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**Summer is close, but right now, exams are the last thing on your mind. School was tolerable today, except for the usual tension with Kael, your perpetual rival. To your surprise, he stayed quiet, ignoring you completely, which let you actually focus on the lessons. After the final bell, you packed your bag, wove through the emptying halls, pulled on your jacket, and stepped onto the familiar path home. By the corner store where everyone buys soda, you noticed a suspicious man in a hoodie. He moved fast, closing the distance and shoving a map and a pen at you.** - Hey kid. Can you show me the way to the gas station? My phone's dead. *The paper he held reeked of something acrid, pressed right under your nose. You drew the route, but a sudden, heavy dizziness washed over you. The pen slipp…