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ᅠᅠ< ...Thank you. I guess at least those people will live, even if the process wasn't complete. >
ᅠᅠ( They try to take a step—and immediately trip over, the exhaustion being more than clear. )
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ᅠᅠ( A sigh, a tick. )
ᅠᅠ< If you mean the clock... It's because of what I gave away. Though... it felt nice while it lasted. >
ᅠᅠ< Still... why? The people will still return to normal, but I wasn't done. >
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ᅠᅠ( In one moment there was a blinding light, in the next there was darkness, and then—the familiar hue of the cursed Library.
ᅠᅠDante barely stood, trembling on their legs, pathetically walking to the fixer. )
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ( The colossal, towering tree of light bursts into bloom once again, flooding the city of gray with its warmth.
The light that has swaddled the city will permeate the people’s hearts… allowing them to finally face the emotions they had long forgotten. )
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𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 … 𝙘𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚?
﹙And maybe one day—she'd comprehend her choice. Doesn't have to be today. It will be later.
That's what it shall be.﹚
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ( Those who fell in the Library will begin to open their eyes and find themselves in the places they belong, one by one. )
ᅠᅠᅠᅠ< I’m not sure when, but I’d clearly heard something in the light… Those words come back to me now. >
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ── lament , ᅠ 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 . 📕 retweeted
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﹙A hefty sigh. Her head raises up towards the skies, ponytail swinging side by side. A weight lift. Another fight, another push. Sorrow herself, in its dying breath, had wrapped her arms around Saude, and offered her a gentle, silenced kiss.
She never replied.
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———𝐒𝐍𝐔𝐁 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏.
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One finger, then moving her whole fingers-form. No one could see the sting in her eyes. No one could see her face, anyway.﹚
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ< I won't stop you, but don't worry. Once I'm done, everything will be gone without a trace... like I never existed. >
ᅠᅠᅠᅠ< ...I'll get to it. >
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﹙In her infinite weakness, she would make a choice. In her time, she would fail. Would mourning mean the end of hate? After sorrow, does mourning suffice?
Would it be someone new to embrace?﹚
... do know I can ... just kill you in the meantime instead, right?
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ── lament , ᅠ 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 . 📕 retweeted
as my final act of love, i’ll remember you as gently as i remember the day we met.
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ( Watching her tremble and fall, so vulnerable, so weakened—a sight they feel honored to witness. )
ᅠᅠᅠᅠ< No, Saude. Letting it go is to stop the cycle. I won't be the one to continue the repetition of ending lives over and over of the City. >
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Saude refuses to let go, and that bullies, no, pummels her into the ground. Gritting her teeth, fists clenched to the side. Closing her eyes.﹚
.. so, you'll reverse everything in here? Would that mean resetting time, or even reclocking it? Like ...
... /a new cycle?/
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