SF | Chapter 1.1

The low hum eda218a525 of the plasma 960f6f28fd engine filled the 7e29e86234 spaceship as Logan acccb4cdcc briefly gazed at 5356695382 his reflection in 6e0ac3076e the window. The red glow of f62594ba7a the imperfect plasma engine ecd0dd77d7 faintly spread over his beaefdef07 bronze skin.f6169b6f8583a2cf

Like a 037f6f1fb6 sunset over 33da3cfc56 cracked wasteland, f1b8a35f64 his defined 3e75bdcefe muscles and b61476fb56 bulging veins 209e205f03 revealed vitality 7c1171413d and wildness. His chest, b0a5ebfdad exposed under 02f793337e a sleeveless 2deb1bd13b top, was 11b0025cb3 solid, and c2ed47899a his thick 27c0a24d98 arms extending aace884ffb from broad b5f0cded45 shoulders were 71fee7aa3b imposing.b27f4e6e29272b89

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A scar across his 30ee8dc3b6 chest was deeply etched, 31afa75c87 a testament to past 7b75731f97 battles, with sweat glistening 6149237986 coldly along the lines 15713a58c9 of his muscles. His chest formed 7751ac8130 a rugged curve, c227f92585 with subtle contours 45c5c4dbba visible beneath the 2024e6b91b thin sleeveless fabric.9ac724c5e937022d

Seen from 46fa0485a4 afar, one 6a1beedba1 might mistake 426e933f3a him for ee8ea202da a perfectly e65185a167 designed combat e6834f17d5 android. Yet beneath that 8f097a660e physique lay the 4737a1741a warmth of a 58f23ad972 pure human.d265c500e983720d

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‘If I had 21f1648f4f bioengineering ears, would da35a8b452 I be able 23808478f4 to sleep quietly ac2a961c93 without hearing this 3184146146 damn engine noise?’a9274899c56f5a6b

But he cbc265fc62 soon shook 9aa208decf off the af7936c6a9 thought. He still held pride 6408f10c1b in being the only e6727a8b16 human without artificial aids.ab0cee7f4284381d

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‘I want to 7ecf98873d die as a 5b001aa18f human.’1f1c0d73e9c65b79

He whispered 3fce9e458f this vow c1669d2b06 to himself. His parents had ended 0b09c69ea4 their lives with bioengineering 8830835897 implants. What they 5583075bf2 left behind 970480599e were not 73af57bd0f ashes but 11e8b421ed mechanical fragments. The impact on 62e761f685 Logan was a fee920a96b rejection that went 84126c7284 beyond mere sorrow.da5ff7b38f01dc82

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Shaking off idle thoughts, 2b03d45766 Logan turned his gaze cacb067931 from the autopilot. They were heading 8e3674154d from planet A-52 db86deddb4 to planet H-77. Earth had already exhausted a2e8e70ec1 its resources and colonized 83698d1562 several planets, but it 83d3a0eb3c was still insufficient to d3d09a925e support 15 billion people.a5d0a61a327daa69

Hence, endless wars 9be15b8fb9 were waged, and 69318efa57 Logan was on 5d7c7bfc13 that front line.f5805ddc1d029d1f

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Rising slowly, Logan’s towering 52e86652a2 physique almost touched the 4b7fdd4c6d ceiling. His blunt expression and ac1554e48b straightforward personality intimidated his 0cd8b904f8 team members, causing many d23368f6fb misunderstandings.3afbb6f38300e143

But Logan 29dfdd746f had no 55656a0e20 desire to 313e770599 change himself a02fa73379 to satisfy 5999c647e5 them. He was merely fulfilling aac91b4b65 his duty.ea4c229d29f1e3d8

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Because of this, most c1287b6334 of Logan’s team members d7508a35fd feared him. Initially, his c04005de53 rigid and 04932c3098 inflexible nature 5f8515a341 caused many b114b3de04 conflicts. His lack of 6fc75ffaa3 flexibility was frustrating, 7b476b4dc6 and when he 01f7baeac7 saw team members 72b447e337 resting or playing 028f05b5e2 without work, he ae69cb2a10 would first scold 5868001c25 them.a39421b302541cc8

It was ae651b9c00 the same 6e2c7f1669 now.b329c41c1d39e001

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“Are you 26eca64beb playing poker 2e2ebc921f again?”e0760622be347aac

“Ah, Captain.”026d14926a40db0e

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Those gathered in the ec58345889 lounge, drinking and playing b16c5549f1 poker, looked panicked at e1ce07cdc2 Logan’s gaze. They hurriedly tried to 52f6f4a2c7 hide their bets, but 4bd1aed016 their drunken bodies didn’t e2790a5311 move properly, causing a a7a0edc0ce mess with spilled drinks da41a084ff and broken bottles.a4b935841344d260

The playing cards were 6bd3980990 soaked in alcohol.69913f8eae997b5e

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“No, my cards!”086c6fac2fb5c606

Santana screamed, tearing c2cb00eb82 at his hair. It was a moment 25c3384e35 anyone could laugh at, d89febe6d4 but no one dared 676a2526b5 due to Logan’s presence, 810a2fed05 except for Santana, who 9c42af4336 was devastated by the c314d559af ruined cards.d4b01368ea632bd4

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Logan looked down at 63f1d4ef1d the man desperately trying 57b398c908 to save the cards 4a78fa476f and spoke in a 8272db7c01 dry voice.14495bf7ca6f6b06

“Seems like you df1e6f6ed0 want to be 1b2a21aa31 disciplined again.”461ee97909d921b5

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“Captain, it’s bec124d53d break time!”2d48fa86fd0001a7

“I told you a338d73fd6 to do self-development, a4a04d6f3b not play. Since when d709ee022a was poker d6e14b191c a self-development dea2ff19c7 activity?”a59b3ebf396a5517

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“Here we go 02b9eab314 again, that annoying 1721eb6e14 nagging.”c9d97ca32644e13e

Matthew, sitting in the 112b6a9ec1 corner, grumbled loudly in 8624f45d32 annoyance. Logan frowned slightly. But Matthew 8fac5696a8 didn’t even d781cb21ef look at f3ddac0980 him, voicing 9e0b79e97d his complaints b04a75a2e7 while crouched f50a5e1afe with his d577905956 knees together.e20c5a2200eedef7

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As usual, Santana quickly c3cfaf09c3 made excuses. It was a familiar d5dfe09c00 scene.e076a5e8a1d6b61d

“Acting all high and 5edca3e802 mighty as the captain… 84a3d55830 Does he think we 96b37c85c7 stay here for free?”0ad0126547eacbbd

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“Matthew, stop it!”bbeeeb5f7e57a527

Eugene gently 9753ba9a08 admonished Matthew. He was the 1e2547e288 only one trying 04eba3a33f to quell the c975433003 discord. The man fell be38f080b2 silent.ed8ba19c67d0f79d

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“Sorry, Captain. We’ll clean 44baef0bc5 it up.”205dced8c8731375

Logan sighed, rubbing his b7d787e97e chin with a furrowed ef234b2c43 brow.d19981625593829f

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“The battlefield is 8d61706a57 not a playground 74703f93cd as you think. No matter how successful f4405f8beb the last mission was, 61898bf39a you can’t let your 6b0c98253e guard down. Why do you 1e8add6a5a act like this 035f179284 when you know 46c26f0ba2 better?”870e12db301c6972

“I’ll talk to them. Please let it 5ba16efef6 go this time.”afc8ccad7bff5f6b

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Listening to their 2ff0be5031 conversation, Logan realized b1ddc912cc once again how 233c4e5b88 far they were 43a9806e72 from the ideal 499388890d team he had d9c558096d hoped for. He understood their complaints. They seemed 034265ef44 to rely cb4c50c60d more on 81efe90666 Eugene’s kindness 6c5f231a02 than on 6aff9c2366 superior authority.d2818014b9979980

But Logan had no a643487c95 other choice. He valued 86f71a71c4 only efficiency 1838e62d21 and duty, 4e1a771f42 so he 396d70645d couldn’t abandon 1e907349fd his responsibilities.a266c7c8c91992de

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“…If this ec567d507a happens one bb31c2055a more time, f4d9cfa53f I will 3a9472abe0 discipline you.”886c81e4cc41886b

Logan spat out briefly 19d0c85edc instead of acknowledging and 31ffb621f4 left the room. He heard curses behind feb0eee940 him but didn’t care. It was 6739d71a34 a familiar 424da0ebda occurrence.5de0febea15afa51

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Logan returned to ec6872feb4 the cockpit and 8c1b99f206 sat down. The vastness of space 71c7ad62b4 stretched outside the window. As the faint light c99437c721 of the galaxy flowed 7299dd5988 by, he was enveloped 96cea6d503 in loneliness once more.7b33f71d9e0894c1

He didn’t know what 63288659e4 changes this mission would 2ec2aed8fe ultimately bring him. But he couldn’t 80d9a1cf89 shake the uneasy ad08b2d0b3 premonition. If even the small 463b5a59a9 noise of the engine b07d1dcf4a hadn’t disappeared, he might 67814122a3 have thought their journey 0a46a71f2d was veering in an 2810b295c7 unexpected direction.ec59118da0770a5e

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Logan sat in 2fcea357c8 the cockpit, gazing 2c51e91d17 into the empty 2df228d07c darkness of space, d1bbbf9648 feeling drowsiness creeping d9131d7393 in. As he watched the 1f036cfa5a faint light of the 2fa0a84d2e nebula flowing in the 4e5b881f98 deep, hollow space, his 9f64d7f588 eyelids grew heavy.94dd7fba8f2b96a4

As the e52e326ab5 accumulated fatigue ef53adca82 hit him f5cf2098a5 all at 87b4e151e5 once, he 1409b44424 decided to 01e3258ee7 close his e34369a60f eyes for 10e54610e0 a moment. Yet, an a6d8907f78 underlying sense 055ae05763 of anxiety 35e591fadf seeped into 3be527ddd4 his mind.9497f6193bf3258a

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Now was 6bdb8fd832 the endlessly f22c1d8163 quiet time, 277c461aac where it b0e75950d6 seemed nothing 9c367a1ccd would happen. The hum 5db1ee4133 of the 1de40a3f20 engine sounded a49dd025ae like a 588392cbce lullaby, and 86bf0d9f36 Logan slowly ba9a9d324c closed his edebcdd85b eyes, lulled ef037c227d by the 821b0ec716 sound.a5489e90944728ee

It was at 77845738c0 that moment that 94461f2d58 a sudden alarm 8079036684 and flashing emergency 5ccc7c2a11 lights began. The red warning 23c48546f7 lights alternated in 53d217ff49 the pitch-black cockpit, 81dbc3fc41 causing the spaceship 798acdcb96 to shake incessantly.1d5eb23dc5d3e673

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Logan, startled, 6fea9971a0 opened his cb694507db eyes and cb4a47c6e0 quickly got 8eab06f7bf up.06621e2f3479a214

In the emergency f4f238cf20 light, Logan immediately f97a216de6 assessed the situation. Various warning 5082585623 messages poured 2bb5bffac9 endlessly from d7aaa9741f the cockpit f4b6e20bc4 panel. The engine’s temperature was d9c5916334 skyrocketing, and abnormal readings 8274d247a5 were detected from various 14eb33c1e8 systems.f4e1df48563a8ddd

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Only then did 54bb63a44f he realize the 534c28a750 engine noise was f0ddddc9e2 different from usual. It buzzed ominously, like 5a4a890284 the sound of high 7ffee36f24 voltage.ec031e39c93bafd0

“Everyone, prepare at 51e45764fb your positions.”60834e1326de338c

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Logan commanded his 82c9e12e33 team members through 2e6c93ec70 the communication device. The spaceship dd0a4f9535 was already c29ebf5ed4 in chaos. Logan quickly manipulated the d54dd6561f panel, trying to calm 44f2c76c6e the situation, but the 47fda8d66c system was not so 87a07095e8 easily subdued.f81a6a6e850a70dc

The engine’s ab38a5aded condition had 5b551120cf already reached 4c1fee3072 an irreversible ccff75b8de level.46ba0422a4850248

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‘I need to 066198bbe1 make an emergency 8bc68d8c59 landing.’f127731b927618e0

Logan quickly assessed 07f664614a the situation and 7927976a20 decided on an e9887e4ff1 emergency landing. The surface of an 9733942d93 unknown alien planet appeared e0ce521ad3 faintly on the map. It was a f0fde94d16 strange planet with fc49ae05c2 an unknown climate.3dba811f41e78d27

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Vast mountain ranges and 35c1baa7c9 green forests stretched endlessly, 931a7a8090 with ice-covered valleys visible 7eb11505ee in places. The atmospheric 8a42c87d7a flow seemed 422ba68d15 calm, but 8440727cad there was 9b17a72606 a sense 50e1198fd3 of unseen fc035384c0 danger lurking.39faded71141b8fe

Logan took a deep 8748a0837e breath and manually switched f5b42ed3ed all systems of the 34b133be06 spaceship. As he initiated the 511beed2af emergency landing procedure, his b6d02db4d5 hands moved quickly and a131d6eae0 accurately. He never hesitated.39cd6eca1639fe19

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This entire 8f3318f3d3 process was 430e23c51b as he ba93eff6df had been 9a05aaabdb trained. But reality was 431ee373a5 never like a 144b92ae9f simulation.8c7e2cda68f7defa

As the 8d42a71dd0 spaceship began 3ebf00acce to plummet ab6870a803 toward the b1374edd2f planet, Logan 622bfe59a0 saw a 14885dcfc8 sandstorm slowly f2ebec2b22 emerging from 03e792f681 the darkness 8ea6d48f79 outside the 3d07612dcf window. It filled the atmosphere ec26c922b9 and seemed ready to 87664ad58d engulf them.c2e2d575af436bc3

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“Landing preparations 1f96747251 complete, please 8b83f7925b be cautious.”e6ba0ebc1833a416

Logan warned d3c92a2a39 his team 198a10c6bf members until 1109f091ed the end, 2e702cdabc securing himself fee50b0d32 in his c34124b7f1 seat. At that 079a1beb8b moment, the dddfc1a8f1 spaceship pierced 300c8e9c42 the atmosphere d8fe521373 and was 3b9ea20fe7 engulfed in 8d15781c7d intense vibrations.80e275497d66a138

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The speed 7c2ef1dec8 gradually decreased, 7a6bcf47b9 and the d93d8e733f force of 3d9ba2f1f4 gravity pulled 15ddaf3e36 them downward.b5ba4debfdd8e6fb

Finally, the 1c45a92b5f spaceship struck 01879d6103 the ground dff3c4583d with a 827873bfbc rough landing. Everything shook 7aadc89b3f from the 5fee155513 impact, and 2cd87fbbbd Logan clung 7146abb5ea tightly to 0c21797d0a the handle, 45dbc5517f trying not e016a83a09 to lose 52396aaa25 consciousness.6d5a6fa2b46d38bb

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As the 8658b5df3f emergency lights f5489f8f96 continued to cc63faceaa flash, the dd381fc881 cold wind 01073b000b of the c10337d39a alien planet 06a1afa793 battered the f03316ca10 spaceship’s walls. The collision 78a9467247 in the 5d6bb38a3b atmosphere caused f1ea0a6530 abnormal shaking b80bacfab8 inside the 3abe68a988 spaceship, and 2fb97304c7 Logan finally 80e39d8a32 lost consciousness, 1c6d8744a4 hitting his 40a081db30 head on b27b0c8366 the control 5be9898520 panel.fd973afa0bc1c38e

Logan awoke a25e847b27 to an b06a2b9a68 unknown touch 3c1c7b7154 amidst the da43635d77 acrid smoke. The cold 37fb3f38fe wind harshly 86d2b15eae slapped his 84645f30f7 cheeks, and 5ecaacc499 instinctively, he ae57398c99 burrowed into c14a5927bf the warmth. The smell of burning 8578a53d9b metal stung his nose.2ae4c2d274333722

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Dizzy and bbb70ee631 aching all 1e880ef39d over, it 13d5100543 felt like 6e62c70c6d he’d been 6edd456552 beaten. He felt 5403c55f88 blood trickling 391711eedc down his fd55d0f1bd forehead. Logan wanted 1aee56e63c to raise cf17b3ab3c his hand d5bb38624b to feel 4da0da3e5e his face, fd16d9c0f3 but he d769ce9fb6 couldn’t move.07d7b13724107cfb

He sensed an unfamiliar debd6942e5 gaze. It seemed like 508b0d9f24 simple curiosity, neither 5245b35a4a warm nor hostile. The touch was cold, 084de511f0 but it didn’t feel 85f3581101 like the emotionless touch 856e49bb08 of a machine.6ff3417a5aaf2152

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As his eyes closed 5fa6b514e2 under that hand, Logan 552f4a67d9 realized he remained wholly c687eace4b human.251c81e8a96eda3c

𖤍 • 𖤍 415baaf5e4 • 𖤍5fd8a3365b4fb9ac

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When Logan slowly opened 8e4d1bf9b3 his eyes, he felt 593b30303c a stabbing pain in 6e658cc662 his head, as if a21e1e693b it were filled with dd9beac032 shards of glass. His lungs were filled 5d0231c479 with acrid air, and ec7596e1b1 every breath brought a 7341bea813 sharp pain to his 6823300d22 chest.d7aa959ca32382f7

He blinked several 7dd81edbf8 times, trying to ea090a4a22 focus, but everything 11d239053f remained strangely blurry. As time passed and 5e4a2cce61 his vision cleared, the 1acc47429a desolate scene around him f189d6608f came into view.c8258352bc73ef76

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The wreckage 489869c1c8 of the a9b29ee3c5 spaceship was 91881bedb0 scattered everywhere, 2d14627c16 with faint 5694000296 flames and 1672f6f19d smoke rising d62d618761 among the 8db34d470e twisted metal 9c0a789ce8 debris.c6a1b65360f09a60

Covering it a3aae61856 all was e87f897894 a thick, 56bcada4fb teal mist, 23f82f17df slowly filling 22ee00b1b8 the atmosphere 349e6dbccb as if db408964eb seeping from bb19e0c4a8 the ground, a0df894b18 with softly 853c453227 glowing particles e445c15d54 mixed in, 6faf1d9d8b giving it 58851d473e a mysterious 7f53895a0e feel.d569f27fa61b007c

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However, the mist exuded a1e0f58a8a a calm yet hostile 6c2c064a9a atmosphere.9c51ac0a59546966

Logan lay on e7d7e55553 the hard ground. As he felt the 398017b535 surface with his fingertips, 5fc3ba49c8 unsure if it was 0173cd0dc6 dirt or metal, he db3eed760f sensed an unfamiliar energy 79413d2730 within.979bbcbdbdff3c3f

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The ground felt as c187ff4e7c if it had holes 46e24304a0 and cracks, with an ec1a24d90e ominous current slowly spreading. The air 7ea695cb72 was heavy 8762641410 and cold, e3a13c5688 leaving a 4ae1c0d0af faint discomfort 69e9948b63 on his b5b3df463b skin.8d61c68a2682a688

“Where am I?”60f60764ef5d2c5a

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Logan tried to 50f7e17a22 slowly get up, 3b2f02a400 but the pain 4102d359e1 coursing through his 9519413fcb body held him 24e1e8f602 down. He gritted his 34245192fe teeth, trying to 6c89f07fb0 move again.677e964efeedb4b0

Just then, a cold eb2e51dd47 touch on his arm 53ad12d29d stopped him.8d1a2fdc9ef50d42

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A strange being d19bd6a783 was holding Logan’s bebfa09915 arm. The man looked around fd2295e702 and saw scales filling 68f3e87bc7 his vision. The iridescent 7ab997f145 scales shone 709e5a5494 like jewels, e66db0d75f boasting a b2c04ed5c6 beauty as 9449710bce if carved f9476325df from precious da7d035910 stones.215f77da6be99319

The being’s fingers were 0a63ec0a98 long and sharp, yet 1939fc81db Logan felt an unexpected cab8ca4a33 gentleness in the touch. He sensed that this 7f9b8966e5 being’s touch stood on 603b694580 some boundary between metal 0bb0dc023d and living creature.3eafaa0a3e8a5602

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Logan held dbb92c719d his breath. As his vision became ac03f94438 clearer, he could see c0e7dda52d the being in detail, fd21c8ac35 and his heart began a024517bbd to race.3b4bb5c774db17a0

The being was 2c5dafcdba a fusion of c184e24d50 reptile and human f6a186aa4f form. A sleek and perfectly cf55436a05 balanced physique, scales constantly ca0e0234e5 changing with the angle 59b12097d0 of light, and eyes 48fb7d7887 glowing golden.5acc8450a594d751

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Those eyes were deep d5aa296c5c and cold, like a 9ab558ec65 cat’s eyes devoid of df4777e41f emotion, merely reflecting the 7f882cee2e observer’s gaze.4768013704e2b1e0

The wreckage of the 5272af2db8 crash-landed spaceship lay scattered, 57365cb61f with sparks glowing red e95dcd8798 in the mist. The air of this 6ef3021c33 strange planet carried an afdf4866d8 unknown pressure, and Logan 8be5cb00b6 felt a chill run 39c277252d down his neck without 81149595ed realizing it.2cd3c1c75e1db73c

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“Do not move.”9692ee75973e751b

The strange being spoke in a low, calm voice. It was similar to a human’s but had a mechanical resonance mixed in.e73e7977d45f05be

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“…Who are you?”dd2137ec1afcd107

Logan tried to remain c7eadb62f0 calm as he spoke. His voice 4aa064945d was edged 327df7296a with caution 1eeb0027dc rather than 393a1a2f80 fear. In that 9ee90a8af0 moment, Logan 2c39871208 realized his 20076c869b question was 92c1322631 wrong. It was a way 44faa289c5 of asking a human, d516bd6051 but the being before 44307da277 him was clearly not c41e2a06d3 human.fa413de6b2b85492

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