"Hey! That's my dad's trident!" Percy exclaimed, "dude! So not cool!"
Aquaman looked confused, "I'm sorry?"
"That trident!" Percy pointed at the golden weapon, "it's my dad's!"
"And who exactly is your father?"
"Poseidon!"
Aquaman looked confused when Diana spoke up, "he speaks the truth. The way Perseus controlled the ocean is proof that he is in fact a son of Poseidon."
"Ah sure," Aquaman said nervously, "look dude this is one of the seven treasure of Atlantis, it's a symbol given to the rightful heir to the throne of Atlantis. Yeah it's called the Trident of Neptune, but that doesn't make it so."
Percy blinked, "so....it's just a cheap knock off?"
"NO! It's the symbol of the king of Atlantis!"
"Right, but it's not my dad's trident. That would make this look like a toothpick."
"ARGH! You are so annoying!"
Hal sighed, "welcome to the club man."
"I am the king of Atlantis boy!" Aquaman shouted, "and you will give me the proper respect I deserve."
"Dude when I meet my dad for the first time I punched him in the face. In front of all the other Olympians. When I meet Ares, the God of War, I sodomized him using Zeus's lightning bolt. So if you think I'm going to treat you with respect just because you own a fancy gold toothpick you are dead wrong."
Batman spoke up, "enough. Aquaman, why are you here?"
The orange mail wearing king glared at Percy as he pointed at the Parademon, "these things started showing up underwater. Put some kind of bomb down there and blew a hole creating some kind of portal. Dozens flew out. We managed to drive them back and I came up here to assess the situation. You all obviously gathered to fight them off."
"Huh," Flash said, "guess....we kind of did."
"But I don't see a leader," Aquaman spoke.
"Then you're obviously not looking at me," Batman exclaimed.
"Oh give me a break," He exclaimed, "why the hell should we listen to you?"
"Because I'm the only one here who has experience leading a team," Aquaman replied.
Percy looked at the men's title;
Arthur Curry, King of Atlantis
Lv— 38
"Actually I have experience leading the Amazon's," Diana spoke, "and have been doing it for years."
"And I have lead an army of demigods before," Percy said, "that doesn't make me a good leader though."
"Etherway we need to do something, now," Superman stepped up, "these things are taking people into that watchtower, we need to stop them."
"Right," Aquaman agreed, he turned to Hal, "we need a lure."
"Why are you looking at me?" Hal asked.
"Your bright and shiny," Arthur explained.
"I'm not a fish pal, so don't treat me like one."
"Look we aren't going to save people by sitting around and arguing," Percy spoke, "we need to stick together Hal."
"I am not taking orders from you kid," Green Lantern sneard, "you may be powerful but this guy is shit," he pointed at Aquaman, "I mean what can you do?"
"FOR DARKSEID!" a huge swarm of Parademons swooped down from the watchtower and charged at the assembled heroes.
"I got this," Percy stepped up.
"No," Arthur stopped him, "allow me." Arthur then pressed his fingers to his temple and focused. Suddenly Percy felt a mental command come out of Arthur. It was reacting to the Godly side of Percy's mind, Percy couldn't understand what he was saying, but he knew he was trying to do something.
Suddenly the water in front of them exploded outwards as sharks jumped out and caught several Parademons in their jaws ripping them into shreds. A single Parademon escaped and charged Arthur. Percy was about to step in and help when Arthur moved.
The king of Atlantis discovered the monster by plunging his trident through it's head killing it instantly. He then threw it over his head and into the water giving it as a snack for a nearby shark,
Hal started, "well....never mind."
"I so have to learn how to do that," Percy exclaimed as he looked to the destruction Arthur caused, "dude, you are awesome. Still doesn't change the fact your trident is lame though" Aquaman groaned but said nothing in response.
"So you can control sea creatures?" The Flash asked.
Aquaman nodded, "yes."
"Incoming!" Batman cried out as the remaining of the Parademon wave crashed into them.
Percy and Diana stood back to back as they fought together. She fought like a warrior possessed, Percy was reminded of the way Clarisse fought, fury and all.
Flash and Superman used their advanced speed to make sure the Parademons are contained while Batman and Aquaman fought them one on one.
"Look out!" Hal cried out as he formed a green hard light shield in front of the group blocking a hail of bullets fired at them from a squad of oncoming helicopters.
"Shit!" Percy cursed as he jumped in front of Diana, the bullets didn't even harm him as he protected Diana from the bullets.
"I didn't need your help Perseus," Diana said as she pushed the demons back, "I could have handled it."
"I'm sure," Percy said, "but I would rather not risk it!"
"I see," Diana threw back all the demons around them as Percy used his telekinetic powers the lift the Parademons and move them in front of the oncoming bullets. "Who taught you to fight?"
"I kind of learn the whole fighting thing by myself," Percy began to throw the dead Parademon bodies at the live ones slowing them down allowing the bullets from the chopper to cut them down.
"Very impressive," Diana smiled, "I am eager to ask you for a duel Perseus after this."
"You know what, sure," Percy lifted up several Parademons and crashed them into the sea and kept them there until they drowned, "that is after this is all over."
"Agreed!" Diana smiled.
"We need to shut them down!" Superman yelled out as he put his hands up to deflect the bullets coming for his face.
"Shut them down?" the Flash exclaimed, "they're the US government Superman! Their just doing their job!"
"Look Barry you seem like you're a good person who's trying to do the right thing," Superman then started to float, "but the same can't always be said to people in positions of high authority."
He then took off towards the helicopters like a bullet from a gun.
"Shit," the Flash cursed a she took off leave a trail of lighting behind him as he ran across the ocean surface, "the government is so going to be pissed at me."
Superman threw men out the helicopter while the Flash caught them and carried them to land one by one. Soon the helicopters were empty as they slowly started to come crashing down into the ocean.
"The demons are retreating again!" Diana exclaimed as everyone stayed on alert, ready for anything.
BOOM!
Another one of those white portals opened up as something stepped out of it. This new being wore silver and looked...human?
"I got it!" He exclaimed as he grabbed the being using one of his constructs in the shape of a human hand.
"Hal no!" Batman examined, "he's not one of them?"
"What?"
"I got this," Percy exclaimed as he caught the mysterious being using his telekinetic powers and slowly brought said person down;
Victor Stone, Football Prodigy
Lv— 23
Percy placed him down as Aquaman held him up, "it's just a kid wearing some kind of armour."
"That's not armour, that's him," Diana exclaimed. Percy looked at the man and sure enough the metal wasn't armour, it was skin. He was some kind of...cyborg. His left eye was red and only the right portion of his face was seen. Ether he must be suffering from burns or something or the rest of his body was robotic.
Diana was immediately at his side as she held his hand, "who are you? Do you need help?"
"N....o, no. T-they go world to world....he's coming.....right now," Victor spoke in a very human voice.
"Who is?" Batman asked.
BOOOOM!
A bright light exploded away from them near the entrance of the port. It was another one of those portals, this one however was bigger than any of the others before. A silhouette of a giant humanoid like creature walked out.
He was bigger than Alcyoneus, far bigger. Percy couldn't even comprehend what he was looking at. His face was very rough, almost stone like. He wore blue and grey armour around his body with an inverted omega symbol right in the middle of his chest. His eyes glowed red as he smirked menacingly at them.
"I'm guessing he's the bad guy," Hal said as they all looked at the new commer.
"Gee thanks captain obvious, we never would have figured that out," Percy commented as he looked at the things title;
Darkseid, Ruler of Apokolips
Lv— ?
"I am Darkseid," the thing's voice grumble out, "kneel before me!"
He stomped on the ground causing a major Earthquake that knocked down everyone off of their feet and to the ground. Building fell down on top of them burying them all under rubble. Percy felt it in his bones, a feeling he hadn't felt since Alaska, fear.
As a building came crashing down Percy turned to Batman, the rest of them could handle themselves but as far as Percy knew he was only human. He jumped up and put himself between the man and the building causing it to break down over his back.
"Fuck," Percy clenched his teeth as a sharp piece of metal hit his spine. There wasn't much damage though, thanks to the armour.
Defence — 432,851,332
Percy had lost 10,000 defence points from that. He looked down, "are you okay?"
Batman nodded, "are you?"
"Yeah, never better," Percy groaned as he pushed the building easily off of him. Those building lifting exercises really do help in the long run.
"NO! STOP!"
BOOM!
Percy and Batman turned to see Darkseid blast a set of fighter jets with what looked like laser beams that came out of his eyes.
Flash was up already, he was the one who had screamed. Darkseid turned to him.
Batman pulled Percy back, "we need to pull back, make a plan and regroup."
Percy nodded, the rest of them would be fine, he needed to make sure people weren't hurt because of that mini Earthquake Darkseid made.
"Flash," Superman groaned out as he got up. Darkseid then shoot two red laser beams out of his eyes and at the heros who took off at superhuman speeds. The lasers however didn't stop, it seems they were locked in on them.
Percy cursed, "Batman, get the others and keep them safe. I'll need to make sure Darkseid doesn't try and destroy the planet or something."
Batman wanted to argue but before he could Percy was gone in a blur of speed.
"YO! UGLY!" Percy roared as he launched a huge boulder at Darkseid.
"Pathetic," the thing grumbled as he flicked the stone away with his fingers.
"Well, so is your father's pull out game!" Percy yelled as he threw a punch at Darkside only to have the monster catch it with his bare hands.
A shock wave of force exploded out, the stones behind Darkside flew away, but he didn't budge an inch. Percy threw his other hand out only for Darkseid to catch that as well. He smirked.
"Impressive boy," He started to twist Percy's hands, "your strength is on par with even the kryptonian."
"Well your breath is on par with the New York sewage system!" Percy clicked his heels activating the hidden blades in them. He then swung at Darkseid's side only for the celestial bronze blade to not even cut into the monster's armour.
Percy looked horrified, "h-how?"
"You are not of this Earth, are you," Darkseid smirked, "yes...yes....a dimension walker. Truly a rare thing to see one other than myself."
Percy's eyes shot open in panic, 'this guy....he knows.'
"When I am done with this world, I'll come for yours as well," the monster swore, "all versions of Earth will be mine."
Percy's eyes flashed red. He imagined this thing bringing his army to his world, to his people. He imagined Thalia and the others fighting, and dying. Percy's eyes turned red;
Ping!
Perk: 'Le Bete' activated! You gained +20 to all stats!
"No, it won't," Percy growled, "it will never be yours. As long as I live not one of your Parademons will step foot in my world!"
"Then die!"
Darkseid twisted his wrists snapping both of Percy's arms. The pain should have hit Percy hard but Gamer's body blocked it out. Percy knew he couldn't punch his way out of this, so he didn't something he promised himself he would never do.
Percy reached out with his mind and felt Darkseid's preceness. He then used Molecular manipulation and started to tear into the monster's arms as blood vessels and bones started to break apart under Percy's touch.
"What are you doing?!" Darkseid threw Percy to the side as he held his bleeding arms.
Percy landed on his feet and began to heal himself with his healing skills. His bones snapped back into place as Percy sighed in relief, "who said I was done with you Darkseid?"
"Just for that will make sure to hunt down your world in particular and kill it," Darkseid growled as a red aura surrounded itself around his hands, "now die!"
A blast of red energy rocket towards Percy. He lifted a boulder and placed it in front of him. He knew this wouldn't be enough, and he waited for impact.
"Hang on kid!" Hal's voice came up as he created a wall of green energy in front of Percy protecting him from the blast.
"Thanks," Percy lifted the boulder and threw it over the wall of energy towards Darkside who didn't even bother lifting a hand to block it.
"He's a monster," Diana exclaimed as she and the others slowly came up from their little rest.
"Anyone got an idea on how to beat him?" Aquaman asked.
"I thought you were the leader?" Hal asked with a smirk.
"Oh so now I'm the leader?"
Suddenly a red and yellow blur came towards them. The Flash stopped before them panting. He looked haggard, part of his costume was torn up, "they took Superman!"
"How?" came the rough voice of Batman.
"H-he got hit with one of Darkside's laser beams. A Parademon then came in and swooped him away."
"Why?" Batman asked.
"Let's ask him," Arthur said as they all turned to Darkseid.
"Happy too," Hal said with a cocky smirk.
"I'm not with you guys," Victor, the human cyborg was finally on his feet again..
"Your human dude, you are with us," Percy pointed at Darkseid, "besides I don't think Easter Island head over there cares for the difference."
"Anyone has a plan?" Diana asked.
"I think I do," Percy said, "I need some time though."
"No problem," Green Lantern started to fly, "I got this."
Percy nodded, "I'll be back as soon as I can." Percy then turned around and vanished into the city running as fast as he dared to go while inside the populated area.
"What do you think he has in mind?" Aquaman asked.
"Something good I hope," Victor spoke as he looked at Darkseid in fear, "because I really don't want to go up against this guy."
