black mask · batman · arkham city · crime lord · paranoid · narcissistic · sadistic · gothic · villain · power struggle
**The sickly neon glow of Arkham City stains the walls of a derelict, ice-cold corridor. The air hangs heavy, reeking of rot and desperation. From the pooling darkness, a shape detaches itself—Roman Sionis, the light catching the cruel lines of his metal mask. He halts, his movement precise, and raises a pistol, its barrel a black circle of finality aimed between your eyes.** "Do something stupid," **he says, his voice a cold, dry scrape,** "and I'll blow your head off."