Rebirth of Artemis

Issue 5 - Seeing Red

Terra awoke in a bed she'd never seen before. She looked around and startled herself. Terra tried to get up but was in just enough pain to want to stay down. She looked around the room. There was a giant barn door which enabled her to see through and see a bar to the side of the room furthest to her. She saw a little living room set up. With a couch and a table in the middle.

Terra: Hello? Someone here?

A person walked into the room. He was looking very tired.

???: Your awake.

Terra tried to attack the person in front of her. He was a man with some circular glasses. He easily restrained her.

???: Hey, listen. I'm not going to hurt you.

Terra: Then who are you?

???: I'm Matthew Murdock. Just call me Matt.

???: Oh, hi Terra.

Terra: Hey...I know you. You're Miss Los. You saved me.

Matt looked over to Krilla. She nodded slightly. Matt left the room.

Krilla: You were betrayed, huh? By Stick? I shouldn't have left you there. I'm sorry Terra.

Terra: ...How do you even know that Stick exists?

Krilla: Matt was one of Stick's pupils.

Terra: Oh.

Matt walked back into the room.

Matt: Here's why you could trust us. Look.

Matt took a mask out of a bag. It was red and had horns.

Terra: Wait, Wait. WAIT. You're The Devil of Hell's Kitchen?!

Matt: How do you even know about the Devil of Hell's Kitchen?

Terra: Stick told us all about you in the Chaste. Wait, you're actually blind? You don't seem blind.

Matt: I am but I "see" through echolocation. I can hear and feel everything around me. Even your heartbeat.

Terra: That's creepy...

Matt: I get that a lot. Either Way. We'll let you go wherever you want. You can go to whatever state, town. Anywhere.

Terra: Why are you doing this?

Krilla: Stick will come after you. I should've left you somewhere else.

Terra: You don't need to keep saying that.

Krilla: I've been keeping an eye on you though. Making sure you're safe. I brought you here as a matter of fact.

Terra: You saved my life...again.

Krilla: Yeah I know. I'm awesome.

Matt: What was your relationship with the Chaste? You don't have to answer if you don't want to.

Terra: I knew I was part of the Chaste from the beginning. But I didn't really know the full gravity of the situation. I always wanted to go off and be my own person though. But I didn't feel like I could go anywhere without Stick getting angry.

Krilla: There's always a motive. So it's kinda half your fault. You are still naive. Even with years of training under the most cynical person in the world.

Terra: I don't like to call it being naive. Optimistic.

Krilla: You still have got learning to do.