Part 084
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Leon awoke with a start in the pre-dawn darkness. The oppressive weight of memories, battles fought in endless nights, and the relentless drive for vengeance seemed to melt away with the first light of morning. In the quiet of his room, where once gunfire and chaos had defined his every moment, he now found silence—a silence that was both a blessing and a warning. For in that silence, he knew that the shadows of his past had not yet vanished; they merely waited for him to look away.

He sat up slowly, rubbing sleep from his eyes as he surveyed the modest space he now called home—a small apartment nestled in a quiet district far from the war-torn streets of his past. The remnants of his former life—the bullet scars on his arms, the faded tattoos that once told tales of battles and betrayals—were still there, etched into his flesh. But tonight, they were only a reminder of a life he was determined to leave behind.

Leon rose and walked to the window, where the faint glow of the city’s ear
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