Beach Day and the arrival of Artemis

"Hi Megan, we should come to the beach every day," she said as she ran into the water.

"But first, a moment of silence for our fallen friend," Robin said, lowering her head.

So we started to prepare things, "You guys go play, I'll start cooking," I said while lighting the charcoal.

"I hope you brought that meat you always have in the fridge," Conner said, remembering the meat he brought from heaven.

"Always, it is what I have the most. Deer from the city of Silver, as they are hunted and nobody eats it, there is a lot of it," I said, taking out the meat packages. While I lit the fire, they all went to play in the sea. I set a long wooden table and several chairs with a tent to avoid the sun.

Kaldur had come to check on him, "Surely you don't want to go to the sea," Kaldur said.

"Ah, I prefer not to scare them. It's not nice to see my body," I told him. You could see the scars on my arms and legs, which showed how they had been opened to take out my bones. But the worst were all over my torso and back, hundreds of scars.

Kaldur looked at them, "They are only wounds," Kaldur said without knowing the rest.

"Yeah, but cream, it's more than this," I said, taking off my shirt and revealing all the scars on my muscles.

"It's like you've been skinned," Kaldur said, horrified to see the healed wounds.

"That's why I said it's better that no one sees them. There are some things that cannot be healed in any way," I said in a low voice. Kaldur left with the others into the open sea.

"Hey Robin, you know about Ethan's injuries," Kaldur said to his friend in a low voice. Robin looked at him.

"I found something in Batman's base. After the fight with Amazo, I looked for information about him. He spent 9 or 10 years locked up in the castle of Félix Fausto. Batman did not write much, but a large collection of Human skin scrolls was confiscated, a Cane of Bones, and two amulets made with eyes. They were guarded by Zatara because of how dangerous they were," Robin said, looking at Ethan who was preparing lunch.

"Then Félix Fausto tortured him for 9 years. But since he survived, the injuries he has must be from the extraction of his bones and the skinning," Kaldur said, impressed.

"Batman did not say it in his report. Rather, he omitted it. It was only written that Faust had been eradicated from existence, his soul was erased. But he did not say by whom. I imagine his grandfather," Robin finished saying with Kaldur nodding.

Meanwhile, inside the Cave, Batman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Red Tornado were with a girl in a green uniform and blonde hair tied in a tail.

"Where's the team?" Batman said, looking around.

"On the beach, enjoying free time. I saw Ethan carrying a grill and various things," Red Tornado said, showing the camera on the beach where everyone was having fun.

Batman looked and took his comlink, dialing Ethan, who answered.

"Batman to Ethan, we need you inside the cave," Batman said.

"Understood, I'm going," I said, hanging up.

"It's Bats, I'll be right back. Conner checks the meat," I yelled as I left and Conner made the OK gesture. Quickly returning to the cave, I found several members of the League and a young woman our age.

"Archangel, I present to you Artemis, a new member of the team," Batman said, introducing the young woman.

"Hi Artemis, it's nice to meet you. Thanks for the Amazo thing," I said, shaking his hand.

"Wait, you knew it was me, but how?" She said.

"Heartbeats and the same scent in the gym air. By the way, nice shot," I said, to which she smiled.

"Okay, now that it's clear, Archangel is taking Artemis with the team to the beach," Black Canary said, to which I nodded.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't bring a bathing suit," she said.

"No problem, we can get clothes at my house," I told Black Canary, who nodded.

"Okay, go and come back," Batman said.

"Okay, let me let you in," I said to Artemis, who looked at me strangely. We entered the Boom Tube, arriving at the patio of my house.

"This is your house, it's not a church," Artemis said, surprised to see the place.

"Oh yes, my grandfather reconditioned it for me, and I live here," I said, opening the door. It revealed a huge living room with several bookcases, a television, and sofas.

Artemis looked surprised, "Wait, the size of the Church doesn't match the room. It's 3 or 4 times bigger. Some kind of super crazy alien technology," she said, surprised.

"No, it's just more difficult. I'll explain it to you on the way to the beach. Now, the first room on the left. It has a closet, think of the swimsuit you want, and it will appear," I said nonchalantly.

She looked at me like I was crazy, and she went upstairs suspiciously, opening the door and finding a bed made of white material similar to cotton. Her hand sank as she touched it, and she felt that it was super comfortable and she wanted to lie down. Then she saw the wardrobe, remembering what I said. The Girl walked and thought of a green bathing suit, and the door opened. Inside was the same suit, and she was surprised. Then she thought of more clothes, and surprisingly, they appeared. After putting on the bathing suit and other clothes, we headed to the beach under the stairs.

"It's amazing, technology, or what was used to create those clothes," she said curiously, looking at the attractive young man in front of her.

"Mm, well, first, let's go back, and I'll explain. My nickname is Archangel, but my name is Ethan. I'm the one who had the silver armor that night," I said as we walked.

"Ah, the Thanagarian with those white and gold wings," she said, remembering that she had seen me.

"The wings, yes, but the race no. I am a half Angel, the son of an Archangel and a Human," I said, activating the Boom tube, with her surprised.

"Wait, Angels, like the ones in the Bible, they're real?" she said, surprised.

"Quite. What you saw was a wardrobe that can create any clothes you want, and the house was extended, creating a separate dimension," I said, with her surprised.

"You would be the preferred boyfriend of all the women on the planet just with the closet. By the way, I'm Artemis Crock," she said, laughing.

"Maybe, but they better not find out, or they would start a holy war. It's a pleasure, I'm Ethan Asher," I said, laughing.

"Hey, by the way, what happened to your wings?" she said, to which I laughed and spread them out.

She saw them, "I can?" Artemis said, reaching out to touch them, to which I nodded, and she passed her hand over them.

"They are soft and warm," she said, touching them.

"And they tickle me," I said, putting them back, and we walked to the beach.

Upon arrival, we saw everyone at the table preparing the dishes to eat.

"Hey, Ethan, who's the new face?" Robin said.

"Team, come, let me introduce you to Artemis, the new member of the team," I said.

"Great, another girl for the group," Megan said cheerfully, approaching.

"I'm Megan, the Martian detective's niece," she said, cheerfully greeting her. Then Kaldur.

"I am Kaldur'ahm, but they call me Kaldur," he said, shaking hands, and the others introduced themselves.

"Well, how about we put another plate and eat something," I said, waving my hand, and a plate, glass, and cutlery appeared.

"Seriously, you couldn't do that with my bathing suit," Artemis said, surprised.

"No, unless you gave me your measurements," I said, making her blush.

"Well, what do you want to eat? We have homemade smoked sausages, ribs, hamburgers, tenderloin," I said.

"Bring it all, and we'll help ourselves," Robin said, to which I put everything on a tray and took it to the table, and everyone helped themselves.

Artemis, Robin, and Kaldur, who had never tasted this meat, were amazed.

"Old Wally, I would kill for any of this," Robin said, eating his hot dog.

"I've never tasted meat like this, it's too soft and juicy," Artemis said.

"I agree," Kaldur said.

While the Team ate on the beach, a meeting of the League of Shadows was taking place on the Infinite Island.

"That Fast Boy, he took Dr. Roquette. Luckily, The Fog ended, and it is operational," said an Asian man to the white screens.

"Well, the plan is maintained. First target the University of Miami Beach, then the STAR laboratories in Philadelphia, and finally Wayne Tech," said a voice in French.

"What about those meddling brats from the league and the doctor?" a female voice said.

"We'll send League assassins to kill her before they can do anything," a voice said.

"Fine, but the boy called Archangel, it's worrying. He would stop the assassins we send," another voice said.

"I have a solution. I talked to an old acquaintance. Everyone knows Calibraxis," a deeper voice said, causing a blood-red being to emerge in the middle of the room, with a bare skull and long bone claws on its four arms.

"Kwkw, Vandal, you better let me kill until I'm comfortable. I'm running a lot of risk when I draw infernal daggers to kill that minor Angel, and more so if Lucifer finds out," Calibraxis said.

"You will kill what was promised to you in the contract, as long as you can kill the Angel, Calibraxis," said the man who introduced him.

"We will send Cheshire along with Black Spider and Hook. We have information that they are heading to Happy Harbor," said another male voice.

"Well, Calibraxis will go with you. You need a human body," said the one who introduced the demon.

"No, too weak. If it's an Angel, I'll have to fight head-on. Your sacrifices were enough to allow me to enter, and my master gave me something for this," Calibraxis said, smiling creepily.

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In the following chapters we will finally see the meeting between Lucifer and Ethan, if someone read the Hellrazer comics or has a wiki, in the Sandman series the guard at the gate of damnation is called Orondoinflated, but I know that in the comics He had another name since he was from the Rhyming Demons like Etrigan and his brother Skatelgoat