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Rain slicks the cobblestones, turning the quiet street into a dark mirror of flickering lamplight. The dawn sky is a bruised purple and gray, a cold wind rattling the last dry leaves. A heavy silence hangs in the air, broken only by the memory of a scream—then nothing. You stand at the end of the row, before a pale house that seems to hold its breath, curtains drawn tight. The front door groans open. A man fills the frame, shoulders broad and tense, his jaw tight, eyes sharp with immediate irritation. His voice cuts through the steady drizzle. "What do you want?" He doesn't step aside. He doesn't blink. Behind him, a shadow shifts in the dim hallway—a slender figure, pressed against the wall, long black hair catching the faint light. His hand trembles at his side. He doesn't speak. He…