Located in the realm of the Greek Gods, deep within a chamber where the heat was more intense than the fire under a cauldron, one of the Gods was busy at his work. Pounding away with his hammer, Hephaestus was creating his newest masterpiece. As he worked, another one of the Gods entered his domain, wearing a set of sectioned silver armor with a purple cape attached to the back. He had short blond hair and steely blue eyes and he was not very happy at the moment. This was Ares, Greek God of War. Walking over to his brother with an arrogant determination in his stride, the God of War came up to Hephaestus and he was not in the mood for any excuses.

"You said 'come back Tuesday'. Well, it's Tuesday. I want my suit," Ares demanded, causing Hephaestus to stop his work and look over to his brother.

Hephaestus swung down his hammer again, adding another touch to his current work while responding to his brother. "Patience, brother. You know how much I care about the details."

"It doesn't have to be pretty, Hephaestus," Ares chortled while giving his brother an unsettling glare. "Where it's going, things aren't supposed to be pretty."

Hephaestus looked at him and smirked a bit before retorting to his brother's latest comment. "Present company excluded of course?"

"Just hurry up!" Ares ordered.

Hephaestus just grinned as he trudged over to his fire pit and grabbed a rod with a flat base on one end from the fire and moved back over to the remainder of the suit he was working on. Placing the flat base against the armor, smoke rising off the suit from the contact of heated metal against unheated metal, he raised his hammer and delivered the final blow.

"My finishing touch."

With the strike of his hammer, the flat base of the rod imprinted Hephaestus' personal insignia on the center area of the suit. The symbol glowed for a few seconds before becoming dormant. Placing his tools inside a barrel on the side of his work table, Hephaestus grabbed the remainder of the suit and lifted it up, slowly walking over to the other finished portion of the suit which looked like a giant piece of armor. Following his brother, Ares looked at the suit with some scrutiny as Hephaestus placed the final piece onto it, the piece actually being the front of its torso. Stepping back, Hephaestus gave Ares the general information on the now finished suit.

"The Annihilator; heartless, indestructible and ready to feed on mankind's misery and rage…per your specifications," he told Ares.

The Annihilator was a big black metal suit of armor with big shoulder pads and gold trim etched all along its joints and the segments of the armor. Its waist had a golden belt design with two red orb-like lenses in the center and its faceplate had two horizontal slits, giving it a lifeless, soulless appearance. It also had red gems on its knuckles and a golden metal high collar while the sides of its head were gold as well. It was truly a masterpiece that could only have been made by the Gods.

"Go ahead, Ares. Give it life," Hephaestus instructed.

Ares smirked and did as instructed, backing away a bit as he unsheathed his broadsword and held it out in front, presenting himself as a challenger to the Annihilator. The slits on its faceplate released a white glowing light as it came to life. It stalked towards the God of War with a lifeless stride and began to swing away with its right arm, constantly parrying Ares' sword and driving him into a corner. Pushing him up against a pillar, it then brought its arms down like a makeshift club, trying to crush Ares who used his sword to push back.

"Enough!" Ares commanded and the Annihilator listened, stopping its attack and backing up before powering down. Ares looked at the Annihilator and developed a sinister grin. "Wrap it up. I'll take it."

With no missions to go on at the moment, Sasuke took this time to train. With Naruto on a mission with a team consisting of Green Lantern, Vixen and Black Canary, he needed a sparring partner or this case, partners.

Currently, Sasuke was in the simulator room and blasting at the robotic facsimile of several of the Justice League's adversaries. Bizarro, Volcana, Atomic Skull, Killer Frost and him were fighting in the middle of a city which resembled New York and as such various attacks were being thrown about.

Meanwhile, watching him was was one of the League's newest members, The Question and he could rival Batman in paranoia and the position for the World's Greatest Detective. However, he preferred to shy away from the limelight.

The Question, always serious, always thinking that everything was a conspiracy, was watching Sasuke. The Uchiha wasn't the only one on his mind. Hokage was also in his thoughts. Just who were they? Where had they come from? Up until their introduction on live television nobody knew who they were. Judging by the way they spoke they were Asian, Japanese to be specific. What made him curious was their abilities and past.

Then again, the Question was suspicious of everyone. The two shinobi were just a new addition to his list of suspicious persons.

Sasuke had combined his Chidori with Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi, blowing up Atomic Skull in an instant. Standing in the fiery crater where Atomic Skull had once been, Sasuke quickly swerved around a blast of fire which had been fired at him, courtesy of Volcana. "Predictable," Sasuke muttered in a low tone as he then activated his Sharingan, sending a torrent of Amaterasu at Volcana, easily overpowering her flames and roasting her, causing her to explode on the spot. He prepared to move on to fighting Bizzaro when he narrowly avoid an ice blast from Killer Frost. Looking up, Sasuke rolled out of the way as Bizarro brought his fist down, trying to beat Sasuke to a pulp. 'I have to admit, they are rather formidable compared to the real thing,' he mused as the Susanoo began to envelop him.

As Sasuke trained in the simulator room, J'onn was busy overlooking most of the current missions. He already had to step in and stop Diana from pummeling a bank robber into a coma, easily seeing her anger and rage. Their time amongst the humans was slowly making them more prone to anger due to all the hostile and negative emotions that they came across on a daily basis. Of course, she wasn't the only member of the League who seemed to have some self-control issues. Besides Diana, J'onn also noticed that Sasuke tended to be a bit excessive as well during the few times he'd seen him fight. It was something that was going to need to be addressed soon before the Uchiha did something he could never undo. As J'onn checked in on Sasuke's training, he also opened a connection to Wonder Woman who had already picked up Hawk and Dove and were about to head to their next mission.

"Diana, are you about to fly off to Kasnia with Hawk and Dove?" J'onn asked.

"Yes, J'onn. We're about to leave and should be there within a few minutes," she replied.

"Before you take off, I want to send one last member down there as well to assist you," he told her. 'And I need to get him out of the simulator room before he destroys all the Simu-Droids out of boredom,' J'onn thought while looking at the video feed of Sasuke in the training room.

"Who did you have in mind?" Wonder Woman asked.

"I'm going to send Shinobi. Just wait for a few minutes and he should be there momentarily."

"Alright then, but don't take too long in getting him here. Wonder Woman out."

Susanoo brought down its massive fist upon both Bizzaro and Killer Frost causing them to explode and for the parts of both Simu-Droids to go flying everywhere. After releasing Susanoo, the communicator in Sasuke's ear suddenly beeped. "What is it?"

"Shinobi, you're needed in the command center," J'onn summoned.

"Fine, I'll be right there," he answered.

After exiting the simulator room and dodging questions from the Question, Sasuke made his way to the command center of the Watchtower which was the platform that was situated above the Teleporter Bay. Entering through the doors, he saw both J'onn and Mr. Terrific hard at work at keeping an eye on all the current missions. It actually surprised Sasuke at just how much trouble this world had going on every single day. This world seemed come into crisis more often than his original one and it amazed him to no end.

Walking up to J'onn, Sasuke asked, "So, what's going on?" He leaned against the side of a console.

"I'm sending you to Kasnia with Diana, along with Hawk and Dove," explained J'onn.

"Very well," Sasuke remarked, not even batting an eye. J'onn just gave him a curious stare.

"You could socialize, and get to know the other new members," J'onn advised.

"None of them interest me in the slightest. So, what's going on in Kasnia?"

"As you should know, North and South Kasnia are in a civil war," J'onn informed Sasuke.

"What else is new?" Sasuke responded. As he was in a new world, he needed to know everything. He paid attention to the news, both local and international. Information was important. It helped back in his own world and he wasn't one to dismiss any advantage. He needed information to adapt to everything.

"Well, it's starting to escalate. The queen has asked the League for assistance as both factions have ties to allies in other countries," J'onn reminded him.

"And let me guess, if it gets worse, it could be a big disaster for everyone in that region." J'onn just nodded his head. "Right then, well, just send me to the princess' location and we can get this mission underway."

"Very well, but try to show some restraint," reminded the Martian. "We don't want another incident like last time when I sent you to Nigeria." Sasuke sighed as he remembered that incident. A Nigerian drug lord tried to shoot at him a couple of weeks back and Sasuke nearly slit his throat. The way he fought was becoming infamous among the League members and it was why many of them steered clear of him most of the time.

South Kasnia Military Camp

Inside a military camp within South Kasnia, a group of soldiers sat and stood before a small wooden stage which was currently being used by their General and a balding monk with a wooden staff. The monk had a wide-eyed look about him as he spoke to the soldiers, riling them up for the battle that was about to take place. It would be a battle that no one in their right mind would want to fight and those that did could be considered lucky if they survived and made it home in one piece.

"The Northern tribes have infested our motherlands for too many generations," said the monk as the soldiers gave him their undivided attention. "Kasnia is ours. By the blood of our fathers and our fathers' fathers'." The soldiers talked amongst themselves about his words before he continued. "Right now, they're preparing a new weapon; a weapon with fearsome power. We've got to attack now to protect your farms and families from their vicious hands."

The soldiers all raised their fists and guns in the air, shouting out in agreement with the monk. The General walked forward, placing his hand on the monk's shoulder while raising his hand to give them their orders.

"Move out! And may fortune be with you!" the General shouted.

The soldiers all ran to their vehicles after arming themselves and drove off. As they left, the monk watched, his body suddenly becoming enshrouded in flames as his robes were replaced by segmented silver armor. His face then morphed into that of Ares, the God of War. A pleased grin on his face, he awaited the carnage that was about to ensue with much anticipation.

"Good. With the North using the Annihilator and the South rushing into battle, there will be plenty of war to go around," Ares said to himself. "This will be so much fun."

Outskirts of Town: Outside Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet

"So how much longer are we gonna have to wait for the 'no-show', Princess?" Hawk asked, slightly annoyed at having been made to wait instead of being able to get into some action. Wonder Woman had just pulled them out of a brawl at a local sports bar that they were easily winning at before J'onn told them to standby for their final member to be contacted.

"For as long as we have to," she retorted. "Now just be quiet and relax."

"Come on, Don," Dove asked his older brother. "Can't you be just a tad bit nicer?"

"Hey, not my fault that she's in a bad mood today," Hawk shot back. 'Must be her time of the month or something.'

Wonder Woman was about to make a remark to his statement when a column of white and blue light made of tachyons formed before them. Within seconds, the light disappeared, leaving the dark haired Uchiha known as Shinobi standing before them. Hawk and Dove looked at the League's infamous purple clad ninja and knew that their day just got a whole lot worse. Wonder Woman, on the other hand, was much happier seeing as someone she considered a good friend and someone she could trust had been sent to help out. Sasuke, himself, was satisfied to get sent on a mission. Looking at Hawk and Dove, he gave them a scrutinizing look as if judging them.

He'd never heard of them before and didn't know what they were capable of. Hopefully, they wouldn't make his life difficult. He knew most of the League members, well, those that made enough effort to at least say hello to him. Then again, his personality and mannerisms made him the poster boy of someone who you didn't want to make mad. He could easily give a few of the founders a run for their money.

"Shinobi," Diana greeted as she clapped him on the shoulder. It was a gesture he had gotten used to over the past few months and it no longer irritated him. "I'm glad that you're here. I'm sure J'onn has explained everything."

"More or less. He gave me the basic information," Sasuke replied. "So, these are Hawk and Dove, huh?" he asked, motioning to the two bird-themed heroes standing behind them.

Dove made the first move by walking over to Sasuke, holding out his hand. Hawk just watched, knowing that this was not going to go well. Sasuke just watched as Dove came to a stop, his hand held out for Sasuke to take. Diana just watched, hoping that Sasuke wouldn't make them angry within the first few minutes.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Dove said. "I'm Dove. And that big lug behind me is my older brother, Hawk." He waited for Sasuke to take his hand but all he got was a slight scoff before turning to look at Diana.

"Was this really all that was available for a mission of such importance?" Sasuke chastised.

"Hey!" Sasuke turned to see Hawk come up to him, not to thrilled with how he just blew his little brother off. "My kid brother just said hello and yet you just blow him off like that?-! What gives you the-"

"Knock it off!" Diana ordered, stopping the fight before it could escalate. Hawk and Sasuke looked at one another, their eyes locking as the former glared while the latter still kept his composure. "Alright, we got a mission to accomplish so, everyone, on the plane…now." The three of them noticed her glare and the threatening tone in her voice and dared not argue. Hawk and Dove mostly because she could beat them to a pulp. Sasuke more out of respect as she was always respectful to him.

Flying over the mountains which were close to Kasnia, Wonder Woman concentrated on flying her jet while Hawk, Dove and Shinobi sat in the back. Hawk and Dove were still arguing a bit and Sasuke just listened. Diana had asked him to just be quiet and listen to them so that he might learn how to handle them. Taking Diana's advice and listening to the brother's conversation, he found that he did like Hawk's direct approach to some problems but he also liked how Dove wanted to think things through, see everything from all the angles and possibly talk it out. He could see how the brothers balanced one another out but also found them rather annoying when they couldn't agree with one another. It was times like this that he wished he was either on a mission with Naruto.

"Why not just let 'em obliterate each other?" Hawk questioned, Diana looking back at him as he asked his question. "If people can't control their own country, they don't deserve to have one," he finished, crossing his arms over his chest while looking out the window.

"Way to oversimplify." Hawk turned to look at Dove who was looking at him. "These folks live in poverty. And when you have so little, it's so easy to be swayed into blaming your neighbor. Almost all aggression can be cured with education." Sasuke found himself agreeing with Dove on that point. Many poor countries and villages argued and fought over the smallest of reasons as that was all they had. He decided to focus more on their conversation, hoping it would help him come up with a proper strategy in order to succeed in this mission.

"Yeah?" Hawk asked in a counter-response. "Then how come some of the best educated guys in the world work at the Pentagon?" Sasuke also saw a good point with Hawk's rebuttal and wondered if there was anything more interesting to hear from them. But, instead of countering Hawk's response, Dove looked to Sasuke.

"Hey Shinobi, what do you think?" Dove asked.

"Oh yeah, sure, ask the introvert," Hawk snorted. Sasuke's eyes narrowed at the elder brother for that remark.

"Watch it, Hawk," Diana warned. "I'm sure you're well aware of how powerful Shinobi can be so don't go getting him angry. I'd rather not have to clean your bloodied remains out of my jet." Hawk looked at her and then at Shinobi, as the Uchiha unleashed a wave of killing intent around him.

Hawk grinned nervously. "Yeah, maybe after we land."

"Smart move, Hank," Dove stated. Looking back at Sasuke, "So Shinobi, what do you think of our talk that we had a moment ago?"

"What do I think? I think you both made good points but if I have to listen to the two of you argue for another minute then this jet's going down due to you two irritating me," Sasuke chided. "Now then," he said as he leaned towards Diana. "Have we've arrived yet?"

"Down there," she replied, causing the three of them to look out the canopy to see the war-zone below them. Sasuke had firsthand experience with war. War was basically an expression of desire to the extremes. People wanted something and would go to huge lengths to do it, even start wars. Even if innocent people were killed in the crossfires, wars could not be stopped or avoided until either surrender was declared, the enemy was defeated, or all forces were wiped out.

"War never changes," he murmured, "So, do we go down there and start wiping out those stubborn warmongering fools or what?"

"You're really prone to violence, aren't you?" Dove questioned.

The war raged on between the Northern and Southern tribes of Kasnia as bullets, shrapnel and tank shells flew across the battlefield which was a small town. A few North Kasnians took shelter in a nearly destroyed building, using the wall as a shield as they peeked around the giant gaping holes and opened fire, using a pair of AK-47's to try and take out their enemies. They quickly hid though as a tank came rolling by. Their retreat would be useless as the tank opened fire, blowing away the wall and killing the men inside. As the forces of the South Kasnians moved forward, the Annihilator came onto the battlefield, feeding off the rage and aggression of the war around it. With the forces of the North Kasnians forming behind it, the Annihilator marched forward as a gunner on the back of a military jeep let loose his payload on the soulless suit of armor which came at them. The bullets merely ricocheted off of its body as it reached out and grabbed the turret. The man jumped out of the jeep as did his fellows while the Annihilator lifted the jeep and tossed it into an oncoming tank, destroying both and killing the men inside.

As it prepared to advance, it received more machine gunfire. Turning around, it noticed a lone soldier trying to harm it but it took the bullets hitting it in stride. Noticing the Annihilator coming towards him, the lone soldier began to back away from the behemoth advancing towards him. He fired at it with his machine gun but the bullets just bounced off it over and over again. Raising its arm, it prepared to smash the soldier until it was knocked slightly forward by the impact of a tank shell. The soldier took this as his cue to run for it. As the soldier ran, the tank continued to open fire. The Annihilator just kept on advancing towards the tank, slamming its fist into it and killing the gunner inside.

As it lifted up the tank and tossed it as the other oncoming tanks, Wonder Woman and the others arrived on the scene to see the apparent massacre taking place. The four of them just looked at it and easily saw that the soldiers were easily no match for it. Most of them had already run away from the battlefield and tried to take cover as the Annihilator continued its unstoppable path of destruction.

"Who is that?" Hawk asked as they watched the battle continue.

"These people don't stand a chance against it," replied Dove.

Watching the battle and coming up with a plan, Wonder Woman issued her orders. "Hawk, Shinobi, you two are with me." Turning to Dove, "Dove…"

"I'm on it," he replied as he raced off with his enhanced speed.

As they spread out, two soldiers fought for control of a machine gun. Kicking the younger man to the ground and into a pile of bricks, the older man took aim, preparing to fire, but was surprised when the gun disappeared from his hands in a blue. Looking over to his left, he noticed the form of Dove standing there with the machine gun held in both his hands. He then snapped it in two by busting it over his leg before tossing it away.

"Both of you scram," Dove ordered calmly which the two soldiers complied with, running from the battlefield. Dove smirked but then heard the sounds of more destruction and looked over to see the Annihilator still at work.

It had a tank held above its head as it ran over and slammed said tank into another tank which had been firing upon it, causing both tanks to explode. It then got pegged with another tank shell, making it lumber towards another tank, backhanding it away and sending it flying before slamming into a far wall, exploding on impact from the force of the collision. As it prepared to continue, it received a bolder to the side of the head. Looking down, it saw Hawk pick up another boulder which he threw at it but it did little to stop it. As it headed towards him, the Annihilator quickly found itself being bombarded with a torrent of flame which made it stagger backwards. This gave Hawk enough time to use his own enhanced speed to move out of the way.

Looking up into the sky, the Annihilator noticed Sasuke charging at it with his sword infused with the Chidori aiming to strike it down. Grabbing a bold of a broken down tank by the turret, it flung the tank at Sasuke, which he was barely able to avoid, Sasuke then activated his Rinnegan, launching a Shinra Tensei at the advancing Annihilator, resulting in a massive shockwave. Both Sasuke and Hawk looked on with a satisfied look on their faces but then both looked on in shock as the smoke cleared, revealing the Annihilator to be completely unharmed.

"This is troublesome," Sasuke remarked as the Annihilator took a swipe at him and the Uchiha was sent tumbling onto the ground by the impact. "Damn it…" he cursed as he picked himself up. The Annihilator stood over him and raised its foot to stomp on him. Suddenly, Hawk came out of nowhere and landed a hit on the Annihilator, sending it reeling.

"Hey, need some help?" Hawk asked cockily.

"Mind your own business." Sasuke told him as he rose to his feet, massaging his right wrist out of habit. "We have to take that thing down."

"You're eager," Hawk observed.

"Aren't you?" Sasuke countered as he charged right back into the fight.

Hawk just watched Sasuke leap into the air, preparing for round two. "Show off!" Hawk shouted at him in a sort of friendly banter. He then noticed the Annihilator get back up and begin trudging towards him. "Uh-oh."

Hawk made a run for it as the Annihilator chased after him, slowly gaining on him. Sasuke was about to try another jutsu when he felt a gust of wind blow right past him. Looking forward, he saw Wonder Woman flying ahead, heading straight for the Annihilator. As Hawk ran, he scurried onto a pile of bricks and boulders. Picking up one boulder, he hurled it at the Annihilator's head, knocking it back just a bit. As it regained its footing, it was instantly swept into the air by Wonder Woman who flew at it from behind, grabbing it by its leg and lifting it high into the air. She then spun it around and then, using the momentum of her spinning, flung the Annihilator into a tower which crumbled on top of it, burying it in a pile of rubble.

Hawk ran away from the pile of bricks and came to a stop, Wonder Woman and Sasuke coming to a landing on either side of him. As they looked on, they all got the shock of their lives as the Annihilator rose up from the rubble, apparently unharmed. Its faceplate was open, allowing the three of them to see…nothing. It was completely empty. This surprised the three heroes even more and confused them somewhat.

"There's no one inside that thing!" Hawk exclaimed, stating the obvious. "How do you fight that?"

Wonder Woman just narrowed her eyes while looking at the walking suit of soulless armor. "You hit it 'till it breaks," she said.

The three of them then headed back into battle. As Hawk ran at it and Wonder Woman and Sasuke charged towards it, the Annihilator grabbed a tank by its turret and, using it like a club, smacked the three heroes over into a busted wall, the three of them sliding down to the ground. Looking up while shaking the dizzies out of their heads, they noticed the Annihilator coming towards them with the tank raised above its head. Sasuke, acting quickly, used the Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu at it but to no avail as the jutsu just bounced off of its armor. As Sasuke kept firing, Wonder Woman noticed the sunlight glint off of its armor and noticed a strange but very familiar symbol. Acting quickly herself, she grabbed Hawk and moved the two of them away while Sasuke used the Body Flicker technique to get out of harm's way as the Annihilator slammed the tank down into the ground where they had only been seconds before.

Looking at the pile of smoke that rose from the attack, both Hawk and Wonder Woman were joined by Dove who looked on to see what would happen next. They got their answer as the tank came flying through the smoke cloud, nearly crushing them to death. Wonder Woman had acted quickly though, grabbing them both and flying away from the battlefield with Hawk protesting the whole time. They were joined in the air by Sasuke on his personal summon Garuda and the four flew over to a ridge just beyond the outskirts of the town but high enough to give them a view of the carnage below. Landing on the ridge, Wonder Woman released Hawk and Dove and got a complaint from the more muscular brother.

"What are you doing? You just pulled us right out of battle," Hawk complained.

"She just saved our lives, Hank," Dove countered, coming to the defense of Diana's actions.

"Two yards would have done that," rebutted Hawk. "This is what's called a retreat."

"Enough, you would have been long dead already if it weren't for her," Sasuke shot back. "Besides, the princess and I are the most powerful ones here and even we weren't able to stop that thing. So, unless you got any better ideas on what do next, then you had best shut up."

"Says you! All we did was turn tail and run away like a pack of wounded dogs!" Hawk shouted.

"There was no point in continuing," Diana replied back calmly. "Our attacks were having no effect on that thing. If anything, it's getting stronger." They looked on as the Annihilator, along with the North Kasnians, drove the forces of the South away with their superior power.

"There's gotta be a way to stop this war," Dove said. "If we can just get the two leaders to sit down together."

"Oh cuz that happens all the time in these situations," Hawk replied.

"I believe we're beyond that option at this point," added Sasuke.

"Well, unless you just wanna kidnap them and make 'em talk," said Hawk, adding onto his last statement.

"I wish," said Dove, ready to try and do anything that could help stop this war peacefully.

"Then go for it," Diana replied. "At least it'll buy me some time."

"Well, if you have a plan to stop that thing, I'm all for it then," Sasuke added, willing to go along with Diana.

"Good, because we'll need all the time we can get," said Diana.

"Why? What are you doing?" asked Hawk.

Diana look up to the sky, "I gotta see a man about a suit of armor," was all she said as she took off, Sasuke following after her on Garuda.

"You know who made that thing?" Sasuke stated.

"Yes, and if I know him, if he made it, he'll know how to stop it," said Diana.

Sitting in his office back at the Northern Tribe's military base camp, Mr. Nardach, the man whom Ares had given the Annihilator to, was leaning back in his chair while taking a small break from leading his troops. Thinking of his next encounter with the Southern Tribe, he relaxed a bit while enjoying a cigar. He wouldn't get much of a chance to enjoy it fully though as Mr. Cera, who was actually Ares in disguise, came into his office. And he was not happy at all. He had expected death, destruction, chaos, war, genocide and yet all he got was a few deaths and a lot of property damage from just the Annihilator alone.

"You let them go," Mr. Cera said, none too thrilled with the current outcome of the battle. Nardach nearly fell out of his chair in startled surprise, his stogie falling onto his table. "Why didn't you push ahead and take their camp? They have enough arsenal there to launch an assault against the capital."

"I have no designs of the capital," Nardach replied as he got up and walked from his desk and over to Mr. Cera. "We won, Mr. Cera. The animals attacked and we ran them out of town." This answer did not sit well with him though as it only served to infuriate him.

His anger reaching its peak, Mr. Cera began to raise his voice. "I didn't give you the Annihilator so you could run your enemies out of town; I gave you the Annihilator so you could annihilate them!"

Nardach didn't like his tone but knew better than to try and get under Mr. Cera's skin. Moving back towards his desk, he leaned over and looked at a map of the country of Kasnia. "Forgive the insult, sir, but you think like a South Kasnian. They want to destroy us all but my brothers and I only wish to keep our land." He crumpled the map in his hands, his own frustration growing. "Perhaps I could take their camp, but the price would be too great. Shall I win a country but massacre my people?"

It was a valid argument but a pointless one. As he tried to reason with Mr. Cera, the man began to clench his fists at hearing such half-hearted talk about not wanting to do too much harm or cause too much damage to his country. To Mr. Cera, war was only good for one thing. And that was senseless battle and bloodshed. Enough to drive a man mad with the insane thirst to kill who or whatever crossed his path.

"Yes, you idiot!" Mr. Cera shouted, losing his temper. "I think like a South Kasnian?" he asked, gesturing to himself before pointing to the wall, motioning that he meant everyone else outside room. "Has it even entered your skull that they think like South Kasnians? And you'd better start thinking that way too," he warned Nardach, lurching forward and getting in his face. "If you want there to be a northerner left in this rat infested dirt heap you call a country. All you mortals are good for is to slaughter one another. To fight and fight, until the bones of your enemies are strewn across the battlefield, only to rise again in the next generation; like a well-tended crop," he finished, sputtering a bit of spit in Nardach's face. "That's what the Annihilator is for. But no-o-o, you're using it to play tag," he continued, spitting in Nardach's face some more.

Getting tired of Mr. Cera's ranting and insults, Nardach glared at him, rising up to meet him face level before walking away. "You know what, you're crazy, and I wash my hands of you," Nardach said, walking over to the door and opening it. "I'll thank you to get out of my rat infested dirt heap now. And you can take your robot with you."

Mr. Cera just gave him a dark yet blank glare until an idea clicked on inside his head. Wanting tom move things along even further, Mr. Cera approached Nardach, his body covered in fiery energy as he assumed his true form, that of Ares, God of War. The sight of the transformation surprised Nardach as he slowly back up against the wall, Ares himself preparing to take control. "Better idea…I stay, you go," Ares said.

Back on the cliff overlooking the town, Hawk and Dove were currently discussing what to do. They were already set on what kind of plan they wanted to do but they were still figuring out who should go to which military camp. It took them a few minutes but after a civil discussion, which involved a lot of shouting on Hawks part, they decided that Dove would go to the camp for the Northern Tribe and Hawk would go to the camp of the Southern Tribe. They both ran off, hoping that their plan either worked or helped in buying Diana just enough time until she and Shinobi got back. Of course, nothing ever went as planned.

Within the realm of the Greek Pantheon, Hephaestus was busy working on a new piece of work which looked like a new throne with lions heads set at the forward ends of the armrests. As he worked on the throne, using his hammer to pound the chisel into the metal areas so as to accentuate the details, Sasuke and Diana both flew down to the ground, landing gently so as to try and not disturb Hephaestus. They didn't go unnoticed though as he could easily sense that they were there. Looking back, he gave them a quick look before turning fully around to face them, looking directly at Diana.

"I made that armor for your mother. Did she ever thank me…no," Hephaestus said as he looked Diana up and down. "I love your mom but she doesn't have your build."

"I didn't come here to talk about my armor," replied Diana with an almost emotionless look on her face. Hephaestus just stared at her and then looked over at Sasuke.

"No, I guess not. And what about you?" he asked Sasuke.

"What about me?" Sasuke asked sarcastically.

"Why are you here? For that matter, what strange eyes you have. Are you some kind of demon in human skin that Hades let loose on the mortals?" Sasuke's expression remained stoic, much to the Smith God's disappointment.

"I'm here to talk about an armored suit that needs no wearer and bears your mark," Diana explained, ignoring the fact that Hephaestus just insulted her friend.

"The Annihilator…" Hephaestus said aloud.

"Then you did make it," said Diana as she moved forward a bit.

"Who else does such fine work? Ares liked it," Hephaestus spoke, giving away the name of the being behind the reason that the Annihilator was currently in the realm of man.

"Ares…of course," Diana concluded. "How do you stop it?"

"Ahhh, you knew to ask," Hephaestus replied, lumbering over to Diana as he wiped his hands clean with a cloth. "I do leave a small weakness in each of my creations. An Achilles' heel if you will. It's so no one ever gets…too powerful. You know what they say, 'Only Zeus is perfect'."

"And what's the Annihilator's weakness?" demanded Diana. They didn't have time for idle chitchat.

"Diana, you wouldn't want me to go around telling people the weakness in your armor, would you?" he mused. He quickly found himself being kicked by Sasuke into a wall where he pulled him close and pointed his sword to the God's neck.

"Enough of this, we don't have all day," Sasuke said sternly as he activated his Rinne Sharingan. "Now you're going to tell us what we want to know or so help me, I'm going to—"

"Or you'll do what?" Hephaestus challenged, catching Sasuke off guard. Looking the Uchiha right in the eyes, "You know, it's because of that exact reason why you can't beat the Annihilator. Not to mention why you have such a huge chip on your shoulder…ninja man." This made Sasuke raise his eyebrow in slight confusion and shock.

"How do you—"

"I'm a God, son," Hephaestus reminded him. "Not much happens in the mortal realm without us knowing about it. Besides, you and your blonde fox friend have been here for months now so it's only natural that we would have learned about the both of you sooner or later." Hephaestus wore a grin as Sasuke set him down. "So much ruthlessness…"

"Enough games, Hephaestus," Diana ordered. "How do we defeat the Annihilator?-!"

Hephaestus just let out a sigh. "You know, after what I just told your friend here, I figured you would have realized the answer by now."

Diana had finally had enough as she grabbed Hephaestus by the throat before tossing him into the side of his work stations which was set up next to a pair of rotating gears. Rushing over to him, Diana lifted him up and held him there, cocking her fist back in anger as she prepared to beat the answer out of him. She was tired of playing around and she was not having a good day. If aggression was the only way to get the answers she wanted, then she'd use it to get them.

"With that attitude you'll never figure it out."

Diana just glared at him before lowering her arm and dropping Hephaestus to the floor. Diana then walked back over to Sasuke, the two of them taking off into the air. As they left, Hephaestus just watched them go but gave each of them a parting remark.

"Come back when you have more time. I'll let that suit out a little," he told Diana before looking at Sasuke. "And as for you, learn to open up a bit. A little socialization never hurt anyone."

Watching them leave, he then went back to his work, picking up his hammer and chisel and continued with the throne. Having seen Diana and Sasuke come to him for help, he knew his Annihilator was doing good work but even he knew that what Ares had planned could not bear fruit. If it did, then all of mankind would be doomed. But he had faith in them. He knew they would eventually figure out the Annihilators weakness. He just gave them a little nudge in the right direction.

Back in Kasnia, with it now being a nighttime but close to sunrise, Dove was sneaking around the base of the Northern military camp, looking for the building used by the group's leader. He didn't know which one it was yet but he knew that if he could find the one with most guards, it would turn out to either be the building housing their leader or an ammo supply shed. Pressing his back against the wall, he rounded the corner slowly, keeping his eyes peeled for guards. He couldn't afford to get caught. Not at this stage of the mission. Preparing to enter one building, he noticed a few guards leave their posts except for one over at another building across the yard.

'Hmm…that seems like it could do as a small base of operations for a military leader,' he thought as he quickly, using his enhanced speed, made a dash for the building, sticking to the shadows.

Keeping close to the wall, he came next to the entrance but quickly noticed the lone guard come out from the building. Having been spotted, Dove moved in quickly from around the corner, knocking the gun out of the man's hands before placing his hand over his mouth and face, cutting off his air supply while using other hand to keep the man still. He could not afford to get caught again. If their plan was to succeed, he would need to make sure that this guard fell unconscious and fast before he was spotted.

"Sorry kid, you'll have a headache later," Dove apologized. "But on the bright side, if this works, you'll live to see twenty."

Placing the young man down on the ground, he ran through the entrance, heading towards the door. Quietly opening the door, he noticed a man standing there with his arms behind his back, looking at a map of Kasnia. Moving in quietly, he slowly came behind the man, who looked like Mr. Nardach. Hearing the sounds of footsteps, Nardach began to turn around only for Dove to stop and hold his hand up in a sign of peace.

"Don't be afraid. My name is Dove," he told Nardach. "I'm not here to hurt you." Nardach just looked at him, as if he wasn't afraid at all. "I'd like you to come with me. It's time to try a new path."

"And what path is that?" Nardach asked.

"Peace."

Nardach developed a sinister and devilish grin. "Hmm…not really my thing." He then surprised Dove as his body was covered in fiery energy, transforming him into the form of that of Ares, standing now a full head taller than dove. "But if you're into it, I can arrange for you to have eternal peace." He then stalked towards Dove, an evil gleam in his eyes. "After I'm done with you, that is."

Over in the military base camp of the Southern Tribe, Hawk was busy doing his part of the plan. Using his speed, he moved through the shadows, making sure as to not get caught, as he moved towards the building which housed the General of the Southern Military. Sneaking into the General's room, he quietly made his way over to the cot where the man slept. The General, while sound asleep, was not a heavy sleeper. Waking up slowly, he was startled to see the form of Hawk standing above him, looking down at him while grinning and reaching out with his hand.

"Ever run away from home?" Hawk asked playfully. "It's fun; you'll love it. Brother and me used to do it all the time," he said as he quickly bound and gagged the General, hefting him over his shoulder and carrying him towards the door. "Except he'd always wuss out and run home to Momma."

Before he could even make it to the door, the ground began to shake as sounds of gunfire and explosions rang throughout the air. Deciding that whatever was happening outside was much more important, Hawk set the General down and made his escape. As the base was under attack, a couple of soldiers came into the General's quarters to inform him of the attack but were both surprised to see their leader bound and gagged and squirming on the ground, begging to be set free.

Outside, the sun began to slowly rise as daybreak approached. Hawk ran across the base, using his speed to give him enough momentum to jump up and over the barbed wire coiled gate, landing on the other side before continuing to run to the battlefield. Coming to a stop next to a group of trees, he noticed the battle intensifying as machine gun fire, tank fire and hand-to-hand combat ensued on the battle field. Some soldiers were using rocket launchers to take out the tanks and some even used combat knives and bayonets to take out their enemies. Hawk just watched it all with his arms crossed over his chest, not at all thrilled or entirely surprised at the outcome.

"I see Don's social skills had their usual effect," he complained until he saw something he never expected.

Marching into battle, leading troops of the Northern Tribe was the Annihilator and tied to its front was none other than Dove who was struggling to break free. Seeing his brother bound to the killer suit of armor enraged Hawk who ran across the battlefield, the explosions just barely missing him as he quickly closed the gap between the Annihilator and himself. Jumping out of the way of more gunfire, Hawk jumped up and onto the Annihilator, gripping it by the head as he tore the rope that bound Dove to its body. Dove fell to the ground and watched as Hawk wrestled with the Annihilator while the battle between the North and South. One soldier, after firing off a magazine, looked over to his right to see a man wearing a suit of silver armor backhanding a few soldiers away from him with ease as he carried a long broadsword in his right hand. It was Ares and he had come to personally see that the two military groups tore each other apart and that the war would continue. He continued to move forward, looking around with a big grin on his face as he admired the carnage around him.

With the Annihilator, Hawk held on for dear life until it grabbed him, throwing him down hard into the ground before picking him up and throwing him across the field, back first into a tree. Hawk let out a loud grunt as he fell to the ground, pushing himself up on his hands and knees. He watched as the Annihilator shifted its attention from him to the military base over across the distance. Hawk, none too happy with being blown off like that, ran after the Annihilator with Dove following after him. Hawk jumped over fallen bodies as more soldiers shifted over to hand-to-hand combat. As Hawk raced after the Annihilator, Dove stopped on the hill, noticing more tanks coming onto the field.

As the battle intensified, both Wonder Woman and Sasuke finally returned, with the latter riding on Garuda above as they watched the battle.

"This isn't good," Sasuke said.

"You're right," replied Wonder Woman. "Any sign of Ares?"

Taking a moment to look around, Sasuke suddenly spotted the God of War fighting off a group of soldiers without even trying. "Is that him?" Sasuke asked, pointing at the scuffle. Diana looked over to where Sasuke was pointing at and nodded her head to confirm.

"Yeah, that's him." She then looked at Sasuke. "Listen, I'll try to get these people to stop fighting. You go and see if you can stall Ares."

"Right," said Sasuke before taking off to do battle with the God of War.

Watching him leave, Diana then flew down to the ground as soldiers and tanks rolled across the battlefield, bullets soaring through the air. Landing, she quickly used her bracelets to start blocking incoming bullets, deflecting them with expert skill as more soldiers ran past her from behind. She knew that she had to stop the fighting, knowing that she couldn't let Ares have his way.

Blocking more bullets, deflecting them with her bracelets, Diana shouted and tried to reason with the soldiers. "Lay down your arms! You're being used!" she shouted as she made her way across the battlefield. She was almost sent flying when a mortar shell hit the ground behind her, exploding and nearly causing her to fall to the ground. As the smoke cleared, she looked ahead to see the fighting escalating even more and began to wonder if they could stop all the fighting before the war got even worse.

As Wonder Woman dealt with her own portion of the battle, Dove also looked on and knew that this battle had to end. Racing across the battlefield, he came to a stop next to a man who just pulled the pin out of a grenade and prepared to throw it at enemy soldiers. The man, trying to throw the grenade, soon felt a firm grip on his hand and looked to see Dove holding the hand with the grenade closed.

"Wouldn't…" Dove said. The man looked at him then at the pin before sliding it back into the hole, resealing the grenade so it wouldn't go off. Dove, using his thumb, bent the pin, making the grenade unusable any further. "Have a nice day," he said before racing off.

As the fighting continued, Ares watched with great interest. He enjoyed the carnage and the bloodshed and watched as the Annihilator gave him what he wanted and that was war itself. He could easily see Wonder Woman, Hawk and Dove trying to stop the battle but it would be futile in the wake of the Annihilator. "What fools these mortals be," Ares said to himself before he was sent soaring across the ground, grunting loud in pain as he was struck by a torrent of powerful flames to his back. "I swear, whoever in the hell just did that shall forever-"

"Chidori!" Sasuke shouted as he got right in Ares' face and slammed his Chidori into his armored chest. Ares staggered backwards as the electricity coursed throughout his body before rubbing his chest, The God of War then smirked at the Uchiha.

"Ah, now I see, it's the mortal from the alternate universe," Ares jested before rushing at Sasuke, bashing his fist into Sasuke's chest. Ares hurled him into a cliff wall with tremendous force, the Uchiha's body smashing right through the stone. Sasuke groaned in pain as he climbed out of the hole, he looked up to see Ares shoot him a look of bemusement.

"Hmm, interesting. You are far more resilient that any other mortal I've encountered, but I can also sense a sort of divine power within you," said Ares. Already he could think of what kind of war and destruction this mortal would bring about if Ares took him under his wing. Sasuke used his Fire Release to launch a fireball into Ares' face, the ball of flames exploding and sending the God of War staggering. Jumping up, Sasuke used an uppercut that crashed into Ares' chin, sending him reeling further back.

Ares, as a god, recovered and cracked his neck and knuckles. He threw a punch at Sasuke who jumped to avoid it as he leaped backwards to make some distance. Once at a proper distance, he threw many kunai and shuriken coated with chakra at the advancing God of War. "Damn, What is this man made of?" cursed Sasuke in frustration as he didn't seem to be doing any damage.

"As powerful as you might believe you are, mortal. You are no match for me," mocked Ares. As a God he felt superior to all other 'lesser' beings and even if this mortal was technically superior to humans, he was just a gnat in comparison to the Olympian Gods.

'His godly physiology is able to to take the brunt of my attacks huh? That means normal ninjutsu won't be enough. I have my genjutsu, but if he is stronger than normal superhumans, I will need a very powerful one,' Sasuke thought as his eyes turned into the Mangekyou Sharingan. Sasuke leaped at Ares as he looked the God of War in the eye.

Everything around Ares turned black and white. "An illusion?" Ares questioned when he suddenly spotted an army of Sasuke's holding a sword each. Suddenly Ares's arms were trapped in a hold as well as his legs. The Sasuke's approached him and proceeded to stab him repeatedly in the arms, legs, and chest.

"With my Mangekyou Sharingan, I can cast you in a powerful genjutsu." The Sasuke's said in unison as they kept stabbing Ares over and over again for hours.

Ares clenched his fist in pain and let out small grunts of pain. "Ugh! Gah! AHHHH!" Ares screamed in pain when he suddenly began to power up his godly power. Everything around him began to crack, as everything vanished. Ares looked around to see that everything was back to normal. "That…was a little too close I must admit."

"He broke free? How?" Sasuke questioned, he was surprised by this. It may not have been the Tsukuyomi since he was only stalling his opponent. But it was still a powerful genjutsu, usually one would need to be the level of a high ranked ANBU or even a Kage to break free from that kind of genjutsu.

'But then again, this is a so-called God I'm dealing with after all.'

"You impudent, little…how dare make a fool out of me!-!-!" Ares roared as he charged at Sasuke, drawing his sword to split him in half. Sasuke flew up to avoid the sword and then came down performing a flying drop kick that knocked Ares onto his back. Next, with his Rinnegan eye trained on the Greek god, he surged forward with a Shinra Tensei to end this fight in his favor.

Ares, seeing the attack coming, countered as he summoned forth his godly powers and let loose a blast of energy at the Shadow Hokage. Both attacks slammed against one another, pushing and fighting for dominance. After a moment, Sasuke was able to push through and soared at Ares. However, he soon learnt that he was nothing more than a painfully irritating annoyance to Ares. His fist made contact with Ares' face but the God of War gripped Sasuke's wrist and then smashed the Uchiha to the ground, Ares then lifted Sasuke up and took hold of his face. Lightning then flickered around Sasuke.

"Chidori Nagashi!"

Sasuke span around as the God of War was electrocuted by the wave of lightning. "ARGH!" Ares screamed in pain. Sasuke then performed a sweep kick, knocking Ares off his feet. He began to go with a hit and run tactic as Ares climbed to his feet. He jumped and struck Ares across the face from the right, coming back to strike him from the left. He then unleashed a stream of fire that formed a circle of flames around the God of War and with his Fire Release: Dragon Flame Bomb, formed a vortex of flames shaped like a dragon around Ares.

The vortex of flames was violently dispersed as Ares shouted out, throwing his arms to the side. The flames had done some damage, but not very significant. Sasuke cursed under his breath, "Damn it..." Gods were really on a whole different level entirely. Being immortal, they couldn't be killed except with specialized weapons. Their bodies were even more durable than humans. It seemed like the Uchiha had his work cut out for him.

It seemed like he would need to really cut loose this time. That was when he unleashed the Susanoo's full form as if the entity itself responded to his desire.

His desire to beat Ares and put this arrogant fool in his place.

Sasuke then attacked with a backhand that knocked Ares to the side violently, nearly breaking his ribcage which caused him to cough up a puddle of blood, and sending the God of War spinning. The Perfect Susanoo landed and skidded to a halt, kicking up dust. With a swipe of its sword, the large samurai projection fired a furious barrage of lightning bolts at Ares. Ares had to shield his face as he gritted his teeth in agony. Then, moving at inhuman speed, Sasuke closed the distance and executed a painful uppercut into Ares' jaw before following up with a reverse roundhouse, hitting the God of War in the chest. He then attacked with a bicycle kick before performing a backflip kick, knocking Ares to the ground which was all the more painful with Susanoo preforming all of those strikes.

Sasuke landed on his feet as he relinquished the Susanoo and he heard Ares chuckle before letting out full blown laughter. He gave Ares a confused look as the God of War threw his head back before he began to calm down and massage his jaw. He gave the Uchiha a wild yet evil look and Sasuke noticed something in his eyes. It looked like fire. A fire of excitement.

"Yes…yes…hehehehe…YES!" Ares shouted, causing Sasuke to actually look at him with a worried glare.

"Hmm, it seems that you have gone insane," Sasuke noted as Ares looked at him. "I don't think I hit you hard enough."

"Oh, believe me, you have just proven yourself worthy of death at my hands," Ares gloated as he held his sword out to the side, fire surrounding the blade. "Consider it an honor, boy."

"Is that so? I got your honor right here!" Sasuke shouted as he put the combined powers of Amaterasu, Chidori, and the Susanoo into his blade. The two then jumped into the air, Ares using his godly abilities to keep himself aloft as the two clashed, their blades locked together as they pushed against one another in a feat of strength.

They then separated and vanished, their godly speeds allowing them to move faster than a normal human could even keep up with. The sky was filled with the sounds of thunderous clashes as they punched, kicked and slashed at one another. Ares connected his sword against Sasuke's chest, causing blood to gush from his body. But Sasuke returned the hit in kind as he was able to stab Ares in the gut with his blade, cauterizing the wound with the intense heat from the Amaterasu. They both grunted in pain as they floated away from each other before vanishing again. The thunderous clashes could still be heard above the battlefield but it did little to stop the fighting below.

As the fighting for the other heroes continued, the Annihilator made its way towards the entrance to the Southern Tribe's camp. The soldiers defended themselves by firing everything they had at the soulless monster but the bullets from their guns just bounced off of its body harmlessly as it got closer and closer. A couple of soldiers made a run for it from their jeeps as the Annihilator came too close. It then moved forward, walking between the jeeps, its body merely tossing them to the side. As it finally reached the gate, it was sent soaring by Hawk who smacked it hard with a huge tree trunk, the latter using said trunk like a giant baseball bat.

The Annihilator came down on top of a tank, crushing part of the machine under it. Luckily, the soldiers within it had escaped in time. Getting up, the Annihilator picked up the tank and threw it at Hawk who ran out of the way. Upon smashing into the ground, the tank erupted in an explosion. As the Annihilator moved back towards the camp, the soldiers opened fire once more. The General also moved out to the front lines in his jeep, a soldier driving as the General readied his gun. They soon got more than they bargained for when they came to a sudden stop in front of the Annihilator, the soulless armor picking up the jeep and throwing the two men out onto the ground. Landing on his back with a thud, the General looked up at the sight of the Annihilator about to bring the jeep down on top of him. As the Annihilator slammed the jeep into the ground, the General was sparred an agonizing death as he was grabbed by Dove and whisked a few yards away from the Annihilator.

Standing back up, Dove watched as the Annihilator walked on past them, heading onwards towards the camp. As he was about to head out, he felt the General grab his arm. "Don't let them take the camp. Our arsenal…" the General said before he was claimed by unconsciousness. Thinking about what the General asked of him, Dove then ran off to try one last tactic, hoping it would be enough to stop the Annihilator.

Colliding with one another in the sky, the force of their powers exploded and sent both Sasuke and Ares falling to the ground, impacting the ground below them with a loud and dull thud. The two combatants lifted themselves out of the craters that their crashing bodies had formed and glared at one another. Ares had to shake out his head a bit as that last attack had made him a bit woozy. Sasuke took this as an opportunity to strike at Ares, trapping the God of War inside a Chibaku Tensei, using the gravitational core and the surrounding rubble. The meteor then began to fall from the sky, catching itself on fire in the process. Then, Sasuke surrounded himself in electricity and, with a Chidori in his hand, struck the falling sphere, resulting in am electrical explosion that was so powerful it could be seen even in space. A figure then was seen falling from the sky and crashed into the ground, forming a crater upon impact, Ares just laid there as he tried to regain his bearings with his armor now ruined exposing his bare chest which was now covered in many severe burns, bruises, and bleeding gashes. Just because your opponent wasn't a god didn't mean he couldn't pummel your ass into next week.

"If you know what's good for you, you'd stay down," Sasuke ordered as he watched the others do what needed to be done.

As the fighting continued, a soldier fired an RPG, taking out a jeep and killing a few soldiers in the process. The remaining soldiers continued to fire at their enemies, Wonder Woman watching it all happen before her with a stern look on her face. Noticing one soldier opening fire on a group of others who were running, Diana headed over to him so as to get him to stop.

"You must stop this," Diana told the man as she grabbed him by the shoulder. This angered the man who sneered at her.

"I must do nothing," he argued as he brushed her hand away and aimed his gun at her. "I don't take orders from women!" he stated as he knocked her across the face with the butt of his machine gun. This did very little in hurting her as it had only served to piss her off even more.

The man looked at her in fear as she turned and glared at him, a death glare. As he began to back away, she snatched his weapon from him and raised it above her head, preparing to use it like a club and bash his skull open. Looking at her in fear, the man couldn't even find it in himself to react properly. Her body trembling with rage, Diana looked down on the man and saw the fear in his eyes. She could feel her anger coursing throughout her entire body. That was when she realized what Hephaestus was trying to tell both her and Sasuke earlier. Her eyes widening as realization dawned on her, she lowered the gun before crumbling it up and handing it back to the man.

"The Annihilator!" Diana called out as she ran towards Dove who had stopped upon hearing her call out to him. "It's fueled by our rage!"

Hearing this, Dove changed his original tactic and ran over to stop the Annihilator in his own way. As the Annihilator made its way towards the camp, the last line of defense aimed their weapons at it, hoping that they could at least slow it down or actually stop it. As they took aim, Dove ran in front of them, standing between them and the ever advancing Annihilator. A look of determination on his face, Dove had his arms held out to his sides as he of only one way that might make the Annihilator stop its attack.

"Lower your weapons!" Dove ordered. The soldiers ignored him for a moment, their eyes still trained on the advancing Annihilator. "You don't have a chance like that so try it my way!" he shouted while pointing his finger at them. "Lower your weapons!"

As the soldiers continued to hold their aim on the Annihilator, Dove turned around to face the oncoming brute. As it advanced towards him, Hawk ran to catch up and try to stop Dove from getting himself killed. "Don!" he shouted but soon found himself stopped by both Sasuke and Diana who held him back. Hawk struggled against their grip, fighting to free himself. "Let go of me. He's weak. He'll get himself killed," he pleaded with Sasuke and Diana. "Don!-!-!"

"Shinobi, go and stay next to Dove," Diana ordered. "If the Annihilator attacks, then take it down and get Dove out of there!"

"Of course, Princess," Sasuke replied as he sped off and over to Dove, landing next to him. "You sure this is going to work?"

"Aggression isn't always the answer," was all Dove said as he just stood his ground.

The two of them continued to look onward as the Annihilator closed the gap, coming to a stop before them. Both Sasuke and Dove just looked at it and it looked back at them. Sasuke really wanted to destroy this thing but if rage was its power source, then he would compromise and try it Dove's way. He just prayed that it actually worked. As it looked down at the two hero's, the Annihilator raised its arm, preparing to club the two beings standing before it; its height an extra six feet greater than their own as it towered over them. Dove and Ankh just stared at the Annihilator and the soldiers behind them, after a few tense moments, finally lowered their weapons. Sensing no more rage being directed towards it, the Annihilator lowered its arm as the unholy white light coming from the two slits on its faceplate faded away; the armor finally shutting down.

Dove let out an exasperated sigh of relief and looked to Sasuke who clapped him on the shoulder.

"That wasn't a bad idea there, I have to admit," Sasuke complimented him, causing Dove to smile and nod.

The rest of the soldiers gathered around as did Hawk and Diana, the latter releasing her hold on the former. Walking up from behind the Annihilator, Hawk tried to wrap his brain around what just took place but couldn't begin to understand what was going on. Many of the soldiers were wondering the exact same thing.

"Anyone wanna give me a clue on what just happened?" Hawk asked his three teammates.

"Sometimes it takes more strength not to fight," was all Diana said. Dove smiling at her answer as Sasuke nodded in agreement. He himself had finally realized what Hephaestus tried to tell him.

Of course, the peaceful moment was ruined when an enraged Ares limped over to the scene after finally regaining his bearings from his earlier bout with Sasuke. "What's the matter with you people?-! Keep fighting! This is your chance to finish them!" he demanded, looking at all the soldiers around him.

He wanted the war to go on. He wanted more death, destruction and devastation. What he got though was just the soldiers all staring at him, not moving an inch. They didn't want the Annihilator to come back to life and kill them all. They wanted to gain their freedom but not at such high a price.

"Give it up, Ares," Diana told the God of War. Ares turned and glared at her. "It's over, you lose."

"Of course, if you want to receive an even more humiliating defeat, I'll be more than happy to oblige you," added Sasuke, causing Ares to sneer at him.

Looking around him and weighing his odds, Ares calmed himself before finally responding. "Alright…this time. But I'll be back and sooner than you think," he told them. "Wherever there's prejudice, ignorance, inequality…I'll be there," he warned them.

Diana just steeled her gaze, glaring at him. "And I'll be waiting," she replied in a low tone.

Ares, no longer wanting to stick around, surrounded himself in hellfire as he teleported himself away from the battlefield. Sasuke just scoffed, mentally calling the God of War a spineless coward as he walked away.

"Ya see," Dove began as he talked to Hawk. "Doesn't this prove exactly what I've been saying for years?"

"Couldn't tell ya," replied Hawk. "I do my best not to listen."

"What?" snapped Dove.

"And another thing, don't go all Gandhi on me and pull this every time," Hawk continued as the soldiers from both sides looked at one another before finally going their own ways, returning to their villages and homes. As the soldiers dispersed,the four heroes returned to Diana's jet, ready to go home for the rest of the day.

AN: My apologies for taking so long since real life as always got in the way. I haven't seen anyone else do a chapter on the episode Hawk and Dove so it pleases me to be the first one to do so. I hope you enjoyed the Sasuke vs Ares fight since the latter pretty much got off scott-free in that episode. I might feature the Greek Gods again in another chapter but I haven't decided that yet. If anyone has suggestions, I'm willing to listen. Obviously, the next chapter will be about the episode Fearful Symmetry, so look forward to that. Stay tuned and I'll see you next time.