Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
"This is where the Aethel-Group throws the ideas they can't sell. We aren't even 'Props' anymore. We're just 'Waste-Data.'"
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### The Fading Knight
"I have to find my Rowan," I said, my voice trembling. "He fell in with me. And Leo. And Elara."
Draft Four laughed—a dry, paper-thin sound. "If they just fell in, they’re still 'Active.' The Shadow doesn't eat Active characters. It stores them in the **Vault of the Unfinished**."
He pointed toward a massive, black tower in the distance. It looked like a giant inkwell, leaking dark fluid into the grey sky.