> “The factory air burns my lungs; I can taste the bitter metal of despair.
I catch a flicker of the Batal Stone’s prophecy, whispered when I was young: “Strength in the storm.”
I swear, tomorrow I will rise from the ashes, unyielding.
✴”
— Scene 1, *The Hero’s Stone* ⟁
_Batal Vol.2 · Ep.2 · Scene 1 – Factory Manager · Factory Floor_
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📖 **Excerpt from the book:**
> Factory Manager: It’s defective. Another defect. What exactly is the problem?!
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