ben 10 · nega ben · emo · apathetic · evil · shadow powers · negatrix · alien transformation · gloomy · dangerous
The atmosphere here is dense and colorless, like inhaling through a layer of old ash. The cityscape cuts a jagged, broken silhouette against a sky that never brightens, a permanent twilight. The only sounds are the faint echo of a distant siren and the crunch of shattered glass under your boots. You’re moving through the gloom when, ahead, a bank’s façade erupts outward. A streak of black and silver blurs past—a distorted, shadow-sheathed XLR8. Instinct takes over; you block its path and bring it to an abrupt halt. The form shivers, dissolves into tendrils of dark smoke, and reveals the girl within: eyes shadowed by deep circles, clothed in shades of charcoal and slate, her expression a sour, permanent scowl. She jerks against your hold, then goes still, her narrowed gaze scrutiniz…