Descending in the Darkness 002

They are strange ruins, discovered in a construction of one of my laboratories. - He said, leading him towards the underground floor.

- I intend to show it to others. - Said Luthor.

Luthor said with interest. - It will be a great tourist development, a historical mystery.

- Why for me? Bruce asked.

- Wall something, like something you've seen. - Said Luthor.

- I intended to choose you as my partner, I would like to know what you discovered in some caves. - Said Luthor.

They walked down a narrow corridor, in its center there was a circular stone staircase, and in the center a long hole, which he saw a side entrance of corridors, and what would be a stalactite and stalagmite tip.

There was on his right, a huge image, it was that of a dragon, or bat...

Inscriptions carved everywhere, drawings made in rock and stones.

There was a large dragon, with scaly wings, and several other sculptures, depicting a battle of monsters on a rock.

What was in its center, there was a man, and around there were several monsters, and the human image looked like ...

- With you ... - Luthor said.

Showing a transformation into carved stone, the various monster shapes around.

- They worship a dragon. - Bruce said.

A man who transforms into a dragon, besides black smoke coming out of the center of the dark black hole looked like an abyss.

"Well," said Bruce. - Familiar.

- I heard about some ancient religions. - Said Luthor.

- Some old ones, venerated bats and dragons. - Said Luthor. – The resemblance is striking. - Said Luthor.

- You know, I heard that you've been getting involved with some people not human and not even mortal. - said Luthor.

- You found out? Bruce asked.

- I also have some circles of inhuman friendships. - Said Luthor.

- What do you want, Luthor? Bruce asked.

- I would like you to introduce me, and be my contact. - Said Luthor.

- If you introduce me to your friends ...? Bruce asked.

- All my pleasure. - Said Luthor. - I present mine, you present yours. - They said.

Then they both shook hands.

- He looks like you. - Said Luthor.

- This looks like an ancient religion, more precisely a cult. - Bruce said.

- Let's go. - Luthor said pulling the man with him.

They went up again .

After a few conversations, negotiations and phone exchanges ...

Some time later.

About that...

Elsewhere on the streets of Metropolises.

- I found an informant. - Said Lois, who received a message from one of the informants on the streets, with her came between the quays and the alleys of Gotham, to be kidnapped.

Bruce was following Lois, with cameras hidden between the streets, he picked up a camera in question, he was beeping.

A few minutes before.

As always, Lois was ignoring the fact that she was in danger, she was following an informant, at the Metropolis docks, when she entered an abandoned warehouse, being surprised and surrounded by Joker.

He cornered her, while the woman was surrounded by others of his henchmen.

- What do you think you're doing? Cried Lois.

- Causing chaos throughout the city. - One of the ones I caught. - Said Joker kidnapping Lois Lane, she was knocked out.

The woman woke up realizing that she was in a room, knowing that it was possibly an abandoned factory, tied with leather ropes , on a bed beside her was Iris West and Lucius Fox, Steve Trevor.

- You woke up. - Said Joker beside him, he wore a mask, and Punchline was beside him.

- You can not do that. - Said Lois.

- Sure I can. - Said Joker.

- Imagine what Superman will do. - Said Joker. - The Wonder Woman and the copy of Batman and Flash running drugged and killing one enemy after another, are all innocent, with each of them imagining that they are killing their enemies. - Said Joker.

– Just imagine what they will do to the world until the drug wears off.

- All of this is your fault. - Said Joker. – Because you couldn't stay home. - Said.

- You know the rules. - Lois said, trying unsuccessfully to loosen the leather rope.

- Yes. - Said Joker with a smile. - But I don't care. - Said. - Besides I made him kill you. - Said.

– He will become a killing machine, and everything around him will come with him.

- I left clues for them to come and kill each one of you. - Said Joker. - Thinking it's me. - Said the clown smiling, until he laughed.

"No." said Lois. - You can not. - He cried.

- Curse. - Said Steve. - Imagine. - That I put a bomb on your breasts. - Said Joker.

- When they arrived. - Said the clown.

- They will kill him and the cities will be destroyed one by one. - Said Joker.

- And we will have many innocent people killed. - Said Joker.

- When he kills each of you. - Said Joker. - I made it not just him, kill. - Said Joker

- How are you going to get them to kill us one by one? Asked Steve Trevor.

- Hallucinogens, and red kryptonite. - Said Joker. - In addition to fear gas. - Said Joker. – All in a prepared gas.

They received a message sent to all the newspapers; they saw that Lois was kidnapped.

There was a message from Joker on the screen.

- I'm counting the time, heroes. - Said Joker. - You have 2 hours to find me, and save your loves. - Said Joker, sending a kiss.

- If not, cities, there are bombs with a timer where I am, if they don’t arrive on time, I’ll blow up Metropolises, Star City, Central City and Gotham ...

- Curse. - They saw the footage showing Steve Trevor, Lois Lane, Lucius Fox and Superman flew skyward, stood still for several minutes listening to Lois' heart.

Wonder Woman was right behind Superman, almost in his direction.

- I got. - Said Superman, he activated the communicator in his ear. – I'm on the way, follow my coordinates. - Said.

- I'm almost on your heels, Superman. - Said Wonder Woman. - Wait for me. - She asked.

- There is no time. - Said Superman.

With super speed, he left a trail of blue and red, Wonder Woman was in his direction.

Superman came to a factory, he broke into the entrance.

- Damn you, Joker. - You are not going to kill her. - Shouted, he was ready to flee, seeing the man of steel being followed by Diana and Flash following shortly after,

Lois was desperate, as soon as she entered, he was knocked out by kryptonite, weakening, a gas appeared in front of him.

- No ... - No ... - Lois cried. - Kal, get out of here.

As it was late, Superman saw the Apocalypse in front of him.

- What did you do with Lois. - growled Superman.

Revelation ... - He was enraged. - I'm going to kill you, if you hurt Lois.

- Bombs will explode in all five cities. - Said Joker leaving the side of the wall, he was behind Superman with an oxygen mask.

Lois was crying.

Gases appeared and a red and green liquid dispersed through the air.

Diana arrived right behind, Damn Joker, she unsheathed her sword, and headed towards everyone there, ready to deliver a sword blow towards Steve, right behind was Flash who was hit by the hallucinogen, all ready to catch, or kill your executioners.

- What did you do with Iris, Twayne? - Asked Barry, and just behind came Batman.

- No son. - Said Lucius, they were all prepared, and Superman, ready to fly skyward.

- Who cares about rules. - Said Joker. – May the world explode.

It all happened at once, amid tears, crying, and then the man threw it, a green gas toward the ground, and then water and a wave of electroshock .

All of this, towards the ground, knocking everyone out there, including Superman, a blast of green kryptonite, towards Superman throwing them across the factory wall, all falling to the floor, unconscious.

- I care. - Bruce said, he was there around them, with a syringe.

- Like? – Tried Joker, immobilized, Bruce took an electroshock gun and hit the clown's chest, throwing him to the ground.

Bruce went to Lois, and untied it, then he took a pair of tweezers.

- He's in ... - She gasped.

- Silence, Lois, I know. - He said, using a scalpel, and piercing his chest, where there was a poorly contained tape, he used anesthesia, on the woman, taking the pump out, and then .

He went to a computer on the side and deactivated the bomb and the countdown, and the bomb.

Then he went towards each one, who was conscious and deactivated the timer, and took them out of them.

- Good. - Bruce said.

- How did you find me? Asked Lois, being untied.

- I put a tracker and a bug on you. - Bruce said.

- But....

- You haven't changed your blouse in a week, dear. - Bruce said. - Not even a bra. - Said.

- And how did you know he was doing this specific drug.

- I put a tracker on Joker too, he didn't change his shirt. - Bruce said.

– He didn't change the recipe and raw material or the formula of his drugs. - Well, that I listened to his whole plan. - Bruce said.

- Why did you let them get here? Asked Lois.

- I wanted to catch them at the same time, knock them out with my new weapon. - Bruce said.

They were leaving, hearing police sirens.

- When was that? Asked Lucius.

- I called the Metropolis police. - Bruce said.

- When did you call the police? - Steve asked.

- Coming here, I calculated the time, when they would come. - Bruce said.

They were walking, towards the street, when Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash and Batman appeared.

Well. - Superman said, he was stunned, Joker, not moving, but the clown got up unexpectedly, and threw a red gas at Superman, stunned staggering backwards.

He took Lois hostage and ran, with everyone there in pursuit, but in the middle of the street towards his car, he drove, but was stopped in the middle of the highway, they ended up a few meters towards the ruins discovered by Luthor.

Superman punched the car's engine, sinking in front of the fissure, in the middle of the street, when he stopped, throwing the car .

While the clown did not surrender, he left using Lois as a shield, a weapon towards the woman's back.

- Come on, there Superman.

Everyone went towards Joker, he was surrounded, laughing with blood, and a broken nose, around them, was Superman, Wonder Woman, and Flash.

- You know. - Said the clown, - I know in a way that would be much better. - Said taking a bomb out of his pants. - Come on heroes. - He said. - I let Lois live and you kill Bruce, baby. - He said.

- Imagine. - Said Joker. - He sacrifices himself for Lois. - And while you kill him. - Laughing at breaking up.

Superman at that point had no restrictions, even Wonder Woman would miss his inhibitors, he still felt the effects of hallucinogens, but he remained standing.

- Come on heroes ... - But what he had done, it was stuffy, Superman didn't care about anything, there were no restrictions, he pushed Lois, throwing her, he took the clown in his hands, almost crushing them.

Lois trying to get up, she went towards Superman.

- Don't do this, you will regret it. - You tried Lois.

- Get out of here, Lois. - growled Superman, without waiting for Bruce at the last moment.

He had a stick in his hand, he threw a kryptonite powder or gas, Superman sucked it in, turning towards the gas, but he wasn't prepared for the stick, which electrocuted him and bent him to the ground, increasing the voltage with a light blinding him, making Superman bend and kneel.

Wonder Woman, they turned around. - She takes so much work. - Diana said, a little dizzy.

The other heroes arose around him, Green Arrow, J'onn the Martian, and Hal the Green Lantern.

They were making preparations, with a construct, he took the bomb towards the ground.

- Bruce, how long... - But he stopped in the middle of what he was going to say.

- You look so bad... - He fell stunned, kneeling on the floor, he saw the star sapphire arrive.

- You are well? - He asked with his hands on his shoulders.

He turned in his direction.

- You are a lot of work, and with a fist construct he unexpectedly threw a punch towards Sapphire, she fell to the floor.

- I will get rid of you, and I will earn a buck. - He said. Starting a fight of constructs.

Superman was stunned, half hallucinating there was still a trace of drugs in his system.

- Let's kill her, Kal. - Diana said. - She wouldn't be so much of a problem if she died. - Diana said.

They all take so much work. - Said Flash arriving right now. - They were trapping them, there was still a vapor in the air, everyone was stunned, Bruce decided to put on the mask, he saw that there were vapors coming out of the Joker's car, he apparently was a drug that influenced, it arose from the engine.

While the vapors took everyone around him, starting to fight and fight. - There would be a carnage, if they did not stop it, the two Martians fighting while they changed form, Black Canary was fighting with the arrows of green Arrow.

- Let's kill them all. - Said Batman, that son of Lucius was strange.

The heroes brought all the policemen and their loves, placed around there, fighting, and promising to kill them.

- Kal. - Said Lois. - Don't do that, you have to get back to normal. - You are no use, Lois. - Said Superman. - In addition to bringing problems.

- He slapped her in the face, one after the other, not hurting her too much with the back of his hand. - I just stay with you, to avoid problems. - Said Superman.

That gas must take away all their sanity and inhibitions, Bruce thought.

He threw her on the floor, the woman crawled backwards. - Superman's eyes went red, ready to incinerate.

- I don't need you Steve. - Diana said. - I need a man, any one will do. - Diana said, she was ready to strike a blow from her sword towards Steve's head.

He tried to defend himself by pushing her, but getting punched, and with a sword close to his neck, close to decapitating him.

- I am the fastest man, alive, I can find any woman for me, Iris. - Barry said.

He headed over to Joker who was laughing on the floor with his throat almost dented.

- What did you damn you.

- I took their inhibitions. - Said Joker. - They will do what they always wanted. - Said the clown. - I just gave a push. - Said the clown.

They were close to killing them, piercing their heads, with their fists, almost vibrating, Bruce ran towards a microphone, from the police, he took a baton and scratched it on the floor, calling everyone's attention, the sound of scratching was deafening, he had another weapon a bomb ready.

They stopped in a daze, he started to say.

- Bruce, friend. - Said Superman with a drugged expression. - What you want? - He asked.

- Do you know what you're doing? Bruce asked.

- You know what will happen if they kill. - Bruce said.

- I'm about to be a widower. - Said Superman.

- And then? Bruce asked.

- We'll keep the money. - Said Superman vulgarly shaking, looking drunk.

- I'll stay, rich. - Barry said.

- I will be a very rich princess. - Diana said.

- We'll split the money. - Said Hal.

- Once on earth, I will be happy. - Said J'onn.

- Really, do you think, that? Bruce asked.

- Their souls will be condemned. - Bruce said.

- You will remember this until the end of your lives. - Said.

- They'll give us money. - Diana said.

- As long as I stayed with Steve, it will be enough. - Diana said.

- Think, with me. - Bruce said. – Trigon feeds on souls, his mission is to corrupt the souls around him. - Bruce said.

- That's the same thing as a politician's word, in an election campaign. - Bruce said.

- They can promise. - Said Superman.

- They promise, yes, but they don't deliver. - Bruce said.

- They want to corrupt them. - Bruce said.

- You will not give anything to any of you. - Bruce said.

- Each of them, they are liars. - Bruce said.

- Lucifer is the prince of lies. - Bruce said.

- Who guarantees that they will comply with your words. - Bruce said.

"You will kill him, and you will have nothing but your blood and death in your hands." - Bruce said.

- In addition to condemning themselves, they are condemning everyone who will be sacrificed to them. - Bruce said.

- You are not and will never be free after that. - Bruce said.

- They will never forget those days ahead, and this day will be the real day, where they will never forget. - Bruce said.

- You are ignorant to think otherwise. - Bruce said.

Superman released Lois, and punched the floor.

- Damn, be those demons . - R snorted.

Right. - Said each of the heroes stopping, and releasing their opponents.

- Right. - Bruce said.

They stood still, and there was a crack in the floor, following Bruce, the man dropped a smoke kryptonite bomb and an antidote towards everyone there, who coughed and composed themselves after a few minutes.

- Aren't you going to kill anyone else? - Bruce questioned.

They looked embarrassed, and looked towards Joker, who was tied up and restrained and led towards a waiting ambulance.

When the earth shook more, a crack appeared, which increased with a crater that sank with everything, and with them, the first to fall, was Bruce.

Kal. - Bruce shouted. Falling over the precipice.

They all screamed afterwards, but tried to retreat, when vehicles were taken towards the craters that were forming and spreading, taking everything with him towards the precipice.

- Bruce. – Superman shouted, his hands, but being raised towards his, but being taken away, Superman flew towards him to catch him, but there was a green glow.

- No. - Said the man of steel, who lost his powers, every time they fall on top of Bruce.

- Kryptonite. - Bruce said, the first to drill, from the shoulder to the stomach, Bruce gasped, to which he hit his head towards several ends, and a sharp rock at the end of the crack, and from the ends, he fell towards the ground, with a bone-breaking thud.

God, all the weight of Superman next to two rocks, which pierced him horizontally, of a crooked perfection, entering the stomach between the vertebrae and the spine, and another, almost tearing his lung out and piercing him towards his shoulder almost ripped from his arm.

It was bleeding, some part piercing Superman's shoulder, just the top part piercing, it wasn't a puncture and a wound as extensive as Bruce's, both pierced his vertebrae and spine.

Bruce had a blackout, he found himself in a light, and then gasping for another blackout, he saw himself in a river of blood, spitting and watching someone pull him .

At that hour, he was naked, there were flashes of light, which took him towards that red river and his company, a beautiful androgen man with white hair, who came out and pulled him from the river.

Bruce came back to reality and found himself in a sea of pain, he tried to speak, but blood came out.

- Bruce, are you with me? - Asked Superman.

- I saw such a beautiful light. - Bruce said.

- I trust you will do the right thing.

- Bruce, stay with me. - Said.

- You are good. - Bruce said

- She's calling me. - Bruce said.

- Bruce. - Said Superman, he was attached to Bruce, would not have strength.

- Do not go. - Said Superman, he heard a gurgle of blood, and the heart gave a thump, he raised his hand that was not pierced and moved, he saw a person pulling him, by the hand.

- Come with me ... - It was everything Bruce heard before his heart stopped.

- I love you. - Said Superman, but it was too late, his heart was no longer beating.

It was late, but the rescue came, Wonder Woman arrived, helped by other paramedics and heroes, who had to use a chainsaw to pull the man off the other.

Then start it without needing another job to disconnect the man from Superman.

Conventional technology could not save the man already dead, both heroes did not give up.

The heart had been stopped just over twenty minutes after the end of the rescue process.

They revived him in the direction of the defibrillator.

- I do not know what to do. - Said a paramedic. - They looked towards the dead man.

- Diana. - Said Superman. - You help me? - Asked the man of steel.

- Anything. - Diana said.

- A copy of the purple ray. - Said Superman.

- We can bring him back. - Said Superman.

Technology, and traditional science, couldn't do it, nothing was beyond salvation, it needed to be sewn, but if he came back, he would be a vegetable.

They flew towards the Fortress of Solitude, and placed it in a suspended resuscitation tank.

The computer and the robots have done their job.

- He might not wake up. – Your computer said.

- No. - Superman said, they took him to a Kryptonian resuscitation tank.

- He'll wake up. - Said Superman.

They took the man in a Krypton cryogenic tank, in the fortress of solitude, there would be no salvation, but Diana took that inert body towards the purple rays, after reconnecting all the wires and rebuilding the damaged tissues, and connected the machines of the fortress. of loneliness.

There was an emergency message an alien attack, just at that time, forcing them to go out into the fight.

Exactly a week passed, until the end of the two-week cycle, Superman volunteered to be with Diana in the fortress of solitude, they were monitoring Bruce.

The man who was in a Kryptonian tank, with an oxygen hose, with a life support, with much of his body still being rebuilt and reconnected.

Bruce actually died, several times, which made him have an encounter with each of them, in another place outside the realms of death and life.

He found himself at a round table, sitting around them.

- I died? Bruce asked.

- Yes, - said Trigon. - But you did well. - Said Trigon.

- The serum you used helps to prolong life. - Said Trigon. - You just spent a life. - Said Trigon.

- It went up in my concept. - Said Trigon.

- Cool, but what's the use ? - questioned Bruce.

- You won. - Said Miguel.

- I didn't kill anyone. - Bruce said.

- Yes, you prevented them from killing and their souls were not condemned to the abyss. - Said Neron.

- That made him a champion, someone who without any other way, did it because he believed that nothing good would come out of there. – Neron said.

- He won. - Said Trigon.

- Do we agree? Asked Lucifer.

- We are. - They all said.

- So he managed to keep them from killing. - Said Azazel.

- I would say that he is the great warrior who prevented them from killing. - Said Mamon.

- Congratulations. - Said Lucifer.

- You will now have a new chance. - Said Azazel.

In the fortress of solitude exactly twenty minutes after Superman and Wonder Woman left.

Unbeknownst to him, he would be in a mystical meeting.

They left and it was exactly twenty minutes later and all the demons of the bet appeared in front of him, with the unconscious man, inside the tank.

Trigon appeared in front of the tank and with the touch of his demonic power he opened the tank's hatch and placed it on that bed, each of them touched his body.

Bruce gasped and screamed, waking up then, fully recovering, jumping to his feet in a defensive position, but looking toward each of them.

- So ... - Bruce said.

- And now ? - Bruce asked.

- You know. - Trigon said there is more to the bet than we actually said. - Said Trigon.

- Come with us. - Said Trigon.

- Why...? - He questioned.

- Come on, come with us, we have a surprise. - Said Nekron.

Bruce accompanied them, he didn't seem to be there to argue.

Before the bets.

A few days ago in a bar ...

He spent that night at the bar, he simply wanted to forget, in a hidden corner of the night bar, with a huge cover, and hiding from view, he thought that a cover would cover who he was, foolishly, in the middle of his fourth bottle, someone sat down your front.

When at last, touching the table, he raised his face from the bottle, and it was ...

- Trigon ...?

- How?

- Well... well... - Said the devil...

- What you want? - He asked.

In the end, the bar darkened, and people did not go out, they observed, but not before he was oppressed by the presence of the demon.

- I want to bet with you. - He said.

- Why...? - He thought of escape routes, but there were more around him, they were Trigon, Lucifer, Mamon, Michael, Rafael, Azazel, Neron, Spectro , Nekron and Phantom Stranger, all sat around the table.

- What do you all do here ...?

- We came to bet. - Said Trigon as his spokesman.

- Bet what? Bruce asked.

- Wouldn't you be interested? - Questioned Spectro.

- So what are you going to bet? Bruce asked, apparently without a way out.

- The bet is as follows. - Said Lucifer.

- At least 2 heroes from each city in America will kill. - Said. – An innocent. - Said Lucifer.

- And who said that a hero will kill for each one of you? Bruce asked.

- Let's just stick to the question. – Neron said.

- For money. - Said Lucifer.

- What? Bruce asked.

- And what do you want with that? - Bruce asked, he felt a headache, anger and resentment, besides that he knew it was not a hangover.

- For money. - Said Azazel.

- A lot of money. - Said Neron.

- Apparently I would be rich only in killing. - Bruce said.

- That, in addition to greed. - Said Azazel.

- Prove that even the most brave of heroes succumb to the sins of gluttony and ambition. - Said Neron.

- They won't. - Bruce said.

- So if you believe that so much, Bruce, bet with us. - Said Azazel.

- And what would I take with that? Bruce asked.

- The fact that you saved innocents and that you prevented people from dying. - Said Spectro.

- You are perfect for us. - Said Spectro.

- You will be the judge and the mediator of the bets. - Said Trigon. – What are we doing? - Said Trigon.

- And why do you think I would help you in anything, or just participate in your schemes? - Bruce disputed.

- Because if you don't accept. - Said Azazel.

- We will go after another after another until we succeed, and he or she will be part of our bet. - Said Trigon .

– And they won't have a choice in the end. – Said the fallen angel Michael.

- Do you think it will be easy, like this? Bruce asked.

- In the absence of your opinion, others will emerge. - Said Nekron.

- It will happen whether you want to or not. - Said Trigon.

- You are just one of the chosen ones. - Said Neron.

- So, what are the bets? Bruce asked.

- You will bet, or you can prevent. – Neron said.

- What's the bet on you? Bruce asked.

- The bet is as follows. - Said Rafael.

- The rules of the bet. - Said Trigon.

- Two heroes from each city after two weeks. - Said Trigon.

- Two sinless heroes from each city, he being pure and innocent, if he kills a person of his own free will he should kill an innocent person without sin, after two weeks if they kill, they will receive 700 billion dollars. - Said Azazel.

- They may or may not kill. - Said Trigon. - They are free to do it or not. - Said Trigon.

- They will each receive 700 billion dollars and 30 gold bars, for the first hero, if they kill seven innocents after three days. - Said Trigon.

- What if they don't kill? Bruce asked.

- They won't get anything. - Said Azazel.

- That simple? Bruce asked.

- That simple. - Said Azazel.

- What if I prevent it? Bruce asked. - What do I get out of it? Bruce asked.

- Besides the fact that you prevented someone from being killed? Asked Trigon.

- Will you save souls that may or may not go to my realms? Asked Trigon. - The glory of saving innocents.

- Three days? Bruce asked.

- Yes, that's enough to bring it to the fore.

- All right. - Bruce said. - Anything else I need to do? Bruce asked.

- Observe each of the heroes who may come to kill. - Said Trigon. - You will be the judge. - Said Trigon.

- When are you going to do that? Bruce asked.

- Now. - They said.

- What...? - But there was a smoke and everyone disappeared.

In the next second, he heard a crash, and all the televisions began to drizzle, the ground shook, the weather was overtaken by a red haze, all around him, voices were heard.

Bruce left everything there, and when accompanied by all the people who left and heard and saw Nekron himself and other heroes and across all heroic cities, above the city skies.

In those two weeks later, he was taken towards his mansion, he was there in that cave.

They sat down, Bruce realized he was naked, but it didn't matter.

- I was included in this bet. - Bruce said. - And now? - He questioned.

- You know we have a story to tell. - Said Mamon.

We've been betting for ages. - Said. - And we will tell you what it is. - Said Mamon.

There were ancient stories among the oldest, the demons and the gods, ancient entities.

To what they knew about a deity who was a great gambler.

They knew he was a mediator and witness to big bets, and it was about a long-forgotten deity.

This divinity that self-exiled from these worlds to other unknown worlds, and the old stories told that she was the biggest gambler, but that her betting wheel, were made in an old castle on the waters and the mirrors of the dimensions.

From time to time, during major upheavals and events that she sent invitations between each of the kingdoms of each demon that, when accepting the invitations, they should go to the place of the mythical waters that was between the borders, the rules should be adhered to...

Yes, there were rules, but it was established by the mirrors that sent for a long time, an acceptance among the red mists and the mirror, there was the rule that could not be broken.

Ages who did not see their hostess, who gave bets from time to time.

She was famous for showing each of the mirrors that showed possible futures and worlds for each solution, among these worlds, they chose an avatar or mediator, would be their judge or judge.

The exact reasons for her self-exile was to be the guardian of the spiritual world at the back door, so to speak, but even that did not prevent betting among the oldest, demons were her greatest betting colleagues.

There were the biggest bet since ancient times.

Obviously Gotham City and Metropolis was the devil's gambling den, they had fun at the expense of other humans.

There when he saw Trigon, Lucifer, Mamon, Miguel, Rafael, Azazel, Neron, Spectro Nekron and Phantom Stranger who were seated in what would be a room circulating between fog, white marble, pillars and white wells, that in the center of that table there was a white puddle with a reflection of a person, between several mirrors.

They are gathered here because they accepted my invitation. - Said the crystalline voice in the middle of a river of several streams and waterfalls around what would be a foggy world.

- So, what's the bet? - He asked.

- First, let's stick to the rules ...

I will choose a mediator, who will be my representative, you will oblige him to follow the established rules.

He will be a mortal man who lost everything, and was only a few months or years from his death, he must be a warrior the strongest among mortals and he cannot have powers.

We will choose two or more cities, we will send our avatars, and we will choose a representative, who will act on behalf of each one of us. - Said the voice. 

- In my case I choose the human, who lost everything, and with that, lost the faith in humanity, the one who fought for it a long time ago, and will have his life lost for her.

- I will use it and you will use it. - Said.

The rule is to induce betting. - Said. - Summon him to a place that is neutral and stick to the rules.

- And if he wins to prevent what we did, the souls of all of them, will be mine, and I will choose him as mine.

- You will be able to choose whoever you want and influence everyone there, you will be able to use her tricks, but she will not be able to use mine, only her own resources without powers.

You will bet with me the following, under the rules ...

One or more blessed souls, being pure and without sin, in a final period of seven calendar days, without rest, they will be able to kill one or more blessed souls.

Being them, they will be free from any fear and sin, and being pure, without being induced to practice, being of spontaneous free initiative. - Said. - Only by your own will and initiative.

- The man in question must not know the exact question of his winnings from the bet.

- If sinners kill innocent people it won't be worth it. - Said. - Because sinners will always kill, since they sin.

A sinner can influence an innocent person to kill. - Said. - And he will win part of that innocent person's wishes.

- Both will be taken to their kingdoms, both the person who was sacrificed and those who sacrificed them. - Said.

- Why would a blessed soul practice sin? Asked Lucifer.

- For the greatest and oldest of sins. - Said the voice.

- Greed, pride, greed, greed and pride, as well as lies. - Said the voice.

Greed will be used. - We will give a wealth equivalent to the greed of the world. - Said. - If you win.

- And what would that be? Asked Mammon.

The fairest of men would do anything for money. - Said Trigon.

- The riches. - Said the voice. - I will give a value equivalent to the greed of four European countries the richest together.

- A value that would make you a multimillionaire and not get poorer.

- Give a value... - Said his hostess.

Everyone there thought and started calling until ...

- How about ... - Trigon said ... - That would be my contribution. - Said the red demon. – 550 billion dollars in solid gold. - Said Trigon.

- 330 billion euros. - Said a Lucifer.

- 700 billion dollars. - Said Azazel.

- The gift of abundance and prosperity. - Said Mamon.

– Forever a millionaire. - Said Neron.

- Luck. - Said Gabriel.

- A vacation package to travel to any part of the multiverse for one year round trip. - Said the Presence. – Without anyone or danger finding it.

- Eternal youth. - Said Phantom Stranger. - For as long as you need.

- Lest he miss anything. - Said. Rafael. - Do not miss drink or food. - Said.

- So, in case he loses, there will be no version of the multiverse in his life, he will be taken to me, and he will cease to exist completely. - Said the entity.

If he fails to prevent death from arising by these means , he will be taken away and will no longer be able to reincarnate or return to any reality, any reality in which he lives, his every soul.

If, within seven days, the chosen cities, give in to the most intimate sins and kill, during that time, all the inhabitants of those cities, they will be condemned to the hell of each one of you.

Then they will be taken to hell and divided equally. – Said the entity.

- Which cities will be chosen? - They questioned.

- Gotham, Metropolis, Central, Keystone, Gateway City, Coast City, Keystone City, Star City and lastly Fawcett City.

Current time, after two weeks.

- Then. - Bruce said. - Besides that I won a bet. - Bruce said.

- A trip. - Bruce said.

- Do you want the money? Asked Phantom Stranger.

Bruce looked enraged.

- Of course I do. - Said.

- I'm going to take my gap year. - Bruce said.

The mountain of gold and money and many other things appeared in front of him in the cave ...