American Comics: Beginning with Luke the Maker

Chapter 406: The Split Bat [Part [-]]

Bruce, who was infected with the Joker virus, eventually degenerated into what the Joker expected and hoped for.As crazy as the Joker, but with the calmness of Batman, he deceived everyone, and finally killed his Bat-Team and everyone in the Justice League with a carefully designed disguise.

When he personally tortured Superman and his family to death with cruel methods, he felt that everything was boring.But at this moment, a powerful being revealed to him the existence of the Dark Multiverse.

The Laughing Bat!

It can also be called the dark side of the universe.

He wanders around the Dark Multiverse, choosing his favorite members.Each of these members is his blackened version, and each one also represents a powerful force in the universe.

Speed ​​Force.

The power of metal.

The power of the sea king.

The power of the old gods.

The power of Krypton's Destroying Sun.

And the dark side of the union of Joker and Batman.

Each of them is unique in the team. Under the call of the Laughing Bat, they have destroyed many universes and worlds, just to find the so-called main universe and new companions.

Bruce sat up from the bed dripping with sweat. The scenes in the dream were still echoing in his mind with real reality. The immersive experience made him feel as hard as iron. Heart palpitations, feeling panicked.

Every despair he encountered in that dream was the scene he least wanted to face.And those scenes were so cruel and straightforward, showing him every detail and bloody.

He felt the same for every one of them, and he could feel the despair that was suffocating and destroying everything.He couldn't guarantee that if he had experienced the things in the dream, would he still be able to maintain his will and reason?
After all, those people in the dream were all him!They had experienced what he had experienced and feared what he feared.Their weaknesses are many in common.

Bruce knew very well that he had mental and psychological problems, but in the past he had always felt that he could manage them well.But those in the dream reminded him one by one of how fragile his so-called confidence was when faced with those terrifying scenes.

Bruce looked at the dark window, lifted the quilt and got up from the bed. His sleepiness was swept away when he woke up, and now he was full of anxiety.He had to drink something to keep himself calm, so that his feverish and confused brain could cool down and he could think carefully about something.

"Are you okay, sir?"

In the living room, a familiar voice suddenly reached Bruce's ears. Hearing this voice, Bruce, who was still a little anxious, suddenly calmed down a little. It seemed that this voice had a peaceful power on him.

"I'm fine." Bruce looked at the housekeeper Afu who was slowly coming down the stairs, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Although I am old, my eyes are still good. Are you having nightmares again?" Afu came to Bruce's side, looked at the drink he was preparing in his hand, and said with worry in his eyes.

For him, he was too familiar with the blues.Any subtle expression on Bruce's face may be able to be grasped by him as to his mental state at this moment.And Bruce would never pretend or deceive in front of him.Unless it is absolutely necessary.

The look on Bruce's face reminded Ah Fu of the little Bruce who often had nightmares when he was a child.At that time, his heart was full of fear and he would experience nightmares every night.Ah Fu had seen this state too many times at that time.It was only when the other person grew up and returned from traveling that the nightmare and fearful look gradually decreased until it completely disappeared.

Ah Fu always thought that the master had completely restrained and conquered his inner fear.But now, it is obvious that the master has not completely conquered the fear in his heart, but that fear has been suppressed and cannot affect him for the time being.But now, something else triggered the master's inner fear.

Is it Steppenwolf?
Or the so-called Apokolips?
Ah Fu guessed.He is a person who is very good at collecting intelligence. It is not easy to become someone whom the master can rely on and trust.In addition to many things, Bruce did not hide his intentions at all, so the information he knew was no less than what the members of the Justice League knew.

Therefore, Afu naturally knew about the existence of Stephen and the others, and even knew that they went to Apokolips to solve the problem of Darkseid.

Did Stephen and the others fail?

"I just dreamed about something." Bruce wanted to talk about something, but he couldn't express it. It was difficult for him to reveal too much about dreams to others.

"Do you want me to come, sir?" Afu wanted to take over the bottles and jars that Bruce was mixing. He knew about the existence of psychic energy and could even prepare several drinks of psychic liquid.Of course, it is neutralized and diluted many times according to the formula.

"I'll just do it myself. Ah Fu, I need to be alone for a while. Don't worry, I'm fine." Bruce did not hand over the bottle containing the blue liquid in his hand, but grabbed it again, Asked Afu.

"Are you sure?" Afu and Bruce looked at each other, remained silent for a moment, and asked softly.

"I'm sure!" Bruce nodded.

"Well, it's midnight now. If you have figured it out or calmed down, you should go and rest." Afu let go of Bruce's hand fighting for the bottle, bowed slightly in Bruce's sight, and said goodbye to him , then turned around and followed the way he came, resting his palms on the handrail of the stairs and climbed up the stairs calmly, and finally disappeared from Bruce's sight.

Bruce withdrew his gaze and continued his preparation, then drank the prepared drink in one gulp.Formulated specifically to calm the mind and dispel negative mental states, it works instantly.The feeling of fear and despair that was so oppressive and desperate that he couldn't breathe smoothly, and felt that his heart was clenched in a big hand all the time, immediately ushered in great relief.

The desperate scenes that made him painful and memorable were constantly replaying in his mind, and they seemed to be stripped away immediately. Although it still made him feel uncomfortable, it allowed him to temporarily treat him as an outsider. His posture and psychology, re-examining those scenes that made him so sad that he didn't want to watch them a second time.

Bruce raised his fingers subconsciously and rubbed the blue crystal on his chest. The touch from his fingers suddenly woke him up again.Bruce quickly pulled out the azure gemstone set on a silver necklace on his chest, pinched it with his fingers, and held it in front of his eyes for a closer look.

Bruce is almost too familiar with this psychic crystal called the Blue of Silence.This crystal brought him so much help and spiritual comfort.You must know that his strong will and tenacious beliefs do not mean that he does not have other emotional senses. It is just that he is more able to suppress them with his will and ideas and prevent them from affecting him.

In fact, Bruce is very aware of how much darkness and negative emotions have accumulated in his heart.Compared to ordinary people, he is just better at controlling himself and those negative emotions.But this cannot deny that there is something wrong with his psychology.He has also taught himself various psychology, and is even good enough to be called an authority.But perhaps it is difficult for doctors to heal themselves, and this does not solve his problem at all.Because he knows very well what his problem is, but if he can't solve it, he can't solve it.

Until the advent of psychic energy.The quiet blue gave him the long-lost tranquility and peace of mind.It even gave him a sense of addictive dependence.When he has nothing to do, he often subconsciously touches the piece of quiet blue crystal he wears with his fingers, so he can immediately know even the slightest change.

It's reduced in size!
Even a significant reduction!
It was so obvious that Bruce was surprised by just touching it.After all, it doesn't take much crystallized energy to calm the darkness in his heart and soothe his spirit and soul.But this is obviously a phenomenon that only occurs after intense consumption.

What is the reason?

Bruce immediately found the reason. It was the desperate experiences in the dream that made him immersive and empathetic!Not once, but multiple times, each time was enough to completely defeat his faith, will, perseverance and despair!

Only with so much despair can the energy consumption of the Silent Blue Crystal be so large and obvious.

If it weren't for Bruce and he didn't really remove the Blue Crystal of Tranquility, then he might not be in a state of simple boredom and fear when he woke up, but would be on the verge of falling into the dark abyss.

Thinking of this, Bruce suddenly thought of the other self in his spiritual sea of ​​consciousness again.It was obvious that all of this was done by the other party.Only the other party can construct such a real and emotionally resonant fear dream in his spiritual consciousness.

The other party must have been carefully preparing for this day for a long time.

Bold, crazy, careful, meticulous.

Bruce compared every bit of the other person's appearance into his dream, and finally determined that a figure appeared in his mind.

That is a crazy, clown-like version of himself.

The Laughing Bat!

The self that was full of darkness, depression, and incomparable madness was enough to make him breathless and very resistant.The other party obviously did all this to lure him into corruption.

It is difficult to say when the other party lurked in his heart, and it is also difficult to say what influence the other party has had on him subtly.But in the end, the other party chose to come forward and expose himself to the conversation and contact with him in the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness, and arranged such a real and terrifying dream for him today. Obviously, the other party either had no choice but to make a desperate move, or felt that the time had come. arrive.

purpose?

Bruce, who has seen all the dreams, can easily come to the conclusion.The laughing bat wants to join his team like the bat members in the dream!But he knew that in his normal state he would not join, but would instead become the enemy of their Dark Knights.So he arranged such a real dream, hoping to make him fall into the darkness and sink into the darkness.

In fact, the other party almost did it.Without the Blue Crystal of Tranquility, Bruce would not be aware of his own consciousness in the dream.In other words, he would regard the experiences of darkened and corrupted Batmans in other universes in his dreams as his own personal experiences.

Being immersed in the situation and feeling the same, after all, you are not the person involved.Just this difference is enough for Bruce to realize that something is wrong and maintain his sanity, bottom line, and belief.Although he was inevitably still affected by the unknown, at least he did not go crazy like those in his dreams.

Bruce didn't believe that he could survive the despair again and again when he thought it was him.And the dream that the Laughing Bat prepared for him must be long and rich.Until Bruce completely sinks and collapses, maybe he can truly come out of the dream.Bruce believes that the Dark Knight himself is definitely more than what he has seen in his dreams.

If there were no Blue Crystal of Tranquility!

Finally, from the wake-up call in the dream, it was obvious that the Blue Crystal of Tranquility noticed that his spirit had slipped to a dangerous edge, and had to use energy to completely pull him out of the dream and wake him up.

So the question is, does he have any qualities that the Laughing Bat must acquire?

The person I saw in the dream was the Laughing Bat whom I only saw after my fall.It can also be said that it was sensed by the Laughing Bat.

But what about him?He has not fallen into darkness!But he was spotted by the Laughing Bat in advance and arranged such a big gift.

What is there in him that the Laughing Bat, or the powerful person behind him, values?
family property?wisdom?Combat power?other?Everything he had, the other Dark Knights themselves had too.There's nothing special about him.

If you think about it further, it can only be an external object.Thinking that each member of the Dark Knights had a powerful power that he had snatched away, Bruce couldn't help but start to eliminate them one by one.

Light ring?Doomsday virus?Neptune gene?Artifact of Olympus?

Each of these seems to find a corresponding dark self in the Dark Knights.So what does he have that he doesn't have?
Bruce's eyes subconsciously fell on the gem-like crystal that he was rubbing with his fingers.There was a sudden realization in his heart.

It's psychic!
The psychic energy created by Luke and brought by Captain!It has a high degree of energy phagocytosis and adaptability, and also has two opposite and unified energy attributes of light and dark, positive and negative.

If there is anything in him that the Laughing Bat and the others covet and care about, it is only his psychic ability!Perhaps even further, it was the ultimate form of negative psychic energy, something that even he had only vaguely heard of - the abyss!
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(End of this chapter)