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[Hundreds of T.A.N.A agents moved out of the residential wing, moving through hallways to eventually make it to the shopping district. Vendors calling out over the hum of transit rails overhead. Neon signage flickered against the ever present dim light filtering through the night sky.]
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[Morvane walked beside Locter with their hands in their pockets, looking entirely too relaxed.]
[Morvane] 《See? I’m not always a creeping harbinger of decay.》
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[Locter walked half a step behind, still wary of her.]
[Locter] 《You broke into my room and watched me sleep.》
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[Morvane] 《I have a key so technically, I walked in before you woke up. Very different thing.》
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[Locter sighed.]
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[Morvane gestured around the market.]
[Morvane] 《Shopping. Cultural integration. Social exposure. These are normal activities. I am attempting to prove I can participate in.》
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[Locter eyed Morvane.]
[Locter] 《You’re trying way too hard.》
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[Morvane proceededto wear a large, joyful smile.]
[Morvane] 《Osirusia says my presence tends to cause unnecessary tension within living beings. I’m experimenting with the concept of being approachable!》
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[They stopped at a vendor stall displaying small mechanical devices.]
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[The vendor froze slightly when he recognized Morvane but forced a smile.]
[Vendor] 《W-Welcome! Anything I can interest you in today?》
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[Morvane picked up a small glowing object and turned it in their hand.]
[Morvane] 《What does this do?》
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[Vendor] 《I-It’s a portable shield.》
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[Morvane hummed.]
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[Morvane] 《This is cute.》
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[Morvane threw some metalic coins at the vendor and then proceeded to hand the object to Locter.]
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[Morvane] 《Take it.》
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[Locter blinked.]
[Locter] 《You’re buying me things now?》
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[Morvane] 《Think of it as an investment in the person I’m babysitting.》
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[Locter rolled her eyes but accepted it.]
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[As the two continued walking through the market the food stalls, weapon shops, clothing displays, began to get larger.]
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[And for the first time since arriving in the City, Locter almost forgot how dangerous the world outside was.]
[Almost.]
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[Something moved at the edge of her vision.]
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[Across the crowded market, practically standing inside of a nearby alleyway.]
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[A tall woman in layered crimson veils.]
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[She wasn’t shopping.]
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[She was watching.]
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[Locter slowed.]
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[Morvane noticed instantly.]
[Morvane] 《What caught your attention?》
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[Locter didn’t answer right away.]
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[The veiled woman tilted her head slightly, as if amused that she’d been noticed.]
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[Melusine.]
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[Even across the crowd, Locter could feel something… wrong about her presence. Not like Morvane’s slow, suffocating corruption—this was quieter. Intentional.]
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[Like a predator studying the habits of their prey.]
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[Locter muttered quietly.]
[Locter] 《Do you know her?》
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[Morvane followed her gaze, her eyes narrowing slightly.]
[For the first time since meeting them, their relaxed posture disappeared.]
[Morvane] 《…Interesting.》
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[When Locter looked back toward the alleyway ]
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[Melusine was gone.]
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[Just vanished into the darkness.]
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[Locter felt a chill crawl down her spine.]
[Locter] 《That woman was staring at us.》
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[Morvane looked thoughtful.]
[Morvane] 《Yes. She was.》
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[Locter looked at Morvane in her eyes]
[Locter] 《You recognized her, didn’t you?》
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[Morvane was silent for a moment.]
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[Then they slipped their hands back into their pockets and started walking again.]
[Morvane] 《She was... an old friend to say the least. Lets keep moving shall we?》
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[Locter didn’t like how calm their voice was.]
[Locter] 《Morvane.》
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[Morvane glanced sideways at her.]
[Morvane] 《Don’t worry about me im fine.》
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[A faint smile returned to their face.]
[Morvane] 《Just make sure to watch your back at all times. That girl could appear at anu moment again.》
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[Far beyond the City’s barrier, Osirusia descended from the sky like a falling star.]
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[The battlefield of their mission laid silent behind them an angelic war form reduced to mere light particles scattered across kilometers of broken earth.]
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[Osirusia exhaled slowly, the glow of his antlers dimmer than usual.]
[Osirusia] 《…That should delay their incursion for now.》
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[He began to walk slowly to the distant glow of the city.]
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[Osirusia stopped walking.]
[Osirusia] 《I know you’re there.》
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[From the ruins of a collapsed structure stepped a warrior in fractured armor, Rostam.]
[Rostam] 《Of course you do. Would be disappointing otherwise.》
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[From above, sitting casually on the remains of a ruined overpass, Taliesin swung his legs like someone who's bored]
[Taliesin] 《We had a wager. He said you’d notice immediately. I said you’d wait three steps. I guess he won.》
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[Osirusia’s eyes hardened.]
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[Osirusia] 《Cult of the second choir. I wondered when you would become bold enough to approach me directly.》
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[Rostam drew a massive blade, but did not raise it.]
[Rostam] 《We are not here to kill you.》
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[Taliesin smiled.]
[Taliesin] 《Since killing you would be almost impossible … we decided that we'd just need you to get tired.》
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[Osirusia’s antlers flared softly.]
[Osirusia] 《You believe two of you are enough?》
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[Taliesin] 《No.》
[A pause.]
[Taliesin] 《But I think we may have the necessary power to complete our goal.》
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[Rostam moved first.]
[The ground shattered under him as he crossed the distance instantly. His blade came down almost instantly.]
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[Osirusia caught it barehanded.]
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[The shockwave flattened the surrounding ruins.]
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[Osirusia] 《You are abnormally strong》
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[Rostam] 《And you are holding back!》
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[Osirusia twisted to the side, redirecting the strike and driving a knee into Rostam’s torso. The impact launching him hundreds of meters away.]
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[Taliesin was chanting on the sidelines, symbols spilling from his mouth like ink.]
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[Chains of glowing script lashed toward Osirusia. But he tore through them effortlessly but more replaced them, not to bind, but to distract.]
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[Taliesin] 《We don’t need to win. Just need you to go all out.》
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[Osirusia continued to kick and punch Rostam away but Rostam returned again and again. Each strike heavier. Each impact forcing Osirusia to strike with more force.]
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[Taliesin’s scripts filled the battlefield, forcing Osirusia to defend from multiple angles.]
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[Osirusia’s breathing slowly grew heavier.]
[Osirusia] 《You are… trying your hardest to provoke me... but why?》
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[Taliesin grinned slightly.]
[Taliesin] 《Oh well you'll just have to wait and see.》
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[Rostam charged again.]
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[This time Osirusia did not hold back.]
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[Pink light erupted from his fist.]
[Osirusia] 《You endanger everything I helped to build! I will not allow you to continue living!》
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[The air trembled.]
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[Osirusia pointed at Taliesin, pink energy gathering around their fingertip.]
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[Osirusia] 《Eternal Somnia: Final Reverie!》
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[The energy from Osirusia's fingertip fired at Rostam and Taliesin, the ray of light growing as it approaches the two.]
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[Taliesin chuckled lightly. ]
[Taliesin] 《Looks like the hero forgot that certain stories have bad endings.》
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[Taliesin raised his hand at the incoming ray of light headed his way.]
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[The beam struck his hand.]
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[And then, for one second Osirusia’s attack hung frozen in the air as Taliesin’s hand seemingly absorbed the attack.]
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[Taliesin then pointed at Osirusia.]
[Taliesin] 《Have a taste of your own medicine!》
[The beam launched right back at Osirusia.]
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[Osirusia’s eyes widened.]
[Osirusia] 《A reflection relic?!》
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[ Osirusia's own attack slammed back into him at full force.]
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[The resulting from the attack landing practically erased the landscape.]
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[Osirusia knelt in the crater, the glow from their horns flickering violently. Cracks of pink light ran across their body like shattered glass.]
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[Rostam approached slowly.]
[Rostam]《Looks like you lost this battle Nexarch.》
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[Taliesin manifested a spear from his black hands.]
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[Taliesin] 《I've heard stories about how formidable Nexarchs are but you were defeated by us way to easily. I wonder why.》
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[Osirusia tried to stand but his legs gave out]
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[Taliesin drove the spear into the ground beside Osirusia. Then suddenly chains erupted outward, wrapping around Osirusia’s limbs.]
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[Osirusia struggled weakly.]
[Osirusia] 《If I fall… the c-city will…》
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[Taliesin nodded.]
[Taliesin] 《Yes. It will fall.》
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[Rostam turned away.]
[Rostam] 《We have what we came for.》
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[Osirusia’s form began breaking into glowing fragments, drawn into the weapon.]
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[His final expression before being sealed was not fear, but worry.]
[Osirusia] 《Damn it all…》
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[The last fragment vanished.]
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[The spear pulsed once.]
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[Taliesin lifted it carefully.]
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[Taliesin] 《Phase Two begins.》
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