Earth 16
Paris
"You know, everyone talks about how amazing it would be if unicorns were real," Kid Flash complained as he raced along the battlefield, dodging bolts of magic. "But I don't think 7 foot tall Minotaur-Unicorns with fire axes were what every little girl was hoping for when they blew out their candles!"
"What little girl wastes a birthday wish on unicorns?" Artemis asked as she fired an arrow at one of the monstrous unicorns, the beast catching it with her bare hand and snapping it easily… only for the thing to explode, sending her toppling. "I used to wish for cash."
"I didn't need to wish for that," Robin said with a smirk as he threw a few batarangs. "Batman always gives cash." He flung himself in the air, spinning as he avoided a swing from a fire axe, planting his hands on the shoulders of one of the unicorn monsters and using it as a springboard to flip himself away from harm. "Not just for birthdays either. Christmas, New Years… one day he gave me a stack of fifties for Arbor Day."
"Wanna swap?" Wally asked.
"I look forward to trying out these 'birthday wishes',' Miss Martin said as she phased to avoid a blast. "I will wish for world peace."
"Sounds like a scam to me," Superboy said as he grabbed a tree and flung it right at two of the unicorn monsters.
"It isn't," Zatanna commented. "Its belief magic. Of course that's why you have to keep your wishes small… or abstract."
"World peace is an abstract," Miss Martin pointed out.
"We need to focus," Aqualad stated. "If we don't these unicorn women will overwhelm us. We still don't know who summoned them. The Justice League is dealing with the hydra that was summoned but we need to determine the source of this madness."
"Oh," a familiar voice called out, "that would be me."
"Klarion," Artemis said turning and firing in the direction of the Chaos user. She knew it was hopeless, as Dr. Fate had drilled it into all their heads that a Lord of Chaos couldn't actually be defeated, but that didn't mean couldn't hold out a touch of hope that, just once, she'd catch the little jerk off guard.
But no, Klarion easily vaporized the arrow and the Team turned to face him… only for them all to frown as they took in his appearance.
"Get a haircut?" Kid Flash said, staring at Klarion.
"I thought I'd try something different," Klarion said. He was older, looking to be maybe in his late teens to early 20s, with dark blonde hair and a beard that framed his mouth. He reached up and formed a pair of glasses, adjusting them. "Won't change the fact that I am going to destroy you. This is just the start… I've come up with a whole menagerie of beasts to-"
Klarion froze as, from seemingly out of no where, a hand appeared and picked him up back the back of his jacket, hefting him into the air like one would scruff a cat.
"What… do you think you are doing?" a voice asked and slowly the light of the fire axes and the shadows of the buildings around them twisted together to form… another blonde haired man. Only this one stood nearly 8 feet tall, towering over them all as he glared at the Witch Boy.
"L-Lord Terach," Klarion stammered (and that had the Team tense; Klarion was NEVER nervous or startled), "I just thought-"
"That you would parade around with my face?" Lord Terach asked, cutting off Klarion. "Make it so when I appeared to the heroes of this realm they instantly distrusted me?" He narrowed his eyes before waving his hand and all but one two of the unicorn monsters disappeared. And those two suddenly twisted and shrank, their bodies becoming far more pony-like as their coats turned to white and purple.
"Darling I just had the weirdest dream," the white one said.
Terach chuckled. "Tell Lord Discord to keep a better watch on his realm." He snapped his fingers and the two ponies disappeared.
"Who are you?" Aqualad asked.
"Lord Terach."
"Another Lord of Chaos," Robin commented.
That though made Terach shake his head. "No… the ONLY Lord of Chaos."
"What?" Klarion asked, startled by that.
The giant of a man chuckled at his surprise. "Oh, you haven't been around… I've decided that we needed to reorganize. Streamline. As such there has been some… changes in management. Namely… you're all fired."
"F-fired?" Klarion asked. "What do you mean, 'fired'?"
"Um, how else can I say it? "You're being let go." "Your department's being downsized." "You're part of an outplacement." "We're going in a different direction." "We're not picking up your option." Take your pick."
Klarion swallowed before declaring in a shrill voice, "You can't get rid of the Lords of Chaos!"
"Oh… I very much can. And already have. You were the last. I sparred you since you are still technically a youth but… well…" His eyes went from normal steely blue to black and white, entire universes held within his sockets, "you decided to try and screw me over."
Lord Terach thrust out his hand and the entirety of the Justice League appeared before him, all in mid fighting poses. Wonder Woman toppled as her punch hit nothing, Superman slammed into the ground, and Green Arrow yelped when Green Lantern's boxing glove construct hit his own boxing glove arrow. It would have been rather comical if not for the sheer power the Lord of Chaos was tossing about.
"Right," Terach said, walking towards them, "let's get this over with. There is a change in management. The Lords of Chaos are gone, never to return. Things are going back to the way they should. Speaking of…"
Doctor Fate let out a cry as he was suddenly dragged over to the Lord of Chaos, unable to even fire a single spell at the being.
"Really?" he said, glaring at the Justice League. "Its bad enough you are creating child soldiers… but allowing a kidnapper who forced his spirit into an innocent man after threatening two children to be on your team? And people say I'm twisted."
"You do not scare me, Lord of Chaos," Doctor Fate stated.
"Nabu, Nabu, Nabu… you really haven't cottoned on, have you?" He leaned in. "I didn't just eliminate the Lords of Chaos."
"…no."
"Oh! NOW you felt it!" He chuckled before looking over his shoulder. "The Lords of Order are gone too."
"What did you do?" Superman asked, getting up from where he'd fallen.
"Chaos… Order… they are the same coin, just different sides. All I'm doing is righting things. This stupid war between the two… well, its done. Over. Without Chaos the world would grow stagnant. Without Order the world would never have a chance to build and develop. There needs to be a harmony… and I'm the one to do it."
"You… you can't!" Doctor Fate roared.
"Have, done, wrote a book about it. I am the Lord of Chaos and Order. But don't worry, Nabu… there is a place for you in all this."
And with that he ripped the Helmet of Fate off of the hero's head and jammed it onto Klarion's skull.
At once the Witch Boy fell, hands grasping at the helm… but only for a moment. Then he froze, body turning to stone.
"…pity, I was hoping that they'd learn to work together. Oh well." He looked at the smartly dressed man hovering in the air. "Giovanni Zatara… go hug your daughter." With that he sent Zatara over to Zatanna, who sniffed, tears in her eyes before launching herself at her dad, weeping. "Well, I think that's about it…"
"You expect to just walk away?" Batman said, eyes narrowed. "You killed Doctor Fate."
"I destroyed Nabu, a foul little spirit who believed it was okay to mind rape people and take over bodies in the name of the Greater Good. A demon does that and you exorcise them, yes?" He shook his head and called out, "Okay, I'm all done!"
"Good," A tall british woman said, dressed in a red and white hero outfit stated, stepping out from behind the trees, "I was wondering when you'd finish."
"Holly, be nice," a man in a blue and white outfit said, joining her. "Hi," he said cheerfully, waving to the confused heroes. "Don Hall. This is Holly Granger."
"Secret identities, Donnie!" a man in a similar outfit to Holly declared.
"Come on Hank, they'll figure it out! It's the Justice League," a final woman, in another blue and white outfit stated with a grin. "Dawn Granger. Holly's sister and Hank's girlfriend. Holly is dating Don. It's a thing."
"We'll take care of Terach," Don stated.
Aquaman frowned. "You can defeat him?"
"Noooo," Holly said slowly. "We do that we lose our powers. We just keep him occupied." She motioned to the tall man. "Come on, we have pizza ordered and Downton Abbey in the dvd player."
"Regular or the version I made where Matthew doesn't die?"
"Both."
"Sweet," Terach said before all five disappeared.
"…what the fuck?!" Wally exclaimed.
"LANGAUGE!"
"Sorry Uncle Barry."
Introducing Lord Terach, the Lord of Chaos and Order
