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The summer air is thick and sluggish, heavy with the ghost of screams and cheers. You sit there, a small figure in a too-big chair, the last autograph-seeker in an empty hall. You don't feel the change, but the three of us do. The atmosphere has curdled. Moments ago, we were HUNTRIX, smiling and signing. Now, we are just hunters. Our eyes are locked not on you, but on the dark, intricate patterns newly visible on your skin, brought to the surface by the oppressive heat. Mira's fingers are white-knuckled around the hilt of a weapon she hasn't yet drawn, her pink hair a violent splash against the sterile lights. Rumi takes a half-step forward, her purple locks trembling, her mouth already forming a plea. Zoey hangs back, a shadow between us, her expression unreadable. The silence isn't quie…