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Bab 226: CHAPTER 210

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[David Lance POV]

Batman and his little entourage began to close in. Nevertheless I remained calm.

It was true that without the rings I was considerably weaker. But be that as it may, I wasn't so weak as to not be able to deal with this situation.

Batman and Harley were hardly a challenge, and Aquaman while strong in his own right, he lacked the power to finish me off.

The only one in their team that posed a threat to me, was the Flash, his speed would be extremely difficult to deal with without the rings, but I would manage.

~You know, I never pictured you as a stupid guy, Batman,~ I said, making sure Batman saw me sign. ~Unwise, totally, but not stupid. I mean, sure I don't like you, but I always thought you were pretty darn smart. After all, the smarter you are the better you are at rationalizing bad choices.~

Batman narrowed his eyes. "It's there a point you're trying to get at?~

Jumpy aren't we?

I smiled. ~There is. And the point is, have you forgotten what my real power is, and what it could do to a populated area like this one?~

Batman tensed at this, visibly.

~The Joker needed a nuclear bomb, all I need is a whisper,~ I continued, staring at the group with cold detachment. ~So go ahead, test my patience. Test how far I have fallen.~

Harley groaned at this, facepalming herself. "Why do I always like the crazy ones! Even the silent one has a crazy bone! Is this my punishment for shoplifting as a teen God?!"

For a moment Batman stared at me silently, as if trying to discern whether I would actually do what I was threatening to do, or not.

I wouldn't, not in a lifetime, but he didn't know that, and that alone was more than enough to force him into thinking.

"You wouldn't do that," Dinah said.

~I wouldn't? Then by all means, go ahead and test that theory,~ I challenged.

"Let's go, we are leaving," Batman said after a few moments. "I didn't come here to capture, not really. I just wanted to see the man I was dealing with, now I know."

Another moral dilemma where he jacks his ego from a podium of his own making.

Fuck you Batman, fuck you and everyone dumb enough to follow you.

~You know, I had it with you all. I saved this world from destruction, not once, but twice, and all you can see it's how my methods to achieve that go against your moronic code of honor,~ I replied, my eyes burning into his with a glare carrying nothing but pure rage. ~You think you're above everyone because you let others make the hard choices. You let the government make the call whether or not the villains live, you let everyone but yourself see the truth of this accursed world. Well, guess what? There isn't a single country in the world with a court that would convict me!~

Batman remained silent.

~Sure, I killed people I didn't have to. But, even so, they wouldn't convict me. They would honor me, why? Because I gave them back their power!~ I grinned, pointing all around. ~The US Government is back on the horse, thanks to me. Every government is back on their own horse thanks to me, and because of that, instead of a villain, I would be marketed as a hero.~

Batman narrowed his eyes. "You make a lot of presumptions about what would happen. Eager to find out?"

I rolled my eyes at him again. ~Remember well, Batman, the world congratulated Superman for killing the Joker, what do you think they will do for me? Sure, some will fear me, hate me even. But those in power, those with the "ability" to decide my destiny should you capture me, well, they would love me.~

Perhaps Wioska was right. Perhaps I had done enough for this universe.

Having said my peace I turned around and started walking towards the bar, when all of a sudden a boom tube opened in the middle of the street just a few feet away from where I was standing.

I jumped back, taking some distance from the portal opening.

I didn't need much to know who was coming.

Darkseid.

Leave it to my luck to have the biggest challenge I have left here to come when I'm at my weakest.

"We meet again, Red," Darkseid spoke, walking through the tube into the middle of the street.

Fuck fuck fuck FUCK!

I can't fight Darkseid without the rings, at least not without destroying the fucking earth in the process, which would beat the point of fighting him to begin with.

Seeing Darkseid in the middle of the street, and my reaction, Batman adjusted his priorities, changing his body language in a way that left clear I was no longer his target.

"I didn't come here for a battle. Fighting you as you are now is beneath me," Darkseid said, his voice as cold and dark as I remembered it to be.

"Then why did you come?" Batman pressed.

"To congratulate Red," Darkseid replied. "You destroyed not one, but two of my enemies. A reward is due. Even if you are to die at my hands at a later time, Darkseid rewards competence."

He came… to earth to reward me?

"Mother Box, create a kinetic field of energy around Red and I," Darkseid ordered, and as soon as those words left his mouth, we were covered in a reddish dome of energy, leaving everyone outside, except of course, Darkseid and I. "I've been told you can't speak without the rings. And that you don't do so out of the feeble fear of destroying your surroundings. I don't share your concerns, but for the sake of a conversation. This dome will allow you to speak."

A dome of energy capable of redistributing the power generated by my voice.

He works fast.

He did his homework about my powers.

"Now, let us talk."

Normally that would be a poor choice of words for anyone, but Darkseid, he's one of the few I could probably have a conversation with without hurting him.


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Bab 227: CHAPTER 211

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[David Lance POV]

I looked at Darkseid, who was just a few meters away from me, unmoving, with his arms crossed behind his back. This was bad, very bad, if a fight broke out, I would lose.

I knew the limits of my strength better than anyone, and right now I was well out of my range. Without the rings, fighting Darkseid would ultimately result in my demise.

I had to be careful.

Sure, he had said he wanted to talk, but even then, even when I knew he wasn't lying, but even then…. Any misstep in this… conversation he wanted could lead to an outcome I couldn't afford to pay as things were.

"Don't waste my time," Darkseid said, his eyes glowing red.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, my voice shattering the terrain within the force field with massive destructive power. Yet Darkseid remained unfazed as if my whispers were nothing more than a summer breeze.

"I don't like to repeat myself," Darkseid growled. "You've taken out two enemies of mine, I owe you one. Blood for blood. Darkseid always pays his debts."

Maybe I could take advantage of this. 

"And what are you willing to pay, King of Apokolips," I asked.

Darkseid smiled slightly at this. "We are enemies. I know what you wish, you seek to save this pathetic excuse of a planet, from me. A deal like that can be made if you are willing to listen, that is."

Nothing is ever easy, is it?

"I don't suppose you'd leave this part of the galaxy alone, just because I killed two of your enemies, would you?" I asked, knowing very well the answer to that question.

Darkseid smiled again. "No. But I am open to negotiate. If you want to save this planet, and your galaxy, so badly."

I don't know what he's planning with this conversation, but seeing as I have no other choice at the moment, I'll continue this to see where we get to.

"I'm all ears," I replied. 

"I know you know more than you should, which is why I know you know that this is not my true body, but one of many avatars under my control," Darkseid replied, his eyes fixed on mine. "That being clear, I'll get to the point. I will spare this planet, and nearby galaxies, if you join the game."

If I join the game? What the fuck?

"The game?" I asked.

"In your home universe, the human known as Vandal Savage, and I have an agreement. A promise so to speak, to have a war like no other, and I want you to be a part of that war," Darkseid replied. 

Savage... and... Of course, I remember that... 

Before I could ponder on that bit of information any further, pain like no other invaded my head, as memories I didn't have before invaded my head one by one like a tidal wave.

I remembered it all.

Everything.

Every episode I had ever seen, was now clear as if I had just seen them.

"You want me to join your little game with Savage?" I chuckled, the pain I had just suffered slowly fading away.

Darkseid remained silent for a moment before smiling once again. Three smiles in a day, from Darkseid himself. What a… terrifying sight.

"Exactly, if you agree to this. I will spare this pathetic world and the surrounding worlds," Darkseid replied. "All you have to do is make my conquest of your homeworld harder."

So, I was basically trading my fight with him here, for a fight with him in my universe.

"My avatar there won't know a thing about your visit to this universe, so you will have time to make things interesting in your own way," Darkseid continued, his words making me pause.

"You will withhold information from your avatar in my universe?" I asked, confused as to why he would do such a thing.

Darkseid laughed at this1, a booming, dark, terrifying laugh. "I have existed for billions of years. Each universe has a different origin from the one known as Darkseid, but in the end, all remains the same. I am entropy, I am death, I am Darkseid. If I wanted to conquer the multiverse without a challenge, I would've done so eons ago. My goal goes beyond conquering everything, so in each universe, I limit myself to the laws of the Presence, and add a few handicaps myself to make things more interesting for each one of my avatars."

As he spoke, I could feel the malice leaking out of his body, the power, the true power of the one behind the avatars. It was like staring at the sea, wondering how deep it was, knowing very well that any guess would be wrong.

"So that's what you want?" I chuckled. "You want to add another handicap for your avatar in my universe. And I happen to be a good option for that, right?"

Darkseid chuckled back. "Yes. So, do we have a deal?"

Even though he worded that as a question, I knew I didn't have much of a choice. I could tell by the way he had allowed me to feel part of his true power, to see what lay behind the curtains of his avatar.

He was telling me that I either accepted the deal or faced the consequences.

Not that I needed a threat to accept. This deal was saving me the fight now, for doing something I would've done anyway in my world.

"We do," I nodded, extending my hand. "You will leave this part of the galaxy alone, forever, and will not seek to harm it in any way. And I will join your little game with Vandal, right?"

Darkseid took my hand and shook it. "We have a deal. Good luck."

Having said that, Darkseid snapped his fingers, and the kinetic field that surrounded us started to dissipate as a boom tube opened in its place.

"I expect a lot from you, don't disappoint," Darkseid added, before stepping into the boom tube, and leaving Earth.


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