Post by Bruce Wayne on Jul 16, 2008 2:53:08 GMT -5
The Dark Knight returns
NO MAN’S LAND
Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot -- so I have to wear a disguise that will strike terror into their hearts! I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible, like a... a... a bat! I became the Batman. I gave a damn. I cleaned up this city. You can never escape me. Bullets don't harm me. Nothing harms me. But I know pain. I know pain. Sometimes I share it. With someone like you. Boy have they tried. What, are you dense? Are you retarded or something? Who the hell you think I am? I'm the goddamn Batman! Never again will a eight year old boy loose his parents to some punk with a gun. Your life could end here, now, and nobody would ever know. Would anyone even miss you? Tell me, what's your life worth, punk... ? Saying yes to anyone in authority, anyone with a badge, just like your parents taught you. My parents taught me something else, lying cold on the pavement. They taught me that the world only makes sense when you force it to. I made a promise on the grave of my parents that I would rid this city of the evil that took their lives. I nearly became a part of that evil...They nearly killed me, I was broken and saw only one way to re-forge my body, my soul, my mind. I had to retrace my steps that created the Batman alone. So what did I do, leave. I left Gotham to the punks, the gang angers and a handful of street smart rookies. Some even have abilities. What do I have my fists? I needed to rethink the idea. Three years, for three years I’ve been gone. Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on -- none of you are safe. You have a choice. You can crawl -- on your bellies -- and plead for her forgiveness. That's the first choice. The second is -- I hurt you. Choose one. Choose the second. Like the shadows all around you when you walk down the streets, turn a corner or turn off a light, I’ll be waiting. I am the night, I am the Batman!
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NO MAN’S LAND
Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot -- so I have to wear a disguise that will strike terror into their hearts! I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible, like a... a... a bat! I became the Batman. I gave a damn. I cleaned up this city. You can never escape me. Bullets don't harm me. Nothing harms me. But I know pain. I know pain. Sometimes I share it. With someone like you. Boy have they tried. What, are you dense? Are you retarded or something? Who the hell you think I am? I'm the goddamn Batman! Never again will a eight year old boy loose his parents to some punk with a gun. Your life could end here, now, and nobody would ever know. Would anyone even miss you? Tell me, what's your life worth, punk... ? Saying yes to anyone in authority, anyone with a badge, just like your parents taught you. My parents taught me something else, lying cold on the pavement. They taught me that the world only makes sense when you force it to. I made a promise on the grave of my parents that I would rid this city of the evil that took their lives. I nearly became a part of that evil...They nearly killed me, I was broken and saw only one way to re-forge my body, my soul, my mind. I had to retrace my steps that created the Batman alone. So what did I do, leave. I left Gotham to the punks, the gang angers and a handful of street smart rookies. Some even have abilities. What do I have my fists? I needed to rethink the idea. Three years, for three years I’ve been gone. Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on -- none of you are safe. You have a choice. You can crawl -- on your bellies -- and plead for her forgiveness. That's the first choice. The second is -- I hurt you. Choose one. Choose the second. Like the shadows all around you when you walk down the streets, turn a corner or turn off a light, I’ll be waiting. I am the night, I am the Batman!
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