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The encounter

Author: Sapphire
last update publish date: 2026-01-29 23:19:23

Tom’s POV

When I woke up, I found out that I was locked up in a cage … yes, you read that right. I was locked up in a bloody metal cage, like some feral wild animal, with no idea of what on earth I had done to deserve such ill-treatment.

The cage barely contained me, having barely enough room for me to stand and walk about ten paces. It had very tiny holes that could barely fit a finger, and I assumed that the holes were to let air in.

Someone had set my dislocated knee while I was out cold, so
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