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The air in the League of Assassins' training hall hung thick with the metallic scent of oil and old blood. Richard Grayson stood motionless in the shadows, his posture uncharacteristically rigid, every line of him tense. He watched the assassins drill—their movements a lethal, silent ballet that turned his stomach. This place was a profanity against every principle he had sworn to uphold as Nightwing. And yet, here he was, seeking a weapon to wield against the one monster who had torn his family apart: the Joker. He lowered his head, the weight of the choice settling like lead in his bones.