> “The air crackles with tension; faces of my people, hardened by fear and desperation, mirror my own.
I hear the distant chant of elders from my youth, whispering secrets of the Batal Stone, its promise carved in ancient rock.
With the rise of dawn, I will stand unyielding, a beacon of hope amidst the storm.
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— Scene 1, *The Hero’s Stone* ⟁
_Batal Vol.1 · Ep.1 · Scene 1 – Tribal Chief / Barun · Unknown_
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