This… this was a portal through time! I was connecting to… myself? A part of my soul, a part I hadn’t even realized was missing, integrated into my aura. I was suddenly in Dale’s mind as he was dying. I watched as Dale was tortured for me and would have cried if it were possible when he told Dani that he kept his promise. As Dale’s mind and soul was sucked into his Core—the same Core I had originally resided within—I realized that this was my origin. Dale was turning into me. As I watched Dale… myself… die, I realized that I had a monumental choice to make. I could keep the portion of my soul
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