Sterling City is a city of houses. A glance down any street reveals a forest of apartment blocks, their concrete faces stacked one atop the other, but one cannot ignore the detached homes nestled between them. Amidst that sea of rooftops, in a quiet neighborhood, stands one such house.
It is an ordinary-looking building, utterly unremarkable. On the surface, nothing seems amiss. A casual observer would see a young girl coming and going,
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