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731 B
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18 lines
731 B
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title: Lit for the First Time
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format: Flash
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genre: [Drama, Slice of Life]
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summary: >
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As the years passed, Kilan found it harder to use her magic. Soon it came down to any use could kill her, but if she stopped, she would starve.
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Kilan gathered up her energy. Magic gnawed at her gut and twisted her stomach into a knot. It sickened her, as it has for the last forty years, but she kept her attention focused on pulling it from her belly.
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The flames burned her from the inside, flaring along aching joints and reddening her skin. It clawed down into her sore elbow and wrist.
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She couldn't breathe.
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She kept pushing.
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When the flame of purest white burst out of her hand and lit the forge, it was a victory. She lived.
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