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The battlefield collapsed into chaos.
Steel clashed.
Arrows tore through the air.
The ground itself trembled from the earlier collapse, leaving soldiers struggling to regain formation.
But in the center of it allâ
She stood.
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Unshaken.
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Rosy's breathing remained steady as she cut down another attacker, her blade moving with lethal precision.
Not rushed.
Not wild.
Perfect.
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"They're targeting only her!"
"Protect the Grand Duke!"
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The knights tried to close ranks around herâ
But they couldn't keep up.
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Because she wasn't fighting defensively.
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She was advancing.
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Each step forwardâ
More dangerous than the last.
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"âŚToo slow," she muttered.
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Her body moved againâ
A blur of black and silver.
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A blade came for her sideâ
She caught it.
Twisted.
Disarmed.
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And in one clean motionâ
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Silenced him.
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But they kept coming.
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Not hesitating.
Not retreating.
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Like they didn't care about survival.
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Only one thing.
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Her.
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From aboveâ
The masked leader watched.
Still.
Unmoving.
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"âŚFaster than expected," he murmured.
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A soldier beside him hesitated.
"Should we proceed with the next phase?"
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A pause.
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Thenâ
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"âŚYes."
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Belowâ
Rosy felt it.
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That shift again.
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The same one from the forest.
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The same one before the beast appeared.
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Her eyes narrowed.
"âŚAgain?"
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"MOVE BACK!"
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Her voice cut sharply through the battlefield.
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The knights didn't question it.
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They moved.
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Immediately.
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A second laterâ
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The ground beneath her split open.
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Not like before.
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Worse.
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Darker.
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Something inside itâ
Moved.
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The air turned cold.
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Unnaturally cold.
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And from the darknessâ
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A hand emerged.
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Not human.
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Twisted.
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Covered in black markings that seemed to pulse.
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"âŚWhat is thatâ" a soldier whispered.
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Rosy didn't answer.
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Because she knew.
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Not logically.
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But instinctively.
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"âŚThis isn't a trap," she said quietly.
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Her grip tightened.
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"It's a summoning."
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The ground shattered furtherâ
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And it rose.
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A creature.
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Larger than the last.
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More distorted.
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Its form unstableâlike it wasn't fully meant to exist.
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Its eyesâ
Locked onto her instantly.
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"âŚTarget confirmed."
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The voice didn't come from its mouth.
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It echoed.
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Inside the air.
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Inside her head.
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The soldiers froze.
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"âŚIt speaks?"
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Rosy stepped forward.
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"âŚSo you're the next test."
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The creature tilted its head unnaturally.
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"âŚCorrection."
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A pause.
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"Execution."
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And thenâ
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It moved.
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Faster than anything before.
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The ground shattered beneath its weight as it lunged toward her.
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Rosy raised her swordâ
Blocking just in timeâ
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But the impactâ
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Sent her sliding back several meters.
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Her boots digging into the earthâ
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"âŚStronger," she whispered.
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Behind herâ
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The man watched.
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Silent.
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But this timeâ
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His expression wasn't calm.
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It was focused.
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"âŚThis one is different," he murmured.
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Rosy steadied herself.
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Her breathing still controlledâ
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But her heartâ
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Faster now.
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Not fear.
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Something else.
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Excitement.
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"âŚGood," she said softly.
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The creature attacked againâ
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Its movements unpredictableâ
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Its strength overwhelmingâ
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But Rosyâ
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Didn't retreat.
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She stepped into the attackâ
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Met it head-onâ
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Steel clashing against something far beyond flesh.
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Each strikeâ
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Heavier.
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Faster.
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More intense.
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The battlefield around them faded.
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Because thisâ
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Was no longer a fight.
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It was a clash.
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Between something createdâ
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And something awakening.
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Rosy's movements sharpened further.
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Her strikes fasterâ
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Her reactions instantaneousâ
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And thenâ
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It happened again.
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The flash.
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But this timeâ
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Stronger.
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Clearer.
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A throne.
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Black.
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Endless darkness stretching beneath it.
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And herâ
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Sitting on it.
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Not as a warrior.
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Not as a duke.
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But something else.
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Something far more terrifying.
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Her breath hitchedâ
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"âŚWhat is thatâŚ?"
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The creature struckâ
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She blockedâ
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But her mindâ
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Split.
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Between nowâ
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And then.
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"You're hesitating."
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The voice came from behind her.
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Sharp.
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Commanding.
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"Focus."
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Her eyes snapped back.
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The battlefield returned.
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The creature in front of herâ
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Real.
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Immediate.
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Dangerous.
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"âŚRight."
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Her grip tightened.
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Her stance lowered.
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And thenâ
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She stopped holding back.
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Completely.
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The air around her shifted.
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Not visibly.
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But heavily.
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The soldiers felt it.
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Even the enemies paused.
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"âŚWhat is that pressureâ"
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Her eyesâ
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Glowed.
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Not faintly.
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Bright.
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Deep.
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Violet light cutting through the battlefield.
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"âŚSo that's it," the man whispered.
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"Finally."
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Rosy moved.
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And this timeâ
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She didn't disappear.
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She dominated.
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Every strikeâ
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Absolute.
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Every movementâ
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Unavoidable.
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The creature roaredâ
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But it was too late.
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Because she was no longer reacting.
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She was overwhelming it.
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Her blade cut through its defenseâ
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Through its formâ
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Through its existence itselfâ
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And with one final strikeâ
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It shattered.
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Not fell.
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Not died.
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Shattered.
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Like it had never been meant to exist.
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Silence.
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Total.
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The battlefield froze.
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Because what they had just seenâ
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Wasn't power.
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It was something else.
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Something⌠forbidden.
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Rosy stood still.
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Her sword lowered slowly.
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Her breathing steady.
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But her eyesâ
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Still glowing.
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"âŚSo this is what they sealed," she whispered.
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Behind herâ
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He smiled.
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Dark.
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Knowing.
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"Yes."
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A pause.
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"And this is only the beginning."
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Far aboveâ
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The masked leader stepped back.
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For the first timeâ
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Uneasy.
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"âŚShe broke it," he muttered.
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Thenâ
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"Retreat."
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The remaining enemies vanished instantly.
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Leaving only silence behind.
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Rosy stood in the middle of the battlefield.
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Unmoving.
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Unshaken.
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But insideâ
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Everything had changed.
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Because nowâ
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She didn't just suspect.
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She knew.
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This powerâ
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Was never meant to exist in this world.
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And yetâ
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It was hers.
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Her fingers tightened slightly.
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Her glowing eyes slowly dimming.
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"âŚThen let them come," she said quietly.
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Because this timeâ
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She wasn't trapped.
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She was breaking out.
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End of Chapter 11