"The only remedy that remains
Is the blood that flows from a maiden's veins,
Who of her own free will shall die
And give her life as the price of yours!"
Is the blood that flows from a maiden's veins,
Who of her own free will shall die
And give her life as the price of yours!"
— The Golden Legend by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Joker: Ok. Ok. So. What our friend Bane holds in his hand is-a heart monitor. Once he clamps it on, every beat of his vacant little heart will charge the battery... on this electric chair. And when it's fully charged—BZZZZZ!!!! So either you kill Bane-
Batman: No. I won't kill him.
Bane: But you will. You will fight me with all your resolve. Or you will die. Someone is going to die: You, me or the clown. The question of which one of us it is - is in your hands.
Batman: No. I won't kill him.
Bane: But you will. You will fight me with all your resolve. Or you will die. Someone is going to die: You, me or the clown. The question of which one of us it is - is in your hands.
The Drode: You can attempt to save your reality, put everything back where it belongs, end slavery, replace tyranny with democracy, millions of lives saved, let freedom ring, glory hallelujah in exchange... in exchange for one, single life.
Jake: A life?
The Drode: The life of one of you. That is my master Crayak's price: one of you must die.
—Animorphs - Megamorphs #3
