AN: It is me. Yes I have returned. This chapter might just be a long fight scene. Depends if I can pull something out my sleeve last second, but honestly I know we all want this. I didn't add in Beast Boy so he could not fight. So it's happening now. I got an appetite for destruction and this feeds it.
FEEDBACK:
Docron: Neat idea, I like it~. It will be easier to digest rather than going down her full new stats sheet. Thanks.
Bananarock509: Oh yes Nightwing knows he spurn Skull's rage
Kerrowe: Yeah, looking back the start was kind of chaotic. But I think it fits the new villain of Bat-mite well.
Calderoneric758: I'll never tell :3
KingKapier: I will never spoil who the mirror's are before they appear. Good theory though.
Guest: I didn't plan for White Shark but I guess if he's a banker he could prove useful. Can confirm Mr. Freeze will join the story at some point as well, I love him too much not to.
EternalKirby: I'll admit I kinda of forgot all about Jose. But now that I think about it he could be useful. Secondly, YEEESSSSS you already know Batman won't take kindly to the PTs targeting Selina, he will definitely hit even harder after this palace is finished. Lastly, the PTs definitely gotta level up after this battle for sure.
RavenPro: I like big stories that I can sink my teeth into, 9 palaces and up is similar to the game's pacing as well. Don't worry about the Fool's arcana I'll make sure it's paced nicely.
Guest: My google translate detects French~.
bienvenue dans l'histoire désolé si c'est une mauvaise traduction.
Regarding your question I forgot all about that crossover, hmmm maybe….I could possibly involve the TMNT in this fic...unfortunately it can't be right now because I need to focus on other things. Thanks for the suggestion though.
WARNING: Graphic violence, gore, mention/act of rape, sexual situation/ straight up lemons, mention/use of drugs, character death, and Bat-mite. The Dark Knight deserves a dark story. Please avert your eyes from the following if you are sensitive to any of the above.
I don't own Batman, Justice League, Persona, or Nekopara
Enjoy~
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Nightwing backflipped away from the crater created from Skull's hammer, this dude was giving Superboy a run for his money in terms of raw power, plus his tasers did absolutely nothing against him. He should have figured the kid was a walking generator.
"Say you're sorry." Skull growled.
"What are ya on about now?" Nightwing scoffed.
"SAY YOUR SORRY ABOUT THE BULLSHIT YOU SAID ABOUT MY MOM!" Skull roared.
"Too close to the truth for ya huh?" Nightwing smirked as he dodged landing kick after kick, punch after fatal punch on Skull's body. It was like punching a brick wall, he was lucky his suit could take the sheer electric charge Skull was giving out in his anger.
"FRICKIN' ASSHOLE!" Skull roared as he pulled out his shotgun and blasted out two shots. Before he could reload, Nightwing kicked it away, and tried to get a hold on Skull to choke him out. Skull merely threw him to the ground, the force leaving a crater, and Nightwing a few broken ribs.
"*coughs blood* Fucked that up huh?" Nightwing grinned through his blood stained teeth.
"Say it, or I'll break your frickin' face." Skull said.
"Not my money maker. Ohhhh nooooo…." Nightwing said dramatically.
"Man your parents sure named you right Dick." Skull growled.
"I'm just buyin' time honestly." Dick smirked.
"Whadda ya mean?" Skull muttered. A lighting fast punch hit Skull in the face.
"OW! THE HELL!" Skull cried as another hit him square in the stomach.
"SHOW YOURSELF COWARD!" Skull roared. That was followed by Kid Flash showing himself right in Skull's face and delivering dozens of punches in a split second, sending Skull flying back and flat on the ground. He leaned over to look at his close friend and leader.
"Damn Dick ya look like shit." Kid Flash smirked.
"You look shittier." Dick retorted.
"Nah...can't be. I'm perfect." Kid Flash put a thumb to his chest cockily.
A swing of Skull's hammer followed, but he hit nothing but air, Kid Flash dodged with no effort.
"Missed me." Kid Flash smirked.
"Stay still dammit!" Skull roared.
"If I got a dollar for every time I heard that one." Kid Flash quipped.
"*coughs blood* Where are the others?" Dick asked from his crater.
"On their way, want me to bring them here faster or something?" Kid Flash asked as he dodged and punched him right into the mask. He shook his hand in pain.
"JEEZ DUDE! That's real hard metal! Is it screwed into your actual skull?!" Kid Flash seethed in pain.
"Might as well be." Skull said as he shot out an electric blast, it did nothing to Kid Flash who literally shot it back to him.
"*groan* How many times do I have to hit ya to go down?!" Kid Flash groaned.
"Maybe if ya didn't hit like a toddler you'd get somewhere." Skull barked back.
"Oh man I'm going to enjoy this." Kid Flash pounded his fists in his palm.
A clear fight between an unstoppable force and an immovable object, they traded blows, Kid Flash stalling for time as it was clear Superboy or Wonder Girl would be the ones that would have to take him out.
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Batman finally managed to land a few blows on Ares. The god just laughed in his face as he gripped the leg Batman was trying to kick him with and slammed him into the ground.
"Dark Knight...You insult me by using old tactics. Where is the strategist in you?" Ares laughed.
Batman swept Ares leg out from under him and stunned him with his cape, he proceeded to strike dozens of punches on the god, the god growled as he summoned his sword and struck, Batman jumped over the attack and the god and struck multiple pressure points on the back. Another sword dodge and he got a grip on the god's arm and struck the god's mask off, revealing the god's ash black skin and bald head.
"AHH! *chuckles darkly* There he is." Ares laughed as he threw his sword to the side, and held up his fists.
"COME AT ME!" Ares roared. The god and man struck at each as Joker watched, he smirked as Bruce's rage was directed toward the god for the time being.
"Oracle, give me some good news." Joker said.
"Don't rush me, it's hard enough finding an escape route for just the normal team, but ya want to bring a hundred others with you. It's almost ready just a little more."
"JOKER!" Robin rode in on his bike with his pulled out sword drawn charging in at full speed. Batgirl followed him from behind.
Joker backflipped away dodge both of their attacks, he cursed at his luck, it was running low.
"FIGHT ME COWARD!" Robin roared.
"REINFORCEMENTS ARE ON THEIR WAY! THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THIS!" Batgirl hissed.
"Joker, this plan better work! You and me pipsqueaks, lets go." White Rabbit jumped onto Batgirl's ride and threw her off.
Batgirl rolled with the throw, throwing a barrage of batarangs at the bunny. White Rabbit dodged all of them in a series of flips and kicked her in the face.
"Surrender White and the cops just might go easy on you." Batgirl said.
"I'm in too deep, and the money's good. If this ship is going down I'm dead by sunrise. You all should know I would have bailed if I had any other option." White and Batgirl traded blows.
"We can offer protection if you just give us information!" Batgirl flipped and delivered a series of expert punches.
"*spits blood* I think we're well past bargaining, don't you? We both know I'll be tortured or killed the moment you turn me over to some prison. Everybody wants a piece of these kids, call me old fashioned but fuck everybody." White said as she delivered a return that was guarded and countered.
"Fine, I'll just force it out of you now." Batgirl said to her downed form. White rolled to the side and delivered a kick to the stomach and bounced back up.
Batgirl was just getting the upper hand, when a bullet got her right in the chest.
"That's enough. Seems I have to same your ass against White. Violet, deal with the child." Crow ordered.
"Roger." Violet leaped to Joker's side it was clear Robin wanted a piece of her leader.
"Get out the way ametuer. I have a score to settle." Robin growled.
"Joker is under my protection, to get to him you have to go through me!" Violet said determined.
A blue aura erupted around her and she slashed at the tires of Robin's bike as he charged, the Robin quickly jumped off before he could lose control letting his bike crash into a wall exploding from the force.
Violet was quick on her feet with multiple slashes that were all parried by Robin. Robin let out multiple viscous slices in return, Violet flipped over him, leaving a trail on ribbon behind her, with her speed she circled around him as he slashed the ribbons.
"Trying to bound me? Useless." Robin scowled.
Violet remained silent as she went to the offensive and tried a multitude of bless attacks. Unlike her melee her spells were much harder to dodge.
"DAMMIT!" Robin said in pain.
"Please I do not wish to hurt a child anymore than nessariary." Violet pleaded.
"Don't give me that pity bullshit! I have more training than all of the Robins combined! You merely lucked out with your spells degenerate." Robin growled.
He grappled to her delivering a harsh kick to the stomach, he didn't let up as he assaulted her with all of his malice, trying to slash her so she could stay down. Violet flipped and jumped with grace and agility, trying to find an opening, but Robin offered none to her low fight skill.
So instead she tried to bless him again, only for Robin to plant a snap flash on her back, and keeping a distance he blew it up, the blast made her face plant on the ground, he was quick to finish her off with a mighty blow to the face.
"Seems Violet is down, can you handle this?" Crow said as he and White were stressing to trade blows with Batgirl, her expert skills were hard to keep up with.
"Fuck no are ya kidding me?!" White hissed.
Crow whispered a spell, it was clear that they were adapting by learning their tricks, he had to make sure his were as subtle as possible.
Batgirl suddenly slogged, like Queen's checkmate she felt powerless again, she cursed, Crow had a similar spell, she tried to retreat but was met with Crow's massive offense.
"GO DOWN TRASH!" Crow laughed evilly. The slashes were unavoidable, his debilitate spell working wonders. Batgirl fell on her back defeated, White was quick to kick her in the head knocking her out.
"Whatever you said worked. Now for the other sidekick." White said.
Before Crow could answer, Aqualad snuck out of the shadows and delivered a quick and efficient takedown of White Rabbit. He threw White's knocked out body to the side and drew out his water made swords, his tattoos glowing.
"Dammit! HURRY THE FUCK UP JOKER OR I'LL KILL YOU MYSELF!" Crow roared as he drew his sword.
"If I recall you haven't revealed your powers, yes? How about a little spar?" Aqualad challenged.
"If you insist." Crow and Aqualad jumped towards each other trading blow for blow.
Aqualad noticed a leftover Amazon in the shadows watching the battle, clearly bidding her time for some unknown reason.
"There's a stranger in the shadows, watch your six." Aqualad said.
"IF YOU ARE ON OUR SIDE THEN HELP US!" Crow roared at Donna.
Donna merely stood her ground.
"I'm but an observer, I take neither side." Donna retorted.
"Then perhaps you'd come quietly and remove that mask of yours." Aqualad challenged.
"I'm afraid that can't be done either." Donna drew her sword in defense, Wonder Girl rushed in and delivered a hard blow to Donna's face, trying to remove the mask.
"Show yourself coward! Or are you afraid I might recognize you as a fellow Amazon?" Wonder girl spat. Terra rushed over to Crow to help Aqualad to take him down.
"Wonder Girl, do not make me fight you." Donna said as Wonder Girl raised her fists.
"You literally side with Ares, the one guy the Amazons said to never fight with. I might not be a natural born Amazon, but I will fight for their honor." Wonder Girl growled.
"I have not dishonored my culture in any way! Athena herself has set me to do this task!" Donna raged as the traded blows.
"FUCKING LIES! LET'S FINISH THIS!" Wonder Girl called the rest.
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The ground shook around Crow, making his footing uneasy, Terra lifted a giant rock and threw it at Crow. He swiftly dodged while parrying an attack from Aqualad, he hissed, this is getting ridiculous.
"Are you alright?" Terra asked Aqualad.
Aqualad, long being slashed by Crow due to his Debilitate, panted as blood ran down him.
"Let's just finish this." Aqualad said simply.
"Two against one? Admitting defeat to our little spar?" Crow smirked evilly, trying to get into their heads.
"Merely acknowledging that you are a slightly higher risk than previously thought." Aqualad growled. These spells really packed a punch, his sword slashed hard, and he was slogged down by his spell similar to Queen's. He should have known they copied each other's spells.
Crow let out a riot gun attack, shooting the both of them, Terra blocked it with a wall of concrete, but Aqualad got caught in the crossfire.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! DIEEEE!" With Aqualad down he charged his ultimate attack, Rebellion Blade. The colossal attack would instantly end Aqualad. Terra distracted the boy with lightning fast pebbles that shoot into him.
"FUCKING BITCH!" Crow slashed at her wall and completely destroyed it. Terra froze in panic as Crow's eyes glowed bright red. He was wrapped in water whips as Aqualad knelt in pain.
"Finish him fast!" Aqualad demanded.
"I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU ALLL!" Crow roared as he was knocked out by Terra.
Aqualad let the unconscious boy down as he clutched his wounds.
"Many thanks for the assist." Aqualad said.
"*pant* Yeah no problem. Dude's off his fucking rocker." Terra huffed.
"Agreed. It's clear he works with them only to benefit himself." Aqualad said, as he tried to get up, but the pain was too great.
"Hey, hey, hey….stay down. You're really bleeding bad." Terra said.
"Too think I would be beaten by such a novice. He was a good shot but his form was so sloppy." Aqualad gritted his teeth.
"Just...rest. I hear Raven's on her way, she should be able to heal you up. Then again she is coming from Vermont." Terra sweated.
"Just help take down the rest. Help Wonder Girl." Aqualad ordered.
"Yeah, ok." Terra made her way back over to the Amazon.
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Batman was getting bloodied by Ares blows, as much as an expert he was in fighting, this was the literal god of war, he knew fighting him just fueled the god's power. He needed to finish this, but with the Batmobile down he had little more than his own hand equipment, he had taken to just spraying the god in explosive gel and rolling away and presing the detonator.
BOOOM!
Clear dents were made in his armor, but the god still stood, cackling evilly.
" HAHAHA! Come now Dark Knight, nothing can pierce my great armor!" the god pounds a fist to his chest plate in challenge. That got Batman thinking, he rolled and picked up an Amazon sword, these weapons were forged with the intent purpose of striking him down should he attack them again.
"Using the Amazon's weaponry will help you none. Prepare to die Dark Knight!" Ares roared.
A superhuman punch hit him square in the jaw. Starfire, green eyes blazing has made it to the sewers, she definitely didn't get lost.
"BATMAN GET JOKER NOW!" Starfire raged as she faced off doing more damage than the Dark Knight ever could.
"Once this is over, we're all having a long talk about my rules." Batman growled.
"It was clear this was a losing battle sir. I'm sure you can appreciate that at least." Starfire blasted Ares with her energy beam right in his chest, her agile flight making her hard to hit for the god of war.
"HIDING BEHIND CHILDREN WILL NOT HELP YOU KNIGHT!" Ares roared as he slammed Starfire into a wall.
"Dick called you all here didn't he?" Batman growled as he helped the girl fight off the god.
"*coughs blood* I REGRET NOTHING!" Dick yelled from across the room.
"DICK! I'LL BE THERE SOON!" Starfire called worried.
"I'm fine babe. All flesh wounds I swear." Dick lied.
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"JUST GO DOWN ALREADY!" Robin roared as he tried to slice Joker in half.
Joker dodged with ease as he landed powerful blows with his mere knife. Ares' power was definitely one to keep for these types of battles, his endurance and strength beats even Skull's.
"You really need help kid." Joker said as he slammed the boy into the ground, creating a massive crater. Robin for all his show boating couldn't take that hard of a hit. Joker could barely take a breath before a green tiger pounced on him roaring as it tried to slash him.
"Haha my life gets crazier by the second." Joker laughed as Beast Boy turned into a giant gorilla and tried to punch him.
"Man, you're hard to hit dude!" Beast Boy huffed as he tried to land a hit. Joker tried to slash him but he turned into a giant snake and tried to wrap around him tightly.
"Just go down so I can get bragging rights. Not often I get to claim I've beaten a Joker, even if it's the lesser one." Beast Boy laughed as he tightened around Joker.
"*chokes* Where would the fun be in that. ARES!" Joker called and the god transported and grabbed the snake by the neck and slammed him multiple times on the floor. Starfire and Batman were quick to chase the god down to Joker and tried landing a hit.
"Let the boy go." Batman growled, Beast boy turned back to his normal form bruised to all hell. Ares threw him at the Knight and he dodged.
"You know the greatest thing about being able to call Ares is?" Joker asked.
Ares power charged all around Joker's body, lending the boy his power, his eyes turning a bright red, he started cackling exactly like his persona. He just activated his heat riser skill.
"He helps channel my rage. COME ON!" Joker growled.
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Donna was finishing off Wonder Girl, the girl was good but no match for her skill.
"*pant* *pant* That...all you got…?" Wonder Girl tried to stay on her feet.
"Forgive me sister. I did not wish to harm you this way." Donna whispered to herself.
Wonder Girl fell to her knees, spent, she growled at her failure. This was not going to plan.
"Diana and Donna will stop you all, she'll never let some deserters run around like this." Wonder Girl growled, not knowing she was speaking to one of her heros.
"...I'm...sorry." Donna said as she knocked Wonder Girl out. She stood there for a moment, thinking about her current course of action. She stared at the battlefield between her friends and the group her goddess tasked to evaluate and hesitated.
"What am I to do?" Donna prayed to her goddess, her direction lost for a moment.
She quickly turned and slashed a giant rock in half. Her thoughts interrupted by a new challenger.
"Any chance you'll come peacefully ma'am?" Terra asked.
"No" Donna growled as she rushed the teen.
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Kid Flash was getting impatient, he felt like he was barely making a dent on his opponent. Skull hasn't landed a single hit, but all of his were doing next to nothing.
Skull was getting impatient too, he was tired of swinging at air and hitting what he considered tapped multiple times, the sheer speed and force was hurting him but he stood his ground in his anger.
"That's all you got?" Skull growled.
"I hate fucking draws. Rock, paper, scissors to see who wins?" Kid Flash asked.
"Are you for real?" Skull rolled his eyes.
"At this point kinda." Kid Flash saw the air bend a bend, he suddenly smirked. Maybe this wouldn't be a draw after all.
"That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. Why would...wha?" Someone tapped Skull's shoulder and he looked over and someone on the other side of him punched him square in the jaw. The power sent him flying into a wall leaving a massive crater.
Superboy looked quietly at Skull's body, it was getting up, impressive.
"We are here. How is it looking?" Miss Martian asked.
"Five down, these guys just won't quit. There are only three left and they are still kickin' ass." Kid Flash huffed.
"I'll try to take Joker down." Miss Martian flew to the leader of the Thieves.
"You got Skull, big guy?" Kid Flash asked Superboy.
"Hmph." Superboy scoffed as he walked silently over to Skull.
"Okay...I'll take…." Kid Flash watched Batman, Starfire, and Joker go at each other, the sheer brutality in Joker's moves made him look over at Terra fighting off the last remaining Amazon.
"I'll take her...cause Joker would be too easy…" He tried to lie to himself.
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Skull threw the massive debris off his body in rage. He hated being tricked like that. He huffed as he looked around in rage to see who did it. He saw Superboy walk towards him menacingly, with his signature numb frown.
"WAS THAT YOU YA SON OF A BITCH?! I'LL WRECK YA!" Skull charged with his hammer and slammed it into Superboy's face. The force sent waves of air across the room, Superboy remained in the same spot head turned to the right, he turned it back to stare down Skull.
"Huh..I actually felt that." Superboy returned with an even harder punch sending Skull straight into the ground. Superboy watched in interest as Skull got back up, pissed.
"*chuckles darkly*...now we're talking." Skull spit out blood.
"RAAAGH" Superboy threw a punch but it was caught but Skull who returned with equal force.
They traded blows for a while, but Superboy's power was much higher than Skull's due to his heritage. He clasped his hands together and pounded Skull into the pavement, he didn't let up as he repeatedly pounded on Skull's body. Blood of the enemy stained Superboy's fists. So lost in the motion, he didn't notice the electricity crackle around him, a huge electric charge hit him square in the chest. The shock made Superboy reel back.
"Hgnh. Forgot he had this bullshit magic." He whispered to himself. Magic was always a weakness to Kryptoians, second only to the more widely known Krpytonite.
Skull roared as he charged up for a more powerful blow. Lightning crackled and surrounded his fist as he reeled back and punched Superboy square in the nose.
Something happened that surprised Superboy that night, proving how strong Skull was starting to get. Blood began to stream from Superboy's nose. Any villian that can strike blood from the Super family is to be respected. IT didn't matter that he was a half breed.
"..." Superboy remained silent as he re-evaluated.
"*pant* pant* We fightin' or not?" Skull heaved, he was worn out from the battle with Kid Flash, the Batmobile, and Nightwing. His endurance was high but he was running low on steam.
Superboy let out a rare smirk. He sent out a relentless combo to finish him off Skull, leaving him a broken mess, but still awake.
"That...all you...got?" Skull said weakly.
"Been a while since I had a good fight. Thanks." Superboy said, he then knocked out Skull with a hard punch.
Superboy brushed his bloodied nose and sniffed. His healing factor is already fixing the issue. Only two left, and it looked like that last Amazon was holding her own. She Blocked every move like she knew they were coming. Weird… But taking her down should still be easy with numbers.
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The power of Ares coursing through Joker was immense, there was always a bleed off of knowledge with every persona. With Arsene he can speak fluent French, with Messiah Picaro the tactics of a team before him helped in his planning. With Ares...he was able to to fight with skill that rivaled an Amazonian.
Joker slammed Starfire into a wall as he slid under Batman's attacks, he spun to quickly kick Batman in the back but his leg was caught by the Knight's reflexes. He quickly pulled out his gun and shot Batman point blank all over his body. The moment Batman started to hiss in pain was an opening. Joker landed a powerful punch in Batman's ribcage, sending the man flying back.
Starfire furious started firing multiple energy blasts, Joker flipped and dodged all of them. Ares was a mostly physical persona, he had only regenerative properties to keep him going, he seriously didn't want to risk switching to a more passive persona to heal the others right now, but he just might have to. He took out at least Starfire before he did it though to give him space.
"You will be all alone soon. Please stop this nonsense!" Starfire roared as she tried to get a hit on Joker.
"I'm not done yet!" Joker charged up for his next attack, he used his grapple to slam into Starfire and punch her into the ground. She still wasn't out, so he did a one shot kill attack, point blank, knocking her out.
A camouflaged Miss Martian phased her hands through Joker's head and attacked.
"AHHHHH!" Joker screamed in pain from the psychic blast, he was resistant to them with Ares but that didn't mean the sheer force of it didn't hurt.
He sliced behind him, hitting nothing, Miss Martian shocked that the blast didn't render him unconscious immediately, phased through him and morphed her body and bound him, revealing herself.
"*chokes* Oracle anytime now!" Joker choked.
"Five more minutes promise!" Oracle chimed.
"Where is Alibaba hiding? Don't make me force it out of your mind." Miss Martian hissed.
"Plan B then, Maria...come to me..." Joker choked.
Batman had taken to fighting Ares tooth and nail, while Joker was distracted. All of a sudden, the god disappeared. He quickly knew Joker was changing tactics.
"FINISH HIM OFF NOW!" Batman called Miss Martian.
"He is resisting all of my mental attacks, I don't understand." Miss Martian.
White light blinded the room as Maria was called upon.
"My children….how they have hurt you so….Accept my blessings. Thy enemies will be struck down." Maria said as she put her hands together and gave her holy benevolence.
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Superboy shielded his eyes from the bright light Maria gave of, so distracted he didn't notice someone give back up. The person slammed his hammer into his body at full power, not enough to do damage but enough to make him shooked.
"Still...alive…" Skull grunted.
How?
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Red Robin was tying up the rest of the Amazons when he heard murmurs. Did one awake? He was met with a fireball, he cursed Panther had managed to burn through her bindings….but he made sure to cuff her and tie Fox...unless.
"Get the key and get me out of this!" Panther called out. Red Robin deflected blows from both Fox and Noir. His wounds aching from the previous fight.
Noir decided to end it now blasted a psychic attack, the pain in his mind rendered Red Robin completely unconscious. Fox got the keys.
"I'll help Joker. Free the rest!" Noir said as she rushed towards Joker.
Fox nodded as he freed Panther.
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Donna was holding her own against both Terra and Kid Flash. Kid Flash was clearly the more skilled fighter, but the key to him was hitting where he would be instead of was presently.
"AHH! Jeez lady, you ever quit?!" Kid Flash yelled as Donna managed to slash his chest.
"Hold on! AHHHHH!" Terra cried out in pain as the bullet rained through her. She fell to the ground crying in pain.
"Quit sobbing. I made sure to miss all vital organs. You should be grateful." Crow stepped over her suffering form.
"I thought you were supposed to be a good fighter." Crow scoffed as he debilitated Kid Flash, the boy suddenly shocked he was going as fast.
"What the- OOF!" Donna was quick to finish him off, knocking him out fiercely.
"I had it handled. Why did you assist me anyway?" Donna hissed.
"Call it professional courtesy." Crow said as he started running towards Joker to help him.
Donna looked over the fighting. Violet was jumping in with Skull to help him with Superboy.
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"CALL THEM OFF OR I'LL…." Miss Martian started as Joker struggled with her mental assault. The headache was unbearable, but Miss Martian was distracted by Noir charging with her axe.
She tried to dodge with Joker in tow, tightening her grip on the leader.
"Release him please. I'd rather not use my axe on real life people." She tried, part of her worried if she could ever go back after drawing real blood.
"LEEEETT ME GOOOO!" A holy blast encapsulated Joker and his captor, the burning sensation made her panic and release him, the one thing Martians couldn't take was fire.
"She's a psychic! QUEEN!" Joke called and Queen came rushing to him on her bike, having been freed by Panther and Fox.
"NO HOLDS BARRED!" Queen shouted as she unleashed a nuclear blast onto Miss Martian, the force sent her back into a wall but she shook it off. She scowled at Noir and Queen, guarding their leader as he retreated, but Batman was having none of it as he unleashed dozens of batarangs at Joker.
They all hit him, distracting him, that was odd during his fight with him earlier with Ares he deflected them no problem, they were more of an annoyance to redirect Joker towards him. Now it seems he has forgotten all knowledge of martial skill.
"Ares." Joker called calmly and the white woman disappeared and the god charged him yet again.
Batman narrowed his eyes as he took all of this in, each summon gave Joker some kind different power, skill, and...personality. Despite being a raging bloodthirsty tactician with Ares, with this "Maria" he seemed calm, patient, and even regretful when he saw when he blasted Miss Martian off of him. Every aspect of Joker can seem to change at a whim, a call, this made him almost as unpredictable as the more evil counterpart. He needed Dr. Fate to have as much intel as possible. Even if the wizard is slow to get off his ass, he is very efficient in dealing out counterspells.
Speaking of which…
Out of the corner of his eye he saw Raven teleport in in the shadows, she was mumbling a great curse spell, one that could hit Ares hard. He setted up an opening by putting Ares in a tight hold.
"Now!" Batman commanded. The red and black spell slammed into the god, making him roar in pain.
"GAAAHHHH!" Joker knelt in pain.
Interesting…. Batman noticed Joker's scream in pain when they managed to land a hit on Ares, are they bound in some way now?
"Raven, take the god down." Batman said as he ran towards Joker to take him out when he was down.
Before he could reach Joker and take him out, he counter a wicked blow from a "surprise" attack from Crow.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IDIOT?! GET THE FUCK UP!" Crow roared at Joker. He kicked him in the stomach to prove a point.
"*cough* Never change Crow" Joker said as he got up. He joined the battle with Crow. Even with his brutal nature it was clear Joker was holding back, unlike Crow who was striking with intent to kill.
He charged up his electric gloves and proceeded to beat down Crow, deflecting Joker's attacks as they came. Crow cursed as he tried to whisper his debilitate spell, Batman having noticed the boy having such a spell, decided to take him out before he could even finish his sentence, he flipped over the boy and kicked him hard in the back, the moment he landed on the ground Batman rolled below a knife swing from Joker and broke Crow's arm. As he screamed in pain, Batman grabbed his body and slammed it into the floor, knocking him out.
Fox joined his leader as Batman and Joker traded blows, Joker actually slicing at the Batman's suit with his knife. The added man won't help him.
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Superboy roared as he tried to land a hit on Violet, the girl was very agile and the critical hits she was making with her spells made him hiss in pain, he kept going though, focusing on Skull, the boy despite being brought back was clearly still worn out. So Superboy had a genius plan.
He grabbed Skull and slammed him into Violet, Violet dodged but Skull slammed into the wall at great force, he struggled to get up and dust himself off, his stamina was running on fumes, he growled at this and punched the ground. Even with his new persona he was no match for Superboy, every hit was shaken off, while every hit landed on Skull seemed to chip away his health.
He huffed as he gathered what was left of his stamina and charged up for one more hail mary attempt to take down the Kyptonian. Violet saw this and distracted Superboy with many more bless attacks flipping all around him. Skull slammed his fist into his opponent's face.
The force sent him flying, Violet and Skull teaming up to finish him off. The all out attack was delivered with massive bless attacks.
"Hmmmmmm….ARRGGGGGGGGHHH" Superboy threw the two off of him and slammed their heads together, the force rendered them unconscious. He panted, and he calmed himself, he dragged heavy concrete on top of them to make sure they stayed down. Not too much to crush them, but enough to render them immoblie. He let his healing do it's thing for a moment, blood streamed down his face from the magic attacks, he clenched his fists as he scowled at the rest of the team, focusing on Miss Martian and the two girls attacking her. He rushed to help her.
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"AGGHH!" Queen screamed in pain as the psychic assault hit her, she was downed as Noir returned the same kinds of attacks back at her.
"Seems not all of you are resistant to mind attacks." Miss Martian said as she formed her arms into swords.
"They call you Miss Martian yes? I must say I never thought I would fight a woman from outer space. My father would have loved to have met you. He always had a passion for space." Noir said solemnly.
They traded blows with axes and arms swords, Miss Martian was skilled and strong but it seems Noir had the same powers as Joker in terms of powering up. Her heat riser gave her enough of an edge to hold her own.
"And I have never met one who can block my telepathy to the surface of the mind. " Miss Martian admitted.
Both girls could ot land a solid hit on one another, Miss Martian phased through most of Noir's blows but whenever she threw punches it returned right back to her, she noticed Noir mumbling spells to make them appear.
"It's no use! Fall back and re-evaluate!" Queen tried to blast her with a nuclear punch but with her more weak to mind reading Miss Martian knew she was coming, the fist phased through her body, the martian floated backwards and unleashed a harder psychic blast, that was enough to render Queen unconscious again.
"QUEEN! Noir, we have to heal her and Skull quick!" Panther cried as she raced up to Noir.
"I'm no strategist but I think we should take out our attackers first. There are not many of them left." Noir said politely.
"Right. Got it." Panther shot fireballs at Miss MArtian sending the girl into a near panicked state.
Noir noticed this but before she could relay it, Superboy tackled Panther, she responded with a heavy fire blast into Superboy's stomach. He hissed in pain, but kept her in check, about to knock her out so she couldn't harm Miss Martian.
Noir was quick on her feet to avoid Miss Martian's attacks, she sent a heavy psychic blast at Superboy to take him down.
"AAAAAHHHH!" Superboy screamed. He released Panther and grasped his head.
"Superboy!" Miss Martian cried out, she growled at Noir and lifted several heavy rocks and blasted them towards her. Noir launched a grenade at the center of the mass of rocks. The blast sent it back to Miss Martian who merely phased through the rocks.
"Panther, trade off!" Noir said as she rushed towards Superboy. While not a tactician, Noir could realize the fundamentals, when someone panics at the sight of an attack, use that tactic.
"Okay!" Panther was still tired from her and Red Robin's battle, but she had enough to ignite a flame.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Superboy roared as he saw Panther rush towards her. Noir sliced him with her axe to distract him, his rage directed at her.
"Apologies. But I can not allow you to save her." Noir gathered up as hard of a psychic blast as she could and tried to take him down.
"AHHHHHHH!" Superboy screamed.
"...please...just go down…" Noir said solemnly, turning her head away from his screams. She walked up to the boy, downed and clenched his head.
"I WON'T LET YOU HURT HER!" Superboy roared as he punched the ground, sending shockwaves all around the sewers. Noir continued on sending psychic blast into Superboy's head.
"Connor!!" Megan cried out to him in his mind. That opening left her to get blasted by a fireball.
"AHHH!" She screamed in pain from the flames, downing her as she desperately tried to put out the flames.
"Come! Let us finish this!" Noir called Panther. The all out attack between the two Phantom Thieves was enough to finish off the two Titans. They laid together, knocked out, leaving out Raven and Batman to fight.
"*pant* *pant* I'm really tired. Is it almost over?" Panther asked.
"Are you alright to continue? We both know Mr. Wayne will be the hardest to take down." Noir said.
"I have enough to heal. Let's finish this." Panther siad.
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Raven threw spell after spell at Ares, dodging his vicious attacks, her anger was getting hard to contain at this point, seeing all of her friends beaten like this didn't help matters, especially when she saw Beast Boy's state. She fought back her demonic form at the thought, taking out her rage on the god of war.
"Come now girl. I can tell you are holding back! DO NOT INSULT ME WITH SUCH FOOLISHNESS!" Ares roared. He managed to grab her and punch her multiple times in the face, the frustration made her snap, a magic shock wave blew around her, she lifted multiple rocks with her mind and slammed Ares with them, curse spell after curse spell.
Joker felt the pain run through him and cursed as he deflected and returned punches to Batman. He flipped backwards and did another heat riser. But unlike before he changed tactics again.
He charged his fist and landed it right into Batman's gut, the force sent him crashing, Batman coughed up blood as he glared back at Joker running to Raven. He shook off the pain and rushed after him.
"Fox stall" Joker ordered. Fox rushed Batman
"RAVEN WATCH OUT!" Batman roared at her. He traded blows with Fox easily taking his offense, the freeze spells took him by surprise, he was frozen in place as Fox slashed him fiercely, he roared in pain, that will not happen again.
"Maria." Joker growled. The persona change was more offensive this time, he knew she was a demon and thus...would be weak to Maria's holy nature.
"I offer unto you my divine judgement." A judge hammer slammed down onto Raven, the spell instantly drained half of her health, her being weak to holy downing her.
"I am sorry for hurting you. Our offer still stands." Joker said as he held her up.
"You...Youuuuuu...think you can trick me?!" Raven hissed as her demonic form flickered to life, the sewers lights flickered as she growled at him.
"Despite Lavenza calling me a Trickster, I am completely sincere. I can sense your struggle. It must be hard fighting off the corruption inside you. Let me help you and I can make it go away." Joker said.
"I am not some trophy for you to have, you hurt my friends…..my family...so I hurt YOU!" Raven hissed as her eyes and skin turned red.
"You and I both know I have no choice. Bruce over there won't let me walk free because of.. Well you know...but answer me something, has anything he has done really helped people?" Joker asked.
Raven just hissed as she tried to strike him, her anger taking control.
"RAVEN DON'T" Batman commanded as he fought off Fox, he was about to knock him out when Noir joined in, not letting him interrupt the talk.
"I swear on my life I will not kill a single Titan, a single person you care about either way. I sense a struggle like mine within you, the call to become the monster that people claim you are. Let me help you fight it. You don't have to help me with all of this...just let me help you…" Joker said as Raven shook her head in denial.
"DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!" Batman roared. Crow has awoken, his arm somehow back in place, he joined the team in holding him back away from Joker. This fight was still wiinable in his favor, he just didn't want Joker to convince people into switching sides. That would lend more value to his cause. Queen joined in with the rest of the team and he was holding them back tooth and nail, but he couldn't get a single hit in, the debilitate mixed with Noir's Life Wall made them untouchable. He roared as he countered most of the attacks despite being slowed down.
"Never...NEVER!" Raven hissed.
"Such a troubled soul...I wish to save you, but you offer me no other choice. I must defeat the demon that corrupts you." Maria charged up a heavy blessing attack for her, the blow would finish off Raven, but Joker held back.
"Just because I have different methods, doesn't mean I'm a villain. Please think about it Raven. No hard feelings between our little moral dispute." Joker knew she would be reluctant and irritable, so he unleashed the final blow knocking her out. The holy blast made her scream in pain as her body gave out, leaving Batman alone but still fighting.
Skull and Violet were helping the rest of the team take down Bruce. They managed to get a good hold on him and made him kneel. Joker walked up, calling up Futaba.
Bruce, bloodied and bruised, kneels before Joker struggling as he finishes his call. Joker hung up. He sighed.
"What's taking Oracle so long?! We have him right here?!" Skull asked.
"Whatever you're going to do won't work. What were you going to do with all of these Amazons. How did you even convince them to help you with Ares in your pocket?" Batman asked.
"Oh, Bruce. Still think I have to answer your questions. How about we skip to the part when you admit defeat." Joker said.
"No." Batman said.
"We have him surrounded, beaten, and with no chance of escape. Do you think "Our lord" will count this as a job finished?" Queen asked.
"You have not beaten me not yet." Batman smirked evilly.
"SHUT UP! How are you gonna get out of this?! Learn when you're finished man!" Skull barked.
"Hehehehehehehe" Nightwing and Aqualad laughed from their slumped positions.
"You guys know nothing about Bruce other than his fucking name." Nightwing laughed.
A button expanded out of Batman's glove, he pushed it, releasing a deafening sound to those all around him, the pain in their ears made the hold slacken he used to drop a smoke bomb.
"NOW!" Batman called Oracle.
The lights of the sewers went out, leaving the tunnels in a state of darkness, Batman took the opportunity to take out Panther and Queen first, slamming their heads into the ground, knocking them both out immediately. No more healing.
He tried to take out Joker but was met with punishment, Joker shot his gun right into his chest, he activated his third eye and like Batman's detective mode he can essentially see in the darkness.
"Back to back! He's trying to scare you. Don't show an opening. ORACLE WHERE ARE YOU!" Joker called. He was met with static.
Communications were being jammed. Joker cursed.
"We should spread out and find him." Skull said as he aimed his gun to the darkness.
"Idiot. The advantage is in numbers, so stay together. Joker, do you see him?" Crow hissed.
Donna watched from her hiding place, interested in how this will play out. When all of a sudden she was being choked, Batman was not leaving anyone unaccounted.
"Don't think I'm letting you off easy." Batman whispered as she lost consciousness.
He had to be smart about taking out the rest, they were holding a tight cycle, he noticed Violet was starting to light up the room with her blessing skills. He needed to take her out next.
He rolled a flash grenade into the middle of the group, the blast dizzied them but not Joker, he looked all around but the blast was quick to disappear. A smash was heard. Two were missing. Violet and Noir. Batman managed to take out two in the chaos. Skull and Fox opened fire where the sound came from. Skull huffed as he ran outta ammo, he couldn't light up the place with electrit, he was all out.
Joker looked around, he was now the one shining a light with Maria. It was no use Batman was nowhere.
An electric blast hit Joker and distracted him,making the light disappear. Batman can't have Joker healing them. But he was also too observant. He launched a line launcher across the room sending Skull into the darkness. He slammed him into a wall with all of his weight, knocking the boy out.
"This is pathetic Dark Knight. To think we scare you so much to make you hide in the shadows." Crow huffed as he saw the state off the team. An explosion sent him flying to the ground, Batman slammed Crow's head into the pavement. Two left.
Joker detoxed from the shock, his eye twitched, he aimed his gun right at Batman's face as he took out Fox and fired.
Batman dodged and tackled the boy, the assault was brutal. He pulled out rope and gagged the boy, he stomped on Joker's face in victory.
"This is how your "justice" ends." Batman growled.
"*static* Jok… *static* JOKERR *static*" Joker's comm roared, as Batman pummeled the boy, breaking all of his limbs so he couldn't fight, Joker's face bloodied, his voice muffled. Batman stopped his assault and grabbed the comm. Looks like Alibaba was still at play.
"It's over. Stand down." Batman growled.
"Joker...everyone...It's never over...not for us! NOW!" Futaba pressed the final button.
The sewers rumbled in it's darkness. Batman grabbed Joker's collar and punched him relentlessly.
"Stop her, or I'll break every bone in your body." Batman growled.
Joker started to laugh through the bindings, he motioned to them.
"TELL HER TO STAND DOWN!" Batman roared. He slammed Joker into the ground, the bindings doing nothing to stop Joker's laugh.
A dark red glow took over the sewers, Batman was quick to get a hold of Joker and repeatedly punch him.
"STOP THAT INSUFFERABLE LAUGHTER!" The general in Bruce's mind rang out. The lack of control infuriated him. "MAKE HIM BLEED!" the general roared.
Portals opened and dozens of demons rushed out of them, the portals were all along the sewers. The demons roared in rage at the Dark Knight and tried to attack him. He fought them all viciously with one hand, not letting go of Joker as he continued his assault. One of the demon's managed to slice Joker's bindings and let his laughter be heard.
"You have nothing. NOTHING TO THREATEN HIM WITH! Broken bones are nothing compared to lost lives. It's just so hilarious...pitiful even...that you think you can win this!" Joker laughed hysterically as black blood mixed with the red.
"WHO ARE YOU?!" Batman roared. Multiple demons surrounded him and pointed their swords at his head.
"Now that I can actually speak without the bondage...I still won't tell you. Just know this, I am loving every second of this. Joker here could never appreciate the way that look in your eye betrays you. You're really considering them a threat aren't you? You can sense it, just like I can sense your fear." Joker teased through his blackened teeth.
"If you want to fight me so badly then do it. Let these kids go." Batman growled.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA so brave, so strong, so willing to sacrifice yourself. I might actually let the kids off easy, can't go killing everyone they love in a two month period. Besides, I get to talk to the great Dark Knight. Tell me...how do you like the gift gave you? The gift of the Phantom Thieves?" Joker asked.
"You won't win, if I fall, all of Earth's heroes will rise up against you." Batman growled. He watched from the corner of his eye all of the Amazons being dragged into the portal, he couldn't move from his spot, lest Joker get away.
"I'm counting on it. Please beat these kids into a pulp. I love every minute of it." Joker cackled.
"Why them? What is so special about them?" Batman asked.
"Look around, I didn't do any of this, it was all Joker. A teen capable of this much alone deserves a shot at you. I think so at least." Joker said.
"So what happens if, IF they defeat me? What happened then?" Batman asked.
"Hate to ruin the surprise. I just popped in to say hello. And to say to Joker, this month's deadline just doubled." Joker said. He hit his head as he tried to fight Bat-mite.
"In fact. Two per month to get it through your thick skull to be more careful. As much as I loved tonight's fight, you were much too reckless." Bat-mite scolded Joker.
"Everytime...I try to...please...you torture…" Joker choked out.
"Shut up and be grateful doggie. Not killing someone tonight is enough reward." Bat-mite said.
He pushed Batman off with great force, sending him flying away, with demons dogpiling and attacking him.
"The last thing I need is this being over before it even begins." Bat-mite said, as he went through the portal. Batman fought off valiantly, but the sheer numbers kept him at bay, all of the Amazons, Phantom Thieves, and even assassins and Croc were being dragged away to Hell.
Batman roared as he was worn down, only for all the demons to cry out in pain as they were turned into ash as the portal closed. Leaving only the Titans and Batman in the sewers.
"..." Batman huffed in rage at tonight's battle. He slammed a fist into the wal leaving and let out a furious cleansing scream.
Nightwing sweated at what that would mean, Batman took a moment to calm himself before calling for pickup, there was going to be a long talk at the cave about his rules and why they needed to be obeyed.
"Dick…" Batman growled.
Here it comes...Nightwing thought.
"Tell me...tell me right now that you made them all wear their lenses." Under Batman's command the Titan's were all given similar lenses to record intel for the Batcomputer. With all the fighting done by the Thieves they can properly plan out counter attacks.
"O-of course." Nightwing said.
"I want double, no...triple the training within the team. Also regular sparring with me…" Batman growled.
Nightwing sighed, he could already hear his friends begging for mercy.
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May 15th, Night
Blood Storms
Kingdom of Hell
Joker was dragged to Sataneal's throne. The king of hell looked down at his ward in worry.
"A million apologies Trickster. The summoning circle is not used to something that grand, at least that what those who operate it told me, Futaba really was helpful in the placement of the portals and in keeping them open. I worry what she'll do with literal cursed tech." Satanael said, as Maria appeared to aid in his wounds, holding him like a worried mother.
"Oh my son, look at what that brute did to you! Please stay as still as possible. I will heal your broken bones but it will hurt greatly." Maria said as tears of worry streamed down her face.
"Is everyone accounted for? Please...tell me.." Joker choked out.
"Yes. Even the assassins are being tended to, of course they will be healed while bound." Satanael explained.
"AHHH! Good...that's good..*hisses in pain*" Joker's joints were being fused back into place by Maria's healing.
"Just a little more my child. I'm sorry to cause you so much pain." Maria stroked Joker's cheek in apology.
"AKIRA!" Futaba and Mona rushed to his side, a portal opened in the cafe to allow them to see him, Sojiro decided to stay back and wait, not really wanting to traverse literal Hell.
"Nice work guys." Joker grunted as another bone popped back into place.
"I'm so sorry. This is all my fault." Futaba began to cry looking at the state of her friends.
"Hey, none of that. You did your best and we all escaped. That's all that matters." Joker smiled.
"What are we gonna do with the sewers gone, their eyes will be all over them now." Mona asked.
"Screw them, we'll figure something out. We always do. In the meantime, I think it goes without saying we need to train up more if we are to battle the Titans again. But at least we know what they're capable of, along with Bruce." Akira smirked, then frowned remembering what Bat-mite said.
"What?" Mona asked.
"Bat-mite showed up. The deadline has doubled." Akira said.
"So now we have to do two palaces per month?!" Futaba huffed.
"We were going to anyway. Better than another one of our own killed. I guess he liked tonight's battle and decided to let us off easy." Akira sighed,.
"Well, we're already a third done with Selina's palace. It's only the 15th, so we have plenty of time." Mona said.
"We're taking a couple of days to gather ourselves, tonight was proof that we are clearly outmatched in the real world, in that time let's find all we can about these assassins we have in our possession, train all we can with Ares, and hopefully Constantine will return soon, I don't want to rush him though." Akira sighed.
"Hmm...sounds good. We should lay low for now anyway, we were jammed out from your comms but could still hear his through the bug. He's fucking pissed Akira, never heard a fury like that unless it's before a palace ruler transforms." Futaba said.
"We already know he has a palace, we just can't access it yet. Even though we lost we still ruffle his feathers with our tenacity. That's why he was trying so hard to stop us tonight. He's afraid of us getting stronger." Mona said.
"*Chuckles* He should be." Akira smirked.
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May 15th, Night
Severe Thunderstorms
Batcave
"PROCESSING DATA" The batcomputer rang.
Batman clenched his jaw, and gritted his teeth. So close, so near victory. But then Joker pulled out that final card, the thing Batman prayed he would be able to stop, but no...Joker literally opened the gates of Hell.
"Please stop gritting your teeth Master Bruce. It is unhealthy towards your oral health." Alfred said as he wrapped gauze around Terra's gun wound. There was oddly no bullet, as if a laser shot through her. He gave her some painkillers to take and moved on to the next.
"I almost had them. I was so close." Batman growled.
"So with this new data you will be even closer. Do not think of this as a loss but rather a step towards victory, to justice." Alfred said.
"*growls*" Batman responded.
"PROCESSING COMPLETE" the Batcomputer rang. He'll need to make special robots to duplicate their powers but a ring of satisfaction ran through him when nine robots projected one of the Phantom Thieves on their skin. Down to Joker's smug smile.
Dr. Fate teleported into the Bat-cave and looked upon the scene.
"Where….were...you?" Batman growled.
"Ah...bad night Batman. Sorry I couldn't join your little operation. I was busy." Dr. Fate said.
Batman grabbed Dr. Fate by the throat. His anger gets the best of him.
"I am tired of hiring that excuse." Batman growled.
Dr. Fate pushed him off with a holy blast.
"There are more things at play than this group Dark Knight. You forget I'm a busy man. Luckily for you I was busy looking over your files." Dr. Fate threw down the file on a desk.
"And?" Batman asked.
"I focused on what the little blonde girl said about arcana. So I pulled out my old Tarot deck.." Dr. Fate said. His tarot cards floated in circles above his hand.
Batman's silence made him go on.
"It seems their fate is very much bound to yours. Worry not they will fall, fate is absolute, and their cards have spoken." Fate said.
"I didn't ask you to help for a fortune reading. Do you have counter attacks I can use against them, I am tired of being slowed to a crawl." Batman said.
"I can teach you those counter spells, I also have something else." Dr. Fate said. Dozens of handcuffs with intricate designs appeared on the desk.
"These will drain their power to be null and void. I must ask you to return these soon however, they are very valuable to my work." Dr. Fate said.
"Good. Now we just have to find them, I don't suppose you will help in that matter?" Batman asked.
"I am no hound dog of yours Batman. I must return to the Tower of Fate and watch over it with my wife. I will send you a tome of spells for you to study in your own time. I must go, if the situation worsens I will return." Dr. Fate said sternly.
"With your tracking this would be all over in hours." Batman growled.
"I will look into the Kingdom of Hell but that is all I will do. I have given you the proper tools to defeat them Dark Knight, now you must let fate run its course." With that Fate disappeared.
Batman narrowed his eyes and growled at Dr. Fate's inaction, he hoped he could convince Constantine to come back and help him with this investigation, the man ironically was more easy to deal with than the pompous doctor.
He looked at the cuffs and counted them, ten cuffs, for ten villains including Lavenza. IT would do for now, he grabbed the book and put it up for later, the night was still young and the Phantom Thieves weren't the only threat to Gotham, he would have to read it during his limited spare time.
Both sides learned a lot about each other this day, and both would have to train in certain aspects in order to take each other down.
Batman knew they would have to strike again by the end of the month, if Joker's punishment was anything to go by, and he knew he wouldn't be him next. The god wanted this to run its course, but even gods can make mistakes. He's seen it before…
He downed painkillers and walked to the Batwing, Lucius will have to pull out the spare Batmobile out of storage. He would have to have a meeting with him for more counter attacks for the thieves. A frontal assault is clearly ineffective, he had to take them out from behind, he had to plan it very carefully so they couldn't bounce back like they did tonight.
Queen, Joker, and Panther were the healers, at least the only ones in his knowledge. Panther is clearly the weakness link in terms of them . He would have to knock them out and hide them so they couldn't bring them back. He had to divide and conquer.
And to do that he needed more tricks up his sleeve.
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AN: *pants* that really ran on longer than I thought. I didn't plan for it but it's clear a time skip must happen to speed things along. Both sides need to gather their troops but I also want Constantine back….I miss him…
Next chapter is coming soon. Hope you guys liked this long action scene, I really wanted things to be different this arc, and I think I made that certain here.
Stay tuned~
