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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnC0bCqGIy
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He knelt and pressed his bare palm against the ashen ground.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBsqWboB97
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Nothing happened.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwuQ7xgOOP
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Cel frowned, staring at his hand. The ash remained unchanged - gray and lifeless as before.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkElborIfI
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Then understanding struck.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUj66jw4Vhi
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'Right. An authority.'121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLnuUuIIMn
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllk22ARwob
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTS13i9Jjp
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEU9QUdVvpk
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Cel's jaw tightened.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbOEjmarQY
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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…121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZTJGJt3Ia
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Maybe that was something he had talent for. A consolation prize for his complete lack of combat ability.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJG7O58r6oa
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He closed his eyes and reached inward, searching for the Divine Energy within him.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44rkcbuPMx
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A void stared back.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjZjjmplo5
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOv0alN4bG2
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Nothing.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAgxnJBciF
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'What...?'121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoXcMrvbBM
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3B8BouNDFf
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It was simply there.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwK4DYQkd2
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Unless…121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡra6FoDkBvd
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'I couldn't be that talentless, could I?' The thought made his stomach clench. 121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXsv8ihH4E
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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?121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO36Gbh1YDa
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That would be a new kind of failure entirely.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3I5U6HjWAb
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He tried again. Reached deeper. Concentrated until his head throbbed.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8zGAf5uCl
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Still nothing.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR8UNDjfbo
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Just the hollow echo of his own consciousness.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LJEYhezpr
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Cel's eyes snapped open. His breath came faster, chest tightening.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqMydXKhZG
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This was bad. Really bad.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoDxLdZpnC
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX17HWi3ITS
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Panic clawed up his throat. His hands trembled.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAAXtXp2vP
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'No. No, there has to be—'121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILNY6GyDZX
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He clenched his fists, nails biting into his palms. The sharp pain cut through the spiral of fear.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNBpGZ5FxJ
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‘Breathe. Think.’121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsr5W5X96T
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkmzVdIfPN
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'Fine. Forget sensing it directly.'121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDR2u9TfZd
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XAcKak45O
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOAdr1KVCK
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Cold erupted beneath his hand.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRonZwoySC
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoX5dWGKKL3
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He stared at his palm. The skin was pale, almost bloodless, but undamaged. Just... cold. Painfully cold.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tWIBulNaA
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And where his hand had been, frost sprawled across the ash in delicate spirals.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIIWDBd65E
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHN4l6Aeak
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Cel flexed his aching fingers,121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30MGRK9eva
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'Of course. Of course it hurts me too.'121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ofKjDrrob
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Not just his enemies would feel the frost's bite. He would too. Every time he used it.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumzyzJsTAn
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Another weakness. Another cost.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdxq3V1sE8
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Cel clenched his jaw and pressed his palm to the ground again.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KwGQrGOEF
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89IwbDeTYP
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXSFg8uAp9
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His palm burned. Not with heat, but with cold so intense it felt like fire eating into bone.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdfTGFkCss
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Cel pulled his hand away, gasping.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0bltTzfw2
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27SwYWvBAC
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His breath misted white before him.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBW25NRISM
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Not simple ice then. Permanent frost, frozen into the world itself.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeQgHnwlRU
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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. 121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RrqPXTdxN
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Why couldn't he feel his Divine Energy? Every other Chosen could.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPB9wCvqe2
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He pushed the thought aside. It didn't matter right now. The authority worked. That was enough.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTc7ooeuQmf
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Cel's fingers curled into a fist.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y0F6NwKZ1
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He'd admired the frost's beauty long enough. Now he wanted to see if it was more than decoration.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PFjC6JCJ8
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Without hesitation, he brought his fist down onto the frozen surface.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrUgnYH8FE
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The frost shattered instantly.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CKOWPyZ8w
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0xmuCRhQj
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Cel stared at the broken pieces.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs8l8b6Kfh
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Disappointment settled heavy in his chest. 121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELz7e9Vv8P
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'That's it?'121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxQLcqY56V
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsThOdEClwJ
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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?121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaSgwvPrgQ
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Frostmark was beautiful. Intricate. Cold enough to bite.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b1CZJB16S
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But ultimately... fragile.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFOrOK4sPP
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Just like the Moon Goddess's reputation suggested. Weak. Unremarkable. Powers that paled in comparison to other Chosen abilities.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS5F2OxHv7
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Cel flexed his hand, watching the last fragments of frost glitter in the crimson light.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4v5KXuHns
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"Useless," he muttered.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoLFMV0GsW
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Then he turned his gaze toward the horizon, where the wasteland sprawled endlessly forward - empty and gray.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5i97oXa6VG
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His mind shifted to more immediate concerns. Water. Food. Without either, he'd be dead long before finding any rift.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnF6nxGLwzk
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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—121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa878FQ1gQC
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A shriek split the air.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnR2Myyjwhl
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Cel's head snapped up, every muscle locking tight.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RR9upu1KD
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrRWa13p6O
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His hand moved to summon Silent Moon, even before he consciously decided to do so.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIf71RWx7v
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXJ99TphcZ
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A tremor ran through the ground.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsL7EUavIJ
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Ash jumped and scattered as stone cracked beneath his feet.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMg09a3utX
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Something burst from the earth perhaps fifty steps away. Gray dust billowed in thick clouds.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2qMZn2n0A
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Cel dropped into a low stance, weight balanced, blade raised.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLaSgRO20W
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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 spine121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWleEiCkX1
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5LkVDWP6f
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But it was the head that froze his breath.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWluQ5wErO
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2S0DO3QdVN
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYh2hC4cmv
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It didn't move toward him. Didn't even seem aware of his presence.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzJR80tVI2
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Cel remained perfectly still, watching the creature scrabble past with growing recognition.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTq8p9Kw7h
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That motion - the uncoordinated scramble of limbs, the raw instinct driving it forward without thought or direction.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOyBsEft1z
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He'd moved like that in the crystal maze. Blind with terror. Running from something far worse than himself.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQa4Ma6pvL
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The realization settled cold in his chest.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWYqyGDfO4
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The creature wasn't hunting.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKIjP04d3A
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It was fleeing.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkzE8Fcvew
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Ash exploded.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iyT8KiwqD
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdHhsFikXQ
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The shriek cut off mid-sound.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsomaI7qxil
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgEqfAhKMB
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When the air cleared, the predator had surfaced.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpIbfx2Yk7
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Cel's eyes widened.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KbDqlMbnk
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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. 121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27a5rphph5
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No eyes. No limbs. Just that gaping maw ringed in saw-like fangs that glinted even in the dying light.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8twIRVY5em
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The creature twisted once - an avalanche of scale and muscle that made the ground buckle beneath its weight.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnTO43lX04
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Then it plunged back into the earth.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOeG5ZAj6c
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Stone sealed behind it like water closing over a dropped pebble. The rumbling faded. The ash settled.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIkx2bLGhQ
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Silence crashed down.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbA2HIPChsK
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVOSELn6IS
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The massive predator had surfaced close enough to perceive him. Close enough to turn. Close enough to devour.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo945DpYJHa
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But it hadn't.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpek4Kc3fC
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It devoured the fleeing creature and vanished without acknowledging his existence.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfBbF8qAKm
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'Why?' The question burned through his paralysis. 121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq84OuiS78f
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He'd been right there. Visible. Vulnerable.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLTKwTjPaz
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So why had it ignored him?121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ972DU0j6rw
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa6nG0tF7Q
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Nothing stirred.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy97n2mVs52
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The ash drifted lazily through the air. Silent and empty as before, the wasteland offered no answers.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GTJ03U7ka
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDQ58nPb0h
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Gone. The thing was gone.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmna97Cm1M
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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.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefHjBydlxG
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But no answer came. No sudden insight. No clear answer.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUn5SJ4eum
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For now, he needed to keep moving. Find water. Find shelter.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnzE37jFA5
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He took a step forward—121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1RID5kcue
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The ground beneath him collapsed.121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LrfJDlDT9
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