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Batman looked down at the large complex rows of buildings, with lakes and rivers covering the land.
He saw a large castle in the distance that was atop a mountain overlooking the city.
He decided to land the Batwing near a clearing next to some trees that sat near one of the lakes.
The Batwing had landed safely and Batman jumped out to overlook the condition of his jet.
He noticed only a few dents and scratches on it.
He took inventory on his Batwings ammo.
He had a permissible amount of turret rounds and a full amount of rockets and other specialized weapons.
The fuel capacity was average but he did not intend to use the Batwing for a while. He activated his comlink and tried to use it again.
"Come in Watchtower! Cyborg! This Batman come in!"
Nothing was heard, not even static this time. Batman pulled out a special grid from his utility belt and activated it.
It was a Universal Atlas, designed by the scientific division of the Justice League and with the cooperation of S.T.A.R. Labs; it documented the vast parallel universes and mapped them out.
If someone discovered a new universe, the Atlas would pinpoint where it landed in the vast stretches of time and space.
And it would also connect with other Atlas' across the multiverse. Almost every universe the League visited, had one or was given one.
It was invented with the sole purpose for helping members who got sucked into wormholes or were unwillingly dragged to other worlds.
Batman was relieved that it wasn't damaged.
He then activated it.
"UA System. Mark my destination."
[BZZT. BZZT. ERORR. UNABLE TO FIND LOCATION.]
Impossible. The machine is a fast thinking computer connected throughout countless universes and has charted an almost staggering amount of worlds.
How could this be?
"UA system. Connect with the nearest System."
If he could not find his location he could connect with another UA System in another universe. Surely it would-
[BZZT. ERORR. CANNOT CONNECT.]
"WHAT?"
Even the stoic and reserved Batman could not help but feel a tinge of unease with what he just heard.
How could it not connect with a single one? He has met countless Batmen who agreed to carry a UA System, just in case they needed each other's help. So why could it not connect with a single one?
"UA SYSTEM. Search for closest corresponding device."
[ERORR. SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO FIND CORRESPONDING CONNECTION.]
"UA SYSTEM. Pinpoint my location."
[ERORR. SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO PINPOINT LOCATION OR CHART POSITION.]
"Try it again."
[ERROR.]
Clear frustration resided in his voice.
"Again!"
[ERROR.]
"…try again."
[BZZT. BZZT. BZZZZZZZT. -an't!]
"Huh?"
[BZZZT! –leave. Can't-!]
"What the…"
[You cannot leave yet. Subaru, protect him.]
The UA SYTEM then burst into flames and crumpled away. Batman lost his last chance to get rescued.
Unsure of what to do he set the Batwing on lockdown mode. He then turned to the city that was viewable from afar. He then began walking to it.
"I'm going to get some answers."
As he walked on the soft grass, Batman looked up at the bright blue sky and questioned something.
"Who is Subaru?"
Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman, now had to start his new life, in another world.
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It was his third loop and each and every time, he had died painfully. The young man running through the alleys of this city was named Natsuki Subaru.
He had been summoned to this strange fantasy world by an unseen force. He had no real goals in this world as he did in his previous one.
Over there, Subaru was a lowly NEET; a person who barricaded himself at home and never went to work or school.
It didn't help that his Sanpaku eyes made him look perpetually angry, making him unpopular with the ladies.
His weird mannerisms and hyperactivity also made him unpopular with most boys. So it would be assumed that he would be doing nothing again, even when he was in another realm.
But that changed when he met the mysterious silver haired half elf and her spirit Puck. He quickly bonded with her and asked to help her in recovering a stolen item.
Subaru eventually led her to a Loot House on the outskirts of the city; it would have been a simple mission, retrieve the item back and head home.
But it wasn't, he was killed along side his new comrade.
"I PROMISE….I WILL SAVE YOU…"
He made a promise to her and intended on keeping it.
And after dying two more times, he learned he had gained a new ability after being summoned there.
He called it Return By Death. Every time he died he went back in time to unspecified point in time, like a checkpoint in a video game.
He had just been saved by a group of Thugs by a knight named Reinhard. He didn't ask for his help, as he didn't want to trouble him.
He then marched off to the area where he had died the first two times.
To the Loot House.
Batman had made it inside the city. He looked around at the grand architecture and admired it. His white sharp eyes scanned around the unfamiliar setting before him.
He was able to catch a glimpse of a nearby man in armor and headed over to him. He thought that perhaps he would tell him something of value.
"Excuse me sir. I may need some assistance. "
"Yes. How can I-?"
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