- You drank. - Said Astro-Star. - 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. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos. – But I'm not fine. - He said. – Something in the drink. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- Hangover at best is not good. - Said Astro-Star. – But that's no reason for that.
- Do you intend to kill yourself from so much drinking? - Diana questioned appearing beside them.
- What do you want here? – She asked wiping her mouth with a toilet paper, and standing up, she was wearing only brown pajamas.
- I got out of the league, go away. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos staggering.
- I am no longer useful to Warriors Society. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos. - I am out.
- We thought you knew. - Said Astro-Star accompanying him around the cave.
- That was shown in every city. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
Some lights were off, and the computer screen was drizzling, there was little lighting, the cave and mansion were in dim light.
Nixty Selenity Delphos fell towards a chair away from the computer on a table in the corner, her head ached, she was in a rag, there was a large traveling backpack in the corner, her temple was hurting.
- God... - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos. - Crap.
- I would say yes, Nixty Selenity Delphos. - Diana said.
Nixty Selenity Delphos saw himself in the mirror, dark circles under his eyes, thank God Eduard traveled, she wouldn't see him, with a beard to shave, and his hair disheveled.
There were those who tried to get DragonWoman out of her cave, Jocker threw the party in Lovecraft County, but apparently, there was no one to get her out of her cave.
- I'm tired. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- We are having problems. - Diana said.
- You may have any problem, but I left the league. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- I trained, you Dick, enough to succeed me. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- I won't help. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- There's another DragonWoman doing the job. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- But no advice? - Asked Astro-Star.
Nixty Selenity Delphos looked towards the Astro-Star.
- No. - She said.
- I want to be left alone. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- There are so many heroes and vigilantes in Lovecraft County. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- I trained most, if not all. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos. – One hour you figure out what to do. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
They looked at each other and left the cave.
Nixty Selenity Delphos looked towards a computer, she waited a few minutes and turned on a computer, was then turning on several screens and showing each of the heroes of the cities.
- Idiots. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- Fools. - She said.
Within the first week that followed, towards the end of Friday, all 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 a sinless innocent.
Everyone there with nerves on edge, they were constantly irritated, there was a clock timing the time.
Heroes, gods, villains and everyone there, saw and heard what the gods said.
- Interesting. – Luther said. – I couldn't have done it better.
In a villains bar...
Luther was sitting there at a table, with poker cards and smoking a cigar.
Luther looks around her, she realized they wanted heroes to kill, whoever she was not to help make Astro-Star a villain.
- I bet Astro-Star will succumb. - She said.
Joker, and some villains gathered at a round table a round of conversations and playing poker, around them, among smokers and underworld villains.
- I bet I can get DragonWoman to kill. – Said the crime clown.
- Who wins something with this, is the hero, not us. - Said Miss Frio, besides her killing for money. – Miss Cold.
– I don't see DragonWoman killing around, not even for money. - Said Miss Cold
- Actually, I only see a DragonWoman, but I don't know if this is the original. - Said Penguin.
– Even if she needed it. - Said Penguin.
– But did you notice something, Joker? - Questioned Poison Ivy.
- 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.
- And you know she doesn't kill. – Crocodile said.
- But we don't know about this new one. - Said Riddler.
- She had thousands of opportunities to kill you and she didn't, and it was free. - Said Penguin. - Because she would kill an innocent, even now for money.
- Power corrupts, isn't it? - Questioned 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 taking it out on an innocent. - Said Riddler
- Does murder by mistake count? - Questioned Riddler.
- Come on, see the biggest madman who caused chaos to the point of madness, would be you. - Said Riddler.
- Since we're not doing anything. - Said Riddler. - Why not? - Questioned Nygma.
- You wouldn't do it for money? - He said. – Did you see that amount? - Questioned Two Face. – That's 700 billion dollars and 30 gold bars. - He said. – That makes anyone greedy. - She said.
- What would we gain from her killing? - Questioned Joker. – Besides of course seeing him kill an innocent. - He said. – Come on guys, see the circus catch fire.
- She could split the money with us if we found the victim. - Nygma proposed.
- Since when, would any hero share money with us? – Crocodile asked.
- Why not? - Questioned Nygma.
- Because if a person kills an innocent, since when, would he care not to kill us? - Questioned Harley Quinn appearing.
- What if we kidnap a hero's ally. - Nygma proposed. – If we have any hostages. - Tried Riddler.
- She wouldn't mind a villain. – Harley Quinn said. – And he would kill everyone in front of him.
- How about we at least have fun, forget about that part. - Said Joker. – How about chaos by chaos. - Said Joker.
- Yes. - They said around. – Making glasses clink.
She, yes, they would try to get the gold.
While the dumbest ones, in every way, all to a lesser and greater degree were turned into beasts, as well as being electrocuted, a mountain of pigs walking back as they tried to get the money boxes from that spiky tower.
Among the villains, bets began to occur on who would kill first.
Leda Lake was looking for a story, ignoring most of the screaming and madness of heroes.
During that week, reporters were approaching the heroes about those issues.
It was the heights of crime in each of the cities, they took several hostages throughout the week, itself, every time they showed up and a hero emerged, the villains used children as a shield.
There were several cases of kidnappings throughout the week.
Leda Lake was covering superhero reporting on murdering the innocent.
- Lois. - Perry said in front of him in the office of the daily planet.
- You're dismissed for the rest of the month. - He said.
- Which...? - Lois said.
- No... - Lois said. – No… – I said again. - It is not right.
- For is the source of all Astro-Star's troubles, some imbecile villain can use you to force him to kill an innocent. - He said.
– Do not come back here before the end of the month. - Perry said.
- Who said Astro-Star kills? - Shouted Lois.
- The street informants. - Perry said. “They stole a shipment of kryptonite, and fear gas. - Perry said.
- Who said that? - Asked Lois.
- Me. - Jimmy said. – I discovered an informer who leaked that they stole coming to Goldens Valle
- Men hallucinating have done the worst. - Perry said.
- While drugged aliens, hallucinate and kill, even if they don't want to. - He said.
– She might think you're the Apocalypse. - Perry said.
“In addition to me doing a story about his death, I'll do a story supporting Luther. - Perry said.
- The rules are clear, Perry, she can only willingly kill an innocent. - Lois said. – And no thanks. - Lois said.
- That's not what I knew. - Perry said. - If you stay, I will call the police and you will be being escorted off the daily planet. - He said. – I will plead national security. - Perry said.
- Boss please. - Tried Lois.
- If you prove it to me. - Perry said. – Who won't be killed by Astro-Star. - Perry said. – Thinking you're a super villain. - Perry proposed. - I allow. - Said his boss.
Lois, fuming, went to her desk, grabbed her things, and headed down the street by the elevator.
Nixty Selenity Delphos, followed Lois, with her dark glasses, she bumped into herself coughing and feeling sick, almost falling, the woman almost got angry, but turned around in time when she realized the man was feeling sick, it was a good disguise for that leper, being unrecognizable.
- My God. - Lois said. - Are you okay? – She questioned.
- I'll get better. – He said, sitting on the bench, a little shaky and unsteady.
She released him when she got up, not noticing that she had put a tracker on her, watching her, and then following the next day monitoring her, and watching Diana's actions, throughout the day, and throughout the week.
Some of them bet on DragonWoman, even not seeing him for a long period of time, since a month before, they would manage to induce him to kill.
There were several press rallies that Luther made arguing that Astro-Star was as fallible as anyone who would be a danger to the world, and should be arrested throughout the week until the test period was over.
A Wonder 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 the crossfire between villains who looked like an assault group, they showed up, took Astro-Star, Wonder Woman out of their minds, they made an attack, came and went the moment they acted.
That week, Wonder Woman was held back by Astro-Star 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 her.
After they calmed down, Astro-Star also lost control by the group of revenge and assault that followed.
- Do you think they would really give us money if an innocent dies? - Barry questioned.
- Even if they drop money, I wouldn't do that. - Said Astro-Star.
- Even if yes, it's a lot of money, besides losing my soul, I would be rich, but my soul is very important to me, Barry. - Said Astro-Star.
- Yes. - Barry said. - For me too. - Barry said. – But what if it were by other means, like winning the lottery, what would you do with 700 billion dollars, plus 30 gold bars.
- What a dream, Barry. - Diana was laughing. – That's a lot of money, really. - Diana said.
- I have no idea. - Said Astro-Star sitting in the leisure room of the tower.
– I, at least, would distribute a part. - He said. – There are many hungry and penniless people around the world. - Said Astro-Star.
- Scout as usual. - Diana said. - It's a good idea. - Diana said.
- You wouldn't do that, with that money. - Said Astro-Star. – If there was another way.
There was the attraction and seduction of sin itself, once, she was almost tempted, there was the temptation.
All heroes almost killed an innocent, even if it's almost, they were attracted to a chase.
Investigating and following heroes, it took its toll on her body, everyone thought she was drinking, or feeling sick in corners, but really, she hadn't slept, it had been four days.
They had constant fights, Astro-Star, Wonder Woman, various sprinters.
Her lack of sleep, it was going down to five, she was getting energetic and eating a lot, which she saw several heroes being cornered, and villains surrounding Diana.
Those bastards were giving some heroes double work, in a matter of the sixth day, Luther, made an appearance, and invited Nixty Selenity Delphos out together, the man managed to reschedule three times, four, until she couldn't find an excuse to avoid to meet.
Meanwhile, while being watched by prying eyes and spies, at that time when Nixty Selenity Delphos 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, Astro-Star almost dropped a child towards a cliff.
- I can't keep fighting. - Said Astro-Star.
- What there was? - Diana asked.
- I need to go to the fortress. - Said Astro-Star.
- What's going on, Klaus? – A hero arriving there questioned.
- I'm not as steel as I imagine. - Said Astro-Star.
Between your missions, unaware of spies and gamblers.
In the meantime, Nix was following them, while Astro-Star, Diana and various heroes, of greater or lesser degree, 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.
Nixty Selenity Delphos began making enough excuses to avoid even his children, some reporters, even avoiding contact with Clark, former Warriors Society classmates.
She had deep circles under her eyes and didn't look good, thin, couldn't hide it, not even with makeup, she was pale and stooped, she had white streaks on her head.
That was strange even for her, she looked on with a constant pained expression on her face, that moment, Nixty Selenity Delphos was shaking.
Well, she went to Luthers tower, panting, in a dark suit.
- What do you want, Luther? - She said.
- Apparently I scare him. – Entering your room.
- The finite situation. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
Her vision left Lex unresponsive, she looked worse at sight, deciding it wouldn't do any good to wear her makeup or whatever.
- You are sick. - Luther said looking.
- A little. – She said, taking an offered glass of wine, her lips were dry and bluish, looking at herself in the mirror after what she felt, it wasn't scary.
- So your trip is for that. – Luther said.
– Yes, I have a trip to resolve this at the end of the month. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- Want to come back? – Luther asked.
- I intend to come back better. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos. – It's just bad days. - She said.
- I understand. 'They were heading towards Luther's dinosaur museum, taking the elevator down with her.
- You had something to share with me, before you saw me. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
- That Seleniano, and the Society know? – Luther asked.
- They only know that I'm taking a sabbatical. - Said Nixty Selenity Delphos.
– If the why, I didn't say, and they didn't notice.
They are coming here. – Luther said. – I have something to share with you. – Luther said.