╔═━─────━▒ Cassius ▒━─────━═╝The doors to the underground cell opened with a loud, strained creak, like judgment waiting to be passed, as the guards pulled them open for me.The air shifted the moment I stepped in. The cool, fresh air thickened into a damp chill that immediately clung to my skin.My feet clanked softly against concrete, each step echoing as I descended the stairs.Each step downward pulled me deeper into stale darkness, slightly lit by the dull glow of the crystal stones that lined the walls, leading my trail. The air hung heavy with the stench of mildew, rust, and something ancient—something that had seeped into the stone itself.The deeper I went, the thinner the air seemed to grow, until every breath burned with the taste of it.At the bottom, the corridor stretched out in suffocating silence, broken only by the faint sound of muffled voices at a distance. By the time I reached the cell, the air had turned rank, fetid with the stench of sweat, dried blood, and
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