Introduction
Gen wrote:Inspiration: I've been a comic book fan/collector since before I can remember. Growing up my father always seemed like Batman to me. With him being Batman I was always Robin, his sidekick. Well as we all know Robin grew up, and of course so did I. Batman and company, along with a few other characters have always held a special place in my imagination. As I've gotten older, and have become a father myself, I kind of feel like the torch has been passed to me. While my father has not passed away thank god, the passing of Bruce Wayne and the transition of Dick Grayson becoming Batman has kind of sparked the interest in me. It signifies to me how I've become the man I am, with my family, and I'm doing like my father has before me. I have been given the torch of parenthood from him. I feel it gives me the inspiration to write as Batman from Dick Grayson's point of view, as Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing/Batman has always been my favorite DC character.
Story:
With the demise of Bruce Wayne at the hands of Darkseid, Gotham has become a wasteland of crime. While the heroes were scrambling to decide the fate of the Batman title, criminals prospered and became bolder in their antics across the city. Finally the crown has been placed, and Dick Grayson has dawned the suit he never wished to wear. With Damian Wayne at his side as the new Robin, Batman is now attempting to tame the chaos that ravages the streets. Dick Grayson knows what taking on the title means, to him, his colleagues, and especially to the city of Gotham. Batman knows that this war to redeem Gotham, may drag him deeper than his predecessor. This war may make him the darkest knight..
Characters:
Batman - Richard Grayson
Robin - Damian Wayne
Red Robin - Timothy Drake
*More to be updated
Places:
Wayne Manor
The Batcave
Arkham Asylum
Bludhaven
Gotham - General area, more areas to be placed under this heading.
*More to be updated
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As I lay in bed under the protective roof of Wayne Manor, I can't help but feel Bruce's presence still among me. Like his spirit has been etched into the walls, the very fabric of the structure. In a way it gives me strength, but in a way it makes me feel just a little uneasy. I've never questioned my capabilities or my judgment before, and Bruce always valued my views above all others. But with him gone it seems like a confirmation in my mind that I'll never get, he was always there to objectively look at what I wanted to do. He was always there to lend his advice, to confirm my strength for me, but now he can't. I always thought I had a firm grasp on Bruce's world, that I understood it better than anyone else. I can't imagine I'd overlook the fact that with the title of Batman, comes the weight of the world. No wonder Clark was scared of him.
The setting changes from Wayne Manor to The Batcave
The light that cast shadows aside was located in the immediate area just around Batman. Leaned over peering through the lens of a microscope, he was analyzing a fabric that he believed contained traces of the new toxin Jonathan Crane formulated. When the immediate disappearance of Batman and subsequently Bruce Wayne was released, the aftermath ravaged Gotham in ways never seen before. In just a short period of time rival bosses began bidding over turf, while other criminals plotted, some looted. Some did both, but none were more dangerous than the criminally insane monsters that were let loose from Arkham Asylum. Recent events unfolded in which after the war between Penguin and Two-Face, the Joker has begun drawing criminals together for a plan yet to be revealed. Batman was positive that if you followed Crane's trail, you would cross Joker's.
Still the demons of the past beckon, they are everlasting.
After a small amount of time analying the fabric he found at the condemned chemical plant, Batman sat typing decisively as the different parts of the clue came together on the screen. The new strain required a specific chemical still yet to be identified by any agency, though when following the shipment orders it became evident that there were only three locations in Gotham which the chemical is stored and tested. One of them had already been ransacked, which meant that a more dangrous attack could be looming on the horizon. If the sun ever shined in Gotham. Though one thing was also true, the supply was limited. Cut off the supply, ensure the future. For now.
Batman was packed up and ready to head out of the cave, it was only 9:30pm but the sun was well set, and the criminal element would be swarming already. It was a good time to pick up intelligence, survey any noteworthy criminals on the ladder. After setting everything up in the batmobile, Dick checked over everything else he would need to carry in the suit. A few moments later the engine was fired up, and as the batmobile sped through the tunnels it left a fiery trail behind it. The first objective was to go through the Narrows, the section of Gotham that people and cops feared worst. Tonight Batman flew solo, there was other work to be had for Damian. Tim was also busy tonight in Bludhaven, even in the heat of this war Bludhaven needed protecting. More specifically it needed to be protected from the incoming criminals looking to lay low from Gotham.
There were little clues to be had on the heavy hitters in Gotham, they were obviously well hidden and biding their time. Making sure whatever they were planning came to fruition. Joker, Two-Face, Penguin, the lot of Gotham's rogue gallery was on the loose. Rumors were circulating that the Joker was looking to lay siege to Arkham and claim the territory for himself. Penguin and Two-Face still had an unfinished war. All of them were still active and doing business as usual, paying no mind to the small rumors that the Bat was back. Batman hadn't made any introductions to them yet, he was biding his time too. With the business of Jason Todd aside, it was time to focus on striking decisively at the heart of criminality in Gotham. The best way to do that again, was the same as the first. Fear.
The setting changes from The Batcave to Gotham City
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The shriek stirred a reaction that was now habit, as Batman wasted no time dropping down from the ledge above the assailants, and descended at a speed that would cause most people to have a heart attack in mid air. Dick Grayson was used to these death defying acts. While the suit he wore stifled his natural movements, more specifically the cape, it did create the necessary amount of drag to decrease his momentum. Silently he fell, and then at the precise moment necessary, the cape flared, pulling his descent as he came down feet first into one of the thugs who was about to commit a rape, toppling him over. The victim was in shock, unable to move or even speak during the spectacle. With one of the men incapacitated, the other stood, frozen, with a horrified look upon his face. The reputation of Batman obviously struck fear into the heart of the criminal. Ignorantly, out of survival instinct (Dick could only assume), the man pulled a rusty knife from his pants. Batman stood, stoic, merely waiting--and, as predicted, the man came in for the attack.
Fluidly, Batman countered the forward lunge of the imbecile, disarming him and then incapacitating him--all within a few mere seconds. As the criminal's limp body fell to the ground, a hissing sound could faintly be heard. The pain reached him before he could react to the object: an oddly formed red shuriken struck his left shoulder, cutting through the suit completely and leaving a gash in its wake before it embedded itself into the wall just beyond him. Turning around quickly to see who his new nemesis may be, he was met with nothing but air. The weapon had been thrown, and the owner had left immediately thereafter. The aim obviously was not to kill him. Whoever threw the blade was sending a message. He retrieved the weapon for analysis, then he as well escaped into the shadows, but not before informing the woman to alert the Gotham police.
It seemed there was another mystery player on the table. The game? Gotham's salvation.
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Gotham City Owner: Gen
If Metropolis is the the City of Dreams, then Gotham is the City of Nightmares.
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