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Wanna say thanks for all the love over the years and for those of you who have stayed through since the beginning. We are nearly at an end here, going into the last ark so to speak. So thanks again all! Not that it's going to end now, we have another few chapters to go, but we are reaching it. So Thanks again for all the lovely reviews! Pls leave me a comment. I love them dearly.

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ON WITH THE STORY!

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Slade had journeyed back to his suite after his discussion with Robin, or perhaps it was Renegade now. The boy did like the name. He was about to settle in for the night when Luthor gave him a call. The man had wanted to get the ball rolling. A speech would be best. The world knew of the man's general disapproval of the Superhero community, calling them a nuisance. What the world didn't know, however, was he was Superman's arch-enemy and quite the villain himself. Although there were always rumors. But regardless, the general population of the world just thought of Lex Luthor as just another eccentric billionaire. And while most probably didn't think much of him, his genius was never ignored. If he spoke on something important, people would take note.

"It needs to be done and Luthor you are the best candidate. Besides." Slade took a seat before he continued. "You are the best qualified for the speech. They did nearly obliterate your building after all."

"I'm not saying that I don't want to give the speech. It would of course be my "honor" to take the first step toward annihilating the Justice League. But have we truly planned enough for this, or are we just gonna rip it open?" Slade gave a shrug to the image on the screen. "Why not?" Luther raised a brow at that. Deathstroke was always known for his plans within plans and his great precision for making everything look so damn easy when it probably took him months of carefully manipulating the situation. "Well if you and the others agree."

"I think it's time that the world knows just who exactly protects them. And how much of a threat they really could be."

"Are we planning to throw the world into a panic?" Luthor chuckled at the idea.

"No, in fact, this will get the world to take notice, to take action. People will start looking into their favorite heroes and people will begin to notice every little detail. The internet is wonderful for that. Give it a taste of the truth and they will expose it all. No matter how much or how little information you have, you bring to light a subject and the people will find so much more than even we thought possible."

And there it was, Deathstroke stirring the pot for the inevitable chaos. "So we're ripping it open?"

The mastermind nodded. "And we are not mending it."

"Could do it tomorrow night? Making arrangements would be easy enough."

"Good."

"Good?"

"Yes and good night." And with a press of a button, Luthor vanished from his screen.

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"So Ksenia, have you seen her around?" It had been a day since the night in the hangar and Robin was ready to start the preparations and the series of interviews for his new team. The first person he's approached thus far? Possibly just Asif. His friend countered his question with a shrug. "She's around but I wouldn't say I know exactly where she is." Disappointed with the idea that he was now going to have to look around for her, Robin thought it best to request Asif's assistance as he searched for the elusive blonde.

"Is this really necessary?" Robin shrugged and responded with only a mutter of "Possibly."

Although Asif didn't like the idea, he let himself be dragged around in a quest to find Ksenia. "So, we doing it tonight?"

"Doing what?"

"Checking the flash drive Sariel gave you?"

Robin nodded. He knew it should have been done days ago, but with everything going on and with Jillian's assassination, it just didn't seem right, or like the appropriate time. It was ridiculous really, he should have done it the next day. Was he scared as to what he was going to find on it? He didn't know, but perhaps just a little. "Tonight. Meet me in the main computer lab tonight around nine." Asif nodded in return. "I hear Luthor's going to announce something in the next few hours." Robin laughed.

"Yeah, I know. It's going to cause a whole lot of problems. We should watch it tonight while we dive more into the Legacy." Asif could have sworn Robin was trying to be a bit dramatic as he said "Legacy".

"I heard he called and asked for you specifically, wanting names."

Robin shrugged. "And I gave them. What of it?"

Asif smiled at his friend and shook his head. "Nothing really." He stopped and pointed to the Russian woman standing grabbing a coffee from one of the many vending machines that littered the hallways. "I think I found her. But why exactly do you need her anyway?"

The former hero looked at his friend with a smirk. "I got the go-ahead to build a team. Slade recommended her. Saying that while she's relatively new, her skills are impressive and she seems to have a sway over other soldiers. Getting her on my team could be beneficial." Asif could almost laugh himself. "You know I was actually going to recommend that you speak with her. She handled the last mission so professionally." Robin could only agree. "Which is why I think it best to recruit her first."

Asif threw a smirk at his friend. "What about me?" and Robin chuckled. "Oh, you're already knee-deep."

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"You're building a team?" Robin just shrugged. "Slade would rather call an elite Unit, but yes." She pondered that for a moment as she stared at her cup of coffee. "So." she began. "Why do you want me on board specifically? I'm not exactly the best around or perhaps the most famous amongst the whole crew. There is others that would be more fitting to your needs I'm sure."

"But you are popular," he stated and she shrugged in response, but he continued. "Slade even recommended you, said you've been picking up some attention from some of the higher-ups. He also says you seem to have a pull on some of the stuff that goes on around here."

"I just keep track of people. One has to protect themselves. You can't trust anyone here." Robin nodded. he would have to agree with her there. "From what Asif said about the other night, you kept your head cool, you managed to slip right under the MPD making them believe you were there to help them. You've also seemed to make friends around here. It seems a lot generally seem to like you. So you tell me, why would I not ask you to join my team?"

"You need someone who's been on the inside so long to help make a former hero such as yourself more likable in their eyes. And you're right, I have made friends and connections and you want to benefit from that."

Robin just smiled at her and shrugged. "Yea, I do. But you also get to benefit from it too."

"How?"

"What brought you to Slade's forces in the first place?"

"Good pay, great benefits, and general safety when not on the field."

"You remember Slade chose me to be his apprentice right? The eventual heir to everything here?"

Ksenia shrugged. "What are you getting at?"

"You'll be working with me, on my team. Could get you a lot more than just great benefits."

She took a sip of her coffee and sighed. He had a point. One day the organization would be handed over to Robin. He was the apprentice and if she could dip her fingers in early enough into his career, then she'd be doing well for the rest of her life. Although she knew agreeing would also be risky. This business was not always kind. "Fine, I'm in.' She looked him in the eye then. "But don't make me regret this." Robin could only chuckle. "You won't."

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There was a lot of talk among the Society members regarding the names he had given Luthor. What was to be done with the information that was in the flash drive and what exactly were they to do with the names of the heroes Robin had so eagerly supplied them with? The conversations could probably go on for months before they decided on an action. And possibly many would say it was seemingly rash when Luthor just decided to get the ball rolling at the last second. He gave the heads up to Slade last night and he had to admit, he was a bit curious as to how this was all going to play out. He could only imagine the amount of dread Bruce would be feeling the moment his name was mentioned.

His little speech had made it to the six O'clock news where he announced that he had created a fund to help a variety of third-world countries, a good cover for a press conference that was in reality about dropping information to the world. He made a valid point that the heroes of the world could not or rather would not answer their calls for aid. He went on to speak out against the hero community, speaking of their power and wealth, and how does one exactly have enough money to sustain such a lifestyle, living as superheroes and their alter egos being the mask they use to portray themselves for the public, it was expensive. The world was in a constant state of tearing itself apart. If it wasn't Climate change it was genocide. And still the heroes of the world kept their secrets. At first, people were most likely not going to believe him, since he was a billionaire himself. people were already calling it bullshit on social media. But there was a shift the moment he dropped the lists.

Names, businesses, and entire bodies of government. All within seconds. The internet went wild.

Discovering the large amount of funding that the Justice League obtained yearly was not only from the US government but from multiple others became questionable. And on top of it all, they also received funding from businesses like Wayne Enterprises, Kord Industries, and Queen Consolidate. It was ambiguous, to say the least.

It also became quite clear, whether the Justice League knew it or not, that there was a variety of military-like businesses that also put a lot of funding into the wars in the Middle East and various parts of Europe. They partook in arms trafficking, child soldiers, slavery, pirating and god knows what else. And a lot of that money somehow ended up funding the League as well. Robin would more or less believe that the latter was more likely to more relatable to the ben Elohim themselves, but they did fund the League and therefore the League while using these funds to protect their cities had in turn helped slaughter thousands of innocent lives. The Justice League lived off of Blood money.

"Do you think this will be the end of them?"

Robin shrugged. "I don't know. Being from the community myself I like to think every hero is incredibly stubborn."

The two were going to start looking at the flash drive Sariel had placed into Robin's hands. But before they started they had wanted to see the beginning of the end as it were. For the hero's at least.

Asif shook his head. "Things are going to get crazy."

"It already has." Robin passed him his phone with a news report pulled up that mentioned the actual names of Superheroes. "And it's not going to stop any time soon."

"What do you think is going to happen?"

"Who knows?"

Asif frowned. "So are we going to actually get some work done?" The former hero laughed. "Yea yea." he flicked the TV off and took a seat. The two decided to take up residence in the main computer lab. It was best to do it here, much easier access to upload anything they found into the main system. He sighed and looked at his friend. "Are we even ready for this?" His only answer from Asif was a subtle shrug. He knew at that moment neither of them were ready for anything they would find tonight. But he did suppose it was time. If Lex Luthor could start the ball rolling on his end then perhaps he should keep up. There were hopefully answers to many of his questions on this flash drive.

So to simply carry on with their evening, Robin put the USB drive into the PC and up popped a folder. Asif leaned over his friend's shoulder as Richard opened it. There were two folders. One was the actual portion of the Society's Legacy, the other... "Odd how one is labeled "Watch me first!" Seems like such a Sariel move." Robin agreed and clicked on it, finding a video. "Alright then." The two looked at one another before they came to the same conclusion. "Let's play it, I just hope it's not some sort of weird dark web stuff."

Robin could laugh. "If it's a video of us doing what we're doing right now I would be questioning Slade's security." Asif chuckled at his response. "Alright, here we go." The former hero clicked on the video and at first it was black and then a very familiar face appeared. "Sariel."

"Hey Robin, and I'm hoping Asif is with you too, so Hello to you as well my old friend. I suppose you have a lot of questions regarding, well... everything. So, I made this video to explain. The other folder on this flash drive is the Legacy, the very same that Jillian had protected with her life." Robin made a mental note of that. He had a hunch that what Sariel had given him was another portion of the Legacy, but to find out it was the very same one that Jillian had kept a secret gave him a bit of relief. The ben Elohim had come looking for this, they killed Jillian and they left with nothing.

The door behind them had a subtle creak as it opened, Robin paused the video. "Starting without me?" Robin looked to the man who was the master and chief of this entire base. "Just a little bit." Asif gave the man a nod as he entered. He distinctly remembered a time when he hated the man that stood before him, but now? Now he had a little more respect for him, but since his life had been a roller coaster his entire life, he still didn't completely trust Slade.

Slade pulled up a chair and took a seat behind the two younger men. "Let's see what exactly Sariel gave us."

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