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Chapter 52: The Silent Island

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The transport craft descended through layers of thin cloud, and the small island came into view. It looked peaceful from above, covered in dense green forest and ringed by sharp dark rocks where the waves broke white and loud. There were no docks, no roads, no lights or signs of human life. It seemed impossible that beneath this quiet land lay the control center that could throw the whole world into chaos.

We landed on a flat stretch of rock near the western cliffs, the engines cutting

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