Batman/Wonder Woman: The Light of Gotham | PART I

Begone, Felix Faust!

Cyborg, with his almost fully recovered body made a pacemaker out of his bionic hands to bring her heartbeat back. Then, he scanned her condition. Cyborg did everything he could to bring her back. Unfortunately, nothing happened. He looked at Batman in regret and slowly shook his head. The other fallen leaguers, Superman, Aquaman, and the Flash looked at them sorrowfully. It was hard to believe to see... her death.

Batman, the so called "The Dark Knight" was feeling lost. His alter ego, the one who understood well his burdens and the one who became the daylight to his dark and thundery night was... gone before his eyes. He looked at her face and held her pale hand tightly. If only he had more time...

"You mean the world to me, Diana... but I've failed you," he said in deepest guilt. He did leave her when she needed him the most.

"Not exactly, mortal." An echoing voice was heard from above, fulfilling their sorrow. It was the exact same voice that possessed her. They looked up and saw a wicked old man in a dark purple cloak. Then, a bright flame emerged on his chest, emitting its light. Batman realized something was not right.

"Felix Faust! What did you do?!" Batman said in rage. Faust responded him with a grin.

"I'm sure your kind would agree. The key to life is the unity of a body and... a soul."

"The flame..."

"Precisely. I have absorbed too much of her, including her inner spirit and all the powers of the majestic old gods. Her soul has the brightest and purest flame I have ever seen. It makes me... invincible!"

Just then, the ground started shaking and the wind started blowing in madness. With all his powers, Faust transformed himself into his true form. A winged monster with a demonic aura. An exact representation of hell.

"I AM FELIX FAUST! AND I HAVE BEEN REBORN!!" The monster shouted with his devilish tone. He could entirely sense the magnificent energy he got from the soul. All at once, he blasted all his power from within. "RRRRAAAAHHHH!!!"

BOOOOMMM!!!

He burst off such a massive force field. The Justice League was harshly blown away. None was capable to withstand it, even Superman. Felix Faust was too powerful.

"The Justice League. You are no more than little insects to me! Soon, the world will see each one of you kneeling before me!" Faust challenged them.

Hearing that, the league had had enough. They had seen enough destructions they could not even handle. Then, all of them stood up, looking at each other with all the strength they had left, knowing that they couldn't let him go any further, or Earth would die. They must fight in the name of the good in this world, no matter the cost.

Superman with his super strength, the Flash with his super speed, Aquaman with his trident, Cyborg with his cybernetic powers, and Batman with his high-tech gadgets.

"LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN OVERPOWER THE FIRE OF HEPHAESTUS! ..." He said as he saw Cyborg was about to shoot him. Then, he directly struck him with blazing fire.

"... THE MIGHT OF POSEIDON! ..." He instantly blocked Aquaman's trident attack and grabbed it! Aquaman was stunned of him wielding his mighty trident. Then, Faust slammed him down with his very own trident.

"... THE SPEED OF HERMES! ..." He sped up to balance himself with the Flash's speed force. The Flash was shocked of the monster's ability! However, Faust was faster! He managed to catch the Flash and brutally restrain him on the ground.

"... AND THE STRENGTH OF HERCULES!" He grabbed Superman's super strong blow and cracked his fist all at once. The monster's strength fully overcame the Man of Steel's powers.

The Justice League was failing. All except one, the Batman. Then, the winged demon flew down to approach him, knowing that he could crush the Bat without even using his powers.

"Open your eyes, mortal! Look at them! Earth's protectors! Hopeless... Helpless..." Batman looked around. The league was in agony and pain, unable to stand. They might be the guardians of the world, but they were never gods, Batman thought to himself. Then, he decided to lower his weapons. "Yes! Surrender! Then, I shall spare your worthless life!"

"Surrender? No. I say, is that all you've got?" He outdared Faust.

"YOU DARE CHALLENGING ME?! I HAVE ALL THE POWERS OF THE GODS! EVEN THOSE PATHETIC HEROES ARE NO MATCH FOR ME!! AS FOR YOU, I CAN CRACK YOUR SPINE WITH JUST A LITTLE BLOW!"

"Your powers? As I recall, if it's not because of Wonder Woman's soul, you will have nothing! You said it yourself. A body without a soul is NOTHING! You are nothing more than just a breath and shadow. And the flame, the soul... it doesn't belong to you. It belongs to Diana!" He said fearlessly. His faith made the flame burn brighter.

"I... WILL... CRUSH YOU!!" Faust shouted.

"You overestimate yourself, Faust. Remember this. As a true Amazon, she will always do what's right, whatever the situation. I believe in her. She will never do us harm black-heartedly. She will not hurt me!" Batman said loudly.

Faust was trembling on the inside. Those sayings and faith made the flame burn even brighter, strengthening the soul. Felix Faust almost lost his ability to bear its powers. However, he refused to get it off his chest.

"I WILL SHOW YOU!! I WILL SHOW YOU!!" Feeling enraged, Faust clenched his monstrous fist to destroy him. Batman just stood there, without even trying to flee. "RAAAAAHH!!"

Just as he was about to strike the Bat, something froze him! He could not move himself at all. The flame from inside was powerful enough to stop him. The monster could not rebel nor resist! He began to crumble inside out. "NO!! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE! IT CANNOT BE!!" The flaming soul began to emit its most luminous light, consuming Felix Faust's darkness. The monster could not withstand its greatness any longer. It was too much for him. "NOOOO!!! RAAAAAAGHHHH!!"

BOOOOMMM!!!

Finally, after watching him in suffer, Felix Faust was perished once and for all. The only thing that was left was the flame, Diana's soul floating in the air. Then, the flame returned itself back to Diana's lifeless body and became one with it, bringing her back to life, yet she was still too weak to regain her consciousness.

"Bruce..." she whimpered.

"All is well, Diana. I'm right here, with you..."