Louise Lincoln had some bad days but this was certainly a winner. This whole day had gotten out of hand. Shark was dead, Arkham was in an open ended riot. She'd just been tossed like a rag doll in a flaming car when Bane got out. When she came to the ice she'd used to protect herself had melted away and quenched the flames. Rolling from the car wreckage she stood with a pop of her hair. Only to be assaulted with the scent of burning flesh and a the sight of a body falling in front of her.
"I feel no warmth from you." Killer took a step back as a man around her height leaned into her face. "I can feel warmth from all, but why not you?" Reaching for his face, the image of the palm like burn mark on the dead man's face rushed to her mind. Trying to avoid it she found herself backed up against the wrecked car. No room to move, the woman's face was grasped by the man but instead of her burning as he anticipated and him getting frostbit as most would from her it felt as if someone was simply touching her face. Something she hadn't felt in a long time.
The contact nearly brought tears to her eyes. But the emotions couldn't be repressed as her face was covered in shock. His however was that of confusion. This is what another person's skin felt like.
"How long has it been since I've felt another's skin I wonder..." his mood had mellowed, then it switched and his grip tightened as he picked her up. Struggling she shot a sharp kick to his side but he barely flinched before throwing her aside into the cliff face. "I wonder...what makes you so special as to not die at a touch."
Reaching down he placed his hands around the neck of the stunned woman. "I do not like special things." A look of childish glee was etched into his face as he held the grey haired villainess down. "Things I can't explain must be erased, beauty is no exception." Her sickly skin was now even more of a dull pallor. The life was visibly ebbing from her eyes, and he wasn't anywhere close to finishing if his expression was any indicator.
When the last signs of life were nearing the end for her, a single voice made him go abruptly still. The grip even slacked. Even with her mind struggling to stay conscious she could see pain and sadness in the boys bi-coloured eyes. The tears were also an indicator.
"Pyralis!"
A torrent of memories flooded the blonde man's head at the newcomer's voice. A little boy watched as a woman with red hair began screaming in pain as a masked thug took a wrench to her head. Another memory surged as a now bound boy watched a tall blonde man walk into the house. Tripping he cursed thinking someone had forgotten something at the door way. A look of horror took its place on the man's face as he fell to his knees. "Kushina...baby?"
The man spoke no more words as the same thug from before moved from the shadow of the hallway. "Mr. Falconi sends his regards Namikaze." With that the bloodied wrench found it's way into the sobbing man's head. As if the initial blow to his head wasn't enough the man repeated the action a few more times before he stopped. Looking to the boy he smirked before wagging his finger. "I'll take you to Mr. Falconi soon enough." Turning to look at the dead woman, he gave a sick grin as he reached for the rim of his pants. "I'll take more then just money as payment."
A jarring headbutt ripped the man from his thoughts as Killer Frost moved away from the recovering form of the now named Pyralis. "Batman..."
The fiery man laid on his back staring at the night sky. "Come to put me back in the box?" Louise looked at the man peculiarly. Most men would be terrified of the Bat. But it seemed the man's presence was merely sobering for the blonde. "This time is different. I'm not a little kid. I've aged just as you have."
"You're a menace. You're birth should. Not. Have. Happened. End of story."
A laugh emerged from the man's mouth, his head turned and looked the grey haired woman in the eye. "You hear that. He says I don't have the right to exist." The blonde frowned before standing up.
"What gives you the right to dictate who gets to exist, eh Batman?"
Said caped crusader kept a wary eye on both element wielders. This is one more of the reasons he had hurried with Joker and Lawton. He knew Pyralis would make his attempt to escape, and he did not want these two forming a team. While Lincoln had registered kills as a villain she still held restraint regarding that as a criminal.
Pyralis was a different story he was essentially a fiery incarnation of Joker. An abomination in every part of the definition. A murder at the age of eight, combined with his powers his only choice was to Imprison the boy before he completely snapped like joker and became a truly psychotic killer.
Judging from the boy's current behavior it didn't help. He'd still reached the deep end.
'Assaulting Lincoln like he did is exactly the example of what would happen to anyone that crossed his path.'
Fire began to crawl across the boy's arms rising to his shoulders. "I'm going to kill you now."
Batman's eyes narrowed at the declaration. He'd need to be careful while his body was as thin as it could possible get he was naturally stronger then the majority of man kind very similar to Joker. "I don't think so." He'd of course have to be careful when fighting him if detaining him as a kid was anything close to a clear reminder.
The boy bent down with a feral growl as he launched at Batman embers flailing behind him as he closed in. Reaching Batman he stuck downwards with his left. Batman anticipated with a jarring knee to the boys face, following through he landed a kick into Pyralis' sternum forcing him away from Batman. Putting his foot down the scent of his singed boot wafted to his nose. Careful indeed. Then he heard Joker as the G.C.P.D lead the Crown Prince of Crime and Deadshot back into Arkham.
"Oh sparky! Give the bat a real good ring for me won't you?! haha hehehe!"Gordon kicked Joker in the shin. "Quiet clown!"
Standing back up Pyralis lept at Batman, hands overflowing with fire. "I will leave you to rot after I drain every damn drop of blood and water from you!" Killer Frost could only watch as more and more G.C.P.D. arrived. If this boy failed they'd both get the brick and probably wouldn't see the light of day ever again. Deal with a psychotic person that could potentially rationalize, or take Arkham for life?
As Batman leaned away from another of Pyralis' attacks he was attacked from behind by Killer Frost. His gloves came to life with electricity ready to deal with her cold and hard skin. "Stay out of this Lincoln." Blocking with his right hand he gripped her shin and a pulse of pain shot through her body crossing her groin and spreading through out the rest of her body. The contact was broken as Batman let go so he could avoid another assault by Pyralis.
Pyralis stood over Frost's convulsing body. "Now allow me to ask why in the world would you try to fight with me? A moment ago I was watching your beautiful face start to lose light."
Louise's voice was shaky at best. "I honestly don't know, rationally I'd rather fight to the end with you then give up and be put back in Arkham without a fight. But there's something about you."
Pyralis raised an eyebrow. "Beauty and peculiar. I like you. Hmmm maybe you're a good kind of special after all." The surges had finally ceased and the girl just let out a breath of relief. 'Damn is this boy crazy. Its kinda cute.' Her cheeks went a very light shade of pink at the sudden thought.
Shaking her head she raised her hand. Obliging, the boy and girl's skin touched. Bare once more. That feeling was there once more as well. "Why does that feel like that?"
Louise wanted to laugh at the boys bluntness but Batman's presence cut that short. "So how do we get out of here?" It was a faint whisper that only Pyralis could hear. "Follow my lead special girl."
Nodding she stood close to him. Then she felt it, overwhelming heat, and she knew what to do. A gentle breeze caressed her face and tussled her hair. Then the weather began to shift. Batman was the first to understand what they were playing at.
"Gordon get everyone to shelter. They're making a tornado!" Gordon nodded as he rushed the G.C.P.D into the closest Arkham structures. Not long behind was Batman as well. Rooted at the centre Frost and Pyralis were both channeling there energies.
They then began to walk. Away from Arkham.
Towards the dawn.
The Dawn of a Nightmarish Ice and Fire.
A/n Holy shit that was a very weak ending. I did not intend for it to suck that bad but to be true I couldn't think of any other *good* way to wrap up this chapter. I really need a beta for this shit geez. Alright I'll start working on chapter two. This story will be a bit fluffy as I really just want to wright out a NarutoxKF pairing more then a plot. But I will have a plot in this story so just be patient as it will be packed with ton of fluff cuz I just loveNxKF.I arguably like it more then LuffyxBoa or romance is so beautiful. Again credit of this story's conception is vastly due to Ifritfireking! Please let me know of any "date" ideas for the two as hey I wanna wright lots of fluff. Just meaningless character development fluff. Well that's all for now I'm so sleepy right now.
Cheers - Cobek
