Arc: “Be careful, this is your first mage battle. Not only that, Anthony has an artifact.”439Please respect copyright.PENANANywMQMIsIY
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What’s that?
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Arc: “A true magic item, among the strongest of their kind.”
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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.
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I point it at Anthony who’s waiting for me to deliver the first blow. Good thing, this gives me time.
439Please respect copyright.PENANAN4IMezSCgM
439Please respect copyright.PENANAqK5CqSi0yZ
Anthony(With Artemis):
Strength: 10439Please respect copyright.PENANAdRjE2tMVIj
Endurance: 10439Please respect copyright.PENANAdpgQuQm4qZ
Intelligence: 21439Please respect copyright.PENANAPYdwkAf2se
Charisma: 20439Please respect copyright.PENANA88AxfCphmI
Agility: 14 439Please respect copyright.PENANAnwLbUCtKXA
Magic: 35 439Please respect copyright.PENANA1sSp4aFYbx
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VS
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Nao(Base/No Shape Shift):
Strength: 21439Please respect copyright.PENANATJj5qGuVTo
Endurance: 17.5439Please respect copyright.PENANAzaZqQ9pgVQ
Intelligence: 19.5439Please respect copyright.PENANAwhXoFYIIeS
Charisma: 18.5439Please respect copyright.PENANAVJzehykkaO
Agility: 16.5439Please respect copyright.PENANAziFPAjFMUt
Magic: 24439Please respect copyright.PENANA9lcZrPyoww
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Oh, that not too ba-
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Arc: “Focus!”
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*CRACK*439Please respect copyright.PENANAmnuOmQPeWJ
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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.
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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.”
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I rush forward towards Anthony while keeping the shield up. Anthony continues to blast lightning at me but it only delays me.
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Anthony: “That shield won’t last forever!”
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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.
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Anthony: “You’re slow compared to the King!”
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439Please respect copyright.PENANAlzf5VqOD3o
Anthony throws a kick to my side but I catch it with ease.
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Nao: “Checkmate, paralysis.”
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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”
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Nao: “!!”439Please respect copyright.PENANAXW8htBaLTm
439Please respect copyright.PENANAsH5kjH8OrI
Anthony: “My turn, paralysis.”
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I let go of Anthony’s leg before it erupts in purple lightning that would’ve knocked me clean out.
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Nao: “Not yet!”
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439Please respect copyright.PENANAaTVpXBqi99
I bite my lip and transform my right arm into a gorilla’s. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAbDpk4fcGZx
439Please respect copyright.PENANAK6vMMikDwi
Strength: 30439Please respect copyright.PENANAOU70Tpmxxa
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My powered fist sinks into Anthony’s face and his eyes go white. Did I…win!439Please respect copyright.PENANAhdyrIpeC1D
*BOOM*439Please respect copyright.PENANAgGQmcZtz8B
439Please respect copyright.PENANAn8Y7wRNhRa
Nao: “GAAH!”439Please respect copyright.PENANAF688yAqNqM
439Please respect copyright.PENANAsm9kv78k74
Lightning engulfs both of us and Anthony’s consciousness returns. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy.
439Please respect copyright.PENANAeLe7LXMfYU
439Please respect copyright.PENANASIDUf8SSRb
I rip myself away from the raging storm and transform the necklace into book form. I need a new spe-
439Please respect copyright.PENANAjUSPqvoWhL
439Please respect copyright.PENANAYV9hImAq1N
Anthony: “You think I’d let you!”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAnpjywzC7SB
439Please respect copyright.PENANA9Xcnl1UC6Q
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.
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Nao: “Gaah!”439Please respect copyright.PENANAzkf37cIZdE
439Please respect copyright.PENANATTDFkywlMF
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…
439Please respect copyright.PENANA3DwEEVfIsJ
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Anthony: “Get it, we’re not done. And if I see you trying to swap spells I roast the rest of the students.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAjWJoemOliR
Nao: “!!”439Please respect copyright.PENANAcXw0IicJ1p
439Please respect copyright.PENANAmnVrHWjJdh
I transform the book into necklace form and shake off the nightmares.
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Anthony: “Give up Nao, you can’t be me as I am now. Why even fight me. These people don’t care about you.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANA5UynQMulXL
439Please respect copyright.PENANA2TqAnwMvQ7
Nao: “I-I can’t…won’t kill again. I won’t make that mistake again…”
439Please respect copyright.PENANACq01czaqsR
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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.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAPUBJIOgIlD
439Please respect copyright.PENANARBt4DrYIhC
Nao: “That’s not who I’m supposed to be. It’s…It’s wrong?”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAFk7wZT9kah
439Please respect copyright.PENANAoCz0BSgmdP
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.
439Please respect copyright.PENANAmKwxE2VCX5
Anthony: “*Sigh*”439Please respect copyright.PENANAO9TPbmv2s6
439Please respect copyright.PENANA6xPTDUfwXF
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.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANArh8sAztAPr
439Please respect copyright.PENANANuEdwBEiw2
Nao: “You can’t…be serious.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAiDbdx7OaM9
439Please respect copyright.PENANADXqfTS2NRF
Anthony: “Deadly, I will kill them either way. Why not free yourself from your delusion and remain among the living.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAp6rlH9p5k5
439Please respect copyright.PENANASpOXuTDyG7
Nao: “What…happened to you.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANArM2HZ0IE1o
439Please respect copyright.PENANAM4QKW4gNnc
Anthony: “…I made the choice to fight back. So, what’s your final answer.”439Please respect copyright.PENANAjGPzO06L91
439Please respect copyright.PENANAlnocY2LtdK
Nao: “My answer is…”
439Please respect copyright.PENANA4DmQNXnaZh
*Smile*439Please respect copyright.PENANA5b2V4GkCvR
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Nao: “Thanks for giving me time to prepare.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAuAxNlGAKad
439Please respect copyright.PENANAFMeXbTcv7j
Anthony: “What?”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAQADYPHmlgz
439Please respect copyright.PENANAPuawXVIgMt
Nao: “Air bullet!”
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439Please respect copyright.PENANAUYVppWrCcb
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.
439Please respect copyright.PENANAbyfQOhIZx0
439Please respect copyright.PENANAEzxttOKmxt
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!
439Please respect copyright.PENANA2k3lagN9F1
439Please respect copyright.PENANAsCK6D9ZJW6
Nao: “Everyone run! I don’t know how long I can hold him!”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAQqo1GrRAH2
439Please respect copyright.PENANA4eSeO6r9ZA
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-
439Please respect copyright.PENANA3dMKQ7qgK6
*Drip*439Please respect copyright.PENANAvLukrLFAWf
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My vision is…starting to blur and my nose is...bleeding? 439Please respect copyright.PENANAmPNPnXRhwZ
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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.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAZl5unsDpWx
439Please respect copyright.PENANABdFCot8sGJ
Sorry for being suspended and home locked.
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I fall to one knee but I keep the prison active. At all I cost I must-
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!?439Please respect copyright.PENANAFyXI1v8PqW
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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…
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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.
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Kid, you’ll regret that.
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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.
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Anthony: *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
439Please respect copyright.PENANA7S8EIRtz2b
439Please respect copyright.PENANASWb7MqFg23
Anthony: “Damn it, Nao. Why?”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAo2PUX25VFw
439Please respect copyright.PENANABPBcDzCc2P
Anthony drags himself to me and grabs my shirt by the collar.
439Please respect copyright.PENANAIACJuk2Ost
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Anthony: “Why didn’t you kill me?! Are you retarded?!”
439Please respect copyright.PENANAr7XazqSk9j
!!439Please respect copyright.PENANAPzg9AQeAVF
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Nao: “Y-You…want to die?”439Please respect copyright.PENANAW1SVz2LcrP
439Please respect copyright.PENANAdMzaPGlJj7
439Please respect copyright.PENANAQjZAS9bw6N
Anthony: “No you idiot, I’m just bewildered that you would spare me when you know what I’ll do now.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANA0DhtZYDENb
439Please respect copyright.PENANAsJVGPabqsY
Nao: “Because…I want to see…a world where…we don’t have to kill each other.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANApAbx5HChDx
439Please respect copyright.PENANA0cUevB7rL9
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.”
439Please respect copyright.PENANA9VxdJscQKD
439Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7S34E6Iqf
Anthony looks at the pen remains floating in the water. Hehe, I guess he figured it out.
439Please respect copyright.PENANAN7BqNvAX9Q
439Please respect copyright.PENANAYnESQ1nb0c
Anthony: “The minor illusion pen…”
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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.”
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439Please respect copyright.PENANAEP1uUmJLYg
Arc: “Na-”
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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.
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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…”
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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.
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“ArchMage system activated, 98th user registered. Hello, Anthony.”
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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.”
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Nao: “And…after that?”
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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?”
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Nao: “…”
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I don’t know. My mind blanks and my consciousness begins to fade.
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Anthony: “Goodbye Nao, I hope you survive these wounds to see the new world with me.”
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I close my enemies and accept my failure. I’m sorry Alyson…Mom…Arc…
…
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I’m back in that same darkness that consumes my being. But this time…it’s not as oppressive as before.
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Seems Arc’s little plan failed. I’m glad actually, I think you’re a good successor.
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W-Who are you? You look…familiar. How can I even see a human form here?
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Doesn’t matter right now. Tell me, do you want to stop Anthony?
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…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…
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For Gods’ sake kid, it’s not that complicated.
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I-It’s not? B-B-But-
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Shut it, think. Why did you want to stop Anthony in the first place?
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T-To save…my family.
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Right. Everything else is just extra filling. Your core desire right now is your family.
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But I…don’t want to kill Anthony. I don’t want to disappoint my mom. I want to-
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Again, that’s all extra. Let me spell it out this way. Do you want your family to die?
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!!439Please respect copyright.PENANA7AC0L9Sl0S
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No….I…I don’t want to lose my family.439Please respect copyright.PENANA7H6zKeGWW3
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Despite not having a face in this realm, I can feel tears streaming down my face as I confess this simple fact.
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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.
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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.
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…Okay, I will.
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Good, the first step in doing that is taking my hand.
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…Why?
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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.
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I don’t know why but I…trust this man. I move through the darkness and take his hands.
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Instantly, light fills the void and I’m…enveloped by it’s brilliance.
…
…439Please respect copyright.PENANAMiqaFfMirS
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.”
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Anthony: “…No, I’m not cheating on you with him. Good grief woman.”
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Anthony: “!!!?”
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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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Alphon: “Hey Anthony, I would like my partner back.”
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Alphon:
Strength: ???439Please respect copyright.PENANAV6FonQYWs8
Endurance: ???439Please respect copyright.PENANADuFd3oFSOn
Intelligence: ???439Please respect copyright.PENANAgX4c8qd5iZ
Charisma: ???439Please respect copyright.PENANAv1eXDdtQn3
Agility: ???439Please respect copyright.PENANAd0z6Z5pxlW
Magic: ????????439Please respect copyright.PENANAuduwgU7Wck