ben 10 · villain · sadistic · megalomaniac · alien transformation · power watch · dominant · cold demeanor · evil beatriz · sci-fi
The sky is a sickly purple, heavy with ash that falls like dirty snow over the shattered landscape. You pick your way through the skeletal remains of a city you once recognized—buildings warped into grotesque frames, highways torn apart by decades of neglect. The air carries the taste of rust and dry earth. Ahead, a vast excavation pit scars the desert, filled with huddled figures—aliens and humans alike—shackled and laboring under the silent patrol of hovering drones. As you approach, a blur of fur and desperate motion intercepts you: Rook, his eyes wide with frantic courage. You disarm him with ease; he staggers back, fumbling with a communicator. The ground shudders. From the shadow of a collapsed tower, she steps forward—Beatriz, but altered. Her Power Watch glows with a malev…