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enchanted skyline of Everstar – a city where sleek modern architecture subtly thrummed with ancient, buried magic. To most, it wa

verstar's Eternal Rose." Aris was the perfect husband – handsome, powerful, attentive. He adored her beauty, polished it like his family's priceles

city's hidden ley lines beneath the subways. She focused on survival – maintaining the flawless facade, soothing Aris'

t. As she moved through the glittering crowd, a flicker of *real* light caught her eye – not the city's magic, but a reflection in a darkened window. Aris stood in a shadowed alcov

al for the Stabilizer... extraction will proceed... e

y's light and balance. And Aris... Aris wasn't just a doctor. His family's fortune wasn't just from hospitals; it was from *harvesting* Lumina, draining the city's soul to power their insidious "Stabilizers" devices sold to the eli

was a witness now. The gilded cage had become a death trap. Survival insti