章 1: Chapter One
An 8-year-old boy somersaults and throws a kick at his father The older man is dressed in black and gold assassin attire. They are in a spacious top-floor penthouse.
FATHER
"Good Marcus, but you can do better!"
Marcus looks up at his father and smirks.
MARCUS
"Yes sir!"
Marcus rushes his father and he starts unleashing a barrage of blows. His father blocked every single one.
FATHER
"Good, good, great. Now hit the final-"
Marcus flips forward and aims a flip kick at his father's head. His father catches the blow and smiles. His father then flips Marcus back to his feet. He then smiles and puts his hand on Marcus's head and ruffles his hair.
FATHER
"You are doing a great job, Marcus."
Marcus's Father kneels.
FATHER
"You should know I am so proud of you for coming this far. You're much better now than I was at your age."
Marcus smiles
MARCUS
"Thanks Dad!"
Marcus's father stands up and walks toward the window overviewing the city.
FATHER
"One day we'll escape this godforsaken city and finally be free."
SOMEWHERE IN THE UNDERGROUND OF GOTHAM
An older assassin kneels in front of a turned-around bigger man.
OLDER ASSASSIN
"Grandmaster Talon, I have gotten word of my son. He plans on betraying the Court and leaving Gotham."
The bigger man turns around and looks down at the Older Assassin.
GRANDMASTER TALON
"Thank you Cornelius. I will deal with this disappointment myself."
Cornelius looks up at Grandmaster Talon with a look of concern.
CORNELIUS
"But he is my son. Shouldn't I deal with my own dissa-"
GRANDMASTER TALON
"SILENCE!"
Cornelius seases his argument immediately.
Grandmaster Talon turns away from Cornelius.
GRANDMASTER
"This is my decision! Not yours! Do you understand me, boy?"
Cornelius looks down.
CORNELIUS
"Yes father. Do as you will."
LATER BACK AT CORNELIUS'S PENTHOUSE
Marcus and his father sit at their dinner table eating supper. A maid, holding a platter with a covering. She places the platter on the table and takes off the covering, unveiling delicious expensive-looking food. Looking at the food, Marcus's mouth starts to water. He looks at his father with eyes telling him "can I eat now?"
Marcus's Father chuckles and nods as Marcus starts to dig into his food. He looks at the maid.
FATHER
"Thank you Janice, we really do appreciate your help."
Hearing this causes the maid to smile and she does a cute curtsy to thank Marcus's Father.
Marcus's Father picks up his fork and gets ready to eat. But he stops when he hears strange noises from outside. He then looks at his son.
FATHER
"MARCUS! GET DOWN!"
A needle then flies through the window with absolute precision toward Marcus. But before it could get to him, Marcus's Father grabbed him and moved him out of the way.
MARCUS
"What's going on?"
FATHER
"We're being attacked!"
MARUS
"Dad, I'm scared."
Marcus's Father looks down at his son and sees his eyes tearing up out of fear. This causes him to pause for a couple of milliseconds. But then he looks up, knowing exactly what he needs to do.
A group of Feral Talons break through a window, looking for Marcus's Father. As soon as they see him, they start to rush him.
Marcus's Father moves his free hand to his belt and starts to unsheath a sword. But as he moves the sword out of it's hilt a blinding light start to protrude from the space in between. Unveiling a flaming sword Marcus's Father took from an Azrael from his past battles from the Order of Saint Dumas.
He then turns around and runs down the hallway. Cutting down all of the feral talons in his way effortlessly. Until he gets to a godfather clock. Marcus's Father puts in a time code into the Godfather clock, opening it.
GRANDMASTER TALON (IN THE DISTANCE)
"TIBERIUUUS!"
Tiberius looks back with a worried look.
MARCUS
"Dad?"
Tiberius looks at his son.
MARCUS
"Is everything going to be okay?"
Tiberius starts to think on what the right answer to this question is. Until he finally figures out what he really needs to say.
TIBERIUS
"Yes, everything is going to be okay Marcus. I promise. Now, go into this tunnel it will lead you to Gotham ports. Find a man named Nikolas Hernandes, tell him Cornelius sent you. He will know what to do you.
MARCUS
"Are you not coming with me?"
Tiberius kneels in front of his son and smiles.
TIBERIUS
"I'm afraid not. I need to make a stand against your Great Grandfather, William Cobb…"
MARCUS
"How will I figure things out without you?"
Tiberius stands up.
TIBERIUS
" You will turn out just fine. I am so proud of you my son, now is your time to be brave and become the man you were meant to be. Do you understand?"
Marcus nods and goes into the secret door. But before Tiberius could close the door, Marucs looks at his father.
MARCUS
"I love you dad!"
Tiberius smiles.
TIBERIUS
"I love you too son."
Tiberius closes the door and takes a deep breath. He turns around with a look of new found determination.
William breaks through the window overiewing Gotham.
WILLIAM
TIBERIUS! SHOW YOURSELF AND FIGHT!"
TIBERIUS
"I am right here!"
Tiberius enters the room holding his flaming sword. Looking at his Grandfather with a look of undeterred determination.
William starts to laugh.
WILLIAM
"You really think you can defeat me, alone?"
Tiberius smiles and gets into a fighting stance.
TIBERIUS
"No I've already served my purpose. Now I'm here to face you. Killer to killer. It's time to leave us killers to drift into the dusts of history. As the one's who build make this world a better place without us."
William takes out two knives and gets into a fighting stance.
WILLIAM
"That pipe dream will never come to pass while I'm here!"
TIBERIUS
"Maybe, but that's why I'm here. To purge this earth of your evil!"
Tiberius and William rush each other. Clashing their weapons together.
In the tunnels, young Marcus makes his way through the dark corridors. He falls to his knees, afraid. But he remembers his father and slowly stands up. Wiping away his tears, giving himself a new sense of determination.
Back with Tiberius and William, their battle continues. They clash their weapons together, blow to blow. They are moving so fast that their weapons are starting to look like fireworks.
It's pretty equal now, until Tiberius knocks one of William's weapons away and cuts off William's arm.
William jumps back and smirks. He picks up his arm and puts it back on. Fastening back on like a magnet. William then goes back into the frey.
William throws some needs into Tiberius's leg, immobilizing it for a split second. William utilizes that split second to kick Tiberius in the head, disorienting him. William then uses his remaining knife to go at Tiberius's head.
Before William could hit Tiberius, he took control of himself and moves his sword, and parried William's blow. Proceeding to knee William in the stomach. Grabbing him by the arm and spins him, gaining enough momentum to throw William through a wall. Tiberius takes a second to catch a breath and takes out the needles. Allowing his healing factor to heal the holes in his leg.
William steps out of the hole, pissed!
Tiberius looks at William with a smile.
WILLIAM
"What the fuck are you smiling at disappointment?!"
TIBERIUS
"Not everything is about you grandfather. I'm smiling because now I can finally rest."
William takes out some needles and gets ready to finish the fight.
WILLIAM
"We'll see about that."
Tiberius's mind then goes from the battle to an image of his son. Knowing by this time, Marcus must have gotten to the docks. He then lets himself die as he hopes his son lives the best life he can live.
AT THE DOCKS
Marcus exits the tunnels and looks around. He sees a sailor.
MARCUS
"Do you know someone who goes by Nikolas Hernades?"
The Sailor looks down at Marcus and nods. Leading Marcus to a ship.
Marcus looks up at the Captain and sees a rugged old man, looking down at him. Nikolas looks at the Sailor by Marcus.
NIKOLAS
"Who the fuck is this?"
MARCUS
"My father Cornelius sent me."
Nikolas looks at Marcus with a surprised look and sighs.
NIKOLAS
"I thought he was going to be with you when the time came."
Marcus looks down with a sad look.
"Me too."
END
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