A Fanfiction Starring Batman and his allies along with Detective Conan and company.
Note: Other DCU characters associated with Batman and his peers will make appearances as well.

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Chapter 1

A Peak into Tomorrow

Darkness… a gap in time before the beginning of life

The same in the arrival of death

In between,
A fine line to walk


From the dawn of creation one is built through the road in which they create, gaining through the given experiences that life sweeps their way. Through this character is achieved, a cemented makeup that defines ones very essence as an individual.. a barrier that cannot be broken.

“Or so I thought.”

What happens when all you’ve been taught is challenged? And when all prior belief sinks into doubt? How are you to look to those you trust for guidance when those same friends and allies are truly a hidden in blind enemy? A tear in foundation is sure to ensue, one which now fostered its reach throughout the confines of their very soul.

No more trust, undeniable betrayal of those who’d offered a hope

No more strength, not of the body nor mind which shivered in a silent pain of demanding trial

No more drive, all determination had come to seize in wake of their obtained failure

No more hope, a collapse in faith in finding a means of a sought end

There was only one thing that remained through it all, darkness.

The remaining strength was little, evident by how they weakly descended down the long fleet of stairs toward the destined location that awaited their arrival. With each step a phrase of set words conveyed to them several months ago played back in their mind repeatedly, months which now felt as if years had come to pass.

“Close your eyes, and in that time allow darkness to carry you to the other side. And when you shed eye once again, you will have arrived.”

It wasn’t until now that those words began forming into clarity. They pressed on in staggering exhaustion, breathing heavily as a knifing pain soared through their legs. The end was soon reached. It was here that their heart began to race in full stride, glancing directly into the eye of the demon that called for their presence across the way. Even in the wake of their doubt there was no turning back. A heated line of sweat slid down the left side of their face as they commenced, bringing a burn to their cheek due to a small cut.
The gap fell to just inches between them and the opposition after just moments. With the choice to be made there would be no turning back, the life once knew would seize its place to anew. But in doing so they would make the ultimate sacrifice, betraying a promise made to a close friend and ally who had stood by their side from the very beginning of what had come to conspire. A stream of tears formed within their eyes, trailing downward like flakes of water drops upon an oak tree after a passing storm. In disgust their sights retorted toward the floor below in a rejecting defiance to what they knew was to come. With a final cry of emotion to give they spoke a final claim, knowing their partnership of so long would now come to an untimely end.

“Kudo, Shinichi… forgive me,” Silence ensued as they focused eye to the one who awaited their decision to make. They inhaled once more before closing their eyes with those defining words returning. “Close your eyes, and in that time allow darkness to carry you to the other side. And when you shed eye once again, you will have arrived.”

With the final line clocking through mind their heart seemingly stopped, bringing about an undeniable freight that was capped off by the chanting sound of an army of swarming bats in the clear. In that moment there was nothing but fear, one of death accompanied by only darkness. If the other side was to be reached, could there perhaps be light?




Lightest of Nights: A Deck of Minds

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To Be Continued