The Abandoned Luna's Return
I screamed, my hands trembling as I watched the massive thumb of the Sculptor press down on the center of Silas’s chest plate.
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## Chapter 55: The Weight of the Sculptor's Clay
The **First Shadow** stood between me and the rift, his brass face twisted into a look of triumph that made my blood boil. He didn't seem bothered by the presence of the Sculptor; in fact, he looked like he was basking in its cold, sterile light.
"It’s beautiful, isn't it?" the First Shadow whispered, his violet eyes dancing with a sick, ancient joy. "The return of the Absolute. No more glitches. No more 'Red Blood.' No more love. Just the perfect, unchanging silence of the marble."