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?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkAs4zhnRf
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAZyjRQIfD
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Virex accepts this answer before responding, “Which one are you planning to go after?” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVP9B5cjXxu
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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.” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibx7Gig3uc
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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.” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KSxZZjl1K
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“it was, until I found the perfect host.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1A8XCNUDI
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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?” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cup4XaQRE
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“He can do whatever he wants.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayEGV187l0
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3PqrmggHN
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YQjn6DAdz
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGmhI86kTO
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He begs and pleads for his life, “No! Wait! Please, stop!” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMfzngIUwt
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iWy1N9gdM
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAIuHVjBxd
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq66D4mOV2w
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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!”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzp78fpR9wf
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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?” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcW5FzkqRn
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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.” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4WeKasicc
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcp5b8AUGB
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UcwmX8yA6
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ1XAHqnsS
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9i3X2gSp9J
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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.” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSdop8yhIt
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXrx4mF39G
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrkOlDL2bH
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIQoIb2AxX
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7cmsGKif4
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLv9TeOUuP
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7O6X7OBG2
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One word leaves his mouth, “SHINE!” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0tAmr0waQ
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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 out146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTV57WnAUlY
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfcMOPzHZv
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfv2tXNVBo
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zeuhB5fO5
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYxYmevO31
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“Well, if it isn’t the mother of all meat mounds. What can I do for ya?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5jixzKV1w
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3WvrtYlBa
“Keep that thing away until you’re actually going to use it.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZVRkIqEvY
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It disappears from his hand, “What are ya, scared?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0ZNeOQqgj
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“No, just aware of your clumsiness.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84rhW4gHvL
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“So what if it falls into a person here and there, as long as it gets the job done.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiNY8z4U5U
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“Just go you lunatic.” He opens a portal to a wasteland below in front of Nytheris.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyfjxsGTIX
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“You’re the boss.” He fades to dark as his shadow flies through the portal before it closes.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5CWnciBOH
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagGkNG7qtg
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqsgvJtUym
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtnAjytSzG
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRstP7vsk57
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jkz7UmvTT
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuCBHSNhGC
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRrOdXhKrT
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8uEAwIAVO
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bg0YxRwEf
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“What exactly do you want from me?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PNMDBIMfT
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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?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncczh9snK2
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQS6THT8Mnr
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“If this is true. . . why do you resist the temptation of wielding its power.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUqW7VaN0R
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmk1rY0BNp
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“. . . there has to be a catch.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM14lC6Vbsu
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFJUnsXb24
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmPUxwPTwb
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“Anything, friend.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5v3Kqxk1W
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7291cQL9o
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“You have my word. I will do all in my power to ensure your survival.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaejH7c0MJI
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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?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpie2bbVvzC
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“Simply grab it and push it into your chest. It should do the rest.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvxm11DMtH
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodvoWCRFcI
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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. . . ?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggdQZCbZit
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5CcvkAtfw
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxdpZCVbvX
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6Aw30wyV7
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“Must be a couple…” Ether says to herself.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8plJWh0Yqu
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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? 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwwV1CaNEM
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Lt0QsVYNo
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPxCe0BdFP
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGyG8z1ie7
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1Yb9kTuQx
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcKeaEpPEj
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm91LVDUaN
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDrfbSoS4w
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA88oNjVqvN
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The kid squirms trying to break free of the void pillar to no avail. “Let me go!”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1PJ2B48Xb
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Ether walks forward grabbing the kid by his collar.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77d73HE02p
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“W- wait!” The kid's face turns from annoyance to desperation. “Please! Don’t eat me!”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcs5TuRhww
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksiaIMo5ZN
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The child's squirming stops as he looks forward to her. “T- then what do you want from me?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNA2nKdpru
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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?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlf4k7vAD9
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The kid looks away before saying, “no.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRKIka5UbU
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYssKe9sqi
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“Wait– what?” The kid backs up slightly weary.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXL1DEY0gY
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqR2rK17JKa
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“I didn’t agree to that!”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhKgRQpMHn
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAIM2ziNoc
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZaDxBiJq6
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“I- I’m Choc O’ Chip. But I used to just be called Chip.” 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PCtorIq8r
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6M5vmdDUZP
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“Kinda hard to enjoy it when everyone keeps reminding you how much they want to eat you.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqzX2wyAPT
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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?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97FHx3FONI
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“To me and my brothers hide out.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLA7kVP1CcD
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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?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUdSzbdjTM
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcno6KzRVn
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“Well, hold on.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEIo21vgSD
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“What–?” He is suddenly cut off by a sudden fall as he plummets along with the groceries. “AHHHHH!”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ849SQvuP69
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Ether floats down calmly collecting the groceries before floating down to Chip, “Having a nice fall?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPahTWma9p
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdXhBSF1YK
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9NTrve9iK
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Aether stretches his legs, still not used to them.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6sclAz3pn
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“Glad to see my idea is treating you well.” Ether says while setting the groceries down on void pillars.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmQEa6BrQM
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTwfhgkLhB
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“Nice to know I could help out.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVWwFJ2hSZ
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“Speaking of helping out, what's with the kid? You know it’s reckless to draw attention to ourselves.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfNbI2sMmb
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“The kid was all alone when I found him.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8U9ZwN3meJ
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“And how did you find him?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEEyajb7qu
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“After he tried to sacrifice me to a flesh monster for my food.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6K4NL4eOZ
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“You know what, that's on you for letting your guard down.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkYGtw8FrJ
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“HEY!”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ834InSRASW
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“Set him up a place, I’m going to keep getting used to my legs.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7naVLS6N7
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“You’re not gonna kick him out?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrf2QJVYa6q
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLFD5KF8rE
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“Good, it's not just me. Alright, I'll go get him set up. You go. . . jump around or something.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBwoh1sQBR
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPazDOB5tl
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“Uhm, hello?” Aether and Ether both turn their attention to him.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD74MgmHZn5
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Ether is the first to say something, “You’re finally awake! And not a single drop spilled.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7uz1YyL4e
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Aether slightly marvels at that.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRzzDD78Mv
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtS0WENahZ
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq0ENyV5zr
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsSHotUMqZ
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy25F02caHh
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBXp9kSoWe
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwFhJjeZIU
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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?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsTauJzGdJ
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“I’m Ether, and I already told ya about Aether here.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxmKEl7BC0
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“Well, thank you miss Ether.” Ether holds in her joy at being called miss.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0tqLcbWNK
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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?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCzpuXv5zr
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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.“146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYErVD7D0e
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“So, you do have powers?” Aether asks.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDTfi3X4a9
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Chip freezes before saying, “Yes but I might as well not.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCRIk3nDbw
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Ether chimes in, “What does that mean?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoAQ6w1ekz
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmyw3P7M7y
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Aether seems a bit in thought for a second before standing up. “Follow me.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HfQAC3we0
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“R- right now?”
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“Of course now.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuKtkuSvOb
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Ether gets up not having anything better to do. “Count me in also.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUKVSRBDtA
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJusMhDkkV
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsfdKHgbmq
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“But it’s–”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ByEoiFxLD
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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. 146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbZbJeTDJm
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKU83eQKxT
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Chip stares in awe at his hand then her, “How did you do that?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡef4ujv1Rg5
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Ether just chuckles before saying, “Magic.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnGshR1ik9
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4SxYfMosx
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Chip is a bit surprised at what he's saying. “What?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmvhHtDLc4
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RbOLi3D04
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“So I’m not going crazy.” Ether says, intrigued.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ydm7uzlrC
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOche7vqd3
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGgz6MIXjF
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“You think that’ll work?”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQz0pJoacgB
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“Give it a try.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sIgZnQoqA
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeq04ZHanY
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“Now fire.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHd56eBDAH
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCI1sRxFUPA
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“Well, well, well, I didn’t take you for a liar Chip.” Ether pats him on the back.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1Gu2Nt46b
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“L- liar? I just found out about this!”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJP1V66OWx9
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“I know, I’m messing with ya!” She smiles.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGvmW07LP7
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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.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejeDeB917f
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwvlYGo0Qa
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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.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDY4MB97fh
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“Maybe there are some books back in the city that could explain?” Ether suggests.146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFoorYCnA1
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“It’s better than nothing” Aether responds. “Alright kid, lets see what you got.”146Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaso3Y1VDy
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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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