Chapter 63:

Chapter 63:

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[Rachel Roth POV]

With David training in France, I decided to focus on my training with Black Canary in order to improve my hand-to-hand combat skills. Long story short, I sucked at it, but I had to start somewhere, and Black Canary was the best teacher I could have asked for.

It was a real struggle to become proficient in another form of combat when all my life I had used my powers to fight. But, as hard as it was, I understood the benefits of learning what Black Canary was trying to teach me.

I didn't like it.

But I understood the value behind the teachings.

I knew that this training would be beneficial for me in the long run, even if it didn't feel like it at the moment. And so, I was pushing myself out of my comfort zone because of it, I had yet to see any improvements, but I still kept my hopes high.

"Don't drop your guard," Black Canary said, landing a hit on my stomach. Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

Soon after, I collapsed to the ground, clutching my stomach in pain as I tried to catch my breath. Her punch had hurt more than I cared to admit. "What... guard?" I scoffed; when it came to hand-to-hand combat, I had the defenses of an unvaccinated child.

...

David is corrupting me with his jokes.

"I'm sorry it hurt, but that's how you learn; after all, nobody enjoys the pain... almost nobody," Dinah chuckled.

I nodded, still trying to catch my breath. "I know."

"Good, now get up. We're not done yet."

Pajama ready, I got into bed, burying myself in the blankets as I tried to will myself to sleep.

Alas, my mind wouldn't shut off.

Maybe a book would do.

Getting up, I went over to my small collection of two hundred books for the night and picked one out before crawling back into bed, getting comfortable as I opened the book, letting myself get lost in the story.

It was a riveting story about two souls fighting for control.

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[Batman POV]

David was making fast progress with the training I had set for him. His skills sharpening at an alarming rate; in less than two months, he had finished two of the challenges I had originally allocated six months for him to complete.

I had to admit, I was impressed.

But I was also concerned.

The rate at which he was improving was far beyond what I had anticipated. Part of the reason I had him train outside the country was not only so that he could learn from others, but to have him experience the world outside the cage he made for himself.

His impressively fast progress was messing with that part of my plan.

I needed to find a way to slow him down or at least give him a challenge that would take him longer to complete.

But what could I do?

I needed something that would push him to his limits, something that would force him to think outside the box.

Unfortunately, I had nothing right now.

However.

Master Kirigi was bound to buy me some time to think on something.