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ing a huge risk even setting foot on the path. I cursed my lack of swimming prowess – if only I'd taken my lessons more seriously, I'd have more confidence in th

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thought, not now, please not now. I could feel the trepid

ke softly, a sense of

ur position and they have snipers with them

lt it before - but now it was confirmed. Something bad was going to happen and I was

C3" ... follow

d filled my body as I realiz

and fury. Adrenaline surges through me as I hear the heavy thud of rifles and the distant screams of men in battle.

, followed by an earth-shattering explosion that sends me flying through the air. I'm su

unded by the remains of what used to be my enemies. I can feel the warmth of the sun

e same situation, surrounded by the same dangers. This moment of reli

could hear the enemy hot on my heels and I knew I didn't have much time. Taking a deep breath, I l

new I had to find something to hold onto or I'd be carried away and never be found. So I frantically searched the riverbed,

as a longshot, but I had sent out a distress signal before I jumped in, so I clung to the hope that my location would be discovered before the enemy

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mount of

blackness. I had been certain I had died, yet here I was, still bre

ths of my confusion, I wondered how I could even be feeling a headache. I had, after a

I'm some sort of crazy person. But I think I'm just tired, so I'm going to do what any sane person would do in a situation like this -

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watched in awe, learning all she could from these curious forms of existence. The entity had attained a great deal of knowledge and wisdom, but with it came a certain boredom. She had seen it all before, and the sa

ment of impulse, she spun a huge wheel of fortune, plucked from the cultures of the multiverses. At first, she was excited by the prospect of entertaining an unfortunate soul, and when

a life for themselves in a hostile world. The being found great joy in watching the person fall in love, get married, and have children. When the universe ended and the person died, she was saddened but not surpr

he had created in one of her other whims. As the soul descended into her realm, she watched entranced as a myriad of vibrant colors, sounds, and sensations enveloped it. Every detail of the realm seemed to be crafted with exquisite car

posed to something greater than it could ever imagine, and now it was forever changed. She smil

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