CH: 13 Bloodshed

Not waiting for Batman to reply Nyssa was already on a move and disappeared immediately into shadows leaving and not looking back for she knew that was only a matter of a time before Batman would come after her.

She raced back home using the shortcuts and her black SUV was flying down the road and thank the God that streets were empty and there was rarely a passing traffic in this time of a night. Arriving at her estate she found it unusually quiet as she turned engine off and stepped from a car her hand immediately removing her sword as she headed slowly toward the mansion.

The main door was left half-open and she could see the force entry as she pushed the door open slowly disappearing into shadows. There was no presence no sound not even a breath of a living and only scent she could smell was the copper scent of shed blood. Moving slowly down a hallway her eyes scanned
the ground at any possible sight of member of League, and so far there was no sight either of them.

Slowly she turned the light on in main dayroom she used for receiving the guests and it was where the horror struck her. The four of her trusted servants were lying on a floor their throats were slashed as blood pooled around their still bodies and their
eyes wide open in a horror for they were unable to fight the death that was upon them. Above bodies on a wall stood a message written in a blood:

"We are coming for you, join us or die!"

Batman took off after Nyssa. As he ran towards the ledge, he put his mask back on. Before leaping, he shot his grapple and pulled it tight. With no fear, he leapt off the ledge and went swinging into the night. Batman glided through the sky, landing on the roof of Nyssas estate. She was there before he was. Just as she was discovering a bloody mess, Batman was creeping in through a window. He was on the top
floor in the darkness, when he heard a shuffle in the shadows. Sharply his head turned towards the noise... It was a cat. Batman narrowed his eyes annoyed.

She forced herself to stand her ground and not to break down. She had seen this before and she had killed many back in her past, but this was different and she wanted to escape that horror again. Now, they knew that she was still alive and they are now trying to use the force to win her back but she won't take the charge. She would
kill them one after another even if she had to. Nor she considered them as the friends to begin with.

Her ears caught a sound of movement from somewhere in the shadows and immediately she was on a move her sword ready to strike it down who ever it might be even the member of League. In the morning she would call police but she was toyed with that idea to get them involved for this was her fight and she wanted to keep quiet. The
police might not know what is it really going on but it was not a case with Batman. By the way, where the hell was he? She wondered

Nyssa kept moving toward the noise ready to strike who ever was making that and slowly approached the open window looking outside. Her eyes caught the sight a passing cat and nothing special. Putting her sword, she looked up toward the rooftop and a slight scream came for her mouth not seeing Batman at first. His presence
freaked her for a moment and she came to herself and spoke:

"Jesus, you really know how to scare the hell off me." Nyssa spoke quietly leaving a window open for him to enter.

"Blame your father. What wrong, Nyssa?" he asked immediately getting to the point.

Nyssa smiled slightly at him then her smile faded way and she got back to the point.

"Let me show you, and I do not think you might like the sight you are about to see." She led him back to a dayroom where the light was still on and bodies were there where she had found them not touching the scene of crime, but not the bodies were that disturbing sight to see it was also the note on a wall written in a blood." They know I am here and now they are coming back for me only blackmail me with the choice to join them or die."

In the distance the sound of a sirens could be heard and Nyssa frowned, great now all she needed was the police and media to come here and there will be no peace on this estate at all. Now who the hell would call the police here to begin with and how
the news about the killings was already out when she was the first to discover the scene? Turing around she faced Batman who stood not far from her.

"You should get lost the last thing I need media to know that you are here. Please go I will be alright," She tried to assure him was sure that Batman was not buying it at all.

Batman was not buying, but by the time she turned around, he was not there. There was only an open window and the breeze causing the curtains to dance. How was Batman going to help Nyssa? Was this all some sort of elaborate hoax to clip his wings? He was not sure at all if he could trust the woman. He knew who her father was, he knew she were, and more importantly, how she was brought up. He would give her the benefit of
the doubt.

Sighing Nyssa shook her head and felt slightly guilty now. She knew that if he was not angry at least he was disappointed in her. But there was no time to waste at all and she had to get ready for the media and police that was coming this way.

Quickly, she made her way to her bedroom and removed her clothing into something more comfortable and put the robe on like she just got up from a bed. Being trained in years she easily could change any appearance quickly and it did work most of a time. It might work with those people but not with Batman she was sure of that.

The light of the approaching police cars had arrived the main driveway was flushing with the blue and red lights and sound of sirens coming closer. Nyssa could see the policemen coming out from the cars and taking a deep breath she was ready to come down and play her part.