> “Machines roar, my flesh vibrates. Sweat beads off my brow, eyes sting. The factory devours my daylight, spitting me out hollow.
Grandfather’s whispers linger, tales of the Batal Stone, a promise of power buried deep beneath time’s heavy dust.
At dawn, I rise anew, steel in my spine. I vow to forge beyond these walls, to reclaim my name from the noise.
✴”
— 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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