Chapter Seventeen
"I don't know, Etty." The Boy donned in the Green hoodie spoke as they sparred in the Cave. The rest of the team had yet to arrive because the rest of the team didn't rise as early as the two of them. He was about to speak again when he carefully ducked to avoid the end of Eternal's staff, which was live, and cackling with electricity as it whistled over his head. Robin did a few back hand springs to give himself some space, but Eternal quickly caught up to him by using the staff to leap into the air, and land behind him. "It doesn't sound like such a good idea to me. You could compromise your identity."
Eternal made a small sound to acknowledge Robin's opinion, and then swung about to tag Robin with the end of the staff- which was only charged enough to give the boy a small jolt rather than a full blown shock.
The staff came in contact with Robin's side, and the boy gave a small yelp as the staff shocked him, while Eternal smirked, and then laughed.
"Looks like I win…" Eternal sighed mockingly as she pulled her staff away from Robin, and then leaned on it as she pretended to inspect her fingernails. Robin shot her a look of disapproval, and then in one fluid motion, kicked the staff out from under her- expecting her to topple.
Eternal just swung the staff back at Robin- who received yet another shock.
"Look, before we start this whole thing over again-"Robin spoke as he held the spot that had just been shocked. Eternal paused; her staff still extended towards Robin, but her expression now more one of childish interest rather than her warrior-like glare. Her bottom lip was even sticking out slightly.
"Did you hear a word I said?" Robin asked his tone a bit like a parent's. Eternal gave a small laugh and a smirk, and shrugged. Robin narrowed his eyes at her from behind his sunglasses, and frowned.
"Maybe." Eternal chirped. Robin huffed- and then in a blur of black and sky blue- the color of Eternal's shirt and pants for the day- Robin was forced to block a kick to his head, and then was suddenly staring at the ceiling.
"Remember, grasshopper- just because my foot is flying towards your face doesn't mean I can't swing my staff at your ankles." Etty spoke wisely as she offered a hand out to Robin, and retracted her staff so that it was now about six inches long and easily tucked into her utility belt. Robin grumbled quietly about something along the lines of 'yeah, yeah, Batman.", and then looked up to speak at Eternal- who quickly cut him off by raising her hand. "And yes- I heard every word you said." Robin raised an eyebrow and Eternal rolled her eyes and tapped the side of her head.
"Eidetic memory, remember?" She said just before motioning towards the empty room around them. "I can remember every step you took just now."
Robin rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses, and then shot Eternal a playful look.
"Yeah, yeah, I know. But what do think?" Robin asked as he shrugged at Eternal. She was looking at him as if they were talking about normal teenager stuff- when really the fate of the Justice League could be at stake.
And therefore- the world.
"I'm sticking with my original plan." She said as she looked at him as if he had just suggested they go steal the Batmobile. Which very possible for the two- it just wasn't a good idea in the long run.
"Didn't you say she's been watching training tapes of you?" Robin pondered. "Wouldn't that mean she already knows that you're the hero Eternal?"
Eternal shook her head.
"No. Bats gathered video of me fighting various opponents, and before he recruited me- he was going to show them to you in order to give you an upper hand. But he never got that chance."
Eternal turned to walk towards her room where she was planning on leaving her utility belt, and Robin followed.
"I'm going to meet her at Wayne Towers on Monday. Just like I said." Eternal spoke as the door to her room slid open, reveal her spick and span room to the boy wonder behind her. He waited at the door politely until Eternal waved him in, and he eyed the array of weapons lying on Eternal's desk waiting to be sharpened or repaired.
"But I can't meet her as Eternal. She's smart. She'll know that Mercy is Eternal in a moment's notice if the thief you've known as Night doesn't show up donned in her old costume." She spoke as she reached into her closet, and placed her utility belt back over her uniform.
Robin was tapping his chin in thought as he eyed the target on the wall that didn't seem to have any other marks in it other than the hole right on top of the bulls eye.
"I get that. But I'm not sure if Batman would be all too excited to give you your old costume back, Etty. He keeps it under lock and key- and I'm not even sure where it is." Robin said. Eternal quickly turned around, and Robin spotted her in the mirror. "But I know he didn't get rid of it!" He said quickly to keep her calm. "That's not like him."
Eternal narrowed her eyes slightly, and then motioned for Robin to follow her, which he did without complaint as they exited her room, and headed for the Kitchen. M'gann and Conner were still sleeping, which left her plenty of time to make herself and Robin some breakfast.
"Right," Eternal spoke with a slight edge. Robin huffed quietly, and Eternal smirked, and then laid a 'gentle' punch on his arm. "So Bird Boy, you think you could pull some strings for me?" She asked as Robin rubbed the spot Eternal had punched.
Robin thought carefully before he spoke as they walked into the kitchen, and he took a seat on one of the stools before he finally answered.
"Yeah. I think so. But I can't make any guarantees, Etty." Robin answered. Eternal shrugged, and then moved to begin making a batch of fresh waffles.
"Yeah, yeah, Bats is stubborn." She stated as she began to mix the ingredients for the waffle batter. Robin nodded his head in agreement at this. "Now, Robin. I have another very important question to ask you. I believe the fate of the world depends on your answer."
Robin looked up quickly, his expression confused as he watched Eternal mix the waffle batter, and then slowly turn around with a stony expression.
"Uh…" Robin started as Eternal continued to mix the batter, and stare at Robin. "Ask away?" His tone told the world that he was more than a little confused.
Eternal gave a dramatic sigh, and then paused her mixing.
"Robin…" She said quietly. Robin leaned in closer to hear her, and she looked up at him. "Should…" She paused, and Robin rose an eyebrow at her.
"Should I make… chocolate chip or blueberry waffles?"
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A while after Robin and Eternal enjoyed their chocolate chip waffles, the rest of the team began to trickle in from their homes, and gathered in the Cave, ready to begin training- and a chance to take a few punches at Eternal.
Right now, Eternal and Robin were joking about, throwing playful jabs at each other and executing less tactical, but more enjoyable acrobatics as the rest of the team watched on with distaste while whispering to each other as if they were planning something sinister. Black Canary was running a bit late- but that shouldn't have stopped them from beginning their training on their own- even though it did for most of them.
"Authorizing, Black Canary A-1-3. Authorizing, Red Arrow, B-0-6." All eyes turned to the Zeta tubes, and just as expected, Black Canary came strolling out of the tube with Red Arrow trailing right behind her in his full costume.
Black Canary glanced around the room at the young heroes with a stern look on her face, which slowly turned into a deep frown as her eyes landed on the five who were standing on the other side of the room with their hands in their pockets.
Just as Canary was about to open her mouth to lecture the five who were mulling about, Eternal's blue eyes glanced at the now relaxed Robin- who was vulnerable to attack.
Just as the first inkling of a word began to trickle out of Black Canary's lips, Eternal darted forwards, and jabbed Robin in the ribs, causing him to yelp loudly in surprise, and swing his arm around in an attempt to hit Eternal, who quickly blocked him, and delivered another four quick jabs to select pressure points- which then caused Robin to stiffen.
"I-I can't… m-move." Robin groaned as he began to fall backwards. Eternal quickly caught the boy by the collar of his shirt, and held him up with one hand as she smirked at him, the rest of the team glared, and Canary and Red Arrow watched on with slightly surprised expressions.
"I told you so." Eternal sang as she skillfully, and gently prodded the pressure points again, and then released Robin- who quickly caught himself, but stumbled slightly. Eternal gave a triumphant 'hmph' as Robin mumbled something under his breath, and brushed some imaginary dirt off of her shoulder.
Canary raised an eyebrow at the two, and then gave a quiet huff.
"Well, if you two are finished, it's time for training to start." Canary stated as Eternal sent her a mock salute, and walked over to where herself and the team would spar.
Canary took a few steps forwards towards the Team, while Red Arrow hung back, choosing to observe from afar.
"I'll be pairing you all up today- powers and weapons allowed. And since there is an uneven amount of members on this team, Red Arrow has volunteered to stand in." She motioned towards him, and he nodded politely. Eternal sent him a mock bow that caused Robin to snort quietly. "
Canary ignored the two, and continued.
"First up, Robin and Kid Flash." Canary announced as the holographic training floor came to life, and the two young boys stepped forwards, and Eternal stepped off of the floor.
The Team, Black Canary, Red Arrow, and Eternal gathered around the training floor, careful to keep their distance from the fight in case something- or someone came towards them. Canary stood between Eternal and the rest of the team, while Red Arrow stood directly next to Eternal.
Canary stepped forward to begin the match, and Eternal leaned over slightly towards Red Arrow, who glanced towards her at the movement.
"I give it twelve seconds." She whispered as Canary started the match, and Kid Flash disappeared in a blur of yellow. The team had been asked to practice in full uniform today- but Eternal was still the only one in her black skinny jeans and sky blue shirt, but with her utility belt thrown around her waist. She went so far as to even keep her hair down.
Red Arrow didn't answer Eternal, but silently disagreed with her as he turned to look back towards the match- and within six seconds after the six seconds he had spent observing Eternal- Robin came out the victor, while Kid Flash laid on the floor, groaning like he had just been hit by a freight train.
"Very good, Robin. Great job at using his speed against him." Canary complemented as the two boys left the ring, Robin practically strutting while Wally rubbed his head and grumbled.
"Superboy, Aqualad, you're next." Canary announced.
The match between the two boys lasted much longer than the one between Robin and Wally- but even as they watched, Eternal yet again called the exact time that the sparring match would end- and even went so far as to declare Aqualad the victor- but quietly mentioned that his last shot had been sheer luck, which just before Red Arrow could defend his friend- Canary backed her up by telling Aqualad that he would need to practice more with Superboy because something like that wouldn't happen every time he went up against Superboy.
"Artemis and Eternal." Canary announced as she reset the training floor, and then stepped back to allow the girls to enter the floor.
Eternal threw her hair over her shoulder, and gave an almost bored sounding- but quiet sigh. But then, cracked her knuckles, and moved to enter the training floor just after Artemis, who already had an arrow notched back, and aimed at Eternal's feet.
Red Arrow watched with narrow eyes as Eternal smirked, and then reached back to pull out her silver kukris, and then even went so far as to toss one in the air and catch it repeatedly as she waited for Canary to start the match.
"She always does that." Kid Flash grumbled quietly from next to Red Arrow, who glanced at him as he spoke. "She's so freaking smug." He snarled as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Red Arrow shrugged, and then looked back at the two girls, who were still waiting on Canary's call.
"She might be." Red Arrow spoke quietly back. Kid didn't look at him, but he was listening. "But that just means that he knows exactly what she's capable of."
"Begin Match." Canary announced.
Artemis released a flurry of arrows at Eternal, who had already caught her kukri in the palm of her hand, and was now twirling them about so quickly to deflect the arrows that they began to blur.
Artemis backed up as Eternal advanced, releasing arrows one after another to try and defend herself, and Eternal continued to deflect them almost as if she wasn't even trying.
"Aw, come on Arty, I know you can do better than that!" Eternal shouted as she spun around, and sliced an arrow in half.
Red Arrow's eyes widened in recognition at the movement.
Artemis grunted, and shot off a trick arrow at Eternal- that opened up into a net- which Eternal caught in her hand with grace, and threw it towards the left wall without a second thought. And with every movement- she did with a smirk on her face.
Artemis growled, and released another triple of arrows, and then sprinted towards Eternal full speed, hoping to catch her off guard.
But- just as predicted, Eternal was ready, and quickly disarmed Artemis by basically swatting her bow out of her hand, sweeping her legs out from underneath her, and then placing a foot on her chest and pointing a kukri at her throat.
Artemis struggled against Eternal's foot- but by that point there was no reason to, because the holographic training floor had already declared Artemis's defeat. Eternal just smirked, and raised her foot off of Artemis's chest, and then pulled away her weapon, allowing the archer to stand.
"Maybe next time, Artemis." Eternal said as she smirked at the girl, and sheathed her weapons. Artemis just grunted in frustration, and made her way back to the others.
Just as Canary began to call out another pair of names to begin another sparring match, her communicator began to go off, and she quickly walked away to answer it, the doors to the common area shutting behind her.
As soon as Black Canary had her back turned, Red Arrow practically charged towards Eternal- whose eyes quickly diverted towards him, and her muscles tensed. She sensed danger.
Red forcefully placed a hand on her shoulder, and pushed her away from the team, causing them to watch on with a mixture of concern and confusion. But before Red could push her very far, Eternal swatted his hand off of her, and sent him a look of pure venom, and placed a hand close to a dagger on her belt.
"Excuse-" Eternal growled, but was cut off by a shout from Robin and Red's own louder growl.
"Where did you learn that?" He snarled. Eternal narrowed her eyes, and quickly snarled back.
"Learn what?" She snapped, leaning towards Red Arrow as she did.
"You cut her arrow, and you caught her net- talk!" Red Arrow shouted. Spit flew out of his mouth in his anger, and landed on Eternal's face, causing her to close her eyes, and slowly reach up, and wipe it off with a disgusted expression.
"Anyone with half the experience I have could do that, asshole. Now just tell me what you're getting at, or move back before I make you." Eternal spat as she pulled out her dagger, and prodded Red in the chest with the hilt. Red looked down at the dagger with narrowed eyes, and Robin quickly stepped forwards.
Red tried to swat the dagger away, but Eternal quickly moved it from his reach, and then placed it back at his chest.
"Try it again." She hissed. Red Arrow only glared as Robin stepped between them, slowly took the dagger from Eternal's hand, and pushed the two away from each other.
"Look, Red, whatever you're getting at, you shouldn't be getting at here and the way you are." Robin said calmly, but sternly to Red, who huffed like a bull, and continued to glare at Eternal, who had taken a step back from Robin's outstretched hand, and crossed her arms in resentment.
"And Etty, there's no need to provoke the angry. Or threaten the angry." Robin reasoned as Eternal watched him from the corner of her eyes, and then looked at Red, who was still glaring at her with his narrowed eyes.
"I don't trust you." Red spat, causing Robin to give him a gentle push further away from Eternal.
"I don't remember ever needing your trust." Eternal replied smoothly before holding her hand out to Robin, and waiting patiently for him to place the dagger in her hand. Robin hesitantly placed it in her hand, and she placed it back in her belt as she turned her back to Robin, Red Arrow, and the Team, and headed towards her room to gather some things she would need for the night.
"See you guys later." She grumbled as she lazily waved over her shoulder. "Try not to miss me too much…" She muttered.
As soon as the doors slid shut behind Eternal, Robin put his hand down, and sighed quietly, but just loud enough for the team to hear, and then turned to face them.
"You guys know that what you're doing is taking a toll on her, right?" He said with a tone to his voice that dripped with concern for his friend.
Kid instantly shot a look at Robin, and huffed loudly.
"Well excuse us if she lied to us. I mean, that's not even her real face!" Kid shouted as he threw his hands in the air. Red Arrow spun around, his white eye slits wider than ever.
"What?" He asked as Robin slapped his forehead behind him, and then dragged his hands down his face in frustration.
"That bird ring she wears," Kid continued to yell. "When she takes it off, she changes! She's a totally different person and she didn't bother to tell us!"
"Well, Kid, when you think about it, I'm a totally different person under this mask- and I haven't told any of you." Robin shouted before Kid or Red could speak. He then pointed at Miss Martian.
"That's not Megan's real face, we all know what she looks like underneath, but we don't force her to be the person she's not willing to show just because we want to." Robin continued as he moved forwards. M'gann turned her face away, and took a step away from the Team.
"Red, even you hide your face! None of us have asked you to take off your mask and show us who you really are underneath it! So why ask the same of Etty if she's not ready to reveal herself to all of you when you can't even give her the trust she deserves?" Robin finished as he looked around at his teammates with a mixture of disappointment, and desperation. "She's saved all of our lives over and over again and you all repay her with suspicion and distance."
Robin rounded on Wally, who was already ashamed, and pointed directly at him.
"You remember what she did for you! She proved she'd be willing to give her life for us!"
The Team seemed to grow uneasy at this notion, and all of them averted their eyes- even Kid, whose raised hand lowered slowly lowered in realization of how wrong he had been.
But Red Arrow wasn't about to quit.
"What did she look like?!" He shouted, causing nearly everyone to jump, seeing that they had been in thought.
Red was answered with silence and wary glances.
He raised his hands up slightly, and then let them drop.
"So you're not going to help me now." He scoffed before turning around to glare at Robin, who glared right back. "Thanks a lot Robin." He spat. Robin narrowed his eyes, and only sent him a curt nod before Red spun around with a huff, and stormed towards the Zeta tubes.
"Well, when you all realize your mistake, feel free to give me a call- but for now, good luck with your newest mole." He spat just before he disappeared in a flash of light, and was gone.
Robin sighed, and then turned to face the Team, who all still appeared to be slightly uneasy after the scene that had unfolded before them.
The doors that Eternal had stormed through only minutes ago slid open again- and Eternal came storming out with a backpack slung over her shoulders, and a look on her face that made the team, and even Robin- think twice about approaching her.
But Kid Mouth decided to speak, and zipped forwards to put himself within arms reach of Eternal.
"Where're you going?" He asked, trying to sound as friendly as possible.
The tone of Wally's voice caused Eternal to shoot him a suspicious look, and stop momentarily to gaze at him, before walking once more.
"Why do you care?" She spat before reaching towards the panel to type in her designation, and stepped forwards into the Zeta tube.
Wally frowned, and muttered something about how he thought they were friends, and zipped off once more to disappear into the kitchen.
"Rob, meet me in Crime Ally." Eternal shouted just as the Zeta tube began to brighten, and her form began to dissipate.
Before Robin could answer, she was gone.
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Wally stared at the television silently, but without actually processing what he was watching as his hand robotically placed another chip in his mouth, and he began to chew, but without really tasting his food.
Mentally, he was counting the times Eternal had saved his life in the past four months she had been a member of the Team.
The first time had been when he had become pinned by one of Poison Ivy's vines, and just when Ivy was about to deliver the finishing blow- Eternal had swooped in, and sliced the vines off of him, allowing him to bolt as soon as he was free- because he didn't think twice about how Eternal would come out of the fight.
She came out with bruises from being thrown around by Ivy- but she would have come out without them with Wally's help.
The second time was when Wally had accidently run himself off of a cliff- and Eternal ran after him with not a moment's hesitation, quickly caught up to the flailing Wally, and plunged a knife into the wall of the cliff- successfully dislocating her shoulder and destroying a brand new knife. The two hung onto the side of the cliff with Wally hanging onto Eternal's waist, not uttering a single word to her while she endured her excruciating pain in silence. Miss Martian flew down to retrieve Wally, and Superboy retrieved Eternal.
He remembered that one the most because he had witness Eternal shove her own shoulder back into place.
The third time, it was during the failsafe exercise- Eternal had truly died to save him.
It was right before the Team had been ambushed while incorporating the alien weaponry onto Miss Martian's ship. Eternal had been the first to spot the alien ships coming towards them, the first to begin fighting back with explosive throwing knives and defending the ship along with Artemis.
Artemis had gone first- and then entire team had frozen in their place, unable to move from the shock- and the same alien ship that had just taken Artemis aimed for the screaming Wally.
Eternal had cried out to him, telling him to move, but he hadn't moved fast enough for once, and Eternal dove in front of him just in time.
Just in time for Wally to watch her disintegrate less than a foot away from him. He saw her face mask burn away, her eyes turn black and her skin burn away, and finally- her bones disappear into thin air forever. Eternal had died to protect her Team.
She had proven her worth. And what she was worth was not enough to them.
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"Why does it always seem to rain in Gotham?" Mercy muttered to herself as she made her way towards Crime Ally with a hood pulled over her head, carefully casting a shadow over her features, and keeping her face dry.
Robin was supposed to meet her in Crime Ally in less than ten minutes, and so far, that plan was still meant to happen.
"Hey lady!" But if the thugs she was walking towards continued to think that interrupting her plans would be a good idea- Mercy would probably be a little late. "What's a pretty thing like yourself doing out so late?" The thug purred as the cigarette in his mouth bobbed up and down.
By what she could hear and see, there were three, but in Gotham, you never knew exactly how many where waiting in the shadows.
Mercy continued to walk forwards, but swiftly pulled her mask out of her pocket, and carefully placed it over her eyes as she approached them.
If she needed to fight, there was no need for them to see her face.
As she grew closer, they became irritated at her lack of response.
"Hey, I'm talkin' to you!" The same thug shouted as Mercy continued forwards. Just as she was about to pass by them, the thug who had been yelling at her grabbed her shoulder roughly, and pulled her back towards him.
He pulled Mercy close, wrapping his arm around her neck and bringing her ear close to his mouth to speak to her.
"I'll show you what happens when you little ladies ignore me." He hissed in her ear. Mercy just stood still, with an almost bored expression on her face that was still concealed by shadows.
Before the thug and his friends could move another muscle, Mercy whipped out two long daggers out of the sleeves of her jacket, spun the knives around in her fingers, and plunged the daggers in the thug's arm, causing him to scream in a mixture of pain and surprise, and loosen his grip around Mercy's neck.
Mercy slipped out from behind his arm, turned to face the thug- while twisting the daggers in his arm, causing him to scream louder as her right leg swung around to hit another thug right in the face, causing him to fall to the side, and roll a few feet as he moaned in pain; Mercy had successfully dislocated his jaw.
Mercy ripped the daggers out of the thug's arm, and spun around to face the third thug, who had drawn a gun from his coat, and had it aimed at Mercy.
Just before he could pull the trigger, Mercy threw her dagger, and it hit the man directly in the center of his chest, successfully distracting him with the pain long enough for Mercy to close the space between them, and force the gun out of them man's hand by striking key pressure points, causing his fingers to fly open, and drop the gun on the sidewalk, which Mercy quickly kicked away.
Mercy pulled the knife out of the man's chest, and then brought her leg straight up, violently pegging the man's lower jaw, and sending him flying back.
The first thug that had attacked Mercy began to kneel behind her, and Mercy slowly turned around to face him.
"W-who are you?" He uttered as he clutched his arm. Mercy only stared at him, her daggers dripping as the rain washed off the blood they had previously been coated in. The two weapons were now gleaming in the moonlight.
Mercy leaned forwards, and placed a shining dagger against the man's cheek. She didn't say a word, but only dragged her dagger across his cheek, leaving a large cut that would more than likely scar. A constant reminder.
"I'm no one you need to know about." She spoke softly as she nonchalantly wiped her weapon against the man's jacket, and then placed both daggers back into their hiding places. "Just someone you should fear."
Without another word, Mercy turned her back to the trio of groaning men to wither in the rain, and continued to venture further into Crime Ally.
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Red Arrow scoured the city for the Batman, hoping to find him before the night was out- and that the rain would let up soon- because he was beginning to feel like a drowning rat.
Even though Red was the one looking for the Bat, he had a feeling that Batman would find him first- since, Gotham was his city after all, The Dark Knight's playground.
As far as he believed, he was closing in on Crime Ally, where most of the city's scum lingered and even… blossomed.
He looked down from his perch from the rooftops, and spotted a trio of thugs mulling about on the sidewalk underneath a dilapidated awning made out of cheap metal that had rusted over years ago. It wasn't much of a cover from the rain to say the least.
Just as Red was about to look down to his bow and make sure his string was still useable (rain is hell on strings), one of the thugs called out loud enough for Red to hear over the torrents of rain.
"Hey lady!" He shouted as Red moved closer to the edge of the roof, and placed a foot on the edge as his eyes landed on the woman the man was shouting at. "What's a pretty thing like you doing out so late?" She didn't seem fazed by the man shouting at her, and continued walking forwards.
"Confident aren't you?" Roy murmured to himself as he pulled out an arrow, and notched it back just in case he needed to jump in and help. He watched as the woman reached up to her face, and adjusted something, maybe a pair of glasses or scratching an itch.
His eyes averted back to the men as the one with the cigarette in his mouth shouted again.
"Hey! I'm talking to you!" The man shouted as the woman walked so close that she was within arm's reach of the man. And just as Red suspected the man would do, he reached out, and roughly grabbed the woman, and wrapped his arm around her neck, then whispered something in her ear.
Red took aim at the man's shoulder, but just as he was about to release the arrow, the woman whipped a pair of knives out of her sleeves, and attacked the man who was holding her. He screamed, and the woman expertly maneuvered her way out of the man's arms, and kicked another man as she twisted the knives in the other one's arm.
"Well… I guess you've got good reason to be." Red murmured as he lowered his bow, but kept the arrow drawn, just in case she went too far.
He watched as the woman took down all three men with just one or two strikes to each, and then approach the one who had initially attacked her, and place the tip of her knife on his cheek- and left her mark.
He couldn't hear the exchange between the two afterwards, but could only see that the woman was calm as she wiped off her knife on the man's jacket, and then turn her back to him, and walk away as if nothing had happened.
After watching for a moment to make sure that the men wouldn't follow her- which he doubted they would- he began to follow the woman, keeping a safe distance, and sticking to the shadows.
As far as he could tell, she wasn't aware that she was being followed as she ventured towards Crime Ally.
"Now where are you going?" Red spoke to himself quietly as he leapt across the rooftops to follow the woman.
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So, I finally updated, and this chapter is long AS FUCK, so you guys should definitely leave me a review. :D
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