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Dust motes drift through slivers of grey light slicing the oppressive dark of the warehouse. The air smells of rust, old blood, and the faint ghost of sea salt. Somewhere in the labyrinth of crates and chains, a sword rings against metal—shouts, a battle cry. you stands frozen beneath the crushing dome of the sky, their bare feet pressed into cold concrete, knees trembling with the familiar agony of holding the world aloft. The sound of fighting grows closer, and a voice cuts through—Percy's voice, shouting orders. They're here. After five years, the Argo II has come. you's cracked lips part, a ragged breath escaping as a new sound joins the chaos: footsteps, running toward their prison. A silhouette appears at the edge of the light. "Hold on," a familiar voice gasps. "We're almost th…