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Seal of Darkness	By : RaphaelTMNT Category: -Misc Anime > Crossovers Views: 4281 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Seal of Darkness
CHP27: Zelliatos

Weapons and bodies were dropped to the ground one after another as the dynamic trio made short work of the surrounding gunmen. It was the death of Reiko King that led them to the meeting place, but disappointingly they didn't come across what they'd hoped. Somehow the Penguin heard word hours in advance that he'd be targeted by the clown prince of crime. If that wasn't bad enough, the Joker sent cronies in his place, all of which knew nothing about his whereabouts.
Cobblepot's men were equally as useless, each of the members sent were of his most expendable. Batman had just finished questioning the last of them before knocking him out cold with a hit to the head. With a small wire in hand he took a knee tying it around the defeated criminal's wrist.
"Well this was a complete waste of time," Nightwing walked up on the dark knight. "Where to now?"
Standing upright, Batman faced both Nightwing and Red Robin who approached from a far corner of the room.
"This is merely a small setback, Joker isn't the type to stay quiet for long and by now Penguin is cooking up a counter against the Joker. When that happens they'll leave themselves exposed," the dark knight said.
"And that's when we strike," Red Robin added.
"No, our investigation will continue and hope something comes of it. Waiting around will lead to additional casualties, and there's been enough of that as is with this war for territory," Batman added.
"Just what I was thinking, so back to the cave? We can reevaluate what we already know and with what happened tonight and go from there," Nightwing said.
Batman nodded looking to the exit, knowing the Gotham city police department would soon arrive. In just a single step the communications piece inside his cowl went off and he pressed down answering the call.
"Alfred."
"Yes, hope I'm not interrupting but I've got information. Miss Bloodriver stopped by and dropped off a small item with a note. I must say she is quite cheerful," Alfred coughed clearing his throat. "But most importantly she wanted you to know her faction is moving traveling to Egypt within twenty four hours."
Keeping quiet for an instant Batman allowed the information to register and was more than certain the item left behind was the Sentrox device.
"Did she say anything else?"
"Not really, but that isn't all. John Constantine made contact and wishes to meet with you, and expressed it was important. I'm forwarding directions to his location, hold tight."
Without a mention of what, Batman knew it had to do with the Tzet Gyilu, written by Kuenuiko Ayano. It was the best news he'd heard all day and with a sigh he slowly turned and faced his teammates.
"Thank you Alfred, Batman out."
"What's happening?" Red Robin asked.
"Our investigation on Penguin and Joker will have to be put on hold, we've got other important matters in front of us. First off is Fairy Tale, they're headed to Egypt just as we must."
"Is it really necessary at this point," Nightwing voiced. "I mean we already have one of the Drocgoeus, which means opening that gate is essentially impossible."
"Yes, but we have to keep an open mind and expect the unexpected," Batman replied.
Red Robin and Nightwing glimpsed at one another before back at him.
"Are you implying that someone will..."
"No," Batman interrupted before Nightwing could finish. "It's hidden where no one will get to it and that includes Fairy Tale. Having more than one out of their reach further solidifies the destruction of their plans."
"Valid point...but we have one, so our attention should be focused elsewhere. Just my way of thinking, but the call is yours, a little extra reassurance isn't all bad I suppose," Red Robin said.
With his back to them Batman retreated toward the exit and Nightwing ran up to his side.
"Where we going?"
"John Constantine," Batman pressed down on the left side of his cowl, looking over the map out sent by Alfred. "It's safe to assume he's done away with the magical locks enlaced over the Grimoire."
"Meaning we now have access to the content inside!" Nightwing rubbed his hands together.
Together the trio made their exit and GCPD arrived shortly after. Into the Batmobile the caped crusader took off with Red Robin and Nightwing following on motorcycles. In ten short minutes they arrived in front of a building on the border of the city. Atop that building is where they met up with their ally, his coat blowing back and forth with the wind.
"We're here," Batman touched down over the surface.
John glimpsed over his shoulder eying the three masked heroes as they approached.
"About time, were you off on one of your charades?"
"What have you found?" Batman ignored the question.
"Cutting right to the chase, I figured as much. Hang tight and listen carefully because I won't repeat myself."
Doing exactly that, the trio gave him their undivided attention. Constantine held the Tzet Gyilu in his left hand as he paced back and forth, exhaling roughly.
"Sunrise, sunset, earth, water, air, fire, light...and darkness."
Intrigued, yet confused by the words Red Robin's eyes narrowed. Nightwing and Batman were both equally as in the dark and waited patiently for the follow up.
"Those are the elements of the eight Drocgoeus," John went on as his eyes fell on the three. "Do you remember the Drocgoeu we recovered from that hidden realm, a specific detail in particular?"
Nightwing nor Red Robin could figure what he meant.
"A symbol of the sun was engraved into it," Batman replied.
"Bingo," John nodded. "That key represents sunrise, and stated inside the Tzet Gyilu it was created as the sister counterpart to dawn. Think of the two like a flow of time, the rotation of the earth. Earth, water, air and fire are all self-explanatory, each elements of our world."
"And what of light and darkness?" Nightwing questioned.
Slightly waving the book in his grasp, Constantine grinned.
"Probably the two most essential keys to opening Zelliatos," John replied.
Red Robin and Nightwing stared at each other again and then back at John, whilst Batman stood still.
"What's Zelliatos?" Nightwing asked, almost regretting asking the question.
"A dimension that can only be compared to hell, and it appears Fairy Tale aims to unlock this world. Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's worse than you originally thought."
Red Robin gulped at the sound of this.
"Let's hear it," Batman stepped forward, preparing for anything.
"As the specs indicated in your possession, all of Gotham will be decimated but it could also mean the end of the world as we know it. The demonic atmosphere of that realm alone will cause most in our world to go mad, and for those that don't they'd be subjected to slavery. It would truly be the fall of mankind, as our world would slowly morph into Zelliatos. Survival of the fittest, and humans would fall. Myth has it Argias was banished to this hell, but instead of being engulfed in the darkness and consumed, he became king of Zelliatos," John informed.
"Sounds like this guy is a real badass," Nightwing cracked his knuckles.
A glare from the dark knight caused him to gulp.
"Once upon a time Argias walked our world in the seventh century, and planned his extermination of not only mankind, but other monster species that aimed to get in his way. He gathered followers of feeble minds, deceiving the naive into joining his ranks and hundreds were killed during his upcoming. Back tracking a bit, Argias was born in the yokai realm, but found his way into the human world with the aid of Hisaya Vlet, an individual of great magical prowess."
"Vlet...I've heard that name somewhere before," Batman's eyes narrowed, as he went into deep thought.
"Making connections already, I'd expect nothing less from you mate. You're exactly right, Hisaya was a Tengu yokai and an ancestor to Lastiu Vlet who wasn't born until the thirteenth century," John said.
"Ah ha," Nightwing said with realization. "Lastiu was the guy that sought Ayano Kuenuiko, and convinced her to create the Drocgoeus. Now we know for what reason, it was to unlock Zelliatos and free Argias, following in the footsteps of his ancestor...I think. Wait, maybe I'm getting a little ahead of myself, what happened with Argias's plans of ruling back in the seventh century or whatever?"
Taking another deep breath, Constantine cleared his thoughts.
"He was defeated," John went on with his arms crossed. "According to the Tzet Gyilu, all of humanity was facing extinction until the demon was confronted by what is said to be one of the most powerful yokai of that era. That is of course with the mighty Alucard aside, he was declared the mightiest at the height of his power, second to none. But these two were titans in their own regard, and comparable in strength to the all-powerful king of vampires."
"What was his or her name?" Red Robin asked.
"Apollo, a powerful Harbinger, who was known as the emperor of all yokai," John informed. "There was no one more opposed to Argias and his ways more than Appollo. Once upon a time, they were comrades, but the whole relationship was shot right to hell. Argias was far too ambitious, with visions of conquering and wealth. There was no talking it out when it came down to it. With their armies assembled, they fought it out with much bloodshed on both sides. In the end however Apollo was victorious, but he couldn't bring himself to kill his old friend and so he instead banished him to Zelliatos. Unable to do it on his own, Apollo obtained a catalyst which enabled him to use powerful sealing magic which confined Argias to that dimension without a snow ball's chance in hell of getting out," John informed.
"But then came Kuenuiko and the Drocgoeus centuries later," Batman ran two gloved fingers over his chin. "It's clear that whoever's pulling the strings in Fairy Tale must have a connection to all of this."
John simply nodded, feeling similarly.
"I've got to hand it to Kuenuiko, constructing keys that could unlock the barriers keeping that dimension locked away from reality itself requires great talent. This probably isn't what you want to hear, but it might be about bloody time you let your super friends in on what's been going on. What's happening here is much bigger than all of us."
"We've got it under control," Batman glared. "Besides one of the keys is hidden within the watchtower where Fairy Tale can't get to it. What else did you gather from the Tzet Gyilu, what became of Apollo?"
"There wasn't much else stated, we can only really use our imaginations I suppose," Constantine replied.
"Then we'll just have to use what we know about the distant past as building blocks toward the present...and with that we'll uncover who's manipulating Fairy Tale. Lastiu Vlet might just be the key, the angle we need," Batman presumed. "But you said something else, something about the two Drocgoeus representing light and darkness and them being the most important, what did you mean?"
John rubbed his hands together and nodded.
"This world is far from perfect, full of dark corners and bad people but compared to Zelliatos we're living in paradise."
"Wow, that bad huh?" Nightwing bit back.
"Too the point, our world represents the light while Zelliatos represents darkness. All Drocgoeus are essential to the gateway opening, but these two would be nearly impossible to replicate unless there was someone walking this world with Kuenuiko's full knowledge on the particular magic used, a very powerful one for that matter. These two keys are what will concentrate the mass and atmosphere of each separate world, making it so that Zelliatos can combine with ours."
"Sounds like we need to nab one of the two," Red Robin said.
A moment of silence fell over the group with a feeling of urgency.
"They won't succeed," Batman said.
"This book listed a whole bunch of other rubbish that isn't of relevance," John extended an arm, holding the Tzet Gyilu out in front of Batman. "You hold onto it. There was a bit more listed about the gateway that I'm still unraveling, bits and pieces that don't make sense but I'll get back to you when the puzzle is complete."
"No," Batman shook his head. "It's safer with you, hold onto it for now and let me know when you uncover the rest. You've been exceptional, John so thanks. Besides, the enemy has no idea you're involved so that works in our favor."
With a smile John scratched at the back of his head.
"Thanked by the Batman...somebody wake me up," Constantine nodded. "Will do. I'll see if I can dig up anything more on Argias or that Apollo. Until next time."
Constantine saluted and disappeared with a purple aura surrounding his body. The unknown had finally come to the forefront, and Fairy Tale's arrangements were a secret no more. He had hoped the news would be less calamitous, but just as it seemed with every dire situation things were worse than originally thought. With the latest development, he now knew more than the pink haired vampire and all of Fairy Tale's underlings. A sit down with Akasha was essential, she needed to know what exactly she was taking part in. That's what part of him said, while another part of him thought it best to keep quiet for the time being.
"So what's our next move?" Nightwing asked.
"We get ready for the trip," Batman replied.
XXX
The sun had already begun to set and a navy colored vehicle raced through a dessert like environment, which included a driver and two passengers. The hood had been pulled down. Before long a massive pyramid came into view far ahead, and the atmosphere was smoky from the heavy wind blowing the dirt up and off the ground.
"Tsukune, are we good?" the one at the wheel gazed at the vampire buckled up in the passenger seat. "Do you sense any yokai?"
"Yes, but way far ahead. In fact it's all coming from inside that pyramid, which means they're already there. Your keen sense of smell is going to be key in grouping with Batman and his crew once we get inside. We've got this radar to help out with that as well."
Gin merely nodded, glancing from the corner of his eye but kept his attention on what was ahead. Booby traps is what he especially kept a lookout for.
"Kurumu-chan," Tsukune repositioned looking back at the third and final passenger in the seat. "You've been awfully quiet, everything ok?"
The discomfort was vibrant in his tone and that's one thing the succubus loved about Tsukune, even after being turned into a vampire he never lost his humanity and caring nature for others.
"I'm perfectly fine," Kurumu smiled warmly. "It's just the whole situation with Moka...something about it just isn't right. Maybe I'm thinking too much into it but she was acting extremely strange before we left the hotel, and her decision to stay behind was even more suspect."
Tsukune studied the succubi's features before exhaling.
"I mean, Moka-san did have a point...Fairy Tale is after her and if she confronts them that would be playing right into their hands. We'll do just fine without her, I've received the proper training to handle situations like this and not to mention we've have Gotham's finest on our side. That said, I find it strange she didn't do so back in Puerto Rico…" Tsukune whispered.
"Yeah I understand, it's just," the succubus looked to her right. "In the past Moka would never have done this, for crying out loud she's a vampire! Vampires never back down from a challenge and you've got that same blood running through your veins Tsukune, you can't tell me you don't feel it too!"
He was left speechless and sat forward with his hands positioned together and the succubus regretted her words, biting at her tongue.
"Look, that isn't what I meant. Just because you were turned by Moka, that doesn't make you a monster, you're still the man I fell..."
"It's ok Kurumu-chan, I know what you meant. I understand Moka-san's choice but like you I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around it...it's just so not her."
"I know, and if she wanted to sit this one out then why even make the trip here? She could have remained in Gotham."
The entire time Gin kept quiet tapping his fingers over the steering wheel. Within the past five years Tsukune became more perceptive in reading people. He couldn't say for sure but he felt as though the werewolf knew something that he wasn't sharing.
"You alright," the vampire looked directly at Gin. "Everything ok?"
"Couldn't be better, just focused on the task."
"Going off topic, have either of you wondered who the Batman really is. He gave us a location where to pick up this truck, and the quickest route to the destination. One thing for sure is he's got lots of resources."
Gin shook his head.
"And money, based on his weaponry and supplies."
"Do you think this truck is stolen? I mean it's not like he exactly operates within the law," Kurumu posed.
Tsukune couldn't help but chuckle at the statement while shaking his head.
"I needed that Kurumu-chan, but no I don't think so."
In just a couple minutes the vehicle came to a stop in front of the pyramid, which was much larger than it appeared from far away. Gazing upward Kurumu gulped at the height and overall size of the landmark. Tsukune recovered a map from the storage compartment as each stepped out of the vehicle, Gin wiping away sweat from the side of his head.
"We should be about here according to the map, and there are three nearby entrances," Tsukune pointed out as Kurumu and Gin took a look for themselves over his shoulder. "Right here is probably our best option. We don't know where the Drocgoeu is, but that isn't our first concern. We'll first meet up with Batman if we can and then go from there. He said to activate this device once we were inside and that he'd find us."
With the map in hand Tsukune led them and Gin carried a torch, figuring it might be useful once inside. Much as the trip was about obtaining the key it was also a race against their enemy, to see who'd get their first. They were the last to arrive as Fairy Tale's members had already assembled inside and branched off in small groups, three of which however were stationed outside walking the premises.
"I'm so hungry," the cat woman grumbled, running a paw over her stomach.
"Don't worry dear," Morrigan patted her over the shoulder. "We'll go out for something delicious once this is all over."
The other off to their left followed close behind with his hands situated in his pockets. He had spikey orange hair, standing at 5'10 with red eyes with a slit in his pupils. He wore a black leather jacket left unzipped, silver chain around his neck, gray pants and black boots. Daggers hung from his belt.
"What about you Jitoshi?" Felicia looked back at the male vampire. "You hungry?"
In just a single shrug he continued along without a words, and in one short minute they came to a complete stop.
"Well this is it," Morrigan threw her arms out, walking in circles. "This is where Kiria wants us to remain on standby."
Whistling aloud Jitoshi moved in beside Morrigan, trailing his hand up and down her leg.
"The sun is just about setting and the moon will soon rise and it's just the two of us," his eyes drifted to Felicia. "Well, almost but she wouldn't say anything."
The succubus snickered.
"Are you implying what I think you are?" she grinned. "So dirty, but Kiria would kill us if he found out. This mission is far too important, but you do look rather thirsty. How about a taste?"
Morrigan tilted her head ever so slightly and Jitoshi took the invite, biting into her neck. She whimpered as he slowly consumed her blood. When finished he pulled back looking her in the eyes and forcing his lips over hers as they shared a passionate kiss, in which Morrigan tasted leftovers of her own blood as her tongue spun around in his mouth.
"Eeeewww, gross!" Felicia looked the opposite way with her back to them. "Why me, why'd I have to be paired with them?"
Seeing as they were getting all close and cuddly groping each other, the cat woman coughed getting their attention.
"Why is he so sure Aono and Batman will come here?" Felicia asked.
The vampire broke the kiss, licking at his lips and moved back a couple steps.
"Beats me, but I hope that they do. The bat and I didn't part so well last time," Morrigan put her hands together, rubbing her back against the wall. "I'll be sure to make it up to him."
Spitting at the ground, Jitoshi sighed with annoyance.
"I don't get the obsession, he's got an impressive track record and is a member of the supreme JLA...but you aren't being realistic."
"Oh really, you jealous? You're just my play thing, I told you not to get attached." Morrigan crossed her arms.
Baffled by her blindness and or denial to see the truth, Jitoshi chuckled.
"Hello, we're on opposite sides to the bat and frankly if I or anyone for that matter got the chance to down him permanently, it would work in our favor. If half the stories I've heard are true, he'd be a most dangerous adversary. There's the amazon princess, a beauty but dangerously powerful and a fine warrior. Then there's the one that many consider a god...hell, humans aside most the monster world admires and looks up to him. There isn't a single aspect about him that isn't super, no explanation needed, it's all in his name. And topping off the titan trio is the Batman...can you imagine how my reputation would sky rocket if he fell at my hands?! The entirety of the yokai realm would know my name and..."
"Nooo!" Felicia shouted. "You would be terrible for that, Batman and the Justice League inspire hope for everyone, including beings like ourselves...they don't discriminate."
Jitoshi laughed off her comments, whilst the cat woman clinched her paws seeing it as a taunt, but it was Morrigan's laughter that eased the tension.
"Don't worry sweetie poo, no one is going to die...sure we might butt heads along the way, but sometimes in order to accomplish something for the greater good you do things that you normally wouldn't. We've had this discussion already, it's time to accept what we are."
Not particularly pleased with where the subject matter went and the reality of their situation, Felicia dropped down beside Morrigan with her arms wrapped around her knees. She was curled up in a ball and the succbus found it adorable and so lowered herself beside Felicia and consoled her like an older sister.
Within the pyramid two persons snuck around, one holding a small device and the other following. Thus far they'd gotten by without trouble, but both knew that would soon change.
"How much further?"
"We aren't quite leveled, we'll need to move up a floor or two...far as distance we're close."
"What about Red Robin and Nightwing, they haven't made contact since we gained entry and that was like twenty minutes ago."
Vampire Bat dawdled behind the dark knight who led the way, holding a sentrox. With Fairy Tale inside the pyramid, she found it most challenging to unwind but managed to maintain a clear head.
"How did this work for you?" Batman glimpsed back at Moka.
Unmindful to the meaning behind his words, the vampire looked at him with blankness.
"I'm talking about Aono and Kurono," Batman returned his eyes to what was in front of them. "I take it you all traveled together on the private jet I provided?"
"Oh, that," Vampire Bat let out a sigh. "It's complicated, but thankfully Gin was there to back me otherwise I might not have been able to convince them. Even now I'm sure they're skeptical and soon as they took off I met with you, Nightwing and Red Robin as instructed."
Turning a corner, they were met by a set of stairs which they took to.
"You should have told them," Batman said.
"Now didn't seem like the right time," she retorted.
"I told you before they'd find out eventually, and if Morioka is any indication Kurumu and Tsukune will discover it for themselves. It would be best if they heard it from you."
Moka kept quiet as they moved along, her thoughts reverting back to Kokoa who so badly wanted to make the trip, but she couldn't and Moka made that clear. Her connection with Fairy Tale would all but be done, not that it wasn't already in ruins. Batman slowed up at a beeping sound that came from within his cowl and Vampire Bat did the same.
"What is it?" she asked softly.
"Tsukune and his group are now inside, thanks to the device they carry we'll be able to track them from this point."
"You and all your cool toys, when will I get my hands on some? Sharing is caring."
Disregarding the request Batman continued along and pressed down on the right side of his cowl.
"Nightwing, do you copy?"
"Good to hear from you, we had difficulties with our communications equipment, so this is a relief. Everything ok?"
"Yes," Batman replied advancing to the upper level with Vampire Bat not far behind. "Tsukune, Kurumu and Gin are close to you position. Is your built in map system still operational?"
"Yeah sure, why?" Nightwing asked.
Batman activated his own personal map, looking it over closely specifically his own position in relation to both groups and the distance between each.
"Nightwing," he spoke once more. "They're coming at you from the west, there should be no less than two hundred yards between you. Head that way and meet up with them, but be careful and watch your backs."
"Got it, we'll catch up with you soon as we do, Nightwing out."
Batman again eyed the map out, confirming Red Robin and CO weren't too far away and so uniting wouldn't take long. Disbanding the tech, he returned his concentration to the mission and looked ahead. For the next three minutes both walked in silence, Batman periodically inspecting the sentrox to make sure they stayed on course. Wrapped in her own thoughts Moka bypassed Batman who had stopped and taken a knee.
"Moka, wait."
She slowed down at the sound of his voice and retreated backwards and beside him.
"Why're we stopping?"
Running a gloved hand over the rough surface, Batman altered the mode inside his lenses. Little by little he pieced together what occurred. His eyes ventured further down the hall but remained on his knees. There were traces of footsteps all over the surface, belonging to more than just one individual. Oddly enough those footprints were all over, none particularly in a straight line and some over the wall to the left of them. The patterns were scattered and based on the depth of each, the ones that created them were moving fast with urgency.
Batman stood and walked further down the hall with Vampire Bat close behind. He discovered various arrows that penetrated the left wall and even more that had been sliced to bits and scattered over the ground. When keying in on the opposite wall everything became clear, all along the right side were hidden booby-traps that had been triggered.
"Batman, what's going on?!" the vampire became irritated with his lack of communication.
"Someone got here before we did, using this same path," his eyes returned to the ground. "The footprints suggest frantic movement, and those hidden devices on that side fired off sharp projectiles, all of which the first comers successfully avoided."
"Fairy Tale," Vampire Bat clinched her fists.
"Yes, which means they're in route to the Drocgoeu," Batman replied.
"Then we better hurry!"
The shinso vampire picked up speed as Batman did the same, but both stayed alert of their surroundings. It wasn't long before they stumbled upon a larger space, lighted by torches on the walls and sections of the ceiling. Moka and the cape crusader became very attentive of their surroundings. Just as he returned his lens mode back to standard, something caught his attention across the room.
"Vampire Bat," he pointed. "Look."
She eyed what looked to be a sizeable boulder that had been pushed aside, revealing a dark tunnel.
"I...I can feel a heavy yokai presence that way, that must be where they went."
"Then let's move."
Batman was the first to take off toward the tunnel but stopped at a crackling sound from up high. Through the concrete surface, and fully Intangible appeared the descendant of Alucard!
"Nee...Akua," Vampire Bat whispered biting back.
Batman pulled out two batarangs retreating backwards as the vampire dropped down in front of him.
"Well look who it is," a smirk shaped over her lips. "I've been thinking about you since our last encounter and what I'd do when we met again. You haven't the slightest clue how much I'm going to enjoy ripping you limb from limb...payback couldn't be more sweet."
With a small device in hand she brought it to her lips.
"I've got one of Batman's allies in sight, unfortunately Batman is dead...it couldn't be helped," Akua continued with giving her position to all bystanders.
Her eyes again looked to the dark knight.
"There's nowhere for you to run, others will soon arrive and it's a pity you won't be around for that," Akua's eyes were deadlocked with his.
"We'll see," Batman lowered an arm and pressed at a specific section on his belt.
A distress signal was sent to his teammates and by then he was sure they had already grouped with Gin and the others.
"I underestimated you last time, but that won't happen again! Your death will be quick and bitter!"
Akua lashed out at the dark knight, but Vampire Bat was just as quick leaping over him and intercepting Akua's attack, but came at a price. Batman jumped off to the side watching Moka's blood splatter and her body falling forward with her left arm sliced away from her body, all a result of Akua's Jigen-Tou blade!
"Noo!" Batman shouted.
"She shouldn't have gotten in the way," Akua displayed a menacing expression with nothing but bloodlust in her eyes.
Batman threw down a smoke bomb as she came at him and flipped overhead, but the vampire reached upward, grabbing hold of his cape and spinning him around in circles. She eventually tossed him into a wall across the room, Batman grunting in pain as he fell to the ground. The vampire slowly made her way toward him with that same devilish expression.
"That all you got, no new tricks? Oh I'm so going to enjoy this."
The vampire only took one more step, before stopping at a strange sound coming from her backside, in which she slowly turned around.
"Impossible!"
She looked to Batman's fallen ally who had stood and amazingly her arm reconnected to her body! Akua hadn't paid much attention to the individual at first glance, but a strong yokai aura resonated from within her and that sort of regeneration could only mean one thing, and so she walked back in the direction of Vampire Bat.
"No way...Moka!" she stared into the rose colored eyes of the shinso vampire as Moka did the same back.
Akua felt her heart lapse at the realization she had just laid physical harm on the person she cared for most in the world, feeling like she wanted to vomit. Seeing as her older half-sister's guard was dropped, Vampire Bat blitzed forward in an attempt to repay Akua for the earlier attack but she was kicked down from her left side with three persons standing over her. The first was a woman with fair skin standing at 5'9, long purple hair, tied in a ponytail, red eyes, slit pupils, with dark red lightweight armor. The armor covered her chest, forearms, but her stomach and her upper arms left exposed. Lastly was her silver boots and legs covered by dark stocking, and carried a bow over her right shoulder. She was Sasha Kayeda.
The next was a woman with brown/tan skin at 5'7, red eyes with slit pupils, dark green colored hair. She wore a blue tunic, with black boots and two swords sheathed over her back. This was Miukei Suzcoo. And last was a Lailay Izami, standing at 5'9, red eyes with slit pupils, shoulder length blond hair with streaks of red and blue, a black tight body suit of spandex, yellow boots, gray chest armor, and gold gauntlets and belt. She carried a single axe, but various other daggers were connected to her belt.
"Got here soon as we could," Lailay said.
"Good," Akua said with annoyance. "Keep her busy while I finish him...they're nothing without him!"
The vampire's eyes again fell on Batman who had barely just stood and Akua blitzed with tremendous speed and with Jigen-Tou active she looked to put him down in one blow. In just inches of his body her wrist was grabbed and her momentum stopped as she was pulled off her feet and an open hand to the face knocked her to the ground. The vampire hissed as she rolled over before coming to an eventual stop several feet away and looking up at the one responsible.
"Aono!"
Tsukune stood beside the dark knight with Muei-Tou active before disbanding it for the moment. Jumping back on her feet Akua hissed while Tsukune took a step forward and down the hall, Red Robin, Gin, Kurumu and Nightwing appeared.
"I'll handle her," Tsukune keyed in on the vampire. "Go ahead and go after the Drocgoeu, we must get to it before they do."
Gin was the first to notice Vampire Bat across the room and wondered if Kurumu and or Tsukune would make the connection that it was Moka behind the mask. Only time would tell and so he went right on the offence and joined her side, as Kurumu and Nightwing did the same. That left only Batman and Red Robin who turned their attention to the tunnel ahead.
"That's where we need to go," Batman pointed.
Red Robin nodded and together they took off that way.
"You aim to oppose us again?!" Akua marched toward Tsukune.
"You're in the wrong and so is Fairy Tale. Why do you continue to take orders from an organization that is after Moka-san, again?" Tsukune inquired.
"She's in no danger!"
"Oh really, because from what I've heard those of similar rank to yourself have been kept in the dark."
"Who told you that?" Akua asked curiously.
"Doesn't matter..."
The two stared at each other and it was clear talking things through would be a waste of their efforts and energy, so they did what vampires did best and clashed. The combo of Vampire Bat, Kurumu and Gin fought in a stalemate with the trio of vampires, each of the three proving to be quite formidable. Kurumu was dropped to the ground by an elbow to the face, and as she rubbed at her sore cheek her eyes inspected Vampire Bat. Something about the woman was very familiar, but she couldn't pin point what. Brushing the thought aside, she returned to her feet and engaged the enemy once more.
Across the way Tsukune continuously eluded Akua's strikes, connecting with punches and kicks on sections of her body that she left open. Much as she hated to admit it, he was truly coming into his own and much more challenging than when they fought five years back. Her waiver in focus led to his advantage as he threw out his leg and slammed her to the ground. His eyes then peeked across the room at Vampire Bat flipping around and punishing Miukei with physical attacks. Her movement and attacks were precise and graceful like a dove.
"Who is that..." his mouth dropped open.
The lowering of his guard led to Akua getting off a knee to his stomach and an open hand to his face which caused him to stumble back the other way. As they came within a foot of the tunnel entrance, Batman and Red Robin looked to make their way in and that's when something abnormal occurred.
"You feel that?" Red Robin asked.
It went without saying, but the shaking and rumbling of the surface beneath them picked up with each second that passed. Before they knew it the foundation beneath them crumbled and everyone in the room plummeted downward into darkness as the various sections of the roof shattered and fell apart. They descended for what seemed like forever and were eventually buried. Each blacked out at some point or another and those who awoke first knew what needed to happen. Wrestling their way out of the rubble, Tsukune, Batman and Gin recovered the others who had lost consciousness and carried them too safety outside of the pyramid. The moon was bright but the comprehension of defeat quickly set in. It wasn't long before the others regained consciousness and that's when most eyes fell on Moka, particularly Kurumu and Tsukune's.
"M...Moka-san," Tsukune whispered.
During the fall somewhere down the line the mask was separated from her face and she confirmed this as she ran a hand over her face.
"I can explain," she said standing.
"I warned you this would happen," Batman said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kurumu glared at the dark knight. "This was your idea to have Moka dress like that and deceive us?!"
Gin quickly stepped in between the caped crusader and succubus.
"Not exactly," the werewolf bit at his tongue, halfway expecting he'd get chewed out for what he was about to say. "Moka did this on her own accord, it's a long story."
"You knew!" Both Tsukune and Kurumu said at once.
Lowering his shoulders Gin nodded with a silent sigh. Kurumu opened her mouth to speak but was cut off.
"That isn't important," Batman stepped forward. "I searched the rubble and from what I can tell each and every one of Fairy Tale's members successfully escaped."
"The mission was a disaster, we get it...but it's not the end of the world," Nightwing went on. "They've got two keys to our one, and they're good as screwed without it."
"Wait, we've got one?!" Kurumu shouted.
Both she and Tsukune looked at one another and then at the group who all didn't show even a shred of surprise.
"What's with all the secrets?" Tsukune crossed his arms. "Is there anything else Kurumu-chan and I don't know, since you all seem to have a game of show and tell between yourselves."
"It isn't like that, we were going to tell you. It all just happened so fast, believe me," Moka said.
A massive jet tore through the skies miles from their position carrying Fairy Tale and all its members implicated in their latest mission. Akua shuzen sat with her head down and slowly looked at the dark lord sitting across from her.
"From here on out, we must be extra cautious," Akua spoke. "A mistake like that can never happen again, someone from our side could have been killed."
"Yes," Akasha nodded. "When Kahlua removed the Drocgoeu, the destruction of that level was immediate. Luckily she, Gallon and I got out unharmed like the rest of you."
Akua sat back with her head bowed once more, thankful they had retrieved what they had come for but she couldn't stop thinking about the person she loved most. Had Moka made it out alive? She was of the shinso bloodline, so Akua didn't worry and looked forward to seeing her younger sister again, even under not so ideal circumstances.
4 weeks later
"I want to again thank you all for coming here tonight, with myself hosting and before I hand things over to Arlen Mauricio and Task universal, I'd like to finally bring to your attention what Wayne Enterprises has been working up for the past two years. The reveal was slated for a little over a month ago, but as you know an unfortunate criminal attack took place. But that's in the past and now we can get right to it."
The billionaire CEO of Wayne Enterprises stood in front of numerous spectators and corporate owners who looked on. He was dressed in a black tux with blue tie and white undershirt. Other prominent business owners had taken the stage before him, showing off their own separate projects and what not. The crowds had gotten loud in anticipation of the announcement, and so he waited. His eyes surveyed the many before him, but there was one in particular he made eye contact with and both exchanged a knowing look. The moment was short and so he quickly refocused clearing his throat, knowing they'd have plenty of time to speak later. Slowly the voices died down and he took that as an opening to continue.
"This final reveal is known as project Te Five, an underground system that will work as an additional power source to the city, exclusively in case of an emergency. its solar powered mechanism is very beneficial and efficient," Bruce stepped off to the side and initiated a large hologram map of Gotham. "It is here at the center of our city where it resides, and eventually the plan is for it to become our city's primary power source. It will be known as the Generate U Solar Eight."
Spectators applauded and he again held off on speaking until the crowds quieted. For the next minute he went through a small break down of the machine and its functions but elected not to give too much details. When stepping off the small stage he was applauded and shook hands with business associates on his way down the steps. A barrage of questions were directed at him as he made his way down, and he only answered a few.
"And you steal the night again," an individual extended a hand in front of Bruce.
Staring at his hand Bruce continued on passed Todd Heinstan who grimaced. Even with the rejection he followed after Bruce with both hands in the side of his jacket pockets.
"Still upset about Alliya, huh? Listen it was nothing personal, and for what it's worth she still cares about you. She still calls, I know…she's told me."
Though his back was to Driafigura Corp's CEO, Bruce stopped right in place and turned back.
"You two still talk?"
Todd bit back, halfway surprised Bruce acknowledged his presence.
"Not exactly, I've been to a couple of her shows and each time she gives me the cold shoulder. She blames me for ruining her relationship with you, but as I've said let's put all that behind us and be professionals. It's been weeks since that whole episode."
"You used her to try and get to me," Bruce glared. "I can't so easily forgive deception, and that coupled with the shady track record of your company makes the decision easy. You dug your own grave, Todd."
Bruce was off without another word, and Todd did nothing.
"Mister Wayne that was quite the presentation you put on up there."
He was approached by a familiar face as he managed to break free of the main crowd.
"Lucius," Bruce shook hands with his business manager, Lucius Fox.
"There are documents inside your office that require a signature, look them over when you get the chance. At the conclus..."
"I'll take care of it now," Bruce interrupted.
"But Mister Wayne, need I remind you this is your venue and you're the host. It wouldn't look good if you took off so suddenly."
Lucius realized he had a status for exactly that, but hoped to see improvement from him in the category.
"I won't be long, let me know if I miss anything."
On his way across the hall Bruce stepped into the elevators and was on his way up to the top floor. He didn't realize it, but someone had kept an eye on him from afar and followed right after him. Everyone's attention was on Arlen Mauricio who had just taken his stand onstage and so no one noticed her slip by. He received a round of applause and took a moment to clear his throat, mentally preparing himself. It would be grueling trying to outdo some of what had been revealed throughout the night, and so he had his work cut out for him. Breathing calmly with a smile over his lips, he was more than confident so didn't worry. Near the front row stood Candice Mabel and Marten Luisel, both who worked closely with Todd. It was Marten that looked to his left and then the opposite way before shoulder bumping Candice.
"Where is she?"
"Where is who?" Candice replied with a question of her own.
"Misaki, wasn't she just with us," Marten said.
Backing away from him, Candice took a look around but their business associate was nowhere. Even so Candice didn't worry, she knew full well the vampire was fully capable of taking care of herself.
"It's no big deal," Candice looked to Marten. "She probably just went to the restroom, she'll be back in the next minute."
Nodding slightly, Marten agreed and from that point they focused on the CEO of Task universal. In under a minute Bruce stepped through the office door and settled in at his desk and as stated by Lucuis, a stack of papers awaited him. His mind was all over and so he took a couple moments to settle it before proceeding with looking things over. He did so promptly, aiming to finish before his absence from the event became widely recognized.
"Not interested in seeing the closing?"
Bruce looked up from the stack and at a woman standing in the doorway to his office. She was dressed in a black sleeveless silk blouse, short red tartan skirt and black high knee boots with a black bow tied in her hair.
"I'm a little behind," Bruce pushed the papers aside and smiled. "But I have a couple seconds, what is it?"
Akasha closed the door and locked it on her way through, in which Bruce leaned back in the chair.
"I don't know for certain, but thought I'd come in person to tell you."
"I'm listening," Bruce lowered his hands over the table.
The vampire was a vixen in every sense of the word, becoming clearer in the past weeks, finding himself spending more and more time with her. Forty percent of which business, and the remainder on their own accord. There were no further clashes with Fairy Tale since weeks back in Egypt. Progress had been quiet on that front, but he was willing to remain patient.
"His majesty has summoned myself and others stationed here in the human world back to base. Since I made the trip here, not once has such a request been issued. It must be notable..."
"Probably, but why not give a name...who is he?" Bruce sat upright looking her in the eyes. Whether she told him or not, he knew at some point he'd find out. "You trust me, don't you? We've got something special Akasha and secrets will only get in the way of that."
"I know," the pink haired vampire looked to the ground. "We keep secrets from those we care about, to keep them out of harm's way. No one knows that better than you, and it goes both ways. There are things you're keeping from me..."
Her gaze returned to his.
"I can see it in your eyes."
He didn't confirm nor deny the claim and so she continued.
"But back on topic, whatever the reason for our sudden return it must be something significant. I overheard Kahlua's conversation with someone from base, and a mention of the gate."
"You think they've located it?" Bruce asked.
"Uh huh," Akasha nodded.
His response was rather calm to the news and for the most part he showed no emotion. The whole thing was rather suspicious and she wondered if he was hiding a triumph card up his sleeve. She cleared her throat before taking a step back and toward the exit.
"It might be something else, but whatever it is you'll be the first to know. I'll be downstairs catching the rest of the show."
With her back to him she turned the opposite way, but his eyes were mesmerized by her well defined legs and he couldn't look away. In just one more step, the vampire stopped, feeling his eyes peering over her. A smile slowly took shape over her lips as she turned back walking across the carpet and around his desk. In a single moment the whole mood had changed. Her smile was met by a grin of his own and she ran her fingers over the left side of his shoulder and he gasped with an electric force surging through much of his body, as the vampire leaned sideways and sat in his lap.
"Thoughtless me, I never asked what you were working on." she lightly grazed the tip of her fingernails over his knee.
"I ah," he felt the temperature around him increasing and he bit back. "It's nothing, just my everyday normal duties."
The vampire re situated resting her chin over his head.
"You were a no show at the opera three nights ago, but you came back strong yesterday evening. The musical was lovely, and the tour after," she said.
He tried to speak in his own defense but the vampire quieted him.
"It's ok, I saw the news and what Batman did, stopping those criminals half a mile from Gotham National bank. You don't ever have to explain yourself, if you aren't there I'll know why," she pushed back and looked into his eyes.
"I intended on calling and I should ha..."
He was again silenced with a finger to his lips.
"I'm not mad, so don't apologize," she smiled warmly, trailing a hand over his chest and downward passed his waist. "You're way less tense than when we started, so that's a positive."
"We can't," he took hold of her wrist. "Not here."
Partially leaning back, Akasha chuckled and Bruce's eyes surveyed her with question in them.
"Did I miss something?" he asked.
The vampire repositioned in his lap and rubbed her hand over the side of his face, with yearning in her eyes.
"I can't explain how incredible the past month has been, the time we've shared. I've gotten to know you a whole lot more. I thought when I uncovered your identity and the days spent thereafter, I truly knew you...but there were so many hidden layers. I know you feel differently about me as well."
"Yes, it's been...refreshing, your company, everything," Bruce smirked, unable to deny the way her presence had lifted a concealed weight off his shoulders.
For various seconds they stared at each other and said nothing, and it was Akasha that snickered, once again leaving Bruce confused.
"And in that time we've slept together roughly three to four times a week," Akasha brushed the side of her face against his. "And that doesn't include the little quickies we've managed to fit in."
Bruce chuckled running a hand over her shoulder.
"I didn't know we were keeping count," Bruce grinned.
Akasha blushed slightly as she leaned back gazing into his eyes.
"That wasn't my intent, it just sort of happened. There was the time in the back of that limo, or on the pool table after you lost that bet," Akasha snickered.
"And your screaming almost exposed us," Bruce added.
Akasha playfully slapped at his shoulder.
"You're exaggerating I wasn't screaming, but you're to blame for being so good with your rod," she trailed a hand over his crotch. "Let's not forget the time in the bathroom following the stock show or when we did it in on the balcony of that cruise, oooohhhh..."
"I remember," Bruce's tone lowered as he rehashed memories of that night. "We just had dinner on the lower levels and you wanted to get some fresh air."
"And so we went to the top level, out onto the balcony just passed the pool. The ocean view was amazing, but it was the moon's light that completed the scene. You said something to me, only something Bruce Wayne could say to sweep a woman off her feet and that set the tone. I still remember the feel of that steel railing against my back, and how exposed I felt out in the open like that. The whole thing was incredible, I'll never forget that night. You fucked me like a crazed rabbit."
"The life boats worked in our favor, or we would have been spotted a couple dozen times," Bruce smirked as both laughed. "But what of it, why bring up those occasions?"
Bruce keyed in on her somewhat bashful expression and became vastly interested.
"Because I...I have a small confession."
"Confession, what about?" Bruce replied.
"Well not really that, but more a fantasy. It's something I've thought about since our relationship progressed," Akasha bit back and took a deep breath. "I've had this fantasy of doing it with you, here...in your office."
In reaction to her words the billionaire swallowed back and leaned in the chair.
"This is my workspace, and for starters the entirety of this room is surrounded by cameras. Anything we did could be viewed by anyone. Audio is down temporary due to maintenance," Bruce replied.
Exhaling deeply the vampire pushed off him and stood to her feet and he could feel and see the disappointment in her posture. With her shoulders lowered she walked across the carpet and positioned in front of a large window overlooking the city. Bruce gazed at her for only a moment before focusing his on the computer in front of him. In just a couple clicks the security system was on screen and with one click, a loud buzz echoed throughout the whole room.
"What was that?" Akasha asked, somewhat startled.
"It's just you and I now," Bruce spun around, still sitting in the chair on wheels. "I disabled every security camera in this room."
"Oh," the vampire lightly bit and sucked at her thumb, hiding a smirk.
Her blood flow increased and she could feel her body becoming more heated as she slowly walked toward him.
"And what of your paperwork?"
"Deadline's tomorrow afternoon," Bruce replied. "It isn't an immediate concern, but we'll need to make this quick. If I'm absent for too long it won't look good."
Just a foot from him Akasha pulled at his tie as she leaned forward and sat in his lap, concealing her smile no more.
"That's sort of your reputation hun, we'll be fine."
Leaning in close she rubbed her forehead against his before locking lips with him. The vampire pulled at his tie and situated over his lap as she deepened the kiss and he allowed her tongue into his mouth. With her arms wrapped around his neck Akasha hungrily devoured his mouth with her own and Bruce massaged his hands up and down her back, then downward into her skirt. Grabbing and squeezing at her butt, he trailed his fingers over the material of her underwear and the vampire moaned into his mouth, experiencing pleasure from his delicate touch. A moment later she pulled back with a string of saliva connecting their lips, and both gasped for air.
"I've craved your blood all day," she whispered.
Undoing the two upper buttons on his shirt and leaning his head to the right, he gave her the perfect angle. With her head lowered she buried her fangs into the left side of his neck sucking away at his blood, and lowered her left hand over his crotch. She lightly massaged the hardness in his pants moving her hand up and down and gently massaging it. Bruce groaned at the feel of her stroking him off and drinking his blood, the vampire a master of giving pleasure. Shortly thereafter she pulled back licking at her lips.
"You're nice and stiff, just the way I like it," Akasha snickered unbuckling his belt. "I'll take good care of you."
She forced his legs apart and pulled down his zipper, reaching into his pants and taking his hardened member into her hands and stroking it. Resting her hands over his knees Akasha pushed up and stood removing the heart shaped bow over the front of her blouse. She tossed it aside and the upper half of her chest was visible as she pulled open that section of the shirt. The vampire quickly did away with her bra, and squeezed at her ample breasts.
"You ready for me?" she winked.
"Yes, your highness" Bruce grinned.
By then she was familiar with his witty compliments, but it didn't stop her from blushing. Dropping to her knees she positioned between his legs and trailed the tip of her tongue over the material of his boxer briefs. She then helped him lower his pants and briefs down over his thighs. With the prize in view she went right to work, swirling her tongue around the tip of his member before slowly taking it into her mouth. He grunted and moaned as she lowered her mouth over his shaft taking it in between her exposed breasts. With her eyes on him she sucked and slurped, covering his entire length with saliva. The pleasure he felt was enormous, grabbing and pulling at her hair while forcing his cock up and through her throat with movement in his hips. The sensation of her tongue and mouth, coupled with her breasts spinning around his length and holding him prisoner was the ultimate pleasure and view. Unknown to him the vampire was leaking out from her backside, her underwear already wet. Akasha pulled her head back, removing a strand of hair from her face with a guilty smile.
"There's no way I came all the way up here just for you," Akasha stood reaching into her skirt and removing the panties down passed her boots. "You're going to take care of me too."
She took his member into her hand, rubbing it against her clit before lowering herself on top of him and her womanhood devouring his cock. With her arms wrapped around his neck she moved her hips back and forth, riding his shaft. Bruce grabbed at her shoulder with his left hand and grasped her ass with the opposite, while matching her hip movement. Feeling her insides being stretched, Akasha moaned grinding atop him and little by little they picked up the pace. Her ass slapped against him as they did and Akasha breathed heavily as her first orgasm hit in just a little over a minute! Her juices sprayed over his lap and parts of the chair.
"Looks like you've made quite the mess, my queen," Bruce said in between breaths, taunting her.
"Hhhhmm I love it when you call me that, peasant," Akasha groaned.
"Peasant...and here I was thinking I was your king."
"Clearly you need to be reminded of your place," the vampire moaned and groaned. "You talk too much, shut up and fuck me!"
Unexpected to her Bruce stood from the chair, but held her firm still locked at the waist, both turned on by the dirty talk. He positioned his hand beneath her legs and held her steady as he forced his cock up and into her core. Her arms remained around his neck as she screamed his name, and he wasn't worried about anyone hearing her cries. She lightly bit at her bottom lip as he punished her with each thrust. He mashed his lips against her exposed right breast, sucking roughly and switching between both. Akasha squealed and panted at this action. Soon he carried her across the room and in front of the large windows, dropping the vampire to her feet.
"Turn around," Bruce commanded.
She faced the window with Bruce lifting her right leg and reinserting himself inside her forcing his hips forward. His movement forced her against the window and her breasts firmly pressed against the glass. With his free hand he held onto her waist as he continued giving her thrust after thrust. His penis twitched at the feel of her inner walls squeezing at his length and the sticky wetness around it. Akasha stared into the city lights down below, moaning as she was drilled by her lover. She got lost in herself as a couple minutes passed.
"Geeez, you're so good and keep getting better!" the vampire hissed. "Normally you would have cum by now but it seems your body has adjusted to me, just perfect. I'll have to unbag more of my tricks."
"You've been holding back all this time?" Bruce said in between heavy breathing. "Hold nothing off the table, I want everything."
She looked over her right shoulder as he leaned forward kissing at her lips, and both swirled their tongues together. They went at it for a little while before relocating across the office, Bruce removing his upper dress jacket and lying out over the ground at the dark lord's request. She unzipped and kicked out of her boots and lowered herself atop him, unbuttoning his under white shirt. With his well-defined abs and chest exposed, she planted little kisses all over his flesh. When finished she turned the opposite way lowering her backside and sitting on his face. She then leaned forward and took his cock into her mouth and sucked him off as he licked and sucked at her vagina. He spun his tongue around going in and out of her entrance and taking in the taste of her love juices. They stayed like that for a while before Akasha pushed up, but her back remained to him. She readjusted atop him with her feet over his thighs, inserting his member inside her. Slowly moving her hips she looked back at him, groaning as she made love to him in the reverse cowgirl position.
Using one hand he lifted up her skirt and slapped at her butt with the other. Grinding atop him, she picked up the pace and groped her own breasts hanging out of the blouse. Her moans echoed through the room, but in a single sound she felt her heart stop. It was in fact a knock at the door!
"Mister Wayne, are you in there?"
A female voice spoke on the other side of the door and Bruce recognized it as one of his newly hired assistants.
"Yes," he answered, sounding as casual as he possibly could.
"May I come in, there's an extra set of papers you need to look over?"
Bruce grabbed at Akasha's ankles as he forced his cock up and against her cervix and she moaned loudly, right before placing a hand over her own mouth and biting at her tongue.
"Everything ok, is someone else in there with you? Should I call security?!"
Even though she was on the opposite side of the wall he could clearly hear her footsteps running back the other way.
"I'm fine, there's no one else. Leave the papers outside the door and I'll recover them when I'm finished."
There was a moment of silence but Akasha kept her hips moving at a slow pace.
"Ok," the woman lowered the papers over the entrance door. "Do hurry though, everyone's been asking for you downstairs."
"Will do," Bruce replied.
Both listened to the footsteps retreating down the hall and Bruce exhaled in relief as Akasha chuckled.
"Yur so bad," the vampire whispered in between moans.
"You're worse," Bruce smirked. "We need to wrap things up."
"Uh huh," Akasha groaned looking back at him as she vastly picked up the pace, her ass slapping wet over his lap. "But not until after I've milked you. This is like the sixth time we've almost been caught...it's kinda hot."
He couldn't disagree, doing it in high risk situations and locations got his blood flowing.
XXX
A warehouse was packed on the south side of town, the entire parking lot filled with vehicles. Three individuals entered through the backside of the building and everyone was already in attendance. Among the three to enter was a woman in her mid-forties with short brown hair, light brown eyes and she wore a gray hat similar in design to an Ushanka Military Hat. She was also dressed in a long gray fur jacket that extended downward past her knees with black combat boots over her feet.
The person off to her left was dressed in similar attire and stood at 6'1, grayish blue colored eyes, and a scar under his left eye. He was known as Vadim Ryall. Each of the three moved along and approached a table where everyone assembled, except a select few standing on guard duty. The woman took a seat at the end of the table, staring at the one on the opposite end.
"Alyona Oksana, I take it?" he blew smoke from a pipe in his mouth.
"Oswald Cobblepot," she replied with her hands situated atop the table. "You're just the man I needed to see. When I heard you agreed to meet, I was ecstatic...we have a common problem, you and I."
Everything was planned and sorted in a way that the meeting would remain secret. From what they could tell it appeared that way, but from the darkest shadows across the street the get together was being monitored. Two figures stood atop a building, listening in on the meeting from afar, via implanted devices within the warehouse.
"Do we move in now?" one asked.
The other shook his head, with his foot situated over the ledge and shaking his head.
"Not yet, we need to find out why Penguin is meeting with the Dark Stalker Hunters, none of this makes sense."
"What about Batman, why isn't he here?"
She moved in beside Nightwing, who had sense uncovered binoculars and peeked out on the scene across from them.
"We can handle this, Vampire Bat," Nightwing gazed at her from the corner of his eye. "Besides, he's busy."
"Busy doing what?" she crossed her arms.
Just as he attempted to speak his mouth closed shut, realizing any explanation could jeopardize Batman's identity and so he kept quiet. Lowering the binoculars he exhaled and turned his attention to the shinso vampire.
"We'll be fine, trust me."
Moka stepped forward and beside him near the ledge. Over the past weeks Batman prohibited the vampire to help with non-Fairy Tale problems, but only with supervision by himself or one of his allies. His trust in her was increasing little by little, but their identities still remained a secret, the idea of it like an annoying roadblock that she couldn't get passed. Just as Nightwing there was a small device inserted inside her left ear which allowed her to listen in on the meeting.
"Red Robin," Nightwing pressed down on the small communications piece within his ear. "How're things on your end?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary, we'll wait before making a move the time isn't right."
"Of course, I'll let you make the call," Nightwing replied.
Settling in each of the three listened in on the conversations inside the building.
"I don't have all night, spill the details," Cobblepot said.
The woman on the opposite side of the table nodded.
"Yes, your dominance over this city and its underworld is to be commended. Our organization is on a much larger scale however, we're global but that's beside the point. Our objective is to hunt and track down the rarest and most powerful monsters, some of which we've tracked here to this city."
Penguin sat forward with his elbows positioned over the table and his chin in the palm of his hand.
"Yeah, and what's that got to do with me?"
"The Batman," Alyona cleared her throat. "He's been somewhat of a thorn in my side. He not only aims to protect the people of Gotham, but monsters included and he's gotten in the way of our hunters more than a few times in the past two weeks. We could use a little extra muscle to divert his attention, and who better to turn to than you? You're one of the vigilante's greatest challengers as I've heard."
Sitting back and blowing out another cloud of smoke, the Penguin chuckled.
"Did I not hear correctly? A moment ago you said you people were monster hunters, such a profession implies you should have the skills necessary to confront the bat. I've already got GCPD breathing up my ass, and to provoke the Batman is plain stupid...unless of course you have something to offer."
The master crime lord rubbed his hands together with an evil smirk taking shape.
"Of course we wouldn't seek your services without compensation, Vadim," she snapped a finger and her top general revealed a silver briefcase over the table. "Ten Mill up front and there's more where that came from."
At just the sight of the cash, Cobblepot almost lost the pipe out of his mouth.
"That's quite the sum," he positioned his hands together and looked her in the face. "I take it you want him dead?"
"No," Alyona shook her head. "I just require some of your manpower to keep him occupied. Batman is no interest of mine, but his constant interferences with our missions is quite problematic. One of our top ranks is in route to Gotham as we speak, but even she lacks the knowledge on the subject."
"Well then," Penguin produced another cloud of smoke. "You have yourself a deal."
From across the street Red Robin tightened his fists. They now knew what they needed to know, the meeting between the Dark Stalker Hunters and Penguin a secret no more.
"Time to spoil their party," Red Robin communicated with both Vampire Bat and Nightwing.
"Thought you'd never ask," Nightwing cracked his knuckles.
Vampire Bat was equally as eager to get in some action and she followed Nighwing off the ledge. The briefcase of money had barely just been slid across the table when a nearby window crashed through.
"The hell!" one guard lifted his weapon.
Most in attendance took aim on the window that had been smashed through but instead their vision was hindered by a cloud of smoke, some of them coughing. Red Robin swiftly moved through as he swung his staff around dropping more than a handful of them at a time. A couple shots were fired in his direction but his armor held up nicely, as he threw out his staff disarming a bunch of them that stood nearby. Another window across the room shattered as two additional masked persons made their presence known.
"Allies of the Batman!" the Penguin pushed out of his chair and recovered a black umbrella off the ground. He took aim at Nightwing and Vampire firing off as both dodged. "Party crashers, can't say I'm surprised!"
"Retreat, retreat!" Alyona shouted.
Henchmen from both sides did exactly that, rushing toward the nearest exits. Some however were dropped before they could get far, and if there was anything Penguin knew during his encounters with Batman, wherever his allies were the knight wasn't far behind. He had no intention of sticking around long enough for that knowing himself and the Joker were on the police departments' most wanted. Nightwing chucked a small device which connected and attached to one of the retreating persons and fist pumped, but didn't realize a steel bar was coming down over his head. Fortunately for him the weapon was disarmed from his assailant by the leg of Moka and with her opposite she knocked him out cold.
"Thanks," Nightwing smiled.
"Keep your guard up," Vampire Bat threw her hair back and took off after the retreating criminals.
Red Robin was the first out front and ducked for cover avoiding gunfire from a machine gun. A half dozen vehicles quickly took off out of the parking lot, but from up high a dark figure with a wingspan of at least five feet each way came down on them. Kicking open the door to the warehouse Moka's mouth dropped open.
"She can't be serious!"
Atop one of the many vehicles was a woman with ocean blue colored hair, her hair tide up and her eyes covered by a mask similar in design to Nightwing's, but in the color of purple. She wore purple gloves and boots, with a black whip tied around her waist, purple skirt and purple cape with a Batman t-shirt to top it off.
"Yield evil doers!" the woman standing atop the vehicle pointed directly at a handful of gunmen. "Or feel the wrath of, of...hhhmmm and I forgot the most important thing, a code name."
Red Robin dashed across the street and tackled her off the hood of the vehicle and down behind it, avoiding gunfire directed at her.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Red Robin pulled her beside him.
"What's it look like? I'm tryna help."
"Kurumu," Red Robin whispered, running a gloved hand over his face.
He couldn't believe she was dressed like that, and even more, how she found them. The meetup was discussed only between himself, Nightwing and Moka. Out of curiosity the thought was brushed aside as he inspected the entirety of her attire in depth.
"Did you ah...make all this?" the masked hero questioned.
"Not exactly," Kurumu shook her head. "There's this really awesome cosplay shop up town, and that's where I purchased everything except the shirt and whip. There was a marked down sale for Batman merchandise at a super market not far from here, and when I saw one it was like, yes gotta get one."
With a raised eyebrow he leaned against the vehicle while additional gunfire was fired at them, but both shielded by the vehicle. In just the few words she spoke he determined her motive, the whole thing was nothing more than a game to the succubus and with that sort of mindset she'd get someone killed. The incoming bullets soon ceased and in its place were the sound of bodies dropping to the ground. Slowly pushing up and standing, Kurumu looked across the street watching both Vampire Bat and Nightwing making short work of the gunmen. Oddly enough they allowed each of the fallen criminals to retreat and made no effort to stop them.
"They're getting away!" Kurumu leaped over the vehicle.
Red Robin followed and quickly grabbed at her wrist, holding the succubus.
"Let them go."
"Let them go, are you crazy!" Kurumu snapped, glimpsing back at Red Robin.
"All part of the plan," he released his hold of her.
Her eyes were filled with question following the remark and he could clearly see it.
"What do you mean? Isn't Penguin like the worst of the worst, the police have been after him for months and that woman and her organization have been targeting us, yokai! Just a few days ago Tsukune and I had dinner and they opened fire on us as we barely made our way down the street!"
By then Nightwing and Vampire Bat approached and sided with the two.
"Our objective was to find out why the Dark Stalker Slayers have seemed so cozy with the Penguin and now we know why, but that was only half of it," Red Robin replied.
"Half?" Kurumu asked.
"They needed to be rattled, and know we're hot on their trail, they're bound to make mistakes when under pressure and I managed to tag one of them. By now my tracer should be active and we should be able to figure out where Alyona Oksana is operating from. Cobblepot will get his, I can assure you that, just not yet," Nightwing added.
"You put a tracer on one of them?" Kurumu asked.
Nightwing only nodded before taking a step forward, and his entire demeanor shifting.
"We need to have a word," he looked down on her in a way similar to how her mother would when she had done something wrong and she was being scolded. "About this."
The masked hero looked her up and down and the succubus knew exactly what he had in mind. Moka's expression was equally cold and Kurumu could do nothing but tighten her fists, irritated by it all.
"What's the deal, I'm doing nothing that she isn't already!"
She hissed looking directly into the rose colored eyes of the vampire
"That roof over there," Nightwing pointed upward. "We'll talk there."
Kurumu took two steps back, eying each of them which all shared similar expressions and felt as though she'd done something terribly damaging.
"I can't believe this," she rolled her eyes. "This is absolutely ridiculous."
With a grapple gun in hand, both Red Robin and Nightwing took to the roof and Moka firmly grabbed hold of the succubus.
"Let's go, Kurumu-chan!"
Bat like wings sprouted from Moka's backside as she took to the air, flapping her wings and carrying Kurumu alongside her.
To Be Continued
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