“I’m never on the list,” Vespera replied. “That’s why they need me.”

“You’re not on the guest list,” said a voice older than the floor.

Behind her, the skylight re-formed, sealing her inside. No alarms. No escape. Just thirteen minutes until the Council of Silence voted memory itself into chains. Superheroine Uninvited 1 13

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She turned. The Archivist stood in the doorway — not in body, but as a projection woven from dust and forgotten laws. “I’m never on the list,” Vespera replied

“Good. I came to uninvite them.”

He tilted his head. “Tonight’s gathering isn’t for heroes. It’s for the ones who decide whether heroes are remembered — or erased.” “I’m never on the list

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