The Mercenary & The Magpie
Whisperswatcher
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Whisperswatcher
Complete, First published Jan 11, 2015
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Gotham is recovering from a painful darkness, a fear that has gripped all our hearts until all that was left was Chaos. The Dark Knight saved us and now in this time of peace darkness creeps in to the hearts of the innocent ...... and in this city Peace doesn't last forever.

This is Gotham's story after the Dark Knight has fallen, the story of a beast of a man destroyed and broken by loss and darkness. A young man who finds himself on a journey to becoming Gotham's next saviour and a woman trapped between them. What would you choose? Blinding light or the deep darkness?
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