Arc: “Be careful, this is your first mage battle. Not only that, Anthony has an artifact.”332Please respect copyright.PENANAKaVI69Xjpf
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What’s that?
332Please respect copyright.PENANAso7mTsmti4
332Please respect copyright.PENANAcrJ1Wn6FCX
Arc: “A true magic item, among the strongest of their kind.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAOrhTGnYBM1
332Please respect copyright.PENANACM8UJs7KVE
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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAn47otBoMtt
332Please respect copyright.PENANAnfCDWWs2xs
I point it at Anthony who’s waiting for me to deliver the first blow. Good thing, this gives me time.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAk7xWF1AEAA
332Please respect copyright.PENANAQYaSNlBpmq
Anthony(With Artemis):
Strength: 10332Please respect copyright.PENANAz5aw3hbRtj
Endurance: 10332Please respect copyright.PENANAQbLS2HUJL2
Intelligence: 21332Please respect copyright.PENANAOACWDzO4Um
Charisma: 20332Please respect copyright.PENANAaWSO3L4bvX
Agility: 14 332Please respect copyright.PENANAOCO4Z4efvc
Magic: 35 332Please respect copyright.PENANAB4wvKs57Pw
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VS
332Please respect copyright.PENANAcR7Tkp6SMJ
Nao(Base/No Shape Shift):
Strength: 21332Please respect copyright.PENANAmIC5VLK5tC
Endurance: 17.5332Please respect copyright.PENANAEBIRnOYGiR
Intelligence: 19.5332Please respect copyright.PENANA0ptwzvtfeW
Charisma: 18.5332Please respect copyright.PENANA5T38F9AAEh
Agility: 16.5332Please respect copyright.PENANAn4VQR2ZZYS
Magic: 24332Please respect copyright.PENANAR8n7YYkAbD
332Please respect copyright.PENANA18P8kbkqol
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Oh, that not too ba-
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332Please respect copyright.PENANAGREikwtbiC
Arc: “Focus!”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAS5w0Pyb5ws
*CRACK*332Please respect copyright.PENANAEovaA4HyCy
332Please respect copyright.PENANAZWCQ6jU1c6
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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAwiLFOjKwfx
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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.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAOtnG1OqmL3
332Please respect copyright.PENANARBN3heDGDL
I rush forward towards Anthony while keeping the shield up. Anthony continues to blast lightning at me but it only delays me.
332Please respect copyright.PENANADM7EnY4SXc
332Please respect copyright.PENANApOuN8dvWAP
Anthony: “That shield won’t last forever!”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAQkBSYeeFaT
332Please respect copyright.PENANA3yXXu9LhLo
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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAFpVZnh8VrX
332Please respect copyright.PENANAPJhDjitDT1
Anthony: “You’re slow compared to the King!”
332Please respect copyright.PENANA47jap448Ip
332Please respect copyright.PENANAxkEXjAFNok
Anthony throws a kick to my side but I catch it with ease.
332Please respect copyright.PENANABEfTf7bTvs
332Please respect copyright.PENANAM3nDJVqM5I
Nao: “Checkmate, paralysis.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANABacN7koEHE
332Please respect copyright.PENANASw3RjyORTm
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”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAWFjqsbyZ51
Nao: “!!”332Please respect copyright.PENANAeArKniqiHP
332Please respect copyright.PENANAJAWzzg5ykv
Anthony: “My turn, paralysis.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANA44UjIhVnF4
332Please respect copyright.PENANAxKLck2CkRR
I let go of Anthony’s leg before it erupts in purple lightning that would’ve knocked me clean out.
332Please respect copyright.PENANA4VjwZEkEiY
332Please respect copyright.PENANABSbyYEooBW
Nao: “Not yet!”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAgVYiwEOk5d
332Please respect copyright.PENANAm6yLp0ukhb
I bite my lip and transform my right arm into a gorilla’s. 332Please respect copyright.PENANAUHrbAbXNPa
332Please respect copyright.PENANACvqD8JG5iJ
Strength: 30332Please respect copyright.PENANAkab1KLy9LS
332Please respect copyright.PENANAdKEAQTdl11
My powered fist sinks into Anthony’s face and his eyes go white. Did I…win!332Please respect copyright.PENANAHAgFC3n1rI
*BOOM*332Please respect copyright.PENANA8y1KrDWOGy
332Please respect copyright.PENANAhQbvd0NcNR
Nao: “GAAH!”332Please respect copyright.PENANApt2disA01O
332Please respect copyright.PENANAV2RaxN4xj6
Lightning engulfs both of us and Anthony’s consciousness returns. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy.
332Please respect copyright.PENANALqZCnARBFs
332Please respect copyright.PENANAIc6bJckdCo
I rip myself away from the raging storm and transform the necklace into book form. I need a new spe-
332Please respect copyright.PENANAcHqIg4ekeA
332Please respect copyright.PENANAtIWiAMi8UP
Anthony: “You think I’d let you!”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAt8rJkW7IhI
332Please respect copyright.PENANAeGnPBPtQo5
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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAlM27TvZPxx
Nao: “Gaah!”332Please respect copyright.PENANAPDB0M8fJSG
332Please respect copyright.PENANAnRlBqY2ZMI
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…
332Please respect copyright.PENANAljAVyjKAzM
332Please respect copyright.PENANAWiMuN0QPJI
Anthony: “Get it, we’re not done. And if I see you trying to swap spells I roast the rest of the students.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAXLACcXiKPO
Nao: “!!”332Please respect copyright.PENANAwvnVLOKOWy
332Please respect copyright.PENANAgsO4FE0Mft
I transform the book into necklace form and shake off the nightmares.
332Please respect copyright.PENANA9eAUSYhO4n
332Please respect copyright.PENANA3hpqQItCS2
Anthony: “Give up Nao, you can’t be me as I am now. Why even fight me. These people don’t care about you.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAjI5GUAxKMa
332Please respect copyright.PENANA00tOT0JOLW
Nao: “I-I can’t…won’t kill again. I won’t make that mistake again…”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAO2L8ZuMX2N
332Please respect copyright.PENANAFvJDTqHVVC
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.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAbY3wGwsGuI
332Please respect copyright.PENANAPpTPxAjA8a
Nao: “That’s not who I’m supposed to be. It’s…It’s wrong?”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAwwvNPR0h1Z
332Please respect copyright.PENANArWaLNCq9iY
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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAB81cg56kc7
Anthony: “*Sigh*”332Please respect copyright.PENANAfsHzsJTu2r
332Please respect copyright.PENANArULytDivLY
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.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAqEOKkX2y04
332Please respect copyright.PENANAURYp21ZBc5
Nao: “You can’t…be serious.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANA5zVtV3a5sZ
332Please respect copyright.PENANAPvV20Cd1iw
Anthony: “Deadly, I will kill them either way. Why not free yourself from your delusion and remain among the living.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAkGLIo4MHlU
332Please respect copyright.PENANA2KjVkoFqTW
Nao: “What…happened to you.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANArWPqDu6DFc
332Please respect copyright.PENANAgfHG9KdXPL
Anthony: “…I made the choice to fight back. So, what’s your final answer.”332Please respect copyright.PENANALZiw8MV64G
332Please respect copyright.PENANAUDhrgnKkFy
Nao: “My answer is…”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAaqwNoaCQcp
*Smile*332Please respect copyright.PENANAm8SWxhRkKJ
332Please respect copyright.PENANAde4W6O1Q0u
Nao: “Thanks for giving me time to prepare.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANABfd6zP7loj
332Please respect copyright.PENANAtfkIKhtqcV
Anthony: “What?”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAr1VCvahET4
332Please respect copyright.PENANANWbibNe5uS
Nao: “Air bullet!”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAiQdUtma7UI
332Please respect copyright.PENANAXA2zU6GR9C
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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAckG04yBQpX
332Please respect copyright.PENANAY9zbWcn1z9
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!
332Please respect copyright.PENANAXWaQfSkQdY
332Please respect copyright.PENANAySwyw0DodC
Nao: “Everyone run! I don’t know how long I can hold him!”
332Please respect copyright.PENANA0ppJoCUSK6
332Please respect copyright.PENANAJd812uoIlG
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-
332Please respect copyright.PENANAflB3BYDOOZ
*Drip*332Please respect copyright.PENANATBuHFSi6KS
332Please respect copyright.PENANA5bT2DrW4pH
My vision is…starting to blur and my nose is...bleeding? 332Please respect copyright.PENANAR3M592PDxa
332Please respect copyright.PENANATCe0rXftb6
332Please respect copyright.PENANAx2SQA1YIum
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.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAd1aTDR5SfW
332Please respect copyright.PENANA8TYBkYYqUc
Sorry for being suspended and home locked.
332Please respect copyright.PENANASnEZ6zfZqD
332Please respect copyright.PENANAnAi8Sy6zZo
I fall to one knee but I keep the prison active. At all I cost I must-
332Please respect copyright.PENANA5FUdjTh7IA
!?332Please respect copyright.PENANAquoNf2kHGW
332Please respect copyright.PENANAm9bFszAbBa
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…
332Please respect copyright.PENANAEC0793BaHG
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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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAqQvfkk7C3R
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Kid, you’ll regret that.
332Please respect copyright.PENANA0KyaqgA8F9
332Please respect copyright.PENANA5BqOt9Mf6w
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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANA1V6sMDndGK
332Please respect copyright.PENANADHZxLdPACG
Anthony: *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
332Please respect copyright.PENANAby3tBnbs1D
332Please respect copyright.PENANAhmDJT2eNjJ
Anthony: “Damn it, Nao. Why?”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAFVVBzD5kqd
332Please respect copyright.PENANAsBKb9mxgWB
Anthony drags himself to me and grabs my shirt by the collar.
332Please respect copyright.PENANA4rTAI76gjo
332Please respect copyright.PENANAXHMpEnaeQu
Anthony: “Why didn’t you kill me?! Are you retarded?!”
332Please respect copyright.PENANATWTHnpMfU6
!!332Please respect copyright.PENANAn6UFzUyhLV
332Please respect copyright.PENANAjvzwxPUsu7
Nao: “Y-You…want to die?”332Please respect copyright.PENANA43MyOW4IhH
332Please respect copyright.PENANA2d9sIsExNQ
332Please respect copyright.PENANA6UGXL9BfxB
Anthony: “No you idiot, I’m just bewildered that you would spare me when you know what I’ll do now.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAzHIrzPL6Vl
332Please respect copyright.PENANA3SkVaVzgRd
Nao: “Because…I want to see…a world where…we don’t have to kill each other.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAP8HUnuiLi6
332Please respect copyright.PENANAnyS8ey4vWH
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.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAPLkETZKpCW
332Please respect copyright.PENANAlJhV7udYrO
Anthony looks at the pen remains floating in the water. Hehe, I guess he figured it out.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAuKareMu9Ei
332Please respect copyright.PENANAcQQorro6YM
Anthony: “The minor illusion pen…”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAHaH7Wxo8HR
332Please respect copyright.PENANAo2509MtV7J
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.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAhVAqqQjbOw
332Please respect copyright.PENANA239uEv226y
Arc: “Na-”
332Please respect copyright.PENANALBrwCjhU0w
332Please respect copyright.PENANAhirEtdC4Iz
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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2qRWluWaJ
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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…”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAjMRgZSZIZ2
332Please respect copyright.PENANABppNyeQ2Sf
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.
332Please respect copyright.PENANA1pmc1ZAp0d
332Please respect copyright.PENANAdVspZOmSoq
“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?”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAMIQQThH8bA
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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?”
332Please respect copyright.PENANA6C9fJG097o
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Nao: “…”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAt4rkBAsfEA
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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.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAVFHgqATyu5
332Please respect copyright.PENANA7VrrcjFZYy
I close my enemies and accept my failure. I’m sorry Alyson…Mom…Arc…
…
…332Please respect copyright.PENANABTqANdOyUA
I’m back in that same darkness that consumes my being. But this time…it’s not as oppressive as before.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAU8PuEicue6
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Seems Arc’s little plan failed. I’m glad actually, I think you’re a good successor.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAAuwhDjphJd
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W-Who are you? You look…familiar. How can I even see a human form here?
332Please respect copyright.PENANASvMbrS9huw
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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…
332Please respect copyright.PENANAl6KEJIBpRl
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For Gods’ sake kid, it’s not that complicated.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAZSCe5VXG7n
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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?
332Please respect copyright.PENANAEFJzOUZnoA
332Please respect copyright.PENANA7rFyN3O8KZ
T-To save…my family.
332Please respect copyright.PENANA605rr6DhSh
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Right. Everything else is just extra filling. Your core desire right now is your family.
332Please respect copyright.PENANAVFPhEcCvml
332Please respect copyright.PENANALMj4seeHhg
But I…don’t want to kill Anthony. I don’t want to disappoint my mom. I want to-
332Please respect copyright.PENANAifoEET8bML
332Please respect copyright.PENANAMsGm5BQdlE
Again, that’s all extra. Let me spell it out this way. Do you want your family to die?
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!!332Please respect copyright.PENANAruRJgApr8Z
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No….I…I don’t want to lose my family.332Please respect copyright.PENANADhBdxNv2Po
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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.
…
…332Please respect copyright.PENANA7GWJRjM87e
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.”
332Please respect copyright.PENANAJfgVfTxdJD
332Please respect copyright.PENANA3QtdUrwJLk
Anthony: “…No, I’m not cheating on you with him. Good grief woman.”
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Anthony: “!!!?”
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332Please respect copyright.PENANAeNbfZYJCHS
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: ???332Please respect copyright.PENANA78qdyAIZ4D
Endurance: ???332Please respect copyright.PENANAyJddVkma33
Intelligence: ???332Please respect copyright.PENANAg8iAunzmNO
Charisma: ???332Please respect copyright.PENANAqz6k8vFZef
Agility: ???332Please respect copyright.PENANAxitRJS4Hhd
Magic: ????????332Please respect copyright.PENANAjdg4jll00r