Gotham City's Black Panther

Chapter 1

My life was never easy, I've struggled, I've grieved, I've suffered, It's made me who I am. The shame, the burdens of death have made me this, this monster.

I wasn't always like this, I was happy once, I had dreams and aspirations but they were stripped of me. I turned myself into this person I don't really know anymore.

I've lost myself on this journey called life but to understand why, I have to start at the beginning.  I wasn't always Gotham's most notorious drug lord, I wasn't always a criminal. I was a normal girl, with big dreams and bigger shoes to fill.

To get to the past, the present must be explained and the present isn't exactly a gift.

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There were two things on my mind, I need to get the hell out of here and what am I going to have for dinner. It was a usual deliver of AXz-12 which is one of the most popular performance enhancing  drugs it's so powerful that the person develops almost superhuman like qualities, but my client was having a hissy fit on the price. Usually I can get my way with pricing but this particular client was being just plain stubborn. My setting price of 5oz of AXz-12 is easily 25k but this guy wanted it for 15k here's my problem. If I give him the AXz-12 for 15k he'll tell the other street dealers that I'm giving cuts so now everyone wants a discount. So now I'm not making big money. If I don't pay my supplier all hell will break loss.     

                 I'm the drug lord of Gotham, which means I run the show. I have a large penthouse on the Upper East Side, yachts and cars a plenty and a security system that puts the White house to shame. I don't have body guards, never trusted other people to protect me. No one on the streets knows me as Elizabeth Johnson but rather "The Black Panther", the reputation comes with the name. Simple as that.

                   Making deals with morons is like pulling teeth, you'll see what I mean. But it doesn't take much to play an idiot.

                   "C'mon Lance, you know you can't beat me at my own game", I said.

                  "I want my AXz-12 for 15k nothing more, nothing less", Lance said. "If there is a problem Panther than maybe some reinforcements will help change your mind". As he said that three man came out of the shadows of the abandoned warehouse.

                "Alright you got me", I said, I drop the duffle bag full of AXz-12 on the ground and throw a smoke pellet on the ground. Smoke fills the room and the four man are coughing, I grab the AXz-12 duffle bag and look around the room for the duffle bag filled with money. I sprint over to it sling it over my shoulder and run toward the door. I'll resell the AXz-12 at a higher rate making sure my supplier gets his cut of the money. I run over to my car, I fling open the door and put the key in the ignition, I slam the gas pedal and get the hell out of there

              "No one beats me at my own game", I say with a smirk on my face. 

-Time skip-

                   I finally pull into the hotel I live in, I have a penthouse on the top of the building. I grab both bags and get out of the car and lock it behind me. Walking into the hotel I wave to the doorman and give him a small smile and he returns with a grin and small wave. I walk into the elevator and swipe my card and hit the top floor button.
     Within seconds I'm at the top, I walk to my door and place my thumb on the finger print button, enter my passcode, and say my name to the voice recognition device. I am granted access and walk in. I walk into my bedroom and place the bags on my bed.
     I open the money bag and start to count the money the total came out to 30k. He had more than enough money to pay me so what was the problem. I continue to dig through the bag and find a note it read: ½ for Panther ½ for Cobra. I've heard of Cobra he was some wannabe dealer, a hotshot. His supplier is a rival to mine, but the point is he is nothing extraordinary.
     I bet Lance was going to make two deals in one night, well so much for that I have the AXz-12 and the money. I pack up the money and AXz-12 and put it in the vault behind of one of my bookcases, I know it's cliché but it's manageable and easy to access. I walk over to the window to shut the curtains but something catches my eye.
     The bat symbol lights up the night sky, I roll my eyes and yawn. Gotham has its superheroes, but they are a bother to me mostly. Batman, Red Robin, Robin and Batgirl work together. Nightwing works in Gotham but also operates in Bludhaven. Redhood however is an old friend of mine but that's a story for another time.
     The city thinks they can solve every problem that gets thrown at them. I'm going to be a huge problem for them because,  little do they know an entire drug operation is going on right under their noses.

(A/N)- Hello my name is Tess! This my first book ever and I'm really excited about it!!!! I typically update within in a week unless I say otherwise! Hope you like this chapter, because it only gets more complicated from here. Please vote and comment, I would love to hear your thoughts :)