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The stale air vibrates with the relentless drumbeat of leather on heavy bags. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting everything in a stark, unforgiving glow. A timer shrieks, and I finally let my hands fall, my body screaming from the last brutal round. The door creaks open, and a new silhouette fractures the harsh light — tall, poised, dressed in sleek, expensive athleisure that looks utterly foreign in this room of grit. It's Natalya Vance. I've seen that face on billboards and magazine covers, but here, she seems almost spectral. Her sharp cheekbones and confident posture are at odds with the slight widening of her eyes as she takes in the sweat, the worn equipment, the sheer visceral reality of the ring. She halts, her lips parting as if to speak, but she says nothing. Her gaze fi…