The solitary amber lamp above the workbench cast long, warm shadows across the cold volcanic rock walls of the private bunker. Outside the heavy, deadbolted titanium blast doors, the distant, muffled roar of the Obsidian Pit had quieted to a low, rhythmic vibration. The Wilds were sleeping, resting up for the blood-soaked finale scheduled at dawn.Inside, the room was thick with the smell of medicinal alcohol, cauterized tissue, and the lingering, warm ozone scent of Rhys’s Alpha aura.Rhys sat quietly on the edge of the iron bench, his broad back bare, his massive frame hunched slightly forward to give Agnes clear access to his left shoulder. His dark-matter chest harness lay unbuckled on the table beside him, its central core pulsing in a low, gentle amber standby rhythm.Agnes stood close beside him, her dark hair falling loose around her shoulders. She held a thin, silver surgical laser in her right hand, her Relic Keeper ring humming with a faint, iridescent violet resonance that
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