The silence in his room pressed down on him, suddenly oppressive. The evening light filtering through his window felt wrong somehow - too dim, too uncertain.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIxhiZTg98
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Cel closed the Ledger with deliberate care. The moment his grip loosened, it dissolved into faint motes of light that faded into nothingness.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNv6OX26BhU
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He needed answers.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHJ0YQgITI
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He closed his eyes and reached inward.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5l2g5rwS1U
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The cracked earth materialized beneath his feet. Mist curled around his ankles in familiar patterns. Small flowers with bluish-white petals swayed despite the absence of wind, their blooms catching moonlight.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeiqJ1yj0M
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Footsteps approached through the haze.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡug7IsVC7yU
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Selina emerged, her white robes drifting through the mist. Her silver mask caught the moon's radiance, and below it, her lips curved in a serene smile.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtazd3VpBLq
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"Welcome back, Chosen One."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FoQwZV8CH
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Cel didn't waste time on pleasantries. "The trial. Was it real?"68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRMDQW0UoG
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Her expression didn't change, but something in her posture suggested she'd been expecting the question.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7EEqRq8PQ
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"Yes and no," she said simply.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKULlF10DQ
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The answer settled over him like fog - present but impossible to grasp.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52ZdmmXEsM
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"What does that mean?"68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHfJxjQ8aM
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Selina's hands folded at her waist. Silence stretched between them, broken only by the soft rustle of flowers swaying in the mist.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEjLmDEUfW
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When she finally spoke, her tone carried quiet finality. "I am sorry, Chosen One. That does not lie within my authority."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SglXT7dSi
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Cel's jaw tightened. The same answer she always gave when questions pressed too close to divine truth.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI6DrmyvLn
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He tried another approach. "The Crystal Monarch. Was that a real drake?"68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCHAPuUVAl
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"It was."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5enPun5v0w
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"And the Moon Goddess killed it?"68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGzkYJ4PQg
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"She did."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjszUTbiTi
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Something shifted in Selina's expression as she spoke - subtle, almost imperceptible. But it was there. Her shoulders straightened slightly. Her chin lifted. The serene smile deepened into something warmer, more genuine.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5dSU1v3M5
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Pride.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvL5KHFmad
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Not the cold satisfaction of victory, but something fiercer. More personal. The kind of pride that came from absolute faith in someone you served.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mkpzlnh3M
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It was the first time Cel had seen that particular emotion from her. Selina, who maintained perfect composure through every conversation, who guided him with patient certainty - she was proud of her goddess in a way that went beyond duty or devotion.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPwQ8wkO6T
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The realization settled in his chest with unexpected weight.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBZtNLWrir
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The simple confirmations felt inadequate. But when Selina said nothing more, Cel realized he wouldn't get detailed explanations. Not about why the goddess had intervened personally, not about what the drake's final creation had been, not about any of the mysteries the legacy had raised.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0wRgRz88h
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He forced himself to move past it.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFmJPsUChi
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"What do I do now?" The words came out rougher than intended. “Now that the ten days are over."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU96TsSh0a
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Selina's expression softened, the pride fading back into gentle patience. "Did you find something you enjoy? Something that brings you peace?"68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWeFy1T917
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The question pulled at memories from the past ten days. Wandering the city. The church. The tavern.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJtkTSmwp5
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His sister's face surfaced first - the way she'd smiled when he'd told her about the Moon Goddess. The genuine warmth in her voice when she'd said she hoped to see him again. Those brief conversations where he could pretend, just for a few minutes, that they were simply two believers sharing faith rather than siblings separated by death and resurrection.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCuhEVSRfZ
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"I like talking to my sister," he said quietly.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiiTVDKd7k
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"And the tavern." Cel continued. "It's... comfortable there.."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBrT24ivdu
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He left out the third thing. 68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbouSnpS2Th
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Talking to Selina herself. The way she listened without judgment, offered guidance without condescension, existed as a point of certainty in a world that made no sense.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGSIqwxkxC
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"I'm sorry," he added after a moment. "That's all I found. Just two things."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDBqHTpAig
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Selina's smile deepened - genuine warmth transforming her serene expression into something radiant.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHI4HE8946b
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"Even one thing would be more than enough, Chosen One."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiVxtSZGT5
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Her voice carried absolute sincerity.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRQq9bNi6R
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"The goal is not to accumulate pleasures like coins in a purse. It's simply to experience joy at all. To allow yourself moments of peace without guilt or justification."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7m8ehQr8Ee
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The words settled in his chest with unexpected weight. He'd been bracing for disappointment - for her to tell him he should have tried harder, found more, done better. Instead, she seemed pleased.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl33THh9AwO
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"What's next, then?" Cel asked. 68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCrPvrNhIV
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Selina was quiet for a moment, as if considering her response carefully.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV7LmGjsbH
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"The next step is to find out who you are."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrd0OWAizp
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Cel blinked.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIBXFx00XJ
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"I..." He started, then stopped. The answer seemed obvious. Almost insultingly simple. "I'm an abandoned noble child. A Moon Chosen. That's—"68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnKCYuHZ3z
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"Chosen One." Selina's voice remained gentle, but carried enough weight to stop him mid-sentence. She stepped closer, moonlight seeming to gather around her. "You don't need to give me an answer."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfthwVN7kU
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His mouth closed.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBll1Vwyow
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"The task is not to deliver a satisfying response that I can acknowledge and approve." Her masked gaze held his. "The task is to find an answer for yourself."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85vRQCUwwz
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Silence stretched between them. Cel's hands curled at his sides.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuJhwyqOj1
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"I don't understand."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡym9kdWE9ko
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"You will." Selina's tone carried certainty that felt almost tangible. "Take your time. Let the question settle. See what surfaces when you're not searching for it."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF7vcO93U8
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The mist curled around their feet, patterns shifting without reason.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXYgRAWFlQ
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"Is there anything else, Chosen One?"68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5jxNCA5FD
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Cel shook his head slowly.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBepW4ALzS
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"Then rest well." Her smile brightened once more. "May the Moon Goddess light your path."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6egunf1Dni
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The familiar blessing wrapped around him as he closed his eyes and reached for the boundary.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6qxLs8DlM
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The room materialized around him with jarring immediacy. Narrow bed. Empty desk. Walls that pressed in from all sides.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJoHsuuxd4
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Cel sat on the bed's edge, staring at nothing in particular.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MwJqh9Udv
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‘Who am I?’68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrpoObK6K5
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The question circled through his thoughts like a persistent insect. Simple. Direct. And he had answers.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8wdVaI8kq
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He was an abandoned noble child. Lord Aldric of House Solmar had thrown him away the moment the wrong deity claimed him. That was just fact.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFdOIGL4hw
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He was a Moon Chosen. The mark sat between his shoulder blades, whole and unmarred. Undeniable.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqj0nm4ldB7
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He was the Heir to the Moon Goddess. The paragon's name said it clearly enough.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZFrOUd5V4
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He was a Chosen guided by a Divine Oracle. Selina stood in his soul, the highest authority beneath the gods themself.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArwMLyzJrw
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He was one of few Chosen who'd survived a journey through the Hollow Realms. Most who entered either died or went mad. He'd done both and come back anyway.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45pD6M5hJM
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He was a member of the Reckoning. Ninth rank. White Death. An assassin in an organization that hunted corrupt Chosen.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wVk4u0uv5
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He was an Academy student. Enrolled. Expected at morning assembly.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvDmPofwqv
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The list felt complete. Accurate. These were the things that defined him - the truths of his existence laid out in neat categories.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiztEIH3NA
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So why did the question still felt unanswered?68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlvGP47n2b
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His fingers drummed against his thigh, restless.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLQfk6ph44
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Cel pushed himself off the bed and moved to the window.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlopWyYUoD
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Night had fallen completely while he'd been in his soul. The Academy grounds lay quiet beneath moonlight, paths empty and still. Beyond the walls, the capital glowed with scattered lamplight - windows bright against darkness, signs of life continuing without him.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmcOnpQ0wH
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The waning moon hung overhead, bright and clear.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjrjOXcVp7
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Energy flooded through him immediately - Lunar Vigor filling his veins with effortless power. His muscles responded, tension draining away as strength settled into bone and sinew.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFPNm1uwZq
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Thanks to Eternal Witness, he had the whole night.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpetlhTCgY
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Cel's gaze tracked toward where he knew the training grounds waited, dark and empty.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQYMz8aaMn
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He moved to the door.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMad7Qzoh5p
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The training grounds stood silent beneath moonlight. Empty weapon racks lined one wall. Archery targets at the far end. The packed earth center stretched wide and unmarked.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGv4r3BWiBY
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Cel crossed the threshold, boots crunching softly against dirt.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSP5j9holbL
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No one would notice. The Academy slept. Guards patrolled the outer walls, not internal courtyards. And even if someone saw him…68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpJ9RrMxRy
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He was a Chosen. Training at odd hours wouldn't raise questions.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNl2eiC86Zs
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Moonlight poured down across the open space, silver and clear. Lunar Vigor surged stronger here - no walls to block the light, no ceiling to filter its strength. Power hummed beneath his skin like a second heartbeat.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvW3tXYgfgg
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His hand moved instinctively toward the bond with Silent Moon—68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWycR3ZwxHU
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Then stopped.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PKKm9KD1H
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Instructor Calder's words surfaced in his memory - about base strength, about how enhancements multiplied what was already there. How doubling nothing still left you with nothing.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp3ZFJVCD8
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The foundation. Everything started there.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCSliuW1qj
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And beneath Calder's recent lesson lay older memories - fragments from childhood training. His weapons instructor drilling the basics into him before he'd ever been allowed near a real blade.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPl6yCgj1jy
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The Moon Goddess had forged him a new body. But that didn't mean the foundation was complete. Didn't mean it couldn't be strengthened further.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEj6USll6P
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His hand dropped.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NPAT7TpaH
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Basic training first.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yDPzTTfXT
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His hands moved to the Academy uniform's collar. The fabric separated easily, buttons coming undone with soft clicks. He shrugged the top off and set it aside on a nearby bench.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLcdgy9NSd
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Cool night air touched bare skin. The divine mark between his shoulder blades caught moonlight.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7o8KSKuwmO
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Cel looked down at himself.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWp3Jz8Ialv
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Lean muscle defined his arms and chest - nothing excessive, but present. Real.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aEz8DgWBY
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He'd seen his reflection in mirrors and windows, but he'd never actually looked. Never examined what the Moon Goddess had given him when she forged this new body.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNLWJgFalj
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His fingers traced along his forearm, feeling the subtle shift of muscle. No scars. No marks of torture. Just... smooth skin.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzbpl9PRkY
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It still felt strange. Like wearing someone else's skin.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiLWeIoVhg
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Cel moved to the center of the training ground and began.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZkNZgotKx
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Hours blurred together.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzLk1t5Gip
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Push-ups until his arms trembled. Squats until his legs burned. Planks that tested endurance. 68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAhzxF0fcA
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The moon tracked overhead, marking time in silver light.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJF22Dl969
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Sweat coated his skin. His breathing came hard and fast. The pleasant ache of exertion settled deep into muscle and bone.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnfYu0FFTD
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He worked through the exercises methodically, the same way he'd been taught as a child. No wasted movement. No shortcuts. Just pure, fundamental training that built strength from the ground up.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3eXabi5mV
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Eventually, the sky began to lighten at the edges - darkness bleeding to gray, then pale gold as dawn approached.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EeS3CzQEW
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Cel straightened from his final set, chest heaving. Sweat dripped from his chin onto packed earth.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbEFB0XvSR
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He felt... something. Barely noticeable. A faint satisfaction that came from work completed rather than exhaustion overcome.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnFL95h3g3
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His divinely forged body had taken everything he'd thrown at it through the night and emerged with only the mildest acknowledgment that effort had been expended.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwAyTL2CvP
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Strong, then. The foundation was strong.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQCZnAoCtX
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But not complete. Never complete.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqMKgFzEfM
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A bell rang across the Academy grounds. Clear. Sharp. Unmistakable.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqu1lUFtbc
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Morning assembly.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7y0JrANYF
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Cel grabbed his uniform and pulled it on, fingers working buttons with practiced speed. The fabric stuck to his damp skin uncomfortably.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRecbGmGFK
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The well. Students would gather there before heading to morning conditioning.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYOCFdzPNw
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He left the training ground at a quick walk, cutting through paths between buildings. His breathing had mostly settled, though his muscles carried the pleasant warmth of sustained exertion.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhJLJAXav7
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The well came into view ahead - a simple stone construction with a wooden bucket suspended over dark water. A few early students had already gathered, forming a line. They held basins in their hands, waiting their turn to draw water.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4J8fD0ODZ9
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Cel slowed as he approached, keeping to the periphery.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZgx6iHd1d
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Lior stood at the well, hauling up the wooden bucket. Water sloshed as he carefully poured it into his basin, filling it to the brim. He set the bucket back and turned away, heading toward the outer edge where other students had already drawn their water and were washing themselves.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5P1qrQBrM
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More students filtered in from different directions. Most looked half-awake, their movements sluggish with sleep. The line at the well grew longer as they queued up.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVbGKA5XIh
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A boy sat on the ground near Lior's path, already washing. His basin rested beside him, water dripping from his cupped hands as he scrubbed at his face.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1l0HxOZ2DL
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Lior walked past him, careful to keep his basin steady.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXGOrRPMC5
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The boy's foot extended - casual, deliberate. Placed directly in Lior's path.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqN6c0Ut17
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Lior's foot caught the obstruction. His balance broke instantly. The basin flew from his hands as he stumbled forward, trying to catch himself.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5ERDnbe8r
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Water arced through the air and crashed against packed earth.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTLLslQPiA
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Lior hit the ground hard. The basin clattered beside him, empty.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2b5GUw0jj3
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The boy who'd tripped him continued washing his face, unbothered.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyPRWUgEnS
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A few nearby students glanced over. Some chuckled. Most simply ignored it and went back to their own business.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlToyNJkMJP
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Lior pushed himself up slowly, dirt clinging to his damp palms. His gaze tracked to the empty basin, then to the dark wet patch soaking into the ground.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMspL3zIKXf
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He didn't look at the boy who'd tripped him.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9AEQA6sUU
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Cel watched from the periphery.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPF68ev5M3
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His expression shifted.1234 copyright protection64ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVYpC5LB9d 尼

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