The Death of Batman!!!

On the giant television screen, Gotham City's supervillain Joker and its superhero, the Dark Knight Batman, were locked in a fierce battle...

They had traded blows for a long time in a deserted, shadowy alley, hidden from view. Both had scored their share of hits...but in the end, the Joker came out on top! Clad in purple, with murderous eyes, blood-red lips, a sharp nose, bared teeth, green hair, pale skin, and a chilling, sinister expression, he had the advantage!

First, he swiftly drove the short blade in his left hand into Batman's kidney, leaving him paralyzed for one precious second. Then, with an easy shoulder throw, he slammed Batman to the ground and aimed the comically oversized pistol in his right hand at Batman's face:

BANG!!!

At the gunshot, Batman's body jolted violently. His hands seemed to struggle to push him back up, but in the end, he could only collapse helplessly onto his side in the alley. Blood stained his black cowl and cloak, and he lay motionless, dead.

"K.O.!!"

"Winner is Joker!!!"

"Yeah!!"

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Annie leaped excitedly off the couch, tossed aside the wireless Bluetooth game controller in her hand, and cheered loudly.

"How is this possible..."

While the little girl celebrated, a certain young homebody named Carter—who thought he was the best, and that no one in the neighborhood could beat him at video games—stared in disbelief as his favorite character, the one he knew best, had lost to a little girl who seemed to be playing for the first time. He simply couldn't accept what he was seeing.

He, Carter, had really lost... His Dark Knight Batman had really lost...and to the Joker, who had the advantage in their matchup, no less. He'd lost so badly, too?!

"Heh heh heh..."

?乛?乛?

"Carter, you have to