A Priest in Gotham: Starting Out by Taking In a Little Boy
Chapter 173

Robin

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"I'm sure now. That's really him," Bruce remarked as he watched Aquaman take a deadly beating to the crotch.

"Now we just need to drive the power of the black out of Roland," Merlin said. "Let's all knock it out of him."

"Right!"

"Then I won't hold back!"

"It's all to save him—"

In an instant, all kinds of magic engulfed Roland, burying him beneath their barrage.

Half an hour later, Roland crouched on the ground, one hand shielding his head and the other protecting his groin. "I told you I'd already broken free of its control... why didn't you stop?"

"Sorry." Aquaman shrugged. "We were just making extra sure. Better safe than sorry."

"It's finally over," Bruce said. "The green's magic on me has disappeared too."

"Wait, where's Lear?" Roland asked.

"His body turned into that huge black cocoon from earlier," Bruce explained. "For some reason, the black chose him, and this is how he ended up."

"In theory, someone researching animal evolution should be more likely to receive the red's blessing, but he went down the wrong path," Swamp Thing said.

"Oh..." Roland nodded. "Why haven't I seen Green Arrow? Where is he?"

"He took those three Larks home. They're giving him a headache right now."

"What's there to worry about? Only kids have to choose—"

"You'll understand when you're older." Bruce gave Roland a strange look.

"Let's go, let's go... back to Gotham City." Roland yawned. "I ache all over... I just want to sleep."

"Maybe the geomagnetic storms here affected your body."

"Maybe my body clock's out of whack. We've been here so long, and it's still night."

"Let's get going... what's that flying over there?" Bruce looked behind him, where a dark shape was weaving wildly through the air.

"Your Batwing. Wade and Constantine are

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