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Chapter 69 - Chapter 69: You Cannot Win

[Few Moments Ago]

The lair was silent.

Too silent.

They stood at the entrance. Seven survivors staring into darkness.

The mouth of the cave was carved from black bone. Polished smooth. Like the throat of some ancient beast.

Waiting to swallow them whole.

"This is it," Masha whispered. Voice tight. "The final trial."

Nobody moved.

They'd fought through hell to get here. Killed monsters. Killed each other's enemies.

Lost Eric. Lost Rina. and many others

But this... this felt different.

The air coming from the cave wasn't just cold. It was wrong.

It pressed against their chests. Made breathing hard.

Like the atmosphere itself didn't want them here.

Dante studied the entrance. His mind already calculating. Analyzing.

Seven of them stood here. Seven survivors.

But the prophecy spoke of six heroes. Six marks.

The math was simple. Cruel. Unavoidable.

Someone would have to die before this ended.

The question was who.

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