Here's the Next Chapter of this adventure, enjoy.
Son of the Demon Part 2
At the Museum, Etrigan had a ball of hellfire ready too throw as he says "I shall destroy that beast before it can cause any harm!" He then roared as he threw a giant burst of flames at the group, though the security guards were still near by.
"Yloh retaw raeppa!" said Zatanna as a blast of strangely colored water hit the flames, extinguishing it. Etrigan snarled at this as Zatanna says "I won't let you kill these innocents." She glared at him, with Etrigan growling at her with flames starting to form on his appearance.
"Etrigan, calm down." Said Batman, trying to calm him down as Flash ran at Etrigan to stop him, but Etrigan just smacked him aside with a roar while Black Canary sent a canary scream to send him into a wall.
"Calm down, muscle head." Said Black Canary with a glare, as Etrigan snarled as he got up. "I said to stay down." Black Canary's glare only deepens, as she got ready for another attack.
Etrigan growled as the three thieves looked at each other and smirked under their mask. Horus made a bee-line to another object; a strange, amber medallion with a scarab beetle inside of it before he jumped on to the sarcophagus while dodging a blast from Hal, as Anubis grabbed four jars and getting on as well.
"So long, Leaguers." Said Anubis as he raised his staff as a strange shrieking noise began too penetrates the room, making almost everyone but Batman cringe from the sound as Bast threw a few daggers at them as the ceiling was blown up, causing a few ropes too be brought down. The three tied the ropes around the sarcophagus as they climbed on top as a helicopter took it up.
"…way too go." Growled Etrigan, glaring at the group as the sound died down. "If you didn't interfere, the monster would have been destroyed." He then glared darkly at this as he says "And now the world is going to be in chaos because of you!" He then fired a blast of fire at them, but Superman used a blast of icy breath to counter the normal fire.
"You were willing too kill those people." Said Superman, giving him a look. "Besides, we were in the line of fire." Etrigan growled ash e charged, but Flash sped at him with a super speed punch and sent him back while Hal kept him back with an energy cage.
"Not to mention fighting us will be a waste of time." Said Hal as Etrigan grabbed the bars and ripped the bars, but gets wrapped up by Wonder Woman's lasso as she had a tight grip on it, glaring at the creature.
"Stand down, or that threat you are speaking of will have more time to come into play." Wonder Woman said with a glare as Etrigan tried to break out of the rope, growling with annoyance before sighing in annoyance. "Do I make myself clear?"
Etrigan just grunted as he says "…yes you do. But the creature would cause more death and destruction than I would ever do, even with our combatants."
"and how is that?" asked Robin, looking at Etrigan with a confused look. Etrigan's glare soften at the look of Batman as he nods, as the man nods back.
"What is in that casket?" asked Wonder Woman as the lasso glowed, making Etrigan grunt as he spoke.
"The creature inside of that object is a demonic being created from the souls of those who were killed by the Plaques of Egypt centuries ago." Etrigan said with a grunt. "He is known as…"
"Shezmu, the herald of Set, the Egyptian God of Chaos." Batman said calmly, as Etrigan nods.
"How do you know this?" asked Wonder Woman, curious as she looked at the two, as she released the demonic being as he rubbed his shoulders from the tightness of the rope.
"We have worked together in the past." Batman said calmly. "Remember the Monk?"
"That vampire in the red church outfit?" asked Superman as Batman nods. "Why?"
"He helped me stop him." Batman said calmly as Etrigan nods in agreement. "back when Dick was Robin that is."
"Wow…so you've known him for that long?" asked Superman, confused. "What exactly is his story?"
"I am a knight from Camelot, the half-brother of the Wizard Merlin himself. I was put into a human to aid against Morgan le Fay, the half-sister of my king Arthur. Obviously I failed, so I keep an eye out for the witch too come back one day." Etrigan growled, while Flash does a 'he's crazy' hand motion as Hal nods in agreement.
"So, why are you in Gotham?" asked Zatanna, curious.
"I came along with the immigrants too this land in the 19th century. I used some…mental suggestions via my magic to hide my immortality." Etrigan said calmly. "Using my host, we've lived for centuries too this date."
"So, back on the subject of the crazy guy dressed like a pharaoh, anyone gonna tell us where he's at?" Flash asked, curious.
"Yeah, I want too bust his mask before things get ugly." Wildcat said with a nod.
"He'd be at a old Warehouse in Downtown Gotham, near the Gotham River." Said Batman calmly. "He converted the inside too be like an Egyptian throne room. I should know, I've been there."
"okay, lets go!" said Flash as he sped ahead as the group sighed and followed suit.
(Later. Gotham City, New Jersey. February 12th Tut's lair, 23:54.)
King Tut was in front of the Sarcophagus as he read from the book of the dead, which was causing the sarcophagus to glow brightly as his followers began to chant in a strange language.
"…what's going on down there?" asked Robin, as the League and Etrigan was watching from a skyline.
"From what I can hear, they are beginning a strange ritual…" said Superman as he heard a ghostly whisper.
"I…live again…thank you…follower of the Gods.' The voice said as the group saw the Sarcophagus blow open, revealing a…very frail being covered with gauzes.
Flash and Hal looked at each other before bursting out into laughter. "THAT'S supposed to be the 'Big bad Shezmu'? The dude is scrawnier than the Scarecrow." Flash said with a laugh.
The creature growled as his face began to gain a strange-looking head mask, which had the appearance of a dog-like creature with a long downward curved snout and short, triangular ears with red eyes.
"Okay…that is one ugly dog…" said Zatanna with a frown as she noticed his thin body began to fill up, his veins becoming visible as it growled. "…Okay, that's gross…"
"Really gross…" Spoiler said with a gag as the creature roared, causing the amulet that Horus took to glow.
"What the?" asked Horus with shock as the amulet broke open, revealing a giant scarab beetle, roaring as it went to it's master.
"Good…it's good too be at full power…" said the creature, petting the large insect as it looked around with shining green eyes. "So, you are the ones who have summoned me? The ones who see the real power of Egypt?"
"Yes, Lord Shezmu. We wish for you to help us bring a new age of Egypt to this pitiful place. It relies on the teaching of those…guh…Romans and Greeks." He said with a distasteful tone.
"Ah, so it is because of those fools that this land has gotten this way? Hmm…I think I can fix this…" said Shezmu calmly as he says "But tell me this…how loyal are you to the crown of the Pharaohs?"
"I am a direct reincarnation of the Child king of Egypt, Tutankhamun. And my followers here all go to the wisdom of Egypt, my lord." Said King Tut, looking at Shezmu with a calm look.
"Ah, I see…and I can sense the power of solar magic…that of Ra…as such, those who bear the faces of the gods…come." Said Shezmu as Horus, Bast and Anubis came up with four others: one man wearing a bird-like mask, another man wearing a Crocodile mask with a crown on it, a woman wearing a mask similar to a hippo's and a man with a goat's head mask.
"Good…" said Shezmu calmly as he says, "Tut…you and your followers shall now be given the powers…of that of the heralds of the Gods themselves!" Shezmu as he raised his staff as a sickly green energy went over the 8 people, causing them all to yell out in pain.
"What is he doing to them?" asked Green Lantern in shock as the one wearing Anubis' mask howled in pain as his mask flew off, revealing a real Jackal's head in it's place with black fur covering his body, howling loudly as it took the form of a humanoid jackal.
Next to him, Bast slowly gained fur and became a humanoid lioness, roaring loudly as her claws grew out, wielding her knives still. The woman next to her grew in size as she slowly gained a hippo's head with a clawed paws for hands and feet and a crocodile's tail, sending out a grunt as she growled, her stomach growing greatly, as did her bust.
Horus' back arched a bit as wings grew out, taking the form of a gray and black feathered hawk, his eyes glowing silver and gold as he glared, sending out a deafening screech while the man wearing the crocodile mask roared, his skin turning dark brown with scales with sharpen claws and teeth, reptilian eyes glowing asi t roared.
The final of the henchmen bleated loudly as he gained hoofed hands and feet, his head turning into a goat with curled horns, grunting as he snorted. Tut yelled out the loudest as his body began to glow with solar energy. In his place now was a humanoid eagle with a fiery aura, roaring loudly as the other thugs were shocked at what they saw, before their eyes turned green.
"…My god…" said Robin in shock, after seeing all that.
"He has just shown a little bit of his power," said Aquaman with a frown before noticing him raising his staff.
"Now…to use my true strength! Gotham City shall fall and be reborn…as the survivors of these plaques shall help start a new age…of the REBIRTH OF EGYPT!" He raised his staff as he slammed it down, creating a giant shockwave of green energy.
Suddenly a green barrier went over everyone's head as Superman flew up and was hit by a magical barrier. He then flew down as he says "Guys, we got a problem. Shezmu created a barrier around Gotham City…"
"It's the first sign…wait…" He looked at the river, as the color began to darken a bit.
"What in the world?" asked Wonder Woman as she flew down to it and dipped her hand before frowning. "The water feels…odd…"
"How?" asked Aquaman as he came over at this and went to the riverside and dipped his hand into the river's water before getting his hand out, showing a red color. "This isn't water…it's…"
"Holy crap, its blood!" said Robin in shock. Wonder Woman and Aquaman backed off with disgust at this.
"The first plaque has begun…and it only gets worst from here…" snarled Etrigan as the bloody water bubbled.
"That's never a good sign…" said Zatanna as the League jumped down from the building as the now brainwashed foot soldiers groaned as they began to swarm the streets, as the base began to shake.
Suddenly a large green energy pyramid formed over Tut's base as the 8 turned humans roared as they appeared on the top with Shezmu, who raised his staff.
"People of Gotham City…this is your new master, the avatar of Set himself…Shezmu!" said the mummified being in a booming voice as all the civilians look in shock at this. "You and the rest of this wretched country have caused a stain in history by relying on the teaching of those Romans…so I am here to CLEANSE The Roman filth off of this land. Starting with this city, And then…the rest of this country and then…the world shall become the new Egyptian Empire!"
Suddenly the bloody water bubbled more as something hopped out, as a dark shadow formed into the form of a large, brown and green toad. The creature had thick, black warts with small spikes growing on it's back and dark red eyes. It croaked before sticking it's tongue out like a whip, smashing into the side of a car as it's driver ran out in a panic as more began to swarm out of the water, all of them jumping into the streets.
"You know, I remember a time the worst thing we had to worry about was a scaly circus freak…" mumbled Robin as he threw a few ice grenades at one of the toads, freezing them into place. "Cold Blooded…they hate these things."
Superman than heard something as he looked to the skies. "What in the world…?" He asked as he went wide-eyed. "Holy-"
"Fleas!" said Etrigan with a snarl as against swarm of fleas and other small insects began to form, going onto people. "It's forming from the dust of the city."
"Okay, we need to get to them, fast!" said Batman with a frown. The others nod as he says, "Lets go. Etrigan, we need your help."
Etrigan nods as Robin pressed a button on his communicator as he says "Selena, you seeing this?"
"Robin?" asked a female voice on the other side. "Yeah, I see this. Why?"
"Listen Catwoman, I need you to get to the butcher's shop and ask for their lambs blood. And then get people to coat their doors in it." Batman said into it.
"…Why?" asked Catwoman, confused at the request, "Why the hell do you need goats blood?"
"It's the only way they can protect themselves from his final plaque…he is using the plaques of Egypt against Gotham." Said Batman calmly.
"…Alright Batman, I'll take care of it. You take out that freak." Said Catwoman on the other side as she says "Catwoman out."
"…You are trusting that thief?" asked Wonder Woman, giving him a look.
"Catwoman has proven herself in the past." Batman said calmly. "now lets go before it's too late." The group ods as the fliers flew up and charged at the pyramid.
Shezmu saw this from afar as he frowned. "So they wish to fight me…Fellow Avatars, attack!" said Shezmu as the 8 monsters roared and charged; the three bird-like beings flew up at Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter while Superman dodged.
Bast roared as she jumped down the hippo woman as they charged at Aquaman and Flash, as Anubis and the gator man roared and attacked Black Canary and Wild Cat, who blocked the attacks as they glared.
"Ugh…" said Batman, not liking this at all as he saw Tut come down, screeching loudly as he fired a blast of flames, which Zatanna blocked with a magical barrier. "We need to get to Shezmu, quickly before something worse happens…" As he saw a large swarm of locusts come out from the pyramid. "And we need to move fast…"
"You guys go, we can handle these clowns." Said Flash as he gave a rapid fire punch at Bast. "Man, I wish had some cat nip on me, it would help a lot." He chuckled a bit as he dodged a slash from the cat woman.
"Alright…Superman, Robin and Etrigan, you are with me. Everyone else, when you're done, come with us." said Batman as the others nod as they began to run or fly at the pyramid, with Shezmu looking down from above.
"So…they wish to fight me themselves, eh?" asked Shezmu calmly as he waited. "But first…they have to survive this." He then breathed out a gust of strange smoke as it hit Robin, making him cringe as he fell to his knees as did a few others.
"Robin!" said Batman as he went over to his ward before he saw red bumps begin to form. "…my god…Tim, hangi n there…"
"Ugh…Bruce…keep going…I'll…be okay…" said Robin with a cringe, feeling a lot of pain from the disease in question.
"He's going through them quickly…" said Superman with a frown as he saw the skies darken as thunder and lightning began to form, as it began to rain down hard hail that broken through many cars as it also began to rain down fireballs.
Superman dodged one as he glared at the Pyramids as he saw the police cars come up as Gordan came out as he and a group of SWAT members aimed their guns at the large toad-like creatures before firing their guns at them, knocking them down.
Commissioner Gordan then says "Get all civilians out of here." As he got a jaws of life out of his car and went to a near by car and forced the doors out as he helped a child out, before coughing a bit and handed it off to Bullock.
"Commissioner, ya okay?" asked Bullock as he made sure the kid was safe as he looked at the sight in the car; the piece of hail went through the man in the front seat of the car, clearly his father as he says "Sorry kid…" as he put him into the squad car, making sure too avoid any hail that was falling.
"Bullock, look out!" said Renee as she fired a gun a pouncing toad, which shot through it's head and landed with a thud. "That was too close…good thing these over sized frogs aren't bullet proof…"
Batman frowned as he set Robin in a safe place to rest as he says "Clark…Etrigan…lets keep moving." In a soft tone as the other two nod in agreement ast hey followed him.
Flash dodged a claw from Bast as he says "Man, I need some back up…"
"You called, handsome?" asked a voice as a bola was thrown at the cat woma, knocking her down as a woman dressed in all black with a cat head necklace around her neck, a black cat-like cowl over her face with red goggles and clawed gloves and boots.
"Catwoman?" asked Flash with shock as he saw she brought back up.
"And friends: Azrael, The Creeper, and Lynx. Along with my new partner…Catgirl" Said Catwoman with a smirk as four others came out of the shadows and onto the streets. Catwoman than jumped down, followed by a young girl, around Robin's age, with short cherry blonde hair, dark eyes under a pink and black mask and an all black jumpsuit. The two Catwomen jumped at Bast and kicked her away from Flash.
"Thanks girls.
Wildcat had the crocodile man at bay as a yellow-skinned man with short green hair, a pair of green shorts and a long, fluffy red cape came down and kicked the large monster in the face. "Ya need a hand, old timer?" he asked with a smirk.
"Don't push it, Creeper?" said Wildcat as Creeper kicked it again.
"You got onahead, old guy. I got Crocodile-face here." Said Creeper as he saw Lynx slash at the hippo woman.
"You guys go ahead…" said Azrael calmly as he used a fiery sword attached to his wrist to slash into Anubis, making the Jackal-like beast roar in pain before snarling.
Superman then flew at the door as the rest of the League, minus Spoiler who went to keep Robin safe, followed suit as Superman began to punch at the door. "Ugh…I can't break through…"
"I can…" Growled Etrigan as his eyes glowed. "Stand back…" He then concentrates before powering up a dark red ball of fire before throwing it at the door, causing ti to blow up as he picked up a sword from one of the downed warriors. "Now, we fight for Gotham City! CHARGE!" He roared as he charged ahead.
"…once a knight…" said Flash with a shrug as the League followed the demon as they saw a room full of brainwashed warriors infront of Shezmu.
"As you can see…you are outnumbered…" said the mummy calmly as Wonder Woman looked at all of them.
"Correction…they have outnumbered themselves…" growled Etrigan as he roared and charged through several men, taking them down as he used his super strength to smack them aside with a roar.
"He's got that right…come on, lets get them!" said Superman as the League yelled out as they began to fight off the henchmen; Superman using his strength and ice breath to with strain them, Batman using his gadgets and martial arts training against them, Wonder Woman using her lasso and Amazonian training to take on the enemies, Flash using his super speed to cruise right through a few men at once, Martian Manhunter using his telepathy to knock a few out at once, Aquaman throwing a two men into their companions before using his trident to smack another aside with ease, Green Lantern making a giant fist to smash down a few of them with ease.
"look out!" said Black Canary as she sent out a canary cry to knock a few away from Etrigan as he nods with a grunt as he fired a blast of flame at them, sending a few of them flying back. Wild Cat grabbed a man and threw one of the men against a wall before kicking another aside.
"Htrae dnib meht!" said Zatana as the ground under the men began to suck them in like quick sand as she nods to the others before glaring at Shezmu.
"Cute…very cute…" said Shezmu with a dark chuckle as eh walked over. "But now…you have to face me…"
"I am fine with that!" roared Etrigan as he charged forward, the sword ready to strike. Shezmu just smirked at this as he grabbed Etrigan by the neck and threw him aside. Etrigan growled at this as he swung his sword at him, which Shezmu just grabbed as his hand began to rot away the metal, making it fall apart in his grasp.
"nice try…" said Shezmu as he reached into Etrigan, making the monster roar out in pain as he ripped out a strange, orange energy as he trapped it into a dark red sphere. Etrigan groaned as his body began to change back into…the red haired man from the museum. "A pitiful mortal, truly…" He then threw him aside.
"Ugh…" said the man, gripping his chest in pain as the hole in his shirt revealed his flesh, which began to turn a grayish color, along with the rest of his body.
"Jason!" said Batman as he and Superman went to him as they noticed he began to age; his red hair starting to gray more.
"What did you do to him?" asked Superman with a glare as the rest of the league looked shocked.
"Simple…you see…even if I took out that demon, his aging would oly slow down that he would have about a month to live…my powers made it that he only had about…oh…6 hours to live." Said Shezmu with a smirk as Sueprman looked at the near by clock: it was past midnight!
"Justice League, get that sphere before Jason is dead! Etrigan ist he only thing that can save him." Said Sueprman as the group nods in agreement as Shezmu chuckled as he put the orb into his chest, as it glowed.
"Andn ow…this power shall give my already great strength…even MORE power…" said Shezmu as he glowed dark red. "Now…for my TRUE form!" He roared as his body began to contort and change in shape, becoming more beastial.
"Oh god…" said Flash, not liking this as he saw the being become a large, canine-like beast covered with mummy gauze with dark red eyes, it's mask taking intot he form of an actual dog-like head, as golden scale armor began to form overh is body as a thick black mane began to form over his dog-like head, horns growing out of his head as he roared, his arms becoming more ape-like and his legs began to thicken like a hippo's with falcon-like wings growing out of it's back, as a fin grew down the back with his scarab beetle attaching to his mask, making it glow out as it also gained a ball fo flame over it.
"…okay…that is one UGLY…I don't even know what to call it…" said Flash, not liking the looks of this at all as he noticed the orb was glowing in it's chest.
"What ever it is…it's pretty powerful…" said Superman with a frown as he noticed all the lights going out in the city. "The Plague of darkness…"
"Soon…I shall take over Gotham…and begin Egypt ANEW!" said the large beast as he began to laugh sinisterly, as his eyes glowed in the darkness that began to form.
End of Part 2
Oh boy…I hope the JLA can get out of THIS mess in one piece. Well, I hope you guys can handle the suspense so please Read, Review and Suggest away!
