A soft whistling sound wakes me up, I find myself in my room. I feel much better, but Getting up is still a challenge as my chest aches every time I try.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxgUrFO7yC
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After a few attempts, I drag myself to the edge of the bed and roll down softly to get up, then walk up to the window.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNgmRnWVU6
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The sun is not visible but the sky seem dimly lit, stars are still visible, and now that I see it, the planet has two moons, one is blue and another is silver, except the blue moon is broken.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo68DHiUup
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I can hear the whistling sound. And now that I am awake, might as well take a stroll.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxjS71K9HG
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But before that I tie a cloth around my left eye which is making me feel dizzy, this place is filled with energies.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAnEOyjI9a
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I open the window, and using the branches as foot hold, climb down slowly, but just as I am about to reach the bottom, my foot slip and I am about to fall flat on my face, but using my unbelievable strength I use my arms and legs like a cat to spread the impact across the ground.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5pWYof7yX
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Although it pains my chest, I power through it637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pTaB0w8t6
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“Cool..., lets go.” I say to myself optimistically.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMv2ESVOm76
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But if someone saw me walking around I am sure they would avoid me.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7myLJVWBj
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There are less people around than I expected, maybe people sleep till sunrise here. And this place feels like it’s based in center of an Oasis, there are lots of trees and bushes.
I follow the sound and arrive into a small clearing not too far away behind the mansion. There are some wooden swords, some sort of equipment.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwFPW0AtCE
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I am sure the whistling sound must be coming from here. But there is no one here?637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MzaStY78w
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Just kidding, they think they can ambush me, they are on my right in the darkness of the trees. I summon a dagger just in case.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT13NCesR7r
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I quickly turn towards my right, ready to defend, but the flash of bright golden hair dazed me. I snap into action as the sword nears me, I divert it using calculated precision, tilting it so that the flat side slides against my neck, but suddenly Gloria switches her grip, trying to stop herself.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1cDbcXJUL
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It works for me but seems like it didn’t quite work for her.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcKqOjH9Ov
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Gold particles disappearing in the air signified her failed attempt to use her powers.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt4ILFVyFi
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I catch her shoulders. Frail looking like any woman’s, But she sure is strong, and It felt like I am holding ambers.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9U9DnDTpN
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A hissing sound starts to come from my hands.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDqyYdFjuA
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“Get your hands off me!” she says as she tries to force my hands away.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVu7qznrIj1
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“You should be in bed. I nearly killed you.” she says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FGeT1i275
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“Don’t flatter yourself, and do you attack people out of the blue if they approach you?” I ask in a serious tone637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYgjDnUJKf
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“Excellent, so you CAN~ talk?!” she says forcing a hint of surprise and frustration in her voice637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRPmm2NnZU
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“This is my training ground. Restricted. I hate people Intruding during practice.” She says arrogantly.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBikCrFoVqO
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She flicks her head to slight right “I didn’t injure you did I?”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq8tTpeksE
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I don’t speak to strangers much, trying to save energy is a habit I developed during my time as the best hitman. She is just my contractor’s daughter.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZJTXvhulA
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I smirk, looking around.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPF1Fc9XMD
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“Oh, so you can smile. I though you were some serious guy.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsw8MfnbLg4
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I stroll around, looking at the equipment. But as I turn towards Gloria again, I catch a wooden sword. Old memories, unpleasant ones return to me as it instantly crush the sword in my hand and throw it aside.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsbUSRQmk7
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“Wha—Hey! If you didn’t want to practice you could have said so! Why break it?!” she says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aD6EKTASM
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“If it were a random person that forced a sword in my hand, they would be draining on the ground by now.” I snap, only to realize that I am way out of line.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEKYWKkWaJ
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“….” Gloria flinches637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwPZOhXAiT
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“Sorry. I didn’t intend to do that. Swords and I don’t get along.” I say as I pinch my nose disappointed on myself.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GdgPgcukA
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“No, it’s fine.” A small, almost surprised smile touched her lips. “Startling, is all. Not many outside my family dare raise their voice at me.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm55aCeEDAB
“You aren’t angry?” I ask637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbFcRKhd4c
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“No, I was just trying to get you to spar with me, forgetting you are injured. I was the one at fault, so I will let you off the hook this once.” she chuckles, mischief in her voice.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT7TTN3Ueu
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“A spar?” I considered it. Good exercise, but not worth reopening these wounds. “Maybe Another time.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiI5r0Cwn0
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“Then we have a deal?” she asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrk4bCbmsK
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“Deal” I assure her with a thumbs up as I transition into a cross-armed pose.
Keeping up this polite facade was exhausting. So much wasted energy.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SfGgTDnd9
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“Last night, Old man said you defeated the demon lord. If you didn’t use a sword, then what did you use?” she ask637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAOy3lO8qq
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“You want to know?” I ask, she nods immediately.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltUZX340wO
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I point at the moon to distract her “Oh, look! A bird!” It works like it always does.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KXKOhBJt0
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I only need moments to summon my spear using my strange powers.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWeKtBPq7m
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Now that it was in my hand, I remember how badly its damaged since the last battle.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6PsKKDz6k
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“Hold on—Where did that come from?” she asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyaNgsJOlq
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“Magic?” I offer with a shrug “Maybe, who knows?” motion637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18Ejy0vUCN
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“Don’t take me as a fool. That staff was not there before. How did you make it appear out of nowhere? And I know you have an artifact which stops magic around you, mine didn’t work when I attacked you earlier.” she asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngQ8nFJasj
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I had a feeling she might ask this.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIlfahem8B
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“Fine, It’s a lost technology. I had the staff, but in a miniature form.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tn9uJSPBA
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“Hmm, that might explain how you defeated the demon lord.” She murmurs while clutching her chin and the part of the mask covering it.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3q335keLtt
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“What rank are you anyway?” she asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3oP3BT7MS
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“Rank?” I ask back in confusion637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYUxODE5qR
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“Yeah, as in Adventurer Rank. I am called the ‘Flame queen’ and my Rank is called Silver Hand. Burned a Wyvern into a crisp with single blow using my fire magic once Although I was trying to hide my power.” She says with a smug voice.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDvl17F1rP
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“Adventurer, huh? I am not one, I am a Hitman.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4Ek751GJ7
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“Oldzheil did mention that before. What does that even mean? Is that some kind of title?” she asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSD5BVatvGP
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my stomach lets out a deep growl as if a lion roar.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6PG0m2ArJ
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“History can wait for later. But Food? My friend here suggests we Eat.” I say rubbing my stomach under the shirt.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa08glcLP5v
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“Now that you mention it, I am hungry too. But…” she hesitates637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLatq2mNvxh
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“But I don’t think you would like what I eat.” She says.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwiXaziOll
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“Anything that doesn’t scream first.” I pause. “Even a tree will do, if it comes down to it.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZvhZjhmCB
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She giggles “Your sense of humor sucks just like Oldzheil.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0siRxuVM9i
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“Problem with vegetables?” I ask with a flat voice637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCYa78Upa8
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“Not at all stupid, as a matter of fact I am veg too.” she says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeXkomDjvC
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“A veg like me in this world? Crazy fantasy world to be in.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWniuN6rnSh
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“HEHE, there are many out there. Meat is quite expensive for common folk. And, eating lower beings is the last thing I want to do,” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJvSX36ohA
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Gloria starts walking excited, and I follow behind her, we both walk for a few minutes, quite. But then she speaks.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJDBUHoqDV
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“You know, when I first saw you, I Mistook you for some god’s descendant too, Your eyes, although strange, speaks of wisdom and knowledge not meant For humans to achieve your age, It’s unbelievable no matter how I think of it.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaGZSeUV0r
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“Seems like the Old dwarf spilled more than I expected,” I say.
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Maybe she's right about the age thing, though.
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Telling her I'm decades older felt wrong somehow.
I lost my childhood working to meet expectations; perhaps being young again wasn't so bad. I shift the topic.
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“So—these adventurers—they are what, monster hunters?”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScdfTKyiW4
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“It’s an umbrella term, but yeah it involves bandit hunting, monster hunting and many other things.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpxuTHgA41
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“So it’s a freelancing platform for people?” I ask637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSHVeBAaq0
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“What’s freelancing?” she asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqP4ETubmu
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“Work on hire.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKmfq45WO5
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“yeah, more or less. How the hell do you don’t know about adventurer’s guild?” Gloria says, suspicion creeping in her voice.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmWQECv3ID
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“Geolard scrambled my memory before I met Warzheil. Only the important bits stuck.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQ1QlcNAXE
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“Oh, Oldman didn’t tell us about that.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LmSS35RdT
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“He doesn’t know it as well. I just realized that there was something missing in my head.” I say as I make up a random story.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtJQ09n9L3
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”By the way, you don’t quite speak like how one would expect a goddess, I assume you grew up here and not in a castle?”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TmxuaUz3l
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“It’s that bad? Maybe I should take those classes Sil was telling me to.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFnBNtwdhk
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“One’s presence can be powerful when used with knowledge and precision.” I say.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKET4YQWLVq
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“You should become a Sage.” She laughs637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPMLXlZaDh
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“So, What’s your plan after this? Like, what do you want to do in life? You already defeated extremely powerful foes and lived to tell the tale. I am sure you can easily become a captain of some knight’s order in a capital city if you wanted.” She asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKUe5fJn4z
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Her ideas are alluring, now that I reflect on it, I never took time to peacefully sit down and think about what I want to do after I found Ava.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4tIMDSRKq
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“Maybe I will go visit the man who stole my precious sister’s heart, and show him who the boss of the house is!” I say, cracking my knuckles with a grin.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJD5Ss70VKu
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“You mean Ava ‘The Light Borne Hero’, right?” she catches me off-guard by mentioning Ava.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqHjSQKlu5
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“Oldzheil told us about her too.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2Pj9aTJWj
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I sneer “That Oldman…...” tightening my fist637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVPAGvtWfZ
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“Hehehe, Don’t hold it against him, Grandma Sil has a special spell that forces other to speak more than they intend.” She explains637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1seABrLNuL
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“Fine.” The thought of facing Ava still unnerved me. “Doesn't change that I need to see them.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0jKhwtPNl
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“Why the long face? You think your sister won’t welcome you because you had a fight with her?” she asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqAqlRmZmL
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“It’s---complicated. Right now, she hates me more than I hate the sword” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRppPkm5o3
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Gloria does not enquire further. But after a moment of quite walking she speaks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrL6WWPBFv
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“Why not become an adventurer just like me? I have never asked anyone this because no one is worthy around here, but maybe we can become friends?” she says as she spins and walks backward while she face me637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHDoa222yo
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“Friends?” I continue after reconsidering. “Hard pass.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XLGCPEz8l
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Gloria, who was excited earlier with her hand raised in joy had suddenly stopped. Her joy was put to an abrupt halt. I stop too.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcPi6oFyXT
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She must be struck hard, but I cannot be friends with my contractor’s daughter. I don’t want anyone else to be hurt because of me.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HJUXlzyZp
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But, Then I hear a few sniffs. My heart sinks.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡas5BO6sUEF
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Giggles after sniffs “I was just joking? Why would anyone want to be friends out of the blue with someone who attacked them.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYXNpI1TJZ
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“Your father taught you well, arrogance is downfall of the weak who think they are strong..” I says with a small smile as I rub my beard.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjUSFplhJG
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“So, do you think I can become an Adventurer?” I ask trying to divert from the sobby mood.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsFgPNigv2
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“oh, They don’t let mutants into the guild, but I can vouch for you if you want. The local adventurer guild can only promote you till the Elder Silver Hand rank. But after that you will need to go to one of the capitals.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQnRx8eAYv
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“Can I ask for your help? Or did I hurt your feelings and you won’t help me?” I ask637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtLmby2Pgw
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“I am not some fool who dwell on emotions for too long, and you are our guest, so I will help you. We are almost there anyways and Since there is still time until the food stalls open up, we should go there” She says
“Won’t the guild be closed as well?” I ask637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOXmznlrxU
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“No, it opens up early, since adventurers start coming here.” She says as we walk through the town.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9NiTOgkGq
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“You will need to fight a monster or instructor to get a rank, which should be breeze for you. But I suggest you take off your artifact when you measure your mana.” gloria says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaWyNR0l6B
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“Take off? Oh didn’t Warzheil tell you? I cannot take off my artifact. It is bound to me with Curse of Binding.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPVGXq2nwi
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“Curse of Binding? But that’s a curse lost during time of the Elder Gods. Just how old is that artifact? And how did you even get your hands on it?” She asks with a gasp637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNu1BgbwTIG
“Well, Geolard had it.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANB3d1PKdS
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“Oh, that makes sense.” She says with an analytical nod637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIUci4kwvk
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Soon, we arrive near a big, exotic looking building, magical almost.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2RgotgNYa
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The doors are open and a Cat woman is mopping the front of the guild.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBoiG8F7mB
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“Nya-? Miss Gloria? What brings the Flame Queen so early to the guild?” she asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQPsUoH34R
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“Good morning Canthrine, This is a guest of our house. And he wants to register as an adventurer.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WkOIJxFKg
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I join my hand as a greeting which confuses them.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iCwEk0ADX
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“This is the way of greeting in my homeland” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9xL8LS9xk
“Oh, you gi~yot me nyanfused for a second there. Hahahaha. Go in, Sinfia should be on the reception.” she says with a welcoming gesture.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3n1Pa9SwjS
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“Hmm… strange man, I couldn’t feel my mana near him.” Canthrine dwells on the thought for a few moments before getting back to her chore.
Gloria nods as we walk into the Adventurer’s Guild. Polished hardwood floors gleamed under soft, magical light emanating from runes carved into the ceiling beams. A long counter dominated one wall, several empty stools before it, while comfortable-looking leather chairs were arranged near a large, unlit hearth on the other side. Quiet, for now.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyugvV3Frv9
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A half Dragon half Human girl sat on the center counter.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNW61PWdtw
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As far as my knowledge go, they are called dragonewt.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhRMvzEcaB
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There are 5 counter openings and she is on the center.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAp63ThlULm
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She Seems busy with some paper work, and doesn’t notice us.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3C3KqY59k
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“Hey Sinfia!” Gloria says waving her hand.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEgGKX30C4
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“Oh, If it isn’t Sister Gloria.” The girl says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXWIpwJE8u
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“Kid, Where is the receptionist?” I ask, teasing her637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZNHqGdxBv
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“Wha-?, Excuse me, I am THE receptionist and I am 19, a full fledged adult. And I will soon be posted to a capital city too. Sister, Who is this rude per…..son?!” her voice drifts from annoyed to shocked when she notices my hand.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hepsPmX94
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Seeing her stare at my hand, I and realize that my hand really makes things complex for me.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnCbjg5fW9
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“You mean This? Standard issue. Made For certain specialized… professions.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LtTDBqegJ
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“A gauntlet?” she asks suspiciously637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMYYwClMOj
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“You don’t need to hide it when I am with you Ronin, I will fill her in later.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLQ8odKr97
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“If you say so Big sister. But what brings the Flame Queen here today?” Sinfia says, letting her guard down slightest.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFRtDHXOrC
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“I am here to vouch for this man, Says he wants to be an adventurer.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPtwlQ5LdK
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“Him? I don’t see much in him though. His left eye is patched by a cloth, his left hand looks like a gauntlet out of the demon treasury.” She says with a bored expression637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQe4sKj4vea
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“Fia, If one of your adventurer becomes above Vanquisher Rank, you would finally get a job in one of the main branch, Right?” Gloria says, gesturing at me.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpB4I8q0YL
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“So you are telling me this guy here is that capable? Even if it’s you, I need some proof to accept your vouch.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZ9rY8PDcp
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“A proof? I don’t think we have….” Gloria says but I know exactly what to do.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTCbuSuw1G
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So I interrupt her as I step forward and put my index finger on the desk. “Listen kiddo, you saw the flash of light in the sky a few nights ago right?”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofKel5KKQU
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“I am not a kid!” she recoils637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauL8NqK6QE
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“Tell me that, When you learn to control your temper. For now answer the question.” I say which annoys her but she answers637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKCMeCnrPm
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“Yeah, what if I saw it? The Heroes must have defeated the demon lord.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKVHO7zrwj
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“Heroes didn’t kill that monster.” I lean forward slightly. “I did.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6W7bsrs1J
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At first Sinfia covers her mouth and then starts laughing wildly almost falling off her chair.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6PEkPWcSA
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But Shortly after, I hear another giggle. I look up, slightly backing away from the counter, and see a powerfully built woman perched atop a counter. Muscle corded her arms and shoulders, compact and dense beneath practical white clothes and a half-leather jacket, but she moved with a surprising grace when she later jumped down. Not just brute strength, but honed power.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VcZwnqYIY
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“Guild Master Kainia, You returned from Holy Kingdom?” Gloria asks.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGursxQRLsi
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“Hello, Gloria. Thanks for taking care of our town in my absence.” She says as she jumps down from the top near Gloria.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24j3uk1yhh
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Walking up to me she realizes something is wrong with her mana, her expression gives her away.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNH0wPOVQC
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Kainia’s eyes narrow on me. “No mana In or around you… An artifact?”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1CMqpM4fn
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“As expected of the boss of the place. You know your stuff.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jcKtpNJOM
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The guild master’s expression changes, now she feels like someone who is worth talking to.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmw6mvn9XRe
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“Kid, going around, telling other that you have precious commodity doesn’t raise fame, it raise chances of death.”637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexoLMgpHVw
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But Her bossy attitude won’t work on me, putting bossy people in their place has been a big part of my history.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsCSzkYoqV
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“I am confident I won’t meet someone who can take it from me, I know just fine how to go against odds.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRi81bSuiR
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Kainia nods slowly, her sharp eyes assessing me. "So it is true." She lets out a short, barking laugh, devoid of humor. "I like you already kid."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05ZGXAI2w8
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Kainia leans a hand on the counter, her expression turning serious. "And to think such a youngling is the 'Demon Traitor'. You're already a hot topic in the Holy Kingdom, you know?"637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HZQBjiQBi
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“Me?” I ask637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEX10zQ7iqp
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"Yeah, you," Kainia confirms, seemingly enjoying the dramatic effect. "The Holy Kingdom realized you killed the Demon Lord – their prophet, the one who talks to gods, apparently saw the whole thing."
Sinfia gasps, her earlier mockery vanishing, replaced by wide-eyed shock as she glances nervously between me and the Guild Master. She had heard my claim.
"They're saying," Kainia continues, ticking points off on her fingers, "that a 'half-demon' betrayed the demon race..."
Half-demon? Where did they get that? I think, catching Gloria giving me a quick, questioning look.
"...held his own against the Light Borne Hero..."
Gloria's eyes widen “So Oldzheil wasn’t lying?” she asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2boqEo6nUo
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“You still had your doubts, huh?” I ask with a sigh
"...and then killed the Demon Lord," Kainia finishes, driving the point home.
Sinfia looks faint, clutching the counter for support, finally grasping the reality behind my earlier statement. Gloria lets out a slow breath, seemingly confirming this part to herself while the other details swirl.
Kainia smirks slightly. "Made you a wanted criminal and a legend overnight." She pauses, letting the weight of her words settle in the now silent reception area. "Point is, they’ve put out a request to every guild, mine included. Compulsory quest: report any information on your whereabouts."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5Icm1C04W
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“W-w-wait, tell me you aren’t joking boss!” Sinfia says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzD9alCpkw
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“Not at all, Sinfia, you should apologies this man before he eats you.” She says teasingly to Sinfia, which works.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOo3uqfc8E0
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Sinfia is about to get up but I gesture her to sit down and relax.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBK2MHda0n
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“Ok, first of all, I may look like this, but I am not a Demon. I am human by heart.” I pause “I am here to apply as an adventurer, so, are you going to let me take a test or should I leave? Because I have other things to do.” I get straight to the point.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74pW06rWk6
“Hold your horses now, there is no way we can make a demon into an adventurer, but I will make it a special case for you. I have ears around the town you know. Since you are a guest who saved our elder Warzheil, I will be delighted to help you create a fake card.” She suggests637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOkMSQXz70
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“I see a fake card….” I dwell on it for a moment637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9YgbjIsn2
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“I can register you as a human adventurer with a prostitute hand or something. As for the test, I need you to bring some big hunt with you while you are here. I am sure you don’t want people hunting you know where you are because that’s what will happen if I told the main branches of adventurer guild about you.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcb7fIh5ADw
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“I think that’s a good plan, so I just need to register as a newbie, hunt some beasts, and rise through the ranks?” I ask637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPM3RO9d3j
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“Bingo. It seems like our Gloria found a smart boyfriend for herself, I was starting to think she would be alone all her life.” The guild master huffs teasing Gloria.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxovhoNHgqV
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“B-b-boyfriend? We aren’t like that! How can I- with him.” She starts to stammer.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtCHIPaj0P
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“She is teasing you, snap out of it.” I say in a commanding voice637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3BO1EWvWv
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“so? What did you decide?” Kainia asks637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJdNokCxtT
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“Your proposition is not bad, ok let’s go with that.” I say637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueSVQxrQjD
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“I will get register you on Steel Sentinel rank which is the 8th rank out of 10, hunt a good beast and I will raise your rank.” She says handing me over a small tempered Blue-Steel wristband that fails to attach to my wrist, so I try to bend it to fit my wrist.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oTlDaGYdH
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“Killing the demon lord has it’s benefits It seems. Thank you. Although it doesn’t fit my hand.” I say trying to fix the band, Gloria turn to leave, I follow her as I fix the band, but Kainia stops us as we near the gate.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybcKIKRKSS
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“Take this advice to heart. Do not use your powers, items or artifacts openly. Kingdoms rage Wars over such precious commodities. They will try anything to strip you off your things if you are not under a kingdom.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLHQYXLRyb
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“Why tell me this?” I ask637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0O5kQPFNj2
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“Your ancestors must have worked hard as adventurers to obtain such precious artifact. I can respect that.” She says637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9R3iP0lEP
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Well, It’s good that she doesn’t know that it’s not an artifact. She is a good person.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0TLxLGQoO
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We step into the pre-dawn twilight. Just as our eyes adjust, a party of five adventurers approaches the entrance, moving with the synchronized efficiency of a veteran team, their boots crunching softly on the street. Their gear, though travel-worn, is high quality; the leader, encased in gleaming golden plate armor, wears the unmistakable Obsidian Black wristband of a Reaver. The bulky warrior beside him sports the Burnished Bronze of a Vanquisher. Slightly ahead of them, hurrying towards the door while glancing back, is a man in flamboyant silks carrying a lute.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75z5J9cZJ3
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Preoccupied in adjusting my band to my wrist, I don't sidestep quite fast enough as the bard reaches the threshold. Our shoulders collide. He yelps as the waterskin he was lifting flies from his grasp, splashing dark liquid down his colorful tunic.
"Seven bloody hells!" Valerius—the bard—exclaims, stumbling back and staring aghast at the spreading stain with theatrical horror. "My Aquarian silk! Utterly ruined! Have you no eyes, man?!" Real irritation underlies his dramatic tone.
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"Easy, Valerius," the Vanquisher rumbles, planting his heavy frame squarely in the doorway, blocking our path. His Bronze band is prominent as his hand rests near his axe hilt. He looks me up and down, gaze lingering contemptuously on my blue-steel band. "Watch yourself when approaching your betters, Sentinel. Some 'accidents' have steep prices."
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Gloria Step forward, he hair flaring with amber particles.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2IDTbNlzU
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Gloria draws herself up beside me, her posture unwavering, her hand near her Polished Silver band. "He was rushing blindly toward an occupied exit. Perhaps even those," she adds coolly, pointedly glancing at the leader's Obsidian Black band, "self proclaimed ‘betters’ should mind their own path."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3DZ4ClQUQ
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The leader in gold armor remains silent, visor fixed forward, assessing. Behind him, the veiled mage and the shadow figure watch impassively.
Valerius recovers, striking a pose despite his damp tunic. "A tragedy! Such artistry warrants recompense! Perhaps," his eyes flick to Gloria's rank and bearing, "the lady understands? A private performance, maybe?"
I step slightly forward, drawing the focus. "It was unintentional," I state raising my left hand a little suggesting a gesture of de-escalation, my gaze fixed past the others onto the impassive golden helm of the Reaver leader.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbIrVsF1tM
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My stance is relaxed, although the Vanquisher seems to be raring for a fight.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbbn8hpX50
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The Vanquisher bristles. "That all? It seem we need to teach you how to respect elders. You think that Silver Hand protects—"
"Rank means less out here," I cut him off, I say flatly, going out of my way to avoid an unnecessary fight, addressing only the leader. "Rank doesn't grant you the whole doorway. Travel costs coin. And Don't mistake the colour of a man's wristband for the threat he might be hiding just because he works the fields."
The challenge hangs, palpable. The Vanquisher glares, momentarily silenced. Valerius raises an intrigued eyebrow. The leader remains still, but I sense his focus sharpen behind the visor. The veiled mage shifts, lifting a hand subtly.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYTmwHyNRp
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“A small lesson for one so young as you.” She says in a whispering voice.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXVwKWbWKS
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A faint thrum vibrates the air as mana gathers around her fingertips, Condensing into a sharp water stream aimed my way. It touches the field around me – less than a breath against my senses – and then its form destabilises, falling at my feet, wetting them. A silent crack like static discharge, and the nascent spell vanishes utterly, leaving no trace near my inert Blue-Steel band.
The mage gasps audibly, physically recoiling, her entire frame rigid beneath her veil.
Every member of the Reaver party reacts instantly. The Vanquisher stares, his jaw slackening in disbelief. Valerius pales, eyes wide. The shadow figure becomes a knot of pure tension. The Reaver leader's helmet snaps fully toward me, his stillness radiating sudden, intense scrutiny. An Iron Guard nullifying magic? Impossible.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxE9fRIYW3
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“Now I am wet too, that makes us Equal.” I say
The Reaver holds the stunned silence for a long, calculating moment, clearly recalibrating the threat assessment. When he finally speaks, his voice is dangerously smooth, stripped bare of any condescension. "Enough. Hedvard" The command is clipped, directed at the Vanquisher, but his unseen eyes bore into me. "Inside. Now."
He starts to turn but pauses deliberately beside me, his presence radiating controlled power. His voice drops, a low murmur meant only for me, sharp as obsidian shards. "Don’t think I didn’t notice your artifact, Sentinel." The leader says with a voice dripping with venom. "Artifacts attract attention. The wrong kind. And that behavior of your will be your gravedigger." He holds my gaze through the visor slit, a silent promise of future scrutiny. "Remember that."
Without awaiting acknowledgment, he brushes past me and disappears through the open doorway into the quiet shadows of the guild hall. The bulky warrior gives me a final, hateful glare before lumbering inside. Valerius, looking thoroughly unnerved, scurries after them, followed swiftly by the still-shaken mage and the silent shadow, their figures quickly swallowed by the hall's depths.
The immediate threat recedes, but the tension lingers heavily in the air, the silence from the empty guild hall behind us somehow amplifying it. Gloria lets out a slow, shaky breath beside me.
"Well," she murmurs, looking from the empty doorway back to me, her expression troubled. "That was… more than I expected. I have a very bad feeling we'll be seeing that Obsidian band again."
I stare into the guild hall's depths where they vanished, the leader's parting words echoing. "No," I agree quietly, a cold certainty settling within me. "I have a feeling this isn’t the last we will see of them." I turn away from the guild entrance. "Let's go I am Hungry."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWIc4fL6jZ
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And we walk into the streets looking for cuisine that would satiate my hunger.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCZaRvnkqB
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It's an old stubborn habit of mine to observe surrounding to almost minute details even when relaxed. I always feel insecure if I don’t, so I do what I am best at.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡol2Xi29G1p
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passers talking about Jortheus’s death, omens, wars and demon attacks on various kingdoms, Species trafficking etc. but there is one interesting think I noticed to be odd.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkBypchO8q
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There were birds chirping in the trees unlike in the Kobe forest, who suddenly went quite. I look around, scanning the trees, but my right eye can see only so much, so I force my left eye open under the bandage while it’s still on it.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MCHUVgzbU
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I see outlines of beings, as if using some sort of sensor to outline things, even if it makes me nauseous, its handy in these situations and surely I see many figures in the trees watching me.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJB61uUluE2
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2 have pointy ears, elves, 1 has ears and a tail, a beastman?, another have a bow and its hiding under a hood, they all have a very thin line of colorful outline unlike gloria whose is overflowing, which means they are suppressing their power, but the hooded person doesn’t have any outline maybe I can try to peek…..I try to focus my left eye on the person, but it sends a dizzying pain in my head, maybe I shouldn’t force my strange powers, I don’t know enough about them.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcByhkKjoR
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They aren’t too bad, but they are unlucky I am the best at the game they are playing. I smirk at them to put them off their game.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qSfFyu5OD
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anyone would see me as crazed guy if they saw me smirking to thin air but I am certain I saw them flinch. I can even hear bits of murmur if I concentrate my enhanced hearing, but its no use.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwrQZ6LLEt
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I notice them using sign language and then using magic to disappear like they were never there.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFETvVL0CR4
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“Hey! What you gawking at up there? The stall is very close, come on I am hungry too, it’s Oldzheil favorite too.” Gloria shouts from a distance which snaps me from the Simulator phase of my thoughts.
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