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   Punishment, not Prayer by cigthedral

   Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Arkham (Video Games), Batman (Comics), Nightwing (Comics)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M, Gen
   • Work in Progress

   07 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Dick Grayson/Original Female Character(s)
   • Dick Grayson & Original Female Character(s)
   • Alfred Pennyworth & Bruce Wayne & Original Female Character(s)
   • Barbara Gordon & Original Female Character(s)
   • Jason Todd & Original Female Character(s)
   • Dick Grayson
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Barbara Gordon
   • Jason Todd
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Slow Burn
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Gotham City-Typical Violence (DCU)
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Romance
   • Graphic Description
   • Author Is Not Religious
   • Found Family
   • Angst
   • Hurt
   • Religious Guilt
   • Yearning
   • Body Horror
   • Animal Instincts
   • Animal Traits
   • Animal Metaphors
   • Original Character-centric
   • Religious Conflict
   • Human Experimentation
   • Gotham Noir
   • Psychological Trauma
   • Identity Issues
   • Moral Ambiguity
   • Slow Romance
   • Slow Burn Mystery
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • DC Comics References

   Summary

   Gotham is a city of faith, but not the kind you pray to.

   Daphne Nazara was meant to be a harbinger of faith—a sacrifice, the very means by which they intended to purify the human soul. Now, taken in by Gotham’s protectors and drawn back into the shadows of her creation, she is forced to confront the faith that made her. Can she change her skin, or the leopard her spots? Is her repayment to the city, or to the creator?

   Or, a vigilante’s story about survival, faith, and what it means to live in a body shaped by someone else’s belief.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   168,408

   Chapters:

   38/?

   Comments:

   44

   Kudos:

   102

   Bookmarks:

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   25 Nov 2025