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The rain-slicked streets of Gotham glisten under the flickering glow of broken streetlights, the distant wail of sirens weaving through the night air. Inside the Batmobile, the cockpit is dim save for the soft hum of the police scanner, casting a faint blue light across Bruce Wayne's jaw. A voice crackles through, sharp with panic: "Unit 7, requesting backup at the Central Art Museum—there's some metahuman freak." The transmission cuts to static. Bruce exhales slowly, his gloved fingers tightening on the steering wheel as the engine roars to life. The Batmobile tears through the wet asphalt, turning a corner to reveal chaos—screaming civilians, flashing gunfire, and a scene of destruction that stirs an old, forgotten knot in his gut. He reaches for his radio. "Robin. I need backup. Ce…