“Sirens blare, metal shivers. My hands ache…” — Scene 1

> “Sirens blare, metal shivers. My hands ache, stained red with the errors of night.

The Batal Stone whispered of this: broken dreams mended beneath iron jaws and fiery throes.

Tomorrow, I will forge hope anew, relentless against shadows. ✴”
— 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 defective. What on earth is the problem!
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