Batman Begins Page #5

You are ready.

Breathe.

Breathe.

Breathe in your fears.

Face them.

To conquer fear,

you must become fear.

You must bask in the fear

of other men.

And men fear most

what they cannot see.

You have to become a terrible thought.

A wraith.

You have to become an idea!

Feel terror cloud your senses.

Feel its power to distort.

To control.

And know that this power

can be yours.

Embrace your worst fear.

Become one with the darkness.

Focus.

Concentrate.

Master your senses.

You cannot leave any sign.

l haven't.

lmpressive.

We have purged your fear.

You are ready to lead these men.

You are ready to become a member

of the League of Shadows.

But first, you must demonstrate

your commitment to justice.

l'm no executioner.

Your compassion is

a weakness your enemies will not share.

That's why it's so important.

lt separates us from them.

You want to fight criminals.

This man is a murderer.

- This man should be tried.

By whom?

Corrupt bureaucrats?

Criminals mock society's laws.

You know this better than most.

You cannot lead these men...

...unless you are prepared to do

what is necessary to defeat evil.

And where would l be leading

these men?

Gotham.

As Gotham's favored son...

...you will be ideally placed

to strike at the heart of criminality.

- How?

- Gotham's time has come.

Like Constantinople or Rome before it...

...the city has become a breeding ground

for suffering and injustice.

lt is beyond saving

and must be allowed to die.

This is the most important function

of the League of Shadows.

lt is one we've performed for centuries.

Gotham...

...must be destroyed.

You can't believe in this.

Ra's al Ghul rescued us from

the darkest corners of our own hearts.

What he asks in return is the courage

to do what is necessary.

l will go back to Gotham

and l will fight men like this...

...but l will not become an executioner.

Bruce, please.

For your own sake,

there is no turning back.

- What are you doing?

- What's necessary, my friend.

l will tell him you saved his life.

Master Wayne,

you've been gone a long time.

- Yes, l have.

- You look very fashionable.

Apart from the mud.

Are you coming back to Gotham

for long, sir?

As long as it takes.

l want to show the people...

...their city doesn't belong

to the criminals and the corrupt.

ln the depression, your father nearly

bankrupted Wayne Enterprises...

...combating poverty.

He believed his example could inspire

the wealthy of Gotham to save their city.

Did it?

ln a way.

Their murder shocked the wealthy

and the powerful into action.

People need dramatic examples

to shake them out of apathy.

l can't do that as Bruce Wayne.

As a man...

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