“I burned it because I had to,” Ra’s replied, serene despite the storm. “The League has done this for centuries. Rome fell. London burned. And now, Gotham will be purified by its own poison. The Scarecrow’s toxin in the water main. A city driven to madness. A beautiful, necessary extinction.”
Bruce, bruised, bearded, and hollow-eyed, stood on the frozen lake. The League of Shadows’ monastery loomed behind them, a razor-cut silhouette against a sky the color of old lead. He had stolen from Wayne Enterprises. He had been beaten in Bhutanese alleyways. He had eaten rice from a bowl shared with a pickpocket in Calcutta. He had stared into the abyss of the world’s cruelty, and the abyss had stared back with Joe Chill’s face.
“You’re just a boy with a trust fund and a dead daddy,” Falcone had sneered, years ago, in that same restaurant. “You don’t understand the deep water.”
And for the first time in his life, the child felt not afraid of the dark, but protected by it.
“And you’ll never have to,” Batman replied, the cape billowing in the chemical-scented wind.
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“I burned it because I had to,” Ra’s replied, serene despite the storm. “The League has done this for centuries. Rome fell. London burned. And now, Gotham will be purified by its own poison. The Scarecrow’s toxin in the water main. A city driven to madness. A beautiful, necessary extinction.”
Bruce, bruised, bearded, and hollow-eyed, stood on the frozen lake. The League of Shadows’ monastery loomed behind them, a razor-cut silhouette against a sky the color of old lead. He had stolen from Wayne Enterprises. He had been beaten in Bhutanese alleyways. He had eaten rice from a bowl shared with a pickpocket in Calcutta. He had stared into the abyss of the world’s cruelty, and the abyss had stared back with Joe Chill’s face. Batman Begins Batman
“You’re just a boy with a trust fund and a dead daddy,” Falcone had sneered, years ago, in that same restaurant. “You don’t understand the deep water.” “I burned it because I had to,” Ra’s
And for the first time in his life, the child felt not afraid of the dark, but protected by it. London burned
“And you’ll never have to,” Batman replied, the cape billowing in the chemical-scented wind.