Outer space
JLA Watchtower
"Interesting..." Hal Jordan remarked, rubbing his chin as he stared at Gray, lying in a bed with a complex green energy life support system attached to his body.
"By all means, the boy is human with no active meta gene..." he said as the flesh over Gray's chest slowly wiggled, healing at a visible rate and creating a grotesque scene.
Gray's chest cavity was still empty, and the only thin...
2022-10-08 20:33:40 +0000 UTC View Post"Stop...!" a loud exclamation resounded in the area, and Gray seemed to recognize the speaker's voice as he froze, a glint of clarity flashing in his red eyes.
"Teacher..." Gray raspily remarked as he slowly turned to face Richard, accompanied by Benjamin. He also spotted Batman and immediately realized what was happening.
"Why...?" Richard calmly asked as he alternated his gaze between the red ring on Gray's index finger and his face. His tone did not sound upset or judgmental. 2022-10-07 04:32:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hal Jordan's expression was at an all-time worse as he alternated his gaze between the power ring-created hologram and Gray, who was floating in the air over an empty crater, panting.
The Green Lantern recognized the young man as the latter had already dismissed his red energy armor after depleting most of his energy to defeat Brimstone.
"Is that a red power ring...?" Hal Jordan muttered, his expression turning grave as he read through the guardia...
2022-10-06 00:19:18 +0000 UTC View PostGray slowly raised his head to look at the red ring floating in front of his face, immediately recognizing it. A brief flash of clarity flashed on his face before catching a glimpse of Mark's body made it disappear instantly.
Gritting his teeth, Gray snatched the ring and put it on his left hand's index finger without hesitation. He immediately fell to his knees as the power ring went to work, transforming his body.
His arteries expanded, slowly changing color as his blood evapora...
2022-10-04 02:21:50 +0000 UTC View Post'Looks empty...' I mused as I stood in front of the apartment complex upon finding no signs of life. 'It seems they properly evacuated... good...' I shrugged but still headed inside to check, just in case.
'The camera might be down, but the footage should still be intact...' I concluded as I entered the guard booth and quickly found Mark's work laptop.
It didn't take me long to crack the password, which was a mixture of his wife's and daughter's n...
2022-10-02 18:43:41 +0000 UTC View PostWatching Brimstone's chest cave in, collapsing on itself and revealing the half of a pulsating red stone, cleanly cut in half, I let out a drawn breath and relaxed my muscles as the adrenaline sustaining me left my system.
'That should be his core...' I muttered to myself as I adjusted my posture to land on my feet after noticing the red stone. My landing, luckily without injury, cracked the ground and sent a wave of debris flying.
I raised my head just in time to see Brimstone fa...
2022-10-01 15:24:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Why not the rifle itself...?" So I wanted to question, but I honestly couldn't care at this point. The solution fell from heaven into right my lab, and, despite many shortcomings, Batman was trustworthy when people's lives were at stake, at least.
I promptly opened the suitcase and noticed several parts and materials neatly arranged in size fitting container at the bottom and a blueprint of a rifle at the top.
I scanned the blueprint. My Mechanic...
2022-09-30 14:23:59 +0000 UTC View Post"This thing is my responsibility. I made a mistake, and I intend to fix it," the sometimes heroine, sometimes villainess resolutely said, and I honestly didn't have the energy or leeway to be paranoid.
"Whatever. I'll take all the help I can get right now," I said as I raised my gun and resumed firing before Brimstone could gather his bearings and continue attacking Crush.
"Thank you," Enchantress said as she flew ahead of me, wildly gesturing wit...
2022-09-29 14:11:31 +0000 UTC View PostAs he watched Brimstone send Crush flying away again, Gray gritted his teeth, leaping over Sentry Titan's shoulder. He had the Titan charge Brimstone while firing every single weapon it had.
Bullets and small caliber missiles of all sorts flew out of the Sentry Titan's body as it closed the distance, finally locking Brimstone's ankle with a crushing embrace.
Gray took a deep breath, bracing himself for the pain before he jumped at Brimstone's face...
2022-09-28 14:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post"Damn..." I muttered as I watched Brimstone Swat Crush down to the ground, giving her severe burns all over her body. Gritting my teeth, I channeled energy into Ebony and released a fully charged projectile.
The energy bullet hit Brimstone in the face, forcing him back before he could stomp on Crush and giving her enough time to get back to her feet and flee.
Crush was very strong, there was no doubt about it, and her healing factor was at least two times stronger than mine. Howev...
2022-09-27 10:02:05 +0000 UTC View Post"What the fuck happened?" I asked as I kneeled next to the profusely sweating J'onn, turning to the massive pillar of flames at the center of Gotham.
"Something terrible..." J'onn shakingly said as he tried and failed to stand up. "We must contact the League..." he added, his face turning pale as he reverted to his original martian form.
"So many people... suffering..." he went on, clutching his head in pain before promptly passing out, to which I could only click my tongue in ann...
2022-09-26 14:35:18 +0000 UTC View Post"It's about time..." The Riddler muttered as he entered a dark alley, having left the meeting with Ivy and the other villains. He leaned on the wall, retrieved a syringe, and jammed it into his neck.
He froze, leaning on the wall as his veins bulged and his eyes glowed green for a second before the simmer dimmed, prompting him to sigh in relief.
Having flushed Poison Ivy's pheromones from his system, The Riddler Grinned as he stood straight and raised his wristwatch to look at the...
2022-09-25 10:09:58 +0000 UTC View Post"Now that's more like it..." I muttered as I looked at the fireproof suit I'd just torched with Firefly's flame thrower, comparing how long it lasted to what the pyromaniac's fit.
Firefly's suit was still a bit better concerning heat resistance, but he designed it for that sole purpose. However, mine was bulletproof on top of being flameproof and lined with electric circuits, so I had to keep other considerations in mind.
It would still do its int...
2022-09-24 07:38:17 +0000 UTC View Post"Carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone, particle pollution, and sulfur oxides..." I muttered to myself as I stood on top of a high-rise building in the middle of Old Gotham after taking a deep breath.
It was incredible how one Archetype power changed my respective so much. I already knew how polluted Gotham's air is and had a rough idea about the chemicals responsible for said pollution.
However, with the first Archetype power...
2022-09-23 04:50:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe Riddler whistled, twirling his staff like he owned the place as he strode into a dark alley in Old Gotham. "Come out, come out, wherever you are," he said, grinning as he stopped twirling the pole and planted it in the ground, generating a loud bang.
A man dressed as a security guard walked out of the shadow and nodded at the Riddler in greeting. He was the same man who'd showed Enchantress around the secret laboratory.
"Basil, ol' chap, what ...
2022-09-22 10:06:42 +0000 UTC View PostGray's hideout
"Mother fucker..." I remarked to no one in particular, rubbing the back of my neck as I sat on my couch, viewing the documents, pics, and videos Abbot and Whisper gave me.
Ultimately, I had to see reason and let go of my urge to tear them new to shreds, which I did not understand even now. I sympathized with Cassandra. I did.
However, I never thought I'd almost enter a fit of murderous rage if someone threatened her, not ...
2022-09-18 20:45:46 +0000 UTC View PostEast End
Empty parking lot
"So? I'm here. What do you want?" I asked as I stood before Abbot, unmindful of Whisper's lack of presence as I knew she was hiding in the construction site overlooking the parking lot.
Though we were in a usually heavy traffic area, it was late at night, and the regular people who weren't part of the city's underbelly were hiding in the relative safety of their homes, leaving the area empty.
"Indeed you are..." Abbot said, nodding his head. ...
2022-09-18 01:11:54 +0000 UTC View Post"Go on then, let me hear your sob story..." I mockingly said, crossing my arms as I leaned back. I was willing to humor Nightshade out of curiosity more than anything else.
"It all started with my mother..." Nightshade replied, sighing as she began explaining her backstory; the origin of her mother Maureen, her enmity with The Incubus, and how he'd killed Maureen and taken the heroine's brother hostage in The Land Of Nightshades.
"I see," I said, ...
2022-09-16 15:02:46 +0000 UTC View PostGotham
The Diamond District
The theatre's back entrance
"You have a death wish or something?" Abbot's body stiffened as he heard a cold remark behind him. He put the unconscious body on the ground, slowly turning around as he raised his hand.
Abbot was not surprised to see Grayson standing behind him as he had approached the theatre's back entrance, fully intent on luring him out to have a word.
"I'm only here to talk..." Abbot blankly said, regarding Grayson wit...
2022-09-15 15:51:18 +0000 UTC View Post'For a guy who doesn't want to kill, I sure do like using untested shit on other people...' I mused, my eyes twitching as I kneeled next to the flaming man to examine his vitals.
I sighed in relief as I discovered he was merely unconscious, even if his appearance suggested he was dead, what with his eyes rolling back, showing the whites of his eyes as he lay motionless.
"That's that..." I remarked, shrugging as I got up and made my way to the Squi...
2022-09-14 14:19:14 +0000 UTC View PostCassandra couldn't help but grit her teeth as she cartwheeled to the side, letting the bearded woman roll past her as she looked at Nightwing throwing spherical capsules at the flaming man.
The capsules would explode once they hit the flaming man, releasing a blue foam that would wrap the latter and extinguish his flames before he'd shrug them off.
Nightwing still took advantage of the momentary distraction and hit the flaming man with Wing-Dings as the fire surrounding the latter...
2022-09-13 15:20:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Am I an asshole for this...?" I wondered aloud as I stood on a rooftop, gazing at the creepy circus and observing the two figures stealthily making their way inside.
True to my word, I had no intention of dealing with the whacky Professor
Pyg and his menagerie of super freaks, personally. I informed Nightwing and was more than happy to leave it to him.
However, I realized that I now had the chance to resolve one of the concerns keepin...
2022-09-12 15:34:13 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's note: sorry about the delay my dudes. We were too hammered and exhausted to drive back home so we stayed an extra day there. Anyway, I'm back now and I'll be updating the story as usual.
Gray's hideout
"This is going to take a while...." I muttered under my breath as I watched the spider-shaped robot rotating a spherical contraption with its front limbs, welding the sphere's cracked surface back together.
The spider-shape...
2022-09-11 15:16:28 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's note: I wanted to take a break today, but I got a call from my friend, and I'll be going on a road trip tomorrow which would take a couple of days, so here you go, even if it's a bit later than usual.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to write another chapter tomorrow, but the next update should come on Friday or Saturday at the latest either way!
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The silence extended for several minutes since the martian telepath 'brought them back' to Gr...
2022-09-06 21:55:18 +0000 UTC View Post"I'm sorry, child. I do not know who brought you here or for what purpose," J'onn said, regretfully shaking his head at my enthusiastic barrage of questions.
"I know of your presence because it is my duty to search for such anomalies," he added as the scenery changed to J'onn levitating cross-legged in the Justice League's watchtower.
"I was scanning the earth for psychic threats when I sensed your arrival," J'onn explained as he zoomed on his head, and the scenery changed into a ...
2022-09-05 13:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post'That guy is an idiot... but I can't let him keep wasting my time...' I mused, rubbing the back of my neck as I remotely accessed my bunker controls and opened the gate to go inside.
The idiot in mind was agent Harlor. Despite being as dumb as rocks, the man was a menace, just like a cockroach that doesn't know when to quit, and he kept harassing me, achieving nothing but wasting my goddamned time.
He'd already called me to question me three times now, and every time I'd leave a p...
2022-09-04 12:36:08 +0000 UTC View PostAs I sat on a bland metal gray chair behind an equally dull table inside a barely lit room with a cup of America's cheapest coffee on top of it, I couldn't help but think of how uncomfortable my suit felt.
After several months of wearing nothing but baggy, comfortable casual wear, wearing a suit again didn't feel right and made me wonder how I'd worn the damned thing almost every day in my past life.
But you're probably wondering what I was doing inside what seemed like an interro...
2022-09-03 14:22:28 +0000 UTC View PostLouisiana
Belle Reve
Amanda Waller frowned, barely resisting the urge to gnash her teeth in frustration as she watched the body cam footage cut off as soon Gray appeared.
She turned towards Gorman, who'd been responsible for tracking down Gray, and the look she gave him was enough to make the man stumble backward and fall flat on his ass.
"Someone throw this convict into solitary," Waller Barked as she turned away from the programmer, and it took him several seconds to...
2022-09-02 09:41:17 +0000 UTC View Post"Deep breaths..." Gray muttered to no one in particular, holding on to the torch in his hand as he took off the riot gear to breathe and stood over the unconscious, severely burned bodies of Waller's people.
"Don't do anything stupid... think about the consequences..." He kept muttering, tone growing louder with every word, his eyes glued to Lady Liberty as he spoke, dark thoughts flooding his mind.
Gray wanted nothing more than to wake up the wom...
2022-09-01 10:26:54 +0000 UTC View Post"You're a cat, not a fucking elephant; get over it already!" I said, sighing as Little Soot rapidly slapped at the top of my head with his paws from his sport at the couch's backrest.
It's been six days since I hacked into the task force x database. I've already downloaded everything there. Now I finally had everything I needed to convict Waller and then some.
The database did not only have enough evidence to destroy Waller and a shit ton of peopl...
2022-08-31 10:35:11 +0000 UTC View Post