11th november, 1826 BCE145Please respect copyright.PENANABk5skmRtv8
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The air smells of ashes. Heavy. Bitter. Like the world’s been burned down to its bones.145Please respect copyright.PENANAGtppLQvF3a
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Everything around me is fire — crawling up the walls, spiraling through the air, turning palaces into hollow shadows. I can hear people screaming. It’s not background noise anymore; it’s everywhere. The kind of sound that sticks to your skin.145Please respect copyright.PENANAn9q7RTaCZ9
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And then I see her.145Please respect copyright.PENANA6wb49FWhzf
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She’s lying on the ground — a woman with skin pale as snow. Still. Too still. There’s a tear frozen on her cheek, and I don’t even know why, but something inside me hurts. Like she’s someone I once loved and forgot how to remember.145Please respect copyright.PENANAJIzvsf8g5c
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I kneel down beside her. My hand shakes as I touch her cheek.145Please respect copyright.PENANA16PNcqEOor
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Cold. Ice cold.145Please respect copyright.PENANAFK0VVYxHSW
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“Why… why does this feel so real?” I whisper. My voice breaks in the smoke.145Please respect copyright.PENANAAF58ve62l0
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Somewhere behind me, I hear footsteps. Slow. Calm. Wrong.145Please respect copyright.PENANA2uT2OSDMNf
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I turn, and there’s a man standing there.145Please respect copyright.PENANArNdlazXOn8
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He’s not panicking. He’s just there — like the flames mean nothing to him. His eyes are this piercing blue, the kind that feels familiar in a way that makes my heart twist. I’ve seen those eyes before — soft, warm, maybe even smiling under pink petals I can’t quite place. But now they’re empty.145Please respect copyright.PENANAqu6m4TcpPG
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I want to scream at him, to ask what’s happening, but no words come out.145Please respect copyright.PENANAG9LC3ntW6u
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He just keeps walking closer, step by step, while the world behind him collapses.145Please respect copyright.PENANANJb0ru4Ml0
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“Why?”145Please respect copyright.PENANAEq2GYwg8Y7
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It slips out before I can stop it.145Please respect copyright.PENANAZkq1TRUAsz
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The word feels bigger than me — heavier — like it’s not just about him or her, but everything.145Please respect copyright.PENANA6v8Y1WSgCM
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Because it’s not just fire. The whole world feels… alive.145Please respect copyright.PENANAIELzQIuMrS
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Like it’s watching me. Like it’s remembering me.145Please respect copyright.PENANAiXsOQVGj6j
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And it’s trying to fix something I don’t understand — something I tried to change.145Please respect copyright.PENANAjkceKyL4i9
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But why?145Please respect copyright.PENANAchKrJhb4M4
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And at what cost?145Please respect copyright.PENANA8eVv1wkEyu
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29th October, 2025145Please respect copyright.PENANAFzjQ53wofa
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The sun is personally attacking me again.145Please respect copyright.PENANAsRVecmRmWq
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Like— hello? Consent??145Please respect copyright.PENANArJNtDyDGcP
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I groan, roll over, and pull the blanket over my head. My alarm goes off anyway, blasting the most cursed 8-bit tune known to humankind. I’ve been meaning to change it for three months. I just… haven’t emotionally recovered enough to pick a new sound.145Please respect copyright.PENANAaSrVZfEGyY
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“Five more minutes,” I mumble. Then my hand flails around like a dying fish, smacks the phone off the table, and boom— blessed silence. I win.145Please respect copyright.PENANATcNdV8Tr67
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By the time I zombie-walk into the kitchen, my hair looks like a thundercloud had a meltdown. I shove two slices of bread into the toaster and stare at them like maybe they’ll toast faster if I threaten them.145Please respect copyright.PENANAK9XnHE1OUW
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They don’t.145Please respect copyright.PENANASOHDF6rGWW
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When they finally pop, one slice launches to the floor. I blink at it. “Perfect. I love when the universe challenges me before coffee.”145Please respect copyright.PENANAqPxXX5ZzQp
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I pick it up, blow on it, and take a bite. Tastes like defeat. Still better than cereal.145Please respect copyright.PENANAVO6S3gaf5G
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I pour my instant coffee (the drink of champions) and head to my room — or as I like to call it, The Command Center of Procrastination.145Please respect copyright.PENANAaG3z1l53VV
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LEDs: on. Curtains: closed. Cat: judging.145Please respect copyright.PENANAjie1af5m1r
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Pixel’s already lounging across my keyboard like he pays rent. He doesn’t.145Please respect copyright.PENANAJkTAABGZlZ
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“Move, your highness,” I tell him. He blinks once, slow and unimpressed, like he just paid taxes for existing beside me.145Please respect copyright.PENANAlVtN4hoeWA
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I squeeze into my chair, sip coffee, and open the Play Store.145Please respect copyright.PENANALmPhhmVJow
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Alright, digital gods. Impress me.145Please respect copyright.PENANAzAjbhp75Xd
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Scrolling... scrolling… oh, look, another “Epic Battle Survival Royale with Crafting.” Revolutionary. Truly.145Please respect copyright.PENANAHqOCa6wovd
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I sigh so hard Pixel flicks his tail at me.145Please respect copyright.PENANAsCP60Bnzov
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Then — hold up.145Please respect copyright.PENANAhL9mf7Wt4J
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A weird little app catches my eye.145Please respect copyright.PENANAcouNePm0lq
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The Game of Fate145Please respect copyright.PENANAWayrxHrqIN
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Developer: @1823BCE145Please respect copyright.PENANAPgUOd1i0Gr
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Description: please help145Please respect copyright.PENANAefK7mXtTPw
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I blink. “Well that’s not concerning at all.”145Please respect copyright.PENANACNwzydmfdY
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The icon’s a black circle split in half — fire on one side, frost on the other. No reviews. No downloads. No screenshots. Just one black image with white text that says:145Please respect copyright.PENANAlW5X8hWCVR
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> You can change the story.145Please respect copyright.PENANAblCBiCOgk6
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I snort. “Yeah, sure. I can’t even change my sleep schedule, but okay.”145Please respect copyright.PENANAZmVupDCuUl
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Still… my finger hovers over Install. Because apparently, curiosity and bad decisions are my love language.
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