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To Chaos Sorcerer: Thank you for the review. Glad you liked the fight and the movies which I used for it. I'm going to use more movies for the final fight which has a surprise. I also hope you liked the Devil unleashed. Or more accurately, Rama unleashed. Glad you liked the AoU reference. Also glad that you liked Jessica's entrance. I think they pulled the crap in Seasons 3, 4 and 6. Season 5 IMHO was awesome. I only had 3 complaints- Felicity knocking out Black Siren, The Helix subplot and Oliver being portrayed as a monster who enjoys killing. Counting that out, I loved it. Another Daredevil/Arrow crossover? I'm actually interested in doing it. But I'll have to rack my brain a lot. But I have thought of a basic premise. Daredevil and Arrow exist in the same universe. First 2 seasons of Daredevil have happened but no Defenders stuff while Arrow Season 1 is about to reach the mid-season finale. MurLance will definitely be done in it but don't expect the story anytime soon.
To Ocfanboy: I guess they wanted to make him more realistic in the series.
Chapter 25- Tortured
Adrian pulled Oliver's head out of the bucket of water and the latter gasped for breath.
"145 seconds", said Chase as he wiped his hands with a towel, "That's how long my father struggled under the water before he died."
Walking around the chained Oliver and doing hand gestures, he said, "According to my father's autopsy, your arrow pierced his aortic arch, but it didn't kill him. No. He was still conscious enough to feel his lungs filling with water for 145 seconds."
"And here you were bragging about a plan more intricate than torture", mocked Oliver.
Adrian walked up to Oliver and knelt down to his level, saying, "Did you ever think about why I chose the name Prometheus?"
When Oliver didn't respond, Chase said, "He challenged the omnipotence of the gods. You see, because like you, they play judge, jury and executioner. But Prometheus took away their power."
"If that's what you're gonna do to me", said Oliver, "You'll need to come up with something better than whatever this is."
"I did", said Chase as he stood up, "And the only way for you to stop it is confess."
"That I killed your father?" asked Oliver.
"Nothing so pedestrian", said Adrian as he walked around him again, "I want you to tell me a secret, Oliver. I want you to confess to me the one thing you have been afraid to admit to yourself."
"How many times am I gonna tell you that I don't know WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?" yelled Oliver angrily.
"Fine", said Adrian as he walked behind Oliver, "You'll come around eventually. Now where were we?"
He then grabbed Oliver's head and shoved it into the water in the bucket and started counting down, "145. 144. 143. 142….."
Oliver's eyes opened and he was lying on the ground, his hands still chained.
He looked to his side and saw Adrian sticking photographs of people on the wall.
"Do they look familiar?" Chase asked him.
"What is this?" asked Oliver as he managed to sit on his knees.
"Do you even remember their faces?" asked Chase as he gestured to the photographs, "These are your victims."
Oliver looked around and his eyes fell on each of them as he recognized them.
"They were people who did terrible things", said Oliver as his gaze fell on a picture of Mr. Blanks, "They had victims."
"And husbands and wives", said Adrian, "Daughters, sons."
When Chase said 'daughters', he gestured at a picture of Damien Darhk and when he said 'sons', he gestured at a picture of his father.
Gesturing to the door, he said, "Confess your secret, Oliver, and all this ends. I'll give you a gift, and you can walk out that door and go back home."
"Adrian, you're sick", said Oliver as Adrian looked at him, "And you're a hypocrite. There is nothing I have done that compares with you. You murdered your own wife."
Adrian ripped out a picture of Count Vertigo from the wall and put it in front of Oliver, saying, "Cecile Adams. You knew him by his street name. The Count."
As Oliver sighed, Adrian said, "You put 3 arrows in him."
"He was gonna kill a friend of mine", said Oliver.
"Felicity Smoak, yeah", said Chase as he put a quiver around himself and lifted a bow, "Confess, Oliver, or you get the same 3 arrows."
He then pointed an arrow at Oliver.
"Go to Hell!" spat out Oliver.
"I've already been there, Oliver", said Adrian, "And I've come back with a message for you."
He then fired the arrow and it hit Oliver on the shoulder who winced in pain. Adrian fired two more arrows below that spot.
Adrian later pulled out the arrows from Oliver's body as he gasped in pain and Chase smirked.
"What's next?" asked Oliver as he was sure he could take anything.
"You said something when I brought you here", said Chase, "About how your friends are your strength now."
Adrian then pulled out spectacles from his pocket and showed it to Oliver whose blood ran cold.
The spectacles belonged to Felicity.
"She didn't even know I was in her apartment", said Adrian.
Oliver then said, "I swear if you do anything to her or anyone else I care about-"
"You'll do absolutely nothing because you're here", mocked Chase, "You see, until you confess, Oliver, everyone you love is at play. Including your son."
"You're bluffing", said Oliver, trying to convince himself more than Adrian, "He-he's in hiding. I-I-I don't even know where he is."
"Because you haven't really looked", pointed out Adrian, "But for me, we both know its just a matter of time. Confess."
"I don't know what you want me to say", said Oliver.
"Then I guess I should leave you here to think about it and wonder who I might kill while I'm gone", said Chase.
"Adrian!" pleaded Oliver, "Adrian, please."
"All you have to do is say the words", said Adrian.
Oliver racked his brain for whatever Chase wanted to hear, "I-I-"
"That's what I thought", said Adrian as he walked away, "See you soon."
He then shut the door and walked away.
5 Years Ago, Russia
Anatoli and his men loaded the truck. Oliver, dressed in the suit Talia had given him heard a sound. He looked over and saw incoming vehicles.
"We have incoming!" he said.
Anatoli and the rest of the Bratva whirled around. Kovar took out his gun to fire at them but Oliver fired an arrow at a gasoline tank near the cars and it exploded, making one car crash and making Kovar miss.
The Bratva fired at Kovar and his men but they fired back, killing some Bratva members. Viktor managed to kill one of Kovar's men. Kovar fired at one of the gas tanks and the Bratva member loading it up inhaled it, dying a painful death.
Oliver leapt down to fight. He shot one of Kovar's men from the back, getting him. He then ran at two more men who were standing close to each other and flipped them both to the ground with his feet. As they got up, he rapidly fired two arrows at each of them in the chests and they were down.
Kovar beat up Anatoli and threw him away. One of his men sat on the driver seat of the Bratva's truck to take away the gas but Oliver fired at that man's chest and he was down. He was then forced to take cover as another man fired at him.
Kovar threw away the driver and drove the truck away. Oliver fired at the shooter and he was down.
"The gas!" yelled Anatoli in alarm.
"Kovar has it", said Oliver grimly.
"Then we are all going to be dead men", gasped Anatoli in horror.
Oliver walked into the base and saw Viktor waiting for him.
"How's Anatoli?" he asked.
"Resting", said Viktor grimly, "Which is more than I can say for our men."
"Sarin gas get 'em?" asked Oliver and Viktor nodded.
"Where were you?" Viktor demanded aggresively.
"I was keeping overwatch", said Oliver, "Like Anatoli ordered. If you have something to say to me Viktor, say it."
"It was your idea to go against Gregor due to your vendetta against Kovar", said Viktor, "Now look at the mess we're in!"
"Well, do you have a better idea?" questioned Oliver.
"We should be honoring Gregor's pact with Kovar", snarled Viktor, "Not this!"
"The moment Kovar overthrows the government", said Oliver, "He's gonna wipe out the entire Bratva!"
He then walked away.
"Where're you going?" asked Viktor.
"We have one of Kovar's men in our basement", snapped Oliver, "And we need to know where the gas is gonna be used."
"What makes you think he will tell you?" asked Viktor.
"He won't be talking to me", said Oliver darkly and walked away.
Oliver worn his suit and went into the basement. Kovar's man was tied on a table, like an animal about to be dissected. He was also blindfolded.
"I don't know anything", the man said before Oliver could even ask him.
"Well", said Oliver, "I don't believe you."
"I am speaking the truth", lied the man.
Oliver took out an arrow and fired it. It hit his shoulder and the man cried out in pain.
Walking closer to him, Oliver said, "There is a technique of skinning things much larger than you with arrows in less than five minutes so you don't have much time left."
He then twisted the arrow and the man screamed in pain.
Later, Oliver applied bandages on the man's shoulder. The man had fallen for Oliver's skinning bluff and given up everything.
Anatoli came down and looking at the man, asked, "Did you-"
"He's just knocked out", said Oliver, "My empty threat of skinning him alive made him give up everything. You should be resting."
"I woke up with a headache", said Anatoli, "I came to find you. Do you know what Kovar is planning?"
"Yes", said Oliver, "I do."
Oliver, Anatoli and Viktor sat around a table as Oliver explained Kovar's plan.
"Kovar is planning on inviting key members of the government, politicians and the military mostly", said Oliver, "To the opening of his casino."
"And kill them all with Sarin gas?" asked Viktor, "Even the innocents? Not good for business."
"But being in charge of whole country is good for business", pointed out Anatoli grimly.
"We need to stop the attack before it happens", said Oliver.
"Place will be fortress", warned Anatoli, "Increased security for President and generals. We need to sneak in."
"Without someone on the inside working for Kovar", said Viktor, "It's impossible."
"I know someone", said Oliver as he thought of Galina, Taiana's mother.
"If you're talking about the house lady", reminded Viktor, "Last time it didn't go so well."
"Give me a second chance", said Oliver as he looked at Anatoli.
"And if second chance doesn't work?" asked Viktor. Oliver had no answer.
Oliver spied on Galina from a corner and pulled her into a secluded area. She gasped but he said in Russian, "I won't hurt you."
She asked in Russian, "My bodyguard-"
"He's fine", assured Oliver, "Well, he's uncoscious but- I'm sorry I scared you the other night. I just- I-I need to speak with you. Well, its like I said, I-I knew your children- Taiana and Vlad."
She smiled happily, feeling better and asked, "Do you know what happened to them?"
After some stammering, Oliver said, "I'm sorry. They-They're dead."
Galina's face turned sad and grim immediately.
"But Mr. Kovar says he's still looking for them", she said.
"Kovar is lying", said Oliver, "Before she died, Taiana, well, she told me he was a monster. And she made me promise, she made me swear, that I would bring him to justice."
"Even if what you say is true", she said, having finally processed all the information, "What could I do?"
"Taiana told me that the same hammer that shatters glass forges steel", said Oliver.
"I say to her as a child to make her grow up strong", said Galina as tears flowed from her eyes.
"Well, she did", said Oliver as he himself winced on remembering her, "And she helped me grow strong too. Would you please, please help me keep my promise to her?"
Galina nodded and said in Russian, "I believe you."
She then took out a card from her purse and said, "This gets me into Mr. Kovar's buildings."
Oliver took the card and said gratefully, "Thank you."
Doing a prayer gesture, she said, "Make it right for them."
As he walked past her, she stopped him and asked, "Who killed my children?"
Oliver winced as he remembered when he had killed Vlad when Konklin had made him attack him and also remembered killing Taiana at her request when she had felt that the idol was making her evil. He hated himself for both of those things so he said with self-loathing, "A monster."
He then walked away before she could ask him anything else.
Present Day, Adrian's lair
Oliver was on his knees when he heard the door opening. He looked up to see Adrian leading a bruised Evelyn towards his cell. She looked like she was on the verge of crying.
He roughly pushed her into Oliver's cell. Oliver could see that she looked very broken and even though she had betrayed him, he couldn't help but feel bad for her.
"What did you do to her?" he asked Adrian.
"I made her more compliant", said Chase as he walked up to Oliver and punched him in the abdomen, making him double down in pain.
"Get up", said Chase, "Give yourself a chance."
He then dropped a knife near Evelyn's feet.
"I'm not gonna fight her", said Oliver as he rose up.
"I don't want you to fight her", said Adrian, "I want you to kill her. I'm gonna leave now. When I come back, either she's killed you and I let her go or you kill her and I let you go."
"No", said Oliver, "Neither one of those things is gonna happen."
"If you don't kill her", said Adrian, "You're gonna watch me snap her neck."
"Adrian!" yelled Oliver, "What is the point of all this?"
"You seem to be having a bit of trouble figuring out what your secret is", said Chase as he walked away, "I thought this might remind you."
With a smirk, he said, "Good luck."
He then shut the door and walked away.
"I'm sorry, Oliver", said Evelyn as tears flowed out from her eyes, "I can't take another day here."
Sobbing, she picked up the knife as Oliver looked at her.
5 Years Ago, Russia
Oliver, wearing his suit, snuck up on a guard outside the casino and put him in a chokehold till he passed out. He then used Galina's card to open the door and enter.
Later, in the security room, there was a knock on the door.
"You order any food?" one guard asked the other in Russian.
The guard opened the door and saw a tray of 'food.' He lifted up the cover, revealing it to be a minor explosive. It went off and the guard was thrown away.
As the othe guard got up, Oliver burst in, grabbed his hand and slammed him towards a wall. He then shot an arrow in his chest and he was out. The other one tried to get up but Oliver shot him down too.
Oliver then looked at the security feeds and said to Anatoli via earpiece, "Cannisters are in the storage room, southwest corner, second floor."
He then pressed a button and the door in front of the Bratva was unlocked.
"Copy that", said Anatoli.
"I'll meet you at the target", said Oliver.
He then saw something in the security feeds that made his blood freeze. It was Galina. She looked absolutely terrified. Oliver realized that Kovar had figured out why she was missing her card and was going to punish her for it.
Oliver ran as fast as he could, desperate to save the mother of the people he had killed to perhaps redeem himself of their deaths.
He burst in through the door but he was too late. Galina was sitting on a chair, her head tilted to a side. There was blood on her face. Oliver put his fingers to her neck for a pulse but there was none. He mentally apologized to Taiana and gently closed Galina's eyes.
Present Day, Adrian's lair
"Evely- Evelyn", said Oliver gently, "Hey. Look at me. Listen to me."
She looked at him with tears in her eyes and he said, "I need you to- to bring me the knife. I want you to get me out of these things. And when he comes back, we will ambush him."
Not the best plan but it was all he could come up with.
"No", said a broken Evelyn, "We can't beat him. I didn't know what I was buying into when I sided with him but I-"
"It's okay", said Oliver, "I forgive you. Together, we-we can get through this."
"I'm dead", she said, "That's all he kept telling me. Because I was a part of your life, I'm dead."
"Would you bring me the knife?" asked Oliver, "Would you bring me the knife so I can save us?"
After some hesitation, she literally cried out, "No!"
She ran at him but he grabbed her hands to stop her. While trying to yank it back, he ended up pushing her away.
She fell on the floor on her back and cried out while the knife fell down.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry", said Oliver.
That moment, Adrian came back.
Looking at the scene, he was angered and said, "Oh, my G- Come OOON!
He then slammed his fists on the wall angrily.
"Are we serious?" he asked
Looking at Oliver, he said, "Oliver, what're you trying to prove man? Evelyn betrayed you. You have killed people for far less."
"I'm not gonna kill her", begged Oliver, "I won't. Just let her go."
"You just keep forgetting what I told you would happen if you didn't kill her", said Chase as he grabbed her by the hair and she cried again. He then put one arm around her neck.
"Adrian, listen to me, please, ok?" begged Oliver, "You have made your point."
"Confess, Oliver", said Adrian, "Tell me your secret."
"I don't know what you want from me!" snapped Oliver.
"I want you to tell me what you've been too afraid to tell your sister, Matt, Roy, Felicity, Diggle. Tell me!" snarled Adrian.
As Evelyn sobbed again, Oliver shouted desperately, "I don't know!"
"Wrong answer", sneered Adrian.
Evelyn then went limp in his arm and he threw her to the ground. She was dead. Oliver fell to his knees as guilt overtook him.
Oliver then looked up at Adrian with rage in his eyes and said, "I'm gonna kill you."
"Finally we're getting somewhere", said Chase, "Confess."
Oliver then remembered many things. Killing Claybourne, Chase killing the people whose names were anagrams of people on the List, him putting the dead men in the same positions as the guards, telling him he was just a killer, manipulating him into killing Malone, making him disgrace his alter-ego and then telling him that if he killed him, he would be killing himself and being excited when Oliver told him he would kill him.
Oliver then realized what Chase wanted to hear.
5 Years Ago, Russia
Oliver looked at Galina's body when he heard Anatoli's voice over the comms, "Oliver! We have been betrayed! Viktor-"
The comms went dead.
Snarling in rage, Oliver stormed out and shot 2 guards in their hearts, killing them. He then shot a 3rd guard in the leg and then walked over to him. Picking him up, he slammed him against a light and threw him away.
Kovar said to his guests, "I'm so very proud of this casino and what it means for our country. Well, that's why it saddens me to tell you that there was an attempt by Solntsevaskya Bratva to crash these festivities and assasinate every one of these government officials tonight. But don't worry, we have them all in custody."
At that moment, his men entered, holding all the Bratva members, including Anatoli and Viktor at gunpoint.
The guest were shocked and terrified.
Kovar continued calmly, "I am told- they planned to stage a gas attack in this very room but uh, sadly for them, it backfired and, uh, killed every single one of them. Well, uh, at least, uh, that's what the newspapers will report in the morning."
He then wore a gas mask as the guests murmured amongst themselves.
"Good evening", he said and walked away with his men. The gas entered the room and all the people screamed in terror. Anatoli used his coat to cover his nose.
Present Day, Adrian's lair
"Confess Oliver", said Adrian as Oliver tried to free himself, "You killed my father because he was a name on the List. But that's not really true, is it? No."
5 Years Ago, Russia
Oliver kicked open a door and shot 2 guards. He then shut off the gas container. He turned around to see Kovar with a gas mask walking in. His two men were with him.
Kovar took off his mask and with a smirk said, "It's too late, Kapiushon! The gas has already done its work."
Present Day, Adrian's lair
"The list was just an excuse", said Chase as he walked around, doing gestures with his hands, "The Hood, the disguise- just an excuse. The idea that all this is some heroic crusade is just an excuse."
"Excuse for what? Huh?" yelled Oliver in rage, "Tell me!"
"You tell me Oliver!" snapped Adrian and knelt close to him, saying in a whisper, "You tell me."
5 Years Ago, Russia
"Kill him", said Kovar. Oliver fired 2 arrows simultaneously. They hit the men in the hearts and they died. As Kovar looked at them without any concern, Oliver threw away his bow.
The two charged at each other. Oliver leapt at him but he grabbed him and threw him to another side. Oliver punched him repeatedly in the stomach and on the chest but Kovar turned him around and put him in a chokehold.
Oliver strained a little but broke out of it but the hood came off.
Seeing his face, Kovar was shocked a little.
"Oliver Queen!" he said, "Who could have imagined?"
Oliver and Kovar then circled each other and then the latter charged.
Present Day, Adrian's lair
"I know what's going through your mind, Oliver", said Chase with a smirk as Oliver looked up at him, "You're thinking you can get yourself free from those chains, slam me to the ground and snap my neck just like I did to Evelyn."
Oliver got up and lunged for Adrian but his chains prevented him from reaching him.
"There it is", said Chase as he walked closer, "There's the look I have been waiting to see. But its not just about stopping me, is it? No. There's something else in there. Confess, Oliver."
5 Years Ago, Russia
Kovar grabbed Oliver's neck and slammed him against a shelf.
"When you see Taiana in afterlife", said Kovar with a chuckle, "Give her a kiss for me."
An enraged Oliver punched Kovar in the stomach and head-butted him, making him let go. Oliver then grabbed his hand and slammed him against the shelf.
He then grabbed his arm and flipped him to the ground.
Anatoli used a red napkin to cover his nose. The people screamed in terror and started running off. Viktor inhaled the gas and died slowly. Anatoli looked at him and felt satisfied.
A door burst open and Kovar fell out of it while Oliver walked out in an intense way.
As Kovar got up, Anatoli said, "I'm going to finish this."
"No!" said Oliver.
"You're going to let your Pakhan finish this for you, eh, Mr. Queen?" Kovar taunted.
"You don't have to do this, Oliver", said Anatoli.
"We both know that I do", said Oliver.
Oliver then punched Kovar and ducked to avoid a blow from him. He then punched him thrice on the chest and kicked him on the stomach. He tried to kick him again but Kovar grabbed his leg and slammed him on a table. He tried to throw him away but Oliver freed himself.
Oliver went behind Kovar and hit him on the back. Kovar flipped him to the ground and grabbed his leg, trying to break it. Oliver kicked him on the face with his other one and he let go.
The two got up and fought while Anatoli watched. Oliver elbowed Kovar on the chest and then grabbed his arm. He then kneed him on the chest twice and managed to smash him into a table, breaking it. Kovar got up and picked a knife.
Oliver tried to punch him but he blocked. He tried to slice Oliver with the knife but he stepped back to avoid. The two fought and Kovar managed to cut him slightly. He tried to hit him again but Oliver punched him on the face and grabbing his hand, made him cut his own face.
Oliver rammed his head into Kovar's face and he fell down. Oliver had won.
Oliver had the knife in his hand, ready to thrust it into Kovar.
"You don't have to do this, Oliver", said Anatoli, "The man will face justice."
"His organization is huge", said Oliver, "They will free him. Only by cutting off the head of the snake can we win. This is justice."
Oliver then lunged at him and stabbed him in the chest. He ripped out the knife as Kovar fell down, dead.
Present Day, Adrian's lair
"You've told yourself you kill because you have to", said Adrian, "Confess, Oliver. You don't kill because you have to. So why? Why do you do it?"
"Because I wanted to", said Oliver, finally saying what Adrian wants to hear.
"What?" asked Adrian with a malevolent glee in his eyes.
"I wanted to", muttered Oliver to himself as he fell on his knees due to exhaustion.
Getting back up, he yelled at the top of his voice, "I WANTED TO! AND I LIKED IT!"
Seeing the joy on Adrian's face, Oliver knew he had bought it. But for some reason, his self-loathing returned. Oliver realized that he himself was now believing what he just said.
As Oliver fell down and lay on his back, Adrian sat near the wall, laying his legs out.
"How does it feel?" he asked, "Knowing I saw the one thing in you you couldn't see yourself?"
He then walked over to Evelyn and put his fingers on her neck and her eyes opened.
"That move you learnt from Yao-Fei", said Adrian as Oliver looked at them in shock, "He learnt it from Talia. I did too."
What Evelyn said shocked him even more.
"I knew he would break", she said with a smirk, "Just like you said he would."
"It's 'cause I know him better than even he knows himself", said Adrian with a smirk.
"Your parents would be ashamed of you", said Oliver to Evelyn.
"I don't care", she said with a smirk, "As long as the one who left them to die suffers, I don't care."
"Give us a moment alone, would you?" he asked Evelyn. She walked away and out of the cell. Her torture and death was all just an act planned by her and Adrian.
"I told you, Oliver", said Chase, "You infect every life that you touch. Now do you realize why? Because your crusade was based on a lie. You used your father's memory to justify a killing spree. There's a price to be paid for that. Your mother paid it, your friend Tommy paid it, Laurel paid it. Do you really think that Matt, Thea, Elektra, Roy, Felicity and John Diggle's lives are better having known you?"
"You promised to let me go", said Oliver lowly.
"And I am a man of my word", said Chase as he picked up a blowtorch, "But first, I have a gift for you."
Looking at Oliver's Bratva tattoo, he said, "To be an American, and to be named a captain of the Bratva, you must have done something extraordinary. When you look at it, it must be a huge reminder of that victory."
Clicking the torch, he said , "Now when you look at it, it'll remind you of our time together and the secret that you confessed to me."
"For all the pain I caused you", said Oliver, "I am sorry."
"I know", said Adrian as he knelt close to him, "I just don't care."
He then proceeded to burn Oliver's tattoo with the blowtorch while Oliver winced in pain. He didn't realize he lost consciousness.
Oliver woke up while birds chirped. Their were no chains on him now. His suit and his quiver full of arrows were lying near him. He got up and looked around. The cell door was open.
He tried to get up but felt weak. He managed to get up but staggered a little. He then looked at his suit.
"How much longer?" asked John.
"The pressure is not helping, John", said Felicity, "We literally had to rerpute the electro-optical digital imaging from every reconnaisance satellite I could gain access to."
Curtis then said, "Then we had to capture data in a 4-dimensional array-"
"All right!" said Matt, "I get the picture. But we need to find him."
"Elektra, Jessica, Danny, Roy and Thea are still out searching", said John.
"He's been missing for 6 days", said Luke, "Do you think they-"
"Wait!" said Matt as he heard Oliver's heartbeat nearby.
Everyone turned around to see Oliver walking staggering towards them. He was wearing his suit but had not closed the buttons. His quiver was in his hand.
"Oh, my God!" said a horrified Felicity.
"Oliver!" said a horrified John.
Matt and Luke ran to support him.
"Take it easy, man", said Luke.
"Be careful", said Matt.
Oliver threw away his quiver and said to everyone, "Chase had me."
With a groan, he took off his suit and threw it away before saying, "He let me go."
"Just go slow, man", said John.
"Why did he let you go?" asked Matt.
"Because I told him what he wanted to hear", said Oliver, "But I think he was right."
So finally, I have done this episode. Hope you liked how I fixed the confession. But knowing Oliver, he would believe it himself as he has taken blame for a lot of things in the past. He is Guilt Arrow. His self-loathing is what makes him believe that he is a monster right now.
Chase's words would have gotten to him to an extent. He also believes he ruins the lives of everyone he touches now. And that is why, his actions would be the same as in the show in 5x18 but everything will be set right very soon.
The part where he skinned a man alive was the showrunners' pathetic attempt to show us that he is a monster but we have seen him torture and threaten people in all the 5 seasons. He didn't go this far. Only a psychopath can do that. Even if he was going to skin him, he would have stopped after the man had given him everything.
Please review. I always appreciate your feedback.