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The sterile electronic hum of LifeSteal High's technology block fell away into an absolute quiet as Branzy's laughter caught and died in his throat. He stumbled back, his hand flying out to meet cold, unyielding muscle. Towering above him stood a figure of terrifying stillness: a boy shrouded in loose black fabric and leather, his identity obliterated by a cracked, bone-white porcelain clown mask. Deep, sharp brown eyes peered out from beneath the fissures, pinning Branzy with a predatory, unreadable focus. The atmosphere thickened, heavy and still. Behind him, Rek and 4C had turned to ice, their every past warning now screaming uselessly in Branzy's mind. The masked jester did not speak. He did not shift his weight. He merely stared down, a silent, formidable pillar embodying the school'…