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Danny Phantom prompt w/ optional DC! :D
Corpse AU where Danny sheds every time he accidentally burns out a body.
As ghost king and ancient of balance, aka space, Danny’s being run ragged. The sheer amount of duplicates he has to pump out to hold the line as the GIW advance into the zone is nearly soul crushing. Black haired, blue eyed, washed out bodies are piling up like sand bags at this point. Danny can smell the char on them every time he gets close, and it makes his eyes water. He just uses them like rebar to make the ice walls even sturdier.
One day, Danny realizes that the bodies can recharge if left in the zone long enough.
One day, Danny realizes that he can command a thousand strong army of corpses armed with the basics, a lack of pain, and a protection obsession big enough to swaddle worlds.
Meanwhile, Batman watches an army of dead boys with Jason’s face swarm research facilities. He wishes he had time to be horrified, to save them all as he watches his son be murdered several times over, but he doesn’t. Something in his chest is screaming to help them, so he follows his gut.
Danny is rotting
Not that he notices. His body absorbs ectoplasm from the portal, with the ectoplasm preserving it. Each time he leaves his body, it absorbs more. No one, not even Danny has realized.
His parents find out after they see him leave his body behind to fight a ghost and promptly dips, flying off in panic with his body. He heads to one place with... definitely smaller amounts of ectoplasm, but enough to possibly survive.
Gotham.
Danny, in a rush, didn't have time to pick up the backpack meant for this scenario. He (thankfully) had some ectoplasm in his thermos, but it's not nearly enough long-term.
After running out of ectoplasm for a few days, Danny starts to feel off.
Danny's skin feels tight. His body is a lot stiffer than he recalls, and he can't seem to get rid of this awful smell on him. His face and hands are slowly discoloring, fuck, what the hell is going on?
His emotions and core are going haywire from the disapproval of his parents, perceiving anyone as a threat.
He temporarily haunts an alleyway, refusing and growling at anyone who enters his haunt. His eyes flash with that sickening green color. He can't afford to get hurt with the limited ectoplasm he has.
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Unfortunately for Danny, it was the alleyway where the Waynes were murdered.
And the Bats are protective of it too.