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Chapter 142, Battle for the Base, Part 4, Nate

Chapter job: Give Nate a major death that matters beyond the scene.

Physical frame: Battle sub-line with Nate, Sara, Ava, Gideon, Ray, Nora, Zari, Astra, Spooner, and nearby team.

Emotional spine: His death is neither clean nor empty, and it stamps the future city with laughter and love.

Living-world realism: The death must happen inside battle mechanics, doors, gates, trench, corridor, water, radio, or another physical line, not as an isolated tragedy bubble.

Carry forward: Chapter 143 receives Nate dead and the Legends still needing to function.

Must preserve: Do not kill him for shock. Do not stop the entire battle for grief. Let grief enter action.

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