Time to continue the battle between Ares and Raizen!

Chapter 3

Placing both hands on his sword, Ares charged at Raizen and swings his sword. As the sword was closer to Raizen, he simply moved out of the way and allowed the sword to pass right by him. Gripping his right fist, Raizen swings it across Ares' face and knocks him away from him. Standing firmly on his feet, Ares raised his left hand towards Raizen and fires a blast of red energy at him. As Raizen raised his right arm over his left shoulder, when the blast was in range, he smacks the blast away from him. Impressed with his abilities, Wonder Woman and the Amazons all started in awe in Raizen's power.

"How is he doing all this?" Wonder Woman thought, "How can he almost have the same power of a god?"

Ares snared and said "I am not going to lose to you!"

The God of War then slammed his sword to the ground and sends pillars of spikes towards Raizen. With a mighty jump, Raizen leaps out of the way. However, Ares disappeared then reappeared behind Raizen with his sword ready to swing at him. Just as Ares swings his sword, Raizen's device started to beep and he disappeared into thin air. Looking around for Raizen, Ares had no idea that he appeared behind him with his hands clutched together. With no time to react, Ares had no time to escape from Raizen's attack, sending Ares to the ground attack. But this time, Ares manages to stop himself before he crashed to the ground. Sighing in relief, Ares turns towards Raizen to attack him. But his eyes widen up when he saw Raizen raising his right hand into the air and created a ball of yellow energy. Targeting Ares, Raizen threw his hands at Ares and hurled the ball of energy at him. Gripping sword with his left hand, Ares raised his right hand and fired a blast of red energy at the ball of energy. But it was in vain when Raizen's attack was overpowering Ares' and the ball of energy was already near him. Desperate for a way out, there was no time to react as Raizen's attack landed a clean hit on Ares and sends a huge blast everywhere.

Covering her eyes, Wonder Woman was impressed on how Raizen manages to fight off Ares. As the smoke cleared, there was a huge crater with Ares' body lying on the ground. When Raizen landed near the crater and looks down, he shook his head and said "What a huge disappointed. Here I wanted a real fight, but this is nothing more than a waste of time."

Now understanding Raizen, Wonder Woman thought "I can't believe it. All this kid wants is a battle for him to fight. Looks like he is a warrior at heart."

All of a sudden, Ares got up and waved his right hand at him. Suddenly, countless arrows started to appear, and when he waved his hands, Ares fired the arrows at Raizen. Hoping that the arrows will penetrate him, to his surprise, the arrows just bounced off of Raizen's body. Shaking his head, Raizen said "What a cheat shot. Come on, you have to do a lot better than that."

Ares let out a dark smile and said "You want a challenge? Fine!"

Suddenly, red smoke started to cover his body and in matter of seconds, Ares started to grow until he was standing over 100 feet tall! Smiling at this, Ares looks down on Raizen, Wonder Woman and the Amazons and said in a deep voice "What are you going to do now?!"

Wonder Woman looks over at Raizen and yelled "Get away from here! Ares is more powerful in this state than ever!"

To her surprise, Raizen just laughed and said "Now that is a challenge! Time to even the odds!"

Raizen then raised his right hand while having his palm facing upwards while he grabbed onto his right wrist with left hand. At that moment, a white light appeared within his hand, and suddenly, a ball of white light appeared.

Wonder Woman shook her head and said "That will never work. He's too powerful for that."

Raizen chuckled and said "This technique is not meant for attacking. It's meant for something…more potential."

Once the ball of white energy was done, Raizen pulled his right arm back and he then threw the ball of light into the sky. Soaring in intense speed, once it reached the atmosphere, Raizen spread his hand and the ball of energy exploded until it created a mini sun.

Confused by this, Wonder Woman said "Why would you create a copy of the sun?"

When she looks at Raizen, he takes off the device from his left ear and throws it to the side. He smiled and said "It's not a sun. That ball of energy emits that same light projection from a full moon."

"A full moon?" Wonder Woman asked, "Why a full moon?"

Suddenly, Raizen's chest started to pump intensely and his eyes have turned pure white. Groaning in pain, Raizen then let out a roar that made Wonder Woman and the Amazons cover their ears. All of a sudden, Raizen started to grow, brown fur started to cover his body and he unwrapped his tail. Fangs started to grow from his teeth and his face structure started to turn to that of an ape while his eyes turned crimson red. And he continues to grow, his clothes and armors grew along with him. In a matter of seconds, Raizen had turned into a 100 foot ape. As Raizen roared, Wonder Woman and the Amazons couldn't believe their eyes.

"Now he has the ability to turn into a giant ape?!" Wonder Woman thought, "What more can this kid do?!"

As Raizen looks at Ares, he chuckled and said in a deep monstrous voice "Now that I am in my Great Ape Form, my power increases ten-fold! What do you say?! A battle between giants?!"

Ares gritted his teeth and said "I am not going to fall before you!"

Dispersing his sword, Ares throw a right punch at Raizen and landed a clean hit across the face. But the impact barely budged Raizen and he just smiled. Grabbing his right arm with his left hand, Raizen pulled it away from his face. But Ares threw a left punch, only to be blocked by Raizen's right hand. Grunting, Ares delivered a powerful headbutt on Raizen's face. Letting go of Ares, Raizen took a few steps back. Open for an attack, Ares placed both his hands together with the palms facing Raizen and red energy started to glow within his hands. Seeing this, Raizen opens his mouth and then fired a massive blast of yellow energy at Ares. With no time to react, the God of War took the blast to his chest and took a few steps back. Raizen then rushed up to him and delivered powerful punches in Ares' body. With a powerful right hook, Ares was sent flying into the air and came crashing to the ground. As Ares grunt at the pain when he fell, Raizen then pounds on Ares' chest with his right foot and cause Ares to groan more pain.

When Ares coughed up some blood from his mouth, Raizen laughed and said "Is this the best a god like you can put up?! Even in your so called powerful form, you couldn't take me out?!"

Ares looks at him in a furious way and yelled "You think I am done?!"

He then grabs Raizen's root and threw it to the side. When Ares got up, his right arm was covered in red energy and threw a punch into Raizen's stomach. As Raizen groan in pain, Ares' left arm was covered in red energy and delivered a powerful uppercut towards Raizen's jaw, causing him to fall backwards to the ground. Once Ares stood over his body, he summoned his sword once again and was ready to thrust it into Raizen's chest. However, Raizen opens his mouth and fires another blast of energy, but this time, it landed a clean hit on Ares' face. Crying in pain, Ares drops his sword, which disappears into thin air, and he covered his face. Getting up, Raizen then sends a powerful right punch towards Ares' face and cause the God of War to fall backwards, this time for good. As Ares lies there, his whole body started to glow red and he was converted back to his normal size. Seeing Ares in his puny form, Raizen reached down and grabbed Ares with his right hand.

Looking at Ares with only his head showing, Raizen said "What's the matter?! Tired already?!"

Ares spat at Raizen and said "Consider yourself lucky, mortal. But mark my words, the next time we meet, I will be victorious!"

And with that, Ares disappeared into thin air. Looking at his hands and around him, Raizen roared and said "God damnit! Right before I was going to finish him off!"

He then took a deep breathe and said "No matter, time to convert back to my form."

When he looks at the sky where the ball of light is, Raizen snapped his fingers and the ball of light disappeared. Grunting in pain, Raizen's body started to shrink until he returned to his original form. After he wraps his tail around his waist, picked up his device and placed it on his ear, a voice behind him said in a stunned way "You…You defeated Ares!"

Raizen turns around and sees Wonder Woman, Donna and the group of Amazons walking up to him. Donna then said in a surprised way "I can't believe you took down the God of War himself! No mere mortal can defeat him!"

Raizen huffed and said "He's was not much of a challenge. It was like taking down a child with a tantrum."

When Wonder Woman walks up to him, Raizen raised an eyebrow and said "You look familiar."

Wonder Woman replied "We did. Yesterday, after you defeated Metallo."

"Metallo?" Raizen asked, "You mean that machine I destroyed?"

"Yes," Wonder Woman replied, "Let me ask you, how did you find Themyscira?"

Raizen replied "I have no idea what you are talking about, but when I find a powerful opponent, I track them down and fight them."

Wonder Woman slightly nodded her head and thought "I was right then. This one seeks for battle to satisfy his craving for a fight."

When he turns his back, Raizen said "Now if you excuse me, I will take my leave."

When he said that, Wonder Woman silently cursed at this. She needs to find out who this person is. But with the power that Raizen posses, there was no way to convince him to stay so that she can get some answers.

As Raizen floated in mid-air, one of the Amazons said "I know that men are forbidden to stay in the island, but he did save us from Ares. I say we should invite him to a feast."

At that moment, Raizen suddenly stops when he heard the word feast. Quickly descending to the ground and faced them, he said in a curious way "I'm sorry, but did you say that you are going to have a feast?"

Confused, the Amazon replied "Of course, after a great battle like the one you did, we host a feast to celebrate our victory."

"Um," Raizen said, "Is there going to be…food there?"

Just then, Wonder Woman narrowed her eyes and thought "He's hungry. Who would of thought? Maybe I can lure him into staying for the feast."

Wonder Woman then said "Of course we are going to have food. We have enough to feed an entire army."

Hoping for him to accept, Raizen let out a playful smirk and said "Well…I guess I could stay awhile. I mean…I did take down a god, surely that made me hungry."

Wonder Woman rolled her eyes and thought "Oh yeah, this kid is begging to be fed."

It was already before nightfall when the Amazons had their feast ready. Even though it was forbidden to have men in Themyscira, but in Raizen's case they allowed him to stay since he was the one who defeated Ares. As they feasted, they all gazed at Raizen's actions on the eating table. Dish after dish, Raizen was devouring everything in his sight. Every Amazon, including Wonder Woman, couldn't believe Raizen's appetite and how much food he devoured.

"By Hera," one of the Amazons said in a surprised way, "You have consumed five boars, three hams, and an entire side of steak. And you still hunger for more?"

Raizen shrugged and replied "I haven't eaten in awhile. I have been asleep for a long time."

After eating a leg of a boar, he left the bone on the plate, got up and said "Well, I hate to do this, but I have to leave. Thank you all for the feast."

As he took a gentle bow, he turns around and made his way to the exit. Right before he left the temple, a voice behind him said "Wait."

Once Raizen stops and turns around, he saw who spoke, he saw Wonder Woman walking up to him with a serious look on her face. When she saw Raizen, his expression completely changed from a polite person to a potential threat. Once she was near him, Wonder Woman said "That was very impressive battle you fought. It's not often that someone defeats Ares and lives to tell the tale."

"Thanks," Raizen said, "Now if you excuse me, I have to go."

Right before he was going to leave, Wonder Woman said "And go where exactly? It's not like you can get away with every fight you come across in your travels while there are people watching over you."

Raizen then looks at Wonder Woman and said in a demanding way "What are you getting at here?"

Wonder Woman replied "You have shown great power within you. But everyone will think that you may be a threat in the future."

Raizen raised an eyebrow and said "And who is 'everyone' you speak of?"

Wonder Woman replied "We call ourselves the Justice League. We are a group of individuals who each posse a unique ability and we use those abilities to protect our world from any potential threat."

Knowing where she was going at this, Raizen said "And just because I defeated that machine and this so called god, they have the right to label me as a threat?"

Wonder Woman shook her head and said "No, not that. I just…we have faced many threats that almost destroyed Earth in the past. We just have to ensure the safety of this world."

Raizen rolled his eyes and said "Oh please. I bet you when I displayed my powers, all of them fear me."

Wonder Woman slightly shook her head and said "More like caution of you. Batman sees you as a potential threat."

"Batman?" Raizen asked, "Is he a man who so happens to be a bat?"

"No," Wonder Woman said, "You'll know when you see him."

Suspicious on what she said, Raizen said "See him? You're not planning on turning me in, are you?"

Feeling like he is going to be betrayed, Wonder Woman calmed him by saying "No, not at all."

She then said "I know that you aren't a threat to us. I can see that you are just looking for a fight, a challenge as you say it. But I believe you can do much more if given the chance."

"I am a Saiyan," Raizen said, "We aren't known for being heroic. All we do travel across the galaxy and look for worthy challenge, nothing more. I bet you that when another Saiyan comes to this planet, they won't be as pleasant as I am."

"I wouldn't take that bet," Wonder Woman said, "Because when we tried to find your race, these Saiyans, they don't exist anywhere."

"What?!" Raizen shouted, "That's impossible! Double check, I am pretty sure that they are around!"

Wonder Woman shook her head and said "I'm afraid not. When we had Green Lantern asked the Guardians of Oa, they said that they never existed."

Raizen started to walk back and forth and said "That can't be. I have been away for two months, how can they be gone all of a sudden?"

Wonder Woman was surprised at what he said and said "Two months? That long?"

Raizen thought about and said "Actually, I left my planet a week later. But when I checked my ship's systems, something must have happened with the coordination system and I was gone for two months."

Thinking about it, Wonder Woman said "Listen, I know that you are confused with all this, but if you let me help you, then we can solve what happened during those two months."

Raizen then looks at Wonder Woman and said "Really?"

Wonder Woman replied "On one condition."

Raizen cursed and said "Damn it, I knew there was a catch."

"Not a catch," Wonder Woman said, "More like an agreement."

When Raizen stood there quiet, Wonder Woman replied "Even if you leave this planet, where are you going to go? You can't return home since your race doesn't exist and if you stay and continue walking your path, The League will then see you as an enemy and they will hunt you down. And I know deep down, you don't want that."

Despite Raizen's decision weather or not to leave the planet and search the galaxy to find Planet Vegeta or stay here and continue looking for a fight, this woman was right. Even though Saiyans are born fighters and warriors and have proven themselves to be the best, they have a code of honor and Raizen does not want to break that code. If he stays and continues in his path, then this League will see his powers and will fear him for what he is or what he will become. As Raizen grips his hands, he couldn't help but think of his own past, what he has done and why he left Planet Vegeta.

As Wonder Woman was beginning to worry, Raizen took a deep breathe and said "Very well, name your price."

Wonder Woman then smiled and said "Glad to know you understand."

Raizen then said "So…what's your offer?"

Wonder Woman replied "If you can give us access to your ship so that we can study it and figure out what happen, then not only you will stay with us, but also join us to train you to become a better hero."

Hearing this, when Raizen's eyes widen, Wonder Woman continue by saying "But there are two different groups of heroes that are in operation: The Justice League and The Team."

"What's the difference?" Raizen asked.

Wonder Woman replied "The difference is the age. The League is consisted of adult heroes who handle the big missions while The Team contains groups of young heroes who train themselves to become better and handle the lower missions, like infiltration."

Raizen then said "I am only 16, but I have plenty if experience in battle."

"16?" Wonder Woman said in a surprised way, "That is impressive for someone your age to have powers like yours. However, since you are young and new to this planet, you will have to join The Team. Because if you tend to stay on Earth, then you will need to learn how to control your powers in public, learn about Earth's history and mostly learn how to communicate with your teammates during a mission. Teamwork is always important when it comes to it."

Raizen thought about it and said "So in exchange for helping me and finding out what has happen my planet and why I was away for two months, I will have to join a group of young, inexperience individuals, learn how to live on Earth while I go with them on missions that will unlikely have any battles?"

There was an awkward moment of silence when Wonder Woman said "That is correct."

Raizen rubbed his chin and said "You drive a hard bargain."

As Wonder Woman rolled her eyes, she looks at him in a serious tone and said "Do we have a deal?"

Hoping to get an answer from him, after a few moments, Raizen stoke out his right arm and said "Very well."

Smiling, Wonder Woman held out her right hand and shook his hand. But as she did that, Raizen then said "But know this, I am a warrior of honor and will live up to this deal, so long as it is fair. But I am warning you, if one of you tries anything that will threaten me or betrays my trust, then we are going to have problem."

Nodding in agreement, Wonder Woman replied "You have my word, from one warrior to another."

For the first time since she has met him, Raizen smiled, but this time in joy. When the two of them departed, Raizen said "The name is Raizen, in case you didn't know."

"Nice to meet you, Raizen," Wonder Woman said, "My name is Diana. But in The League, I am known as Wonder Woman."

"Alright then," Raizen said, "Now that we have introduced ourselves, now what?"

Wonder Woman replied "Now we introduce you to everyone."

Back at the Watchtower, Batman was still analyzing the footage from Star Labs. Despite the battle between Metallo and Raizen, he was looking into the security surveillance to find out how Metallo manage to get into Star Labs without anyone noticing. Knowing it was already late, Batman got up from the console and made his way to one of the Zeta Tubes.

Once he was near there, the computer said "Recognize: Wonder Woman."

Batman's eyes widen and thought "I thought she returned to Themyscira. Why is she back so early?"

When Wonder Woman appeared, she saw Batman and said "Batman, what are you doing here so late?"

Batman replied "I should be asking you the same thing. I thought you returned home."

Wonder Woman stood there quiet for a bit and replied "I did, but something happened."

Worried, Batman replied "Diana, what happened?"

Wonder Woman looks at him in a concerned way and said "Promise not to get mad?"

Confused, Batman said "Mad about what?"

Just then, Wonder Woman walked up to one of the consoles and started to press some buttons. After she is done, the computer said "Accepted."

Suddenly, the Zeta Tube started to glow. Right before Batman was going to ask what was going on, the computer said "Recognize: Raizen."

And just like that, the young Saiyan Raizen appeared before Batman and Wonder Woman, ready to face his new challenge on Earth.

I am sorry for the short battle between Ares and Raizen, but wasn't that part where Raizen turned into his Great Ape Form? I would like to make a quick shout out to my friend Masenko56 for allowing me to use his idea of Wonder Woman being Raizen's mentor. Originally, I wanted to be Superman, but I thought about and concluded that it should be Wonder Woman, mainly because Raizen is a warrior type and Wonder Woman canrelate to him about being a warrior of honor. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter. Next time: Raizen meets The Team!