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 Manifest: A Shattered Future                Episode Five: End of the New World                  “Don’t know if I like this. I can’t help but feel like I’m running away,” Romulo muttered.                Elena nodded, but she did not immediately reply; she instead fought to catch her breath as they slowly jogged through the interlocking streets. Her pegleg squealed with every step, and her leg bled slightly in the place where it bonded to her prosthetic. Romulo recognized her struggle and slowed his pace, but Elena pushed herself forward with all her strength. A faint drizzle fell from the overcast sky and shimmered in the daylight. Distant thunder rumbled beneath dark clouds, and the wind swept dust and debris from the streets. Whenever they approached another inte...

            Tales of a Wanderer          Journal Entry: World M297      The first time I stepped through her portal, it delivered me to a world of shallow water. Before I left, Zenara warned me that she could not control the destination; she did not know the world into which I would wander. She seemed to worry herself sick over the randomness of her portal, but a part of me thinks she did it just for show. If she truly cared about my safety, the Alchemist would never have recruited me in the first place. If I cared at all about my own safety, I probably would have turned away when we met for the first time. Maybe I just don’t know what it looks like when someone supposedly cares for another person, so perhaps my mind is just warping her intentions. My safety must mean something to her. If it did not, then she would not entrust me with such an “important” task. Besides, ...