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Chapter Twenty-Six: Until We Meet Again (I1B0C26)

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               Chapter Twenty-Six: Until We Meet Again               As he stared over the southern shore of his island, Caelicola said, “I think I knew from the start that this was never about mercy. As much as I hate to admit it, he was right all along. Hatasuko is the only one who could save this universe from the monsters I created. My existence has only been a burden. I’ve poisoned this world with the power of creation, and now that same power shall devour me.”             Caelicola had sent his family away from the fourth isle of Aether, having created a ship for them to do so. He stood alone on the shimmering rock which was stained by a large square of flat stone, marking the place where he had launched Hatasuko into space. He glanced up and watched a sea of dark clouds roll across the steamy sky. As the darkness consumed...
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Chapter Twenty-Five: An Invitation into Emptiness (I1B0C25)

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  Chapter Twenty-Five: An Invitation into Emptiness   “You have seen all that I can do and all of those I’ve saved, right?” Hatasuko asked with a demanding tone. “Be careful, boy. You’re making your hostility too obvious,” Lazaro reprimanded. As Hatasuko stood on the fourth isle of Aether, he concealed his fury and forced his face to relax. The wet rock surface of the island glistened in the starlight, though a shadow revealed the opening to a cave. Though he towered over Caelicola, he stood at a short distance. Tiny trickles of water rolled down the gradual slope of the volcanic island. Steam lifted from the sea and glowed from the light of the stars.               “I have seen it all. I must commend you for a job well done! You are the savior that this world needs. I was very sad to see your companion die in Occasa. If the Interfectus had retreated earlier, I might have been able to save her,” Caelicola an...
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Chapter Twenty-Four: Imaginary Friend (I1B0C24)

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               Chapter Twenty-Four: Imaginary Friend               A chorus of voices bellowed endlessly. Their agonized shouts swirled in his head; he felt their cries as concretely as the soft sand beneath his body. Though the voices were mostly incoherent, and those which weren’t echoed the same hopeless shouts, Hatasuko listened carefully to the tempest. He analyzed every voice and investigated every word, searching for Vaida. Every time a woman’s voice yelled anything, he felt a surge of hopeful adrenaline, but then the misery inevitably returned. The voice was never hers. He knew it was a hopeless twist of fate for him to dig deeper into the abyss, since he had always tried to ignore it in the past. He had always tried to look away from the darkness, but now he jumped in headfirst, swimming deeper by the second.           ...
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