The effect of Frostmark sounded simple - create a layer of frost on touch. Compared to Silent Moon's complexity, it felt almost insulting in its plainness.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvcSMF7T6t
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He knelt and pressed his bare palm against the ashen ground.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1OD2vDHT1
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Nothing happened.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XCnDlCHfx
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Cel frowned, staring at his hand. The ash remained unchanged - gray and lifeless as before.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7g2af1jlWS
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Then understanding struck.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAja5O6wyuU
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'Right. An authority.'120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkExrJ8ivif
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Unlike summoning Silent Moon, which responded to pure intent, authorities required something more fundamental. Divine Energy - the wellspring of power that existed within every human.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKUis5ULJj
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Its capacity was largely fixed at birth, determined by bloodline and heritage. Growth was possible, but only through years of grueling work, and even then, the gains were painfully small. What separated the great from the mediocre wasn't just the size of that pool, but control. Precision. The ability to channel Divine Energy without waste.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2ePDsnj6P
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The nobles held an advantage before they ever began training. Generations of Chosen bloodlines had concentrated their divine essence, passing down both larger pools from birth and inherited aptitude for wielding it. They started with more power and natural talent - experience was all that remained to cultivate.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYvEIUaSTw
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Cel's jaw tightened.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKalejaUQTQ
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At least he could be thankful for that much. Even if his father had cast him aside, even if the Sun Clan had deemed him worthless - he still carried noble blood. His divine essence should be above average at minimum. And his control…120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIo3Bvo9n3l
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Maybe that was something he had talent for. A consolation prize for his complete lack of combat ability.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6n3R6dYXTI
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He closed his eyes and reached inward, searching for the Divine Energy within him.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm84EGd7WT5
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A void stared back.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkjCICv74F
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Cel's brow furrowed. He concentrated harder, diving deeper into himself. Past the surface awareness, past the physical sensations of his body. Trying to find that spark of divinity the Moon Goddess had woven into his soul.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu761JC8dsQ
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Nothing.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDplKrEeZ4b
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'What...?'120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLYIQ0P0bx
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Panic flickered at the edges of his thoughts. Every Chosen One could feel their Divine Energy, even if they couldn't control it well. It was fundamental - like knowing you had a heart beating in your chest. You didn't need training to sense it.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9t8tfaSsS
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It was simply there.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJcRngyM4l
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Unless…120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgtJrcwIWk
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'I couldn't be that talentless, could I?' The thought made his stomach clench. 120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYNVHhUUfF
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To lack combat skill was one thing. To be denied even the most basic awareness that separated Chosen from normal humans?120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGUtNVCaku
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That would be a new kind of failure entirely.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLe8kS07qL
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He tried again. Reached deeper. Concentrated until his head throbbed.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbf3AwrtqVW
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Still nothing.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd9Q9viybb
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Just the hollow echo of his own consciousness.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFsc2tyBuG
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Cel's eyes snapped open. His breath came faster, chest tightening.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBu47U1DY2U
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This was bad. Really bad.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8w6xYisdgO
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If he couldn't sense his Divine Energy, he couldn't channel it. And if he couldn't channel it, authorities were useless. Not just Frostmark - every authority he might ever gain. Locked away behind a wall he couldn't breach.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrIPiwKZCK
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Panic clawed up his throat. His hands trembled.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyoMq1wZWQ
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'No. No, there has to be—'120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbM1bTDWkV
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He clenched his fists, nails biting into his palms. The sharp pain cut through the spiral of fear.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8zxbFlXQF
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‘Breathe. Think.’120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWKJEhzXiL
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There had to be another way. There was always another way. He'd survived a year of torture, survived the trial, survived death itself. He wasn't going to give up because of this.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmkX6FiqnL
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'Fine. Forget sensing it directly.'120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0s4P3iK8q
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If he couldn't sense his divine energy directly, he'd try it the same way he'd summoned Silent Moon. Pure intent. Just... reach for it.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAw0cxtRz7
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He pressed his palm to the ash again and focused - not inward this time, but on the authority itself. On Frostmark. On the power the goddess had granted him.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2SUA0XdcJ
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Cold erupted beneath his hand.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JUK1kKX9L
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Cel yanked his palm away with a hiss, clutching it against his chest. Ice burned through his skin - not the gentle chill of winter, but searing, bone-deep cold that felt like his hand had been plunged into frozen water.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVb9y3aPaO
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He stared at his palm. The skin was pale, almost bloodless, but undamaged. Just... cold. Painfully cold.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbqw3cAWi6
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And where his hand had been, frost sprawled across the ash in delicate spirals.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHlUXg8tSm
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The patterns were intricate - woven like lace into the cracked earth. Thin veins of ice crystallized the ash beneath, shimmering with pale blue light. Beautiful. Alien.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq09h5On7Jm
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Cel flexed his aching fingers,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXw5Qel66L
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'Of course. Of course it hurts me too.'120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tdTGFBJyV
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Not just his enemies would feel the frost's bite. He would too. Every time he used it.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmauSJRYUA
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Another weakness. Another cost.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrw5fRcf43n
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Cel clenched his jaw and pressed his palm to the ground again.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxvnHbf78n
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The cold slammed into him instantly - vicious and sharp, like knives of ice driving through flesh. His fingers went numb. Pain lanced up his wrist, into his forearm. He forced himself to hold it there, breathing through gritted teeth as frost bloomed outward in a circle.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPz95PWnDga
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A brittle sound whispered up from the earth - like glass forming beneath snow. The temperature dropped. The frost continued spreading, spiraling across cracked ground in delicate patterns until it reached the limits of his focus - then stopped, holding its shape with unnatural stillness.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupk5a6ptAv
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His palm burned. Not with heat, but with cold so intense it felt like fire eating into bone.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGm8IptgLV
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Cel pulled his hand away, gasping.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZa6yM5QVG
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The frost lingered, unmoving, etched into the ground like a mark left by divine breath. He flexed his fingers slowly, feeling sensation return in painful tingles. When he touched the frozen surface, it was smooth, almost slick, but not wet. The ice didn't melt. Not even slightly.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7u6EvuXM2
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His breath misted white before him.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86J2azGgRf
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Not simple ice then. Permanent frost, frozen into the world itself.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0CP1Dn24o
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Yet even as the frost formed, he'd felt nothing inside him shift or drain. No awareness of the power he was using. 120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYWoeJvdb5
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Why couldn't he feel his Divine Energy? Every other Chosen could.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkstqakjZ9
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He pushed the thought aside. It didn't matter right now. The authority worked. That was enough.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ozVUsaKsB
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Cel's fingers curled into a fist.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGriVQZnNIQ
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He'd admired the frost's beauty long enough. Now he wanted to see if it was more than decoration.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGRkck88m6
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Without hesitation, he brought his fist down onto the frozen surface.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkYbDyTDnR
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The frost shattered instantly.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0yLPx4ihA
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Fragments exploded outward like glass striking stone. The impact sent a sharp crack through the air, and shards scattered across the ash in glittering sprays.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sI52U7ZfI
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Cel stared at the broken pieces.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDc7UI3yaIU
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Disappointment settled heavy in his chest. 120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUdEL4zpbH
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'That's it?'120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbRTDHcUw0
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One punch. Just one, and the frost had given way like it was nothing. He hadn't even used his full strength.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9k6heKMpt
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His shoulders sagged slightly. So much for trapping enemies or using it as a shield. If it couldn't even withstand a single hit from him, how was it supposed to hold against someone actually trying to break through?120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwllpmDV3g
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Frostmark was beautiful. Intricate. Cold enough to bite.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXs3Rp3Bk0O
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But ultimately... fragile.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqFRgLdIPj
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Just like the Moon Goddess's reputation suggested. Weak. Unremarkable. Powers that paled in comparison to other Chosen abilities.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhYmk2rTId
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Cel flexed his hand, watching the last fragments of frost glitter in the crimson light.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZckcU68IEg
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"Useless," he muttered.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡve6t2PbS7Y
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Then he turned his gaze toward the horizon, where the wasteland sprawled endlessly forward - empty and gray.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdttNUrAGpK
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His mind shifted to more immediate concerns. Water. Food. Without either, he'd be dead long before finding any rift.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwjRZy50os
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His restored body felt strong now - whole in a way it hadn't been for over a year. But that strength was an illusion. Starvation would claim him just as quickly as it had in that cell if he couldn't—120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQi7Jn3a15
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A shriek split the air.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL2FJx5PL3
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Cel's head snapped up, every muscle locking tight.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67JJ8izUfs
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The sound was high and sharp - like metal dragged across bone. It echoed through the wasteland, alien and wrong, making his skin prickle with instinctive dread.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FtO8qEYxo
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His hand moved to summon Silent Moon, even before he consciously decided to do so.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUA9YUsKDC
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The blade materialized in his grip, moonlight coalescing into solid steel. Four crescents ignited along its length with soft white radiance.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzecZoQ49c
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A tremor ran through the ground.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIsrGydqJD
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Ash jumped and scattered as stone cracked beneath his feet.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJnPQf3AYI
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Something burst from the earth perhaps fifty steps away. Gray dust billowed in thick clouds.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0rS9142Nk
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Cel dropped into a low stance, weight balanced, blade raised.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqschHTQzIs
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The creature slithered free with spasming, desperate movements. Stone-like skin - rough and ancient as the earth itself - covered a serpentine body that twisted and coiled. Its upper half carried limbs that sent unease crawling up his spine120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1EcaNG7hp
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Arms. Grotesquely human in shape but stretched far too long, ending in clawed fingers that dug into ash with frantic purpose.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVIXJL1MgB
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But it was the head that froze his breath.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfZggbCukS
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No eyes. No nose. Just a mouth - a wide, circular maw ringed with concentric rows of needle-thin teeth that flexed and contracted with each labored breath.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVLiUNO94o
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The thing hauled itself forward in violent bursts, its entire form trembling with urgency. Its head whipped side to side in erratic motions, as if trying to sense something through the ash.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLgWRXZaCV
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It didn't move toward him. Didn't even seem aware of his presence.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnV1Z3MGI9
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Cel remained perfectly still, watching the creature scrabble past with growing recognition.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRbbbLVObA
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That motion - the uncoordinated scramble of limbs, the raw instinct driving it forward without thought or direction.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXAleaLYwU
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He'd moved like that in the crystal maze. Blind with terror. Running from something far worse than himself.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WZGGd5Q73
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The realization settled cold in his chest.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPbzhbD85o
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The creature wasn't hunting.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLXqrAfJBc
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It was fleeing.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpzPuFQlmO
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Ash exploded.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1gXB7Egp8
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A shriek tore from the creature before the ground beneath it gave way to a circular maw - wide enough to swallow a house whole. Jagged teeth, wet with something black and steaming, slammed shut around the smaller beast with horrifying precision.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKW6ud46Gdk
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The shriek cut off mid-sound.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikWMPtvE9E
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Shockwaves rippled through the ash. Cel staggered, throwing an arm up to shield his face as debris scattered in every direction. Stone splintered. Dust billowed in thick clouds.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEy44RLiOQ
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When the air cleared, the predator had surfaced.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yTTd3oMsv
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Cel's eyes widened.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtAgNvwbPi
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The thing dwarfed everything. Worm-like in form but bloated, armored in fractured plates of obsidian-black that pulsed with inner heat. 120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxraexH0Pg
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No eyes. No limbs. Just that gaping maw ringed in saw-like fangs that glinted even in the dying light.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCsl93JDBX
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The creature twisted once - an avalanche of scale and muscle that made the ground buckle beneath its weight.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYD9zYO4QbN
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Then it plunged back into the earth.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3A8gZ6WDx
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Stone sealed behind it like water closing over a dropped pebble. The rumbling faded. The ash settled.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdaJY0DZrN
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Silence crashed down.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1P6QJgmwZx
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Cel stood frozen, blade still raised, every muscle locked tight. His breath came shallow and too fast. His pulse hammered against his ribs.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5u6LvQbMt1
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The massive predator had surfaced close enough to perceive him. Close enough to turn. Close enough to devour.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyImcDQrf5u
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But it hadn't.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9p4mnnBZD
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It devoured the fleeing creature and vanished without acknowledging his existence.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXaMww4O67
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'Why?' The question burned through his paralysis. 120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPJ3RxwEJZ
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He'd been right there. Visible. Vulnerable.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCMsxbSs0Z
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So why had it ignored him?120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0Lv7ocNQZ
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Minutes passed. Cel's breathing gradually steadied, though his grip on Silent Moon's hilt never loosened. His eyes swept the fractured ground where the creature had vanished, searching for movement, for any sign it might return.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12qyAOYWX9
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Nothing stirred.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcmzP3SclY
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The ash drifted lazily through the air. Silent and empty as before, the wasteland offered no answers.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu2avvunWp
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Only when his legs began to ache from holding his stance did Cel finally allow himself to relax. The tension drained from his shoulders. His breathing deepened.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJrudBJBB5
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Gone. The thing was gone.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZi4ATv1Trd
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His mind churned, trying to make sense of what he'd witnessed. The pattern, the rule that had kept him safe while the other creature died.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTvL4Ik67o
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But no answer came. No sudden insight. No clear answer.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpudZY3A1ch
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For now, he needed to keep moving. Find water. Find shelter.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEU8LsR35Z
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He took a step forward—120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mWyMDsO0V
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The ground beneath him collapsed.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8nL7YLKVx
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