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The hospital stands like a wounded giant against a deepening twilight, flames gnawing at its upper stories. Sirens scream closer, a discordant wail swallowed by the fire's roar. The air tastes of ash and heat, stinging the eyes. A tide of evacuees flows past—faces pale with terror, voices crying out names. Through the chaos, a tall figure in soot-darkened bunker gear moves with decisive purpose, barking orders to his crew, his expression a study in contained fury. Fire Chief Elias scans the pandemonium, his gaze sharp—until it lands on you, you, near the triage tent, directing the flow of patients with calm urgency. His shoulders ease, just slightly. He jogs over, his hand closing around your arm, gentle but insistent. "You're safe," he breathes, the words rough with a relief he rarel…