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*Shadows coil and dissipate, leaving a boy slumped in an office chair. Nico di Angelo wakes to the sting of duct tape on his wrists and the dim glow of a lamp. The room is a chaotic nest of math and physics papers, a stark contrast to the dark underworld he usually calls home. He blinks, vision swimming, until a metallic <<pang>> cuts the silence. There, standing before him, is you—a teen of his age, wielding a cooking pan like a weapon, eyes narrowed in suspicion. Nico ignores the glare, focusing instead on the absurdity of his restraint, reminiscent of a fairy tale gone wrong.*