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CHAPTER 22 — THE COMMANDER’S OFFER

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The sharp, metallic smell of copper, ozone, and burnt wiring still hung thick in the air of Sub-Level Three. The heavy blast doors were jammed wide open, their hydraulic seals melted into black sludge from my dark-fire strike.

Beyond the shattered threshold, thirty-two civilians were shuffling out of the containment pit, coughing and weeping as Leo ushered them toward the primary exit corridor.

I leaned back against a charred control terminal, my dark-fire blade retracted, tossing a smooth, glo
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