Void of Nothingness
(The Void of Nothingness... The dimensional place that once held the Dragon Realms. A place were there is literally nothing existing. Well... except for one thing. In the middle of the black void was a floating island. In the center of the island was a temple-like alter and on top are five giant crosses surrounding a pedestal-like structure with a sphere of purple and black energy on top of it. Near it was a pedestal holding a book labeled "The Flow of the Blood of Darkness". At the bottom of the stairs leading to the alter was Eternal Exitium, and he appears to be waiting for something. Suddenly, a vortex appeared in front of him and coming out was the Spawns of Darkblood, pushing a mining cart full of a strange metal.)
Eternal:(Seeing the metal) I see you manage to get enough Nth metal for what we need.
Scourge:(Panting) Yeah, and it was a pain in the ass to get here.
(Not listening to Scourge, Eternal used his Telekinesis lift the cart up above the sphere before dumping the Nth metal into it. This causes the sphere to pulsate for a bit. Bring the cart down to him, Eternal fired a beam of Aether at it, reducing to nothing.)
Eternal:(Facing the Spawns) Now, on to the next thing on our list. We are going to need a few containers of the liquid found in the Lazarus Pits.
Malphas: Roger. But before we go, we got some good news. The Arsonist has agree to help us.
Eternal: Excellent. Now, get me those containers.
Sorceress: Don't worry. Jinmen and Arsonist are alright down there, with a new Friend.
(And with that, the Spawns went back into the vortex. Just as it disappears, Eternal turns to face the alter.)
Eternal: Soon, Master... Soon...
HRL Headquarters-Meeting Room
(The HRl were in the middle of a meeting, discussing their next plan of action.)
Dragnarok: There has been eye witnesses of Deathstorm, Grid, and Carnage lurking around Ace Chemicals and they have been reported taking barrels of unknown chemicals. Does anyone want to go to investigate?
?: The only thing you need to worry about is that there's a bigger problem at hand.
(The team turned to see Talia Ra Ghul with a couple of League of Shadow ninjas. They got into a stance as Batman up to them.)
Batman: Talia, what are doing here?
Talia: Beloved,(This earns her a jealous glare from Catwoman) my Father and the league was attacked and they invaders are draining the Lazarus Pit dry. Please, you must help us!
Catwoman: And why would we help you?!
Talia: Help us, and the League of Shadows will help you fight against Evilness Corp.
Dragnarok:(Walking up to the two) Look, promise to help or not, will help you. What the Corp plans with the liquid mustn't be good. Add the chemicals into the mix, and we'll be in trouble.
(They then decided to send two teams out. Dragnarok, Fire Jackal, Batman, Catwoman, and Za'Mag'Nu head to the Lazarus Pits while Windstorm, Maverick, Lapin Noir, Flash, and Venom tackle Ace Chemicals.)
Ace Chemicals
(Lapin and Flash speed ahead of the group, arriving at Ace Chemicals in seconds. Seeing that they were gonna have to wait for the others, the two speedsters decided to scout the area in the mean time. After a while of searching, they regrouped at the entrance.)
Flash: Find any thing?
Lapin: Non, not a single thing.
(That's when the two noticed the other three arriving at the entrance.)
Windstorm: Can the two of you ever slow down?
Flash and Lapin: No/Non.
(Suddenly, Venom tackled the group to the ground, saving the group from being burned to a crisp by a beam of heat. Looking towards the direction that the beam came from, the group found Deathstorm, Grid, and Carnage.)
Venom: CARNAGE!
Carnage:(Giggles insanely) Hiya, Papa. Nice to see you brought flesh-bags from me to cut up!
Deathstorm: Hey, leave some for the rest of us. Anyway, Grid, do your thing.
Grid:(Pointing a laser cannon at the group) Grid... Online.
(Grid then fired the laser, though it was only able to hit Maverick who was too slow to react in time. The werebear was sent flying into a couple of buildings.)
Windstorm: Are you okay, Maverick?!
Maverick:(From a distance) FINLAND!
(With that, the battle started. Venom took on Carnage, Windstorm faced Deathstorm, and Flash and Lapin fought against Grid. After a while, Maverick recovered from his flight and noticed Venom started to struggle against Carnage. Racing forward with a fist, Maverick sent the Symbiote powered maniac up in the air with a uppercut. As gravity took over, Carnage started to plummet. Just before he hits the ground, Maverick punches him in the face, sending him right into Deathstorm, causing the two villains to collapse on the ground. Just as the villains got back on their feet, Grid was launched into them, having their faces meet the ground yet again. Venom then warped the three up in black webbing. The three struggled to get out, only to get a jolt from Windstorm. With that, the villains were down and out.)
Windstorm: Let's get these three back to base. We got nice cells that'll hold them.
Lapin:(To the three unconscious villains) Fais de beaux rêves.
Meanwhile-The Lazarus Pit
(Dragnarok, his group, and Talia arrived that the pit, only to stare in shock to see it half empty. In the center of the pit was a hose-like vacuum, slowly draining the pit bit by bit. And littering the area were the dead bodies of the League's ninja warriors. The hose was attached to a machine that poured the liquid it was draining into a glass container. And right next to the machine was a cage, holding a weaken Ra's al Ghul.)
Talia:(Running up to the cage) Father!
(Barely gaining conscious, Ra's al Ghul looked up to see his daughter with Dragnarok, Batman, and the others.)
Ra's al Ghul:(Weakly) Talia... You must get out of here...
Talia: I'm not leaving you here to suffer.
Batman:(Puts a hand on her shoulder) Don't worry, Talia. We'll get him help.
?: Ahh... How sweet. It just makes you want to puke.
(Turning around, the group sees two figures. The first one was wearing a helmet similar to the one Ares, the God of War, wears. Around his finger was a black ring emitting a black aura. The second figure has flames for hair, has a face of a bat-like demon, and has vials of flammable chemicals strapped to his belt. This was Jinmen and Arsonist respectively.)
Za'Mag'Nu: Jinmen!
Jinmen:(Looks at the Indigo Lantern) Ah, Za'Mag'Nu. Long time no see.
(Za'Mag'Nu was a alien full of compassion, earning her a place in the Indigo Tribe. Unlike the rest of the Tribe, she wears the ring around finger like the other Lantern Corps.)
Za'Mag'Nu: When I get my hands on you...
Jinmen: Ah,ah,ah. Don't go Red on me. Anyway, we need the liquid of the Pit.
Dragnarok: Why does Lex Jr what with the Pit?
Jinmen:(Chuckles) Who said anything about Luthor wanting this?
(Seeing the confused looks, Jinmen smirks while Arsonist cackles.)
Jinmen: Before we begin this, we have a friend we like to introduce you to.
(Appearing in a purple fog, was a strange creature. It was wearing a black Spartan helmet and has wings similar to Darkseid's Parademons, only purple in color.)
Jinmen: I'd like you all to meet Frenzy. (Looks at Frenzy) Will you be so kind and tear theses heroes apart?
Frenzy: Did you even need to ask?
Arsonist:(Upset) HEY! I want to burn these Flame-stacks to a crisp!
Jinmen: Maybe next time, my burning friend. But for now, we must get these containers back to base.
(Using his ring to make vortex to transport the containers to the Void of Nothingness, Jinmen only manage to warp a handful before being stop by Fire Jackal, who launched a Starbolt at the Black Lantern.)
Jinmen:(In pain) Agk! (Glares at Fire Jackal) You little... No matter, we have what we needed. (Looks at Frenzy and Arsonist) Arsonist, let's go. And Frenzy, you know what to do. (He then points at Dragnarok) And be sure to capture him alive!
(With that, Jinmen created another black vortex which he and Arsonist just through. Once the vortex disappears, Frenzy turns to the heroes.)
Frenzy:(Sporting a crazed grin) I'm going to enjoy this VERY much!
Fire Jackal:(Taking out his Javelin) We'll see about that, you Zarbnarf!
Za'Mag'Nu: Let's begin.
(Taking out her Lantern, Za'Mag'Nu began to chant her Tribe's oath.)
"Tor lorek san, bor nakka mur,
Natromo faan tornek wot ur.
Ter Lantern ker lo Abin Sur,
Taan lek lek nok-Formorrow Sur!
(With that, the battle began. Frenzy fired two beams of Aether that the team from his eyes. They dodged and Batman throws a couple a batarangs at the demon, only for the creature to disappear and reappear behind him, sending him flying with a powerful punch. Frenzy then sidesteps a sneak attack from Catwoman, who ended up hitting Za'Mag'Nu, who barely manages to create a shield to block the strike. Frenzy then fires his Aether eye-beams at Dragnarok, who fires his Aether Breath at the same time. The beams lock, and, after a struggle, Dragnarok manages to overpower Frenzy and sent him flying into a nearby wall. After getting up, Frenzy looks that the dragon and smiles.)
Frenzy: Now I see why they want you. (Looks at the rest of the heroes) Luckily for you lot, I've grown bored of this fight, so I'll let you all live. But next time we meet, you won't be so lucky.
(And with that, Frenzy disappears in purple fog. After taking a quick break, the gang freed Ra's al Ghul, and pour the liquid that was left behind back into the Pit.)
Ra's al Ghul:(Shakes hands with Dragnarok) The League and I thank you. We're are now in your service.
Dragnarok: And we are with you.
(After that, the heroes returns to base.)
Meanwhile
Void of Nothingness
(While Arsonist and The Spawns of Darkblood were pouring the liquid into the sphere, Eternal was talking with Jinmen.
Jinmen: While we had a few set backs, we've managed to get the bare minimal we needed.
Eternal: While I expected a better job, I am still pleased that every is still on track.
(That when Frenzy appears next to them, scratched and bruised up.)
Frenzy:(Looks at Eternal and chuckles) I've seen why you think he's special. Let's just say, I'm with you lot a hundred percent.
Eternal: Nice of you to join us. Now, on to the next thing on our list.
And that's chapter two. Hoped you enjoyed~