Year 2: Scarred Eclipse
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Year 2: Evil’s Untold
Crucible stands on a single platform looking forward with holographic screens surrounding him. Behind him lies stairs that lead to a warp pad used for easy and efficient transportation. Through the screens he can hear the suffering echoing through the walls. Such a sound would normally be like music to his ears. Yet for now he is deaf as he focuses on a single screen.
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Suddenly a low warping sound comes from behind him as a voice calls out. “I heard from Kron you’re planning on leaving again.” Crucible turns around to see Virex walking beside him. “You aren’t letting these play things distract you from our main mission are you?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2axVGRz8B
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Crucible audibly laughs at the thought of that, “Of course not but we have more than enough time to kill with more than enough critters on our hands.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡro9AhZuUWf
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Virex accepts this answer before responding, “Which one are you planning to go after?” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqmuHzrnXX
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Crucible thinks for a second before responding with, “I have no use for the trapped fool and the fate children do not interest me. The shining child on the other hand, I believe is the perfect vessel for the curse.” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR38Bcl2R7S
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Virex steps back in slight disbelief, “You’re actually planning on using it? I thought it was just a part of your weird collection.” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAXi0PCBku
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“it was, until I found the perfect host.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTVdoOR8j6
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“Alright, as long as you don’t stray too far from our plan.” Virex takes his leave before stopping short of the warp pad. “I almost forgot, Nytheris has his own thing he's dying to use. Mind, if he borrows the “trapped fool” for his experiment?” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaRc3MWZ2E
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“He can do whatever he wants.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmr6c2GdiJ
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Virex laughs. “The last thing we want is him doing whatever he wants.”
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Crucible stands alone in front of the holograms before smiling. What he has planned will truly be life changing. For everyone, whether the plan works or not.
Year 2: Fear
“They’ve broken through. They’ve shattered all of our defenses.”
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Fire blazes with life in a small settlement as screams call out through the air to be met with a brutal end. A young man hides behind a torn wall holding a bow to his chest. A primitive weapon but his species has always been considered primitive; their peaceful nature has never called for violence. They’ve seen the advancements of other civilizations yet chose nature over technology. Never advancing further unlike others this limited them in many ways. Their tribe is small, ranging in nearly four hundred people. They thought themselves invisible to these demonic spawns. Little did they know, the devil is aware of all that fear.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFN4vJ5ZzXH
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The man calls out into the void, he is filled with fear and his face is covered in tears. He knows he should make an attempt to fight but his legs fail him. In the face of certain death he abandoned his comrades and fled the battle. This act would shame him among his people but he's certain his presence wouldn’t have made a difference. Against those creatures only nirvana itself would be safe. He calls to his god with a prayer before stopping short.The ground trembles more and more with footsteps. They are far too heavy to be any of his kind. The man holds his breath too scared to release it for fear of alerting the approaching creature.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgynEIzToox
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The creature stops just behind the wall he's hidden himself behind. He hopes and prays to any god or even demon willing to hear. “Please, do not let me fall here. I cannot fall here.” But his words fall on deaf ears.
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It tears through the wall grabbing the man as he screams out. He attempts to fight for his life but the creature is much larger than him. The creature holds him up with one hand as its saliva drips to the ground. The saliva eats through the ground instantly but he’s too focused on his own demise to notice. Its claws are nearly piercing through his back. His bow falls to the ground from the sudden attack as the arrows on his back are crushed.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROxo4VFyQY
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He begs and pleads for his life, “No! Wait! Please, stop!” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxUnYrrBmU
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But the creature feels nothing for the man. It is yet another soulless sinful beast ready to devour, not out of need, not out of want, but out of demand. It opens its mouth and brings him closer, intending to crush him, painful and slow. He takes in one last moment to pray. He knows his life is already over, yet he still holds out hope that something will stop this injustice. No god would be so cruel to ignore such suffering, right? Just as the creature fits the man's head into its mouth, it stops and directs its attention in the distance.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz55hhbXXTE
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The man is confused, has his prayers been answered? He looks up to the creature to see it focused. At first blank as if scanning the endless sea of greenery before turning wrathful as it throws the man away. It seems to ready itself for something, or someone. Then as fast as it came into view a golden beam blasts through the creature leaving a hole in it. The light turns around and rips apart until no piece remains.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡar5Li3Zt3I
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The man is in awe, a being stands before him where the creature once towered. A hood on his head with a black scarf flowing through the wind created by his speed. The man realizes just how young his savior is. It only occurs to him once he reaches out his hand to help him up. Once he's on his feet he can see clearly the size difference between them. This kid can’t be older than 14, 15 at most.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETcH1tBiAg
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Still the man can only see him as the golden light he came in as. A golden savior. “Thank you, thank you! My prayers have been answered! You must be a gift from the gods!”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Nddv4N0rA
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The man, even with the boy's face covered, could see a soft smile on his savior before he spoke. “I’m glad I could help but I must continue. Are there any other survivors in this village?” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqN8aLPfvAi
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The man pauses to think before speaking, “I’m not sure, I was hiding in a secluded area so there wasn’t much to see.” He thinks before pointing in the direction of smoke. “But if you follow the fire it should lead you to a once populated area. Maybe some of its residents stuck around.” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehklaPZF48
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The golden savior nods before disappearing in a beam of light; following the flames. It is only now the man remembers he never asked for his name. Even so he is content with calling him the golden savior.
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Year 2: The Golden Savior
Comet races through the flames as the winds he creates with his movements extinguishes them. He notices a creature ahead as he slices it in half and blasts it into oblivion to keep it from adapting or regenerating. He goes to continue but notices people in the distance. He attempts to rush to their side but feels a call throughout his entire body. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxzgQsMsPT
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He cannot resist as much as he tries to ignore it; he must know what it is. He dashes off into a nearby forest to the village, before stopping in shock at what he sees. Right there, standing without a care in the world. The bane of his existence, Crucible. Surrounded by creatures, even so, Comet refuses to waste a breath on words. He leaps forward summoning the blade of creation.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWgFh2pVWj
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He aims to decapitate Crucible but is stopped short by a flurry of creatures. One takes the slash for him as another strikes comet away. These creatures are stronger and faster than most. Like the ones from that must’ve raided the time council. He plants his feet to the ground standing firm as he parries one creature's claws. He acts fast blasting another's head off. He attempts to finish it off but another comes in. These creatures aren’t normal, they’re working in perfect harmony.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTXJXEob66
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“Honestly Comet, straight for the neck? You act as if I've taken everything you’ve loved from you.” Comet can’t even entertain him with a reply as he's too occupied with the creatures.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qIVgUFwHD
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“Like them? My own design, my own thoughts. Good thing to, or else you probably would’ve been done with them already.” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBroa8Bvde
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Comet manages to obliterate one but 5 more swarm in. One tries to spit its corrosive saliva at him but he dodges it causing the saliva to hit a nearby tree. He immediately cuts it down as it falls on a creature. It catches the tree but it gives Comet an opening to obliterate it with a blast of energy. He swings his blade cutting through the tree to see he has a clear sight of Crucible. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZbbpHCZzN
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He refuses to miss his chance once more as he leaps forward. But this was all apart of the plan; from the darkness a creature jumps from behind him. It wraps him in its arms, completely binding Comet. He tries to move but another one helps to restrain him and his sword as they hold him up for Crucible.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gAz4zcAqF
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Crucible walks with a smug smile on his face as he punches comet in the liver. Comet gasps for air as he coughs and loses a bit of strength in his body. He grabs Comet by his head, lifting his head up to ensure he sees him.
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“I want you to make no mistake on who did this. I want my face to be engraved into your mind.” He then opens his free hand and activates a spell as he grabs Comet's arm.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWY8ULgBg1S
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Comet struggles to break free but it's all futile as the spell has already begun. “I call upon the old, to burn this world of new, reject those above and burn all below. Invoke your will in this vessel; for this eldritch incantation will bind these souls! Forever cursed!” A dark aura engulfs Comets' arm as Crucible and the creatures back away. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5a0Tk2iSA
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Comet looks at his arm in fear, “What did you do to me!” Crucible smiles before a portal opens behind him. “No, not again!” Comet can’t let him get away. He engulfs himself in energy ready to dash after him but the second he does, he feels it.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9FJm0JMCO
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His arm starts to burn as the aura grows more intense on him Comet immediately collapses in pain writhing around trying to rid himself of whatever Crucible did to him. It then flares up in response to Comet trying to rid himself of it, The curse consumes the life in his arm causing it to spew with blood.
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He looks around seeing the creatures are gone along with Crucible. He tries to call out for help but the pain is too much to form words. It feels as if every atom in his arm is being torn apart slowly. His blood drips onto the ground causing the grass to wilt on contact as nearby plant life is consumed by the energy. Comet, desperate for it to stop, goes to the only ability he has that could stop it. He gathers all the strength, he has to call out for power into his soul.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpci1DmkxUt
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One word leaves his mouth, “SHINE!” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHg9MssJxeg
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A bright light bursts from Comet's arm causing him to burn more but after ten seconds it dies down along with the pain. It still hurts but nowhere as much as it did before. The world around him goes dark as he passes out145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AH7LTDwH7
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By the time he wakes up again he has no idea how much time passed. He shakily rises to his feet as he limps weakly through the forest.
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It suddenly hits him, “I abandoned the village. . .” He musters up the little strength he has left and slowly runs to the village.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAhPo0OzxG
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By time he arrives the fire has died down. He searches for any sign of life before stumbling upon a horrifying sight. He knows this place, it's where he was before he ran to the woods. But now it's worse than when he arrived. He collapses to his knees as he sees the sight of cotton torn across the ground along with a soft fabric.
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He sees the impaled stomach of a little girl with her arm torn off a few feet away from her. Her eye hangs out of its socket as he sees blood and tears both dried and fresh on her face. Comet can’t handle the sight as he immediately breaks down.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDbpgdo5S8
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He cries as he hugs himself, even though it hurts his arm it's the only thing grounding him to reality. He tears off the hood he's used to protect himself from harsh weather as he weakens in strength. He rips the scarf off his body as it flows into the wind. He modeled it to represent the scarf his father used to wear before he disappeared.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFfwnwtLFF
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He no longer feels worthy to wear it. “I’m sorry, I'm so so sorry.” He calls out to the girl knowing he can never have her forgiveness. “I’m no hero, I'm no help. I don’t want to do this anymore. I just want my friends back. I want to go home. I’m- I’m-” he stops with nothing more to say. No will to act. As he curls up into a ball and lays there. Broken by that demon.
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Year 2: Shadow’s Wake
Nytheris floats within a dark void, inactive, unresponsive, eyes blank. Energy swirls around him like a whirlwind as echoes of laughter erupt from the void. Shadows restless and filled with carnage, this only feeds the whirlwind until it turns into a storm. Suddenly his eyes reappear as he feels a calling. He disappears and reappears in front of Virex who has summoned him.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkNZ3UKKNZ
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“Well, if it isn’t the mother of all meat mounds. What can I do for ya?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiLKM9nOTP
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“You’ve been given the green light to do whatever you want with the kid.”
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“Great! Honestly I've been dying to use this thing.” He summons an orb of pure energy.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j6z23G6QU
“Keep that thing away until you’re actually going to use it.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oPDhxLujx
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It disappears from his hand, “What are ya, scared?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE67H4vRnA
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“No, just aware of your clumsiness.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtmhDQO0A4
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“So what if it falls into a person here and there, as long as it gets the job done.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWwOHUzQSY
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“Just go you lunatic.” He opens a portal to a wasteland below in front of Nytheris.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPhNCluM03
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“You’re the boss.” He fades to dark as his shadow flies through the portal before it closes.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLEjTpSEJf
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“I almost feel bad for the kid.” He turns and walks away, clearly lying.
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Year 2: Darkness Upon Destruction
Malice has deemed this place his eternal prison. No matter how far he runs, how hard he fights, or how high he flies, he will always be bound by this desert and its eternal day. He hasn’t had real food or water for the past year. He only survives through eating the corpses of these creatures. His entire body is constantly aching as he's covered in bruises, blood, gashes, and various other wounds from claws, corrosive spit, teeth, and more.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOnsGvZi7t
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Sleep itself is a rarity he rarely gets to feel, but for now he has time. Time to rest, to catch his breath. He lies in the center of corpses of countless creatures. These aren’t the same creatures from the time council which is his only saving grace. The ones that destroyed the time council needed to be fully obliterated to die. These don't have to be completely destroyed to keep them down. He tries to recall memories of old but his mind goes blank. After being alone for so long the line between fact and fiction has fused with no way to separate the two. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NJoAkrftR
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The only real thing he has left is the life in his breath; yet even that he’s willing to part with. So why doesn’t he? Malice takes time to try and remind himself but fails to form the memory. All he knows is that there is something or maybe someone. No, not one but many, Comet, Lunar, Ether, Aether, and many others. He forces their names into his mind. He doesn’t want to forget. He doesn’t want to lose himself. Suddenly in the distance above he sees a dark figure hovering over him. He wants to play it off as his imagination but he knows that can lead to death here.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NTiFY2OZ1
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He uses his axe to pull himself up as he glares at the figure. He’s barely able to keep eye contact as it has placed itself directly in front of the sun; which only makes its darkness stand out more. He focuses his energy in his axe and swings it. Destruction energy is thrown out in a wave of energy. It seems to make contact and disappear.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDV2LhUuL8q
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“Whatever that was is either destroyed or my mind playing tricks on me.”
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Malice turns to walk away but he notices the bodies that once surrounded him have disappeared. Suddenly a wave of darkness washes over him like a dome. He can’t see anything yet it feels like he knows every bit of this place.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZkaDGTgwg
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Suddenly a voice echoes from the void, “You are an exceptional subject. The very essence of destruction lies dormant within you child. Accept my gift and you will have all that you need.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0sRd5GLHf
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Malice thinks for a second, shocked that he’s even hearing a voice, he wants to say yes but he knows better than to do such. “I refuse.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8OGvUzZuy
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“Really?” The disembodied voice says with amusement. “That wouldn’t be very wise of you. Especially in a place like this where options are none. If you refuse me now you will be stranded here forever.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8vf8Cm2Gt
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Malice wants to stick with his gut but he's no longer sure. This entity could be lying but can he risk that? If he denies it here he may never get the chance for freedom again. He may never get the chance for vengeance again. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzEINDxd13
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“What exactly do you want from me?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELeUr18SF0
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“It’s not what I want from you, it's what you want from me.”
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Suddenly darkness swirls in the middle of the dome. Malice can’t see it but he can feel it all over as if it's a shift in the air followed by a presence. It's as crushing as those countless creatures. He can feel energy radiating off what seems to be an orb in the middle.
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“An orb?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68e7BGqVzE
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“Im surprised you could tell, but yes, an orb. Not just any orb though, I’m sure you can sense its energy. I want you to wield its power, for with it you could command a great beast.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6oSPfrG99
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“If this is true. . . why do you resist the temptation of wielding its power.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvTWc00WBT
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“I have no physical form to command it. Atleast, not in the same sense as you. If you do this you would be fulfilling both of our goals.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGnuXsVjVf
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“. . . there has to be a catch.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFbCOUmK5O
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“Of course there’s a catch! If you fail to command the beast then the beast will command you. You will remain a vessel for its rampage. Your very soul will be drained for what it's worth and remain hollow, Forever.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXkYGK11tO
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Malice thinks, the very thought of that weighs heavy on his soul. This is all he has, can he really risk it on such a dangerous gamble?
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He hesitates before asking, “If I do this. . . I need you to promise me one thing.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQScUtVemw
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“Anything, friend.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUOQJkbpEF
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Malice holds his breath before speaking, “I need you to ensure that either way I will survive. I cannot die here.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0grbdWXkHy
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“You have my word. I will do all in my power to ensure your survival.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFdkk4GMRK
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“Alright, good.” Malice walks towards the middle; the closer he gets the more the orb pulls him in.
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He stands before the orb pulling his body weight away from the orb to keep it from dragging him in. “How do I absorb it?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqFVjF3OXx
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“Simply grab it and push it into your chest. It should do the rest.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdcWO3ZZoc
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He grabs the orb feeling its energy. It’s unlike anything he's ever felt. He takes one more breath unsure if it's his last as he pushes the orb into his chest. It easily phases into his body and the effect is near immediate. His veins bulge out of his body, they are filled with a dark energy, and his muscles uncontrollably ravage through his body. It’s like his entire body is trying to break out of his skin. His very soul has suddenly been turned against him.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEe53FDV6fe
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The dome around his fades as the hot desert sun feels like it's boiling him alive. Every second feels like he sacrificed his soul to hell and torment. He can barely string his words together as he says, “I’m stuck here. . . Aren't I. . . ?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXdAQP2wGa
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Above him he sees a glimpse of a shadowy figure before it disappears.
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Year 2: The Daughter
Ether scavenges for food in a broken alien city. There are cars that were capable of flight lying on the ground, some on top of buildings.
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Ether whispers to herself, “Jeez, whatever race this was must’ve been pretty advanced.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrUDbHTSZQ
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She looks at what seems to be a gravity altering highway to allow for both regular cars and flying cars. It flickers on and off at a steady predictable pace, 2 seconds on 3 seconds off. Ether carries supplies from an abandoned supermall. She managed to stuff a big microwave full of food while carrying bags full of cleaning supplies.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZR0i5wfJsg
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“I probably should’ve left the microwave behind since Aether can just heat up the food with his tail… but I like it, it looks nice.” She suddenly hears gargles and crying from a nearby store.
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She stops her void pillars carrying her supplies as she slowly closes in to get a look at what it is. A flesh monster, it’s a bit unsettling, it seems like one of those indie horror games that turn childhood cartoon mascots into horror characters. The monster is crying over a mutilated body of a man. She notices some alcronium pearls stuck in the monster's flesh. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKMlI0yAnA
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“Must be a couple…” Ether says to herself.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBD4CBcyUx
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She wishes she could help but her past has proved that's not exactly the best idea. Once she tried to talk to one but it immediately became hostile when seeing her. From what she’s gathered whatever controls these monsters become dormant after a while. This gives them some sentience back, not enough to truly take control. Just enough to be aware. She wonders if she should kill the woman. It's clear she's suffering so would it be considered mercy to do such an act? 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjV4ilA1c4q
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Suddenly a rock falls from the top of the building crashing behind her. The sudden sound startles the monster as she turns to see Ether. Just like that as quickly as she was mourning, she was wrathful.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtypPrNPRP
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“Dammit!” She immediately runs but before she does Ether catches a glimpse of a figure on top of the building. She didn’t notice them when she first came so they must’ve been hiding. But what do they gain from this? She then reaches her void pillars carrying supplies and it hits her how obvious it is.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5HgUTf5Jx
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“Scavengers, they're always scavengers.” They must want her supplies. What else could it be? She sends both of her void pillars off to chase the scavenger while she draws the monster away. She notices the malfunctioning gravitational highway and gets an idea. She readies herself, counting the seconds.
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“One, Two, One, Two, Three.” She repeats this in her mind before jumping through the gravitational Highway while it's deactivated. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIuQGrauSh
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The monster jumps after her but gets caught in its anti-gravity. She raises a void pillar from the ground and it slams into the monster's gut sending it flying up as she then summons another one above it.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzgw9aLBCq
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“May fate treat you kinder in death.” She brings her hands together and the void pillars collide crushing the woman's entire body. Blood rains from the sky and flesh falls. When she turns to leave a part of the woman's head falls and splats against the ground with a loud thud. Suddenly a pearl lands on Ether’s head and falls toward the ground. She catches it before it lands and with a heart filled with sorrow puts it in her pocket. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBsxLZ1W2z
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“Now for the scavenger.” Ether follows her void pillar’s trail until she reaches a sewer. “. . . Why couldn’t it have been the top of a building?” She goes further into the sewers using the void pillars as a guide before reaching a kid pinned against the wall by her pillars.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkNGdty8Ck
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“A. . . kid?” Ether is stunned that a kid is behind this and even more at the fact they survived so long. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMQAZbYHok
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The kid seems to have a glass with some type of milkshake in it for a head. Out of the glass is a slightly long swirly straw. Something about how this kid moves is kind of odd. In fact he has a very rubberhose kind of vibe to him. Big black shoes, white gloves with black stripes, and torn baggy pants.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KjspFpz0f
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The kid squirms trying to break free of the void pillar to no avail. “Let me go!”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6ssTFtICh
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Ether walks forward grabbing the kid by his collar.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1fYOQqN6Z
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“W- wait!” The kid's face turns from annoyance to desperation. “Please! Don’t eat me!”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zMJ30Pf2Z
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Ether, slightly annoyed at the accusation, flicks the kids glass head. It makes a slight dink as she keeps herself from laughing at it. “Open your eyes kid, I’m not one of those things.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmGER5kwmR
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The child's squirming stops as he looks forward to her. “T- then what do you want from me?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKi3huiWii
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“My stuff, clearly, but also how did you manage to survive this long? Are you a part of a gang or something?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj5NKGgJTH
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The kid looks away before saying, “no.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpOj4BdMRA
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Ether thinks before saying, “Well clearly whatever's in that mind of yours isn’t ready to be let out, so I won't pry.” Ether drops the kid and hops on her void pillar with the groceries. “Come on.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqY7s78Z8w
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“Wait– what?” The kid backs up slightly weary.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGWvtiblQy
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“Well you clearly are alone or else someone would’ve come looking for you by now. Also my void pillars didn’t notice anyone besides yourself. So hop on, you’re coming with me.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRg9xrSyOL
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“I didn’t agree to that!”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8ckCBYeaX
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“You got a better place to live?” The kid doesn’t need to answer that question as he finds himself reluctantly climbing an invisible pillar as it carries them out of the sewer system.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkp1K6mTRW
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As the pillars go above the city he clutches onto her waist afraid of the fall. “So, what's your name? I can’t exactly call you kid forever.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc1aQfy1GS
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“I- I’m Choc O’ Chip. But I used to just be called Chip.” 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72I63Ccufi
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Ether waits before responding, “So you’re a chocolate chip milkshake? It must be nice having the smell of chocolate chips and whipped cream wherever you go.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINSbkYijXU
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“Kinda hard to enjoy it when everyone keeps reminding you how much they want to eat you.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqOHwR0fM4
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“Well I can't be as bad as these monsters actually trying to eat you.” Chip gets a good chuckle out of that joke before pausing. “Where are we going?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyumHzFGfP
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“To me and my brothers hide out.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBsSZMMVW6
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“You have a brother?”
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“Yep, his name is Aether. We should be nearing it actually.” Ether looks around using her hands as goggles. “Ah, there it is.” She looks back before asking, “Hey did they teach flight on your planet?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrMmzXQ7wE
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Shocked at such a question even an advanced civilization like his didn’t have such magic. “No? My people didn’t believe in those types of things. And those who did were usually in small groups away from civilization.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCaE5U8vXa
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“Well, hold on.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtkpJkjmxW
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“What–?” He is suddenly cut off by a sudden fall as he plummets along with the groceries. “AHHHHH!”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyA3OdpIVTp
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Ether floats down calmly collecting the groceries before floating down to Chip, “Having a nice fall?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLYtG2kse2
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“Don’t joke at a time like this! Hurry up and catch me!” Chip flails through the air trying to grab her.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDEcu7DuZS
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“I would but my hands are full. Besides he's got you.” Out of nowhere something soars towards Chip and catches him mid-air. He lands with his feet digging into the ground. Ether floats down beside him as he puts Chip down who as soon as seeing Aethers face and legs passes out.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobagMgWt2C
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Aether stretches his legs, still not used to them.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlUhpmSHoQ
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“Glad to see my idea is treating you well.” Ether says while setting the groceries down on void pillars.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkfYdEFFA5
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“The energy legs are a bit unusual and the phantom pain is getting old. But overall it wasn't a bad idea.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmzg18ungr
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“Nice to know I could help out.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKua5I6jig
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“Speaking of helping out, what's with the kid? You know it’s reckless to draw attention to ourselves.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkSr791xBm
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“The kid was all alone when I found him.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Lfe1t9YTe
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“And how did you find him?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7U7sPC7N1
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“After he tried to sacrifice me to a flesh monster for my food.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcO654PR2fn
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“You know what, that's on you for letting your guard down.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7xDdBz9OD
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“HEY!”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwudU3wTWE
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“Set him up a place, I’m going to keep getting used to my legs.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxBKqK4TnI
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“You’re not gonna kick him out?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw81FpYDcJw
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“While I do know how reckless this is, I also know that leaving a kid out there to die is just as worse as killing him ourselves. Besides, he's a living milkshake, and it's killing me to find out how that works.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDAK4p80zr
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“Good, it's not just me. Alright, I'll go get him set up. You go. . . jump around or something.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKU7tAgt2V
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Aether rolls his eyes before leaping away. Ether picks up chip's body and marvels at the fact not even a drop spilled from his head.
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Year 2: Overflowing Cup
“Uhg. . . where am I?” Choc O’ Chip wakes up on a fully made bed in a ruined room. He sits up looking around wondering if it all was just a dream. He manages to pull himself out of the slightly dusty bed making a slight thud. He drags himself across the room as his legs slowly regain strength; he opens the door to see both Ether and Aether sitting in a slightly broken down living room. They seem to be talking about something but Chip can’t make out what.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPUCC1n7me
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“Uhm, hello?” Aether and Ether both turn their attention to him.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpuOZ7XAkk
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Ether is the first to say something, “You’re finally awake! And not a single drop spilled.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9roRBGaiKL
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Aether slightly marvels at that.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJJmj2W2ss
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Chip is a bit confused on what they’re talking about. Aether can see it on his face and decides to fill him in. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2kNIXtMLU
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“You passed out after I caught you. We decided to let you rest so we brought you back to our,” Aether pauses to find the correct word. “living situation.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHkaGk6EmK
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Ether chimes in, “If you’re hungry I made some food. It’s on what used to be the stove.” Chip walks over to the stove to see a plate of shrimp alfredo. It's still warm so it must’ve been made recently.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSsUmqx43v
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“If the stove doesn’t work then how did you cook the food?” Aether looks over before showing his tail cannon and slightly revving it up as the energy immediately makes the room hotter.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9qC6VEWoX
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“Oh, that's pretty cool!” Chip picks up the plate before walking to a nearby table.
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He sets it down and begins to eat. Within the first bite he realizes just how long it's been since he's had a real meal. He immediately starts eating as if it's the first meal he's ever had.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNbo2qu95s
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Ether looks at him with a bit of pity. She can only imagine how long it’s been since he’s had real food. It takes him about 2 minutes to finish the entire plate before taking a big gulp of nearby water. He lets out a large sigh before wiping his mouth.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFlZsbGDx7
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“Thank you for the meal!” He tries to think of her name before realizing he's never asked. “It might be a bit late but I never exactly got your name miss?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeckV7Acx0W
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“I’m Ether, and I already told ya about Aether here.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGplasZLZe3
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“Well, thank you miss Ether.” Ether holds in her joy at being called miss.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUzPRcRUOU
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Aether decides to ask something that's been weighing on his mind. “Hey kid.” Chip turns his head at Aether.
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“Ether told me your kind never believed in flight or any other type of magic, but she remembers seeing books that taught energy manipulation so going on with your story?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSqR6fZ5P6
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Chip takes another gulp of water before explaining. “We had these special types of elixirs that gave people special abilities, but those were never seen as magic; it was always treated as science. We had school’s teach kids like me on how to control our abilities after taking the stuff.“145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyITuNNPAmT
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“So, you do have powers?” Aether asks.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzpW5qu8wM
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Chip freezes before saying, “Yes but I might as well not.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7AQmLDYw9
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Ether chimes in, “What does that mean?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqd5F0gbtxM
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“You see, I’ve never been too good at controlling the power. I pretty much failed all my classes.”
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Aether thinks for a moment before saying, “can you explain how the power works?”
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“Sure? It’s like turning imagination to energy and then condensing it onto your finger tips in a finger gun, then releasing it. I’ve tried to copy it but it's always been too difficult. Mine always end up coming out as weak and pathetic. I once tried using my palms but my teacher interrupted me, and told me that it was disgraceful and shows a lack of mastery.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YRCglPw2D
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Aether seems a bit in thought for a second before standing up. “Follow me.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11mgOS8KO1
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“R- right now?”
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“Of course now.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtWh330UM6
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Ether gets up not having anything better to do. “Count me in also.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwll3B2zqx
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Aether leads them out of the house and Chip gets a clear view of what he means when he says “living situation.” They are in a ruined village that has smoke filled skies. Whatever was the fallout here it must’ve been grand because there are marks where it seems bodies were. He wonders if they got rid of the bodies or if it was like this even before they got here. They arrive at the training ground aether’s set up for himself. He places Chip in front of a medium sized dummy.
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“I want you to try that finger gun method of yours.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJDSflz3Ze
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“Alright?” Chip nervously gets into stance forming a finger gun. He tries to imagine energy gathering at his finger tips but for 30 seconds nothing happens. He finally manages to form energy at his finger tip before shooting out as a weak ball of energy that dissolves before reaching the dummy. “See what I mean?”
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“Now try your palm method.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzueD2eHQQ
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“But it’s–”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXONexUohEI
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Chip looks back at the dummy opening his hand showing his palm. He tries to do the same thing but as energy builds in the center of his palm it starts to burn his hand and explodes. 145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKa3JG5je1P
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“AHG!” Chip shakes his hand violently.
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Ether sends a ball of energy at Chip's hand that heals his minor burns.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXowLoi19HB
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Chip stares in awe at his hand then her, “How did you do that?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmVEsXfwAw
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Ether just chuckles before saying, “Magic.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXdn0mEWWL
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Chip rolls his eyes at the joke before Aether chimes in. “I think I see the problem. It's not that you have a weak imagination or low energy. In fact it's the opposite.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBMPlHr2e6
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Chip is a bit surprised at what he's saying. “What?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtR3jzSfchd
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“I’m guessing they also never taught your people how to sense energy?”
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Chip shakes his head as Aether continues, “When you use the finger gun method there isn’t much to say about your energy. But when you use the palm method for the slightest moment when it literally blows up in your face, your energy spikes.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAOV1m4ACq
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“So I’m not going crazy.” Ether says, intrigued.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkU0yNMsiM
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“From what I can tell your energy is like a rampaging storm throughout your body. When you use the finger gun method you keep trying to turn it into a light breeze. When you use the palm method you take a hurricane and try to make it a whirlwind.”
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“So, how do I control it?” Chip asks impatiently.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbDDw1lrSZ
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“You can’t right now, but if you gave yourself more room to work with, you might actually be able to store and release the energy properly. How about instead of trying to focus the energy on your palm like a finger gun, you spread it out across the surface of your palm.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTpReVTt9y
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“You think that’ll work?”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlC6X0QN29
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“Give it a try.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOcf6G0vEd
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Chip looks at his palm before aiming at the dummy and imagining energy forming across every bit of the surface of his palm. It starts to glow with energy as it builds up more. Aether notices if he keeps holding it eventually he’ll burn his hand even worse than before.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPZEff2ezj
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“Now fire.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXqEBsOtt1
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Chip fires and a blast of energy that shoots out decimating the dummy and traveling 50 yards before exploding. Chip can only stare in awe with his jaw hitting the ground. He never thought he could produce so much energy.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1w0CmLO808
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“Well, well, well, I didn’t take you for a liar Chip.” Ether pats him on the back.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIWD60ggoz
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“L- liar? I just found out about this!”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRvXBxP8t6
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“I know, I’m messing with ya!” She smiles.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcVotDkas3
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Chip starts to smile, actually happy. It’s the first time he’s truly smiled in ages. Well at least ever since that meal.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0B0KJa8Afg
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Aether gives a slight smirk before walking up. “It won’t be easy, but if you want, I could help you out with your power. It is truly special.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY0AZK2ybf
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Chip smiles brightly before saying, “Of course! I want to know as much as I can about my powers.” Chip pauses before saying, “That reminds me, we also had other elixirs that grant other abilities. I don’t know much about them but with the whole. . . destruction of all life. I kinda just drank all of them hoping it would help with my use of my powers. Of course I could never figure out how to activate them.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FdBvK8vck
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“Maybe there are some books back in the city that could explain?” Ether suggests.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6B6gm2sfDH
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“It’s better than nothing” Aether responds. “Alright kid, lets see what you got.”145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTidpFG0Iof
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Chip smiles and nods, “Right!”
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Aether and Ether walk off with Chip following close behind. Their bond will only strengthen as time goes on. Thus the will of fate.
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and then Add to home screen.