Chapter 5 tales of ends of universe forth part

- What there was? – Diana asked.

- I need to go to the fortress. - Said Superman.

- What's going on, Kal? – A hero arriving there questioned.

- I'm not as steely as I think. - Said Superman.

Among their missions, unaware of the spies and gamblers.

In the meantime, Bruce Wayne was following them, while Superman, Diana and various heroes, to a greater or lesser degree, were being tried and tested.

There was a fight at the end to help some girls, they were angry, and they went to fight.

For hours, they didn't even speak.

Bruce began to make enough excuses to avoid even his children, some reporters, even avoiding contact with Clark, former colleagues in the Justice League.

He had dark circles under his eyes and he didn't look good, thin, he couldn't hide it even with makeup on, he was pale and hunched over, he had white streaks on his head.

It was strange even for him, he looked at it with a constant pained expression on his face, at that moment, Bruce was shaking.

Well, he went to Luthor's tower, panting, in a dark suit.

- What do you want, Luthor? - He said.

- Apparently I scare him. – Entering your room.

- The situation of the finite. - Said Bruce.

His sight left Lex speechless, he looked worse for the eyes, deciding that there was no point in wearing his makeup or whatever.

- You are sick. - Said Luthor looking.

- A little. - He said, taking a glass of wine offered, his lips were dry and blue, looking in the mirror after what he felt, it was not scary.

- So your trip is for that. - Said Luthor.

– Yes, I have a trip to solve this at the end of the month. - Said Bruce.

- Do you intend to come back? – asked Luthor.

- I intend to come back better. - Said Bruce. - It's just bad days. - He said.

- I understand. – They were heading towards Luthor's dinosaur museum, going down the elevator with him.

- You had something to share with me, before you saw me. - Said Bruce.

- That Kryptonian , and the league know? – asked Luthor.

- They just know I'm taking a gap year. - Said Bruce.

– If why, I didn't say, and they didn't notice.

They're coming here. - Said Luthor. – I have something to share with you. - Said Luthor.

Chapter 02

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 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 through a narrow corridor, in its center 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 point stalactites and stalagmites.

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

Carved inscriptions everywhere, designs made in rock and stones.

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

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

"With you..." Luthor said.

Showing a carved stone transformation, the various shapes of monsters around.

- They worship a dragon. - Said Bruce.

A man who transforms into a dragon, in addition to 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 ancients worshiped bats and dragons. - Said Luthor. – The resemblance is striking. - Said Luthor.

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

- Did you find out? – Bruce asked.

- I also have some circles of non-human 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. - Said Bruce.

- We will. - Said Luthor pulling the man with him.

They went up again.

After some conversations, negotiations and phone exchanges...

Some time later.

About that...

Elsewhere on the streets of Metropolis.

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

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

A few minutes earlier.

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

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