Prometheus - A DCAU Fanfic.

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12:54 - Nanda Parbat.

 In the remnants of the largest temple in the hidden city, three figured sat around a fire. Two were female, with being middle aged, at the other being no older than nineteen, and the other a middle aged man, who looked like he had just had his soul ripped out.

The crackle of the fire, and the harsh wind pounding the large red wood doors, were the only noises heard in the stuffy silence of the temple.

Cassandra, the nineteen year old, turned to face the man. - "Son of the Bat? You mean Damian is Prometheus?"

Bruce didn't respond, so Shiva took it as her chance to explain the situation to her friend and daughter. - "He returned a few weeks ago. It had been so long that I had last seen him, that at first, I didn't recognize him. He was so different than the boy I knew." - She smiled. - "He's a lot more skilled than what he was once, even managed to break my sword while we fought. He also seemed a lot calmer, and more happy than he had been while he trained under his Grandfather."

Bruce was still simmering, so Cassandra took initiative and decided to gather all the information from her biological Mother. - "Why was he here?"

"He was after a sword that belonged to his Grandfather, a magical relic made from a compound metal made from rock taken from a Lazuras pit chamber, and a meteorite bar."

"Magical?"

"Yes. According to legends passed down through the League. The sword was blessed by the talisman Nabu, so that the wielder of the weapon would be exponentially more powerful." - She recited. - "Ra's Al Ghul found it on an expedition to Egypt in 71B.C."

"So Damian came here for a magic sword. Is there anything else you can tell me?"

Shiva thought back. - "His hair was long, and he had a beard. He also arrived with a sidekick, I think his name was Noah, and once he had the sword, the two quickly departed." 

"Noah." - Cassandra muttered. - 'Must be the Calculator's real name.' - She thought. - "Did Damian mention why he needed the sword, or what he was planning to do with it?"

Shiva shook her head. - "He didn't divulge the reason why he wanted the weapon, but he did mention something about a war."

"A war?" - Came the gruff voice of Bruce, the first thing he had said since Shiva had told him the mercenary he was hunting, was actually his lost Son. - "What about a war?"

"A second shadow war, in which thousands could die." - She stated, repeating all the information she had gotten from Damian.

"A second shadow war? I thought the League was finished?" - Cassandra questioned.

"It is." - Bruce's face hardened. - "But with Damian in charge, the League could reunite under the banner of an Al Ghul."

"You think Damian is planning to reform the League?"

"It's a working theory, though I don't know how Dr Folter fits in." - He answered, before rising to his feet, which Cassandra copied. - "Either way we have to get back to Gotham, I need to figure what Damian is planning."

As the two vigilantes exited the temple, Cassandra stopped at the door that separated under the rest of the city and the entrance to the main temple, she turned to see her Mother sitting casually beside the fire, she gave her a small smile, which the one eyed woman returned, before she followed Bruce back into the city

The two then continued their trek back out the city, then down the Himalayas, where they would then catch a flight back to Gotham. 

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