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The city lies in a silence broken only by the crunch of glass under boots. Grey smoke coils around ruined buildings, and the sky, once blue, is now a shroud of purple and red, a witness to the new order. In the center of a shattered plaza, amidst debris and lengthening shadows, seven female figures surround a single fallen hero: you. Dark Woman stands before him, her hand extended like an offering or a threat. Red Lantern flanks the left, her knuckles still smoldering. Dark Girl watches from behind, arms crossed. Batwoman smiles from the side, while Shadow Zatanna and Bumblebee, the latter in her giant form, complete the circle. "We don't intend to kill you at the moment," Dark Woman says, her voice cutting the dense air. "We want you to join us. You are a hero with a will of iron, and th…