In this fateful moment, as if in response to an invisible summons, the heavens shook with the force of an unseen power. Those who had hindered the sacred reunion of mother and son immediately felt something dreadful approaching them, as if the wrath of celestial forces began to weigh upon their shoulders. Under the pressure of this incomprehensible force, their legs gave way, and their heads met the ground, leaving them unconscious and helpless before an unknown threat.
Meanwhile, other groups of guards nearby felt a sudden surge of adrenaline coursing through their veins. Their years of training and combat practice couldn't prepare them for this moment. Bewilderment and fear gleamed in their eyes, as if a sinister beast lurked in the shadows, ready to strike at any moment. Their hearts raced so fast it felt as if they were attempting to break free from their chests, their palms clammy with cold sweat.
In these moments, in the face of fear, they felt powerless before a force that defied understanding. It was a fear laced with inevitability and submission, as if each of them had been sentenced to death on the battlefield, unable to evade the blow of an unknown enemy.
Everything around turned dark and heavy, as if the air was saturated with the energy of the unknown and the powerful. All eyes were fixed on the young explorer, whose destiny had become intertwined with this enigmatic force. At the moment when the heavens shook again, seemingly in response to the homage paid to this new possessor of unseen power, mother and son looked at each other with a gaze full of uncertainty and hope.
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Edward advanced slowly, as if each step was laden with invisible apprehension, and his eyes burned brighter as he finally spotted his mother amidst the crowd. His steps were soft, but they carried an undertone of uncertainty, as if he was stepping onto the unstable ground of a new reality.
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The assembled crowd maintained a distance, as if facing a mysterious force of nature that defied comprehension. Eyes were fixed on Edward as if he had become a living phenomenon, disrupting the mundane. He was like a messenger from another world, his presence intertwined with the atmosphere, creating the sensation that the world was enveloped in a supernatural aura.
Everything around slowed down, as if time began to pulse to the rhythm of his heart. A single moment stretched into eternity, and each inhalation was filled with anticipation of what would happen next. But in this anticipation, not only the present froze but also souls, as if the entire world paused in anticipation.
And in the moment when the taut string of tension seemed ready to snap, maternal love, like an explosion, shattered barriers. Minji felt neither fear nor doubt, only joy and a thirst for her son's embrace. She rushed toward Edward as if nothing could stop her.
In that instant, as they embraced, the whole world forgot its limitations. Minji's eyes were filled with tears of joy and pain, her relieved laughter blending with the pulsations of their hearts, as if two separated worlds were rejoined in this cloud of reunion.
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"I missed you, Mom," Edward whispered, as if his voice was a ghostly echo of what he had experienced. His words were saturated with emotions that couldn't be conveyed in ordinary conversations.
Minji, embracing her son, felt every breath he took, as if he returned to her from a realm between dream and wakefulness. Tears streamed down her eyes, but they were tears of happiness. She couldn't fathom or grasp everything he had been through, but she knew it was his choice, his courage, and his decision.
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The onlookers gathered around were in a state of shock and astonishment. It all seemed too incredible to be reality. Some worried for their loved ones, some tried to decipher the mystery that the gates had brought with them. Heads of states observed the events with mixed feelings—hope and cautious optimism.
The world stopped in that moment, as if freezing in anticipation of what might come next. It was a moment of change, a moment that could alter the course of humanity. Questions mingled with excitement, and no one could definitively say—
--what would happen next--