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Friday, October 10, 2025

OH

6:30

Flames rippling out through the sky.

Illuminating the night sky as the sun began to peak out from behind the hills, forests. A large unidentified object came pouring down from the sky. The moon still high in the sky began to brighten with a unusual glow. 

Small pieces of the object began falling landing down upon the ground. The small pieces spreading fire and causing small craters along the routine the object was heading. 



The silence soon exploded into people cheering from all throughout the city. Lifting their arms up into the air cheering out loud. "YEAH!!" The cheers were slowly fading as fires were still flaring up around the city.

Crowds of people ran around towards the fires using whatever they could to put them out. Those wounded and injured were being brought together in one place, as those who knew healing were helping the injured. This one moment everyone was working together, no hatred was strong enough to stay, while others were in need.

Ill words were forgotten, forgiveness spread as neighbors helping neighbors. Those with a home, and those without were truly equal. Running around and helping each other through the disaster into the next morning. Fires were almost gone as the damage was being quickly moved and sorted through.

More than half of the city was destroyed homes were lost, businesses burned or destroyed. The buildings housing the sick, injured were over run with more and more people coming in. Every room that was still operational in the buildings had more than three patients inside to have enough room through the night. 

Anyone with knowledge of healing was working tirelessly through the night and continued to the next day some taking small naps when they could before going back and helping those in need. Nobody thought of their paycheck, or what this could do for them.

It was only of one thing. "Heal and Care for those in need." It rang through their minds sparking something inside of them. Guards raced all across the city helping and directing the civilians they care for to safety. Protecting them from any dangers that they were to face while traveling to the safe locations.

Some guards raced to the fires organizing each fires extinguish. "Protect and Save those in need." It rang through their minds sparking something inside of them. Civilians ran to safe locations as others joined in helping the guards and healers when and where they could.

The whole city was active, lending a helping hand to any and all who needed it. All throughout the city another phrase was heard but it didn't come from their minds it came from their hearts. "This is My Home. My City. My Friends. My Family."

Hurt feelings were gone any bad will or even a negative feeling towards anybody was gone. Everyone was a family after the disaster. A real community began a new in the city before the next morning had appeared.

The day light shined through the destroyed city news of what had happened spread out to other cities' and towns nearby, even further. More guards, healers, civilians once they heard rushed to go aid the city. Most had friends or family, but others left to give aid without a second thought.

In the morning, more people were arriving from every corner of the city. The rebuilding of the city was happening as it was cleaning up what was destroyed. By mid day on the third day the fires were all but one extinguished. The clean up of what was destroyed took more than ten days.

During that time those in critical condition and most of the injured were moved to neighboring city's. Along with most of the healers to help, and get rest from exhaustion. The other civilians were kept in the city as other buildings and business that were still able to house them did.

People mourned and cried both tears of sorrow and tears of joy. Everyone was a long lost friend, people confessed to lies, betrayal. The first dead body recovered wasn't found until many days later. It was the only fatality luckily in the whole city.

It was found after the last fire was extinguished. Guards and Civilians stood looking at the sight their eyes wide open as some turned their heads running away to throw up. Others stood in shock, a silhouette of a figure holding in one hand a rod of some kind. Arms outreaching upwards, both the ground and along the base of the () had the silhouette.

It was only for a short moment before guards and craftsmen began building all around the (). Now that the fires had been put out, a neighboring army had been helping with the disaster effort. Once the () was now accessable the army began building around the () making the guards and civilians leave the area.

Some guards stayed arguing with those that were now taking control over the area. Other armies from different areas came in securing the (). A massive building was built around the () blocking any view of it from the outside.

Rumors of the silhouette had spread through the city quickly. Protests of civilians and guards were all demanding the armies to leave. The building was placed off limits to the public and only high ranking officers, alchemists were given access.