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Venom In The Ranks

Author: Fantasea
last update publish date: 2026-06-15 23:49:57

VESPERA.

The heavy, velvet curtains of my quarters did absolutely nothing to muffle the deafening, echoing roars of celebration rippling through the fortress.

Every drunken cheer, every clinking crystal glass, and every rhythmic, booming thud of the Vanguard war drums felt like a physical strike against my ribs, fueling the toxic, unyielding fire burning deep within my chest.

I stood completely paralyzed at the tall glass window, my fingers curling into fists so tight that my manicured claws pi
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