chapter 5 [EDITED BY: NEW GUY]

" In this world, if there is Hell then it is here, Gotham City. " 

It is a statement that everyone living in Gotham City agrees to, and why wouldn't they, there is no guarantee that you will be able to live another minute in the filthy streets of Gotham.

Gotham is a place with beautiful architecture, extremely beautiful. However that's all there is. The architecture of Gotham city is its only redeeming quality. 

If you are someone that used to live in Starling City, Metropolis, Chicago, or any other city and have just recently moved, or you are here for work (you will know what I mean). 

There is something in Gotham's air that makes it hard to breathe for normal people or those who are not used to it.

Gotham's air is polluted, its sky is always surrounded by dark clouds due to the pollution coming out of the factories. You can smell the fear inside people, someone might even shit their pants because of the Mafia. 

Fun fact it is one of the biggest cities in the world with 10 million people who are staying legally, however a lot of people don't even have papers, so its true population is around 12 million. At least 1 million of them live on the streets where they are picked up by some crazy chemist who would like to test his new smile gas, some guy testing his fear toxin on you, some people wearing clown makeup and breaking your bones for shit and giggles, getting kidnapped to be used for organ harvesting by gang members who work for a short man, or you being used for human trafficking. 

If you are a child or woman you will be used as a prostitute and earn more money for the gangs. Especially children, they fetch a lot of money. 

But the city thrives and lives on money, a normal bone fracture will cost you around $5000. And there are even who will doctors provide you with various options like 

Not informing the police will cost you $500 extra bucks 

Oh, if you are from the area's local gang a 30% discount will given 

There are many of such offers available, and if you think this is too much for you, then you have the option of back alley doctors who will treat you for a lot less, but there is a chance you will have something amiss in your body, like perhaps a kidney. 

Now, these was about the homeless ones, now let's talk about the middle class. The middle class here lives in what we have deep relations with, fear. They don't know what is going on in Gotham. 

There is a chance that their husband goes to work and never return, your children go to school and come home with white powder in plastic bags, if you are a woman? Congrats! You have just won a ticket to waking up in a back alley with no clothes!

You won't know where and when the Joker will come knocking on your door or perhaps another gang war will start between the likes of Penguin, Falcon, or Black Mask, or any the new gangs really. 

The police are in the Mafia's pocket. 

Mothers don't know If their children will even come back from school or a psycho like Joker will set their buses on fire like he did last time.

Gotham smelled of insecurities, fears, worries, and more. 

But the strongest smell is that of corruption coming from people who wear the blue uniform with GPCD written on it. 

And finally, the strong feeling of dread comes from the people who live leisurely in very luxuries penthouses or large mansions.

The people who gives off this very feeling are those that wear fancy suits, just to hide their hideous hearts. 

This is Gotham, a city that torments the weak, right, and innocents and gives shelter to the wicked. 

The people of Gotham once prayed for a hope, a light in the darkness of Gotham, now not anymore since the arrival of the Bat. 

Now they hide and run about in fear. In their heart however, they still hold some hope that one day the city will be cleansed, and the people can live without fear.

And today all their prayers shall be answered. Every cry, the tear will be held accountable. Justice will prevail because the God of justice himself has arrived in Gotham. In the reckoning, there will be no courts, no lawyers, no bribes, there will only be JUSTICE. 

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In the outskirts of Gotham City, Wayne Manor 

Wayne Manor has a cave system. And Bruce Wayne, the Batman use these caves for his headquarters for Superhero work. 

Bruce Wayne many times becomes too engrossed in his Superhero work, to the point that he even forgets about his basic needs. Due to his highly trained mind and body discipline, he will never realize that he has basic needs too. You can understand his level of discipline from the fact that he has only taken 3 hours of sleep and that too is inconsistent, when he going to work or when he is traveling as Bruce Wayne, he does it. He has trained his body and mind into believing that that's all the sleep he needs. 

In these situations, his family butler Alfred Pennyworth must remind him and take care of him. 

Alfred and his family have all worked as butlers for the Waynes before him, was his father Jarvis Pennyworth was the butler of Wayne's family. 

After the young Bruce's parents were murdered, he took the role of Bruce's valet. Alfred raised the young orphan and reluctantly aided him in his quest to become Batman. His many skills—ranging from cooking to medicine—made him Batman's staunchest ally, along with a formal demeanor that ground the Dark Knight and deflects those who might suspect Batman's real identity.

For Bruce, he is not just a butler but a father, and Bruce always listens to his advice. He doesn't always act upon them but he always listens to them. Alfred always hates it when Bruce comes home injured from one of his night patrols.

Alfred also has a daughter; Julia and she has joined his master in his nightly crusade. Penny two is her codename courtesy of young master Damien. 

Today was one of those days where Master Bruce came home with a wound. Alfred stitched the wound himself as no one else was at the Batcave today.  Alfred told Bruce to take a rest, but Bruce being Bruce…... 

Currently, Alfred was taking the breakfast that he made to the Batcave. 

When Alfred reached the monitor room of Batcave, he saw the same huge screen running some algorithms on Gotham City and the US map, it was more like a radar system. Bruce liked to be in control of things, he didn't like unpredictability. Therefore, he made a special A.I. algorithm that will notify him of any new villains, meta-humans appearing, or any movement in the solar field.

He saw various types of blueprints laid on the tables. He saw the Batmobile and other Bat vehicles that Batman likes to uses. He saw the usual Bat Family costumes. 

Nearby, he sees Bruce sitting in front of awork table which decorated with various blueprints, Bruce had a screwdriver in one hand and in the other was the utility belt. He was still stressed out about last night's event. 

Alfred: " Just so you know, Master Bruce. Mornings are a lot better in the Wayne Manor than in a cave where no light comes. " 

Bruce: " Good Morning, Alfred. And the Batcave has a good light source inside it. I made sure of it. " Bruce said looking at his surrogate Father. 

Alfred: " Yes, yes you did. You have considered everything except your health. " 

Bruce: " You know it, when people's lives are in danger my health is a little sacrifice that I will gladly do so. Just so you know you are looking at of the fittest person in the world. "

Alfred: " I am pretty sure the world's fittest man at least sleeps and listens to his butler. " 

Bruce looking very guilty, said. 

Bruce: " I will take a good nap when I head to work and during work, I promise. It is just that Freeze has figured out my trick to disabling his freeze gun. Now he is making all his weapons EMP proof. Now I am just trying to make my EMP wave more powerful and smaller plus the suit would need to be installed with temperature control devices. " 

Alfred: " You know Master Bruce, I always thought how good it would have been if you had never met Ra's Al Ghul or any of that. I am still wondering where I did fail? " 

Bruce: " Not again, Alfred. We have been talking about this for 16 years. It is time you let it go, we can't change the past. Just so you know If I haven't met Ra's Al Ghul we would never have Damien." 

Alfred just stared at Bruce and said 

Alfred: " We can argue at any time, but Breakfast is known as Breakfast for a reason. So Master Bruce please eat. I have made your favorite. "

Bruce stood up and moved toward the breakfast trolley about to take a bite, when the Bat Monitor sounded an alarm. 

Bruce ran toward the Bat Monitor and started to type stuff and then the whole interface of the bat monitor changes. Now it was showing a site, a video was playing. 

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In the docks, inside a container that had a single bed, a working table, various screens on the wall, and some weapons lying in a corner. 

A young man looking like a 17 years old with a 6' feet height and a muscular body, that was covered with various scars if his hands were to be taken as a reference. 

The Young man was wearing a white tank top with black jeans. He was staring at the screens on the walls. 

The screens were showing a site on which various photos of children and women were being shown with their information. 

The young man's name was Jason Peter Todd A.K.A. Red Hood. He was once Batman's sidekick Robin But now is an antihero vigilante.

Jason: What the hell is going on here?

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James Gordon, the Commissioner of GPCD, was having a rough day in the office when Harvey Bullock barged into his office and said 

Harvey Bullock: " Chief, y...you need to see this. " 

Commissioner Gordan came out of his office and saw the T.V showing many photos and information about women and children. Children and women that he recognized were either dead or missing. 

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The Tin Roof Club is a night club but not just any club. Because this is the club where most of Gotham's villains hang out. Harley Queen, Killer Croc, and Poison Ivy are regulars. 

It is a place where they can hang out and have drinks without anyone's interference, even Bat's. 

This place is run by Selina Kyle AKA Catwoman. 

Selina was with her friends Poison Ivy, Harley, Cheetah and drinking some drinks to kill last night's hangover. It was 1o in the morning, and the other members of the club were cleaning and decorating it for the night. 

When suddenly, their phones and T.V screens started to show the files of women and children and all that.

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It was happening all over Gotham, everyone's T.V, and phones were showing these. 

Various people recognized the people who were being shown on the screens. Husbands recognized their wives, parents recognized their children, friends recognized their friends.

The only thing in common was that the people were either missing or dead. 

Then the photos stop, and a video starts 

In the video, you can see some glass chambers. 

Inside the Glass chambers, you can see that there were two chairs. On those chairs, two men were strapped, and both had a ball gag in their mouths. 

One man had a bare chest on which tally-like scars were present. The second chair had a blond man tied in the same manner. 

Everyone knew who they were. 

Victor Zassaz and Mad Hatter. 

Then the camera showed a man. The man was easily 6'2. His hair was dark like a silent night and his eyes too were black but instead of depth, they held anger, disgust, and passion. But no one in Gotham felt that those feelings were directed toward them. His face didn't have any out-of-the-world shape, no it had a simple shape, his beauty was not over the world but he could easily pass for a supermodel. He had a charm that attracted people toward him. 

The man had refined muscle, if his skin-tight suit was of any reference. 

He was not overly buff, but no one could say that he was weak. 

The man looked at the camera and smiled. His smile was like a predator who was ready to hunt.

" Hello, Gotham. "

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