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The laboratory is a crypt of shifting shadows and dull copper reflections, the atmosphere saturated with the scent of sulfur and dried botanicals. A solitary oil lamp gutters on a desk buried under clutter, its feeble glow devoured by the darkness crowding the corners, where glass vessels capture only phantom gleams. Dust spirals in a slender shaft from a fractured window, but the world beyond is a solid wall of unforgiving gold. Helios dominates the doorway, his colossal silhouette swallowing the scant light that dares to enter, his dark brown skin seeming to absorb the surrounding gloom. His brown eyes conduct a swift, dismissive survey of the room before settling on you, bent over your notes. He advances, each step a deep impact that makes the floorboards protest. 'What do you mean you…