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title: "Chapter 281: Soul Weapon"
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slug: "ch-281"
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novel: "Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100"
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number: 281
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views: 0
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likes: 0
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wordCount: 1392
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createdAt: "2026-04-13"
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Not just any attack.
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Not just a random attempt.
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This was an assassination strike.
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Aimed directly at Max's heart.
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Sharp. Precise. Deadly.
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The force behind it carried intent—the kind of madness that came only from someone who lived to kill.
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Then—
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BANG!
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A devastating explosion erupted the moment the sword clashed against its target.
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A shockwave of raw energy blasted outward, sending dust, debris, and shattered stone flying in all directions.
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The entire garden trembled, cracks spiderwebbing across the ground as the sheer force of impact tore through the battlefield.
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Visibility vanished.
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A cloud of thick dust swallowed everything, obscuring the scene entirely.
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Aelric, standing at a distance, narrowed his eyes.
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With a flick of his fingers, his golden arsenal of weapons spun into motion, slicing through the air like blades of divine judgment.
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They swirled and dispersed the dust, revealing the aftermath of the attack.
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And when the cloud cleared—
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What they saw shook them all to the core.
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Max stood untouched.
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Again.
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His right hand outstretched.
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In his grasp—
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A blade.
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Stopped inches away from his chest.
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The sword's tip trembled against his skin, held back by nothing but his bare palm.
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And the one gripping the hilt of the sword?
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A young man.
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Dark wild hair, eyes burning with insanity, an unhinged smirk stretching across his face.
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A face Max knew all too well.
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A face he had seen once before.
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The same crazy smile.
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The same insatiable battle lust.
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Mad Sword.
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A name that didn't belong to anyone sane.
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Max remained unmoved, his grip still firm on the sword of Mad Sword, the crazed genius who had failed to pierce his chest.
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But just as he spoke—
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"Your sword can't reach me."
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A shift in the air.
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A presence.
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No—three presences.
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Before Max could react, three powerful figures materialized around him.
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They hadn't rushed him.
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They hadn't announced their movements.
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They had simply appeared.
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Crown Prince Aelric stood to his side, his golden blade resting against Max's neck. The edge glowed faintly, infused with level 3 Gold Aura.
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Amelia stood in front of him, her own blade aimed directly at his heart. A sword coated in spatial runes, capable of slicing through dimensional barriers. If it pierced him, there was no doubt it would be lethal.
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Revenna stood behind him, her hand pressed against his back, releasing a terrifying frost aura. A power that went beyond normal ice manipulation.
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Her voice, calm yet filled with deadly promise, whispered from behind him.
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"You move even a little, and your body will drop to absolute zero."
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"A temperature where your organs and cells will stop functioning entirely."
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The words weren't a threat.
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They were a fact.
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Max remained still.
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Not out of fear.
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Not out of hesitation.
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But because he was interested.
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His lips curled beneath the mask.
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"I have to give you credit."
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His voice remained steady, betraying no concern, no urgency.
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"You aren't the top geniuses of Valora Continent for nothing."
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A pause.
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A silence that stretched—too long.
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Then—
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He grinned.
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A cold, confident, infuriating grin.
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"But do you really think this will hold me down?"
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"I see you try." Crown Prince Aelric's golden blade—previously resting against his neck—slipped inside him.
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Not piercing his skin.
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Not cutting through muscle or bone.
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It simply… phased through.
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As if it wasn't even a physical object.
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But Max felt it.
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A sharp, unnatural sensation rippled through his very core, not from his body—
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But from his Soul Palace.
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A foreign presence.
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Something that shouldn't be there.
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Something that could potentially harm him.
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His eyes narrowed, his senses flaring in alarm.
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Crown Prince Aelric remained calm, his grip tightening on the hilt.
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His voice was measured, cold, carrying absolute confidence.
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"I noticed physical attacks are useless against you."
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His gaze never wavered, meeting Max's through the mask.
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"So I had to use a weapon that could cut directly through your soul."
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The weight behind his words was undeniable.
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This wasn't a random technique.
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This was something prepared in advance.
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A sword that bypassed flesh and bone entirely, striking at the very essence of its target.
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A Soul Severing Weapon.
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The only type of attack that could harm someone whose physical body was impervious to damage.
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Max frowned deeply, his mind racing.
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His instincts told him to react immediately, to use his Soul Force and purge the threat before it could take root inside him.
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He was about to—
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When—
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A shift.
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A pulse of energy flared from the direction of the palace.
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Auras that demanded attention.
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'Some powerful experts with enormous soul force is coming this way?'
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He sensed it.
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His Three Dimensional Body acting up.
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Powerful auras approaching.
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They were still at a distance—
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But they were coming.
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Fast.
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His masked gaze shifted, turning toward the elites of the South, who stood still, their faces ranging from shock to frustration.
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'I have to go.' Max thought.
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The tension in the air was unbearable.
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Crown Prince Aelric's blade was still embedded in Max's soul, an unseen threat that could have disastrous consequences.
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Revenna's frost-coated palm hovered at his back, ready to end him in an instant if he made a wrong move.
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Amelia's dimensional sword remained poised over his heart, its edge trembling slightly, yet still deadly precise.
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And Mad Sword…
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His wild eyes never left Max's face, his insane grin frozen, eager to finish what he started.
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Yet—
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Despite the impossible situation, despite the sheer number of dangers around him—
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Max laughed.
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Softly. Casually.
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Like he wasn't the one standing in the middle of a coordinated execution.
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Like this was nothing more than a passing amusement.
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Then, he sighed.
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His tone dripped with mock regret.
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"Everyone, it's been fun and all, and I really enjoyed your presence… but sadly, I have to go now."
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A pause.
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A heartbeat of silence.
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Then—
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He vanished.
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Not dodged.
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Not fought back.
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Not defended.
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He simply ceased to be.
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Like a shadow dissolving into the darkness.
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Like a whisper lost to the wind.
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One moment he was there—surrounded, trapped, seemingly cornered.
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The next—
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He was gone.
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The weapons, the swords, the spells—
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All struck nothing.
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The air where he stood remained still, untouched, as if he had never existed in the first place.
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For a moment—nobody spoke.
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Nobody moved.
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It was as if time itself had frozen, struggling to comprehend what had just happened.
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Then—
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A flicker of sound, carried by the wind.
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A single name, spoken with amusement, but laced with undeniable dominance.
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"Do remember me…
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I am called White."
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Max was gone.
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But just before he truly departed, before he severed his presence from this place entirely—
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He made one final move.
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A move that wouldn't leave a mark on the land—
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But would etch itself into someone's soul.
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He condensed all of his Soul Force, drawing it into a single point, refining it with absolute precision.
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Not an attack.
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Not a burst of energy to make a scene.
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But a needle-fine thread of will, sharp enough to pierce through the noise of the world—
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And touch only one person.
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Anton.
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The moment the power reached him, his entire body froze.𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
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A shiver unlike anything he had ever felt crawled through his bones, locking his breath in his throat.
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The world around him blurred, the voices of the crowd faded to nothing.
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And then—
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The voice came.
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"You should be very careful with how you treat Alice."
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It was soft.
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Too soft.
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Like a whisper drifting from somewhere beyond reality itself.
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Yet it carried a weight that pressed down on his entire being.
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A force that sank into his core, wrapping around his very essence like chains he couldn't break.
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Then—
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A pause.
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The silence stretched long enough that Anton felt something deeper than fear creeping in.
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And then, the final words struck like a blade to his mind—
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"Otherwise, the next time I see you make her cry… I won't just warn you."
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Anton's eyes widened.
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His fists clenched.
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Not out of rage—but because his body needed something to hold onto.
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Something to stop the trembling.
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And just as fast as it came—
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The presence vanished.
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No trace.
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No lingering aura.
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As if it had never existed.
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But Anton knew better.
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It had existed.
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And it had changed something inside of him forever.
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Because now—
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He knew what true danger felt like. |