Later that evening a few went out for a walk. While the others remained inside bbq on the patio. Somehow Slade and Teth-Adam got in a competition. A food one at that. Slade & Rose on one side cooking a dish with Teth-Adam & Hurut on the other side. Jonah, Morgen, and Jason would judge it.
Edward watched as Max, Selina, Circe, Claire, and Bruce went to the beach. It bugged him it was late at night but since it was just down the way, he went back to enjoying everyones company. Teth-Adam's son Gon had a fascination with science. Particularly Political Science. They started debating while waiting.
On the beach not to far away, Max stopped as some fires lit up. Each had an Amazon by it. During the day, he sent a magical message to the leader Tharna. She agreed to the sparring but not anything to major.
A black haired teen came out. She was about 18 or so in appearance. But the important part, she was a young Diana out on an excursion with the others. The young ones were to view man's World as they put it for a bit. While the older women came with to seek one night stands to get pregnant and find the women that were deemed worthy to come to Themyscira.
Max didn't know which version she was and did not care. She was not someone to recruit and her age could have been at the point, trying to would be a waste of time. Diana was very headstrong and Max did not have the patience for it.
"What is about to happen?" Bruce asked confused.
"A spar is about to take place. You need to learn what a highly-trained body can do." Max said. He stepped forward to hear the rules. "So, the conditions?"
"She is really tall. Totally all yours." Claire nudged Selina forward. "You are older."
"That is a very tall 8th grader." Bruce mumbled. He was being a little sarcastic. "That is an adult, Selina can not win. Pick someone closer to her size."
"Your enemy cares not for gender or size. You should no better than that Bruce." Max said in a hiss. Somewhat angry about how Bruce was handling things. It reminded him of Terry Mcginnis. The Batman in the future full of angst. Bruce stepped backed at the memory of fighting the mugger. "It is all about how you handle it. Just watch."
"Ring match. First to leave looses. Whether it is thrown out or by running out." Another Amazon said with a sneer. Her auburn hair was something to admire in the moonlight. Max could not tell if she was a version of Artemis or Diana's bodyguard.
"Hahahaha sure. Bring it on!" Selina said. She jumped forward and took a southpaw boxing stance. "Bring it!" She was scrappy and did it to calm her nerves. Feeling the small traces of Bloodlust, she could tell her opponent had killed before. 'Oh boy, I hope Max knows what he is doing.'
"Humph!" Diana's walked forward with an arrogance that border psychotic. "Try not to cry little one!"
"Begin!" Tharna said from the side. She kept her eyes on max who had his eyes solely on Selina. 'He has very powerful magic and spiritual power. Who is this man?' Her eyes drifted to Circe in the back. 'That can not be our sister. But she looks just like her.'
"Fwip! Fwip!" Selina sent two jabs out. She held nothing back. Her cultivation on full display. Mostly internal bolstering.
*Wham!* The first jab cracked Diana's skull. The second scraped her forehead. The Amazons were impressed.
"Nice shot!" Blood dripped down Diana's forehead. A bit of blood covered her eye. This did not bother her in the least. In fact, it invigorated her. Diane sent a punch out in response. Know longer taking Selina lightly.
*Fwip!* It grazed Selina's guard barely as she twisted out the way. At first, Selina was going to give her a sidekick. But that was thrown out the window when she felt the power her opponent had. Two step backs as she relied on footwork. Settling for fists doing the work for now.
*Tap!* Diana kicked off the ground lunging forward. A small hole forming were toes were.
"Oh shit!" Selina cried as she ducked out the way. She was nimble enough but Diana had more experience. She was able to tell that the lunge would miss. 'I fell for it!' Diana had turned to deliver a kick to Selina's side.
*Crack!* The blow let loose a surrounding break. Selina bit her lip to keep from crying out. She circulated her cultivation to save her back and hip.
"Ah.. ha.. ha.." Diana came over with a sweep to knock her over. "Hup!" Selina jumped over her doing a cartwheel. Her feet kicking Diana in the back of the giving her some distance. "Oof! Not smart!" The landing caused her back to hurt.
Diana was already back on her, slightly angry from the head kicks. She slid across the ground almost flying as it were. The pressure forced Selina to enter a close combat fight.
"Stay still coward!" Diana punches missed with a hair's breath. Selina put everything into side-stepping and bobbing. No chance to strike back. She was getting exhausted from moving and keeping herself stable. "Gotcha!"
*Woosh!* Diana sent a kick that missed and left her completely open. It was a baited attack. Selina realized to late as she pulled her arms into a crossguard.
"Wham!* Even coming from below altered, the knee strike bashed through the guard hitting Selina in the stomach. The height distance causing problems. Stepping to the side, Selina put sand on her foot and sent directly at Diana. Blinding her only a little to help recover.
"Dirty trick!" Diana said angry. That is when Max felt the shift in her mode.
"Kuff!" Selina coughed up blood from the last blow. Feeling her organs rearranged made her want to never get hit again. "Huff.. that.. all you.. got?" Knees wobbling, she gritted her teeth ready to continue.
"Humph!" Diana sent a punch out to do some serious damage.
'Gotcha!' Selina grabbed her arm and flipped her out of the ring. She delivered a kick to Diana's stomach midway. The blow containing all of her spiritual energy in it. "Ugh!" Selina collapsed in pain.
"Oof!" Diana landed on her ankle and jumped back to continue the fight. However, someone was already grabbing Selina. "Done already?"
"No. She won silly. You were thrown out the arena. You lose Diana." Max said plainly. The whole fight was just for this really. Selina to fight someone above her and Diana to gain a little humility. The latter would be for the Amazons to point out. "You may want to think a little more in battle."
"Humph! She is the one who can not continue." Diana said frustrated.
"I can continue!" Selina felt insulted. Wrath and Pride circulating uncontrollably. Her eyes radiated with Spiritual energy as she got away from Claire with a feeble push. "I can totally go more."
"You will not." Max said softly as he turned to her. Looking Selina in the eyes, he sent a soul attack her way. "Do not lose yourself."
The shock halted her cultivation forcefully. Back in control, Selina fell back in the sand. She gave a wain smile. Looking away from him as she knew the punishment later would suck. Slowly she circulated Endurance recovering internally at a fast rate.
"Just recover." Max turned to the Amazons and smiled. "I think we can call this all a small little exchange. No need to turn things bad."
"Of course." Artemis nodded and started a conversation with Diana. "She exploited your anger with the sand and her words. Things to work on princess." Diana looked away sulking. Her eyes looking dangerously at Max. Artemis followed her sight. "You are not fighting him. Unlike her, he has killed millions. More than most of us." She said in a whisper.
"Tch!" Diana did not like to hear that.
"Hmmm." Max looked into the distance. Far away someone had entered from the future. 'Never on my watch! A waste of an instakill, but only till I find out who.' Bruce was focused on Selina with Claire. "Die for me." Raising his hand, a black demonic sword appeared. Diana and Tharna stared with intrest at it. The others only caring slightly.
*Fwoosh!* It shot off into the distance. A few hundred feet away it slipped through the dimension.
*Bwoom!* The sword reappeared in Coast City.
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-Coast City-
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"Haa haa... that took a lot to come through." A yellow costume man said. On the chest, a red bolt could be seen. It was the Reverse Flash. "What is this feeling?"
*Splurt* The sword cut right through his chest destroying his heart. Looking down, Reverse Flash watched as his body burned away from the center.
"Nooooo!" Yelling he tried to run back into the Speed force. Two hands reached from the shadows grabbing a leg each. "Demons... here!" With a rip, he was torn apart. "Why are you all here!?"
"New Master. New rules. Let's us kill psychos. Very fun!" Another demon said coming from the shadows. He formed into an old man. "You are charged with mass genocide in the future and possible present already. Guilty."
"Ugh.. what.. about a ... trial?"
"This is you trial." The head demon pulled his soul as the others feast on the man's flesh. "I really wish to eat this... but the master would be quite cross." Performing a small spell, the soul was encased in crystal.
Teleporting it away the trio closed the temporal tear. Watching as the portal to the Speed Force closed.
*Dong* spiritual energy wrapped over them each. Max sent them their reward. Slowly their facial features retreated some. A few years taken off the body.
"He really meant what he said. I feel.. more normal." The head demon said. The others nodding enjoying the decision of falling under Max' banner. Despite not knowing his name or identity. "Back to hunting the serial killers."
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-Back at the Beach-
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Max was getting ready to leave with the others. Claire decided not to do any sparring today. And Bruce, well that was a problem in of itself. He would need counseling to get through what happened to his parents. Circe talked to a few of the women who knew her. All hush hush stuff. Max did not care really.
"Who wants a go?" Max said stepping forward. His gaze casting out not seeing any takers. "Come on, never would suspect any like yourself to be scared. That is not right, you are wary. That is good. Better ones that trained under Hippoly."
"What did you just say!?" One of the older Amazons said startled. She stepped forward ready to strangle Max to get answers. "How do you know that name?! Speak now!"
"Calm down sister." Tharna said level headed. Seeing her old teacher not budge at all was not good. "Boudicca, their is an easy way to solve this. Use it as stakes for the match."
"Very well." Boudicca was a very thick woman. Taught muscles abound, but still womanly. Her fist, bigger than grapefruit but no where near as soft. "When I win, you will tell all I want to know. If by the grace of the gods you win, well that will not happen."
"Oh dear, still so confident." Max said with a little taunt. "Bad habits die hard, I can see where Diana picked it up. Very unbecoming of a queen such as yourself. As well for a future queen like her." Looking her over again, Max judged it best not to take chances with her enraging.