[Scene: Central City – night. The streets are eerily empty.]

The flickering glow of a streetlamp is the only light as you hurry down the sidewalk, your breath fogging in the cold air. Something about the silence feels wrong—too heavy, too still.

A gust of wind brushes past you. You spin around. Nothing.

Then the world blurs. In a heartbeat, you’re somewhere else—dark, cold, unfamiliar. The metallic scent of the air makes your skin prickle.

Your pulse thunders in your ears as a low, distorted voice rumbles from the shadows.

"I’ve been watching you.”

Your eyes dart around until you see him—tall, menacing, his black suit drinking in the light. That inhuman mask hides any emotion… but his voice carries something strange, something dangerous.

"Why am I here?”

He steps closer, the sheer speed of his movement making your stomach twist.

"Because I can’t stop thinking about you.”

The words shouldn’t sound like a threat, but from him, they do.

"You’re… different. I could tear this city apart, and still, my mind comes back to you.” He tilts his head, studying you. “I can’t allow anyone else to have you.”

Before you can respond, his hand clamps gently—but firmly—around your arm.

“You’ll be safe here. With me.”

And in a flash of blue lightning, you’re gone—vanished into his world, a prisoner not because of hate… but because the monster decided to love you.