As Ares outlined the dire situation, the room grew tense. The gathered heroes leaned in, each absorbing the weight of his words.

"The Time Freezer's meddling in time is just the beginning," Ares explained, his deep voice reverberating off the stone walls of the fortress. "Someone—or something—is using him as a puppet to destabilize the multiverse."

Kei crossed her arms, her expression steely. "And you have an idea who's pulling the strings?"

Ares hesitated for a moment. "The being we face is known only as Nullus, the Dragon of Null. It exists beyond time and space, feeding on the collapse of dimensions. If it's awakened, it means one thing: the multiverse is dying."

The room fell silent. Even Ignis, usually quick with a quip, looked visibly unsettled.

Starfire broke the silence, her voice soft but resolute. "Then we must act quickly. If Nullus grows stronger, there will be no universe left to save."

Moon Knight stepped forward, his crescent blades gleaming faintly. "What's our first move?"

Ares gestured to a glowing map projected in the air—a swirling, chaotic representation of the multiverse. "The Time Freezer is a key player. If we can track him down and force him to reveal his master's location, we might have a chance to stop this before it's too late."

Kei nodded. "Then let's find him. Ignis and I owe him a rematch anyway."

Beast Boy, now in his human form, grinned. "I like these two already."

Catwoman smirked, her eyes glinting mischievously. "Confidence is good. Overconfidence? That's how you get killed."

"Let's focus," Raven said, her dark energy rippling as she turned to Ares. "Do we know where the Time Freezer is now?"

Ares waved his hand over the map, and a glowing red dot appeared. "He's hiding in an abandoned temporal facility outside Gotham. But be warned—the closer we get, the more unstable the area becomes. Time itself may turn against us."

"Fantastic," Ignis muttered. "As if this day wasn't crazy enough."