Another DamiRae: Talon!Damian AU snippet:
After the League of Assassins’ dismantlement after the deaths of Ra’s al Ghul and his mother Talia, Damian, the last surviving al Ghul, wandered around Gotham City, a place where his mother previously frequented. While he’s searching for a way to revive the League, he was found by Calvin Rose, a.k.a. Talon and recruit Damian to be his successor.
He’s currently taking a shower in his room.
He just got back covered in blood, after killing one prey after the other. And instead of feeling tired, he felt thrilled.
The Court of Owls suddenly convene a meeting and they are waiting for Talon and him to arrive. For what purpose? He doesn’t know.
He started to get dressed with his usual Talon outfit and mask went to the place where they gathered. He doesn’t like everyone waiting, after all.
Everyone is waiting for him.
Upon arriving, the Grandmaster greeted him. “I see that you’ve done your job successfully. Well done, Damian.”
It’s no surprise that everyone on the Court knows his identity. He already introduced himself to them before becoming one of them.
He stood beside Talon, who is looking at him under his mask. “Thank you, Grandmaster.”
After a minute of silence, Talon finally gets straight to the point. “Grandmaster, if I may ask… what is the purpose of this sudden meeting?”
“Ah, yes… that,” Grandmaster muses. “A certain someone makes a deal with the Court, then betrayed us and flee like a rat when we almost have him.”
“Where is he hiding now?”
“According to my information, the rat is fleeing at San Francisco. It seemed that he finally realized that he betrayed the wrong people,” Grandmaster laughed.
Damian scoffed. So this person is an idiot and a coward.
“Well then, Grandmaster, let me chase after him. ” Talon offered.
“No,” Grandmaster object. “We will send Damian there.”
“Let Damian do the task. Stay here at Gotham City, Talon. I feared that it may take a while before Batman knows about our existence.”
Damian’s lip twitched slightly behind the mask.
Batman… Bruce Wayne… My father.
No, screw that-- he’s my biological father.
A “biological accident” doesn’t make him my father. And it’s sure as hell it doesn’t make me his son.
I was raised by Ra’s al Ghul and my mother Talia. They are the parents I only knew and have.
But they’re dead… gone. Even the League.
Damian got out of his musings when he heard Grandmaster’s voice.
“Talon, is that doubt I’m hearing?”
“No, Grandmaster.” Talon replied.
Grandmaster looked at Damian. “Damian… can you deal with this rat?”
Damian removed his mask, his cold, golden orbs staring at the Grandmaster. “I will hunt him and kill him as soon as I arrive there, Grandmaster. You have my word.”
Grandmaster nods in approval and tell all of them that the meeting is now adjourned.
Talon and Damian are now back at their base. And he’s starting to pack up… for San Francisco.
“Remember Damian, that target has his henchmen protecting him.”
“That only proves a fact that he is a coward,” he replied without batting an eye.
“There might be trouble there. You must be careful at all times.”
Damian finally closed his bag. “I’m always careful.”
“I can see that.” Talon approached him, grabbed both his shoulders and looked at him. “Remember Damian, fight every battle, everywhere, always, in your mind. Everyone is your enemy. Everyone is your friend. Every possible series of events is happening all at once. Live that way and nothing will surprise you. Everything that happens will be something that you’ve seen before.”
This is one of his important lessons.
Damian looked at him and nodded. “I’ll commit that to memory.”
Talon nods in approval as he released his grip on Damian’s shoulder as the boy leaves for San Francisco.
Meanwhile, at the Titan’s tower, Raven woke up with a start.
She dreamed of something… or someone.
A young man in black standing on the dark alley, with a mask shaped like an owl.
He also got blood on his hands.
He started remove his mask but she can’t see anything because it’s dark. All she can see is his cold, golden orbs staring right back at her.
I tried my best,okay? I started typing this as soon as this snippet formed in my mind.
