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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PCwkZRQhZ
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He knelt and pressed his bare palm against the ashen ground.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzvUboB3Kv
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Nothing happened.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKDTKih3nz
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Cel frowned, staring at his hand. The ash remained unchanged - gray and lifeless as before.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fy1XyidDo
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Then understanding struck.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrqCZm47d2
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'Right. An authority.'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRgYuMp4Ls
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCLUqh9tRn
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ngmy9lZJZ
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5hUh6r8nb
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Cel's jaw tightened.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2TxyVRUMX
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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…114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhrJEEGFOk
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Maybe that was something he had talent for. A consolation prize for his complete lack of combat ability.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDnbRbeoNG
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He closed his eyes and reached inward, searching for the Divine Energy within him.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TnrMv3QPY
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A void stared back.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRs4GCtfBuw
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyjYZEjkGh
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Nothing.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02LWGpty97
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'What...?'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOSCTuxnpt
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrsuUpXpBM
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It was simply there.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRhUopp5P3
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Unless…114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7JTn3RQhH
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'I couldn't be that talentless, could I?' The thought made his stomach clench. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA4lYOcZat
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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?114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEREA7JmXnw
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That would be a new kind of failure entirely.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtNpJMQ7lf
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He tried again. Reached deeper. Concentrated until his head throbbed.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24qtyapjpx
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Still nothing.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqHjvkxKkz
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Just the hollow echo of his own consciousness.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TyPdkXLuZ
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Cel's eyes snapped open. His breath came faster, chest tightening.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YcEO5qsT0
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This was bad. Really bad.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDC5oGndSxn
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzoqEDoDac
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Panic clawed up his throat. His hands trembled.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetKxe5CLkr
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'No. No, there has to be—'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWDiE853LY
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He clenched his fists, nails biting into his palms. The sharp pain cut through the spiral of fear.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzXNEbJY3w
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‘Breathe. Think.’114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBvG4cnIfN
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMCzpwp68u
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'Fine. Forget sensing it directly.'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQsruXYHQp
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe57mK6yZW
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXDlmNYbJ0
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Cold erupted beneath his hand.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhBudA7W7b
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lEBPvh95i
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He stared at his palm. The skin was pale, almost bloodless, but undamaged. Just... cold. Painfully cold.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgd6FBKguk
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And where his hand had been, frost sprawled across the ash in delicate spirals.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngjmmaWkJ2
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZBGkGtP4K
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Cel flexed his aching fingers,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyIvrKPDdw
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'Of course. Of course it hurts me too.'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIi1icAYjb
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Not just his enemies would feel the frost's bite. He would too. Every time he used it.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKNh802WXx
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Another weakness. Another cost.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8er6b1QPm
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Cel clenched his jaw and pressed his palm to the ground again.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYMKSOCXI9
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jVlAweEoM
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlxLvfFrI0
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His palm burned. Not with heat, but with cold so intense it felt like fire eating into bone.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnOWRGFN4U
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Cel pulled his hand away, gasping.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dRoWDL0Eu
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQOVsUkcyo
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His breath misted white before him.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uBQCTDYes
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Not simple ice then. Permanent frost, frozen into the world itself.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUA1XuKRBjM
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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. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRK0yILSep
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Why couldn't he feel his Divine Energy? Every other Chosen could.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzdxOY6SnO
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He pushed the thought aside. It didn't matter right now. The authority worked. That was enough.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8kHOOCnF0
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Cel's fingers curled into a fist.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJZVUVL6n7
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He'd admired the frost's beauty long enough. Now he wanted to see if it was more than decoration.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9RngbiwtG
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Without hesitation, he brought his fist down onto the frozen surface.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2xZkJf5eA
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The frost shattered instantly.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHjtPGT6Cx
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndKgN0a0l9
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Cel stared at the broken pieces.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7tvQyypZ8
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Disappointment settled heavy in his chest. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡha7OqUJMSN
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'That's it?'114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzk1mq5jVw
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqSkKPgvT9
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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?114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyW09bmjBF
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Frostmark was beautiful. Intricate. Cold enough to bite.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OQukkbQi0
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But ultimately... fragile.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLM3I7sdo4
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Just like the Moon Goddess's reputation suggested. Weak. Unremarkable. Powers that paled in comparison to other Chosen abilities.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSYZjMT71M
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Cel flexed his hand, watching the last fragments of frost glitter in the crimson light.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwATROXqKd
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"Useless," he muttered.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizJ13Xgtjz
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Then he turned his gaze toward the horizon, where the wasteland sprawled endlessly forward - empty and gray.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIq4KpgNH4K
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His mind shifted to more immediate concerns. Water. Food. Without either, he'd be dead long before finding any rift.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiK8L2AvEC6
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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—114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOWJVkBN8r
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A shriek split the air.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEOiRN3oG3
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Cel's head snapped up, every muscle locking tight.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbeL8gj8NI
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBY6017YSJ
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His hand moved to summon Silent Moon, even before he consciously decided to do so.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHTx0F1V7c
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQ0hc2iHF7
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A tremor ran through the ground.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrhrznJjVG
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Ash jumped and scattered as stone cracked beneath his feet.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizvGXuF4RQ
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Something burst from the earth perhaps fifty steps away. Gray dust billowed in thick clouds.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVWyzBPhFj
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Cel dropped into a low stance, weight balanced, blade raised.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnRWBPF9t3
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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 spine114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKJpWGbuww
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yLKHID3QF
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But it was the head that froze his breath.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3nYAdTVcy
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuYEWF0EL3
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsZiiKDEmZ
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It didn't move toward him. Didn't even seem aware of his presence.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbjd9OqmEr
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Cel remained perfectly still, watching the creature scrabble past with growing recognition.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgGDjyeluY
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That motion - the uncoordinated scramble of limbs, the raw instinct driving it forward without thought or direction.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNbfA4GNgX
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He'd moved like that in the crystal maze. Blind with terror. Running from something far worse than himself.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gS7oH3x5R
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The realization settled cold in his chest.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINAEaot6GE
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The creature wasn't hunting.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRawYf07B0
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It was fleeing.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6da3e5udu3
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Ash exploded.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqK2NZKzdK
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuwejCjisG
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The shriek cut off mid-sound.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJlZ8HRr1e
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZU8ZJtYoml
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When the air cleared, the predator had surfaced.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiS7787TcV
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Cel's eyes widened.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LDeh3Jnag
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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. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXqsqOYU71
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No eyes. No limbs. Just that gaping maw ringed in saw-like fangs that glinted even in the dying light.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliWFHU6sDr
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The creature twisted once - an avalanche of scale and muscle that made the ground buckle beneath its weight.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3JuqfCixc
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Then it plunged back into the earth.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7H46Ky0nA6
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Stone sealed behind it like water closing over a dropped pebble. The rumbling faded. The ash settled.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxCf58bpgr
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Silence crashed down.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6onAkvEYb
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYQI8qYQHv
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The massive predator had surfaced close enough to perceive him. Close enough to turn. Close enough to devour.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4cbsn8NAT
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But it hadn't.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvsxA2aHQw
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It devoured the fleeing creature and vanished without acknowledging his existence.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFj2TLrX1AI
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'Why?' The question burned through his paralysis. 114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPs9uI9I1f2
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He'd been right there. Visible. Vulnerable.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DgrLu8zAU
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So why had it ignored him?114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVKv9L7z2g
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYwnd96uyY
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Nothing stirred.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwDAFEJQnU
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The ash drifted lazily through the air. Silent and empty as before, the wasteland offered no answers.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq7Unpqro8
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSAxs2TaHe
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Gone. The thing was gone.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWve7z62d5
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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.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZukn2Lh0o
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But no answer came. No sudden insight. No clear answer.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gK3KWaQao
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For now, he needed to keep moving. Find water. Find shelter.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACvXk92VQd
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He took a step forward—114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOuriBJrg0
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The ground beneath him collapsed.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9gUaXqGZN
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