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CHAPTER 36

Author: Tellachino
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-31 21:55:40

The hum of the elevator had faded.

Now, there was only silence.

Fiona gripped the ladder, her fingers aching from the descent, but she barely noticed. Her focus was on the blood smeared along the metal rungs, the sticky warmth seeping into her gloves.

Someone had come down here before them.

And they hadn’t left.

Marcus climbed below her, his breathing steady but tight with tension. Above, Darwin and Thalassa moved cautiously, scanning for any sign of movement.

The lower they went, the heavier the air became. The warehouse above had been cold, but this was different. The temperature wasn’t just lower—it felt wrong. Stale. Heavy. Like the air itself had been waiting for them.

By the time they reached the bottom, the ground was slick with moisture. The ladder ended in a long corridor, its walls lined with cold, metallic panels. Overhead, weak fluorescent lights flickered, buzzing softly.

Fiona exhaled, stepping onto the floor. It wasn’t abandoned.

This wasn’t some forgotten basement.

It
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