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Marluxia: "Half-Blood"

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏᴏʀᴇʜᴀᴠᴇɴ ɪs ᴀ ꜰʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇ, ɪᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʟᴇsʜ — ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs. ᴏɴᴄᴇ, ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇs ᴀɢᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ʀᴀᴄᴇs ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ: ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴɪᴄ ᴄɪᴛᴀᴅᴇʟs ᴏʀ ꜰʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ɪᴄᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇs ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs, ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴘʀᴀᴡʟɪɴɢ sᴛᴏɴᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍs ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ ɪᴛsᴇʟꜰ sᴘʟɪᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴡᴀʀs, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅs ᴄᴏʟʟɪᴅᴇᴅ. ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅsʜᴇᴅ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴜɴᴇᴀsʏ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ, sᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴇs, ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴜɴɪᴏɴs. ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇ ᴜɴɪᴏɴs ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟꜰ-ʙʟᴏᴏᴅs — ʙᴇɪɴɢs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ꜰɪʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀsɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴠᴇɪɴs, ᴄᴜʀsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. ᴍᴀʀʟᴜxɪᴀ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟᴇʏs ᴏꜰ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡꜰᴀʟʟ, ᴀ sᴍᴏɢ-ᴄʜᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴄɪᴛʏ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏɴɪᴄ sᴘɪʀᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴɪᴏɴ. ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, sᴇʀᴀʜ, ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴏᴛʜᴇᴄᴀʀɪsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴋᴀʀʏᴛʜ, ᴀ ᴅɪsɢʀᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴠᴀɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴀʀʟᴜxɪᴀ’s ʙɪʀᴛʜ. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ’s ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴄʀɪᴇs ᴅʀᴇᴡ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ꜰᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴘɪᴛʏ — ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ɢʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ꜰᴀɪɴᴛʟʏ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ, ʜɪs ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ꜰʀᴏsᴛɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪɴ sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ᴀɪʀ. ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴇɴ, ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴀʟꜰ-ʙʟᴏᴏᴅᴇᴅ. ᴘᴜʀᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs sᴘᴀᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ʙʏ. ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴs ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ, ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴀs ᴀ ʙʟᴀsᴘʜᴇᴍʏ ᴏꜰ ᴍɪxᴇᴅ ᴇssᴇɴᴄᴇ. ʜᴀʟꜰ-ʙʟᴏᴏᴅs ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ’ᴛ ʟᴇɢᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴsʟᴀᴠᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɪɴᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs — ꜰᴏʀʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ ɢᴜɪʟᴅs, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ʟᴀɴᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇʀᴠᴇ, ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴɪɴᴇᴛᴇᴇɴ. ᴀ ɴᴏʙʟᴇ’s sᴏɴ, ᴀʀᴠᴇʟ ᴅᴀsᴄᴇɴ, ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʀʟᴜxɪᴀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇꜰᴛ — ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜᴀʟꜰ-ʙʟᴏᴏᴅs. ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅs ᴅʀᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛ sǫᴜᴀʀᴇ, ᴄʜᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴘᴏsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴛ ᴀ ᴘʏʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ “ᴛᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙʀᴇᴇᴅs.” ᴍᴀʀʟᴜxɪᴀ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ. ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇs ᴄᴏɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴇɴᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ sɪʟᴠᴇʀ-ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs sᴋɪɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ꜰʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛʏ ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀɴ “ᴀʙᴇʀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.”

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