The effect of Frostmark sounded simple - create a layer of frost on touch. Compared to Silent Moon's complexity, it felt almost insulting in its plainness.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQM1zM5DVHZ
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He knelt and pressed his bare palm against the ashen ground.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4YBXDAFPY
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Nothing happened.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZBc9NtXek
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Cel frowned, staring at his hand. The ash remained unchanged - gray and lifeless as before.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd89uwKVnBb
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Then understanding struck.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXMJJrMc8d
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'Right. An authority.'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4RLFcVCtT
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Unlike summoning Silent Moon, which responded to pure intent, authorities required something more fundamental. Divine Energy - the wellspring of power that existed within every human.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdcmQe0Rip
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Its capacity was largely fixed at birth, determined by bloodline and heritage. Growth was possible, but only through years of grueling work, and even then, the gains were painfully small. What separated the great from the mediocre wasn't just the size of that pool, but control. Precision. The ability to channel Divine Energy without waste.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡls80MhAPla
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The nobles held an advantage before they ever began training. Generations of Chosen bloodlines had concentrated their divine essence, passing down both larger pools from birth and inherited aptitude for wielding it. They started with more power and natural talent - experience was all that remained to cultivate.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUBvDPfuSF
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Cel's jaw tightened.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT13Gi1ivoo
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At least he could be thankful for that much. Even if his father had cast him aside, even if the Sun Clan had deemed him worthless - he still carried noble blood. His divine essence should be above average at minimum. And his control…114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwGfIk20K6
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Maybe that was something he had talent for. A consolation prize for his complete lack of combat ability.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zn3GtAccQ
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He closed his eyes and reached inward, searching for the Divine Energy within him.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHsxQGlYWZ
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A void stared back.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPOnTwqUBy
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Cel's brow furrowed. He concentrated harder, diving deeper into himself. Past the surface awareness, past the physical sensations of his body. Trying to find that spark of divinity the Moon Goddess had woven into his soul.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrkSqUzdY5
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Nothing.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCZGGhQRgw
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'What...?'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7qzjI7yqw
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Panic flickered at the edges of his thoughts. Every Chosen One could feel their Divine Energy, even if they couldn't control it well. It was fundamental - like knowing you had a heart beating in your chest. You didn't need training to sense it.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiU1EtI0Uwh
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It was simply there.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWn0v9X6Qn
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Unless…114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3up7mpNQL
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'I couldn't be that talentless, could I?' The thought made his stomach clench. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2KBMLtt5R
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To lack combat skill was one thing. To be denied even the most basic awareness that separated Chosen from normal humans?114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT10q2S8kMn
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That would be a new kind of failure entirely.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdK0nq4k5Dr
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He tried again. Reached deeper. Concentrated until his head throbbed.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGMmWsunjy
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Still nothing.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjW2dE1MuvN
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Just the hollow echo of his own consciousness.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ifhvDs7tS
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Cel's eyes snapped open. His breath came faster, chest tightening.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYN4uBewd5
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This was bad. Really bad.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65VHeBKUex
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If he couldn't sense his Divine Energy, he couldn't channel it. And if he couldn't channel it, authorities were useless. Not just Frostmark - every authority he might ever gain. Locked away behind a wall he couldn't breach.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T4TFi2Nbd
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Panic clawed up his throat. His hands trembled.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj69BxgheD5
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'No. No, there has to be—'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuBHI364x5
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He clenched his fists, nails biting into his palms. The sharp pain cut through the spiral of fear.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzpNgVguWa
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‘Breathe. Think.’114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoo4KPtU8KS
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There had to be another way. There was always another way. He'd survived a year of torture, survived the trial, survived death itself. He wasn't going to give up because of this.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKYnRonHJM
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'Fine. Forget sensing it directly.'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNokKuozZ08
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If he couldn't sense his divine energy directly, he'd try it the same way he'd summoned Silent Moon. Pure intent. Just... reach for it.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0f1FJdbga3
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He pressed his palm to the ash again and focused - not inward this time, but on the authority itself. On Frostmark. On the power the goddess had granted him.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbu6A3RsLU
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Cold erupted beneath his hand.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwXiAybrTH
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Cel yanked his palm away with a hiss, clutching it against his chest. Ice burned through his skin - not the gentle chill of winter, but searing, bone-deep cold that felt like his hand had been plunged into frozen water.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamf8k6IBit
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He stared at his palm. The skin was pale, almost bloodless, but undamaged. Just... cold. Painfully cold.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohP9VqRFtB
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And where his hand had been, frost sprawled across the ash in delicate spirals.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmb2tRy5giZ
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The patterns were intricate - woven like lace into the cracked earth. Thin veins of ice crystallized the ash beneath, shimmering with pale blue light. Beautiful. Alien.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7BeOzHzCB
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Cel flexed his aching fingers,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcotvgoCDzF
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'Of course. Of course it hurts me too.'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vSDUoO8XF
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Not just his enemies would feel the frost's bite. He would too. Every time he used it.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwgEF4IGVb
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Another weakness. Another cost.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nfxD6R9Yw
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Cel clenched his jaw and pressed his palm to the ground again.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmQtbiIJVr
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The cold slammed into him instantly - vicious and sharp, like knives of ice driving through flesh. His fingers went numb. Pain lanced up his wrist, into his forearm. He forced himself to hold it there, breathing through gritted teeth as frost bloomed outward in a circle.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DCHGeVHnm
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A brittle sound whispered up from the earth - like glass forming beneath snow. The temperature dropped. The frost continued spreading, spiraling across cracked ground in delicate patterns until it reached the limits of his focus - then stopped, holding its shape with unnatural stillness.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8lMtdt3LR
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His palm burned. Not with heat, but with cold so intense it felt like fire eating into bone.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3dVmPyhey
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Cel pulled his hand away, gasping.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcxRiz3hZy
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The frost lingered, unmoving, etched into the ground like a mark left by divine breath. He flexed his fingers slowly, feeling sensation return in painful tingles. When he touched the frozen surface, it was smooth, almost slick, but not wet. The ice didn't melt. Not even slightly.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKlnp4npUr
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His breath misted white before him.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrOXqPvups
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Not simple ice then. Permanent frost, frozen into the world itself.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2CCcmsmlJ
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Yet even as the frost formed, he'd felt nothing inside him shift or drain. No awareness of the power he was using. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNys24EU0AK
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Why couldn't he feel his Divine Energy? Every other Chosen could.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqdFBXd3fN
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He pushed the thought aside. It didn't matter right now. The authority worked. That was enough.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKCNCNP7zN
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Cel's fingers curled into a fist.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ8qCbn9Ed
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He'd admired the frost's beauty long enough. Now he wanted to see if it was more than decoration.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8n6u6FT4o
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Without hesitation, he brought his fist down onto the frozen surface.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK8O547XWn
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The frost shattered instantly.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzNyBroQZN
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Fragments exploded outward like glass striking stone. The impact sent a sharp crack through the air, and shards scattered across the ash in glittering sprays.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3fEaCnd03
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Cel stared at the broken pieces.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcIPO4VGZm
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Disappointment settled heavy in his chest. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IKm2ExIE8
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'That's it?'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx51xRdNI5
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One punch. Just one, and the frost had given way like it was nothing. He hadn't even used his full strength.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYcSeHl4vI
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His shoulders sagged slightly. So much for trapping enemies or using it as a shield. If it couldn't even withstand a single hit from him, how was it supposed to hold against someone actually trying to break through?114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zS83XC55u
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Frostmark was beautiful. Intricate. Cold enough to bite.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41kcCRNABV
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But ultimately... fragile.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrH8x2i93z
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Just like the Moon Goddess's reputation suggested. Weak. Unremarkable. Powers that paled in comparison to other Chosen abilities.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOy1XcPX01w
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Cel flexed his hand, watching the last fragments of frost glitter in the crimson light.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnPMhGa3Zj
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"Useless," he muttered.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiAgkgJ1CC
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Then he turned his gaze toward the horizon, where the wasteland sprawled endlessly forward - empty and gray.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYe9MNGDhK
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His mind shifted to more immediate concerns. Water. Food. Without either, he'd be dead long before finding any rift.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3klgEemYi
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His restored body felt strong now - whole in a way it hadn't been for over a year. But that strength was an illusion. Starvation would claim him just as quickly as it had in that cell if he couldn't—114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhwKdMEzXw
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A shriek split the air.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPh8RmGYsm
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Cel's head snapped up, every muscle locking tight.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKizmCWK7va
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The sound was high and sharp - like metal dragged across bone. It echoed through the wasteland, alien and wrong, making his skin prickle with instinctive dread.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbLq88i09M
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His hand moved to summon Silent Moon, even before he consciously decided to do so.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNVmY6N3kg
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The blade materialized in his grip, moonlight coalescing into solid steel. Four crescents ignited along its length with soft white radiance.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6NfuW5d5D
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A tremor ran through the ground.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMATENb5kU5
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Ash jumped and scattered as stone cracked beneath his feet.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGstw92rkU
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Something burst from the earth perhaps fifty steps away. Gray dust billowed in thick clouds.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWtDtzz8mD
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Cel dropped into a low stance, weight balanced, blade raised.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsGsDy50uS
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The creature slithered free with spasming, desperate movements. Stone-like skin - rough and ancient as the earth itself - covered a serpentine body that twisted and coiled. Its upper half carried limbs that sent unease crawling up his spine114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gPW1bhXPo
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Arms. Grotesquely human in shape but stretched far too long, ending in clawed fingers that dug into ash with frantic purpose.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeljPcS8ns
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But it was the head that froze his breath.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvCXjfedld
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No eyes. No nose. Just a mouth - a wide, circular maw ringed with concentric rows of needle-thin teeth that flexed and contracted with each labored breath.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCEE8IqvRM
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The thing hauled itself forward in violent bursts, its entire form trembling with urgency. Its head whipped side to side in erratic motions, as if trying to sense something through the ash.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCvqIPIAHP
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It didn't move toward him. Didn't even seem aware of his presence.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS63BO0kERc
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Cel remained perfectly still, watching the creature scrabble past with growing recognition.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLexDgZ77dd
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That motion - the uncoordinated scramble of limbs, the raw instinct driving it forward without thought or direction.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqoXiCoDhK
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He'd moved like that in the crystal maze. Blind with terror. Running from something far worse than himself.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGLjAtJHMh
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The realization settled cold in his chest.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6aSZnoKUu
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The creature wasn't hunting.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3kjunDM8H
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It was fleeing.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9QhK4EcFt
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Ash exploded.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NpVTHgqv6
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A shriek tore from the creature before the ground beneath it gave way to a circular maw - wide enough to swallow a house whole. Jagged teeth, wet with something black and steaming, slammed shut around the smaller beast with horrifying precision.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSSBpz1r14
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The shriek cut off mid-sound.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvxlKzahKe
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Shockwaves rippled through the ash. Cel staggered, throwing an arm up to shield his face as debris scattered in every direction. Stone splintered. Dust billowed in thick clouds.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04IKRwVJQc
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When the air cleared, the predator had surfaced.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzqQFklCdL
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Cel's eyes widened.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09gtHlpaB6
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The thing dwarfed everything. Worm-like in form but bloated, armored in fractured plates of obsidian-black that pulsed with inner heat. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDR31KdNFIv
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No eyes. No limbs. Just that gaping maw ringed in saw-like fangs that glinted even in the dying light.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxuAgCebtN
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The creature twisted once - an avalanche of scale and muscle that made the ground buckle beneath its weight.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmG8ERDTT3Z
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Then it plunged back into the earth.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeM9TNsjn0
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Stone sealed behind it like water closing over a dropped pebble. The rumbling faded. The ash settled.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFR1B1fB9U
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Silence crashed down.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYddMNhaJvk
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Cel stood frozen, blade still raised, every muscle locked tight. His breath came shallow and too fast. His pulse hammered against his ribs.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvqS0AMcV1
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The massive predator had surfaced close enough to perceive him. Close enough to turn. Close enough to devour.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCaaA6yFmX
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But it hadn't.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCFqkYsmT0
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It devoured the fleeing creature and vanished without acknowledging his existence.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRkgrnVAsY
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'Why?' The question burned through his paralysis. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoI1dS5cFQ9
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He'd been right there. Visible. Vulnerable.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtKKIPhp6k
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So why had it ignored him?114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zFNWJUkuf
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Minutes passed. Cel's breathing gradually steadied, though his grip on Silent Moon's hilt never loosened. His eyes swept the fractured ground where the creature had vanished, searching for movement, for any sign it might return.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakP8ig7qYp
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Nothing stirred.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpZjE0DUuv
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The ash drifted lazily through the air. Silent and empty as before, the wasteland offered no answers.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNaR0ToW6Q
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Only when his legs began to ache from holding his stance did Cel finally allow himself to relax. The tension drained from his shoulders. His breathing deepened.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64nGVC7nDi
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Gone. The thing was gone.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9krZ4zAFAd
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His mind churned, trying to make sense of what he'd witnessed. The pattern, the rule that had kept him safe while the other creature died.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDemFM2mlt
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But no answer came. No sudden insight. No clear answer.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8n9ajPZ7IA
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For now, he needed to keep moving. Find water. Find shelter.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkt0E9QhnG
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He took a step forward—114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoel0V2WRyL
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The ground beneath him collapsed.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1fXMzzrgh
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