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I really liked the interaction with Ma'at, and the meaning behind her name. I also noticed quite a few Teen Titan references in there ;)

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*Mist swirls around you as you enter a strange and mysterious realm. You look around, and see to girls approach, one with features as dark as midnight, the other with a blackened paladin armor that oddly radiated light.*

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"Hello there. There is no reason to be alarmed, you are simply here to hear a tale, then can leave. No time will pass, and you are in no danger here. Think of it as a dream, only this is real."

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"I can see you are intrigued by this, even as you wonder if this is some (kind of) trap. Yes, I can read minds, no, I am not reading yours, I am just a good guesser."

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"I will Shadow, it is my tale, and nobody but me knows how it began like I do, much as it pains me to share it." Said the girl with the paladin armor.

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I stooped to touch the floor, wall, ceiling, whatever it was, and cold, near flat metal greeted my touch.

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I couldn't even hear the stomp, as their was white noise playing, which I could barely hear or distinguish it from no sound at all.

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I knew after awhile I wouldn't be able to at all, my ears and brain not (even) acknowledging the sound.

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The temperature was perfectly calibrated to what my body needed, so I didn't feel hot or cold.

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My imagination would grew weaker with more time and usage, so I would save it healing power till later. Little did I know how vain it would be.

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In the end, I chose white and light yellow as the colors, and tried to be unique with the wind and tail choices, but as there was very few 'good' options I had to settle with some things that were a little out of sync with each other.

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She studied me. "I would think you are possessed, except that I sense no foreign presence in you. Hmm. I must study this and see if I can't locate the problem. Meanwhile, try looking in my eyes this time- I will try and keep your mind clear while you grow me."
I nodded, and then did as she said. Staring in the yellow, piercing eyes of my dragon had a good effect it seemed, and this time Things went without a hitch. A moment later a large dragon stood in front of me.

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I then sat down and pondered my next move. I took my axe- the Doom axe- out of my pack and twirled it in my hand as I thought. "First thing, I NEED to get this thing purified, but I need to compete Artix's quests to, and that will be a pain... well, I need a darkness weapon for Zhoom's quests anyways, so I might as well keep it as is for now. Bit first, to see Ash- he looked like he wanted to flag me down earlier. After that, to the Sandsea to get my first Orb!"

Shouldering my weapon, I walked back through the portal to FalconReach, and tried to ignore the nagging feeling feeling that things were not going to go as smoothly as I had hoped and planned...