Chapter 26: The hunt's first mission (part 1)

      After being weirded out by the little vigilante, Jonas decided to distance himself from the stabby child.

[ The Web is amused by the Arhivist's reaction ]

' Come on! I don't want to have my head chopped off from my body! '

If the little vigilante did that, there was a chance that he would end up dead. He knows that a stab in the heart wouldn't kill him but what would happen if his brain was separated from his body?

[ Jonas Cane, possessed by the current avatar of the eye would die if the eye is destroyed or separated from his body ]

Oh? So the brain isn't important?

Jonas was a little relieved and a little disturbed that a pair of eyes were more important than the brain.

But Jonas should expect it. The Entities worked in different ways. And as their developing avatar, he was different from humans.

While he distances himself away from the stabby child, Huntress finally finished whatever she was doing with his classmate Bethany.

" What are you doing to him? Put down your sword. He's a civilian. "

" Tt. "

After being reprimanded, the stabby child put the sword back on its sheath. Jonas decided to remain in the background by sitting back on one of the chairs again and letting the Vigilantes do the talk.

" Why did you not report him to Oracle? "

" I was interrupted by the people suddenly becoming unconscious. I was distracted. Why didn't you report the child? "

" How's their heartbeat? Are all of them dead? "

" No! Their heartbeat's fine and back to normal. They aren't in danger of dying of fright anymore. Strangely, this new dose of fear gas is less dangerous. "

He knows that despite talking to each other, they were keeping watch on him.

" It wasn't confirmed that the people being unconscious was a result of the new dose of fear gas. "

" Then what do you think of this? It wasn't evidence for you? "

Huntress gestured to the people. Before Damian could retort, Oracle interrupted them through the communicator.

" Unfortunately Huntress, Little D is right. The other victims of the new dose of fear gas in Gotham didn't show any signs of being unconscious. "

Huntress narrowed her eyes at Damian when she noticed that the little gremlin was smirking smugly at her.

While the two are still talking, Jonas who was watching them and starting to ignore his presence despite looking creepy in the dark was getting bored.

' Vigilantes are indeed different from normal people. They don't get easily scared. '

Suddenly, he receives a message from the Archivist System.

[ The hunt says that if the little Archivist is bored, then the Hunt has a mission for him ]

[ The Web and End is surprised by the Hunt ]

' Oh? '

[ The Hunt wants you to bring back the Scarecrow to Arkham Asylum. Do you accept?

<  Accept >        < Reject > ]

A smile creeped out of Jonas when he receive the mission. Bringing his hands together, he chuckled and accepted the mission.

[ The Hunt for Scarecrow mission is accepted. ]

[ Mission Name: Hunt for Scarecrow

Mission Subject:

• Scarecrow/ Jonathan Crane: A well-known Gotham Rogue is known for his mastery of fear. The Entities are interested in him and his concoctions.

Mission Objective: Hunt down villain rogue Scarecrow and sent him to Arkham Asylum

Mission Reward:

[ Detect Bloodlust (Skill) ]

[ Vampire Characteristics: 10% (Body Modification) ]

[ Black Dog (Avatar-Animal) ]

Seeing the rewards, Jonas was more excited about his first mission.

' Marionette Henchman. '

[ Do you want to use the Marionette Henchman? ]

' Yes. '

After that, he closes his eyes and loses consciousness of his meat sack's body. Jonas's body turned cold. Just the normal cold body temperature of the dead person. His breathing and heartbeat slowed until the body stopped breathing and the heart stops its breathing.

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While Jonas wasn't listening to the Vigilante's discussion, Damian put forward a suggestion.

" It's a work of meta. "

" Meta? "

Oracle questioned and added.

" Yes. "

" You sounded confident in your answer, little D. Is there something you know? Did Talia start delving into Metas? "

" No. "

Damian replied with a wave of irritation while still imitating Jonas's voice.

" Put down whatever you are thinking, Oracle. Mother isn't involved in this. "

" How can you guarantee that Talia has no involvement? "

Before Damian's temper can get ahead of him, Huntress interrupted.

" You are suspecting that the child is a meta. "

" What child? Is there something you and Little D forgot to inform, Huntress? "

" All of the people here are unconscious except one child. "

" His name is Jonas Cane. "

Damian supplied.

" You know him little D. "

He heard the typing of the computer through the communicator.

" Oh? He's your classmate? Why are there search files about him in the Batcave? Are you stalking him? Following Tim's footsteps? "

" Shut up, Oracle! "

" I apologize, little D. You are easy to anger, you should work it out and do some meditation. Hmmm. Anyway, oh according to the files. He is indeed GCPD and his medical files said that he was a metahuman. Retrograde Amnesia? If he was the culprit of the people falling unconscious, can you and Huntress tell him to wake up the people Little D? Could you also stop imitating someone's voice Little D? It sounded disturbing. "

After that, the Huntress and Damian turned to look at Jonas. To their surprise, they found him slumped on the bed unconscious, and with his eyes close.

Both of the vigilantes thought that he look like an innocent normal kid when he was sleeping. Different from the creepy child that he was giving off when he was awake and directing them with his wide creepy smile constantly.

Approaching him, Damian then spoke to the unconscious Jonas while still imitating his voice.

" Wake up Cane, before I maim you with my sword. "

The Huntress chuckled when she heard Damian.

" That's not how you wake up people. If he wasn't responding with your voice, you need to shake him awake. "

" Jonas? We need you to answer some questions. "

The Huntress attempted to wake up Jonas and shake his body. But then the body that she was shaking collapsed to the ground.

Both Damian and the Huntress we're surprised. Narrowing his eyes, Damian laid Jonas's body on the ground. He then brought his finger to Jonas's neck and left hand. To make sure of his conclusion, he moves his head closer to Jonas's chest attempting to find any heartbeat.

After a minute of waiting, Damian gave up and stared at Huntress through his domino mask and turned the communicator on again.

" He's dead. "