[English][DC-Batman] Nana - Chapter 15. Give Him a Rose

The air inside the warehouse suddenly turned still.

A footstep rang out—soft as a feather landing.

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Everyone turned their heads.

A girl stood at the entrance—

out of place, like she didn’t belong to this world.

Clean. Calm. Silent.

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She said nothing.

Only lowered her eyes to look at the red on the floor—

the red by the Joker’s feet.

Jason’s red.

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“Well, well—who’s this little princess?” the Joker chuckled.

“Looking at him? Ha—he’s dead! Hahahaha! He’s dead—!”

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“Shut up.”

The girl spoke softly.

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The Joker’s voice was sealed instantly.

His eyes widened.

He clawed at his throat.

No sound came out.

His mouth was shut tight.

Panic flooded his expression.

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The others drew their guns, ready to fire.

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“Give me all the bullets in this warehouse.”

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As the words fell, the entire warehouse turned quiet—

like the eye of a storm.

Then, the sound of metal clattering began.

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A rain of bullets fell from above—

as if the world itself was responding.

But not a single one touched the girl.

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They spun, scattered, and fell at her feet

in obedience,

forming a perfect circle around her.

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The gunmen realized their weapons were useless

and tried to rush forward.

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“Stop. Do not move.”

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It was a command.

Not a request.

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Everyone froze, as if time had stopped.

Eyes wide in terror, breath short, sweat dripping—

they were pinned in place

by an invisible force.

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Nana stepped out of the bullet circle.

She walked past every motionless body,

moving toward the fallen figure.

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She knelt beside him,

carefully straightening Jason’s body.

Her fingers trembled,

but her movements were impossibly gentle.

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She leaned in, pressing her ear to his chest.

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No sound.

No heartbeat.

No breath.

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Only death.

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Nana’s eyes slowly emptied.

It was a stillness spreading from deep inside her.

She reached into her pocket,

pulled out a handkerchief,

and began gently wiping the blood from Jason’s face.

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Then her voice rang out—

“Give me everyone’s stomachs.”

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Blood-red sacs appeared in the air, floating around her.

The men turned pale, blood trickling from their mouths—

their organs being ripped from them

by an unseen force.

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“Give me everyone’s first rib.”

“Give me the second rib.”

“Give me the third rib.”

…

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“Give me everyone’s liver.

Their spleens…”

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One body part after another.

One command after another.

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They were kept alive,

unable to move,

forced to watch

as their bodies grew emptier and emptier.

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Nana finished cleaning Jason’s face.

She straddled him,

so she was facing him directly.

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His eyes were shut.

She missed those deep blue eyes that could swallow her whole.

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She bent down,

cupped his face gently in her hands,

and rested her forehead against his.

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Clear drops fell—

from her eyes into his.

The tears slid down from the corners of his eyes,

following the blood into the floor.

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“Jason…”

She whispered his name, like a prayer.

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Then she kissed him.

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It was a kiss of faith.

A kiss of the soul.

A kiss of blessing.

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“I want every blade in Gotham.”

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Clang, clang, clang—

a rain of knives came crashing down.

Kitchen knives, scalpels, combat blades, axes, daggers—

as if the gates of hell had opened.

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Blood burst.

Limbs were severed.

Terror spread.

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And yet, no one could move—

only watch as the blades tore them apart,

one broken body after another.

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When silence finally returned,

the warehouse was nothing but a mountain of blades,

a sea of blood.

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And in the center of that mountain,

a perfect circle was left untouched.

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The girl looked at her hands.

They were turning transparent,

like stardust slipping between her fingers.

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She remembered the blessing she had once given him.

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“Bless Jason Todd.

May he live every day in peace and joy…”

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“May all sorrow and pain fade away.

May the sun, moon, and stars guide his path,

and he never be lost again.”

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She kissed his forehead one last time.

And then,

her body dissolved into shimmering light.

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The light swirled through the air.

And in the end—

a single white rose

gently landed on Jason’s chest.

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Then—

his heart beat once.

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Again.

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He gasped, drawing in his first breath.

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In this silent purgatory,

the second Robin returned from death.

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Chapter 15. Give Him a Rose

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