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The boots of Kalin's bio -suit crunched rhythmically

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against the infinite expanse of the barren,

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ashen landscape.

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For three days, he had journeyed across the

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dead geology of the upper plateau, a world

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stripped of color save for the bruised, dusky

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orange light bleeding through the heavy, toxic

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atmosphere.

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There was no wind, only the low, seismic

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thrum of the earth shifting in its sleep.

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Ahead of him, cutting into the twilight sky

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like a jagged crown, rose the immense silhouette

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of the volcanic crater.

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It was a masterpiece of destruction, its detailed

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rock textures scarred by ancient rivers of

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obsidian and coated in a fine, powdery gray

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soot.

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As Kalin drew closer to the base, the

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air grew noticeably warmer, fogging the interior

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of his visor.

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He paused at the rim, looking down into

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the abyssal throat of the giant.

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Wisps of faint sulfur steam drifted upward, smelling

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faintly of old rot and primordial

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the boundary between the scorched stone and the

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darkening heavens.

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It was a dramatic, ominous vista, entirely devoid

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of life yet pulsing with raw, unbridled

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power.

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Kalin reached out, pressing a gauntleted hand against

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the warm stone and smiled beneath

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his helmet.

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Here, at the edge of the world, he

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had finally found the core of the planet's

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beating heart.