Injustice 3: The Might of Magic (Book 3)

Kara:

"Ahh," Ivy says, scratching her neck. "I hate these disguises. Why do we have to wear them?"

"Because you and I are wanted fugitives," I answer. I wait until Ivy is done scratching before turning to walk down the street. "Besides, they're not so bad. I like what I'm wearing. It's not bad."

I look down at my yellow shirt with a dark-brown skirt and leggings. Ivy on the other hand is wearing a long dark green coat underneath a light green shirt. We're both also wearing glasses and have our hair tied into a bun.

"Yeah," Ivy says, looking down at her own outfits. "I'll admit, it's not bad, but I am a little curious as to why these are programmed into our excellneno-suits. I mean, did Sunglasses boy these and somehow scanned them into our suits, or were these outfits already in that weird head of his?"

"Please don't call him weird," I say. "The Man is not weird. He's just...He's something else but he is not weird. Okay?"

"Oh yeah," Ivy says. "He's something else alright."

I bump Ivy in her arms. She screams and falls to the sidewalk.

"Ouch," she says. She looks up at me with crooked eyebrows.

"Sorry," I say, reaching down to help Ivy up. "I'm so sorry about that."

"It's fine," Ivy says, pushing me back. "It's fine. Kara, stop! You're drawing a crowd."

I stop what I'm doing and look around. Ivy is right. A group of people started to gather around us. They look at us as I help Ivy up.

"Remember what The Man said," Ivy whispers, pulling me in close. "Patrol the city but do not draw attention."

She then lets go of my arm and faces the crowd.

"Nothing to see here people," Ivy says. "Go back to your days. Come on. Come on."

Ivy claps her hands and waves at the crowd. Slowly, they start to leave us alone.

"Okay," Ivy says. "We patrolled Central City. We haven't seen any trouble. Let's go."

"Yeah," I say with a nod. "Let's go."

I look back at all the people. Most of them have already forgotten about Ivy and me, but there were still a few that looks back. I turn around and hide my face when they do.

"I have to be careful," I think. "As The Man said. Do not draw attention."

I imagine what would happen if someone saw me and recognize me. What would happen if someone saw me and recognize me as Supergirl. I shake my head at the thought and pull down my sleeves.

Making sure no one is looking at us, I tap my wrist and a hologram screen comes up.

"Kara," Iris answers, her face on the screen. "Ready to come home?"

"Yeah, Ivy and I are ready to come back to the home. Can you ask Scarecrow to prepare the portal?"

"I'm on it," Iris says before both her face and the screen disappears. I lower my arm and look at Ivy.

"Let's go find a quiet place for the portal," I say. "Ivy. Ivy? Ivy!"

For some reason, Ivy is looking at the sky. I tap her on the shoulder. She shakes when she looks at me.

"Ivy, what's wrong? Why are you staring at the sky like that?"

Ivy opens her mouth to say something but before she could, red smoke appears around me. It grabs me and teleports me away. Before I know it, I'm standing on a building's rooftop.

"What," I say, spinning around. "How did I get up here?"

"I brought you up here," a voice answers. I turn around and see a man with charcoal skin. His eyes are red and he's wearing black armor with a cape. "Hello, Supergirl."

I step back when I hear what he calls me.

"There is no need to hide who you are," the man says. "I can see through your disguise."

"Fine then," I say, taking off the glasses. "Who are you?"

"I am Ares, the God of War."

The Man:

Chanting a chaos spell, Klarion the Witch Boy spreads out his arms and splits himself into magical copies. Making five of themselves, they all charge toward me.

The first copy pulls back his fist as he runs. He tries to punch me but I step back and dodge the swing. Shooting forward, I then grab his head, my whole hand wrapping around his face. Picking him up, I then slam him down onto the street. Keeping him down, I pull back my own fist and punch this Klarion. My fist goes right through this Klarion's head and into the street. With his head gone, the copy vanishes into dust.

Hearing screaming, I look up to see the four other Klarions running toward me. Quickly getting back up, I shoot out my hands with two fingers up and two down.

"Shields of Fate," I chant. My hands start to glow, and a second later, golden crosses appear out of thin air. As the Klarion copies reach me, they split into teams. The first team tries close combat, punching and kicking while the second team stays back. From their glowing hands, they summon bolts of black and red lighting to strike me.

However, the shields of fate block all their attacks. The crosses appear and disappear. They shield me from all of Klarion's attacks.

"Impossible," one of the Klarion copies says, exhausted after a cross blocked all of his punches. "How are you doing this? You shouldn't be able to do this!"

I ignore Klarion and turn my head when I hear Morgan le Fay and Mordru charging up a spell. Side by side, their hands join together underneath a green and black magical orb, they finish the spell and throw the orb at me.

Ares:

"Ares," Supergirl shouts. She spreads out her legs and brings up her fists. "I've heard of you from Wonder Woman. You're a dangerous villain."

I laugh when I hear that.

"I don't think you can say that. Aren't you wanted by your cousin and his entire One Earth Government?"

Supergirl flinches when she hears this. She looks down for a minute before looking back at me.

"I don't get my powers from destruction and chaos," Supergirl says. "I used my power to help others. You on the other hand create wars and conflicts just to keep your powers."

"Hmm," I say. "So Diana told you that. Did she tell you that because of Superman's One Earth Government, I have been greatly weakened? In my current state, I am no match for you."

"That's not true. You were able to bring up me here."

"That is only because of the conflict created by you and your Insurgency and the One Earth Government. However, even with that added conflict, it's not enough. I am still weak when compared to you."

It seems Supergirl believes me. She opens her hands and brings them to her sides.

"So, if you're not here for a fight," Supergirl starts, "Then why did you bring me up here?"

"You may call it a courtesy," I say, holding my hand over my chest. "I am here to warn you."

"Warn me? About what?"

"The Lords of Order," I answer.

"I already know about the Lords of Order. They want to bring order and believe Superman is the only one to do so."

"If you know that, then I imagine you know they are currently hunting a man in a pair of sunglasses. For some reason, it seems this fabled 'man in the sunglasses' is bringing much dis-order with him."

"Yes, I know that as well."

"Then you should know that to trend carefully. You, the man in the sunglasses, and the rest of your allies. The Lords of Order have already done many unpredicted things to try and destroy the man and have failed. At this rate, there is no telling how far they may or will go."

My words seem to have hit Supergirl. She starts to look incredibly worried, with her eyes looking down and her mouth hanging open.

"Why--Why are you telling me this?"

"Because I cannot warn the man myself. He is well hidden from all verses of magic. Bye-bye, Supergirl."

With the warning delivered, I use what little magic I have left to teleport away. Reappearing in a temple on the hidden island of Themyscira, I turn my head when I see someone leaning against a stone pillar.

"Did you deliver the message," John Constantine asks while adjusting his long brown trench coat.

"Yes," I say. "I delivered the message to Supergirl. Why are you here?"

"The House of Mystery is being watched by the Lords," Constantine answers. "I need a place to crash for a while. At least until Zatanna comes back."

I turn and walk away.

"If Zatanna comes back," I correct. "She is strong and so are the Lords but unlike them, Zatanna is mortal. Now, wipe your feet."