The monstrous man's eyes crinkled with amusement. "I'm afraid I can't do that doctor. Not until you agree to come with me to treat a special….employee of mine," he said genially.
Eclypsa narrowed her eyes in suspicion. "Get out of my operating room," she repeated. "You are compromising the sterility of the room."
"You will be compromising other things if you don't comply," the man threatened.
"Don't care. Leave." Eclypsa snarled, "I don't know who you are but my priority is lying here."
The man's eyes hardened and with a movement so fluid, no one noticed, the man produced a handgun and shot the prone man on the operating table in the gut. Eclypsa gasped and sprang into action. Grabbing clamps, she felt around with her free hand until she came into contact with the torn artery. She clamped off the artery and quickly snatched the discarded needle and suture lying on the tray. Carefully trimming the damaged artery she sewed both ends together with the swiftness that came from thousands of hours of practice. Letting out a breath Eclypsa glared daggers at the man. Completely unapologetic, the man introduced himself, "Forgive me, I am Bane. Now come with me or your underlings will be next."
"No."
The men surrounding her staff took a step back.
"No?" Bane's voice lowered dangerously. Penelope Let out an involuntary whimper and her surgeon's eyes cut sharply to her and made eye contact. "Be brave," Eclypsa's eyes seem to express. Mustering her encourage, Penelope took a shaky breath and gave an infinitesimal nod.
"I'll go with you as long as you let my staff out first," Eclypsa lifted her chin and calmly finished sewing up her patient.
"Go." Bane ground out. After a brief hesitation, Dr. Delalune's former staff quickly filed out. Alone, the man and the surgeon faced each other.
"Come."
"Fine."
One of the men tried to grab Eclypsa's arm and after a stinging slap on the wrist, withdrew his arm hastily. Eclypsa stripped out of her gown and gloves outside the operating theater and followed Bane while her eyes tried to bore a hole into the back of his head.
"Where is this man taking me? And why me?" she thought. This man was terrifying. He was much taller than anyone she knew and he was just..huge. He was built like a bodybuilder and carried himself with a an air of command. As if Bane could read her mind, he answered without turning. "You are the best brain specialist around and my employee has some….. neurocognitive problems."
Eclypsa walked in frosty silence and finally noticed 2 things. She was still wearing her surgical mask covered in blood and they were going in the direction of the morgue. Frustrated, she tore off the mask and nearly walked into Bane's broad back. Past the heavy steel door, the group can hear screaming.