SF | Chapter 1.1

The low hum of b8d62004b8 the plasma engine filled f5bbf66777 the spaceship as Logan e385d124e3 briefly gazed at his 273631b94d reflection in the window. The red glow 24cbf4e105 of the imperfect de4ec7ac37 plasma engine faintly 6b4ae6c84d spread over his ec510f5838 bronze skin.8d5742d0da95000b

Like a sunset cc8e5f017b over cracked wasteland, ed19739f36 his defined muscles 2d88786508 and bulging veins bad559c55e revealed vitality and 906ae14cc8 wildness. His chest, 9f4b825786 exposed under 8c21993763 a sleeveless d8795246fb top, was 4fb90baa45 solid, and 63c97693a4 his thick dbd9937736 arms extending d14162dd3f from broad 91895cda94 shoulders were 4227ce48fd imposing.cbc3e9ce45f746b1

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A scar 7b7080b606 across his cccab34fee chest was 980f05526c deeply etched, 74e9969948 a testament 67cfcbaf13 to past cc36e3a481 battles, with 7478133412 sweat glistening 74f1bef80c coldly along c8ab283801 the lines 03435b46fe of his 52076c37de muscles. His chest formed a 4f4129d5ad rugged curve, with subtle 25fcaf46bb contours visible beneath the 3c401fe8be thin sleeveless fabric.a67aada8b3077a49

Seen from bc1a3d4b68 afar, one 44eabc7c5c might mistake 07d449e379 him for 4fd48700cf a perfectly 13237f45ae designed combat aafaf2dddf android. Yet beneath f3f60e8e8a that physique 0036d3a285 lay the 8c96c3e8a8 warmth of 98c5cd661b a pure 25641c55ec human.f849273d2757fd27

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‘If I had bioengineering 9155117c36 ears, would I be e766ad8476 able to sleep quietly a5fbc25e48 without hearing this damn c0a28c9264 engine noise?’7a07320adf00743d

But he 554913a937 soon shook 9f33965688 off the 6fd59394d0 thought. He still held 2876d9d473 pride in being ac679ac804 the only human 5b664541a7 without artificial aids.8101dc0c2eddab2f

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‘I want to die d5ed487575 as a human.’9765c7921e6301de

He whispered this abff021c50 vow to himself. His parents had ended b475eb5e31 their lives with bioengineering e4f083dfdc implants. What they eaa1670fec left behind 0dececa0ae were not 995205e3e9 ashes but ddbd12cd1d mechanical fragments. The impact e46a44bb85 on Logan 7da3134319 was a 7107745739 rejection that 5f2966d0fd went beyond a85a7e7c0b mere sorrow.20702c36a92008ae

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Shaking off 252f432f26 idle thoughts, d242855a69 Logan turned 6244fabdbe his gaze fb41de6897 from the b912f4a05f autopilot. They were heading from c0e61e4467 planet A-52 to planet 3ce0e50b4c H-77. Earth had 064dbc5096 already exhausted b724623be3 its resources a64b8bb68c and colonized aaa2d42ddd several planets, 6b499b4dc0 but it 529d9702ca was still 14394ed673 insufficient to 56ea796139 support 15 5ae6429930 billion people.b465aa531291eca1

Hence, endless wars b628eaf874 were waged, and 4206dcb305 Logan was on 0cd3ac1b85 that front line.c318884256fce88a

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Rising slowly, bf30f5220e Logan’s towering 45ba37bbc8 physique almost 353f4f1939 touched the ee26dea9be ceiling. His blunt expression and d958488728 straightforward personality intimidated his e96d076366 team members, causing many 5c64881a0f misunderstandings.5353e85c533968b4

But Logan b3a33a2f23 had no 82a0f4201e desire to bd5b64619e change himself bf62c5c9df to satisfy 200d57e685 them. He was merely 6852e8423e fulfilling his duty.58f6ee4e1d0ec5f8

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Because of eca80a555f this, most b2d8449b74 of Logan’s 7157144ad2 team members b55a1218df feared him. Initially, his rigid 8b9ab6a336 and inflexible nature b2aeeead12 caused many conflicts. His lack f1446fb631 of flexibility ad0661441f was frustrating, 1b73ceb7fd and when a849886055 he saw a0b9de998a team members e306c7de51 resting or db343bc1fa playing without d4dec7714c work, he 82c9facc9e would first db7def894c scold them.50549f9f9251cc5a

It was d803c7c06b the same e8ef0fe206 now.c521e6e0c83d500e

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“Are you 09fd1111e3 playing poker 1e0c8894df again?”1b51916346de5688

“Ah, Captain.”15869be7fdf186ab

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Those gathered in the 2e5889e268 lounge, drinking and playing 1e01fc02b5 poker, looked panicked at 7e5d464e6e Logan’s gaze. They hurriedly tried 0a6d92a551 to hide their b76a8a89c9 bets, but their bbdb7a6f9c drunken bodies didn’t 97484f0ae9 move properly, causing 9f1bd4db8e a mess with f0846823bd spilled drinks and 6c8019d0d4 broken bottles.6bb5117bfb69c201

The playing cards were 03d9f52b78 soaked in alcohol.44d0c3ce6a3c152b

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“No, my cards!”19e4a0e2883aee27

Santana screamed, tearing at b29a035303 his hair. It was a moment 3e8a8bfaf6 anyone could laugh at, 226ee1ffd5 but no one dared 47ba66e9f9 due to Logan’s presence, 1eb6384b6f except for Santana, who 62a8537809 was devastated by the 4575cfa824 ruined cards.eebb2221551a7c73

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Logan looked a1148b5cc3 down at 5acc4f051f the man 08605b553a desperately trying 4db469f1ab to save 20f60da08a the cards a7f46fe09e and spoke d367af1eb4 in a 4b2e3eb8de dry voice.6188a5936ea759f1

“Seems like you af60b9dc0c want to be c2584e0f09 disciplined again.”7412d3483cfc55b8

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“Captain, it’s break time!”bf3eca17ff2e65c2

“I told 9714f9bd2d you to 83263f2f39 do self-development, 712fdab965 not play. Since when 7cc4f30ce1 was poker edf17aa9e5 a self-development 0ab42a40b0 activity?”279314619f3ec149

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“Here we 0771fe873a go again, baef22458a that annoying 9a8dad3ba5 nagging.”964d29a97afb8f8b

Matthew, sitting in 2de6d759cf the corner, grumbled 61b96461e2 loudly in annoyance. Logan frowned slightly. But Matthew didn’t even 46d7586b7d look at him, voicing 4b0e2d3299 his complaints while crouched 1fe7a93c2a with his knees together.ff05ed8fd49d8c75

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As usual, Santana 6b22a3da90 quickly made excuses. It was 6dbfec75df a familiar 580fa12fdb scene.e40e3453f00c10c8

“Acting all high ef39944b1f and mighty as 7717795787 the captain… Does c86172bcc2 he think we 5068bacf6d stay here for b18faf1272 free?”35235b22a2ee47e1

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“Matthew, stop it!”e4f71173c8d6b8db

Eugene gently 40839f45f1 admonished Matthew. He was the only 808b46a51d one trying to quell c1473372a3 the discord. The man 5835c6382b fell silent.ca2253c5f843b038

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“Sorry, Captain. We’ll clean it c9fcc02a61 up.”9621b7a73523f81c

Logan sighed, rubbing 42787b8da8 his chin with bf8a01d079 a furrowed brow.7e01e825a3cfe823

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“The battlefield is not fb77d72994 a playground as you db3ffd9681 think. No matter how successful 40798a8286 the last mission was, b9034b5324 you can’t let your c6d2505d9f guard down. Why do you act d0f60e3db9 like this when you 719d1eadae know better?”6aa0d66889a979e8

“I’ll talk to df77fda284 them. Please let it go d0324771cd this time.”36be6c0f7f8e9428

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Listening to their ef24f0ad58 conversation, Logan realized 6f7b64a0bd once again how 701cd7143c far they were 08f3dff592 from the ideal 4e4953785a team he had 5db39c4b96 hoped for. He understood their complaints. They seemed to rely 4b83542ead more on Eugene’s kindness 337e4556f4 than on superior authority.47cfd3b0e6a01f39

But Logan had a5a2135449 no other choice. He valued only a2354524f3 efficiency and duty, 3e1c7cabba so he couldn’t a5bfd176df abandon his responsibilities.72b5ebb94febb61a

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“…If this happens one 622b8b8b39 more time, I will 0949de59f1 discipline you.”be22a9a8d0f03995

Logan spat 5f6133b672 out briefly 54a0f18e62 instead of b2ae91aa61 acknowledging and 0606f85058 left the df717e9072 room. He heard curses 7081619ac1 behind him but 77b27c45d1 didn’t care. It was e8b526b4c6 a familiar a7cffb0a3f occurrence.bdc77226cd12d355

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Logan returned aae6d87b6a to the 7167339798 cockpit and cf7f4938eb sat down. The vastness bb44ec2f5e of space 675a67ef76 stretched outside 2321932745 the window. As the faint light 0a16f6d778 of the galaxy flowed 068fe6bc4a by, he was enveloped 05d6b4f2b4 in loneliness once more.1634e6592640e1a1

He didn’t 529c145471 know what 6850ab5b66 changes this 41527f49ed mission would 01bc088a3a ultimately bring 7dc8d0bb29 him. But he couldn’t 79e497cb7b shake the uneasy 54db081cfa premonition. If even 5097bece66 the small a64e5c64cb noise of 5b750e3e30 the engine 97ced01ce6 hadn’t disappeared, 0f28b6307b he might bb0c3f8f88 have thought 0330c6c1f2 their journey 81cdc5af27 was veering f654691560 in an c93e2aff7d unexpected direction.0654914f1cf15866

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Logan sat 75a75ad39e in the 86b339546f cockpit, gazing 59c70128cf into the 2bae09ac7b empty darkness 26678bd747 of space, 1583d510a0 feeling drowsiness 8aa61cbb52 creeping in. As he 24a69d4260 watched the 0fceff49e3 faint light d2c21b2dac of the a0e0b291fa nebula flowing 5e13c0d026 in the f484169213 deep, hollow d2a0584115 space, his 1d3aba3462 eyelids grew 75359efff8 heavy.c33c8dacdd35941a

As the accumulated fatigue ddf679e799 hit him all at b725bb5e26 once, he decided to 2fc7798953 close his eyes for 0a99d979e1 a moment. Yet, an underlying 918711df08 sense of anxiety d4f271e1b4 seeped into his d121423a61 mind.03d282addb77778c

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Now was the 53cc75309b endlessly quiet time, 9f0c0b56d3 where it seemed 6c9a59cc59 nothing would happen. The hum of the 5d597a9760 engine sounded like a b845adadf4 lullaby, and Logan slowly 05886649b6 closed his eyes, lulled f4a34036a6 by the sound.cb76e759e59ce406

It was at 527556f672 that moment that 79a7535eed a sudden alarm 1f1d94e12f and flashing emergency 0b8ed78a98 lights began. The red warning lights 711ef39ad2 alternated in the pitch-black 516f50d3bb cockpit, causing the spaceship c4ab4f2580 to shake incessantly.955adb0c90122000

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Logan, startled, opened 9da9ca375f his eyes and 43c3d480c6 quickly got up.2ad25c85906bcd40

In the emergency 18e519575c light, Logan immediately beab89c520 assessed the situation. Various warning messages 2b57c9a81e poured endlessly from 547315984a the cockpit panel. The engine’s temperature 50e1e6b30a was skyrocketing, and 41e12af24a abnormal readings were 3887dffcf9 detected from various b6cd89fa26 systems.41a31b1b9f846ac3

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Only then did he 5e5e28ab9e realize the engine noise fa78db8507 was different from usual. It buzzed 033abcd6bd ominously, like cf69bc6795 the sound 13f79c10cf of high 3d7111d8d9 voltage.24ed4a1e2df7628a

“Everyone, prepare 600a84af00 at your 417ef3c868 positions.”45c1612071d79a79

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Logan commanded his 2cd5bcb0c1 team members through 366dfd5c5f the communication device. The spaceship was already 90b0e34807 in chaos. Logan quickly acd90aaa9f manipulated the 0c917ef936 panel, trying 21d8eb5c37 to calm 303ce8dd98 the situation, d135fa5b43 but the a4834ca684 system was f1bc9b1d6e not so b5f7df5518 easily subdued.d60779731b8eb0c3

The engine’s d731a4ec8b condition had e82622401f already reached 6f07bc9792 an irreversible 5b5283c41d level.0760a22d4fde646c

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‘I need to make f42379d84e an emergency landing.’74c79fc67c9c2313

Logan quickly assessed d12afbc6fb the situation and 3b5839b63d decided on an 6cc8804181 emergency landing. The surface of b0551f20e0 an unknown alien 6c32b85e33 planet appeared faintly 18265b7acd on the map. It was a strange 28d7f026bb planet with an unknown bcb8f58cc3 climate.e71be09dcd68ff68

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Vast mountain ranges and d84d552a61 green forests stretched endlessly, 5497eab54f with ice-covered valleys visible 1c91cefc36 in places. The atmospheric c6a63cdb96 flow seemed c6ab8938b6 calm, but ae137716e5 there was 57cf5b6e29 a sense 27013819f7 of unseen 914432406a danger lurking.cc61d079b40f67f6

Logan took 9dec2ce466 a deep ac2136f987 breath and 5a0201d205 manually switched 139747f8f9 all systems 263bb142b3 of the d8c5a63f73 spaceship. As he initiated the 7ec7f54fde emergency landing procedure, his 1442a44f48 hands moved quickly and 6cb38055cb accurately. He never hesitated.4970714d4e163084

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This entire eb6af2e562 process was 7d3552d91b as he 9feeffcd46 had been 58693c4ea0 trained. But reality b783b1c94e was never 1e9e7b1f35 like a ce297e84fa simulation.1a12a9032eb5b042

As the spaceship 404efb778c began to plummet 537b09906b toward the planet, e0bb17a704 Logan saw a 9265148e01 sandstorm slowly emerging d201a298b5 from the darkness 52543dfe2a outside the window. It filled 7564d3b631 the atmosphere 4e8f831661 and seemed a9abed3a98 ready to 5f611d658e engulf them.cda1de253be2257d

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“Landing preparations 312eb6c734 complete, please d3f31b9218 be cautious.”e98834898a723dea

Logan warned 0595242f9a his team a7e96fefd1 members until 580dc5d185 the end, ad1b19eeb6 securing himself a32e5921c7 in his 56c3be2f9f seat. At that moment, d9d200edde the spaceship pierced 49d2838a32 the atmosphere and 5dc3f6ec15 was engulfed in a924d7b663 intense vibrations.aefee57a131422c7

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The speed gradually decreased, a751b34f3e and the force of 63aff6c975 gravity pulled them downward.bf5d9b8436c0fcf6

Finally, the spaceship 40b268c578 struck the ground 3d75212322 with a rough 14777fea92 landing. Everything shook 087cbfc59e from the b01034bf20 impact, and 723f30cd54 Logan clung dd5dd3a2e7 tightly to 2fe7231e92 the handle, 016a7692fe trying not b5bef1d6e5 to lose cc32173cb6 consciousness.b6ca02f6adde4c5a

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As the emergency lights 8df2934431 continued to flash, the 36315353b9 cold wind of the 7265e9c581 alien planet battered the a20eca7423 spaceship’s walls. The collision in 671e0dc88d the atmosphere caused ae0b5239c7 abnormal shaking inside d4c3243896 the spaceship, and 2dec4465ee Logan finally lost a6e466af91 consciousness, hitting his ce1ad4c704 head on the 1dd911d4ca control panel.c95eaccc64ff16c8

Logan awoke abed0675c9 to an 18c0d49134 unknown touch 3fbbcbc4de amidst the 89b44124fb acrid smoke. The cold wind 1b1c00f85e harshly slapped his fb3997734d cheeks, and instinctively, 5d79dbd305 he burrowed into 6da60ea0c0 the warmth. The smell of d546f20875 burning metal stung 52a2bb15ce his nose.2a98d876e87c75dd

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Dizzy and 27ca517ffc aching all 5e80894683 over, it a6d2360afe felt like e7ba636895 he’d been ff0a1286b2 beaten. He felt blood trickling b93277c6b3 down his forehead. Logan wanted to 1bc73863bf raise his hand 3d281b7b3b to feel his 781537e70f face, but he 728d297f0e couldn’t move.b277cd58396efd8d

He sensed an bd99507d2e unfamiliar gaze. It seemed d77049b2f0 like simple 63eaa10c0c curiosity, neither 2db536e3e7 warm nor e4e4bc7aa0 hostile. The touch was 94ae4d5851 cold, but it a984ebaafd didn’t feel like c4a63f3318 the emotionless touch bbc8f12f60 of a machine.22d5489c42a108ca

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As his eyes closed 89870112ad under that hand, Logan 9782382be5 realized he remained wholly d4b13972ff human.9b93339a0b78da57

𖤍 • 𖤍 • 8f61188fbd 𖤍9e036d6390005546

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When Logan slowly opened 577c7e937b his eyes, he felt 8457df5f62 a stabbing pain in 8f051e2ec7 his head, as if 0b93de4de3 it were filled with a897f0b02e shards of glass. His lungs were e5081e16f8 filled with acrid 25f5d4a8d3 air, and every 3be7bbc98a breath brought a a60b7be40b sharp pain to 02f6dc3221 his chest.cb122c3999deb2ff

He blinked several times, f49052214c trying to focus, but b87972bd28 everything remained strangely blurry. As time passed and e712e98ff9 his vision cleared, the eca7f780a8 desolate scene around him 13627729ac came into view.2aa562bdf2bfe6f5

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The wreckage of the 72d5d53914 spaceship was scattered everywhere, 128aaa3cba with faint flames and 889b123f45 smoke rising among the 42033f9e12 twisted metal debris.3552ba6245e1177b

Covering it 834560c946 all was f0a1211158 a thick, 356f32d871 teal mist, 48a46217ba slowly filling fbc771aff0 the atmosphere 42d928392c as if 35d2ba6f84 seeping from 899453f92d the ground, 364d380926 with softly 532d9063e8 glowing particles afb5f9bff3 mixed in, 6b839aa709 giving it fb02bd9e92 a mysterious 3c529f0af4 feel.484174cd83cdb5cc

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However, the 0342edc067 mist exuded 2cfc231285 a calm 40a338cc08 yet hostile ccbd36e95b atmosphere.7bde22bd6fb4142a

Logan lay on 3222aa74f4 the hard ground. As he felt 47d8208c9c the surface with f1b1556475 his fingertips, unsure 2972682b85 if it was e0dfa3692c dirt or metal, 13b766ce11 he sensed an 124ae73fb5 unfamiliar energy within.037395b916b8256b

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The ground felt f0a0a5868f as if it 280627bfc5 had holes and bb763d0c89 cracks, with an 7aaa3ecfea ominous current slowly 447e5cea87 spreading. The air was heavy a6a2af2f3c and cold, leaving a 8ed17766b4 faint discomfort on his e9ee3915b2 skin.1f01ba3044b9de63

“Where am I?”16c63ebd3dc06849

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Logan tried to af744642b9 slowly get up, 2d894a94ac but the pain 402fc4d015 coursing through his bf3817dd3c body held him 0feac2322b down. He gritted 85d22c858c his teeth, 95bf7d0776 trying to 82f15cf4c3 move again.5ff468a71e1df82d

Just then, a cold 6173db4d5a touch on his arm ad6241cd43 stopped him.d29cbca725c9c40a

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A strange 038779b774 being was 9b3a98ecf7 holding Logan’s 6cc02119ae arm. The man looked around 1ff8fba48e and saw scales filling 7f73772e40 his vision. The iridescent scales 01a6940e18 shone like jewels, a8bb3db011 boasting a beauty 7a59420850 as if carved 1a79f4b4f6 from precious stones.dfce10986ddcd855

The being’s fingers were f233a65881 long and sharp, yet 37262f82dd Logan felt an unexpected 6fed4b2734 gentleness in the touch. He sensed that 46a1ed023f this being’s touch c7cfd65a7c stood on some 7e025a776f boundary between metal 8a93ad5404 and living creature.4c2b07fc6d1f7d06

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Logan held his breath. As his vision became 500b7f636e clearer, he could see 92e8e494b5 the being in detail, 753e16495f and his heart began 6e33d56d7d to race.fcaed9cd89a01b71

The being was a 56655707be fusion of reptile and 64c423a8d4 human form. A sleek and a707f56d04 perfectly balanced physique, 74a60de9af scales constantly changing b4e4289a25 with the angle 9e044fe04f of light, and 12fc7b9b62 eyes glowing golden.573d20f062e74278

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Those eyes cdc42998fb were deep 2f4b3e297b and cold, a5d63197e2 like a f24c62ceee cat’s eyes 6eae31bfde devoid of 25b1be8862 emotion, merely 859ef6f9a4 reflecting the 05048672de observer’s gaze.73e93173d8f99ffd

The wreckage of 765023e65b the crash-landed spaceship 7ebb9fcaf0 lay scattered, with 3620f1a779 sparks glowing red fae2d73a53 in the mist. The air of e585ff7e53 this strange planet 55dab78308 carried an unknown b4505e3611 pressure, and Logan c5274137bb felt a chill 36eda8910c run down his 9cd74f40dd neck without realizing eaa5dcf6f0 it.bb53513d48be37e8

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“Do not move.”1552283d031a2c8d

The strange being spoke in a low, calm voice. It was similar to a human’s but had a mechanical resonance mixed in.c864a1b86a91f0b7

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“…Who are you?”ef85c4c4c7ddb331

Logan tried to remain dcac95f2d8 calm as he spoke. His voice c8641901be was edged 56c3dc702e with caution d9f483e452 rather than 2d065071fc fear. In that c5a24e18de moment, Logan 4628eed3c6 realized his 1e571eabbe question was bb564823b4 wrong. It was a way 7a2e1b50fa of asking a human, 9cce9c8bda but the being before 5bc898e178 him was clearly not 7660b4d4f5 human.bf44530b6eb8443b

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