Chapter 2

• He alternated with
• bugging and tracking on each of his allies, Thales supposedly spent the time
• drinking, he actually took a laptop and followed in the footsteps with cameras
• dotted around towns, following in the footsteps of every hero of every town.
• Thales ran towards the
• bathroom, not holding on, it was there that he heard Sun Star-man flying
• towards the cave, he couldn't stop vomiting, he heard more than one step, it
• was someone else...
• - Thales. – It was
• Dickinson, who had his hands on her shoulders.
• Thales when he finished
• throwing up on the toilet, he turned.
• - You drank. - Said
• Sun Star-man. - All week.
• - Still thinking about
• traveling? - It was a strange question asked by the man of steel.
• - We're not at the end
• of the month yet. - Thales said. - But I'm not well. -
• Said. - Something in the drink. – Thales said.
• - Hangover at best is
• not good. - Said Sun Star-man. - But that's no reason for that.
• - Do you intend to kill
• yourself from drinking so much? - Questioned Selene appearing beside them.
• - What do you want
• here? - He asked wiping his mouth with toilet paper, and getting up, he
• was wearing only brown pajamas.
• - I left the league, go
• away. - Thales said staggering.
• - I'm no longer useful
• to the justice league. - Thales said. - I am out.
• - We thought you
• knew. - Said Sun Star-man accompanying him around the cave.
• - That was shown in all
• cities. – Thales said.
• Some lights were off,
• and the computer was drizzling with the screen, there was little lighting, the
• cave and the mansion were in darkness.
• Thalis fell towards the
• chair away from the computer on a table in the corner, his head hurt, he was in
• a rag, there was a large travel backpack in the corner, his temple watching.
• - God... – Thalis
• said. - Crap.
• - I would say yes, Thalis. -
• Diana said.
• Thalis found himself in
• the mirror, dark circles under his eyes, thankfully Alfred traveled, he
• wouldn't see him, with a beard to do, and tousled hair.
• If anyone tried to get Dark
• Dragon out of his cave, Jackal had the party in Paul Lovecraft County, but apparently,
• there was no one to get him out of his grave.
• - I'm tired. - Thalis
• said.
• - We are having
• problems. - Selene said.
• - You can have any
• problem whatsoever, but I left the league. -Thalis said.
• - I trained, you Dickinson,
• enough to succeed me. – Thalis said.
• - I will not help. –
• Thalis said.
• - There's another Dark
• Dragon doing the job. – Thalis said.
• - But not even a piece
• of advice? - Asked Sun Star-man
• Thalis looked towards Sun
• Star-man
• "No," he said.
• - I want to be left
• alone. – Thalis said.
• - There are so many
• heroes and watchmen in Gotham. - Thalis said.
• - I trained most, if not
• all. – Thalis said. - One hour you find out what to do. – Thalis said.
• They looked at each
• other and left the cave.
• Thalis looked towards a
• computer, he waited a few minutes and turned on a computer, he was then on,
• turning on several screens and showing each of the heroes of the cities.
• - Idiots. – Thalis said.
• - Fools. - He said.
• Within the first week
• that followed, almost at the end of Friday, all the heroes are included, two
• heroes from each super heroic city, will be able to kill seven innocents, from
• the first to the last, the one who kills, must be an innocent without sin.
• Everyone there with
• nervous nerves, they were constantly irritated, there was a clock clocking the
• time.
• Heroes, gods, villains
• and everyone there, saw and heard what the gods said.
• - Interesting. -
• Said Luther – I couldn't have done it better.
• In a villain bar...
• Luther was sitting at a
• table with poker cards and smoking a cigar.
• Luther watches around,
• he realized that they wanted heroes to kill, who was he not to help, to make Sun
• Star-man a villain.
• - I bet Sun Star-man
• will succumb. - He said.
• Jackal, and some
• villains gathered at a round table a round of conversation and playing poker,
• around them, among smokers and underworld villains.
• - I bet I can make Dark
• Dragon kill. - The crime clown said.
• - Whoever gains
• something from this, is the hero, not us. - Said Mister Cold. – Besides
• killing for money. - Said Cold.
• - I don't see, Dark-Dragon
• killing around, not even for money. - Said Mr Cold.
• - Actually, I only see a
• Dark Dragon, but I don't know if this is the original. - Said Penguin.
• - Even if he needed
• to. - Said Pelican
• - But did you notice
• anything, Jackal? Asked Poison Lily.
• - What, dear? -
• Questioned the clown.
• - We haven't seen him in
• weeks. - Said the green woman.
• - You, like all of us,
• know that what we have here is not the original. - Said Poison Lily
• - And you know he
• doesn't kill. - Said Crocodile.
• - But we don't know about
• this new one. - Said Riddler.
• - He had thousands of
• opportunities to kill you and he didn't, and it was free. - Said Pelican. -
• Because he would kill an innocent, even now for money.
• - Power corrupts,
• doesn't it? Asked The Riddler. - And greed makes you do crazy things.
• - We can play a little,
• make them angry, enough to cause a complication and go crazy to the point of
• killing and discounting an innocent. - Said Riddler.
• - Does murder by mistake
• committed count? - Riddled questioned.
• - Come on, see the
• biggest madman who caused chaos to the point of driving him crazy, would be
• you. - Said Riddler.
• - Since we're not doing
• anything. - Said Riddler. - Why not? - Puzzle asked.
• - Wouldn't you do it for
• money? - Said. - Did you see that amount? – Three Face asked. -
• It is 700 billion dollars and 30 gold bars. - Said. - That leaves
• anyone with greed. - He said.
• - What would we gain
• from killing him? - Asked Jackal. – Besides of course seeing him kill
• an innocent. - Said. - Come on people, watch the circus catch on
• fire.
• - He could share the
• money with us, if we found the victim. – Puzzle proposed.
• - Since when, would any
• hero share money with us? - Questioned Crocodile.
• - Why not? - Puzzle
• asked.
• - Because if a person
• kills an innocent, since when, he would care not to kill us? - Questioned
• Harlequin appearing.
• - What if we kidnapped a
• hero's ally. - Puzzle proposed. - If we have any hostages. -
• Tried Mystery
• - He wouldn't mind a
• villain. - Said Harlequin. - And it would kill everyone in front of
• you.
• - How about we have fun
• at least, forget that part. - Said Jackal. – How about chaos by
• chaos. - Said Jackal
• - Yes. - They said
• around. – Making glasses clink.
• They would try to get
• the gold.
• While the most idiotic,
• in every way, all to a lesser and greater degree were transformed into animals,
• in addition to being electrocuted, a mountain of pigs walking back while trying
• to get the money boxes from that pointed tower.
• Among the villains began
• to occur bets on who would kill first.
• Loris Lamare´s was
• looking for a story, ignoring most hero screams and craziness.
• During that week,
• reporters were addressing the heroes on those issues.
• The heights were the
• crime in each of the cities, they took several hostages throughout the week, in
• themselves, each time they appeared and a hero appeared, the villains used
• children as a shield.
• There were several cases
• of kidnappings throughout the week.
• Loris Lamare´s was
• covering the story of super heroes on murder innocent.
• - Loris - Harry
• said ahead of him in the newsroom of the daily planet.
• - You are excused for
• the rest of the month. - Said.
• - What...? - Said
• Loris
• - No... - Said Loris. -
• No... - He said again. - It's not right.
• - It is the source of
• all Sun Star-man's problems; some stupid villain can use you to force him to
• kill an innocent. - Said.
• - Don't come back here
• before the end of the month. – Harry said.
• - Who said Sun Star-man
• kills? Cried Loris
• - Street
• informants. - Harry said. - They stole a shipment of kryptonite, and
• fear gas. - Harry said.
• - Who said
• that? Asked Loris.
• - Me, - said
• Jimmy. - I discovered a leaked informant that they stole coming to Golden
• City.
• - Men hallucinating has
• done the worst. – Harry said.
• - While drugged
• aliens, they hallucinate and kill, even if they don't want to. - Said.
• - He may think you are
• the Apocalypse. - Harry said.
• - In addition to me
• doing a story of his death, I will do a story supporting Luther. - Harry
• said.
• - The rules are clear, Harry,
• he can only willingly kill an innocent. - Said Lois. - And no
• thanks. - Said Loris
• - That's not what I
• heard. – Harry said. - If you stay, I will call the police and you
• will be escorted off the daily planet. - Said. - I will claim
• national security. – Harry said.
• - Chief, please. -
• You tried Loris.
• - If you prove it to
• me. - Harry said. - That she will not be killed by Sun-Star-Man. –
• Harry said. – Thinking you're a super villain. - Harry
• proposed. - I allows. - Said your boss.
• Steaming Loris went to
• his table, picked up his things, and headed down the street by the elevator.
• Thalis, followed Loris,
• with his sunglasses, he bumped into her even coughing and feeling sick, almost
• falling, the woman almost got angry, but turned around in time when she
• realized that the man was feeling sick, it was a good leper disguise that,
• being unrecognizable.
• - My God. - Said Loris. -
• You are well? - She asked.
• - I'll get better. -
• Said, sitting on the bench, a little wobbly and unstable.
• She released him, when
• he got up, without realizing that he put a tracker on her, watching her, and
• then following her the next day monitoring her, and watching Selena's actions,
• throughout the day, and throughout the week.
• Some of them bet on Dark
• Dragon, even if they had not seen him for a long period of time,
• since the previous month, they would manage to induce him to
• kill.
• There were several press
• conferences that Luther made by arguing that Sun Star-man was as fallible as
• anyone who would be a danger to the world, and should be jailed throughout
• the week until the test period is over.
• A Miraculous Woman was
• about to break a villain's neck and her sword nearly pierced the shoulder of an
• innocent caught in an ambush and used as a shield.
• Each of the heroes at
• some point, were caught in crossfire between villains who looked like an
• assault group, they appeared, took Sun Star-man, Miraculous Woman seriously,
• they made an attack, came and went the moment they acted.
• That week, Miraculous
• Woman was restrained by Sun-Star-Man who was trying to prevent her from killing
• one of the criminals who used a hostage as a shield, in addition to bombs
• attached to him.
• After they calmed down,
• Sun Star-man also lost control of the ensuing revenge and assault group.
• - Do you think they
• would really give us money if an innocent person dies? Boris asked.
• - Even if they drop
• money, I wouldn't do that. - Said Sun Star-man
• - Even if it is, it is a
• lot of money, in addition to losing my soul, I would become rich, but my soul
• is very important to me, Boris. - Said Sun Star-man
• - Yes. - Boris
• said. - For me too. - Boris said. - But what if it were by other
• means, like winning the lottery, what would you do with 700 billion dollars, in
• addition to 30 gold bars.
• - What a dream, Boris. -
• Selene was laughing. - It's a lot of money, really. - Selene said.
• - I have no idea. -
• Said Sun Star-man sitting in the leisure room of the tower.
• – I, at least, would
• distribute a part. - Said. - There are a lot of hungry and broke people
• around the world. - Said Sun Star-man
• - Scout as
• always. - Selene said. - It's a good idea. - Selene said.
• - You wouldn't do that,
• with that money. - Said Selene. - If there was another way.
• There was the attraction
• and seduction of sin itself, once, it was almost tempted, there was temptation.
• All heroes almost killed
• an innocent, even if it's almost, they were attracted to a chase.
• Investigating and
• following heroes, he demanded his part in his body, everyone thought he was
• drinking, or feeling sick in the corners, but really, he didn't sleep, it had
• been four days.
• They had constant
• fights, Sun Star-man Miraculous Woman, several sprinters.
• His lack of sleep, he
• was going to five, he was taking energy and eating a lot, which he saw several
• heroes being cornered, and villains that were surrounding Selene
• Those bastards were
• doing double work for some heroes, in the matter of the sixth day, Luther, made
• an appearance, and invited Thalis to go out together, the man managed to
• reschedule three times, four, until he could not find an excuse to avoid that
• find it.
• Meanwhile, as they were
• watched by prying eyes and spies, at that time when Thalis and the
• gamblers were watching them...
• The heroes were in the
• watch Tower, while the silence was heavy.
• After a while in silence,
• they started talking, exchanging reports of a tiring day of
• humanitarian aid, they almost killed or let children die who were kidnapped by
• a villain, Sun Star-man almost dropped a child towards a cliff.
• - I can't continue to
• fight. – Said Sun Star-man
• - What there was? Selene
• asked.
• - I need to go to the
• fortress. - Said Sun Star-man
• - What's going on, Klaus? -
• A hero arriving there questioned.
• - I'm not as steel as I
• imagine. - Said Sun Star-man.
• Between their missions, unaware
• of the spies and gamblers.
• Meanwhile, in
• which Thalis Delphos, was the following, while Sun Star-man,
• Selene and various heroes, greater or lesser extent, were being tried and
• tested.
• There was a fight at the
• end of helping some girls, they were angry, and they went to fight.
• For hours, they didn't
• even speak.
• Thalis started making
• excuses enough to avoid even his children, some reporters, even avoiding
• contact with Claude, former colleagues in the justice league.
• He had deep dark circles
• and he didn't look well, thin, he couldn't hide, even with makeup, he was pale
• and bent, he had white streaks on his head.
• It was strange even
• for him, he looked with constant expression of pain on his face, that moment, Thalis
• was shaking.
• Well, he went to Luther's
• tower, panting, in a dark suit.
• - What do you want, Luther? -
• He said.
• - Apparently, I scare
• him. – Entering your room.
• - The situation of the
• finite. – Thalis said.
• His sight left Lexington
• unresponsive, he looked worse, deciding it wouldn't do to wear his makeup or
• whatever.
• -
• You are sick. - Luther said looking.
• - A little bit. -
• He said, taking a glass of wine offered, his lips were dry and bluish, looking
• at himself in the mirror after what he felt, it was not scary.
• - So, your trip is for
• that. - Said Luther.
• - Yes, I have a trip to
• resolve this at the end of the month. - Thales said.
• - Do you intend to
• return? Asked Luther.
• - I intend to come back
• better. – Thalis said. - It's just bad days. - He said.
• - I understands. -
• They were heading towards Luther's dinosaur museum, taking the elevator down
• with it.
• - You had something to
• share with me, before you saw me. - Thalis spoke.
• - That Seleniam, and the
• league know? Asked Luther.
• - They just know that
• I'm taking a gap year. – Thalis said.
• - If why, I did not say,
• and they did not notice.
• They are coming
• here. - Said Luther. - I have something to share with you. -
• Said Luther.