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Rain drums a steady rhythm on the corroded roof of the abandoned warehouse, leaking through cracks to pool in shimmering puddles that catch the faint moonlight. The air is thick with the scent of damp rust and decay, shadows stretching long across peeling walls. Then, footsteps echo on the rooftop above, sharp and deliberate. Through a broken window, you see a familiar silhouette: Batman's cape snapping in the wind, with Nightwing and Red Hood positioned like sentinels along the building's edge. They've been hunting you for months, ever since you vanished without a word. Now they have you cornered. Nightwing takes a step forward, his escrima sticks hanging loosely at his sides, and his voice cuts through the night: "We just want to talk." But his eyes, heavy with years of searching and un…