The woman stepped closer to Natasha, her response being to secretly withdraw a silenced pistol behind her coat. Dressed in casual clothes, Natasha sought to fit in as she continued moving towards the other woman, as if she were a normal civilian.
Both blended with the small amount of people walking through the halls who were on their way for brunch. Natasha's eyeline never wavered from her target though and she slowly pulled the pistol to the side of her hip, still hidden.
Vision was cut for several monts between the two... Then both suddenly felt barrels placed against their stomachs. Natasha stared into the barely shining blue eyes of a drop dead gorgeous woman. Black hair with small white extensions at the bottom were drifting underneath a fur jacket of black-white... Underneath though, she wore a suit much like the one Natasha had once worn, a power-suit that augnted the strength of the wielder; this suit creating a vaguely orange-gold glow hard to pass up for soone like Natasha.
"Oh? The Russian-puppy has suddenly erged in New York, is it?"
A scowl slithered over Natasha's face as her pistol pushed in just a few inches further. This was reciprocated, the magnum pressing into her own kidney flinching under a slight nudge.
"What is an Al Ghul doing here...!?"
The question was whispered with scorn as the black-haired woman quizzically narrowed her eyes.
"Get it right dear pup, my na is Talia Al Ghul. It would be best for you to rember that."
"I know your na... Never forgot it after Benghazi... The Demon. Clint, would certainly like to get even with you. But that is for later. What is it you are doing here?"
A nacing smile crawled up Talia's face, their current locked positions seeming as if the two were having a comfortable conversation from outside their vicinity.
"Why... rely shopping... acquiring so clothes here and there, a car just a few monts ago. But, don't let dominate this conversation, pray tell, why are you here...?"
"Shopping? I doubt it. If your hands are involved, bloodshed is soon to follow."
Natasha glanced to the sides of the room, inspecting her surroundings for threats as people just passed by them unphased. Talia took this opportunity to do the sa, but neither of them took away the pistols each held against one another.
"So vindictive, Russian Pup... I used to look after you in the Red Room... what happened to the thankful, caring, woman who was ntally unbendable?"
"She died a long ti ago. In the fires of her sister's death. Now, either tell of your goals here or, I will end you here."
Talia's face was utterly stone cold, unmoving, unchanging... Her eyes staring deeply within the defiant glare of Natasha. Soft features on her face showed slight tension, sourced from the pressing of a pistol into her ribcage. Her eyes narrowed before she sighed out loudly.
"It is all the sa with you pups... No nuance, no poise or nuanced behaviour. It is simply all threats. Fine. To appease a snivelling little pup who quivers under the weight of the 'Big Bad Wolf' before her, I'll simply tell you one thing..."
"What is it...?" Natasha narrowed her eyes and tensed her jaws at the insults.
"I am here, for the sa thing, you are."
A smirk instantly erged from Talia's steely-willed façade, her entire posture relaxing sowhat. This was sourced from the withdrawal of the pistol from her ribcage, Natasha taking a step back and raising the pistol. Natasha was all frowns, her hand gripping the pistol with such strength that the whites of her knuckles could be seen.
"How...? No. That is not important. Why, are you after her?"
"Alas, why does a bird hunt for food? Why does the lioness secure sustenance for their children? Your question is flawed, lacking in, precision. Our ti outside of the Red Room has certainly dulled our senses... Hasn't it?"
"Almost as much as your subservience to Ra's Al Ghul's plots dulls yours... Almost..."
"Hahaha. Your attempt to anger is laughable, Russian Pup... Alas, our ti is soon closing and my work soon begins. If you wish to discover again, you will need to re-sharpen yourself once more... C'est la vie"
An explosion of smoke set off the sprinkler systems in the building as the space was quickly blanketed in white. Nothing could be seen of Talia or even Natasha as smoke consud every single corner of the room.
Gun shots resounded amidst the screams of normal people, the entire floor of the skyscraper filling with white smoke. Nothing was visible and there was no way to know where Talia had disappeared.
"I will get you next ti, Demon, then we'll have a 'proper' chat..."
Natasha sprinted for a nearby stairwell and started rushing downstairs, jumping down safely between floors.
...
"FUCK YEAH! That was an aweso opening for my ga!" I reclined in my chair tiredly as I had been receiving hundreds of thousands of emails through my company's email account.
From business proposals to full-scale investnt emails, everything was being sent. Even fan emails with people inquiring on the release of the ga. There were a few emails in particular that were very interesting, especially considering the information that I had found on the internet pertaining to 'Heroes' and 'Billionaires'.
A ssage from Tony Stark, owner of Stark Industries... Was, boring, but nice to see...
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Subject: Investnt Opportunity with Yggdrasil Interactive
Dear: God Empress,
I hope this ssage finds you well.
I am writing to you on behalf of Stark Industries to express our interest in exploring a potential investnt and strategic partnership with Yggdrasil Interactive. As a global leader in technological innovation, Stark Industries has always prioritized advancents that push the boundaries of entertainnt, imrsive experiences, and cutting-edge gaming solutions. Your company's work in the gaming industry has caught our attention, particularly the unique approach and creativity demonstrated in your recent projects.
BLAH BLAH BLAH, I failed to read this part because it was boring.
We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this investnt prospect with you in greater detail. Could we schedule a eting at your earliest convenience to explore how Stark Industries might best support Yggdrasil Interactive's growth and strategic direction?
Thank you for your ti and consideration. We look forward to the possibility of working together to create exciting and transformative gaming experiences.
Best regards, Pepper Potts, CEO Assistant, Stark industries, Phone number: ************
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The next email was from an entity nad Wayne Enterprises, specifically from their CEO Bruce Wayne. It read as follows:
Subject: Strategic Investnt Opportunity – Yggdrasil Interactive
Dear: God Empress
I trust this ssage finds you well.
My na is Bruce Wayne, and I represent Wayne Enterprises. We have been closely monitoring the impressive work being done at Yggdrasil Interactive, particularly your innovative approach to the gaming industry. As a company that has long been committed to fostering technological advancents, I believe there is considerable potential for collaboration between our two organizations.
Wayne Enterprises is continually looking for opportunities to support cutting-edge initiatives that align with our core values of innovation, sustainability, and excellence. I am particularly interested in exploring the possibility of a strategic partnership or investnt in your company. With your team's expertise in interactive entertainnt and our resources in technology and infrastructure, I am confident that we could work together to elevate the gaming experience to new heights.
I would appreciate the opportunity to et with you and your team to discuss this further. Please let know a suitable ti for us to arrange a eting at your earliest convenience.
Thank you for your ti, and I look forward to the potential of working together.
Sincerely,
Bruce Wayne
CEO, Wayne Enterprises
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This seed much more sincere... But the man who helms it was a playboy, a philanthropist of a very high magnitude, from what I could find, and more than anything a multinational business mogul. He could never be stupid and run such a company. His intelligence was also clear in the way he requested a personal one on one eting with and my 'team' despite already, most likely, knowing that I had no such team.
In other words, he was wanting to et and suss out. Investnt was a goal, for sure, but his real goals were thinly veiled behind it. Such a move usually, as dictated by my business experience, occurred due to shock in one of three aspects... Technology, Potential, Power. For , it was obvious that the lure was the technology.
Being thorough I began searching the Dark Web for Bruce Wayne and soon ran into hundreds of different threads. Images of him attending a party with a known drug lord, having a conversation. More images showing him exiting said room whilst cleaning blood off his hands.
The validity of these images couldn't be secured fully, but just the insinuation gave so more understanding of the man I could potentially et in future. Even his enemies, could reveal sothing about him...
In the sa strain I investigated Tony Stark. He was kidnapped by terrorists that were using his own weapons. Escaped sohow, using technology of his own design; one source claid. His first request when coming ho was for a cheeseburger and he likes ACDC quite a lot. Hmmm, Billionaire playboy philanthropist, again.
When I tried to get to the dark web a single program stopped . I couldn't really understand what I was, but I felt vague elents of its exterior coding and the na it ca with...
'Jarvis.'
'Hmmm, keep your secrets then...'
I retracted my way from that space as fast as possible whilst maintaining my scope over everything about Tony. He was a piece of work, smart ass and funny, but ultimately very privileged.
"I don't think I should accept any of these, until I get so people on my side... Perhaps it is ti to try and get my own Servant?"
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