Arc: “Be careful, this is your first mage battle. Not only that, Anthony has an artifact.”449Please respect copyright.PENANA9ohdnjJhmA
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What’s that?
449Please respect copyright.PENANA9gbLMg0awo
449Please respect copyright.PENANA2hWYYd65tT
Arc: “A true magic item, among the strongest of their kind.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAfSflWQSvvY
449Please respect copyright.PENANAcxbbkbj1Ox
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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANA9p64vyqjbt
449Please respect copyright.PENANALYoRjCxE7S
I point it at Anthony who’s waiting for me to deliver the first blow. Good thing, this gives me time.
449Please respect copyright.PENANA09OxotRA1h
449Please respect copyright.PENANAMq4UhREeiD
Anthony(With Artemis):
Strength: 10449Please respect copyright.PENANA0MqMVhE6rz
Endurance: 10449Please respect copyright.PENANAWjTTIomrj9
Intelligence: 21449Please respect copyright.PENANAPqwtU51vyH
Charisma: 20449Please respect copyright.PENANAkI1ZPCtZCc
Agility: 14 449Please respect copyright.PENANAYQ3vBwwz98
Magic: 35 449Please respect copyright.PENANAxIBZm2dnSn
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VS
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Nao(Base/No Shape Shift):
Strength: 21449Please respect copyright.PENANA5HcGupFitP
Endurance: 17.5449Please respect copyright.PENANAcXWkB5hIlw
Intelligence: 19.5449Please respect copyright.PENANAqkSaMIyKY2
Charisma: 18.5449Please respect copyright.PENANAvUXeR4ydn4
Agility: 16.5449Please respect copyright.PENANAkqWkzsg3Js
Magic: 24449Please respect copyright.PENANAy24sjJqPSX
449Please respect copyright.PENANAhvBgqNtuvC
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Oh, that not too ba-
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Arc: “Focus!”
449Please respect copyright.PENANARpAEwGJxfn
*CRACK*449Please respect copyright.PENANAioa3BQlXe7
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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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAaz0MPxTqrx
449Please respect copyright.PENANAihyXZ2uj59
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.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAP9U3msnvH3
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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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAk7AH89uqZk
449Please respect copyright.PENANAUnvlriAC7R
Anthony: “That shield won’t last forever!”
449Please respect copyright.PENANA22yQfLj2SQ
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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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAdTDSKikGo2
449Please respect copyright.PENANA7LHL7tzJFs
Anthony: “You’re slow compared to the King!”
449Please respect copyright.PENANA5jfH6Vi8pm
449Please respect copyright.PENANAyglynlfFws
Anthony throws a kick to my side but I catch it with ease.
449Please respect copyright.PENANApOS0u79sJZ
449Please respect copyright.PENANAFadBxItw5k
Nao: “Checkmate, paralysis.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAseRZOWNUjD
449Please respect copyright.PENANAfvG99xB5Ur
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”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAG7tV9GysVH
Nao: “!!”449Please respect copyright.PENANAqXuzEZ6IzD
449Please respect copyright.PENANA33SP8qNUDX
Anthony: “My turn, paralysis.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANADe3Ly5NLuM
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I let go of Anthony’s leg before it erupts in purple lightning that would’ve knocked me clean out.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAdFXFS3rszQ
449Please respect copyright.PENANAqYyl3SbNBR
Nao: “Not yet!”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAGEnZnBi7Ai
449Please respect copyright.PENANAi4aOSqZHcF
I bite my lip and transform my right arm into a gorilla’s. 449Please respect copyright.PENANAhIqXsE2iq5
449Please respect copyright.PENANAPmDi3nGEkS
Strength: 30449Please respect copyright.PENANAcp8Eqp8h0X
449Please respect copyright.PENANAYEYt4oQfSq
My powered fist sinks into Anthony’s face and his eyes go white. Did I…win!449Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4g0AvZViR
*BOOM*449Please respect copyright.PENANAshr0cuZWqb
449Please respect copyright.PENANAJsaB1QOAoz
Nao: “GAAH!”449Please respect copyright.PENANALgvuUHCLs9
449Please respect copyright.PENANAvIdlT75NDG
Lightning engulfs both of us and Anthony’s consciousness returns. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAhmdJAtoh9B
449Please respect copyright.PENANAk6ickI8qVF
I rip myself away from the raging storm and transform the necklace into book form. I need a new spe-
449Please respect copyright.PENANAM5vUz1Qboi
449Please respect copyright.PENANAZPus7CttOc
Anthony: “You think I’d let you!”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAtA8roYTsD7
449Please respect copyright.PENANAJIatKqMWJ7
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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANARBKGYKr2XS
Nao: “Gaah!”449Please respect copyright.PENANAQFlTL1RwEe
449Please respect copyright.PENANAkOmwmfNh2t
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…
449Please respect copyright.PENANAzg8QAgpiPm
449Please respect copyright.PENANAlaJXsCWeN5
Anthony: “Get it, we’re not done. And if I see you trying to swap spells I roast the rest of the students.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANADZhaB2qb0s
Nao: “!!”449Please respect copyright.PENANANJMLqjvTJ5
449Please respect copyright.PENANAQXBFD7XF7S
I transform the book into necklace form and shake off the nightmares.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAn3MWzbg9IF
449Please respect copyright.PENANAhh1JAxbeAT
Anthony: “Give up Nao, you can’t be me as I am now. Why even fight me. These people don’t care about you.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANA5ocJ7n4Sex
449Please respect copyright.PENANAZB9qnhCPb5
Nao: “I-I can’t…won’t kill again. I won’t make that mistake again…”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAqz59nHiDOx
449Please respect copyright.PENANArtm5pNK4tR
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.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANA0mx7qXpBdC
449Please respect copyright.PENANA6K8z9IHrd1
Nao: “That’s not who I’m supposed to be. It’s…It’s wrong?”
449Please respect copyright.PENANA6fhp0U4X7j
449Please respect copyright.PENANAaxdXUCQARU
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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAPuSn8bW6ir
Anthony: “*Sigh*”449Please respect copyright.PENANAUvEZzW5g1b
449Please respect copyright.PENANAYUT9FBl6Ca
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.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAcc9D274wzm
449Please respect copyright.PENANANlegaXYDdL
Nao: “You can’t…be serious.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAIVaNYTcmKX
449Please respect copyright.PENANAnBEPzh4siF
Anthony: “Deadly, I will kill them either way. Why not free yourself from your delusion and remain among the living.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAXd0MXsUOKq
449Please respect copyright.PENANA4AtgtxVved
Nao: “What…happened to you.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAJBZK6K7dOo
449Please respect copyright.PENANAWwISKg7i8P
Anthony: “…I made the choice to fight back. So, what’s your final answer.”449Please respect copyright.PENANAbLl52EfDyR
449Please respect copyright.PENANAFw6Cvz0wbN
Nao: “My answer is…”
449Please respect copyright.PENANARnK4IGQ2Db
*Smile*449Please respect copyright.PENANA4L6RSNc0ig
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Nao: “Thanks for giving me time to prepare.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANA23bJhjZSgu
449Please respect copyright.PENANAPiaa34tQna
Anthony: “What?”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAyXcz8qA5e9
449Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ib3mnC59H
Nao: “Air bullet!”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAoN13PFpzto
449Please respect copyright.PENANAP1hlrTKRsr
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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAvYKqTavMTc
449Please respect copyright.PENANAFWJZIUYPix
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!
449Please respect copyright.PENANAr1kVMzb1FX
449Please respect copyright.PENANA9EsgovlUJc
Nao: “Everyone run! I don’t know how long I can hold him!”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAtPMJraX9Op
449Please respect copyright.PENANAMdcOwbMLVA
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-
449Please respect copyright.PENANAwx1qMP29GX
*Drip*449Please respect copyright.PENANA7GJSX4M4O9
449Please respect copyright.PENANADwKRBtqUQ6
My vision is…starting to blur and my nose is...bleeding? 449Please respect copyright.PENANAbXOAshiPEZ
449Please respect copyright.PENANA9YYpwyNSVS
449Please respect copyright.PENANAOrjaaYuzgo
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.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAnkFp5obEmz
449Please respect copyright.PENANATTK0EKatEa
Sorry for being suspended and home locked.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAREy5hsg7fV
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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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!?449Please respect copyright.PENANA2gzR5VF7NI
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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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAiMQ4NrbGep
449Please respect copyright.PENANAKhmxb5Vkn5
Kid, you’ll regret that.
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449Please respect copyright.PENANAMEaXG2AeJ6
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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAbdBDiuyYco
449Please respect copyright.PENANA92puZJGHw9
Anthony: *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
449Please respect copyright.PENANAgM3Ss9LZ1f
449Please respect copyright.PENANA6hwSrbKaPk
Anthony: “Damn it, Nao. Why?”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAxW0mFPjzGC
449Please respect copyright.PENANAriOmGTGwo7
Anthony drags himself to me and grabs my shirt by the collar.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAWNAwlzahD7
449Please respect copyright.PENANAhvYrbgt3NO
Anthony: “Why didn’t you kill me?! Are you retarded?!”
449Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZgKvcVpZI
!!449Please respect copyright.PENANAIJDvyXjBsY
449Please respect copyright.PENANARAhB2XVycb
Nao: “Y-You…want to die?”449Please respect copyright.PENANAo8WajrvFH6
449Please respect copyright.PENANA6f0hv5lrYA
449Please respect copyright.PENANAhH8t7hjmYn
Anthony: “No you idiot, I’m just bewildered that you would spare me when you know what I’ll do now.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAyMI4lYOe4R
449Please respect copyright.PENANA6dd6iFphpe
Nao: “Because…I want to see…a world where…we don’t have to kill each other.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANABYsiXlkoe5
449Please respect copyright.PENANAOW5AJp8b44
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.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAu6cKzL0YTV
449Please respect copyright.PENANAzf3Injpsxk
Anthony looks at the pen remains floating in the water. Hehe, I guess he figured it out.
449Please respect copyright.PENANA0N5xTc1rwJ
449Please respect copyright.PENANA1vPeAnvtbM
Anthony: “The minor illusion pen…”
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449Please respect copyright.PENANAVVSBrJWzrT
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.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAaCXNA6fJEo
449Please respect copyright.PENANAfXxOVRNozP
Arc: “Na-”
449Please respect copyright.PENANA1WInNiBjB3
449Please respect copyright.PENANAEnfkuZwY5B
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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAPEt3rBup46
449Please respect copyright.PENANAXLt2ICtyOC
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…”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAG5yHKLHnWU
449Please respect copyright.PENANAHH8XtiMbKW
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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449Please respect copyright.PENANAxMc4QowbWy
“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.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAPivsSMAHr8
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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.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANANHqhSyNqeZ
449Please respect copyright.PENANAI2gHXvptIs
I close my enemies and accept my failure. I’m sorry Alyson…Mom…Arc…
…
…449Please respect copyright.PENANA4hnbHjaDK1
I’m back in that same darkness that consumes my being. But this time…it’s not as oppressive as before.
449Please respect copyright.PENANA61N2Kf0Sub
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Seems Arc’s little plan failed. I’m glad actually, I think you’re a good successor.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAwnHPi1uENK
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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.
449Please respect copyright.PENANAHib3GTwu1J
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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?
449Please respect copyright.PENANAv60pdsig7f
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T-To save…my family.
449Please respect copyright.PENANADBvzDElB0R
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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-
449Please respect copyright.PENANAM0ZbJ8sbAy
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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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!!449Please respect copyright.PENANAV8CyKdh96I
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No….I…I don’t want to lose my family.449Please respect copyright.PENANAzDWkODnJsu
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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.
…
…449Please respect copyright.PENANAMnf8hP2u9Y
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.”
449Please respect copyright.PENANAl4ibltaMV7
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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: ???449Please respect copyright.PENANAocLEcvJurl
Endurance: ???449Please respect copyright.PENANAxriLnZxRrK
Intelligence: ???449Please respect copyright.PENANAT4qFF5SHX2
Charisma: ???449Please respect copyright.PENANAlBakALezaM
Agility: ???449Please respect copyright.PENANADiHxrme8mH
Magic: ????????449Please respect copyright.PENANAYsjiZNe46B