Bio: Grey Guardian

  Michael Gray was gifted. He was born with a sharp mind, heightened senses and incredible stamina. He lives and always has lived in Gotham. Raised by a single mother, Michael found himself from an early age practicing martial arts to fill the void that his mother left while she was always coming home late, and going on business trips. One night, Michael's Mother, Jane Gray, did not return home from work. Michael anxiously paced around his room awaiting her arrival, but alas, it did not come. Michael forced himself to sleep, telling himself 'she spent the night in a hotel; she'll be here in the morning.'

As morning came Michael woke up, and rushed to his mother's room, only to find an empty bed. Jane had not returned. Michael switched on the news and read the headlines 'Jane Gray Kidnapping, Ransom demanded'. Michael’s heart dropped.

Knock Knock ‘Michael Gray, it’s the police. Can we come in?’ Michael made his way to the door and allowed the police to enter. They explained the situation and all that was being done. It was not enough.

Gotham Streets

Later that night Michael roamed the streets wearing a disguise and looking for information. He found it, a measly chap by the name of Bryan McGee. ‘WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JANE GRAY’ shouted Michael as he slammed Bryan into a nearby wall. ‘Whoa whoa… all I know is she’s been taken by-’

‘BY WHOM’ shouted Michael lifting up Bryan and giving him a stare he would never forget.

‘By… By.. those guys that hang out by the.. the..’

‘THE WHAT’

‘Warehouse 43 at the docks’

Michael threw Bryan down the alley and walked off wordlessly into the night.

At the Docks

Michael hid in the shadows on the roof of Warehouse 43, looking down through the dirty glass roof. One, two, three. Three henchmen Michael counted. Waiting for one to be directly under the glass, Michael jumped down on the unsuspecting henchman, and using him to cushion his fall. One henchman out, two to go. Michael charged the next henchman, and dealt him a swift karate chop to the neck, that rendered him unconscious before he could work out what was going on. The final henchman was now alert to Michael’s presence, and came charging at Michael wielding a lead pipe. Michael ducked under the initial swipe and kicked the henchman in the back of his knee joint, forcing him down. Michael then spun, plucking the lead pipe from the henchman’s grasp and whacked him across the back of the head.

Michael surveyed the warehouse. Sure enough there was his mother, tied to a chair, gagged and blindfolded. Michael ran towards her. He pulled of the blindfold and gag and said, ‘I’ve got you now mum, it’s ok’

With that a single gunshot burst out from somewhere behind the chair and buried itself deep inside Jane’s head, splattering her blood all over Michael’s face.

Michael’s heart dropped. He roared in rage and charged toward the area that the gunshot came from. It was empty. Not a trace left behind except the shell from the bullet that was fired. Michael went back to his mother and held her head in his hands. From this day forward, he would fight crime and hunt down the person that did this. He kept the shell from the bullet that was fired as a reminder of why he was fighting, not that he could ever forget though. Michael Gray became The Grey Guardian.