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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgAXA6ab2o
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He knelt and pressed his bare palm against the ashen ground.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMidUxg4Rso
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Nothing happened.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7yPgsTUuy
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Cel frowned, staring at his hand. The ash remained unchanged - gray and lifeless as before.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFe2ZDXrfU
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Then understanding struck.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡem5BdymHjF
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'Right. An authority.'96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41vYtvCVd8
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3jx9Y3zhY
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4v15xdf5a
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JRYuYuTx4
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Cel's jaw tightened.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvkzgU3Khd
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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…96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmMBiUT2rx
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Maybe that was something he had talent for. A consolation prize for his complete lack of combat ability.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHanqM2CfY
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He closed his eyes and reached inward, searching for the Divine Energy within him.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMwr4twftO
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A void stared back.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuglSXbiNyv
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqywaP0HZsk
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Nothing.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KtfhaM9FA
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'What...?'96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2vSyNcBYq
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKHIoDu5UN
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It was simply there.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFREywcD5IA
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Unless…96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhXOQqfQCL
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'I couldn't be that talentless, could I?' The thought made his stomach clench. 96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadWzU6SxOD
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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?96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKoRcYbJ3k
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That would be a new kind of failure entirely.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDckT04Fwjr
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He tried again. Reached deeper. Concentrated until his head throbbed.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOinzhp30s
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Still nothing.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7MIqUdphZ
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Just the hollow echo of his own consciousness.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMGZmlcLnk
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Cel's eyes snapped open. His breath came faster, chest tightening.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLd0QjyrRR
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This was bad. Really bad.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1maseTktR
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM92BG8PCaY
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Panic clawed up his throat. His hands trembled.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAm1wF4xJh
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'No. No, there has to be—'96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44pA4Viy0a
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He clenched his fists, nails biting into his palms. The sharp pain cut through the spiral of fear.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpMMqq6VKd
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‘Breathe. Think.’96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn0gMHLDyi
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo70J0uR4Ys
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'Fine. Forget sensing it directly.'96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjEqHNJFEE
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLW3BNWTIK
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni7hfvD2L2
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Cold erupted beneath his hand.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsIvUbG3D6
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlWoR1v6u7
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He stared at his palm. The skin was pale, almost bloodless, but undamaged. Just... cold. Painfully cold.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyBBMPFyq8
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And where his hand had been, frost sprawled across the ash in delicate spirals.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtHsRWZ4yv
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzOTkifBQu
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Cel flexed his aching fingers,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJh6tUNIx3J
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'Of course. Of course it hurts me too.'96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOhhjc2g3d
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Not just his enemies would feel the frost's bite. He would too. Every time he used it.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4cl2JnBjf
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Another weakness. Another cost.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtaOOlqbRI
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Cel clenched his jaw and pressed his palm to the ground again.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybHiaUqtrk
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W354ptotQ
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3oFojGn6A
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His palm burned. Not with heat, but with cold so intense it felt like fire eating into bone.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEkEWOjNm5
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Cel pulled his hand away, gasping.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MTVoMibAu
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJDj6xwC0l
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His breath misted white before him.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q1jpvpVpW
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Not simple ice then. Permanent frost, frozen into the world itself.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaQqyMccx3
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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. 96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3y6ONWxQR
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Why couldn't he feel his Divine Energy? Every other Chosen could.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmK1UbdNu84
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He pushed the thought aside. It didn't matter right now. The authority worked. That was enough.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghfom5Dyas
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Cel's fingers curled into a fist.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPGGhFrGRO
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He'd admired the frost's beauty long enough. Now he wanted to see if it was more than decoration.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTg2XPlzLd
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Without hesitation, he brought his fist down onto the frozen surface.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wkTYF6HIz
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The frost shattered instantly.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oOZSHWxi2
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0cqo8W8wb
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Cel stared at the broken pieces.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMnmjxV2SF
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Disappointment settled heavy in his chest. 96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ANEiIi8LX
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'That's it?'96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1RAeDBuTj
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JUrWIx2tA
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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?96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4vkMXzLI4
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Frostmark was beautiful. Intricate. Cold enough to bite.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6faILR6BKC
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But ultimately... fragile.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAPZPjnZ6B
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Just like the Moon Goddess's reputation suggested. Weak. Unremarkable. Powers that paled in comparison to other Chosen abilities.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvYkbuuv0s
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Cel flexed his hand, watching the last fragments of frost glitter in the crimson light.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzQczZy58r
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"Useless," he muttered.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Hr9hji9I8
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Then he turned his gaze toward the horizon, where the wasteland sprawled endlessly forward - empty and gray.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkxRLQyhhk
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His mind shifted to more immediate concerns. Water. Food. Without either, he'd be dead long before finding any rift.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDDzko8Hnx
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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—96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Av8lC8HLo
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A shriek split the air.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzY9npTnzk
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Cel's head snapped up, every muscle locking tight.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1leTekUHYJ
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUP7h0KF8E
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His hand moved to summon Silent Moon, even before he consciously decided to do so.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJ0llLyKXQ
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQ6SZ8iex6
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A tremor ran through the ground.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKWodQb1R1
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Ash jumped and scattered as stone cracked beneath his feet.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi831QHLRSw
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Something burst from the earth perhaps fifty steps away. Gray dust billowed in thick clouds.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDWU7UtsS9
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Cel dropped into a low stance, weight balanced, blade raised.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI6o4YJL3t
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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 spine96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInciDYp6uL
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRgEnx0j54
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But it was the head that froze his breath.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcnnCL5JWc
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmhVMN5442
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOm9wu0HGxF
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It didn't move toward him. Didn't even seem aware of his presence.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3y5Pyn2HDJ
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Cel remained perfectly still, watching the creature scrabble past with growing recognition.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfg6WcKzErD
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That motion - the uncoordinated scramble of limbs, the raw instinct driving it forward without thought or direction.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJy1eU2K8w
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He'd moved like that in the crystal maze. Blind with terror. Running from something far worse than himself.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGu5Vpk8sb
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The realization settled cold in his chest.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5d0HhT51k
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The creature wasn't hunting.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9X8VYp8HBk
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It was fleeing.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceXseOJVZh
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Ash exploded.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyD6H0k7CW
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMGkL5OG2A
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The shriek cut off mid-sound.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcKwDMbeqi
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUP3pd6v9Zq
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When the air cleared, the predator had surfaced.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO10HzmqvnJ
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Cel's eyes widened.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJfOYnZKhP
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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. 96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9zSfUis0e
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No eyes. No limbs. Just that gaping maw ringed in saw-like fangs that glinted even in the dying light.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6Kv8JR1cj
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The creature twisted once - an avalanche of scale and muscle that made the ground buckle beneath its weight.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQehCWdEQxR
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Then it plunged back into the earth.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtTF0NLw2o
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Stone sealed behind it like water closing over a dropped pebble. The rumbling faded. The ash settled.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefN6WG3Qhx
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Silence crashed down.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78ypveZhTv
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0bpMSEBgt
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The massive predator had surfaced close enough to perceive him. Close enough to turn. Close enough to devour.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgc4kK3uwTT
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But it hadn't.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtcT9eacPB
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It devoured the fleeing creature and vanished without acknowledging his existence.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7vSePTw2E
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'Why?' The question burned through his paralysis. 96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HbzkKZPhb
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He'd been right there. Visible. Vulnerable.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwASEUbpGbi
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So why had it ignored him?96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6U6NoT97Z
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lEYt3bz7P
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Nothing stirred.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSU0crwQCIJ
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The ash drifted lazily through the air. Silent and empty as before, the wasteland offered no answers.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4UpXtkHdn
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLlEcoRmRq
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Gone. The thing was gone.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Nrx68BjIN
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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.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgifr7efOT
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But no answer came. No sudden insight. No clear answer.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjiNzmP2vd
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For now, he needed to keep moving. Find water. Find shelter.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObUYAhSKCC
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He took a step forward—96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicxDjERTVI
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The ground beneath him collapsed.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSM1rB6zIH9
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