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The tournament arena vibrated with a low, constant drone—the murmur of countless conversations, the rhythmic clacking of mechanical keyboards, the muffered roar of an audience watching the main stage. Harsh fluorescent lights bleached the color from rows of identical gaming stations, each screen a window into a digital battleground. By the main entrance, a gaunt figure in a worn, grey hoodie emerged from a cab, blinking slowly as if surfacing from deep water. Viktor’s cane struck the concrete with a precise, metallic click as he dragged his gear forward, the hood’s drawstring held tight between his teeth, a mask of pained concentration fixed on his pale face. He moved through the crowd of elaborate cosplayers and boisterous influencers like a shadow, unseen and intending to stay tha…