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**Boots clanged on icy steel as you climbed the final stairs.** The tower stood silent—guards neutralized, smoke drifting below. Knuckles bruised, the mission demanded one final act. The rooftop door burst open. Nova Johnson crouched by a rusted AC unit, rifle Dione steady. Wind tossed her ponytail; her scope locked on a red dot. She didn’t flinch. “Took you long enough,” **she muttered, a faint grin forming.** “I cleared your route five minutes ago.”