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"Hello." – Normal talking.
"Hello." – Normal thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
Opening Scene: Universe 199999
Ichigo opened his eyes and found himself on another planet. He could see that it was covered in orange-brown dirt, with scraps of metal scattered all over the area, some floating in midair.
"Where am I?" Ichigo thought. He looked at the snapped stick. Inside the snapped stick was a rolled-up sheet of paper. Ichigo pulled the sheet out of the stick and unraveled it.
"You are currently on the planet Titan, the desolate planet that used to be Thanos's home world. In seven Earth hours, Thanos will descend to this planet to retrieve the Time Stone." As soon as Ichigo finished reading the note, the sticks and sheet of paper turned to dust and disappeared. In the distance, Ichigo could see a large object falling toward Titan's surface. "I guess that must be where the Time Stone is." Ichigo thought as the object landed on the planet with a loud crash. Ichigo shunpō'ed to the crash site. He could hear the sounds of explosions. Ichigo arrived to see six people.
The first person wore a gray helmet with beady red eyes and a rugged suit. He had a young Caucasian man trapped in a headlock and pointed a futuristic gun at him. The young man trapped in a headlock wore a form-fitting metallic black and red suit with a black spider in the middle of his chest. Behind them was a young woman with antennas, wearing green sleeveless armor. Her arms were stuck to the sides of her body due to white webs. In front of them was another Caucasian man. He wore dark black tights and a bright blue tunic with a gold necklace around his neck. He had a magic circle spinning around his right wrist, ready to use it. Behind the man was another Caucasian man in a red and gold suit. He had one hand pointed in front of him, towards the man with the gray helmet. The other hand had cannons forming from the wrists and pointing down to another person. The last person was humanoid with grey skin and brown pants. He stuck his back to the cannon pointed at his head and the foot of the armored man.
"Hello?" Ichigo said in English, with both of his arms raised. Suddenly, everyone turned to face him.
"Are you one of Thanos's minions?" the man with the gray helmet questioned, luckily in English.
"No," Ichigo replied. He glanced at the man in the red and gold suit. "I can assume you are also not Thanos's minions?"
"I'm not," he replied in English. "He's going to be looking for us."
"What?" the man in the gray helmet questioned.
"Since none of us are allies with Thanos, can we relax?" Ichigo asked.
"Fine," the man with the gray helmet said as he lowered his gun and freed the young man from the headlock.
"Okay," the man in the red and gold suit took his foot off the humanoid on the ground. His cannon transformed back into his arm. The man with the magic circle waved his hand, freeing the other humanoid from the webs. Everyone stepped out of the rubble.
"I think introductions are needed," Ichigo said as he transfigured the rubble around them into a circular table with chairs for everyone. Ichigo's chair was a slightly different color since he needed his chair to be more durable to support his weight. Everyone else sat down at the table. The man with the gray helmet sat immediately on Ichigo's left, followed by the humanoid with green skin. The lady with the antennas sat to the immediate left. After her was the young man with the black spider in the center of his suit, followed by the magic user, before ending with the man in the red and gold robotic suit.
"I guess I'll start," the man to Ichigo's left said. "My name is Peter Quill. I was born on Earth. My alias is Star-Lord, and I am currently a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy." He said as he took off his helmet.
"I am Drax the Destroyer, a part of the Guardians of the Galaxy." the gray humanoid introduced himself.
"I'm Mantis, a part of the Guardians of the Galaxy." she introduced.
"Um… I'm Peter Parker. Alias is Spider-Man. I was also born on Earth and am a member of the Avengers," Peter said.
"I am Doctor Stephen Strange. Like Peter, I am from Earth and a member of the Avengers." Doctor Strange said.
"I'm Tony Stark, and I'm also Iron Man, one of the founding members of the Avengers," he said before glancing at Ichigo.
"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki, and I am from an alternative Earth from all of you," Ichigo said.
"Huh?" everyone said as they looked confused.
"I'm from an alternative Earth sent here to make sure you don't fail in killing Thanos," Ichigo said.
"With introductions out of the way, how do we stop Thanos?" Doctor Strange asked.
"We kill him." Ichigo blandly said.
"Um… killing him is a little much. Couldn't we take the Infinity Stones away from him?" Spider-Man asked.
"No, Ichigo is right," Star-Lord said. "He has killed countless lives to get the other Infinity Stones. If we simply take the stones away from him, he'll just try and take them back."
"But killing, though." Iron Man said, hesitant about the idea.
"Tony Stark," Ichigo interjected, getting the man's attention. "Do you have any loved ones?"
"I do." Iron Man replied, thinking about his wife.
"Do you know what Thanos's plan is with all six Infinity Stones?" Ichigo asked.
"I don't," he admitted.
"He planned to use those stones to kill everyone in the universe," Ichigo said.
"But Gamora told me he planned to wipe out half of all life in the universe to bring stability to the universe," Star-Lord said.
"He spread that message because who would join him if Thanos killed them in the end?" Ichigo replied. They glanced to see Doctor Strange in the lotus pose as the golden amulet on his necklace opened to reveal a green stone. Green energy surrounded Doctor Strange as he closed his eyes. His head began to shake from side to side.
"Hm… is he okay?" Star-Lord asked.
"I'm not sure." Iron Man replied. Soon, the green energy disappeared as Doctor Strange opened his eyes and looked at Ichigo.
"I looked through 14,000,605 possible scenarios on how we defeat Thanos."
"How many times did we win?" Spider-Man asked. Doctor Strange turned to Spider-Man.
"Only once," he said. "But none of the scenarios involved him," Doctor Strange said as he looked at Ichigo.
"That makes sense," Ichigo said.
"How?" Doctor Strange asked.
"Me being here already altered your potential future to an unpredictable path," Ichigo said.
"So, I can only see paths without you in them?" Doctor Strange asked, trying to understand Ichigo's words.
"Correct," Ichigo replied.
"But this is the Time Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones. How are you able to circumvent this?"
"Simple," Ichigo said. "I am not bound to Fate nor Destiny." Ichigo waved his hand as a portable kitchen appeared beside them.
"What do you mean by that?" Doctor Strange asked.
"Any technique or ability that is related to looking into the future is unable to show a future based on my actions," Ichigo explained as he stood up from his seat. He walked over to the kitchen as ingredients appeared on the counter.
"What are you doing?" Star-Lord asked.
"Making food," Ichigo said. "We're going to need all the energy we can before we fight Thanos."
"He's not wrong," Spider-Man said.
"But what are you planning to make?" Star-Lord asked.
"Hamburgers," Ichigo said. "Do you want one?" Ichigo could see the hunger and longing in his eyes.
"Yes," he said. "No lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles," he mumbled. Ichigo chuckled.
"Got it. What about your teammates?"
"Give them everything on it," Star-Lord replied.
"Got it. What about you three?" Ichigo asked, glancing at Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Doctor Strange.
"Everything on it." Doctor Strange said.
"No pickles!" Iron Man exclaimed.
"I'm fine with everything on it," Spider-Man said. "Could we get some fries and drinks?"
"Sure," Ichigo said as potatoes appeared beside him. They began to float in the air and peeled themselves. A few minutes later, everyone had a plate with their desired burger, a plate of fries, and a glass of Coke in front of them. Ichigo had multiple burgers and plates of fries in front of him. Everyone quickly dug in.
"Did you do anything to this?" Iron Man asked.
"This is the best burger I've ever had," Spider-Man added.
"Good," Ichigo said. "I have more if you want some."
"This Earth food is good," Mantis said. "All of us are feeling happiness from this food."
"More!" Drax yelled. Another plate of burgers and fries floated over to the hungry Destroyer. After twenty minutes, everyone was full. Ichigo snapped his fingers, causing the plates and the kitchen to disappear.
"Now that we've finished eating, we need to make a plan," Ichigo said.
"Right." Iron Man said.
"We need to capture him alive," Star-Lord said.
"Why?" Ichigo asked.
"Gamora was captured by him," Star-Lord said.
"She is Star-Lord's lover." Mantis blurted out.
"Mantis!" Star-Lord yelled, more out of embarrassment.
"I understand," Ichigo said.
"We need to remove the Infinite Gauntlet on his left arm," Star-Lord said.
"Why?" Iron Man asked.
"That is where he is keeping the Space, Reality, and Power Stones," Star-Lord answered.
"What about the Soul Stone?" Doctor Strange asked.
"I don't know. When I saw him, he didn't have it," Star-Lord replied.
"Then let's assume the worst," Ichigo said. "He has the Space, Reality, Power, and Soul Stones."
"Then he can manipulate space, reality, energy, and souls," Star-Lord said.
"Then we need to hit him hard and fast," Ichigo said.
"Sucks we can't just chop his left hand off and call it a day," Star-Lord said.
"How durable is he?" Ichigo asked.
"Very durable. I've seen him use the Power Stone with his bare hand," Star-Lord said.
"Then we need to quickly pin him down and distract him. At the same time, we pull the Infinite Gauntlet off his hand," Ichigo said. Everyone nodded their heads. "I will directly confront Thanos. As that happens, everyone will do their best to try and pull the Infinite Gauntlet off of him. After that, we'll restrain him." Ichigo turned to Star-Lord. "Once we have him secured, you can ask him about your lover."
"She's not my lover!" Star-Lord denied.
"Liar!" Mantis quickly shouted.
"Anyways!" Ichigo shouted, getting everyone's attention. "We've got a few hours, so get ready." Everyone nodded their heads.
Time Skip: A Few Hours Later
Ichigo sensed the space around them distort.
"He's coming," Ichigo warned as he called upon the Jigoku no Yoroi. A black suit of armor appeared on Ichigo, decorated with skulls and bones. There was a skull on each shoulder that covered his shoulder and arm. His bicep was covered in armor that resembled bones. Two more skulls covered each side of his chest, and his lower chest was protected with more bone-like armor. There was a spiked skirt around his waist. Ichigo's legs were covered with bone-like armor with another skull on each of his kneecaps. He finally wore a set of bone-like boots with a skull on each toe cap. Ichigo's spiral galaxy eyes gained a crimson glow around them. Ichigo looked to see a tall, bulky, and muscular purple-skinned male stepping out of the distortion. He had no hair, small blue eyes, and a disproportionately huge chin. He wore golden armor with a large gauntlet on his left hand. Ichigo had a copy of Doctor Strange's necklace, where Doctor Strange stored the Time Stone.
"So you must be Thanos," Ichigo said, looking down at Thanos. Ichigo guessed Thanos was about 2.5 meters [8 feet and 3 inches (1)].
"I take it that Maw is dead," Thanos said. Ichigo nodded his head. Iron Man had told him about Thanos's forces he sent to Earth to retrieve the Time Stone. "This day extracts a heavy toll," Thanos continued as he walked towards Ichigo. "Still, he accomplished his mission."
"You may regret that," Ichigo said. "He brought you face to face with the King of Hell." In the distance, everyone was slowly peeking at them.
"And where do you think he brought you?" Thanos asked as he casually walked towards Ichigo.
"Let me guess. Your home?" Thanos stopped for a moment.
"It was." Thanos tightened his fist as he activated the Reality Stone. A red wave of energy surrounded them, turning the changing desolate wasteland into its former inhabitable self. "Titan was like most planets. Too many mouths, not enough to go around. And when we faced extinction, I offered a solution."
"Genocide?" Ichigo answered.
"But random, dispassionate, fair to the rich and poor alike," Thanos elaborated. "But they called me a madman." The wave of red energy returned, slowly reverting Titan to its desolate wasteland. "And what I predicted came to pass."
"Congratulations, you're a prophet," Ichigo said.
"I'm a survivor," Thanos corrected him.
"Who wants to murder trillions."
"With all six stones, I could simply snap my fingers." Thanos casually snapped his fingers with his right hand. "They would all cease to exist. I call that mercy."
"And then what?" Ichigo asked as he walked towards Thanos.
"And then I rest. And watch the sunrise in a grateful universe. The hardest choices require the strongest wills."
"I think you'll find our will equal to yours," Ichigo said as he got into a fighting pose. All the skulls on Ichigo's body glowed red.
"Ours?" Thanos asked. Ichigo shunpō'ed right next to Thanos. He grabbed Thanos's head and pulled it down. He quickly raised his right knee and slammed it into Thanos's face.
"GAH!" He screamed as he swung his right hand at Ichigo's rib. Ichigo gritted his teeth as he continued to bash Thanos's skull with his knee. Thanos activated the Power Stone and punched him with an empowered left punch at Ichigo's rib. The attack forced Ichigo away, letting go of Thanos as he was sent flying. Ichigo quickly stopped himself and shunpō'ed back toward Thanos. Thanos raised his left hand as he prepared for another empowered punch when suddenly he was blindsided by white webs. Thanos let go of his fist as he tried to pull the webs off his face. Iron Man fired missiles at Thanos's left hand. The missiles hit his left hand forming a brace around his palm, preventing him from tightening his fist. Ichigo's right fist was surrounded by Hellfire as he punched him in the chest and knocked him to the ground.
"GAH!" He screamed in pain as the Hellfire began to burn his chest. Ichigo sat on top of him. Thanos raised his arms as he tried to punch Ichigo. Ichigo quickly placed his left arm on Thanos's chest and circled his right arm around Thanos's left arm. Ichigo quickly slid forward. His right knee landed near Thanos's head while keeping his left leg on Thanos's chest. Ichigo quickly led forward, moving his right leg around Thanos's head, and locking Thanos's left arm. Ichigo quickly hugged his left arm, performing a straight arm bar.
"NO!" He yelled. Drax suddenly ran and pinned Thanos's legs down, keeping him from trying to get up. Iron Man and Star-Lord ran to Ichigo's side.
"PULL!" Iron Man yelled as they grabbed each side of the Infinity Gauntlet and began to pull up. Red magical rope shot out of Doctor Strange's magic circles and wrapped around the Infinity Gauntlet. All three of them pulled with their might.
"NO!" Thanos yelled as he struggled as much as he could. Suddenly Mantis wiggled her way to Thantos's face and used her powers on Thanos, trying to put him to sleep. Suddenly he stopped moving.
"Is he under? Don't let up," Ichigo said.
"Be quick. He is very strong," Mantis warned. Suddenly the Infinite Gauntlet slipped off, causing Iron Man and Star-Lord to lose their balance. Luckily Doctor Strange was able to pull the Infinite Gauntlet toward him.
"Drax, Mantis," Ichigo said. Drax and Mantis quickly got off of Thanos. Thanos looked to see his bare left hand.
"NO!" Thanos yelled. Ichigo quickly summoned the Chains of Hell. They pierced his body and wrapped themselves around him. Ichigo released his armbar as the Chains of Hell fully restrained him. Thanos continued to struggle against the Chains of Hell. Ichigo, Iron Man, Spider-man, and Doctor Strange kept a close eye as Star-Lord continued to question Thanos.
"You're not so strong now, huh?" Star-Lord teased Thanos. "Where is Gamora?" He asked. Thanos glared at Star-Lord as he continued to struggle against the Chains of Hell.
"Gamora," someone said. They looked to see a blue-skinned woman in an armored red suit walking toward them. Star-Lord turned to the newcomer.
"What?" he asked.
"He took her to Vormir. He came back with the Soul Stone. But she didn't."
"Tell me she's lying," Star-Lord asked as he glared at Thanos. Thanos stopped struggling and remained silent. "Asshole, tell me you didn't do it!"
"He did," Ichigo said. "One of my powers allows me to see the sins of an individual." Ichigo walked between Star-Lord and Thanos. "To gain possession of the Soul Stone, he had to sacrifice the one he loves. So, Thanos grabbed her and threw her down from the top of a mountain. He left her dead body laid on the bottom of the cold desolate mountain." Ichigo said.
"YOU MONSTER!" Star-Lord yelled as he used his gun and beat Thanos with it. Thanos surprisingly didn't resist Star-Lord's assault. Everyone stood there, allowing Star-Lord to unleash his anger at Thanos. A few minutes later, Star-Lord's gun broke, but that didn't stop him. He began to punch Thanos with his fists. Finally, Star-Lord stopped beating Thanos. He breathed heavily. Red blood began to leak out of his fists. "Sorry," Star-Lord said as he saw everyone standing there.
"No, you needed to get it out of your system," Ichigo replied. He turned to everyone else. "Anyone have any final words for Thanos?"
"We still need his head to claim the bounty," Star-Lord said as he still tried to recover.
"Noted," Ichigo said as he summoned Rebellion.
"Thanos, it's time for you to die," Ichigo said. Thanos stared at him with a depressed look. "Don't pretend to be depressed. I know your real goal in this mad chase for the Infinity Stones?"
"Wait… his real goal?" Everyone questioned, looking at Ichigo with a confused look.
"I thought you said he wanted to kill everyone?" Iron Man asked.
"No… Everyone who knows should be dead." Thanos said, his eyes widening in shock. Ichigo cracked a smile.
"Death tells tales only to those who can hear them," Ichigo said with a smirk.
"No…NO!" He yelled. Ichigo stabbed Rebellion in his chest. Thanos coughed up purple blood as Ichigo pulled Rebellion out of his chest. The ground began to rumble as a large red gate rose out of the ground.
"Thanos, for your crimes of slaughtering countless lives, you shall suffer eternal torment in Hell." The Gate to Hell opened as more Chains of Hell shot out and wrapped around Thanos, pulling his soul out of his body.
"NO!" Thanos yelled. His soul was pulled into the Gate of Hell while leaving his physical body on the ground. Ichigo summoned the white stick that Death-Odin gave to him. He looked to see it was glowing, signifying he completed his mission.
"Looks like my job here is done," Ichigo said as he sent the white stick back to his mindscape.
"Huh?" Once again, everyone was confused by Ichigo's words.
"Doctor Strange said that all the possible futures he saw would lead to all of us failing this attack," Ichigo said.
"I did," Doctor Strange admitted.
"But you said that you saw a chance of us winning," Iron Man asked.
"Correct," Doctor Strange said. "But we would have to sacrifice a lot before we eventually win." Doctor Strange looked at Ichigo. "His intervention saved us."
"Now all of you need to figure out what to do with the Infinity Stones," Ichigo said as he summoned another black stick. This stick had the number 2091313 engraved on it.
"Will we see you again?" Spider-Man asked.
"I doubt it," Ichigo said as he broke the black stick. Ichigo was once again surrounded by transparent energy before being teleported away.
Scene Change: Universe 2091313
Ichigo appeared in an empty alleyway. Ichigo quickly cast a privacy spell around himself, preventing anyone from finding him. "Let's see if this stick also has a sheet of paper." Ichigo thought as he looked at the broken stick. Lo and behold, there is a rolled-up piece of paper inside the stick. Ichigo pulled out the paper and unraveled it.
"You are currently on this universe's Earth. As mentioned earlier, your mission is to hunt down all the criminals on the scroll. All of them have been judged guilty. Their punishment is removal from this universe. How they are removed is up to you. To assist in locating them, there is a spell inscribed in the list of names. Just press the name and the spell in the scroll will guide you to their location. By saying 'sort by location' you can sort the name based on your current location to their location. Good luck and avenge the nameless." As soon as Ichigo finished reading the note, the sticks and sheet of paper turned to dust and disappeared.
"Option one, you accept your punishment and willingly submit to eternal torment in Hell," Ichigo said.
Atomic Skull visibly trembled at the thought.
"Option two, you agree to be stripped of your powers and live out the rest of your days in seclusion, away from society," Ichigo continued.
Atomic Skull looked conflicted, his eyes darting around the room as if searching for answers.
"What… what about my family?" he stammered.
"They will be informed of your fate and given the choice to visit you in seclusion if you choose option two," Ichigo replied.
Atomic Skull took a deep breath, visibly grappling with the weight of his decision.
"I'll… I'll take option two," he finally said, his voice barely above a whisper.
"Very well," Ichigo said, nodding in acceptance. "Your powers will be removed, and arrangements will be made for your seclusion."
Ichigo waved his hand, summoning a golden light that enveloped Atomic Skull. As the light faded, Atomic Skull's powers visibly diminished, leaving him looking more human than before.
"Thank you," he murmured, a sense of relief washing over him.
Ichigo turned his attention to the rest of the frozen villains.
"Each of you will face judgment for your crimes," Ichigo declared, his voice unwavering. "But know this, justice will be served."
With that, Ichigo vanished into the shadows, leaving the frozen villains to contemplate their fate. He knew his mission was far from over, but with each villain brought to justice, he felt one step closer to fulfilling his duty.
"Looks like I know what I need to do," Ichigo thought. "Let's find out where I am before I begin the hunt." Ichigo thought as he shifted into his human form. Ichigo shrunk himself down, now standing about 188 cm (6 feet 2 inches) tall. Walking around the city, Ichigo glanced at the surroundings.
"Based on what I see, I'm likely in the United States, and it's about five in the afternoon." Ichigo thought as he walked into another empty alleyway. Closing his eyes to ensure no one was near him, Ichigo summoned the scroll full of names.
"Sort by location," Ichigo said. The scroll glowed as the names on the list rearranged themselves. Ichigo pressed the first name on the list. A small red arrow appeared in front of him. Placing the scroll into his pocket, Ichigo followed the arrow. As he walked, Ichigo noticed that no one could see the arrow.
"That's convenient," Ichigo thought. After walking a few blocks, Ichigo realized he was heading toward a restaurant.
"Atomic Skull is located a few miles from me," Ichigo thought. He approached a bar, seeing his destination. Making a quick turn, Ichigo found an empty spot and summoned the Jigoku no Yoroi again. "Engulf the light and plunge the world into darkness, Nightshroud." Ichigo activated his schrift. Umbra's mantle appeared around Ichigo's armor, the hood covering his face and making his eyes appear to glow red. Ichigo dove into the shadows, allowing himself to grow back to his true form. Using Shadowrun, Ichigo sneaked into the bar, observing that it was mostly empty, except for a group of six people in the far corner.
"Looks like there is more than one here." Ichigo thought as he summoned the scroll, he clicked each name, trying to identify everyone at the table.
"Albert (2), do you think we will be safe from them?" One of them whispered, wearing a thick hoodie and sweatpants.
"That's Caitlin Snow (3), better known as Killer Frost," Ichigo identified.
"Matt, we should be safe," Albert replied.
"That's Albert Michaels, better known as Atomic Skull."
"Treating us like this, we helped save the planet," a woman growled in anger.
"That's Barbara Ann Minerva, better known as Cheetah," Ichigo identified.
"Girl, calm yourself," another person said.
"That's John Hasen (4), better known as Evil Star," Ichigo identified.
"Barbara, you're not the only one who's pissed at them," another woman said as she drank her drink.
"That's Claire Selton, better known as Volcana," Ichigo identified. Ichigo turned to the last woman who didn't say anything. "That's Giganta, a transformed gorilla." Ichigo took a look at the bartender. "He's not on my list. Time to start." Ichigo waved his hand, casting Petrificus Totalus on all of them, including the bartender. Suddenly, all of them froze. Ichigo slowly rose out of the shadows. Due to his height, Ichigo only rose to his waist. Any more and Ichigo's head would crash through the ceiling.
"Good evening, villains," Ichigo said. All of them nervously looked at Ichigo.
"W-who are you?" Evil Star asked.
"To you, I am your executioner," Ichigo said as he looked at Evil Star.
"John Hasen, you have killed countless people in your pursuit of immortality," Ichigo said. "You planned to capture these villains and use them to grow your power before killing everyone on this planet."
"H-how did you know that?" Evil Star replied, shocked that his plan was exposed like that.
"You what!?" Atomic Skull yelled, unconsciously releasing radioactive energy.
"Albert Michaels," Ichigo turned to Atomic Skull. "Calm yourself," Ichigo said.
"Fine," Atomic Skull obeyed. The radioactive energy subsided.
"I sentence you to eternal torment in Hell," Ichigo said as he summoned Rebellion.
"W-wait!" Evil Star yelled. Ichigo ignored him as he stabbed Rebellion at Evil Star. The blade pierced through his chest and skull, instantly killing him. Ichigo pulled Rebellion out of his body, pulling his soul out in the process. Blood flew everywhere. Ichigo grabbed the soul and summoned a red Garganta, which led directly into Hell. He threw the soul into it. Ichigo closed the red Garganta.
"Albert Michaels," Ichigo said as he turned to Atomic Skull. "You were a scientist at S.T.A.R Labs who was exposed to experimental radiation. Your violent actions have directly killed thirty people and caused cancer in countless others."
"I…I didn't know," Atomic Skull admitted. "I didn't wish for these powers."
"I know," Ichigo calmly said, "Unlike John Hasen, I could see that you truly feel remorse for your actions… so I will grant you two options."
"What are they?" Atomic Skull asked.
"The first is a peaceful death," Ichigo said. "Unlike John Hasen, you will not be sent to Hell when you die."
"A-and the second option?" Atomic Skull asked.
"You will be banished from this universe and relocated to a new universe," Ichigo said.
"I choose the second option," he said.
"Very well," Ichigo said. He summoned a contract and handed it to Atomic Skull. "In exchange for not killing you now, you will be relocated to a new universe, where you will have an opportunity to control your powers, equipment to regulate your powers, and a new chance for a new life. In exchange, you will be monitored for 10 years and subjected to surprise inspections. You are only allowed to kill people in self-defense unless you decide to become a Hunter." Ichigo explained the contract and released Atomic Skull from his spells. Atomic Skull signed the contract. Ichigo summoned his Gigai creation gun and scanned Atomic Skull's body.
"Chishiki, can you help me organize these refugees?" Ichigo asked.
"Master, I will send a copy of myself to handle this matter," Chishiki replied as a copy of herself appeared in front of them, startling them.
"This is Chishiki; she will help you settle until I can place you in your new home," Ichigo explained.
"Thank you for your mercy," Atomic Skull said.
"Do not thank me. Do not waste this opportunity," Ichigo replied. He activated Tengan and used Haōgan to send Atomic Skull and Chishiki into Haō Zaimushō. Ichigo turned to Cheetah.
"Barbara Ann Minerva, you were a bio-geneticist working on gene splicing that would alter humans to have animalistic traits. Due to a lack of funding, you decided to experiment on yourself."
"And now, I'm a freak," she said.
"I don't see that," Ichigo admitted.
"All I see is someone who is dedicated to their goals," Ichigo said. "Giganta, you were an ordinary gorilla who was transformed into a human being by Gorilla Grodd's experiments."
"Uh-huh," Giganta replied. Ichigo turned to Caitlin Snow. Ichigo waved his hand as a ball of fire appeared in front of her. She let out a sigh of relief as the warmth entered her body.
"Thank you," Killer Frost said. Ichigo nodded his head.
"Caitlin Snow, another scientist of S.T.A.R Labs who was a victim of H.I.V.E's assassination attempt," Ichigo began. "Although you killed those people, I can sense the guilt you harbor about their death," Ichigo said. He turned to Volcana. "Lastly, Claire Selton, you were someone who was born with the ability to control fire. Your parents set you to a government facility, hoping they would help control your powers. Instead, that facility tried to control you and turn you into a weapon."
"That's when I said screw that and escaped," Volcana said.
"You did," Ichigo confirmed. "Once you got better control of your powers, you returned to that facility and killed them," Ichigo said.
"Not regretting that," she said.
"After you killed those scientists, you mainly stuck with thievery instead of continuing to kill," Ichigo said.
"They didn't deserve to die," Volcana said.
"With those words, let me reveal to you a secret," Ichigo said as he looked at the remaining four. "All four of you will have two options," Ichigo said.
"What are they?" Cheetah asked.
"The first option is that I let all of you go."
"What's the catch?" Cheetah quickly asked.
"Simple. I will place a curse on you, which will only allow you to say a modified version of what you have seen here. This also includes modifying your memories."
"And the second option?" She asked.
"You will be sent to a new universe with a chance to truly control your powers, get help for your weaknesses, and live a new life with a few restrictions."
"What are those restrictions?" Killer Frost asked.
"They will be similar to the ones placed on Atomic Skull," Ichigo said. "You will not purposely kill unless in self-defense or become a Hunter. You will be monitored for a certain period before being free to do whatever you want," Ichigo said.
"I want the second option," Killer Frost said.
"Can. You. Help. Me. Smart?" Giganta asked.
"I can," Ichigo replied.
"Go," Giganta replied.
"Might as well," Volcana said.
"What about you?" Ichigo asked as he looked at Cheetah.
"Fine," Cheetah said. Ichigo summoned a contract and handed it to everyone. He released them from his spells. All of them signed the contract. Ichigo scanned them with the Gigai gun before sending them into Haō Zaimushō. Ichigo created a Gigai of everyone. Ichigo killed the Gigais the same way as he did Evil Star. Ichigo walked towards the bartender. Ichigo could tell the bartender was extremely nervous. No doubt he would have run away already if it wasn't for Ichigo's spell keeping him there.
"Legilimens." Ichigo silently cast. He quickly modified his memories to make it where Ichigo violently killed each of them, ripped their souls out, and threw them into Hell. Once he finished that, he pointed Rebellion at the bartender's neck.
"You too sinned," Ichigo said. "A few more sins and I will exact vengeance." Ichigo lied. Ichigo returned to the shadows and released the spell on the bartender. He immediately collapsed on his knees as he peed his pants. Ichigo summoned a Shadowkhan. The dark blue-robed ninja appeared in front of Ichigo. "Your task is to not be discovered and observe who comes into the scene."
"Yes, Master," The Shadowkhan replied. He activated Mittei-chōgan. The Shadowkhan's eyes glowed yellow as the second effect of Mittei-chōgan took effect. Ichigo used Shadowrun to hunt down the other nearby villains. After five minutes, the bartender recovered and called the police. Upon hearing who the victims were, the police rerouted the call to the Justice League. Soon, Superman flew down to the bar.
"We just finished dealing with Darkseid's invasion, and now we have a vigilante killing villains," he thought as he entered the bar. He could see the dead bodies. He walked over and could feel how hot these bodies were. "According to the report, they were killed less than half an hour ago." Superman raised his hand to his ear.
"Watchtower, this is Superman. Over." Superman said.
"Superman, this is Mister Terrific. What is the situation? Over." Mister Terrific replied.
"I need a magic specialist and Batman. Over." Superman said.
"Got it. Over." Mister Terrific said. After a few moments. "Batman and Zatanna are coming over right now. Over and out." A few minutes later, Batman and Zatanna appeared.
"Wow, this person is powerful!" Zatanna said, feeling the magic around them.
"Can you handle him?" Batman asked.
"Possibly," Zatanna replied. She walked over to the nervous bartender. She pulled out her wand.
"Ydob eht mlac." Zatanna cast, calming the bartender down. "Please focus on the memory of the encounter." She instructed.
"I can't think anything but," He admitted. Zatanna placed her wand in the middle of his forehead.
"Seiromem eht llup." Zatanna slowly pulled her wand from the bartender's forehead. A misty white circular string began to come out of the bartender's forehead and followed Zatanna's wand. Soon everything came out. Zatanna twirled the misty white string as if she were wrapping noodles around a fork. She pointed her wand at a wall. "Seiromem eht wohs." She said. Her wand glowed like a movie projector, projecting the memories.
"Looks like we got a vigilante that wants to kill villains," Superman said.
"A strong magic user," Batman said.
"Maybe a demon," Zatanna added.
"How can you tell?" Batman asked.
"The fire that coated the blade is hellfire; he's able to rip the souls out of their bodies, and that red portal leads to Hell. Only a demon is capable of performing all three of those actions. Even then, this isn't a simple demon." Zatanna theorized.
"I'll reach out to Jason Blood," Batman said. Suddenly, an officer ran to them.
"Yes, officer?" Superman asked.
"We have another situation in the southern Metropolis." The officer nervously said.
"How bad is it?" Superman asked.
"It's worse," the officer replied.
"We are on our way," Superman replied. Unbeknownst to them, the Shadowkhan continued to watch over them. It slipped from its hiding spot into Batman's shadow. Superman, Batman, and Zatanna left the bar. Superman flew up into the air. Zatanna pointed her wand at Batman.
"Ylf," she said. Both of them were surrounded by magical energy and quickly followed behind Superman. They arrived to see a large, abandoned building being burned down. They could see the fire wasn't spreading to the nearby buildings. A group of firefighters was trying to put out the fire, to no avail. Zatanna walked over to the firefighters.
"Good, you're here," one of the firefighters said with relief.
"You should stop wasting your time. These are special magical flames that will only be put out when it finishes burning its target," Zatanna said.
"I see…" The firefighters said.
"Zatanna," Batman said. She turned to see a nervous man hugging Superman's leg. "We need you to read these memories." Zatanna walked over and pulled the memories out of the man. She pointed to an undamaged wall and began to project them.
They could see the man sitting down in a makeshift living room, watching the news. A few seconds later, they heard a door opening. The man turned to see Toyman walking in.
"Good evening, boss," the man said.
"Evening, William," Toyman replied. "Did my toys behave themselves while I was gone?"
"They did, boss," the aforementioned William replied.
"Good," Toyman replied. Suddenly, Ichigo rose out of the shadows. Before they could react, he bound them with the shadows.
"Winslow Schott Jr.," Ichigo began.
"Don't call me that! I'm TOYMAN!" He yelled.
"You have killed countless children to create your toys," Ichigo said.
"I didn't kill them," Toyman denied. "I allowed them to give joy to others."
"That's not how they see it," Ichigo said as he fired strings of reiatsu all over the warehouse. Slowly spirits of children appeared in front of them, none of them happy.
"Winslow Schott Jr," Ichigo said as he held Rebellion in front of him. "For your crimes of killing these children, using magic to bind them to your toys, and your disregard for life, I sentence you to eternal torment in Hell," Ichigo said.
"W-wait!" Toyman yelled. Ichigo ignored him as he stabbed Rebellion through him, piercing his head and chest. Ichigo pulled Rebellion out of his body, pulling the soul of his body in the process. Ichigo grabbed the soul, summoned a red Garganta, and threw the soul into Hell. Ichigo closed the red Garganta. Ichigo turned to the spirits.
"Be at peace. Your tormentor is dead," Ichigo said as he stabbed Rebellion into the ground. Hellfire floated out of the blade to the ground. "Burn this place down. Destroy everything and allow these spirits to find their peace." The Hellfire obeyed Ichigo's order, beginning to burn the warehouse down. Ichigo turned to William, who was crying.
"William Afton. You have assisted Winslow Schott Jr in all his crimes." Ichigo grabbed William with his hand. "I sentence you to eternal torment in Hell," Ichigo said as he grabbed William; another Shadowkhan slipped into his shadow. Ichigo turned around and threw him out of the warehouse. Zatanna's spell ended as he landed on the ground. Before anyone could say anything, the Hellfire, which just finished burning down the warehouse, lunged at William. Superman took a deep breath and flew a wave of icy cold air. The area around the fire began to turn to ice. To his surprise, the Hellfire ignored the attack and reached William. It immediately burned him into ashes. As soon as it finished, it extinguished itself. Zatanna turned to Superman.
"Superman, how did you not know about this?" She asked.
"I-I don't know," Superman admitted.
"This is your city. Everyone knows that Superman spends most of his time in this city," Zatanna replied.
"Enough," Batman interrupted. "We need to track this guy down and stop him from killing more."
"No," Zatanna said.
"Zatanna?" Batman asked.
"Batman, he took care of the garbage that we aren't able to do," Zatanna replied.
"But Zatanna, killing is wrong," Superman said. She looked at them.
"Then both of you find him." One of the Shadowkhan slipped into her shadows as she teleported away.
"Come on, Superman, we'll regroup in the Watchtower," Batman said.
"Okay, Batman," Superman replied. They teleported away.
Scene Change: Outskirts of Metropolis
As all of that happened, Ichigo had already left Metropolis, New York, using Shadowrun. He watched what happened through the Shadowkhan.
"Hm… Let's see how this goes," Ichigo thought. Ichigo followed the arrow and arrived at a collapsed cave. Ichigo moved closer to the collapsed cave. "Did they collapse the cave to hide their tracks?" Ichigo thought. Ichigo activated Schrift E: The Earth and tapped the collapsed cave, only to discover it was a fake wall, concealing the entrance. Ichigo used Schrift E: The Earth to make a small hole for Ichigo to use Shadowrun to slip into. He closed the hole behind him and resumed using Shadowrun.
Ichigo eventually arrived at a secret underground facility. As he explored the underground facility, he found a few scientists talking with each other. Ichigo used Legilimency on them.
"So this is the Cadmus facility the American government created," Ichigo thought. "According to the comic books, they committed many experiments to create weapons for combating metahumans." Ichigo thought as he entered the first laboratory. He could see an android lying on a metal operating table. Ichigo activated Schrift X: The Xenomachina. The nanomachines discreetly left the shadow and hacked into Cadmus's computers. Ichigo had the security footage looped as he rose out of the shadows.
"John Corben, also known as Metallo. Your actions have caused the death of many. I sentence you to death," Ichigo said as he executed him. Ichigo took out the scroll. He could see Metallo's name crossed out.
"Good," Ichigo thought as he returned to the shadow. He quickly located more prisoners: Parasite, Deadshot, Livewire, Inque, Katana, Plastique, and Captain Boomerang. Parasite and Deadshot were quickly killed. Livewire, Inque, Plastique, and Captain Boomerang accepted Ichigo's mercy. Katana swore loyalty to him after he freed all the souls trapped in Soultaker and gave a gigai to her husband and children. Ichigo continued to walk down the laboratory. He eventually arrived at a large laboratory with four people floating in large test tubes.
"These are the Ultimen, who were artificially created by Cadmus," Ichigo remembered.
"They are supposed to be suffering from a cellular breakdown," Chishiki commented.
"Do we have any ideas or ways to fix this?" Ichigo asked.
"I believe that if we revert them to a younger age and allow all of them to naturally age, their bodies wouldn't suffer from this cellular breakdown," Chishiki theorized. Ichigo walked over and began to drain the liquid from their test tubes. A few minutes later, they all woke up.
"Who are you?" The Asian-looking man asked.
"Hello, Wind Dragon." Ichigo turned to look at an African American man. "Juice." Ichigo glanced at the white-skinned elvish girl. "Shifter." Ichigo turned to the white-skinned elvish man. "Downpour."
"That doesn't answer my question," Wind Dragon said.
"I am here to help all of you," Ichigo replied.
"How?" Juice interjected.
"We theorized the reason your body is currently suffering from cellular breakdown is due to Cadmus's efforts to accelerate your age. We will revert your age to that of children," Ichigo said.
"You can turn back time?" Shifter asked.
"I can," Ichigo said. "I will not force any of you to make this decision."
"I accept," Wind Dragon said.
"Man if he's accepting, then I'll join in," Juice replied. Shifter and Downpour turned to each other and nodded their heads.
"I am going to also erase your memories so all of you can experience a real childhood, not an illusion implanted into you," Ichigo said. He waved his hand, putting them all to sleep. He placed his hand on Wind Dragon and removed most of his memories. He repeated the process with Juice, Shifter, and Downpour.
"Stand before Creation. Fall after The End. Chrónou Génesi." Ichigo chanted, activating Schrift C: The Chrónou Árchonta. Chrónou Génesi appeared in his hand. "Chrónou Antístrofí [Time Reversal]." Ichigo said as he pointed Chrónou Génesi at the unconscious Ultimen. Slowly their bodies began to shrink as he reverted them to babies. Another clone of Chishiki appeared. Ichigo transfigured their oversized clothing into baby clothes and towels for each of them. He carefully dressed each of them and wrapped the towels around them. He handed the babies to Chishiki and sent them to Haō Zaimushō. Ichigo once again sneaked out of the lab. The next lab he entered revealed a little girl sitting in a metal chair. She wore a headset over her head. Her arms and legs were bound to the metal chair.
"Who is she?" Ichigo asked.
"There are no records of her actual name, but they called her Ace," Chishiki began.
"Why is she bound?" Ichigo asked.
"Ace can send thought waves to people she is looking at, which warps the mental perceptions of others, often leaving the victims in a catatonic, mentally unstable, or psychologically damaged state. Cadmus took her in at a young age and experimented with her powers."
"I see…" Ichigo said as he approached the cell. He easily broke the bars and walked over to carefully remove the headset. He observed her pale skin, large eyes, and black hair. When Ace looked at Ichigo, he felt her attempting to use her powers on him. Ichigo flared a bit of his energy, easily blocking her thought wave. Ace stopped her attack and looked at him.
"You were able to resist it," Ace mumbled. "Without me wearing the band."
"I know," Ichigo said.
"Are you here to take me away from here?" Ace asked.
"If you want to," Ichigo replied.
"Are you going to make me hurt people, like the Joker did?" She asked.
"No," Ichigo replied. "I'm here to free those captured or created by Cadmus." Ace looked at Ichigo for a moment.
"Will you help me control my powers?" Ace asked. "I don't want to be here anymore."
"If you want me to," Ichigo replied as he broke the restraints on her. He carefully helped her stand up. "Is there anything you want to take with you?"
"No," she replied.
"I am going to send you to a place with other people who accepted my help," Ichigo warned. "Please try and control your powers." Ichigo handed her the restraint band. "If you feel your powers are getting out of hand, use the band." Ace looked at Ichigo before accepting the restraint band. Ichigo sent her to Haō Zaimushō. He stepped out of the cell and walked down the hallway before entering the next room. He could see an injured girl floating in liquid, with life support equipment attached to her.
"This is Galatea. Why didn't they focus on healing her?" Ichigo thought.
"According to records, Cadmus determined that Project Galatea was a failure. They collected her damaged body and focused on a new project, Project Seraphim."
"What is that?" Ichigo asked.
"Project Seraphim was born from Project Galatea and Project Ultimen," Chishiki began. "They were able to create their metahumans by combining DNA from Justice League members. They also used the learnings from Project Galatea to create stable metahumans."
"I see…" Ichigo said as he walked over to Galatea and freed her from the test chamber. She opened her eyes and stared at Ichigo.
"Who are you?" Galatea asked.
"My name is Ichigo, and I am here to talk to you," Ichigo said.
"Are you a part of Cadmus?" she asked as she tried not to flinch in pain.
"No, allow me to heal you," Ichigo said. He pointed Chrónou Génesi at her. "Chrónou Antístrofí [Time Reversal]." Ichigo activated it as he reversed all the damage she took. A few moments later, Galatea was completely fine.
"Thank you," she said as she tested her body. "But you haven't answered my question," she said.
"I am not from Cadmus," Ichigo answered. "I am someone who is allowing those unfortunate to start over." She gave Ichigo a strange look.
"Why?" she asked.
"Many people turn to a life of crime due to their situation, not because they chose it," Ichigo said. "You and the Ultimen were created by Cadmus to serve as their weapons. Once you were deemed a failure, they abandoned you to your fate.
"Wait… they deemed me a failure?" she asked.
"Correct," Ichigo said. "Your attack on the Watchtower was on July 9th, 2005 (5), and today is May 13th, 2006 (6)." Her eyes widened.
"They… abandoned me?" she mumbled. Ichigo walked over and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"They did," Ichigo said. "But now you have an opportunity to live your life how you want."
"How? I don't know how to act normal," she admitted.
"The Ultimen suffered from cellular breakdown due to Cadmus's method to age them. I had to de-age them to cure them of their cellular breakdown. In addition, they allowed me to wipe their memories so they can truly grow," Ichigo said. "Since you aren't suffering from cellular breakdown and false memories, you could simply live your new life as Galatea."
"That sounds too good to be true," she admitted.
"It does sound too good to be true," Ichigo agreed. "But it isn't," he replied.
"I accept," she said.
"Good," Ichigo replied as he summoned a contract. She read the contract and signed it. Ichigo sent her to Haō Zaimushō.
"There is one more lab here, where they have Project Seraphim," Chishiki said. Ichigo used Shadowrun and entered the final lab. Inside, Ichigo could see seven young adults floating in the test tubes. Chishiki appeared in front of Ichigo.
"The first test tube on the left is named Uriel. She was created by combining the DNA of Wonder Woman, Fire, and Long Shadow. The second test tube is named Gabriel. She was created by combining the DNA of the Flash and Katana. The third test tube is named Ramiel, and her DNA consists of Juice, Doctor Light, and Wind Dragon. The fourth test tube is named Michael, and he is a clone of Superman. The fifth test tube is named Jophiel and is a clone of J'onn J'onzz. The sixth test tube is named Azrael. Her DNA consisted of Hawkgirl, Frost, and Downpour. Lastly, the seventh test tube is Zaphkiel. Her DNA consisted of the Question, Downpour, and Plastique." Chishiki reported.
"Has Cadmus begun the brainwashing process yet?" Ichigo asked.
"Not yet. Hugo Strange, the person in charge of their mental development, is stuck in Gotham City." Chishiki replied.
"I'm going to place them also under your care," Ichigo said.
"Very well," Chishiki said as she used her nanomachines to split herself into two. Chishiki sent her nanomachines toward the life support equipment. The nanomachines separated them from Cadmus and they were able to maintain the equipment. Ichigo sent them and Chishiki to Haō Zaimushō. Chishiki returned to his mindscape as Ichigo escaped the underground facility and headed to Gotham City. As soon as he left, the alarms immediately went off. The scientists quickly checked to discover that all their subjects had disappeared.
Scene Change: Watchtower
Superman and Batman sat in a meeting room with Wonder Woman, Deadman, John Constantine, Detective Chimp, Doctor Fate, and Etrigan.
"Thank you for coming here," Superman said.
"It appears a supernatural threat has appeared right after Darkseid's invasion," Detective Chimp said.
"Correct," Batman said as he played the recordings of Zatanna playing the memories.
"Where's Zatanna? I thought she would be here," John Constantine replied.
"She questioned the need to stop him since he's killing only villains," Batman said.
"I wouldn't stop him," John admitted.
"Etrigan, can you confirm if the flames are hellfire?" Superman asked.
"In the darkened night, a fiery pyre, Ablaze and bold, the mighty hellfire," he confirms.
"Do you know who he is?" Superman asked.
"Etrigan knows, in shadows, he'll stay, Whispers hidden, truths at bay," Etrigan said.
"What can you tell us?" Batman asked.
"Ranked higher than kin, in shadows he thrives, Above grandfather and master, where power derives," he said as fire surrounded Etrigan. "Etrigan's silence, a mystic lore, Whispers sealed, forevermore." Etrigan was engulfed in fire. The fire disappeared, revealing a young man.
"Who is Etrigan's Master and Grandfather?" Batman asked.
"Before Etrigan was bound to Jason Blood, he served under Lucifer," Doctor Fate said.
"As for his Grandfather… it's Trigon," John replied.
"Then this will be extremely difficult," Detective Chimp said.
"My powers are useless against him," Deadman admitted.
"And I can only use my sword against him," Jason said.
"But we still need to do something to stop him," Superman said.
"Superman is right." Batman suddenly turned the TV on. The headline talked about Cadmus and their experiments.
"He must have found Cadmus's location and taken care of the villains in there," Batman said.
"Based on the scene, I believe he is heading to Gotham City since it is about half an hour from Metropolis," Detective Chimp added.
"Dammit," Batman growled. Suddenly John jumped out of his seat.
"John?" Superman questioned, surprised by the unexpected revelation. He walked over to Batman. John's hands glowed black as he plunged them into Batman's shadow and pulled out the Shadowkhan. Its hands morphed into scythes and attacked John. He was forced to let go of the Shadowkhan. Doctor Fate waved his hand, and a golden ankh appeared. Golden energy shot out and bound the Shadowkhan. The Shadowkhan exploded, shaking the entire room and setting off an alarm. A few seconds later, Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl, Flash, and Green Lantern rushed in.
"What happened?" Martian Manhunter asked.
"J'onn, apparently our Avenger planted a spy in Batman's shadow," Detective Chimp said.
"And Batman failed to notice," Flash commented.
"Unfortunately, magic isn't my specialty," Batman replied.
"But what was that?" Superman asked.
"It appears to be a being made from shadows," Doctor Fate said.
"To think he was able to spy on us," John commented as he sat back down.
"So, hellfire manipulation, soul manipulation, and shadow manipulation," Batman said as he noted down Avenger's displayed powers.
"Unfortunately, I will not be able to help," Martian Manhunter admitted.
"Right, your pyrophobia," Green Lantern said.
"We need to go down to Gotham City," Batman said. Everyone nodded their heads. Doctor Fate waved his hands as another golden ankh appeared. It grew bigger and covered everyone, except for Jason, Deadman, and Martian Manhunter, teleporting them away.
Scene Change: With Ichigo
Ichigo walked away from a burning makeshift hospital. He looked at his scroll.
"I've sent Bane, The Riddler, The Penguin, Scarecrow, Black Mask, Mad Hatter, Hugo Strange, and Professor Pyg to Hell. I mercifully killed Two-Face and Solomon Grundy. Killer Croc and Orca surprisingly wanted an opportunity to start over, if he gave them both a method to transform back to normal," Ichigo thought. Suddenly his connection with the Shadowkhan broke. "Looks like they found the Shadowkhan," Ichigo thought. Suddenly a large golden ankh appeared in front of him. "And looks like they are here." Ichigo thought as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, John Constantine, Detective Chimp, Doctor Fate, Flash, Hawkgirl, and Green Lantern appeared.
"Welcome, Justice League," Ichigo greeted. "It seems you are here to stop me from fixing your mistake."
"We are not executioners," Batman said.
"But you allowed these villains to continue to kill the innocent," Ichigo replied.
"Enough of the talking. None of us are going to stand down," John said.
"Indeed," Ichigo said as he activated Taishōgen and created eight golems. They looked exactly like Ichigo, but in their hands were their respective weapons belonging to the Schrifts he bestowed upon them.
"All of you have your assigned opponent," Ichigo mentally commanded. The other eight golems charged toward their respective opponents, leaving Ichigo to face Superman. He activated Schrift H: The Hakaimono, stabbing Rebellion into the ground as he walked toward Superman.
"Come at me, Superman," Ichigo challenged.
"You asked for this," Superman replied as his eyes glowed red.
"Destructive Aura," Ichigo said, surrounded by a silver aura. Superman shot his heat vision at Ichigo, but the Destructive Aura destroyed the laser beam. Superman ended his attack. "My turn," Ichigo said, shunpō'ing in front of Superman. "Internal Destruction," Ichigo declared as he punched Superman in the face. The Destructive Aura flowed through Superman's skin and into his lower jaw, destroying it. Blood and broken teeth flew out of his mouth. Superman staggered back, wiping the blood off his mouth.
"Is that all, Superman?" Ichigo taunted, getting into a fighting stance. Superman glared, flying towards him, attempting to punch Ichigo. Ichigo responded with a punch, the Destructive Aura flowing into Superman's fist and destroying the bones.
"Gah!" Superman yelled in pain. With a few more punches, Superman collapsed on the ground, beaten to a pulp. Ichigo turned around, observing the golems fighting the rest of the Justice League.
Scene Change: Batman vs. Schrift B: The Battle Booster
When Ichigo bestowed the golem with Schrift B: The Battle Booster, Vermillion took control. Battle Booster appeared around her arms as she charged toward Batman. He threw a few batarangs, but she swatted them away, continuing the chase.
"Two Counter Dash," she said, suddenly appearing behind Batman. "One Counter Explosive Fist!" She yelled, punching him in the back. The explosive force knocked Batman down, damaging a portion of his batsuit. "Two Counter Explosive Kick," she said, stomping on Batman's back. The force pushed Batman through the ground into the sewer. She followed, finding Batman floating in the water. She grabbed him, throwing his injured body out of the sewer. She then jumped out, placing Batman's body next to Superman's.
Scene Change: Doctor Fate vs. Schrift D: The Diablo Divider
When Ichigo bestowed the golem with Schrift D: The Diablo Divider, Nightingale took control. Her wings and white gloves appeared as she flew towards Doctor Fate. A golden ankh appeared behind Doctor Fate, sending golden fists toward Nightingale.
"Diving Wall," she said, creating a transparent blue barrier. The golden fists collided with the barrier, dissipating into energy that Nightingale absorbed.
"That wall can absorb all the magical energy used in the fists and add that power to her own." Doctor Fate analyzed. He pulled a few empty cars from the streets, sending them toward Nightingale. The cars slammed into the barrier, doing nothing.
"My turn," Nightingale said as she flew towards Doctor Fate. "Divided Reflection." She suddenly appeared in front of him, utilizing the kinetic energy from the cars Doctor Fate had thrown at her. "Diving Strings." Transparent blue strings flew towards Doctor Fate. He raised his hand to cast a spell. "Divided Reflection." A transparent blue fist slammed into Doctor Fate's back, causing him to lose focus, allowing Nightingale to continue draining him of his energy. She grabbed Doctor Fate's helmet and pulled it off his head. He attempted to cast another spell, but Nightingale interrupted him with her transparent blue fists. Suddenly, Detective Chimp slammed into Doctor Fate's back. Nightingale looked to see Keter.
"Thank you," she said, noticing both of them were unconscious.
Scene Change: John Constantine vs. Schrift N: The Negate
John Constantine stared at the golem armed with the Kūsho Yari. The golem charged toward John, who quickly cast a spell, sending a wave of fire at it. The golem stabbed Kūsho Yari forward, splitting the spell in two. John barely avoided the attack, but the golem persisted, attacking relentlessly. To his horror, all his spells proved ineffective against the golem.
"Will ya give me a damn break!?" John yelled.
"No," the golem replied. John attempted to teleport out, but the golem grabbed his arm. Unable to cast spells, John found himself slammed into the ground repeatedly until he lost consciousness.
Scene Change: Detective Chimp vs. Schrift S: The Sefirot
When Ichigo bestowed the golem with Schrift S: The Sefirot, Keter took control. Activating Keter, Malkuth, and Geburah, a golden crown and suit of armor appeared on the golem with a large red and black halberd in her hands.
"This is not going to end well," Detective Chimp said, drawing the Sword of Night.
"Indeed," Keter replied as she charged toward Detective Chimp. Swinging Geburah down, Detective Chimp dodged and charged back. Parts of her armor transformed into golden cutlasses that flew towards him. Detective Chimp tried to block the flying swords as Keter took advantage of his focus. She swung Geburah like a baseball bat, sending Detective Chimp flying. He slammed into Doctor Fate's bound body, rendering them both unconscious.
Scene Change: Flash vs. Schrift C: The Chrónou Árchonta & Schrift K: The Kūkan-teki Shihai
Flash stared at the golem holding Chrónou Génesi. "What are you going to do with that?" Flash asked.
"Chrónou Alysídes [Time Chains]," the golem replied. Chains around Chrónou Génesi flew towards Flash, who quickly dodged them and rushed towards the golem. "Tetraplásio Chrónou Epitachýno [Quadruple Time Accelerate]," the golem declared. Despite Flash's attempt to move faster, the golem dodged his initial attack. "I should have asked Diana to teach me Greek," Flash thought as he continued his rapid movements towards the golem.
"Chrónou Stási [Time Stop]," the golem declared. Suddenly, time around them froze. The Flash almost punched the golem in the face, but the golem took a few steps to the side. "Chrónou Alysídes." The golem cast and the chains casually wrapped themselves around the Flash. Moving Chrónou Génesi to its left hand, the golem summoned Kurokishi to its right hand. Kurokishi glowed black as it separated the Flash from this dimension. The golem observed as the Flash flattened, resembling a paper cutout. "Chrónou Archí [Time Start]," the golem said as the flow of time resumed for everyone except the Flash, who remained motionless and flat.
Scene Change: Hawkgirl vs. Schrift A: The Arashi Shōkanshi
Hawkgirl faced the golem wielding the nodachi. "Nitōryū [Two Sword Style]," the golem announced. The nodachi split into two katanas – one white and the other blue and green. Hawkgirl flew towards the golem. "Raigeki." The golem stabbed the white katana forward, releasing a large bolt of white lightning towards Hawkgirl. Swiftly moving to the side, she avoided the attack. Lightning gathered around her mace as she swung it down towards the golem. The golem raised the white katana, blocking her downward strike. It then pointed the other katana at Hawkgirl. "Arashigeki [Storm Strike]," the golem declared. A storm cyclone erupted from Arashiken, hitting Hawkgirl in the chest and sending her flying. The golem took a deep breath, surrounded by a vortex of white, blue, and green energy. The vortex hit Hawkgirl, pinning her in place in the air. Holding the swords in an X shape, the golem executed "Shōryū Dai Abare [Rising Dragon Rampage]," delivering a powerful X-slash at Hawkgirl.
"Gah!" she screamed as blood rushed out of her X-shaped wound, falling to the ground as blood continued to drip.
Scene Change: Green Lantern vs. Schrift Q: The Qliphoth
When Ichigo bestowed the golem with Schrift Q: The Qliphoth, Naamah took control, a black crown appearing on her head. Green Lantern's ring glowed as it formed green machine guns, firing green bullets at Naamah. She raised her left hand and activated Gamchicoth, a slit forming in front of her palm, revealing a small black hole pulling everything towards it, including the green bullets.
"Looks like I need to get in there," Green Lantern thought, forming a pair of giant fists with his ring, and swinging them toward Naamah. She caught his fists with her hands, and his green fists began turning dull white. He released his construct, causing them to disappear. Naamah smirked, forming a null white machine gun, and firing bullets at him. Creating multiple shields, Green Lantern tried to block the attack. The demonic light bullets hit his shield, corrupting the construct. "Think, John." he thought, trying to figure out a solution. In his distracted state, he didn't notice a giant dull white fist descending from above. Forming a construct of a bunker, Green Lantern attempted to shield himself, but the fist slammed into him, embedding him into the street. The white fist dissipated, revealing the dull white bunker. Naamah snapped her fingers, causing the demonic light to vanish. She looked down at the unconscious Green Lantern, now back in his regular clothes.
Scene Change: Wonder Woman vs. Schrift W: The War Lord
Wonder Woman gazed at the golem wielding the black and red Excalibur.
"I decree this to the Laws that bind all Worlds! Know me and fear me! Know me and revere me! For I am the Lord of the Eternal War! Let all creation hear my declaration!" the golem proclaimed. Wonder Woman's eyes widened as the golem was encased in a suit of black armor. She shivered, recognizing the energy around them.
"This is as if I am fighting Lord Ares." Wonder Woman thought. The golem charged at Wonder Woman and began attacking her. She blocked the attack with her sword.
"Is this all, Wonder Woman?" The golem inquired. For a moment, the image of Ares, the God of War, overlapped with the golem. Exploiting her distracted state, the golem kicked her in the stomach, sending her flying.
"Ares, why are you interfering in this battle?" Wonder Woman asked as she struggled to stand up.
"You are wrong, Wonder Woman," the golem clarified. "My master has fought Ares from his universe, and he was given this power from him. My master fully assimilated that power and made it his own."
"I see," Wonder Woman acknowledged.
"I wonder if this counts as the Greek Pantheon interfering with my master," the golem pondered. Wonder Woman looked slightly confused and right at that moment.
"Diana" someone communicated mentally.
"Lord Zeus" Wonder Woman replied.
"You need to retreat now," he advised.
"But, Lord Zeus." Wonder Woman questioned.
"Child, he is a mortal man who has killed gods before. I have heard this from another version of myself," Zeus warned, "If you continue this fight, you will implicate us all."
"I will do as you command me." Wonder Woman affirmed as she teleported away.
Scene Change: With Ichigo
All the golems dragged their defeated opponents and threw them in front of Ichigo. The golems disappeared, being reabsorbed by Ichigo. Superman looked at Ichigo.
"Is this the point where you kill us?" Superman asked.
"No," Ichigo replied. "This serves as a warning to you and the Justice League," Ichigo said. "Interfere with my mission and I will break you," Ichigo declared as he entered the shadows and disappeared. As he left, Flash was able to reconnect with time and space, returning to the third dimension, and immediately fell, landing on his face.
"Ow… what happened?" Flash asked.
First, the disclaimers:
"Avengers: Infinity War" is owned by Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
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Author Notes:
(1) Thanos's MCU height is used here. According to the comics, he's even shorter, standing at 2.01 meters or 6 feet 7 inches.
(2) While this is based on the Justice League animated series (JLAS), Atomic Skull didn't have an origin story there. I created a slight variation based on his Prime Earth origin story.
(3) JLAS depicted Killer Frost as a killer for fun. Still, I found Prime Earth Killer Frost, who initially was a villain but turned into a hero, and used a modified version of that origin story.
(4) Evil Star was never given a name in both JLAS and Prime Earth, so I combined John Broome and Irwin Hasen, his creators, to create John Hasen.
(5) July 9, 2005, was the date the episode "Panic in the Sky" was aired.
(6) May 13, 2006, was the date the episode "Destroyer" was aired.
(7) I decided to locate Gotham City in Newark, New Jersey, while Metropolis is in New York City. It would take about half an hour to get there.
(8) This fight surprisingly took a while for me to think out due to Flash's speed and the Speed Force. The Speed Force is the force that moves time and space forward. So, stopping time should work on the Flash. By further separating him from space, he wouldn't be able to move when the golem allows time to flow normally.