Arc: “Be careful, this is your first mage battle. Not only that, Anthony has an artifact.”147Please respect copyright.PENANA1cCVc5MVWy
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What’s that?
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Arc: “A true magic item, among the strongest of their kind.”
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A magic item huh? I search through my pockets and hope I still have them. Inside I feel two pens and take out the scan one. I need to know what I’m dealing with.
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I point it at Anthony who’s waiting for me to deliver the first blow. Good thing, this gives me time.
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147Please respect copyright.PENANA7qBtxlE9IY
Anthony(With Artemis):
Strength: 10147Please respect copyright.PENANA1rCsTyzaYS
Endurance: 10147Please respect copyright.PENANAlsTgptR9OX
Intelligence: 21147Please respect copyright.PENANAqBoh82PeoA
Charisma: 20147Please respect copyright.PENANA318UcuoIjJ
Agility: 14 147Please respect copyright.PENANAYB6YLxxsx1
Magic: 35 147Please respect copyright.PENANA9hGA2A37aF
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VS
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Nao(Base/No Shape Shift):
Strength: 21147Please respect copyright.PENANAHxacjy0919
Endurance: 17.5147Please respect copyright.PENANAkypXofsmCM
Intelligence: 19.5147Please respect copyright.PENANALDs592RM90
Charisma: 18.5147Please respect copyright.PENANAeHuyJkkvsF
Agility: 16.5147Please respect copyright.PENANALq1q7YSdpL
Magic: 24147Please respect copyright.PENANAP5JXMU04TL
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Oh, that not too ba-
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Arc: “Focus!”
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*CRACK*147Please respect copyright.PENANAyWHcynedci
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Purple lightning snakes forwards threatening to cook me but I place a shield up just in time. In spite of the warning, I barely could catch it on the shield. It even pushed me back.
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Arc: “Idiot, it’s the magic stat you have to be careful of. Even mages who neglect their body can level cities. Close the gap, you can’t win like this.”
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I rush forward towards Anthony while keeping the shield up. Anthony continues to blast lightning at me but it only delays me.
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Anthony: “That shield won’t last forever!”
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Ignore it and push forward! I get close enough to lunge at Anthony with my free hand. I reach out for his shoulder, just one touch is enough.
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Anthony: “You’re slow compared to the King!”
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147Please respect copyright.PENANA9WcDLzaJoW
Anthony throws a kick to my side but I catch it with ease.
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Nao: “Checkmate, paralysis.”
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An orange burst of lightning erupts from Anthony’s body.
…
…
Anthony: “What do you know, Artemis was right. I’m immune to shock-based spells now”
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Nao: “!!”147Please respect copyright.PENANAXVuAZpJoFh
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Anthony: “My turn, paralysis.”
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I let go of Anthony’s leg before it erupts in purple lightning that would’ve knocked me clean out.
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Nao: “Not yet!”
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I bite my lip and transform my right arm into a gorilla’s. 147Please respect copyright.PENANA9fJ7DNqiZw
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Strength: 30147Please respect copyright.PENANAkwj1M99psd
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My powered fist sinks into Anthony’s face and his eyes go white. Did I…win!147Please respect copyright.PENANAnHDaEgJ3fV
*BOOM*147Please respect copyright.PENANA9FoTGGbQzN
147Please respect copyright.PENANAlSJsFuUGS9
Nao: “GAAH!”147Please respect copyright.PENANAJHz7tLUnnK
147Please respect copyright.PENANAf3xbBsS3na
Lightning engulfs both of us and Anthony’s consciousness returns. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy.
147Please respect copyright.PENANAdttgdCV5lz
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I rip myself away from the raging storm and transform the necklace into book form. I need a new spe-
147Please respect copyright.PENANAzSYoHqc2dL
147Please respect copyright.PENANAr6ZSjg4VMu
Anthony: “You think I’d let you!”
147Please respect copyright.PENANAcMjbPztjNB
147Please respect copyright.PENANAZtfcSEVBPE
A kick comes rocketing towards my face. At first, I felt little but then a burst of lightning explodes between his leg and my face.
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Nao: “Gaah!”147Please respect copyright.PENANAEkswfNrOZD
147Please respect copyright.PENANAZPqO5TtWSb
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…
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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.”
147Please respect copyright.PENANAi4Pqgcn8Tw
Nao: “!!”147Please respect copyright.PENANAf4L5AbVGob
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I transform the book into necklace form and shake off the nightmares.
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Anthony: “Give up Nao, you can’t be me as I am now. Why even fight me. These people don’t care about you.”
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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.”
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147Please respect copyright.PENANAx3yAWUD94O
Nao: “That’s not who I’m supposed to be. It’s…It’s wrong?”
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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.
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Anthony: “*Sigh*”147Please respect copyright.PENANAShsiflVxXf
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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.”
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Nao: “You can’t…be serious.”
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Anthony: “Deadly, I will kill them either way. Why not free yourself from your delusion and remain among the living.”
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Nao: “What…happened to you.”
147Please respect copyright.PENANAb8NDsokw2I
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Anthony: “…I made the choice to fight back. So, what’s your final answer.”147Please respect copyright.PENANA3v3Ih3Ve7m
147Please respect copyright.PENANA1rW9xq1OJR
Nao: “My answer is…”
147Please respect copyright.PENANA8FZsVjVCyr
*Smile*147Please respect copyright.PENANAIOtKDPlTE0
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Nao: “Thanks for giving me time to prepare.”
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Anthony: “What?”
147Please respect copyright.PENANA4coVEvL09r
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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!
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Nao: “Everyone run! I don’t know how long I can hold him!”
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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-
147Please respect copyright.PENANAr5m91kgzeC
*Drip*147Please respect copyright.PENANAXuXCRarkmW
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My vision is…starting to blur and my nose is...bleeding? 147Please respect copyright.PENANAfPqBA3gsCL
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Arc: “Of course, you never used these many different spells at once. Your magic stat is only 24 after all. Should have practiced your offensive more.”
147Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0rsX1h9dd
147Please respect copyright.PENANAw552r7Qkxo
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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!?147Please respect copyright.PENANATYVrcimsRl
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I start to notice the bursts of lightning within the bubble less over time. Like a dying light, I’m about to snuff it out…
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Anthony…is going to die if I keep him in there.
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I…hope everyone found somewhere safe. I pray that Anthony’s powers are weakened enough by the water.
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Kid, you’ll regret that.
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I release the water prison and the hallway floods. I collapse onto my knee in the puddle and watch as my blood drips on its surface.
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Anthony: *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
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147Please respect copyright.PENANAcNZQeZKHjA
Anthony: “Damn it, Nao. Why?”
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Anthony drags himself to me and grabs my shirt by the collar.
147Please respect copyright.PENANAbSHkZHEfMN
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Anthony: “Why didn’t you kill me?! Are you retarded?!”
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!!147Please respect copyright.PENANAqSg2DIkFi5
147Please respect copyright.PENANAGUVP6HXmBR
Nao: “Y-You…want to die?”147Please respect copyright.PENANAq5eHxMAKiD
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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.”
147Please respect copyright.PENANAUtvjdWWGvF
147Please respect copyright.PENANAhGZqLF6754
Nao: “Because…I want to see…a world where…we don’t have to kill each other.”
147Please respect copyright.PENANArNuZ8C1okw
147Please respect copyright.PENANAIzIQZ8ky4G
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.”
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Anthony looks at the pen remains floating in the water. Hehe, I guess he figured it out.
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Anthony: “The minor illusion pen…”
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Anthony: “You made me think you transformed the book back into a necklace so you could safely swap spells. Clever, but meaningless because of your naivety.”
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Arc: “Na-”
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Anthony rips Arc off of me and lets me fall into the water with a heavy splash. It’s…really over. Was I…wrong, mom? The game screen that’s been with me since the start fades away. I’m sure my blue eyes also darken to brown.
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Anthony: “I’m sorry it had to end like this, but I won’t stop here. I’ll have my vengeance and more. With Artemis and…”
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Anthony puts on the necklace and at first, horror paints his face. But he quickly passes that trail and fully accepts Arc. Even I can hear the sound of my defeat.
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“ArchMage system activated, 98th user registered. Hello, Anthony.”
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Anthony: “….with Arc. Once again you inspire me Nao. I’ll still have our vengeance but I won’t stop there. There are more people like Anton out there and I’ll be sure to kill them all.”
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Nao: “And…after that?”
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Anthony: “….Depends on Artemis but I hope to build a world where people like me will never have to suffer again. Is that so wrong Nao? If you’re allowed to change the world for the better, why can’t I?”
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Nao: “…”
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I don’t know. My mind blanks and my consciousness begins to fade.
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Anthony: “Goodbye Nao, I hope you survive these wounds to see the new world with me.”
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I close my enemies and accept my failure. I’m sorry Alyson…Mom…Arc…
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I’m back in that same darkness that consumes my being. But this time…it’s not as oppressive as before.
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Seems Arc’s little plan failed. I’m glad actually, I think you’re a good successor.
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W-Who are you? You look…familiar. How can I even see a human form here?
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Doesn’t matter right now. Tell me, do you want to stop Anthony?
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…I don’t know. Do I even have the right? Do I have to kill him? Won’t mom be disappointed? Won’t I betray the path I’ve chosen? I’m…so confused…
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For Gods’ sake kid, it’s not that complicated.
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I-It’s not? B-B-But-
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Shut it, think. Why did you want to stop Anthony in the first place?
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T-To save…my family.
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Right. Everything else is just extra filling. Your core desire right now is your family.
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But I…don’t want to kill Anthony. I don’t want to disappoint my mom. I want to-
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Again, that’s all extra. Let me spell it out this way. Do you want your family to die?
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!!147Please respect copyright.PENANAS3HwLGotQg
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No….I…I don’t want to lose my family.147Please respect copyright.PENANAZhbVUOZZ1T
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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.
…
…147Please respect copyright.PENANAxa2ugzt1Ta
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: ???147Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7iOhrzkav
Endurance: ???147Please respect copyright.PENANAjcqIzugLIx
Intelligence: ???147Please respect copyright.PENANAJPaUytRugK
Charisma: ???147Please respect copyright.PENANAzB5OqwMfHd
Agility: ???147Please respect copyright.PENANAUsxpfPAdMN
Magic: ????????147Please respect copyright.PENANAzbZACh3riZ