The city rose from the ruins like a phoenix.I stood on the hill overlooking the valley, watching the construction unfold below. Cranes swung. Hammers pounded. Voices called out in a dozen different languages. It was chaos. Beautiful, glorious chaos.And it was ours.We had named it Haven.A simple name. A hopeful name. A name that promised safety, peace, and a future.Haven was everything we had fought for.Everything we had sacrificed for.Everything we had died for.The walls were strong, built from the stone of the old world. The streets were wide, designed for both humans and infected to walk side by side. The buildings were tall, reaching toward the sky like fingers grasping for hope.And the people—thousands of them, from every corner of the world—were filling the city with life."Scarlett."I turned.Adrian was standing behind me, his golden eyes soft in the morning light."Adrian.""Are you okay?""I'm fine.""You're not fine.""I'm alive.""That's all that matters."I almost
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