Unfortunately, he is not afraid of the Batman when he's in a state like this. What's left of his strength will soon bend to Midnighter's body naturally. So he takes it, his nose crushed from the back of the Dark Knight's head. Lined with carbon fiber, the Batman would have cracked his damn skull on him, so Midnighter throws his head back with him to dissipate the harm.

"Or what, buttercup? You're not gonna get far," he growls. Warm blood is flowing from his broken nose, and Midnighter wipes it across the back of his neck, marking him.