fictionpage Chapter 688 All of this is part of William Hand's plan!
Chapter 688 All of this is part of William Hand's plan!
Chapter 688 All of this is part of William Hand's plan!
Look...
Those foolish fellows.
After the Moon, which orbits Earth 1, rotates 45 degrees, its uneven surface, influenced by its revolution around the Sun, will face the Earth's surface in space.
In an instant, countless rays of light enveloped William Hand's withered, lifeless face, making everything he saw shine with a dazzling silver light.
He is a disciple trained by William Hand, Batman, and Bane, and his actions bear the characteristics of both mentors...
Patience, and planning.
Under William Hand's manipulation, Batman Dragon, or rather, Batman Supreme, his mentor, drew all attention to William Hand, allowing him to hide in his mentor's shadow and plan his own actions.
When he offered his body to the Black Death Emperor, he realized that the Black Death Emperor could not be completely controlled by him; he would only pursue death.
Essentially, William Hand could not possibly win over those who extended olive branches to the Black Death Emperor by offering the option of death, for a very simple reason:
Take the Emperor Joker, for example. If he promised the Black Death that once the deed was done, the Black Death could slaughter half of all life in the Dark Multiverse and the Matter Universe—Earth 1, Earth 18, you could kill them all to boost the Black Death's performance, then who could offer a better deal?
The Emperor Joker has no bottom line, the Anti-Monitor Dragon has no bottom line, but William Hand does, and that is the biggest disadvantage.
He couldn't possibly satisfy the Black Death Emperor indefinitely in the killing contest. His master, Batman Supreme, never intended to use the Black Death Emperor's fighting prowess as a trump card to turn the tide from the very beginning. In his plan, all William had to do was interfere with the Black Death Emperor's actions, and William did manage to do that, but that was all.
All of this was beyond William's control. Whether his teacher won or lost, it had nothing to do with William Hand, because his teacher had already given him at least 50% of the power of the bat mite.
He could use these fifth-dimensional powers to alter reality at any time, severing himself from the Black Death Emperor, saving his life, and then escaping back to his teacher's Metal Spirit realm. He would then be placed with his teacher's Justice Alliance members in the Dark Multiverse Fortress that Luther had built, where everything would be safe and sound.
Oh, speaking of which, the teacher's Justice League was completely unaware of his plans; their power was no longer sufficient to handle a multiverse-level crisis. Therefore, his teacher never informed them of those plans, and if it weren't for the bat mite's prank, they wouldn't even be outside the safe haven.
In his teacher's words, "If my allies can't help, telling them this will only make them feel guilty. I will place them in the positions that are needed, according to their abilities."
Yes, they are Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, and Green Lantern, but they are just insignificant individuals in the vast Dark Multiverse.
They possess the same Kryptonian power and Amazonian divine strength, but the key to saving the universe has never been those things...
It is the heart.
His teacher, Batman Supreme, once said:
"Damn it, I've been fighting with Darkseid and the Anti-Monitor for so long, and I'm only now realizing more and more that the multiverse is idealistic! I'm really fed up. This is the kind of thing I hate the most, you know?"
In my universe, Superman is sick every day, as weak as a baby. But in the main universe, Superman can smash even a baby from three different universes with a single punch when he gets excited. They're both Superman, they're both Clark. Does this make any sense?
Never mind, you don't need to know that much. What I mean is believe in yourself, understand? Believe in yourself, and you will be able to…”
(Note: The Superman shattering the baby multiverse event occurred in The Sixth Dimension)
These were his teacher's exact words, and William knew them: Believe in yourself.
"Strength comes from belief, and so does power."
He told himself, "One belief."
So this is his belief.
the first.
Robin will always be able to help Batman win; Robin's choices will never be wrong, but ignoring Batman's orders is a traditional skill of every generation of Robin.
second.
I am William Hand, and no one understands the Black Death Emperor better than me. This Black Death Emperor will only become better if you force him to.
third.
All of this was part of William Hand's plan!
That's good, so he now has faith.
William Hand sensed the imperceptible vibrations of the moon beneath him throughout the universe, being dragged along by Barbatos just as he had predicted.
Batman's visit to Barbatos was also part of William Hand's plan; he deliberately created a situation where Batman had no one else to turn to for help but Barbatos.
He narrowed his eyes slightly. The parallax demon Hal was still looking around beside him, but he paid no attention to him. In his eyes, Hal was already a dead man.
His peripheral vision swept over the dying First Lantern Knight beside him.
The Emperor Joker and his cronies' actions were all part of his plan—or rather, the Anti-Monitor Dragon was about to deliver a major blow to Batman.
If his prediction is correct, the Emperor Joker should now be surrounded and attacked by most of his members.
Earlier, he deliberately allowed the Black Death Emperor to separate himself—only in this way could he truly deceive the Emperor Jester and the Anti-Monitor Dragon.
So he stubbornly refrained from using 50% of his bat mite power, firmly concealing this crucial information and making everyone believe that he was powerless to fight back after being discovered.
Even the Black Death Emperor himself, who was practically his twin, was unaware of his plans.
Being forcibly ripped from his body by the Black Death Emperor was no less than enduring torture. His will was separated and then attached to a small piece of the remnant created by the Black Death Emperor, while his body was still occupied by the Black Death Emperor himself.
It was painful and cruel, no less than being slowly sliced to death. It made him very weak, but he was able to pull through. He survived. He is William Hand.
These pains meant nothing to him. In the end, he used a bit of the bat mite's divine power to slightly alter part of the Black Death Emperor's actions, preventing the Black Death Emperor from completely washing his will out of his body, leaving a portion of his will within the Black Death Emperor.
This allowed him to observe the battlefield through the Black Death Emperor's body even after the Black Death Emperor abandoned him.
Just a few tens of minutes ago, the Anti-Monitor Dragon proposed to the Black Death Emperor to betray the Emperor Joker. The Black Death Emperor agreed, but the price was that when the Anti-Monitor returned, it would destroy all matter universes and reduce everything to antimatter. All the beings in the matter universes would be the bargaining chips it sold to the Black Death Emperor.
At the same time, he has now promised to destroy dozens of Barbatos' universes as a deposit to fill the gaps in the Black Death Emperor's teeth after things are over.
William Hand had long suspected that the Emperor Joker's control over this evil villain alliance wouldn't last. The intelligence provided to him by the Black Death Emperor corroborated this.
The Emperor Joker is too concerned about Batman, and his plans often degenerate into madness that harms others without benefiting himself.
He sees Batman as the ultimate goal, ignoring the fact that others merely see Batman as an end in themselves.
Barbatos's arrival prompted the Anti-Monitor Dragons to begin diverting Barbatos into their primary targets, not just Batman Dragon and the Flashpoint universe of the Dark Multiverse.
Therefore, under such circumstances, the Emperor Joker would certainly become an obstacle. The Anti-Monitor Dragon's rebellion was not a spur-of-the-moment decision; he had been manipulating the Emperor Joker's actions and plans from behind the scenes.
Now that the villainous alliance has dealt with the Emperor and Joker, they're holding back on giving Batman and Barbatos a big blow.
This ambush will not only take advantage of the Emperor Joker's previous plans to destroy Batman, but also severely damage Barbatos and resolve the different demands of its members, such as the Anti-Monitor coming down from the Time Stream, the Time Trapped defeating Barbatos to create space for his domination, and Brainiac obtaining the Flashpoint Universe, etc.
Okay, now he's going to do something dangerous.
If it were Batman, he would absolutely not let William do that.
He never put his teammates in danger because he naturally felt a certain moral responsibility that compelled him to take on the most dangerous part of the plan.
He adheres to the ridiculous idea that "I can't let anyone else go on a mission that might lead to my death, because I'm Batman." He often arranges everything without the consent of others, and even goes so far as to harm his companions and then apologize afterwards.
A smile appeared on William's somewhat ashen face, but it vanished in an instant, replaced by a resolute expression.
Very well, now he's going to make Batman experience what his teammates went through.
This is no longer Batman's plan, but William Hand's plan, and his actions will follow in the footsteps of the former Batman.
William has sensed that the Anti-Monitor Dragon's plan is underway. Because he did not act according to his teacher's plan, the Anti-Monitor Dragon's operation has been brought forward. The planned attack on Batman has been moved to a point in time under William Hand's control.
His teacher, just as he and the Anti-Monitor Dragon had planned, persuaded Barbatos to leave his lair, luring the fish out of the dense and hard coral reef like a sausage.
Barbatos's appearance was a result that both William and the Anti-Monitor Dragon wanted to see. It is the most powerful god in the current timeline. They have been fighting for so long, and Barbatos has only lost the cards in its hand. At most, it has lost a hair in its body.
To put it simply, Barbatos isn't fatally wounded... so neither he nor the Anti-Monitor Dragon can sleep.
Of course, being a sausage, Batman was completely unaware that he had become bait. He was genuinely cooperating with Barbatos, even at the cost of accelerating Barbatos's evil plan to invade the main universe. William knew that Batman was acting out of necessity, but that didn't matter. He could handle these problems.
As William pondered, his thoughts began to wander... He had actually fooled Batman; he could hardly believe it was true.
That's Batman! Batman tricked his opponent on his very first attempt!
Ok.
He steadied himself and brought his thoughts back to the present.
The current situation is exactly what William wanted. If Batman harbored the intention to deceive Barbatos, it would only increase the possibility that Barbatos would see through him. And after things happen, Barbatos wouldn't be a fool; he would definitely hate Batman immensely afterward, which is not what William wanted.
He glanced at Parallax, who was still struggling beside him. Soon, when his teacher appeared before him, he would surely discover who the real bomb was:
Parallax Mohal.
But even Batman Dragon could not be omniscient and omnipotent. He would never have imagined that, in addition to the main bomb, the Emperor Joker must have left him another one.
William Hand turned to look at the first Lantern Knight beside him, who looked as if he were dead.
During his time here, he witnessed the Time Trapped arrive and secretly switch places with the First Lantern. So now, the one lying here with them is the Time Trapped, not the First Lantern himself.
The Joker had long anticipated that Batman would have some way to deal with the bombs he had planted. He had also considered the possibility that Batman might ally with Barbatos, and he even allowed Batman to do so. His intention was to give Batman hope, and then let him turn that hope into despair at the last moment.
That's really a twisted sense of humor.
After he has done everything in his power to stop Parallax Morhal's self-destruction, he hides nearby, and the Genie Evangelion, whom he considers a victim, will immediately attack and completely destroy him, William Hand.
If his current physical body is destroyed, William Hand's soul will have no body to rely on, and according to the law of death, he will enter the domain of the Lady of Death of the Infinite Family.
William has never met the Lady of Death; he only knows about this ultimate embodiment of death through Batman's narrative.
She is strong and gentle, but she is never negotiable.
Because of his deep connection with the Black Lantern Force, Batman can summon anyone's soul into the underworld of these two natural energies through the connection between the Red of All Beings and the Spirit of Metal, but he cannot contend with the Black Lantern Force.
William Hand will be plunged into ultimate death through the Death Realm of the Black Death Emperor. This is the ultimate feast that the Emperor Joker has chosen for Batman!
But William would never do that; he wouldn't allow it to happen...
He wouldn't be that cruel to Batman.
Because I am William Hand, I am...
Your Robin.
As William Hand was thinking this, the world shook. He looked up and saw Batman rushing towards him like a comet through a portal in space not far from Earth.
"Don't move."
He felt Batman's telepathic connection momentarily reach his mind: "I'm here, it's alright."
"Answer me, are you still alive—William?"
(End of this chapter)