#ember mclain

The Justice League founding members all have tidbits about themselves. Everybody knows the iconic abilities of the trinity even if some people question whether Batman is human or not. All the Justice League members stand out one way or another.

But there was one Justice League member that stood out among them all. Phantom, the first hero who advocated heavily for the meta act. A strong Mage who took care of a lot of things that were supernatural not only for his City but also for the world.

Weren't exactly sure what he was but they knew that he was good at Magic so that's who he was to them. Not only to the world but also to the Justice League. Being incredibly talented with the diversity that was his skill made him an invaluable asset.

So when a magical problem that they learned later came from the afterlife they called Phantom. They tried to explain the situation as best as possible to get the Mages attention. So when he finally showed up they were expecting a battle of some kind.

Instead Phantom stared at the creature in front of them. Pulled out a gun and shot it in the shoulder.

"Phantom WTF"

"Ember I am pretty sure I told you that the next time I catch you trying to take over the world I was going to shoot you."

"You shot me in the arm?!"

"Yeah in the arm it's not like you feel pain anyway plus you know I don't miss"

Extra doodles, comics, illustrations, and story stuff I did during the creation phase of the @dpfantasyzine in 2024!

The Phantasmal Quest AU recycles a few elements & tropes I loved during my OC-making days. A plucky young protagonist going on a life-changing quest through a big, scary world is one of my favorite frameworks for storytelling. I also have a long standing weakness for magical forced servitude. I prefer this trope to be between a child and an adult, where the industrious, often neglected child holds all the power and the unwilling dysfunctional adult is just along for the ride. Until he catches feelings, that is.

Inspired by this prompt and this fanart

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Dick and Steph manage to blackmail convince Jason to join them all to go to a concert for this artist he’s never heard of. Steph insists that Ember is amazing and that he’ll love her music, but he isn’t holding his breath.

When they arrive at the venue, Dick surprises them again with front row seats, much to Jason’s chagrin. Now it’ll be that much harder to leave.

The concert starts, and the warm-up act comes out. It’s a young man wearing all black and white, with hair so white it’s practically glowing. Jason didn’t have high expectations for this concert, so when this guy starts singing, he’s completely blown away by how amazing he is. His voice is deep and rich and haunting. Jason is completely drawn in. He feels like his heart is beating in time with the music. This is the most peaceful he’s felt since Ra’s.

The guy works the crowd up and it’s obvious he’s having fun getting everyone pumped up. Then during the final song of their set, the guy makes eye contact with Jason. As he’s singing, he tilts his head slightly in confusion, his eyes slowly moving up and down Jason. Then he smirks at Jason and his eyes glow Lazarus green as he winks at him.

Jason is in shock as the guy finishes his set and then Ember comes out.

And Jason momentarily forgets about the opening act as Ember begins playing.

If he felt calm before, now Jason feels like he’s reached mf Nirvana. It’s like the Pit has finally, finally gone completely silent. Not even a whisper. It’s just him and the music.

Dick is surprised by how into the music Jason is. Maybe he won’t be so against the backstage passes Dick also bought after all.

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Danny ended up in the Ghost Zone after his accident and just wandered around until he bumped into Ember. She taught him about being a ghost and later on, how to harness his voice. She tells him he’s a banshee of sorts, because he died screaming. He’s not sure how he feels about that.

After a while, she gets him to start his own band and they jam out for a while. Danny mentions the portal one day and Ember begs him to show her.

Thus begins Ember Mclain’s world tour.

Danny puts a cap on the mind control aspects real quick. He convinces Ember that the best way to continuously feed her obsession is to just play so well and make her concerts so awesome that people will be crawling all over each other just to get closer.

Danny goes with her since it’s been a while since Ember died, and he’s been with her for most of his afterlife anyways. She manages to convince him to start opening for her, and it’s actually pretty fun.

During the show in Gotham, Danny notices an ecto signature close by. When he locks eyes with the blue eyed man with the streak of white in his black hair, Danny knows he’s looking at another ghost. Another halfa. He’s so happy to see that their own people are at this show too. He flares his ecto for just a moment in solidarity and grins at the surprised look on the man’s face.