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He turned, his eyes grazing over the earthen body as the Flame ran through it, piercing it to its core, the light of its flickering power just beginning to shine, before the body turned fully to ash and fell away to the whims of the wind. Plants rustled and for a long moment, the man simply gazed at the scene. The floor damaged, the place still teeming, yet feeling bereft of, life in its true form--in its natural state. He felt the Flame's insistence on growing, but while he could not control it, he could walk away. He still had his will about him, and so he turned, before the voice rung out, and began to walk deeper into the ruins. As he heard the voice, echoing through the halls, as he was already further away, he did not so much as turn.

There was no point in going back, there never had been. He [I]had[/I] to cross through this place eventually, it was part of his purpose, part of his search. If the creature attacked him again however, he would meet a very different beast, for the longer the Flame was kindled, the stronger it became. The more its tinder burned, the greater the size of the Flame.

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