It didn't take me long to reach the place

It was a construction site with an unfinished building no one was there as everyone had probably gone back for the day

After reaching the building, I took the hoist which was like a makeshift elevator to the 3rd top most floor, that was what the instructions had said

As I stood inside the elevator I looked down on myself again, I was wearing the Ikon suit and a jacket over it to cover up my arm since the suit didn’t have a sleave on one side, I thought this would help hide it, I had also grabbed a piece of rebar on my way, it was better than nothing I thought so I picked it up on my way up

I calm myself down as I got nearer up to the floor, I had to leave my fear, fix my mindset, going in with fear was just going to make things worse i could not afford to freeze up, I had to go angry, if I was going to do it, I was going to give it my all, so, I had to go in angry with no fear, like I was already dead and the reason for the was him

After I reached the floor I got out and looked around

It was empty

But suddenly as I was searching around there was a voice 

“So you’re here”

I could hear slow footsteps and then he appeared, out of a pillar he walked out

"I half expected you to run"

As soon as he appeared my whole body was filled with goosebumps and my breathing started to get heavy 

It's was him the real deal in the flesh

he started to move and I followed his lead and started to move in the opposite direction not wanting him to get near me,  soon we were moving around slowly in a circle “You have no idea how much trouble you have caused me”

"Look I'm sorry for what I did, if there's anyway I can" It wouldn't hurt to try right

But he didn't let me finish “Because of you I wasted a lot of time dealing with those pesky titans” but it looked like he was not here to talk

“So now, it's time to pay”

He pulled out his guns and fired before I could react

The shots hit me and I flew back, it pushed me back along with a lot of pain 

But thankfully, I was wearing the suit, so, none of the shots had penetrated but the fact that not a single bullet missed me was more worrying to me, things were not looking good from the start

I tried to get up but i had to bend down a little clutching my abdomen, that part hurt the most

“Looks like the suit actually works, good, I didn't want it to be that easy”

He pulled out this sword and pointed it straight at me 

“Now shall we”

I straighten myself back quickly as he approached to attack

I raised the rod with both hands to block a slash from his sword coming straight down at me

It cut, no, it sliced right through it like a hot knife through butter splitting the rod into two

I took a step back to avoid getting split in half myself

But he kept on coming at me, swinging and trying to block his swings just made the now two rods shorter and shorter

I moved back quickly trying to create some space between us but eventually I could not retreat anymore as I hit a wall, I threw one of the now very short rods like a dagger but he just caught it and threw it right back from where he stood, and with so much force that it embedded itself on the wall just a hair’s breadth away from my head, if I hadn't moved my head on time, it would probably would have just gone through it

After throwing it he quickly got near me and got low

He did a sweep kick but I knew how to learn from the past too

I jumped up and leaned forward mid-air and kicked the wall behind me throwing myself forward and rolling away from him creating some distance again between us

After away I got up and turned to him and I also found him staring back 

It looked like he was having fun like I what was life or death for me was some kind of a game to him

“You’re quick” he said but as soon as those words left his mouth his hands also moved, pulling the rod in the wall out and throwing it at me again

I turn my torso and head to dodge it and I could see the rod as it flew pass my face, I straighten my body again but he was already in front of me

“But not quick enough” even before my brain could realize and react, I was punched in the face 

It sent me flying while spinning in the air 

I landed with great impact, it hurt a lot and my head was dizzy but even if I wanted to just lie down right now, I could not afford to

It was life or death, every decision I made and what I did could be very well be my last and even if the chances were slim to none, I didn't want to just lie down and die

I had to get up

And I did just that, I got up, despite the pain I got up and got ready to do it again

But Slade was nowhere in sight I looked around, left and right but he was not there 

“You got spirit I’ll give you that” 

As I heard those words, I looked around but could not see him he had disappeared

I kept on looking for him but as I was doing that, I was suddenly struck on the back, it threw me forward tumbling

I tried to get back up from that but another kick soon followed that send me right to my knees and I was definitely sure it broke something

I spat out blood from my mouth, this was not good I could not avoid an attack I could not see I had to do something, I got back up again and focused, I was hit again I did not know where he was and where he was going to strike from

I got up again one more time and focused

I had to do something there was no way I could fight and enemy I could not see, but even when I strained my ears there was nothing but silence and all I could feel was pain coming from my body

I waited and waited, anticipating and then there it was it was, a small felling so small it was unnoticeable like a movement in the air

It was a gamble but I had no better options so I trusted my body, I raised my hands and as fate would have it, I was able to block a kick to my head as I landed right where I expected it to be

I quickly spun and threw a punch, I had him, for the first time I had him 

But suddenly there was an explosion and then smoke started covering everything in my sight and to my despair my punch connected to nothing

Before I couldn't see him but now I couldn't see anything anymore

I threw punches blindly in desperation but hit nothing

“Ahhhhhh where are you where are you cough cough”

I shouted my lungs out forcing me to breathe in the smoke and start coughing 

I kept on punching blindly but again manged to hit nothing but air 

“It's time to end this”

I turn around following the voice but what met me was a kick, it sent flying out of the smoke cloud only to be stopped when I hit a wall

A sword and a dagger soon flew out of the smoke too in quick succession impaling my bicep and my palm respectively nailing me to the wall

“Aaaahhhhhh” I shouted in pain as I saw the smoke slowly clear I could see him now, there he was Deathstroke 

He approached me slowly and each step he took my heart sank further and further, as the anger I came with soon started to change into fear

Fear for my life