A change is coming.

No, it is here already. In our life, we go through changes every day. Times change, people change, day to night and morning to evening, life to death, living to decay. Nothing is eternal in this ever-changing universe. Everything is changing every moment. Perhaps the only thing constant is the change itself. But some changes are greater than others. They do not indicate the eternal chakra of inevitability, but something of a greater significance. I had gone through such changes twice in my life. And both times, I was too foolish to comprehend the significance of the shift. 

I stood paralyzed with utter horror, in the place so large, that it could swallow an ocean like a gulp of water. The ceiling was hidden into the darkness of the infinity. Everything around us was imbued with gloom. Apart from the three swirling moons on the dark sky which moved like fireflies, the only structures standing around us were a few gigantic pillars of stone. Some of them were in ruins, while others loomed high into the sky and eventually obscured into the darkness. However, none of those was in good condition. The massive structures stood around us like the remains of some forgotten era. I knew the time was up, the change which I had feared all along was here, and in such manifestation that I couldn't have even imagined in my darkest dream.

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Two dark figures stood in front of me, confronting each other with unsheathed blades. Their body language exuded murderous fierceness. Both were wielding sharp weapons which were capable of killing instantly. The strong odour of sweat and blood smelled like imminent death.

Both of them took their respective battle stances and paused for one last moment. Then they jumped.

Much higher in the air, they both clashed with each other. The clang of the two deadly blades rang throughout the eternal void.