Assassin Brotherhood meets Order of St Dumas
Starling city
Assassin HQ
16:00
Changing rooms / Shower and Toilets
"This is a bad idea Ariana" said Chloe "No this is a spectacular idea when is the last time we did this to Tim" "2 years ago when we invited you round for dinner that day" Chloe replied "See 2 years he isn't going to be expecting it come on you got to live a little" said Ariana "Fine then you crazy russian" said Chloe "It's Miss Dzerchenko to you Chloe Drake they are here trust me when I say Tim will find it hilarious" the both of them were hiding in Tim's dressing booth and could hear the group approaching Ariana pressed the top of the whipped cream can and sprayed some in her left hand and then sprayed some more of it into Chloe's right hand they could hear the group walking past them heading for the computer room the duo pulled the curtain aside and started to creep up on the group both of them locked eyes on their target going from both sides they ran past the group "Hey Tim" said Ariana he then looked to his left and was met with a whipped cream filled slap to the front of his face the force of it made him look to the right and was met with Chloe doing the same thing to him.
Tim stood there stunned at what just happened as the two girls started laughing with the rest of the group and then high fived each other "Yes it worked" said Chloe "Told you he would fall for it" said Ariana "Okay whose idea was this?" Tim asked who was now laughing as well "Hers" said Chloe who now pointed at Ariana "Really now you little minx" he then grabbed her arm and pulled her into his chest and kissed her. Chloe handed Ariana the towel as she then wiped Tim's face "There is my Tim Drake" she then kissed him again and interlaced her hand with his and followed the group to the computer room.
Computer Room
"What the fuck" said Erudito "What is it?" asked William "Someone is hacking into our network" he replied "Same here I can't use my laptop" said Shaun "Neither can I" said Rebecca the 3 of them tried to get control again the team then entered the room "Motherfucker whoever is doing this is one tough bastard" said Erudito "What's going on" asked Desmond "We're being hacked into" replied Shaun "Can you get back control?" asked Tim "What do you think we're trying to do" replied Erudito, Desmond phone then rang "Hello" asked Desmond "Desmond it's me we have a problem" said Pope Francis "What is it?" Desmond asked "The connection is gone and I think someone is trying to break into the computer network" "we're having problems as well" Desmond replied all of a sudden the 3 TV screens were showing a 60 second timer on it "Desmond a 60 second timer has now showed up on our screens" said Pope Francis "we have one as well" words then appeared above the timer "The Order of Saint Dumas will be addressing you in 30 seconds" said Thea "What is the Order of St Dumas?" asked Pope Francis "We're about to find out, I'll phone you back your holiness" hanging up the phone the timer was now on 10 seconds all of them stood there on edge as the timer ceased with the screen now showing darkness.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Azrael's Batcave
The Order of St Dumas were now looking directly at the Assassins, Jason clapped his hands one at a time and began to speak "I have to give you credit when it is due to pull off something of that magnitude as to what you just did you bastards sure are tenacious stopping that fucking merger" "Who are you?" asked Desmond "We are the greatest force the Templar knights have ever created we have operated in the shadows for 9 years with one objective to destroy the Assassin Brotherhood and bring order to the chaos of this world" "So you're the leader of this special team that we were told about" said Thea "Why don't you step out of the shadows and show us who you really are" said Azaria. Jason clicked a button on his armour with the room now lighting up revealing the team "We're the Order of St Dumas" said Jason.
Assassin HQ
Everyone stood there in shock as they laid eyes on their enemies a few of the faces were recognised "King Snake" said Tim "Kitty Kumbata" said I-Ching and Richard "Malcolm Merlyn" said Thea "Tommy Elliot and Jonathan Crane" said Bruce "Whitney Willow former student of Lady Shiva" said Nyssa "China White" said Azaria "Silver Monkey" said Selina "So you know a few of my members not surprised there after all the shit you have been doing attacking A.R.G.U.S, fighting the Arrow, investigating my attack on Arkham Asylum, the annihilation of Nightwing and the GCPD which I take no blame for I did warn Jim Gordon to back off but he didn't and now he and his officers are now dead, The black scorpions as well although I am not too bothered about that one Kaiji and I didn't do business with each other that much but let me introduce my other members then we will be able to chat a bit more we have Shrike, Jean Paul Valley and Dusan Al Ghul" said Jason.
Confrontation 1
"Your surname is Al Ghul why is that and who are you to the Al Ghul family?" Nyssa asked "Hello sister" said Dusan "Sister but that means he is our" said Azaria "Yes Azaria I am yours, Nyssa & Talia's eldest brother" Dusan replied "No, how, he never" said Nyssa "Told you of course he didn't because our bastard father hated me for what I was he loathed the idea of having an albino for a son" said Dusan "How old are you?" asked Azaria "I am 672 years old" he replied "How is that even possible" asked Laurel "Lazarus pit you had been taking dips in the Lazarus pits" said Nyssa "what are the Lazarus pits?" asked Laurel "It was a pool that Ra's al Ghul would use to make himself young again that is how he was able to live for so long it could even bring the dead back to life" said Bruce "Lazarus pits yes but not exactly taking dips in it but before I explain that I will tell you why me and father didn't get along I was 17 years old when I was kicked out of the league it took me 17 years to come to the realisation that he hated me in his eyes I was some sort of abomination my mother had died giving birth to me and he raised me still but not as one of his own he just saw me as a soldier that he could send on missions just so he wouldn't have to see or be near me, I tried everything to gain his respect all I wanted was praise from him and to treat me as a son but everything I did was met with criticism and disdain. I confronted him one day and asked him directly do you see me as an abomination and not as a son and he replied with yes all I see is a boy that I should have killed at birth every time I look at you Dusan it makes me want to throw up that you are my son" said Dusan
Azaria and Nyssa had tears in their eyes "I'm sorry for how he treated you but believe me when I say even I thought he was a monster" said Nyssa "After those words were uttered I left the league of shadows I had enough of trying to please him he had no love for me so there I am travelling the world and then I encountered my first ever Templar the year was 1431 during the hundred years war I was 90 years old at the time his name was Geoffroy Therage ancestor to the late Warren Vidic and one of the executors responsible for the death of Joan of Arc he was being chased by some Assassins who wanted the Sword of Eden that he had taken from her, I knew he wouldn't be fast enough to escape them from observing their chase they had cornered him and were about to kill him when I then intervened and killed every single one of them he thanked me for saving his life but I then interrogated him and he explained everything and what the Templars seek in return I explained to him about what happened with me and in return he took me to his leaders, I did a few missions for them which eventually resulted in me being inducted into the Templar order and I have worked in the shadows for them ever since" said Dusan.
"You still haven't explained the Lazarus pit story?" asked Azaria "I was 60 years old at the time and I wanted to live forever like our father so I went back to the league and snuck in through one of the secret entrances I had to take out a few of the guards to get the Lazarus chamber but I made it and began to fill lots of empty bottles with it after I had did that I began to make my escape because Father had discovered the corpses of his soldiers he entered the chamber the same time I left you should have seen the look on his face when he saw it was me the look of shock and horror that I had returned after all those years by the time he could alert anyone I had made my escape and once I was far enough I drank a small amount from one of the bottles which was enough to return me back to my youth" said Dusan "Did anyone else in the league know of your existence?" asked Bruce "Father was the only one who knew at the time but there was one other who discovered" Dusan replied
Jason looked at him "who was the other person" asked Jason "Sara Lance" replied Dusan "No you didn't do what I think you did" asked Jason "Yes I did Grandmaster all it took was 3 arrows and falling off a roof to end that bitch's life" Dusan replied "YOU IT WAS YOU WHO DID IT, YOU KILLED MY SISTER" said Laurel "You killed my Girlfriend" said Nyssa "The stupid bitch discovered my existence I couldn't risk her telling you so I tracked her down and waited it out and then the opportunity came when she was standing on that roof alone she stuck her nose in a matter that was of no concern to her and she paid the fuckin price I'll tell you what I loved most after killing her was watching Laurel cradle her sister's corpse in her arms as she screamed from her despair" said Dusan "She was my younger sister I had just got her back and then for you to take her away from me and my family" said Laurel who now had tears running down her face.
Nyssa's eyes focused on the White Willow "Whitney how could you become one of them" "I was in the middle of chasing a target down in Monaco when Dusan got there first and killed the target he explained to me who he was and the situation that went down between the League and the Assassins when he told he that Shiva was killed I swore my allegiance to him and that I would get my revenge on the person who killed my teacher now who did it, who took the life of the one who taught me everything?" asked Whitney the Assassins looked at Selina "Selina Wayne how could you?" "SHE KIDNAPPED MY CHILD YOU BITCH YOU REALLY THINK I WAS GOING TO LET HER LIVE!" "Grandmaster you have to let me?" asked Whitney "NO YOU WILL NOT WE STICK TO WHAT WE AGREED" replied Arkham Knight the rest of the Assassins looked at each other in confusion at what the Templar leader had just said "why does he value my life" thought Selina "What agreement did you make?" asked Des "you will find out later" said Arkham Knight.
Confrontation 2
"Tim Drake" "King Snake so you joined the Templar order care to explain why?" Tim asked "To kill you after my loss to you I was at a low point in my life I was getting drunk from losing to you a 20 year old punk kid beat me and then Dusan found me in a bar he told me that he could make me into a better fighter and that all I have to do is join him and that I could get my rematch against you" Tim laughed at hearing those words "Wait let me get this straight I beat you fair and square you sack of shit and now you want me to kick your ass a second time" replied Tim "I WILL FUCKING END YOU TIM DRAKE MARK MY WORDS WE WILL THROW DOWN AND I WILL TAKE YOUR LIFE!" said Snake
Ariana listened to their conversation and then nudged Thea to explain "Tim participates in fight clubs for fun and that he would win money from doing it how do you think he got that Hemi Cuda he was the champion in Gotham until Desmond kicked his ass, King Snake was the opponent he took on before Des, Tim also recently took part in the Starling city one you should have seen the state he was in but he told us that the men he beat the shit out of they were worse from what he did to them" said Thea.
Ariana looked at Tim in shock and disgust "YOU BEAT PEOPLE UP FOR FUN" Tim turned and looked at her "HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS!" she asked "Coming up to 2 years now" he replied "2 YEARS AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU BEAT WHAT KIND OF STATE ARE THEY LEFT IN AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED WITH THEM?!" "Broken arms, Broken legs, Broken neck, Head fractures, Damaged spinal cords with possibility of paralysis, Broken noses, Broken jaws, Broken ribs alongside shattered ribcages their screams of mercy as I inflict pain on them and enjoy it the last guy that I took down you should have heard him scream as he begged me to stop I enjoyed breaking him bit by bit" said Tim. Ariana slapped him the force of it made him stumble back he then looked back at her as she then slapped him again "Ohhhhh shit he is in trouble now" thought Thea "YOU'RE A MONSTER HOW COULD YOU ENJOY DOING THAT AND TO CARRY ON HURTING THEM EVEN WHEN THEY ASK YOU TO STOP!" she asked "WHEN I AM IN THAT CAGE TIM DRAKE IS NO LONGER THERE ONCE THAT CAGE DOOR CLOSES THE DEMON OF GOTHAM CITY TAKES OVER" "SO WHAT YOU'RE SCHIZOPHRENIC NOW" Ariana shouted "NO NOT THAT INSTEAD I USE ALL MY PENT UP RAGE AND TAKE IT OUT ON MY OPPONENTS AND CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG BUT AREN'T THEY THE ONE'S WHO CHOOSE TO STEP INTO THE CAGE WITH ME YOU CAN'T BLAME ME FOR THAT DO I FORCE THEM TO STEP IN NO I DON'T SO YOU HAVE NO ARGUMENT HERE AND IF YOU THINK I AM GOING TO STOP DOING IT ARIANA YOU ARE HIGHLY MISTAKEN" "What happens if one day you end up killing someone?" asked Ariana "He is already done that 2 years ago he beat an opponent of his to death he told us that after he had beaten his opponent he offered his hand to help the guy up onto his feet in return the guy spat in Tim's face and then tried to attack him" said Chloe "It went to court and he was found not guilty which in our opinion was the wrong decision he should have gone to prison for it" said Jack Drake "To make up for what he did we made him help out around the neighbourhood" said Janet "Sorry to interrupt but the slut who just slapped you who is she?" asked King Snake "Ariana Dzerchenko is my name you ball less piece of shit" "And what are you to Drake?" Snake asked "I'm his girlfriend" she replied "Well Drake you sure know how to pick them" said Snake "Motherfucker you have just dug your own grave next time we encounter each other I am going to kill you" "Bring it Drake next time we throw down only one of us will walk away the winner" said Snake.
Confrontation 3
Kitty Kumbata eyes locked onto those of Richard's and I-Ching "Hello Dragon and good to see you as well I-Ching" said Kitty "Kitty how are you"? asked I-Ching "I'm good what about you" Kitty replied "I'm okay care to explain why you joined the Templars?" asked I-Ching "I believe in what they seek this world needs someone to lead it into a more peaceful era, Dusan is my new teacher he showed me real world horrors that he has seen first-hand when he told me what grandmaster wanted for this world it sounded too good to be true" That's because it is too good to be true" I-Ching thought to himself "Dusan offered me the option of joining or rejecting I joined because this world needs proper guidance" said Kitty "How do you two know each other?" asked Helena "She was a friend and a former student of mine" replied Richard "Richard you and I both know we were more than friends" Kitty replied.
Helena looked at him curiously but inside she was about to explode if what Kitty just said was true "You didn't did you?" asked I-Ching, Richard face turned into a guilty grin "No" said I-Ching who now had a look of disbelief on his face "Yes he did" said Kitty who was smiling "You horny bastard" said Des "We were more like friends with benefits and let me just say it was 5 months after you had left Japan" said Richard "Wait are you two together again" asked Kitty "We were but now I am not sure because I can tell she is about to kill me" replied Richard. Arkham knight looked at Kitty even though his expression couldn't be seen due to his helmet he was furious at her for not telling him that she had been in a relationship with Drakunovski.
Whitney interlaced her hands with his and squeezed it he then looked at her and squeezed back in return which for some reason started to calm him down but it did end up getting Selina's attention "They are together" she thought to herself "You're an idiot Kitty this is not you, what would even make you think joining the Templars was a good idea" "Well they are my choices Richard we are no longer lovers from this moment on, We are enemies and I am going to kill you I have a new leader and I will help him achieve his objective" "Just know this I will stop you" said Richard "You can try but you will fail" said Kitty
Confrontation 4
"Thea what the hell were you thinking to join the Assassins?" Malcom asked "I don't think a psychotic mass murderer gets the right to judge my life choices" said Thea "I am your father you made a mistake not coming with me" said Malcolm "You call it a mistake I call it a smart choice not going with you god knows what kind of fatherly advice you would try to give I would rather not be in the vicinity of an evil bastard like you and let me just clarify one thing my father was Robert Queen not you so do yourself a favour and don't expect me to call you Dad" Thea replied with anger in her voice "You chose the wrong side" said Malcom "No I did not for the first time in a long time I have felt part of a family this is where I belong with my Assassin brothers and sisters" said Thea "You consider these fanatics as your family?" asked Malcolm.
Thea chuckled in response and proceeded to speak "You call us fanatics yet we have been kicking the Templar's asses and stopped their attempts to control humanity on numerous occasions let me mention a few moments in history when we stopped your lot Crusades, Renaissance Italy, Ottoman empire, Golden age of piracy, American revolution, French revolution, Industrial revolution, Desmond walks into Abstergo and kicks the shit out of the lot of you and walks out like a badass, teaming up with the League and still got your ass kicked you consider us fanatics then what the fuck are you lot you idiots dream of this utopia which will never come to pass and that is all it will ever be a fucking dream" said Thea "Stupid girl so damn naïve you are" said Malcolm.
Confrontation 5
"Bruce Wayne" "Tommy Elliot so when did my former best friend become such a lunatic?" Bruce asked "To be honest I think I was always like this it just took some time for me to realise who I really was let me just explain the shit I went through when you weren't around what you saw was a façade to what my parents were really like my father was a drunk and used to beat the living shit out of me and my bitch of a mother would just let it fuckin happen she didn't give two shits about me and to help me avoid a beating from father she would teach me strategy and about quotes from Aristotle all she cared about was the inheritance of my father but I knew for a fact I deserved that inheritance more than her so first I cut the brakes on father's car hoping that it would kill the both of them when they crashed the impact killed my father and it would have killed my mother as well but do you know what happened the police arrived and the bitch was still breathing she was then taken to the hospital and some dickhead surgeon saved her fuckin life which ended up bringing more hell to me because after that I had to look after the fuckin cow as she grew more old I had to play the role of the doting son while you got to have all that freedom to study in different countries and train with the league to prepare yourself to become the Batman" said Tommy.
Hush stopped speaking as he took a breath he then proceed in carrying on with his story "When it came to me I knew for a fact that she would cut me out of my father's will which she attempted to do but before I get to that bit of my story I have more to explain Mother ended up hosting one of her massive parties and on that night I met this girl her name was Peyton Riley she was the daughter of Gotham notorious Irish mob boss Sean Riley she understood the tense relationship between me and mother because her mother was exactly the same we became kindred spirits that day and began to see each other while mother the bitch that she was looked down on Peyton with disdain due to her being a daughter of a crime lord when I suggested that she should meet Peyton to get to know her she replied with the words I don't need to meet trash like her and her whole family are a bunch of thieves and you being with her dishonours me and the Elliott name I replied to her saying how did you honour me Father would beat me senseless and when I crawled to you bloody and battered what comfort did you give me mother all you gave in return was meaningless quotes from Aristotle on how to outwit enemies, I then stormed out of the house and met up with Peyton at a cafe when I told her what my mother thought about her she took it upon herself to confront my mother in order to get everything out in the open" said Tommy.
Alfred and Bruce glanced at each other with concern at hearing Tommy's story "Let me guess you killed your mother because she didn't approve of your relationship?" asked Alfred "Not exactly see returning back to the house alongside Peyton we entered and heard a voice from my mother's bedroom and then out came Mr Prescott the family lawyer he said to me good luck Tommy and left the house I went upstairs to find out why he was there and was told by mother that due to the argument before I left and me seeing Peyton she was going to cut me out of the will the bitch was going to rob me of what was rightfully mine and my dreams of going to medical school gone, Peyton heard the argument and did the best thing she could ever think of she left the house immediately and chased Mr Prescott down in one of the family car she crashed into him on purpose and then just before he got out she grabbed a tree trunk and smashed it on his head rendering him unconscious from there she called in a favour from her father's 2nd in command to kill Prescott and dispose of his body and his car while that was happening I readied myself to end that poisonous bitch's life she said it was time I stood on my own two feet and I replied saying to her yes mother it is time I seized my destiny I told her about me killing father and whacked her across the face, dragged her by the arms to the bathroom and tied her down into the bathtub from there I filled it up and held her down until she was no longer breathing" "Then from there you got your inheritance" said Alfred.
"What happened after that" asked Bruce "Me and Peyton fled and left Gotham behind us but not together we discussed what we had just done and agreed that we needed to stay away just in case anyone decided to investigate mother's and Mr Prescott's death she went to Paris and became a florist while I fled to Russia and studied on how to become a doctor at St Petersburg medical university from there I thought everything was going to be alright boy was I wrong there was a teacher at the university who had been observing me his name was Dr Aesop he was from Gotham as well he called me into his office and explained that he found it strange as to why I would come all the way to Russia to study when there were plenty of good medical universities in America he somehow clocked that I had killed someone and asked me to explain everything otherwise he would inform the authorities of what I had done, So I explained him about mother and made sure not to mention about Peyton I asked him if he would call the police he said no and asked if I would now kill him I replied with the answer no but in my head I was already plotting his demise and I took my opportunity a week later when I kidnapped and ended him after doing that I think that is what flipped the switch because I couldn't stop my victims were criminals until grandmaster caught me in the act he made me an offer to join him and that I could carry on torturing criminals in a place where I would never fear being caught" said Tommy "Then what is your problem with Master Wayne, why do you hate him so much?" asked Alfred "YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY BECAUSE HE GOT TO HAVE THE LIFE THAT I WANTED HE GOT TO HAVE FREEDOM WHILE I WAS TIED DOWN TO LOOK AFTER MY MOTHER EVEN WHEN I KILLED HER THERE WAS STILL THIS FEELING THAT I COULD BE NEVER CONTENT UNTIL I KILLED HIM, MY MOTHER WOULD ALWAYS COMPARE ME TO HIM SHE WOULD JUST CONSTANTLY BANG ON ABOUT HOW BRUCE GETS TO TRAVEL THE WORLD WHILE I AM STILL HERE NOT REACING MY POTENTIAL THAT IS WHY I HATE HIM BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON MY MOTHER SAW HIM AS THE GOLDEN CHILD OF GOTHAM!"
Tommy body was now shaking in as his rage began to heighten "I read your file and some of the shit that you have done but for some reason it doesn't seem to say how you got the scars on your face?" Bruce asked "I graduated university and became proficient at brain surgery and plastic surgery on the odd occasion grandmaster would need me to impersonate people he would observe their mannerisms while I would perform surgery on my own face to become them" he then began to unwrap the bandages as he then took the last bit off revealing his true self.
The assassins looked on in horror "I am going to kill you Bruce and when I am done with you I am going to come for the old man, then your son, your wife Selina and last of all your new born baby" said Tommy "You lay one finger on my family, I will show you what happens when you piss the Batman off" "Bring it my old friend let us wage war against each other" said Tommy.
Confrontation 6
"I guess it is my turn now" said Jason "Who are you" asked Desmond "I have been called by many names in my life Red Hood, Arkham Knight, Grandmaster Azrael" "Azrael" said Bruce "Yes see the Order of St Dumas was created during the crusades by Robert de sable and would be led by 3 powerful knights each of them were called Azrael unfortunately he was unable to use this group to achieve our objective due to Altair killing him so the group died before it even had a chance to be used but I resurrected it and made it more powerful than you could possibly imagine see me and Jean Paul here we are 2 of the 3 Azrael the 3rd one was called Michael Washington Lane he was a cop in the GCPD and a spy for me until he got killed in a shootout with Black Mask false facer's" replied Jason "That is a nice fuckin story but can you cut to the chase and answer the damn question who the hell are you" asked Desmond.
"Who I was died so many years ago I am one of the Batman's greatest failures and his greatest creation" everyone looked at Bruce, Jason then slowly took off his helmet and handed it to Whitney "My name is Jason Todd and like you Bruce I lost my parents but I lost them because of your actions you are the reason why I walk this path in life because you failed me Batman, I was 19 years old when it happened your war with the Joker got me and my parents caught in it see me, mom and dad we were walking home after going out to have dinner we came across Joker and his guys they were in a warehouse loading a truck up it was just before the GCPD were moving Harvey Dent to lure the Joker to them, we tried to phone the cops but one of Joker's guys caught us in the act and brought us to him he tied my parents and placed them in the corner as he then beat the living fuck out of me with a crowbar while he was beating the shit out of me I screamed for you" Bruce then stood there as those words hit him in the chest.
"I screamed for you to come and save me and my family and you never came and that psychopath killed my parents & carried on beating the shit out of me my faith in you that day Bruce was shook I started to question whether I could even believe in the Batman anymore" Bruce then choked up as the guilt hit hard "I don't know what clouded your judgement worse your guilt or your antiquated sense of morality, Bruce I forgive you for not saving me BUT WHY JUST TELL ME PLEASE WHY DID YOU LET HIM LIVE, BLINDLY STUPIDLY DISREGARDING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HE KILLED IF IT HAD BEEN YOU HE BEAT TO A BLOODY PULP IF HE HAD TAKEN YOU FROM THIS WORLD I WOULD HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT SEARCH THE PLANET FOR THAT PATHETIC PILE OF EVIL DEATH WORSHIPPING GARBAGE AND SENT HIM OFF TO HELL" "I don't think you understand, I don't think you ever understood back then" Bruce replied "WHAT YOUR MORAL CODE BACK THEN WOULDN'T ALLOW FOR THAT IT'S TOO HARD TO CROSS THAT LINE?" Jason asked "No God almighty no it would have been too damn easy during my exile all I wanted to do was kill him a day did not go by where I thought to myself I should have just let him fall instead of catching him but if I had done that I would have brought more shame to myself that I did not let Joker face justice for what he had done even after I killed dent and took the fall for it just so Dent could have a legacy even though it was built on a lie that eventually got exposed by Bane" said Bruce.
Jason stood there as the rage coursed through his body "You know what's fucked up that you and me and him are connected to each other do you how bad that is a psychopath like him is what connected me and you I did the one thing that you couldn't I was able to finally end him something that you should have done all those years ago and that is why I am going to kill you as well I will have my revenge on you for not killing the Joker" said Jason.
"That's how it starts the fever, the rage, the feeling of powerlessness that turns good men cruel" said Alfred, Jason clenched his teeth everything Alfred had just said resonated with what he had become "How did you become the Arkham Knight more so how did you become a Templar?" asked Alfred "Dusan introduced me to the Templar order we were both chasing down the same target in this city and just to let you know where we are right now is St Petersburg in Russia and as I was saying we cornered the bastard and through the form of a very very brutal interrogation we both got the information we wanted from him and then me and Dusan formed an alliance he would help me get what I wanted and I would help the Templar order in return but becoming the Arkham knight that is a whole different story living here after fleeing Gotham all those years ago I wanted to help the people of this city but my methods would be completely different than Batman's see he tried to rule them with fear but what do you do with the ones who aren't afraid you can't stop crime that is what Batman never understood I'm controlling it, I am doing what he couldn't at the time, I am taking them out but in my own way give me one second I'm going to show you how I deal with criminals" he then clicked a video which then popped up showing a group of men that were hanging from meat hooks.
"These lot were sex traffickers see me and my boys we caught them but we didn't want to kill them just yet we wanted them to suffer so feast your eyes on what we did to them" the red hood syndicate proceeded to torture them in the most inhumane ways while Arkham knight stood against a wall and observed "You're insane" said Pope Francis who saw the footage as well "Look who decided to make his presence known Pope Francis of Vatican city no old man I'm not insane you think I am just some crazy asshole going around unloading on whoever I want to?" Jason asked "That is exactly what I think Jason you think you're anything else" replied Pope Francis "I think that the people I kill need killing that is what I think" replied Jason "You torture criminals based on the severity of their crime" said Pope Francis "It sends a message to other criminals that I won't tolerate their bullshit" said Jason "What about you Jason what if one day someone decides you deserve it?" asked Bruce "I'll tell you what they better not miss" said Jason "You run around the city like it's your damn shooting gallery" "WHAT DID YOU DO, WHAT DID YOU DO YOU WOULD TREAT GOTHAM AS IF IT WAS A PLAYGROUND, YOU BEAT UP THE BULLIES WITH YOUR FISTS, THROW THEM IN JAIL AND EVERYONE WOULD CALL YOU A HERO RIGHT AND THEN A MONTH, A WEEK, A DAY LATER THEY'RE BACK ON THE STREET DOING THE SAME GODDAMN THING" said Jason "So you just put them in the morgue" said Pope Francis "You're goddamn right I do" "You ever doubt yourself Jason?" asked Desmond "Not even for a second" he replied "Really, Really you never think for one second hey maybe instead of torturing the guy I should end him quickly instead" said Azaria "I think you're wrong" said Jason "which part?" asked Azaria "All of it I think there is no good in the filth that I put down that is what I think" "what gives you the right to be judge, jury and executioner?" asked Alfred "I think this world needs men that are willing to make the hard call" said Jason "THAT IS BULLSHIT JASON AND YOU KNOW IT!" said Alfred "ONLY I DO WHAT BATMAN COULDN'T HE WOULD HIT THEM AND THEY WOULD GET BACK UP, I HIT THEM AND THEY STAY DOWN it's permanent I make sure that the real scumbags of this city don't make it out on the street again I take pride in that Mr Pennyworth" said Jason "My god you really are a nut job" said Alfred "What did you say?" "You're unhinged Jason you think God made you a one man firing squad" said Alfred "I don't believe in God" he replied "It still does not change the fact that you're insane" said Alfred.
Jason went away from the screen for a moment approaching a small squared table which had a few items on it he pulled it towards himself and back into the view of the camera "Time to change topics I have got something to show you 17" he then opened the box which contained 2 blood vials, skin samples, hair samples and a cotton swab that was used on Desmond's tongue "What am I supposed to be looking at?" asked Desmond "Your DNA see after that force field incident last year you were left at the first civilization sight presumed dead Dusan tracked you down and took various samples of your DNA for me to use on my animus" said Jason.
Desmond looked on in horror as the realisation hit that Jason now had the opportunity to search through the memories of his Lineage he could find out where Altair's apple of Eden was kept and if he got his hands on that the world would be doomed "Look at the horror on your face knowing that I now have the opportunity to find out everything about your ancestors, I am particularly looking forward to searching the Kenway Lineage seeing as I also have the journal of Haytham Kenway and this" he reached into the small pouch and pulled out the gold sphere and activated it the beams shot across the room "Behold Connor Kenway's Apple of Eden in the palm of my hands" said Jason.
The Assassins looked on in shock "HOW DID YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON THAT" asked William "Dusan has his ways see I am going to do what Abstergo couldn't do last year after we win I am going to launch this into space and I will take control of this world, I will lead like Haytham Kenway and I will eliminate you just like how my ancestor Shay Cormac did" Jason replied "Your ancestor is Shay Cormac the Assassin turned Templar?" asked William "Yes he is" he then pointed to the 2 glass displays of Shay's Robes "I think in some way I was always meant to be a Templar it just took time for me to walk that path fun fact Shay was the Templar that killed Charles Dorian" Shaun looked at Thea "Well now we know who killed your ancestor" said Shaun "The Dorian family are your ancestors?" asked Jason. Thea then nodded in response.
Jason turned his attention to Roy "Roy Harper" "what the hell do you want with me?" asked Roy who then rolled his eyes sarcastically "I suggest you start running Roy and by running I mean get away as far as possible" "Why's that?" asked Roy "This is why" said Jason he then did two things he sent the video to Quinton and then pulled it up on the screen for everyone to see "IT'S YOU KILLING OFFICER GABE VINCENT!" said Jason. Roy stood there in horror as the footage played "Oh my god he was an innocent man doing his job and I killed him" the tears flowed down his face with the guilt hitting him hard.
Thea tried to calm him down but it was futile Roy had his hands on his face as he wailed "I killed an innocent man he might have even had a family" said Roy "He does I looked into his background he has a wife and 2 kids you robbed them of a father you're a murderer Harper" said Jason images flashed in Roy's mind when it then came to him "Mirakuru that is why I didn't remember doing it because of Deathstroke's Mirakuru serum he injected it into me and I was on a complete rage fest when it happened but it still does not excuse what I have done I am a murderer I need to go hand myself in" said Roy "Yes you best go do that because I have just sent this video to Captain Lance but don't worry he doesn't know where you are right now" said Jason.
Laurel phone rang she saw that it was her father and answered it "Hello dad" "Laurel baby you alright?" asked Quinton "Yeah I am fine dad you still at Abstergo?" Laurel asked "No I got a bigger problem now I just got a video sent to be from an unknown source the video shows that kid Roy Harper killing Gabe Vincent I was wondering do you know where he is because me and every officer in the city are coming for his ass?" said Quinton "No idea where he is but if I see him I will let him know" said Laurel "You don't seem surprised?" asked Quinton "What do you mean" asked Laurel "I tell you that one of your friends kills one of my officers and you don't sound like you're shocked by this revelation" said Quinton. Laurel began to panic "No I am shocked it just seems so unlike Roy to be even capable of something like that but I'll try phoning and see if I can get through to him" said Laurel "If you make contact with him tell him to hand himself into the nearest police station because he has an army of police officers now hunting him down and if confronted it might end badly for him" said Quinton "Will do Dad" said Laurel.
Roy stood up "Well better go hand myself in Laurel will you come with me I would feel better if you were there as well you could explain to him about the Mirakuru?" "Sit down Roy you are not going anywhere" said Tim "What do you mean?" asked Roy "Every cop in the city is hunting you down right now wait till it calms down a bit then go and hand yourself in" Tim replied "Fine I'll wait" said Roy little did they know Tim had just formulated one of the greatest plans of his entire life he wasn't going to let Roy hand himself in for a crime that he wasn't in control of and he sure wasn't going to the SCPD get him either.
Jason looked at Thea "Miss Queen you might want to watch what I am about to do" lifting his right hand he clicked his fingers signalling his brothers to do what needed to be done Dusan, Jean Paul and Silver got behind Malcolm and slammed him down to the floor "WHAT THE HELL GRANDMASTER!" shouted Malcom, Jason looked at him with anger "You brought this on yourself Scarecrow, Hush you know what to do" the both of them approached him Hush was carrying 2 injections one in each hand "NO NOT THAT PLEASE" said Malcom.
Hush lifted the left sleeve of Malcolm and began to inject him with both high doses of fear toxin Scarecrow followed up by injecting the 4 fear toxin filled claws on his right hand into Malcolm's right arm he was now officially overdosed on fear toxin "Stand him up" said Jason which they then did his right hand then wrapped itself around the Dark Archer's throat lifted him off his feet he held him in the air "Look at me?" asked Jason. Malcolm's eyes turned black as the toxin took effect he then began to scream Jason's voice went cold "You know why I did this we made an agreement and you broke it, Silver was right about you the whole time you were always going to betray us" said Jason "what agreement did you make?" asked Thea "He swore to us that when the time comes he would kill you with no hesitation but he lied instead he has been trying to find out your address in starling city so he could track you down and most likely convince you to join him and escape together but from your conversation with him I think what would happen instead if you two encountered each other would be a fight between father and daughter, Templar vs Assassin, Control vs Freedom" said Jason he threw Malcolm across the room putting his helmet back on he ran and kicked the Dark Archer in the hip and then brought his left fist across his opponents face holding him up by the collar he began to punch Malcolm in the face repeatedly rendering him unconscious.
Malcolm was left lying in a pool of his blood but Jason was far from done lifting his left foot he began to stamp on Malcolm's head as the blood then flowed out even more "Well he brought it on himself so his fault" said Shrike. Jason walked back to the screen "Now that we have got that out of the way 17 I am going to offer you a deal" Desmond attention locked back onto Jason "You're offering deals now?" asked Des "Just hear me out 17 you have two options here I won't attack the rest of your team if you willingly surrender now or if we beat all 11 of you by eleven I mean including Roy and Laurel except Selina due to her being pregnant but I have plans for you see once you give birth to your child Mrs Wayne then I am going to kill you and leave your kids lives in the hands of Tommy over here, So you either surrender now 17 or we go to war with each other and if you lot lose Templar reign begins and every member of the Assassins surrender as well, Don't make the decision now but let me show you exactly what you are dealing with here" he then clicked various buttons.
"Chinese Triads 20,000 members, A.R.G.U.S 10,000 soldiers, Hush False Facers 200 soldiers and the Red Hood syndicate 350 members say hello to the Red hood Army" all four groups began to chant "United we Stand, United we Stand, United we Fall, Divided we Fall, Divided we Fall, MAY THE FATHER OF UNDERSTANDING GUIDE US, MAY THE FATHER OF UNDERSTANDING GUIDE US, MAY THE FATHER OF UNDERSTANDING GUIDE US" "My god" said Pope Francis "What the hell have we unleashed" said Bruce "We don't have a chance against them" said Laurel "30,550 soldiers in total" said Alfred the screen switched back to Azrael's Batcave "Hahahahahahahahaha what chance do you have against someone like me think it over 17, I'll be phoning you in a few hours to know your decision" said Jason he was about to cut off the connection when Desmond spoke "Tell me?" asked Desmond, Jason looked at him "Do you bleed" he asked Jason stood there in silence "You will" said Desmond. Arkham Knight broke the connection now knowing 17's answer.
