p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Noelle gazed up at the snow-capped mountain in the distance looming before her. "The Ghost Mountain" was what the natives of the planet Lotrora called it. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"She hadn't originally planned on being here, but at Bendu's prompting, she had spent the past several weeks in meditation, asking the Force where she would find her answers. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;""Sometimes to gain knowledge, you must find understanding," /emBendu had said. /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;""Look closer,"/em Bendu had advised. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"Lotrora/em. em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"The Mountain. /em/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;" Noelle had never heard of Lotrora before. She suspected it was a planet, but it was only after searching through the Phoenix Squadron's databanks that she knew for sure. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"It was a tiny planet in the far east section of the Outer Rim. Its inhabitants were a quiet people who lived simply, trying to make their way in the universe. It didn't seem to Noelle that the Empire knew about this place… yet. It was untouched. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"There were quite a few mountain ranges on Lotrora, but Noelle knew which one em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"it/em was when she reached the town. There was one solitary large mountain looming above the village, and the townsfolk called it "the Ghost Mountain." She got an eerie, gloomy feeling from it the second she laid eyes on it, but she knew it was the right one. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Taking a deep breath, she wrapped her grey cloak tighter around herself and adjusted her knapsack. Maybe she should fly to the top of the mountain. Her ship was still parked outside the village. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"No, walking would be good for her./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"She would make the climb. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"~~~~~/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Noelle's boots crunched in the snow. Shivering, she blew into her hands attempting to thaw her frozen face. How much further? She couldn't possibly have to climb to the em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"peak/em of the mountain, would she?/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"She decided to stop for a rest. If she was half-dead, she would never find what she was looking for. Sitting down on a snowy boulder, she huddled and sat listening to the whistling of the wind and closed her eyes in meditation as she had done in practice the past several weeks. At this point, it was almost habitual again. She let the Force in instead of shutting it out. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Suddenly, she thought she heard a voice. Her eyes shot open and she glanced around but saw nothing. It was probably just the wind…/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"There! She heard it again./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Noelle stood up. It wasn't her imagination. She had heard words, but couldn't decipher them. All she knew was to follow the voice. She had no other option. It was either follow the voice, or freeze and die. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"The wind started to pick up, making it seem as if it were a blizzard. Noelle felt like she was back on Caradhras with the Fellowship. She sighed thinking back on it. Things were so different then, yet she wasn't in a very different position now: she was still seeking answers, about her fate and about herself./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Squinting through the snow blasting against her face, Noelle gasped./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"A cave. It wouldn't have been an odd sight if it wasn't storming like there was no tomorrow. What were the chances she would have spotted this cave in this windstorm? /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"She stumbled into the entrance, gasping for breath from the hike and the cold. She felt like she was going to drop from exhaustion and wished she had brought a droid with her, although Hera certainly wouldn't have let her take Chopper. His circuits would have frozen by now. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Noelle sighed. Was this where she was supposed to find her answers? She could see nothing but darkness. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Time to remedy that. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Her frozen fingers gripped the handles of her lightsabers and when she ignited, the brilliant white light reflected off her face and off the walls of the cave. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"This surely was a ghostly and Force-forsaken mountain. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Now to explore to the back of the cave. Noelle closed her eyes, this time feeling as if she were back on Ilum looking for her lightsaber crystal. There were so many times she had that feeling. She had to do now what she had done then: trust the Force and believe in herself to find the truth. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Then she heard the whisper again. And again. And again. Each time the word became more clear and more distinct. One word./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"Infinity. /em/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"~~~~~~/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Noelle had almost expected to find a person at the back of the cave, but she supposed there was a reason this was called "the Forsaken Mountain."/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"The last thing she had expected to find was a stack of books on a desk at the back. By the light of her lightsabers, she just about discovered the symbol of the Jedi and the Old Republic engraved on the ground. She suspected this had once been some sort of sacred Mountain to the Jedi in ancient times of the Order and since then, abandoned. No wonder the Empire didn't bother with this planet: it had been forgotten and deserted by the Jedi./p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"The infinity symbol. /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"Herein lies the tale of the six Force-stones of Infinity, which were created at the dawn of the universe, one for each corresponding aspect of the Force. In the beginning, the energy from the young universe sent six physical manifestations of the Force flying into space. Each crystal controls the fundamental aspects of the Force, being the absolute source of each of its powers. They are: space, time, soul, mind, reality, power, and time. /em/p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"The power of space has a wide range of abilities, mainly flight and teleportation to anywhere in the universe. It also harnesses powers such as Force-speed and even certain aspects of telekinesis, as the space around an object is manipulated by the user. It can also phase objects. The Space Stone is manifested as blue. /em/p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"The power to control time is one of the most catastrophic in the universe, right next to the power over reality. The power of time can reverse or fast-forward time, and can show one various alterations and timelines. It is also one of the more dangerous powers as less is known about its effects. Time-loops or erasement of the user from the timeline itself are always possibilities. The Time Stone is manifested as green./em/p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"The power of the soul is ever lesser-known than the power of time. Little is known of its powers or its location. With so little known of it, other than its origins, it is possibly the most dangerous of the Infinity Stones. The power of the Soul controls the essence of the Life-Force inside a living individual. It is manifested as orange. /em/p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"The power of the mind has complete control over the mind and heart of the individual. It is the most commonly wielded power of Force-users, as it is the easiest to harness. The stone has an intelligence of its own. It can influence individuals without physical contact, project the consciousness of its wielder, as well as granting knowledge and visions to some it deems worthy. With the power of the mind, the user can manipulate physical objects as well as manipulate the minds of others and their own physical bodies. The Mind Stone is manifested as yellow. /em/p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"Power is the source of all power in the universe, granting its wielder immense destructive capabilities. It releases a tremendous amount of energy, making it the most destructive of the Six. Power essentially enhances the Force-powers of the other five aspects. It is manifested as purple. /em/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"strong style="line-height: 1.7em; display: inline; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-top: 0.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"u style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"REALITY:/u/strong/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"The power of reality grants its user absolute control over the fabric of reality itself, making it the most dangerous of the stones and potentially the most dangerous known object in the universe. Reality can change the state of the user, or anything the user wishes to change. Physical matter can be warped or even erased. Similar to Time and Mind, Reality can also create false illusions and alternate realities. Illusions are not just illusions. They are physical and real. Reality is manifested as red. /em/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"The whereabouts of each of these stones is currently unknown. The Space Stone was once seen in this galaxy, but was sent away by the Je'daii to be kept out of the hands of powerful individuals. The other five have never been recorded as being seen in the history of this galaxy. The further apart these Stones are kept, the better, as they feed off each other's energy and synchronize. What is also unknown to most -even the Masters of the Je'daii Order- is if all six of these Stones were to be put together and used, all the power in the universe is granted to the individual harnessing that power. He is virtually unstoppable. It takes a being of immense physical and mental power to wield even one Stone, but for the greater good, it is best that they remain lost. /em/p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Six em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"infinity/em stones? All-powerful? Omnipotent power when put together? Missing? /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Noelle shuddered at the thought. She had only ever believed in one God, having been raised a Christian back on Earth, and He was more powerful than anything or anyone, but something like this, even the possibility, frightened her. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Why had she of all people been the one to learn this great secret that was supposed to be kept buried and hidden forever? Noelle inwardly cursed her past inquisitive seventeen year old self. She wished she had never snuck into that archive. It was way easier than it ought to have been too. Almost as if the Jedi Council had allowed her to sneak in. She snorted to herself, only imagining what someone like Master Windu would have done if he found out. /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"There wasn't any obvious reason for her to be. She had only heard of them once in her life. She had never seen one before, and as far as anyone knew, they were missing. /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;" Noelle had never heard of Lotrora before. She suspected it was a planet, but it was only after searching through the Phoenix Squadron's databanks that she knew for sure. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"It was a tiny planet in the far east section of the Outer Rim. Its inhabitants were a quiet people who lived simply, trying to make their way in the universe. It didn't seem to Noelle that the Empire knew about this place… yet. It was untouched. /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Noelle stood up. It wasn't her imagination. She had heard words, but couldn't decipher them. All she knew was to follow the voice. She had no other option. It was either follow the voice, or freeze and die. /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"Power is the source of all power in the universe, granting its wielder immense destructive capabilities. It releases a tremendous amount of energy, making it the most destructive of the Six. Power essentially enhances the Force-powers of the other five aspects. It is manifested as purple. /em/p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"The power of reality grants its user absolute control over the fabric of reality itself, making it the most dangerous of the stones and potentially the most dangerous known object in the universe. Reality can change the state of the user, or anything the user wishes to change. Physical matter can be warped or even erased. Similar to Time and Mind, Reality can also create false illusions and alternate realities. Illusions are not just illusions. They are physical and real. Reality is manifested as red. /em/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"The whereabouts of each of these stones is currently unknown. The Space Stone was once seen in this galaxy, but was sent away by the Je'daii to be kept out of the hands of powerful individuals. The other five have never been recorded as being seen in the history of this galaxy. The further apart these Stones are kept, the better, as they feed off each other's energy and synchronize. What is also unknown to most -even the Masters of the Je'daii Order- is if all six of these Stones were to be put together and used, all the power in the universe is granted to the individual harnessing that power. He is virtually unstoppable. It takes a being of immense physical and mental power to wield even one Stone, but for the greater good, it is best that they remain lost. /em/p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Six em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"infinity/em stones? All-powerful? Omnipotent power when put together? Missing? /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"It sounded too absurd to be true. She shook her head and picked up the book, slamming it shut. She knew it was the truth. The Force had led her all this way to find this, and the Jedi had made great efforts to keep it a secret, but she was still having trouble wrapping her brain around it. Noelle couldn't even em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"comprehend/em an object that powerful. The most powerful beings she had ever seen -The Father, Son, and Daughter- didn't even come em style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; clear: none !important; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important;"close /emto replicating even one of these six stones individually. It was like… /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; caret-color: #222222; clear: none !important;"Noelle shuddered at the thought. She had only ever believed in one God, having been raised a Christian back on Earth, and He was more powerful than anything or anyone, but something like this, even the possibility, frightened her. /p
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