"How did you expect this fight to go down?" I asked.
"Me running away after crippling one of your legs. However, you are more prepared than I expected you to be. Aren't you worried about your unconscious friends?" Tom asked.
"They have tough skin, and I am fast enough to save them even if there is a need to. Why do you want to cripple me any way? I have never done something that goes against the rules of the hunters." I asked. Tom had never appeared in the story, I didn't even want to add him in Volume Five because of his insane skills, superhuman strength, and strategical mind. He may be a descendent of Bruce Wayne but he will definitely shed a lot of blood if there is need to.
Why the fuck did the League of Hunters release such a beast?! I hope he doesn't mess up the timeline... Wait... I just realised... I can't even kill him... If I kill a guy like him, the whole Wayne family will be after me... That will mess up the timeline...
'What do I do with him?' I thought.
"Can't you just knock him out and capture him?" Ryuk asked.
'You think a guy like him can be captured? He will even dislocate his bones to escape.' I said. 'However... There is a way.'
"Nevermind, I could guess why you want to cripple me. You guys think that I might go rogue or become a victim to mind control, that's understandable. If I was in your position I would do that as well. What about this... You can follow me around to make sure I don't go rogue. If I do, you are free to kill me." I said.
"Huh? You are saying that you trust me with your life?" Tom got confused.
"I don't trust you at all. I trust the desendent of Bruce Wayne to make the correct decision. After all, we both have a common enemy." I smiled behind my armour. "Heard of the name Samuel?"
"Yes, Samuel Jefferson, born in a middle class family, age fifteen, awakened as a speedster at the age of five. What does he have to do with any of this?" Tom asked.
"What if I tell you... He is from a different universe?" My smile widened.
"This guy..." Ryuk was flabbergasted.
"What proof do you have?" Tom asked.
"I will give you the proof if you leave the League of Hunters and join me. I could use some help to take him down." I said.
"..." Tom was quiet, he couldn't decide what to do. Leaving the League was not a easy decision. He didn't want to trust me, a complete stranger but if my words were true then it would be his biggest mistake. "I can take him down by myself."
"You can, there is no doubt in that... However if you take him down right now, it will ruin the timeline. Whenever a otherworlder is born as a speedster, the timeline in that dimension is always altered. If you try to change it, the whole dimension can get destroyed." I declared.
"Then... How do you plan to take him down?" Tom asked.
"I have a plan." I said.
"I will join you..." Tom answered, after thinking about it for a long time. "However we should still put on a show for the watchers."
"Great minds think alike." I nodded.
All of a sudden we were surrounded by smoke.
'A smoke bomb? That's generic.' I thought. "Turn on vision assistance: Heat Vision."
I could see the body heat of all the creatures around me. However, I couldn't find the one I was looking for. All I could see was small bodies running around.
'Are those rabbits? How did he... Is he a magician or something?' I wondered.
CRACKLE
I ran in a small circle, creating a small tornado to get rid of the smoke.
Bang
I tried to deflect the bullet that was shot toward me but the thing that he shot wasn't a bullet. It was a miniature bomb that explodes on contact.
Boom
'Is he dead?' Tom questioned himself. 'Shit! I shouldn't have done that! He isn't dead right?!'
Though the smoke that was formed in front of him, walked out a silver armoured demon. The same speedster he was supposed to cripple was standing in front of him. His whole body was frozen... Was it fear? Is that what fear feels like? Is this what feels like to be hunted by a being stronger than you? It was... AMAZING!
'Wait... Do I have a health insurance?' was the last thought on Tom's mind.
I held his collar and punched him in the face rapidly, knocking him out.
Fucking monster... I can't imagine how stronger he will gets when he grows up. If it wasn't for my suit... I might have been crippled for real.
"There is a old saying that goes like this, if you can't beat them, join them. I guess the same can be said in reverse," Ryuk said.
"Imagine if he had aura." I said.
"I can't, if he had aura then he would be able to end the pitiful lives of higher dimensional beings easily. They won't be able to stop his rampage." Ryuk sighed. "He will be unstoppable. Are you sure you can trust him?"
"I don't know. We are quite similar you know, people like us can't trust anyone... Not even ourselves." I answered, picking up Tom and running back to the others.