She didn't move.
But the space around her… obeyed her.
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I looked at her.
And for the first time in a long while, I couldn't immediately assess my opponent.
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'You're a dragon…' I said quietly.
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She smiled slightly.
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'Not just a dragon.'
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A pause.
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'I am one of those who remained before your world.'
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Silence.
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And at that moment—
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the world… changed.
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Not physically.
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But it felt as though I were looking at…
someone else's memory.
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🐉 The Past
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The sky was different.
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Not blue.
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But deep.
Almost black.
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And in it—
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they flew.
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Dragons.
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Huge.
Free.
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Not destroyers.
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Rulers.
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The girl's voice sounded calm.
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— Once upon a time, we were no myth.
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— We were the law.
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I saw it.
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Worlds where dragons did not hide.
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Where they were feared.
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But also revered.
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— But then… — her voice grew quieter.
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The sky cracked.
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A rift.
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Chaos.
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— They came.
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Seven.
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I felt a chill.
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I understood, even without an explanation.
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Chaos.
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The dragons fought.
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And lost.
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Not immediately.
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But inevitably.
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— We were strong… — she said.
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— But not destined to defeat them.
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The scene changed.
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Fewer dragons.
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Less sky.
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More destruction.
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— Then an idea came to mind.
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I frowned.
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— What was it?
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She looked straight at me.
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And replied:
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— To create a prince.
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Silence.
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— Not a dragon.
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— Nor a human.
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— But something in between.
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I clenched my fist.
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— A hybrid…
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She nodded.
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— One who can adapt.
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— Grow faster than destruction.
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The image changed.
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Rituals.
Seals.
A fusion of powers.
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— But the price was high.
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A pause.
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— Almost everyone perished.
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Silence.
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— And the line vanished.
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— For a time.
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I said slowly:
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— Until I appeared.
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She smiled.
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— Exactly.
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🐉 She
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Peace returned.
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We were standing in the training area again.
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"And you?" I asked.
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"Where have you been all this time?"
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She turned away for a second.
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"I'm one of the last ones."
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A pause.
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"A Guardian."
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"Guard of what?"
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She looked at me.
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"Your line."
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I froze.
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"I had to make sure…"
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"…that the prince would appear."
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Pause.
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— And if not…
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I narrowed my eyes.
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— Then what?
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She replied calmly:
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— Destroy the remnants of the power.
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Silence.
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SCAR chuckled quietly:
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— I'm already taking a liking to her.
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I took a step closer.
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— So you're either an ally…
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— or my executioner.
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She shook her head.
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— Neither one nor the other.
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A pause.
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— I'm a test.
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I smirked.
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— Excellent.
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— I already have one of those.
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She smiled slightly.
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— I'm being serious.
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🐉 Connection
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She came closer.
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And stopped right in front of me.
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"Can you feel it?"
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I froze.
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And yes.
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I could feel it.
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Something familiar.
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Not like with humans.
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Not like with spirits.
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Deeper.
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'It's…' I said quietly.
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She nodded.
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'Resonance.'
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'We're from the same system.'
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A pause.
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'Only you are the future.'
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'And I am the past.'
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Silence.
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I looked at her.
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"So what do you want?"
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She replied immediately:
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"To check…"
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"...whether you're worthy of becoming what we vanished for."
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The wind picked up.
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Her eyes changed.
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For a moment.
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Her pupils dilated.
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Like a dragon's.
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And the pressure mounted.
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— If you are weak…
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— I will stop you.
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A pause.
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— If you are strong…
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She smiled.
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— I will become your strength.
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Silence.
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SHRAM whispered quietly:
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— Ooh…
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— Now this is interesting.
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I slowly lifted Kuroyami.
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— Then…
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— Check it out.
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And at that moment—
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the air around us…
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trembled.
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It had begun.