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The city features a range of neighborhoods with distinctive histories, architectures, and cultures with three major sedimentary bedrock units with numerous performing arts venues. The Badlands is filled with supernatural and mystical beings possessing abilities inherited by birth dominating the mountains and forests having no fear of any species. The Outer Circle of Sorceress is an evil race dwelling within the Wastelands having long black bewitching gowns with lace-up bodice, flowing inset and zigzag drape sleeves, gold trim sleevelets, gold armbands, gold chokers. Each of them possesses the supernatural abilities of Pyrokenesis, Regeneration, Molecular Combustion, Levitation, Telekinesis, Premonitions, and Telekinetic Orbing. …show more content…

With metal fittings are of gold with the tsuba of shakudâ with ray-skin grip of the hilt has been lacquered black before being bound in black silk over a gold menuki. Desperate and hungry for food drawing they precede further into the forest approaching a glowing fence displaying cascading waterfalls and beautiful wildlife with birds flying and chirping. The forest-like park is full of life with trees and wildlife with a smell of light sweet mist lingering in the air. Kaida leaps off her Sidekick, while performing a somersault landing with both feet planted on the ground remaining invisible. The Inner Circle of Wikkōns populates the park composed powerful females with long light blue hair worshiping the Goddess of Nature possessing supernatural qualities beyond mortal beings. Three levitating females appear before the werwulfs wearing sculpted breastplates with chokers, headbands, armbands, belts, shin guards and …show more content…

“Killing the weak as they have done for such a long time…” states Sage. “We foresaw they’re coming…” states Synergy. “And prepared for it…” states Sage. “We also aware of your relationship with these beasts…”states Serenity. “And how you have suffered and lost from them as well…” states Synergy. “We have existed long before this world existed,” states Sage. “You see we once dwelled among the humans and experienced everything through their eyes. For centuries we watched them develop their technologies…”explains Serenity. “The humans made foolish decisions eventually sealing their doom. We predicted this world long before it ever existed and prepared for its coming…”responds Sage. “You may find this hard to comprehend Kaida, but you were chosen for this world…” says Serenity. “Your mothers’ passing was not in vein, because it molded you into what you have become now,” replies Sage. “We offer you a life that you have never known before,” states Synergy. “And what life might that be?” asks Kaida curious, as what kind of life that they could offer her. “A life of peace and serenity…” states

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