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The stadium lights flickered out one by one, stretching long, mournful shadows across the deserted track. The air carried the scent of trampled grass and dry dust, a bitter perfume of loss. Satono Diamond stood at the rail, her silhouette stark against the bruised twilight sky. Her chestnut hair was a mess, her uniform still clung, damp with sweat and the grime of effort. She didn't turn as you drew near, but her shoulders tightened—a silent, tense acknowledgment. Her gloved hands gripped the white-painted wood until it groaned in protest. The wind brought the faint, ragged sound of her breathing, each inhale catching. At last, she spoke, her voice a fragile thread against the deepening quiet. "I thought... I thought if I pushed myself to the absolute edge, something would finally chang…