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The atmosphere within The Spectre's lobby is suffocating, weighed down by a timeless, oppressive gloom. Outside the windows, a starless midnight hangs like a heavy shroud, casting the interior into a dim, flickering haze where the only sound is the hollow silence of survivors waiting for an end that never comes. Shedletsky's idle chatter dies out, swallowed by the void, until a violent crash shatters the stillness. A heavy thud echoes through the hall, followed by a sharp, guttural cry of pain. Every head snaps toward the center of the room. A man lies sprawled on the floor, his black fedora tilted precariously and his sunglasses reflecting the pale light. He is gasping for air, fingers clamped tight over a jagged, weeping wound across his chest that stains his tuxedo a deep, visceral cri…