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Rene Ramirez, the Wild Dog, was jumping from one rooftop to another, wearing a hockey mask, recovering from after Daredevil had broken his arm as he was chasing the top seller of the Los Halcones gang. He managed to graze the dealer after shooting at him before he fell of the roof before a cable wrapped itself around him before Daredevil jumped down, facing Wild Dog, who glared.
"You again?" Rene demanded.
"Good to know your hand has healed." Daredevil said.
"You calling yourself a vigilante? You just let the Halcones top seller get away!" Rene snapped.
"I didn't." Daredevil threw his billy club behind, ricocheting off the wall and hitting the dealer in the head. "I told you to stay out of my way. You remind me of another arrogant kid that didn't listen. And he needed help."
"I don't need help!" Rene snapped.
"My friends disagree." Daredevil let Rene go loose before showing him a card as he walked away, while Rene read the card.
"TOMORROW, 6:30 PM, 52 MATTHEWS BLVD"
Later, morning, City Hall
"It used to be that the Glades were the worst part of the city, but now it seems like every other part is just as bad." Moira said, showing the AmerTek board members the presentation. "There have been three hospital closures in the past 18 months, but with a free medical clinic event like this, we can start to recover from that damage. In a day, we can provide medical care for up to a thousand people." She cleared her throat. "Also, we already have around thirty doctors and nurses just waiting to volunteer. We're searching for a company that would cover the expenses for logistics and—"
"I don't need to hear any more. AmerTek is in." Janet Carroll, the CEO of AmerTek said as she got up, clearing her throat. "And not just for logistical expenses, for the whole thing."
"That's good to know." Foggy smiled.
"Thank you, you're very generous." Moira shook her hand with Janet.
"Please. You would be doing us the favor." Janet smiled.
"And by "us," she means our stock price. Good PR is worth literally its weight in gold." Her colleague added.
"We'll make sure that the clinic is successful and that the people have AmerTek to thank." Moira assured as they left before she got a message from Oliver.
"BE COMING LATE. SOMETHING CAME UP."
Elsewhere
In what used to be H.I.V.E.'s headquarters, Rene entered, looking around. "Hello? Is anyone here?"
Suddenly, Green Arrow and Daredevil jumped down from above.
"You came. Good." Green Arrow said. "When Daredevil told me you might be worth my time, I wanted to see for myself."
Daredevil stepped aside as Green Arrow was in the middle of the room, while the Canary observed from above. "Get on the line, get past me and ring that bell." Green Arrow pointed to the bell behind him.
"So we're playing games now?" Rene smirked before taking off his cap and jacket. "Fine. I'll play."
Rene rushed at the bell but the next thing he knew, he was down on the floor with Green Arrow stepping on his chest as Rene gasped for breath.
"On the line." Green Arrow said as Rene got up and tried to again ring the bell but every attempt ended with the archer literally wiping the floor with him.
"That's stupid." Rene muttered.
"Still think it's a game?" Green Arrow snorted before Rene got up, glaring.
"I came here to work with the guys who killed Damien Darhk and took down Wilson Fisk, not to ring a frickin' bell." Rene snapped.
"This isn't a game, Rene." Daredevil said. "Look around at what this city's been through already before you start whining again."
Rene glared before getting back on the line and trying to get past the vigilantes but again ending beaten up before Green Arrow's comms went off.
"Yeah?"
"Ollie. It's your Mom." Sara said.
Later, City Hall
"Mom, what happened?" Oliver asked, entering Moira's office.
"Earlier today, Evan Warner, AmerTek's VP, has been attacked by, and I quote, a man with rags. Right now he's in ICU." Moira explained.
"Rags?" Oliver repeated.
"AmerTek was about to back out but I managed to convince Miss Carroll and assured her that we would bring tighter security to the event." Moira said and Oliver nodded, catching up to her thoughts.
"I'll see what I can do." Oliver said and Moira nodded, smiling.
Elsewhere
Rene was pacing down the area, checking the layout before Daredevil approached as Rene glared. "What? You came here to beat me down again?"
"No. Actually, the Green Arrow needs your help." Daredevil said.
Later, morning, Star City
"Remember, don't engage under any circumstances." Daredevil ordered over the comms as Rene observed.
"Come on, where's the fun in that? Where are you?" Rene called out, looking around for the man in the devil suit.
"Out of sight. Stay back and keep your eyes open." Daredevil ordered before Rene saw Moira enter with Oliver, Sara and Diggle.
"Yeah, Queen's pretty boy and his hot wife are her." Rene said, eying Sara lustfully.
Moira, Oliver and Sara smiled, shaking hands with the officers and doctors.
"Guys, something just knocked out the officers at the back entrance." Quentin called out.
"What?" Matt asked.
They heard screams as a man covered in rags threw Janet across the hall and she crashed against the chairs. The man in rags grabbed her by her foot and pinned her to the wall. "Janet Carroll, you have been judged and found wanting."
Suddenly, Daredevil threw a billy club but it only bounced off the Ragman before a little girl bumped into him. Seeing that the Ragman was apparently about to attack the little girl, Rene tackled Ragman, just when Green Arrow fired an arrow that exploded in a net and ripped off a piece of rag, when Green Arrow glared.
"Anyone got eyes on him?" Green Arrow called out.
"No." Colleen said.
"He's gone." Danny said as they were on the streets.
Later, they returned to the hideout as Daredevil whirled on Rene. "What the hell were you thinking? I told you not to engage!"
"First, you two are not the bosses of me and you never will be." Rene sneered. "Second, if you think I'm just gonna stand back and watch some little girl get hurt, then you never should have recruited me in the first place. Third, if I hadn't done what I did, I wouldn't have gotten this." He pulled out a piece of rag from his pocket. "Now, I may be new at this and all, but isn't that what you guys call "evidence"?"
"He had a clear shot at him! If you hadn't interfered, we would've caught him by now!" Daredevil shot back and Rene had enough decency to look ashamed and guilty. "We're done."
"What?" Rene demanded, as if he had misheard Daredevil.
"If you can't follow orders, then this partnership isn't going to work. We're done, Rene." Daredevil said. "You know, you remind me of another arrogant kid that thought new better and I had to beat him down to talk some sense into him. I'm seriously considering doing the same to you."
Sara had visited Amertek to talk with Janet again and help with the damage control but she was not there. As she went out, she saw Janet walking into the alley, so Sara climbed up on the rooftop to eavesdrop before she saw her talking with Tobias Church, much to Sara's shock.
"I'm sorry I'm late. It couldn't be helped." Janet said.
"Help it next time. I don't like waiting. Are we all set for tonight?" Church asked.
"We are, if you have the money." Janet said.
"$100 million. For everything I need to take over this city." Church said.
"Mr. Church, I'm selling you enough ordinance to take over a country." Janet smiled as Sara glared.
Later, City Hall
"Tobias Church? Sara, are you sure?" Oliver asked.
"I know what I saw." Sara nodded.
"I don't understand, why would she deal with a crime lord?" Moira shook her head.
"I think we know why."
They turned around to see Laurel and Ray enter.
"Hey." Sara smiled, hugging Laurel tightly.
"Hi."
"Hey, Ray." Oliver shook his hand with Ray.
"We've done a little research on AmerTek." Ray showed them the folder. "Six months ago, they dealt with Regan Industries, top construction company in Havenrock but it went south, when Clayton Regan and his wife died in the fire in their house. Their son, Rory, accused Miss Carroll of murdering his parents. The investigation turned out nothing that would link her to the fire but the bad PR made Amertek's stocks plummet."
"It seems that they are trying to avoid bankruptcy by selling weapons to Tobias Church." Laurel explained.
"But what does this Ragman have to do with all of it? Come to think of it, what exactly are those rags?" Oliver asked.
"The police's forensics only found out that it's over 2,000 years old, which isn't much helpful." Laurel sighed.
"I put a tracker on Janet's car." Sara pulled out some hi-tech device. "We'll find them."
Later, Star City
Two men were standing guard outside the building before they were shot in the shoulders by arrows as they fell down.
Inside, Janet and Church were making the deal, when Ragman attacked the guards as they attempted to shoot him but to no avail. Suddenly, the Green Arrow, the Canary, Daredevil, Spartan, Danny and Colleen entered as the lights went off and the guards were shooting around blindly, while being taken out quickly before the Green Arrow faced Church and they exchanged blows.
Janet attempted to run before facing Ragman as she paled.
"Hello, Janet." Ragman said as she backed off, breathing out in fear.
"What do you want from me?" Janet demanded, terrified.
"To collect an old debt. Clayton Regan. Ring a bell?" Ragman asked and Janet paled. "Your people tried to force him to sign a deal. He turned you down and you had him and his family murdered."
"He just had to sign… No… no one was supposed to get hurt!" Janet cried out.
"But they did!" Ragman snarled. "I am the last member of the Regan family. And I carry with me the message from my family." He wrapped his rags around her as she screamed.
Green Arrow hit Church in the abdomen, getting him on his knees but Church blocked Green Arrow's kick and knocked him down on the ground. He was about to finish the archer off, trying to stab an arrow into his head. Seeing that his partners were busy disposing of the thugs, Green Arrow turned to Ragman. "Ragman!"
Ragman turned around and wrapped his rags around Church, knocking him against one of the cars as Green Arrow got up.
"Thank you." Green Arrow said.
"Thank me by not standing in my way!" Ragman snarled.
"It's over!" Daredevil said as Janet ran away, while Ragman stared contemplatively.
Realizing that Church had managed to escape, Green Arrow and Daredevil waited on the rooftop, while Ragman showed up.
"Thank you for coming." Green Arrow said.
"Your offer sounded intriguing." Ragman said. "Why did you make it?"
"Why'd you give up your vengeance to save my life?" Green Arrow asked.
Ragman took a breath. "I don't know." He admitted before taking off the mask, revealing a young boy's face, who was in his late teens with dark hair and brown eyes. "I think it's what my father would have wanted me to do. He saved my life. Six months ago, some burglars entered our home, when I had gone to sleep. My Dad told me to hide, when I saw them murder my parents. They worked for Janet Carroll. I saw them with her, when she had come visit earlier that week to offer my Dad a deal but he turned her down. They burned down our house but… these rags wrapped themselves around me, like if they had their own will. Protected me from the fire." He gestured with his hands.
"What are they?" Daredevil asked.
"My Dad left them to me in his will. He said that they were ancient, from the times of Devarim. He told me to be careful with them, that they possessed great power." Rory said and Daredevil and the Green Arrow nodded.
"He didn't want you to become a murderer." Daredevil said.
"You don't know that." Rory protested.
Daredevil sighed, realizing now he had been doing the same mistake he did years ago with Fisk. "My father wanted me to do something better than beating the hell out of people. But every night I keep dishonoring his wishes. And trust me, when I tell you this, once you take a life… once you touch that darkness, it stays with you forever. And you're going to walk down dark places, where you might beat the hell out of a good person, just for the fun of it."
"And my father gave up his life to save mine." Green Arrow added. "He made me promise to be better than him, to save this city in a way that he never could. It's been nearly ten years since that day. So far, I've failed."
"Why are you telling me this?" Rory asked, not understanding.
"Because neither one of us wants to fail anymore." Green Arrow gestured to Daredevil, who just had a contemplative expression on his face. "Let's honor the legacies… together."
Green Arrow offered his hand and Rory considered for a moment before shaking it.
As soon as Green Arrow accompanied Rory, he met Daredevil on the rooftop.
"A lot of truth in what you had said." Oliver said, approaching Matt. "But did you mean it?"
"I just told him what he needed to hear." Matt protested. "There's no walking away from this."
"Except if you're alone, you're never going to be happy." Oliver pointed out as Matt considered.
"Who says I deserve to be happy?" Matt just stared, recalling killing Yamura or his rampage, while under Mirakuru.
"Matt…"
Before Oliver could say anything, Matt jumped down, vanishing into the darkness.
"It's OK. It's OK. Try not to talk." Matt said, holding dying Elektra in his arms.
"I know… I know now… what it feels to be good." Elektra breathed out.
"Just relax. Try… try not to talk." Matt stammered, trying to keep her awake.
"Does it always hurt that much?" Elektra asked, chuckling.
"Yeah, it… it always hurts that much."
"It is not the end." Elektra whispered before closing her eyes as Matt felt her body go cold and her heartbeat slow down until it stopped as sadness filled him and he laid her body on the floor, while Nobu got up.
Church was walking out of XLR8 nightclub before his bodyguards were killed by arrows as he chuckled. "Ah, can't stay away from me, can you?"
He grunted, when the hooded figure in black above him threw a tomahawk at Church's back as he groaned before the figure jumped down and grabbed Church by the back of his head, slamming him to the ground. "You almost killed the Green Arrow and Daredevil the other night. If you had, you'd be dead right now." The man growled.
"Who the hell-"
The man slammed Church's head to the ground again. "The Green Arrow is mine and Daredevil is not yours to kill. You kill either one of them, you die."
"Who are you?" Church breathed out, terrified.
"Prometheus." The man said.
Rory's backstory is inspired by Stand with Ward and Queen's now deleted story "The legacy of Oliver Queen", so thank you to him.
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