What was Batman doing at this moment?
In fact, he had not followed Gotham down to Hell in the first place. Of course, it was not because his condition had improved or because he finally had less of a desire to control Gotham. It was because he truly could not come back.
On one hand, in the New 52 universe, the Green Lantern Corps and Apokolips's army were fighting fiercely. After Wonder Woman and Superman joined the battle, they had to ask Batman about practically every move they made. As the brain of the Justice League, even if he did not personally head to the front lines, he still had to remain at Justice League headquarters to oversee the battle and keep the League's two heavy hitters from getting carried away and punching in the wrong direction.
On the other hand, and this was the main reason Batman remained on New 52 Earth, Thomas and Martha needed him to take over Wayne Enterprises' assets on Earth while helping the two families speculate on real estate in New Gotham.
In truth, that last reason was the most important. Speculating on property was simply too profitable. Batman was mentally ill, but now he was a mentally ill person with parents.
This meant that if Mr. and Mrs. Wayne had a psychiatric hospital issue Batman a formal diagnosis, Batman would become a person with limited legal capacity, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne would become his guardians. Legally speaking, they would have the right to lock Batman up in Arkham Asylum.
If they really did that, Batman naturally would not fail to resist. But more importantly, with a speaking speed comparable to a sloth's, he really could not out-argue Thomas, Martha, Robin, and Alfred.
So he could only obediently stay behind and help his