Hello all to the next chapter of The Justice Warriors. So this is my second longest ever chapter with the actual story at over three thousand words. Hope you enjoy.
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The day was finally here, Orm had become king of Atlantis. This had been everything he'd ever asked for, yet Orm felt empty. All this time the King had served his mother like a slave. However all this time, she never even loved him. Orm suddenly snapped out of his thought by Manta.
"Your highness, the army is ready to deploy. Our first destination is known as Gotham city." Manta stated, this made Orm smile.
"And is the contingency plan ready, in case things go sideways?" Orm replied.
"Of course."
"Excellent!" Orm walked towards the army now with a sense of purpose. "We leave in half an hour. Tonight we are going to the top, and killing every surface dweller that even considers stopping us!" A lot of unsure faces started to appear in the crowd, one man spoke up.
"Your majesty with all due respect, what do we had to gain by attacking the surface?" He asked, Orm turned to him with a scowl on his face.
"What is your name, soldier?"
"Percival, your highness." Orm walked towards the young man, who now was quaking in his boots. All of a sudden Orm stabbed Percival in the chest, and then decapitated him. The rest of the army was just left speechless. They all watched in horror as Orm continued to slash at Percival's lifeless body. Eventually the monarch stopped.
"Anyone else?" No one dared say anything to upset him. "Very well, we start moving forward to Gotham city." Orm pointed the trident towards their destination, his army followed suit. "So brother, you try and take away my world. Then I will take away yours."
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Tien didn't really know why he decided to stay the night in Gotham. Maybe it was that he actually liked the city. Or he just needed to be away from anything reminding him of Chiaotzu. Or just a bit of both. It was surprisingly cold, Tien lived in the mountains and knew a thing or two about freezing weather. So being on a roof in the middle of the night was no problem for Tien.
The three eyed warrior had spent his last three hours trying to make Ki blasts. His new arm however just wasn't doing the trick. Tien could only wonder what was holding him back? Why couldn't he create a Ki blast from his new arm?
"Damn it!" Tien shouted as he punched the roof, making the building shake. The former assassin flew to another roof, not wanting to draw attention.
"You really shouldn't do that, could destroy a building if your not careful." A voice said. Tien looked over to see Batman standing there.
"Sorry about that, just got a lot of things on my mind." Batman noticed a depressed look on Tien's face.
"I thought you'd be happy with the new arm. I can assure you Mr Wayne put a lot of great de..."
"It's fine... It's just that I can't seem to create any Ki attacks from it. I know I'm fine physically, it must be something mentally blocking my Ki." Tien sat down on the floor, he was followed by Batman.
"I understand. Before this I used to be a part of the league of assassins." This peaked Tien's interest.
"The league of assassins? Founded by the great Ra's Al Ghul?"
"Yeah that one. I was training with the league, trying to learn their ways in combat. However I was always refusing to kill anyone. I was always told that giving out mercy was my weakness. Started to believe it, Until I figured out that it was my strength. Knowing others would cross that line always made me push to become greater. I see a similar situation here. You believe that arm is your weakness. Let me tell you, it can be your greatest asset." Tien smiled at this.
"Thank you." Suddenly an explosion could be heard from Gotham. Both men got up, soon as possible.
"That came from the harbour." The dark knight said as he used his grapple gun to head towards it, Tien flew after him.
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Arthur had never felt so useless in his life. He finally had a purpose in his life, but then it was taken away. Arthur had just lost his father, then the half Atlantean mother returned. Only to be taken away as well. He and Mera entered Arthur's house, Arthur found it was not badly damaged. The mood though had turned sour.
"So what's our next move?" Mera asked. Arthur got a beer from the fridge and sat down heavily.
"Who cares?" The rightful ruler of Atlantis replied, angering Mera.
"What do you mean? Orm killed your mother, we must act."
"He killed a women who I have never met, and known for less than one day. And even if I wanted to, we have no proof. Who is going to listen to us? God damn it!" Arthur threw his beer at a cupboard in frustration. It opened up to reveal a box, which got Mera invested.
"What is that?" Mera questioned as she ran towards it.
"That? It's just my fathers lucky box, never could open it though."
"That's because it's Atlantean." Arthur got up and walked to Mera. Intrigued by his fathers lucky box. "Look at this writing it says, 'speak her name to open'... Atlanna." The box suddenly opened revealing a dvd inside. Arthur played it to reveal a single man speaking.
"Dad?" Both he and Mera fell silent as they watched the video.
"Hello my son. If you are watching this then I am dead, and your aware of Atlantis." Mr Curry said." I just want you to know that I never said any of this. Not because I wanted this, but to protect you from harm. I met your mother after she saved my life. Surprisingly it was similar to the accident you had as a child. We hit it off and continued to see each other after that. Then one day we just fell in love with each other. After she gave birth to you it seemed like we were going to be a family. Then one day she told me that... That she was forced to marry the King. Fearing for your life she couldn't leave Atlantis anymore. I'm sorry that I never told you. Guess I just couldn't stand to see you hate me. Just know that I will never stop loving you my son. You are destined to rule the kingdom of Atlantis. And I could never be more proud of you, my son." The video ended after that.
"I love you too dad." He whispered, with tears in his eyes. Arthur turned to also see Mera crying. "Didn't think that would get to you." Mera then dried her eyes.
"No it's not that." Mera stuttered, she took a second to compose herself. "One year ago, when I became of age. My parents forced me to marry someone I didn't love. I refused and they cast me out like a stray dog. I was on the streets, until your mother came and recruited me as her personal handmaiden. I never knew she was in the same position I was." This left Arthur speechless.
"I... I'm so sorry."
"The queen was truly the first person who ever cared about me. Now she's gone, I have no one."
"That's not true." Arthur held the female Atlantean's hand. "I care about you Mera." They both looked in each other's eyes, and saw a spark. Their faces moved closer, the lips now touched. However it was interrupted by an explosion outside. "What was that?" Both he and Mera checked outside to see a load of blue energy attacks.
"That canon is Atlantean, Orm is attacking the surface world. We have to stop your brother." The future king nodded as they both ran outside. Arthur though stopped by the ocean. "What are you doing?"
"Getting a ride!" Out of nowhere, two sharks appeared in front of them. "Let's go!"
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Tien and Batman had arrived to the battle. They looked on as an army had invaded the streets of Gotham. Bruce however noticed the insignia on the army's flags.
"That's symbol it's the same one in Dr Shin's office." He muttered under his breath.
"What was that?" Tien questioned the caped crusader.
"These people, they're Atlantean's." Tien looked puzzled.
"Wait, I thought Atlantis was a myth?"
"It's as real as aliens are, and three eyed men."
"Touché." As the Atlantean army were not firing at that point. The pair continued to observe what the army was doing. They were then joined by Superman, Batman explained the situation to him.
"So what's the plan?" Superman asked.
"We try to talk to them peacefully. If that doesn't work we make them turn back. I have seen some of these guys in action you two should totally be fine. One last thing, please hold back. These men are following orders, we shouldn't really hurt them unless necessary." Clark and Tien nodded, all three then confronted the army. Which was led by Orm.
"We would like to talk..." Clark tried to say but was cut off by Orm.
"Surface dwellers prepare to meet your end! Lamorak, Galahad and Lancelot, exterminate these pests." Three Atlantean soldiers closed in as Tien sighed.
"Guess we're past the peaceful option." Tien said as he and superman knocked out all three soldiers in an instant.
"Anything else you want to try?" Superman joked. Orm remained silent as he held up his hand. All of a sudden the three heroes were frozen in position. "What did you do?"
"It's simple really, I can control any type of water, even if it's inside a persons body. You never stood a chance" Orm taunted as he laughed. All three struggled to get out, with no luck. Batman cried in agony at his body being crushed from the inside.
"Tien your our only hope." Batman muttered.
"I don't know if it will even work." The former assassin responded.
"Listen, we are on the verge of life and death. You have to at least try." Tien obliged, he slowed his breathing and gathered energy. The three eyed man remembered his past. The fight with Goku, losing to King Piccolo and seeing Chiaotzu die. All his failures flash before his eyes. For a moment it hurt, but soon those failures pushed him on.
"What are you doing? You can't escape." Orm shouted, earning a laugh from Tien.
"That would be true if I was one hundred percent flesh and blood. The truth is though, I'm not." Tien replied as he used his cybernetic arm to blast Orm away. The King got up, angry now.
"Teach these surface dwellers a lesson!" The army then charged at our heroes.
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Riding a shark was surprisingly fun for Arthur and Mera. They had finally arrived at Gotham harbour. Just a few hundred meters ahead, the battle was raging on. The two Atlantean's were almost there.
"Just a little further, we are going to stop you brother." Arthur shouted. Yet out of nowhere a laser beam hit both Atlantean's, knocking them on the ground. Stood there was Black Manta.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, my liege." Manta sarcastically said. "You know it was so easy to turn Orm against his mother. He really does have a lot of mommy issues."
"Why are you doing this Manta?" Mera asked. Causing the man with the helmet to laugh.
"It's simple really, one day the King decided to personally investigate a surface dweller ship with me. When we arrived even though the King told his people he would do it. He sent me out instead. As I approached however, the boat blew up. I survived of course, but not without injury." Manta in a sense of shame took his helmet off to reveal a completely burned face. Arthur just couldn't believe someone could survive that. "From that day on I vowed to kill not only the royal family. But the surface dwellers as well. Originally, after the King passed, I was going to get them to go to war. That was until you showed up."
Manta though failed to realise that Arthur was calling in backup. "You provided the key for Orm to finally snap at his mother. Once she was gone, getting Orm to go to war was easy." Manta continued. "Too bad you will not see..." As if by magic the two sharks jumped out of the water and snapped Manta in two.
"Thanks guys, I owe you one." Arthur said. He and Mera were now on their way to help.
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Batman may have been human, but that in no way made him a liability. Bruce's gadgets were very effective against the Atlantean soldiers. Tien and superman were doing great, but were limited by the fact that they could only do minor damage to their opponents. It was a strategy that neither were comfortable with. Bruce's gadgets however were designed to be non lethal, meaning Batman could fight at one hundred percent. Batman then saw Arthur running towards him.
"You know when I let you go. This is not what I had in mind." Batman angrily said.
"Look, their leader it turns out is my brother, he killed our mother in jealousy. Can you please help us." Arthur pleaded. Batman took Arthur away from the battle, leaving Mera to fight.
"Wait if he killed the queen then we don't need to beat him." Batman whispered, confusing the half Atlantean.
"What do you mean?"
"If we continue to fight then all we'll accomplish is starting a war. However if we expose him, then there doesn't have to be any bloodshed."
"Alright but how do we do that?" Batman handed Arthur a little camera.
"Put that on your shirt. All you have to do is get Orm talking. Once I have what is needed, the recording will play on that monitor." Batman pointed to the giant screen in Gotham. "Any questions?"
"Just one, how long will it take to put the recording on the monitor?"
"Should be thirty seconds." Arthur nodded, while he ran towards his brother. Batman used his grapple gun to rocket up to the rooftops. "Good luck."
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Tien and Superman, two of the strongest beings on earth having to hold back. In a straight forward fight, the two of them could easily defeat them all. Yet with the only hurt them if they had no other choice rule, mistakes were made. Tien knew that being complacent meant a weaker enemy could gain the upper hand. Especially with the sheer number of Atlantean's.
Clark was faring a little better, his brain had always been better than his classmates. He could think faster, plus process information a lot quicker than an average human. Meaning it was easier for him to not only counter. But to also hold back enough. Eventually though the Atlantean soldiers surrounded the two heroes.
"Listen we know you are just following orders. If you all leave now, I can guarantee that none of you will be harmed." Superman belted. There were a lot of unsure faces in the crowd. Before anyone could respond however they all turned to see Mera.
"The traitor is here! Kill her!" One of them shouted. Tien and Superman flew towards Mera.
"If you want her, your gonna have to go through us." Tien yelled.
"So be it." Another soldier said. The Atlantean's continued their attack.
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Arthur always believed he was an only child. Yet here he was about to fight his brother, for the fate of an entire planet.
"Orm!" Arthur shouted as he picked up a spare trident and swung it at his brother. Orm blocked it though.
"I was wondering when you would show up." Orm joked as he swiping back at Arthur, the two of them now having a proper duel. "Listen brother, you may have adopted the ocean, but I was born in it. I am it's one and only master." This got him to think. "Hmm Ocean Master, I like it." While the newly name Ocean Master was gloating. He was punched in the face by an angry Arthur.
"Why did you do it? What did our mother do to deserve a fate like that?" Arthur asked.
"I gave my life for our mother, even worshipped her. And what did I get in return for all my hardwork? Being replaced by you, A forgotten son. That is why I killed her!" Orm's trident hit Arthur in the shoulder, causing him to scream.
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On the roof a busy batman was working his magic. He had received the confession and was trying to show it to the world. The upload was taking a very long time though.
"Alfred, can you boost this signal?" Bruce asked his butler through the communicator.
"I believe I can, one moment sir." Alfred responded. "Upload at fifty percent sir, estimated finishing time in one minute."
"Thanks Alfred." Bruce looked over at the battle of the siblings. "Just hold on Arthur."
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Back at the battle Orm was getting the upper hand. The Kings trident smashed into Arthur's, shattering it. The half Atlantean tried to use his fists, but Ocean Masters magic was too powerful. Arthur crashed into the ground, standing above him was his half brother. He tried to reach for a weapon, but Orm crushed his hand. Arthur cried out in agony as Orm prepared to swing.
"It's been fun, but it's time to end this. I do hope you see dear old mother, in hell." Or, said. All of a sudden the big screen had Ocean Masters face on it.
"I gave my life for our mother, even worshipped her. And what did I get in return for all my hardwork? Being replaced by you, A forgotten son. That is why I killed her!" The screen played on repeat. All the Atlantean soldiers stopped a stared at their King.
"He murdered Queen Atlanna!" One of them shouted.
"Traitor!" Another yelled. Orm tried to reason with them.
"No, this isn't what it looks like." He pleaded. Mera then appeared in front of everyone.
"It is as you see. This low life traitor murdered our queen!" She accused Orm.
"No, this is just an illusion created by the surface dwellers too..." He was cut off however by Arthur, who punched him into a wall.
"Your in a wall, with the whole army against you, it's over Orm!" Arthur said, making Orm laugh.
"It's not over yet." Orm replied as he pressed a button on his armour.
"What was that?"
"My contingency plan!"
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So what is this contingency? Find out next time. Anyway to the reviews.
Jack hopper: unfortunately I had to kill her off. because not only does it give us character growth for everyone but it drives the plot forward.
Dark Flacon:
1: I just hope no one cares too much about it.
2: sort of right. I did give Tien a badass scene, but it was really Arthur vs Orm.
3: Personally Nekron. (Unless Darksied has the anti life equation)
TheWhiteTitan: Thanks
Coronadomantes: Hope you enjoyed.
Goldran: Thank you.
Guest 1:
1: That sounds really funny. I do love Neil Patrick Harris.
2: As for your questions your gonna have to wait and see.
Guest 2: Thank you so much.