Arc: “Be careful, this is your first mage battle. Not only that, Anthony has an artifact.”419Please respect copyright.PENANAi0S0LRSfXP
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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.
419Please respect copyright.PENANAKuk3Va4Ecl
419Please respect copyright.PENANAOoqKVY19IF
Anthony(With Artemis):
Strength: 10419Please respect copyright.PENANAo7AjIzatZx
Endurance: 10419Please respect copyright.PENANAR5ZAswCGFe
Intelligence: 21419Please respect copyright.PENANAa180Cj2Eq0
Charisma: 20419Please respect copyright.PENANA12hVlOBt1a
Agility: 14 419Please respect copyright.PENANA6DeWrQ1rVY
Magic: 35 419Please respect copyright.PENANAth0st9L5SL
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VS
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Nao(Base/No Shape Shift):
Strength: 21419Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1iCX7jiHz
Endurance: 17.5419Please respect copyright.PENANAyTjusP5hMp
Intelligence: 19.5419Please respect copyright.PENANADJAjSfX6AO
Charisma: 18.5419Please respect copyright.PENANA9SB3bGPUZP
Agility: 16.5419Please respect copyright.PENANAGcwsuur20Z
Magic: 24419Please respect copyright.PENANA81OpoqKSTA
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Oh, that not too ba-
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Arc: “Focus!”
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*CRACK*419Please respect copyright.PENANAepkRUE3aFJ
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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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Anthony throws a kick to my side but I catch it with ease.
419Please respect copyright.PENANAxuPlsChYOR
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Nao: “Checkmate, paralysis.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAaeCTeHXQfI
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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”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAR2KySKbbRW
Nao: “!!”419Please respect copyright.PENANAoJadS3TVRP
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Anthony: “My turn, paralysis.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANA2GP55kyj7Q
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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. 419Please respect copyright.PENANAwj7nk2IK1h
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Strength: 30419Please respect copyright.PENANAzw9H0WAgFb
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My powered fist sinks into Anthony’s face and his eyes go white. Did I…win!419Please respect copyright.PENANAb8QrqlSkU2
*BOOM*419Please respect copyright.PENANA7L1KqAFvqC
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Nao: “GAAH!”419Please respect copyright.PENANAYTuEv0jptT
419Please respect copyright.PENANAHO14RCKo48
Lightning engulfs both of us and Anthony’s consciousness returns. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy.
419Please respect copyright.PENANAYSTtCx8CAk
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I rip myself away from the raging storm and transform the necklace into book form. I need a new spe-
419Please respect copyright.PENANAWTf53maPOf
419Please respect copyright.PENANAlOGAa3qZsT
Anthony: “You think I’d let you!”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAbgfb3AZSkT
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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.
419Please respect copyright.PENANAvXKnS22TBZ
Nao: “Gaah!”419Please respect copyright.PENANALr3rn2XZNY
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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.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANA611LzuWRPj
Nao: “!!”419Please respect copyright.PENANASjwij06Wan
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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.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAfYwT9TKvJh
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Nao: “That’s not who I’m supposed to be. It’s…It’s wrong?”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAfrt1GL3Cb0
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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*”419Please respect copyright.PENANAg6o75ihbkY
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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.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAv1yrFIJUtI
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Anthony: “Deadly, I will kill them either way. Why not free yourself from your delusion and remain among the living.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAyTsSBgyrL3
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Nao: “What…happened to you.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAsgTPv7Xe07
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Anthony: “…I made the choice to fight back. So, what’s your final answer.”419Please respect copyright.PENANAw2kLxTQnrp
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Nao: “My answer is…”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAEgJcfSR4uk
*Smile*419Please respect copyright.PENANAdNcQx71smr
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Nao: “Thanks for giving me time to prepare.”
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419Please respect copyright.PENANAdt07ADJjn1
Anthony: “What?”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAUpVWOV4qBn
419Please respect copyright.PENANAV2Mxb0DMWq
Nao: “Air bullet!”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAaLhyGVrHxa
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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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419Please respect copyright.PENANAQvAD3vM5CC
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!”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAupYZFek6Y8
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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-
419Please respect copyright.PENANA7hcgsFBeKZ
*Drip*419Please respect copyright.PENANA4GYABotIma
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My vision is…starting to blur and my nose is...bleeding? 419Please respect copyright.PENANALtZ73z1S3z
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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.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAMbRflnEFCP
419Please respect copyright.PENANA8XeXnYOGUt
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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!?419Please respect copyright.PENANAw9Dninr2JN
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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*
419Please respect copyright.PENANA8JwjwE7MDv
419Please respect copyright.PENANAX50sbAuKr1
Anthony: “Damn it, Nao. Why?”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAFLKyw362Vj
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Anthony drags himself to me and grabs my shirt by the collar.
419Please respect copyright.PENANASCg6phxZkD
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Anthony: “Why didn’t you kill me?! Are you retarded?!”
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!!419Please respect copyright.PENANAIRhlgPyG3t
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Nao: “Y-You…want to die?”419Please respect copyright.PENANAUh40DnWzAF
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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.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAvTq5IH6KgY
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Nao: “Because…I want to see…a world where…we don’t have to kill each other.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAuxlQMcHgbS
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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.”
419Please respect copyright.PENANAqtPBnDR0V8
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Anthony looks at the pen remains floating in the water. Hehe, I guess he figured it out.
419Please respect copyright.PENANATbXzEbZZRn
419Please respect copyright.PENANAnt9VzFZZir
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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!!419Please respect copyright.PENANAsYSm7egwT5
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No….I…I don’t want to lose my family.419Please respect copyright.PENANA4E75dIy0pF
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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.
…
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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: ???419Please respect copyright.PENANAhMn4i9pBZy
Endurance: ???419Please respect copyright.PENANAG0PvEuKCmw
Intelligence: ???419Please respect copyright.PENANA1eHS3bn53Y
Charisma: ???419Please respect copyright.PENANATW8d0gam06
Agility: ???419Please respect copyright.PENANAe0AsVnWHXr
Magic: ????????419Please respect copyright.PENANAGjGAvnPAqk