The three men prowled the streets of Gotham, looking for their prey. It was getting harder to find victims as more and more heros joined the Justice League. Before all the supers it was easy to find a sweet girl roaming the streets past her bedtime.
As they waited in the alley, beers were shared and cigarettes smoked. The men laughed at jokes and about what they would do to their next prey. Their cackles could be heard from a block away. In any normal case these sounds would warn off any passerby's, but this was Gotham.
Gotham, home to Batman and Robin, famous vigilantes known for saving the world time and time again. But, they did a shoddy job on cleaning their own streets. While they focused on larger crime groups, the multiple thefts, murders, and rapes continued.
The men smiled coyly at each other. A girl with long blonde hair was strutting down the walk as if she owned all of Gotham. She wore a shirt that was torn and cut halfway down, very eye drawing for Gotham. Usually girls would cover up her curves in fear of attention drawn to them. But this Asian beauty was paying no heed to common rules.
The men mumbled to each other, planning to punish her for her proactive wear. They had horrid images growing in their minds. The began to grow hard even before she had even reached the alleyway.
She finally walked by the alley, fully aware of the vulgar men. The men immediately jumped out at her, grabbing at her clothes. She allowed herself to act scared. She kicked her legs weakly and pulled at random clothing, screaming like a prissy teenager.
They finally pulled her into the alley, and began to rip at her clothing. One man with a bald head began to kiss her forcing his tongue down her throat. In response the blonde bit down on his tongue, hard.
He tossed his head back with a roar, as blood dripped down his face. He screamed, "You bitch!"
The girl replied with a manic smile, "That's not a very nice name, mister."
She swept her foot kicking the men to the ground. The man who had first groped her, stood up almost immediately, ready to fight. A fist cracked straight into his jaw, a kick landing between his legs, sending him to the ground.
She took him down before the others had recovered. The other man she disable as she slammed her boot into his body crunching his ribs. The man she had bit looked with fear in his eyes asked,
"What are you?"
"An animal."
She replied the word almost mechanically. The girl kicked his head swiftly, ending his pain.
A man with the same hair as the girl appeared behind her, having fallen behind due to a quick cigarette run. He clucked his tongue three times as he surveyed the massacre. His eyes took in her bloody boots and stained face with a bored expression.
"Looks like you had fun, baby girl."
A sadistic look of pride covered his face. He obviously could take pride in the mess his daughter created.
"Yes sir." She replied robotically. The steely look she gave barely covered the look of fear.
"Hmm, obedient as a dog. I trained you well Artemis."
She hated this uncontrollable feeling of loyalty. Artemis has been programed since childhood not to disobey, always to follow his rule, and to never, ever fail.
She could never get away from him. A dog is nothing without its master. She would be a menace as dangerous as Joker without an Alpha controlling her.
She would always be an animal. A thú vật.
thú vật- animal (duh..)