Hello once again!

So, yeah against my better judgement, especially when i wanted to post the intro AND the intro chapter after that but after the day i had, i guess i felt like i wanted to accomplish more. Shocking enough, after the tenth time those damn cyclones plugged up they actually LISTENED TO REASON! They actually listened and now the most we have to deal with is a plugged bag house and the heat, which is much more manageable then beating product out of a thin ass pipe.

But that's just one of the reasons why I'm feeling good today and decide to release this little gem earlier then i wanted.

Hence me releasing the reboot, the rebirth of "Chaldea In Gotham" is finally alive and resurrected for good this time. Hopefully for good, it'll stick around this time, yeah? Look, the originally reason why i took the V2 down, was simply because i hated it.

I don't know why, but after so long, after trying so hard to think of a good route to go, it just kept giving me headaches and frustration at how i cannot see a good future of the story but ultimately i simply hated it, then left it in the dust. But i do like the idea, the concept and i could not simply leave it behind, not when i could do it. All i needed was a new angle, one i hadn't had before to make it reasonable, workable and very plausible. A lot of that, is simply because Chaldea didn't really have a stake in the DC world, as they're not FROM that world and really, truly have no right to interfere with its future.

But this version, this Chaldea?

One that was originally from this very world, with the master working so hard to save it from certain destruction, only to have all his hard work become moot point because of one person's ego?

Yeah, no that's, that's not going to work very well.

That is what makes this story different, as Chaldea, the Magus world all exist within THIS universe, as per the multiverse bullshit theory, every possibility exists. If it's possible, somewhere out in the infinite number of realties, it exists.

After how successful "The Stark of Legend" was in it's reboot, not to mention its original, i decide to take some inspiration from that itself to modify this newer version of Chaldea in Gotham, reborn as "Sword and Sheild" thank God i already have a perfect cover for it in the perfect sense of what this title says. So enough of that, as always i own nothing but my OC's.

So please read, review and "What the fuc-BOOM"

Prologue: Heroes

Hero.

When one thinks of a hero, they think of someone who has done extraordinary things in the name of good and have risen up to the status of legends. The word hero has many definitions, the most common one is that a hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

Or A hero (heroine in its feminine form) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like actor), hero is often used to refer to any gender, though heroine only refers to women. The original hero type of classical epics did such things for the sake of glory and honor. Post-classical and modern heroes, on the other hand, perform great deeds or selfless acts for the common good instead of the classical goal of wealth, pride, and fame. The antonym of hero is villain.[1] Other terms associated with the concept of hero may include good guy or white hat.

In classical literature, the hero is the main or revered character in heroic epic poetry celebrated through ancient legends of a people, often striving for military conquest and living by a continually flawed personal honor code. The definition of a hero has changed throughout time. Merriam Webster dictionary defines a hero as "a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities". Examples of heroes range from mythological figures, such as Gilgamesh, Achilles and Iphigenia, to historical and modern figures, such as Joan of Arc.

But there are heroes and then there are TRUE heroes.

In according to researchers, empathy, and compassion for others are key variables that contribute to heroic behavior. 4 People who rush in to help others in the face of danger and adversity do so because they genuinely care about the safety and well-being of other people.

Simply put, a true hero is someone who is selfless, a genuinely good person, and someone gets the undivided attention of all of us and causes change. Someone willing to risk their own life to save another.

But there are certain types of heroes.

There are War Heroes, people who go beyond what is expected of them, risking life and limb to benefit others. There is an altruistic aspect to heroism. All acts of heroism require bravery, but many acts of bravery are not acts of heroism because they are done for self-serving reasons.

Military Heroes are the understated high performer, the staff member or junior leader who gives his all, takes on task after task, and coaches others. He is humble and committed to the unit's goals, setting an admirable example of service and leadership.

Then there are the Classical Heroes, the most common type in literature, possessing a certain quality that makes them stand out from the crowd.

It might be a talent or skill they excel in (like swordsmanship, magic, or strategy), or an internal trait they possess (such as bravery, cleverness, or divine heritage).

These heroes often learn quickly, never give up, and are able to move forward no matter the struggle. A big part of what makes them heroic is their infallible code of ethics: they always follow what's right, even if it raises, these heroes appear normal until their unique qualities begin to show. From there, they quickly progress and master the skills they need to resolve whatever conflict they face. They always win, too. A common issue with this hero is relatability. No one is unbelievably perfect, so how can readers relate to such a character? An example of this is Luke Skywalker. While his family is a significant part of his character, his most important strength is his ability to use the Force.

Then there are the Epic Hero.

Epic heroes are legendary characters who inspire a sense of heroism from the audience. They embody a culture's values and beliefs and employ extraordinary skills and abilities to achieve great things. Because they represent the ideal qualities of a culture, they're often larger-than-life characters. The concept of epic heroes was first introduced in epic poetry. They're not just a hero, they're THE hero—renowned and admired for their abilities and feats. But before they're known far and wide, they must first become legends in their own culture. These heroes are often of noble birth, have superhuman abilities, and are incredibly humble. They battle supernatural foes, travel frequently for adventure, and inspire the people they meet. Most heroes in Greek and Roman mythology fall into this category. Perhaps the oldest example in literature is Gilgamesh—he's a king whose exploits include driving away creatures from a goddess's tree and fighting a heavenly bull.

The Tragic Hero possess a fatal flaw that leads to their downfall. In his Poetics, Aristotle suggests that for a tragedy to be good, the hero must evoke a sense of pity or fear from the audience. This was a necessary emotional investment for the audience to feel catharsis at the end of a story. The hero's reversal from triumph to defeat isn't because of immorality or corruption. Rather, it happens due to an error in judgment or the whims of fate. Though they do their best, tragedy still meets them in the end. Perhaps the most famous example of this is Oedipus, whose tragic flaw is his excessive pride. It leads him to inadvertently kill his own father and marry his mother.

The Willing Heroes are those who are ready for action and need little convincing to answer the call to adventure. These are the characters who run into danger with a gleam in their eyes. They're not afraid to take risks if it's for the greater good. They're often motivated by the challenges they face and are bored when there are no obstacles to conquer. This makes them seem self-centered or arrogant, but in truth, they just prefer eventful lives. A good example of this is Tarzan. He literally rejects civilized society to go back to the more exciting jungle he grew up in.

The Superhero are heroes that have abilities that make them superhuman. They use these abilities to make the world a better place or dedicate themselves to protecting the innocent. To do so, they often disguise themselves with an alternate persona. These heroes come in a wide variety of backgrounds, origins, and powers. Some of them use science and technology to achieve their heroic feats, while others rely on magic or natural abilities. The most popular example of this is Superman. His alien physiology gives him abilities such as flight, super strength, and invulnerability among others.

The Anti-Heroes are a bit trickier than normal heroes.

Sometimes a classic hero isn't around, or the situation calls for someone who's comfortable getting their hands dirty. A character with questionable traits and motivations steps in to answer the call to adventure. While typical heroes follow a moral code, the anti-hero doesn't bother following any such thing. What makes them different from villains, though, is that they ultimately do the right thing, even if it's for a selfish reason. This is perhaps the most popular hero in contemporary fiction: they're the ones who feel closest to real people, making it easier for readers and viewers to form an emotional bond. A popular example is Deadpool. The Merc with a Mouth is a mercenary who doesn't hesitate to kill, even making comical remarks while he's at it.

Even if it is in very bad taste.

Then there are the Unwillingly Heroes.

These types of heroes are often those who accidentally and reluctantly answer the call of adventure. Unlike the willing hero, they are riddled with doubts and fear the challenges they will face. They're not sure of which path to take, and often rely on their companions for guidance. They wish to go back to their normal lives but understand that they alone can undertake the tasks given to them. Sometimes they run away, but their moral compass always leads them back to do what's right. Eventually, they outgrow their doubts and become great heroes admired by those around them. One of the best examples of this is Frodo Baggins. He is given a powerful ring once owned by the Dark Lord Sauron. This endangers him and those around him, so he's forced to leave home to try and destroy the ring.

Ultimately heroes of any kind represent the things we want to be, whether that's brave, respected, selfless, or able to do what's right. And yet, not every hero is a paragon of virtue. Sometimes they're flawed people who struggle with their doubts and fears just like regular folks with wants, needs and desires just like any other person.

The point is that there are several types of heroes and to be honest, anyone can become a hero, simply by wrapping your coat around a kid and reassure them that everything will be okay.

Or in more extreme cases, a hero can be someone who is willingly to do what others will not, in order to protect the ones, they love, no matter how they are seen. These types of heroes are often call Anti-Heroes or even Dark Heroes, simply because they are harder to like and don't hold the same virtues as a regular hero has.

But how can someone remain a pure, flawless hero, when the world you know is dead and gone?

How can you be one of those prefect people, when you are but one, weak, fleshy human against creatures that could be considered gods and monsters, all out to kill you in the most brutalize way possible?

How can one teenager, not even in his twenties yet, hope to save humanity from a dark future that would see his species extinct while keeping his morals intact?

The answer is simple:

You don't.

No matter how you look at it, in a war, right and wrong, good and evil, honor and dishonor mean nothing. Cause at the end of the day, history is written by the victories and those that were revered in history as legendary heroes, are often overlooked by some of their more...bloodier deeds.

An example is King Arthur, who wielded the Holy Sword Excalibur to SLAUGHTER entire armies and keep his kingdom safe. But most people don't even think about that, as once you hear this legend, all you think about is his sword, Camelot and how he fell to his ony son, Mordred.

No one thinks about what he had to achieve to get that position as a hero.

Some heroes could be people who fight for the ones they love, no matter how much they are despised, as they are portrayed as cold and heartless by the common folk. People love heroes but they love to tear heroes down even more, as cruel villain spoke a very harsh truth:

"I chose my path; you chose the way of the hero. And they found you amusing for a while, the people of this city. But the one thing they love more than a hero is to see a hero fail, fall, die trying. In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you."

So why become a hero in the first place?

"Because it's right."

We all chosen our own paths, while we as individuals we grow with different experiences and nurture is just as important as the nature you are raised in. As a young Magus, born from a powerful lineage had to endure the worst humanity had to offer and then some. This young Magus had his humanity, his good will, and his morals shaven down to the point where he has run out of mercy for his enemies.

And why should he have any mercy?

Mercy won't save the world and whenever he dared show mercy, he ended up getting either betrayed or having to face an enemy even stronger than ever. Mercy had its place and in a Holy Grail war, mercy was the key to a person's downfall.

Or in any war for that matter.

So, in an age of Superheroes and supervillains, what place does someone like that have in such a world? When the heroes are constricted by their moral code to not kill, least they fall to the darkness themselves and the villains run around, stopped but not truly punished for their inhuman actions, how do we solve this conundrum?

Well, you would think that the police force and even the military would have to step up their game to stop these so called "Supervillains" but what if the simple fact was that they could do nothing? What if the supervillains, no, not just supervillains but Meta-Humans in general were simply too much for any normal law enforcement is capable of.

If so, then why wouldn't some of these Meta-Humans join the police force of military or any law enforcement group that was not technically a superhero team? Hell, why don't they advertise recruits drives for Meta-Humans to join them, to better help protect the weak and defenseless?

The answer is simple and very sad actually.

Due to various reasons, any Meta-Human with unique and deadly abilities is often targeted by not so nice people, seeking to either enslave, experiment or make living weapons out of any Meta-Human they can get their hands on. With little to no protection for the Meta-Humans, save for their fellow Meta's and unwillingness from various governments that will not or rather, can't touch the backers of these powerful people, it's all but suicide for a Meta-Humans to reveal themselves after joining any law enforcements group.

But that begs another question: What of all the supernatural threats around the world?

This world has been around for a very, very long time and every myth has some grain of truth to them. Even the most far-out, insane story to the smallest, sweetest fairy tale had some reality-based truth to them, no matter how insane it may sound. In a world where superheroes are not only real but alien lifeforms, androids, gods among men and wizards are not only real but are a part of this superhero team, the line between reality and fiction gets blurry.

Very blurry.

So blurry, in the excitement, in all the cheering, in all the heroics of these noble people, where does it end?

No, we are not asking what happens when our heroes become our greatest threat. Rather, we are asking, what happens when our heroes FAIL us. What happens when our first and last line of defense, the Justice League fails to protect the world from the next alien threat? What happens, when the Justice League falls to the aliens, beaten down, brainwashed to be their slaves/fighters, get betrayed from within or any other horrible things that could result in their ultimate defeat?

What is left for Earth if its greatest defenders are defeated and gone? What hope does humanity have, if the greatest among them, the greatest heroes in the world, are unable to stop the big bad?

The answer is quite simple actually: Build up your own army and create a second line of defense, instead of foolishly relaying on just one supergroup to defeat the big bad. For that kind of thinking lead the way to defeat and with the future in jeopardy once again, Chaldea with the help of Atlas Corporation will stand up, ready to face down any and all threats to humanity.

Foreign, domestic, alien and magical alike.

Okay, prologue done and a huge thanks to "Dragon King Of The West" for the help he has given me in preparing for this story, making one huge comeback. Namely, telling me of the DC comic book series "Kingdom Come".

Preview: Out Of The Shadows

The human stared at him for a good few second, before he snorted with a laugh, as he looked Hro Talak in the eye, "It's official, you have a death wish...Very well. Don't say you weren't given a chance to walk away when you could. Just know, you brought this on yourself. You and your people." Then, just as abruptly, the transmission was cut, making the leader of the invasion force look at the former Hawk Girl, "I thought we captured everyone that could threaten our plans, Shayera! Who the hell was that?!"

"I-i don't know, i-" Hawkgirl aka Shayera had no idea what to think or say. In all her time on Earth she had never seen hair nor hide of this coming, "I have no-"

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The emergency lights begin to flash, as the various Operators all looked at their screens in shock, as they begin to speak in panicked vocies, "S-sir, our forces in sector A-7 are under attack from an unidentified enemy force!"

"The same thing is happening in sectors A-1 to A-9!"

"Sir! We just lost several ships!"

"We are suffering heavy casualties from enemy forces!"

"S-sir, listen to this!" One of the operates, shot up from his station and have the Commander of the Thanagarian army a small screen with a blurry connection, showing a bleeding, terrified Thanagarain soldier.

"C-Commander, send reinforcements now! We're getting slaughtered here!"

"Soldier! What is going?! What is happening?!" Hro demanded, "Who is attacking us?!"

"It's, the humans they've got an army and some kind of monster! IT'S, I DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S SOME KIND OF MONSTERS, IT'S KILLING EVERYONE! SHE'S A MONSTERS, SHE'S-AAGGGHHHH" The soldier dropped the device, as blood sprayed on it's screen and crashed on the ground, causing cracks to appear on the lease, making the connection even worse. But before it went out, the device was picked up and revealed the face of young woman with blonde hair and her eyes are a cold blue. She has a fairy-like face, which looks ill when coupled with her pale complexion, with a vicious grin.

"Привет" Then she aimed a pistol at the screen, shooting it, completely cutting the connection.

Done.

Devil out.