Now a little information here.
In the alternate universe that they're living in, Earth is the only habitable planet. Every other race and planet has a part of Earth that they live on. Thus you could travel from the Earth section of the planet to the Mars section of the planet.
As a result, the Earth is massive.
I hope that was explained well enough.
Kobra approached a cave that was darker than any place on Earth. He had been summoned specifically by Lucifer himself to the very heart of the Dragon's realm. No one could enter the cave it was forbidden on pain of torture and death.
Kobra knelt outside the entrance and said in a nervous voice "Lord Lucifer, I have come."
Fire blazed inside the cave but it did not light it up, it merely added to the dread of the place. Behind the fire, two eyes that seemed like red-hot coals gleamed in the darkness. The dragon, called Lucifer by those following him, and Satan by those who knew the truth, spoke very slowly, and the voice itself sent shivers down Kobra's back "you . . . have . . . failed . . . me."
Kobra took a few seconds to shake off his dread to an extent where he could talk and said "forgive me Lucifer, the guard was incompetent, I-."
"SILENCE!" shouted Lucifer and the flames leapt higher and Kobra covered his head with his arms.
"I CARE NOT ABOUT THE IMCOMPTENCIES OF SIMPLE GUARD DEMONS! ALL I CARE ABOUT IS THAT YOU LET TWO CITIZENS OF THE KING SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS AND LET THREE OTHERS WALTZ INTO YOUR CAMP TO FREE THEM!"
"P-p-please sir, spare me. You promised me-."
"Fortunately for you I can still find some use for you. I will give you a chance to corrupt those who put you in this situation."
"I will make them recant?"
"Not necessary, just prevent them from doing the King's works. The boy called Robin is a growing annoyance, destroy him at all costs. The one named David has flaws that should prove easy for even you to take advantage of. The little boy is obviously young, and the young and naïve are always easy to manipulate. The Martian girl is a returner so she may be a challenge. As for your former charge, the best antidote for the King's citizenship status is to remind her and drown her in her guilt."
Kobra began to thank Lucifer but Lucifer said after a moment "WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? I GAVE YOU AN ORDER NOW DO IT!"
Kobra ran as fast as he could from that place.
The group of believers were walking on the road towards Gotham city. Megan was asking a question.
"So, you two say you're from a different group of Citizens than Robin?" she asked while pointing at Rein and David."
"That's right auntie Arty, my momma always said we are but I don't really know how we're different."
David looked a little uncomfortable. He'd been so ever since he'd found out that Robin was from the other group.
"What are the names of the two groups?"
"Well, Rein and David are called Garthen-Citizens and Robin would be called a Harter-Citizen. Though, I never quite knew what the difference between the two were" explained Artemis.
They all looked at Robin who shrugged and said "I never really studied it myself, maybe my commander will know what it is. In any event, do you think it really matters?"
Rein grinned with a childish innocence "nope, as long as we all follow what the spirit tells us to do we'll never have any problems."
They walked on further down the road until Robin suddenly veered off and the others stopped in confusion. When he realized they weren't following him Robin explained "the spirit told me this morning to take you all to see an old friend."
"Who is this old friend?"
Robin just smiled "I'll keep that as a surprise, besides, what's more important is what he can do for you."
They followed him as he struck off into the woods. After about five minutes they found themselves following a river that led to a large lake. Sitting on the banks of that river was a medium-sized house with a large chimney.
Robin approached the door and knocked on it. They heard someone moving inside and the door opened to reveal a man, his most prominent feature were large wings that grew right out of his back.
"Hawkman, I got some new recruits for you to arm up."
"Nice to see you Robin, praises be to the King that he brings new people to him."
He told them all to wait and to refresh themselves in the river while he looked for the right armor. Rein immediately started swimming in the water and managed to get Artemis and Megan in too. After a few minutes of playing they were called out of the water as Hawkman came out with the right armor.
Artemis was startled when she realized that her armor fitted her perfectly. No mistake had been made whatsoever.
"How did you make this so good?"
Hawkman smiled "I received three designs from the King's Spirit not long ago, telling me to build these because some new recruits would need arming up."
It was then that David noticed that Rein also had a small set of armor waiting for him. He started to protest but then restrained himself and decided to instead help Rein get his armor on.
All of their armor was predominantly white. Artemis's was made of a similar material like leather which allowed freedom of movement. Megan's was sturdier, made of interweaving chainmail, and Rein's was made of plates of white metal.
Hawkman gave them all three instructions on how to put the armor on.
"First comes the belt of truth that is the same for everybody."
All three picked up their belts which were pure white with a cross serving as the buckle. Each belt was a mirror image of each other because truth is truth, it can't be changed.
"Then comes the Breastplate of Righteousness."
Artemis's breastplate was a white leather shirt that had a lion in red on its front. Megan's breastplate was white chainmail with a lamb shape woven into it. Rein's was made of plate-armour and had a red dove painted on it.
"Next is the Shoes of Peace."
Artemis got some leather boots akin to the type hunters used. Rein received boots that had pieces of plate-armour covering them. Megan received a pair of tennis shoes, much to her delight.
"And the last pieces are the Sword of the Spirit and the Shield of Faith."
Rein got a longsword, at least by his standards. It was about only 15 inches long but it probably looked a lot bigger to him. His shield was triangular and also by his standards would be large; it had a cross in gold on it. Megan got a longsword as well and a round shield with a sword crossing another sword on it in gold ink. Artemis got a bow and arrows along with some white gloves.
"Yeah, that doesn't look like a sword or a shield" she remarked dryly.
Hawkman smiled "grip and arrow on the end with the feathers and squeeze it."
She did so and they were amazed to discover that the arrow instantly ignited into a short sword.
"Wow!" she exclaimed "that is awesome!"
"Now, clap your hands together."
Artemis did so and was rewarded by a golden field of energy that materialized in front of her and covered all of her body so no one could touch her. To prove his point, Hawkman punched the shield as hard as he could and Artemis didn't feel a thing.
"Thanks, but what happens when I run out of arrows?"
"Your quiver automatically resupplies in your arrows. Try."
Artemis notched an arrow and aimed far out across the lake. She let loose and the arrow whizzed across the lake and out of sight as it fell into the water.
After a few moments she counted her arrows and sure enough, the same amount of arrows was in there.
They all thanked Hawkman profusely but he simply said "don't thank me; it was the King who sent me the design, if you want to thank anyone, thank him."
They all left and started on the road again, towards Gotham City.
What they didn't know is that, shortly after they'd left they were being followed and watched.
By none other than Kobra. He grinned wickedly. He would enjoy tormenting them on the way to the city. He would especially enjoy making the little one fall.
A moment of silence today is 9/11 and I want to honor those who died on that day.
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Amen
Sorry for the shortness of this chapter. I just couldn't muster the resolve to continue on.
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