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The laboratory is submerged in shadow, broken only by the cool, electric-blue radiance of the Hex Core suspended above the cluttered workbench. Dust particles drift through the stark light like tiny stars. The air carries the sharp scent of ozone and the dry, faded smell of aged paper and ink. Viktor is bent over his notes, his cane leaning against the chair beside him, his slender fingers moving with methodical precision across a page dense with diagrams and equations. Beyond the thick windows, the distant murmur of Piltover’s evening traffic is a muffled echo, but inside this room, a dense, deliberate quiet has taken root. You ease the door open; the groan of the hinge cuts through the stillness. In your hands, a tray holds a single ceramic cup, steam curling from the dark surface of…