Chapter 113: Naked and Not Afraid (2)

Chapter 113: Naked and Not Afraid (2)

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"Always trying to make myself seem strong... So, I locked my own heart in a suit of armor."

- Erza Scarlet, (Fairy Tail)

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<(Bruce Wayne POV)>

"This place is bigger than I initially thought," I muttered to myself as my captors brought me to what looked like the training grounds inside the palace itself.

Truthfully, I hadn't initially expected a very grand palace since everything on this island was supposed to be made by women (I am not being sexist, just stating the fact that women normally don't do construction work, at least according to the society of my previous world), but after seeing the central palace, I had to admit that I was impressed.

The Palace of the Amazons was quite big and was more inclined to a Roman design than Greek. It seemed to be constructed primarily with defensive and military strategies in mind because the palace was perfectly positioned at the center of the island. So much so that the palace could defend itself and hold its own in times of war or rebellion, even if it was to be besieged from all directions simultaneously.

"How many years did it take you all to construct this palace? It is massive."

"This place? Oh, we didn't make it ourselves. It was a gift from Hera after Mother did an errand for her. But thank you for the compliment," Diana answered with a pleased smile, her mood suddenly becoming a lot better than it was a second before.

'Just as I thought.' I smiled at her answer, knowing that I was absolutely right about construction not being the excelling point for women.

"We are here." One of the Amazons declared as we finally reached a beautiful old temple near the royal training grounds. About two dozen Amazons wearing special silver armor were guarding the entrance to the temple, their eyes watching out like hawks in search of any possible danger.

"We want an audience with Queen Hippolyta, Philippus. We have arrested an intruder, a man who was somehow able to step inside Themyscira's borders despite the new magical barrier." The Amazon whom I had previously hit, approached a tall woman who looked like the leader of the group and spoke in a respectful tone before giving me a dirty glare.

The royal guard she was referring to as Philippus was a woman of African heritage and was easily one of the tallest and most well-built women I had ever seen. Hearing about a man on the island, she only appeared to be slightly surprised but the very next second she completely recovered from her minor shock and hastily went inside the fountain to fetch her Queen.

Immediately a small blush crept up on Diana's cheeks which she didn't even try to hide, probably because she didn't know why she was blushing. Her mother, however, displayed no apparent change of expression at my flirting.

"Now, time for your test," Hippolyta stated before taking the free end of the lasso that was binding me into her hands. "Tell me, stranger, what is your true name?"

"... I am... I am..." I struggled to answer the very first question. The lasso wasn't affecting me as much as I thought. It seems that its power to compel someone's soul or mind wasn't as strong as I thought. However, I could feel it getting hotter around my body with time.

The lasso's effect would most probably continue to increase the more I resist. Trying to lie would just speed up the process. As far as I remember, my Wonder Woman simp friend once mentioned that even Gods aren't immune from the lasso's magical effects, and anyone in contact with the lasso has to speak the truth, no matter who he is... But again, truth is not universal. Everyone has their own version of truth, so...

"I am Bruce Wayne," I answered, completely believing in my mind that Bruce Wayne was one of my multiple "true" identities just like Batman is as well.

"Why are you here on our island?" -Hippolyta.

"I didn't come here on my own. A storm destroyed my plane, and I somehow ended up here." I answered.

"I see... Now tell me, did you have any bad intentions with my daughter when you saw her?" -Hippolyta.

"... o_o" -Bruce.

"... (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)" -Diana.

What type of fucking stupid question is that?

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(A/N: As you might have understood, in this universe, Diana was not the one who met Steve Trevor. Instead, it was an Amazon named Helena who rescued him and went with him to fight in the World War. She possessed powers similar to Wonder Woman with the source of her powers being the three Furies from the realm of Hades. She is their champion and was known by the superhero moniker, Fury during her time. At the end of her career, which was till the end of the World War, she sacrificed her Fury powers to weaken Ares from his powerful World-War-empowered form and banished him back into his realm. Currently, she is just a normal Amazon and no longer has any connection to her Fury powers.)

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