Justice League: Vertigo

Chapter 12 - Harmed

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Adam perfectly parallel parked his bike. He could smell Artemis and Zatanna with an unknown character. And this unknown character was holding a very powerful weapon. He sprinted up the apartment building already materialising his swords and when he got to the edge, he jumped and swiped his sword down at his opponent. The man that his friends were fighting parried the strike and kicked him in the side.
"Who's your friend?" Asked Adam.
"Apparently, he's Harm." Said Artemis.
Zatanna didn't regard him. Probably because she was still angry.
"I see your bowstring is cut." Said Adam.
"Yeah. You guys cover me while I restring."
For the first time Adam had a look at the weapon that Harm was using. A lump formed in his throat as he figured out: "Tha....that's the sword of Beowulf."
"Yes, child."
"But you have to be pure to be able to use it."
"Harm is pure. And you are obviously not. You cannot be pure if you have secrets."
"Quit your yappin'." He said. He blasted him with a continuos blast of fire, but he just stuck out his sword and it absorbed it and blasted Adam and Zatanna.
"Hit the deck!" He yelled. They both ducked to the ground.
"What did he mean by secret. You promised you had no more secrets."
"I also promised to make a sandwich for Superboy, yet here we are."
Adam ran to Harm and tried to kick him and Harm dodged. He tried to slice him him, but he dodged his swords and kneed him in the neck. Adam fell to his knees, dropped his swords and held his neck. Harm was about to impale him, but Zatanna cast a spell and made skeletal dogs attack Harm. Adam rolled away and summoned his swords. Harm finished off the last dog and Artemis shot an explosive arrow at his feet, making him fall through the floor.
"That takes care of that." Said Adam.
"And about those secrets...." Began Zatanna, but she didn't get to finish her sentence because a pair of hands broke through the floor and grabbed her legs, pulling her under. They looked down and saw the bleeding face of Harm holding his sword to Zatanna's neck.
"Harm is going to kill you annoying children." He was about to slit Zatanna's throat when she elbowed him in the face. Artemis then shot him with a boxing glove arrow.
"Remind me not to get on your bad side." Said Adam.
"You're about to. What did he mean by secrets?"
"Do you really believe a mad man with skulls on his sword?"
Artemis tied him up and called the police.
"I don't think this sword belongs to any mortal museum. I'll take it. Maybe find some use for it." Adam picked it up and then said so e jibberish, then the sword disappeared in a flash of purple light.
"Don't lie to me, Adam."
"I'm not lying. It's just the ramblings of a madman."
"Ok, let's go home." Said Artemis. "So how did you get here?"
"Oh. I took Robin's bike."
"Then where is it?" She asked. Adam looked down the building to see his bike being towed. He jumped down the building. "Hey... I'm Burnout! I'm the new guy..."

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