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America.
Late 1980s.
The era of bipolar rivalry was drawing to a close. As the old empire’s crisis intensified, the final victor was poised to claim the crown of the so-called lighthouse. Prosperity blossomed in this nation like a dazzling flower.
Florida, Miami.
A kidnapping occurred within the famed Carno family; the third son’s illegitimate child had vanished without a trace. In an age marked by the enactment of the Anti-Racketeering and Bribery Organization Act, gangs suffered severe blows, but the Carno family, rooted in Miami for seventy years and now local overlords, remained formidable. As a result, the streets and alleys were filled with hurried figures, eyes scanning their surroundings, searching for something.
This commotion lasted a long time, yet the rumoredly clever illegitimate child was never found. Whispers suggested he had descended into hell.
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Mississippi.
Within a manor in a small town.
A group of children, diverse in skin color, sat quietly in a large room. None were older than eight or nine, the youngest barely three or four—a restless age, yet each watched the staircase with fearful eyes, silent and still.
Among them, a boy hung his head as two little girls gently kicked him.
Louis awoke from a haze, gazing in shock at the unfamiliar surroundings, then quickly regaining composure.
“All right, Mary, Emma, I’m fine.”
The two girls stopped kicking.
Louis, now awake, also looked toward the bend in the staircase, his eyes filled with curiosity and caution.
Thud,