Arc: “Be careful, this is your first mage battle. Not only that, Anthony has an artifact.”471Please respect copyright.PENANAflNiKkLAf1
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What’s that?
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471Please respect copyright.PENANA9yPDGaiFIJ
Arc: “A true magic item, among the strongest of their kind.”
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471Please respect copyright.PENANAMwxlR6KRlF
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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAgkeMwBZ5m0
471Please respect copyright.PENANAtrUeNC1sxD
I point it at Anthony who’s waiting for me to deliver the first blow. Good thing, this gives me time.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAlM5v1SVMQC
471Please respect copyright.PENANANih6V5LHNw
Anthony(With Artemis):
Strength: 10471Please respect copyright.PENANAcmteogGzIi
Endurance: 10471Please respect copyright.PENANATUcK5NJr2D
Intelligence: 21471Please respect copyright.PENANAFAD51VQ2SY
Charisma: 20471Please respect copyright.PENANAQMlUKTvlzf
Agility: 14 471Please respect copyright.PENANAYGq5fE3X0I
Magic: 35 471Please respect copyright.PENANAauJNVb9ARm
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VS
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Nao(Base/No Shape Shift):
Strength: 21471Please respect copyright.PENANA76C7KaGylO
Endurance: 17.5471Please respect copyright.PENANAy4GvGiJ1PN
Intelligence: 19.5471Please respect copyright.PENANAE6i0EL1aHN
Charisma: 18.5471Please respect copyright.PENANAODptzQnNv0
Agility: 16.5471Please respect copyright.PENANAfh76eC8M3e
Magic: 24471Please respect copyright.PENANApM5BwXfBSo
471Please respect copyright.PENANAUJNwf1Ps0s
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Oh, that not too ba-
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Arc: “Focus!”
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*CRACK*471Please respect copyright.PENANA4QxBdCHKO9
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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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAH5vSnFPpAZ
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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.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAAi9d5aMN1S
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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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANA1zwJynfcCi
471Please respect copyright.PENANAYxu3Uv4Bmh
Anthony: “That shield won’t last forever!”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAb4AHqoJ9T6
471Please respect copyright.PENANA26w0TgE02N
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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAYzcwEesoNA
471Please respect copyright.PENANA1y96Droyqh
Anthony: “You’re slow compared to the King!”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAOUGWYtpPu4
471Please respect copyright.PENANAnXmf2S4xKW
Anthony throws a kick to my side but I catch it with ease.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAJz2a3hBph3
471Please respect copyright.PENANALXXP3Id6xx
Nao: “Checkmate, paralysis.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAsFabAJCSYf
471Please respect copyright.PENANAYIU51p7qpe
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”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAX0fZ6GcCpK
Nao: “!!”471Please respect copyright.PENANA5FGCEISUCa
471Please respect copyright.PENANAIvZ484E26O
Anthony: “My turn, paralysis.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAbWftcAHhL9
471Please respect copyright.PENANANGoM6KWi0G
I let go of Anthony’s leg before it erupts in purple lightning that would’ve knocked me clean out.
471Please respect copyright.PENANA34sMNrgeJg
471Please respect copyright.PENANAHdXcBciYwY
Nao: “Not yet!”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAJjEOICg2ec
471Please respect copyright.PENANAlEF1CYs9pC
I bite my lip and transform my right arm into a gorilla’s. 471Please respect copyright.PENANArttqradrGo
471Please respect copyright.PENANAzj76T2G9w2
Strength: 30471Please respect copyright.PENANARnAxhBOdz2
471Please respect copyright.PENANAuaiMbXdKFJ
My powered fist sinks into Anthony’s face and his eyes go white. Did I…win!471Please respect copyright.PENANAdMTs7RWWB4
*BOOM*471Please respect copyright.PENANABbta61Jho6
471Please respect copyright.PENANAu94MTlaZ5h
Nao: “GAAH!”471Please respect copyright.PENANAfQjhMi0jwY
471Please respect copyright.PENANAwfOkDXgrYH
Lightning engulfs both of us and Anthony’s consciousness returns. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAfB984a6C7w
471Please respect copyright.PENANA2FX3e1Lf2g
I rip myself away from the raging storm and transform the necklace into book form. I need a new spe-
471Please respect copyright.PENANAJB86UrvHex
471Please respect copyright.PENANAO7XcraqdNM
Anthony: “You think I’d let you!”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAYdDqIoaRln
471Please respect copyright.PENANAc6eqT0LEV7
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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANA6acgZXLu9T
Nao: “Gaah!”471Please respect copyright.PENANAOtDm1WH1YT
471Please respect copyright.PENANAPiZ0JhOPtX
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…
471Please respect copyright.PENANAmjZ0GtNnFU
471Please respect copyright.PENANA5NMccRcDft
Anthony: “Get it, we’re not done. And if I see you trying to swap spells I roast the rest of the students.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAjQrVCa58tN
Nao: “!!”471Please respect copyright.PENANAP4UoVOgwGK
471Please respect copyright.PENANAahfeFCskBi
I transform the book into necklace form and shake off the nightmares.
471Please respect copyright.PENANARbRCYmdlXn
471Please respect copyright.PENANASDfe9T6HWv
Anthony: “Give up Nao, you can’t be me as I am now. Why even fight me. These people don’t care about you.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANADfQ06dKbhe
471Please respect copyright.PENANARHVFVhTcU0
Nao: “I-I can’t…won’t kill again. I won’t make that mistake again…”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAavGswEMp78
471Please respect copyright.PENANARgo5cc1cEQ
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.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAz53ZMc9cCi
471Please respect copyright.PENANAeFwC5n7ySU
Nao: “That’s not who I’m supposed to be. It’s…It’s wrong?”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAYpGicWTUTI
471Please respect copyright.PENANAD0doPRLWAG
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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAbpbZlzMcr8
Anthony: “*Sigh*”471Please respect copyright.PENANAj061u0hOLK
471Please respect copyright.PENANAuNmtpnatz3
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.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAA9O9GngdIc
471Please respect copyright.PENANAdiY1V2oiNl
Nao: “You can’t…be serious.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAaI472nRQMD
471Please respect copyright.PENANAOocyddzyzU
Anthony: “Deadly, I will kill them either way. Why not free yourself from your delusion and remain among the living.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANApJUSCQpblT
471Please respect copyright.PENANAsQ0NkS1taF
Nao: “What…happened to you.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANA8mPrnsYPhe
471Please respect copyright.PENANAj0UJQx9GNQ
Anthony: “…I made the choice to fight back. So, what’s your final answer.”471Please respect copyright.PENANAL2FoNWeVk1
471Please respect copyright.PENANAhyPYks2rMz
Nao: “My answer is…”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAB2Yp8bDGGo
*Smile*471Please respect copyright.PENANAPkSOLiVc1B
471Please respect copyright.PENANAtfCvNymhGn
Nao: “Thanks for giving me time to prepare.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANApCyLHk7y24
471Please respect copyright.PENANAXSV4RY25Yx
Anthony: “What?”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAYsjOU7yO1i
471Please respect copyright.PENANAxk98ZSd8np
Nao: “Air bullet!”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAZw7i2R7HhT
471Please respect copyright.PENANA26H1I64XmH
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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAwn7lVXgnHp
471Please respect copyright.PENANAF38akOJVpR
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!
471Please respect copyright.PENANALREIypWsme
471Please respect copyright.PENANAvkUrQBNdih
Nao: “Everyone run! I don’t know how long I can hold him!”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAv5eeOWBkBI
471Please respect copyright.PENANAxd40L7x8UT
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-
471Please respect copyright.PENANAWRHcYkg4GV
*Drip*471Please respect copyright.PENANANm1IqoH3h5
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My vision is…starting to blur and my nose is...bleeding? 471Please respect copyright.PENANAdKuMcPAM93
471Please respect copyright.PENANAWDdlOpFpqE
471Please respect copyright.PENANAo1q6g2O0P3
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.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANA3REvh1bv2e
471Please respect copyright.PENANAetXXsTpXTm
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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!?471Please respect copyright.PENANAce1FZUp4qu
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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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471Please respect copyright.PENANAEYRcFM3LjT
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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAWtSjiuAmfk
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Kid, you’ll regret that.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAy1MKwaiTjK
471Please respect copyright.PENANASTP8URqrmi
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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAkVD0a5Q4Nl
471Please respect copyright.PENANAkFSIXLc48r
Anthony: *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
471Please respect copyright.PENANAoNNbnh0glW
471Please respect copyright.PENANAninEiumguL
Anthony: “Damn it, Nao. Why?”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAKRZQgjPu8j
471Please respect copyright.PENANAFpriaRVl8F
Anthony drags himself to me and grabs my shirt by the collar.
471Please respect copyright.PENANArVxwh0AZrY
471Please respect copyright.PENANAajkqraOwse
Anthony: “Why didn’t you kill me?! Are you retarded?!”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAF7FEn1Kj7x
!!471Please respect copyright.PENANA5J3Bfyzw8x
471Please respect copyright.PENANAGEGfxBH9Pg
Nao: “Y-You…want to die?”471Please respect copyright.PENANAsfSiT7PNsG
471Please respect copyright.PENANAH9g3SvmToJ
471Please respect copyright.PENANAJjnZdHXbFm
Anthony: “No you idiot, I’m just bewildered that you would spare me when you know what I’ll do now.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAI5cFGuD62h
471Please respect copyright.PENANAXk9EKNmqWp
Nao: “Because…I want to see…a world where…we don’t have to kill each other.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANACEXgFTqWX7
471Please respect copyright.PENANAbKX9Gl1iDb
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.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAM6bQ3AjWOS
471Please respect copyright.PENANAeQffhW54Sh
Anthony looks at the pen remains floating in the water. Hehe, I guess he figured it out.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAgn8GehEtz0
471Please respect copyright.PENANAA0Ph8gQzc7
Anthony: “The minor illusion pen…”
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471Please respect copyright.PENANAxl9zJbURCf
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.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANAGrNcWGVWYT
471Please respect copyright.PENANAbd7hGiDq4f
Arc: “Na-”
471Please respect copyright.PENANA1mGEuN5gXK
471Please respect copyright.PENANAD4jTCjq8HV
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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAhBzzQkjcOJ
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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…”
471Please respect copyright.PENANARtFkxC4iaZ
471Please respect copyright.PENANA9l5CNQEUPO
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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANA3HbR4kNTNT
471Please respect copyright.PENANArEnw4T3R5X
“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.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANArTqN8kke1w
471Please respect copyright.PENANATHT7jLSspu
I close my enemies and accept my failure. I’m sorry Alyson…Mom…Arc…
…
…471Please respect copyright.PENANAeQhFkMDCsO
I’m back in that same darkness that consumes my being. But this time…it’s not as oppressive as before.
471Please respect copyright.PENANAUXt9quQfC6
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Seems Arc’s little plan failed. I’m glad actually, I think you’re a good successor.
471Please respect copyright.PENANA2oDL8NIJie
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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.
471Please respect copyright.PENANANr5xGM4goW
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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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!!471Please respect copyright.PENANAMgaadnf6wB
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No….I…I don’t want to lose my family.471Please respect copyright.PENANAW8guadImFo
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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.
…
…471Please respect copyright.PENANAavgOgOEo2A
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.”
471Please respect copyright.PENANA2m8ZARuIVl
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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: ???471Please respect copyright.PENANAY8OzWVeHrg
Endurance: ???471Please respect copyright.PENANAnqxbH4q3Mm
Intelligence: ???471Please respect copyright.PENANA0M4i2YeUbh
Charisma: ???471Please respect copyright.PENANAvx7NbMsFNt
Agility: ???471Please respect copyright.PENANARJezYScI3S
Magic: ????????471Please respect copyright.PENANA5CJ2p2nvnS