Detroit, the city of cars, was once a symbol of America's economic prosperity. It was a city famous for its automobile industry. Unfortunately, it had now completely declined. After decades of economic decline, the city became poor and chaotic. Gangs ran rampant, and the government was incompetent. Many people had fled the city, but more people could only pray for a glimmer of light in their despair.
But in reality, light never came by itself.
Saber stood at the corner of the street, whistling. Santals stood behind him. Just three minutes ago, they witnessed an armed robbery. In broad daylight, the robbers rushed into a bank and fired into the air. The crowd was in chaos, and in less than ten minutes, they left with a lot of loot. It was obvious that they were veterans in this business. The police arrived five minutes after the robbers left. Looking at the fat men who got out of the car, Saber seriously suspected that the car was overloaded.
"This place is much worse than Gotham!"
Santals whispered as he ate the chicken roll in his hand. "I've never seen such a crazy place in Gotham."
Saber glanced at him.
"That's because you came at the right time, you silly boy. Let's go find Shauna."
The two of them walked along the street towards the train station. Ororo and Pixie were still in the hotel, along with the two captives. Ororo had already regained consciousness, so it wouldn't be a problem for him to suppress them. As for Shauna, the girl that Robin thought to be a little crazy, she should have just arrived in Detroit. She brought something that Seiber urgently needed.
In a place with bad security, the train station was definitely a favorite hiding place for petty thieves. There was a lot of traffic here, so it was very convenient for them to 'work'. Therefore, when Shauna, who was carrying a small bag and wearing a white dress with long hair, walked out of the train station, she was immediately surrounded by a few sneaky fellows.
Shauna Belzer, a 17-year-old girl born in Gotham, was accidentally involved in the murder of her family when she was about to go to college in New Jersey. It was said that she had brutally killed 14 prisoners in prison. But if you really saw her, you would think that it was all nonsense. Shauna was very thin and had a good figure. Because she always kept her head down, her long dark gray hair always covered her face from time to time.
However, judging from her exposed chin, she should be a delicate and pretty girl. Coupled with the clothes she wore, she always made people feel that she was delicate and cute. The gangsters in Detroit said that they liked this kind of girl the most. After playing with her enough, they could sell her to those pimps. And most importantly, they rarely got into trouble because of these girls.
Thus, when Shauna turned a corner and entered the small alley that led to the freight warehouse of the train station, there were already 5 people behind her. On the road in front of her, there were also 3 burly fellows.
"Hey, little girl, where are you going?"
A hippie wearing a cowboy hat and fancy clothes walked over and stood in front of Shauna. He reached out his hand to touch her face, but the silent Shauna dodged him by taking a step back.
"Tsk tsk, I like girls like you."
He rubbed his hands and continued to move forward, "You have to know, little cutie, Detroit is not safe now. A girl like you should have a strong man to protect you! Just like me! "
"Enough, Zelk, get out of my way! I saw this fat sheep first! "
The fat one of the three people behind Shauna stood out. He waved a pistol in his hand and shouted at the hippie, "Stay away from my little cutie, you scum!"
"What the f * ck did you say?"
The hippies also took out their pistols. The two groups of people began to provoke and curse each other. For a moment, it was like two groups of people in a gang fight. On the contrary, Shauna, who was supposed to be fighting for the item, was ignored.
The weak girl took a step back. Under her black and gray hair, her eyes looked at the two groups of people with interest. She said softly.
"It's just like a comical performance …"
"What about my puppet show?"
A treacherous voice sounded from her shoulder. A strange looking puppet sat there and said mockingly, "You think my performance is no better than theirs … Am I right?"
"Fayde! I'm angry! If you talk about me like that again, I will! "
Shauna seemed to be angry. She waved her hands in the air as if she was angry that her "friend" said that to her. However, she was still ridiculed by the puppet with a strange expression. He patted his legs made of wood comically.
"Come on! Shauna, your hands are not suitable for acting yet … This kind of deceit really doesn't suit you! Look at your performance just now, it's terrible! "
The timid Shauna seemed to be defeated. She pursed her lips and looked like she was about to cry. The puppet, who was wearing a fitted black tuxedo with a red bow tie, adjusted his clothes and stood on Shauna's shoulder.
"Hey, ma 'am, they saw me! Oh my god! They saw it! They saw your little secret! "
The voice was distorted and exaggerated. In front of Shauna and Fayde, the eight strong men with guns stared blankly at their little cutie and the puppet on her shoulder that seemed to be able to move on its own. They heard Fayde's strange voice and the scene sent chills down their spines. They suddenly realized that in this game, they did not seem to be the ones in charge …
"Witch … Witch!"
The hippy was so scared that he kept retreating. Shauna tilted her head and stared at the hippy with an innocent and confused gaze. A few seconds later, she waved her hand gently and the eight people standing together were pushed back by an invisible force. The hippy who kept retreating was pulled towards Shauna as if his neck was tied by an invisible rope. He screamed in horror and his fingers dug into the ground.
"Oh my god! Shoot! Shoot! Save me! Oh my god! "
The hippy screamed crazily. The others reacted and kept shooting at Shauna. However, the bullets that flew out of the gun barrel were fixed a few meters away from Shauna. Shauna said to Fayde who was sitting on her shoulder with his legs crossed.
"He reminds me of my brother … The guy who tried to do bad things to me. Is he a bad guy? Fayde? "
Shauna asked the puppet innocently. The latter snorted.
"Of course he is … Look at him, his hands are reeking of death. It's disgusting …"
Shauna took a step back in fear. Her voice trembled as she spoke.
"It's not good to be bad. I want to persuade him. But can you help me calm the others down? They're really noisy! "
The puppet Fayde shook his head and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"No! Lord Fayde is very busy! You deal with these bastards yourself! "
Shauna's voice suddenly became sweet. She put on a pitiful look and clasped her hands in front of her chest. "Please, Fayde, help me! Good girls shouldn't fight … But they're really too noisy … "
"Alright, alright!"
The puppet stood up and patted the non-existent dust on his body with his two small hands. He had a helpless expression on his face.
"Ah, the handsome Lord Fayde just can't reject a poor little woman …"
After saying those narcissistic words, the puppet jumped and streaked across the air. This seemingly small guy's body contained some kind of evil power. He lay directly on top of the fat man's head and stretched out his hands. Two sharp metal drills began to spin rapidly in his palms.
"Tremble! Bastards who disturb the peace of a girl, Lord Fayde is here! "
"Buzz!"
"Ahhh!"
The first victim's skull was pierced through. This cruel death made the others panic and shoot at the puppet. However, the puppet's speed was extremely fast. He was like a miniature spider, running quickly on the ground and walls. Whenever he jumped on someone, blood would splatter everywhere. He was like a miniature version of the Grim Reaper. Everywhere he went, people would be thrown off their feet.
In just a few minutes, Fayde had caught up with those who fled in all directions and killed them. In fact, Shauna's ability had already sealed off both sides of the alley. None of them could escape. Fayde jumped down from the last corpse. There was no blood on his body, but the red bow tie was bright red as if it had absorbed all the blood.
The first hippie lay on the ground, no longer breathing. Shauna used her ability to lift him into the air and threw him on the ground. She did not kill him … This guy was scared to death.
"Ah, what happened to him?"
Shauna looked blankly at the dead hippie. She was stunned. A moment later, she grabbed her head and screamed in frustration. Even the space around her started to vibrate.
"Ahhh, Shauna killed someone again! I killed someone again … I'm a bad girl … I'm a bad person! "
"Hey, girl, calm down!"
Fayde jumped on Shauna's shoulder and patted her ear comfortingly. "You're not a bad girl, I know … You're a good girl. I've always known. Look, he's dead. There are so many of these bastards in this city. We can always find a lot of them … Hey, boss is here?"
"Ahem!"
A light cough came from behind Shauna. The girl's body stiffened. She turned around and saw Saber and Santals standing behind him. The alley was almost covered in blood. With Saber's sense of smell, it was hard for him not to notice this place.
Shauna was like a little girl who had done something bad. She put her hands behind her back and lowered her head timidly, not daring to look up at Saber. The latter looked around with a headache and waved his hand.
"Santals, clean up this place. This is disgusting!"
Then, his gaze fell on the uneasy Shauna. His voice became gentle. "Tell me, Shauna, who killed them? Was it you or Fayde? "
Shauna was like a restless bunny. She suddenly raised her head to look at Seiber before quickly lowering her head again. She pouted and waved her fingers back and forth.
"I … I don't know."
Seiber felt a headache coming on as he looked at Shauna Belzer. She didn't look like a 17-year-old girl at all. He then turned his stern gaze to Fayde, who was sitting on Shauna's shoulder. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't.
Shauna was no doubt a mutant. Her ability was telepathy. Of course, it was not as good as Professor Saber or Grey Jean. But Shauna's ability was a little strange. She gave this strange puppet "life". She called it Fayde and believed that Fayde was the one who killed them. In fact, it was true. But Saber knew that Shauna was not innocent.
In the normal human world, there was a disease called schizophrenia. It was like a person with two different souls hiding in their body. In the mutant world, Shauna Belzer gave this schizophrenia a new meaning. Fayde was actually her other self. He was a ruthless killer with a dark sense of humor. Shauna, on the other hand, became a girl who liked to perform and wanted to become a superstar in the future.
This was something that Seber had already guessed when he first met her in Arkham Asylum. However, he couldn't blame Shauna because this girl had indeed suffered a lot of unfair treatment. It could be said that there was no light to speak of in the 17 years of her life.
She was a pitiful person. Just like Joker said, "After a nightmarish day, who can ask this poor girl to stay strong? Other than going crazy, she has no other choice. "
"Sigh, forget it."
Saber reached out his hand and patted Shauna's gray hair. She squinted her eyes as if she was enjoying the moment. She was like an innocent kitten. Fayde looked at Saber with a hint of fear. As the dark side of Shauna's soul, he could easily feel the strong threat from Saber. This made him not dare to anger Saber.
"Shauna, good girl. Don't you like to perform?"
Saber held Shauna's overly skinny shoulder and led her to the entrance of the alley. He said softly, "I need you to pretend to be another girl this time. It might take … Hmm, 3-4 days. I'll bring you to see her. Are you confident you can do it?"
"Will there be an audience? Mr. Saber, I know this is a little too much, but I think if it's a performance … there should be an audience! "
"Of course there will be … I've found a lot of people like us to watch your performance. But they're here to pick on you. You can't let them find out that you're a fake. Do you understand? My future superstar. "
"Yes! I'll do my best to perform. By the way, Mr. Saber, the things that Uncle Lewis asked me to bring are in the warehouse. Let's go get them. "
"Okay! Shauna is a good girl … Hmm, much better than Fayde. He's a big bad guy, right? "
"Yes! Fayde is the worst! He's the one who does all the bad things! Ah … I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. Fayde, don't be angry, okay? "
"Hmph!"
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