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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CHGa5ISsp
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He knelt and pressed his bare palm against the ashen ground.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvUNhcLxnh
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Nothing happened.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqznqR4ZfU
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Cel frowned, staring at his hand. The ash remained unchanged - gray and lifeless as before.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZVIyjM60a
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Then understanding struck.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVcWDagAkY
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'Right. An authority.'144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFPhAbaflF
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6l05jXvBIK
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1M1hJ6XwdQ
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsDo4slpCe
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Cel's jaw tightened.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw8EB917X2
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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…144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuG5qgUvMM
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Maybe that was something he had talent for. A consolation prize for his complete lack of combat ability.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGGlsXGJLy
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He closed his eyes and reached inward, searching for the Divine Energy within him.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpESbG9YRRV
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A void stared back.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5yRIbRMl3
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIvgxMdgko
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Nothing.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWMSfOmuvQ
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'What...?'144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLwe3VJC3F
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmTWkGg25q
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It was simply there.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgv20EL1qs
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Unless…144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyyPOHGKaa
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'I couldn't be that talentless, could I?' The thought made his stomach clench. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wTZzWGlui
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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?144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni1lr6n8J1
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That would be a new kind of failure entirely.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkac3mF32U
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He tried again. Reached deeper. Concentrated until his head throbbed.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PfzIzezWy
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Still nothing.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmH2GhmBPl
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Just the hollow echo of his own consciousness.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZr2ixub0JD
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Cel's eyes snapped open. His breath came faster, chest tightening.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Nn2WwORPk
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This was bad. Really bad.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MsI2TrWQE
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwEvQZlEty
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Panic clawed up his throat. His hands trembled.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0OvRXkmlu
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'No. No, there has to be—'144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcX1UHTKUl
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He clenched his fists, nails biting into his palms. The sharp pain cut through the spiral of fear.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTJhk69I2h
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‘Breathe. Think.’144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNR25ZU1k1
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp75TOm9CGR
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'Fine. Forget sensing it directly.'144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgCvCaCWQE
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lXPZVWoLC
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPStAYE573t
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Cold erupted beneath his hand.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvhxLzwpnG
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNol3NdJAb
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He stared at his palm. The skin was pale, almost bloodless, but undamaged. Just... cold. Painfully cold.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgbhe6OEfl
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And where his hand had been, frost sprawled across the ash in delicate spirals.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb3FkNTx1D
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62kpB9Ncab
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Cel flexed his aching fingers,144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyOMRRwrft
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'Of course. Of course it hurts me too.'144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo8EJO4nIM
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Not just his enemies would feel the frost's bite. He would too. Every time he used it.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQynLwxmoNy
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Another weakness. Another cost.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe85tHvDZru
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Cel clenched his jaw and pressed his palm to the ground again.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9t8r4GsFE
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0zL0TLZZt
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmKAJyHO6A
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His palm burned. Not with heat, but with cold so intense it felt like fire eating into bone.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPQJEO4qgK
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Cel pulled his hand away, gasping.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlKD7YKhU6
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkl2LksDbAu
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His breath misted white before him.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZC26kjPJRL
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Not simple ice then. Permanent frost, frozen into the world itself.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrH4ikyuJcU
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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. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3yN8MRFaf
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Why couldn't he feel his Divine Energy? Every other Chosen could.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Zh82UZiiu
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He pushed the thought aside. It didn't matter right now. The authority worked. That was enough.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtp0zP4tOe
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Cel's fingers curled into a fist.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxMXJ8WL8F
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He'd admired the frost's beauty long enough. Now he wanted to see if it was more than decoration.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoi9AECf6t
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Without hesitation, he brought his fist down onto the frozen surface.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjO2cqVmJBf
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The frost shattered instantly.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuhld00p0M
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Baobwoc1x
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Cel stared at the broken pieces.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPGUGj3Dwq
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Disappointment settled heavy in his chest. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvT5k6wbRw
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'That's it?'144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFUTsaQDzr
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07q1S82HDm
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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?144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTzJ9P2gsD
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Frostmark was beautiful. Intricate. Cold enough to bite.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkI8TutMuVK
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But ultimately... fragile.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsWyGTsFo9
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Just like the Moon Goddess's reputation suggested. Weak. Unremarkable. Powers that paled in comparison to other Chosen abilities.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpnV3uNOqW
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Cel flexed his hand, watching the last fragments of frost glitter in the crimson light.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8ycl10hBw
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"Useless," he muttered.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRW0dDb5yN3
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Then he turned his gaze toward the horizon, where the wasteland sprawled endlessly forward - empty and gray.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaei2Y6geJ
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His mind shifted to more immediate concerns. Water. Food. Without either, he'd be dead long before finding any rift.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWY8CvYUp2v
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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—144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHekHQiaCw
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A shriek split the air.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyf2ULkmH4O
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Cel's head snapped up, every muscle locking tight.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31DKXtQPPz
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMM6ZSKvYDn
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His hand moved to summon Silent Moon, even before he consciously decided to do so.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWcBfwyCfY
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2pkcZA1nP
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A tremor ran through the ground.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwL2voyZxr
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Ash jumped and scattered as stone cracked beneath his feet.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3s20JWYdw
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Something burst from the earth perhaps fifty steps away. Gray dust billowed in thick clouds.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRzEjbhW8w
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Cel dropped into a low stance, weight balanced, blade raised.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2T0LeRcdxl
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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 spine144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIL6pBGUavN
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1OO9G4FGI
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But it was the head that froze his breath.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzCq7DC0vT
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEtr0Hwa9v
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8U9nNYsI6
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It didn't move toward him. Didn't even seem aware of his presence.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mNaIyf27l
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Cel remained perfectly still, watching the creature scrabble past with growing recognition.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pNkOoQTqb
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That motion - the uncoordinated scramble of limbs, the raw instinct driving it forward without thought or direction.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtwkSFbI11
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He'd moved like that in the crystal maze. Blind with terror. Running from something far worse than himself.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6ZXmTDBnC
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The realization settled cold in his chest.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jxV2FCwbF
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The creature wasn't hunting.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0MEFJoL34
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It was fleeing.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfv5LIfwH02
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Ash exploded.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf12lpclXsq
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOnaqQvrW7
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The shriek cut off mid-sound.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1a3gkGtkGj
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZaXfmeiD9
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When the air cleared, the predator had surfaced.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfsfPMfQW0
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Cel's eyes widened.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxfK7jSBd4
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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. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaVDCibymc
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No eyes. No limbs. Just that gaping maw ringed in saw-like fangs that glinted even in the dying light.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDZw1zAJ8f
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The creature twisted once - an avalanche of scale and muscle that made the ground buckle beneath its weight.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x81yoxNev
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Then it plunged back into the earth.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbSizq1Rdu
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Stone sealed behind it like water closing over a dropped pebble. The rumbling faded. The ash settled.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRd6tODllsD
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Silence crashed down.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEojwUjuKFb
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtKmpXJUfB
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The massive predator had surfaced close enough to perceive him. Close enough to turn. Close enough to devour.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXU6T5Mbai
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But it hadn't.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63QDacM532
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It devoured the fleeing creature and vanished without acknowledging his existence.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvwTqEAzs6
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'Why?' The question burned through his paralysis. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGjDO3f9p0
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He'd been right there. Visible. Vulnerable.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi96f8g3WBm
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So why had it ignored him?144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hTOb0k4SR
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8GFaOD2yv
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Nothing stirred.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPTUAUpki1
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The ash drifted lazily through the air. Silent and empty as before, the wasteland offered no answers.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhD7rssDNwH
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRysWwnme2Q
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Gone. The thing was gone.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PadiBUsvd
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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqv8OlTrMwy
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But no answer came. No sudden insight. No clear answer.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvMyqV1HLC
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For now, he needed to keep moving. Find water. Find shelter.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkjY0X5m2o
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He took a step forward—144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbB0onQLIH
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The ground beneath him collapsed.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hZVwqUN9G
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