[Condition not fulfilled]
[Penalty Activated]
Transferring Host…
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"…What?"
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The ground beneath him—
Opened.
No sound.
No warning.
Darkness spread from his shadow.
Climbing.
Consuming.
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Destination: ███████
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Jin's body froze—
For a fraction of a second.
Then—
Gone.
—
…Wind.
Cold.
Dead.
Jin's eyes snapped open.
…
The world—
Broken.
The sky—
Cracked.
Not clouds.
Fractures.
Like reality itself had been split apart.
Buildings collapsed.
Steel twisted.
Endless ruin.
No sound.
No life.
Only—
Presence.
Something… wrong.
—
A distant movement.
Slow.
Heavy.
Something turned.
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A monster.
—
It looked at him.
Not rushing.
Not reacting.
Just—
Watching.
Its mouth slowly stretched.
A smile.
Wrong.
Too wide.
Too still.
—
Jin didn't move.
His body didn't relax.
Didn't shift.
Didn't breathe.
—
His hand moved slowly.
—
Inventory.
—
A blade formed in his grip.
[The Flame Demon Sword]
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His eyes locked onto the creature.
Unblinking.
—
The air—
Changed.
Heavier.
Tighter.
Like something unseen had wrapped around his throat.
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"…This isn't normal."
A whisper.
Barely sound.
—
The creature's smile widened.
—
And for the first time—
Jin felt it clearly.
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Danger.
Not vague.
Not distant.
—
Real.
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Immediate.
—
Close.
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…Too close.