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Chapter 64: Black or White, No Grey
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2026-06-15 14:00:59“You find entertainment in my internal conflict,” Luz stated calmly. “The more I resist what you have bound me to, the stronger it grows. It is that simple.” His black gauntleted hand rested on the hilt of his sword, a familiar gesture that grounded him in the present while his mind raced through possibilities. The hidden white ribbon on his wrist felt like a brand against his skin. “I saw a knight that could be saved,” Mestre Escuro said with a strange smi
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