Cel stopped before the monolith, grateful for the excuse to focus on something other than the heat still crawling up his neck.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCzi3JsqW6
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The surface rippled like water, runes burning against his vision:98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdNVzFAyeM
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<Name: Celvian> 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLUA9w7aF7
<Paragons: (Heir to the Moon) (White Death)> 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXw2teMDcY
<Artifacts: (Silent Moon) (Cinderward)> 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vovwbumEW
<Insights: (Ledger of Nightmares)> 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDkOxPUX3h
<Achievements: (2)>98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PtA4kaDOu
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He focused on the achievements line.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYABRGBXyry
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<Achievements: (You died) (You entered a new dimension)>98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqPvpK4wz6
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Cel stared at the words.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjUPnHKAU2
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Crazy. Both of them sounded absolutely insane when laid out like that.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiapZLaAys
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The first he'd earned by dying - something that should have ended everything. The second one was new. A record of stepping into the Reckoning's base - that floating island in the crackling violet void.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuMfMJpFcm
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His brow furrowed.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHU9rGo7vMm
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Not the Hollow Realms. Not the real world either. 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzi3deOLGMA
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A completely separate dimension.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfCmKsSdWP
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But how?98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCasytggZ0
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Did the Reckoning find it somehow? Stumble across a rift that led to an empty pocket of reality and claim it?98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmCWqQOKk5
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Or had someone created it?98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHIBLTratG
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The thought made his stomach twist. Creating an entire dimension seemed impossible - the kind of power that shouldn't exist outside of gods themselves.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMylsV0iIr4
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But the Reckoning had nine members. Several of them legendary figures - the Mercenary King, the second prince of the Empire, a Hallowed. And Veyron led them all, had welcomed him based solely on Selina's description.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5o5cXmwIHz
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What kind of person could lead such figures? And what kind of power did someone like that possess?98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0GJHlGawO
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Cel's jaw tightened. More questions without answers.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bPB9QpZRR
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His gaze shifted back to his paragons. One of them had received a new trait.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53Od55DEjc
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He focused on Heir to the Moon first.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0ee86fYDx
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<Paragon: Heir to the Moon> 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6Z4KoZNmg
<Affinity: 1/10> 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiixm69rEZ
<Traits: (Lunar Vigor) (Unbroken Succession) (Eternal Witness)>98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvz18lkkEZ
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<Enlightment: "The moon is never the same twice, yet she is always herself. Full tonight, crescent tomorrow, vanished the next - but never gone. They call it change. The moon calls it constancy.">98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xdBgEw51d
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Three traits now, instead of two.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfClkYekt8g
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Eternal Witness. The new addition.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEZslgtuFf
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Cel narrowed his focus on it and the runes shifted again.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudQ6ueh71G
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<Effect: Your body has adapted to the moon's eternal watch. You no longer require sleep.>98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyWVEuDJPa
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For a moment, he simply stared.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwh16j4rZPz
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Then the implication hit him like a physical blow.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuI3OBWcDU
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No sleep.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcoySpmQuA
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Never again.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreHatJfj0e
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Several hours every night that other people lost to unconsciousness - hours he could use however he wanted. Training. Reading. Thinking. Living.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrorOIRxvf
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The sheer value of that…98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHCKXk9URr
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And it wasn't just time. Sleep was vulnerability. A period where threats could approach unnoticed, where defenses lowered whether you wanted them to or not.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGY0PU45Nh1
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Now he'd never have to worry about that again.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dEbb6I6IY
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His throat felt tight.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxh1siRGNb
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'Thank you.'98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBYR2PjL9r
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The thought rose unbidden, directed not at the goddess but at Selina. Her presence. Her rank as a Divine Oracle.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPiA8Lkbrm
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Because she held that rank, his blessing carried weight it wouldn't have otherwise.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdLtfArWwI
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Other Chosen received abilities suited to survival. Basic enhancements. Modest authorities.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshEwvQ7lEt
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He'd been given resurrection. And now even the freedom from one of humanity's most fundamental limitations.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDC221WXH9
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All because Selina stood as his guide.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mPufssIKh
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'I don't deserve you,' he thought. 'But I'm grateful anyway.'98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutmV0GKenJ
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The monolith's light dimmed as his focus withdrew, runes fading back into its surface.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQnsn1kJrR
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Cel turned away, finding Selina still standing in the mist nearby, that serene smile in place.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFXmP00iSO
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"I’m leaving now," he said quietly.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeolUhZYUQ
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"May the Moon Goddess light your path, Chosen One."98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2BPUrRKs2
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The blessing settled over him like a gentle weight. Familiar now. Comforting in a way few things were.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aTXd3Mboo
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He nodded once, then closed his eyes and reached for the boundary of his soul.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FT5q1i7PA
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The world shifted.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyq312TQTw
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Darkness greeted him.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0kqekEtM2
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Cel blinked, momentarily disoriented before realizing that he was still in his room.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKqKTS1keV
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The night had fallen while he was gone.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsJ6IPQPzB
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He pushed himself up from the bed, joints protesting slightly despite his divinely enhanced body.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IN2zO6OSl
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The window showed only blackness beyond - no moon visible from this angle. Street sounds had faded to occasional distant footsteps and the creak of settling wood.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3ji196Rzz
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His body felt... strange. Not tired, exactly. But worn in a way that had nothing to do with physical exhaustion.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXigXA4tmuV
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Like he'd been running for days and only just realized he could stop.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPj7htdmvjr
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Eternal Witness meant he didn't need sleep anymore.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLDCCCak8J
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But that didn't mean he couldn't sleep.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9J3KIJecuu
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And right now, despite everything, the thought of lying down and letting unconsciousness take him felt impossibly appealing.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfejQ6R1jAo
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Just for a little while.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybYIVFT84y
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Cel moved to the bed and sat on its edge, then swung his legs up and lay back.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAnoVYFDJ4
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The mattress was thin. The pillow barely deserved the name.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qDKRjzgPL
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But it was soft. Safe.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqBK4mTznC
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He stared at the ceiling, watching shadows shift across wooden beams.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktjkDydZqz
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Ten days until the Academy started.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dKcFAld8y
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Ten days to figure out what it meant to live instead of just survive.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjmaWcrrxw
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He still didn't know how.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkzC2tK5xS
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But Selina believed he could learn.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9EsRUPewB
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That would have to be enough.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEI6dy1Hij
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His eyes drifted shut.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pMSQ7pR2y
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Sleep came easier than it had any right to, pulling him down into darkness.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCOPe4nfEp
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The nightmare came like it always did - his father's fists, his mother's silence, the cultists' hands reaching through rusted bars. Familiar horrors cycling through his mind in vivid detail.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiGRzj1PV5
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Cel jerked awake gasping, sweat-soaked and shaking.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxxBTKii4k
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Gray light filtered through the window. Dawn approaching.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDa6OtS9qZ
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Just a dream.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LTbWDpLOp
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The same dream that appeared every single night.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTx1AIkI1Xn
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His breathing slowly steadied as awareness fully returned.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZRB3pVemh
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Except now…98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LLF152osl
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Now it wouldn't.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzol0lNIpS
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Thanks to his new trait Eternal Witness, he no longer required sleep, which meant no more nightmares dragging him back through his trauma.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Uxk4zLnKX
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Relief hit him so hard it felt physical - a weight lifting from his chest that he hadn't fully realized was there until it vanished.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TjmdShZ8O
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He could sleep if he wanted to. The trait didn't prevent it. But he'd never need to again. Never be forced to surrender consciousness and hope the nightmares didn't come.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPefC6LLvfH
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He could just... stay awake. Forever, if he chose.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAbhMluv5g
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The freedom in that felt impossible.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqUWgq9feo
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Cel sat up slowly, running a hand through sweat-dampened hair. His white hair - still strange to see when he caught glimpses of it. 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pmjh7OVgd
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Sunlight streamed through the window, bright and clean, spilling across the floor in a warm rectangle. The day stretched ahead of him - hours and hours with no structure, no purpose.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mzi4p37zg
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What was he supposed to do now?98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Uyc66XLBY
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Selina's advice drifted back to him. ‘Rest. Enjoy the peaceful time you have been given. Do the things that bring you joy.’98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLNZLX3Pq1
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Cel's jaw tightened.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0RVfLMgwk
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He still didn't know what brought him joy. Didn't know how to just... exist without purpose or goal.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREffII6zNF
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Training made sense. Preparing for threats made sense. But wandering around looking for something that made him smile?98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhulfCZsYmn
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He didn't even know where to start.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjgp5yebW3
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His thoughts circled back to the only moment recently where something close to peace had touched him.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fNYaBfPUu
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Talking with Selina.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0k7BmU6J2
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Not during the trial. Not when she explained his abilities or warned him about dangers. Just... talking. Her patience. Her gentle certainty. The way she listened without judgment and answered without condescension.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCvXCjPl4j
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The way she smiled…98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKZEPPeyaa
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Heat crept up his neck at the memory of that radiant expression.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmRQ34lSwN
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He wanted to see that again.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKhlnaSa8i
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Wanted to talk with her more. Ask her questions that had nothing to do with survival or power. Learn what she thought about things. Hear her voice without the weight of divine guidance hanging over every word.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4l6LjbAuw
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The desire settled in his chest, warm and uncomfortable.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbf3U9PSMyU
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But she was a Divine Oracle. The highest authority beneath the gods themselves.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYM1RIS6da1
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Why would she want to spend time with someone like him?98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRpCKcMZwn
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She guided him because it was her duty. Her role. Not because she enjoyed his company or found him interesting.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvJwpqGgua
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Expecting anything else was just…98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFqXsLtT4W
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Delusional.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpg6dbLBc5
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Cel pushed himself off the bed, suddenly restless. The room felt too small again. Confining.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7gjnDyGSP
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Maybe he should go outside. Walk through the Academy grounds. Get familiar with the place before classes started.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyYhJUeaUH
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Or maybe he should practice with Silent Moon. Test how Empathic Steel responded to different emotional states.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBPagFbu76
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Or—98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpN0WIS7gCg
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Three sharp knocks echoed through the small room.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d4QoD9I0H
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Cel froze.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCB3hpVnyup
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Every muscle in his body went rigid. His hand moved instinctively toward where Silent Moon would materialize if he called it.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswdddtUC68
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No one knew he was here. No one except the Reckoning and the receptionist who'd enrolled him.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cRCyx2ILG
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The knocks came again.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBHZsT4nSc
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Cel moved to the door silently and stopped, listening.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PDqOcE82C
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Breathing on the other side. Steady. Calm.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiP0819zFwt
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Not threatening, then. Or very good at pretending not to be.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmOuh8INQZ
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He reached for the handle and pulled the door open.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjXyflqaT9
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The receptionist stood in the hallway, holding a neatly folded bundle of dark fabric. Her expression was professional but tired - like this was just another task in a long shift.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSPhprqeu1
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"Apologies for the early hour," she said without preamble. "I meant to deliver these yesterday, but the paperwork took longer than expected." She held out the bundle. "Your Academy uniform and monthly allowance."98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDwCl5uEwM
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Cel stared at the offered items, his hand still hovering near where Silent Moon would appear.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sAcIyrCqw
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The woman's gaze tracked the motion, then returned to his face without comment. 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWw3thHOhg
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"The uniform is required for classes and official Academy functions," she continued when he didn't immediately take it. "You're free to wear whatever you like otherwise." She shifted the bundle slightly. "The allowance is standard for commoner students - it should cover your needs."98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZcsIOW2Dq
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Cel finally reached out and took the bundle.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLtCjvdgVX
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"The Library is open from dawn to midnight. Same goes for the training grounds. Curfew's at midnight for commoner dorms."98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQYUkkWXA8
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She paused, watching him with that same tired professionalism.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3TnSVLWCZ
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“Any questions?"98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHDp8O5CVq
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Cel's throat worked. Too many questions, actually. But none that she could answer.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV78jlSvksL
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"No."98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhY8hU3wxg
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The woman nodded once. "Then I'll leave you to settle in. Welcome to the Chosen Academy."98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2n1bw6lcH
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She turned and walked away down the dim hallway, footsteps fading into silence.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsk7hP1py7
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Cel stood in the doorway for a moment longer, then stepped back inside.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQFL2Uy2mf
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He moved to the bed, set the bundle down and carefully unfolded it.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpvyEpT5S6
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The uniform spilled out first - dark fabric that looked almost black, with silver threading along the collar and cuffs. Well-made. Practical. 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgTrjIBdsT
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Over the heart, embroidered in that same silver thread, was the crescent moon symbol of the Moon Goddess.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2jb29coiR
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Cel's fingers traced over it slowly.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauBSv33Oze
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The uniform was stiff. Formal. The kind of thing that would announce what he was to everyone who saw him.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaH6XJtuxr
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Moon Chosen. Academy student. Commoner.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIFLMiZVHA
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His fingers pulled away from the silver crescent.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcRD1gOoIU
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The cloth pouch filled with silver coins came next. More money than he'd imagined. Enough to live on for a month, apparently.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxQQmpZe0f
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He weighed the pouch in his palm. Heavy. Solid. Real.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagzOvTJK7r
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Wealth he'd earned simply by existing. By being Chosen.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRT1hG0g6BC
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The thought sat strangely in his chest.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTXStlNvz0
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Cel set the coins down and picked up the uniform again. He already had something to wear. Cinderward - an artifact of the blessed grace that protected without restricting, felt right in a way this stiff formal uniform never would.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaN5sqVcA4
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He folded the uniform carefully and set it in the wardrobe. 98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51yJayvWEC
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The sky was brightening properly now through the window - dawn breaking across the city in shades of gold and pale blue.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDSVa6A761
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Hours stretching ahead with nothing to do and no idea how to fill them.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUG4dD8WuV
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‘Do the things that bring you joy.’ Selina's advice echoed again, gentle and impossible.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC65UHbwn7t
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Cel's fingers drummed against his thigh as he considered his options.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWiwhJhrrL
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His gaze tracked to the door.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwdHaqPPKd
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Outside was a city. Stella - the capital. Streets he'd barely seen while Esrin marched him to the Academy. People living normal lives, doing normal things.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNWUgSUUwO
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When was the last time he'd walked somewhere without a destination?98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrp8bNwl2mj
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Never, probably.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMmT0e4MHw
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Maybe that was where he should start. With just... walking.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcGbjDOzBz
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Seeing what was out there.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMD2SWKO3h
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The idea felt foreign and slightly terrifying.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxqNJ10QUW
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But Selina believed he could do it.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YEaQxLiOg
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And right now, that was enough.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwJNilq4tS
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Cel moved to the door, pulled it open, and stepped into the hallway.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3FnY0CTyB
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​​​​​​​Heyho, Author here^^98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkvcZIbCOL
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I just wanted to give you a short reminder that you can read up to 5 Chapters ahead on my page: https://celastos-shop.fourthwall.com/supporters98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytm3Zh777D
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Also, now that the first arc of Lunar Legacy has come to an end, I'd love to gather some interesting statistics to share with you all later! To start things off, I've created a poll where you can vote for your top 5 favorite characters from the first arc and rank them in order of preference.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nfX9BaxF0
Vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2fHPnPWhv7kOVpEW-7_9dVZ-R58KrdhO0hxVfGrV_dHmMIA/viewform?usp=header98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Z7bMhhDmC
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