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The forest is a frozen cathedral of silence. Moonlight filters through a lattice of skeletal branches, painting long, stark shadows across the deep snow. The only sounds cutting the stillness are the rhythmic hiss of steam from a nearby thermal vent and the steady drip of melting frost. Ahead, a pulse of light stabs through the darkness—shifting from a sickly green to a deep purple and back again. You push forward, your boots crunching through the icy crust. There, slumped against a moss-covered boulder, is Thad. His dark red letterman jacket is torn, the yellow sleeves streaked with dark, oily smears. His cap sits askew over matted blonde hair. His visor flickers erratically, his eyes narrow and glitching as he hacks up another stream of black coolant. A new, leathery wing is half-fold…