38 The Hunt for a Bat V
(3rd Person POV)
Standing before the unconscious body of KGBeast, Batman takes a moment and his thoughts are already racing, thinking about the next few steps he should take. There are the hostages as well as the woman waiting in the shadows, observing him. He has to confront her sooner or later and it would be beneficial to do it sooner. With sooner, he means now. But what to do with the body? Well, that is rather simple.
Batman takes out a special box from his Utility belt. He presses the button and then throws the box on the ground. The box begins to transform from a box into a pointy shape until it finishes looking like a miniature rocket. This beauty is Batman's 'Miniature Rocket for special deliveries'. What this means, will be demonstrated shortly.
Batman takes something else out of his Utility Belt. It looks like a ball of bandages and that's what they are. But these bandages are different. They're much more robust and durable. Batman quickly bandaged KGBeast's entire body until it looked like a mummy. After that, he connected the body to the 'Miniature Rocket for special deliveries' and then tapped some commands into the dial on the rocket. After typing for a few seconds, he stepped back a few meters and then waited.
Like a real rocket, the miniature one ignited its fuel and shot into the air, dragging the body of KGBeast with it. After 7 seconds, it was no longer visible, because it employed stealth mode and then vanished inside a miniature portal.
Batman took out his Multipurpose tool and contacted Sebas to tell him about the first addition to their cells in the Batgarage. With this finished, Batman moved from the building and fused with the shadows again. He was going to meet the woman. He had checked and saw that she was still in her original spot. This evening was turning out to be quite a hectic one for Batman, but that's the way he liked it.
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(Unknown POV)
On the roof, a couple of hundred meters away, I am hiding in the shadows and observing the confrontation between Batman and the hired gun. The KGBeast is his name. I was told that Batman had dealt with both Deathstroke and Deadshot not long ago and now he was engaging the strong Russian, former KGB operative. His moves are almost graceful and calculated. He either doesn't have the necessary strength to deal with the Beast or ... or he is toying with him. Thanks to the tools provided by the Head, I can see the quick and precise attacks from Batman.
It doesn't look like he is toying with him but he might as well. It looks like he is performing Dim Mak, by pressing his vital points but that should have different results than what I am seeing here. I would know since it is one of my specialities. I continue to watch and then ... oh my. What a turn of events. One moment the Russian is arrogant and believes to have won and then next, he is trying to get away while more and more of his body begins to fail him.
I watch as Batman takes something from his belt. It looks like ... a cube? What is- oh my. It seems like Batman has access to very advanced technology. Good thing that this spyglass has a built-in recording function. Everything I am seeing here is recorded and will be shown to the Head. The information she gave me doesn't seem to match what I am seeing. Neither told me who he was. It felt like they couldn't tell me. I am getting more and more interested in this Batman.
What is this? A small rocket? What does he plan to do with that? And now he takes out a ... hm? Bandages. I observe Batman bandaging the KGBeast like a mummy and then tying it to the rocket! No, he is not going to do what I think he is, is he? But he is. He taps something into the rocket and then steps back. I watch the small rockets shoot into the air and then disappear.
What was the purpose of that? Does he deliver criminals to the police that way? What will he do now? The Batman walks into the shadows and the ... disappears! He is gone! Not even night vision can track him. It is like he vanished completely. Did he notice me? He walked towards the direction of the hostages, so it is likely that he is going there.
But what if he- !!!
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(3rd Person POV)
The woman hiding in the shadows jumps away from her previous hiding spot. She tilts her head to the side and manages to narrowly dodge a black fist. The fist changes directions and comes at her like a hammer. He tilts her body back and does a backwards handstand flip. She is trying to create distance but the dark figure is already on her. There is absolutely no breathing room for her.
She blocks a punch and tries to use the momentum of the strike to enter the person's range and strike back. She punches but gets blocked. Another attack comes from her side and she ducks underneath. Bending her legs she pushes and uses her hips to gain the necessary force for an attack. He twists her body and strikes her hand at the man's stomach.
Her fist approaches the dark figure's abdomen but is suddenly hit with a knee coming from below. The leg then extends and smashes the foot into the woman's stomach instead.
"UFF!"
This gives her the necessary space to look at the person who has attacked her finally. Her eyes widen as she recognises the figure of the Batman in front of her. The speed of their exchange and the movement her head had to make to dodge all of the attacks, resulted in her not even recognising the fact that she was fighting the Batman. The black cape with red accents waves in the wind as he seems to observe her as well. The woman's black, long hair also flutters similarly.
Neither of the two says anything. The tension is high. The woman is excited though. She hasn't met someone as skilled at Bamtan yet. There are countless powerful and skilled martial artists in this world, but no one, neither the Head, the Heart and not even Deathstroke brought her joy anymore. She was just better than them. But this man in front of her was different. She could feel his skill and the hidden power contained in each strike. This could be the one fight she had been looking for.
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The woman was the first to attack. Out of seemingly nowhere, several shurikens appeared in her hand. With deadly precision and planning, she threw them at Batman. While he could just ignore them due to his suit, he didn't risk anything. He was Batman and Batman was paranoid. He knew the woman in front of him and if she had the resources that he thought she did, then there was no telling what these weapons are made of.
He blocked a few with the spikes on his forearms and dodged the rest. He knew the tactic here. The shurikens were thrown with a specific idea in mind. He could see the pattern. She was trying to dictate the flow of the fight, and he wouldn't allow that to happen. He took out Batarangs and threw them. Batman had spent a lot of time coming up with different Batarangs for every situation. He made them look the same to throw his enemies off. It was similar to Roger Federer's serve. You never knew where he was going to aim at.
In quick succession, Batman threw about 20 Bararangs in different directions. This action seemed to confuse the woman for a moment but her experience and training kicked in. She took out two katanas and ran towards Batman. She had to block multiple Batarangs that came at her from different angles and directions. But her skill with the blade was astounding.
*Cling cling cling*
Metal clashing was heard. The woman attacked Batman with her Katanas and Batman blocked with his arm guards. But this was a worthy opponent. He would give her the respect she deserved. He blocked a slash from the right with the spikes on his left forearm and used a front kick to push her away. Then he grabbed his own blade from his back. The woman narrowed her eyes. She was certain that there hadn't been a sword there just a moment ago.
And she was correct. Batman's suit was built with nanomachines. He could will a sword to materialise as well as his cape. He wouldn't allow himself to have a weakness. And just like Edna said, 'No capes!'. But Edna didn't have access to the technology he had. The blade was a Katana that looked like the one Yuriichi Tsugikuni had. The colour was fitting, but he went with a darker shade of red, to have it go along with the rest of his suit.
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The woman was surprised at this but attacked nonetheless. She was like a ferocious tiger that struck with his claws. She was a strong woman that wasn't obvious when you looked at her. Her skill with the blade was formidable but Batman was no slouch either. He blocked her attacks one after the other.
The woman slashed with her right and Batman blocked it. Using this, she attacked with her other sword and tried to stab him. But Batman was ready for this and had left himself open, hoping for this to happen. It was bait. The Katana shoots towards his body but he lets one hand go from his sword and uses his spikes on his forearm. In slow motion things happen like this:
Batman uses the small gaps between the spikes to position the sword coming from the front. As that happens he raises his arm up and to the side in one fluid motion. Now his forearm is pointing to the sky and the sword misses his body. Still mid-motion, Batman continues this movement but grabs the blade with his hand.
So with his left hand, Batman is using his Katana to block the woman's, and with his right hand, he manages to grab the blade of her left hand. He then uses the woman's momentum against her and pulls as hard as he can. He pulls his arm back and brings his knee up to meet the unfortunate lady's arm.
*Crack*
"Argh", she exclaims. That is the only sound she makes as Batman's knee hits her arm and breaks it. The katana in her left hand falls to the ground and she retreats immediately. But this isn't a friendly sparring match. Even though it might as well be for Batman. He is enjoying himself but is fully focused. He closes the distance immediately and slashes with his sword.
The strike is basic but powerful. The woman only has one hand now, which makes this hard for her. It wouldn't be a problem to deal with someone who physically outclasses her, but against someone who has the strength and the technique, she stands no chance. She is forced to retreat. Her hand is occupied with defending against his strikes, so she can't use her other hand to pull out throwing weapons ... is what normally would happen.
But this is a world-class assassin and martial artist. She knows how to deal with pain. Using the movements of the fight, she manages to swing her arm in the right position and uses sheer muscle strength to grab some smoke bombs. This fight is no longer in her favour. Not that it ever was. She continues to block and throws the bombs to the ground. She sheaths the blade as fast as she can and then begins to run.
She speeds to the edge of the building when something impacts her neck.
"ARRKKKK"
The hand lifts her up into the air and then slams her body to the ground.
"UFFF", the air leaves her lungs. But she is not done yet. She swings her legs back and stands back up. Her guard is already back up. She doesn't think right now. She is in pure survival mode as she prepares for anything the creature in front of her will throw at her. And she doesn't need to wait long.
Batman is suddenly in front of her and punches her. She blocks and redirects the force of the blow, but another fist comes at her from the left. A left hook threatens to impact her side and break some ribs. Using the same movement, she brings her arm around and blocks that attack as well. But things turn up a notch. A roundhouse kick comes from the left. The woman brings her arm back up and blocks the leg.
The impact is harder than she anticipated. Using this stance of her opponent, she kicks as well. But her leg gets grabbed by Batman and he brings his elbow down and hurts her thigh. What a cruel thing to do to those things. Batman is already in a lower position and then unleashes hell onto the woman.
He switches to his personal style of Wing Chun and fires his fists in an IP-Man-like fashion onto every part of the woman's body. She tries to break free from this fist-barrage but he just taps her pressure point and immobilises her. An elbow hits her head and makes the world spin for her. The last thing she sees is an uppercut and after that ... the world becomes black.
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This fight was longer than intended. I think you can guess who this is, but for those who don't, it will be a surprise next chapter. And just so there will be no discussions about who is the most skilled martial artist in DC, in my story, this woman is the best one on the planet. (*cough cough* except for Batman of course)
