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So here I was at a bus stop shielding myself from the cold rain. I warmed myself by the nearby hobo fire. Nice guys glad they shared their fire with me. I was mostly dry and just trying to get the fuck out of Gotham. Jesus Christ, I'm now Jason Todd, the most hated Robin! The one that got screwed over the most by life.
It wasn't just the fact that I was in Jason Todd's body but it seemed that Jason's psyche was a part of mine as well. Which let me tell you something, it has not been a good time, I'm constantly looking over my shoulder in fear of either the clown or batman following even though I know they aren't.
I can remember Jason's father who died when he was young leaving him along with his drug addicted step mother. I can remember Jason's own biological mother betraying him to the Joker. I can see the hostility Jason went through with the young justice team along with nightwing as they saw me or Jason as an usurper of the title without his approval. Which led to Jason avoiding them all.
Finally the part that I keep getting flashbacks to, the joker torturing Jason Todd and killing him with the damn bomb. God if I ever get my hands on that clown in this universe I am killing him, fuck batmans dumbass rules he dies! No child should have gone through the things Jason has! All of a sudden a new icon appeared with text saying
Welcome Logan King to the Gamer System
I guess this is the gamer system the voice in the void wants me to use. Jesus I was still reeling back from the freaking onslaught that was Jason's memories or life. I just….I just need to make my mind off of Jason for a minute. Jason's life or I guess my life was in shambles, either way I needed to get my shit together, start fresh and get the hell out of this godforsaken city. The first step to that was figuring out how this gamer system works.
I pressed the imaginary icon and all of a sudden it turned into a screen.
Automatic Light subclasses active void and solar.
Well of radiance branch unlocked
Void bomb branch unlocked
Paracausal powers unlocked
Paracausal powers? The system seems like it knew what I was asking about because it answered.
You are a Paracausal entity! Capable of breaking the rules of space and time and calling upon the power gifted to you by the source/light.
What? like the guardians from destiny 2?
New abilities gained!
Healing factor: Recover .1 point per second!
Robin knowledge: You have Jason Todd's vast knowledge of fighting and detective work
Force push: Send telekinetic force towards any enemy that attacks you.
Okay no ghost to resurrect me but on the plus side I get a healing factor! Yay…yeah I'm going to need that thing desperately. I tried the force push on a brick wall in the alley near me and it cracked the wall. Yeah definitely gonna need to learn how to use that in combat scenarios.
As I was getting Jason's memories I could feel myself remembering the countless number of fighting forms and cases he worked before he died. What a lot of people don't know about Jason is that he was actually one of Batman's greatest he was angry and hard headed at times he still took things very seriously when it came to learning and adapting to different scenarios.I could feel my memories merging with Jasons again it was so odd like remembering something that happened ages ago and then it just suddenly pops in your head.
I took a minute to get my bearings and calm down from the memories washing into my mind. I then started scrolling down the list of items I had to see what I was working with. There was a list of items I had, along with three slots for weapons just like destiny. Sadly I had nothing in any of them, and I had four slots on my body that indicated what armor I could use and I guess modify. I only had the common items, funeral shoes and suit equipped along with nothing for my head and hands.
Yeah I needed to find a way to get some loot and quickly. In this universe where alien invasions are a weekly occurrence I needed to get stronger in order to survive. I walk to the nearest bus stop looking for a bus to take me out of the city. Took me a few hours to steal a bus pass from a fine looking business man when he wasn't looking but finally I made it out to the bus out of Gotham city.
The bus lead me out to the outskirts of Gotham where I began to walk around until-
New quest added Supply Run
Use your knowledge of Robin to secure supplies that you will need for your journey!
Gain Exp
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Okay so I've gotta look through Jason's memories, yeah that's gonna be painful. While on my bus seat I began to try and clear my mind and focus on Jason's memories. Lots of pain follows as I can feel Jason being tortured by the Joker for hours on end. My palms sweat like crazy as I keep digging through the pain. I see myself….er Jason getting berated for a mission gone wrong by nightwing in what looked to be a botched attempt to sneak into Queen Bee's base.
Gotta keep going no matter how much it hurts, I see Jason arguing with Batman with the Bat putting up a statistic that people prefer the old Robin over him. Keep going man just block out the pain. Getting into a conversation Batman explains to Jason of emergency equipment caches in case of a worst case scenario. There were multiple ones located all over Gotham but there was one at the edge of the city.
"Hello sir, are you alright?" I gasp and look up to see a woman giving me a nudge on the shoulder. She's a blonde-haired caucasian girl with blue eyes. She wore a purple tank top and jacket. Ripped up jeans and a pair of Tennessee shoes. I look at her and she seems more concerned than afraid of me. "I'm fine…just reliving some unpleasant memories that's all". She looked at me with a look of sympathy "I get it, lots of people have those memories in this city" she exclaims. "Stephanie Brown"! She says as pulls out her hand wanting me to shake it.
My eyes widen as I know that name from the comics. Stephanie Brown also known as Spoiler and later Batgirl. If I remember correctly she is a supervillain and she dies trying to take down Black Mask in a gang war. All because she was fired by Batman and she wanted to prove that she wasn't a mistake to make robin. Just like me…..I mean Jason just like Jason Todd, I look at her and shake her hand gently but firmly. "Ja- I mean Logan King nice to meet you misses brown"
"Nice to meet you Logan, are you sure going to be alright you looked like you were having some issues there" Stephanie looks at me as I rub my eyes to help calm my senses. "I am okay miss Brown I just need to stop thinking of some old family members." She frowns " I get that me and my dad don't exactly see eye to eye on much these days." "But you know things can't be terrible forever can they?" she says smiling, trying to obviously cheer me up. It works though as I smile back at her "No I suppose they can't."
"Yeah my dad and mom are always arguing with each other, it's crazy they're divorced and yet they still argue non stop". "On the phone in person you name it, it's like they don't even notice I'm there". I look nodding in understanding " I get that my adopted brother and adopted father often yell at each other and it's as if the whole world is no longer visible to them when they do". She puffs her cheeks "God it just pisses me off! Why can't they just get along when I'm there or at least try to mean". " Can't they at least just pretend to be happy, I mean I'm right there and when they do that it hurts you know especially-. I cut her off " Especially when it's about you, look I don't have all the answers Steph if I did I sure as shit wouldn't freaking out like I did there". She sighs "No I suppose you wouldn't have". I didn't want to leave her like that on a bum note like that she came to check on me when nobody else did in this whole bus. I could see that my stop was coming so I got up and got ready to leave.
As I got up though I spoke " Steph before I leave can I give just a little advice?". She looked up and was curious " Yeah sure what is it?" I looked her dead in the eyes and said " You're a good person with a good heart, Don't ever let anyone take that from you" The bus stopped as I walked off the bus she yelled "neither should you Logan!" I smiled as I exited the bus waving her bye as it passed on its way.
I breathed in the air remembering where the location was. I don't know what is in store for me but whatever it is, just know this universe I ain't going down without a fight.