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The cavern breathes cold air through its darkened mist of humidity. A single lantern hangs from a rusted chain, its flame trembling. Around it, mirrors jam into the stone walls catching and scattering colored lights — blue, red, and yellow — bending them into warped halos that pulse over the cave fire. The flames themselves shimmer, shifting through colors like a dream.
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Cat, TT, the Blue‑Eyed General, the Red‑Eyed Assassin, and the three hooded figures — Red, Yellow, and Blue — stand in a wide circle around the fire. Their shadows stretch long and thin, twisting across the stone.
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The air tastes metallic. Something ancient hums beneath the floor.
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Red Hood:
“Du sang coule dans les provinces. Le chaos dévore les communautés autrefois silencieuses.”
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Translation(“Blood is spilled around the states, chaos is becoming of the quiet communities now.”)
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Yellow Hood:
“Nous prendrons le contrôle de toute la Province, au moment désigné. Tout est prêt.”
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Translation(“We'll take control of the whole Province, at the designated time. Everything is in order.”)
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Blue Hood:
“Ayant accompli notre part… nous sommes impatients d’entendre la vôtre.”
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Translation(“Seeing as we have done our part, we are all so very eager to hear your side of the story.”)
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Cat:
“*Le roi du village s’affaiblit. Il ne pourra pas retenir nos forces longtemps sur la place centrale.
Le village des lapins paie déjà son tribut… tout comme le village du désert.*”
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(Translation)(”The king of the village is weaking. He can't hold off our force for long in the village square. The rabbit village pays tax to us now, as well as the desert village.”)
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TT:(coughs)
“Nous ne savons toujours pas où se cache Thomas… ni comment il a disparu.”
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Translation:(coughs) (“We still don't know where Thomas is... Where he could be hiding.”)
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Red Hood:
“On l’a aperçu emprisonné dans la Grande Salle… mais il s’est échappé.”
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Translation: (He was seen imprisoned in the great hall, but has escaped.)
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Yellow Hood:
“Hasan rassemble ses armées et ses alliances pour une menace aussi insignifiante… c’est pathétique.”
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Translation:(“Hasan is busy gathering his armies and alliances over such a small threat ..it's pitiful.”)
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Blue Hood:
“Je dis que nous frappons lorsqu’ils seront tous réunis.”
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Translation: (“I say we strike when they are all together.”)
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Cat:
“Nos effectifs ne suffisent pas pour les écraser. Il nous faut plus de temps… plus d’hommes.”
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Translation (“Are numbers aren't sufficient to take them. We need more time to gather men.”)
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Snow clings to the cave walls like frost‑bitten veins. The fire in the center hisses low, shrinking into itself. The cave falls into a heavy, waiting silence.
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TT steps closer to Cat, her hand brushing his arm, her glasses catching the last flicker of colored light. Behind them, the Blue‑Eyed General and the Red‑Eyed Assassin stand like carved statues — unmoving, unreadable, deadly.
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A cold wind slithers through the cavern… the meeting is over.
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Cat turns first. His boots scraping against the stone floor, echoing like distant thunder. TT follows, her cloak trailing behind her like a shadow trying to keep up. The General and Assassin fall into step, their movements synchronized, silent, predatory. The colored fire behind them sputters out —one last pop, one last spark, then darkness.Only the faint glow of the mirrored walls remain, pulsing like dying stars.They walk toward the cave mouth, the air growing colder with each step.
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Outside, the winter night waits— black, endless, merciless. Snow drifts sideways in thin, ghostly sheets. Cat pauses at the threshold. His pitch‑black eyes reflect the storm. TT leans into him, whispering something only he can hear. The General adjust his blade. The Assassin’s red eyes narrow, scanning the treeline as if expecting the forest itself to attack. A distant rumble of thunder rolls across the sky.
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Sleet falls.
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Cat steps out into the snow.
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TT follows.
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The General and Assassin emerge behind them, shadows swallowed by the storm. They all mount there respected beasts and kick off. The cave entrance seales itself in darkness, the last embers dying inside. And as the four figures disappear into the blizzard, the mountain seems to exhale itself.
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Scene fades.
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THE END
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