Hey everyone how's it going? We've explored Part 1 of this adventure in which Oliver is the new Ra's while Laurel and Nhssa stand against him. And I'd like to say thanks very much for everyone who left favorites, follows, and kudos for this. And now here's Part 2.
OmnilBIBUltraInstinctGodzilla: Thanks very much and you've pretty much gotten the gist of it. Though for Nyssa it's mainly about reclaiming her birthright she feels was usurped from her while Laurel wants revenge for the death of her loved ones and city in addition to being a supportive girlfriend. And yep on the events.
Super Shadow 2018: That's good. And thanks for the suggestion and I'll see but I make no promises.
AgentN: Thanks a lot and yep on the ending. And I understand, no offense taken, and for the most part but I actually believe like you do on that. Same as the time and place for sex despite writing erotica. To more or less quote the words of another reviewer of mine, the writing of us authors doesn't always reflect who we are in real life.
And those are all some great ideas of yours and thanks for sharing them. I won't be using the second one though since I already have something in mind for "The Flash" part which will follow this arc while I'm skipping the first one since Robert as the Hood has sort of been inferred in canon and I intend for my arcs to be unique. And I might end up writing something else for Kara though yours is still a great idea and only time will tell.
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What If Oliver Never Rescued Malcolm After Thea Turned The Latter Over To The League Part 2?
Earth-7
Somewhere within South and Central Asia: Hindu Kish Mountain Range
Nanda Parbat
Ra's A'l Ghul, formerly known as Oliver Queen, was currently traversing through the corridors of his current home for the last two years as he observed his assassins training hard. Some were practicing hand to hand combat, others were honing their archery skills, and yet others were either clashing their swords together or using escrima sticks and training in other ways.
He continued traversing among the halls with his hands folded behind his back and his embroidered black robe gliding behind him and stopped a few moments to observe his servants creating and preparing smoke bombs, grenades, and wielding hammers to forge the metal on the anvils into swords while doing all they could to fashion the curves of each sword in just the right way.
He was also being repeatedly approached with status updates from the intelligence units within Nanda Parbat who also operated its use of modern technology as to any movements from Nyssa, Laurel, and their people. So far the reports remained constant as during that week and the preceding week in that suspicious and shadowy figures had been emerging from the shadows before retreating, Ra's surmising they were more than likely doing recon.
There was one change today however in that the amount of those aforementioned individuals was significantly greater than previously reported and continuing to escalate and they were also appearing with increasing frequency. Ra's was certain this meant his enemies were ramping things up and laying the groundwork for something significant and ascertained it could only signify an imminent attack against Nanda Parbat itself. Quite possibly in the next few days or sooner. Though he had a sneaking suspicion it was possibly going to transpire today.
No matter though. Ra's was not going to make things easy for Nyssa and Laurel and with his growing unease that everything could potentially be coming to a head today he'd stationed heavy platoons around Nanda Parbat reinforcing the assassins he'd already pulled from the bases which had fallen to his enemies and were now currently stationed around the city. And he'd sternly commanded them all to maintain its security under the penalty of death for failure while impressing upon them how paramount it was that their main base didn't fall.
The aforementioned training, weapons building, and weapons gathering was also being conducted for that very purpose. The purpose of war and to ensure Nanda Parbat remained within their grasp for all time and Ra's wanted them to be as prepared as humanly possible. Failure would not, could not, be an option and especially not at the hands of traitors and an overzealous woman with emotional issues. At least as far as Ra's was concerned in regards to Nyssa's state of mind.
The way he saw it but just as the late Ta-er al-Sahfer had once been Nyssa's greatest weakness her current love would once more serve as her weakness which was why he was assured of his victory.
Soon Ra's reached the main room and sat on his throne before reclining against it. Closing his eyes, he commiserated back to the time when he was once Oliver Queen and how that side of him ended up dead then revived into the man he currently was.
Oliver had been shocked when Thea had informed him of her decision to relinquish Malcolm Merlyn into the League's grasp and he'd even considered, for a fleeting moment, to attempt a rescue of the man. Not because he necessarily wanted to but in order to prevent his beloved sister from suffering from the burden of having someone's death, especially that of her own father, upon her conscience.
Following a brief moment of contemplation however he'd relinquished that line of thinking and decided to allow Malcolm's current captivity to be maintained since Ra's attention upon his city only seemed to surround the matter of Malcolm's continued freedom and so Malcolm now in the League's captivity might remove the target that had been placed upon Star City.
He was proven wrong however upon being approached by Ra's and hearing from the man himself that he was still within the latter's radar and the reason being that Ra's wanted him to become his successor and the new head of the League due to a prophesy about Ra's true heir being the one who would survive his sword. And Ra's had surmised that Oliver was its fulfillment due to the latter having survived their fateful duel months ago.
For a brief period Oliver had found himself at a crossroads and wondering if he could accomplish more for his city, and perhaps even the entire world, should he become the next Ra's. But soon after and due to him having to rescue S.C.P.D. Captain Quentin Lance, with who he was currently estranged, from a group of thugs led by a ruthless man bent on vengeance it reminded him why his current crusade remained just as paramount as when he'd originally launched it and that he was still making a difference despite the odds.
Therefore he'd chosen to decline Ra's offer but would discover the hard way that the latter was not someone to be refused as proven when Ra's moved to terrorize the city with operatives dressed as the Arrow, killing multiple people ranging from the both the guilty and the innocent. Then events transitioned from bad to worse when a group of innocent bystanders were attacked followed by the very well-liked mayor's assassination.
The result was the entire city turning against him, Quentin Lance, motivated by his rage towards him keeping his younger daughter Sara's murder secret per his other daughter Laurel's request, on the warpath with the purpose of containing him by any means necessary, and his legacy in shambles as he was labeled public enemy number one.
Ra's also further enhanced the pressure by revealing Oliver as the Arrow to Quentin who in turn released the information to the public and made his unfolding situation increasingly dire upon both himself and his teammates.
And so feeling there was no other choice Oliver had turned himself into the S.C.P.D. to remove the pressure upon his team but was later taken off guard when his protégé and Thea's boyfriend Roy Harper, known as the hero named Arsenal, took the fall for him and was later seemingly murdered in prison.
It would be revealed however that Roy had faked his death with the assistance of their allies before choosing to go into exile. The situation had greatly saddened him and none of this was something he'd wished for the young man to choose or go through. Nevertheless the decision had already been made and Oliver was forced to say goodbye to one of his most loyal allies and someone who'd come so far and become a man he was more than proud of.
Ra's still wasn't through despite all of this and he'd next moved against Thea herself, stabbing her in the abdomen and leaving her in a coma. He then sent his current Horseman Sarab, formerly a close friend of Oliver's from his third year away named Maseo Yamashiro, to inform Oliver that his sister could be removed from the brink of death but only if he pledged his allegiance to Ra's and became his heir.
Having no choice but to acquiesce for her sake he'd reluctantly agreed to Ra's terms and Thea was revived by means of the Lazarus Pit, a pit which contained healing waters meant to heal the most grievous wounds and sometimes bring the dead to life. Then upon completion and with Thea being returned home by his friends and loved ones, who'd accompanied them to Nanda Parbat and after they'd exchanged farewells, Oliver submitted himself to Ra's will and his transformation commenced.
Over the next 3 weeks he was made to consume a special herb and put through an intense psychological regimen, both of which worked to "convince" him that, as Ra's continuously indoctrinated him, the side of him which was once Oliver Queen and had his empathy was only alive in the past was now forgotten. Henceforth he was now Warith A'l Ghul, which meant Heir To The Demon. And he was also known as Al Sah-him, which was Arabic for The Arrow, his original title.
His indoctrination complete, Al Sah-him was given his first task which was to apprehend then bring Nyssa back to Nanda Parbat for her execution lest she pose a threat towards his ascension. His attempts to extract her was met with fierce resistance from his former team with Laurel herself leading the charge. But he nonetheless succeeded in his endeavor which included kidnapping the wife of John Diggle, who'd once been like a brother to him, to force their hand.
When he's returned to Nanda Parbat with Nyssa in tow, Ra's had implemented an alternative to the woman's death and instead commanded she be wed to Al Sah-him instead. And their wedding went ahead as intended despite Nyssa's stubborn objections and resistance, including an attempt by her upon his life during the ceremony which he thwarted faster than she could blink.
Sometime after the ceremony's completion Al Sah-him who had now went from Warith Al Ghul to Ibn Al Ghul, the latter title meaning "Son Of The Demon", Ra's, and their forces, with Nyssa forced to accompany them, returned to Star City and released a tremendously lethal virus known as the alpha and omega. The result was the annihilation of the entire city's population, his former friends and even his own sister, along with Captain Lance, among the victims.
Al Sah-him felt nothing for them however and his only emotions within the immediate aftermath were pride and a sense of satisfaction due to having accomplished the most significant step of his ascension. That being the erasure of what was once his home.
Shortly afterwards however his mood transitioned to infuriated upon being informed that Nyssa had liberated herself from the grasp of the guards he and Ra's had assigned her to and had absconded with the plane they'd used to transport themselves there. Gladly following Ra's instructions in response, Al Sah-him had executed the chief guard of the group which was supposed to mind her, slaying him where he stood, and then had those remaining guards contained until they could be retrained to ensure a repeat like this never happened again.
Afterwards and with Star City now a ghost town, Ra's declared his time had finally reached his conclusion and it was now time for Al Sah-him to ascend to the former's throne. And so in a second trial by combat between the two men, Ra's handed victory to his new heir who killed him and then taking his ring, placed it around his own appropriate finger and proclaimed himself as the new Ra's al Ghul.
The assassins who'd accompanied him proclaimed their allegiance to him in return and the remainder of the League followed suit and kneeled in subservience to him once he'd returned to Nanda Parbat after securing an alternate method of transportation since Nyssa had his plane.
Over the next few weeks he'd done all he could to consolidate his control over the League and presided over it with strength and discipline just as his predecessor before him had done. And Sarab was just as extremely loyal to the new Ra's as he'd been towards the preceding one.
The following year saw Ra's conduct multiple operations worldwide ranging from the dismantling of numerous criminal and terrorist organizations and the deaths of everyone directly and indirectly involved to the assassinations of powerful thugs, warlords, both corrupt businessmen and government officials, and sex traffickers.
He not only killed them but also slaughtered their families, direct and distant relatives, friends, and other loved ones of theirs including their spouses and children, some of the latter being in their early teens. A greater than significant portion of those individuals were innocent yet Ra's found their demise to be imperative to global order and harmony lest they should claim vengeance over the deaths or inherit the villains operations and sow chaos in either fashion.
His methods of assassinations comprised of poisonings, brutally torturing them to death, sabotage of their vehicles and aircraft, mysterious disappearances which always resulted in their deaths, stoking inward conflicts within the crime rings which led to significant bloodshed upon their streets due to the gang violence and mostly resulted in significant collateral damage on the side as a consequence, and bombings.
In one instance Ra's sabotaged the private plane of a murderous Cuban mercenary shortly before he was supposed to travel on vacation while accompanied by his wife and their 15 year old daughter. The aircraft later crashed over the ocean in route to their destination and all occupants aboard it perished.
In another instance he'd gassed the mansion of a corrupt and highly prominent female banker and the resulting fumes not only suffocated her to death as she'd slept in her bed at night but also her sister, preteen nieces and nephews, and the majority of the staff on the premises. All of whom were asleep at the time. Her brother in law discovered their bodies when he'd arrived at the mansion the following morning.
Ra's was aware of the innocents who'd perished in those instances and their presence with his victims beforehand but it was of no concern to him since maintaining global balance took precedence to everything else. Including the lives of innocents.
He also maintained other League tenants in that he annihilated towns, villages, and small cities, plus occasionally larger cities, worldwide and their entire populations whenever they were overridden with crime or had reached the precipice of severe corruption and all for the purpose of preserving the balance to global civilization. And he didn't spare anyone but all were slain, men, women, teenaged young adults, and children.
He'd spared none regardless of age and gender and his weapon of choice was almost always the alpha and omega virus due to its effectiveness upon the still decimated Star City and its near effectiveness upon Hong Kong years ago.
Sometimes however he also initiated violent uprisings and chaos which led to the inhabitants wiping themselves out.
He hadn't moved towards eradicating a greater number of larger cities, metropolises included, yet or entire nations for now though he suspected it may be deemed necessary in the future due to the growing corruption worldwide.
During that year word reached him that Nyssa had resurfaced and was conducting her own, yet rare, exploits as she dealt with organized crime worldwide. He also learned she was accompanied by Laurel, who'd also been one of the former Star City heroes and one of his old teammates and the late Captain Lance's living daughter, who he'd presumed perished when he'd reigned death upon Star City but apparently still lived.
Laurel was also the sister of the late Ta-er al-Sahfer.
A part of him speculated as to if the former Black Canary, as she'd called herself, had actually died and if Nyssa had somehow revived her, him now having knowledge of other Lazarus Pits worldwide. But it didn't completely matter to him in the long term and even if he'd preferred that she be dead and Nyssa in his custody, both matters being a means of partial frustration to him.
He was also intelligent enough to be aware of the strong possibility that Nyssa could pose a threat to his reign, something his predecessor had warned him of, and that events may transpire in which she could attempt to reclaim what she believed should've been hers. And so he had his operatives keep tabs on her and monitor her ventures while still maintaining his own operations.
Frankly but Ra's wished his predecessor had allowed him to execute Nyssa as originally planned. What was done was done however and he needed to focus on the present instead of past mistakes either by him or her father since there was always plenty of time for lapses in judgment to be rectified.
Sometime within the following year Ra's was informed that she'd finally commenced her move and with Laurel by her side had overran League base after League base across the globe. And that they had been assisted by multiple assassins who'd apparently deserted and pledged their loyalty to her.
His people had fought valiantly and a great many even in death by ensuring a number of traitors were released from this life alongside them. But in the end all of those bases had fallen to Nyssa and Laurel and with help from other traitors operating on the inside of each of them.
He in turn responded by relocating his surviving League soldiers to Nanda Parbat to fortify the positions of those already standing guard over the aforementioned city as previously mentioned. In addition but he also interrogated and tortured his current city's citizens to weed out the traitors from his ranks albeit without success.
He was also strongly suspicious of Mesi Natifah, one of his best assassins, due to her past strong connection to Nyssa and Ta-er but he'd decided not to move against her and for one reason only. So that she could be used against Nyssa when the latter and her forces came for him. Certain she was another individual Nyssa also cared for and therefore yet another weakness of hers.
In the end but no matter what may transpire and regardless of how soon, Ra's was fully prepared to face Nyssa when they reunited and he only needed to wait for her to make her final move against him.
Ra's was then interrupted from his musings due to sensing someone's presence and opening his eyes saw it was Sarab standing before him.
"Sarab. What is it you wish you convey?" he questioned the other man seriously with a grave face while sitting up from his throne.
Sarab looked up at his old friend regally seated on the latter's throne.
"Apologies for the interruption milord," Sarab bowed. "I only wished to inform you that one of those we've been interrogating has finally broken and revealed his true loyalties. He's informed us that his mistress intends to come for us sometime following sunset. Despite our repeated attempts to press, you could say, the matter he swears he's in the dark as to the exact time, how soon after the sunset, or how the invasion will commence."
Ra's nodded.
"Inform everyone of what you've uncovered and spread the word for all of our forces to immediately prepare for battle and to be on high alert," he commanded his horseman who bowed in response once more.
"As you wish milord," Sarab replied and then went to do exactly that while his master reclined back on his seat again with a determined expression upon his face as he mentally prepared himself for what was to come.
One thing was for certain and it was that tonight would be when things would officially come to a head and when the fate of the League would be decided and all scores between him and Nyssa would be settled. And he could hardly wait.
To Be Concluded in Part 3
A/N And that concludes the second part of this arc and the next chapter will be the final clash between Oliver and Nyssa. Hopefully you will all be here for it.
As for Oliver here but the reason I made him so dark and brutal was for the purpose of emphasizing how far he's fallen from the hero he once was and how paramount it was that he be stopped. Especially since he's now leaning significantly closer to villain territory.
Plus looking back but I think the Arrowverse's League was a bi neutered and including their core mission and so my version is most like other renditions. An organization that lays waist to civilizations and without impunity while led by a borderline villainous individual who's so called noble mission sees no room for failures or the precious lives of innocents.
See you next time and have a great day.
