Chapter 3
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.
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After Viribus dropped the girl off with the local law enforcement, he rushed off to rejoin his brother. However, he was cut off by a random mugger.
"Really?" Viribus sighs, "it's literally anarchy and your choosing to rob me?"
"Just give me the money kid!" the gun the mugger held was shaking in his grip, "a-and everything will be fine"
"This idiot..." Viribus rolls his eyes, "listen, I live in the forest. I don't have any money"
The mugger looks at him with a dumbfounded expression.
'He's distracted, perfect' Viribus thought as he grinned inwardly.
"D-don't bullshit me kid, this isn't a-"
Before the mugger could finish his sentence, Viribus yanks the gun out the man's hand and points it at him.
"Game?" Viribus asks, slightly amused. "Pretty fun for me I guess"
He then glares at the mugger with an intense look in eyes, "Only cowards rob the unfortunate. I have no problem with dispatching the likes of you, but I dislike using guns. So do you prefer death by hand or gun?"
The mugger backs away, trembling. He was too scared to reply. Viribus takes the gun off safety and states, "If you don't answer my question in the next ten seconds, I'll shoot you. Make this easier and don't say anything"
Just before he could get an answer, he was surrounded by a green bubble. Blinking in shock, he turned to see Green Lantern's smirking face flying above him.
"Really? It's literally anarchy and your out here robbing people?"
He turned his attention back to the mugger, only to find him gone. Viribus crushes the gun in his hands, clearly irritated.
"He was robbing me, I disarmed him" he quickly explained, "now let me out or I'll let myself out"
"That's not what I saw, and I'd like to see you try" Green Lantern states proudly, "my ring is powered through will and concentration, and I have the strongest will on the pla-"
WHAM!*
The bubble around shattered like glass. The force of the punch knocked the Green Lantern back into a wall. He gasps in pain as he landed on his broken arm, which was in a cast he made.
"Your will is strong, yes" Viribus says, flexing his had, "but your undisciplined, unfocused. Then again, I shouldn't be talking"
Hal's pride was already wounded, now it was being rubbed in with salt. Seething he holds up his ring and blasts at Viribus.
But to his shock, he backhands the blast into the sky. The green glow shadowed Viribus' glare, making him look scarier.
"Don't do that again" he ordered, the authority in his voice almost made Hal want to stop. But his will was the strongest on the planet.
With a roar if rage, he creates a massive fist and launches it at him. Viribus leaps over it with ease, letting it crash through the wall behind him.
However, he didn't see a green wrecking ball until it smashed into him, knocking him away. Green Lantern followed after him, blasting him with a barrage of energy beams.
Viribus crosses his arms and tanks the blasts until he crashes through a building. He rolls to a halt and jumps through several ceilings until he reached the roof.
Green Lantern summons a chainsaw to slice him in half. But before it could touch him, a shield redirected the weapon, letting it slice through the roof. The impact created a cloud of dust, blinding the Emerald Knight. When the dust cleared, Atsáli stood between the superhero and his brother. The rage in his eyes made Hal uneasy.
But before anyone did anything, Wonder Woman landed in between them. Soon the others joined her, ready to fight the two brothers if necessary.
"Enough" Wonder Woman demands, making the two brothers flinch slightly. The authority in the Amazon's voice reminded them of their wolf mother.
"Why are you attacking one another at a time like this?"
"He was going to kill a guy!" Hal exclaims, "and from what I heard, he was toying with him!"
"Wouldn't need a gun for that" Viribus rolls his eyes, "but I'll admit, what I did was what you would call...extra. And for that, I apologize"
Wonder Woman stared at the young man and raised an eyebrow. There was something familiar about these two, yet something entirely different.
"Like father, like son" Atsáli mutters. Viribus glares at his brother as Batman steps in front of him.
"Who are you two?" Atsáli watches as his brother and the Batman stare at each other. He and his brother were always told to only give there names and title when the time was right.
As the Beta of the pack, Viribus always took charge when Lupa left for Olympus. When she gave an order, Viribus would follow it without question. However, he would sometimes make an exception when needed.
"I'm Viribus. This is my brother, Atsali" the Beta answers, "now that that's out of the way, why don't we take care of the jolly gray giant"
As if on cue, another explosion shakes the ground beneath the heroes. They all turned to see Darkseid and his forces had nearly destroyed most of the city. Parademons flew around, snatching up any random civilians and carrying them through the portal.
The sight made Viribus' blood boil, "You've got two minutes to come up with a good plan before I charge in like the gladiator I am"
Wonder Woman's head perked at this. This boy was a gladiator?
"I've already got one" Batman spoke before the Amazon could say anything, "we can't win this without our biggest gun"
"Superman" Atsáli whispers, but his brother heard it loud and clear.
"They took him to what I assume is there home world" the Dark Knight continued, "I say me and a small team go in, find him and the people and get out. The rest of you stay here and keep the ground forces occupied"
The band of heroes looked to each other. It sounded like a great plan. Viribus and Atsáli look to each other, having what appeared to be a silent conversation. Ten seconds later, Viribus slowly nods his head. Atsáli's expression brightens for a second before going back to his passive look. But you can see the excitement in his eyes.
"If its alright with you, I would like to volunteer my brother for your rescue op" Viribus says to Batman.
He was about to refuse, but then he looked at the blue eyed boy. He the look on his face reminded him of a sad puppy, and the longing look in his eyes made him want to test a theory. Also, at least he could keep an eye on one of the new comers, evaluate what he's capable of.
"Very well" Batman finally decided, "Flash, Cyborg, your with me"
The two heroes didn't question the authority in his voice. Wonder Woman looks to the two brothers and watch as they put there foreheads together.
"Verum tuae et fortitudinem, little brotherViribus says.
Atsáli smiles and replies, "Et ut ferro animo offirmas"
The two pull away and gave each other a pat on the shoulder. Wonder Woman was skeptical before, but now she knew for sure. Those two brothers were in fact Roman at heart.
She would have to look into this later.
The rescue team took off into the air, with Cyborg carrying Batman and Flash. Atsáli leaps after them in a single leap. They all disappear into the portal, with the determination to save the Man of Steel.
Viribus takes a deep breath and looks towards the oncoming battle, "So all we have to do is buy them time, right?"
"Exactly" Wonder Woman responds, her sword drawn and ready, "be careful, his strength trumps that of Ares. And his eyes shoot lasers that can lock on to you and vaporize you"
Viribus' blood boiled in excitement. This was what that feeling from earlier was warning him about. A new challenge to prove himself to the gods.
Or maybe even grow stronger than them. Shawn began to hop on one leg to the other. His warrior blood was boiling and his ADHD was making him excited.
This action made Wonder Woman just as excited and she started stretching as well. Shazam joins in too, not trying to be left out.
"Um, what about the monsters?" Shazam asked.
"You and the glow worm can handle that" Viribus responds while stretching his arms out, still hopping, "we'll take out the eyes"
"Glow worm?! Listen here kid, I-!"
Viribus leapt off the roof before Hal could finish his rant. The two Greek themed warriors followed after him, leaving the former pilot to sigh to himself.
"Why do I even bother?"