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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq5C8LzIKg
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkM1NMELTM
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhx9Somz83
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I can hear the whistling sound. And now that I am awake, might as well take a stroll.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicVTBNnWGq
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtCSY8dwwj
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrQbD0Do6x
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Although it pains my chest, I power through it206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegBJgygv1K
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“Cool..., lets go.” I say to myself optimistically.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2Bm2LtlX2
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But if someone saw me walking around I am sure they would avoid me.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgc0w3DinV
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelt5DDohyq
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I am sure the whistling sound must be coming from here. But there is no one here?206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEUlRsyLUH
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVg0w9NY0Z
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvl02WBSW7
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It works for me but seems like it didn’t quite work for her.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfclBYOn9tJ
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Gold particles disappearing in the air signified her failed attempt to use her powers.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2IFj8zjos
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzY77hGuOWv
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A hissing sound starts to come from my hands.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgX8WEnipB
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“Get your hands off me!” she says as she tries to force my hands away.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEtftStgxe
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“You should be in bed. I nearly killed you.” she says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoJjoMHBNb
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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 tone206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQKBa4mNbU
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“Excellent, so you CAN~ talk?!” she says forcing a hint of surprise and frustration in her voice206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxrqobAsIm
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“This is my training ground. Restricted. I hate people Intruding during practice.” She says arrogantly.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnIevtrcfo
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She flicks her head to slight right “I didn’t injure you did I?”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSc3mwVdhK
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7KnYMws5q
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I smirk, looking around.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DP7s8Xa8R
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“Oh, so you can smile. I though you were some serious guy.” She says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9hybmGaWN
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2q4zNXTMS
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“Wha—Hey! If you didn’t want to practice you could have said so! Why break it?!” she says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xAhpaoSQ2
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1wzEmdix7
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“….” Gloria flinches206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMusaAYpgs
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtz5x57HUJ
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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.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfuZPPWyaF
“You aren’t angry?” I ask206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHffTQTmxR
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZfGDyUZGx
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“A spar?” I considered it. Good exercise, but not worth reopening these wounds. “Maybe Another time.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3STIEYviFq
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“Then we have a deal?” she asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTauklrSHV
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMvj5LsSNZ
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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 ask206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EQh8CmHcC
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“You want to know?” I ask, she nods immediately.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtta0DFwuEr
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I point at the moon to distract her “Oh, look! A bird!” It works like it always does.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGrumbUI0S
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I only need moments to summon my spear using my strange powers.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeCUFx613t
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Now that it was in my hand, I remember how badly its damaged since the last battle.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA23ct0lyJK
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“Hold on—Where did that come from?” she asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwYz34ZlCw
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“Magic?” I offer with a shrug “Maybe, who knows?” motion206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VcRoPCzvl
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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 asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOO3PlI35E
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I had a feeling she might ask this.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqbD3pwv9s
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“Fine, It’s a lost technology. I had the staff, but in a miniature form.” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGwILlRmtz
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03gedYlM7r
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“What rank are you anyway?” she asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjoW7jYOEU
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“Rank?” I ask back in confusion206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMRyt45Ko7
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQaM1eQSgc
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“Adventurer, huh? I am not one, I am a Hitman.” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJzzNbvUeT
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“Oldzheil did mention that before. What does that even mean? Is that some kind of title?” she asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNExWfh7wC6
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my stomach lets out a deep growl as if a lion roar.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1sn84A5sr
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3Tvx7foFu
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“Now that you mention it, I am hungry too. But…” she hesitates206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKHGrE3Ytj
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“But I don’t think you would like what I eat.” She says.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtLKxab8f4
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“Anything that doesn’t scream first.” I pause. “Even a tree will do, if it comes down to it.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyEokslzs4
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She giggles “Your sense of humor sucks just like Oldzheil.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwNdKZllKK
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“Problem with vegetables?” I ask with a flat voice206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkSU15zCrp
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“Not at all stupid, as a matter of fact I am veg too.” she says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2cbIUnWoI
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“A veg like me in this world? Crazy fantasy world to be in.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkf6zeUATia
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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 says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7igtzECYac
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfbjJUhhCn
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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 says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiGFbMjvNF
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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?”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciJKIXbv0i
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“It’s an umbrella term, but yeah it involves bandit hunting, monster hunting and many other things.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvgwiDMJ7M
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“So it’s a freelancing platform for people?” I ask206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDkFW7V3Pz
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“What’s freelancing?” she asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cDdNLHSur
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“Work on hire.” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0ZvvNtqr3
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsTxeTibND
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“Geolard scrambled my memory before I met Warzheil. Only the important bits stuck.” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8I8uP3h8vr
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“Oh, Oldman didn’t tell us about that.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhFsKLSaqO
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0FSOhmkr6
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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?”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncXUVL58xl
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“It’s that bad? Maybe I should take those classes Sil was telling me to.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEjnQTSZbA
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“One’s presence can be powerful when used with knowledge and precision.” I say.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DSl7T93ee
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“You should become a Sage.” She laughs206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TioG4gvdA
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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 asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0BTASY3co
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6SyHrIndo
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cLPr9SLam
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“You mean Ava ‘The Light Borne Hero’, right?” she catches me off-guard by mentioning Ava.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcFjnRvSWZ
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“Oldzheil told us about her too.” She says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JhRjXIAak
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I sneer “That Oldman…...” tightening my fist206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJB5vSDjbM
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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 explains206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGVxTJHbHH
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“Fine.” The thought of facing Ava still unnerved me. “Doesn't change that I need to see them.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTsCYzaWn5
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“Why the long face? You think your sister won’t welcome you because you had a fight with her?” she asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvC2DTZWXY
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“It’s---complicated. Right now, she hates me more than I hate the sword” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIdRJeAqRG
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Gloria does not enquire further. But after a moment of quite walking she speaks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB4MhuT6hT
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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 me206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoeixDd3zK
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“Friends?” I continue after reconsidering. “Hard pass.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmk1STHhgs
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKAUQgWuIk
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwibct8jim1
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But, Then I hear a few sniffs. My heart sinks.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCfSolBtQt
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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 says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvngYrqhsg
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXh0XSdqrj
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“So, do you think I can become an Adventurer?” I ask trying to divert from the sobby mood.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iqxR85tOk
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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 says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDmJnyfKZN
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“Can I ask for your help? Or did I hurt your feelings and you won’t help me?” I ask206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz0itME48e
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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
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“No, it opens up early, since adventurers start coming here.” She says as we walk through the town.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3z3Zoag8U
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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 says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnM3dQ0de4C
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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 say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5FFIms15I
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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 gasp206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVwwupVY6c
“Well, Geolard had it.” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqaTQhAPd4
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“Oh, that makes sense.” She says with an analytical nod206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2eWlHETko
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Soon, we arrive near a big, exotic looking building, magical almost.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5v510yBGA
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The doors are open and a Cat woman is mopping the front of the guild.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RQjV3F02f
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“Nya-? Miss Gloria? What brings the Flame Queen so early to the guild?” she asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUW0rq0hhx
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“Good morning Canthrine, This is a guest of our house. And he wants to register as an adventurer.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrSnybKEyp
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I join my hand as a greeting which confuses them.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkozxYy03nJ
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“This is the way of greeting in my homeland” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQGxOlCDDY
“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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbT1XyOeEH
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPZ4YR4nj7
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A half Dragon half Human girl sat on the center counter.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSspDWmaXrw
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As far as my knowledge go, they are called dragonewt.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlHb32oX8w
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There are 5 counter openings and she is on the center.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4luENLhwdB
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She Seems busy with some paper work, and doesn’t notice us.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdtjW3xN4N
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“Hey Sinfia!” Gloria says waving her hand.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlnRzSqAjQ
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“Oh, If it isn’t Sister Gloria.” The girl says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe24O7vrK8P
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“Kid, Where is the receptionist?” I ask, teasing her206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1bz5fIop2
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnOX5vJjXS
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Seeing her stare at my hand, I and realize that my hand really makes things complex for me.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRWnNWSE26
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“You mean This? Standard issue. Made For certain specialized… professions.” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwFAw8GM2G
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“A gauntlet?” she asks suspiciously206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmI3E7GT0nj
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“You don’t need to hide it when I am with you Ronin, I will fill her in later.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUIw94RqCM
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoAZBOhcw3
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“I am here to vouch for this man, Says he wants to be an adventurer.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOy7iqRmdM
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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 expression206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FnKLT52Wl
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaT6V98nf17
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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 says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOZr1KV1L3
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“A proof? I don’t think we have….” Gloria says but I know exactly what to do.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IdlORIonj
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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?”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUS60vDTVX
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“I am not a kid!” she recoils206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRZFXGjjlp
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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 answers206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qO1Ixoa0j
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“Yeah, what if I saw it? The Heroes must have defeated the demon lord.” She says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2vic401xu
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“Heroes didn’t kill that monster.” I lean forward slightly. “I did.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHSqgnvIvx
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At first Sinfia covers her mouth and then starts laughing wildly almost falling off her chair.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYX5ra1kOa8
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxygp5lzFx
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“Guild Master Kainia, You returned from Holy Kingdom?” Gloria asks.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFq1iG09Nse
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfTfRXkEdx
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Walking up to me she realizes something is wrong with her mana, her expression gives her away.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1DcJGhFtK
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Kainia’s eyes narrow on me. “No mana In or around you… An artifact?”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrws0WBk4L
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“As expected of the boss of the place. You know your stuff.” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0SdIfVfWk
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The guild master’s expression changes, now she feels like someone who is worth talking to.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2UwLvjCq8
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“Kid, going around, telling other that you have precious commodity doesn’t raise fame, it raise chances of death.”206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTlkFDiNdO
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBqOjozlo1
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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 say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPbceDazhv
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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."206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGDzNcBo6c
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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?"206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ton9ym6YL
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“Me?” I ask206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflulkYwXAi
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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..."
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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."206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHjocS7Ivb
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“W-w-wait, tell me you aren’t joking boss!” Sinfia says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd1ItIGUoD
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“Not at all, Sinfia, you should apologies this man before he eats you.” She says teasingly to Sinfia, which works.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ERkSgadf8
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Sinfia is about to get up but I gesture her to sit down and relax.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpwDc5vHkN
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNENxJiOr5
“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 suggests206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35ssISJBgV
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“I see a fake card….” I dwell on it for a moment206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡju957vgCLW
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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 says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4tXuUKSLn
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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 ask206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1hhdYEEW7
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj3bv93rNg
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“B-b-boyfriend? We aren’t like that! How can I- with him.” She starts to stammer.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx7EFF5PWo
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“She is teasing you, snap out of it.” I say in a commanding voice206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WMaNdy71m
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“so? What did you decide?” Kainia asks206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEJP09RLZO
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“Your proposition is not bad, ok let’s go with that.” I say206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f7w9pHpE9
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7NwDO0Zl6
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWzncYCA4y
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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 says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMnVVFH1Dd
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“Why tell me this?” I ask206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oxhSe9Clu
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“Your ancestors must have worked hard as adventurers to obtain such precious artifact. I can respect that.” She says206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTnTAEFhfv
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Well, It’s good that she doesn’t know that it’s not an artifact. She is a good person.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPaqzZNPXI
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucKYkXPNN1
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJDupUj2aZ
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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."206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxEHV3Ioju
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzMlCvvuo7
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My stance is relaxed, although the Vanquisher seems to be raring for a fight.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZWdzj8OaE
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW3Qaj58eJ
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“A small lesson for one so young as you.” She says in a whispering voice.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzLt4CKYAY
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLA2hsPHuS
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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."206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAynBlt8pOf
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And we walk into the streets looking for cuisine that would satiate my hunger.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnVwWgsqtU
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkB14nCxmAX
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7t5kJNPPd
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89H0U2zZ7H
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLf5rAtwuM
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFo5vwDtAp
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBx2apfjg1
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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.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Eaivz5ahf
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I notice them using sign language and then using magic to disappear like they were never there.206Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9P75PZ2pLV
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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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