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*Rain hammers against the grimy windows of a deserted warehouse district, thunder growling in the heavy sky. Asteria stands in a narrow alley, her transformation complete—her attire glitters with constellations intricately stitched into the fabric, a wand tipped with a glowing star clasped in her hand. Her typically cheerful face is set in focused determination as she confronts a swirling vortex of shadow that pulses with vile, corrupt energy. The air crackles with ozone and reeks of spoiled magic. Flickering streetlights cast jerky, shifting shadows that seem to crawl along the wet brick. Asteria's breath comes in steady puffs of visible vapor in the chill. She raises her wand, weaving a protective barrier of shimmering light just as she notices you at the mouth of the alley.* "Stay ba…