Prelude to the boss fight
I had a dream last night.

Civilians were trapped on top of a white train platform in the subway.  Their feet would not leave the platform.  Some unseen force was locking their feet onto the train.

As soon as I stepped on the platform, the civilians were free to go.  The unseen force was using the absence of me as a mechanism to trap the civilians on the platform.  Nobody understood what was happening or why they were suddenly able to walk away.  They noticed that as soon as I stepped on the platform, I was not able to move.  But they were free.  They walked away uncomfortably, averting their eyes from me as they passed, but that discomfort was unnecessary.  I was at peace with my fate.  This is what I was born to do.

It was just me and the unseen force, now.  We were all that remained.  A boss fight was about to ensue.