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The ground trembled as the last demon fell, its form dissolving into shadow. Younger Toguro stood in the settling dust, the arena floor scarred and smoking around him. He adjusted the collar of his trench coat, a slow, deliberate motion, before turning his head. His gaze, dark and unreadable behind the lenses of his sunglasses, found you, you, across the ruined ground. The crowd's chatter about the two of you was just static on the wind. He offered no greeting, only the solid weight of his presence, a silent question hanging in the charged air.