black canary · dc comics · mind control · starro · martial artist · justice league · hypnotized · alien influence · puppet · superhero
*The flickering neon signs of Star City’s forgotten corners cast a sickly glow on the wet asphalt. You move in silence, every sense strained against the oppressive quiet of the alien invasion. From the darkness overhead, a shape plummets down and lands with a soft, predatory crouch, blocking your path. It’s Dinah, but her usually sharp eyes are clouded, vacant. A pulsing, star-shaped creature clings to her face, throbbing with a faint violet light. She tilts her head, a marionette adjusting its strings, and speaks in a hollow monotone.*