Now I looked like what I was, a raw wound.

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Bloodsport
© heyqueens-, 2025

What would you do with a second chance?

The answer should be simple- Whatever greatest regret weighs on the shoulders, usually is the first to go: spending more time with an ill loved-one, marrying that girl, hitting the brakes quicker. We'd all like to convince ourselves that for the chance at a clean slate, a new beginning, we'd be better, less-selfish versions of ourselves. That, surely, the worsts of mankind wouldn't exist if we all had a do-over.

Now let me ask you a different question- what would you do for a second chance?

Be honest now:
Would you be good? Would you bow your head, and pray for forgiveness? Beg for it, perhaps? Is there anything you wouldn't do to, just to wipe the blood from your hands, erase all the mistakes you've made? Or would you be satisfied to let everything die the way it did?

Would you be okay with all that rot?

For people like Alice Yamada and Bruce Wayne, these kinds of questions hold no validity. The worth of a second chance is akin to a façade, a shitty promise for a world less painful, because the truth of it all is exactly this- second chances don't exist. If you aren't convinced this notion is true, then ask them what they think. Ask the boy orphaned in the cold darkness of an alley, or the girl with the slaughtered mother, if they still truly believe in hope. Because for people like Alice or Bruce, the luxury of wishes expired the moment knife and bullet split flesh, and ended their entire worlds. Second chances don't exist purely because, no matter how much you pray or how much you fight, the dead stay dead- so what's the point of getting down on your knees if you're never going to repent.

Even now, two decades later, Gotham is still plagued by the ruination of a second chance. The only difference between then and now, is how brightly Alice Yamada's hatred burns at the heart of the city. After all, fifteen years of pure rage and having nowhere to put it, is enough to make you hunger for terrible things. In the same way Bruce Wayne falls upon his own loneliness and becomes something he is not, Alice loses herself to the bitter taste of bloodlust.

Not so surprisingly, it's not the first time someone has been swayed to hunt the city streets at night. In the same bated breath that the criminals of the underground speak the Batman's name- the Ghost of Gotham is born.

The questions remain still: to those who think they can outrun the fear- outrun her- let me ask you:
When Vengeance and Retribution come for you, what do think your chances will be?

Karen Fukuhara / ALICE YAMADA
SILENT RETRIBUTION

Robert Pattinson / BRUCE WAYNE
DARK VENGEANCE

Ken Watanabe as Ichiro Yamada / As Describe as Yuki Yamada / Yuri Tsunematsu as Jane Ito / Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth / Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle / Manny Jacinto as Abel Alacantara / Jeffery Wright as James Gordon / Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot / ??? as The Riddler

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BLOODSPORT
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Disclaimer. The rights of The Batman (2022) do not belong to me, but instead to the producers of the movie, and the creators of Batma. I only take credit for Alice Yamada/The Ghost of Gotham, and her associated plot line.

Warning. A fair warning to all readers that this fic may contain material that may be disturbing or hard to read, such as death, blood, violence, drug use, allusions to mental illness and sexual content, and toxic familial relationships.

Dedications + Tags. potter_spellbook silentsuns gryzons silkblade sukibenders

Author's Note. ⚖️ Welcome everybody to Bloodsport. I unpublished this fic for some time because I was not making any progress in writing, but I recently decided to give it a little revamp, and give it another chance. I am slowly learning more and more about DC, definitely more than I knew than when this fic was original posted, so I am excited to get back to my "roots" and give this fox the love it deserves. :)

⚖️ Alice Yamada, my darling how I have missed you. Alice has never been a soul-project of mine, and I am ready to finally dive into her story and give her the fic she deserved. Additionally, as previously written, Alice is completely mute, and it think it's very important to revisit that representation in the media and make sure people can see themselves in the characters I write. Alice is based mostly on Karen Fukuhara's character Kimiko from The Boys, and uses sign language to speak, which will be the main mode of communication used in this fic. That being said, because this is a relatively sensitive topic, and not many characters with disabilities are in main stream media, specifically those who are hard of hearing or have muteness. I will try my very best to write Alice's character and her ailment to the best of my ability. I am always open to suggestions and advice! (meaning, any advice on how not to write "she signed" over and over again lol)

⚖️ Like I said, most of Alice's character inspo comes from Kimiko Miyashiro from The Boys, QBs, and Inej Ghafa from Six of Crows (the Ghost/Wraith aspect of her alter-persona)