerodynamic, so her costume had been designed to counter act that. For maximum speed, she flew with her arms back. It gave the same effect as a submarine, or a dolphin. Whether she was faster or slower than the originals, was yet to be seen. He had considered taking a cue from the Ultimen, but after they proved unstable, he'd decided against it.
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"Don't move." The gun, though now shrunk to the size of an atom, was still not only functional, but also lethal. "We figured you might try something like that, which is why we stunned them when they arrived." Ray Palmer smiled. "Now, we're going to grow, and you're not going to try and run, or I'm going to shoot you. It's that simple." There was a pause from the clone, and he grabbed his belt. The two grew.
"Told you so." Shayera snorted. Lantern, once more in a wheel chair, snorted.
"Lucky guess." He replied. She laughed. Palmer took the clone's belt, as Booster Gold drug him away.
"Amazing, the control circuit is a near duplicate of mine. Look this is an interesting refinement." Palmer walked away, fiddling with the belt.
"Some people, just can't help themselves." Shayera laughed.
"Neither can I." Lantern grinned, pulling her down for a kiss.
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"So what made you come here?" Diana asked Chi'ambi.
"I do not know, something simply told me that Shayera needed aid. I came to give it if I could." He shrugged. "I am amazed, that you already speak our language."
"It's awfully similar to the greek that the Amazon's speak on Themyscira." She shrugged. "It's close enough that I can understand yours. So, is that the only reason?" She asked, leaning forwards.
"Well..." He trailed off, looking away. "I hadn't seen my blood sister in a long time, so... I also wanted to deliver news to her, that really shouldn't be said in a letter." He smiled. "I have a son." He whispered, smiling.
"Congratulations." Diana grinned. "She'll be happy to hear that."
"Hear what?" Aforementioned winged warrior asked.
"That I have a son." He grinned, standing. Diana excused herself quietly. Hawkgirl grinned, and wrapped him in a hug.
"Did you hear that John?" She asked, leaning back, he nodded. "That's right, you haven't met Deidra." She grinned. "Come on." She led the other two out of the room.