What bad thoughts can Batman have?

Chapter 898 Where Did the Original Body Go Before Transmigration? Chen Tao's Origin Theory Part

Chapter 898 Where Did the Original Body Go Before Transmigration? Chen Tao's Origin Theory, Part Two, Self-Compiled Version

My name is Chen Tao.

Many, many years ago, I was very thin.

No, I mean... a long time ago, I was Bruce Wayne.

Phra Phutta, Mother of the Multiverse: ...?
She checked the facts upstream of the hypertime stream again.

You're a ghost!

She saw very clearly that the moment Chen Tao's soul took over the body of Bruce Wayne, the Batman from the Dark Multiverse, the original Bruce Wayne from the Dark Multiverse...

Um! ?

In an instant, Papetua realized that Batman had indeed, as he wished, distorted the past of the multiverse's timeline, or perhaps the past itself existed and was not actually distorted.

No, it's purely a product of distortion, but it's also true.

Batman: Dragon made all of this a reality. The soul of Batman Bruce Wayne, who originally existed only upstream in the timeline of that Dark Multiverse, merged with Chen Tao's soul at the point of origin...

Or, according to Chen Tao's character design, the "Chen Tao" personality is merely a secondary personality actively created by Batman, Bruce Wayne.

Then Bruce Wayne deliberately destroyed himself.

This is at least the origin that Papetua has read so far.

"You actually..."

"I can definitely do it."

Meeting those golden eyes, Chen Tao said:

"Stop joking, I am..."

He lowered his eyes slightly and chuckled softly.
"A man who cannot be defined."

In the history of the DC multiverse, the character with the most origin stories is Hawkman, Carter Hall, such as the reincarnation of an Egyptian prince, an alien police officer, and so on.

According to statistics, there are as many as 17 different origins for Hawkman.

Another character with multiple origins is the Joker.

Besides the three common origin stories that form the classic three Jokers, and the origin stories of him wearing a red hood and falling into a vat of chemicals, he also has countless oral versions, such as the one he told Harley Quinn about his origin story...

In different comics and different oral narratives, the Joker's origin story changes repeatedly.

A mailman with a terrible day, a gangster, a father's son...

The Joker wasn't lying; these origin stories truly exist in the DC multiverse.

Therefore, today...

The Batman Dragon is a creature named Chen Tao, who is Batman himself.

Each will have its own unique origin story.

"Don't even think about it..."

Papetua intended to stop it all, but what awaited her was the joint suppression by her three sons.

Papetua's lack of a physical body put her at a significant disadvantage, rendering her unable to stop the Batman Dragon's chanting.

"I am Batman Dragon, and also Chen Tao. Many years ago, when I was still Bruce Wayne, as Batman of the Dark Multiverse, I accidentally glimpsed the truth of the multiverse."

As for how they spyed, where exactly they spyed, and what they used to spy?

Chen Tao didn't say.

The time-travel mechanism will automatically fill in the gaps for Chen Tao. Chen Tao only needs to continue chanting.

"Realizing that the future of the Dark Multiverse would inevitably lead to destruction, and that in that future, there were looming shadows of Barbatos and the Batman Who Laughs, I made a decision."

Human beings have limitations, so…

Papetua paused upon hearing "Batman: The Dragon".

"I'm not going to be human anymore!"

"What nonsense are you spouting..." Papetua persisted, "The origin before us is the correct one. In a future beyond a certain timeline, Chen Tao, as the core of the world..."

She could have forcibly used her status and power to overturn the past as told by Batman Dragon through chanting, but its three offspring pounced on her, leaving Papetua speechless.

She could only deal with the attacks from her own creations while painfully listening to Batman Dragon calmly lay out an origin story, thus directly thwarting her plan to directly manipulate him.

"I somehow gained the power of the Dark Multiverse Batman."

As for what specific method this was, Chen Tao didn't say.

The time-shifting mechanism also helps fill in the gaps, which is great.

I choose you, Super Time Flow!
"But even so, I eventually realized that Bruce Wayne could not defeat Bruce Wayne. As long as I still had Bruce Wayne's mindset, I could be predicted and controlled."

Even if I possess superhuman strength in the future, or even surpass it, I will inevitably be consumed by the darkness within my own heart, because I am too pure.

A pure Batman shouldn't possess powers. Three hours after mastering the powers of the Batman from a parallel universe, I deeply realized that my obsessions were too deep, my pain too great, and my heart was filled with darkness. Perhaps the Joker and the lunatics at Arkham Asylum were right; Batman is also a lunatic.

I have restrained myself countless times from seeking great power, because once I possess great power, my heart will be devoured by it.

An insatiable urge to save others drives me to become a god of the world, reigning supreme. This is why self-discipline is so important to me; every loss of control begins with a cessation of self-discipline.

And I am now on the verge of losing control.

In this parallel universe called the Batmobile, Batman controls the entire world and oppresses his people, only to be overthrown by the very people he oppressed.

This is practically me. When I am completely controlled by my inner desire to protect people, I am very likely to cause profound disaster. No human being can play the role of savior, not even me.

No, wait, I suddenly realized that my current state was bound to get out of control. I had unwittingly stepped into the trap that Batman in the Dark Multiverse inevitably falls into: mastering some kind of powerful force, then gradually being devoured by that force, and then being completely and utterly destroyed, just like the Batmobile I captured!
This is a curse upon Batman of the Dark Multiverse, an irreversible curse!

I will inevitably destroy my universe in the future, just like the Batmobile. All the people will rise up against him, and the world will be destroyed in a great war... The image of the Batman Laughing maniacally laughing and mowing down the Bat family with two Uzi submachine guns flashed before my eyes again.

I will definitely become that way, no matter how unwilling I am now, or how much I want to stop it, it's just a temporary lucidity.

No Batman could escape this fate. My intelligence became the very thing that killed me. I shouldn't have... No, it's no use. If I hadn't figured it out today, someone else would have, or someone else would have figured it out tomorrow. It was all going to happen eventually. There's no hope for the entire universe...

unless……"

Chen Tao ended the story here.

And history has been reshaped here.

It's hard to say whether this history was created by Chen Tao or something else entirely... That's just how the story is.

"My universe will inevitably be destroyed, and everything will turn into dust. This is the inevitable end, unless... unless I am willing to give up myself and erase myself from the timeline of the hyper-time stream, turning my actions and everything into an unknown story, hidden deep at the bottom of the hyper-time stream."

The so-called origin is one that makes it impossible to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Following Chen Tao's words, if someone were to trace back the past of the super-time flow, they would surely find that the history upstream of the super-time flow is exactly the same as what he described.

I am Chen Tao, and Chen Tao is me. Chen Tao is a split personality that I created. Only someone who is not Bruce Wayne but calls himself Batman has the chance to break free from these constraints and transcend the limits of fate in the infinitely extending future!
Chen Tao was born. At the moment of his birth, an infinite historical loop took shape, helping him complete the initial accumulation of power, even reaching a level that I cannot comprehend.

I planted an obsession in Chen Tao's mind: he will always be Batman, he will always want to retire, but he will always be just one step away. Forgive me, myself... This is the last thing I can do for myself and the entire universe.

And my bat family.

When I decided to create a secondary personality named Chen Tao to replace my master, Bruce Wayne, I left psychological suggestions for each member of my Bat-family, even Nightwing, who was far away in another city and about to engage in a major battle with Deathstroke.

I want my new Robin, Tim Drake, to retire. He's still a kid. He's been coming to me like a little detective ever since my Jason died. I was forced to take him in as Robin because of his mess with the Penguin and the bet between him and me, but this isn't the life this kid is meant to live.

When I resonated with Batman from a parallel universe, I briefly empathized with a blue Batman, which allowed me to briefly see everything Tim Drake would experience in the main universe's timeline: the death of his entire family.

The Dark Multiverse is a projection of the main universe, which means that if my Tim continues on, everything that happens in the main universe will happen to him without his knowledge.

I'm going to change all of this, for you, Tim.

Golden cups may run dry, but old dreams are hard to forget.

It's all over now; you should go back to living a normal life.

If my plan is correct, my alternate personality should be fully capable of protecting this universe, and even saving the safety of other dark multiverses.

Gotham and this universe no longer need Tim Drake to risk his life. So I gave myself a mental suggestion that the new personality I created, Chen Tao, would help me retire Little Tim.

Furthermore, once I reconstruct the personality of Chen Tao, my Bat Family will inevitably be shocked and filled with suspicion, but I cannot tell them in advance. I need to dissolve into the personality of Chen Tao, therefore... I also need to give each member of my Bat Family psychological suggestions, so that they will not doubt Chen Tao's identity and will completely cooperate with him.

First, there's Alfred, my butler. It's very easy to give Alfred psychological suggestions; he's always hoped the child who died in Crime Alley would come back…

Now that the child is back, treat him well, Alfred. I will offer you comfort then.

Then there's Tim. He's not so easily convinced, but I just need to reinforce his belief that "Batman is the one who can save Gotham," and with Alfred's persuasion, I can prevent him from taking any drastic actions. And then... Tim will be removed from the front lines. When he's trapped in the school's paperwork, he won't think about it so much anymore.

Dick Grayson. The infamous Nightwing, my first Robin, the helmsman of the Teen Titans. I'll give him the idea that "I'm too busy to deal with Batman"—I don't need to do it, he thinks that all the time, I just need to amplify it. By the time he realizes Batman has changed drastically, it's too late. Everyone thinks Batman is normal, and our Dick will start to doubt himself.

Oh, and I also found someone who surprised me a bit: Jason, my deceased child.

His psychological defenses were very strong, which weakened his desire for revenge. That was it. Now that I'm reborn as Chen Tao, I'm able to handle it.

Talia, with whom I have a son.

Amplify her independent thinking.

That boy named Damian.

Same thing.

Lei Xiao Augu.

Tell him to stop bothering me.

And finally...

My catwoman, my Serena.

He would never accept that his lover had become someone else, but I had to do it... But she wouldn't agree; she would be an obstacle to Chen Tao. She loved me madly, and so did I.

Although we were sometimes close and sometimes distant, our hearts were always together. I have told her my love for her countless times, my Serena, my little kitten.

I am sorry.

I sent my lover to another safe parallel universe, and minimized her influence in everyone's minds as much as possible.

I arranged everything.

I'm leaving. I really am leaving.

I am filled with boundless love, boundless remorse, and boundless resolve.

Each Batman in the Dark Multiverse is merely the source of chaos in that universe.

I must kill myself to save my universe.

This alternate personality named Chen Tao will save the universe in my place.

No matter how terrible the price... no matter...

Who should pay this price?

He will never yield, he will never give up.

I am Batman, I am Bruce Wayne, I am Chen Tao.