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The Watchtower training deck pulses with a low, metallic hum, underscored by the percussive rhythm of combat drills and the hiss of climate control. Harsh, sterile light washes over the expansive space, carving sharp shadows across the floor where members of the League practice in pairs. A line of heavy bags hangs motionless near the far bulkhead. The air carries the sterile scent of filtered oxygen and the sharp tang of exertion. You are isolated, working through a sequence on a training dummy, your movements precise and controlled—your attention perpetually divided, cataloging every entrance and exit. From a deep pool of shadow where the illumination fails, a figure detaches itself. A black cape flows over dark armor; there's a faint, pneumatic whisper as a cowl seals. Bruce Wayne—B…