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2024-10-29 19:42:56Alicia stood alone in her mother's private chambers as she began to mentally prepare herself for what she was about to do. Going back in time was something she hadn't done before; she had felt Ivy and Helena both go into the past and change different things. Ivy had gone back to save members of the Chosen and her mother. Helena had gone back and saved the Phoenix Order from death, somehow, she had found a way to communicate with her past self and avoid death. Alicia needed to accomplish a similar task, though she would have to change her decisions on multiple events, or maybe it was just one. As she contemplated her options, she heard a rushing wind enter the room and then fade. She turned to see a familiar face staring at her, it was her own face. She looked upon her visitor with utter confusion.
"Who are you?"
Alicia Greyshon stood in the center of the chambers; her eyes never left Alicia Iminz's. The two of them stood there for a long tim
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