Chapter 5
Dick's POV
"Damian? What are you doing? It's me, Dick." I replied slowly. What in the hell is going on?
"How is it that you know my name?" Damian inquired.
"Damian, listen to me. You don't want to hurt me. I'm you brother. Come on, Dami. You have to remember me."
"I. Don't. Know. You." He growled as the cold metal came to rest against my jugular.
"Damian! Stop! Put the sword down!" Jason screams while entering the cave.
"He's an intruder." Damian replied, while still keeping his weapon trained against my neck.
"Damian! Stand down! Now!" Bruce orders, while entering the cave with Tim at his heels.
The sword is slowly lowered, but not sheathed. Bruce slowly approaches us.
"Are you alright? Are you injured?" Bruce asks concerned.
"I'm fine." I reply.
"How did you escape? What does the court want?" Jason asks, while moving beside me.
"You have to listen to me. There are ninety-nine Talons. Once a Talon has been killed ninety-nine times, they are laid to rest in a tomb. The court can call on any Talon one hundred times. The current Talon is on his ninety-eighth life. They have to have a replacement before something happens to it. They have chosen me to be the replacement." I replied urgently.
"We kinda figured that out already. Why else would they take you?" Jason replied sarcastically.
Ignoring him, I continued. "Once someone is chosen. They are removed from history. However, something went wrong. They have changed everything about my past. They made it look like I died. None of you should remember me. The court has ordered for everyone that has anything to do with me to be killed. Ninety-nine Talons are coming to kill anyone associated with me." I responded urgently.
"You're saying a bunch of dead people are coming to try and murder us." Jason asked, dumbfounded.
"Technically, they're not dead. The head of the court is able to control the soul of every Talon. They have no free will of their own. But, they are able to regenerate after a short period of time, until they reach their ninety-ninth life. But, yeah. They're coming to try and kill anyone associated with me." I replied.
"Father, this man is insane. May I kill him now?" Damian asks, only to be ignored by everyone.
"We have to warn the others! They're in danger! We need to contact the League and the Titans and-" I stress.
"Dick, there is no League. There are no Titans." Bruce replies.
"Then who's left?" I ask.
I hope that chapter wasn't confusing. If anyone has any questions, just message me or comment. The story will get a lot more interesting in the next few chapters!
