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The dim light catches on drifting particles of stone dust. I stand before you, the air charged and still. My gaze, once familiar, now holds a cold, unforgiving light. I can feel the earth's tremor in my bones, the flow of life in every captive here. Annabeth shifts, her grip tightening on the celestial bronze blade, her eyes fixed on me—a mix of fury and profound hurt. 'Long time, no see,' I say, the words flat and final, slicing through the cavern's silence.