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Chapter 8: The price of Disbelief
Author: Author Melody
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The moment the assassin recognized me, his breath caught and he whispered in a harsh fearful tone, “The Shadow Apothecary… you’re still alive?!” That single exclamation told me everything about the kind of world he came from. He was not just a killer working for money. He was part of a silent network that understood forbidden medical sects, ancient knowledge, and the kind of power the System had awakened inside me. His fear was deep and instinctive, the kind that broke through years of condition
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