mtl008 Chapter 1465 Asuka and Return (7)
Chapter 1465 Asuka and Return (7)
Chapter 1465 Asuka and Return ([-])
Damian Wayne first appeared in "Batman: Son of the Devil", but this is not to say that his race is a demon or has any deep connection with what is called a demon in the occult world. The demon here is just an adjective.
After the restart of New 52, the history of the Teen Titans has changed. Before the big event, they did not have much intersection with the Dark Justice League or the occult world, so this is the first time Damian has seen a real demon.
There is a kind of shocking evil and terror in the power of demons, which is the talent of the demon race, but unlike Red Hood and Red Robin, there is a certain fear that originates from the depths of the soul when they just saw the demon appear for the first time. Unlike rejection, Damian developed deep doubts after the initial shock.
Is he wrong?Why did the demon force a smile after seeing Bruce?Why did the unscrupulous evil power that was originally surrounding me withdraw in an instant?
After breaking away from the majestic energy surrounding and the raging hell flames extinguished, the demon looked... a bit like a goat cub.
It’s really not that Damian deliberately belittled him. The fact is that the demon standing in the middle of the room is an upright black goat after removing those fancy special effects. Judging from the development of hooves, I am afraid it is still a lamb.
Red Hood and Red Robin also breathed a sigh of relief, Red Hood walked over with Red Robin on his arm, looked at Bruce Wayne and asked, "My God, Batman, what the hell is going on? !"
"This hospital, the homicide in the hospital, the mess of corpses, the sinner's heart, anatomy class, and this... sorry?"
"Jeru is a black demon, that is, the demon whose body is a black goat that is often mentioned in human myths and legends."
"Okay, black devil, what are you doing?"
The Red Hood actually didn't say a word, that's why compared with the chilling stumps of these horrific serial killers, and the demon itself, which represents the most primitive fear of human beings, he always feels that they are now Are these things more evil?
"I'll tell you the truth, but preferably after everything is over," Bruce said.
The devil almost tremblingly agreed to Bruce's conditions, and when he left with two boxes, he panicked as if he was fleeing.
Constantine and Harley went to the next room to share the bill. Bruce asked Deathstroke to charge the Wayne Group this time, and the mercenary left satisfied.
Red Hood took a step forward, and just as he was about to ask, Bruce waved to them and said, "Let's talk in the office upstairs."
"But outside..."
"I have a dedicated elevator."
Bruce held Damian in his arms, and Red Hood and Red Robin followed him to an upstairs office.
Red Robin sat down on the sofa and saw Bruce approaching. He thought Bruce would sit opposite him, but unexpectedly, Bruce pushed away the tea table in front of him and half-kneeled in front of him to check the wound on his leg .
Red Robin gasped. Just as he was about to speak, Bruce asked without looking up, "You should already understand part of what I'm doing, right?"
Red Robin was silent for a while, but still expressed his inference.
"If I understand correctly, you built a psychiatric hospital, gathered villains and murderers from all over the world, used the corpses of gangsters to provide them with research materials, and then used these murderers to dig out the organs from the corpses , sold to demons who need them."
Bruce nodded. He still maintained a half-kneeling posture, but he raised his eyes and glanced at Red Robin. When he met those blue eyes, Red Robin's heart skipped a beat.
He saw appreciation in Batman's eyes.
He really should be admired, shouldn't he?Red Robin thought this way, they strayed into an unfamiliar environment, and were hunted by serial killers, he suffered the most serious injuries, but he was the only one of the three who could still think calmly, he should be worthy of this Appreciate.
But Red Robin still feels incredible. He never thought he was the one who could get special treatment from Batman, because he was not special enough at all, at least he thought so.
He doesn't have the same long-lasting bond as Nightwing and Batman, doesn't have the blood relationship with Batman like Damian, doesn't make Batman feel guilty like Red Hood, and he's even the one Robin who still has a way out One, he still has parents and family.
Tim always feels that he and Batman are separated by a barrier that is difficult for ordinary people to see. They are a little strange in their kindness, and a little polite in their familiarity. They seem to be the most compatible, but they are always the farthest apart.
Tim couldn't be sure of his place in Batman's heart at all. If his intelligence really made the equally intelligent Batman affirm and love him more, why didn't he ever get any special expression?
But now he gets it, because of his intelligence, because the only thing he and Batman have in common, Batman admits that intelligence is what they have in common.
This is like an anchor, bringing an unparalleled sense of security, and even Tim can't feel the pain of the wound.
"You're smart," he heard Batman say.
Tim even thinks the wound should hurt a little more so that he can sit here and watch Batman observe his wound a little longer.
There's no cure, Tim knows that, but he can't help himself.
Then, Bruce opened his mouth again, and another kind of shock and surprise burst from Red Robin's heart, could he and Batman continue to discuss this topic?Wouldn't his attention be diverted to other people?
Could he even hear Batman's deeper analysis, get guidance that no one else has?
"You've only seen half of this industrial chain, maybe a third... Do you know what the soul dust that the devil can provide is used for?"
Imagination turned into reality, and Red Robin knew that Batman didn't want to answer, but wanted to explain to him. He would get Batman's explanation today, and it would be an explanation for him alone.
The words echoed in Red Robin's mind, preventing him from thinking of anything else until Bruce's voice came again.
"There is a meandering river in hell, the souls torn into pieces after long torment will eventually flow into this river, and the gravel in this river will grind the souls into the most primitive energy and return to the universe Origin, this is the final destination of the vast majority of villains."
"Soul dust is the most delicate gravel in the river. Because it has been polishing all kinds of souls for thousands of years, it has many magical properties. They can precipitate in the complete human soul and increase the human soul. the weight of."
"When men die, the dust of their souls begins to grind away their souls, and retain in their organs the finest vices and good deeds."
Red Robin began to feel chills all over his body, and every scene he experienced in the New Arkham Psychiatric Hospital kept replaying in his mind. His memory far beyond ordinary people and his detective talent allowed him to recall every detail.
Countless fragments were connected into lines in his mind, and he seemed to be a giant standing in the sky above Gotham, overlooking all living beings on the ground.
He knew that it was his gift of deduction that gave him the perspective of the great planner, that of Batman.
So, Red Robin began to narrate the matter from such a perspective, and his voice attracted the attention of both Red Hood standing by the window and Damian leaning against the sofa.
"Gotham is the place where human crimes gather." Red Robin's voice had a strange trembling, it was not fear, but more like excitement.
"There has never been any city as sinful as this one. The sinners shaped by the continuous sin cannot be exterminated. When they flow out of the warm lake in the mother's belly, they are destined to flow into the river of hell."
"These souls shouldn't be wasted like this, I thought... so I built a ranch where all the lunatics who committed great crimes come here, not only to control them, but also to shepherd them, with luxurious buildings, rich resources and abundant death to feed them."
Red Robin looked up, and he saw Bruce's hopeful eyes. Bruce's hand was on his knee, which was a sign of pressure, but Red Robin was ecstatic about it.
Batman was waiting for his answer, Batman was starving for his understanding, Batman was... loving him.
His whole body couldn't stop trembling, his Adam's apple moved up and down, and he spit out a sentence: "And, and soul dust... I feed them with gravel from the river of hell."
"All the sins in their bodies will settle down in the soul, and will be washed and polished by the grit of the soul dust, becoming more and more heavy and refined—extreme sin is another kind of treasure."
Bruce was still half-kneeling on the ground, but stretched out his hand upwards, and wiped away the dust and blood on Red Robin's face with his fingers.
Red Robin was trembling all over, as if he was about to cry, not because of the touch brought by this closeness, but because of the fear from his heart and the uncontrollable joy that accompanied it, he was almost forcing himself to continue saying .
"I know who needs this kind of treasure-the devils of hell are always looking for sin, and they even spend years luring people in their dreams, making them continue to sin, just to get a soul full of crimes."
"Since they regard sin as a treasure, I will exchange it with them with the lamb I fed with my own hands. I hold the reins of the most precious lamb in the world, so the devil will also worship me and ask me for gifts."
"This darkness is already a rare and precious treasure to me. Now, I bring you here so that my devout believers can see this miracle—to let them understand me, respect me, and... love I."
After uttering the last sentence, Red Robin curled up weakly as if he had lost all his strength.
Bruce gets up at last, but bends down to hug him again, and Tim feels unspeakably relieved in Batman's arms.
Robins always think that Batman is an omnipotent god intellectually, but they must accept emotionally that he is a human being who makes mistakes, and the pain comes with this contradiction.
But when they recognize and understand that a Batman is the great Patriarch far away and unattainable, all feelings become "beliefs," when all uncertainty and self-doubt can be left behind, and the world changes. So simple and pure.
Gotham has gathered the evils of the entire universe, and the culprit who spread the darkness here would never have imagined that this once angry young bat would use the rain of evil that rained down on Gotham in a more horrific gesture after spreading its bat wings. Feed fat lambs and sell them for a good price.
When Red Robin's breathing became more and more stable, the three Robins seemed to see the huge and terrifying bat wings stretching out from Bruce's back, covering not only the dark room, but also the entire building. cities, and the world.
They knew now that they had to respect him because he was Batman.
Also because, this Batman has found a twisted, terrifying but effective solution to the deepest madness in the world, he is more crazy than crazy.
(End of this chapter)