Project Obsidian

He was never meant to be seen.
A shadow-born weapon forged in Cadmus's deepest labs-Project Obsidian, codename: Phantom-was designed to kill, vanish, and obey. But when a covert experiment collapses and the Team stumbles upon him during their own escape, everything changes.

Phantom is unleashed.

What follows is chaos: near-death for the Team, intervention by the Justice League, and a secret buried beneath the surface of Mount Justice. Now housed in containment, Phantom is no longer a ghost in the system-he's a wildcard under watch.

Trained by Deathstroke. Engineered for perfect assassination. Haunted by his own shadow.

Martian Manhunter senses something buried deeper: a fractured mind behind the mask, a voice still fighting beneath the silence. While Batman sees a threat, and Wonder Woman sees a weapon with potential, J'onn J'onzz sees a soul in need of rescue. Slowly, he begins to reach the part of Phantom that was never meant to survive.

Meanwhile, Zatanna, the magician-in-training, refuses to look away. Where others see danger, she sees choice. Where others retreat, she moves closer.

As Phantom is pulled into the Team's orbit-reluctantly, violently, and painfully-he faces an impossible path:
Remain the tool they made him to be.
Or become the protector he was never allowed to imagine.

Even shadows can choose what they stand for.
Even ghosts can learn to live.

Disclaimer:
I do not own any characters, settings, or story elements from Young Justice, DC Comics, or the wider DC Universe. All rights to those properties are fully reserved to Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, and their respective creators.

This work is a non-commercial fanfiction written purely for entertainment and tribute. The only original content belongs to me, including the character of Kade Mercer and other original characters or interpretations not found in official canon.