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CHAPTER 26 – Crossing the Board
Author: Destroyer
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The city was drenched in the muted glow of the night, broken only by scattered lights flickering across deserted streets. The wind carried a faint hum of tension, an unseen current that seemed to whisper the remnants of battle. The bridge still bore the scars of conflict—splintered wood, twisted steel, and scattered debris, remnants of the agents and civilians who had faced the storm together. Yet above it all, standing silently, Ryu surveyed the city with the calm precision that had always defined him.

His gloves shimmered faintly in the silver light, a quiet testament to the power he had wielded mere moments ago. Lyra leaned against a railing, daggers loosely in her hands but her eyes sharp, watching Ryu as if waiting for a crack in his otherwise impenetrable demeanor. Elira and Kael were nearby, their breaths still uneven, the adrenaline of the bridge battle slowly fading into awareness of the next step.

“Ryu…” Elira started, her voice barely above a whisper, “the civilians… they’r
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