The battle was intense. Both warriors were trading blows that gave off enough power to destroy cities twice as big as New York or Los Angeles. The Martian manhunter was delivering punches that even superman would have a hard time recovering from, as the blood flying out of Despero's mouth was a clear indication of. But his efforts, as valiant as they were, were almost in vain because Despero has proven that even the justice league have a hard time putting him down.
J'onn was about to deliver a coma inducing haymaker when Despero caught him by the wrist & broke it with a sicking snap. With a sudden roar of pain & cold realization setting in, J'onn delivered a kick to Despero's knee's & shape shifted his good hand into a mace in order to give a jaw crushing blow to the Psychopath's chin. He flew a couple miles away so his wrist could heal but he needed a strategy if he was gonna engage him again.
Despero on the other hand was healing quite nicely but he knew better than to underestimate the manhunter. So he did a quick mind scan of the area & hid his thoughts so the Martian couldn't see or hear them. J'onn though knew better than to have a blind spot when it came to the tyrant. The minutes that past were agonizingly slow for the martian but perfect for the conqueror. It allowed him to heal & stayed hidden while J'onn on the other hand was to busy hiding to let his thoughts stay hidden.
The time came when Despero made his move & smashed through the wall of the cave J'onn was hiding in. J'onn on the other hand was prepared & disappeared into dust.
"Where are Youuuu Manhunter !"
Screamed the tyrant as he destroyed the entire cave with his roar. Just then J'onn phased up behind the monster & turned his arms into swords stabbing Despero through his shoulder blades rendering his arms useless.
The once great conqueror & destroyer of worlds was on his knees broken & bloody, but laughing at the same time.
"J'onn do u honestly think I attacked that part of the city while my armies were attacking other parts of the glob by coincidence?" Questioned the fallen tyrant.
"I believe you were nothing but a harbinger of chaos Despero & what you did to Zatanna was beyond your usual animalistic cruelty."
With that said Despero let lose another burst of laughter this time more chilling than the last.
"I knew there was something between you & the whelp, I could see it in your eyes, especially when I shut her mind down & what you just did went beyond concern for your fellow teammate I must say."
That being said the manhunter grew angrier & transformed his hands into giant meat tenderizing hammers in order to smash Despero's arms between his elbows & shoulders. The monster, even though in pain still laughed his heart out.
"Haha ha I knew you had affection for that little whore, you were just radiating love & admiration for that tramp. You don't need to be a psychic to see the emotions on your face to know you want her." With that he gave a wink before the manhunter broke his cheekbone with another punch while his hands were still tenderizers. Though he loathed to admit it, he knew the beast was speaking the truth.