Date: Many, Many Passes In The Future He woke as if from a deep, troubled sleep. There had been no dreams. Just the darkness and a lingering feeling of something terribly sad sitting heavily in his chest. He did not recognize the room. It was draped in long deep blue curtains and tapestries. Even the [...]
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“Kudako…” Zemi’s voice cracked as he spoke the name. “Zem,” AsaHi took his arm in a comforting motion. “He’ll be alright. I’m sure.” “No… He isn’t alright,” the Dreigiau turned his gaze downward, face pale and strained. Words didn’t have to speak the feelings that were emanated. SoYa didn’t have to hear it. He knew. [...]
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AsaHi’s tiny fingers folded over the back of Zemi’s broad hand as he strained to draw the rifting energy into the Cynosure chamber. He was shaking. Every now and then, a spasm racked his body, nearly causing him to fall. And every time, Kudako or Aur were there to offer him strength to stand. The [...]
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“Can you sense Tsu anywhere?” SoYa asked, holding tight to the scruff of the She-Wolf’s neck. -No… everything is distorted in here. It must be the Sygnus energy.- “Then how do you know that he’s even here?” the Athrylith asked. -Are you doubting me?- she snapped with a sharp tone. “I didn’t say that!” SoYa’s [...]
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“What’s going on?” AsaHi asked, holding tight to SoYa’s shoulder. She could hear the muted sounds in the world outside of the Lion’s Keep. “Something terrible has happened since we went down to the Stone Lair… hasn’t it?” “I don’t know,” SoYa told her. He was listening, too, eyes narrowed and flicking around from one [...]
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“It’s good to see you finally come out of your hidey hole,” chirped a familiar voice. Zento turned to find himself face to face with a flicker of his past – the cheerful face of his old friend, NaDoTu. He didn’t know how many decades it had been since he had last saw the funny [...]
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What is this place? Lucci peered around the strange chamber, taking a cautious step forward. His limbs felt suspended and his motions were sluggish. Light flickered from above through draping veils of various colors, casting twisted and eerie shadows over the walls. The floor was caked with grime and decay, somewhat squishy as he walked [...]
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The Spiral lands stretched out before Zento in every direction, reminding him how far he was from home. Soft rolling hills of yellow-tinged grass ran up to greet the edge of the lilac-leaf forests. Groups of stone huts huddled together in their tell-tale circular patterns. Banners emblazoned with a glittering gold lion snapped in the [...]
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Lucci didn’t realize that he had drawn his sword until he saw the quivering tip of the blade pointed at TsuYa. His hands were shaking. Tears stung his eyes. The whimper of Suzume rose to his ears from where the little girl hid behind his legs. JouKa sat, collapsed against a crate, her head covered [...]
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“TsuuuuYaaaa!” KoGuRai’s face contorted in an animalistic snarl. His dark eyes focused sharply on the warrior, full of hate and fury. “Did you forget about me?” TsuYa smirked. He coolly wiping his blade off on the edge of his coat only to find, to his dismay, that the black ooze ate right through the cloth. [...]
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