"What if we kidnapped an ally of a hero?" Nygma proposed. "If we had any hostages," Riddler tried.

"He wouldn't care about a villain," Harley Queen said. "And he'd kill everyone in his path."

"How about we at least have some fun and forget about that part?" said Joker . "How about chaos for chaos' sake?" said Joker .

- Yes. – They said around. – With a clinking of glasses.

Yes, they would try to get the gold.

While the most idiotic, in every sense, all to a greater or lesser degree, were transformed into animals, in addition to being electrocuted, a mountain of pigs walked back trying to retrieve the boxes of money from that pointed tower.

Among the villains, bets began to be placed on who would kill first.

Leticia Lane was looking for a story, ignoring most of the shouting and craziness of heroes.

During that week, reporters were approaching the heroes about those issues.

Crime levels soared in each of the cities; they took several hostages throughout the week, and each time they appeared and a hero emerged, the villains used children as shields.

Then, there were several cases of kidnappings throughout the week.

Leticia Lane was covering a story about superheroes murdering innocent people.

"Leticia," Perry said, standing in front of her in the Daily Planet newsroom.

"You're off work for the rest of the month," he said.

- What...? – Leticia said.

"No..." Leticia said. "No..." she said again. "It's not right."

"You are the source of all of Astro-Star's problems; some imbecile villain could use you to force him to kill an innocent person," he said.

"Don't come back here before the end of the month," Perry said.

"Who said Astro-Star kills?" Leticia shouted.

"The informants on the streets," Perry said. "They stole a shipment of helionite and fear gas."

"Who said that?" Leticia asked.

"Me," Jimmy said. "I found an informant who leaked that they stole something coming to Golden Valley."

"Men in fits of rage have done worse," Perry said.

- About that.

The stories of gods and drugged aliens, hallucinating and killing even unintentionally, are what he said.

"He might think you're the Apocalypse," Perry said.

"Besides doing a story about his death, I'll also do a story supporting Luther ," Perry said.

"The rules are clear, Perry, he can only kill an innocent person of his own free will," Leticia said. "And no, thank you," Leticia added.

"That's not what I heard," Perry said. "If you stay, I'll call the police and you'll be escorted out of the Daily Planet." "I'll claim national security," Perry added.

"Boss, please," Leticia tried.

"If you prove to me," Perry said, "that you won't be killed by Astro-Star, who thinks you're a supervillain." Perry proposed, "I'll allow it." Her boss said.

Fuming, Leticia went to her desk, grabbed her things, and went down to the street in the elevator.

Tsuki Miki, following Leticia, with his sunglasses on, bumped into her even though he was coughing and feeling unwell, almost falling. The woman almost got angry, but turned around in time when she realized the man was unwell; it was a good disguise for a leper, making him unrecognizable.

"Oh my God," Leticia said. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"I'll get better," he said, sitting on the bench, a little unsteady and unsteady.

She let go of him when he stood up, not realizing that he had placed a tracker on her, observing her, and then following her the next day, monitoring her actions throughout the day and over the course of the week.

Some of them bet on the Dark-Dragon, even though they hadn't seen him for a long time, since the previous month, they thought they could induce him to kill.

There were several press delegations that Lutheran made, or did not find, almost no one arguing that Astro-Star was as fallible as anyone else, that he would be a danger to the world, and should be detained throughout the week until the trial period ended.

The Miraculous Woman was about to break a villain's neck, and her sword nearly pierced the shoulder of an innocent person caught in an ambush and used as a shield.

Each of the heroes, at some point, was caught in the crossfire between villains who resembled an assault group; they would appear, drive Astro-Star and Miraculous Woman crazy, launch an attack, and then disappear as soon as they acted.

That week, Miraculous Woman was restrained by Astro-Star, who was trying to prevent her from killing one of the criminals who had used a hostage as a shield, in addition to bombs strapped to him.

After they calmed down, Astro-Star also lost control due to the revenge and assault that followed.

"Do you think they would really give us money if an innocent person died?" Bartholomew asked.

"Even if they offered money, I wouldn't do it," said Astro-Star.

"Even so, it's quite a lot of money, and besides losing my soul, I would become rich, but my soul is very important to me, Bartholomew," said Astro-Star.

"Yes," said Bartholomew. "Me too," said Bartholomew. "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, Bartholomew!" Artemis laughed. "That's a lot of money, indeed," Artemis said.

"I have no idea," said Astro-Star, sitting down in the tower's recreation room.

"I, at least, would distribute a portion," he said. "There are many hungry and penniless people in the world," said Astro-Star.

"A scout, as always," said Artemis. "That's a good idea," said Artemis.

"You wouldn't do that with that kind of money," said Astro-Star. "If there were another way."

There was the element of attraction and seduction inherent in sin itself; once, he was almost tempted, the temptation was there.

All the heroes almost killed an innocent person, even if it was just an "almost," they were drawn into a chase.

Investigating and following heroes took its toll on his body; everyone thought he was drinking or feeling unwell in corners, but in reality, he hadn't slept for four days.

They had constant fights, Astro-Star, Miraculous Woman, various speedsters, among the representatives of Hermes, when a contingent of mediators and representatives of werewolves were accused of persecution, then there was a long discussion between accusations.

His lack of sleep was approaching five, he was drinking energy drinks and eating a lot, which is why he saw several heroes being cornered, and villains surrounding Artemis.

Those wretches were giving some heroes double the trouble, and on the sixth day, Lutheran showed up and invited Tsuki Miki out. The man managed to reschedule three times, four times, until he couldn't come up with an excuse to avoid meeting them.

Meanwhile, as they were being observed by curious and spying eyes, at the very moment when Tsuki Miki and the gamblers were watching them...

The heroes stood in the watchtower, while the silence was heavy.

After a period of silence, they began to talk, exchanging accounts of a tiring day of humanitarian aid; they had almost killed or let die children who had been kidnapped by a villain, and Astro-Star had almost dropped a child towards a precipice.

"I can't keep fighting," said Astro-Star.

"What happened?" Artemis asked.

"I need to go to the fortress," said Astro-Star.

"What's going on, Kal?" a hero arriving there asked.

"I'm not as made of steel as I think," said Astro-Star.

Among their missions, they were unaware of the spies and gamblers.

Meanwhile, Tsuki Miki Delphos was following them, while Astro-Star, Artemis, and various heroes of varying degrees were being tempted and tested.

There was a fight at the end of the rescue operation involving some girls; they were angry and started fighting.

Sometime later, upon returning to planet Earth, on a day of patrol.

Tsuki Miki had to save the world, and sometimes he expected to find Felicity relatively well at the mansion or exploring the cave, but that's not what he found...

After arresting those villains, he tied them up and led them to the police station, arriving at the cave in his limousine.

He had several problems, and a demon convinced him to get rid of his stalker, who suddenly drugged him, slept with him, and became pregnant.

Proof of this was that he was summoned to the police station, and it took no less than six centuries before the current events for the con man to be arrested for one of his robberies in the mystical city; overall, it was a very long time for justice to prevail.

That afternoon.

After arriving from the Delphos company.

He has plans to expand and undertake ventures in the galactic realms.

Gerard was waiting for him.

Sometime later...

Tsuki Miki had to save the world, and sometimes she expected to find Felicity relatively well at the mansion, or exploring the cave, but that's not what she found...

After arresting those villains, he drove to the police station, arriving at the cave in his limousine.

He had several problems, and a demon convinced him to get rid of his pursuer, who suddenly drugged him, slept with him, and became pregnant.

Proof of this was that he was summoned to the police station, and it took no less than they said-more than six centuries before the current events-for the con artist to be arrested for one of her robberies in the mystical city.

That afternoon.

After arriving from the Delphos company.

Gerard was waiting for him. "There's a problem, sir," said his loyal butler, who had just arrived from his company at the end of a mission in the mystical dimension.

It was when he was returning from the transport center after rescuing Karina, who had been taken to the kingdom of Akropolis, between the shadowy dimensions and space, that he felt guilty and wanted to talk to the butler, but the air of the matter made him stop and halt his thoughts and guilt.

He had his escapades, but he wasn't caught. Tsuki Miki should have known that nothing between them would work out. Even what Felicity did help and provided an excuse for the end of anything that could have happened. She would be the thieving con artist and wouldn't be pulling off a scam on a man anytime soon, nor would she drug him for the next year.

It was six months of an unhappy relationship, in addition to being stalked by someone who made his life as miserable and unhappy as possible, in the general opinion. Not that it was bad, actually, but there were countless rumors, and the divorce was quick and became public knowledge. The media pounced on them, all because a reporter friend of his, after much blackmail and men who brought the events to light with Leticia's help, somehow leaked the information in a way he never understood.

There were people who showed up in the middle of the trial, claiming to be Felicity's lover, ranging from villains to petty thugs, who had occasional deals, which in the end turned into a circus, him being the cuckold, all that, all the secrets of what she supposedly did behind his back.

All her secrets, which she supposedly kept for him and Amasteus, were unearthed. Luckily, Gerard traveled, practically drugged, and was placed on a plane with a bodyguard to prevent him from returning before two centuries before the current events.

It was, in general opinion, a quick marriage, unlike Felicity, who was caught in the middle of a robbery, along with two other villains from two centuries before the current events: Catman and Calendar Man.

In addition to his contact with a thief and underworld informant called Noturna, who had a scheme to manipulate an information network, which they used to escape, they were caught by Dark-Dragon on their way back from Akropolis, when he least expected it to happen so soon.

Felicity, for her part, fell into the alleyways when a police officer, even without knowing it, could have caught her in the middle of Gotham on her way back. Then, incredibly, they testified against her, all because of a witch hunt against hooded thieves.

By reducing their sentences, they used the tactic of letting them know that she was the mastermind behind the creation of the world's largest diamond and the British crown jewels, and that she was the one who ordered the crime.

According to her, she shouldn't be caught, which is why she was wearing a panther costume at that point, to differentiate herself from Catwoman, as if another cat costume with electric weapons was a big change, which didn't prevent her from being unmasked in the end.

What was a good thing would have been a problem if they had stayed married; he had new plans, and he couldn't have stayed married to Felicity for so long if things continued like that. This was something he hadn't counted on when he stopped paying attention to his wife and continued with his vigilantism .

Tsuki Miki had said, while concealing her identity better than she could, that somehow Felicity was taken to the hospital, and that's where she lost their baby.

A forensic examination was conducted, and the most serious injury was caused by the fall. The examinations indicated a spontaneous abortion due to the fall, even though he suggested she should have stayed home or waited for the baby to be born before returning to her supposed crime-fighting activities. In the end...

Felicity had her secret escapades; while he faced Darkness and returned to catch museum thieves, Felicity stole, all for the thrill of the escapades, simply wanting to destroy the lives of everyone she could get her hands on.

During that time, Tsuki Miki made Gerard leave.

He was advised by his godfather Amasteus to keep the human away from the property and his affairs.

"I need to put that one year back; it became more than 30 years ago. He returned to the 1800s, which would be more than six centuries before the current events, without his friends and colleagues," said Tsuki Miki. "Or more than two centuries before the current events," he said, turning to Gerard.

The worried butler disagreed; he offered coffee to the butler, and as they drank, the butler fell into his arms.

He paid for Gerard's extended vacation, which was supposed to be a year, but that year turned into more than 30 years ago. He returned to the 1800s, not to stay there, but so that he could put his plans into action, in fact.

On second thought, Tsuki Miki thought it best, two centuries before the current events, years away from him, putting a drugged Gerard towards a private plane, in short, the old man woke up in a luxury hotel.

Seeing that beside the bed was a personal friend of Tsuki Miki who would keep an eye on Gerard and not let him return so soon, so that Tsuki Miki could proceed with his plans, when the poor butler called him furiously about rights and kidnappings, but Tsuki Miki was literally unyielding.

What didn't coincide with his return, doing this sort of thing with a man who had treated him like a son and was a supposed father to him, Tsuki Miki laughed and said, that life isn't always as one wants it to be.

By forcing the old butler to take an all-expenses-paid trip around the world to see every corner of the planet, he would have a guide keep an eye on him, to leave him in peace, and thus not prevent him from doing what he had in mind....

"How could you do this to me? I did everything for you," the butler said on the phone.

"I don't understand, what's going on?" Gerard shouted.

"Gerard, you won't be able to return before this one year has passed. It's become more than 30 years ago; he's returned to the 1800s. None of this matters. I need you to stay out of Gotham," said Tsuki Miki.

"I don't need any of that," said his butler.

"By the way," Tsuki Miki said, "the cards would be blocked and monitored, so withdrawals of certain amounts would have to be made directly to me, and you couldn't return before the established time."

"Damn it, boss, this is kidnapping," said Gerard.

Tsuki Miki needed to plan, and those plans didn't include Gerard, nor her prior knowledge of what he intended to do.

"No, it's not kidnapping. I haven't held you captive, nor have I imprisoned you anywhere. I'm sending you to various parts of the world; you can very well enjoy your time," said Tsuki Miki.

In Felicity's case, that year, he wouldn't have to worry about her for quite some time, unless she ran away.

She would stay there for that year, which turned into more than 30 years ago. He returned to the 1800s, trapped before the official name was adopted. This was Black Gate. If she didn't escape, and if she did, she would be a fugitive. By then, she would have time to plan what to do while neither Gerard nor Felicity would be around to interfere.

Keeping Dick away, and any of the boys as well, was also a plan to keep the members of the Warriors Society of Heroes away.

He would have a few weeks to plan...

For hours, they didn't even speak to each other.

Tsuki Miki started making enough excuses to avoid even her children, some reporters, and even contact with Cloud, former colleagues from the Warriors Society of Heroes.

According to his plans, this included spending some time in seclusion so that he could investigate.

He had deep dark circles under his eyes and didn't look well; he was thin, couldn't hide it even with makeup, was pale and hunched over, and had white streaks in his hair.

That was strange even for him; he looked at him with a constant expression of pain on his face. At that moment, Tsuki Miki was trembling.

Well, he went to Luther 's tower , panting, wearing a dark suit.

"What do you want, Luther ?" he said.

- It seems I scare him. – Entering his office.

"The situation of the finite," said Tsuki Miki.

His vision left Lex speechless; he looked even worse from the outside, deciding that there was no point in using his makeup or anything else.

"You're faking being sick," Luther said , looking at him.

"It doesn't look like everything they imagined," Luther said.

"Yes, this is to maintain appearances," Tsuki said, taking a glass of wine that had been offered to him. His lips were dry and bluish; looking at himself in the mirror after what he had felt, it wasn't frightening.

"I want to try to hide from the demons and their attempts to unite with a dark god through a relationship," Tsuki said.

"Then that's what your trip is for," Luther said .

"Yes, I have a trip planned to sort this out at the end of the month," said Tsuki Miki.

"Do you intend to return?" Luther asked .

"I intend to come back better," Tsuki Miki said. "These are just bad days," he said.

- I understands. – They were heading towards Lutheran 's dinosaur museum , going down the elevator with him.

"You had something to share with me before you saw me," Tsuki Miki said.

"Do you know about that Helionian and the Warriors?" Lutheran asked .

"They only know that I'm taking a year off, but it's become more than 30 years ago; he's returned to the 1800s for a sabbatical," said Tsuki Miki.

If I didn't say why, and they didn't understand.

They are coming here. – Luther said . – I have something to share with you. – Luther said .

About that.

Tsuki went to meet each of them; the demons gave her a clue.

4 weeks before the current events.

He got involved in a plan; there was a project he was involved in that involved betting.

Circe was involved in the gambling schemes; she cornered him, grabbed him, pinned him against the wall, and kissed him.

"Just because you're promised to Darkness doesn't mean I can't have a little fun," the goddess said.

"Well, I promised him my ass, not all my parts. My first time from another angle is his; the rest, I can share," Tsuki said.

Meanwhile, while they were having sex, they were thinking up schemes and turning people into non-human animals.

That was a mystical building; Circe had shown it to him as a favor in exchange for his help in freeing her from a plan that would allow her to escape. At that moment, he managed to see her elsewhere; he had to find her to propose a deal.

"Would you like to pretend to be dating me in your spare time?" he asked her, as she helped him escape during his getaway when she raided the island of the Amazons.

"I'll do my part, I've given my word, and you keep yours," he said.

"What would you like first?" she asked him.

"The underworld has a gambling house; I want you to show it to me and let me participate," he requested.

The gambling houses in the city of Tamatori were notorious among mystical villains and the underworld of magic.

Tsuki Miki got involved with gambling, and it was a gambling house that no heroes entered, but demons did. It was just an invitation, which he accepted, interestingly enough, because he was inspired.

He had been summoned more than enough; according to the gods and demons, if it wasn't him, it would be someone else, so there was no real choice.

The negotiations were the best; he never thought he could describe what it was like to negotiate with multiple demons. He was human, even though some time ago he simply thought that with their influence, it wouldn't last much longer.

Initially, he shouldn't have done it, but he did it anyway; it wasn't against the rules, but nobody stopped him from doing it.

That was the personification of the Black Dragon lord; everyone saw this happening, in which the lord of fear, he is a hero who, in an adventure, became involved in his companions' plan to save the world, even against common sense, against his best thoughts, he was against the plan, it seemed they didn't listen to them, the excuse was that he was one of the only heroes.

Those who lacked power should let the great hero of the sun be the master of it, that damned envoy from a higher plane, the priestess corroborated this, they called him a denier, at that moment, he argued, he had no support, so he yielded, in the middle of the adventure, against everything he thought, he yielded even more, letting them be guided in this adventure.

In the midst of the grand operation, in this twist, amidst their progress, it was yet another setback; everything there screamed trap. It was a scenario, which seemed different, where the Sands of Time unfolded with that entity, which could send them back to the end and the beginning of everything.

He never believed in prophecies.

He tried to bring in the voice of reason.

You have no powers, you're just jealous of who Kal is. He's the chosen one, I know, I saw it. He has the power that so many prophecies speak of, he is, I'm sure of it.

Neither in gods nor in promises of redemption, he raged against everything he believed in, in an argument, nonetheless, in which he yielded.

Tsuki - While the man without powers - At that time, when he wore black not as a uniform, but as a condemnation, there was a problem that he was always in the middle of, his lack of will was in contact with his friends.

While he was the last mortal among gods and demons, the man who saw the error before the disaster.

That's how it always happened, just like always, nobody listened to him.

Proceeding to the Council of Heroes, they gathered under the glare of the Eternal Sun, in a city built between dimensions.

It was there that they were-the Great Solar Hero, the Priestess of the Stars, and the warriors of a thousand races. They all spoke of "salvation."

Tsuki, in silence, knew what it was: ritualized suicide with flags of hope.