Chapter Three:
Origins
"Barbara! Are you alright?! Barbara?!" The voice of Bat girl's mentor echoed in the young woman's ear as she rose from the piles of trash bags and garbage. Brushing chucks of trash, Barbara answered the voice that continued to ringed in her ear.
"Y-Yeah, never been better..." She answered before stopping as she noticed the strange energy manifesting from Ragna's body.
"Bruce...You're not calling just about me, right?" The super heroine asked as Ragna charged at Bane.
"Yes. My computer sensed a source of power that rivals Clark's." The voice named Bruce asked.
"It's coming from him." Batgirl explained as she could only stared at the impressive power that the rebel held back from others. This foreign magical power that could either change their torn world or destroy it completely.
"Time to die, El Diablo." Bane exclaimed proudly as he began to charge.
"Afraid not." Were the only words Ragna said as he easily dodged the attack with ease.
"You may have the power of magic, however, you're no kryptonian. " The villain said as he attempt to back hand the smaller man.
Usually, the attack wouldn't be hard to dodge but the strangeness of Bane's comment caught the white haired man off guard.
"The hell is a kry...gahhh!" Ragna screamed in pain as the simple attack caused the outlaw to land next to his signature weapon.
"Shit...That really freakin' hurt." Ragna thought aloud as giant slowly walked towards the outlaw.
"Time to finished off your pride, El Diablo." The man spoke loudly as Bane activated his three tubes of Venom from his device.
Batgirl, who has been following the two during the fight from the rooftops, yells. "Aim for his tubes, if he can't dose himself with Venom, he'll run out of strength!"
Bane, ignoring the words of the disguised Barbara Gordon, grabbed the rebel, preparing to break the spine of Ragna, not realizing the red coat man's left hand still holding his large blade as it transformed into a scythe and slashing through the four tubes connected to his mask, without even touching Bane's neck.
"What have you done?!" Bane screamed in agony as Ragna landed on his feet.
"Huh, that actually worked." The rebel thought aloud.
As Bane's Venom ran out from the tubes, he attempt to finish off Ragna by focusing what little strength into one charge. "I will kill you here!" The giant screamed, no longer caring about how little of the drug he had left in his veins.
However, before Bane's attempt to murder this otherworlder could happened, a portal appeared between the two, causing the man to stop in his tracks as a red skinned woman with black hair and wearing a large feather violet colored cloak stepped out of the dark portal.
"Bane, we must see the High Councillor, we have a greater threat than this rebel." she explained to the gaint. Bane looked at Ragna, thinking about completely finishing him off and capturing Batgirl, however the Venom Junkie knew better than to act alone.
"I will return, hombre en rojo." The goon promised as he vanished into a portal. As the female began to walk into the same magic portal, she stared at Ragna and explained coldly.
"My father's power outmatches your's, young demon."
Ragna was confused, but was more pissed that he was forced into a fight with some demon girl's father without saying anything. "What? I'll kicked his and your sorry...HEY!" Ragna screamed at the mysterious cloaked girl as she stepped into the portal.
"Damn it, what's her freakin problem?" The white haired rebel questioned aloud before Batgirl approached him, warning the outlaw.
"We're not safe here, let's get out of the streets before more of his goons come after us." The red head dragged Ragna by his arm into a part of Metropolis that was condemnd.
Few minutes later as the day became night.
"Whew, any longer then we would've been caught." The girl explained as she and her new ally arrived on the roof of a run-down building.
"Yeah, anyway, care to explain?" Ragna rudely questioned Batgirl as he sat in on the floor, resting
"Explain? Oh right..." The young woman explained as she remove the cowl that covered her face, revealing her face to the rebel.
"Five years ago, the crazed bastard, Joker, succeed in his plan to break the world's greatest hero. The leader of the regime, Clark Kent..." She was interrupted by the man with white hair.
"Wait, I thought his name was..."
"Superman? No, That's was his alter ego when he was someone to look up to, now the man is just a monster..anyway...The Joker planned a series of events, Kidnapping Clark's wife, Lois Lane. Using fear gas from the villain Scarecrow, the man of steel attacked Lois, believing she was the creature Doomsday, killing her in the process."
"..Damn..." Ragna could only say in shocked before the girl continued with her tragic story.
"Yeah, but it gets worse...The Joker panted a Nuclear Bomb in the city we're in that was linked to Lois' heart. With her death, it activated, killing millions, including some of my friends." The young woman sadly explained.
"The hell? It just took five years to rebuild all of this?"
"Of course."
"So anyway, did the clown get away with it?" The man questioned before Batgirl shook her head before continuing.
"No, as he was being interrigated by my boss, Clark arrived and delivered a killing blow to the clown."
"Whew, for a...Wait a second, how did that bastard came back to life?" The confused outlaw asked.
"...I guess I should explain that, after years of fighting the Reigme, my boss found a way to send other versions of this earth's former heroes, from another earth here to help us."
"Huh...?"
"It's kinda hard to explain, but there are other versions of earth, some where the Justice League is still established, others that are like yours."
This surprised the rebel inside but still remained calm on the outside before asking. "Alright, I think I understand...I have a feeling that your boss is your world's version of what's his name...Batmite?"
"You mean Batman?"
"Yeah, and I guessing that you want me to meet him?" The bloodedge asked the female sidekick of the Dark Knight as she stared out a window, keeping an eye out for any enemies.
"Correct."
"Well, I am not really interested but I guess I have no choice in this matter. Am I correct?" The blood edge asked as he slowly rose from his chair.
"Afraid so." Batgirl answered quickly before Ragna cursed underneath his breath.
"Shit."
"Anyway, we might want get out of here, it won't be long until the Regime sweep the entire city." Barbara explained.
"Alright, let's go, the faster I meet the other Bat guy, the faster I get home." Ragna answered as he finally begin to leave the building.
"Wait, Do you even know where you're going?"
"Shit...I guess I'll follow you then..." Ragna answered in a mocking tone.
"...Are you really trying to piss me off?" Batgirl asked in a humorous tone as she pushed a command a hidden switch, activating a hidden door.
While following the young heroine, Ragna's mind began to pondered. "Other earths? Maybe there's one that nothing happened to Saya. Jin, Saya, and I might have never meet that monster that..." This thought haunt the Bloodedge for at least a hour or two , causing him to remain quiet as the duo before Batgirl noticed his concern and sudden silence.
"Hey, you alright, Ragna?" The heroine asked her new ally.
"Kinda, the different earths thing is still freaking me out."
"Yeah, that's understandable. I mean it weird that more than one earth is out there, with another you that might be a better person or some kind of monster. Just don't think about it hard enough and you'll be fine." The young woman comfort the outlaw before entering the base of the rebellion.
"So, you're the man that Barbara found." The other version of Batman appeared from the shadows revealing a heavy armored version of the man he meet mere hours ago.
"Yeah, anyway, the hell you want from me?" the Bloodedge asked rudely before a field of magic surrounded him.
"What is this crap?"
"Stay calm, I had Zatanna scanned your life force and mind to see if you're a threat." Batman explained as a woman wearing a Vegas magician's outfit arrived.
"He's clear, Bruce." The woman answered as the magic faded away, freeing the Outlaw.
"Alright then, I'm guessing that you want me to help you guys defeat the dictator, huh?"
"Yes." Bruce answered the question before the white haired male answered with a rude comment.
"Well, why should I, I mean I can take most of you superheroes down with a single finger and leave this hellhole without a second thought."
"Ragna, I can tell you're a trouble soul." Zatanna explained much to his annoyance.
"Oh, how could you tell? The fact that everyone here is a costume wearing freak or that there are worse worlds than mine?" The white haired male asked in a sacrastic tone of voice.
"No, when I scanned your mind I saw a tragic event happened in your childhood."
"...Wait, you saw my memories? So I take it you want me to tell everyone here what caused this?" Ragna questioned the magician as he removed his coat, revealing his right arm to be a mechanic prosthetic.
This revelation surprised the group of rebels. Zantanna, however, remained calm has she nodded to answered the blood edge.
"...Fine...However, I do not want you or anyone looking my memories anymore, Got it!?"
"We understand Ragna." Batgirl calmed her new ally.
Ragna explained the events that transpired in both his life and his world for the three insurgents. The black beast destroying almost everything on earth, the original Bloodedge keeping the beast at bay for a year until the seven heroes stopped the monster, the Nol and their constant control over the earth, and even his family, Jubei, Rachael Alucard, until finally finishing with his fight against his earth's one government, As well the year he left of 2199 AD.
"You're from the 22nd century?" Batgirl asked the young man.
"More like the 23rd, just one year off." Ragna explained as most of batman's rebellion was shocked. The only one that hid his emotions was Batman, who was in thought of his own past, the event that changed young Bruce Wayne into the dark knight of Gotham.
Before anyone else could speak, a soldier of the Insurgency arrived and said this. "Leader, the others are here. Should I have them wait anymore?"
"No, we will be there. Ragna, please, Join us, we have very different worlds, however, since the Regime knows of you, your world will be in danger as well." The other Batman explained as the rebel had the same thought as well.
"...Damn it...Fine, I'll join for now, but anyone here decides to screw with me, then they're dead." Ragna answered.
Batgirl quietly said. "Thank you." under her breath as the duo of Batman and Ragna entered another room in the headquarters. With some more costumed heroes, each with different appearances from Batman's.
"Batman, about time you showed up, can you explained what's going on?" The man with blonde hair and in a green version of robin hood's tights asked his darker counterpart.
"I, too, would like to know." A woman with great beauty and strength, wearing pants and top of the colors of white, red, and blue, chimed in before another man in green noticed the red coat ally of batman.
"Ummm...who's this guy?" The man asked as he began to float with the help of an aura of green radiating from his hand, more exactly his ring finger.
"Hey, I should be asking you freaks that." Ragna mocked much to the green man's annoyance.
"You're more of the freak here than us, pal." The archer explained but didn't meant any harm as he threw an apple into the air, and shot it with his bow.
"His name is Ragna the Bloodedge, he is from another earth like you three, however, at the same time, not from this universe." The armored version of the dark knight explained.
"That would explained the fact that I've never seen a meta-human like him before." The woman thought aloud before Bruce introduced the other earth's version of these heroes to the blood edge.
"This is Wonder Woman, an powerful Amazon from the island of Themyscira."
"Please to meet you." The woman answered as she extend her hand to shake his.
"Yeah, sure." Ragna answered coldly, not really interested in shaking hands with a stranger.
Then the robin hood look alike got up, and introduced himself."I'm Oliver Queen, also known as Green Arrow, and get this, this world's version of me is dead."
"Well, that makes things easier to tell who's who." The blood edge thought aloud much to the cringe of Green Arrow.
"Nice joke, red coat."
"I'm kinda serious, I don't want to fight the guy who's on my side." Ragna replied until finally, the man floating asked.
"I am sensing great anger from you, you're not a Red Lantern are you?"
"What the hell does a red lamp have to do with me?"
"...Nope, just a strange person. Anyway, I'm Hal Jordan, A Green Lantern, think of a police force if you will." Hal explained to clear things up with Ragna, however, Ragna only slightly understood the concept.
"Ok, but why the name Lantern?"
Hal quickly summoned his power core, which has the shape of an old lantern. "Ah, that's why...anyway, are waiting for anyone else?"
"Just two more." Batman answered before a blonde haired man in an orange shirt made of gil like armor, and green pants appeared from a portal.
"Arthur!" Wonder Woman exclaimed as he rose to his feet.
"Who the hell are you, and how did you get here!?" Ragna questioned the strange ocean man.
"I am Arthur Curry, known to mortals as Aquaman. Who dares to ask so rudely?"
This annoyed Ragna. "Me, and what's with the attitude?!"
"Attitude? I am the King of Atlantis, so speak with respect, Whelp!"
"Hey, cut it out you two, we are a team!" Green Arrow and Hal attempt to hold back Ragna.
"Well, I haven't know of you to pick random strangers, Bruce. Why is this man here?" The amazon asked the other version of Batman. The Dark Knight explain to everyone, that Ragna took down a large group of Regime soldiers without breaking a sweat.
"Interesting. If he is as powerful as you say. Then why hasn't he defeated this High Councilor and his minions?"
"Because he is not from this world." A voice echoed as a bald man in a businuess suit arrived.
"Eh, who are..."
"Lex Luthor? Why are you here?" Aquaman asked for his group.
"You guys know each other?" The blood edge asked.
TO BE CONTINUED!