The sight before me—
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Stopped me cold.
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This…
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Was not what I expected.
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A vast open field stretched endlessly.
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Green grass swayed gently under a warm sun.
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The air—
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Pure.
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Rich.
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Alive.
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At the center—
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Stood a structure.
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Massive.
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Ancient.
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Radiating power.
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"…This place…"
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I narrowed my eyes slightly.
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"…whoever built it… was no ordinary being."
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I extended my senses.
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Nothing.
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No life.
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No presence.
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Only—
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Energy.
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Dense.
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Refined.
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The size of this space alone—
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At least ten football fields.
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A hidden world.
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A sealed domain.
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My body relaxed unconsciously.
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The air nourished me.
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Strengthened me.
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"…A cultivation paradise."
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I exhaled slowly.
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Then began walking.
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Toward the structure.
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As I moved—
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I noticed it.
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Herbs.
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Rare plants.
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Natural treasures scattered across the field.
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Unprotected.
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Untouched.
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"…Unbelievable."
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The building came into full view.
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Its design—
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Familiar.
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Clan architecture.
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But elevated.
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Refined.
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Ancient.
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At its entrance—
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A golden door.
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Covered in carvings.
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Runes.
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Symbols of sovereignty.
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At the center—
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A figure.
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A humanoid white tiger—
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Standing within a sea of azure flames.
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Unyielding.
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Dominant.
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Untouchable.
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I stared at it.
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"…What are you?"
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No answer.
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I placed my hand on the door.
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BOOM—!!!
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It opened instantly.
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As if—
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It had been waiting.
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I stepped inside.
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And froze.
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Rows upon rows of shelves.
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Endless.
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Filled with books.
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Ancient records.
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Techniques.
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Knowledge.
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"…A library?"
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No.
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A legacy vault.
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I walked forward slowly.
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Eyes scanning.
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Mind alert.
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Then—
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I stopped.
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Something—
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Was beneath my feet.
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I looked down.
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A formation.
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Complex.
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Intricate.
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Alive.
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Before I could react—
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It activated.
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Azure light exploded outward.
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Runes ignited across the entire building.
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Then—
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A beam.
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Struck my forehead.
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Everything—
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Went white.
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Knowledge surged.
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Not information—
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A flood.
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Techniques.
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Histories.
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Laws.
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Truths.
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My mind shook.
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Vision blurred.
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Body locked.
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"…Too much—!"
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Then—
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Darkness.
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I opened my eyes.
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Back in the field.
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The building—
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Gone.
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"…What?"
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My hands rose to my head.
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Pain—
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Sharp.
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Splitting.
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Then—
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A blue screen appeared.
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> Download…
1%… 5%… 20%… 50%…
100%
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The pain vanished.
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Instantly.
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> Download Complete.
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A second wave followed.
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But this time—
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Controlled.
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Organized.
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Understandable.
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I closed my eyes.
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Searching.
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One word.
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"…Authority."
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And then—
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It appeared.
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Not as a definition.
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But as truth.
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> A law that proves all laws.
A law that breaks all laws.
A law that declares—
Strength is law.
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More followed.
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> The Law Above Laws.
The origin of order.
The destroyer of limits.
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> The First Law.
From which all laws are born—
And before which all laws kneel.
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> A Sovereign Law.
Axiom of Strength.
The Overlaw.
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My eyes opened slowly.
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"…So this is it."
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Authority.
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A law—
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That governs laws.
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A power—
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That denies limitation.
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And then—
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The deeper truth surfaced.
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My pupils shrank.
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"…The origin…"
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> The Nameless One.
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Silence.
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Heavy.
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Ancient.
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No form recorded.
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No identity known.
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Only—
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Truth.
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Before time—
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Before existence—
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There was only—
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The Nameless One.
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From it—
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All things emerged.
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Creation.
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Destruction.
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Balance.
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Chaos.
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Two realms were born.
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Zeraphyx.
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A realm of peace.
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Order.
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Evolution.
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And—
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The Infernal Dominion.
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A realm of war.
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Power.
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Survival.
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Opposites.
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Yet bound.
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Neither could exist alone.
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"…So everything…"
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"…comes from it."
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But—
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That was all.
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No further records.
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No explanation.
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As if—
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The truth itself—
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Was forbidden.
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"…Why hide it?"
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No answer came.
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But something else did.
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A reaction.
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The air shifted.
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The laws around me—
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Moved.
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Subtly.
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As if—
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They were aware.
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Of what I now knew.
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I placed a hand on my chin.
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Eyes scanning the horizon.
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Mind racing through the library now etched into my soul.
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"…Authority…"
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"…The Nameless One…"
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"…Strength is law…"
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A faint smile formed.
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"…Then let's see…"
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"…how far this law can go."