ˢʷᵉᵉᵗ ⁿᵒᵗʰⁱⁿᵍˢ// ˡᵘᵐⁱⁿᵉ ˣ ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ

anomaly

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"Wolvendom... I haven't been here in a long time." My brows furrow in confusion as he pulls down his hood, revealing a red hair with an orange gradient.

"Heard you made a friend here, you were so close. Had the same hair color as me too." He flashes me a foxy closed eye smile.

"Who are you?" I look into his vibrant yet dull blue eye waiting for an answer.

"You feel it too, don't you?" The man speaks, ignoring my question. The young man puts a hand on his chest. " A burning sensation, burning everything inside you to ashes."

I repeat my question again this time he does answer. "Can't believe you don't remember me." He feigns being hurt grasping at his heart in "agony". " After all those times we spent together in that park."

My eyes widen as I shake my head in realisation. He nods, "yeah, its me, Rei. And I need to get you out of here."

I open my mouth to speak but he interjects. "That burning sensation you feel..."

He pauses.

"Is the world rejecting us. We are nothing more than anomaly here. It's my job to get you out here, get us out of here."

Rei points to his heart, "and we don't have long before we cease to exist."

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"What do you mean they went missing?!" The fairy's voice echoes throughout the room. "You screaming is not helping Paimon." Sensing the nervousness in my shaky voice, Paimon backs off a bit muttering a "sorry" before looking around for more clues.

"Lumine! Look at this a note!"

"Wolvendom" It read. Paimon and I look at each other knowing exactly what to do.

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Upon arrival at the waypoint near Wolvendom, rain poured on us hard and the cloudy grey skies darkened the forest only a few neon flowers dimly lit the area, but it wasn't nearly enough to see.

"Wow, just great! How are we gonna see now?" 

Grabbing a branch, I lit it with a spark of electricity with a enough voltage to send a human into limbo. In an instant the branch lit up into flames.

"Good idea! Now off to find- ow!" Paimon flew ahead in excitement and hit her head on the branch. I chuckle and tell her to stay close to me.

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After a while of wandering in the forest, Paimon points out a waypoint. 

"This was never here before." I mutter. I touch it and my map glows indicating a waypoint was found. Not just that but a temple.

"Why is there a temple in the chasm?"

"They have to be there. Lets go!" I grab Paimon's and tap the temple icon teleporting us, leaving the rainy forest behind. And a very confused Razor who just witnessed the whole thing.

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"You're not lying are you?" I say looking at the leyline tree sitting in the middle of the temple of clouds.

"Maybe if you stopped existing you'll find out I wasn't lying." I look at him with a terrified expression.

He chuckles, but soon winces in pain. "We should hurry up," he says walking forward.

I don't follow. "Aren't you coming?" He extends out an arm. I don't take it instead looking back. "Lumine."

Just like that the familiar figure in a white dress and a her fairy companion walk through the temple doors.

"You're going to leave... Just like that?" Lumine stands there defeated, you stretch out but, a sharp pain punctures your heart. It didn't burn but it felt like it was shattering. Rei took this as a sign to pick you up.

"You'll see us again traveller. This isn't the world for us, I'm afraid." Rei turns away and walks towards the tree.

A bright light blinds you as the leyline engulfs you.

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