Arc: “Be careful, this is your first mage battle. Not only that, Anthony has an artifact.”352Please respect copyright.PENANAlegK3FBn8j
352Please respect copyright.PENANA1J3Z3c0t49
352Please respect copyright.PENANAruR5XTnGW2
What’s that?
352Please respect copyright.PENANAWzScf7oUTb
352Please respect copyright.PENANA08FHn1e7p0
Arc: “A true magic item, among the strongest of their kind.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAVGgPNpLMwB
352Please respect copyright.PENANAsYEdqLc98n
A magic item huh? I search through my pockets and hope I still have them. Inside I feel two pens and take out the scan one. I need to know what I’m dealing with.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAWA2t1kHKkC
352Please respect copyright.PENANAWjauVd2nxl
I point it at Anthony who’s waiting for me to deliver the first blow. Good thing, this gives me time.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAbWAdKVdtkM
352Please respect copyright.PENANAvK3pONRqYm
Anthony(With Artemis):
Strength: 10352Please respect copyright.PENANAMWfA0ou3OU
Endurance: 10352Please respect copyright.PENANA72wUmvCvUD
Intelligence: 21352Please respect copyright.PENANAEjlNoRW5Gm
Charisma: 20352Please respect copyright.PENANA0jbmfYqlA2
Agility: 14 352Please respect copyright.PENANAUVCMUhFVof
Magic: 35 352Please respect copyright.PENANA5M9Qn2UVHK
352Please respect copyright.PENANAHpqVaXQ8x6
VS
352Please respect copyright.PENANAYtejIb4ktI
Nao(Base/No Shape Shift):
Strength: 21352Please respect copyright.PENANAxN64siDqfJ
Endurance: 17.5352Please respect copyright.PENANAm1Eteak8n7
Intelligence: 19.5352Please respect copyright.PENANAsyWMKNzD7a
Charisma: 18.5352Please respect copyright.PENANAKIVcXCHh7P
Agility: 16.5352Please respect copyright.PENANAHOsDt3wLfg
Magic: 24352Please respect copyright.PENANAhEG3TScjEN
352Please respect copyright.PENANAeudGDIeZrg
352Please respect copyright.PENANAEomdlKtqB4
Oh, that not too ba-
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352Please respect copyright.PENANASb9pRx7Xqx
Arc: “Focus!”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAAnQkkcsuxD
*CRACK*352Please respect copyright.PENANABFw4spaQtR
352Please respect copyright.PENANAzwOo0Hnw0B
Purple lightning snakes forwards threatening to cook me but I place a shield up just in time. In spite of the warning, I barely could catch it on the shield. It even pushed me back.
352Please respect copyright.PENANA1H1Sirjp42
352Please respect copyright.PENANALbmHx6vT8g
Arc: “Idiot, it’s the magic stat you have to be careful of. Even mages who neglect their body can level cities. Close the gap, you can’t win like this.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAAPJ6coZpWf
352Please respect copyright.PENANAKhiQoZD9Kv
I rush forward towards Anthony while keeping the shield up. Anthony continues to blast lightning at me but it only delays me.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAxZul5dZjms
352Please respect copyright.PENANAFHXp1R1xTu
Anthony: “That shield won’t last forever!”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAuEHuGJdYLL
352Please respect copyright.PENANAcMeZggVnfQ
Ignore it and push forward! I get close enough to lunge at Anthony with my free hand. I reach out for his shoulder, just one touch is enough.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAdCowdX7zZe
352Please respect copyright.PENANAWk2lVRBIQf
Anthony: “You’re slow compared to the King!”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAMdZ3jvcv9U
352Please respect copyright.PENANArHGmSq2bWm
Anthony throws a kick to my side but I catch it with ease.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAtnd56U7fS7
352Please respect copyright.PENANAHy1qz7Y8ID
Nao: “Checkmate, paralysis.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAkHLAfQM727
352Please respect copyright.PENANAlVnv81k20k
An orange burst of lightning erupts from Anthony’s body.
…
…
Anthony: “What do you know, Artemis was right. I’m immune to shock-based spells now”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAq0RCnreRaA
Nao: “!!”352Please respect copyright.PENANAHfF3LriBaP
352Please respect copyright.PENANApsbqxKabJw
Anthony: “My turn, paralysis.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAsO1ri69srM
352Please respect copyright.PENANARze3N3estG
I let go of Anthony’s leg before it erupts in purple lightning that would’ve knocked me clean out.
352Please respect copyright.PENANA5qzbcgl8Rz
352Please respect copyright.PENANAwPBsdaa9Uy
Nao: “Not yet!”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAIH6AtgGZ9s
352Please respect copyright.PENANAQ54DvYabYl
I bite my lip and transform my right arm into a gorilla’s. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAop8xIFMCoJ
352Please respect copyright.PENANAOjn9YRinaY
Strength: 30352Please respect copyright.PENANA3JI2vXMUVo
352Please respect copyright.PENANATlBni009gk
My powered fist sinks into Anthony’s face and his eyes go white. Did I…win!352Please respect copyright.PENANAttQOazpIMe
*BOOM*352Please respect copyright.PENANA7uZ0coIRvL
352Please respect copyright.PENANAL88IRQYnyD
Nao: “GAAH!”352Please respect copyright.PENANAvxkJEJByvm
352Please respect copyright.PENANAymRclafMLV
Lightning engulfs both of us and Anthony’s consciousness returns. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAh2oZCsIbsq
352Please respect copyright.PENANAwww9yzAXL9
I rip myself away from the raging storm and transform the necklace into book form. I need a new spe-
352Please respect copyright.PENANAupZp68yr8v
352Please respect copyright.PENANATDQxrTGqr9
Anthony: “You think I’d let you!”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAUh0EoXWDW3
352Please respect copyright.PENANAtAJRa8FqcE
A kick comes rocketing towards my face. At first, I felt little but then a burst of lightning explodes between his leg and my face.
352Please respect copyright.PENANA3c40dVGnbP
Nao: “Gaah!”352Please respect copyright.PENANAUDbppiid4V
352Please respect copyright.PENANAmWxFZcpOZ6
I grip the book for dear life as I tumble across the ground. Smoke sizzles off my skin and the nightmares begin seeping into my mind. The boiling skin, the darkness and…death…
352Please respect copyright.PENANA3ap48CoNcW
352Please respect copyright.PENANAt0JgVOufr2
Anthony: “Get it, we’re not done. And if I see you trying to swap spells I roast the rest of the students.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAQcgDb4OnDi
Nao: “!!”352Please respect copyright.PENANAMm1wpmGgil
352Please respect copyright.PENANAt9U4ja66od
I transform the book into necklace form and shake off the nightmares.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAMlYLsiIZLx
352Please respect copyright.PENANAehP6CjNw6f
Anthony: “Give up Nao, you can’t be me as I am now. Why even fight me. These people don’t care about you.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANASf6ai03XIY
352Please respect copyright.PENANAfAYjqBWa3Y
Nao: “I-I can’t…won’t kill again. I won’t make that mistake again…”
352Please respect copyright.PENANA150hOOiuyf
352Please respect copyright.PENANAVFh9lpMzka
Anthony: “Tch, don’t play like you regret killing Anton. You don’t feel regret because you didn’t want to kill those bullies! You’re just scared of killing, of your mom’s disappointment, and of doing the right thing! I saw you! You liked it, you relished in dishing out judgment. Just like me.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAEjWKqIj3qI
352Please respect copyright.PENANATAKLoAj5Gw
Nao: “That’s not who I’m supposed to be. It’s…It’s wrong?”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAPBaRtNWAz1
352Please respect copyright.PENANAtTAzUCdOHw
I feel a fist sink into my gut. I can hear the crackling of lightning but Anthony holds back from shocking me. But still, my knees buckle from the building pain.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAxHw5Xr9Igm
Anthony: “*Sigh*”352Please respect copyright.PENANA5d345LmTPQ
352Please respect copyright.PENANAdTu3BeR9cn
Anthony: “I don’t want to kill you Nao, you’re the one who inspired me. Seeing you destroy those bullies before and even fighting the King. You proved that the oppressed can fight back. Be that way again, help me kill the rest off.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAGZIZW3BoaM
352Please respect copyright.PENANAb8MwAGeEbs
Nao: “You can’t…be serious.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAw8rS5x4oKt
352Please respect copyright.PENANAzYhVw6kK3k
Anthony: “Deadly, I will kill them either way. Why not free yourself from your delusion and remain among the living.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAF8GtcDvw3B
352Please respect copyright.PENANAzlzaTuWYIJ
Nao: “What…happened to you.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANALxhvoNkFZE
352Please respect copyright.PENANAik9wOCCArg
Anthony: “…I made the choice to fight back. So, what’s your final answer.”352Please respect copyright.PENANA6JRADVex8g
352Please respect copyright.PENANAWiXuuzZ96n
Nao: “My answer is…”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAeoVsUojDw7
*Smile*352Please respect copyright.PENANAtIVuvRj5Ac
352Please respect copyright.PENANAT7ix5jEgME
Nao: “Thanks for giving me time to prepare.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAs0mUnz1tH0
352Please respect copyright.PENANAuqjR1JD1bQ
Anthony: “What?”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAbEuhIf3Ud7
352Please respect copyright.PENANA6xdWAh4UrW
Nao: “Air bullet!”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAorqFITZoHd
352Please respect copyright.PENANAekGYB89N7O
A powerful blast of air blasts out of my hands and into Anthony’s gut. He barely blocks with the lightning but the force was too much to hold. He’s sent flying back and that’s only the beginning.
352Please respect copyright.PENANA3lIThEwevj
352Please respect copyright.PENANACfv5ehHsMO
I sense all the water in the sprinklers above and bring them all out. The hallway becomes a maelstrom of water and I drop it all on Anthony. Let’s see if can survive his own shocks!
352Please respect copyright.PENANA58Tm9o4W6I
352Please respect copyright.PENANAp32pw18hQ7
Nao: “Everyone run! I don’t know how long I can hold him!”
352Please respect copyright.PENANA21jkORJKC7
352Please respect copyright.PENANAYIDgTGS9If
Instantly, everyone gets up and runs away to various locations around the school. I can see lightning flashing within the water prison I’ve built around him. I have to-
352Please respect copyright.PENANAWTEaJhC9dZ
*Drip*352Please respect copyright.PENANAZkEIVNWYQw
352Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3u3a1sKYS
My vision is…starting to blur and my nose is...bleeding? 352Please respect copyright.PENANAFiYsYz5Kg6
352Please respect copyright.PENANAMd3gthU0Kh
352Please respect copyright.PENANAurtkjc5IlW
Arc: “Of course, you never used these many different spells at once. Your magic stat is only 24 after all. Should have practiced your offensive more.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAnTdEwtxkpq
352Please respect copyright.PENANAaGOKA4qUqg
Sorry for being suspended and home locked.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAcsMIhRVw9M
352Please respect copyright.PENANAYBPFLF30nm
I fall to one knee but I keep the prison active. At all I cost I must-
352Please respect copyright.PENANAdmnOVyDZm2
!?352Please respect copyright.PENANAkeCDd32KSs
352Please respect copyright.PENANAgMWcgd5w7O
I start to notice the bursts of lightning within the bubble less over time. Like a dying light, I’m about to snuff it out…
352Please respect copyright.PENANAcdQYQHpARg
352Please respect copyright.PENANAWSpVh5ffAp
Anthony…is going to die if I keep him in there.
…
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I…hope everyone found somewhere safe. I pray that Anthony’s powers are weakened enough by the water.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAeiIZZ8jIiY
352Please respect copyright.PENANAV4mqLbBzu4
Kid, you’ll regret that.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAQtfAvqnOR1
352Please respect copyright.PENANAZuW8KP9Yae
I release the water prison and the hallway floods. I collapse onto my knee in the puddle and watch as my blood drips on its surface.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAINiLdFlwNp
352Please respect copyright.PENANAT9uLGJGS5T
Anthony: *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
352Please respect copyright.PENANAvUZ4yjKDDi
352Please respect copyright.PENANAbm8LNNWQ7Q
Anthony: “Damn it, Nao. Why?”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAUhbTB4ZhKF
352Please respect copyright.PENANAHr3wzDwk7Q
Anthony drags himself to me and grabs my shirt by the collar.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAE3mWdWucbz
352Please respect copyright.PENANAkQKTOXyKfe
Anthony: “Why didn’t you kill me?! Are you retarded?!”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAidEAP6fcD1
!!352Please respect copyright.PENANAWEIbiiXsxT
352Please respect copyright.PENANAshRlY5rnzP
Nao: “Y-You…want to die?”352Please respect copyright.PENANABq2iMAJ8Mb
352Please respect copyright.PENANAmH5gt7OHNp
352Please respect copyright.PENANAZJrY42agyd
Anthony: “No you idiot, I’m just bewildered that you would spare me when you know what I’ll do now.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANA3okMtqlYNy
352Please respect copyright.PENANApAUEl7yo3w
Nao: “Because…I want to see…a world where…we don’t have to kill each other.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAjIWsAU7mmR
352Please respect copyright.PENANAW5BVbc2b1n
Anthony: “…I wish that could happen. But that’s not the world we live in. Change must be bought with the bodies of the corrupt. Otherwise, this will never end.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANA67IzCW9tou
352Please respect copyright.PENANAleWIUCRTpT
Anthony looks at the pen remains floating in the water. Hehe, I guess he figured it out.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAgvZCPCLucg
352Please respect copyright.PENANAIeppxxZvuU
Anthony: “The minor illusion pen…”
352Please respect copyright.PENANASZRC69EJLI
352Please respect copyright.PENANAWssIiyxynC
Anthony: “You made me think you transformed the book back into a necklace so you could safely swap spells. Clever, but meaningless because of your naivety.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAtsAODQi38c
352Please respect copyright.PENANA46Uu7cBTKQ
Arc: “Na-”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAMsfQIAB8ER
352Please respect copyright.PENANAWBp4Qwscaj
Anthony rips Arc off of me and lets me fall into the water with a heavy splash. It’s…really over. Was I…wrong, mom? The game screen that’s been with me since the start fades away. I’m sure my blue eyes also darken to brown.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAqMJW3UYlyB
352Please respect copyright.PENANAmvl81PmEaw
Anthony: “I’m sorry it had to end like this, but I won’t stop here. I’ll have my vengeance and more. With Artemis and…”
352Please respect copyright.PENANA7INWRYT0u2
352Please respect copyright.PENANAiv75C6S6cZ
Anthony puts on the necklace and at first, horror paints his face. But he quickly passes that trail and fully accepts Arc. Even I can hear the sound of my defeat.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAbqECSuF1l2
352Please respect copyright.PENANAadOWFFI0hC
“ArchMage system activated, 98th user registered. Hello, Anthony.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANApwyxjYNcyw
352Please respect copyright.PENANA1dBvJP1AzN
Anthony: “….with Arc. Once again you inspire me Nao. I’ll still have our vengeance but I won’t stop there. There are more people like Anton out there and I’ll be sure to kill them all.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAS3U0HDVxEV
352Please respect copyright.PENANAYHrL8FtW58
Nao: “And…after that?”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAfC0OcDHIZp
352Please respect copyright.PENANAoTy3L6BT2I
Anthony: “….Depends on Artemis but I hope to build a world where people like me will never have to suffer again. Is that so wrong Nao? If you’re allowed to change the world for the better, why can’t I?”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAkF2KgrsIqS
352Please respect copyright.PENANAbjpyTWa6Dw
Nao: “…”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAglNcIxmQyC
352Please respect copyright.PENANAUvz6WxxyYY
I don’t know. My mind blanks and my consciousness begins to fade.
352Please respect copyright.PENANA9rsLBpcbMw
352Please respect copyright.PENANAzzT1IsjxH7
Anthony: “Goodbye Nao, I hope you survive these wounds to see the new world with me.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAuXIZZLUVCS
352Please respect copyright.PENANApKq5jvmGvx
I close my enemies and accept my failure. I’m sorry Alyson…Mom…Arc…
…
…352Please respect copyright.PENANAkX1VYxa5dy
I’m back in that same darkness that consumes my being. But this time…it’s not as oppressive as before.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAl52uJTS55j
352Please respect copyright.PENANAgZZsGjwUSA
Seems Arc’s little plan failed. I’m glad actually, I think you’re a good successor.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAKpb5mCUETL
352Please respect copyright.PENANAhxpDiZdMK0
W-Who are you? You look…familiar. How can I even see a human form here?
352Please respect copyright.PENANAwTwlosMD5g
352Please respect copyright.PENANAKXNL6W6Lp8
Doesn’t matter right now. Tell me, do you want to stop Anthony?
352Please respect copyright.PENANAx0WMYe9HnZ
352Please respect copyright.PENANA0WfSZ1pFpR
…I don’t know. Do I even have the right? Do I have to kill him? Won’t mom be disappointed? Won’t I betray the path I’ve chosen? I’m…so confused…
352Please respect copyright.PENANABz4ygU1CEw
352Please respect copyright.PENANASZtA4wvdU3
For Gods’ sake kid, it’s not that complicated.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAFXdLeD6Myh
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I-It’s not? B-B-But-
352Please respect copyright.PENANA3AdZGKuhSQ
352Please respect copyright.PENANATgdlS23Uja
Shut it, think. Why did you want to stop Anthony in the first place?
352Please respect copyright.PENANA7cwPM2AHmV
352Please respect copyright.PENANAEpWz4zZgJU
T-To save…my family.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAHOfqmGCuwy
352Please respect copyright.PENANAbOJcRMAz8O
Right. Everything else is just extra filling. Your core desire right now is your family.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAt7rEPx8uX5
352Please respect copyright.PENANAV5jw4Lfd6l
But I…don’t want to kill Anthony. I don’t want to disappoint my mom. I want to-
352Please respect copyright.PENANAnHLi3yxUVc
352Please respect copyright.PENANABDy2fUKv9I
Again, that’s all extra. Let me spell it out this way. Do you want your family to die?
352Please respect copyright.PENANA9IIfuTjZJP
!!352Please respect copyright.PENANAd9juR4VFfO
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No….I…I don’t want to lose my family.352Please respect copyright.PENANA0vyCO1VfBp
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352Please respect copyright.PENANADBD3VN1IKC
Despite not having a face in this realm, I can feel tears streaming down my face as I confess this simple fact.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAfTebyyuGHI
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Then focus on that. Fuck all those philosophy weirdos that need some grand reason to save someone. You want them to live? Then save them. Simple as that.
352Please respect copyright.PENANArDzD7CPJ6f
352Please respect copyright.PENANAS8zHLb3fHW
No need to save the world or debate your enemy’s reasoning. Focus and save those you love and care about. Everything else comes after that.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAzTcgIg9MSM
352Please respect copyright.PENANAhiDEf5oa9A
…Okay, I will.
352Please respect copyright.PENANA99D22MQPo2
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Good, the first step in doing that is taking my hand.
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352Please respect copyright.PENANAdnWIZGKlJr
…Why?
352Please respect copyright.PENANAk5yNnrnzyV
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Because your mind and body is a mess right now. Let me take over a bit, I’ll tag you in when you’re healed.
352Please respect copyright.PENANA02Rne5dgHV
352Please respect copyright.PENANANj6uCyeoPC
I don’t know why but I…trust this man. I move through the darkness and take his hands.
352Please respect copyright.PENANAVZQmGlsTps
352Please respect copyright.PENANAYAoOOLjirx
Instantly, light fills the void and I’m…enveloped by it’s brilliance.
…
…352Please respect copyright.PENANA01tDHnZljy
Anthony: “Come on Artemis, I know I said I’ll give you Arc as a wedding gift but I need that power for a bit.”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAE0Uz2UbFoV
352Please respect copyright.PENANAIVW1bdqg22
Anthony: “…No, I’m not cheating on you with him. Good grief woman.”
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352Please respect copyright.PENANAw4nMBsFr91
Anthony: “!!!?”
352Please respect copyright.PENANAs9lD40f6Fy
352Please respect copyright.PENANAzgCmUdzjzD
My body isn’t my own anymore. It shifts and grows into a similar form. It raises from the water reborn, brimming with power beyond reason. My eyes open to reveal a pure white instead of brown or blue.
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352Please respect copyright.PENANAln7hILMslR
Alphon: “Hey Anthony, I would like my partner back.”
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352Please respect copyright.PENANA1N5oODMmSM
Alphon:
Strength: ???352Please respect copyright.PENANAFlBXrX9zkM
Endurance: ???352Please respect copyright.PENANAi5r96bhnE4
Intelligence: ???352Please respect copyright.PENANAIrx5h7pdZv
Charisma: ???352Please respect copyright.PENANA492u4ypEnO
Agility: ???352Please respect copyright.PENANAZNm0o19Lq8
Magic: ????????352Please respect copyright.PENANAw4WHRDC18q