MIA'S POVWe ran through the Abattoir's maze of catwalks, the woman, Sarah, had finally told us her name was Sarah, stumbling between Marcus and Brady. Behind us, the Hunter Units gave chase, their mechanical legs clanging against metal with rhythmic precision."There!" Walter pointed ahead. A service door marked with maintenance symbols. "That might lead to the lower levels!""Or it might lead to more processing stations," Willow countered."Only one way to find out!"We crashed through the door. It opened into a narrow stairwell that spiraled downward into darkness. The emergency lights here were dimmer, flickering, creating shadows that moved like living things."Down," Axel ordered. "Fast."We descended. The stairs seemed endless. My legs burned and my lungs ached. And worst of all, I could feel my power trying to surface. Trying to help but every time I reached for it, it slipped away like water through my fingers.The memory loss had broken something fundamental. Dracula had wa
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