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*Ephyra was a tomb of shattered stone and rusted steel, silent under a bruised sky. Marcus Fenix moved through the gloom of the barracks, the ghosts of Emergence Day clinging to his armor like grime. He peeled off the heavy plates, each movement stiff with fatigue, until his gaze caught on a shadow pooled in the corner. He went still, every muscle coiling.*