John Williams
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9
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Molten Cave (II) Silence reigned around a flickering campfire perched on top of a rugged and wide boulder that loomed over a dried-up ravine, the darkness of the 'night' dousing the surrounding area in the impenetrable blackness. Exhaustion was evident on everyone's faces, their chirpy attitude from the morning having completely disappeared, their washed appearances now covered in dried blood, mud, and dirt. Few had the mind to eat, and even fewer to drink as they feared whatever they took in,…-
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Molten Cave (I) Everything still seemed like a strange, fever dream to Diya, even as she found herself standing in front of a tall skyscraper that blocked the sun from shining down upon her. In the distance, ruin and rubble caused by the fall of the 'Great Iron' as people back home called it confirmed that, indeed, she was in L.A., next to the same structure she had found herself trapped in just a week ago. Yet... her mind had difficulties accepting it. One moment she was running away from her…
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The Changing World (III) She ran like the wind, kicking up dust behind her, a panicked expression dripping across her face. Sweat coalesced, her thick eyebrows luckily holding it from slipping into her lime-green eyes. Though the streets surrounding her were familiar, everything appeared blurred but the path itself, and all sounds grew muted but those shouts coming from behind her. Her heart drummed wildly, and she found herself growing short of breath. Dammit, dammit, dammit... I hate this fucking…
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The Changing World (II) "... I thought it was supposed to be a family dinner." Cain said. "It is." Emma replied. "... damn," he added, taking a puff of the cigarette and glancing at her. "I did not know you gave birth to thirty fucking children when you were fourteen. Impressive, Em'. Quite impressive." "Oh, shut it," she rolled her eyes and growled at him, turning to leave. "What's wrong with it? The more the merrier, right?" he merely smiled faintly as he watched her leave, turning his gaze to…
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The Changing World (I) Cain quickly charged some Water and washed Emma and himself, using Wind to dry them both quickly before sitting down flat onto the floor and taking out a pack of cigarettes, quickly lighting one up. Right before he was about to put them back, Rick reached over, grabbed one, and lit it up as well, sitting down next to him, the old man's expression hardened as he stared at the incomparably massive corpse in front of him. "... can I ask you a question?" Rick asked, taking a puff…
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Escthew (II) The creature slowly stood up on its legs as soon as the party began closing in, stretching out its neck wildly into the air until it was looking down at them from high above. It was an eerie sight for everyone but Cain, and he noticed the hesitation in their steps immediately. However, there was little that could be done; while Rick and Emma had seen him battle the direwolf and were handling the new-found insanity a bit better, most others did not have any experience with creatures like…
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Escthew (I) "No way!! I used to go there when I was a senior in high school!" Cain exclaimed jubilantly, causing Amelia to laugh freely and Justin behind the two to scoff and look away coldly and coolly. "What are the chances?" "I know, right?" she added. "We might have even met each other and just don't remember." "No way," Cain shook his head. "I may be forgetful when it comes to numbers, but smokin' hot girls like you? I'd remember you gals even in death." "Oh, I like the confidence," she…
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Euphoria (VI) Cain was currently holding back laughter like a veteran of a million laughs; his back was turned toward the rest of them, shoulders bouncing, bursts of air occasionally slipping through the barriers that were his hands. Luckily for him, however, none of the other six had a mind to pay attention to what he was doing. At the moment, they were stuck in a terrible predicament of battling baboon-like creatures roughly half the size of a grown man, each wielding either a short sword or a…
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Euphoria (V) The view in front of Cain stretched wide open as soon as they managed to climb on top of the cliff. Far high up, one could see cloudless, blue sky, though instead of the sun, there looked to be several moons orbiting the world. All around the cliff was a forest, and beyond it, there was a dip into a long meadow that stretched out into the horizon. On other sides, mountains rose up to block the view, all covered in greenery to their tips. Cain knew that the shrine for the Bulwark Class…
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Euphoria (IV) The shrine was surrounded by a forested area on all sides but one where a tall cliff loomed over it. While Rick and Emma were tinkering at the center, deliberating whether they'd become 'Paladins', Cain was standing around the edges, his eyes darting around. There was something unsettling about the place, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what. All the same, however, he unequivocally trusted that feeling -- anyone who wanted to survive in the Towers needed to learn to trust their…
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