Batman stood in front of a large, black pod on top of a building across the street from Selina's penthouse.

He pressed a button in his gauntlet, opening the pod. Inside was a sixteen foot-tall black batsuit with a large red oval on the chest with a bat silhouette inside. He reached for the emblem in order to enter it, but was stopped by the blinking icon in his lense.

"What?" Batman growled.

"Sir, please pace yourself. That... thing... can kill you."

"Noted." Batman hung up.

He touched the emblem, opening the front in a way that reminded him of an autopsy. He stepped into the suit, turning to allign himself with the suit. The helmet and suit closed around him. He felt a slight wave of vertigo pass over him.

"Neural link re-established. Hellbat suit ready." the suit's bass-y voice vibrated the helmet. Batman stepped out of the pod.

"Metabolism at 100%""

With a mere thought, Batman activated the wings on the back, propelling him upward. He stopped fifty meters up and scanned the street.

"Hostiles detected." the suit informed him as he set his gaze upon the marching parademons. The GCPD were engaging them.

"Call Jim."

"Calling James Gordon."

Batman initiated an eighty degree dive.

"Batman? Why are there parademons, moreover why is my caller ID glitched?"

Batman landed on a parademon that was just bit off the head of a police officer.

"Call off your people, Jim. They're out-matched. Mathews is already KIA." Batman grabbed another parademon by the throat and leg swept it. He then punched the mindless creature with enough force to embed half of it's head into the street.

"Damn it!" Jim shouted into the helmet. He heard him press his police radio, "All first responders! Pull back! Now! We're not equipped to deal with these assholes, Thank god we have someone who is."

"Metabolism beginning decline."

Batman kicked another paparademon in the face, incapacitating it instantly. The rest of the battalion directed their full attention to the overpowered attacker.

He knew these things were mindless, soulless organisms stripped of anything resembling remorse. He knew he didn't have to hold back.

Batman smirked, but the smirk faded when he looked down at the decapitated police officer being dragged behind a patrol car.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN COME TO THIS PLANET, COME TO MY CITY, AND YOU THINK YOU CAN HURT MY PEOPLE?! HUH?!" Batman shouted at the mindless mongrels as he charged them down.

"I'M GONNA FUCK YOU UP!!!"

Three parademons jumped at their angry attacker. Batman caught two of them with his clawed gloves by their throats and kicked a whole through the chest of the one in the middle. He then smashed the two heads together, causing them to explode like grapes. The sound it made amused him, but the sewage looking blood and brains on the helmet made his stomach turn.

"Metabolism at 60%. Initiate evasive maneuvers."

Batman ignored the suit's warning, losing himself in the carnage, ripping and tearing each one of Darkseid's zombie soldiers for over four hours.

"WARNING. WARNING. Metabolism at 30%." He finally heeded the suits flashing screen, punching another parademon through the head before flying twenty meters up.

"Batman to Justice League..." he started to feel light-headed, "I need *pant pant* support...to- *pant pant* too many. I need to let my body recharge."

"Superman here. We're all dealing with a larger battalion on the outskirts of Metropolis."

"Understood... I'll make do." Batman's breath finally slowed.

"Are you sure?" the Man Of Steel asked worriedly.

Batman watched as the parademons flew toward him.

"Metabolism increased to 92%."

"I'm sure. Batman out." he disconnected the line.

A parademon grabbed his mechanized ankle and threw him backc down to the street. He slowed his descent with the thrusters and , landing on his knees. He then activated the chest beam and blasted it at the descending creatures. Only twenty left.

Batman struggled to his feet when he saw four of the parademons get knocked off course.

The remaining eight pounced onto Batman. He grabbed one by the throat and threw it into two the others. He rocketed over the pile of creatures and blasted his chest beam, incinerating them. He again lost himself in another flurry of punches, kicks, slams, and blood.

"WARNING. WARNING..."

Batman's senses started to fade, dropping to the ground once more. He heard another approaching parademon. He turned to see a cord of some kind wrap around the parademon's neck. Whoever was operating the cord pulled the creature to the ground. The blurry figure then tried punching the parademon in the face, but it caused the figure to yelp.

It sounded female. Batman watched, the shadow pick up a sewer grate and smash the parademon's face with it, knocking it out.

She then shook her wrist and seethed.

She then walked up to Batman, swaying her body in a way that he finally recognized.

"Hey slugger."

"Selina," Batman spoke in a robotic voice, "What are you...?"

"I'm saving your ass. You're welcome, by the way. Now I'm gonna have to ice my wittle paw!" she playfully kicked the suit's shin plate.