Barbatos

A week ago.

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"Where the hell is the metal?" Ra's al Ghul paced anxiously around his mansion. "Damn it, who exactly is talking to me?"

"What happened to him? Is he being influenced by Trigon?" Lady Shiva shook her head as she watched Ra's al Ghul at the doorway, looking as though he had dementia.

"It doesn't seem like it." David Cain shook his head.

"Metal, metal... Where did the metal of this Universe go?" Ra's al Ghul muttered as he drew his saber.

The sword was called Shazam's Sword, forged from Ninth Metal. Ra's al Ghul stared at it, a trace of confusion flashing through his eyes. "Where is the soul of the metal?"

"Come to me. I need you."

"Who is talking to me?" Ra's al Ghul warily scanned the surroundings.

"Come quickly. This is your last chance to atone—quickly!"

"What sins have I committed? Nonsense!" Ra's al Ghul angrily slashed at the air.

Lady Shiva shut the door tightly. "Looks like we can start considering how to let Cassie inherit his position."

"The main problem is that Cassie has no intention of doing so. Otherwise, we wouldn't be so conflicted." David Cain walked down the stairs and spoke to her.

"And whose fault is that—"

The two of them suddenly froze at the same time, their hair standing on end. They unleashed their strongest attacks behind them, but hit nothing.

"An illusion?" David Cain narrowed his eyes.

"We couldn't both have experienced the same illusion." Lady Shiva looked at the marks left by her attack. The cracks stretched all the way to the end of the stairs. "Something incredibly dangerous definitely appeared just now."

"With all that noise, Ra's al Ghul shouldn't have failed to react."

"Unless he really does have dementia."

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