The entrance to the dungeon looked different.
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Not like a portal.
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Like a wound.
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Dark.
Pulsating.
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I stopped in front of it.
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'Powerful…' I said quietly.
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Akaraniya responded immediately:
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[DANGER: EXTREME LEVEL]
[RECOMMENDATION: GROUP]
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I smiled.
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"Not today."
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And I stepped inside.
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🕳 INSIDE
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Silence.
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But not a peaceful one.
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Alive.
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As if the dungeon itself were watching me.
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"A fitting place…" I whispered.
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SCAR replied quietly:
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'Or you for it.'
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I walked on.
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And almost immediately—
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they appeared.
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☠ MONSTERS
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Black creatures.
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Distorted forms.
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Too fast.
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Too aggressive.
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They didn't wait.
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They attacked.
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⚔ FIGHT
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The first one leapt—
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I vanished.
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BLOW.
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I sliced him open with my claws.
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But—
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he didn't die.
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— Regeneration…
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The second one was already behind me.
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STRIKE.
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I blocked it.
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But the pressure…
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was intense.
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— Right…
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I smirked.
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— Then let's begin.
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⚡ SERIES
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Lightning flashed.
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The spirits directed the movement.
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SCAR added power.
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BLOW.
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This time—
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the monster was blown to bits.
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— That's better.
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But there were more of them.
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Dozens.
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I didn't stop.
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Blows.
Movements.
Control.
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Every fight—
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is training.
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Every wound—
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is experience.
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Time was slipping away.
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I moved on autopilot.
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Until—
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I was left alone.
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Silence.
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I was breathing heavily.
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— Strong…
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SHRAM smiled.
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— But not enough.
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I sat down.
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— No.
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— Enough to understand.
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A pause.
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— I'm missing…
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I fell silent.
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And I felt it.
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Inside.
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A dragon.
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Not strength.
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Instinct.
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'Breath…' I whispered.
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Akarania flared:
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[NEW ABILITY TYPE DETECTED]
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I stood up.
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I closed my eyes.
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And for the first time—
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I didn't try to strike.
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I breathed in.
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Deeply.
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I gathered everything inside.
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Lightning.
Spirits.
SCAR.
New power.
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And…
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I exhaled.
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🔥 DRAGON'S BREATH
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The world before me vanished.
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Not fire.
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Not lightning.
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But a torrent of destruction.
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Pure.
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Controlled.
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Direct.
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The dungeon…
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burned to the ground.
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Silence.
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I opened my eyes.
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— This is…
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Akarania:
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[NEW SKILL ACQUIRED]
[DRAGON'S BREATH: RANK SSS+]
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SCAR laughed.
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— Now that's impressive.
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I stood there.
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And I felt—
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this was only the beginning.
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But I didn't stop.
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I raised Kuroyami again.
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— More.
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And tried to bring them together.
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Breath.
Sword.
Strength.
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⚔ UNIQUE TECHNIQUE
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I stepped forward.
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And struck.
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But I didn't just strike.
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I released my breath…
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through the blade.
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And the world—
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was torn apart.
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Not by an explosion.
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But by a line of destruction.
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Silence.
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Akarania flared up:
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[UNIQUE TECHNIQUE CREATED]
[NAME: "DRAGON'S DESTRUCTION: KUROYAMI"]
[RANK: UNIQUE]
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I stood there.
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Breathing heavily.
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But smiling.
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— Now…
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— I'm a little more ready.
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And deep within the dungeon…
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something stirred again.
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But this time—
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I wasn't the prey.
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I was the predator.