The Exiled Prince & The Demon's Daughter (One Shot)
Dec 11, 2020 12:31:52 GMT
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Post by Valhalla Erikson on Dec 11, 2020 12:31:52 GMT
Note: This is a one shot story that is a prequel on his training with The League of Assassins and chronicles the relationship between him and Talia. Will be cherry picking some elements from Batman Begins but it'll soon become its own thing.
Bruce Wayne, once a well known billionaire and heir of Wayne Enterprises who to the known world has vanished off the face of the earth. Obtaining a rare blue flower that he discovered from the eastern slopes he carries the flower with him as he climbs the mountain, a task that Henri Ducard assigned him. The task is no cakewalk that's for sure as the harsh elements have made every attempt to push him off the mountain and came close to succeeding on some occasions.
"If you could carry it to the top then you'll discover your true path that awaits you"
The words that Henri spoke echoed in his head, almost like a key to inspire him to press forward no matter how harsh the elements are.
Bruce makes it to the top the structure he sees before him is one that has been forever hidden from the civilized world and what will carve a different path for him than the one he had walked before.
He knocks on the door, it creaks then opened up. Bruce enters the structure, as he enters the room is dark with candles only providing the light it needs. It resembles that of a tomb. Bruce sees a man sit in a throne up ahead.
"Ra's Al Ghul"Bruce said then the doors closed behind him. He starts to see the darkness within the room move about then the men dressed in black emerged. He sees Henri appeared and haulted the others within the room. He heard Ra's speak but in Tibetan
"What is it that you're seeking" Henri as Ra's voice asked Bruce
"I seek..the means to fight injustice. To turn the fear and use it on the ones who prey upon the fearful" Bruce said then reached up and pulled the flower from the cloth that he used as his makeshift face mask then gave it to Henri who examined it and formed a impressed grin then turned and spoke with Ra's. Showing the flower, Ra's said something in Tibetan then Henri responds to Bruce" To manipulate the fears of others one must first master his own. Are you ready to begin?"
Fatigued from his journey Bruce is unsure" I..I cant barely sta..." He is kicked in the gut by Henri" Death does not wait!!!" He approaches Bruce as he lands to the ground" Death is not merciful or fair" he kicks him to the side then Bruce clutches it in pain as he rolls on his back
"And make no mistake, this is where you face Death" he gives a kick to the face but Bruce regains himself then catches it. Bruce glares at him while Henri gives a look that reads " Catching on pretty quick"
Bruce pushed Henri back then Bruce gets in a fighting stance"Tiger" Henri recognized it then Bruce proceeds to punch him but Henri blocked, he then switches fighting styles and tried to get Henri off balance by taking a more Jujitsu maneuver but Henri countered and punched Bruce in the ribs. Bruce yelled then knelt to the floor then regained himself and assumes another fighting style "Panther". Henri could see that Bruce is no stranger in the art of fighting, evident when he witnessed him take on the six criminals in the Bhutanese prison but Bruce is up against a more skilled fighter. Whatever Bruce lands Henri would counter" You're quite skilled" He caught a punch then used his other hand to grab him by the throat" But not skilled enough. This is not a dance" He head-butts Bruce to the floor
He kicked Bruce to his back, Bruce looked up, dazed and nose bleeding from the head-butt. "You are afraid Mr.Wayne but not of me" Bruce's vision starts to blur and the last thing he heard from Henri was "Tell me, what is it that you fear?"
Bruce pushed Henri back then Bruce gets in a fighting stance"Tiger" Henri recognized it then Bruce proceeds to punch him but Henri blocked, he then switches fighting styles and tried to get Henri off balance by taking a more Jujitsu maneuver but Henri countered and punched Bruce in the ribs. Bruce yelled then knelt to the floor then regained himself and assumes another fighting style "Panther". Henri could see that Bruce is no stranger in the art of fighting, evident when he witnessed him take on the six criminals in the Bhutanese prison but Bruce is up against a more skilled fighter. Whatever Bruce lands Henri would counter" You're quite skilled" He caught a punch then used his other hand to grab him by the throat" But not skilled enough. This is not a dance" He head-butts Bruce to the floor
He kicked Bruce to his back, Bruce looked up, dazed and nose bleeding from the head-butt. "You are afraid Mr.Wayne but not of me" Bruce's vision starts to blur and the last thing he heard from Henri was
"Tell me, what is it that you fear?"
_
We see a image of legions of bats flying around followed by screams of a child.
*BANG*
"Thomas!!!" Mary screamed then the robber looked on stunned as Thomas ran infront of the robber's gun. He saw him fall on the ground as the bullet hit him. Mary went over and embraced a lifeless Thomas Wayne, trying in vein, pleading for some kind of response
The robber rushed then grabbed Mary's necklace. He then pointed his gun at her then shot Martha in the head.
Bruce looked on in complete shock, it was like living some horrible dream and he hope that he would wake up to find his father and mother there convincing him that everything is ok. He didn't even acknowledge the robber pointing the gun at him as he was so lost in the events that has transpired currently. The robber then decided to turn around and make a run for it.
"Bruce"
The voice of his father was enough to snap him out of the shock he was in, he look down at him as Thomas is clinging to his last strands of life
"Don't be afraid" Was Thomas's final words that he said before death claimed him
It was then Bruce came to the realization that it isn't a dream. Both of his parent's are gone and they are never coming back.
Note: Yeah I changed Martha's name to Mary Wayne. Because a certain movie had tarnished the name to the point that it became a punchline.
_
"Do you still feel responsible for your parent's death?" Ducard ask Bruce as they are both on the balcony overlooking the hidden city they are in but also the whole mountain range and the snowy lands beyond that" My anger outweighs my guilt" Bruce responded
He pats Bruce on the shoulder" Come" they turned then leaves the balcony, as they walk Bruce passes a young woman who look to be around her age, they both exchanged knowing glances then they both walked off.
"You have learned to bury your guilt with anger, I will teach you to confront it and face the truth" Ducard says as they both walk on what was once a lake that is now frozen solid, perfect place for their next session" You know how to fight six men, we can tech you how to engage 600" he says as they both circle eachother with their respective swords in hand.
"You know how to disappear, we can teach you to become truly invisible"
Bruce charged then lunges his sword at Ducard but it was blocked and he parray's from his advance attack then he counters with an attack of his own.
_
"Invisible??"
"The ninja understands that invisibility is a matter of patience and agility"
He stands on a pillar as one of his sessions involve balancing on a floor of pillars while a select group of Ducard's best, one of whom that consist of a lone female member among the group arm with quarter staff's attacking Bruce as he blocks and dodges the attacks, he came close to falling but he got his hand on one pillar to stop himself then gets himself back up. Ducard observes the session.
_
Bruce walks carefully on the ice as he can hear the creaking sound, Ducard studies him then strikes at him with his sword. Bruce blocked it but Ducard's attack got him off balance and he slid off the ice "Always mind your surroundings"
He gets up and the two continues their sword fight
"Ninjitsu employs explosive powders as weapons"
"As weapons?"
"Or distractions"
"Theatricality and deception are powerful agents, you mist become more than just a man in the mind of your opponent"
Bruce blocked a strike from Ducard then another, at a glance his reflexes have been improving. Ducard ducks an attack form Bruce. While his defense have improved his speed and offense still need work. Ducard backed away then turn from him" Your parent's death was not your fault"
Bruce takes advantage of this and thrust the sword at him but Ducard deflected it with his but Bruce tries another attack then his sword got caught in one of Ducard's arm blades as he blocked it. Bruce struggled to free it then he heard Ducard say" It was your fathers"
Ducard disarmed Bruce but he still remained in the fight, anger flared within him, and he proceeds with a punch to the face but Ducard simply dodged the attack then countered with a knee to the stomach. Bruce doubles over then Ducard uppercuts him, sending him falling on the ice.
Bruce clutches his stomach but either it's stubbornness or the fact that he still feel raw towards the comment Bruce got back up and continued his fight. He went to hit him with the arm blade but Ducard blocked it with his sword. Bruce goes for a punch but Ducard met his move and countered it by flipping him to the ground.
Holding Bruce down by twisting one of his arms Ducard said"Never loose your temper. Anger doesn't change the fact that your father failed to act"
"The man had a gun" Bruce argued
" Would that have stopped you?" Ducard countered
Bruce gets up" I've had training"
"Training is nothing! Will is everything!" Ducard took charged then attacked with the sword, Bruce barely blocked then he was met with a punch to the ribs and an elbow shot to the jaw. Knocking him to the ground once again" The will to act" Ducard said, studying Bruce to see what his next move will be. That shot hurt, possible risk of a broken jaw. Yet Bruce is more than determined to continue. As he stood up he stared down Ducard with a look that reads. 'If this is your attempt to break me then you haven't succeeded'
He charged at Ducard then he swings at Bruce's head but he ducks and slides across the ice and grabbed his sword. Ducard brings his sword down but Bruce blocked it then counters by sweeping Ducard off his feet. Bruce on his feet with his sword pointed at him" Yield" he said with a smile forming at his victory over his teacher
"You haven't beaten me" Ducard said staring up at him" You have sacrificed your footing for a killing stroke" Bruce was unsure of what he meant then he hears the ice from beneath him starting to crack and Ducard taps the ice beneath Bruce's feet. Sending him under.
_
Bruce huddled himself as close to the fire as he could. He clutches his arms and then hears a soft voice speak to him" Rub your chest, it helps" He looked up to see the young woman that he saw from before, placing another log in the fire. Ducard had assigned her to keep him company. He looked up to see her hair a little damp but unphased when compared to how he is feeling" How does it not bother you?"
" After awhile, you can just shut it off." The young woman explained" Which helps when your confronting an enemy. If you don't show him pain, fear, or any kind of discomfort then you have an edge" she stirred the fire then looked at him" What was it like?"
"What was what like?" Bruce asked the young woman before him
"Getting the upper hand against him. Even if it was for a brief moment" She asked
"Honestly. It felt like climbing the worlds tallest mountain" Bruce explained
"Achieving something that was difficult to achieve?" She said
"Yeah. Pretty exhilarating" Bruce said which caused her to smile and laugh a little while Bruce smiled in return"He has taken a shine to you"
"Picked an unusual way of showing it" Bruce commented
"It's not often he'd get to personally train someone. He must have seen something great in you" She said
"I'd like to know what that is. How about you?" Bruce asked the young woman who responded" Not sure yet. Interested in seeing how it turns out. Names Talia"
Note: The Demon's Daughter In Da House!! For some story fuel the flashback/vision involving Bruce's parents was told from Bruce's POV yet, if someone's up for it, a certain kitty cat has her own view of what happened that night
Bruce Wayne, once a well known billionaire and heir of Wayne Enterprises who to the known world has vanished off the face of the earth. Obtaining a rare blue flower that he discovered from the eastern slopes he carries the flower with him as he climbs the mountain, a task that Henri Ducard assigned him. The task is no cakewalk that's for sure as the harsh elements have made every attempt to push him off the mountain and came close to succeeding on some occasions.
"If you could carry it to the top then you'll discover your true path that awaits you"
The words that Henri spoke echoed in his head, almost like a key to inspire him to press forward no matter how harsh the elements are.
Bruce makes it to the top the structure he sees before him is one that has been forever hidden from the civilized world and what will carve a different path for him than the one he had walked before.
He knocks on the door, it creaks then opened up. Bruce enters the structure, as he enters the room is dark with candles only providing the light it needs. It resembles that of a tomb. Bruce sees a man sit in a throne up ahead.
"Ra's Al Ghul"Bruce said then the doors closed behind him. He starts to see the darkness within the room move about then the men dressed in black emerged. He sees Henri appeared and haulted the others within the room. He heard Ra's speak but in Tibetan
"What is it that you're seeking" Henri as Ra's voice asked Bruce
"I seek..the means to fight injustice. To turn the fear and use it on the ones who prey upon the fearful" Bruce said then reached up and pulled the flower from the cloth that he used as his makeshift face mask then gave it to Henri who examined it and formed a impressed grin then turned and spoke with Ra's. Showing the flower, Ra's said something in Tibetan then Henri responds to Bruce" To manipulate the fears of others one must first master his own. Are you ready to begin?"
Fatigued from his journey Bruce is unsure" I..I cant barely sta..." He is kicked in the gut by Henri" Death does not wait!!!" He approaches Bruce as he lands to the ground" Death is not merciful or fair" he kicks him to the side then Bruce clutches it in pain as he rolls on his back
"And make no mistake, this is where you face Death" he gives a kick to the face but Bruce regains himself then catches it. Bruce glares at him while Henri gives a look that reads " Catching on pretty quick"
Bruce pushed Henri back then Bruce gets in a fighting stance"Tiger" Henri recognized it then Bruce proceeds to punch him but Henri blocked, he then switches fighting styles and tried to get Henri off balance by taking a more Jujitsu maneuver but Henri countered and punched Bruce in the ribs. Bruce yelled then knelt to the floor then regained himself and assumes another fighting style "Panther". Henri could see that Bruce is no stranger in the art of fighting, evident when he witnessed him take on the six criminals in the Bhutanese prison but Bruce is up against a more skilled fighter. Whatever Bruce lands Henri would counter" You're quite skilled" He caught a punch then used his other hand to grab him by the throat" But not skilled enough. This is not a dance" He head-butts Bruce to the floor
He kicked Bruce to his back, Bruce looked up, dazed and nose bleeding from the head-butt. "You are afraid Mr.Wayne but not of me" Bruce's vision starts to blur and the last thing he heard from Henri was "Tell me, what is it that you fear?"
Bruce pushed Henri back then Bruce gets in a fighting stance"Tiger" Henri recognized it then Bruce proceeds to punch him but Henri blocked, he then switches fighting styles and tried to get Henri off balance by taking a more Jujitsu maneuver but Henri countered and punched Bruce in the ribs. Bruce yelled then knelt to the floor then regained himself and assumes another fighting style "Panther". Henri could see that Bruce is no stranger in the art of fighting, evident when he witnessed him take on the six criminals in the Bhutanese prison but Bruce is up against a more skilled fighter. Whatever Bruce lands Henri would counter" You're quite skilled" He caught a punch then used his other hand to grab him by the throat" But not skilled enough. This is not a dance" He head-butts Bruce to the floor
He kicked Bruce to his back, Bruce looked up, dazed and nose bleeding from the head-butt. "You are afraid Mr.Wayne but not of me" Bruce's vision starts to blur and the last thing he heard from Henri was
"Tell me, what is it that you fear?"
_
We see a image of legions of bats flying around followed by screams of a child.
*BANG*
"Thomas!!!" Mary screamed then the robber looked on stunned as Thomas ran infront of the robber's gun. He saw him fall on the ground as the bullet hit him. Mary went over and embraced a lifeless Thomas Wayne, trying in vein, pleading for some kind of response
The robber rushed then grabbed Mary's necklace. He then pointed his gun at her then shot Martha in the head.
Bruce looked on in complete shock, it was like living some horrible dream and he hope that he would wake up to find his father and mother there convincing him that everything is ok. He didn't even acknowledge the robber pointing the gun at him as he was so lost in the events that has transpired currently. The robber then decided to turn around and make a run for it.
"Bruce"
The voice of his father was enough to snap him out of the shock he was in, he look down at him as Thomas is clinging to his last strands of life
"Don't be afraid" Was Thomas's final words that he said before death claimed him
It was then Bruce came to the realization that it isn't a dream. Both of his parent's are gone and they are never coming back.
Note: Yeah I changed Martha's name to Mary Wayne. Because a certain movie had tarnished the name to the point that it became a punchline.
_
"Do you still feel responsible for your parent's death?" Ducard ask Bruce as they are both on the balcony overlooking the hidden city they are in but also the whole mountain range and the snowy lands beyond that" My anger outweighs my guilt" Bruce responded
He pats Bruce on the shoulder" Come" they turned then leaves the balcony, as they walk Bruce passes a young woman who look to be around her age, they both exchanged knowing glances then they both walked off.
"You have learned to bury your guilt with anger, I will teach you to confront it and face the truth" Ducard says as they both walk on what was once a lake that is now frozen solid, perfect place for their next session" You know how to fight six men, we can tech you how to engage 600" he says as they both circle eachother with their respective swords in hand.
"You know how to disappear, we can teach you to become truly invisible"
Bruce charged then lunges his sword at Ducard but it was blocked and he parray's from his advance attack then he counters with an attack of his own.
_
"Invisible??"
"The ninja understands that invisibility is a matter of patience and agility"
He stands on a pillar as one of his sessions involve balancing on a floor of pillars while a select group of Ducard's best, one of whom that consist of a lone female member among the group arm with quarter staff's attacking Bruce as he blocks and dodges the attacks, he came close to falling but he got his hand on one pillar to stop himself then gets himself back up. Ducard observes the session.
_
Bruce walks carefully on the ice as he can hear the creaking sound, Ducard studies him then strikes at him with his sword. Bruce blocked it but Ducard's attack got him off balance and he slid off the ice "Always mind your surroundings"
He gets up and the two continues their sword fight
"Ninjitsu employs explosive powders as weapons"
"As weapons?"
"Or distractions"
"Theatricality and deception are powerful agents, you mist become more than just a man in the mind of your opponent"
Bruce blocked a strike from Ducard then another, at a glance his reflexes have been improving. Ducard ducks an attack form Bruce. While his defense have improved his speed and offense still need work. Ducard backed away then turn from him" Your parent's death was not your fault"
Bruce takes advantage of this and thrust the sword at him but Ducard deflected it with his but Bruce tries another attack then his sword got caught in one of Ducard's arm blades as he blocked it. Bruce struggled to free it then he heard Ducard say" It was your fathers"
Ducard disarmed Bruce but he still remained in the fight, anger flared within him, and he proceeds with a punch to the face but Ducard simply dodged the attack then countered with a knee to the stomach. Bruce doubles over then Ducard uppercuts him, sending him falling on the ice.
Bruce clutches his stomach but either it's stubbornness or the fact that he still feel raw towards the comment Bruce got back up and continued his fight. He went to hit him with the arm blade but Ducard blocked it with his sword. Bruce goes for a punch but Ducard met his move and countered it by flipping him to the ground.
Holding Bruce down by twisting one of his arms Ducard said"Never loose your temper. Anger doesn't change the fact that your father failed to act"
"The man had a gun" Bruce argued
" Would that have stopped you?" Ducard countered
Bruce gets up" I've had training"
"Training is nothing! Will is everything!" Ducard took charged then attacked with the sword, Bruce barely blocked then he was met with a punch to the ribs and an elbow shot to the jaw. Knocking him to the ground once again" The will to act" Ducard said, studying Bruce to see what his next move will be. That shot hurt, possible risk of a broken jaw. Yet Bruce is more than determined to continue. As he stood up he stared down Ducard with a look that reads. 'If this is your attempt to break me then you haven't succeeded'
He charged at Ducard then he swings at Bruce's head but he ducks and slides across the ice and grabbed his sword. Ducard brings his sword down but Bruce blocked it then counters by sweeping Ducard off his feet. Bruce on his feet with his sword pointed at him" Yield" he said with a smile forming at his victory over his teacher
"You haven't beaten me" Ducard said staring up at him" You have sacrificed your footing for a killing stroke" Bruce was unsure of what he meant then he hears the ice from beneath him starting to crack and Ducard taps the ice beneath Bruce's feet. Sending him under.
_
Bruce huddled himself as close to the fire as he could. He clutches his arms and then hears a soft voice speak to him" Rub your chest, it helps" He looked up to see the young woman that he saw from before, placing another log in the fire. Ducard had assigned her to keep him company. He looked up to see her hair a little damp but unphased when compared to how he is feeling" How does it not bother you?"
" After awhile, you can just shut it off." The young woman explained" Which helps when your confronting an enemy. If you don't show him pain, fear, or any kind of discomfort then you have an edge" she stirred the fire then looked at him" What was it like?"
"What was what like?" Bruce asked the young woman before him
"Getting the upper hand against him. Even if it was for a brief moment" She asked
"Honestly. It felt like climbing the worlds tallest mountain" Bruce explained
"Achieving something that was difficult to achieve?" She said
"Yeah. Pretty exhilarating" Bruce said which caused her to smile and laugh a little while Bruce smiled in return"He has taken a shine to you"
"Picked an unusual way of showing it" Bruce commented
"It's not often he'd get to personally train someone. He must have seen something great in you" She said
"I'd like to know what that is. How about you?" Bruce asked the young woman who responded" Not sure yet. Interested in seeing how it turns out. Names Talia"
Note: The Demon's Daughter In Da House!! For some story fuel the flashback/vision involving Bruce's parents was told from Bruce's POV yet, if someone's up for it, a certain kitty cat has her own view of what happened that night
Also, while we know how things ended with Bruce in Gotham Knights at least it ended with is friends and family honoring him.