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Chapter 140 - Chapter 135: Three Strikes

Location: Dark Forest

Time: Day 571/210 (Subjective/Actual) - Evening

Realm: Lower Realm (Doha)

Jayde walked slowly through the forest, Reiko padding silently beside her while Yinxin flew overhead in her dimensional pocket, monitoring from above.

The conversation with Mother Doha—with Ala—kept replaying in her mind. Phoenix and dragon essence. Created deliberately. Daughter of beings she'd never met. The weight of it pressed down like a physical force, making each step feel heavier than it should.

(We're made again,) Jade whispered. (Even here. Even in this life. Not born. Made.)

Analysis: Existential crisis deferred. Current priority: Return to the cave. Process later.

She almost missed the rustling in the bushes.

Almost.

Jayde's hand went to her sword, instincts honed by months of survival kicking in instantly. Reiko's ears perked forward, nose twitching as he analyzed scents on the wind.

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