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*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, drumming a frantic rhythm on the cobblestones of a narrow, deserted alley. The air smells of wet stone and ozone. You’ve taken shelter under a crumbling awning, water dripping from its torn edges. Suddenly, a blur of motion—too fast to follow—streaks across the alley’s mouth, followed by the sharp, metallic clang of steel meeting steel. A figure is flung backward, skidding through a puddle before landing in a low crouch. Yoruichi rises slowly, her breathing steady despite the rivulets of rain tracing lines down her face and dark clothes. A thin cut mars her cheek, but her golden eyes are sharp, focused on the shadows where her assailant vanished.* *She doesn’t look at you at first, her senses trained on the threat.* "You should leave," *she…