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Chapter 102: For God's sake!! V
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"Selina, Ivy, you two will have to go back..." Ian spoke those words the moment he landed in the manor. He must've read something grim in the letters to drive such a decision out of him.
"Mike was badly injured. Ivy, I need you to go back and watch over Gotham.
We worked on a lot of new plants in the past year, so we need to construct a production line for them. Ivy's Garden is basically yours, so you should go back to business anyway."
Well, Ivy's Garden is basically the property of the Roses though Ivy does have a lot of shares in it.
"I... I won't be able to see you for a month?" The first on Ivy's mind was him which was strange considering it was not the first time they spent that amount of time away from each other.
Her obsession for him has only grown, especially since they're lovers now, and the year they spent with each other wasn't for nothing.
After all, Ian didn't spend all the time in training. He did take the girls out for strolls sometimes.
Ian went ahead and pulled her into a hug, caressing her fabulous red hair, "It will pass in the blink of an eye, alright? And remember what I taught you a lot for the past year, don't let your emotions run wild."
"I have to go back too? Why?" Selina was also resistant to the idea though for a different reason, "Will you be able to handle staying away from me for a whole year?"
The time dilation in the area dictates that while only a month will pass before he goes back to Gotham, for him, it will be a year.
"What is it that we focused most on for the past year? Emotions, the state of mind. How can I handle immortality if I can't even handle a year alone?"
"Right, all of that immortal mind stuff you're always preaching." Selina shook her head at his antics and also embraced him.
He still doesn't remember who told him those words, but he contemplated them and learned a lot from them. His goal was to have an immortal mind, a mysterious state he still doesn't know anything about.
He doesn't want to be a mortal in an immortal's clothing. That would be embarrassing, and he wants his answers, just who told him the quote?
"Ivy will take care of Gotham's troubles. You, on the other hand, I have a mission for you, and perhaps an opportunity."
Ian led the girls to seat down as he explained the intricacies, "First, Ivy's goal is to be defensive, but you can cut down the threat if possible.
The enemy is Deathstroke, he cut off Mike's hands both, leaving him on the brink of death."
"Deathstroke?" Ivy frowned, "Isn't that the pig that hurt you back then? How is he still alive?"
"The league of shadows has its methods... And I kinda allowed him to live as to lead us to those methods. Unfortunately, they were cautious.
His goal seems to be me. He wants to challenge me for some reason. You can let him know that I'll be back in a month if he can wait, if not..."
"He wants to challenge you? That's odd." Selina remarked.
"It's indeed odd. I don't think his emotions led him to such a decision, just because he is so bad and I am so good shouldn't be the problem. He must've another purpose."
Ian seriously agreed and continued, "If possible, since your powers' range should be able to envelop a significant portion of Gotham, try to find Lazarus' pit. It should be the thing responsible for his survival."
"Ok." Ivy nodded with all seriousness, "I will definitely kill him slowly."
"That's no..." Ian wanted to explain to her the clear words he just said, but in the end, "Nevermind, just do what you want. Just don't cause trouble."
He hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Also, it's better if you leave him alive... I want Mike to do it."
A vibrant smile instantly surfaced on Selina's face, "Aww, you're so sweet, and how is Mike by the way?"
Ian didn't change his expression as he answered, "He's perfectly fine. The project Victor is working on has a preliminary success, so he was saved at least.
Now for you Selina... I got good news. There is a way to steal the Hope Diamond."
"Let me guess, by distractions?"
"Huh? How did you know?"
"Everyone knows, and do you still not think I can steal it myself even with my current strength?" Selina curiously wondered.
"Yeah, the Hope Diamond resides in the capital city, in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in the Harry Winston Gallery... The place has a guardian that you cannot contend with at all."
Selina let out a pout, looking a bit downcast, but Ian's next words lifted her spirit a bit.
"This would be one of our greater heists. The plants were already set in motion a while ago, I just needed to confirm a few things. Still, you'll play the biggest role in it, and you'll need to push yourself a lot, so..."
And before he finished, she already jumped at him, clutching to him tightly like a cat as she sealed his mouth for a while, "Cool, it's time to show my cat powers."
Her happiness was written all over her green eyes, her vertical pupils gaining an odd luster as she gave his neck a long lick, much to his dismay, "Your powers are influencing you?"
She shook her head, taking in his scent before answering, "Nope, I'm allowing them to influence me. I like it."
"You were really destined to be a cat huh? You still pass out first though." Ivy always tools the opportunity to make fun of her, becoming a habit by this point.
"Oh wow, says the one who passes out a second later."
"I do not you meowing bitch!"
"Aw, meow, I will gladly sing it like a bird for him, not like you masochist bitch who can only screa..."
"Alright, stop it you two!" After numerous tries, Selina acquire a superpower Ian deemed to be Feline physiology, and well, her naughtiness only heightened since then... It's kinda amusing.
"Hmph!"
He shook his head and pulled Selina close to him again, whispering in her ear, "I need you to do something for me. It's very important, so focus for me. A target of mine was recently found Jason Blood."
Before he continued, he handed her a letter, "In the letter, you'll find three folded pieces of paper. You must never read them, not even a look. I want them delivered to him on three separate occasions."
"That's it?" Selina asked, confused.
Ian was not done as his next words solved her doubts, "There is a catch. He must never see you, and he must find the papers naturally without it seeming suspicious. You'll know how to do the job better than me, so expect good news soon."
Selina was confused, but still got the gist of the situation, "Can he read minds or something like that?"
"Something like that." Ian's answer remains ambiguous, making her understand that the least she knows, the better.
"I may have to extend my stay here for another month depending on how long it takes you to complete the job, but the most important thing is to be careful. Your safety comes first."
He then pulled her into a passionate kiss, doing the same for Ivy lest she floods the city with venom. After explaining several things to them, they left, leaving Ian all alone.
Raven was nowhere to be seen, isolated doing her own thing, something about a breakthrough in her studies.
Ian walked back into his lab. Since he decided to make a deal with Jason Blood, he naturally has to set his plans in motion.
"Ahh, such is the way of the kind. The things I do for the greater good." He stood before one of the glass tanks.
Within it was a condensation of energy, so concentrated it looked to be turning solid.
It was magic energy... He was planning on sacrificing it for the greater good, and he always stays true to his word, so that must be true...