Chapter 10

Sin rushed forwards leaping he came down with a double slash trying to force Ra's to a knee though the man was much older than Sin was that only meant he had more the a centuries worth of experience with a sword then he had. Ra's tilted his sword slightly to his left while taking a half step to the right. The result was a perfect the deflection that used almost no strength on Ra's end before he could turn back and counter strike Sin spun on the spot kicking Ra's in the stomach, making the master swordsman slide back a few feet but otherwise doing no damage. Sin frowned as he knew on anyone else that kick would've broken at least two ribs.

"Good to see you haven't been slacking off in your training" Ra's stated brushing a bit of sand of his stomach.

"Of course not" Sin said keeping himself ready for anything. Ra's rushed him this time their blades meeting in a flurry of sparks. Ra's had the advantage of reach and power with his strikes since he was using a longer two handed blade while Sin had the advantage of speed and agility. Sin was constantly moving back and forth spinning left and right deflecting Ra's blows while striking back with his own. All the men and women gathered around the circle were in complete shock aside from Talia though none of them showed it due to their training. Ra's was a man capable of beating dozens on their top swordsman at once single handedly with ease to see anyone even giving him a slight challenge would have been a shock, so to see someone fighting on almost even ground with their master was near mind boggling. Ra's went for a high swiping strike Sin read the move spinning down to one knee he used his right blade to deflect the strike upwards while slicing into Ra's thigh with his left. Ra's ignored the pain transferring his sword from his left hand to his right he brought the blade down in a back handed swing cutting into Sin's side. Rolling with the blade to keep it from cutting deeper Sin came up to his feet while slashing upwards. Ra's flicked his blade with surprising speed knocking both of Sin's blades away only for Sin to head-butt him in the nose making him stumble backwards. Ra's deflected a few more strike from Sin before hitting him hard in the gut with a pommel strike. Ra's personally hated Sin's fighting style it was too unorthodox for his taste it didn't follow any traditional style of sword play and instead was a combination of several different modern styles that should be impossible to use inside of battle. Ra's however did admit that the style suited Sin and he couldn't deny how effective it was even if Sin was the only one capable of using it.

Sin and Ra's clashed again and again each time the two men came away with a new scrap or cut some were barely scratches but others were deep enough that blood ran freely from them. As their match went on it became noticeable that Ra's skill was outweighing Sin's creativity as the young man had a dozen more cuts on his body then Ra's did. Even so Sin rushed forwards again and again clashing with just as much speed and power as ever despite the fact that any normal man would have been wobbling on his feet due to blood loss or passed out from the physical and mental toll of fighting for nearly three hours without rest in a duel that could possibly be deadly. Ra's was also showing slight signs of tiring despite his age he was still physically capable of feats far beyond the average human.

Panting slightly Sin knew his body would not hold up forever and if he wanted to deal a decisive blow he needed to go all out in attacking. Taking a calming breath to slow down his heart rate and blood flowing out of the gashes all over his body he readied himself for what he must do. He rushed forwards slashing as fast as he could. Ra's was a bit surprised to see Sin still had so much fight left in him and couldn't stop a small grin from forming on his face as he deflected slash after slash every few strikes striking back giving Sin another cut but despite the new injuries Sin keep pressing on. He kept battering Ra's with blows making the old master grit his teeth as the speed and force behind the blows kept increasing forcing him back towards the edge of the circle. With a loud growl Sin came down with a powerful double slash, knowing he wouldn't be able to block or deflect the blow without stepping out of the circle Ra's smirked lowering his blade before stabbing forward. Sin's blades sunk deep into Ra's shoulders almost cutting through them completely while Ra's had plunged his blade through Sin's abdomen with half of the blade sticking out of his back. The two warriors locked eyes for a few seconds before Sin gave a weak smile. "So I guess I lose again" before he collapsed to one knee.

Talia stepped into the ring "The winner is master Ra's al ghul" as soon as her sentence was finished the flames around the ring died out and a few women rushed forwards with lien wraps. "This may hurt Master Ra's" Two of the women said grabbing the hilt of Sin's blades still stuck in Ra's shoulders. Ra's simply nodded and grit his teeth as the blades were pulled free his wounds immediately getting wrapped tightly in fresh cloth that quickly became bloody but would keep him from bleeding out until he could make it to the Lazarus pit and be restored to full health. As he had his wounds treated he gaze never left Sin. As for tradition the winner was always treated first with the loser was being treated second. Sin was currently sitting on both knees with his body resting on his ankles Ra's sword was still buried to hilt through his abdomen though the only sign that he was in pain was an occasionally wince. He waited patiently for his master mentor and father figure to be treated not moving a muscle. Ra's noticed that Talia had a scowl on her face as she watched the women work on treating her father while her eyes darted back to Sin every few seconds. Ra's was sure she was probably screaming in her head for the women treating him to hurry up. After a few minutes the women moved over to Sin who slowly got to his feet as one of the women moved to grab the hilt of the sword Sin held out his had to stop her. He walked over to Ra's with a grunt he placed his hands on the hilt of Ra's blade and pulled it out of himself grabbing a bundle of cloth from the nearest woman he clean off the blade before kneeling down on his right knee and presenting the blade back to Ra's who quickly took the blade and sheathed it. Only after the blade was completely sheathed did Sin stand and allow the women to treat his wounds. After his more serious wounds had been dressed Ra's gave him a nod and turned to walked deeper into tropical forest Sin went to take a step after him and stumbled down to one knee his breathing grew ragged for a few seconds. Talia quickly pointed to two men "You and You help him" the two men went to grab Sin but stop when he growled at them forcing himself back to his feet he walked after Ra's even as he body was on the verge of shutting down.

After a ten minute walk through the dark they came to a bright glowing spring it was at this point that all the men and women aside from Talia and Sin stopped and turned away from the pit like spring. Ra's wasted no time striding into the water walking down into the spring until the water rose to his chest before taking a deep breath and disappearing under the water. Over a minute went by before Ra's broke the surface fully healed. "Don't just stand there Sin, I don't need you dying on me…besides I think Talia will throw you in here if you wait any longer" Ra's said leaning against the side of the spring. Sin nodded and gratefully walking forwards into the pool and immediately diving under as soon as he could staying under the water for almost two minutes before he broke the surface gasping for air. "Are you feeling better" Talia asked with a grin.

"As good as any man could feel after being stabbed through the stomach" Sin groaned.

"Haha you shouldn't even be in pain after all the Lazarus pit heals even fatal wounds completely in seconds." Ra's said with a slight smirk.

"True but you can't really forget the feeling of a blade hilted against your belly button" Sin sighed.

"You'll get used to it after a while" Ra's said climbing out of the pool.

"I hope that doesn't mean you plan on stabbing me every chance you get" Sin joked climbing out after Ra's

"That depends on how you react to what I have to say…anyway we can discuss this further back home" Ra's stated Sin nodded. The two of them and Talia lead the rest of the group back to the islands main HQ where Talia Ra's and Sin preceded to Ra's throne room of sorts. Once Talia closed the door behind them Ra's sat down in his chair leaving Talia and Sin to stand in front of him.

"I'm guessing it's time we finally get down to business" Sin said.

"That's right I don't know if you've noticed this or not but some of the biggest players have started to make their moves on our territory" Ra's frowned.

"Who are we talking about" Sin asked.

"Joker, Bane, Nightshade, Rorek, Deathstroke and a few others have already sent their apprentices into the Jump city area…you've already come across three of them correct" Ra's asked.

"Yes I figured out two of them but I have to admit I was hoping the third one wasn't involved" Sin admitted.

"This is not the time to get soft Sin after all they're all sending their apprentices after you" Ra's said making eye contact with Sin.

"Wait why it's true I'm a well know league member but that's it I'm nothing special "Sin frowned.

"You've always been humble Sin that's one of the things I've always liked about you…but as the next Ra's al ghul I think it would be better if you started to give yourself credit where credit is due" Ra's said evenly. Sin's jaw dropped unable to suppress his shock it was true that he saw Ra's as a father figure and was loyal to him and the league beyond measure but that was because he'd been born into that life he really hadn't known anything else and even though Ra's did show him favor he always felt he'd earned it that was why he had trained so hard.

"Don't look so shocked Sin you couldn't have possibly thought my father would be choosing anyone else to be his successor" Talia smirked.

"But Master Ra's are you sure after all I've never beaten you once in combat" Sin said.

"Strength is not everything you know that well enough…while it's true that you are still very young you will have at least another decade of training before you will be ready to take over as the new Ra's…if you survive that is" Ra's chuckled lowly.

"They will come for your life Sin because if you die it would take my father years to find a new successor meaning he would have to turn a blind eye to the world allowing the scum to run rampant…its kill or be killed I'm sure you understand" Talia said with a wicked grin.

"I understand completely besides if they're all going through the trouble of heading to jump city it be a shame if I wasn't there to give them a warm welcome" Sin grinned evilly.

"Oh I know that look someone must've rubbed you the wrong way" Talia said giddily.

"Let's just say I'm looking forward to a certain person making their move" Sin smirked.

"I see…as you said it would be rude of you not to be in jump to give a warm welcome the jet is being fueled as we speak it will return you to jump in a few hours take that time to rest and meditate on the task ahead of you consider this your first official test as my second in command and successor" Ra's said sitting back in his throne.

"Yes Master Ra's" Sin bowed.

"Also I will be sending a league squad along with you, you may command them as you see fit with the exception of them helping you in battle they will obey your commands they are also a talented clean-up crew so don't worry about making a mess" Ra's stated.

"Good to know the kiddie gloves are off" Sin smirked turning he left the throne room heading back to his private quarters. As he passed different members in the hallway they all bowed respectfully or gave him an approving nod he guessed Ra's had already made the announcement to the league while he was away. As much as he needed a break from this life of blood and gore his master had given him a mission and he would complete it like every other tasked he'd ever been given and as much as he would have liked to spent a few more years at the boarding house with all the girls who had given him a taste of what a normal life could be deep down inside he knew Talia was right this was the life he was meant for, the life he craved even if at times he had to become more monster than man this was the only life for him. Still it wasn't as if he was saying goodbye to his life at the boarding house he would be able to live there until his mission was complete meaning that for the most part he could still enjoy a bit of normalcy. Sin sighed as he opened the door to his room which had a large suite like set up. Shutting the door behind him he made his way to the bedroom stripping down to his boxer he threw himself down on the bed he was dead tired and quickly fell asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillows.

It couldn't have been more than thirty minutes later that he awoke to the smell of lavender wafting into his bedroom. Curious he climbed out of bed opening the bathroom door he saw the large tub filled to the rim with steaming hot water and lavender scented bubbles.

"It took you long enough I've already enjoyed quite a long soak" Talia said climbing out of the tub she wrapped herself in a black bathrobe before wrapping her hair in a towel.

"Why use my bath when the one in your room is much more luxurious" Sin asked leaning against the door frame.

"That shouldn't be too hard to figure out the jet won't be fueled and ready for another four hours so I figured we had enough time for a quickie" Talia grinned walking over to Sin she captured his lips with her own allowing her pointed nails to scrape down his neck. She wanted him so bad it had been hard for her not to jump him in his sleep she hadn't had a decent fuck since the last time he was on top under and behind her and she desperately wanted him inside her. Pushing him back down onto the bed she quickly discarded her robe and hair towel almost purring when Sin's hands began to trace the curves of her body, she knew he loved to tease while he pleased and there had been many nights when he could keep her begging to cum again and again before he even penetrated her, but she wasn't in the mood for that tonight they only had four hours and she wanted him inside her for every second of it. Ripping off his boxers she licked her lips as she ran her index nail up his shaft from base to tip. He was already rock hard and she was getting wet just from the size of his member 10 inches long and thick enough that her fingers couldn't even wrap around it. Without a word she climbed on top of him lining his head up with her entrance she slowly lowered herself down onto him taking inch after orgasmic inch of his cock inside her until she let out a gurgled moan as she finally had hilted him inside her. She was no stranger when it came to his dick but it always made her light headed having his entire length spreading her to her limits her walls could barely take it without clenching down as her first orgasm hit her. She raked her nails down his chest rolling her hips slowly to ride out her orgasm. Sin laid there with a smirk on his face.

"What are you grinning about" Talia panted.

"It's not every day I have such a beautiful woman stuck to my dick" Sin chuckled.

"You know you missed me" Talia said biting his neck.

"Of course I did" Sin admitted.

"Then show me" Talia purred. Sin grinned as she raised her hips letting him adjust his legs he grabbed her waist before he started thrusting into her from below. Talia moaned loudly as he plunged in and out of her dripping honey pot, her juices lubricating his assault on her tight pussy. His hands clamped down on her ass holding her in place while he continued to pound her. Talia leaned forwards arching her back letting him go even deeper as she moaned out his name "Ah Sin I'm going to cum" she gasped as another orgasm hit her hard, Sin didn't slow down and kept pounding her dripping snatch as it contracted tightly around his member making it almost painful to stay inside her. Though the pain of her contacting around him mixed with the pleasure of her hot dripping cunt was enough to drive him crazy. Once she was done cumming Talia shakily raised herself completely off Sin's member seeing his shaft coated in her cum she slide down licking her sweet love juices off before bending over the side of the bed showing off her round toned ass. She let out a cute yelp when Sin gave her a hard smack on the ass before kneeling down behind her "Wait Sin don- Ahhh" Talia moaned as she felt his hot tongue snake against her folds, she felt him lap up all her cum before probing deeper into her folds. "Sin please don't tease me tonight" she managed to moan out. Always one to please Sin stood up lining his head up with her freshly licked folds and with a small smirk shoved his entire length inside her. Staying that way he loved the feeling of Talia's pussy stretching to accommodate him the way her walls held him snuggly made his mind go blank. Grabbing her hips he forced her to match his rhythm until he was slamming into her with such intensity she was sure she was going to be bruised and sore for a few days afterwards and she loved it. Her hands gripped the sheets while bit down into the mattress to keep from screaming out his name loud enough for everyone on the island to hear. She came three more times before her knees finally gave out and you would think making a woman collapse would have been the signal for most men that it was time to stop…but not for Sin.

Lifting her up onto the bed he laid her on her back pushing her legs back so her ankles were by her ears he started pounding her with even more force making the bed groan in protest Talia could barely catch her breath after cumming so many times her pussy was contacting almost constantly keeping her in a limbo of ecstasy. After what seemed like an eternity of non-stop pounding Sin finally growled out he was cumming sending Talia into another orgasm as she felt his hot seed fill her womb. The two of them locked eyes still panting grinning at each other. "How was that for a warm up" Sin said nipping her neck.

"I think I'm ready for the main course now" Talia licked her lips.

"Lord Sin the jet is ready" said someone from the other side of the door.
"Looks like we'll have to save the main course for another time" Sin said his eyes blazing red for half a second before he got up quickly dressing himself. "Are you gonna see me off" Sin asked as he finished buttoning up a jet black dress shirt.

"I would if I could feel my legs" Talia said lying back deeper on his bed.

"Haha in that case sleep well" Sin chuckled.

"Oh I will be seeing you soon love" Talia said before curling on the bed and passing out.

The trip back to jump city went by quickly as Sin passed out before the jet even took off, the squad he would be in charge would arrive in jump city the next night. He was awoken once the jet landed and was quickly taken back to the boarding house by a private car. "Well I have to say it's good to be back" Sin sighed as he opened the front door. He started chuckling as soon as walked into the living room to see Kole knocked out on the couch. He bent down and picked her up carrying her to her room where he tucked her in.

"I wasn't expecting you to be back so soon" Rose said as Sin shut the door.

"Did you miss me" Sin grinned.

"Maybe" Rose laughed before looking Sin up and down "You clean up quite nicely" she said biting her finger.

"Glad you think so I'm not big on playing dress up but even I have to play the part sometimes" Sin sighed.

"Don't we all" Rose agreed.

"What are you doing up so late anyway" Sin asked.

"I just got off the phone with my father…let's just say the conversation wasn't what I was expecting"" Rose frowned.

"I see you seem torn how about we have a drink that always helps to take my mind off things" Sin suggested.

"Sounds good to me" Rose smiled. The two of them ended up on the front porch a few minutes later a bottle of whiskey between them. After drinking a few glasses in silence Rose decided to speak up. "So Sin what really made you decide to come to jump city" Rose asked.

"Would it be cliché if I said I came here for you" Sin smirked.

"Haha you didn't even know who I was until you came to the house" Rose said giving him a friendly shove.

"Haha yeah I know trust me if I had known this house was filled with such beautiful girls I would have come here a long time ago, but to answer your question I came here to have a somewhat normal life you wouldn't believe how crazy my life was before I came here" Sin admitted.

"You'd be surprised my dad was a real hard ass so I know what it's like to be a bit different than normal" Rose sighed.

"Guess we've both had it pretty rough at times" Sin grunted.

"Yeah you can say that again I guess we're more alike than I first suspected" Rose smiled slightly. The two of them fell into a comfortable silence for a few minutes before Sin's phone went off.

"Hello" he answered.

"Hey Sin I know this might seem sudden but I could use some help" came Ivy's voice from the other line.

"Huh usually when a woman calls me at 4am saying she needs some help it usually involves me getting inside of her" Sin joked making Rose raise her eyebrow since she had no idea who he was talking to.

"T-that's not what-" Ivy was cut off from her flustered babbling by Sin.

"I was just kidding anyway of course I'll come help you just text me the address you want to meet." Sin sighed before hanging up. "Well looks like there truly is no rest for the wicked" Sin chuckled walking off the porch heading toward his bike.

"Sin I love this boarding house and all the girls in it…if anything happens to any of them I –"

"If anyone ever threatens this house or anyone in it I'll make sure they're dealt with using everything at my disposal…I'll make sure that everyone in the house stays protected even you Rose" Sin turned back to her and smiled before getting on his bike.

'Looks like the games are about to begin' Sin smirked as he sped down the pitch black streets.