[ Little. Punk. He never had to argue with him this much before, never had to goad and prod and threaten and promise just to get Robin to listen with minimal backtalk. Not once he'd warmed up to him.
He can't figure out if it's because teenagers or Batman.
Still, Dick finally folds, running for the portal, and Damian's moving even as his mind races. His strongest point has always been his mastery of mathematics; Damian calculates on the fly, has already decided what his next ten moves are going to be before he even engages the enemy, and, in the field, this means he is brutally, effectively efficient. There's not many heroes who can hold their own against him, superpowered or not.
And villains? Even fewer.
It's a simple strategy: draw Kalibak's attention, distract him. Then, after Dick's through and has told Alfred to shut it down (the time here is estimated, but he has a good idea of it), daze Darkseid's son long enough to dart for the portal and slip through as it closes behind him.
Not complicated. But...variables.
His mental count-down is automatic. Damian shakes off his injuries like he shakes off everything else, moves, dodges laser fire and another rocket and then twists mid-jump, throwing a handy little device Kalibak's way.
(He hears you like explosions, you stupid god. This one will stun you.)
Then turn, sprint back for the portal just as it wobbles, wavers; slip through as it flickers shut right after. Slide into home base in a tumble of smoke and dust and dirt. ]
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[ Little. Punk. He never had to argue with him this much before, never had to goad and prod and threaten and promise just to get Robin to listen with minimal backtalk. Not once he'd warmed up to him.
He can't figure out if it's because teenagers or Batman.
Still, Dick finally folds, running for the portal, and Damian's moving even as his mind races. His strongest point has always been his mastery of mathematics; Damian calculates on the fly, has already decided what his next ten moves are going to be before he even engages the enemy, and, in the field, this means he is brutally, effectively efficient. There's not many heroes who can hold their own against him, superpowered or not.
And villains? Even fewer.
It's a simple strategy: draw Kalibak's attention, distract him. Then, after Dick's through and has told Alfred to shut it down (the time here is estimated, but he has a good idea of it), daze Darkseid's son long enough to dart for the portal and slip through as it closes behind him.
Not complicated. But...variables.
His mental count-down is automatic. Damian shakes off his injuries like he shakes off everything else, moves, dodges laser fire and another rocket and then twists mid-jump, throwing a handy little device Kalibak's way.
(He hears you like explosions, you stupid god. This one will stun you.)
Then turn, sprint back for the portal just as it wobbles, wavers; slip through as it flickers shut right after. Slide into home base in a tumble of smoke and dust and dirt. ]