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Dark Sorcerer.
Chapter III.
I would have never thought that all this shit will happen. And I would have never believed the consequences of this shit. Also I always wished I would have used the chance myself.
Naruto Von Doom about the Rise.
Lex Luthor tapped another report to add it to his personal database. Meanwhile in his mind he counted his chances for presidency. His only opponent was senator Carter. Or rather… so-called senator Carter. Oh… Luthor already knew, what was wrong with the so-called Protector of Peace from the camp of Superman protectors.
He knew about invasion, after all, his private forces were the ones, who abducted J'onn J'onnzz. In his laboratories his scientists were synthesizing the gas that dealt with the White Martians before and will deal now.
Luthor smiled. He prepared for everything. Now all he needed was to wait for his efforts bear the fruits. Several moments later he scowled, however. His Bizarro project has failed. The first one was loyal to him and his cause but seventeen others were rather… chaotic and uncontrolled.
"Mercy." said Lex through the com. "Has our guest arrived?"
"Mister R'as Al Ghul is here; he will be in your cabinet in next three minutes." reported Mercy.
Said man entered the cabinet right after the woman stopped speaking.
"Fine specimen of the amazon race you have in your disposal, mister Luther." Said R'as.
"So I was right about Mercy, but why did I find her on the streets here, in what they call Men's World?"
"Maybe she was banished or there was something else? It doesn't matter. She is absolutely loyal to you."
"Anyway, we need to focus on the reason of this gathering." Said Lex. "We need to be sure, that our plan will work with as much profit as possible."
Latveria. Castle Doom.
Naruto looked at the horizon and thought about the recent events. Everything was going smoothly, just as he planned. He once again thought about the foolish heroes, who tried to protect the law, which never existed in the first time.
It was really hilarious… Placing themselves above law to protect this law, they bwere breaiking said law themselves. All these heroes… All this villians… All that was needed was one firm hand to show them the right way.
Metal glove crashed the glass that was on Naruto, hand.
And it will be his hand! Not Luthor's! Not R'as Al Ghul's! And certainly not someone else's!
"Yes… yes, kit. Sharpen your fangs and claws. It's time to remind them, what supreme firepower alongside the sharp mind means."
Voice of his roommate was always loud and clear, encouraging for action and bloodshed.
And he will gladly grant this action and bloodshed.
After all, what will he not do for his best pal?
Batcave. Gotham.
Attacks on the Wayne Industries facilities, which worked over the space satellites and other space related projects left Bruce Wayne warry. And what was making him warry was usually making warry Batman.
It was bad enough that he passed through the lot of stress, during the family incident with Thalia, Damien and R'as. His gaze slipped to his biological son, who trained in the darkest corner of the cave. This greatly worried Bruce. Even for him his son was a bit too… dark. And coming from the famous Dark Knight that was speaking volumes.
However, as people say, troubles come in numbers and after the whole company against the League of Shadows Jason Todd, one of the members of the Family, long thought dead, returned to exact his revenge, on everyone… starting with Joker and ending with Gotham.
During the night full of clashes with forces of Jason, Batman with the help of GCPD, Damien and Tim alongside his Titans, finally managed to push him away from Gotham and restore peace. However… some scars will never heal.
Jason Todd, now better known as Red Hood continued his crusade, even now, without a doubt there was some criminal, in whose heads he was putting bullets. Just like Batman he was a workaholic and unlike Bruce he really enjoyed what he did.
Returned from his thought because of sound made by computer, which warned him about another attack, Bruce rose from his seat and went to the Batmobile.
He closed the door, to find his son already inside.
"What took you so long?" asked he.
Batman smirked. When it got to riding cars, he was such a child.
Wayne Industries' laboratories. Space program.
Explosion in the laboratory destroyed nearly entire building. However, the fires didn't stop the human figures, who carried the different heavy object, but on their path appeared the dark shadow.
Kick to midsection set the man flying into the wall, woman with him jumped four meters in the air, feat impossible for normal human, and tried to kick the figure into the head, but hand in the ebony gloves blocked the kick.
When the man hit the wall, he fell rather… unlucky. Under surprised eyes of the shadow, his bones returned to the right places and wounds regenerated.
Something little fell from the ceiling. Flashes shined in the dark and blood fell on the floor. Damian didn't hesitate, he saw, how powerful was his opponent and he knew that he will withstood a few cuts. But even he was surprised by the speed of his regeneration.
Batman threw a bone crashing punch to the neck of one of the scientists. He didn't even buldge.
Bruce decided to use another means of action…
Explosive batarangs appeared in his hands and pierced the flesh of the strange creature, who seemed like the scientists, but in truth weren't one, Bruce knew all his staff, and doctors here were checked several times.
Batarangs exploded turning the first doppelganger into the white smoking pieces of something that resembled flesh. Second doppelganger jumped out of the window and was met with heat vision of Superman, who came to check the explosion.
"Looks like you need a bit of help." Said the shield bearer, landing on the earth.
"I had everything under my control." Replied Batman, with Damian, standing behind his father's back. "Why are you here?"
"I heard about explosion and decided to check. After all Senator Carter will appoint me as Protector of the State soon."
"Until that time try to not get in the mess and push your big nose into other people's busness, or I will again remind you, that you can bleed."
Meanwhile in Latveria.
Two man, both blonde, one unknown to the everyone, because of his constant wear of his armor, shook their hands coming to the compromise.
This day was marked. As the one when the alliance between the Atlantis and the Latveria was born, technologies of Von Doom will clear the ocean water and bottom of the sea, so needed for atlantians to live, and Atlantis in return, promised to help the Latveria in times of need.
The deal was profitable for everyone: Naruto's nano-machines, which he used to filtrate the water and clear the bottom of the ocean didn't cost him anything, his father, much before him managed to find a way to build these handy little things in mass, with nearly no cost.
Atlantis too didn't need to do anything, until someone foolish enough to attack the Latveria will appear. But with someone as Lex Luthor on horizon, Naruto wasn't so sure in the future anymore.
"So… How is Mera doing?" asked Naruto, he found it really interesting, since where there were strong blonde haired men, soon there will appear a red haired woman. In case of his biological father it was his mother, in case of Arthur there was Mera and for him worked Pam.
"Good. Your energy field and nanorobots that are clearing my kingdom are making wonders." Replied Arthur. Yes, less polluted areas are better than polluted ones and not only for pregnant woman.
"Our son will be born soon, healthy and strong, all thanks to you, my friend." Said Arthur raising a cup in his hand.
"Then let us drink for the future King of Atlantis." Said Naruto raising his own.
Secret laboratory of Lex Luthor.
Walking around and looking at the results of his work, Luthor was really proud. Bizarro clones maybe weren't as good and strong as Superman, but also they were numerous and loyal to him. Creation of the battle armor, for him, to personally fight the Superman, was also coming to an end.
R'as Al'Ghul was also with him, he wanted to look at the armory of his possible ally (and possible threat), to see something knew and also to see that another 'alien', Luthor was speaking about. Finally, the armored doors opened revealing the insides of the laboratory.
In the center, cuffed to the ceiling and floor, was the green humanoid figure. Different people in white coats walked around but one, bald, middle-aged man in glasses, stood in front of him and looked into his eyes. This duel, started since the day the 'alien' was introduced to the scientist has started from nearly first second.
"Hugo, my man! Any progress in cracking that freak?" asked Luthor.
"Not as much as I wanted. But do not worry, mister Luthor, for I, Hugo Strange will personally crack his mind and reveal any dirty secret, which hides inside his skull."
"Is he always speaking like this?' whispered R'as to Luthor.
"Just ignore him. Trust me, this is the best solution." Said Luthor. "Anyway Hugo, can you give us at least something?"
"But of course." Said Hugo. "We manage to find in his brain the information about the aliens. Also we managed to recreate the gas the Martians used to stop the parasites. This will rend the immobile. Also they fear the sunlight, since they evolved in the deep space. Ultraviolet is a one-way ticket to them."
"Impressive, Hugo, maybe all this boasting isn't for nothing." Said R'as.
"Maybe I, Hugo Strange, am the best of the best, but giving me all credit for this is also wrong. Our friend here was much more cooperating, when it came to destruction of the white bastards. He bears a great grudge against them."
"Good." Said Luthor. "Continue your work Hugo."
"Do not worry mister Luthor, everything is in the capable hands of Hugo Strange." Said the insane man.
"He freaks me out." Said R'as.
"Do not worry, we will put a bullet in his head later, but we still need this evil and twisted brain of his, we need to know who is the Batman." Said Luthor.
"You mean; you need to know." Said R'as.
Lex gritted his teeth, he hated when somebody was more successive than him on the mind warfare. And both Hugo and R'as were.
"Yes." Said he. "I need to know, since neither you nor Hugo don't want to share."
"I have my reasons and Hugo is just a jerk."
"Right you are. Anyway, to our next project."
They entered another room in the lab, where anthropomorphic cheetah with notable female features tried to get pass energy barriers, which held her.
"This is, or rather was doctor Barbara Ann Minerva. She was kidnapped by the religion fanatics and used in strange ritual, by women, who as was later found worshiped the Goddess of the Hunt."
"Goddess of the Hunt? Maybe they were one of the forgotten Amazon Tribes?" as R'as.
"Maybe, you are better in this voodoo, than I am. Fortunately, mages like money as much as normal mortals. So I managed to find this." Said Luther pushing a button on the control that he took from his pants.
A hidden space opened, revealing the golden statue of the cheetah, instantly body of doctor Minerva flew into the air, black streams of energy left her body and sapped into the golden statue, rubies that served as statue's eyes glowed with unholy red.
Body of the youn woman changed, she still had notable animalistic features, but her appearance, more resembled that of before transformation.
"My scientists will take care of her. Let's go, there is one more matter to attend to." said Luther.
Both super villains returned to the surface, where in the hidden cabinet of Lex, one more meeting was awaiting them. He stood, coverd by black armor that resembled some denizen of the deep sea with a silver trident in his hand.
Orm the Ocean Master, answered the call of these two people. He like some of the atlantians wasn't happy about the Alliance with Latveria.
"Welcome, Orm, the Ocean Master. Welcome, to the First gathering of our Cabal."