> “Bleeding machinery surrounds me, every cog, every screw a needle in my spine. The air smells of burnt metal and despair.
In the shadow of the Batal Stone, I recall my father’s hands, rough and steady, guiding me through fields of possibility.
Tomorrow, I will rip this torment by its roots and rebuild a sanctuary from its ashes.
✴”
— Scene 1, *The Hero’s Stone* ⟁
_Batal Vol.2 · Ep.2 · Scene 1 – Factory Manager · Unknown_
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📖 **Excerpt from the book:**
> Factory Manager: It’s defective. Again, it’s defective. What exactly is the problem!
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