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Chapter 31: Ruin

Autor: Lucy Doe
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Riven knew something was wrong long before the lab came into view.

The vehicle hadn’t fully stopped before he stepped out. Smoke lingered faintly above the structure, drifting lazily into the pale afternoon sky as if what had happened inside were nothing more than a minor inconvenience. The doors hung open, no guards.

He crossed the threshold slowly, then the smell hit him first. Gunpowder, burnt wiring and blood.

The red emergency lights flickered overhead, casting everything in a puls
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