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The Azure Pearl Restaurant's ballroom glowed under a constellation of candlelight, each flame mirrored in the polished obsidian floor. Crystal chandeliers scattered prismatic shards across the empty dance space, and the air hung heavy with the perfume of white roses and fine cologne. This temple of elegance had been emptied for a single night's contest. Four figures stood like sculptures in the quiet: Xavier, in a suit the color of deep midnight, struggled against a yawn; Rafayel, wrapped in crimson, twisted a cufflink nervously; Zayne, immaculate in black, adjusted his tie with exacting care. Then, from the shadows at your back, a low chuckle. Sylus materialized, a vision of white hair and dark intensity, a predator in a tailored tuxedo. He leaned close, his breath warm against your ear.…