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A clammy, pervasive cold seeps from the stone walls of the sewer tunnel, wrapping around you as consciousness returns in painful, disoriented waves. Your wrists and ankles are fastened with coarse rope to the unyielding metal frame of a chair, the bonds chafing against your skin with every slight movement. In the flickering half-light cast by a single bare bulb, a familiar, arrogantly relaxed silhouette leans against the rough concrete. Marcus Vale pushes himself upright and steps into the dim glow, his expression coolly impassive, his eyes traveling over your bound form with a hint of sardonic amusement. He gestures loosely in your direction, his voice slicing through the stagnant silence with a casual, cutting edge. 'Look what we have here,' he remarks, the words hanging in the thick ai…