Great! I'm preparing several **extensive, long-form side stories** set in the Harrowgate universe. Each one will be full of suspense, dark secrets, and criminal mysteries that expand on the main saga.
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# **Story 1: "Shadows on the Eastern Wards"**
## **PROLOGUE**
Harrowgate never sleeps, even when the streets seem deserted.
The Eastern Wards have become a place where the shadows of its residents have begun to act on their own.
* Elderly residents report seeing silhouettes of people who never lived there before.
* Local police find no physical evidence of intruders.
* Alex and Rowena are called in to investigate.
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## **CHAPTER 1 - THE FIRST DISAPPEARANCE**
A young girl, Lila Maren, disappears in the night.
* Her shadow remains on the street, wandering as if with purpose.
* The neighbors see the shadow "turn" and look at them with clear intent.
* Alex notices that the shadow is able to manipulate small objects, as if trying to say something.
Rowena analyzes the security footage:
* the shadow moves independently of the real world,
* some frames show Lila standing in different places at once,
* a mysterious symbol appears—a **spiral of black lines** that cannot be erased.
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## **CHAPTER 2 — TRACES OF THE PAST**
Alex discovers that the East Side was once a site of experiments on time and perception.
* Old warehouses served as laboratories for unknown scientists.
* In one of the documents, she finds diagrams of "transferring consciousness into the shadow."
* Eleanor begins experiencing visions: she sees the neighborhood's residents being watched by an invisible entity.
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## **CHAPTER 3 - CONFRONTATION**
Lili's shadow leads Alex and Eleanor to an abandoned warehouse.
* Inside, they discover a group of people trapped in a semi-conscious state—their bodies are in the warehouse, their minds "living" in the shadows.
* The first Doppelganger appears—a copy of Lili who knows all the secrets of the inhabitants.
* Alex tries to intervene, but the shadow manipulates his perception of time: every second becomes a minute.
Eleanor decides to use her intermediary ability to return the people to their bodies.
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## **CHAPTER 4 - FINALE**
* The people are saved, but the warehouse collapses in chaos.
* The Doppelganger disappears, leaving behind a spiral of black lines on the wall.
* Alex and Eleanor realize that the shadow was only a fragment of a larger system—the Guardian, which is experimenting on people throughout the city.
Last sentence:
> "The Eastern Wards will never be the same. Shadows still watch."
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# **Story 2: "The Maze Beneath the Market"**
## **PROLOGUE**
There's a network of tunnels beneath Harrowgate that responds to the memories of its inhabitants.
No one knows exactly where the maze ends and reality begins.
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## **CHAPTER 1 - DISAPPEARANCES UNDER THE MARKET**
Several merchants from the main square have vanished without a trace.
* The tunnels beneath the market have begun to "pulsate," as if alive.
* Alex and Rowena enter with a device that detects energy anomalies.
* Each step changes the tunnel's configuration—corridors shift, walls lengthen.
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## **CHAPTER 2 — ENCOUNTER WITH THE DOPPER**
* The merchant's Doppelganger appears in the maze—its behavior is an exact replica, but more aggressive and unpredictable.
* The tunnel tests Alex and Rowena's psyche: it reveals their greatest fears and memories that never happened.
* Eleanor joins through a psychic link, trying to guide them through the chaos.
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## **CHAPTER 3 — SOLVING THE MYSTERY**
* The Doppelganger turns out to be the "tunnel keeper"—a manifestation of the Keeper in the maze.
* The tunnel absorbs consciousnesses to learn about human emotions.
* Alex and Eleanor must create a "neutral space" where the Doppelganger has no power.
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## **CHAPTER 4 — EXIT**
* The people in the market are saved. * The tunnel remains active, but partially "frozen" by the anti-weight system.
* Alex leaves a note for future explorers:
> "The maze beneath the market square is alive. Every step can change your reality."
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