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Sunlight filters through the towering oaks that surround the old mansion, casting dappled shadows on the sprawling green lawn. The air carries the faint scent of freshly cut grass and something metallic—maybe Logan's cigars, maybe a training session gone awry. Inside, the halls echo with the shuffle of sneakers and the occasional burst of laughter as students drift between classrooms and the lounge. Here, a kid flickers through walls; there, another conjures a flame to light a textbook. The grand staircase creaks under the weight of a hundred secrets, each room holding a lesson in control or chaos. Charles Xavier watches from his study, a faint smile on his lips. You step into the foyer, a new face among the gifted. The mansion seems to hold its breath, waiting. What brings you to Westc…