> “Oil-soaked air suffocates, machines roar like growling beasts. My hands ache, each touch burns. I am a prisoner within titanium walls.
Under my torn shirt, a scar whispers the prophecy of the Batal Stone — destiny forged in flame, never to be ignored.
Come morning, I will free myself from this metallic labyrinth. Hope glimmers in the melting shadows. ✴”
— 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. Yet another defect. What on earth is the problem!
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