Chapter 39 - 39 Ready For War (1/2)
Gray sat down in his penthouse with the files he recovered from the hidden underground base beneath the basement level night club. After recovering every that was of value to the Pseudo-Servant, including copies of Noble Phantasms', all Greek in origin.
Even Divine Constructs like Zeus' lightning bolt and Poseidon's trident were copied by the one true God of War, the God who created the Church of Areopagus.
Rider, Archer and Shielder had already informed Gray that this was the work of Ares, the Greek God of War. But Gray didn't need them to tell him that. He already knew that the Ares of this universe was an adversary of Wonder Woman, and that he had tried to kill his half-sister multiple times. As a God he possessed near immortality and superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance and durability.
His strength was roughly equal to Wonder Woman's if not exceeding it slightly due to his full Old God physiology. His battle prowess was also equal to the Amazonian, embodying the aspect of War which his myth is derived from.
”He would certainly be a challenge to fight....”.
With Gunner, Berserker or Saber the fight would be over in just a matter of minutes. However, all of the Servants within his Class Cards ”wanted” a battle. They were all heroes who didn't regret anything in life. They all had their pride, and Rider, Archer and Shielder all dėsɨrėd battle.
They lived and died on the battlefield. Archer in particular always wanted to fight his half-brother in his original life, not getting the chance when he was still alive.
But with the information that Ares would invade Themiscyra in just a couple hours, the blood coursing through Gray's veins, diluted with the Divinity of multiple different mythologies, yet somehow enhancing its overall quality.
He wanted a fight. He wanted to battle the God with everything on the line. His honor, his dignity, his life.
Gray let out a deep breath, his bloodlust fading if only a fraction of a percent.
”The only problem is how Ares wants to deal with the Justice League....”.
Gray didn't really want the Justice League to all die by Ares hand.
First of all it'll make him one of the prime defenders of Earth, increasing his workload as well as putting him in the worlds eye, instead of just the scope of New York. He won't be able to move as quietly as he might originally be able to, and his persona as just Gray wouldn't be able to push forward with the ”Akashic Academy” if he is forced to look after the planet.
Secondly, if the Justice League gets involved, the Team will also get involved. A certain ċhėstnut blonde haired girl flashed through Gray's mind, and the strange ”plan” that the leader of the Empty Coffin Gang talked about unnerved the twenty year old slightly.
”If it works on Superman it'll work on Kara as well. Not to mention any contingency the Church of Areopagus has for a member of the Justice League, will work just as well for any member of the Team as well”.
Gray sighed before looking at the image of Themiscyra on the map. Despite being invisible to satellite technology, Ares still managed to find it. He didn't know if the God of War was sealed on the island and broke out after the Second World War, or if he just returned to the Sphere of Gods and waited for this moment.
Getting there would take a couple hours if he flew by Rider chariot, and it would use less od. But if he used Saber and flew there himself, it would take just under an hour at the cost of more od.
If he didn't go and let the League handle it on their own, despite having overcome countless odds together, their was always a chance of losing. Everyone had their weaknesses after all.
Superman had Kryptonite and Louis. Batman had Alfred and his parents. Wonder Woman had the other Amazons. The Flash had his wife, Iris West. Green Lantern had Carol Ferris, despite her being apart of the Star Sapphire Corps. Green Arrow had Black Canary, and Black Canary had Green Arrow.