Chapter 2

Summary AU!: Eighteen years ago, the wolf goddess, Lupa, adopted the demititan son of Atlas. Out of the five years, she adopted the clone of Superman. She raised the two as her own, turning them into something more. Something the world needs now more than never.

For once, Batman didn't feel so confident about the oncoming battle ahead. The aliens were still coming and abducting people, and the ocean was on fire.

That's not even the worse part. He was stuck on a rag tag team of cocky super people, solo fighting warriors, a man child and a scared cyborg.

And he was dressed a bat, for Christ sake.

He was brough out of inner monologue when a figure slowly rose from the flames. Batman has seen many things in life, but even he hasn't seen the Devil.

He assumed he was the gray alien in blue and yellow armor, but realized how ridiculous that sounded.

Meanwhile his comrades were still trying to comprehend this new threat.

"Sweet, boss battle!"

Ok, it's official. Shazam was it? He's a literal child.

"I am Despair. I am your god. I am Darkseid"

Batman narrowed his eyes at Darkseid. This is going to be harder than he thought.

"Step back guys" Green Lantern boasts confidently, "Green Lantern's got this"

"Lantern, wait!" Batman tries to call out, but it was too late. Green Lantern constucted a train to ram into the self proclaimed god, but it was immediately shattered on contact.

Darkseid grabbed Green Lantern left arm, where his ring was and crushed it with ease. The Emerald Knight lets out a massive scream of pain as he felt his bones shatter.

He was then tossed aside like trash, into a wall then on the ground. A couple of Parademons swooped down and started beating on the injured heroes.

While the Flash went to help him, Shazam, Wonder Woman and Superman charged at him. Meanwhile, Cyborg stayed behind. Batman could only watch in horror as Darkseid's arms glowed red. He grabs Cyborg by the arm and shoots a grappling hook into onto a nearby building.

However, it was too late. Darkseid hits the ground, causing a massive shockwave that blew even Superman away.

Just when Batman was about to brace for impact, he was suddenly caught. He looked to see Cyborg holding him up while hovering with his jetpack.

"You ok?"

Batman doesn't respond to him, but gasps at the crater Darkseid created. Several city blocks were decimated by his power, leaving nothing but destruction. The only thing standing was the god of Apokolips

"Where are the others?" he asks aloud. As if on cue, two blurs zoomed away from the crater. The only two beings that came to mind were Superman and Flash.

But surprisingly, two beams of energy weren't to far behind them.

'Optic lasers?' he thought as he saw where the lasers were coming from.

"We need to regroup with the others" Batman tells Cyborg, "can you find them"

"I-I can try" the half man stuttered.

"Good, let's go"

Viribus wasn't a fan of big cities. They were always loud and crowded with people. But this time was different. It was quiet. All you could hear were the cackling flames nearby and the alarms of cars in the distance.

There was no living creature in sight, but there was always a body or two where ever you turned.

"..." Viribus clenched and unclenched his fist, a nervous habit he adopted over the years. This wasn't the first massacre he's witnessed, but it definitely was the worst.

Atsáli stares at his brother before saying, "Let's look for any survivors"

With a silent nod, Viribus leaps into the sky away from the destroyed area.

Atsáli gives the area one last look before giving a small prayer, "May those who perished this day pass on to Elysium. And the bully who caused this get what's coming to him"

He leaps onto a nearby building and scans the area with his x-ray vision. He sees his brother already freeing several people from underneath a pile of debris.

He was about to join him when a scream of pain reached his ears. He turns around to find two parademons carrying a man.

The man was wearing a blue jumpsuit and a red cape with red boots. But the most distinguishing thing about the man was the "S" on his chest.

'So they're not just abducting normal people' Atsáli thought as the man and the parademons disappear into a portal, 'Brainwashing, probably'

Another scream interrupts his thoughts. He looks to find his brother fighting off several parademons, a little girl clutching his leg tightly. She was hindering him from fighting back. The sight would've made him laugh if the situation wasn't so dangerous. He leaps to his aid, shield equipped.

Viribus blocks a claw swipe with his armbrace and jumpsback for breathing room. The girl was still clinging to his leg. He tried to carry her in his arm, but she wouldn't let go. Now he couldn't afford to use even a fraction of his power, not without hurting the youngling.

"Tch, where the hell are you Atsáli?" he growls as he leaps to the side to avoid a fireball. The girl screams and clutches his leg tighter. The action causes him to lose footing and trip.

He and the girl hit the ground, near a cliff. As the demons near him, he grabs a nearby stone slab and throws it like a shot put.

It tears through one of the demons legs, sending it falling to the ground. The demons watch as one of there own bled out before looking at the young man.

Viribus growls at them as he rose to his feet, the girl finally lets go to help him to his feet. A parademon snarls and charges, only to be bashed away by Atsáli. The remaing demons snarl and charge at Atsáli, giving Viribus enough time to retreat.

The two brothers share a look and nodded to one another. Viribus takes off in a burst of speed, the girl safely in his arms.

Atsáli charges at one demom, punching it in the chest with his left arm while punching it in the throat with the edge his shield, making the monster suffocate. He then kicks it away before blocking a stream of fire.

Atsáli was pushed back, but he quickly spins out the way and throws his shield at the monster. He then dashes to another and punches a hole in its chest.

He turns around just in time to catch his shield and strap it to his right arm. More parademons start to descend upon him, making him grit his teeth.

"I could really use some backup, brother" he whispers to himself. Just as one was about to attack, it was blasted away by a blue energy beam.

Atsáli blinked in surprise. Two more demons heads were blown away after something stabbed into them. A bolt of lightning strikes three at once.

A demon tried to escape, but it was quickly cut down by a sword-wielding woman.

'Not just any woman' Atsali thinks as he watched Wonder Woman wipe the alien blood from her face. He walks to greet her, but was quickly intercepted by a man dressed in all black.

"Who are you?"

Atsáli ignores him and tries to continue his way to Wonder Woman, but the man gets in front of him again.

"Who are you?" he asks again, his voice more firm this time.

Atsáli rolls his eyes and says, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you"

"Try me" Batman says with a glare. The Dark Knight knows of almost every metahuman on the planet. Never has he seen one with such strength and skill.

But before he could ask any more questions, an explosion shakes the ground beneath them. The heroes immediately react by putting their guard up.

They see Green Lantern flying around a building, firing energy blasts at a moving figure. Atsáli lets out gasps and growls at the Emerald Knight.

He leaps after him, kicking up dust while shaking the ground. Batman covers himself with his cape and sighs.

"I'm really starting to hate that guy"