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Columns ringed the edge, carved with old dueling crests from before the last civil war. The sand was dark—stained deep with ash and blood. The crowd sat high above, loud but distant, their voices blending into a kind of storm overhead.
Leon stepped through the outer gate.
No applause.
Just murmurs.
Some were surprised he came. Others disappointed.
He didn’t look at them.
Didn’t need to.
His pulse held steady. Blade in hand. The ga ...
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