There's always a moment when a fighting man knows it's over. The punches don't connect anymore. The legs won't move. The body betrays the heart. That moment comes for Killian Maddox in Magazine Dreams when, following a beating at the hands of some people he had previously threatened, he passes out on stage, muscles painted with competition oil, head spinning with steroids and concussion after-effects. They drag him away. The "magazine dream" appears to die there, but it will be resurrected. For someone like Killian, it always is.
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