2023-12-13 01:06:00In a forest with towering trees stretching up into the sky, Aric and his wife, Stella, who was heavily pregnant, ran along the branches.
"Honey! Keep going, we just need to make it to the next city," reassured Aric, a man in his twenties, as he stared at his exhausted wife, who continued to run.It was remarkable to witness Stella, in such an advanced stage of pregnancy, running this far while maintaining her speed.Swiftly maneuvering among the trees, they seemed to glide through the air like a couple taking flight. Their long leather trench coats billowed behind them, radiating a soft, luminous glow under the light of the full moon."Ahhhhh!" Stella paused momentarily, clutching her stomach with one hand while gripping a branch with the other."Honey, what's wrong?" Aric hurried to join Stella, supporting her by holding her waist."I think it's the baby. I can feel its kick. I'm not sure if we'll make it," she added, feeling worried.Meanwhile, Not far behind them, a group of pursuers could be seen. These demonic beings resembled humans but had a distinct black anchor symbol marked on their foreheads, setting them apart from ordinary people."Where are they?" The demon leader inquired, effortlessly leaping from branch to branch at a speed unattainable by an average human. They were nearly a hundred in number, relentlessly chasing after them.Suddenly, the demon leader ascended into the sky, propelling himself upward with a leap, reaching a height of 20 feet above the trees. Surrounded by the forest, his body seemed to slow in mid-air as he absorbed the scent of the environment, illuminated by the moonlight."You think you're clever," he declared, his senses sharpening in that instant. His vision became keen, allowing him to discern subtle movements among the trees not far from his location. It was as if his eyes zoomed in, perceiving the distance with precision."I found you!" he exclaimed, zooming off towards their direction.His men followed suit, becoming mirages as their extraordinary speed brushed off the tree branches.****Aric glanced at his smartwatch and noticed a red beaming light indicating the proximity of the next town."Just hold on, we will soon reach a town close by," Aric said, comforting Stella.As they continued, Aric and Stella heard noises. "They are here!" Aric alerted Stella, freezing her in her tracks.Aric approached Stella and kissed her stomach."Go! I will try to slow them down," he said, backing away. Tears streamed down Stella's face."Baby, stay safe," she pleaded, kissing him. They hadn't expected the demons to locate them so soon. Ever since the priest had told them their child would be the chosen one, they knew this day would come. But they never expected the demons to sense the baby's presence before birth.The demons pursued them relentlessly, with the aim to collect the blood of the chosen one to awaken the potential in their own demon child.Legend spoke of the immense power a demon child with the chosen one's blood would possess. They could become the strongest demon, surpassing all others.*******In an instant, a mask appeared on Aric's face, and his black trench coat billowed in the moonlight as he left Stella.Two foot-long daggers materialized in his hands."Moon Shadow!" He exclaimed, disappearing in a dark mist and reappearing behind one of the demons running on the branches.Aric swiftly slit the demon's throat, leaving behind a mist as he vanished. Another demon beneath him met the same fate as Aric dispatched him with both daggers.Their leader sensed something amiss and turned back, observing the dissipating black mist with his enhanced sight."I hate hindrance to my plans. Let's see if the little guy can save himself, let alone his wife," he taunted, teleporting and materializing before Aric.As Aric prepared to strike the demon close by, he sensed an aura locked onto him. He left the demon and vanished, avoiding the strike aimed at his head."Lucky you! I would have slashed your head," the demon leader said, wielding a black long sword."Wait and see how I drain the blood from your baby," the demon leader taunted as he vanished, leaving a mist.He reappeared behind his opponent, sending his sword crashing against Aric's daggers with immense force."Ahhhhhhhh!..." Aric was sent flying back, colliding with the trees midair due to the immense force.
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Talon stared at the figure in front of him. His body still felt unstable, like pieces of him were adjusting to being real again. The Echo stood calmly, its robe shifting between light and shadow, but its presence wasn’t overwhelming, it simply existed, like a constant fact. Talon’s voice was low. “You said there’s a way to bring everyone back. Tell me.” The Echo nodded once. “There is. But you can’t do it the way you are now. Your seal is unlocked, yes, but it’s incomplete. You have one half. Maelion holds the other.” Talon clenched his fists. He already suspected that; the moment Maelion snapped, he felt something tear inside his chest. “So what do I do?” The Echo lifted its hand, and five symbols appeared in the air simple shapes, glowing faintly. “These are requirements. Without all of them, reversing the Fracture is impossible.” Talon stepped closer, focus sharp. “Explain each one.” "Recover the Temporal Keystone" The first symbol was a circle with a vertical line through it
Fire
Talon stared at the figure in front of him. His body still felt unstable, like pieces of him were adjusting to being real again. The Echo stood calmly, its robe shifting between light and shadow, but its presence wasn’t overwhelming, it simply existed, like a constant fact. Talon’s voice was low. “You said there’s a way to bring everyone back. Tell me.” The Echo nodded once. “There is. But you can’t do it the way you are now. Your seal is unlocked, yes, but it’s incomplete. You have one half. Maelion holds the other.” Talon clenched his fists. He already suspected that; the moment Maelion snapped, he felt something tear inside his chest. “So what do I do?” The Echo lifted its hand, and five symbols appeared in the air simple shapes, glowing faintly. “These are requirements. Without all of them, reversing the Fracture is impossible.” Talon stepped closer, focus sharp. “Explain each one.” "Recover the Temporal Keystone" The first symbol was a circle with a vertical line through it
Happening
A thin grey light seeped into the shelter, touching the cracked walls and the dusty ground. The air was cold, still, untouched by the sun. Talon’s temporal body brightened gradually, like a lamp warming into shape. Talon adjusted the thin band on his wrist. The watch hummed softly, its screen pulsing with dim blue light. The Echo’s earlier words still rang in his mind as the sand shifted around his feet. The watch was more than a tool. It was a stabilizer. A lifeline. Above him, the sky shimmered with that strange pale glow unique to this early age of the world, too young, too raw. Talon lifted his wrist, the watch flickering again. ‹TEMPORAL CORE LINK: ACTIVE› Kah’rin stood at the entrance, arms folded, staring into the vast pale horizon as if measuring the world’s pulse. “We leave now,” he said, not looking back. Talon pushed himself upright. The watch on his wrist hummed. ‹TEMPORAL CONSTRUCT STABILITY: 71%› ‹EXTERNAL CONDITIONS: STABLE› He walked toward Kah’rin, sand crunc
The Prize
A thin grey light seeped into the shelter, touching the cracked walls and the dusty ground. The air was cold, still, untouched by the sun. Talon’s temporal body brightened gradually, like a lamp warming into shape. Talon adjusted the thin band on his wrist. The watch hummed softly, its screen pulsing with dim blue light.The Echo’s earlier words still rang in his mind as the sand shifted around his feet. The watch was more than a tool. It was a stabilizer. A lifeline.Above him, the sky shimmered with that strange pale glow unique to this early age of the world, too young, too raw. Talon lifted his wrist, the watch flickering again.‹TEMPORAL CORE LINK: ACTIVE›Kah’rin stood at the entrance, arms folded, staring into the vast pale horizon as if measuring the world’s pulse. “We leave now,” he said, not looking back.Talon pushed himself upright. The watch on his wrist hummed.‹TEMPORAL CONSTRUCT STABILITY: 71%›‹EXTERNAL CONDITIONS: STABLE›He walked toward Kah’rin, sand crunching unde
Forefathers
The Current bent ahead of him twisting, narrowing, then suddenly widening like a river about to spill into open land. Talon braced himself as the flow thickened under his feet. The air around him changed temperature, warming fast. Sand-colored light overtook the path.A pull stronger than before jerked him forward. The Temporal Current released him.Talon stumbled as his boots sank into loose earth. Heat struck him immediately. He steadied himself, blinking hard against a sun that felt too close, too bright.Before him stretched an endless desert. The sand was pale gold, almost white in some places, and wind swept across it in long, steady currents that carried dust like thin smoke. Far in the distance, jagged rocks rose like broken teeth. No structures. No roads. No sign of civilization, just a harsh, untouched world.His temporal body flickered at the edges as it adjusted to the environment. A faint vibration hummed through him.‹TEMPORAL CONSTRUCT INTEGRATION: 89%›‹WARNING: STABIL
Battle
Talon stared at the figure in front of him. His body still felt unstable, like pieces of him were adjusting to being real again. The Echo stood calmly, its robe shifting between light and shadow, but its presence wasn’t overwhelming, it simply existed, like a constant fact.Talon’s voice was low. “You said there’s a way to bring everyone back. Tell me.”The Echo nodded once. “There is. But you can’t do it the way you are now. Your seal is unlocked, yes, but it’s incomplete. You have one half. Maelion holds the other.”Talon clenched his fists. He already suspected that; the moment Maelion snapped, he felt something tear inside his chest.“So what do I do?” The Echo lifted its hand, and five symbols appeared in the air simple shapes, glowing faintly. “These are requirements. Without all of them, reversing the Fracture is impossible.”Talon stepped closer, focus sharp. “Explain each one.”"Recover the Temporal Keystone" The first symbol was a circle with a vertical line through it.“Thi
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