The Adeptus Custodes(DC)

(Justinian Power Armor)

As Justinian laid flat to recover from the stress of using the Boosted Gear he felt something. It was a instict given to him by his 6th sense that he was being watched.

Not just that, but he felt the feeling of psychic abilities near him. Psykers of 40k had a multitude of powers and psychic abilities were the basic stuff.

[Not to alarm you, but can you fight after pushing yourself that hard.]

He smiled behind his helment.

"Does a dragon have scales? I am not hurt, just destressing. I am good to go for these White Martians"

{You worried? This is your first real fight}

"No."

He opened his golden eyes and kicked off the ground without his arms to dodge a White Martian burrowing from under him. The Divine Dividing emrged from his back as he lept away.

He gripped his spear as another jumped out from behind him. As it did so, he spun around and activated the Molecular Disruption Field on his Guardian Spear and rapidly Boosted.

[Boost, Boost, Boost, Boost, Boost]

Since the spear like his armor and Sacred Gears were bound to his soul, him Boosting caused the Field on the Spear to become 32 times more powerful.

The crackling blue energy Field surged like Lightning as he moved with Transhuman speed. He swung his spear and sliced off the Martian's forearm.

White Martians could phase through solid matter, but Disruption Fields were made for this . It gave a roar of pain, but only for a moment.

His follow up swing sliced off it's head and in the third he cleaved it in half. He did not remain in one spot and kept away as another lept at him from the ground.

This one seemed particularly enraged as he had murdered It's mate. He saw It's eyes glow before it blasted red heat vision at him.

He smirked as he held his right hand out palm open catching the Heat Rays. He walked forward through the beam and began to absorb it.

{Divide, Divide. Divide, Divide, Divide}

He absorbed all of the energy used in the heat rays and gathered it in his gauntlet. When he reached the Martian he lunged out and grabbed It's neck.

Since he was still 36 times stronger than his base self he lifted the Martian off the ground.

"What is yours is mine."

{Divide, Divide, Divide, Divide, Divide, Divide, Divide, Divide, Divide, Divide.}

He drained all of the psychic energy from the White Martian and when that ran out he drained Its Vitality. By the 10th Divide the White Martian crumbled into dust.

Albion spoke up at that.

{That was brutal, but this psychic energy is weird. It's not Mana, but it worming. Wonder when you will unlock your psychic potential}

'So do I.'

At that moment he felt a Martian burrowing under the ground. It pushed It's arms out of the ground and tried to grab his legs.

Before it could do that he spun his spear and with the Disruption Field still activated he stabbed through the ground and the creature's skull

He ripped his spear out of the ground and pushed his arm down to drag out the corpse. That was going to be his food, but he could not let his guard down.

Martians were deadly because they could match Kryptonians. He managed to kill these because weren't Elites.

Plus, his abilities were hard counter to Martians. Suddenly he sensed an attempted attack on his mind. At least several at the same time.

From the ground another 6 emerged and they all roared at him. Unlucky for them, Custodes were warded against Psykers and that ability also got Boosted.

He raised his left hand and channeled Dragon Aura and Psychic Energy he stole from the White Martian into his Last rumor Storm Bolter.

He began to fire his Storm Bolter creating solid shells from a fusion of Dragon Aura and Psychic Energy. The Martians roared and scattered to avoid the deadly shells.

They began to run to avoid as massive crimson explosions erupted where the shells landed. He took a deep breath, linked his senses to his suit, and calculated the trajectory in nanoseconds.

Bordering on Precognition he knew where the Martians would be. He fired 5 times launching 2 Bolts each time.

5 Martians received 2 Bolts to the skull each. The giant explosions destroyed massive parts of their bodies killing them. This left one, that was running in terror.

He gripped his Guardian Spear and he hurled it through the air like a javelin. The Auramite Spear struck the Giant White Martian through the gut.

"Bullsey."

He started to walk toward the Martian as that was not a lethal wound. It roared in pain as it grabbed the Spear lodged in Its guts. It froze in terror when Justinian stood over it.

He grabbed his spear and stepped on Its face.

"Identify yourself Martian. Why have you attacked me?"

The Martian sputtered out distorted words in Martian. He didn't understand so he placed more pressure on his foot.

"In English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, or Russian. I don't know any other language."

In English, it spoke slow garbled words.

"My, name is, Aaron, N'emeen H'rikk. Our home under here."

Justinian hummed as he ripped his spear out of Its gut. He then stabbed it through the Martian's Skull killing it.

'I better go before more show up.'

Through the Divine Dividing, he vented his energy to return to normal. He bent down and grabbed the Martian by the leg. He started to drag it away before grabbing the other he pulled out of the ground.

He lifted it onto his shoulder, but to not take up room he sent his Guardian Spear to his soul. He started to walk away with his prey into the red sands.

As he did so he asked Ddraig a question.

"Does Dragon Fire need Oxygen to burn?"

[No, just make some and it will burn regardless. Though, I did want to say you are an incredible warrior for a newbie.]

{I have to agree, you a regular human became a Demigod Supersoldier in hours. This Emperor of Mankind seems even more amazing.}

"Trust me, he is an asshole."

Ddraig checked those memories and understood.

[Still amazing.]

Justinian chuckled as he continued on his journey through the red planet. He wanted to get away from the battlefield before he settled down to eat.

Using the Divine Dividing, he flew into the air with his two corpses. He flew away for an hour to give himself enough space from them.

After an hour he landed on a random stretch of red ground.

"This is as good as it will get."

He tossed his corpses down and turned around. He opened his left hand before Boosting up.

[Boost, Boost, Boost.]

That was enough so he collected that Dragon Aura into his left palm and created a Dragon Fire Ball. He launched it at the ground and he saw how it started to burn the red sand as fuel.

Even the Carbon Dioxide was combusting causing the fire to grow larger. He smirked as he walked over to the corpse he stabbed through the head.

He kneeled over it and reached over to his left side where he pulled out his Custodes Knife called a Misericordis.

They were made of Auramite and could cut through almost anything. Using the golden 'Knife' which was more of a Short Sword he started to butcher his prey.

With brutal efficiency, he cut off the head and each of the limbs. He then cut the body open and pulled out all the organs. Since Astartes could consume anything he gave them the benefit of the doubt.

He chopped off the hands and cut the skin off the arm. He then started to cut the flesh off the bones. He then sharpened the arm bone and stabbed the meat on it.

He reached up and removed his helmet. When he took a breath of the Martian Atmosphere he scowled as it was foul.

"Doesn't matter. I can breathe."

His lungs processed oxygen from Carbon Dioxide so efficiently he might as well have been on Earth. He stabbed the bone into the ground to roast the meat.

He repeated this for the other arm, and the legs using the bones to stab the meat through. As the meat cooked he started to smell the scent.

"Not bad, not good."

[I have eaten worse. Enjoy.]

{Agreed, I'd given anything to even have a piece of that.}

While his food cooked he began to butcher the chest as he removed the ribs and other body parts. Pretty soon he had perfectly butched an entire white Martian the size of him.

By then, the leg and arm meat were cooked. He grabbed a bone skewer and bit down on a piece of arm. As he chewed he frowned.

"Yuck. Tastes like rubber and like eating a tire."

He didn't stop eating as his teeth made short work of the flesh. He reminded himself that he wanted to have plenty of energy so he had to eat. He didn't need to eat, but he could.

While he ate his meal, back on Earth Barry called a meeting with the founding members of the Justice League.

These included Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Hal Jordon, Shazam, Doctor Fate, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, Cyborg, and of course Barry himself.

Once everyone was at the Watch Tower, he started.

"I called this meeting because earlier today I had a weird encounter. I was running through Central City, and I saw a Golden Portal in the sky. As I ran over, I saw a giant man jump out.

He was covered in dark purple armor and he was at least twice my height. Not to toot my own horn, but I am 6'1 and this guy made me look tiny.

I ran next to him as he started just walking through the town of Central City. I was going to ask him some questions, but he beat me to it.

Said he was from the 41st Millenium and he got sent back in time from an alternative future."

Hearing his words Doctor Fate was curious.

"The future is ever in Flux and there are more futures than there are grains of sand. Did he say how he was sent back to the 21st century?"

Barry said word for word what Justinian told him.

"He said that he and members of an Ordo Chronos were stopping a time terrorist who built a time machine. When he destroyed the machine, he got sent back to our time.

As I talked to him he gave me bits and pieces of his future. Humanity does not do well in his time. Said he was a Custodes, a Genetic Engineered Super Soldier of Holy Terra.

He spoke of Sentient Men of Iron, Daemon Incursions, Aliens tearing at humanity's scattered empire and so much more. Even he said that he came from the worst future."

Batman hummed as he pushed a button on his wrist. This caused a projection of Justinian as he was flying out of Earth taken by the Watch Tower.

When everyone looked at Justinian they wondered how he had ever been human. Wonder Woman even said so.

"Genetic Engineering turned a man into this?"

Barry nodded.

"He said he was born in a 'Terran Noble House' and he was given to the Imperial Palace at 5 Terran Months. There he was genetically engineered into this."

Batman squinted his eyes.

"What Mankind is willing to do to survive. Did he say where he flew off to?"

Barry turned to Martian Manhunter.

"Mars. He said he would return in 12 weeks. I wanted to say that he knows all of us. There were sketches in his time of us. He almost let my identity slip."

John clenched his fists.

"Mars is dangerous. The White Martians have taken it over."

Superman looked into the void gazing at distant Mars.

"I could fly over to make sure he lives. Barry, you are good at reading the characters of people. Did he seem like a threat?"

Barry shook his head.

"No. He seemed like a Paladin, a Hero. And I don't mean a Hero like us. I mean the Heroes of Ancient Myth. He seemed mythical, more than human, but he took pride in his human root."

Superman stood up.

"In that case, I will stop by to see if he can look after himself. I will also speak to him myself."

John stood up followed by Diana. The Martian gripped his fists tight.

"If you are going, take me."

Clark didn't think that was a good idea.

"John, y-"

"This isn't up for discussion."

Diana shot a look at Superman who sighed.

"Alright then. Diana, you are going?"

"Yes, I want to see this Paladin for myself."

She placed a hand on her sword because as an Amazon, warriors interested her. Cyborg stood up.

"I will get your ship ready."

With that, 3 Founding members of the JLA would fly to Mars. Justinian would meet 3 more besides Barry. For now, he tried to enjoy his meal of White Martians.