Chapter 32 : The Weaver and the Thief
A jolt opened a pair of dark hazel eyes. The eyes belonged to Bruce Wayne. He gasped for air as if the breath of life was slowly leaving his lungs. He looked at his reflection in a mirror hanging off the wall of his cell.
"There is no point," an eerie voice blared from the shadows. "What you'll see is the shame and despair."
Bruce turned his head slowly and saw an old man in a cell next to his. The old man was weathered down, balding and looking sickly. Bruce could see the bones that shaped his face from the decaying skin.
"That's right look young man. I don't mind." The man said with a gloomy voice.
Bruce looked him over with trepidation. "What happened to you?"
The man looked into Bruce's eyes. "Once you make the wrong choice for love you pay the price. Now you can look in the mirror at your reflection, but be warned."
"I'm not afraid." Bruce proclaimed with a firm voice as he gazed at his reflection. A black ski mask was covering his face, all he could see was his eyes and m shaped mouth; everything else was covered with darkness.
He pulled the mask off and saw his own face. Nothing had happened. The spell that Eros placed on him didn't seem to work. "I don't understand. When I looked into the puddle of water I saw a..."
"The nightmare is only the beginning. You may not look like a cursed soul but soon when you will enter the tunnel..." He trailed off.
"What's in the tunnel?"
"Terror and death," he glanced down as if relieving his own horrific experiences.
Bruce looked at the man's disfigurement. "You survived?"
"No. All who entered the tunnel get something taken from him. It makes you become a creature of despair and darkness. I was one of the lucky ones and only got a taste of the bite. The others never made it without turning."
Bruce felt pain his body.
"Aw yes, you will feel the pain for a awhile. The pain of detachment from the Pegasus."
Bruce falls back into a sitting position, still keeping his attention on the conversation. "What will happen to Pegasus?"
"Eros will destroy the spirit. Once that happens the mighty creature of the gods will no longer exist in this world."
Bruce lowered his head and looked at all the other enslaved men that were trapped behind the rusted bars. "What is this place?"
"It is home for those who've live damned lives."
"Cursed?"
The old man nodded. "We are all cursed in this prison young man. Our only freedom is death."
Bruce shook his head. "No. I will not die in this cell. I have a city to protect. Lives to save and a woman that needs me."
The man looked at him knowingly. "So you too are cursed because of a woman?"
"It was a choice that I could not refuse. It was the only way I could save my city."
"And now here you are waiting in the darkness." His comment was neither mocking nor sympathetic.
"Darkness is my ally old man." Bruce growled with a bit of rasp to his voice. "I have used the darkness many times."
"Now you will see that it has betrayed you," the man said as he withdrew back into his cell, leaving Bruce to his thoughts.
Gotham City
Wonder Woman searched through the streets restlessly, looking for any sign or clue of where Eros was keeping Bruce. She entered a parking lot near a cement factory. Cement trucks were parked near the massive warehouse as she felt a cold chill run down her spine.
She detached her sword from the sheathe at her waist and held it up high with determination.
"Come out of the shadows and fight cowards!" Her voice boomed through the silence, ocean blue eyes focused and body alert. The silence stretched for only a moment until it was disturbed.
"You are bold little princess to come here," a whispering voice spoke from behind her. "Do you not fear death?"
Wonder Woman could smell the horrid stench of death as she turned around and faced the demon. "Battas," she growled pointing her sword at him, eyes fierce. "Why have you come to this city?"
"Simple; to devour the worthless souls that walk these streets. I love human blood it's so refreshing." The demon drew closer, eying the princess with malice. "I wonder what your blood tastes like?" He licked his lips.
Wonder Woman stood her ground as six creatures from the shadows packed around her. She kept her gaze focused on their master in front of her who she perceived as the more immediate threat. "You always bring your friends to a dance?"
The enormous bat like creature shook his head and lunged at Wonder Woman who held her arms blocking her chest. They fall to the ground hard, the demon holding the advantage.
"Guarding your heart princess?" He hissed. "You can't beat me." He grabbed her by the hair and smashed her face into the pavement making cracks appear. "No worthless woman can beat me!"
Wonder Woman lifted her head. Blood was dripping from the gashes on her forehead but she withheld any noises of pain that would only satisfy the creature's blood lust. She bared her teeth with angry defiance.
"I'm not the kind of woman you think I am!" She snapped lifting her body up and then rolling back onto her knees.
Battas scowled at her. "I know what you are. The Amazon Princess that was formed by clay and given the breath of life by Athena. I know your weakness!"
Wonder Woman grabbed her sword and arose. She struck at the demon put he grabbed the blade with his claws and grinned. "No weapon can make me bleed." He kicked her in the stomach.
She went flying into a cement truck as he snapped his clawed hands. "Attack!"
The six creatures formed around Wonder Woman and starting striking and clawing at her. She picked herself off the ground, shrugging off their attack. Cement was in her hair as her hand wiped the blood from her lips. Battas glared at her with amusement.
"I know your weakness princess. You love that human."
Wonder Woman's eyes widened. "Bruce, what did you do to him?" She formed her hands into fists and performed a flying kick into one of the creatures knocking it to the ground. It howled in pain as she took her blade and pierced it through it's chest. "Be gone!" She commanded as the creature vanished into the ground.
Battas growled with his fangs showing. "I can see that you've been taught well."
"I know how to take down demons and monsters." Wonder Woman said. A clever smile came over her. "And I know your weakness. You hate the light." She held her blade pointed at him with challenge.
The bat demon lifted his claws and glared at Wonder Woman. "Fine little princess. If it's a fight you ask for than it's a fight you shall receive. He looked at his creatures. "Leave. Your work is done here. The princess is mine for the challenge."
The creatures disappeared leaving only the demon and Wonder Woman on the battle ground.
Wonder Woman prepared herself and did not lower her blade nor break eye contact with her opponent. Years of training with not just the Amazons but with Batman taught her to never underestimate your enemy and to be mindful of your surroundings.
His servants had left, that much she could discern from her hearing while her gaze never left the creature in front of her who seemed just as focused as she. Wonder Woman waited just as she saw the creature take in a deep breath of air, Battas came charging towards her. Diana dodges a vicious swing of his claws and retaliated by spinning low and swiping her blade across his leg.
Battas hissed aloud in pain, however did not waver from his assault as he leaped high over the Amazon's head preparing to swipe at her face. Wonder Woman held her bracelets in front and managed to block the assault but the force of it sent her back a few paces.
Battas roared as he landed on his feet and charged at the Amazon again. Wonder Woman was familiar with that noise in combat and it suggested a brute form of attack. Acting on instinct she leaped and twirled off the demon's back in time to avoid his assault. As she rolled over him she swung her blade across his back with a yell and demon's cry sang into the air.
The creature fell to its knees, roaring with frustration or pain, she couldn't be sure. Knowing that trying to kill the demon wouldn't provide her with answers, Wonder Woman paused from her attack. She jumped into the air and landed on the roof of the smashed cement truck.
"Where are you keeping Bruce Wayne?"
Battas rose to his feet, one clawed hand clutching his back. He turned his livid gaze up to the Amazon on the vehicle. "He's somewhere hidden," he snarled.
"Tell me?" Wonder Woman demanded jumping into the air and smacking her red boots on the ground. "I heard that Eros removed the spirit of Pegasus from his body. What else are you planning to do with him?"
Battas sneered at her question. "Whose to say that you haven't already seen him princess?" He chuckled.
"Do you know how I get my creatures? I can't create them while in the underworld. No that's not my domain but Hades. However he gave me the power to transform worthless souls like you into creatures of shadow. The transformation is painful because every good thought fades away and is taken over by painful memories and guilt. They become what they fear. Nightmares from their own minds," he chuckled evilly at his own words.
Diana's eyes were burning, her mouth slightly agape. "You foul demon!" She dropped her blade and started swinging her fists at him relentlessly. Battas parried her attacks, his demonic smile never leaving him.
"Poor Bruce his transformation was the most painful one I have ever seen. He kept on screaming your name," he goaded.
She had tears forming in her eyes mixed with anger. Her lips were trembling as her fists dug into his black furred body. "You're lying!" She wailed as Battas pushed her off of him.
Diana landed on her back as he sat beside her, digging his knee into her throat. "He's no longer the man you love. He's nothing!" He snarled viciously.
Diana shook her head. "He will always be Bruce Wayne on the inside." She headbutted him in the head and pushed him off using her legs. The demon fell on his back as she arose, grabbed her sword and held it one inch away from his neck. "Yield."
Battas laughed in spite. "You may have won this challenge but you can't save him."
Diana narrowed her eyes and clenched her teeth. "Watch me."
"You have a choice to make princess. Save Bruce Wayne or his city. You can only choose one."
Battas said vanishing into the shadow leaving Diana breathing heavy and thinking about Bruce. "A choice..." She threw her sword onto the ground and knelt on her knees as rain began to pour down over her. The weariness of battle and her conflicted thoughts began to weigh in on her.
She knew what Bruce would want her to do; what her mother would want her to do... But right now she wanted to make her own decision. And that decision wasn't to let Gotham die, nor abandon the man she loved to such a cruel fate.
"I need him to help save Gotham. This city needs the Batman to come back." Finding her resolve, Diana stood onto her feet, raised her chin and flew up into the sky.
There was one person who Diana knew that was tough in the streets of Gotham and knew every corner of the city that the back of her hand. Selina Kyle.
Inside a small apartment above a jewelry store, Selina Kyle was unpacking her suitcase after a few weeks in Rome, Paris and the Caribbean.
She looked at her black cat Iris resting on the edge of her double-sized bed and could not wait to patrol the rooftops of Gotham. All that changed when she heard the sound of someone knocking at the door.
"Who can it be at this hour?" She moved to the door and unlocked it. Her brown eyes widened as she saw Wonder Woman standing there dressed in her red and gold armor.
"What a pleasant surprise," Selina teased with her little act. She eyed the Amazon with curiosity. "What brings you to this part of town? I know that you only come and visit me when you need something."
Diana looked into Selina's knowing eyes. "I need your help Selina."
Selina crossed her arms with a proud look. "See what did I tell you?"
"Bruce is in trouble," Diana said plainly. She wasn't sure how Miss Kyle would react to her presence but she only hoped that the reason would be agreeable for her. A frown came over Selina's face.
"And I care why?" she growled. "Bruce and I have parted ways. I've moved on and I'm not risking my life to save his." Her tone was cold and drawn from unpleasant memories surrounding the playboy of Gotham. Diana wasn't deterred; all of Gotham was at stake along with Bruce's life.
"I know that you still have feelings for him. You can't deny that Selina and I have nothing wrong with you holding him close to your heart," she appeased. Selina shook her head.
"Yes you do goddess. You and I both know that he loves-" She paused biting her tongue. Diana knew it would be best to evade this subject if she wanted Selina's help in this matter. There wasn't any time for this.
"Can we put our jealousy aside for once Selina, that only gets us in a brawl," Diana reasoned.
Selina let out a sigh of approval. Seeing the urgency in the Amazon's expression she knew that this had to be important. "Alright so what does the goddess want?"
"Help me find and rescue Bruce."
Selina rolled her eyes. "Another rescue mission."
Diana smirked. "Selina I know that you enjoy the thrill. I promise you this will not be like any mission you have ever done. It's full of danger, demons and you have to keep her head up to survive."
Selina snapped her lips together as the whole scenario seemed to play into her like a huge score. "Count me in."
Diana leased a pleased smile. "I thought you might say that. We leave as soon as your ready."
"I'm ready."
"What about your costume?" Diana asked looking at Selina's v-neck top and jeans.
Selina shook her head. "Those days are done goddess. I'm no longer Catwoman."
"Do you have any weapons to defend yourself?"
Selina turned her head. "I have a few pistols. But I know Bruce doesn't like it when I use guns. Believe me last time he slapped my pistol out of my hands when we were fighting on a rooftop," she retorted.
Diana gave her a reassuring smile. "I'm not Bruce. I don't have a problem with guns or blades. You'll need all the weapons you can get Selina. Go and suit up."
Selina nodded and moved to her closet. She pulled out her tight leather suit and long black high heeled boots and then moved to the bathroom. The door closed.
Diana entered the apartment and looked at the items on Selina's desk. A newspaper clipping of her and Batman with Gordon. She knew that Selina was one hell of an ally for Batman but she also knew that the dark haired woman lived by her own code.
Selina emerged from the bathroom dressed in her tight leather catsuit with a silver compartment belt around her hips. In Diana's eyes she always looked like a hero.
"Ready?" Diana asked with an encouraging look.
Selina moved to her dresser and opened a fireproof safe then pulled out a pair of sharp edge goggles and two pistols. She placed the goggles on the top of her head and the two guns in the hostlers of her belt. "Ready goddess,"
Both women walked down the stairwell and headed for the back door into a back alleyway. Diana grabbed Selina by the gloved hand.
"What are you doing?" Selina asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Giving you a lift," Diana replied.
Selina shook her head and looked at the sky. "Sorry not my style." She moved to a dumpster and pressed a button. Two Augsta MV's were strapped on a metal platform.
"I always keep a spare." Selina purred moving to her bike. "You do know how to ride?" She asked sliding her sleek body on the saddle of the bike.
Diana nodded. "Of course."
Selina threw her a helmet. "Well come on goddess. We've got a billionaire to save."
Diana pulled on the helmet and slid her body on the bike next to Selina's.
Selina flipped her goggles over her eyes and fired up the engine. "Try to keep up." She touched the throttle and sped out of the alley.
Diana shook her head with bemusement, for some reason she loved Selina's company. She followed behind and together they raced down the streets of Gotham.
They stopped at a red light. Selina looked at Diana who was parked next to her.
"So where exactly are we heading too?"
Diana shrugged. "We need to find a snitch."
"OK then. Lead the way."
Diana looked at the green light through her helmets visor and then sped off.
Selina shook her head. "Thrill seeker." She pressed the accelerator and took off into traffic.
The Pit of the Damned
Bruce Wayne leaned his back against the wall, his head lowered and eyes closed. His face was a mask of bruises and dark circles beneath his eyes. His recent nightmare involving Bane had if anything left him more keen to the idea of staying awake then trying to sleep through this ordeal.
He tried to block out the echoing cries from the other prisoners that were cursed from the tunnel. Most of their bodies were frail and there were bite marks on their bare chests. He could hear footfalls approaching outside the cell.
"Wake up human," Eros snarled. His hands rested on the rusted bars as he looked into Bruce's cell.
"It's time to enter the darkness."
Bruce flicked opened his eyes and slowly arose off the dirty ground. His battle with Bane had left his physically battered and he had no nourishment to regain his strength. His armor was torn and his cape flared.
The doors opened and two of Battas creatures placed shackles onto his ankles and wrists. They smacked his back, making him fall forward to Eros feet.
"That's where you belong human at me feet." Eros bent down and grabbed Bruce's cheeks and squeezed. "Your looks is all she cares about. Once she takes the bite you'll become her prisoner."
The god looked at the two creatures standing behind Bruce. "Bring him to the tunnel. Let him enter alone."
They nodded.
The older prisoner in the other cell shook his head. "May the gods have mercy on you boy."
"Let's go." One of them hissed as they dragged Bruce by the black cape to a long tunnel. Bruce turned his head and saw webs all around and skeletons hanging. He felt his heart beating through his chest as they stopped at the entrance. "Time to go and introduce yourself ."
Eros stood in the shadows with his hands folded behind his back with a grin. Bruce felt too disoriented to mount a defense as they dragged him. His limbs felt stiff and his muscles sore. He hadn't felt this helpless in years. He hated this feeling.
He had a vague idea of what they intended to do with him. They wanted to use him to get to Diana. To break her resolve and her focus on this mission. Bruce placed little faith in people, but he believed Diana would do what was best for the mission. She would make the right decision, he told himself.
His thoughts were interrupted as the creatures threw Bruce into the tunnel. "Walk and keep a sharp eye out for movement."
Bruce entered the tunnel on unsteady legs. He bent down and removed a lock pick from his right boot. He unlocked the shackles and contained to walk. His eyes focused on movement in the webs. "Great," he muttered.
The sound of a creature hissing above made him turn his gaze to the web covered ceiling of the tunnel.
"What do I owe this handsome encounter?" A hissing voice asked from the webs. "You are one of the most handsome men I have ever laid my eyes on."
Bruce stood still despite the apprehension he was feeling.
"What is your name?" The voice coaxed.
"Bruce Wayne," he said cautiously, unsure of what type of foe he was up against.
"Well Bruce, I must say you have charming good looks unlike my other prey. I might keep you alive."
Bruce kept his eyes alert and body ready. "What are you?"
"I'm called the great weaver. I was once the best weaver of the loom in Athens but Athena cursed me for my boasting. And now I'm stuck as this!"
A giant black and red spider appeared in front of him.
Bruce stepped back with alarm, keeping his distance from her deadly stinger that was coming out from her belly. His mask of determination soon returned to his battered face. He would show no fear, even in the face of grim odds.
"Arachne. They me Arachne. The spider."
"So you feed off of Eros prisoners." He backed into a wall near a few dried skeletons.
"I suck them dry or take away their youth."
He looked at her chelicerae that held her venom glands.
"Eros wants to keep you alive." Arachne drew closer for him to see his own reflection in her four eyes. "Alive to be mine."
"Sorry I'm not good with relationships." He threw a smoke bomb that he got from his boot onto the floor and disappeared within the shadows.
Arachne chuckled. "You're a smart one aren't you Bruce."
Bruce was crouched down a rocky ledge and peered at the cursed spider crawling on the ground searching for him. Then she vanished. He knew she was blending into her surroundings, it's what spiders do in hunting tactics or defense. His main concern was the venom she housed in her large jaws.
"Eros told me that you dress up like a bat. Spiders eat little bats because they're blind."
"Bats maybe blind but their not helpless." He jumped off the rocky edge and landed on the ground as she tried to grab him.
"Clever," she hissed.
Bruce formed his hands into a fighting stance as the giant spider jumped down and glared at him.
"I don't fight with my prey."
He looked at her weak spot. Her belly. "What did Eros promise you Arachne? That you could have me as your little pet to lust after because you have no human hands to touch me?"
She shook with anger. "No."
Bruce rolled as she pounced. He found a sharp rock and looked at the spider.
"I hate spiders." He growled. "Ugly creatures that can squish ."
"You hate spiders..." She laughed looking at his neck.
Bruce circled around her with the rock in his hands. He was ready to jam it into her but she was quick; climbed up the wall and then attacked him. Her jaws were at his head as he tried pushing her off with his feet.
Arachne stuck her fangs into him and began to suck out his blood. Bruce groaned loudly in as he grabbed the rock and drove into her head but she wouldn't move.
"Get off of me!" he growled.
Arachne bounced onto the wall as Bruce touched his wounded neck. He felt weak, more than he did a few minutes ago.
"Why didn't you kill me?" He started slurring his words.
"I have to obey my orders."
Bruce fell onto his back as she jumped down.
"Poor human. You've been through a lot from what Eros told me; first cursed to be the Pegasus and now imprisoned in his pit of damnation. Now you're going to become just like me."
Bruce's dark hazel green eyes widened. "No!" he screamed with anger as his hands clenched his stomach. He could feel himself burning on the inside and the shock of it was making him thrash and tremble on the ground.
"The transformation is painful. But you'll get use to it once the extra limbs come out and your jaw breaks."
Bruce was shaking and Arachne's words only added to his torment.
"In time you will get used to living like this." She disappeared into her webs leaving the pale billionaire in the darkness as sweat begun to pour from him profusely. He screamed as his body twisted and his jaw broke as he felt pressure. Blood was leaking out of his mouth.
"No!" his voiced echoed down the tunnel towards the haunted prisoners.
Gotham City
Selina and Diana were standing in the shadows under the overpass across from a nightclub. Selina flipped her goggles up and looked at the bouncer guarding the entrance. "So what kind of a snitch are we looking for?"
Diana looked at Selina. "A creature of the shadows."
"Come again goddess?" Selina asked with an arched eyebrow.
"A demon. I know that whatever there is sin, demons from the underworld dwell."
"In this city all you have to do is look around every corner." Selina explained looking at the tall buildings in the distance.
"Why are you so cold towards your home?" Diana asked, puzzled but curious towards her.
A look of indifference came over Selina. "Let's just say the people in this city don't think of me has a hero like you Diana. I made the wrong choices and had to pay the price by self exiling myself from this city."
"But somehow you always came back."
"I have my reasons."
Diana smirked with a knowing look. "Could these reasons be your love for Bruce?"
Selina lowered her head and sighed. "Look Diana, Bruce and I live in a black and white world. There are some lines that we cannot cross. Besides I know he has the hots for you. I'll give you a little advice about Bruce. His only love is Gotham. Neither of us can replace her. She's got a hold on him like a vice."
Diana could sense that Selina still had feelings for Bruce. What woman wouldn't? But she knew that Bruce and Selina's love was a different kind of love that could not be expressed by a kiss. He wanted her to be reformed and to start a new life.
Selina looked at the bouncer letting a few tall blondes inside. "Alright let's move in."
"Looking like this?" Diana asked looking down at her armor.
"I'm not worried about a little fashion sense Diana. We're going in through the way I always make my entrance: The skylight."
Selina waited for the coast to be clear then ran across the street. Diana chased after her and both of them entered the side alleyway. Selina looked at the fire-escape ladder and started to climb. "Don't tell me the Greek goddess is afraid of heights?"
"No. I was waiting for you." Diana replied as her hands grasped the steel. A spider crawled onto her hand and instantly she swiped it off her hand. "Disgusting creature."
Selina looked down. "I hope you we're talking about me?"
"No. A spider."
Selina shook her head. She was seeing a whole different side of Diana.
Finally they made it to the roof. Selina moved to the skylight but something caught her attention. A flash of orange lightning. "What the the heck is that?" She grumbled looking at the massive storm clouds forming.
Diana peered at the cloud mass. "It's coming."
"What?"
"A storm."
Selina removed a lock pick from her belt and began to twist it inside the locked latch. Diana stood above gazing at the glow from the window. The skylight popped opened and Selina looked at Diana.
"After you," Diana gestured .
Selina shrugged and dove inside while Diana gracefully flew down.
Diana landed on a top and looked at few of the customers sipping glasses of beer.
Selina smacked her high heels on the table and glared at a man dressed in a fancy suit.
"Hello boys, sorry we didn't mean to crash the party." Selina stood up as the woman looked at her tight form in the leather suit. "but me and my friend were looking for a little action tonight. Which one of you wants to be my dance partner?"
Her brown eyes looked at all the men sitting at the table. Many of them exchanged tense looks. "Don't be shy..." She looked at Diana. "She's a great dancer too," she purred looking at the head of the table. The club owner.
Selina crouched down and placed her gloved hands on his shoulders. "What about you handsome in the mood for a dance?"
He grinned while snapping his fingers. The men took out their guns and pointed them at Selina and Diana.
"I heard that you were back in down cat but dragging the Wonder babe with you... it just makes this night more interesting."
Selina laughed. "What ever are we going to do Diana?" She kicked a gun out of his bodyguards hands as Diana began to brawl with the others. Selina removed her pistol and pointed at the owners head. "Now the tables have turned."
Diana roundhouse kicked two of the men and sent then rolling down a flight of steps leading to the dance floor. She kept her eyes on Selina.
"What do you want kitten?" The owner asked. "Money?"
Selina shook her head. "No."
Diana noticed a creature in the shadows near Selina. "Selina!" She called out. "Behind you."
Selina peered and saw a scaly creature reaching out for her.
"Careful Selina. It could be..."
Selina jumped off the table and pointed her gun at the demon. "This is the snitch you were talking about?"
Diana swung her lasso over the demons body. "We've got what we've came for." She dragged the creature closer to her and flew up the skylight.
Selina looked at Diana and then turned her attention back to the owner. "I think I'll leave you something for you to remember me by." She pressed her lips to his and brought her hand closer to his pocket. Then she pulled away jumped onto the table and Diana helped her out from the skylight.
"Why did you kiss a stranger?"
Selina smiled as she flashed Diana a wallet.
"Selina? Give that back to him."
Selina took out the cash and threw the wallet back down to the clubs floor.
"I have a feeling we might need some extra cash." She looked at the struggling creature in their grasp. "This is your snitch?"
Diana nodded. "Now he's going to tell me the truth about Bruce."
"I'm not spilling my guts for you bone bags." The demon hissed showing his forked tongue.
Diana looked down at him with her ocean blue eyes. "Tell me where Eros is keeping Bruce Wayne?"
The demon felt the burn on his flesh. "In the pit of the damned."
Her eyes widened. "What has he done to Bruce?"
"Something terrible. He's no longer a human."
Selina looked at Diana with worry.
"Now that's all you're getting from me unless you want more. Because I can tell you more if you let me have your hot little friend."
Diana clenched her jaws. "Sorry, Selina is not one to use for pleasure." She removed her lasso. "Now go before she makes you disappear."
Selina held up her pistol. "I don't bluff scaly."
The demon hissed and vanished within the shadows of the roof.
Selina moved to the edge holding her arm.
"Selina?" Diana asked.
"What did that thing mean that Bruce is no longer human?"
A sorrowful look came over her. "Bruce is cursed now. That's why we have to save him," she said quietly.
Selina looked at the clouds. "I'll come with you to this pit. Not because I want to Diana but because of Bruce. I can't bear to see my handsome cursed to be something that isn't human. He doesn't deserve..." Her expression softened at Diana's empathetic look.
"No. We'll get him back." Selina jumped off the roof. "Lead the way," she yelled as her feet touched the ground.
Diana took a deep breath and prepared herself for their mission.