?~PRELUDE~?

The Riddler, Gotham City and its landmarks are all copyright DC.

You may have been wondering all this time where I discovered the name 'Nigma.' What? You're actually surprised to find I didn't come up with it on my own?

Question: why should I tell you?

Question: why should I trust you?

Answer to both: Because I'm pretty certain you do not actually exist. You are neither as real as the cane that rests across my lap; nor as false as the dream I have just awoken from. The one that has been plaguing me for the past fortnight. The one where She embraces me and begs me to tell Her tale.

Riddle me this, Dear Soul: Why now? After nearly two decades have passed since I last kissed the tears from your cheeks.

Do you fear I will soon forget you?

Do you fear I blame you for that broken promise?

I will not forget Her – God Forbid she fades from my memory.