Starting Over

"Haaa…"

Neron Kaelid stood on the edge of a fractured world, gazing into the endless void of space where stars no longer dared to shine. 

The Nether's corruption had spread far and deep, weaving through time like a malignant vine choking the life from the Aether Tree. The Singularity's heart was heavy with guilt and resolve. He had failed to stop it once. 

He would not fail again.

Raising his hand, Neron summoned the infinite streams of Aether around him, the currents bending to his will. His eyes glowed with a fierce determination, and the world around him began to rewind. 

Mountains that had crumbled into dust reformed, seas that had boiled away returned to their basins, and the sky, torn asunder, stitched itself back together. Time itself spiraled backward, resetting the ruined world to a point before the devastation began.

He tried again.

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