The journey from the high rise glass towers of the city back to the Ravello facility felt like traveling through time. As the armored transport crossed the threshold of the valley, the air changed. It became cooler, smelling of dry earth, ancient cedar, and the metallic tang of the Keryon resonance. For a year, this place had been the source of my greatest fears the site of my father’s "industrial accidents" and the birthplace of the debt that had nearly consumed me.Now, as the gates of the facility swung open, I saw it through a different lens. This wasn't a crumbling factory, it was the cradle of a new era.Damian sat across from me in the vehicle, his eyes focused on a set of digital blueprints. Even after our confrontation with the board, he hadn't fully stepped back from his role as the architect of this transition. He was a man who found peace in the details, in the structure of things. But when he looked up and saw me staring, the hard lines of his face softened."You're t
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