In the deepest, darkest corner of the corridor, there was not even the faintest trace of light. Everything should have been hidden in the depths of the darkness, but Lucifer's pale complexion seemed to glow on its own, enough that his outline could be vaguely seen.
At the same time, he could also see Arkham Batman's silhouette gradually closing in. Lucifer shrugged. "I'm honored you came looking for me with such a grand display."
Arkham Batman said nothing, merely walking forward to the low notes of a cello. Lucifer showed no fear, but it was not that he was nobly marching to his death. Rather, he seemed not to know he was about to die, as if he could not understand any of what was happening before him.
Until Batman spoke.
"Don't be afraid, child."
Bang!
Arkham Batman was suddenly knocked down from behind by a powerful figure. The glow of Heat Vision flared in an instant, and when Superman looked toward Lucifer, the red light in his eyes had not yet gone out. "Run!"
Lucifer parted his pallid lips and simply stood there, staring at him blankly. Superman probably thought he was scared senseless. He rushed straight over, grabbed Lucifer, and shoved him onto the stairs.
Only then did Lucifer remember to run. He stumbled upstairs while Superman flew vertically to the top floor. Halfway up, Lucifer remembered he could not outrun Batman, so he turned back and hit Batman with a control, only then barely making it upstairs.
He braced himself against the stairs, panting, feeling his heart beat very fast. His hand clenched tighter and tighter around the railing, and suddenly he turned to look at Superman, his eyes giving off a light that should not have appeared in this game.
"Why did you save me?"
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