*Inhales*
*Ahhh!!!*
"I love the smell of chaos in the morning." I expressed out loud as I stepped out my front door, looking unto the dark smoke clouds that led to the sky from a distance.
"You're kidding, right?" Selina asked, staring at me with disbelief in her eyes. I guess the situation the world currently found itself wasn't one she could easily tough out.
"I'm afraid he's not." Leo replied.
"Scratch that, chaos sucks… It reeks of blood, smoke and pollution." I exasperated as I sarcastically gestured like I was going to puck.
"Well, that would be my que to leave. Later Tom, hopefully we survive this mess." Selina said her goodbye as she hopped on her bike.
"Later beautiful, and try not to damage that sexy body of yours. Okay?" She smiled at my remark, while Leo just gave a half wave as she zoomed off on her bike.
She was probably going to get her stuff and evacuate the city like anybody in their right senses would do, but Leo and I weren't like those normies.
"What now boss?" Leo asked.
"We head for Metropolis, the heart of this attack." I ordered, turning to Leo as a smirk crept across my lips.
"I was hoping you would say that." Leo said with a mischievous look on his face.
Society is a mess right now and Gotham most especially, took it up a notch. Criminals trying to grab as much spoils as they could, heavy traffic due to the masses who were trying to evacuate Gotham, and the accidents many got involved with along the way.
Most parts of the city were engulfed with flames, hence the thick smoke. Buildings were on fire, so did vehicles that got involved in one accident or the other.
Luckily the police, firefighters, Red Hood, and Batgirl were on the case and each were trying to either calm or ease the minds of the panicking masses in whatever way they could.
With all the chaos, Batman was nowhere to be found. I guess he had to be either at the heart of the action or must be working on a way to forcefully send our unwanted guests back to their home world.
From what we saw on the news, the League members had their hands tied with the five soldiers who seemed to be in the commanding ranks of Darkseid's army.
I already sent a message to my mercenaries to stay as far away from Metropolis as possible, I wouldn't want them committing suicide by alien invasion.
If Darkseid was to show up anywhere, it would definitely be Metropolis. Leo and I needed to be on our way so we could get there as soon as we possibly could.
For me it's the thrill of having to fight someone of Darkseid's caliber, not knowing if I'm even strong enough to stand up to the conquer of worlds.
While for Leo, chaos meant busy heroes and occupied police officers. Banks and buildings which held valuables are literally begging to get rubbed, since the security guards must have already abandoned their posts and joined the evacuation.
Captain Cold and Heat Wave are psychopaths who enjoy the adrenaline rush of crime. They would go against the tides and risk their lives just so they could steal whatever they had their eyes on.
In order for Leo and I to get to Metropolis quickly and avoid the traffic jam, unlike the helpless civilians, we'd have to either use a private jet or I personally fly there. Well, I guess we'll go with the latter.
"Wait wait wait…. Do you really think you can take on this Darkseid dude? He's the definition of bad news, and I wouldn't want you getting yourself killed." Leo said with a hint of concern in his voice as we prepared to leave.
"But isn't gambling big what makes it so thrilling? The uncertainty of the outcome, but confidence in knowing I wouldn't go down that easily." I replied to him.
"Am just saying you're a smart kid, don't go killing yourself over a gamble that might cost you everything, including your life." Leo said while wearing his jacket and strapped on his cold gun to its holster.
"Careful Leo, you're almost sounding like you care." I teased.
"Of course I do, I wouldn't want that brain of yours to go to waste. Also, I guess you've grown on me quite a bit." He said with a lower tone before walking out the house.
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[Back in Metropolis]
Wonder Woman flew across the evening sky as she communicated with the rest of the members on ground. "I'm currently headed towards one of the locations where the light descended from the sky. There's been commotion from each of the four locations." She said as she continued her flight, momentarily pausing her speech as she spotted the destruction which laid ahead.
"Green Lantern, Shazam, and anyone nearby should do the same, Cyborg has confirmed that they are soldiers of Darkseid's army, and commanders to the hostile forces invading our planet. Our mission is to defeat them and send them running back to Apokolips." She ordered over her coms.
Wonder Woman arrived where one of the portals had appeared, finding herself in a scene of utter destruction. Craters marred the landscape, a testament to the invaders' destructive arrival. Amidst the wreckage stood Granny Goodness, a menacing figure clad in dark, twisted armor, one of Darkseid's forces.
Granny Goodness, with her hunched form and malevolent grin, exuded a palpable threat. Wonder Woman, determined and majestic, approached her adversary. The air crackled with tension as the clash between good and evil loomed.
Their exchange of competitive glances was brief, but intense. Wonder Woman, lasso in hand, warned, "Your reign of terror ends now."
Granny Goodness, cackling, retorted, "The fun's just starting, my dear."
As Wonder Woman darted directly towards her, the battle unfolded with a symphony of blows, each clash resonating with power.
Wonder Woman's divine strength clashed against Granny Goodness's cunning and dark weaponry. The battleground became a canvas of acrobatics and might, a visual testament to the clash of titans.
In the culmination of their confrontation, Wonder Woman's lasso momentarily ensnared Granny Goodness. However, Granny, fueled by dark resolve, broke free and launched an assault. Wonder Woman, drawing upon her Amazonian prowess to counter, delivered a decisive blow that sent Granny Goodness somersaulting backwards along a short distance from Wonder Woman,
Granny Goodness got on her feet and closed the gap, jumped into the air with her weapon held up high as she descended upon Wonder Woman, striking a heavy blow of which Wonder Woman blocked with her sword.
Upon countering with her sword, the ground beneath her cratered due to the strength they both possessed.
The street which was now turned into a battlefield, echoed with the clash of their weapons as Wonder Woman and Granny Goodness continued their face off.
The fight went on with a lightning-fast exchange of blows. Wonder Woman's bracelets deflected Granny's dark weaponry, each collision resonating with power. The air crackled with intensity each time they made contact.
Granny Goodness, with a wicked grin, unleashed a barrage of relentless strikes, combining brute force with calculated cunning. Wonder Woman countered with unparalleled agility, her movements a dance of precision and strength.
The battlefield became a canvas of dynamic combat—Wonder Woman's lasso snaking through the air, momentarily ensnaring Granny once again, only for the dark warrior to break free with a sinister laugh.
"You naughty little monkey, Granny would spank you good." Granny Goodness said to her before blasting Wonder Woman with her dark weaponry, she evaded the blast with her bracelets before dashing at Granny with a clenched fist.
Wonder Woman, channeling the might of the gods, delivered a thunderous punch that sent shockwaves through the battleground. Granny Goodness, fueled by dark energy, retaliated with a surge of malevolent power, creating a chaotic spectacle of cosmic forces colliding.
"The anti-life equation shall be ours, and this universe shall tremble at the might of our Lord." Granny Goodness cried put as her weapon clashed against Wonder Woman's sword, creating sparks upon each strike.
"We the protectors of earth will send you and your companions back to Apokolips, Darkseid will never get his hands on the planet." Wonder Woman stated before pushing back Granny and delivered a strike upon her armor.
"Really now?" Granny rhetorically asked. "I must say you're one naive child to think that lord Darkseid, the conqueror of over one hundred thousand worlds, wouldn't be able to seize earth for his own."
"I'm not the one being naive here." She said as she threw a kick at Granny and continued her statement. "You are!"
Granny stumbled back and with a malicious grin on her face, she shot a beam of dark energy at Wonder Woman who dodged to her side and launched her lasso whip at Granny's feet.
It wrapped around her leg and she pulled granny into the air, slamming her into the ground with all her might. "This might take a while." Granny muttered while getting back on her feet, ready to put an end to the Amazonian princess and proceeding with her mission.
Green Lantern was about closing in on his selected target when he realized that he knew who it might be.
His power ring glowed with emerald energy as he was confronted by the sight of the rampaging Kalibak. "Well, well, if it isn't the charming Kalibak causing pointless destruction again," Green Lantern quipped, a smirk playing on his lips. For a second there, he was a bit worried he might have picked the short straw and might be confronted by Darkseid himself.
Kalibak, towering and ferocious, responded with a menacing growl. "Green Lantern! Your light won't save you from the might of Darkseid's favorite son!"
"We'll see about that." Green Lantern said as an amory of emerald constructs materialized behind him.
As he launched them at Kalibak, the ground crackled with energy as Kalibak savagely swung his mace and destroyed each and every one of the constructs sent his way. He did that as a warm up before the actual show down.
Green Lantern conjured a massive fist with brass knuckles, fists ready for a brawl. "Let's see if your strength can match the willpower of the entire Green Lantern Corps!"
The clash began, each blow resonating with power. Kalibak swung his electrified mace, but Green Lantern deftly dodged, countering with constructs that danced like emerald fireflies. "Your moves are as predictable as your taste in destruction, Kalibak!"
Kalibak roared, summoning dark energy to enhance his attacks. "I'll crush you, Lantern! No one can withstand the might of Apokolips!"
Green Lantern soared into the air, creating a shield of light to deflect Kalibak's onslaught. "You really need a hobby, Kalibak. Maybe gardening? It's therapeutic!"
As the battle raged on, Green Lantern's constructs intensified, forming intricate weapons and barriers as Kalibak destroyed each and every one of them. "I've faced scarier things before breakfast, Kalibak. Step up your game!" He taunted.
Kalibak, relentless, launched a seismic shockwave. Green Lantern responded, creating a colossal hand to halt the quake. "You're like a toddler throwing a tantrum. Time to put you in a timeout!"
As Kalibak defended himself against Green Lantern's construct, a gigantic hand holding a truck was materialized by Green Lantern. He smashed Kalibak with the vehicle as the ground cratered beneath him.
Kalibak tried regaining himself when a moving train came from his side, hitting him into the air. This was where Green Lantern got a bit crafty with his combos.
As Kalibak was struck into the air, just as he was about to hit the ground, an emerald baseball bat smashed him into the ground.
The impact was so strong that he burst through the grounds and landed upon the rail tracks of the underground subway station beneath the city.
Green Lantern slowly descended through the dust clouds and into the hole which he had sent Kalibak, he kept his guard up as he knew that wasn't near enough firepower to take down the godlike beast of a being he was fighting.
Kalibak rolled over on the damaged rail tracks and spotted Green Lantern's glow emerging from the dust cloud. He immediately dug his hands into the ground, pulled the rail lines from the tracks as he swung it at Green Lantern with all his might.
A green shield appeared out of thin air but it immediately shattered upon impact with the rails, breaking through the shield, Kalibak whipped Green Lantern against the solid wall.
The attack was so quick and direct that it didn't give Green Lantern enough time to even think of generating a shield strong enough to withstand Kalibak's strength.
Falling to the ground from the human-shaped hole in the wall, he coughed out some blood as he held onto his torso, Kalibak must have broken a rib or two.
"What? No smarty comment?" Kalibak taunted upon seeing Green Lantern's state. Hal tried getting up, groaning as he struggled to stand on both feet. But rather just levitated himself off the ground as he tried getting the pain out of his head and his head back in the fight.
Looking ahead with a blurred vision, he saw Kalibak close the distance between them and he immediately covered himself with a ball as a protective shield against Kalibak who was upon him and with his Beta-club in hand.
He swung his mace with all his might and the ball-like shield shattered like glass taking a hit from a crowbar.
It drove Hal through the concrete underground ceiling and back upon the surface, falling on the streets as he bled from his mouth and nose. Green Lantern wiped his bloodied mouth with his glove as Kalibak's hulking figure landed in front of him.
He knew he was clearly out matched but decided to try a little something. In a final surge of willpower, Green Lantern encased Kalibak in an emerald cage. "Maybe next time, choose a hobby that doesn't involve destroying cities. Art class, perhaps?"
He tried putting up a strong front but he knew that cage wouldn't hold for long if his willpower wasn't strong enough, he was in serious pains but he tried to focus more on keeping Kalibak caged up as he created huge chains to hold and restrict Kalibak from making use of his limbs.
Kalibak struggled against the chains and cage bars as his new confinement slowly shrunk in size to keep him in place and without any means of swinging his mace.
But the new god was too strong for Green Lantern. With a loud and beastly roar, he broke the chain incapacitating his right arm.
The chains connected itself back and pulled his arm back into captivity. With his crimson red eyes, Kalibak pulled on both arms this time and broke both chains, he swung his mace and destroyed the cage construct.
"I guess you have a problem with chains and cages." He quipped as he saw how pissed he had made him.
Kalibak had a savage look in his eyes as it turned blood red. The beast growled as it dragged his beta-club along the tarred round, with focus like a beast that was locked in on his prey, starved and ready to end Green Lantern for good.
"Oh, boy!" Green Lantern exclaimed, knowing this might be the end of him if he wasn't smart about things or just happened to make the wrong call.
"ROAR…!!!*
Kalibak jumped into the air with both hands tightly gripping on his beta-club as he took a brute swing at Green Lantern. Hal blocked with the power of his ring but was forced from the sky and crashed into the supermarket of a gas station.
Kalibak charged in, not giving Green Lantern time to regroup or organize his thoughts. Lantern jumped to his feet and flew out of the supermarket through the hole he had made on the roof.
He looked around him and realized they were in an abandoned gas station and everyone in that vicinity had evacuated due to the invasion, a thought to subdue the beast crossed his mind.
As Kalibak closed in on Green Lantern, he stomped the ground below his feet so hard that he propelled himself forward with an incredible speed, he took another swing at Green Lantern, aiming for his head this time around but Green Lantern had something else in mind.
Green Lantern took a side step to evade Kalibak's attack, he missed his target and ended up striking the empty ground. The moment his beta-club made contact with the empty ground, he turned to take another swing at Green Lantern but his face was met with a gigantic fist instead.
It smashed him through the ground of the gas station, bursting through multiple pipes as he crashed into an underground gas bunker. Kalibak's hairy body was soaked in gasoline.
A green and bright light shone into the hole from above. He looked up only to see Green Lantern up in the sky, with a conjured rocket launcher in hand. He held it on his shoulder, aiming at Kalibak.
"I must admit, you were one tough bastard. But this is the end of our fight." Green Lantern stated as he pulled the trigger of the rocket launcher.
"No!!!" Kalibak roared out as he tried jumping out of there but he wasn't fast enough. The explosion was so massive that it took out the entire gas station and neighboring structures around it.
Green Lantern used his ring to create a protective shield which shielded him from the flames and shockwaves from the explosion.
Green Lantern continued to float in the sky, wondering if the sacrifice he made with public property was worth it, considering Kalibak might walk out of that massive explosion with nothing but burns.
He waited for a while, only to see Kalibak slowly crawling from the aftermath of the explosion and greatly wounded all over his body.
"You might have won this match, but I promise to get my revenge on you, mark my words." Kalibak was badly wounded and conceded the fight to Hal.
Green Lantern let out a sigh of relief before dropping on a nearby rooftop. He leaned his back against a wall as he caught his breath, with bruises and severe injuries all over.
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