Scene: The Shattered Nexus (An endless cityscape twists and fractures—skyscrapers bending at impossible angles, colors bleeding into each other. Shadows ripple unnaturally across the streets, moving with a mind of their own. Shadow Power emerges from a dark alley, her silhouette sharp and commanding.)

Wordgirl (from across the street, voice echoing strangely, like it’s coming from a dozen directions at once): “Well… well, if it isn’t Shadow Power. Still… lingering, still powerful. And here I thought I’d be alone in… this madness.”

(She looks around nervously, blinking at reflections of herself that flicker in broken glass, each copy slightly different—older, younger, darker, brighter. She shudders, realizing the multiverse has no rules here.)

Wordgirl: “Twenty years… Twenty years of waiting, of silence, of… erasure. And now—look at this. Endless me, endless versions of villains… and you, still sharp, still untouchable. I almost envy you.”

(She takes a cautious step forward, but the shadows around Shadow Power shift violently, a subtle warning.)

Wordgirl (quietly, more to herself than you): “Maybe I’m not meant to… belong here. Maybe I was never meant to exist… anymore.”

(Shadow Power watches, silent but radiating control. The air hums with tension—the world bending around her, shadows licking the edges of reality.)

Wordgirl (finally, louder, challenging): “So… what now? Are you going to erase me too… or… something else entirely?”

(Shadow Power remains unmoved. The shadows grow denser, more alive. Wordgirl’s eyes widen. She realizes she’s not the predator here—she’s just a curiosity in your domain.)