TITLE: "Doing What is Necessary"

AUTHOR: Lady Discord

RATING: PG-13 (some violence, rude language in certain cases and mild sexual

references);

TYPE: AU (alternate universe);

MAIN CHARACTERS: Ra's al Ghul (Henri Ducard), Ryanne (The Unknown Assassin

- OC), Bruce Wayne (Batman);

SECONDARY CHARACTERS: Alfred Pennyworth, Dr. Jonathan Crane (The

Scarecrow), Rachel Dawes, Jim Gordon, Carmine

Falcone, Lucius Fox and many more;

CHARACTERS THAT MAY APPEAR: Thalia al Ghul, Nyssa Raatko;

QUOTATIONS: "I may not understand much of your world, but this man murdered my father and he

must die."

"I have willingly embraced all that my parents have strived to protect me from."

"Only in complete silence can one hear death approaching."

"A tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it makes no sound; but it falls

nonetheless"

"The purpose of any path of enlightenment is to show the student his true face. If it

does not do this, it has failed as a philosophy and is useless."

"What will happen in one's life is already written, but one must choose to be there.

This is the way of Ninjitsu."

(These quotations are from chapters that have not yet been posted.)

TYPE OF PLOT: Chronological plot (flashbacks may appear at times);

POINT OF VIEW: Omniscient writer (third person narrative);

DISCLAIMER: I own only what is of my own creation;

SUMMARY:

Having been trained to be a ruthless killer from an early age, when she finally obtains her freedom Ryanne puts her skills into practice to find and eliminate the man who had killed her father.

She spends almost twenty years developing her skills and gathering information about the man she is after. In this time she works as a paid assassin, obtaining a very good reputation in the field. But she is not after fame and glory. She prefers to remain a mystery to all, which is why she gains the name "The Unknown Assassin".

After a long and tiresome search Ryanne has gathered enough information to track down her main target. She sets out on the mission for which she had trained for two decades and even though this man is an excellent fighter, she can still overcome him.

But she stops, right before delivering an unexpected and fatal blow, because she can see his face clearly and that face is very familiar to her. For the first time in her life she is confused and incapable of making a decision.

Irony is something fate does not lack, nor is cruelty, because fulfilling one's desires often comes with a great price. After making her decision, Ryanne's life undergoes a defining change and she takes the very path her parents had desperately tried to protect her from.

Back in Gotham, Bruce Wayne is prepared to assume a second identity, that of Batman. Believing The League of Shadows to be a thing of the past, he does not see it as a threat, nor does he give it too much importance. Focusing on the criminals of Gotham, he thinks himself unbeatable under his fear-inspiring disguise, but great threats lurk in the shadows. For fear is felt only by those who have been taught to feel it.