Year 2: Death World
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Year 2: Earthbound Angel
The planet once named Earth has been deemed a dead planet. Life has dropped to a weak 0.003%. The human race has fallen and most other life on the planet is dead. Through the traitorous storms of this once caring planet strides a careful man. Once a proud sergeant of this world's military now a wanderer of the horrible abyss. The man finds refuge in a cave that shields him from the harsh conditions of the storm. It is placed particularly high to keep water from flowing in but some dripping happens occasionally. He uses this time to sleep as his body grows weary of aimless travel.
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His heart pounds.
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Thump.
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Thump!
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The sounds of boots slamming against the ground fills sergeant Duran’s ears as he runs from the monstrosity that arose from Avian's corpse. Around him he can see people being easily incinerated by fire and lightning beasts. The wind itself is a weapon as pockets of air shred anything that dare pass through them. Angels attempt to fight but the numbers are too vast and their strength is at an all time low. Duran has a chance to escape but stops instead he turns and runs in a different direction.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyQCFw7AnH
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“LEE!” Duran shouts out into the chaos looking for his comrades. In Aviros’s awakening the beasts caused them to separate.
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The sergeant is desperate to find Lee after what he saw. With the sudden appearance of dangerous air patches most didn’t stand a chance. Including Lia and Aaron. A patch of dangerous air opening between them. One second they were there and the next they were gone. It was one of the most horrifying deaths he’s ever seen.They were torn to shreds in front of his eyes. He knows there's a chance the same could’ve happened to the others but he doesn’t want to believe it. He still holds hope.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6etu0k4Ypq
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Duran wishes he could continue but he is already injured so he must abandon his comrades to survive. Even so there is a strong part of him that begs for him to keep going. This hesitation proves fatal as behind him a stone monster lands ready to crush him. Duran manages to escape its attack just by a hair as he scours the battlefield for anything that might be useful. He notices a dead soldier with a chrono-rifle.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeVKDXpC9f
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“Yes!” He jumps for it but just as he's about to reach it the stone beast catches his body in its hand.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkXFEox5VT
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The beast seeks to crush him painfully, slow as Duran can feel his body slowly being crushed as he cries out in pain. He reaches further and further as he's about to reach the chrono-rifle. Then suddenly, he stops. He knows he’ll never reach it and the beast would never allow him to. So instead he uses leaking blood to spell out a single message.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUA9mFz51a
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“I pray this finds you. . . Lee.”
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the stone beast suddenly fully crushes his body, killing him. It throws his body away as his final breath leaves his body he can only think of cursing this world for betraying him. Both figuratively and literally. His corpse lands beside that of an angel’s corpse and as their blood mix so do their souls.
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It is a rare occurrence for 2 souls to fuse out of desperation but not unheard of. Every soul has a frequency and if 2 souls with similar frequencies happen to meet during their journey to the after life something special could happen. A phenomenon called, “The Last Breath.” Where these 2 souls combine attributes to form a being made completely of both.
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This can only be achieved if the souls are of similar origin. Even if the set up is perfect the chances of the event happening is 1 in 100 quadrillion. Due to this cross fusion has never happened between a human's physical body and an angel's more soul-like form they could never form a true being. It would be too warped to function. Which is why these souls didn’t have their full last breath, no more than half of it.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBO9Lll82J
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Instead of fully joining with each other the angels soul to a backseat to the human spirit. Using the man's body as a vessel for both of their souls. This would lead to something truly remarkable. Duran would awaken suddenly covered in the golden ichor of the angel and the blood that once was his own. He would rise to his feet looking around to see the once raging fields of elemental beasts now nothing but a barren wasteland. The wandering beasts wait for their next victim.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoIIeMsD1p
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“I- I could’ve sworn I died. What happened?” It is only now Duran notices the angelic armor that was once his military clothes. He looks back to see wings unsure if they are coming out of his back or the armor. The surprise almost causes him to scream before he realizes just how stupid it would be to attract attention.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4ErfDM2fj
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“I can’t just walk away from this, but with these things maybe I can fly.” It feels weird to move his wings. It’s like having 2 new limbs stitched to your back. He flaps them up and down catching the wind under them.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnu4DmjH0l
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“Alright, this isn’t too hard–” He is then cut off as the wings glow gold and send him rocketing up to the sky. “AHG! DAMMIT! STOP!”
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He struggles to gain control of his wings before they stop and the glow of gold fades. He looks around noticing he's in the upper atmosphere. He can see the glorious sun in the distance as he floats filled with a feeling of peace. Looking at the world from such a height. It rids the body of feeling making all conflicts seem so petty and childish. This feeling doesn’t last long however as he is suddenly plummeting down back to earth.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ82VJ2pO4Y
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“Nevermind come back gold!” Then he tries to focus on his wings to get that golden glow to return but he can’t.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aVuTPtgmI
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He then tries flapping them catching the wind as he eventually manages to slow himself down. He takes this time to catch his breath but he is quickly cut short. A gust of air slashes come his way in which he is barely able to avoid them. He wonders how the angels made it look so easy to keep balance in the air. An air elemental then grabs him and drags him through air dangerous currents before throwing him into a mountain. Any other time he would’ve died but he's still alive. In fact it didn’t hurt nearly as bad as it looked.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlYcYGjocl
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“Is this what it's like to be an angel?” Duran has no time to let his thoughts set in as the air starts to weaponize around him. He quickly takes to the sky doing his best to fly out of the way of the winds. He flies in before striking the air beast, sending it plummeting down. He then flies down to crush it under the force but just before he can make contact it disappears in a flurry of wind. It then reappears behind him and forces him into the ground.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ861zcEI29Q
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In a fit of desperation Duran does something unexpected as he summons a spear of light and breaks through the beast's core. He drives it deeper until it completely shatters. The wind that made the beast disperses as Duran collapses. He has no idea what to think, he died, revived as an angel, flew to space, and then killed an air beast. He considers laying there longer but knows staying still could be dangerous. He returns to his feet and walks opposite of the way the wind blows. He knows better than to trust nature.
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“I hope you’re out there. . . Lee.”
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Year 2: Chrono Blessing
Private Lee walks through an abandoned city weary and weak with a low hum coming from his chest followed by a light blue glow. He knows he shouldn’t be alive yet he is. He doesn’t feel right, as if he lost the breath from his lungs yet still breathes. He can see the blue energy pumping through his veins. The chrono core is now the only reason he's alive. He enters the inside of a bar that is remarkably still running.
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There is no currency any more so whatever’s left of the survivors either come here for refuge or to drink themselves to death from survivors guilt. Lee is the latter. It’s quiet when he enters the bar; it always is. No one wants to risk alerting those beasts. Dropping a pen feels like a federal crime here. It only reminds everyone they could die at any moment and not even know it.
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To think that's considered a lucky outcome compared to what could happen. The horror of those flesh monsters won’t leave Lee’s mind. He’s seen them up close, he knows they’re still alive, still in pain. Their cries won’t leave this mind. They never will. He sits at the front of the bar as the bartender slides him a shot. He quickly downs it before demanding another.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIbX1Al3Tp
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“If you keep on drinking you’ll run me out of stock.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAceDUsOArA
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“Then I'll get you more.” he signals for another.
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The bartender sighs and pours the shot. “If you can just go out and get more, why don’t you just keep it to yourself instead of bringing it back here?”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wDQ4HRB7j
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Lee thinks for a second before answering, “This is the only somewhat human place left.” He turns looking at the other people who are either playing cards, sitting with family or friends, or alone. “Why take that away from them?”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqGNvkOIWh
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“Fair enough but if you don’t mind. What's with the plutonium you got for a heart? I didn’t want to ask because something like that has got to come with a story, but it's been killing me for so long I just had to know.”
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“I used to be a soldier. Specifically a doomsday soldier.” Doomsday, a term coined by the bartender to represent the day great gaia fell. Lee couldn’t prove it but he could tell the entire bar got a bit more quiet after that. As if everyone wanted to know his story then. “I specifically was on the frontlines, with my sergeant, a time soldier, and 3 others we happened to run into. We were there when Gaia fell. When Avian turned.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws3DSL2NlM
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Lee could visibly see the bartender tense up just from Avian’s name. He can’t blame him, he also is tense.
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“Me and a time soldier got separated from the rest of the group in the chaos. He insisted we run but I stated, ‘no man left behind’ and insisted we find the others. I was a fool to do so because one of those beasts caught up with us. The second it came into view it was already too late. It was made of metal and covered in spikes. It impaled me, right through the heart.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiBnhImpUb
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Lee’s breath shudders at the thought of what comes next. He numbs his mind to it by taking another shot.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OArXupX5I
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“I don’t remember much as I was bleeding out; but I do have faint visions of the time soldier fighting. Then kneeling beside me, putting something in my chest. Next thing I knew I was awake with a chrono core in my chest and beside a dead soldier. I didn’t even know the guys true name and even so he sacrificed his life for mine.” Lee finishes his shot before asking, “So, did you get the answer you wanted?”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwlV0ptrHK
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The bartender looks uneasy as he glances up to others in the room but none will meet his eyes. They don’t want to appear as a part of the conversation even though they were listening.
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He then clears his throat before saying, “Must’ve been a hell of a time.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrFs6RIilH
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Lee only nods before signaling for another shot. The bartender is eager to move on so he obliges. Even so, that eagerness is only to avoid awkwardness. He is still very much curious on how the chrono core works.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb84OJXX0tn
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The bartender goes back and forth in his mind for two minutes before asking. “Does the thing give you any powers?”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklXFoiIbeq
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Lee finishes the shot before pointing to the door he walked in through. Suddenly he warps to the door then warps back to the stool he was sitting on.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNuQ4AEB1T
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“How the hell did you do that?” The bartender wanted to scream it out but his instincts knew better.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbmK50cOo9
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Lee simply shrugs, “I don’t know anything for sure but if I were to guess I’m moving myself back and forward through time without actually altering its flow.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMtZ8vEplV
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“Gotta say it's nice of you show this. Sorry if im being a pain but–”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gCohn5tQe
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Lee cuts him off, “The questions come naturally, I know. I’d be curious also.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuq7lirBHz
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“So what are you doing hanging around a dump like this?”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVtN3r1M6g
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“There ain’t nothing left for me out there. This is the only place that feels human.”
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“You’re probably right, but what you just did there wasn’t very human.”
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“. . . look if you got a point just get to it.” Lee pushes his glass away from himself.
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“Someone like you shouldn’t be rotting away in a dump like this. Especially if you got power like that.”
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“Oh please, it's barely a party trick. You’re just asking me to die for nothing.”
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“I’ve seen what those guns could do. If you got one of those chrono things just sitting in your chest then you clearly have the power to do at least some of that fancy stuff. Kind of like you just described.”
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“Just do your job.” Lee rests his head on the counter covering his face in his arms.
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“The job I'm doing out of the kindness of my heart. Not for gain.” He grabs the cup and walks away to wash it.
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Lee just grumbles at him; being too sick of this conversation to say anything back. Even so, those words remind him of his sergeant.
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He once said, “I joined the military because there’s nothing I can’t stand more than being helpless. We always have a choice to be more, not just for us, but for everyone. I couldn’t be prouder to be me.”
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These words only make Lee feel worse because he saw where it got him. As far as Lee knows, he's already dead. Lee gets up and walks out of the bar. As he walks he can feel the eyes on him. Staring in curiosity, disbelief, and jealousy. Doesn’t matter, none of it matters. He walks through the ruins of the city with seemingly no care for getting caught. He knows those things could tear him to shreds but with the state that this world is in is that even a threat?
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To the outside eye it would see the private is walking without aim. But he knows where he is going. He walks out of the city and all the way to an abandoned battle field. He stands over a helmet on a rock before kneeling to it. This was the helmet of the fallen time soldier. Lee had buried his remains. He places his hands together and begins to pray. As he does he starts to sweat.
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"Eternal God, I ask You to welcome this loyal soldier into your heavenly home. Let perpetual light shine upon them, and may they rest in peace, surrounded by your love forever, amen."
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The heat starts to get to him but he ignores it at first but as he gives a moment of silence it gets hotter and hotter. Lee starts to notice something is wrong when he feels as if he’s boiling alive. He turns around to see something making his way to him. He squints his eyes harder but as he does it starts to run to him. Whatever it is, it's finally noticed by him. 24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQGcJG7D0t
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While he was squinting he was able to make out the dance of fire on it. It’s a flame beast; great just what he needed. He starts to run but he feels himself get weaker as the heat comes. His throat becomes dry as he starts to feel like he's boiling. He should’ve ran the second something came into view. Now that it’s noticed him it’s over.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqe8K4dgJM
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He tries to force himself to keep moving but the heat is too much. He collapses to the ground feeling it seer his face. He can’t even do anything to stop it. The beast leaps forward looking to incinerate him. Under his heat. He uses the core to jump backward in time to get away from the beast before it could land. The heat is still smoldering and he can’t keep using it over and over again. Without giving it time to charge it would eventually run out of energy and kill him.
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He considered giving up. Who wouldn’t?24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxR7mvatv9O
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“I just want this nightmare to end.” Lee mutters under his breath as the beast looks for him.
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He then notices blood dried in front of him. In front of it was a chrono gun that he uses to recharge the core in his chest. He tries to ignore the blood but notices the way it’s spilled isn’t natural. It’s a message from him.
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The blood reads, “Live on private. Live on.”
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“It’s him. . .” Lee looks at the message in shame. He’s about to die; disobeying his sergeant's last orders. 24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswdXfg6QsI
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“Fine,” Lee says with a slight smile on his face “might as well follow orders.” The heat is still killing him but the beast has yet to notice him. He intends to keep it that way.
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“I don’t know if I can channel its energy.” He grabs a chrono rifle. “But I’m sure as hell this thing can.”
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He focuses as the veins in his arms turn blue and the gun glows once more even with its chrono core drained of its energy. He has become a living battery. He then takes aim at the beast and with a single breath fires. The blasts that come from the gun completely shatters its barrel. With the energy coming from an outside source the gun cannot regulate it. The blast of plasma was aimed at just the right angle to shatter the core of the beast. The beast lets out a single powerful roar before exploding in fire.
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Lee looks on before dropping the broken gun.
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He looks at his hands and then back at the broken beast. He then turns. He finally knows where he’s going.
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About two hours of walking later and Lee arrives back in the same bar. The people notice just how sweaty he seems. They greet him but they also keep their distance. He doesn’t blame them.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmqXdJYItt
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“Well if it isn’t my most miserable customer.” The bartender chuckles while sliding a shot glass to him. Lee grabs it and holds it up high before proclaiming, “This will be my final shot!”
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Lee sets down 10 barrels of wine before turning around. “I’m done sulking, so consider this a thank you.”
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Lee walks out of the bar with no intention of returning any time soon.
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The bartender smiles, “Man found his way."24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL65DgrD26
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