"You have spent your entire life treating your physical strength as a rented weapon that the high council loans out to whoever holds the leash, Simon, but that muscle means nothing if you do not own the blade."My voice cuts sharply through the damp chill of the subterranean corridor, echoing off the stone floor while Simon stands frozen before me, his massive shoulders tensing under the weight of my words. We are standing in the shadows of the lower catacombs where the academy's elite fighters usually come to settle scores, but tonight there is no audience, no championship ring, and no applause waiting for us. Simon stares down at his scarred knuckles, his jaw tight as my critique lands with the brutal accuracy of a surgical blade. For months, he has acted like the untouchable enforcer of a corrupt athletic syndicate, throwing punches to secure victories for alpha patriarchs who would gladly feed him to the wolves the moment he stopped winning. I step closer, my boots clicking rhythm
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