[ WP ] - Joker seeks vengeance for the death of Batman

The Bat was mine. Everyone knew that. Gotham knew that. 
 
 Even *he* knew that. 
 
 We had a thing. Forever and always, we'd be together. I could never kill him, for what would I do without him? 
 
 He could never kill me, because then he'd be no better than I. It was a fight that was to last... for ever. 
 
 But no. He had to go ahead and be the typical Bat. Always saving Gotham. Well not this time. This time he died. He was *killed*. By The Mayfly, of all people. An unheard of villain. But he did n't play fair, oh no, there were no opportunities for success. Batman's belief in himself was his downfall! 
 
 And now Gotham is in the hands of The Mayfly. There are no second chances with him. He kills, and he kills often. 
 
 But the Bat is n't around any more. No one to save Gotham. To stop The Mayfly. 
 
 But none of that matters. 
 
 Gotham can go to hell. 
 
 The Bat was mine. 
 
 The mask I once wore is no longer who I am. The Joker died with Batman. Without one, there ca n't be another. 
 
 I have a new face. A face of Vengeance. One to strike fear into the hearts of my enemies. One to stop The Mayfly. 
 
 **I am Batman. ** 
 
 The poetic irony was almost too great.
