American Comics: Beginning with Luke the Maker

"Giggle! How interesting!" A crazy clown-like smile appeared on the face of another personality, full of surprise and enthusiasm.

"I have to say, you really amaze me. I have been to countless universes and worlds, and I have seen countless versions of myself. But the only thing that makes me throb is you and the world you live in. You know this Does it mean anything?"

"What does it mean?" When Bruce heard his somewhat crazy emotions and words on the other side, a heavy shadow instinctively formed in his heart.He felt that the next second, he might hear some answer from the other party that he didn't want to hear.

"This is the world I want to find! A world that can exist for a long time and bring destruction to other universes!" The personality consciousness on the other side couldn't suppress the laughter.

"I can feel that this world has a mysterious power! Its dark side is so profound and so fascinating! I must get that power!"

"What do you mean?" Bruce asked calmly.

"Aha, are you trying to trick me? Although I look crazy, believe me, my brain is still moving very fast. I understand you, because I am another you. But it doesn't matter, as you let me discover The surprises of this world, I'd love to satisfy your intelligence gathering desires.

It exists in you, the Bat-base, and it exists in the good and great Gotham.I could feel it resonating with me, and my darkness and evil appealed to it.

We will eventually be at odds with each other, and conflict is inevitable.It's clear to me that you like to plan ahead for threats.In order to make this game more interesting and more intense, I would be happy to reveal some information about us to you in some way.

All you have to do is throw away the gadget that keeps you calm and collected, and accept the gift of information without any protection.Of course, this may also be a trap, it all depends on your choice. "

The personality consciousness on the other side saw through Bruce's plan, but he didn't try to hide anything. He regarded this as a game of confrontation, and he was willing to give the Bruce in front of him, who had not yet fallen, some information to make up for it in the early stage.

He just felt a little regretful. It was clear that the Bruce in front of him had experienced the darkest despair, and the dark side in his heart even echoed his, but he was able to control it so well that he did not completely degenerate into one of them. .

What a pity!
But it’s so good!
……

"Bruce?" Diana's voice awakened Bruce Wayne from the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness.

He turned around and looked at Diana, who was looking at him seriously, with a smile on his face, "What's the matter? Diana?"

"What are you thinking? You didn't even notice that I was approaching you. Your vigilance has never been so low in the past." Diana frowned and looked at Bruce. She was keenly aware of Bruce's abnormality and expressed concern. asked.

"No, I'm fine." Bruce shook his head and refused without thinking. He didn't think it would be helpful to say something that was uncertain.

"You can deceive anyone, but in front of me, your lies are clumsy." Diana said sarcastically.

"It's just that there are some uncertain things that I can't tell you. What I can guarantee is that if you need help, I will speak up as soon as possible." Bruce smiled.He didn't care about Diana's blunt and sharp words.

"It's better this way. You know, every time you try to do something behind our back, it will become a big problem for us at some point in the future. I hate this! What can't be honest? Effective. Good communication is the best way to solve problems. We are a team, aren't we?" Diana obviously did not completely believe Bruce's words, but she did not press him further, but gave Bruce a step to step down.

Bruce felt something in his heart, but he quickly suppressed the slight impulse.If people could be easily persuaded to change their style, then humans wouldn't be able to cycle on the same path again and again.When it comes to stubbornness and ego, no one is more serious than himself.He knows what his problems are and knows how to correct them when necessary, but this does not mean that he will actually correct them.

Their group is usually very busy. In addition to encountering world-destroying catastrophes such as Thanos, Darkseid, and Steppenwolf, generally speaking, they all have their own areas of activity and life, and their daily contacts are also limited. They are all communication devices made through light rings and the like, or human technology.

The people in front of them, such as Diana and Jones, were just waiting for the first news from Stephen and the others.But that doesn't mean he will stay at the Bat Base all the time.

So in the dead of night, Bruce took the elevator out of the Bat Base, had dinner in his manor above, and rested. The moment he lay on the bed, his hand touched the bracelet he was wearing on his chest. A deep blue crystal.

Although there are still criminals in Gotham today, it is much better than the sin city it once was.After all, it has been recast and has been supplemented by a large external population.Although most of the supplemented people are not good people, it is still much better than the situation where all the people are villains.

In addition, Bruce is committed to creating a stable order system for Gotham, and this system operates effectively with the help of people such as Gordon, and the atmosphere of Gotham has been greatly improved.There's no need for him to go out and fight crime every night.

He also established a bat team of his own, all young people with enthusiasm and a sense of justice.They replaced him and wore the uniforms belonging to the Bat Family to maintain the tranquility of the city at night.This frees up more time for him to do his own things and plan.

His fingers rubbed the surface of the azure crystal, and the calming power kept his spirit calm and functioning normally.The power inside this crystal seems to have its own consciousness, and it can always provide him with corresponding protection according to his needs while ensuring the strength characteristics.

He knew that the other person he deliberately mentioned was the smooth oval crystal in his hand, and he also knew that the other party must be sure that he would do it to a certain extent to obtain information, but Bruce did not intend to follow the other party's settings. Come.

He stuffed the azure crystal back into his pajamas, then closed his eyes and lay on the soft and warm bed. The power emanating from the crystal made him fall asleep quickly.

……

"Bruce, I can't lend you my powers. I know exactly what you want, but trust me, it won't end well! I tried! I don't want to think about those things."

Bruce seemed to hear a familiar voice saying something to him. After he cheered up and woke up, he found that he had left his manor and left his bedroom.He is now wearing a bat suit and standing on a war-torn street.The person speaking opposite him was an older version of Barry Allen who looked somewhat familiar, but whose face looked a little weathered.Bruce wanted to say something, but the voice he made was filled with pain and depression: "Things should not have come to this, and everything should not have evolved to this! It was your stubbornness that caused everything, Barry Allen!"

"You are already on the verge of madness. Destiny is hard to change. Listen to me Bruce, you should stop and don't try to do anything with your time. It will only get the result you least want to accept." Barry was telling Bruce Making final persuasion.

However, negotiations are ineffective!

Fierce fighting took place.Batman is obviously prepared this time, and as long as he wants to, he can always use his brain and tools to find and create weaknesses and methods to restrain his opponents.This time facing Barry Allen, who possesses the Speed ​​Force, Batman is no exception.

A fleeting opportunity was seized by Bruce, who injected Mr. Freeze's medicine into Barry's body, limiting his speed and putting him into a coma.Then Bruce tied Barry to the front of his modified tank, used instruments to activate the Speed ​​Force in his body, and crashed into the void at high speed.

The tragedy happened.

Bruce's bodies were torn apart and swallowed up by the powerful force, and the Gotham he wanted to protect also suffered unprecedented chaos.

In the end, a red monster came out of the void. He carried out his own justice with a vengeance and bloody suppressed the riots in Gotham.

Batman mastered the Speed ​​Force and called himself the Red Death.

……

The screen turns.

Bruce's vision suddenly switched to another scene.This time he tried to control his body, but as expected, he failed.He has the visual, taste, and other sensations of this body, and can even empathize with the shared emotions, etc., but he is not the owner of this body, he is just a bystander who borrows this body.The real owner of this body is someone else.

Bruce's emotions and spirit were immersed in the Red Death of the previous world, and he immediately seamlessly switched to his other self.At the same time, he also guessed that the other person said that he would give him some information through some way, and what way it was.

Obviously, although he didn't know how the other party did it, he made good use of the power of dreams to construct a real and not illusory world for him.Let him see with his own eyes and feel with his own eyes the desperate events that he has experienced, encountered in other universes.

This time it was Ah Fu.The man who was like a father to him!He is indispensable to Bruce and the person he trusts and relies on the most.However, he died, at the hands of Killer Bane, who wanted to pry him out of his whereabouts.

Bruce's longing for Ah Fu became an obsession. He went to find his partner Cyborg and wanted to create a powerful artificial intelligence Ah Fu based on Ah Fu. This would make him feel that Ah Fu is still with him. He, he didn't leave.

With the full cooperation of Cyborg, an artificial intelligence modeled on Ah Fu appeared, and he indeed made Bruce feel the existence of Ah Fu again, as well as his constant companionship and help.

But accidents and disasters always accompany him.Alfred systematically killed every criminal in Arkham Asylum and monitored everyone in Gotham, using his ruthless violence to stop evil from happening.Cyborg realized something was wrong, but everything was irreversible.

Bruce thought he could change Afu's underlying code, but in fact he couldn't.Instead, he was corrupted and transformed by Afu, removing Bruce's sadness and fear and transforming him into a ruthless and cruel machine.The mechanical army raged across Gotham, life was completely withered, and Gotham eventually became a dead place.Bruce couldn't give up on Alfred, and eventually became the modified Batman codenamed: Killing Machine.

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Next, one scene after another of his darkening and depraved self unfolded before his eyes.Those tragic scenes impacted his mental barrier again and again.

Seeing the death of his parents, he burst out of will and gained the recognition of the Green Lantern Ring, but due to hatred and obsession, the light was broken, and the darkness polluted the Green Lantern Ring's Daybreak Lantern.

Wanting to protect the world, wanting to shoulder everything, but always doubting everything, he eventually turned against everyone, and clashed with the Sea Clan, and finally killed the Queen of the Sea Clan, transformed himself, adapted to the sea, and finally defeated the Sea Clan, but he also The female blues who gained access to a world submerged by the sea.

Drown the resentful soul.

Believing everything about Superman, he eventually discovered that Superman was a hypocrite. He deceived everyone and killed everyone. In the end, in order to stop the pretender Superman, he had to be injected with the Doomsday virus, became Doomsday, and killed the pretender. The ravager of Superman.

Falling in love with Wonder Woman Diana, they teamed up to fight against Ares, the God of War, who possessed a terrifying helmet that could increase his strength. After his lover Diana created an opportunity for Bruce to take off the helmet at the cost of being comatose, he desperately wanted revenge. Believing that he could control the helmet and not let it affect his will, Bruce put on the helmet.

But he still underestimated the power of this helmet. His mental will was completely destroyed by the power of the helmet almost instantly, and he was controlled and brainwashed.He became ruthless and indifferent, just pursuing victory, regardless of justice or evil.Concepts are distorted by the helmet's brainwashing.

At the same time, he also gained unparalleled power!This power allowed him to bloodbath the Greek gods and behead Ares, the god of war.

At the same time, his lover Diana, who woke up, also died in his hands.

This is himself in another world called the Merciless One.

Finally, it was the scene that impressed him deeply, the scene of his parents' death!
The clown brought parents with children in front of him one after another, and then killed each other again and again in front of him, and then infected the children with his own clown virus.After being tortured again and again, Batman's spirit finally collapsed completely. Unable to bear it, he killed the Joker, but he was also infected with the Joker virus that was ejected when the Joker died. (End of chapter)