A Fair Price
by TwinEnigma
Warnings for chapter: none
6.
In time, many people came to fear the prince, for the cost of justice was always high and all magic came with a price, magic born of darkness most especially of all.
But that did not stop him, as his thirst for justice was unquenchable.
It was then that he met the boy.
Batman is more than an urban legend now. Batman is a terrifying reality of Gotham, implacable and absolute, and he is watching, always.
Bruce loves it.
The way in which he's maneuvered himself and pressured certain crime rings is forcing the major crime families to sit up and pay attention. He's been watching them for weeks and noting the movements. There's a shakedown in leadership coming up in the Falcone family, maybe soon, and rumors that they might expand their territories. Smaller players like Zucco might get eliminated if they're unable to deal with the aggressive Falcone's plans for expansion.
And when they move, he'll be there to take them down.
But first, he must be elsewhere. There are some acts in the name of justice that only Bruce Wayne can do and this charity event is one such act.
He sighs, adjusts his tie, and picks up the program for Haly's International Circus.