Move. Run.
Ran he did as if his life depended on it, neither daring to stop for the shortest of instants nor turn for the quickest of glimpses. Deep down inside he knew nothing lay behind, beyond him, nothing that sought to claim his life. Yet he kept running, running away from the nothingness, erratic heartbeat, rapid breathing and desperate footsteps his only solace in the endless span of swallowing darkness. He knew fully well the consequences of stopping, his mind, his identity, his very core being the stakes against oblivion. And so he ran, like a fish in its last few moments out of the water, blindly grasping at hope that would not com
She's made a mistake. A costly mistake. One she could never had afforded. Now, there was no time, no choice left to make. She left. She broke the Rule. Now, she must pay.
"Rho Aias!" Air and swirling fog instantly dissipated as a crimson blossom erupted from her outstretched palm, while disintegrating walls and bodies rearranged molecules into a materializing shield separating Kaylin from the incoming Blade. An explosion, as Blade and shield connected, throwing her back into a wall. Tasting metallic copper in her mouth, she staggered to her feet. Whoever her attacker was, she was safe for now, it having left as quickly as it came. The Blade
Move. Run.
Ran he did as if his life depended on it, neither daring to stop for the shortest of instants nor turn for the quickest of glimpses. Deep down inside he knew nothing lay behind, beyond him, nothing that sought to claim his life. Yet he kept running, running away from the nothingness, erratic heartbeat, rapid breathing and desperate footsteps his only solace in the endless span of swallowing darkness. He knew fully well the consequences of stopping, his mind, his identity, his very core being the stakes against oblivion. And so he ran, like a fish in its last few moments out of the water, blindly grasping at hope that would not com
She's made a mistake. A costly mistake. One she could never had afforded. Now, there was no time, no choice left to make. She left. She broke the Rule. Now, she must pay.
"Rho Aias!" Air and swirling fog instantly dissipated as a crimson blossom erupted from her outstretched palm, while disintegrating walls and bodies rearranged molecules into a materializing shield separating Kaylin from the incoming Blade. An explosion, as Blade and shield connected, throwing her back into a wall. Tasting metallic copper in her mouth, she staggered to her feet. Whoever her attacker was, she was safe for now, it having left as quickly as it came. The Blade
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