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章節 71: CHAPTER 65

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[David Lance POV]

With a silent yawn, I slowly opened my eyes, stretching my body as I sat up on my bed, pushing the covers of my bed to the side. Reminiscing about the event of the last few months, finding that as of lately things have been rather slow, with crime being at an all-time low.

However, as strange as this change was, I was happy with this. Less crime to fight meant I had more time to do other things besides catching criminals, things I enjoyed, like painting, reading, cooking with my sister, and hanging out with Rachel, so all and all, it was nice to have some downtime.

Nevertheless, I knew this rather strange respite wouldn't last forever. Sooner or later, as history had shown many times before, there would be another crisis. In the meantime, however, I was content to just enjoy this rare gift from the heavens.

Taking a deep breath, I jumped out of my bed, grabbing my phone that was on my nightstand, before sending a text to Rachel. [Going to Lorenzo's Pizza for lunch, wanna come?]

Text sent; I walked into my bathroom, and I couldn't help but admire the architecture. The high ceilings and intricate details on the molding, the marble floor, and other details made me feel like I was in a palace.

Deciding I had admired the bathroom too long already, I started my day like I always do- by brushing my teeth. I made sure to brush thoroughly, working the toothbrush around all of my teeth, using a circular, back-and-forth, and up-and-down motions. Once I was finished, I rinsed my mouth out with water before spitting the water into the sink. Then, I used some mouthwash to remove any remaining bacteria.

Done with my morning routine, my phone buzzed with a notification. A quick look confirmed my suspicions, seeing the notification was from Rachel answering my text.

Smiling, I grabbed the phone and opened the chat.

[Sounds good, I feel like eating one whole pizza by myself today, if I'm being honest.]

My my my, little Ol'Rachel is quite hungry.

Grinning, I promptly replied to her text. [Fine by me, that way, I can get the animal murderer supreme with extra cheese.]

Now with that done, time to get some clothes on before starting the day.

Still smiling, I walked to my closet and picked a pair of jeans and a simple black shirt that I knew would be comfortable before getting dressed and going down into the kitchen to have some breakfast with Dinah.

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After a quick breakfast, I laced up my shoes and headed out the door, deciding to go out for a jog. Outside, the fresh air of the neighborhood felt invigorating, with the wind gently clashing against my face as I picked up the pace.

As I ran, I surveyed the area, marveling at the pinkish-golden hue that gently colored the sky today.

I would run for an hour or two before going for Rachel.

"Hi, David!" Someone waved at me, a girl in her teenage years, around two to three years older than me. Her name was Milly Anderson; she was the daughter of a rich doctor in Star City, Mark Anderson.

Based on interactions, I had quickly concluded the girl had a crush on me, even though she knew she was older than me, a crush her father was supporting based on my connections with Oliver.

That was probably the worst part about being family with Oliver. Everyone wanted me to marry their daughters. For them, the greedy ones, I represented an easy exit to riches beyond their wildest dreams.

For the most part, I paid them no heed.

Save for Milly, while her father was supportive because of my connections and the benefits a relationship between us would bring him, his daughter wasn't. She genuinely had a crush on me, one that I was pretty sure was based on physique alone.

So, seeing her crush was an innocent one, I kept a friendly demeanor with her instead of the cold, indifferent one I used with her dad.

"How's your sister?" Milly asked, slowly approaching me. She was wearing clothes for jogging and running, meaning she was probably trying to ease into my day-to-day life.

~Sleeping,~ I replied, but not using sign language but gestures to tell her my sister was sleeping, as Milly didn't know sign language at all.

"That's awesome!"

Is it?

Well... she has an interesting definition of awesome.

"So, going for a run?" Milly asked.

No, Milly, I was going for a walk but somehow forgot how to walk and ended up running until you stopped me.

Whoa...

Where did that come from? I'm never one to mentally sass the oblivious citizen.

"Hi, earth to David," Milly smiled, as she played with her hair, misreading my lack of response for me being shy around her.

I sighed before giving her a nod.

"Great, can I come with you?"

And there it is.

I nodded once again.

I could've refused her, but the last thing I wanted was to damage Oliver's image, needless to say. However, I would be slowly changing my body language around her so that she subconsciously sorted her attraction to me to a platonic one, effectively friend-zoning me.

"Yeih! Be prepared because I will beat you!"

Beat me... on what? Jogging has no objective besides doing exercise.

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[Two hours later.]

I took Milly back to her house after two hours of unsatisfactory jogging in order to not leave her behind. Granted, I had taken this opportunity to inspect my surroundings in more detail; nevertheless, I was still a bit annoyed that my jogging routine had been disturbed.

At least Milly was tolerable. I mean, she was a good girl, a bit too immature if anything, but good in general, so while annoying at times, her company wasn't necessarily a nuisance.

But enough about that.

Right now is time to pick up Rae, and by pick up, and I mean, her portaling into the manor and leaving the place as if she had been already there, to begin with.

"How was jogging?" Rachel, who had been already waiting for me as I reached the manor, asked, a small smile gracing her face.

This smile, however, was different. It had a hint of mischief that extended to her eyes.

I narrowed my eyes at her, realizing why. She knew I had had a bad time jogging today and was poking fun at me. ~Very funny.~

"It is to me," Rachel replied as she walked past me. "Now, don't frown. I'll get you a hotdog."

If she thought I would be bought with a hotdog!

She was absolutely right.

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[Six hours later.]

After a long day of activities, Rae and I decided to go to the park to share our feelings about the new book we were both reading when all of the sudden, an explosion was heard in the distance, shaking the entire park to the ground, creating havoc in the park.

For a moment, Rachel and I froze as I felt a strange sense of dread invading me, a feeling that something was terribly wrong.

Following my instincts, I used my phone to access the cameras around the place the explosion had taken place, almost dropping my phone at the sight of what I had encountered, a picture that not only had validated my previous feelings but enhanced them.

In the cameras, I saw a monster, one that I was very familiar with, rampaging through the city as Green Arrow and Black Canary tried to stop it, slowly taking this creature away from civilians, and as for the moment being, they were succeeding at their task. 

However, no matter what they tried, I knew this was something that even the combined might of the two couldn't possibly hope to stop.

After all, they were facing no other than the android, Amazo.

"What's going on?" Rachel asked, her tone cutting through the air.

~We need to go home. I need to suit up,~ I replied without wasting a second.


章節 72: CHAPTER 66

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[David Lance POV]

Suit on, Raven opened a portal to where the fight was happening. The plan was simple; she would help evacuate the area and then regroup, helping from far away, as I had no idea if this Amazo could copy magic or not.

The same applied to me, but at the very least, I had the fact my powers came from another universe on my side, which could possibly mean they couldn't be replicated. Hopefully, that would be the case.

"Black Bolt, leave!" Green Arrow, upon seeing me, ordered me to leave as he shot a barrage of explosive arrows at the android.

I shook my head, seeing his battered state, his clothes were torn, and he was bleeding quite badly, nothing lethal, but enough to diminish his abilities eventually. Taking a deep breath, I eyed Amazo, seeing my sister try and fight the machine but being countered at every attempt as the android switched between powers.

Wasting no more time, I sprang towards the android, who, upon seeing me, kicked my sister away, allowing him to parry my attack by entering Superman mode.

{Observational scan failed.} The android intoned. {Subject 'Black Bolt'... data inconclusive, adapting parameters, entering deep analysis mode.}

Relieved the android couldn't copy my powers, I pressed the attack, unleashing an onslaught of attacks, one after the other, without holding back. The android, however, wasn't faced by my advance, switching between modes to match, parry, and counterattack my every move as our attacks kissed on the battlefield.

I was making no progress, finding no openings; even with the help of Green Arrow, who was helping me from afar, for the first time, in ages, my heart was singing, just like it had sung with Deathstroke, a melody of death.

In this fight, death balanced on every move.

{Access: Flash.} The android intoned, moving behind me. {Access: Superman.}

From every angle, I rained down on the android, receiving multiple hits from the machine every time it parried or dodged my advances. But, no matter how many hits Amazo got on me, I continued fighting, swinging my attacks so hard that sparks flew when the machine blocked my attacks.

This continued for a few moments until the android kicked me away. {Access: Flash.} The android intoned, moving behind me as I landed on the ground, fist ready to pummel me into the ground, but not before switching his mode. {Access: Superman.}

"Black Bolt!" Green Arrow cried, shooting a few explosive arrows the android simply elected to ignore, before turning his immediate attention to the archer, probably assuming I was done for, alas, I wasn't.

Taking the opening the android had given me, I jumped to my feet, as blood came out of my mask, landing a punch on the android with enough force to send him flying against a nearby building, bringing down a few walls in his wake.

"Black Bolt, leave now!" Green Arrow ordered once again.

I ignored him, darting towards the android before it came to me, pressing the attack. I had one mission and three objectives, keeping Oliver and Dinah alive, waiting for the League to arrive, and waiting for Rachel to confirm there was no one around for me to use my powers on the android.

Keeping my head focused, I continued clashing with Amazo for what might have been minutes or hours, completely losing track of time or any other information but the enemy in front of me as the fight went on.

{Observational deep analysis mode complete.} The android intoned. {Data inconclusive. Initiating Stage 2 analysis: Physical Sample.}

I was no fool.

I knew that until I was allowed to use my powers or the League arrived, I was fighting a losing battle. 

The worst part was that even with all of my powers, I knew I was still outmatched by a decent margin. Amazo had many modes that would help him avoid my voice or simply shrug off the damage should the need arise. With the powers of Martian Manhunter and Superman, he was simply out of my league to destroy.

That unavoidable fact chilled me.

{Access: Superman.} The android intoned, landing a few hits on me that brought me to my knees. {Access: Martian Manhunter.} He then changed his mode, changing his density to go into the floor, before pulling me down, changing my own density in order to trap me on the ground, from the neck down.

I coughed, blood spurting out. Where... In... The... Fuck... Was the league?

{Access: Flash.} The android intoned, proceeding to kick my face a few thousand times per second, multiple times, as he ran around me in a circle.

I was stuck in the ground, and he was from my current perspective above me, so that meant...

"Enough..." I spoke, blasting everything above me to dust. The attack releasing me from my concrete prison.

{Physical scan completed.} The android intoned, appearing in front of me.

I guess it was too much to ask, thinking that had hit him. He was using the Flash's powers, meaning dodging my attack was well within his capabilities while in said mode.

{Data inconclusive. Samples unreadable. Processing to get a bigger sample.} The android intoned, before darting towards me. {Access: Superman.}

However, before Amazo could reach me, he was blasted away by a beam of dark energy.

"Not gonna happen," Raven stated, her body glowing in dark energy.

I sighed in relief. I finally had backup, which reminds me, where's Green Arrow?

"He's with Black Canary, tending her wounds," Raven said, reading my emotions and from them, concluding what I was thinking.

Well, that's good. The farther away they were from that thing, the better... I honestly had no idea how Amazo hadn't killed them during the time they had fought it alone. 

With the powers it had, dealing with them should've been easy enough.

Unless...

Amazo's mission was never to kill them, but to make sure they brought the League here. If that was the case, Amazo's purpose had many implications, one, it could be destroying the League, or two, keeping the League distracted as something else happened in the shadows.

I personally believed it was the latter of the two.

{Observational scan failed.} The android intoned, coming once again into view, unscathed. {Subject 'Raven'... Category: Magic... Observational tools lacking for proper replication of said Category. Proceeding with the elimination of the subject.}

~Ready?~ I asked Raven, taking a deep breath. If Raven was here, one thing was very clear, the entire place was empty, meaning I could whisper to my heart's content.

"Yes," Raven nodded, her eyes glowing white.


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