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******Space, just above Earths Orbit. Watch Tower.**************

The Watch Tower aka VICI had grown in size by about 20% thanks to the efforts of Katma Tui-Stewart. The Green Lantern of sector 1417 and her home planet of Korugar. She had been on vacation with her Husband John Stewart the Green Lantern of Earth, and sector 2814. John was on patrol and this was the last week Katma would be on Earth. The Lanterns patrolling her area would be wanting to visit their own families soon.

Katma had been busying herself with helping the Watch Tower 'grow', and grow was the word to use. Katma had seen a lot of interesting things in her time as a Green Lantern. But the Watch Tower that Wraith had built surprised even her. It was clearly mechanical, but it grew as it was provided with energy and materials. Ancient writings covered the hull of the Watch Tower that pulsed with forgotten knowledge, and power. Katma was no stranger to magic, many civilizations have used the extra dimensional energy known as magic. But what Wraith was capable of doing was something behind her. She had never heard of magic and science working together to this degree.

Katma was conflicted. She was helping the Justice League by VICI with materials. But she was actually on mission. The Guardians of Oa were curious about the machine that Wraith had built. They tasked Katma with a mission to scan the entire Watch Tower so they could look up the information in their data base. The readings so far were, interesting to say the least. Katma's ring couldn't identify half of the materials used to create the station.

“......Miss Katma....Miss Katma are you alright?” VICI's voice rang over the ear piece Katma wore. She jumped in surprise. Kilowog would have her ass if he knew she had spaced out while on mission.

“...Y-Yes! I'm fine, VICI. Just lost in thought.” Katma responded as she guided another piece of asteroid into the loading bay at the top of the spire that was VICI's loading bay.

“Thank you for the resources Miss Katma! Aha! My creator is visiting soon! You told me to inform you of his arrival if you were present? Please come inside so you can speak to him!” VICI spoke with delight in her voice. Katma pictured a little girl jumping in excitement at the return of her father, and mother. Katma smiled and flew towards the air lock.

Katma Tui-Stewart from the planet Korugar was not human. Her skin was a deep shade of red, with raven black hair that went to her shoulders and kept back with a hair ornament from her family. She had deep blue eyes that would sparkle in the light. At the height of 5'11”, with a strong figure in her Green Lantern power suit. The suit like most Lanterns was form fitting and revealed Katma's curves from her chest, to her slim waist, to her but, and thighs. She was an exceptional woman from her planet that many men and women dreamed of having in their bed.

The air lock sealed behind her and the next door opened. The power ring lowered the halo around her body letting her know it was a safe environment. She floated through the Watch Towers stem because it still didn't have gravity. She approached the mid-section of the Tower and came to a fifteen feet high, and forty feet wide radius circled room. The stem continued upwards to the cargo and consumption room where the newest asteroid was being taken apart by VICI.

“VICI is he arriving by ship? Or is Superman carrying him up here?” Katma asked with curiosity in her voice. She knew the Kryptonian could hold his breath long enough to drop someone off.

“Neither Miss Katma! Please wait a moment!” VICI replied, then one of the holographic window screens turned on.

With a bright green and blue flash of light that nearly blinded Katma a great mass of energy spilled out of the holographic window. The mass of light looked like a series of programming code! A mass of zeroes, ones, and several complicated letters that Katma didn't know. Soon the mass of light separated into three distinct forms. Then the code got more complicated, and almost impossible to decipher until it fit together like a 3-Dimensional puzzle pieces to reveal a man and two women.

One of the women was 5'5” with bright blond hair that curled at the tips and ended just past her shoulders. She had blue eyes, tanned skin, and an athletic figure. She wore deep blue under armor, with hot rod red plate male pieces, and gold trim. Across each section was several tiny inscriptions. The armor fit her like a second skin, and covered all of her vital areas. The deep blue under armor went to just under her ears and chin. Katma could see a spine guard that looked like it could extend to cover her face. The woman looked pale and sick to her stomach as she tried not to vomit.

Next to her was a woman of 6'4” if not taller with bright orange skin, fiery red hair that glowed on the tips, and eyes that glowed green. Her body was the kind any women would kill for. Katma even caught her self staring at her with a few fantasies. She wore what could only be considered a battle bikini with dark purple with light purple highlights of plate armor covering her chest, crotch, boots, and forearms. The rest looked exposed but Katma could see that she was actually covered from head to toe it just looked like she was almost naked. The woman was just like the one before, she was on her knees and taking deep breaths trying to not vomit.

The man next to them was almost as tall as the latter woman. He was 6'3” maybe taller. He had black urban city soldier boots, and pants on. With a tight black t-shirt that showed off his very impressive body. He looked like a upside down triangle, wide shoulders, narrow hips. But there was a primal savagery about him that made Katma take a step back. Along his bald scalp, neck, and arms were tribal tattoos that looked like a combination of plants, circuit boards, skeleton bones, and several more that she couldn't get a good look at. Along his forearms, jaw line, and spine were snake scales. His eyes turned to focus on Katma and she gasped softly. Yellow green reptile eyes focused on her. That was when Katma understood who this was. The man smiled at her, and his pronounced fangs extended just a bit. Katma felt the man could swallow her whole if he wanted to.

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“Miss Katma! Hello what a pleasure to see you again!” Lash said as he stood up and tried to walk over, forgetting that there was no gravity as he pushed off the ground he flew up and hit his head on the ceiling.

“Ooops! Forgot about that!” Lash said with a chuckle!

“Welcome Creator! I'm so happy to see you again! Did you bring me anything!” VICI's enthusiastic voice filled the awkward pause that filled the room.

“What...The...Fuck! Lash! That was way worse that traveling by tree!” Kara shouted out loud as she finally kept her bile from rising.

“I...I have to agree... If we can help it lets not travel that way again.” Kory replied as she floated up in the room. She brushed her hair back from her face and zeroed in on Katma.

“Oh hello! Your a Green Lantern!” Kory said with excitement as she flew over and started to shake Katma's hand.

“Yes, hello! I am Katma Tui-Stewart, and you are?” Katma asked, surprised by Kory's friendly attitude.

Lash pushed off from the ceiling and floated over to the control hub of VICI. It wasn't the only hub, but it would allow him to link up with her. He pressed his hand to a data port and activated Connectivity and interfaced with her. She had grown! But was locked at G+ until he could buy an upgrade key. She wouldn't turn into a respectable Watch Tower like they saw in the comics until E rank. But one step at a time! He uploaded the new information about Ravager, and The Injustice League to VICI's data base. He could have done this back on the ground but he wanted to visit the station.

“So, what brings you up here to visit? Anything new?” Katma said between questions from Kory, and Kara. She was not use to having full grown adults fawn over her like some sort of....Hero.

“Lash sai...Opph!” Kory clapped a hand over her mouth and looked at Lash in question.

“Its OK, Kory.” Lash turned towards Katma and bowed from his waist. “Please let me re introduce myself. I am Erik Lash, and my Partner Saurian.” Lash said to Katma who smiled at him in return.

“Thank you very much for the privilege of your name. I will keep it safe until you say otherwise.” Katma bowed from her waist in return.

“Lash said he had a few things to give VICI that will help make the Watch Tower more operational in the future.” Kara jumped into the conversation as she hugged Kory from the side, who was blushing in embarrassment.

“Oh?” Katma said with a smile that didn't really reach her eyes. Lash noticed the expression but didn't comment. He knew Katma could be trusted.

Lash raised his hands up into the air and sent out a mental command. A burst of starlight exploded above him and a book that seem to be made from space itself appeared. It floated down towards his open arms and opened up. A wash of cosmic energy danced through the room, washing the women in starlight, solar rays, and a sense of security and safety. Lash began to flip through the book, but when Kory danced over to look over his shoulders all she saw was a window into one of the most dazzling array of stars she had seen. She couldn't see the contents of the catalog.

With a flash of energy! Spell script began to unravel from the book like snakes coiling around their prey. Kory floated back and watched in fascination as the script first started slowly but began to speed up faster and faster as time went by. More and more scripts of magic came weaving out of the book and encircled Lash until there was a bright flash of light and the spell script was gone.

Congratulations User! You've learned the Spell Domain, Space.

Space: The User can create, shape and manipulate physical aspects of space within an area of one's choosing, including an area and whatever is inside of that area. Space consists of the normal 3 dimensions that matter and energy exist in and the 11th dimension that exists within the 3rd-dimensional space.

Congratulations User! You've obtained the Achievement: 'Space, the final frontier.'

Effect: The User now has increased perception, and knowledge when it comes to things that are contained with in 'Space'. (Other Worldly Lore has gained a sub-skill tree)

Congratulations User! You've obtained the title: 'Navigator'

Active Effect: Once a day leave an anchor mark. Even if its across vast distances, dimensions, realities, or time. (Current anchor marks in use 0/3)

Passive Effect: Space Domain Spells take 10% less energy to use. Energies, Spirits, and Creatures of 'Space' like you 10% more.

Title Consolidation Detected....Active.

Lash was bemused by the new information as well as the delightful show and tell that wrapped around him. That had never happened before, but of course he never had an audience when ever he learned a new Domain. He was pretty sure Dawn did the aesthetics simply because he was not alone. He also bought a Domain that could only be acquired through either a story event or the store itself. That meant he would have to practice and learn a spell. He wasn't just given one.

Next, Lash spent his remaining DP on the Gravity Module, and the Teleportation Module for VICI. After the event in New Orleans that they had completed he had a few points to share. But he was still several points before he could buy the G – F upgrade key that cost 20 DP. Two orbs with spell script appeared in his hands. The store book disappeared in a flash, but not before Lash marked the upgrade key and an alert to tell him as soon as he had enough DP to buy it.

VICI was vibrating with excitement, no joke! The whole station was squirming about, like a child waiting to receive candy. Lash inserted both of the modules into VICI's hub before anyone could ask what they were. Once both modules had been accepted a ripple of energy cascaded from VICI's main hub, hundreds of spell script lines danced through the room, and the Watch Tower started to grow to accommodate the change.

Kara, and Kory activated their face masks on their body suits. Though Kory could technically survive in open space with out it. It would drain her energy. Katma followed Lash out of the Watch Tower and she watched in fascination as Lash used Transformation to become the giant reptilian warrior she had met before. Covered in a mix of sci-fi armor, and knight gear she had read in the history books of Earth. Wraith had changed slightly he now had four reptilian eyes two in front, two on the side to help see from both angles. Along with his exposed scales, they had a metallic appearance to them now.

The air lock opened and they stepped outside to see the entire Watch Tower was glowing. Lash closed his eyes and folded his hands into a symbol and about ten Saurus Veterans pulled themselves from the aether around them. They floated through and started to inscribe more spell craft into VICI. Katma followed behind and scanned their work with her ring. While Kara, and Kory flew up and around the station. VICI was talking to all of them, asking for help in a few places. She was capable of full automation control but it would be quicker with help.

The two orbital rings around each saucer section grew in size and rotated at a higher speed. The spell script was written, and carved into her armor inch by inch as more time past. Lash floated behind his Veterans to empower the script. Like giving a car a jump to its battery once it was on, it would keep working as long as it wasn't broken. Lash found moving through the dark void of space was easy as swimming through water. He saw that his Spell Domain Space was getting experience. The passive effect was helping him move.

After a few hours the station had grown a little more, and moved far quicker despite its size. The four of them went through the air lock once again, and when the air pressure normalized they moved through the stem still with no gravity but once they hit the mid section the gravity went to half a G letting themselves bounce around in the room. They jumped towards the middle and went to the upper saucer to the main cargo bay. Once again the gravity was about half a G. So they skipped through the cargo area towards giant circle platform in the floor. The teleportation hub.

“When the Creator obtains the upgrade key I'll be able to rebuild and arrange myself to be more applicable to movement.” VICI replied, her voice sound liked a child wanting to take a nap.

“So what's this do?” Katma asked as she bounced over to the teleportation hub.

“This is a site to site teleportation. This is how we'll be getting back down to Earth. The Digital Stride is something I'll have to practice later.” Lash said as he started to point out the mechanics of the hub. He ignored the cheering from Kara, and Kory at not having to use the stride to get back home.

The teleportation hub was something that you see in a space ship scifi show. It was several rings placed on top of each other. With glowing lights underneath for each place a person would stand. But after that Arcane Science kicked in. Each circle would move on its own and create a spell script from the Technomancy, and Space Domains. It would cover the individual in a ribbon that coiled around them like a spring. The spring would compress then jump, and down. Once it preformed the latter action the individual would be taken to its desired location. Like a spring, or skip jump.

“So, where are you off to next?” Katma asked after Lash explained the whole platform to her. She didn't understand half of what he said but the technical part she understood. They had teleportation on Oa so she knew that part.

“We'll be headed to Detroit next to see J'onn, and M'ghan. Maybe catch a football game, there is a star quarterback by the name of Victor Stone that has some potential for the League I wanted to see if we could recruit him.” Lash said as he shifted back to his default human form. Katma winced at the sound of bones breaking, and muscles tearing but Lash didn't seem to notice.

“Say hello to them for me! It may be a while before you see me again. I'm on patrol next!” Katma said, she waved at them as they stepped aboard the portal hub.

“Will do! Thank you again for helping VICI. When you get back there is something I need to discuss with you and John, and specifically the Green Lanterns. But it can wait, so be safe!” Lash replied and entered a code into a station near by.

The spell script coiled around them like a spring, starting from their feet and wrapped around them. Then when the spring reached the top of them it was pushed down gently until the spring was completely compressed. Then with an audible pop! The spring sprung up, and bounced down. When it bounced down Lash, Kory, and Kara were gone! Katma blinked at the teleportation transfer and smiled.

“I think when I get back we'll need to talk either way... The Guardians of Oa will want to meet you Lash. Hopefully as a friend and not an enemy.” Katma said, softly to herself.

*******Just outside the city limits of Detroit********

Seemingly from no where three spell script ribbons sprung down from the air bounced off the ground, and back into the air. On the second bounce down they revealed three people. Kara, Kory, and Lash. The spring bounced back up and with an audible pop it bounced away from existence. All three of them held their heads as a piercing head ache quickly subsided. It was bad, but not as bad as the Digital Stride Lash had used to get up to the Watch Tower.

VICI had dropped them just outside the city on a back road not often traveled. Next to the Detroit River. The first thing Lash noticed about the river was that it was incredibly filthy! His improved sense of smell made him gag and nearly vomit. Kara, and Kory were both the same way. He guided them towards the road and started to craft car for them to use. He went with a luxury four door mercedes, black transportation. Thanks to Compression Transformation he was able to fit a lot more into the car then one would find in the factory setting.

“Do you want to keep the gear on, and just wear a charm over it? Or take it off?” Lash looked at his two female companions.

“Are we going straight to your friend? Or...” Kory asked, it had been nearly two days since they had slept in a proper bed.

“We'll go to the hotel first, we'll be in the city for a few days. There are a few people here I want to try and recruit.” Lash replied, Kory cheer and raced over to kiss Lash on the cheek. Kara sighed in relief as well.

“Then lets just wear a charm until we get to our room.” Kara suggested, Lash cast a simple Phantasm spell over them both so it looked like they wore simple civilian gear.

Lash stepped into the driver seat of the mercedes, while Kory, and Kara sat in the back. Lash once more took on the appearance of man wearing a black business suit playing a bodyguard to two young heiresses on the town. The car jumped into gear and they tore off down the road. Before visiting VICI Lash had called ahead to reserve space at a local super-natural hotel and got a very nice room. He contacted the Warden HQ about his arrival and they had messaged him back with a request. There was a mundane in possession with a magical talisman. A human woman, african descent. Every attempt at contact led to... Unfortunate accidents.

It didn't take long before they hit a main road and with how fast Lash drove it wouldn't take them long to get inside of town. Lash only used his magic outside of town, he didn't want to break Warden Law inside the city when it came to manipulation of Technomancy. So that meant a lot of start, stop, red lights, and traffic. Le sigh. As they entered the city, Kory, and Kara were both on their holographic phones looking up information about Detroit and started to make a list of places they wanted to go see. Lash smiled at the excitement of his friends.

Yes, these two were his friends. Though he didn't place them in his pack. Something tickled him at the back of his mind to say that they were... Not ready for that, or maybe he wasn't? Saurian shrugged across the link and started to look around just as much as the girls were. A new city, new territory, new places to hunt. But Saurian agreed, not everyone that became their friend became a pack mate.

They were about thirty minutes from their hotel when they hit bumper to bumper traffic. Despite the irritation, anger, and depression that was heavy in the air around the traffic jam Lash didn't mind. They had been going a mile a minute for the past few days that even being stuck in a car for a bit was a bit of a vacation. They had stayed in New Orleans for a little while to help clean up, and help out. Wraith had visited the refugee camp for the mundanes, provided per-fabricated homes, water, food, and medical care. Wraith was met with both enthusiasm and hatred. A lot of people wanted some one to blame for the death of their friends and family, along with their homes. Wraith was the best person to attack since he couldn't stop the tidal wave from happening. Wraith took in stride, and had to explain the situation to Kara, and Kory.

Kara had been around and knew what had happened thanks to Clark. But this was all news to Kory. But she almost attacked the refugee's for throwing a brick at Wraith. From her perception he had prevented mass genocide in a world war, and prevented further death. Kory didn't take crap from no one, Wraith had pulled her aside before she killed some one and gave her a hug which surprised her! She returned the gesture and blushed just a bit. She had lost her cool and she knew it.

“Well that's not good!” Lash said loudly as he jumped from the driver seat. Why? Because he saw a car being tossed through the air with the passengers still inside!

Congratulations User! You've encountered a dynamic event! Two rival gangs of Meta-Humans have taken to the street and used it as a battle field!

Objective: Stop the fight!

Bonus Objective: Prevent civilian casualties.

Bonus Objective: Capture, or kill both gangs.

Comment: Announced Dynamic Events are part of a new version update, if you wish to remove the announcements please notify your VI. Take Note, removing the announcements does not remove the events.

People started to scream and run in panic Lash reached out with his hands and used Telekinesis to gently grab the car before it crushed several people. He gently turned it around as he bit back a groan, his energy levels were dropping fast. He needed to practice more! He gently put the car down on the side walk under the astonished gazes of dozens of people. Kara, and Kory jumped from the car and flew over to the vehicle to check on the passengers. The simple illusions on them fell away to reveal the warrior women in full armor, well Kara in full armor. Kory looked like a fetish model wearing armor!

“They OK?” Lash asked between ragged breaths of air. He pulled out his Warden/UNWS badge to show it to several people near by. They all sighed with relief!

“Yes! Just in a state of shock. What is going... Look out!” Kara shouted the last bit as she flew into the sky and caught another car.

Catching a car is not as easy as it looks in the movies, and comics. People just assume you catch the frame, or the bumper and the whole car stays together. Ya...That is not how it works. Kara snagged the rear bumper and as the weight carried the vehicle, then bumper snapped off and the car plummeted down. Inches before it hit the ground Lash used what was left of his energy to snag the car with Telekinesis.

Congratulations User! Telekinesis has evolved into Minor Telekinesis!

Effect: Reduction in energy consumption, increase in power, range, and manipulation.

Lash gently put the car down as Kara landed next to the driver and checked on him. He had fainted in his seat but he was alive. Kara sheepishly put the bumper down on the ground and flew back towards Lash to hide behind him. She mumbled a thank you, and Lash was reminded once again why they needed the training school.

“Supergirl! Starfire! Fly to the battle. Two meta-human gangs are fighting on the city streets. Run interference, protect the civilians, and help with the evacuation! I'll provide more information as it unfolds!” Lash linked them all up with Temporary Pack Bond.

“Got it! Any one who gets in my way of a luxury bath will die!” Kory screamed in rage and flew off, with in seconds she started to shoot star bolts. Kara was quick behind her! A loud crash rang out as Kara had dived into the mess of things.

Lash called on Transformation once more along with Spatial Item Shift and brought his gear from storage. Growing to his standard eight feet tall, and sixteen feet long. He let out an audible snarl, his scales rattled in excitement as the near by civilians did the only sensible thing they could think of! They took out their phones and started to record the scene. Fucking social media! Lash jumped over cars and raced towards the scene. Half way there the shroud of smoke and shadow grew from his armor and scales and he once more became Wraith.

The gang fight had broke out in the middle of a massive intersection. Full of cars and pedestrians! Massive holes in the road exposed wires, water pipes, and gas pipes. Cars had been thrown into local buildings, and civilians had been trapped, or just brutalized by the scene. Only a few of the gang had powers, the rest had a combination of pistols and machines guns which they fired wildly at each other. With Sherogoth's Blessing Lash read the sin of each gang member and sent an updated list to Kara, and Kory. Some of the gang members were just kids trying to make a living in a shitty world. But the majority were horrible people that were free to be killed or maimed!

Lash jumped over a car and sprinted towards a Meta-human man who had a metal disk spinning around his hand like a chakram. As Lash landed on the concrete near him the man turned to look at him. There was a brief, what the fuck moment. Then a look or recognition dawned on the man. He started to scream in terror but Lash had stepped to him grabbed his face a drove the man's skull into the concrete splattering the bone like a water melon!

Lash whipped his bladed tail around and bisected another gang member from shoulder to hip! The rest of normal human gang took notice of him and started to spray and pray! Despite Lash's high resistance to gun fire he still danced side to side avoiding a majority of it. Why? He had made that mistake with Blue Beetle. He didn't want to fall into the trap of over confidence. Plus, dodging even mundane bullets makes people believe he is vulnerable to them!

During the whole fight dozens of Saurus warriors, and a few veterans were clearing the civilians out of the immediate area. Kory had started to fight three of the meta-humans, while Kara attacked the rest of the mundane gang members on the other side. She was trying to control her strength so she didn't break them in half with a slap of her hand.

Lash went from mundane gang member on his side a bounce in his step. The few semi-innocent gang members got a taser shock. While the others he extended his claws and ripped through flesh and bones. A shower of blood bloomed into grotesque flowers of red until Lash was tackled by a giant of a man easily nine feet tall, with massive arms and legs. Lash was tossed into a wall but didn't go through it. Damage Resistance got a tiny bit of experience from the impact.

“Owe....” Lash snarled the word out as he looked at the Meta-Human. The man was a giant devil creature. Red skin, black horns from his head, a devil tail, claws on his hands and feet. Lash almost thought he was an actual super-natural until he used Insight on him.

Name: N/A (VI Avatar)

Title: The Butcher

Origin: Meta-Human

Rank: D+

Skill: Hand to Hand, Focus Mind, Pain Suppression, (See tool tip for more)

Power: Superhuman Strength, Superhuman Stamina, Superhuman Durability, (See tool tip for more)

Domain: N/A

Racial Trait: N/A

Disposition: Hostile

Comment: The Butcher is a mass murder, a sociopath, and a User that loves to play the bad guy!

The Butcher yelled at the top of his lungs and rushed Lash, who jumped to the side as nimble as a giant cat or monkey. He easily kept out of The Butchers reach the whole time until a few of Lash's bones popped back into place. Lash jumped around until his back was to a wall, the butcher laughed and raced after him thinking he was trapped until Lash created a razor thin Nth metal throwing knife and tossed it straight at Butcher's eye! The blade went straight threw his eye, penetrated his skull, and went into his brain. The Butcher dropped to the ground in a heap inches from Lash's feet.

Lash opened his palm and called the knife out of the monsters skull. It slithered out like an eel, and slipped into Lash's pocket space. Nth metal counted-->>

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