Alright, and so we begin the next chapter. This one takes place in Young Justice, but it uses a specific artifact from DC's Legends of Tomorrow (as well as many other fictional works). This will be a bit of a short chapter, but I promise the next two will make up for that. Anyway, let's dive right in.

I do not own Halo, Young Justice or anything else that appears in this story.

It was nearly time. Its foes were pursuing its efforts, to no avail, but it had to move quickly. Fortunately, the endgame approached. And with the combined power it already had, getting the next artifact would be doable.

And now, that is exactly what would happen.

It entered a realm of twisting and confusing architecture, intended to confound the senses of any mortal who entered. It suffered no such confusion and zeroed in on what it sought.

The enchantments surrounding the gateway were strong, but not strong enough to protect against it now. With the combined power of the artifacts it already had, the barriers shattered.

...

There were many great and terrible artifacts that existed in the universe of Earth-16. But there were none that were more powerful than the Spear of Destiny. According to legend, this archaic weapon from ancient times had the power to reshape reality itself.

And for the Lords of Order and Chaos, they knew that this wasn't hyperbole. One of the few things Chaos and Order agreed upon was that the Spear's power was too great for anyone to control.

To keep it safe, it was locked in its own pocket dimension, with only one real way in. The entryway to reach the Spear remained sealed at all times, with only two known doorways to access it, and even that was damn near impossible to access through mortal means.

One of those entrances was in the Tower of Fate, and was reinforced with many barriers and traps that protected the portal. So when several spells alerted Nabu that something was breaching the barriers, Doctor Fate immediately teleported back to the Tower.

To his mounting horror, he found the charms broken and the portal forced open. And approaching the shielded pedestal that held the Spear was a large being that Fate had seen many times during his work with the Republic.

With four arms, glowing blue lines under its skin, a head in the shape of sea scorpion, and diseased green and yellow flesh everywhere, it wasn't too hard to recognize the Flood body of the Primordial.

"Halt!" Fate called, simultaneously unleashing energy to incapacitate and restrain the Flood, only for it to bounce off a glowing orange barrier.

Without diverting its gaze, two of the Primoridal arms shifted and twisted, aiming behind as it unleashed a blast of magic itself, with Fate barely bringing up his own shield in time. The magical attack still knocked him out of the room, denting one of the walkway floors.

Meanwhile, the Gravemind's body approached the barrier, with energy gathering in its arms. The barrier protecting the Spear was incredibly powerful, and required concentration to break. While that was happening, a red portal opened up behind the Primordial.

"Don't count on it, ugly!" A red blast of energy struck the Primordial head on, as Klarion flew through the Chaos portal. Doctor Fate reemerged as well, and combined his magical power with Klarion's, creating two beams that struck and were absorbed by two of the Gravemind's limbs.

The Primordial body extended the other two hands, unleashing energy blasts powered by the Relic of Destruction from both. The two Lords were forced to shield themselves from the energy beams, allowing a pair of tentacles to slither from the being's body and slipped towards the barrier.

With the combined strength available to it, the Gravemind broke the barrier and instantly tore the Spear of Destiny from its pedestal. Sensing a lapse in the attack, Fate and Klarion unleashed their combined energy, only for it to be absorbed by an even stronger barrier.

The Spear was glowing with a pale blue light, generating an energy field that even the combined strength of order and chaos had no hope of penetrating. A portal appeared behind the Primordial form and it entered the rift, bringing the Spear with it.

Fate turned to Klarion and saw an emotion that wasn't normal for the Lord of Chaos, but in this case, the fear was more than justified. In the Helmet of Fate itself, Nabu was feeling the same fear.

...

"This is just getting worse and worse."

The leaders of the Republic and Separatists were gathered as the latest news had come to them from Earth-16. Klarion and Doctor Fate had reported that yet another extremely powerful artifact had been taken by the Flood.

This time, it was the Spear of Destiny, a weapon that was far more powerful than the previous two. What was worse was the fact that the Flood were growing bolder with their attacks, forcing the two leaders to be on the defensive against the Parasite and its mental attacks.

And yet, the Gravemind still hadn't used any of those artifacts to their full potential, which would be difficult for even the Republic Supreme Commander and Separatist Ruler to deal with. Which naturally begged the question:

"What the hell is it waiting for? The Relics of Remnant, the Throne of Balance, and now the Spear of Destiny." The Separatist Leader rattled off. "It has all three of them, so why doesn't it use them?"

"If I may suggest," A figure walked up, next to the Supreme Commander, his body bio-mechanical and his face covered in a mask. "Perhaps the Gravemind desires something else. Yet another extremely powerful artifact or artifacts for whatever its goal is."

"Which we still don't know." The Ruler said peevishly, but his Republic counterpart shook his head.

"He has a point." The Republic leader gestured to his adviser. "Six items so far, which can make someone as close to a god as they can be. The only other things I can think of that can to the same are..." His eyes widened. "Oh shit."

"The Infinity Stones."

Oh yeah, this is happening. And if you can't tell already, the next chapter is when the story really goes off the rails, especially for Avengers: Infinity War. How and why? Well, you'll just have to wait and see for yourself.

With that said, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and reviews are always welcome.