Chapter 4
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Diana laid awake all day and night staring up at the ceiling as her mind began to accept the reality that she was truly on Apokolips and was now married to a son of Darkseid.
She tried to sleep but it continuously alluded her no matter how hard she tried to force her mind into a state of slumber. She was relieved to see that Peter never came back from his lab, a part of her wondered if he was perhaps with another lover.
'I won't complain if he was.' Diana thought as she laid in the bed before a frown formed on her face 'I pray that if he was, that his partner was willing…'
After several more minutes Diana finally huffed and threw her covers off her to reveal that she was only sleeping in simple tan bindings around her chest and the bottom part of a pair of pants that she found in the closet that were comfortable.
She made her way into the closet and looked through the rows of outfits she's been fitted with. Most of the dresses, to her annoyance were rather revealing and bordered on scandalous in her opinion. A few were modest enough but still showed a bit more skin than Diana preferred. It's not that she didn't like wearing clothing of that nature every now and again, just look out her appearance as Wonder Woman, but wearing these kinds of clothes here on Apokolips of all places made her feel dirty and exposed. The only thing she could say that she liked was the armor that was left there for her to use as a member of Darkseid's Furies.
The pants of the armor were white with golden bands that started above the ankle and ended part of the way up her calves. The chest piece had a sort of armored skirt with gold armor plating along the edges with the two square shaped ones resting on the sides of her thigs. The armor splits just above where her navel that was covered by a black belt with a golden Omega symbol on it was and cups the sides of her breasts and her nipples but keeping the top exposed as it wrapped around her torso under her arms with the back being protected up to shoulder blades. The shoulder pads of the armor were black in color and had the Omega symbol in gold displayed while the neck portion was more of the white armor that melded into a black and gold choker that would reach up to cup Diana's chin. The helmet was white and covered the top of her head but would keep her face visible and allow her raven colored hair to fall freely behind it with the sides of the helmet sticking out and rose almost a foot above her head that made it look like she had horns.
There was a small golden square on the forehead of the armor that looked to be vaguely in the shape of a spider with its legs pulled tightly together and jetting out slightly like Bruce's bat symbol did in a way. The white armored gauntlets of the armor reached up to her elbows and had gold plating at the end while several small golden spiders in the shape of the one on her head were placed over the knuckles to help the wearer inflict more damage if they resorted to punching their enemy.
Diana had to admit that the armor was finally crafted and seemed to weigh about as much as the bindings covering her breasts. She tried it on last night and found that it fit like a glove and clung to her form like a second skin. It also felt stronger and more durable than the armor that she wore as Wonder Woman, and it was forged by the gods themselves. Even the armored gauntlets felt as strong as her indestructible bracelets if not slightly more so.
'Seeing as I won't be getting any sleep, might as well report to Granny Goodness.' Diana thought as she undressed and began to don her new armor.
Afterwards she approached her weapons locker and reached for her sword and Lasso of Truth and slid the sword on to her back and equipped the lasso to her side. She then made her way to a small device on the wall that was in her and Peter's quarters. She activated the device that would summon a servant and waited for a response.
An electronic voice answered within seconds of being called "Yes my lady?"
Diana cleared her throat before speaking "I require a guide to the training grounds so I may begin my duties with the Furies."
"Yes my lady." the voice responded obediently and without hesitance.
Diana couldn't help but frown at how subservient the voice sounded, as if any sense of self was stamped out. A moment later she was alerted that someone was at the door. She wandered over to it and a holographic screen popped up showing who was outside the door, by their appearance, Diana figured it was the servant she had spoken to only moments prior.
They looked thin, as if they haven't eaten a full proper meal in months and had a sort of hollowed empty look in their eyes. It was as if all hope was crushed and only pain and despair were left to fill the void. Diana's hand had tightened into a fist at the sight of what was once a person being reduced to a shadow of their former self.
She opened the door and exited the room while the servant adverted his eyes to the floor and kept his head bowed, either in obedience or fear Diana did not know. She was willing to bet it was both.
"This way my lady." the servant said in a soft tone as he quickly began to lead Diana to the Furies training grounds. She made sure to memorize the path so that way she could get there on her own. It didn't feel right to force this person to escort her there all the time.
'But if he's not escorting me there, there's no telling what else he would be doing instead. This may actually be a blessing compared to his other duties.' Diana thought sadly.
No matter what, the servant was likely going to suffer in some form or fashion. Her hatred for this planet grew ever more as she followed the victim of Apokolips's malice through it's lord's massive citadel. After several minutes of walking and taking a gravity lift Diana had arrived at her destination. The Servant bowed quickly and practically fled down the hall before Diana could say thank you to him.
She frowned sadly at his retreating form.
"What in the Source's name are you looking at?" a female voice spoke up, catching Diana by surprise as she turned around to see another woman standing there.
She was tall, about Diana's height and was beautiful, with long blonde almost golden hair that seemed a bit longer than Diana's own, and a figure to rival her own. The woman was dressed in militaristic clothing with armored plating on her chest and shoulders and a black domino mask on her face. There were no lenses on the mask so Diana could see her bright blues eyes that seemed to glow with power.
"Who are you?" Diana questioned the woman with a sense of caution.
The woman frowned before she answered "Warbird, and you?"
"Diana of Th-… of Apokolips." the Amazon said with reluctance.
Diana saw the woman's eyes widened slightly before they narrowed and rage filled her eyes "Oh… so your Peter's new 'wife'!"
Diana felt her own rage build from Warbird's statement, the woman made it sound like Diana had any desire to be so in the first place "I'm sorry but is that a problem?"
Warbird's eyes narrowed more and bits of yellow energy began to glow in her hands "Your damn right it is-"
Before the other woman could say anything else the door opened to reveal Granny Goodness "Ah I've see you've met one of your comrades! Splendid, this will make things far smoother!"
Warbird gave Diana another glare before marching into the Furies training area, more bits of yellow energy beginning to form around her clenched fists. Diana and Granny Goodness watched her go, Diana in confusion and the leader of the Furies in amusement.
"She seems unhappy about me and Peter's…marriage." Diana said to her… superior.
The old woman shrugged "She was always hoping to be the one that Peter would marry."
Diana's eyes widened at that information as she looked to see Warbird standing before several Parademons. Barley a second passed before she attacked them with unrestrained fury and violence, the sort that would've given even the most bloodthirsty of the Amazons pause.
"Should I be concerned?" Diana said as she watched the other woman's moves. The woman's fighting style was impressive as she used her own energy projection abilities in conjuncture with her apparent superhuman ones almost flawlessly. The woman was a warrior to the bone and Diana couldn't help the very brief thrill that ran through her body at the chance of facing such a skilled combatant.
"No, she knows better as a Fury of Darkseid to attack any of his children's spouses as they are now either a Princess or Prince to Apokolips… even if you are a lesser one." The Fury leader said as she gestured for Diana to follow her.
"What exactly are lesser sons and daughters of Darkseid?" Diana asked as she followed Granny Goodness further into the training room that was filled with other members of the Furies of Darkseid "I was told that it had to do with power but not much else."
"Kalibak, Grayven, En Sabah Nur, Orion of New Genesis, and Grail are considered true children of lord Darkseid because they have inherited a great deal of power from him, be it raw physical strength, vast energy manipulation, nearly unparalleled psionic abilities and the like. Children who didn't inherit such abilities or have but to a vastly inferior degree are considered 'lesser sons or daughters' of Darkseid." Granny Goodness explained as she and Diana came to a small arena that sunk down into another level with several large cages at the far end.
Diana looked towards the cages and saw large dents and claw marks deeply imbedded in the metal doors. The ground was also littered with similar damage including faint stains that the Amazon was sure to be blood of some sort that was never cleaned.
Granny Goodness walked over to a panel and activated it and began punching in a series of commands "Before I assign you your duties I like to see just what you are capable of. Step into the arena."
Diana's eyes narrowed as she placed a gauntlet covered hand on her armored hip "I'm sure you are aware of what I'm capable of. We've faced each other in battle before."
Granny Goodness chuckled darkly "That we did princess, but it's mandatory… unless you're afraid to be bested. If that's the case I'm sure I can find you something to do. Wouldn't want you to break a nail or get your new fancy armor dirty."
Diana's eyes narrowed at the comment before she drew her sword and entered the arena with a scowl. Several Furies had stopped what they were doing and stood beside Granny Goodness as they examined their new recruit. One of the Furies was Warbird who was glaring at Wonder Woman.
A tall armored woman named Big Barda saw the look in the blonde's eye and chuckled "Jealous that your 'precious' Peter is as they say, off the market?"
Warbird turned her glare on Barda and through gritted teeth growled out "Shut. Your. Mouth!"
Barda responded with a chuckle as the two women turned their attention back to Wonder Woman as one of the cages opened.
One of the Furies by the name of Lashina stood beside Granny Goodness so she could see what she was about to release on Wonder Woman. She was clad in very revealing white armor that looked more like straps barely covering her breasts, rear, womanhood and legs. Her brown waist length hair was in a ponytail while her face had several white armored straps crossing her face and forehead. She had two metallic whips that channeled high amounts of electrical energy in them equipped on each side of her hips.
Lashina's eyes widened slightly at the choice "You chose a Buuden?"
Granny Goodness smirked darkly as she hit the release command "As they say my child, go big or go home…"
Diana watched the gate opening and could hear something large approaching. She twirled the sword in her hand, causing the blade to scratch against the metal floor and create a few sparks, as she waited.
'Let's see what kind of beast they can thr- WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!?' Diana's eyes widened at the sight of the creature to emerge.
It stood at over twelve feet high with a long armored tail adorned with spikes on the sides and ended in a triangular shaped spike at the end. It's long muscular arms and legs were also naturally armored with spiked plating with bits of space to allow some flexibility and movement. The head was in the shape of that of a snake with bits of sharp teeth erupting from it's mouth that made it look like they couldn't all fit. The chest and back also seemed to be armored with what looked like horrendous burns etched into it's hide, exposing the muscular tissue and she swore bone as well.
The snarling creature began to drool at the sight of Diana as it's bright yellow eyes centered on her form. Its tail shook in anticipation as it took several heavy foot steps towards the Amazon.
The Buuden slammed its clawed fists into the ground "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!"
Diana's eyes widened as she felt the strength in the impact from her position. It was easily in the class 100 range, meaning that a hit from it could potentially hurt Diana if it makes contact. She hoped that this armor was more than capable of taking the damage.
It then began to charge towards Diana who held her sword at the ready. When the Buuden was close enough she ducked under a swipe from its large hand and made to stab the beast in one of the spaces between its armored plated skin. The magical blade to her dismay did not go very far and the wound seemed to cauterize itself. At this distance Diana could feel the alien's body heat, it was like standing next to a large bush fire.
Diana skillfully backed away from another swipe and when the alien reached for her she applied all of her strength into her next swing and sliced two fingers off the alien monster's seven fingered hand with ease.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAW!" the Buuden let out a roar of pain as it stumbled back before glaring at Diana's form and turning around to use its tail to hit the white clad Amazon.
Diana vaulted over the tail and launched herself on to the Buuden's back which proceeded to thrash wildly in an attempt to throw Diana off.
'It's like riding a mechanical bull on Venom!' Diana mentally complained as she tried to keep her grip on the Buuden. She even stabbed her blade as far as it could go into the alien's back and used it to help her hold on.
Suddenly the tail of the Buuden wrapped around Diana's torso and tore her from the creatures back and slammed her into the ground.
KARAKOOM!
The ground shook as Diana was repeatedly slammed into the ground by the Buuden's tail before being thrown across the arena. Diana flipped herself up and dug her hands into he ground to halt her momentum.
She looked up towards the growling Buuden with an excited smile as she wiped some blood dripping from her mouth. She may be a warrior for peace and prefer negotiations to drawing her blade or taking up arms against anyone, but she was still a warrior that relished the chance to face a worthy challenge when it presented itself.
"It's been a while since I've faced anything that could dish it out." Diana said as she cracked her neck before disappearing in a blur before reappearing in front of the Buuden's surprised face and ramming her fist into it's head.
KRAKLLK!
The force of the blow snapped the Buuden's head to the side almost to the point that it's neck snapped, blood and several teeth fell from the beast's mouth. Diana didn't let up as she delivered another powerful punch that created a small shockwave and sent the Buuden flying towards the wall. The impact created a sizable dent in the wall as the Buuden slowly slid to the ground.
Diana appeared before it and made to grab it again when the alien's head shot up and emendated a beam of yellow energy from its mouth and shot it right at Diana's surprised frame.
The white clad Amazon was only barely able to bring up her gauntlets in time to block the blast of energy that violently clashed with the armor.
JVVVVVMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
Diana planted her feet into the ground and held ass the Buuden slowly rose and approached Diana with its beam intensifying in power. The alien war beast growled in annoyance at seeing the Amazon still standing.
Soon the Buuden was right in front of her and Diana was facing the full blunt of it's energy attack. She gritted her teeth as she felt herself being slowly pushed back by the sheer force of the blast.
"Looks like it's over…" Warbird said as she crossed her arms with an unimpressed look on her face "I expected more."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." said a Fury standing beside the blonde woman.
She was clad in a brown exoskeleton suit over a white sort of armored body suit with grey hair that reached her chin, dark red skin, green eyes, and had a faint scar that started on her upper lip and travelled up to the side of her head and ended close to her ear.
This Fury was known as Lemenus, she acted as a sort of heavy weapons expert for the Furies. Her physical strength placed her close to Big Barda, Warbird, and now Wonder Woman's level but only with the aid of her mech suit. Outside it her strength barely made it pass forty tons. She hailed from a world that was part of a distant Universe that was conquered by Darkseid's forces centuries ago and had long since been brought fully under the dark lord's rule, rebellion or thoughts of resistance having long since been rooted out.
"You see something I don't Lemenus?" Warbird question the heavy weapons user with a skeptical look.
The alien woman merely pointed to Diana.
Diana dug her feet into he ground before she pushed back against the beam of energy which caused a backfire into he Buuden's maw. The large alien stumbled back as it reached for it's smoking burnt face. Diana used that moment to ram her fist right into the creature's torso.
SPAKOOOOOOOOM!
The Buuden was sent flying back and right into the wall with enough force to shake the entire room. Some of the Furies watched with mouths agape while Warbird's narrowed, Big Barda chuckled at the sight as she placed an armored hand on her friend's shoulder.
"Do not fret Carol, I'm sure Peter will keep you as a mistress."
Warbird's response was to blast the taller woman away with a powerful photon encased fist.
WHRAKKT!
The other Furies parted away as the blonde stalked by towards the other side of the training room.
Granny Goodness chuckled at the display before turning her attention to the approaching Diana. Her arms were covered in the Buuden's blood along with a few splotches on the rest of her armor. "Hmm, yes a front liner will do you just nicely."
Diana removed her helmet and held in the crook of her arm as she brushed some bits of dust out of her hair "Front liner?"
This time it was Lemenus stepped forth and spoke "You along with me, Grail, Warbird and Big Barda act as heavy hitters. Our purpose on the battlefield is to often decimate the enemies front lines while the other teams of Furies or Parademons provide cover to ensure that we can't be overrun."
Diana thought this over before cautiously turning to Granny Goodness "So I will not be involved in assassinations?"
Granny Goodness gave her a thoughtful look before responding in a hopeful tone "We'll see; I still have high hopes for you."
'I pray that I disappoint you.' Diana thought before looking to several Parademons removing the corpse of the creature she fought. She turned to Granny Goodness "What was that?"
"A Buuden." the old woman said with a shrug "Come, let's get you better acquainted with the rest of your team."
"Barda is still out." Lemenus pointed out as she looked to see the taller woman still out cold.
Granny Goodness sighed "Well then wake her the fuck up! And Warbird, get that ass of yours over here now!"
'This is going to be a long day…' Diana thought as Warbird flew over with a glare pointed at her and Lemenus went to awaken Big Barda
…
Several hours later Granny Goodness had dismissed the Furies as she had a meeting to attend to with someone by the name of Devilance.
'Come to think of it, Peter mentioned him yesterday.' Diana realized as she aimlessly wandered down a hall within the Citadel. She had no particular direction in mind, she just needed some space from others, particularly Warbird.
"By the source I thought my father was joking." a familiar feminine voice broke Diana out of her thoughts.
Diana looked to see Grail approaching. Grail stood at around several inches taller than Diana herself and possessed black hair that reached passed her shoulders a bit. Her figure was similar to both Diana and Warbirds in that she had the perfect blend of muscle and womanly curves… as well as a slightly larger than average chest.
Grail's skin was a sort of light grey, with red eyes, a black armored bustier that connecting to her armored covered thighs that remained bare on the inside. Her knee high armored boots didn't make a sound as he approached the tense figure of Wonder Woman. Her axe was resting on her back as Grail gave an amused look to Diana.
"Finally realized that spreading your legs for some naïve Kryptonian was beneath you and decided to reach for something greater?" Grail taunted as she circled Diana "Love the armor by the way."
"What do you want Grail?" Diana growled out at the New God-Amazon hybrid that's caused her much pain in the past.
Killing Steve Trevor, nearly killing Clark and her on several occasions and even went as far as to frame one of earth's Green Lanterns John Stewart for attempted genocide. And that wasn't even half of it. In terms of enemies Grail was fourth on the list of most dangerous and powerful foes ever faced by the League.
She was able to single handedly take on Wonder Woman, Green Lanterns Hal and Jessica, the Flash, Batman, Superman, and Aquaman and win! Bruce even categorized her as a planetary level threat and culd prove to be unstoppable if left unchecked.
Grail's face sobered and an edge entered her tone, replacing the teasing one she was using previously "Careful Diana, while we may now both be Princesses of Apokolips, I'm still a true daughter of Darkseid while you're married to one of my lesser brothers. That makes you by proxy a lesser daughter by law!"
Diana's eyes narrowed before replying in a mocking tone "Forgive me… my lady."
The atmosphere tensed to the point it appeared the two powerful women were about to come to blows when a deep voice with a sort of electronic undertone to it spoke up, cutting through the tension in the air with ease.
"Grail, stop."
Both women tensed and looked to see a large man approaching them calmly. Diana saw that he was as tall and as powerfully built as Darkseid was.
'And here I thought no one could be almost as tall or as imposing as him.' Diana thought as she observed this new individual.
He had grey skin similar to Grail but the shade almost being like that of Darkseid, dressed in some sort of hyper advance blue and grey armor with what looked like some sort of cables connected to his elbows from his back. His eyes were red while his lips were a midnight blue that was the same shade as the markings on the sides of his head and cheeks. He also had a large A on his belt that glowed a dark burning orange color.
The figure stopped several feet before Grail and Diana and looked at the two of them for a moment before his gaze settled on the taller woman "This is no way to treat a member of our new family."
Diana looked to Grail and she swears to every Olympian God and Titan that ever lived she saw the faintest of blushes appear on the grey skinned woman "As you wish brother…"
The man nodded before he turned to look at Diana "I apologize for my sister's behavior to you Ms. Prince."
"That is al-" Diana paused as she realized that the son of Darkseid addressed her by her last name "How did you kno-"
"I make it a point to know the names of all of my sibling's lovers, spouses and the like." he said in a blank tone before he extended out a large hand "En Sabah Nur…"
Diana slowly gripped En Sabah Nur's hand and shook it. She was surprised by the strength in the grip, it seemed to possibly rival if not outright surpass hers. When she looked into his eyes she saw that while he was looking at her with a pointed gaze it wasn't the same as the lustful one Grayven had given her, it was more calculating, as if he was assessing her. Mentally taking her apart and examining every part of her very being.
It was the same look she's seen on Bruce on multiple occasions, leaving her to conclude that this En Sabah Nur bared watching.
After a moment he released Diana's grip and turned to Grail "Where is Kunla? I must speak with her."
Grail's eyes narrowed "She's likely outside Peter's lab again. Why?"
En Sabah Nur's eyes narrowed as his voice took a harsh edge to it that caused both Diana and Grail to tense "That, is none of your concern sister!"
Grail lowered her head while her hands morphed into fists "I apologize brother…"
The larger man looked at his smaller sister for a moment before his body tensed and he turned slowly behind him. Grail and Diana both looked to see what drew the powerful being's attention and both saw Grayven standing not too far away watching them.
"Why are you here Grayven? Shouldn't you be at your mother's side like an obedient beast." En Sabah Nur growled as he glared at his half brother
A flash of rage appeared on Grayven's face, his eyes glowed slightly that Diana thought looked similar to Darkseid "Careful En Sabah Nur, least you test my patience."
The larger son of Darkseid look unimpressed with the show of strength before his arm morphed into some sort of advance looking canon that began to hum with energy "Leave, or I will send you back to your mother in pieces… assuming I'm merciful enough."
Grayven made to attack before Grail stepped beside her larger half sibling with her hand on her ax's handle and her eyes glowing red. "Please Grayven, don't stop on my account."
Grayven stared at his sister with contempt before he looked back toward En Sabah Nur "One of these days' brother, you'll push me too far."
"I fail to see how that would be dangerous for me." En Sabah Nur replied in a dry tone.
Grayven gritted his teeth in anger before turning on his heel and leaving. Diana watched him leave before turning to look at En Sabah Nur and Grail. "I take it Grayven isn't well liked amongst Darkseid's other children?"
"A few like him well enough. Everyone else just want him dead." Grail growled out as she folded her arms under her breasts.
"The only thing keeping him alive is that currently he is father's favorite and is arguably the most powerful of all of his children." En Sabah Nur said as he returned his arm to its natural state before he began to walk down another hall.
Diana and Grail watched the larger man leave for a moment before Grail spoke "I'll be seeing you around… sister."
Diana narrowed her eyes at Grail "As will I… princess."
The two stared at each other for a moment before Grail left down the same hall En Sabah Nur took. Diana watched the woman go for a moment before letting out a tired sigh and resuming her walk down the hall she chose earlier.
After several minutes she came to a stop as a green and purple being walked out of a room with a glowing yellow stone in his head and a yellow cape on. The being stopped and stared at Diana for a moment before giving a nod and a small bow.
"Ah madam, it is a pleasure to meet you."
Diana quirked a brow at the polite being "Um… The pleasure is mine…"
"Vision, I assist master Peter in his lab." Vision stated.
Diana looked towards the room he came out of "This is Peter's lab? Is he…in?"
Vision nodded "He is."
Diana mulled it over for a moment before she looked at Vision "May I speak with him?"
Vison frowned slightly "Sir is meeting with one of his siblings at the moment."
"Oh, I'll come by la-" Diana turned to leave when Vision spoke again.
"However you are sir's wife and therefore take precedence." Vision said as he opened the door to Peter's lab and led a confused Diana inside.
"For the last time Kunla, fuck off!" Peter's voice echoed through the lab, laced with annoyance and growing anger.
"But Peter dear I simply want to talk is all." a silky smooth voice spoke up trying to calm the man down.
Diana concluded that it was Kunla.
She walked around a monitor and saw her husband sitting on a bench with his face revealed to her and glaring at whom Diana concluded was Kunla. She was clad in a white dress that fitted with her snow white skin and platinum blonde hair that was done in an elegant ponytail bun hybrid. The dress Kunla was wearing had a plunging neckline that showed off a scandalous amount of cleavage to the point she might as well be topless. Her eyes were orange in color and she appeared to be a bit smaller than Peter in terms of stature.
Peter didn't even so much as glance at her body, instead he kept his eyes on Kunla's face "Well I don't want to talk now leave! I believe En Sabah Nur is looking for you."
The lesser daughter of Darkseid frowned "But Peter I don-"
"I believe he said leave." Diana said as she made her presence known.
Both looked towards her with different expressions. Peter's was one of relief and a bit of curiosity while Kunla's was of instant diastase.
"Why are you here?" the woman growled out.
Diana raised a brow and answered in a blank tone "Am I not allowed to spend time with my husband?"
Kunla's face darkened as she looked towards Peter who shrugged "What? You heard her, shoo, shoo."
Kunla stared at Peter for a moment before taking a deep breath and exhaling through her nose before she headed for the exit.
Vision was standing there with his arms behind his back ads he gave a polite nod "I hope your visit was fruitful madam."
"Shut up!" Kunla growled out as she brushed passed Vision and out the door.
Peyter let out a sigh of relief "Finally she's gone and I can get back to work."
He turned back to his latest project and began to tinker with it before he saw Diana still standing there. He raised a brow at her "Do you need something?"
"What? Oh no I just needed a place to be alone." Diana said.
"…Well you can stay here if you want. So long as you don't go screwing with some of the stuff in here." Peter said as he gestured over to a small area that had a few chairs and a table. Diana also made out a small cot looking bed in the corner.
'He must come and stay here a lot.' Diana mused as she turned her attention back to Peter's face. He wasn't horribly scarred or ugly like she secretly thought. He was rather normal looking at least compared to the rest of his family's appearances so far.
"I see you like the armor I had made for you." Peter said as he fiddled with some sort of advance device in his hands.
'So he had it commissioned.' Diana thought "Yes, thank you for the gift. It proved useful today."
"Yeah, I heard. Granny Goodness set you up against a Buuden. What kind was it?" Peter asked absent mindedly.
Diana raised a brow "There's more than one type?"
Peter stopped his fiddling and looked at Diana "Yeah, there's adolescents who tend to form small packs until they fully mature, rouges which are simply adults but they tend to be solitary beasts by that point, alphas which are very old and very powerful adults and then the really monstrous alpha rouges which are ancient adults. So which did you get?"
"I-I'm not sure." Diana said.
"Describe it." Peter said as he leaned against the bench. He listens to Diana's description before nodding "Oh, so you took on a rouge. Impressive."
"How powerful are these creatures?" Diana asked, curious.
"Adolescents and rogues tend to be capable of destroying entire nations if directed properly. Their thick hides allow them to survive low yield nuclear weapons, plasma infused munitions, and deconstructive atomizers."
"And Alphas and rogue alphas?" Diana asked with dread.
"Alphas are twice the size and three times as powerful then your typical rogue." Peter said with a shrug "The rouge alphas are three times that size and four times the power of an alpha."
Diana's eyes widened at that information "Hera…"
Peter let out a laugh "Yeah, a rouge alpha could level a planet if it wanted. There some of my father's most prized pets."
"I'm surprised that Darkseid has never used them to attack Earth before. I doubt the Justice League would be able to stop one easily." Diana shuddered at the thought of just one Buuden running around.
"Maybe." Peter said before he pushed himself off the bench and approached a monitor "But they aren't too fond of sunlight, even sunlight reflected of a moon."
"Really?" Diana asked as she removed her helmet and placed it on a bench that had some space on it.
"Yeah, they have certain chemicals in their bodies that don't react well to solar radiation." Peter said as he mentally formed a spider leg from his suit and used it to reach for a data pad out of his reach. "So anything else interesting happen today?"
Diana stared at Peter for a moment before speaking in a dry tone "I met Warbird."
"…Would have loved to have been there for that." Peter said with a smirk.
Diana snorted as she folded her arms across her chest "I'm sure."
Several minutes of silence passed before Diana spoke "I also met another one of your brothers today."
"En Sabah Nur I presume? Aside from Kalibak, and Grayven he's the only other half-brother I have here on Apokolips at the moment and last I checked none of the others are visiting." Peter revealed "Of all of my half-brothers he scares me the most to be honest. Both because he's terrifyingly powerful to the point that he's arguably considered the most powerful of all of Darkseid's children and because he's smart, like me smart! Super strong and super smart, not someone you want to mess with."
"How many children of Darkseid are there?" Diana questioned Peter as she watched him move about the lab while keeping in mind to give En Sabah Nur a wide berth. If what she sensed from the large man and what Peter says is true, he could be a dangerous enemy to have.
"Currently and if you don't include Orion… Seventeen. Thirteen sons and four daughters. Used to be more, but... well not there isn't." Peter said as he looked around for something. He saw it on a far table, he raised his hand and placed his two middle fingers of his hand on his wrist and to Diana's surprise shot out a strand of what looked like webbing and snagged what he need. He gently tugged it over to him and caught it.
'Abilities of that of a spider, interesting…' Diana thought before she asked another question pertaining to Peter's half siblings "And where are the other sons and daughters of Darkseid at?"
Peter paused and thought for a moment before answering "My half-brothers are spread across father's empire for the most part, what they're doing I don't know nor care. As for his daughters, their all on Apokolips, you've already met Kunla."
"And I ran into Grail earlier." Diana commented 'That leaves two I have yet to meet…hurray.'
After a few minutes of silence Peter threw something on the bench and sighed in frustration before looking over towards Vision who was scanning something "Viz, I'm done for the day. Make sure to lock down the lab after your done."
"Very good sir." Vision replied as he continued to examine his current project.
Peter nodded before looking towards Diana "Come on, I'll show you back to our room from here."
Diana frowned as she picked up her helmet but didn't put it on "Are you staying in for the night or will you be joining Warbird later?"
Peter gave Diana a grin "Staying for the night… after all what kind of husband would I be if I neglected to satisfy your needs."
"I doubt there's anything you can do to satisfy me." Diana said with a glare as she brushed past Peter towards the labs entrance.
Peter looked at for a moment before smirking "Give it time…I have a knack for growing on people."
"Like a fungus probably." Diana muttered.
Peter chuckled as the two made their way back to their shared quarters.
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And Done.
Next chapter, Family bonding...