Avenger: Silent War

by Buck Ink

Both Avenger and Batman are at odds with each other after Chinatown's destruction in Blind Justice. However, a dangerous enemy has come to Gotham, with an even greater evil close behind that brings with it a shocking revelation that may change Riley Rivers' life forever as well as have ramifications for the entire world. I don't own anything from DC/Marvel or the name "Bullet Club"

6. Chapter 6: Angel of Vengeance

Chapter 6: Angel of Vengeance.

-Riley Rivers-

After Harper called me to tell me that she'd located the Joker, I was shocked when she told me where she'd seen him. He was riding in Rick's van.

I don't know why Rick was driving the Joker across Gotham, but I knew where they were headed: Rick's apartment.

I dropped Cassandra back to my Law Firm and I asked her to wait for me there. Afterwards, me and Harper went to Rick's apartment, hoping to trap Joker.

But, we ran into Batman instead. He questioned why we were there and I told him that there was no time to argue, so we ran into the apartment, only to find Rick slumped against the wall in some trance.

After I discovered Becca in the bedroom of Rick's apartment, I had an ambulance come to the apartment and take Becca and Hunter to the hospital. They want to test Becca and Hunter for any signs of Joker Toxin or any injuries that he may have caused.

However, when I found Becca... She was in a state of undress. What the hell did the Joker do to her?

Not only that, Rick has been arrested by the GCPD for aiding the Joker.

I called Kieran to tell him what happened, and I also called Mom as well.

Kieran has gone to see Rick at GCPD, but Mom has gone to look after Charlotte for the night.

After I made the phone calls, Harper and Cassandra walked up to me.

Harper: "Do you think she'll be okay?"

Riley: "I don't know, Harper. Becca wasn't my favourite person, but even she didn't deserve this."

Cassandra came up to me and placed her hand on my chest.

Cassandra: "Sorry..."

Riley: "It's fine. She'll be fine."

Harper: "What about you?"

Riley: "... We need to end this. Galavan and The Joker."

I grab my briefcase and open it to reveal the Avenger suit.

Riley: "Harper, could you take Cassandra to your place for tonight?"

Harper: "Sure, but where are you going?"

Riley: "To find the one person who can find the Joker."

-Batman-

The Joker has already killed once tonight. He's tortured a women in her own bedroom in front of her baby son. Yet, another sick joke in the Joker's game.

Rick Troy is in GCPD custody, but he claims to know nothing about the Joker's plan. He says that he was unaware that he was picking the Joker up and was forced to take him to his apartment.

The van which Rick Troy drives was found, but no Joker and no weapons. Joker likely dumped the van and had the weapons moved.

Once again, the trail goes cold. The Joker is loose in my city.

Nightwing: "Bruce, we checked the other businesses that you said the Joker owned and no one knows where he's gone."

Red Hood: "So the Joker has all those weapons which likely Galavan gave him to run amok in Gotham, but why? Why would Galavan want Joker be loose?"

Red Robin: "It's to cause panic. Galavan wants Gotham to be afraid. That why he can pick up the pieces."

Batgirl: "But, he's already been caught trying to arrange a murder on film!
How can he possibly turn it around?!"

Red Robin: "He tried to have a member of a well-known criminal organisation killed.
It's easy to just spin that around and the people will think he's a hero. He could still salvage his campaign if the Joker does enough damage."

Robin: "Fear tactics. Your favourite, father."

As the bat family deliberated on the issue, Alfred came in.

Alfred: "Excuse me, sir. But, someone is here to see you."

Next to Alfred is Avenger.

Batman: "Why is he here, Alfred?"

Alfred: "Sir, I believe right now, he has a right to be here."

Avenger: "Even if I didn't, I'm here now."

Rick Troy is Avenger's, Riley Rivers', brother. The Joker attacked his family and he more than likely wants revenge.

Robin: "No one invited you, Rivers."

Avenger: "I misplaced my invitation. Batman, have you got anything on the Joker?"

Batgirl: "Oh no, you don't get to declare us as the bad guys. You called us just as bad as the Joker and now you're here asking us for help?!"

Avenger: "No, Barbara! I'm here because one of the biggest threats to Gotham running loose and as much as neither of us likes it, it's everyone's problem!"

Red Robin: "I told you that, Riley, but you refused to help earlier."

Avenger: "That's because I was following a lead on the local Yakuza in Cape Carmine.
I was chasing the lead until Damian got in the way."

Robin: "Maybe you should have said something."

Avenger: "You didn't listen. Besides, I had someone searching for the Joker while I was doing this."

Red Robin: "Harper Row."

Avenger: "Yes. That's how I ran into Batman outside of Rick's apartment."

I quickly ran a check on the Yakuza that Rivers mentioned. Their leader is Yami Keshin. He used a be a doctor in medical science and was the one who designed the Black Sky drug.

Batman: "You were chasing Yami Keshin?"

Avenger: "I was. I took down his gang, but he himself escaped."

Batman: "A few days ago, Yakuza stormed into Galavan's house. It's clear that they were looking to kill him. If the Yakuza are off the streets..."

Avenger: "Galavan may surface again. And if we find him..."

Batman: "We find the Joker."

If Galavan is confident that the Yakuza are no longer a threat, he'll have no reason to hide. If the Order of St. Dumas is behind this, anything less than hard proof will be swept under the carpet. We need something that can put Galavan away before we can hope to get him off the streets.

But, Avenger isn't telling us the truth about what he was doing when Damian attacked him. Why was he chasing a lead that wasn't in Cape Carmine? He was doing something else.

Avenger: "That's all I came here for. I want that clown back in Arkham as soon as possible."

Rivers turned to leave. But, there's something he needs to know.

Batman: "A win over Joker isn't that simple."

Avenger: "I'll take what I can get."

Avenger then left.

Robin: "The nerve of that guy. He thinks he runs this city. He insults us and then tries to work with us when it all goes wrong."

Batman: "Rivers only has the city's interest in mind, but he believes that we can be dangerous if left unchecked."

Red Hood: "So he's taken it upon himself to keep us in check? He's very ambitious,
gotta give him that."

Batman: "With the trail cold, we need to keep an eye out for Joker's next move.
The sooner, the better."

-Kieran Troy-

Kieran: "Rick. You need to talk to me here. Tell me what happened?"

Rick: "I've already told the police what I know, dad! What else do you want me to say?! I didn't know I was being asked to pick up The Joker!"

Riley called me earlier, telling me that Rick was arrested and Becca and Hunter have been hospitalised. I feel sympathy for what happened to Becca, but my son comes first.

I've been talking to Rick in the interrogation room, but he's uncooperative.

Kieran: "I just want you to tell me that you were forced against your will.
You didn't know you were picking up a criminal."

Rick: "Oh, I knew I was picking up a criminal, I just didn't know it was the Joker."

Kieran: "Dammit Rick! If you say that, then you'll end up going to jail! I can't let that happen!"

Rick: "You mean, you want to help me or help yourself?"

Kieran: "What do you mean?! I want to help my son."

Rick: "No you don't! You want to protect your position as Assistant District Attorney! If your son goes to jail, it doesn't look good for you, right? You want me to lie so that you can prove my 'innocence' and then you can be the hero who saved his son! I've got news for you, dad... I'm guilty!"

I shook my head. My pig-headed son is gonna get himself locked up because of his own stubbornness!

Kieran: "Fine. If you want to play it that way, you can take your chances in prison."

I stand up from the table and I was about to walk away.

Rick: "Yeah! Yeah, walk away from me! Just like you did to Mom."

Mom? Rick is mine and Kerry's son so what is he talking about?

Kieran: "What are you talking about?"

Rick looked at me with a bewildered look.

Rick: "You really don't remember, don't you? What you did to Mom?"

Kieran: "What are you talking about?!"

I shouted at Rick. I didn't know what he was talking about, but I felt like I didn't want to hear it.

Rick: "Who do you think is Charlotte's mother?"

Kieran: "What..."

Rick: "Nine months before Charlotte was born, you had sex with mom, didn't you?"

W-What?! No... I didn't! I can't of. I didn't have sex with Kerry! She was married at the time, to Michael.

Kieran: "You're lying."

Rick: "Lying?! I SAW you two! Charlotte is Riley's actual sister and Kerry Rivers'
daughter!"

Kieran: "Shut up!"

I smacked Rick around the face. By that point, GCPD officers came into the room and restrained me!

Rick: "Yeah! It's true! If only Michael knew what you'd done! I guess that means it's good he's dead, right?"

Kieran: "You lie!"

I was dragged out of the GCPD station kicking and screaming.

I didn't. I never. I couldn't.

Kerry can't be Charlotte's mother! She just can't be!

*The Next Day*
-Lauren Winters-

It was a ordanary day at the Gotham gazette. However, people are more on edge than usual and I can understand why.

Last night I heard that the Joker, Gotham's 'Clown' prince of Crime, escaped from Arkham after a botched transfer.

I was worried that Riley would put his 'work' clothes on and go looking for him.
I was going to tell Riley that I knew who he really was, but I decided against it. I didn't want to confront him about it over the phone.

Vicki: "Did you hear, Lauren?"

Lauren: "What?"

Vicki: "It hasn't been confirmed, but apparently the Assistant District Attorney was thrown out of GCPD last night."

Kieran Troy? That's Charlotte's father, isn't it?

Lauren: "Why would Mr Troy be thrown out of the GCPD station?"

Miss Vale's eyes then widened slightly.

Vicki: "You really don't know."

When I asked her what she meant, she told me. That GCPD had arrested Rick Troy after he was suspected in aiding the Joker. The Joker then 'abused' Troy's girlfriend and left.

My first thought was back to Riley again. He's hurting, I can tell. And knowing him,
he isn't going to take this lightly. When his dad was killed, the killer was beaten within an inch of his life that same night.

I have to do something to help him. I don't want him to end up killing someone.
Or worse.

Lauren: "Miss Vale. Didn't you have a lead on Galavan? Something that could prove that he's a member of the Order of St. Dumas?"

Vicki: "I do. But, I didn't think you'd want to come with me, Lauren. It could be dangerous."

Lauren: "I know. I don't care. I want to go."

Vicki: "Wow. You're becoming a bit more like a journalist everyday."

I felt pleased that Miss Vale was impressed. If Galavan is out of the way, then Riley could be so much more safer. It's all I can do to help at this point.

*Theo Galavan's house*

Miss Vale and I drove to the house of Theo Galavan. I wondered why we were here.

Lauren: "I thought the police searched and emptied the place. Isn't there nothing here?"

Vicki: "If I know anything, any man that's tied to a secret organisation has to carry files of some kind. Theo Galavan has been all around the world in various different alias'. He'll have to carry some kind of record or something like that.
Once the public has that, he'll never be able to show his face without it being thrown in a prison cell."

Lauren: "But, if the police couldn't find them, how will we?"

Vicki: "We'll try harder than the police."

We stopped outside Galavan's house and we could see the police tape, but no police.

Vicki: "They probably have all GCPD looking for the Joker."

Lauren: "Could that have been the plan from the start?"

Vicki: "I wouldn't put it past someone like Galavan."

We climbed over the gate and we entered the house. It was one of those fancy house.
Not Bruce Wayne fancy, but fancy.

Lauren: "Where would I hide something incriminating?"

Vicki: "Normally, it's a basement, safe, or behind a painting."

We then got started on searching the house. But, we could find a safe and the basement was empty. On the second floor, there were quite a few paintings.

Vicki: "Feel around the paintings. There might be a hidden switch."

Honestly, I felt a bit silly. This was something I've seen in movies, but this is real life, not a crime drama. I was standing in front of this painting of a flag. It appeared to be the Templar flag.

As I was feeling around, I felt something in the center... I pushed it and the painting opened up.

Lauren: "Umm... Miss Vale? I think I found it."

Miss Vale came over and saw that there was a safe.

Vicki: "Well done, Lauren. There has to be something in here."

Lauren: "Can you unlock it?"

Vicki: "I've done it only a few times. I'm not an expert..."

Miss Vale then puts her ear to the safe and starts fiddling with the dial.

Vicki: "This is so much harder without a stethoscope..."

After half an hour, Miss Vale was getting more and more frustrated.

Vicki: "We're so close, only for a combination safe to stop us now!"

Lauren: "Shouldn't we call the police?"

Vicki: "To open a safe? You might as well call Batman himself."

Lauren: "Let me try."

I put my ear to the safe and I tried listening as I turned the dial to see if it would unlock... It took 15 minutes, but...

It opened.

Lauren: "I-I did it..."

Vicki: "If journalism doesn't work out, you can be Catwoman's partner."

Lauren: "Don't joke like that. Wearing all that leather is embarrassing."

Vicki: "That's what you're concerned about?"

Miss Vale was joking with me, but right now it didn't matter. We had what we needed.
Miss Vale picked up what was inside. A single book.

Lauren: "A book? Please tell me that's not just his favourite that he likes to keep safe."

Miss Vale opens the book and looks inside.

Vicki: "It's a journal."

Miss Vale began to read the journal's last page.

'Brother Rollo entry: If you're reading this, then you've been chosen by the Order of St. Dumas to carry out the work that the great Dumas started. You have been chosen to descend upon Gotham and guide the sheep towards our ways. All will be untied under Dumas. May he bless you, Jean-Paul Valley.'

Lauren: "Jean-Paul Valley? Miss Vale, you said that Galavan had several alias.
Could Jean-Paul Valley be his real name?"

Vicki: "It could be. There's still a lot more in here. There should be enough to convince the public that Galavan is a part of a religious cult."

However the next moment, we heard footsteps coming from all around us!

All of a sudden, we were surround by men in black. Wearing black body armour and masks carrying rifles. They had skulls spray painted on their chests with spray painted bullets over it.

They aim their guns at us!

?: "That doesn't belong to you."

Theo Galavan then walked into the room.

Theo: "Miss Vale. Miss Winters. I've been hearing that the two of you have been asking about me."

Oh my God! He's caught us!

But, Miss Vale doesn't seem to be afraid.

Vicki: "I'm the one who's been asking. Lauren doesn't know anything that can be used, so let her go."

Miss Vale was trying to bargain for my escape... I'm scared, I really am! I can't let her do that for me.

Lauren: "W-Wait! No, I know everything too!"

Miss Vale sighed and rubbed her head.

Vicki: "Nice heroics, Lauren."

Theo: "It doesn't matter. I'm not that easily fooled, Miss Vale."

Vicki: "We know who you really are, Jean-Paul Valley."

Galavan then smirked at us and gave an impressed look.

Jean-Paul: "Well done. Miss Vale, Miss Winters. I wasn't expecting anyone to find out this early."

Vicki: "How was it meant to go?"

Jean-Paul: "I was meant to become Mayor for one. The plan was to kill every single politician that could oppose me."

Vicki: "So all those people in the City Hall boardroom. You killed them all."

Jean-Paul: "I did. It was so we could input our own men into positions of power.
For example, Harvey Dent. But, he decided to betray us, but we can't remove Dent yet since doing so could result in too much investigation especially from Batman.
We decided that we would take Gotham by force instead."

Vicki: "So you decided to break out the Joker. You knew he would cause panic in Gotham and then you would swoop in and save the day."

Jean-Paul: "Almost there, Miss Vale. I wouldn't be the one to defeat Joker."

Lauren: "What do you mean?"

Jean-Paul: "Gotham has Batman as a champion, therefore Dumas will present their one as well."

Vicki: "What do you mean by that?"

Jean-Paul didn't answer that. He instead turned around and put his hands in his pocket.

Jean-Paul: "Bring them."

The men then started to grab both me and Miss Vale! They searched me and Miss Vale and took our phones and the journal. We were then dragged outside and then stuffed into a black SUV.

I've been kidnapped before by the Russian mob, but this is much more terrifying.
These men look like they'll shoot me and they won't even care.

What's mom gonna think if I don't come home?

What about Riley? Would he come save me if he knew? He would.

Riley, please help me and Miss Vale. Please someone help me.

-Riley Rivers-

Find Galavan, find Joker. Find Joker, find Galavan. That method doesn't work if we don't know where either of them are.

Right now, I'm working out with Cassandra. Harper and Cullen go to school today,
so she came here.

She doesn't talk much. But, I think that's because she can't. She knows how to fight, maybe better than most, maybe even me, but she doesn't know how to read or write. She seems to communicate through body gestures and drawings, she does seem to understand when people talk to her though.

Me and Cassandra started to spar and I noticed that she seems to read body langauge to determine an opponent's actions. That's how she was able to counter my moves when we first fought. She reads my actions and adapts accordingly. If I didn't know how to alter my body language to throw her off, she could beat me easily.
She also knows various forms of martial arts including Dragon Style Kung Fu and pressure point fighting.

She's the perfect fighter, basically.

As she blocked one of my punches, we started speaking.

Cassandra: "Your father... Trained you?"

Riley: "He did... But, I don't know how he did exactly."

Honestly, I don't remember much of the training I did with dad. Only the bare essentials. Ever since Emma Grace tried to make me her slave with that mind device of hers, I've had two sets of memories. One where my father was kind. And one where he was abusive to my mom and me.

I block one of Cassandra's palm strikes.

Riley: "What about you? How did you train?"

Cassandra: "Father."

Riley: "Your father trained you?"

Maybe me and Cassandra have more in common than I realised. Out fathers trained us... I wonder if they knew each other? It may be a shot in the dark, but you never know. But, there are so many question I have, but Cassandra can't answer them all. I have to pick the ones I need to know. She mentioned a group called the League of Assassins.

Riley: "Cassandra. Why are the League of Assassins after you and me?"

Cassandra: "Unsure... Confused. Drugged me... For years."

She doesn't know for sure. They drugged her?! What did these people want with her?

Cassandra: "Wife to future heir."

As if to answer my question, she answers.

Riley: "They want to marry you to someone?"

Cassandra nods as she ducks underneath my kick.

Riley: "But, to who? Why are they after me?"

Cassandra shakes her head. She doesn't know that either.

Cassandra: "18th birthday..."

18th birthday? Now that I think about it, my birthday is coming up in a few days,
could that have a connection to the League? But why would it?

RING...

My phone makes a single ring to indicate that I received a text.

Riley: "Hold on, Cassandra."

I walk over to my phone and the message reads 'Look outside, darling.' The text doesn't have a caller ID.

I look outside and I see Emma Grace. The last time I saw her, she had me strapped to a device which was supposed to make me her slave.

What does she want?

Cassandra comes over to me with concern and she looks outside and sees Emma.

Cassandra: "Friend?"

Riley: "No. Wait here."

Cassandra nods and I go outside to see Emma Grace.

Emma: "Hello, Darling."

Riley: "Emma."

Emma: "I hope that there are no bad feelings here. I come here only to talk."

Riley: "We're closed for today."

Emma: "I'm not here for legal advice. I think you'll want to hear what I have to say."

I don't trust Emma Grace, but there's no harm in listening to whatever garbage she's spewing now. I allow her into the building.

In the building, it's only one floor. There's a massive area that used to be filled with cubicles, but they were taken after Kieran's firm was shut down. Then there was a smaller room that I use as a gym. And finally, there's my office. That's where I take Emma.

Emma sits down in the chair in front of my desk.

Emma: "If you need some decoration help, I know some great people..."

Riley: "What do you want, Emma?"

Emma looks out of the window and looks at Cassandra who is watching us carefully.

Emma: "Friend of yours?"

Riley: "Yes. Now, why are you here?"

Emma reached into her bag and pulled out a tablet of some kind.

Riley: "What's that?"

Emma: "I'll get right down to it, Mr Rivers. I want to make a deal with you."

Riley: "A deal? What deal? What do you have that I could want?"

Emma: "The location of Theo Galavan."

Theo Galavan's location?! How does she know that?

Riley: "How do you know where Galavan is?! He's been underground since the Yakuza raided his home."

Emma: "Remember that I'm the Kingpin of Gotham's criminal underworld. I did have a deal with the Yakuza to locate Galavan for them in exchange for their allegiance.
But since you took them down last night and Yami is in hiding, I have to make the effort it took to find this man worth it."

Riley: "So that tablet is supposed to lead me to him?"

Emma: "Of course. I can give it to you for a price."

Riley: "I could take it from you."

Emma: "You could, but that would result in the data erasing itself."

She shows me the tablet. She's pressing on a red button and there's a keypad above it.

Emma: "I'm holding a dead man's switch. If my fingers come off the button, the data deletes itself. I can enter the code to stop it, but only if you agree to my terms."

She planned for everything. I need that tablet, so I need to at least ask Grace what she wants.

Riley: "What do you want from me?"

Emma: "The White Sky formula that you took. You still have the memory stick, right?"

When I escaped from Grace's manor, I took a flash drive from her lab. It contained the White Sky formula. The White Sky formula is a chemical made up of nanomachines,
supposed to clear the body of Winston Grace's Black Sky. I don't know it's true purpose.

Riley: "What makes you think I didn't give it back to Wayne?"

Emma: "You would never trust it in Batman's hands. I know this."

That's right. I wouldn't trust it in Batman's hands at all. Emma came into this conversation holding all the cards.

Emma: "Do we have a deal?"

I need that tablet. I need to locate Galavan and put an end to the terror he's placed Gotham in.

I walk over to my briefcase and I open a locked compartment that contained the thumb drive.

Emma: "You kept it with you?"

Riley: "Couldn't risk Batman or you searching my house and finding it. Now,
turn off the dead man's switch."

Emma entered in the code and she placed the tablet on the desk. In response,
i placed the thumb drive on the desk. I took the tablet and she took the thumb drive.

Emma: "I'm glad to see that you're a man of your word, Riley."

Riley: "You have what you want, Emma. You should take it before I change my mind."

Emma: "As you wish. So long, Darling."

Emma then stood up and left my office. She looked at Cassandra who stared her down,
before leaving the building.

I don't know if it was the right choice to give her back the formula, but if this tablet will lead me to Galavan then I think the ends will justify the means.

Cassandra walked into my office and she looked at the tablet. She walks up to me and points at the tablet. She wants to know what it is.

Riley: "This? This is gonna lead me to a man who wants to destroy this city.
I'm going to take them down tonight. I won't be home, so you can go to Harper's tonight if you want or you could stay here..."

Cassandra: "No... Help."

I didn't understand at first, but after a few seconds I knew that Cassandra was saying that she wanted to help me.

Riley: "You can't. You don't know this city. And the people I'm dealing with are dangerous. It's better if you stay somewhere safe."

Cassandra: "Help."

She isn't taking no for an answer. I'd admit that Cassandra's skills would make her an incredible partner in the field, but her lack of communication and dyslexia could get her killed.

Riley: "Do you have a nickname? A costume?"

Cassandra: "I have one."

... I guess I can take Cassandra with me and see how we go.

-Kieran Troy-

Charlotte is Kerry's daughter? I don't believe it. Not at all. Rick was making up lies, that's all.

But, I have a nagging feeling in my head! It just won't leave me alone. I have to find out for sure.

I went over to Kerry's house and I knocked on the door.

Kerry answered it. And she didn't, as usual, look pleased to see me.

Kerry: "What do you want?"

Kieran: "Is Charlotte our daughter?"

I didn't want to mince words, since I wanted answers. But, the only answer I got was the door slammed in my face.

Kerry: "What the *&! would you ask me that?! What kind of question is that?!
I was married, for God's sake!"

Kerry was angry, that's for sure. She always was quick to anger.

Kieran: "Rick said that he saw us having sex before Charlotte was born!"

Kerry: "Rick said that?!"

Kerry opened the door. Probably, she didn't want the neighbour watching and gossiping.
She dragged me into the house and she looked at me with a fury.

Kerry: "Look, I know this for certain. Since I married Michael, I NEVER had sex with you. Charlotte is not my daughter. I would have remembered having sex with you, and i would have remembered giving birth to Charlotte. Now, doesn't that answer your question? Rick was angry at you, he's always been angry."

Kieran: "I need to know for sure."

I gave Kerry a tube.

Kerry: "What's this for?"

Kieran: "Spit into this. I can have a DNA test ran."

Kerry: "You want a DNA test?! Are you crazy?"

Kieran: "I need to be sure."

Kerry angrily took the tube and she spat into it.

Kerry: "Here you go. And here's your change..."

She then spat in my face. She pushed me out the next second and shut the door in my face.

I at least got what I needed.

I'll send this off for a DNA test and find out for sure if Charlotte is Kerry's daughter.

*That Evening*
-Harvey Dent-

Galavan's in hiding and The Joker is loose in Gotham.

Right now, Gotham needs to stand strong against the danger.

To that end, I've called for Commissioner James Gordon to come see me. His men are stretched thin, trying to find the Joker that they don't see the real danger.

Kieran hasn't come back to work, I've tried calling him but he's not answering his cell.
When I called Gordon, he told me that he was thrown out of GCPD after hitting his son who was arrested for aiding the Joker.

I don't know what's going through Kieran's head, but maybe it's better if he takes a day off to relax after what he's been through in the past 24 hours.

Soon enough, Jim arrived and he entered my office.

Harvey: "Jim. Glad you could make it."

Gordon: "What's this all about, Harvey?"

Harvey: "I understand you're busy, but I have a reason for bringing you here."

Gordon: "Which is?"

Harvey: "I know that you and Batman are searching for The Joker, but there's something else. Something..."

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Before I could speak further, we heard laughter just outside the door.

Eriee, familiar, maniacal laughter.

Gordon: "He's here!"

Jim pulled his gun out and aimed at the door. If that really was the Joker, Jim has a right to self-defence and is authorised to fire his weapon.

However, when that door opened, the people working downstairs all came in. They had green hair and white skin and their faces distorted with hideous grins.

The familiar laughter echoed from their mouths.

They swarmed all over Jim, causing him to drop his gun. Within seconds, the people all fell down dead.

Gordon: "No, no, no! Where's my gun?!"

Jim tried to lift the bodies out of the way to reach his gun, but he's too late.

Joker walks through the door with his own gun aimed at us.

Joker: "I'm here, bitches!"

Joker immediately spots Jim trying to reach his gun and he fires a warning shot.

Joker: "Oh, Jimbo. We can't have you holding such dangerous weapons, can't we?"

Gordon: "Why are you here, Joker?"

Joker: "(Laughs) Why. I'm here to see my old friend, Harvey Dent."

When he saw me, Joker walked over to me and put his arm around my neck while aiming the gun at my head with his free hand.

Joker: "Oh, Harvey. Look at you. Instead of two faces, you only have one. How sad is that?"

Harvey: "What are you talking about?"

Joker: "When you were Two-Face, you were true to yourself. Madness is always a gateway to freedom. I know it freed me, that's for sure."

Harvey: "I got better, Joker. I proved it to myself and to others that we can all get better."

Joker: "Tch, tch, tch. Harvey, Harvey, Harvey. No one just gets 'better'. Madness is like gravity. If you suddenly jump out of it, it's like fighting gravity, and what sense does that make?"

Out of Joker's sleeve came out a vial of green liquid which he dangled in front of my face.

Harvey: "What is that?!"

When I stared at the vial, I remembered that day in the courthouse. The day when Sal 'The Boss' Maroni threw a vial of acid into my face. Since that day, I had to share my body with 'him'. I spent years trapped within my own body until Thomas Elliot repaired my face.

Joker: "Now this is the key to your cage, Harvey. After I heard you were 'cured',
i decided I would help you rediscover yourself."

When Joker opened the vial, I knew what he was planning to do! I tried to struggle,
but Joker hit me in the chest with the gun. It knocked the wind out of me and i couldn't stay on my feet, I fell to the ground and Joker kicked me in the ribs,
causing me to roll onto my back.

Joker: "Now, stay still. This will only hurt... A lot! (Laughs)"

Joker starts to tip the vial of acid slowly above my face...

Gordon: "Toss the vial away and hands up!"

While Joker was distracted with me, Gordon managed to recover his gun and aimed it at Joker.

Joker: "Oh, Gordo. How many times have we done this now over the years?"

A liquid then came out of a flower on Joker's suit. It splashed onto Jim's gun,
melting it.

Joker: "Now, where were we?"

Before Joker could do anything else...

CRASH!

Someone came through the window! Dressed in that familiar black cape and cowl.

-Batman-

The type of acid used on Craig Wilson was the same type of acid that was used to disfigure Harvey Dent. After finding that out, I knew that Dent was the Joker's target.

However, what I don't understand. Galavan gave Joker an arsenal of weapons.
Where are they?

Joker: "Ah, Batman! You come to watch the rebirth of Two-Face!"

The vial in Joker's hand must be the acid. I quickly pull out a batarang, but i notice a gun in Joker's other hand aimed at Gordon. Joker could pull the trigger faster than I can stop him.

Joker: "What a choice you face. Harvey's face split in two or Gordo's brains all over the carpet?"

If I move, Gordon's a dead man. If I don't, Joker will pour acid into Harvey's face.
Joker's objective here is to turn Harvey back into Two-Face, but that makes no sense. But, most of Joker's plans are based on madness.

Harvey managed to get up and shoves the Joker out of the way. However, the acid in the Joker's hand spills out. Onto Harvey's hand.

Harvey: "AAAGHHH!"

The stench of burning, bubbling flesh reaches my nose. Harvey covers his hand and kneels to the ground in pain. But, he provided a oppotunity to throw the batarang and knock the gun out of Joker's hand.

With no way to hold me back, Joker flees.

Joker: "Gotta run! Have to see the fireworks!"

Fireworks? What does he mean by that?

Gordon: "I'll tend to Harvey! You have to catch Joker!"

I leave Harvey with Gordon and I chase the Joker. He didn't take the opportunity to simply leave. He's heading to the roof.

I run up the stairs and I go through the door to the roof.

WHACK!

Joker hits me in the shoulder with a crowbar.

Joker: "Ahh... Memories."

The same weapon he used to beat Jason with...

WHACK!

A second hit in the stomach with the crowbar.

Joker: "Come on, Batman! Even little Robin put up more of a fight!"

I caught the third swing with the crowbar and I yanked it out of the Joker's hands.

I start to hit the Joker again and again, before throwing him against the wall.

Batman: "What did you mean about fireworks?!"

Joker: "Oh, Dark Knight... They'll go off any second and we can laugh away our troubles."

I punch the Joker again.

Joker: "(Coughs) Okay. Crazy man Galavan gave me those weapons? Well, funny story that all contained tiny bombs that were timed to explode. So, what did good old Joker do? He mixed them all together to make an even bigger bomb with enough fire power to demolish a third of Gotham!"

Batman: "Where is it?!"

Joker: "Oh, Batman. It's far too late."

Joker checked his wrist, looking at his watch.

Joker: "Oh, (Laughs). If there's one thing I love. It's... Big... Giant..."

BOOOOOM!

Joker: "Explosions! HAAAA HAHAHAHA!"

I heard an explosion! I look back towards the explosion..

I'm too late?!

*An Hour earlier*
-Avenger-

According to Emma's tablet, Galavan is hiding in the Burnley District. He's inside the Burnley Freight Yards, inside the warehouse. apparently the Joker isn't with him,
so that increases our chances of capturing Galavan.

There's a lot of high places in the yard. The Bullet Club are likely guarding the area.

Bluebird: "How long are you gonna look at that?"

I asked Harper to meet me just outside of Burnley. We need to have a plan before we make a move. If Galavan gets away, we won't get a second shot.

Avenger: "Gotta make sure that this is done right, Bluebird."

Bluebird: "Come on. Between you, me, Cass, and my girl, we can pull this off."

Avenger: "Your girl?"

I know that we don't know a fourth person. Who is Harper talking about?

Bluebird: "I didn't tell you? I know someone that could help."

As she said that, a girl in a purple hood came up to us.

Avenger: "Spoiler?!"

Stephanie Brown. Spoiler. Of all people, why her?"

Spoiler: "Oh, you're Avenger. Bluebird didn't say you'd be here."

Avenger: "Bluebird. She doesn't have any experience. These people will kill her."

Spoiler: "Whoa. Whose gonna kill me?"

Bluebird: "Give her a chance. She can fight... Kind of."

I placed my face in my hand.

Avenger: "Look. We need to be very careful here. It's us against Galavan, Bullet Club, and anyone else that's on Galavan's payroll."

Spoiler: "Bullet Club? Didn't you take those guys out?"

Avenger: "They allowed me to take them down. It was a plan to break out the Joker."

Spoiler: "Seriously?!"

Bluebird: "Woah, woah. Calm down, Steph."

Spoiler: "How do you know my name, Harper?!"

Bluebird: "Well... How do you know my name?!"

I ignored the two for a moment and looked at the tablet again. I pinpointed where Bullet Club would be. If they are as well trained as they looked, they could have radios. We take one down, we risk the other five knowing.

Spoiler: "Well, who are you?"

Stephanie asks me that question.

Avenger: "Why?"

Spoiler: "You know who I am and you know who Bluebird is. We don't know who you are."

Bluebird: "I know who he is."

Spoiler: "What?! That's not fair!"

Avenger: "I'm surprised you don't know already, Stephanie. We did attend the same school."

I give Stephanie the subtle hint. I can't make it too easy, besides if I'm gonna trust them, have to give a reason for them to trust me.

Spoiler: "What?.. No! Riley, is that really you?!"

Avenger: "Yes. It's me."

Spoiler: "You can do all that stuff that Batman does?! How did you learn all those kung fu moves I saw you do to Bullet Club?"

Avenger: "Dad trained me."

Spoiler: "Oh yeah. You told me that back in school. I'm sorry about that anyway."

Avenger: "It's fine, Stephanie. Besides, I'm doing what he'd do anyway."

After that, Cassandra came up to us. She was wearing that black outfit with the hood and yellow trimmings.

Avenger: "Cassandra."

Cassandra: "No."

She put the hood over her head.

Cassandra: "Crow."

-Lauren Winters-

Me and Miss Vale were taken to a warehouse in Burnley. We were chained to the wall as Theodore Galavan/Jean-Paul Valley was standing dressed in a robe in front of a group of robed men.

This must be the Order of St. Dumas.

Jean-Paul: "Tonight is the night that Gotham will be reborn. The two worst enemies to this great city: The Batman and The Joker will be destroyed tonight. At the hands of the Order of St. Dumas!"

The men cheered as we looked on. I was genuinely scared here. I didn't know what they were gonna do to us.

Vicki: "Lauren. I'm sorry for this."

Lauren: "Sorry? For what?"

Vicki: "For dragging you into this. Investigative journalism is what I do, but you're barely out of college. I didn't want to get you into this sort of trouble."

Lauren: "No... It was me who wanted to go into Valley's manor. I wanted to protect Riley most of all."

Vicki: "Riley? Why would you be protecting him?"

Oh... I blurted out Riley's name. Miss Vale gonna pick up on that.

Lauren: "H-He's always been concerned about Galavan. I thought he would do something about it, since he knows the ADA."

I don't know if Miss Vale's gonna be fooled by that, but I gave her a valid reason...

Dear God, someone please help us.

-Third Person-

Outside the warehouse, two members of Bullet Club armed with sniper rifles were on top of the cranes, looking for any intruders. They were at two separate cranes. However, above each of them were Avenger and Crow.

Bullet 5: "Bullet 6. Bullet 3. Report."

Bullet 6: "Sector is clear from my end. Over."

Bullet 3: "Same, over."

Bullet 5: "Copy that. Remember: Anyone enters the yard, shoot on sight. Over."

Once the word "over" was said, Avenger dropped down and started choking Bullet 3. Bullet 6 saw what was going on, but Crow dropped on top of him and knocked him out before he could fire his gun or alert the rest of Bullet Club.

Once Bullet 3 was knocked out, Avenger waved to Crow who waved back.

Avenger: "Bluebird. Spoiler. The yard is clear."

Bluebird: "Roger that."

Spoiler: "Oh boy, stealth operations!"

Avenger: "Focus, Spoiler."

Both Bluebird and Spoiler entered the yard and they met up with Avenger and Crow who got back to the ground.

Spoiler: "Okay, what's the plan exactly?"

Avenger: "It won't be long before the rest of Bullet Club discover that their friends are out cold. We need to get in there before that happens."

Crow: "Bullet Club..."

Avenger: "We'll have to take them out before we catch Galavan. We're in danger as long as they're around."

Crow gives Bluebird a grapple gun, since Bluebird had lent it to Crow to use.

Crow: "Take care of it..."

Crow began to walk away. Avenger was about to argue against it, but Spoiler stopped him.

Spoiler: "I'll go with her. It'll be fun."

Spoiler takes off and follows Crow.

Bluebird: "That leaves me and you."

Avenger: "... Let's find out what's going on."

Both Avenger and Bluebird climbed up to top of the warehouse. They both find a window to watch what's going on.

They saw Jean-Paul Valley disrobing.

Bluebird: "Err, I didn't want to see that."

Avenger: "No, look."

Jean-Paul was dressing himself in some kind of orange suit with golden decorations. It had a cape and a hood and golden gauntlets.

Jean-Paul picked up a sword that lit on fire as he held it.

Jean-Paul: "I, Jean-Paul Valley, will commit myself back to the place from whence I came and give rise to the Angel of Vengeance."

Jean-Paul puts on his mask.

Jean-Paul: "I am Azrael!"

"Hail Azrael. Hail Azrael. Hail Azrael."

The robed men chanted in unison.

Avenger looked all around the robe and he saw two people he recognised.

Lauren Winters and Vicki Vale.

Avenger: "Lauren!"

Bluebird: "Hey, I recognise her from the Grace Gala. Strawberry-Blonde."

Avenger: "We need to get in there."

Meanwhile, with Crow and Spoiler. They noticed a security checkpoint where the remaining members of Bullet Club were supposedly set up.

Bullet 2: "Why are we all here? Shouldn't we be inside the warehouse?"

Bullet 4: "Negative. The employer doesn't want us anywhere near the warehouse. Some kind of ceremony's taking place."

Bullet 5: "I think this whole thing is dangerous. The way he talks... He wants to demolish this city."

Bullet 2: "Makes no difference to us. We just want to get paid."

Bullet 5: "I know. I just don't want to be expendable."

Bullet 1 then came over to the three, barking orders.

Bullet 1: "If you have time to talk, you have time to ensure that no one gets into that warehouse. Bullet 5. Have Bullets 3 & 6 reported in?"

Bullet 5: "I'll check again."

Bullet 5 turned on his radio, but there was no response from Bullets 3 or 6.

Bullet 1: "Alert the employer..."

Crow: "No."

Crow jumps into the checkpoint and starts attacking the members of Bullet Club,
Spoiler jumps in as well.

Although Crow is holding her own, Spoiler is struggling against Bullet 1.

Bullet 1 dodges one of Spoiler's kick and she is knocked into a console. Bullet 1 pulls out a sidearm, a pistol, and aims at Spoiler.

BLAM!

However, Crow takes the bullet in the arm, but that doesn't slow her down. She sweeps Bullet 1's legs and punches him in the head, mid-air.

Spoiler looks on in awe. Crow took down the members of Bullet Club, no problem.
Although she changed her mind when she saw the wound on Crow's arm.

Spoiler: "Oh God! Cass, are you alright?"

Crow: "Fine..."

Spoiler: "You just took a bullet to the arm!"

Spoiler was concerned, but Crow's monotone expression, worried her futhur.

Spoiler: "I'm sorry, Cass. I didn't do good. I let you get shot."

Crow: "Fine... Untrained..."

Spoiler: "Maybe you can train me."

Crow: "You... Won't last."

Spoiler looked to the ground in depression.

Spoiler: "Maybe I can ask Riley instead."

Crow: "You... Won't last."

Back to the warehouse, Azrael walked over to Lauren Winters and Vicki Vale.

Azrael: "You two shall soon see the truth as I will soon become Gotham's champion."

Vicki: "Jean-Paul! Can't you see that this is madness?! You aren't gonna be able to kill Batman and The Joker in the same night!"

Azrael: "I can. I gave Joker weapons that are filled with explosive device that are timed. In fifteen minutes, they will explode and kill Joker and Batman."

Lauren: "But, how do you know they will kill them? I mean, Joker may not even use the weapons? And how will they kill Batman?"

Azrael: "Tonight, Joker will attack the GCPD headquarters with an army of underworld soldiers. During the massacre, Batman will show up to 'save' Gotham, unaware that all those weapons will explode and kill everyone within a square mile."

Azrael is unaware of the Joker's true target.

Vicki: "You'll kill hundreds of people!"

Azrael: "To save thousands. Millions. Batman has failed this city with every breath taken. The Joker has been the greatest threat to this city. They cannot be around when the real war starts."

Lauren: "What real war?!"

Azrael: "Soon, Gotham will be under attack by an enemy so old that it has lived for centuries. It is known to all as the Demon's Head. I must control Gotham so that it is ready to face this new threat."

Vicki: "You're insane, Jean-Paul."

Azrael: "Jean-Paul Valley is dead. I am Azrael."

However, as the room goes silent... There is a beeping noise.

Azrael: "What is that?"

Azrael goes to one side of the room. The beeping is coming from inside a metal barrel.

When he knocks the barrel aside, there is a bomb there.

Azrael: "No!"

CRASH!

Both Avenger and Bluebird crash through the window and land on the ground. Bluebird aims his shock gun at robed men.

Bluebird: "Okay. Everyone get down on the ground or prepare to have the shock of a lifetime."

The robed men pointed at Avenger and Bluebird.

"Sacrilege!"

The men charge at Avenger and Bluebird who opens fire with her shock gun.

Avenger charges at some of the robed men, dropping them with quick strikes. Another man attack Avenger with a knife, but he pulls out his baton and whacks the man in the head. Bluebird side-steps another attacker and he falls and slams into the wall head first.

As Avenger drops the last man, Azrael walks towards the two.

Azrael: "Avenger. At last we meet."

Lauren looks on in a panic. She knows who Avenger is under the mask and is scared for him.

Avenger: "Okay. Theo Galavan. Jean-Paul Valley. Azrael. Whatever you call yourself,
it's over. Your plans for Gotham are done."

Azrael: "I don't answer to you, Avenger. I answer to a higher power."

Bluebird: "If you don't stop where you are, you'll wish we send you up to meet him."

Azrael quickly moves to Bluebird and slices her shock gun with his sword and then kicks her aside.

Avenger: "Bluebird!"

Azrael slashes at Avenger, but he ducks underneath it and used his baton to block the second strike.

Azrael: "This city needs the Order of St. Dumas to survive."

Avenger: "No, they don't! What gives you the right to judge over this city?"

Azrael: "It is weak. The Dark Knight would never take the necessary measure to defend it. His moral code has doomed this city to suffer at the hands of the Demon's Head for years. But, a new heir has been chosen by him to lead the League into Gotham to destroy it!"

Avenger moves away from Azreal who charges in with a quick sword slash, but Avenger kicks him in the head.

Avenger: "You mean the League of Assassins? What do they want with Gotham?"

Azrael slashes at Avenger again, almost cutting his arm. Avenger noticed that Azrael was faster and stronger than his appearance made him appear.

Azrael: "They would see Gotham bathed in fire. It has been the Demon's Head's mission to destroy Gotham. The Order seeks to save it. We should work together."

Avenger: "You attempted to control Gotham. You unleashed the Joker to spread fear to the people. The Order wants to control and manipulate Gotham. This city doesn't need that kind of help!"

Avenger jumped over Azrael's sword and punched him in the head, knocking off his mask.

Avenger: "Look at yourself, Jean! You believe yourself to be an Angel of vengeance.
You're a pawn! That's it!"

Azrael: "That's not true! I'm no pawn! I'm the champion of St. Dumas! I'm the Angel of Vengeance! I'm Azrael!"

Avenger dodged another sword swing and hit Azrael's wrist, causing him to drop the sword. Azrael tried to recover the sword, but Avenger tossed his baton towards Azrael and it hit him in the chest, knocking the wind out of him.

Avenger ran to the sword and he threw the sword away. However, Azrael ignited blades from his gauntlets. He slashed at Avenger with the blades and managed to catch Avenger with a slash across the lower chest.

Lauren wanted to call out for Avenger, but felt that her earlier mistake by mention Riley's name to Vicki, could reveal Avenger's identity to Vicki.

Despite the bleeding, Avenger dodged more slashes from Azrael. Azrael dived at Avenger,
but Avenger dropped down and buried his feet into Azrael's chest and threw him into the wall.

Azrael attempted to get back to his feet, but Avenger jumped on him and hit him over and over again until Azrael could no longer stand. Avenger ripped of the gauntlets and tossed them.

Avenger: "It's over, Jean-Paul. You've lost."

Azrael: "Maybe... But, so have you."

Avenger: "What do you mean?"

Azrael looked towards the barrel he'd knocked over earlier and Avenger walked over to it.
He noticed the beeping sound and noticed the bomb.

Avenger: "What is this?!"

Azrael: "The Joker tricked me. I rigged his weapons to explode at a certain time.
But, he must have discovered the ploy. He rigged all the bombs into one. Once it explodes, half of Gotham will be wiped off the face of the planet."

Avenger: "How long?"

Azrael: "It will explode at midnight."

It was 11:51 now. The bomb explodes in under nine minutes.

The bomb was small enough for Avenger to carry.

Both Crow and Spoiler came into the warehouse. Spoiler noticed Bluebird and ran to her side.

Spoiler: "What happened to Bluebird?"

Avenger: "Check on her. Make sure she's okay."

Avenger picked up the bomb.

Crow: "Going?"

Avenger: "I need to get this out of here before it explodes."

Lauren: "But, you won't get far! He said it'd wipe out half of Gotham!"

Avenger turned towards Lauren. He didn't want to panic her. He had to save the city.
He couldn't let it all end like this.

Avenger: "I have to try."

Avenger ran out of the warehouse. Crow went over to try to free Lauren and Vicki, while Spoiler tended to Bluebird.

Bluebird: "Ahhh... What happened? I think I got the crap kicked outta me."

Avenger quickly got onto his bike outside the Burnley Freight yards. He knew that simply throwing it into the nearby dock wouldn't get it away safely. The explosion would still hit Gotham. He had to get the bomb far into Gotham Harbor near Old Gotham.

Avenger drove the bike through Burnley and then into Old Gotham. Avenger kept an eye on the time, it was now 11:58. Only two minutes...

Avenger: "I'm not gonna make it!"

Avenger stepped on the gas. If he didn't get the bomb out of the city soon, Gotham was gonna become a crater.

But, even if he made it, he would never get clear of the blast radius and he knew it.

But... There may be a way.

Avenger was approaching the harbor fast. He maxed out the speed on his bike.

Avenger: "Dad, sorry that I couldn't save the bike."

He jammed the bomb between the bike's handles and he got ready to jump off. He took out his grapple gun and jumped off the bike, shooting the grapple gun and using the momentum to swing away.

The bike does fly off the Gotham Harbor and land a short distance away. Although the explosion may or may nor reach Gotham, the waves created could flood the docks and the nearby Old Gotham.

BOOOOOM!

The explosion happens and large amounts of water flood the surrounding areas,
demolishing the harbor.

Avenger doesn't escape the waves and is swept up by them. He hits his head on a piece of debris and is knocked unconscious.

However, as he is being swept away, someone grabs him. A man wearing a long, lack coat with a hood attached to it and a mask with the appearance of a human skull.

The man known as Assassin.

Assassin: "It's not your time to die, Riley Rivers. You passed Ra's Al Ghul's test. You are worthy of leading the League of Assassins. Just like Michael Rivers intended."

Assassin carried Avenger to higher ground and left him there.

Meanwhile, Vicki Vale went over to Azrael's robe that he was wearing before he changed into his armour, and found the journal that Azrael was keeping.

Spoiler: "What's that book?"

Vicki: "With this, everyone's going to know who the Order of St. Dumas really are."

Vicki then looked around.

Vicki: "Where's Lauren?"

Lauren was outside watching the explosion. She recovered her phone after being released and she tried calling Riley to no success.

Lauren couldn't hold back her tears and she began crying. She didn't want Riley to die. She wished he'd convinced him to just toss the bomb into the nearby docks...
But she soon figured that he knew that wouldn't have worked.

Crow approached her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

Crow: "He's... Alive."

Lauren: "H-How do you know?"

Crow: "I know."

-Batman-

I looked back at the explosion. I could tell that it took place underwater since large amounts of water could be seen descending onto the docks.

Joker: "Okay... I was expecting something a little bit more brighter, but I guess i should have expected this."

I turn back to Joker and I slam him back against the wall.

Batman: "You're done, Joker."

I knew that Rivers had something to do with this. He somehow knew where Galavan was...

-Avenger-

Argggg... What happened..? I think I hit my head after the wave caught up with me, but... How did I wind up here?

I managed to slowly get to my feet and I walked to the edge of the rooftop I was on. The entire Gotham harbor was completely flooded.

If this is the damage caused by the bomb being in the harbor and underwater, then that explosion could have done ten times more damage in the middle of the city.

Although, I do wish that I could have saved dad's bike... I don't know how I'll explain it's disappearance to Mom

Bluebird: "Avenger? Are you still there?"

Avenger: "Bluebird? Yeah, still here?"

Bluebird: "He's alive!"

I heard Harper shout over the comms and I heard celebration cheers from Stephanie.

Avenger: "What about Lauren? Is she okay?"

Bluebird: "She's safe. And since you asked, Vicki Vale's safe too."

Her tone makes it sound like she's teasing me.

But, I think the Order of St. Dumas' attempt to take over Gotham has failed.

But... I think we've got a new enemy to worry about.

The Demon's Head and the League of Assassins.

-Third Person-

A lone light shone above Yami Keshin, Leader of Gotham's Yakuza and Ra's Al Ghul's newest shadow. The light protected him from the surrounding darkness.

However, blood dripped from his mouth, his nose, his eyes, ears... Slash wounds all across his body.

Yami: "My disappearance will be discovered... The Head of the Demon will see you burn."

Out of the darkness, was Assassin. The man in the skull mask.

Assassin: "You believe that Ra's Al Ghul will care if a lowly acolyte like you has vanished. You're the head of the Gotham Yakuza. I will shift the blame to the police, or the local gangs. No one will know it was me."

Yami: "What do you want?"

Assassin: "The Black Sky formula. Tell me how to manufacture it."

Yami: "Why? Why would you need it?"

Assassin: "Because all other Black Sky's have been destroyed. Ra's Al Ghul has the only one. It will be easier if you tell me now."

Yami: "(Japanese) Traitorous dog! (English) I'll never tell you!"

Assassin: "So be it... But, before I kill you... Allow me to tell you my plans.
For Riley Rivers. For Ra's Al Ghul. For this entire world."

Assassin brought his mouth close to Yami's ear and whispered. Yami's eyes widened as Assassin brought his blade to Yami's neck.

SKLKK!

Chapter 6 end.