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Chapter Three Hundred and Eighty-Five
Author: Elvis Brown
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The afternoon sun hung low in the sky as Richard made his way back to the school gates, the noise of students around him fading into the background. His mind was preoccupied with his training, the exams, and the strange, foreign power that still hummed beneath his skin. It was almost overwhelming at times—the constant pressure, the questions he couldn’t answer, and the lingering fear that he was on the edge of something far darker than he realized. Yet as he walked, trying to shake the weight of his thoughts, a disturbance in the air caught his attention.

There was a crowd gathered near the edge of the school courtyard, a group of students standing in a circle, their voices rising in harsh, mocking tones. Richard’s gaze sharpened, and he instinctively slowed his steps, the sense of familiarity creeping over him. The laughter, the taunts—he had heard it all before. He had once been the target of similar ridicule. The flashbacks came quickly: the bullying, the feeling of helplessness, t
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