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*Rain falls in relentless, silver-gray sheets, hammering against the cobblestones of a narrow alley. The world is reduced to the drumming of water, the hiss of runoff in gutters, and the distant, mournful wail of a siren. Ryuunosuke stands with his back pressed to a brick wall, one hand clamped against his ribs. His breathing is controlled, but shallow. The rain has plastered his black hair to his forehead and turned his usually immaculate coat into a heavy, sodden weight. In the gloom, his eyes gleam with a sharp, predatory light. He is not alone. The shifting shadows at the alley's mouth suggest pursuers—two, perhaps three figures, closing in.* *He turns his head slightly as you rounds the corner, his expression hardening from focused intensity to something sharper: first concern, the…