[ CHAPTER 28 ]
BORN TO FIGHT
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— Before Thought
There was no name.
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There was no purpose.
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There was no understanding.
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Only—
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hunger.
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Not hunger for food.
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Not hunger for survival.
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Hunger for conflict.
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— Birth
It did not remember being born.
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There was no beginning in its mind.
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Only the moment it opened its eyes—
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—and something moved.
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So it attacked.
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— First Fight
The creature in front of it was larger.
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Stronger.
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Older.
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It didn't matter.
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It lunged.
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Claws tearing through flesh—
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bones snapping—
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its own body breaking in return.
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Pain existed.
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But it had no meaning.
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The fight ended when one stopped moving.
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That one—
was not it.
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— Growth
It stood.
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Body damaged.
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Then—
it changed.
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Muscle tightened.
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Bones adjusted.
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Instinct sharpened.
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It had learned.
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Not with thought.
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But through impact.
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— The Pattern
Fight.
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Break.
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Adapt.
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Fight again.
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That was all.
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— Time
Time did not exist to it.
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Only encounters.
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Only battles.
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It fought beasts.
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Creatures larger than mountains.
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Things faster than sound.
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Things that burned.
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Things that crushed.
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It lost.
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Many times.
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But it did not stop.
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Each loss—
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made the next fight different.
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— Evolution
Its body changed constantly.
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Skin hardened.
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Speed increased.
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Reaction sharpened.
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It began to anticipate.
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Not consciously.
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But instinctively.
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— Shift
Then—
something new appeared.
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Not beasts.
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Demons.
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They moved differently.
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Fought differently.
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More precise.
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More intentional.
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The first demon underestimated it.
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That demon died.
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— Escalation
More came.
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Stronger ones.
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Faster ones.
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More dangerous ones.
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It fought them all.
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Some victories.
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Some defeats.
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But always—
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it returned.
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— Recognition
At some point—
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the demons stopped ignoring it.
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They began to notice.
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Not as prey.
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But as something else.
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— Instinct
Still—
no thought.
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No name.
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Only one drive:
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Fight something stronger.
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— The Climb
It moved deeper.
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Further.
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Toward pressure.
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Toward resistance.
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Toward something—
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greater.
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— The Wall
Then—
it found it.
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A presence.
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Different.
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Still.
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Heavy.
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For the first time—
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it paused.
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Not fear.
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Recognition.
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— First Sight
stood there.
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Unmoving.
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Unbothered.
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He didn't attack.
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He didn't react.
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He simply looked.
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— Instinct
Fight.
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It moved.
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Faster than ever before.
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Stronger than it had ever been.
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Every battle—
every evolution—
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led to this.
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— Clash
Its strike tore through the air—
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aimed to destroy.
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— Result
Did not land.
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It never even reached him.
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— Impact
Something hit it first.
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No wind-up.
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No signal.
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Just—
force.
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Its body shattered.
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Thrown across the terrain—
crashing—
rolling—
breaking—
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— Recovery
It stood again.
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Broken.
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Then—
it regenerated.
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Faster than before.
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Stronger than before.
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— Second Attempt
It attacked again.
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Different angle.
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Different speed.
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— Result
Worse.
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It didn't even see the strike this time.
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Its body was crushed into the ground.
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— Pattern Break
For the first time—
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adaptation failed.
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Every move—
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every adjustment—
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meant nothing.
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— Reality
It could not reach him.
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Not even close.
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— Balak
"…annoying."
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That was all.
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No effort.
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No interest.
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— Final Blow
A single motion—
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and everything went black.
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— Aftermath
Its body lay broken.
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Unmoving.
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Alive—
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but barely.
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— Balak
Did not check.
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Did not confirm.
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He turned—
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and left.
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— Silence
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— Instinct (Fading)
Fight…
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Grow…
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Stronger…
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— End
That day—
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for the first time—
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it did not return to fight.
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It disappeared.
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Not dead.
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But—
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defeated.
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— Closing Line
For something that only existed to fight—
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it had finally found something it could not overcome.
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And that…
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changed everything.