Arc: “Be careful, this is your first mage battle. Not only that, Anthony has an artifact.”398Please respect copyright.PENANA2PvjZi9hfp
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What’s that?
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Arc: “A true magic item, among the strongest of their kind.”
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398Please respect copyright.PENANA9jJNnuhwNs
A magic item huh? I search through my pockets and hope I still have them. Inside I feel two pens and take out the scan one. I need to know what I’m dealing with.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAJSzsH3fD6l
398Please respect copyright.PENANAaGYFFBOvgh
I point it at Anthony who’s waiting for me to deliver the first blow. Good thing, this gives me time.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAEsgdDzSPRK
398Please respect copyright.PENANAzySGgFJLi9
Anthony(With Artemis):
Strength: 10398Please respect copyright.PENANALx2miq4liX
Endurance: 10398Please respect copyright.PENANAv8w61Xd9Pk
Intelligence: 21398Please respect copyright.PENANA5hqlmXf67h
Charisma: 20398Please respect copyright.PENANAFAWcYPxyJ9
Agility: 14 398Please respect copyright.PENANAQNJ4yarZ9a
Magic: 35 398Please respect copyright.PENANAwxWhF4n44q
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VS
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Nao(Base/No Shape Shift):
Strength: 21398Please respect copyright.PENANAjTqVXGTWSl
Endurance: 17.5398Please respect copyright.PENANABuiVZq5kOQ
Intelligence: 19.5398Please respect copyright.PENANAERw7uxLG2r
Charisma: 18.5398Please respect copyright.PENANAbt9B4qGWYm
Agility: 16.5398Please respect copyright.PENANAutv7hQKQCS
Magic: 24398Please respect copyright.PENANAjRwKhSQDtN
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Oh, that not too ba-
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Arc: “Focus!”
398Please respect copyright.PENANA0Y5m6flXoA
*CRACK*398Please respect copyright.PENANAH1UUzUqh05
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Purple lightning snakes forwards threatening to cook me but I place a shield up just in time. In spite of the warning, I barely could catch it on the shield. It even pushed me back.
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Arc: “Idiot, it’s the magic stat you have to be careful of. Even mages who neglect their body can level cities. Close the gap, you can’t win like this.”
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I rush forward towards Anthony while keeping the shield up. Anthony continues to blast lightning at me but it only delays me.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAv1wVfhTU3i
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Anthony: “That shield won’t last forever!”
398Please respect copyright.PENANA6DShD0FBpC
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Ignore it and push forward! I get close enough to lunge at Anthony with my free hand. I reach out for his shoulder, just one touch is enough.
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Anthony: “You’re slow compared to the King!”
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398Please respect copyright.PENANAgKN8RF53dA
Anthony throws a kick to my side but I catch it with ease.
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Nao: “Checkmate, paralysis.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAENJ7LClWtJ
398Please respect copyright.PENANA0sliVPWAyO
An orange burst of lightning erupts from Anthony’s body.
…
…
Anthony: “What do you know, Artemis was right. I’m immune to shock-based spells now”
398Please respect copyright.PENANA31caSAARhZ
Nao: “!!”398Please respect copyright.PENANASRGXJAOYxr
398Please respect copyright.PENANAv6L8go9jlE
Anthony: “My turn, paralysis.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAbzzBgPNYVi
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I let go of Anthony’s leg before it erupts in purple lightning that would’ve knocked me clean out.
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Nao: “Not yet!”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAuHKJfvTWh5
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I bite my lip and transform my right arm into a gorilla’s. 398Please respect copyright.PENANA1ix2qO5ptU
398Please respect copyright.PENANAgtUA9eaQBk
Strength: 30398Please respect copyright.PENANAqH5IckqhRV
398Please respect copyright.PENANAXAeySZygmG
My powered fist sinks into Anthony’s face and his eyes go white. Did I…win!398Please respect copyright.PENANAZruELfKzYK
*BOOM*398Please respect copyright.PENANAc0qkkYFf1W
398Please respect copyright.PENANA94gIK4uk6L
Nao: “GAAH!”398Please respect copyright.PENANAGymNS98FSr
398Please respect copyright.PENANAQknswBCQVn
Lightning engulfs both of us and Anthony’s consciousness returns. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAKTBedndFUq
398Please respect copyright.PENANAshr9kbEYok
I rip myself away from the raging storm and transform the necklace into book form. I need a new spe-
398Please respect copyright.PENANAzzMpUhOJdo
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Anthony: “You think I’d let you!”
398Please respect copyright.PENANASspRzLE5iu
398Please respect copyright.PENANAF2XDtttsM8
A kick comes rocketing towards my face. At first, I felt little but then a burst of lightning explodes between his leg and my face.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAnkZmi0ge1N
Nao: “Gaah!”398Please respect copyright.PENANAsgps1ypd0o
398Please respect copyright.PENANAkyNXZb38xd
I grip the book for dear life as I tumble across the ground. Smoke sizzles off my skin and the nightmares begin seeping into my mind. The boiling skin, the darkness and…death…
398Please respect copyright.PENANAVeMB9AQjWi
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Anthony: “Get it, we’re not done. And if I see you trying to swap spells I roast the rest of the students.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANANJBsOrMw1N
Nao: “!!”398Please respect copyright.PENANAoUwRpFUB5X
398Please respect copyright.PENANAjPFUxQeL1F
I transform the book into necklace form and shake off the nightmares.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAci538FZCVA
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Anthony: “Give up Nao, you can’t be me as I am now. Why even fight me. These people don’t care about you.”
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Nao: “I-I can’t…won’t kill again. I won’t make that mistake again…”
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Anthony: “Tch, don’t play like you regret killing Anton. You don’t feel regret because you didn’t want to kill those bullies! You’re just scared of killing, of your mom’s disappointment, and of doing the right thing! I saw you! You liked it, you relished in dishing out judgment. Just like me.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANABKZGO73Dqr
398Please respect copyright.PENANAhYeODYAU2S
Nao: “That’s not who I’m supposed to be. It’s…It’s wrong?”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAIUvX9o5J5e
398Please respect copyright.PENANAUCST3R3KTs
I feel a fist sink into my gut. I can hear the crackling of lightning but Anthony holds back from shocking me. But still, my knees buckle from the building pain.
398Please respect copyright.PENANA83AqnPmHMO
Anthony: “*Sigh*”398Please respect copyright.PENANAy1BkUbXQM9
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Anthony: “I don’t want to kill you Nao, you’re the one who inspired me. Seeing you destroy those bullies before and even fighting the King. You proved that the oppressed can fight back. Be that way again, help me kill the rest off.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAbxpCRil2n7
398Please respect copyright.PENANAoNqWjabxpi
Nao: “You can’t…be serious.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAkeJ7Pw2u8c
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Anthony: “Deadly, I will kill them either way. Why not free yourself from your delusion and remain among the living.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAMInJE5xdVR
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Nao: “What…happened to you.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANA68KMGo1zZE
398Please respect copyright.PENANArfK9tOD8PT
Anthony: “…I made the choice to fight back. So, what’s your final answer.”398Please respect copyright.PENANAYkNqjch2UR
398Please respect copyright.PENANAlGYsj1T6Hj
Nao: “My answer is…”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAN9EGL49CFv
*Smile*398Please respect copyright.PENANAeTB0nDcq1O
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Nao: “Thanks for giving me time to prepare.”
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398Please respect copyright.PENANAJKD9k1kVJB
Anthony: “What?”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAJrqpamRKnD
398Please respect copyright.PENANAvkQjkgmEuC
Nao: “Air bullet!”
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A powerful blast of air blasts out of my hands and into Anthony’s gut. He barely blocks with the lightning but the force was too much to hold. He’s sent flying back and that’s only the beginning.
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I sense all the water in the sprinklers above and bring them all out. The hallway becomes a maelstrom of water and I drop it all on Anthony. Let’s see if can survive his own shocks!
398Please respect copyright.PENANAmekrVCCJsr
398Please respect copyright.PENANAtJE9hnVptZ
Nao: “Everyone run! I don’t know how long I can hold him!”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAxYTPo8kMmg
398Please respect copyright.PENANAZN8QoxqNia
Instantly, everyone gets up and runs away to various locations around the school. I can see lightning flashing within the water prison I’ve built around him. I have to-
398Please respect copyright.PENANAEHZHinUmPR
*Drip*398Please respect copyright.PENANANKFVwelMS3
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My vision is…starting to blur and my nose is...bleeding? 398Please respect copyright.PENANAP69nR7A4nk
398Please respect copyright.PENANAfN18WvsgJU
398Please respect copyright.PENANAgJRKgfpPpV
Arc: “Of course, you never used these many different spells at once. Your magic stat is only 24 after all. Should have practiced your offensive more.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAUI9G6iBSWv
398Please respect copyright.PENANAKUx72o2VNB
Sorry for being suspended and home locked.
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I fall to one knee but I keep the prison active. At all I cost I must-
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!?398Please respect copyright.PENANAHM1CdnVrIz
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I start to notice the bursts of lightning within the bubble less over time. Like a dying light, I’m about to snuff it out…
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Anthony…is going to die if I keep him in there.
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I…hope everyone found somewhere safe. I pray that Anthony’s powers are weakened enough by the water.
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Kid, you’ll regret that.
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I release the water prison and the hallway floods. I collapse onto my knee in the puddle and watch as my blood drips on its surface.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAq0rw2DZOqc
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Anthony: *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
398Please respect copyright.PENANA4v9tpLkeFB
398Please respect copyright.PENANAhZjKB1KWOs
Anthony: “Damn it, Nao. Why?”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAuvNHJMvsCz
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Anthony drags himself to me and grabs my shirt by the collar.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4N0BeJhCH
398Please respect copyright.PENANAo6iDyATHGA
Anthony: “Why didn’t you kill me?! Are you retarded?!”
398Please respect copyright.PENANA4kiagLh7U9
!!398Please respect copyright.PENANAjMFoguwaL9
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Nao: “Y-You…want to die?”398Please respect copyright.PENANACVIMmE7lDr
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Anthony: “No you idiot, I’m just bewildered that you would spare me when you know what I’ll do now.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANA1nXOKcDFVi
398Please respect copyright.PENANASE6OdwqbzZ
Nao: “Because…I want to see…a world where…we don’t have to kill each other.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANAKOEiQAD2Tk
398Please respect copyright.PENANAC6wjbyPVqw
Anthony: “…I wish that could happen. But that’s not the world we live in. Change must be bought with the bodies of the corrupt. Otherwise, this will never end.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANA3yCuKfrWZb
398Please respect copyright.PENANAFS6fdUKjuE
Anthony looks at the pen remains floating in the water. Hehe, I guess he figured it out.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAseYYixJPwr
398Please respect copyright.PENANAPMfrKa73b2
Anthony: “The minor illusion pen…”
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Anthony: “You made me think you transformed the book back into a necklace so you could safely swap spells. Clever, but meaningless because of your naivety.”
398Please respect copyright.PENANA7tmMwPRar9
398Please respect copyright.PENANA2TW2BBvyvM
Arc: “Na-”
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Anthony rips Arc off of me and lets me fall into the water with a heavy splash. It’s…really over. Was I…wrong, mom? The game screen that’s been with me since the start fades away. I’m sure my blue eyes also darken to brown.
398Please respect copyright.PENANAMFEKYrXYOD
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Anthony: “I’m sorry it had to end like this, but I won’t stop here. I’ll have my vengeance and more. With Artemis and…”
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Anthony puts on the necklace and at first, horror paints his face. But he quickly passes that trail and fully accepts Arc. Even I can hear the sound of my defeat.
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398Please respect copyright.PENANAYBQgpoQ3uV
“ArchMage system activated, 98th user registered. Hello, Anthony.”
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Anthony: “….with Arc. Once again you inspire me Nao. I’ll still have our vengeance but I won’t stop there. There are more people like Anton out there and I’ll be sure to kill them all.”
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Nao: “And…after that?”
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Anthony: “….Depends on Artemis but I hope to build a world where people like me will never have to suffer again. Is that so wrong Nao? If you’re allowed to change the world for the better, why can’t I?”
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Nao: “…”
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I don’t know. My mind blanks and my consciousness begins to fade.
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Anthony: “Goodbye Nao, I hope you survive these wounds to see the new world with me.”
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I close my enemies and accept my failure. I’m sorry Alyson…Mom…Arc…
…
…398Please respect copyright.PENANAHGjJSHnHgi
I’m back in that same darkness that consumes my being. But this time…it’s not as oppressive as before.
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Seems Arc’s little plan failed. I’m glad actually, I think you’re a good successor.
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W-Who are you? You look…familiar. How can I even see a human form here?
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Doesn’t matter right now. Tell me, do you want to stop Anthony?
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…I don’t know. Do I even have the right? Do I have to kill him? Won’t mom be disappointed? Won’t I betray the path I’ve chosen? I’m…so confused…
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For Gods’ sake kid, it’s not that complicated.
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I-It’s not? B-B-But-
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Shut it, think. Why did you want to stop Anthony in the first place?
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T-To save…my family.
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Right. Everything else is just extra filling. Your core desire right now is your family.
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But I…don’t want to kill Anthony. I don’t want to disappoint my mom. I want to-
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Again, that’s all extra. Let me spell it out this way. Do you want your family to die?
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!!398Please respect copyright.PENANAoGJGHuDxcW
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No….I…I don’t want to lose my family.398Please respect copyright.PENANAXOsJsLA39M
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Despite not having a face in this realm, I can feel tears streaming down my face as I confess this simple fact.
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Then focus on that. Fuck all those philosophy weirdos that need some grand reason to save someone. You want them to live? Then save them. Simple as that.
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No need to save the world or debate your enemy’s reasoning. Focus and save those you love and care about. Everything else comes after that.
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…Okay, I will.
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Good, the first step in doing that is taking my hand.
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…Why?
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Because your mind and body is a mess right now. Let me take over a bit, I’ll tag you in when you’re healed.
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I don’t know why but I…trust this man. I move through the darkness and take his hands.
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Instantly, light fills the void and I’m…enveloped by it’s brilliance.
…
…398Please respect copyright.PENANAN1Uh5b9EtV
Anthony: “Come on Artemis, I know I said I’ll give you Arc as a wedding gift but I need that power for a bit.”
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Anthony: “…No, I’m not cheating on you with him. Good grief woman.”
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Anthony: “!!!?”
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My body isn’t my own anymore. It shifts and grows into a similar form. It raises from the water reborn, brimming with power beyond reason. My eyes open to reveal a pure white instead of brown or blue.
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Alphon: “Hey Anthony, I would like my partner back.”
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Alphon:
Strength: ???398Please respect copyright.PENANAlhq4pbfT8L
Endurance: ???398Please respect copyright.PENANA1nTpguLecs
Intelligence: ???398Please respect copyright.PENANAdoZD4zJbTD
Charisma: ???398Please respect copyright.PENANAY9vaDFJu7a
Agility: ???398Please respect copyright.PENANAM5eZBy86FK
Magic: ????????398Please respect copyright.PENANAAEoqgq1H6i