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📅 September 21st, Lupin Year 102
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It was late. Hawkzen sliced through the darkness of space, her engines humming with urgency. My destination - the Dream Realm. I needed to reach it before Morvena made her next move.
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Beside me sat Juvin, the only surviving child from the planter. I had shown him the planetary readings - his home wouldn't survive much longer. With nowhere else to go, he agreed to follow me, trusting my promise to protect him.
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We passed the shimmering orbit of Golden Lurmus - once a proud kingdom ruled by the Great King Lurmus, protector of many realms. But after the great war with demons and dragons, it was now just another wounded world clinging to life.
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The attack came without warning.
A blinding flash. Hawkzen shuddered violently. Hull damage warnings lit up my console. I scanned the void - and saw him.
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Erith.
My old enemy. A most-wanted criminal by the Hamerald Guardians. I had captured him once, thrown him in a high-security prison. Now, it seemed, he wanted revenge.
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His ship swooped in like a predator. I swung Hawkzen's turret and fired the NPZ62 central gun. One shot. Two. His vessel spiraled down in flames. But I knew Erith - he always had an escape plan.
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With my ship badly damaged and communications offline, I made the decision to land on Golden Lurmus for emergency repairs. Juvin and I got to work, but unease prickled at my senses.
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A sudden blow from behind sent my vision spinning. Darkness swallowed me.
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When I came to, Juvin was beside me. We were inside a reinforced cage. And across from me... Erith, smirking. My fury surged, and I punched him so hard the cage rattled.
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Footsteps approached.
A boy wearing a battered crown stepped into the light, flanked by armed survivors. My eyes widened - I recognized the crown. It belonged to King Lurmus, but the king had died in the war.
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"I'm Logan," the boy said, voice steady. "The last son of Lurmus. My father died protecting our people. The survivors made me king."
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We told him who we were and why we had come. He agreed to help us - but on one condition.
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Shendron.
A demon dragon, leader of the remaining invaders. Even wounded, it was strong enough to destroy the last survivors if it fully recovered.
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As a Hamerald Guardian, I couldn't refuse.
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The days that followed were a blur of blood and fire. We fought demons in the skies, dragons in the ruins, our blades and blasters striking down anything that threatened the people. And then, the final battle came.
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Shendron was a monster of nightmare - fire, fangs, and shadows. Logan fought like his father, fearless and unyielding. Together, we brought the beast down.
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Victory came at a cost. Shendron's strike cut deep - not just into my flesh, but into my mind. Dark magic coiled around my memories until my past was nothing but mist.
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The people took me in, treating me as one of their own. Juvin never left my side, helping me piece together fragments of who I used to be.
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Then, one night, the nightmare came. I saw my daughter, locked in battle with a demon, wounded and struggling. The vision shattered the darkness in my mind. My memories returned in a flood.
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I knew what I had to do.
Return to the Dream Realm.
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The people repaired Hawkzen. Erith was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the planet's prison. With Juvin beside me, I gripped the controls.
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I had been gone for centuries.
And I prayed I wasn't too late.
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The Hawkzen roared to life, and we launched into the void.
The Dream Realm awaited.
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