Hello everyone.
Time for a big showdown with Murray. This will be their most powerful foe yet.
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Lets get to it.
The heroes all emerged in front of the cave. Batman immediately got inside the Batwing.
The Batwing was a small aircraft that was painted black, was heavily armored, had machine guns at the front, and four thrusters at the back.
"I'll make sure it's clear." Batman announced.
The Batwing then flew inside the cave. Pretty soon, the all clear was given. The rest of the heroes went deep inside the cave and saw just how massive it was.
"This place is huge!" The Flash said.
"It sure is." Batgirl agreed.
"So where's Murray?" The Burner asked.
High Card then saw a cliff. And standing at the top was who they were looking for.
"There he is." She said pointing to the top of the cliff.
The heroes all looked to the top of the cliff and saw Murray standing there with his eyes closed.
"You have all made it here." Murray said. "I'm impressed. I see there are more of you."
"That's right!" The Freezer said.
Suddenly, an orange barrier was formed at the front of the way they came in.
"It is surprising that you all are children." Murray said.
His eyes then opened, and his ancient stone of power glowed orange. Orange energy gathered one his right hand. He then punched the ground, which enveloped him in orange energy. When the energy dissipated, Murray looked different.
He was no longer a corpse, but a living man. He was 6'1 and now had pale skin, short shiny black hair, was well built, and he wore a tuxedo with black shoes.
"Regardless, I will take this world for myself." Murray stated. "I will crush all who oppose me. I will rule over all, because that is what a king does."
"You're not taking this world." Superboy stated.
"Oh, but I will." Murray replied. "You have all witnessed my revival. Now you will witness my conquest."
He then magically conjured up a sword, and he leapt off the cliff to face the heroes. The heroes got ready for battle.
"Attack!" High Card ordered.
The Shapeshifter turned into a sword, and was grabbed by The Joker. She then extended her arms to try to slash Murray, but he countered her attacks with his sword.
While Murray was distracted, Lightning then flew behind him and fired lightning from her hands at him, which shocked him and brought him down.
Murray then recovered and tried a spin attack with his sword on The Barrier, but she put up a forcefield to protect herself. Mudboy then blinded Murray by firing mud balls at his face. Muscles then punched Murray so hard that he was knocked against the wall.
Murray then smiled.
"What a feeling." He said. "It's been so long since my last battle, I remember how much I loved the thrill of it. I'm not even close to my full power."
Murray then raised an arm up, and his power stone glowed. With a yell, and an explosion of orange energy, Murray transformed.
Murray now looked terrifying, he even looked borderline demonic. He now had grown to eight feet tall, had dark gray skin, His hair was now much longer, there were now two black horns protruding from the top of his head, he had black eyes with orange pupils, razor sharp teeth, he was now even more well built, he had razor sharp claws, and his tuxedo now had a long black cape at the back.
He stomped his right foot down and the ground shook. He then chuckled evilly.
The heroes were shocked at his new appearance.
"Enjoy your last moments." Murray said with a wicked grin. "I will end all of you one by one."
He then fired a laser from his hand at the heroes, and Eight Of Spades countered it with a laser of her own. Superboy and Sungirl attempted to attack him from the sides, but he summoned orange balls of energy and fired them at the two. They managed to avoid it while Catgirl roared and scratched Murray with her claws.
The Burner then shot fire out of her hands, but Murray dodged the attack. He then conjured up another sword and tried to attack her, but she flew away before he could strike her.
Murray then turned his sword into a club with spikes. The Flash then used her incredible speed to attack Murray. Because she was so fast he couldn't make out where she was. When she stopped her attack, she gave a smug grin.
Murray then leapt at The Flash and tried to slam his club down on her, but she dodged with no problem. He slammed the club down with so much force, it created a shockwave.
Invisigirl then turned invisible and attacked Murray. She used her karate skills on him. Murray had no idea where she was since she was invisible. No matter where he swung his club, he couldn't find her.
Murray then created an updraft, and those who couldn't fly were caught off guard as they were lifted into the air. He then summonsed numerous balls of energy, and he fired it at everyone, but High Card used her telekinesis to stop the balls of energy, and then she attacked Murray with them. He managed to dodge most of them, but some of them got him, which ended his updraft attack.
"Using my own attack against me, how original." Murray exclaimed.
Orange energy then gathered on Murray's club, then he slammed it down which created a powerful shockwave of orange energy. Luckily, The Barrier put up forcefields around everyone.
Superboy, Sungirl, Supergirl, and Sunboy then attacked Murray together. Superboy and Supergirl fired their heat vision at him, while Sungirl and Sunboy fired their lasers of sunlight from their hands. But Murray countered them all. He fired lasers from his hands to counter Sungirl and Sunboy, and he fired lasers from his eyes and mouth to counter Superboy and Supergirl. The buildup of those powers caused an explosion that knocked everyone back. Luckily, The Barrier acted quickly and put a force field around her fellow heroes.
Catgirl then scratched Murray again while The Burner breathed fire at him. It did some damage, but he quickly recovered.
Strong Suit and Muscles then snuck up behind him, jumped on Murray's back, and landed several punches to the back of his head. This dazed him, and Superboy and Sungirl flew in and landed a huge punch to Murray's face which sent him crashing into a wall with enormous force. He then collapsed onto his knees and took a moment to recover.
Eventually, he recovered and tried to strike Card Counter with his club, but Card Counter dodged it and fired a plasma bolt, along with several explosive charges, at Murray. This brought him to his knees again.
Wonder Gal and Wonder Woman then wrapped their lassos around Murray, then they swung him around and threw him into a wall.
Green Lantern A and Green Lantern B then switched their auras into hammers, and they proceeded to wack Murray repeatedly.
When they were done, Batman and Batgirl attacked Murray by firing a gas that dazed him. They then threw numerous punches and kicks at Murray.
When Murray recovered, The Boulder then turned into his boulder monster form. Murray tried swinging his club at The Boulder, but he caught the club in his hand and proceeded to punch Murray a few times before dropping him.
Aquaman then used his trident to stab Murray in the shoulder, making Murray yell in pain. Aquaman quickly removed the trident and got out of the way so that Supergirl and Sunboy could punch him.
Night Club and Sonic Boom then played a tune that seemed to overload Murray's senses. The Deuce then grew to twenty feet tall and punched Murray away.
Queen Of Diamonds then grabbed Murray's club and was enveloped in the material. He then swung at her, but it did nothing. Queen Of Diamonds then turned her crystal weapon into a hammer and wacked Murray away.
The Freezer then fired an ice stream from her hands at the club Murray was wielding. She then punched it and it shattered, catching him off guard.
Eleven Of Hearts then manipulated Murray's cape to wrap around his throat. He gagged as he brought a hand to his throat to try to get the cape off his throat, but to no avail.
Orange energy built up around Murray, and he fired an extremely powerful shockwave of energy that covered a 360 degree radius. This freed him from Eleven Of Heart's control, and it knocked everyone back. As usual The Barrier managed to put up forcefields around all the heroes.
Murray then conjured up a sword again. He then gave a wicked grin and gave the heroes a beckoning gesture.
Murray then summoned numerous balls of energy around the heroes, and he then sent them torward the heroes, but High Card though fast and used her telekinesis to raise the energy balls up into the air, and attack Murray with them. He then turned his sword into a club again and wacked most of the energy balls away.
High Card then focused her telekinesis on Murray, and she started choking him out. He tried to free himself from her control, but to no avail. At the same time Eleven Of Hearts once again manipulated Murray's cape to wrap around his neck.
While Murray was under High Card's control, Invisigirl then landed several punches to Murray's face. When she was done, The Flash landed several lightning fast punches on him. When she was done, The Burner then fired a stream of fire from her hand at Murray while at the same time, Lightning fired a stream of lightning from her hands at him.
When they were done, The Royal Flush summoned a bunch of honey badgers, which tunneled up from underground, then proceeded to attack Murray. They really did some serious damage. After about thirty seconds, The Royal Flush called off the honey badgers.
Murray was still being choked out by High Card, and The Sorcerer and The Shadow launched their attacks. The Sorcerer fired bolts of energy at him while The Shadow summoned some dark shadows to attack Murray.
When they were done, Eight Of Spades conjured up five swords. She gave four of them to Superboy, Sungirl, Supergirl, and Sunboy. The kept the fifth one for herself.
The five of them then flew forward and plunged the swords through Murray's chest, and he yelled in pain.
High Card stopped choking Murray out, and he collapsed onto his knees holding the handlebar of one of the swords that were impaled in him. He then let out a yell and almost fell back when he stood up, but he caught himself, and two seconds later, he let out another yell.
"I WILL TAKE THIS WORLD!" Murray roared. "NONE OF YOU WILL STOP ME! A BUNCH OF CHILDREN WILL NOT STAND IN MY WAY!"
"THAT'S IT!" Superboy yelled. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU!"
Superboy then flew forward and tackled Murray to the ground. He then landed several punches to Murray's face, each punch created a shockwave.
The other heroes were watching this in awe. Superboy really was the strongest and most powerful member of the team by a long shot.
After about a minute, High Card decided that Murray has had enough.
"Stand down, Superboy." She ordered.
Superboy complied and backed down.
High Card then used her telekinesis to start choking Murray out again. She then raised him off the ground.
"YOU ARE FINISHED!" She yelled. "Deuce, do it!"
The Deuce then walked forward and put her hand on Murray, and shrunk him down to just an inch. What she and the others didn't realize is that while Murray was shrunken, the ancient stone of power had become detached from his forehead while she was shrinking him.
"Eight Of Spades." High Card addressed.
"Got it." Eight Of spades replied.
She then teleported him away to the darkest depths of space. The barrier at the entrance of the cave was now gone. Then, Queen Of Diamonds got rid of the armor that was enveloping her, and she was back to her usual Queen Of Diamonds appearance. After a few minutes, Eight Of Spades sensed that he was dead.
"Murray is now dead." Eight Of Spades said.
"Good." High Card said. "It's literally a good thing you landed all those punches on him, Superboy."
"Thank you, High Card." Superboy replied.
"You're welcome. Just remember not to go overboard." High Card reminded him.
"Got it." Superboy said.
"Alright then." High Card said. "Let's go home."
Eight Of Spades then teleported herself, and everyone else home. Batman decided to just fly The Batwing home.
None of them noticed that the ancient stone of power was now on the ground of the cave.
That was an intense battle, but at least Murray is defeated for good.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please tell me what you think.