The story that followed was rather clichéd, and somewhat dull.
Young, yet wielding terrifying power he himself could not comprehend, Bruce's abuse of violence twisted his mind.
At first, he merely slaughtered those hateful criminals, but as his methods grew increasingly violent, they also drew protests from many people.
But Bruce only felt that these people were meddling. If he had not killed those criminals, how could there be peace?
Sympathizing with criminals? Then you were guilty too.
And the guilty deserved to die!
Thus, Bruce began slaughtering those who resisted him.
His actions grew more and more extreme, eventually reaching the point where anyone who dared insult him online would be massacred as well.
Penguin, Scarecrow, Joker.
They all died at the hands of the ring.
Bruce's madness also drew the pursuit of the Green Lantern Corps.
But it was useless.
In the end, the insane Bruce used that out-of-control ring to kill everyone.
That frenzied energy destroyed the entire Earth as well.
He fell amid the world's collapse, until a freak calling himself The Batman Who Laughs came to find him.
He told Bruce that countless other Earths still harbored evil.
So Bruce—no, Dawnbreaker was the name he should be called by.
Dawnbreaker accepted The Batman Who Laughs' invitation.
There were still so many criminals in this world. They all had to die!
Thus, Dawnbreaker joined the Dark Knight Order and, under The Batman Who Laughs' arrangements, took control of Coast City.
"This place is really dark. I can't see even a trace of light."
Clark and Jino stood at the edge of the city, looking out over the ink-black cityscape.
"Losing his parents as a child, then gaining terrifying power." Clark sighed. "Watching a troubled child grow up like that is truly frightening."
"But that is no