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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH98obfHqA0
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He knelt and pressed his bare palm against the ashen ground.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkjb1XdKGL
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Nothing happened.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgAIZupTk9
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Cel frowned, staring at his hand. The ash remained unchanged - gray and lifeless as before.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPGkf0RAoz
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Then understanding struck.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrJAQwhSNF
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'Right. An authority.'65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUng42GXzJw
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhTDAh5rIz
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3XM2Zghh6
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTMeSZFq49
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Cel's jaw tightened.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmkBAUF1t0
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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…65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIL4tWotAFW
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Maybe that was something he had talent for. A consolation prize for his complete lack of combat ability.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3cCVam7X1
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He closed his eyes and reached inward, searching for the Divine Energy within him.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIm6Z9Erf5K
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A void stared back.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyEpNpCxe7
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptCtPHXx0w
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Nothing.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyhIhoGeWE
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'What...?'65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlgkw72JHk
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19Txrrf1ry
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It was simply there.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrA0gwGf8a
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Unless…65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQLGTnfHk4
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'I couldn't be that talentless, could I?' The thought made his stomach clench. 65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvZFTQTqAr
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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?65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXQyjcEr78
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That would be a new kind of failure entirely.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tfOPY5X91
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He tried again. Reached deeper. Concentrated until his head throbbed.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmElihWta0w
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Still nothing.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuiINGwO8P
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Just the hollow echo of his own consciousness.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBZj4t0aQO
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Cel's eyes snapped open. His breath came faster, chest tightening.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyJrwboNOi
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This was bad. Really bad.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEGlRAsScp
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPevMPlivh6
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Panic clawed up his throat. His hands trembled.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmLPYjd0tg
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'No. No, there has to be—'65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡut9NsY5uEq
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He clenched his fists, nails biting into his palms. The sharp pain cut through the spiral of fear.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WX6y2tJgk
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‘Breathe. Think.’65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqryR6wWw4
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMKpYrrkwd
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'Fine. Forget sensing it directly.'65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERPHiQG2MX
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWn81UtAGmN
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YXnddTH18
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Cold erupted beneath his hand.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEw1SP6sH6
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMfBxV5iJY
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He stared at his palm. The skin was pale, almost bloodless, but undamaged. Just... cold. Painfully cold.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVp2l4Pwdr
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And where his hand had been, frost sprawled across the ash in delicate spirals.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZdHz8TxpL
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3eEtsyWUx
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Cel flexed his aching fingers,65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LtmFUCmT8
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'Of course. Of course it hurts me too.'65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjCM1ho14c
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Not just his enemies would feel the frost's bite. He would too. Every time he used it.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxWpmp5gCJ
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Another weakness. Another cost.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4tI6SkAZi
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Cel clenched his jaw and pressed his palm to the ground again.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5Sd9aMbCk
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHkNH0JihZ
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Yw2DKkXQp
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His palm burned. Not with heat, but with cold so intense it felt like fire eating into bone.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbnvL0928R
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Cel pulled his hand away, gasping.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThIv5P7RcZ
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvNMyp5UHi
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His breath misted white before him.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BZHQyDxJz
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Not simple ice then. Permanent frost, frozen into the world itself.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOEANkQ7U0
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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. 65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXe3WbkoiD
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Why couldn't he feel his Divine Energy? Every other Chosen could.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHfBpkcqme
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He pushed the thought aside. It didn't matter right now. The authority worked. That was enough.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDcHPjmhr5
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Cel's fingers curled into a fist.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OqmWPbwGe
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He'd admired the frost's beauty long enough. Now he wanted to see if it was more than decoration.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4GSBwFpkj
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Without hesitation, he brought his fist down onto the frozen surface.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwfi9ADZNy
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The frost shattered instantly.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBmYfiv34I
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1R6bg8lBH
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Cel stared at the broken pieces.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqx5OHPaKjB
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Disappointment settled heavy in his chest. 65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSl7Hxci9q
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'That's it?'65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkyjbiVyhF
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavWQDea5ek
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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?65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuhoDhfFtm
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Frostmark was beautiful. Intricate. Cold enough to bite.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmrEwcHyOk
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But ultimately... fragile.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3EGYs3RyA
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Just like the Moon Goddess's reputation suggested. Weak. Unremarkable. Powers that paled in comparison to other Chosen abilities.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8gL8NMys8
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Cel flexed his hand, watching the last fragments of frost glitter in the crimson light.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0sc9hnCxr
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"Useless," he muttered.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJihz6kGVyB
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Then he turned his gaze toward the horizon, where the wasteland sprawled endlessly forward - empty and gray.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjOGcQbY2l
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His mind shifted to more immediate concerns. Water. Food. Without either, he'd be dead long before finding any rift.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6hr7kmDiT
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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—65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5cZD7Join
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A shriek split the air.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWz8Z6Xq3k
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Cel's head snapped up, every muscle locking tight.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PychTFA4J
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLV3zan3bm
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His hand moved to summon Silent Moon, even before he consciously decided to do so.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dtmaVeKp9
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcVRgyR0r3
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A tremor ran through the ground.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1NAFvSOZu
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Ash jumped and scattered as stone cracked beneath his feet.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltynksmldi
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Something burst from the earth perhaps fifty steps away. Gray dust billowed in thick clouds.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LWFqV0oWq
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Cel dropped into a low stance, weight balanced, blade raised.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIVUMVnXV9
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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 spine65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDkEFzcDvu
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvr08jLR2xh
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But it was the head that froze his breath.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9xqAvdPEq
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhjy0xTmX0
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lRMpdLEwf
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It didn't move toward him. Didn't even seem aware of his presence.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLZZc22qIh
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Cel remained perfectly still, watching the creature scrabble past with growing recognition.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9ACuzha02
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That motion - the uncoordinated scramble of limbs, the raw instinct driving it forward without thought or direction.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUAtLlHTNy
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He'd moved like that in the crystal maze. Blind with terror. Running from something far worse than himself.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW41FqOtqEn
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The realization settled cold in his chest.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ257s8c2v54
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The creature wasn't hunting.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zwzJswxIe
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It was fleeing.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQusJpGa6i
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Ash exploded.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKp3pxne5CU
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRyPNOIbKM
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The shriek cut off mid-sound.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAQTl4FRMP
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpoCczgdlu
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When the air cleared, the predator had surfaced.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgl58HSmjdZ
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Cel's eyes widened.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡml77YdQ3rJ
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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. 65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡve8bWBfdpG
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No eyes. No limbs. Just that gaping maw ringed in saw-like fangs that glinted even in the dying light.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryIeg757PB
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The creature twisted once - an avalanche of scale and muscle that made the ground buckle beneath its weight.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EJ7Kexa4w
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Then it plunged back into the earth.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XlLYnjb2F
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Stone sealed behind it like water closing over a dropped pebble. The rumbling faded. The ash settled.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkT0vlJWjls
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Silence crashed down.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yKWRE3kCJ
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0dy8MaWs0
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The massive predator had surfaced close enough to perceive him. Close enough to turn. Close enough to devour.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzIbVZEChl
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But it hadn't.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5A5QSbHSrf
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It devoured the fleeing creature and vanished without acknowledging his existence.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhd6gneaE73
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'Why?' The question burned through his paralysis. 65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxllR99oL3p
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He'd been right there. Visible. Vulnerable.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcojgFZjZu
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So why had it ignored him?65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZPG5rJY0R
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LD8B0WorN
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Nothing stirred.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5do8Bb1un
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The ash drifted lazily through the air. Silent and empty as before, the wasteland offered no answers.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfBXJKpY6W
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmg6dyQhlP
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Gone. The thing was gone.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVvIHUKmrD
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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.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzNtr95ayO
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But no answer came. No sudden insight. No clear answer.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIH7uyzEWy
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For now, he needed to keep moving. Find water. Find shelter.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW24nYiRjaA
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He took a step forward—65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ061RxoYDpa
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The ground beneath him collapsed.65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsI0SV999uC
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