Gotham City Cemetery.
Neither Wonder Woman nor The Merciless liked wasting words. The moment they met, they began fighting.
Wonder Woman drew her bow and shot an arrow into The Merciless's chest, but it had no effect. Seeing this, she drew Godkiller and engaged him in close combat, while Raven enchanted her from the sidelines.
The God of War's divine power erupted, clashing through their weapons. The force contained within startled them both.
Realizing their opponent was stronger than expected, both felt a flash of excitement, and the pace of their attacks quickened.
The shock waves shattered the cemetery's gravestones and sent the wandering skeletons flying.
"Why choose a place like this to fight me?" The Merciless couldn't help asking.
This was exceedingly unusual for him. After the War God Helmet had corrupted his mind, The Merciless had all but discarded his human emotions. He shouldn't have felt curious about something so trivial.
The Merciless, the Batman of Earth -12, had been Wonder Woman's lover. Ares had forged a helmet imbued with divine power and invaded their world. Batman and Wonder Woman had rallied their forces and fought wave after wave of battles against Ares. It had taken them two years of fighting to reach him. During the battle, they had knocked off his War God Helmet, while Ares had knocked Wonder Woman unconscious.
Believing Wonder Woman had died, Batman had put on the War God Helmet to avenge her. With its divine power, he had finally defeated Ares and cut off his head. But the helmet had further corrupted his mind, and he had gone on a killing spree, mercilessly slaughtering the heroes who questioned his actions and even Wonder Woman when she tried to remove the helmet.
He had fought his way up Mount Olympus and slaughtered the