Chapter 154 - Leviathan HQ

Lillian Luthor appears in a room of mostly stone, along with both the other shadow woman and Talia Al-Ghul, having just come here straight from her prison cell. However, before Lillian can even take a moment to look around, she feels her stomach make a horrid sound. In response, Lillian bends over, and then proceeds to throw up, all her food from last night coming up.

"I told you.... the 'teleportation' experience is an.... uneasy one for those not experienced with it...." Talia says.

A few more Leviathan members begin to walk into the room, and one of them hands Talia a cloth, which she then hands to Lillian. Lillian takes the cloth and wipes around her mouth.

"I'd prefer if I could keep that form of travel to a minimum.... in the future...." Lillian eventually says.

Talia chuckles.

"That can certainly be arranged." Talia says, "It is not like we intend to use you to go on missions or anything. In fact, I think you will be perfectly suited to remain here for the foreseeable future."

Lillian now regains her posture, and begins to look around the room they are in. The room itself looks like some sort of cave, as the walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of stone. Then also, on some of the walls is some weird writing, which almost looks ancient, which Lillian doesn't recognise. However, Lillian then also notices some cables on the ground, which have neatly been positioned against the walls so people don't trip over them, along with some electric lights on the ceiling.

"And where is here.... exactly?" Lillian asks.

Talia chuckles again.

"All will be revealed in due time." Talia says, "For now, follow me."

Lillian begins to follow Talia Al-Ghul through the facility, with them going through more rooms with electrical and even modern equipment in. However, all of the rooms still look like caves, so from this Lillian thinks that they are either underground somewhere, in an adapted cave system, or they are in a cave system that has been built into a mountainside.

Eventually, after Lilliana and Talia go through multiple rooms, with Lillian noticing all sorts of different people who she assumes are Leviathan agents, the two arrive in a bigger room with a large metal round table in the middle. This particular room has many more people inside than all of the other rooms, because of that, Lillian presumes this is Leviathan's command centre, or at the very least, this bases command centre.

"Leviathan, I would like to introduce you to Lillian Luthor." Talia says, with all the other members of Leviathan looking on at her, "She has agreed to help us with our upcoming battle against Supergirl, and her daughter, Lena Luthor. She is to be treated accordingly."

"Yes, ma'am." All of the Leviathan agents say in unison.

The Leviathan agents speaking like this is a rather unnerving experiencing for Lillian.

"Excellent." Talia says, now growing a smile, "Let's move onto our next course of action."

A few Leviathan members now begin to circle the metal round table along with Talia, but not all of them. Lillian assumes that the agents surrounding the table must be some of the key players in Leviathan, or Talia's most trusted advisors or something.

"Our first task of business is dealing with Elizabeth Walsh." Talia says, "She has been left in the DEO for too long; she needs to be dealt with."

"I volunteer myself." One of the Leviathan agents says, who looks to be another shadow woman.

"No. My skills are of better use." A male member of Leviathan says.

"No. This is better left to our top assassins." A third member says.

"Enough!" Talia says.

All Leviathan agents fall silent at Talia saying that. The leader of Leviathan then turns to look at Lillian Luthor.

"What do you think?" Talia asks.

"Me?" Lillian asks, confused.

"Yes, you." Talia replies, "I am sure from your conversations with your daughter, she has told you some useful information about her mother being held in the DEO that we can use to our advantage."

"She has...." Lillian nods slowly, while a bunch of thoughts flood through her mind. Lillian knows now she has to play things carefully, because she doesn't want Leviathan to kill Lena's mom, but at the same time, she doesn't want to already reveal that she isn't truly with them, "But.... I don't think taking Elizabeth Walsh out is a good idea."

"Are you questioning our leader!" One of the male Leviathan agents says, in an angry voice, stepping closer to Lillian in a threatening manner.

"Reagus, enough!" Talia says, holding out her hand in a stopping fashion, "Let Lillian speak."

"Of course...." The male Leviathan member, who must be called Reagus, says.

All eyes then turn to look at Lillian, which is another unnerving experience for the Luthor matriarch.

"Our goals are aligned.... But..... our methods might differ slightly..... You just want to deal with Lena and Supergirl, as well as her friends.... But I want revenge.... Taking Lena's mom out now will not benefit my need for revenge. But... it may also not benefit you." Lillian says, while stilling thinking where she is going.

"How will it not benefit us?" Talia asks.

"If you kill Elizabeth Walsh, yes, Lena will be devastated, and likely a complete emotional wreck. However, eventually, she will press down those emotions, and it will turn to anger, and determination. That will make her incredibly dangerous." Lillian says.

"You sound like you admire her..." Talia says.

"I do." Lillian nods, "Only a fool doesn't admire their foes strengths. Lena's determination is one of them."

"Hmm.... okay.... then what exactly do you suggest we do with Elizabeth Walsh?" Talia asks.

"Leave her as she is." Lillian says, "As you haven't felt the need to take her out already, I imagine you don't feel very threatened by any information she could pass along to Lena and Supergirl. So, the best thing to do would be to leave her. Allow Lena to grow closer to her mother, and create a bond again. Then, when the moment is right, that is when you strike, just when Leviathan is preparing an attack. That way, Elizabeth Walsh's death will put Lena, and in turn Supergirl, off balance, and they will not be expecting a second strike so soon."

After Lillian finishes speaking Talia remains silent for a long while, with all the other Leviathan agents looking at her. Eventually, Talia starts to grow a big smile on her face.

"And that is exactly why you will be a perfect fit for Leviathan, Lillian." Talia says, with a big wicked smirk, "We will do it your way."

As soon as Talia says that, Lillian feels a wave of relief wash over her. That is one time that she has deceived Leviathan over with, now she knows it's on to the next one, she just has to continue to be careful, and try and find some way to undermine this organisation, preferable without being caught.

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It has now been a week since Lillian went willingly with Leviathan in her plan to try and take them down from the inside by pretending to work with them. So far, Kara, Lena, Alex, Sam, J'onn and the rest of the DEO have come up with absolutely no new leads in regards to Leviathan. This has, of course, been worrying Lena particularly. Lena is just so very worried that something will happen to Lillian, or that her adopted mother has already been found out by Leviathan and is dead. Lena has simply been in a bit of a panic ever since she first read that note that Lillian left for her, a note that she has now read over 200 times, just hoping it would provide some sort of clue or something.