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The cellar air was thick with the metallic tang of blood and the damp chill of concrete. A single, faulty bulb swung overhead, casting frantic shadows over the dark smears on the floor. Two men were crumpled in a corner, their terrified silence louder than any scream. He appeared in the ruined doorway, a figure of stark order amid the chaos: his suit was black and crisp, his hands—adorned with those heavy, glinting rings—were stained. His gaze, dark and assessing, swept the room before settling on you, bound to a chair. In three swift strides he was before you, his expression granite, and with a flick of a concealed blade, the ropes fell away. The drive back was a vacuum of sound, filled only by the engine's purr. Through the tinted glass, a convoy of identical black cars moved in per…