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Note: Shado & Sara were not taught by Talia al Ghul unlike in the show where Oliver is. Their skills were enhanced through ARGUS and the Bratva. Remember Shado was already really skilled in combat so she taught Sara and they picked up skills that made them stronger throughout the next 3 years. They are both on par with season 1 Oliver even though Talia did not train them. Perhaps in future flashbacks they get a different mentor but I haven't focused too much on that just yet. And in chapter 12, the arrival of Adrian Chase is just foreshadowing the future. For now, he will remain out of sight as he learns how to fight.
All of them were on a plane to Starling City. It was a long flight so it would give them all time to rest and mentally prepare for what is about to come. Aaliyah didn't have much to think about as Nyssa & Oliver told her that this battle was not hers. She was annoyed at first as she wanted to fight alongside Nyssa, Oliver & Talia but when Nyssa explained what she wanted Aaliyah to do instead, she accepted it and was grateful for the trust that her family put in her.
Aaliyah sat with Nyssa whilst Oliver was sat beside Talia on another part of the plane. Many women may have been jealous of the bond that Oliver shares with Talia but Nyssa was definitely not one of them. She loved her sister and would always be there for her but it was Oliver who was there when Damian was killed and it was Oliver who made her the promise that she would be the one to kill Chien Na Wei. Their bond was strengthened that day and she was happy that her beloved and her sister got on so well. They truly were best friends. She smiled as she saw them talking and Oliver caught her smiling at him and gave a loving smile back. Knowing that there was still hours until they arrived, Nyssa tried to get some rest and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Oliver & Talia were catching up with each other on things that have occurred since they last saw each other. Although she had heard most of the stuff Oliver told her from Nyssa when they were travelling to Russia, she listened to him with interest.
'So that's how we have our own Lazarus pit' Oliver said.
'You've finally joined the club' Talia responded with a smirk.
'So, how have you been?' Oliver asked.
The smirk disappeared from Talia's face and was replaced by a slight frown. The last two years hadn't been easy for the Daughter of the Demon but she had found herself as a teacher and leader. They had of course talked and met up during the two years but they never had the chance to just sit down and spend significant amounts of time together due to the fact both are always extremely busy. 'Difficult but soon I will have my vengeance for Damian and then perhaps the future will be brighter'.
'I'm sorry' Oliver said after a period of silence. He didn't know what to say to her so the silence stretched for a period of time. He felt regret that he & Nyssa had to leave Talia when she needed them but Ra's had ordered them on another mission. Talia had understood but neither he nor Nyssa ever felt they could forgive themselves. Additionally, Oliver felt guilty for a whole different reason.
'For what?' Talia asked genuinely confused.
'That I couldn't save Damian… I hesitated to follow you when all of those Triad came. I hesitated because I had to stay by Nyssa even though you needed me. Maybe if I didn't, Damian would be alive. I'm so sorry' Oliver said with so much sadness that it broke Talia's heart a little bit.
She held onto Oliver's hand and made him look into her eyes as she spoke. 'No! You are not to blame. I didn't get there in time to save him so even if you followed straight away, it wouldn't have changed anything. How can you blame yourself for wanting to be by your beloved's side? And before you try and argue against that, it was a rhetorical question'.
Oliver smiled at her, grateful he had a sister-in-law like her. She continued to hold his hand which he held onto tightly as she looked at him seriously. 'We both know who is to blame and soon they will all be dead. We fight this battle together as a family. Once we're finished with them, the whole world will know what happens if you hurt our family….Death.' Talia said darkly as Oliver eyes turned dark too as he agreed with Talia that the consequence of hurting any of them is death.
The plane landed and all four of them stepped off the plane and set foot into Starling City. Darkness had descended over the city but it was still relatively early in the night. 'So this is Starling City. Will you take us to your former stomping grounds?' Talia asked mischievously.
Oliver & Nyssa laughed at that. 'I don't think the sight of a dead man and the two deadliest assassins in the world would be welcome around the city' Oliver joked. They walked over to where there were two cars waiting for them. Nyssa had called the league's base and ordered transportation for them.
'Aaliyah, you take one of the cars. Go back to the base and get everyone ready. Prepare them for what is about to come and most importantly, find out exactly where the Triad are' Nyssa ordered as she turned around to face the young woman. 'We have other business to attend to'. Aaliyah nodded and said her goodbyes before getting in the car as it drove off to the league's base.
'I was not joking Oliver. Once this is over, we need to go out and celebrate' Talia said.
Oliver sighed, 'Fine I'll take you two out somewhere. I'm going to have to go in disguise though'.
Talia and Nyssa smiled at him happily. They all got into the car and drove off to a certain club located in the Glades. As they drove through the city, Talia pointed out at how poor the city looked. 'This is the Glades. It's the worst part of the city and crime is rife. As much as I hate to admit it, the vigilantes in the city are causing crime to go down' Oliver said.
'Why do you hate to admit it?' Talia asked.
'You'll see' Nyssa said to her sister.
They arrived outside of a club that was named 'Verdant'. The surrounding area to the club looks different to the rest of the Glades. Perhaps the owner of the club has gentrified the neighbourhood Talia thought. The club had been impressively transformed and the booming sound of music could be heard from inside the club. There was a long queue outside of the club, showing how popular the club is. Although perhaps as it is a Friday night, the number of people wanting to get in the club should be expected.
A smirk appeared on Talia's face as she looked at the building. So these are sort of places Oliver used to go to be an idiot billionaire playboy. Imagine if he was still that sort of man when he arrived at Nanda Parbat. Nyssa would've killed him so quickly. Talia was amusing herself with thoughts of playboy Oliver as it was so much different to how he is now.
'What's funny, sister?' Nyssa asked when she saw the smirk on Talia's face as they were walking over to the side entrance.
She was trying to hold back her laugh but couldn't. 'Just imaging Oliver in his playboy era. This would've been one of the places he would've gone'. Nyssa gave a small chuckle understanding why her sister was laughing; imaging playboy Oliver was a funny thought.
'Hey! It wasn't an era…' he began but stopped when he saw the incredulous looks the two women were giving him. 'Ok I was that person for a long time…but I'm definitely not that person anymore'.
Nyssa placed a hand on his cheek as they looked at each other lovingly. 'No, you most certainly are not' she said as Oliver leaned down and kissed her.
Talia coughed slightly getting their attention as both Oliver and Nyssa were slightly red. 'I didn't want to interrupt or anything but we have more important things to take care of. You can get back to kissing my sister later, Oliver' Talia joked with a smirk on her face.
The whole of Team Arrow were in the foundry as Sara & Shado had just returned from an encounter with The Count. Beating drug dealers for information eventually paid off. They finally had a location but when they arrived at the building, they were met by The Counts hired thugs. They easily dispatched of them but by fighting them, they allowed The Count to escape. Felicity was on her computer trying to cross-reference the building that The Count was in with others in the city in order to find a link.
Suddenly the power cut out in the foundry leaving it in darkness. The club above them was not effected as its electricity was on a different grid. There was a loud bang followed by a few moments of silence. A bowstring being pulled back could be heard between the silences until the power eventually returned.
Three figures dressed in black were in the middle of the foundry, right next to Felicity. Each of them had the hoods up but Sara & Shado knew who it was. Shado still had an arrow nocked just in case any of them made any sort of movement towards Felicity. They all lowered their hoods and Team Arrow saw someone they had never met before standing in the middle of the trio.
With her brunette hair and similarly amazing looks to Nyssa al Ghul, Shado deduced this was the sister-in-law. She wore a similar outfit to Oliver but there were some distinct differences. She was clearly a skilled archer too as she had a quiver strapped to her back, alongside her sword, and a bow in her hand. Of course, Shado wouldn't usually just assume someone is skilled but she is the Daughter of the Demon hence she had no doubts whatsoever that this woman is highly skilled and highly dangerous.
'I am Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra's al Ghul, leader of the League of Shadows' Talia said introducing herself. Oliver & Nyssa hadn't told her why they were here and who exactly they were meeting so all she knew was that these were the vigilantes.
'Felicity Smoak, M.I.T. class of 09' the woman closest to them said.
All three assassins smiled at her introduction, finding it amusing. Shado still had her arrow nocked whilst Sara had her bo-staff in her hand. 'Put down your weapons, Shado & Sara. If we wanted to kill you right now, you would already be dead' Oliver said.
He has a point Sara thought as she placed her bo-staff in its holder whilst Shado did the same with her bow and quiver. When they returned, Talia had an angry look on her face. 'These are people who left you to die, Oliver?' she asked with pure disdain.
'Yes' Oliver simply said.
Felicity was about to interject to try and defend her friends but Talia spoke again. 'Maybe you should get your weapons again' she said coldly.
'No. We didn't come to kill them' he said to Talia.
'Fine but when the time comes, I will be here right alongside you and Nyssa' Talia whispered in his ear which made him smirk. One of us could effortlessly take all of them. The three of us will be overkill but I'm not complaining.
'I'd like to see you try' Sara said bravely. Since their previous encounter, Sara & Shado have been training relentlessly to try and improve.
Nyssa laughed in Sara's direction. 'You should be careful what you wish for. Talia is even better than Oliver & I'. Whilst what Nyssa said was true, the real gap in the abilities were very, very small. They were so small that on their day, any one of the three could win in a fight with the other. Sara visibly paled at Nyssa's words and remained silent.
'Tonight, the entire Triad will die. We will obliterate them but if any of you get in our way, you won't like the consequences' Oliver declared with his warning clear.
The foundry was silent at Oliver's declaration as the three assassins moved to leave. They were near the door when Felicity ran up to them. 'You cannot just kill all of them. Do you know how many of them there are?'
As they didn't hate Felicity, Oliver's tone with her was civil. 'They are murderers, drug dealers and corrupt. They represent everything that is a threat to society and everything we as League of Assassins or in Talia's case the League of Shadows leader, aim to eliminate'.
'I understand that but you are talking about killing an entire organisation' Felicity argued, hoping she could get through to him.
'They took someone from us. We will have our vengeance' Talia said coldly.
The foundry was silent for a few moments after the three assassins left. They all could understand why Oliver would want to kill Chien Na Wei after what she did to Thea. But he was talking about eliminating the entire Triad.
'We…we're not going to just sit here and do nothing right?' Felicity asked.
There was a significant period of silence as Sara, Shado & Diggle contemplated what they should do. 'We should try and stop him. Felicity find any suspected Triad activity' Sara said.
'Do you have a death wish?' Diggle asked disbelievingly.
'He…he's my friend. I can't let him do it' Sara said weakly. 'It's better if it's just Shado & I for this. There'll be less chance of being detected'. Shado nodded, accepting everything Sara said.
Oliver, Nyssa & Talia arrived outside of the League's base so get some supplies they would need for the impending battle. On the way, they had discussed the vigilantes in more detail and the undertaking. Talia had offered to reveal the identity of Al Sa-Her but Oliver and Nyssa wanted to figure it out themselves and not take the easy way. Talia respected that but if it was absolutely necessary, she would tell them.
Talia entered the base first and as she entered, all of the assassins that saw her bowed in respect. 'I'm loving the respect the league members still have for me' she said to the other two.
'You'll always be a part of the league, sister. And even if you was not, I would order all of them to show their respect' Nyssa said frankly.
Talia walked further inside and saw in the distance glass cases where currently Oliver's main outfit was hanging and next to it an empty one, which Talia assumed was Nyssa's. 'I may have to get myself one of these' Talia remarked.
Oliver grabbed his customised league of assassins outfit from the holder and went off to get changed. Meanwhile, Talia & Nyssa prepared for the battle to come by gathering arrows to put in their quivers and also getting a number of explosive arrows. They each grabbed a number of knives and hid them around their bodies. By the time they were done, Oliver had returned and also placed arrows in his quiver. He was not really a knife fighter, so if the situation arose, he would use his dagger.
Nyssa walked over to a table that contained a weapon that Talia wasn't aware of. Nyssa gave Oliver & Talia one each and they placed them on their forearm underneath their sleeves. Nyssa only had 3 of them at the moment so each of them received one.
'This is a hidden blade. If you flick your wrist like this…' Nyssa demonstrated, 'then the blade will extended. It will be particularly useful for stealth kills and if someone has you trapped'.
Talia and Oliver practised activating the hidden blade and it only took a couple minutes before both could do it with ease. 'This is a very useful contraption, sister. Thank you' Talia said.
'Anytime. More should be made soon so we can have one on each arm but for now we only have one' Nyssa said. 'Also they will be personally customised. I find the blade to be particularly boring. A design needs to be added to it'.
Oliver, Nyssa & Talia just became even more deadly and dangerous with the addition of the hidden blade. It was easily used and very difficult to notice. Talia made a mental note to ask Nyssa how to make them as she wanted to give her students them once she thinks they've earned the right to use it. A lot of her students take her teachings for granted and whilst they have become great warriors, their dedication is lacking in comparison to others. Perhaps a certain Adrian Chase is worthy of the hidden blades Talia thought.
'Have you got their location?' Oliver asked Aaliyah.
'Yup' she replied as she indicated where they were. The building they were in was very large with large open spaces surrounding the building. 'Our intel tells us that they're having an important meeting where they'll discuss their business and competitors'.
'Good. They will all be there. This makes things a lot simpler' Oliver stated. 'I want you to be here' he said whilst pointing to the exact spot. 'On the roof of that building. You will overlook the southern side of the building'. Aaliyah silently listened to his instructions feeling really happy that they feel she is ready for this level of responsibility.
Nyssa told the rest of the assassins the plan. The assassins left the base to move into position leaving the base with only Oliver, Nyssa, Talia & Aaliyah. After around twenty minutes, they left heading towards the Triad.
When they arrived, the entire surrounding area had league of assassin members on top of buildings. Nyssa had called league members in nearby cities to come to Starling City in order to surround the building. There was no escape tonight. There were about 30 league members on each side. The four of them swaggered up to the front of the building on the southern side where Aaliyah would command. Assassins moved out of the way, allowing them to reach the front of the roof, so they could see the building they were about to attack.
On Oliver's comms, he had the assassins in charge of the 3 others sides. They could all see each other in the distance, so Oliver knew they were in place. 'Remember, no-one but Triad die tonight. Everyone else, you use the tranq arrows' Oliver said over the comms. He then turned to Aaliyah. 'You know what to do if the vigilantes appear'.
They all raised their hoods and reached for an arrow from their quivers. They fired an arrow that would allow them to glide down to the ground. There were about 50 Triad protecting the building from the outside but the darkness benefitted the assassins. As this was the Glades, the Triad had no worries that the police would interfere with them but had their members protecting them in case other organisations such as the Bratva tried to attack them.
From all directions arrows pierced the hearts of Triad until only the 5 who stood directly in front of the entrance of the building remained. They were looking all around them to see where the arrows were coming from but they just appeared from the darkness. Then one of them caught a movement in his eyes. In an instant, Talia nocked her arrow and fired it into the heart of the woman, smirking wickedly as she stepped back into the darkness.
The 4 remaining members of the Triad looked at the dead bodies with fear written across each of their faces. There was the familiar sound of an arrow being nocked and fired, causing another Triad member to die. They looked in the direction that it came from but this time it was a man in a black hood who smirked as he disappeared into the shadows. The three remaining Triad guards fired their guns wildly but they hit nothing.
For thirty seconds, it was completely silent as they became even more scared. Then two throwing knives went through the legs of two the guards. As the final guard knelt down to help his fellow Triad, a blade impaled his throat. Oliver had silently ran so that he was behind him and using his hidden blade, he extended it into the Triad's throat. The two who had knives in their legs, tried to stand up and back away from the hooded archer but they too found a blade in their necks as they backed away directly into Talia and Nyssa's hidden blade.
They entered the ground floor of the building and it was quite loud as people talked to each other. They had learned that Chien Na Wei was holding a meeting with the leaders of the Triad in the top floor. No-one really took notice of the three hooded individuals as they entered the building. Fools each of them thought. They rapidly fired arrow after arrow killing all in their current floor in a matter of seconds. They looked around to see if anyone had survived because as they were shooting so rapidly, it was expected some shots were not instant kills. Every shot Oliver fired killed his target, living up to his reputation as the greatest archer in the world. Talia's & Nyssa's shots all hit, but a few still remained alive.
Nyssa & Talia were fantastic archers in their own right but Oliver was slightly better just like how both of them were slightly better than Oliver with swords. To all who remained alive, Nyssa & Talia sashayed up to them and took out their swords. Quickly and ruthlessly they slit each of the throats of those who lived, leaving bodies lying in pools of blood.
'One floor down, six to go' Oliver murmured.
They walked up the stairs to the next floor, killing anyone they encountered with their bows and arrows. Their reaction times were so fast that the Triad couldn't even try and reach for their guns. They were dead before they even tried.
The walked into the next room that covered the entire floor. Each floor had one room that covered the whole floor. As they entered they turned off the lights and placed their bows on the backs as they withdrew their swords. The moonlight allowed enough light for them to see a little. However for the Triad, it was a massive disadvantage to look for 3 hooded people in a dark room. Talia killed the first few she saw by stabbing them right though their hearts. The next Triad she came across had their back to her. She stabbed her sword through one his legs, making him fall to his knees. At that height, it easily allowed Talia to snap his neck. She then took her sword out of the dead Triad's leg and continued to slaughter more Triad members.
Nyssa & Oliver teamwork was immaculate as ever. They had already left a trail of bodies and when Oliver saw Nyssa had kicked a man to the floor, leaving him in a kneeling position, he chucked his sword towards Nyssa. Knowing what she was about to do, he just continued to take out more Triad but this time with hand-to-hand combat. A right hook knocked one member out instantly and Oliver used his hidden blade to kill him as he was on the ground. As he did this a couple managed to see him as the moonlight shined in through the windows. They advanced on him but he blocked and evaded each punch and kick. Ducking underneath a punch, he did a spinning heel kick on the man which hit him right on the jaw and made him stumble backwards into the arms of Talia who swiftly snapped his neck.
Nyssa, with the two swords, beheaded the man who was on his knees in front of her. 'Sister!' Nyssa called out, making Talia notice the two who had managed to manoeuvre their way behind her. Nyssa ran up to them and working in tandem, they dispatched of them easily. All three knew how to fight together flawlessly and it clearly showed.
Oliver meanwhile had used his hidden blade on the final person in the room. They walked out of the room and towards the next set of stairs. Nyssa placed her beloved's sword in its holder on his back as they climbed the stairs.
The next 4 floors ended in similar fashion, with a trail of bodies in their wake. A few gunshots were fired but none hit the assassins. In fact, in their attempt to kill the assassins, some of the Triad shot their own men and women by accident. They had arrived at the top floor where the meeting between the highest ranking Triad members was taking place. Well in reality, they were the only Triad members left. In about 15 minutes, Oliver, Nyssa & Talia had taken out over 300 Triad members. Of course, one would think that the Triad would still live on as they have people in China but at the same time as the current attack, Talia's students and league members were destroying them in China. The only Triad left were in this room.
Unfortunately for them, the room was soundproof so they did not here any of the gunfire or screams for the levels below. However, the police had been called by people who had heard the sound of gunshots. Multiple police cars arrived outside of the building but as soon as they stepped out of their cars, they were shot with tranquiliser arrows, rendering them unconscious. Around 20 members of the SCPD were down on the ground when Shado and Sara appeared.
Sara searched the bodies to see if her father was here but thankfully he was not there. She pulled out an arrow and recognised the arrow was a tranq arrow. It was at this moment that Shado tapped her shoulder and pointed to the surrounding rooftops. They saw well over a hundred league of assassin's members surrounding them.
'Oliver did say there would be consequences' Shado muttered.
A young woman glided down towards them using her bow to slide down the rope. From the northern side, another woman also made her way to the ground. They walked up to Sara & Shado, who had the weapons ready in case they were attacked.
'You were warned not to come here and yet here you are' Amirah said, who was the older of the two.
'Ollie is my friend and I don't want him to do something he will regret' Sara said.
'Al Sah-Him will not regret this. They took someone from us and bragged about it. How many people have they murdered so their organisation can benefit? How many drugs have they sold? Our purpose is to eliminate threats to society and the Triad are a threat' Aaliyah said confidently.
'You can either leave now or suffer the consequences' Amirah said.
Sara and Shado shared a look and both knew what they were going to do. They charged at the two women and a fight broke out. Shado fired a number of arrows at Amirah but she managed to dodge them, although one left a deep gash on her cheek. Shado got some distance between her and Amirah and this time fired an explosive arrow. Amirah caught it but it immediately blew up in her hand and sent her crashing to the floor.
Sara was fighting Aaliyah with her bo-staff whilst Aaliyah used her sword. The fight was very evenly balanced with neither being able to take advantage of the mistakes by the other. After a few minutes of blocked attacks, Sara managed to land a hit to Aaliyah's face which made her fall to the floor. As Sara stood over her, Aaliyah swept her feet from under her and landed a strong punch to Sara's face as she fell to the ground. On the ground, Aaliyah and Sara tried manoeuvre the other so they could lock in an arm bar or a rear naked chokehold respectively but both reversed each other's attacks. They both got up and picked up the first weapon that they saw, which happened to actually be the other woman's weapon. They continued the fight and both were exceptionally skilled with each other's weapon. They both landed a couple of hits but nothing that could end the fight.
Amirah was stunned on the ground and was finding it difficult to get up. Over the comms she had instructed for nobody to get involved and for them to take down any police that come. Shado was right over her and about to fire an arrow through her heart but she managed to raise her hand to catch it just in time. However she didn't have time to catch the arrow that went through her shoulder. She groaned in pain but when Shado went to pull the arrow out of her shoulder, she used her bow to hit Shado over the head. This hurt and stunned Shado as she wasn't expecting it. Amirah got up as quickly as she could and pulled out the arrow. She was quite surprised with the ability of Shado. She knew that she could beat her but her foolishness with the explosive arrow cost her in this fight. Shado is a very smart fighter and although she wouldn't be able to win in a straight fight with any league member, she would be a put up a fight with her tricks.
'You are most impressive but remember, I have over 100 assassins with me. Live to fight another day. No innocent people will die here tonight so unless you really want to be hurt, I suggest you leave' Amirah said.
Shado looked over to Sara who had heard what Amirah had to say. There were so many people surrounding them that there was 0% chance of survival. Plus, now that they were here, they realised there was nothing they could do for Oliver. They couldn't get close enough to him to try and talk him out of it and honestly Shado & Sara were not sure if they wanted to talk him out of it anymore. Aaliyah had made a number of good points and whilst they knew Felicity or Dig wouldn't be ok with it, they knew the world wasn't black and white. It was grey and so sometimes people like Oliver, Nyssa & Talia have to do these sort of things because others would not.
'Fine' Shado said but was filled with some hope as she fought pretty well tonight but she didn't realise that she got lucky. She had no idea that she had no chance against the league yet. They both left but they didn't go far as they perched themselves on the roof of a nearby building. As they looked to the building they had no doubt Oliver was in, they saw 3 explosions from the top floor of the building. They could see an entire wall had been destroyed from the blasts.
Oliver kicked the door down and immediately all three fired explosive arrows in the directions of anyone but Chien Na Wei. The blasts had destroyed half of room and there were body parts scattered across the room. Oliver & Nyssa took care of anyone who was left alive whilst Talia stalked over to Chien Na Wei.
They didn't say a word to each other as the fight broke out. Chien Na Wei threw multiple knives at Talia but she easily caught the first and then swayed out of the way of the rest. With a knife in her hand, she tried to stab and slice Talia but she deflected each attack and then disarmed her with relative ease. Talia elbowed her in the gut and then followed it up with a punch across her jaw. Chien Na Wei was still standing…just. But then Talia kicked her across the face and she fell to the floor.
'Who…are…you?' Chien Na Wei managed to say between coughs.
Talia lowered her hood and revealed her face to the woman she hated the most in the world. When she saw her face, Chien Na Wei looked on in shock but then managed a small smirk just to spite Talia. Talia got on top of her and threw punch after punch to her face causing it to bleed in multiple places.
'Lift her up, sister. Oliver, you know what to do' Talia instructed.
Nyssa lifted her up and tied her to a chair. 'The entire Triad is dead. You are the last one alive. But your death will be long and painful' Talia said as Oliver covered the room in flammable liquid. Once he was done, both he and Nyssa left the building through a huge hole in the wall using their grappling arrow and made it to the ground.
Talia took out her sword and brought it down on the hand that killed her son and severed it. Chien Na Wei screamed in pain and she couldn't move due to being tied up in the chair. Talia then struck her through her shoulder causing her screams to increase in volume. 'I made you promise when you killed my son' Talia said as he grabbed Chien Na Wei's hair. 'Do you remember?' She could barely stay conscious but in her mind, she remembered that day clearly.
COME BACK YOU COWARD!' Talia roared. The smirk continued to be plastered across her face as Talia spoke again darkly, still within a distance that she could be heard by Chien Na Wei. 'I will hurt you for this. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you will know that the debt is paid'
'I could tell you were happy today. Joyful. You had all the important members of the Triad here and told them about the success the Triad have had in recent months. Is that right?' Talia said but received no answer. 'ANSWER ME' she shouted and Chien Na Wei gave a weak nod. 'I promised you that your joy would turn to ashes in your mouth…and now it will'
Talia took out a matchstick, lit it and set the room on ablaze as she stood by the edge of the room ready to make her escape the same way Oliver and Nyssa had. She saw the look of pure fear in the eyes of Chien Na Wei and it caused Talia to smirk as she finally had avenged her son. The flames consumed Chien Na Wei, ending her life in slow and painful manner. 'The debt is paid' Talia coldly told the burning corpse of Chien Na Wei. Talia needed 100% confirmation of her death so after the flames had consumed her, she threw her spare sword right into the head of Chien Na Wei before escaping the burning building.
She landed right next Oliver and Nyssa who looked at her expectantly. 'It's over' she said simply. The three walked away from the burning building side by side and Nyssa took out her own matchstick and lit it. She threw it down behind her and quickly the fire spread to about 50 metres wide as they continued to walk away.
The fire spelt: al Ghul.
Note: That was by far the longest chapter I've ever done and I hope the destruction of the Triad lived up to the hype. Writing Talia is awesome and at some point she will become one of the main characters of the story just because the last 3 chapters with her in them have been really fun to write. Leave a review and let me know what you guys think of the chapter. Once again thanks for all the follows, favourites and reviews. I really appreciate it!