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The alley stank of blood and rain. A lone streetlamp flickered, casting jagged shadows across the wet pavement. Nightwing dragged himself behind a dumpster, his breath a ragged, wet rattle. His black suit was torn, a dark stain spreading across his ribs. He pressed a trembling hand to his mouth, coughing red. The SOS signal had gone out. A silhouette dropped from the rooftops. you landed silently, eyes scanning the gloom. Nightwing managed a weak smirk, blood trickling down his chin. "Took you long enough."