Black Shark
A dark figure moved through the depths; a red glow came form the visor. Black Shark observed the remains of his latest hit, another naval submarine. Swimming forward, he watched as several Atlantean men arrived to provide aid to any who survived. Black Shark grinned to himself as he clung to the rocks, hiding out of sight.
"Search for survivors."
Black Shark slowly moved around, sneaking into the submarine from below. Moving through the flooded hallways of the submarine, he found what he was after, several torpedoes rested, undamaged, waiting to be pulled from the wreckage.
He wasn't able to carry around the torpedoes by himself, no, what he wanted was the tech packed into them. Swimming closer, he got to work on the first torpedo. He carefully opened the outer shell, then began to work his way through the tech.
"It's Manta!"
Black Shark halted what he was doing as he turned around to face the Atlantean soldiers before him. "Do not compare me to the filth that is my father." He said, his voice masked by the helmet he wore.
"Surrender at once."
Black Shark shook his head as he felt power surge through his suit. "Give the dead my greetings." He said, a red laser firing from his visor. The Atlantean warriors were vaporised by the beam, all that remained of them were their weapons. With nothing left to stop him, he quickly returned to work.
Kaldur moved silently within Mount Justice, his eyes alert for any sign of trouble. "Recognised Aquaman, 0-6" Kaldur was curious now, why had his king come to Mount Justice.
Entering the main chamber, he glanced over to see Aquaman standing before Batman, the two were discussing something before Aquaman noticed his protégé. "Kaldur'ahm, there's been a situation. I require your assistance back in Atlantis." The King of the seas said.
Kaldur nodded. "When do we leave my king?" He asked, watching as Aquaman turned to face the Zeta Tube.
"We leave at once."
Kaldur glanced over the remains of the submarine. The hull was blasted open by some form of high impact rocket, something similar to what Manta used, but there were also burn marks along sections of the vessel. "Do we have any idea as to who attacked the vessel?" He asked.
Aquaman shook his head as he moved in closer. "We believe Manta to have attacked the vessel, for what reasons are still unknown." He said.
Kaldur glanced over the wreckage once more, a few fingers brushing the edges of the large holes. "It is warm, too warm to have been done by Manta's hand. Someone new is at play." He said.
Aquaman glanced over the surrounding marks of the holes. "Whoever attacked was alone, the torpedoes are still here, but components have been taken from them, someone's building something. What is it, remains to be seen."
Black Shark moved about his base of operations, several pieces of Atlantean tech alongside that of the surface world rested about the place. His hands moved with ease, putting together components as he formed something, his trident rested nearby.
Reaching out, he grasped something, his gaze moving towards a picture that rested nearby. His eyes narrowed at the image. "Kaldur'ahm, how father could even want to have you over me, a hero from birth, while I, I served him with the loyalty you showed Orin." He muttered bitterly, attaching several components to his device.
Kaldur glanced over the sights of the other attacks, each time, a considerable number of Atlanteans and humans were killed. All the while, the attack had vanished without a trace. It was almost as if he knew how the Atlanteans fought, how they would act. "My king, the attacker, he seems to know how the warriors fight, how they act." He said.
Aquaman drifted over to his protégé. "Who do you think is responsible for the attacks then?"
Kaldur glanced over the sights once more. "With the recent arrival of these dark Robins, I suspect out attacker is a member of them. One who is equipped to deal with he pressures of the deep, but also how to take down an Atlantean." He replied.
Aquaman nodded as he moved out, Kaldur not far behind him. "We need to find this dark Robin before whatever he's building comes to light."
Black Shark hovered before a small cave, a device in hand. "Robin, surrender at once and face Atlantean judgement."
He turned to see Aquaman hovering beside Kaldur and a troop of Atlantean soldiers. He chuckled. "How astrous, the King of the Seas has blessed me with his presence, not that it mattered back home, your gauntlets made wonderful trophies." He said, the gold of the gauntlets reflected in the little light that reached them.
Aquaman looked Black Shark up and down. "Why go down the path of evil? Why take after Manta?"
Black Shark chuckled. "A little tale never hurt anyone, but I don't think we need an audience for this." He said, his visor glowing red as a beam burst forth, vaporising the Atlantean soldiers the two heroes had brought with them. "I, much like you Boy Wonder, was taken in by Batman, but things were different back home, I didn't have the same father as I do here. No, my father was a known criminal, one who often clashed against you Orin."
Black Shark moved backwards toward the cave; the device hidden behind his back. "I was the son of Manta, a fact I never knew before an encounter with him when he discovered saw me without my mask."
Robin fell to the ground, his mask falling from his face as Manta stood tall, the black armoured villain leaned forward, a gasp escaped his lips as he widened his eyes. "Those eyes, the green eyes, just like Mary." Manta said, backing away slightly as he watched Robin with caution. "Who are you behind the mask?" He questioned, curious.
Robin glanced up at Manta, his eyes locked upon Manta, he was intrigued by the fact that Manta seemed to compare his eyes to another Mary. "I won't speak." He said.
Manta continued to observe Robin's face, every time he looked, he saw a spitting image of Mary. "Richard?" He asked, breaking the silence.
Robin widened his eyes, he felt himself loose his cool. "How did you? How?" He asked in confusion.
Manta closed his eyes. "Mary Grayson, Romanian female who joined Haly's Circus after we split. I guess she kept the name I picked for you." He said, watching Robin closely.
Robin took a deep breath as he backed up. "I can't, no, it's not possible. You can't be my father." He said.
Manta opened his eyes. "I know I can't convince you with words, so take some blood and I'll let you decide for yourself." He said, taking out a vial of blood with which he rested gently upon the ground before leaving.
Robin glanced at the results of the DNA test. His eyes wide as he glanced back towards Batman who stood in the distance, alongside Alfred. It was a positive match to Manta, David Hyde. He closed his eyes as a fist rolled up. "You told me my father was John Grayson." He said, turning to face Batman. "Why did you lie to me?" He asked.
Batman narrowed his eyes. "I lied to keep you safe, to prevent you from going down the same path as your father." He said.
Robin glared at Batman, his fists clenched tight. "You lied to me about my father, about a blood relative. I… I can't let this go. I have family out there." He cried, marching forward. "I, I cant believe you, I just can't. Perhaps what Sportsmaster been saying to Artemis is true, you can't deny your heritage, you will always fall to it." He said, jumping onto his bike and speeding out of the Batcave.
Dick stood before Zucco, his eyes burning holes into the man's chest. "I'm going to kill you Zucco." He said, walking towards the man.
Zucco glanced up at Dick. "You wouldn't kill me now, you can't, you're a hero." He cried, backing into the corner.
Dick's lips twitched into a grin. "I've had a revelation lately regarding parentage and family Zucco, and you, you killed my mother, but my father, oh he was never there that day. Away in the oceans doing what he does best, causing chaos for Atlantis." He said, pulling out one of his discs. "I won't hold back again." He said, towering over the man as a scream came from Zucco's throat.
Dick glanced up at his father's men. He had never been so sure in his life of what he was doing. Walking forward, he came to a stop before Manta. "Father. I wish to join you." He said.
Manta smiled. "Come my son, we have much to do."
Black Shark turned his visor towards Kaldur. "My father and I achieved so much, I finally felt happy, I had avenged my mother's death, and met my father. Life never felt so good. Till you came alone." He hissed, fists clenching his trident. "As you can see, I had fun with you Half-breed." He added, gesturing to the belt that rested around his waist.
Kaldur watched Black Shark with a careful gaze. "You killed me and took my belt as a trophy, why?"
Black Shark chuckled. "Life was so good, then father wanted you, his eldest to join him, to become his loyal right-hand man. It was as if I hadn't been good enough for him, he worked endlessly, attempting to convince you to join him. And in the end, when it seemed like he was getting closer to success, I struck."
He moved to the side of the cave. "I unleashed my fury, my rage and anger, all that I'd built up since he started going after you. I felt unwanted, I was jealous of you, how you were able to obtain father's attention so quickly while I had to work for it." He held out the device in his hand.
"I killed father, then, I moved onto you, my half-brother, my elder brother. The others tried to protect you from my wrath, Orin was the worst, but in the end, they fell, just like father did. And then, I got to end you. And it seemed like the end of everything."
Black Shark stood over the lifeless Kaldur as he smirked beneath his helmet. "How you were able to draw father's attention to you so quickly is beyond me brother, but at least you shall rest in hell for the pain you caused me." He said, turning around to see a cloaked figure standing before him. "Who the hell are you?" He demanded, holding his trident at the ready.
The cloaked figure smirked. "We are not so different, we both share the same first name, we both became something to strike fear into the hearts of our enemies. Yet we were both betrayed, I was cast aside, you were pushed to the back. We both sought vengeance and in the end, we found it."
Black Shark growled. "What do you want?"
The cloaked figure removed his hood, revealing Warlord. "I'm setting up a team, eight Graysons, The Gray Knights. We shall obtain all we ever wanted, and in the end, we will all be given what we desired, a father, a mother, a world, a family. Name it and it's yours. So, are you in? Or are you out?"
Black Shark debated the offer for several minutes before he stepped forward. "I'm in." He said, reaching around and tearing the belt from Kaldur and the gauntlets from Orin.
Back Shark smirked. "And now, here we are, the next Dark Knight is ready to come, and you can do nothing about it." He said, pressing the device and letting it flow into the cave.
Kaldur and Aquaman both glanced at each other before a loud boom echoed within the cave, the water swirled into a portal as a female figure emerged. She was a female Batman. An orange and green outfit covered her body, a black bodysuit beneath it. She had gills and pale skin. In her hands was a trident. "I am Drowned, Queen of Gotham." She declared, a shark like creature coming out from behind her. "And the Seas shall know my name as they hail their queen." She finished.
Black Shark reached out, grabbing onto the shark like creature before the three were off into the darkness below, leaving the two Atlanteans alone, both of them concerned over the arrival of another Dark Knight.