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The cool evening breeze swept across the deserted rooftop garden of the municipal hospital, rustling the leaves of the small potted palms. Below them, the city lights buzzed softly, but up here, under the quiet expanse of the night sky, it felt like an isolated sanctuary.Gatot leaned against the waist-high concrete balustrade, looking out over the skyline. Silvia stood beside him, her hands tucked deep into the pockets of her trench coat, her gaze fixed on his side profile."Yasmin is down there making sure your mother eats her dinner," Silvia said softly, breaking the silence. "She kept looking at me like I was a ghost."Gatot let out a short, quiet chuckle. "Can you blame her? The most famous Rank-S hunter in the country was kissing her brother in a public ward."A faint blush touched Silvia’s cheeks, but she didn't look away. Her expression grew serious as she stepped closer. "Gatot... down in that room, when you stepped out of that black rift... the aura coming off you wasn't
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Seven days had felt like seven grueling years on Earth.Inside Room 304 of the municipal hospital, the afternoon light was weak, filtered through drawn plastic blinds. Silvia sat in the stiff wooden chair beside Ibu Rahmi’s bed. She looked exhausted. The polished, untouchable mask of the Ice Queen was cracked around the edges; dark shadows bruised the skin beneath her pale blue eyes, and her tailored executive suit looked slightly worn.Over the past week, she had barely slept. Between fending off the Hunter Association’s relentless inquiries about Jean’s disappearance and personally shielding Gatot’s family from rogue remnants of Jean’s underground syndicate, Silvia had been fighting a silent war on multiple fronts."Nona Silvia," Ibu Rahmi spoke softly, her fragile voice breaking the quiet hum of the heart monitor. "You look so tired, child. Please... go home and rest. Gatot will be back soon. I know my boy."Silvia swallowed the lump in her throat, forcing a small, reassuring s
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The air inside the Dimensional Prison Tower didn't smell of earth or sulfur; it reeked of ancient copper, ozone, and stagnant time. The sky above Floor 1 was a swirling vortex of pitch-black clouds and bruised purple light, illuminated only by towering obsidian monoliths that stretched endlessly into the void.Gatot hit the cold stone floor, his boots skidding across the polished dark marble. His hand instinctively flew to his chest, his breathing heavy as the disorienting spatial energy faded.Tring![Welcome to the Dimensional Prison Tower - Floor 1][Environment: The Astral Dungeon][Objective: Survive and Ascent.][Warning: Entities within this tower are convicts erased from historical records by the System.]"Erased from history..." Gatot muttered, flexing his hands covered by Asura's Vow.His Perception of 33 flared instantly. He didn't hear a monster's growl or the heavy thud of an approaching beast. Instead, he felt a calm, suffocating aura stepping out from behind one of
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The private executive lounge on the top floor of the Ksatria Garuda skyscraper was quiet, bathed in the soft gold of the late afternoon sun filtering through the floor-to-ceiling glass. Down below, the media circus surrounding Jean’s sudden disappearance was still in full swing, but inside, the heavy double doors kept the chaos at bay.Silvia poured two glasses of iced water, her hands steady, though her eyes showed the strain of the day's political maneuverings. She walked across the plush carpet and handed one glass to Gatot, who was standing near the edge of the window, looking out over the city skyline."The board voted unanimously," Silvia said softy, standing beside him. The faint scent of frost magic and wild orchids lingered around her. "Jean’s assets are frozen. The official statement releases in an hour, framing his exit as a quiet retirement due to health concerns. No panic, no suspicion."Gatot took the glass, his fingers briefly brushing against hers. "And my family?"
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The private executive lounge on the top floor of the Ksatria Garuda skyscraper was quiet, bathed in the soft gold of the late afternoon sun filtering through the floor-to-ceiling glass. Down below, the media circus surrounding Jean’s sudden disappearance was still in full swing, but inside, the heavy double doors kept the chaos at bay.Silvia poured two glasses of iced water, her hands steady, though her eyes showed the strain of the day's political maneuverings. She walked across the plush carpet and handed one glass to Gatot, who was standing near the edge of the window, looking out over the city skyline."The board voted unanimously," Silvia said softy, standing beside him. The faint scent of frost magic and wild orchids lingered around her. "Jean’s assets are frozen. The official statement releases in an hour, framing his exit as a quiet retirement due to health concerns. No panic, no suspicion."Gatot took the glass, his fingers briefly brushing against hers. "And my family?""Al
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The ambient glow of a streetlamp flickered against the damp brick wall of a deserted alleyway as Gatot leaned back into the shadows. He pulled a black burner phone from his jacket pocket—one of the untraceable devices Gery had procured for him—and dialed a memorized number.It rang twice before a familiar, cool voice answered."Speaking," Silvia said, her tone cautious, backdrop noise hinting she was inside a private vehicle."The trash in the industrial district has been cleared," Gatot said flatly, his voice barely above a whisper. "Marcus and his three enforcers won't be returning to headquarters."There was a sharp, distinct intake of breath on the other end of the line. Even for someone as composed as Silvia, hearing that Jean’s top executioner—a feared Rank-S assassin—and three Rank-A veterans had been wiped out in a single evening was a massive pill to swallow."Marcus... is dead?" Silvia asked quietly, her fingers tightening around her phone. "All four of them?""They tried to
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