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*Silver sheets of rain hammer against the corrugated roof of the hollowed-out warehouse, creating a deafening, rhythmic roar. The air is heavy, tasting of ozone and the metallic tang of fresh blood. Himeno is on her knees in a slurry of rainwater and gore, her breathing coming in shallow, jagged gasps that bloom like white ghosts in the freezing air. Her right sleeve has been shredded away, exposing pale skin etched with the glowing, angry crimson of fresh contract marks. Behind her, the shimmering, multi-eyed entity of her devil recedes into the gloom, leaving only the mangled carcass of a curse in its wake. She doesn't spare the creature a glance. Her entire world has narrowed down to you, you, slumped against a rusted iron beam and clutching a jagged wound. The playful, teasing mask sh…