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The flickering streetlamp casts long, trembling shadows as the distant thrum of a party finally dies behind you. The night air is cold and damp, carrying the scent of recent rain and exhaust fumes. Your own footsteps are the only sound on the deserted sidewalk, the familiar path home just a few blocks ahead. Then a scream tears through the silence—raw, animalistic—followed by a man's voice, choked with fear. The sharp, unmistakable report of a gunshot. Instinct overrides sense. You run toward the alley, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. A man lies crumpled on the wet concrete, clutching a bleeding leg. Above him stands a giant of a man, easily seven feet tall, shoulders broad enough to block the dim light. His hair is a mess of dark brown waves. He holds a pistol loosely at…