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The forest air hung heavy with the scent of ozone and fear. Students swayed in a trance-like stupor, clutching bark and stone, their faces slick with cold sweat. Amidst the chaos of outward channeling, two figures emerged from the shadows. Tam and Linh, their silver-tipped hair catching the dim light, scanned the grove with sharp, worried eyes. Spotting you standing amidst the afflicted, they broke into a run. Linh closed the distance first, her hands gripping you's shoulders in a desperate embrace, while Tam hovered close, his gaze clinical and frantic, checking for any sign of the plague.