He slowed the footage to 0.01% speed."
She looked directly into Damian's golden eyes.
"He said your style resembles a martial art he can't identify."
Then she whispered:
"Batman is hunting you.
Damian didn't panic.
He didn't show fear.
He simply exhaled—slow and controlled.
…I am not ready to meet him."
Talia gently touched his cheek.
"You think you are strong now because you beat Shiva. And you are."
She softened.
"But Bruce is not Shiva."
Damian looked down.
He knew.
Bruce wasn't just strong.
Bruce was relentless.
Talia continued:
"If he discovers me, he will figure out who I am."
Talia nodded.
"And if he discovers you now…
he will take you."
Damian frowned slightly.
Your father has begun cross-examining every League attack, every assassination, every strange incident around the globe. He is triangulating potential hotspots where 'Sun Shadow'—as Gotham calls you—might appear."
Damian almost smiled.
"Sun Shadow?"
Talia hissed.
"It is not funny."
"…A little."
"Damian."
Her tone sharpened.
"He is close.
Talia's Warning — A Mother's Fear
She placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Listen to me. You cannot let Batman see your face. You cannot let him hear your voice. You cannot even breathe wrong around him."
Damian looked up.
"…Because he will know."
Talia nodded.
"Because you are too much like him.
Because he will see himself in you.
Because no matter how well you hide—
Bruce Wayne always finds the truth."
Damian's jaw tightened.
Damian looked up.
"…Because he will know."
Talia nodded.
"Because you are too much like him.
Because he will see himself in you.
Because no matter how well you hide—
Bruce Wayne always finds the truth."
Damian's jaw tightened.
"Will you stop him?"
Talia hesitated.
"…No."
Damian blinked.
"Why not?"
"Because I do not wish to see the two men I love most in the world destroy each other."
She pulled him close, hugging him tightly—something she almost never did.
"Please, Damian… be careful."
Damian closed his eyes and rested his forehead against her shoulder.
For once, he allowed himself to feel like a child.
A dangerous child.
A hunted child.
But a child.
System Notification (Hidden From Everyone)
[Warning: High-Risk Encounter Approaching]
[Batman's Detection Probability: 31% → Increasing]
[Adaptation Level: 62% — Transparent World sensitivity heightened]
[New Objective Unlocked: Evade Batman]
Damian inhaled.
Sun Breathing filled his lungs.