The stone tablet fell apart, and another new golden tablet was revealed underneath with large engraved words saying 'Fight As A Team'. The letters shone and glimmered from the crystals' light, emphasizing their message. But to Oscar and Serena, the letters of gold were like a big taunt, teasing and annoying them.
Oscar furrowed his brow at the letters. Everything this month's Inner Hall P...
2022-12-06 13:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Earlier before entering the safe zone, Serena was humming to herself with a smile. She noticed that she was now in first place with 1700 points. For some reason, the person with the overwhelming advantage stopped gaining points, allowing her to get past.
"Maybe they've gotten stuck somewhere. Too bad for them." Serena looked around and found a golden door with the words, safe zone, on it....
2022-12-06 01:00:05 +0000 UTC
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After their reintroduction, Oscar and Mary charged at each other. Oscar left his deer anima behind to settle this himself. He saw that Mary's condition was terrible, and this would be her last stand.
He saw Mary pour out the last of her Ein into a 'Lightning Edge' around her spear and thrust it as fast as possible. However, the Prinstyct had read through her intent.
Oscar dodged and...
2022-12-05 13:00:11 +0000 UTC
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At the proctor's words, Oscar, who had his Prinstyct active, foresaw the movement of Mary's Ein onto her feet and a big movement forward.
'Movement spell. She's aiming to dash in.' Oscar reacted in an instant and stepped to the side. In the very next moment, he looked at Mary, who suddenly appeared with her spear stabbing toward where he previously stood.
She had shock and ...
2022-12-05 01:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Oscar locked eyes with Mary Jones and immediately brandished his buckler, to which Mary responded by taking a stance with her spear. There was no telling when their duel would begin. Oscar was about to say something when a circle of green light formed around them.
'This must be the teleportation the elders mentioned.' Oscar relaxed his stance and observed the glowing green circle...
2022-12-04 13:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Oscar looked carefully at the leaves, branches, blades of grass, and flowers. He sniffed the air multiple times, but only the smell of the forest remained. Everything was telling him it was real, but Oscar had already experienced a frightening illusion back at Elire Mansion.
The Ein flowed into his astral third eye and gathered into the purple ring overlaid on its pupilless blue surface. ...
2022-12-04 01:00:02 +0000 UTC
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The final construct vanished from sight and reappeared right before Oscar with its two glimmering golden swords swinging at him from above. It intended to chop off Oscar's arms. Of course, it couldn't do it; it was machine perfect in knowing how to cut without causing the worst damage.
If it did enough damage to Oscar, the challenge would end, and Oscar would be ejected.
However, de...
2022-12-03 13:01:00 +0000 UTC
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"That little brat!!!!"
Elder Dustin lost all pretenses and shouted while swiping at the image of Oscar as if he could tear him apart. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. The steel construct broke apart before Dustin's teary eyes, but the destruction of the artificial core was the most shocking.
"That was a spell he used. The artificial core should have activated its failsafe and...
2022-12-03 01:01:01 +0000 UTC
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After Oscar had blasted away one of the constructs, the other two quickly moved in unison, and they dashed in from both sides with Ein coating their tridents. On the side, Oscar focused his Ein and summoned his blue deer anima, it was bigger than before, and its antlers were longer with more protrusions. It had matured with Oscar and had grown.
'If just my blow isn't enough to destroy...
2022-12-02 00:41:37 +0000 UTC
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Once Ava Jones finished with her explanation, the doors around the crystal room began to shine to beckon the students to come forth and enter. She spread her arms wide, gesturing toward the doors with a smile. "Choose the door you want to enter; only one person is allowed per door. If there are any disagreements, settle them peacefully without fighting. If you choose to break the rules, you can...
2022-11-30 23:49:46 +0000 UTC
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The Inner Hall Promotion Exam was always held inside Azure City; everyone gathered inside a place known as the Spire of Ascension. This tall tower reached high in the air and was where the people from the Minor Hall and Outer Hall came for their promotions.
As high up as it reached, the Spire of Ascension remained the barrier where students were dragged back down to the dirt. Many people ...
2022-11-29 21:15:38 +0000 UTC
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Oscar returned from the mission in high spirits. The mission was brief due to its easy nature, and their trio's strength was quite powerful. He went on it to have some gains while visiting his parents and Uncle Carlson.
But that wasn't the only reason Oscar went on the mission. He carried a large bag of materials harvested from Exalt Beasts they encountered during the mission. Ever since ...
2022-11-28 21:41:25 +0000 UTC
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Oscar stepped inside his home, hoping to see his parents idling by or resting, but no one was inside. He did a double take to ensure he was in the correct house and grew confused at their disappearance. "They're not here."
"They must be out somewhere. So this is your house? Seems nice." Frederick wasn't lying or being nice; he truly felt this house was quite good compared to the large des...
2022-11-26 21:50:48 +0000 UTC
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The finished armament in Oscar's hands was a curved saber, white, like the Razor Boar's tusk, with yellow-amber bracket pattern veins, from the amberglass metal, on its surface. Its edge was incredibly sharp that Oscar held it gently so it didn't accidentally cut him, and the curved tip glowed brightly next to the furnace's flames. The unfinished metal grip required a hilt and more modification...
2022-11-26 02:37:54 +0000 UTC
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Oscar sweated profusely under his uniform. He was at the crucial part of the armament refinement: creating a formation to bind the metal, the tusk, and the beast's core formation into a complete armament. His hands shook from the memory of the many failures he had done during his training.
"Are you going to start? It's not good if the material begins to cool." The proctor advised.
"...
2022-11-25 22:05:37 +0000 UTC
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Oscar followed the large fabricator, his proctor, past the large furnace, viewable from the entrance. They passed through a series of gray stone doors that shook dust and residue everywhere. The heat was getting worse as they delved deeper inside the Foundry.
Oscar noticed that the inside of the Foundry was surprisingly well organized despite its outside appearance. The corridors were cle...
2022-11-25 17:33:11 +0000 UTC
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After a great meal at the Azure City, courtesy of Frederick, Oscar returned to the Commune in high spirits with Frederick by his side.
"So, what is going on between you and princess?" Frederick interrogated Oscar in their dorm room. Frederick had reapplied to return to his old room, and the Pavilion accommodated his request.
"We're good friends and like reading books." Oscar didn't ...
2022-11-25 02:28:40 +0000 UTC
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Oscar growled and punched from the side with all he had, letting out a puff of hot air from his lungs. His eyes were bloodshot, and he stared forward like a predator. The moment he had been waiting for was finally here.
His fist traveled through the air, knocking away the falling grains of sand. His knuckles clenched harder, and they dug into Draven's exposed side. However, it was stopped...
2022-11-24 18:26:33 +0000 UTC
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"Sounds like you've accomplished something."
Oscar turned to Draven, who appeared out of nowhere, holding a hammer with blue swirls on its head and a handle of some kind of oak. "Reporting to Master, I have successfully made the nodes as they should be."
Draven took a look at Oscar's handiwork on the buckler and nodded. "It is good that you realize the singularity of the nodes. I co...
2022-11-24 15:41:51 +0000 UTC
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Oscar fought against Draven in the sand arena. Their fierce exchange of blows sent waves rippling through the sands as clear sounds resounded from their fists colliding. His bandaged arms and hands were numbing from the constant barrage as his master's, Draven's, attacks grew increased in ferocity.
"It's been four months since you've come here. Your Prinstyct has developed well, and you c...
2022-11-23 22:46:20 +0000 UTC
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Draven did not move but stared at Oscar, who was celebrating his success. He smiled under his helmet, seeing his disciple's good progress and adaptability. Finally, he moved his feet and flicked Oscar's helmet to cool him down. "Calm down. Finish off this plate, and we can move to the next step. Good job on layering your Ein over the 'Shattering Wave'. But never stop trying to accomplish the sa...
2022-11-22 23:07:57 +0000 UTC
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"The more materials you work with, the more complicated the structure," Draven said to Oscar while sipping some tea.
"Huh?" Oscar munched on his day's rations. "The structure?"
"The azureiron you hammered on required you to find the correct points to hit to shape it further. The materials from Exalt Beasts and other ores are similar, but some may be quite a puzzle to unravel. As a f...
2022-11-21 20:01:47 +0000 UTC
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Deep in the Abyss Prison, the ragged breathing of a young man echoed across a small empty arena. The seats were worn and dirty, and there was no stage but a ground of sand. Oscar was on one knee and bleeding from his lips, and right across from him was the Warden, Draven Ciaran.
"What's wrong? You haven't landed a single hit on me." Draven tapped his foot and made a circle in the sand. "Y...
2022-11-19 21:30:51 +0000 UTC
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"A Fabricator?" Oscar rubbed his wrists after being freed from the chains. His eyes stared blankly at Draven. "I don't have the talent. My Anima is only a beast, not a hammer, anvil, or anything remotely related."
"True, but you are also a Grade Four and trying your best to keep up with the higher grades, even coming here for training. Why should you be unwilling to try this?" Draven brou...
2022-11-19 21:30:04 +0000 UTC
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Attack simultaneously; Oscar had always struggled with this concept when trying to coordinate with his deer anima. However, it wasn't an issue if it was his own body. It only required more concentration to split the Reis into different parts of his body.
The principle of Reis was to be versatile with the physical power that flowed from anything. Oscar laughed at himself for being so blind...
2022-11-19 21:29:20 +0000 UTC
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Oscar tapped his knees with his fingers while waiting for his master, Draven, to finish drinking the tea. He sat on a luxurious white chair and stared at his reflection on the crystal table.
"This is bad tea." Draven finished Oscar's tea and shook his head. "Tell me why you have returned here. Did I not give you a manual to begin your initiation in Adamasreis?"
"I want more training...
2022-11-19 21:28:29 +0000 UTC
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"Questioning?" Oscar asked calmly despite the silent pressure that made his lungs feel heavy. These enforcers wore blue armor with a white tunic; helmets covered their faces with metallic fins on the side. Oscar looked at his friends, Frederick and Emily, who tensed up but prepared to fight.
"Report to the Record Hall and give your statement. The others may stay." An enforcer took a heavy...
2022-11-19 21:00:10 +0000 UTC
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"Oh, it's been a long time since I've been in these mountains." Emily looked around with a beaming smile; her orange hair whipped from side to side from her ever-changing gaze. There was the familiar smell of the fresh mountain air and the sight of ridges and round green peaks.
"It's been over two years since you were home?" Oscar asked as they hiked through the mountain.
"That's ri...
2022-11-19 20:38:41 +0000 UTC
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Great palaces of oak with black tiles adorning the roofs gave off an ancient feeling with their antiquated wooden beams, polished with a shining coat. These structures were large, and mass tides of people went to and from the buildings' large entrances.
These buildings were the great hosts of the Exalt markets built in one of the three inner districts, the Bazaar District. The three inner...
2022-11-18 21:46:11 +0000 UTC
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"All clean!" Oscar wiped his hands. They finished cleaning the Elire Manor of all the cobwebs, and the rooms were tidied and readjusted.
After it was over, Oscar, Emily, and Frederick exited through the back entrance into the back garden. Though it was supposed to be a garden, there was not a single bush or a blade of grass, only some roots protruding from the dead soil.
There were ...
2022-11-17 20:38:05 +0000 UTC
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