Chapter 4 - Rohe' Nool
Who... Who am I...?
"I can answer that for you." a dark voice spoke up. The young man's neck jerked to the left as another much older man approached; wearing what looked like some sort of black cloak. "My name is Ra's al Ghul... and your name is Rohe' Nool."
"Ronnie Pool...?" the youngling asked confused.
"Not quite..." the other replied, sounding slightly amused. "First part is spelled R-O-H-E-apostrophe. Last part is N-O-O-L. Rohe' Nool."
"Rohe' Nool..." The young man tried to repeat it a couple of times, but somehow it still felt wrong on his tongue. "Are you sure that's really my name?"
"Certainly." Ra's al Ghul confirmed. "But maybe you're more accustomed to hear the English translation; the Green Arrow."
"Arrow...?"
Suddenly multiple images flashed in front of his eyes, as if that single word had triggered a flood of memories.
So you're the Arrow...
The vigilante.
...so I've always been a killer?
The Arrow. Lieutenant, I know he's breaking the law...
What are you doing?!
...forged me into a weapon...
I find the person, and then I put the fear of God into them.
YOU HAVE FAILED THIS CITY!
...because I know Oliver Queen is the Arrow.
OLIVER!
He gasped as he emerged back to the present. Taking way to short breaths, he tried to calm himself by inhaling deep numerous times while processing what he just saw. All that violence, blood, bodies... Was he really responsible for all that? Were all these scars on his body mere reminders of someone fighting for their life? Lives, which he seamed to have taken without any trace of mercy or remorse?
"Who is Oliver... Oliver Queen?" he carefully asked at the same time as he locked eyes with Ra's al Ghul. The latter sighted.
"Seems like you still remember parts of your previous life; from before you were reborn-"
"Reborn?"
"Yes. You died, but were allowed back to have a second chance. I will explain everything when you're stronger. But right now you need to rest and heal your wounds." The younger started to ask about that explanation immediately, but he wouldn't get it. "We have all time in the world. First priority is your full recovery. I'll explain everything after you've rested."
Oliver Queen - or Rohe' Nool as his new name apparently was - answered with a stiff nod. Then he allowed himself to relax and temporarily drift away into a heavy sleep.
As soon as the youngling had dozed of, Ra's al Ghul turned to a masked figure who appeared out of the shadows.
"He still remembers. Give him a larger doze." he ordered.
"I've already given him double the usual-"
"Then double it again!" he hissed in response. "Next time he awakens, he shall have no memory – what so ever – of Oliver Queen, or it will be the last mistake you'll ever do..."
The person made a nervous bow, quickly approached the younger sleeping man and pulled out a syringe filled with a clear liquid. As the content was emptied into the man's system, Ra's al Ghul smirked.
"This is the day Oliver Queen cease to exist... and the day when Rohe' Nool was born."
A/N: The name "Rohe' Nool" is my own invention. It originates from the Estonian "Roheline nool" which means "Green Arrow".