221 Rage Of A God Part 3
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(General P.O.V)
For a second, no one moved. Then the air howled and the entire chamber was engulfed by noise from broken pieces of metal. The whole Watchtower rumbled from the strike. As soon as Superman had stepped foot inside the meeting hall, wearing nothing but a one piece solar suit to feed him energy from the sun, Vandal Savage had moved.
The blur was too fast for any of them to perceive. Not to mention, many things happened at once. Savage appeared before The Man of Steel and landed a heavy punch, smacking the Kryptonian through the layers of the Watchtower and into outer space, Canary's cry was cut short and the warning alarms from the computer system started blaring out.
And finally a flash appeared on Starfire's side as she successfully sent away Kai. Robin could guess where. And a small part of him felt pity for Savage only to be squashed when he remembered the man's deplorable actions. Bruce was missing because of him!
The Watchtower emergency life preservation routines kicked into high gear, the suction only pulling Robin off his feet before it stopped and he fell to the floor. From the corner of his eyes he saw Tommy Terror, this time with a purple outline of color, trap Black Canary in a bubble shield.
Boots appeared before him, the Boy Wonder tensed, knowing that in his position there was nothing he could do. In an act of defiance, he raised his head and shot a loathsome look at the ruthless villain. Vandal passed by him without sparing a single glance.
Robin's heart shattered in realization
He...he didn't even think of him as a threat.
Despite the fact that he had kept his life, Robin wasn't happy. Savage had dismissed him. Him! He would show him...
"Don't, boy." The warning came just in time. Robin's grip on the birdarang tightened to the point where it almost tore a hole through the highly resistant material of his glove.
"Move a single muscle and I will kill you."
Savage threw over his shoulder, walking toward the Tamaranean.
Black Canary slammed into the shield holding her aloft with her fists and kicks. Robin could understand why she wasn't using her abilities. If the shield was reflective then her Canary cry would rebound off it and back to her. And with how destructive her ability could be, she was risking getting turned into a blood mist.
After the warning, Robin couldn't move. Whether it was out of fear or the ponderous air that seemed to hold him down, all he he could do was watch as Savage approached the girl Robin liked. Starfire was like a furious god as she floated up.
Her hair blazed with a green fire. The same energy cladding her hands as well.
"Let them go!"
She threatened, the heat in the room increasing.
"No."
Savage replied coolly. Starfire was ready to charge in, fury clouding her face when she stopped, her hand trailing across her belly.
Robin saw the conflict in her eyes. She looked at him and Canary apologetically. Then her hand swiftly went to the pendant with the yin symbol on her neck. Savage appeared behind her and swiftly chopped her neck. Starfire fell like a puppet with cut strings.
Vandal walked to where Black Canary was held captive in a green shield. A helpless look warred with fury on her pretty face. Robin knew he should have paid attention to what was being said. That is what a good hero should have done. However, his eyes were only stuck on Kori.
Klarion had appeared under her and gripped her by the neck.
"Hehehe. This is going to be so much fun."
Robin felt his mouth dry.
"No..."
"Wait... you're right Teekl. It does feel familiar."
The chaos lord reached out and plucked the pendant off of Starfire's tanned neck.nHe held it up, his face changing, becoming sharper with red eyes rounding up the look.
"Such potent Order energy..."
He let the Pendant fall to the floor. Somehow as if sensing his gaze, Klarion turned to look at Robin.
"Don't worry... I'll take baaaad care of her."
The statement meant to be intimidating fell flat when the cat on the crook of his left arm meowed slightly.
"Good care?" Klarion asked incredulously.
"But...but that makes no sense! How can it be good care when we're going to use her for the ritual?! She is going to die Teekl!"
Robin's heart grew colder the more Klarion talked. The feeling of oppressive weight above him abated due to the sudden anger that suffused his body.
Robin could move again. He could save Kori now. Yet...he didn't. The anger only made his fear more apparent. And it shamed the young Hero that he was afraid to die...
"Let us depart. We have a schedule to keep."
Savage ordered, turning his back on Canary. The veteran hero looked as if her soul had been sucked off her body.
The shield disappeared and she fell to the floor just as Terror created a boom tube in the middle of the room. Almost impetuously, Savage walked inside without looking back even once. Terror followed and the last one to leave was Klarion.
"This place needs a little bit of remodelling. Too structured, too orderly. Not chaotic enough."
His evil smile sent chills down Robin's spine.
The lord of chaos snapped his fingers. A wave of red energy exploded out and gripped the whole Watchtower in a telekinetic hold.
"Warning! Warning! Warning!"
Red alerts flashed...then Robin was thrown off his crouching form as the Watchtower tilted and started falling towards the planet.
Something smacked Robin on the back of his head and his vision went dark.
(General P.O.V)
"42 minutes remain until Vandal Savage's threat to destroy a city comes true. I am gathered here infront of the UN as the Secretary is about to issue a press conference on whether they will agree to Savage's demands or not."
Behind the reporter, the United Nations buildings could be seen.
The TV suddenly changed stations.
"...wide city panic. The authorities are urging the rapidly increasing numbers of people leaving the targeted cities to exit in an orderly fashion..."
The camera shot was captured from above, showing traffic jams as throngs of people tried to run away. The camera swung wide, changing the visual to one that showed a silver android hovering above the daily planet with a police cordon under the now empty building.
The screen changed again.
"Riots have begun across downtown Canberra owing to the recent threats of destruction issued by the Super Villain known as Vandal Savage." An Aussie newscaster narrated grimly.
"The villain is suspected to..."
The screen was switched off.
"I can't stay here and do nothing uncle." Billy turned to his guardian.
"I have to try and help." Billy added, waiting for his uncle to refuse like he had many times prior.
The older man looked at the boy, just about to enter his teen years and nodded. It pained him to see such a huge responsibility heaped on him but he understood.
"Go get em son."
Billy smiled, running out of the open window.
"SHAZAM!"
(Elsewhere)
Dr. Fate could sense the widespread chaos just brewing to be unleashed. Nabu finally knew without a shadow of doubt that the Lords of Chaos had a hand in this. And while his current host was unrefined, lacking the fine control honed over years like some of his past wielders, she was Powerful. There was no comparison between her and Masali.
She could also realize the astronomical importance of Fate intervening in Whatever underhanded scheme Klarion and his cohorts had. And on that point, was also smart enough to realize that they needed the League. That was why instead of taking control like he would have, Fate allowed her to steer the wheel for a bit.
However this...this was beyond strange. So what had him shook?
Fate's body cut across the skies of Gotham, diverting his course and adjusting it to take him where he knew the Justice League headquarters were. At his current speed, he looked like a streak of yellow light and would have arrived there in a few more minutes.
Then something whisked by him once he reached the upper atmosphere. Something fast, hurtling towards the ground. Fate stopped and tried to identify what it was, only to see it was Superman, unconscious and wearing a white body suit.
Fate was about to dive in and save him when something caught his eye. The Watchtower was falling towards the planet, a red shroud covering it's outline.
"Klarion."
Nabu concluded with hatred and resignation pouring out of him.
"So what do we do?"
Zatanna asked calmly.
A second later and at Nabu's direction, Dr. Fate split into numerous copies. One of the copies dove towards the earth after Superman while the others flew upwards and cast a net of power across the Watchtower, stabilizing it and ending it's descent. The red glow covering the whole structure disappeared.
Dr. Fate teleported inside the Watchtower ready for a fight just in case. The whole structure was flashing red and he could see a trail of destruction where something seemed to almost have plowed through. The walls of the meeting hall were charred black from what seemed to have been very hot flames and at the corner of the room, attached to a cord dug in the wall was Black Canary holding an unconscious Robin.
The heroine was up in her feet immediately, not even bothering to acknowledge Fate. Her hands flashed across the League computer, bypassing the locks put in place in case the Watchtower was compromised.
A tanned and worried face appeared on the screen.
"Black Canary what..."
"No time Catherine! Savage is planning on destroying the UN headquarters regardless of what their decision might be! You have to get put of there!" The League Liason's eyes widened.
"I..."
Then the screen cut off suddenly. For one split second, Canary could swear she almost heard the explosion...She knew, without a shadow of doubt that her worst fears had come true.
Savage had just blown up the UN.
