He stands over us covering the moment with oppressive shadows. Seemingly oblivious to where he is, the man emits intense killing intent. Even if help were to come they would be too frozen by fear to step up.263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHQHOpZJQs
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxJ33guTFY
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9S5xJLSAb
I instinctively put my arm in front of Alyson which earns a raised eyebrow from Sever.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcTVkjjg34
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp00PyNxxnY
Sever: “And you are?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqMxVH3Eb6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYiUqTN86F
Nao: “Alphon, what does such a dangerous guy want from my friend.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgRhbcTtQM
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9q3EqSiwt
Sever: “You seemed more than friends.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYrqTz3GK2
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3rO0H3RCX
Alyson: “Relax Alphon, I got this.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliFckdWsp6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99YucYWnkN
She moves my arm away and stands up against Sever. Usually, Alyson commands any ring she steps into against this guy, she looks as small as me.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPzZOP60Ok
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBdJmn1384
Alyson: “What do you want with my brother?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBmcVJ4ABj
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkEg9tLkfD
Sever shoots me a glance but quickly returns to Alyson, meeting her glare with his own.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96ENt2d9z9
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOgBfHk3ui
Sever: “I rather we discuss this away from strangers.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkqnLC96AQ
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTtOV7H48R
It’s my turn to get up and stand up against Sever. I might be taller by a small inch but I still feel like I’m still the young kid in the situation. Despite that, I puff up my chest and enter the fray.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4woU6QBgX
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQQ2tdqivF
Nao: “You’re the stranger here, I’ll stay.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡba3ebFDhx0
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNtpYXryN8
Sever looks me over and snickers.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pbBBrnolT
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4AvYe2ox0
Sever: “Alright, do you know that your brother is missing?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzJMzk0iXa
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4eXE28D70
Alyson & Nao: “What!?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnzUGIonLA
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVAqU9azcG
Alyson: “I saw him this morning, what do you mean missing?
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUXx1GOChy
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCOtgQiFwO
Sever: “As one of you might recall, my employer’s son went missing. One suspect was your brother.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaCsQfkkAR
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfVNoOCf4o
Alyson: “Pft, Nao? He’s not strong enough to take on Anton and his boys even after a workout?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZosRqDC8E
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuKbj7U6eM
Sever: “Workouts you say? Do you know when he began and his workout regiment?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBicR5STJBw
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9KcmSw0qt
Alyson: “Less than a week and I’m sure you can’t go from weak as a stick to beating guys near twice your size.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxaX2Cz4AF
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLF8qWNTsu
Nao: “Y-Yeah, what makes you think Nao is missing anyway?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwnW8vlBPe
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZUlblecTe
Sever: “Because we’ve been tailing him and other potential suspects?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06paOEOJ5w
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbXn9s4zlr
Nao: “You’ve been what?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpDBd80PX5
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KI1y8WLFc
Alyson: “Nao is not the cause of whatever happened to Anton. He might get on nerves but that’s beyond his ability.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFwwdRs7QH
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgsp9IcmOx
Sever: “That is yet to be seen. There are many ways a dwarf can take revenge on his bullies. A gun of some kind perhaps.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiTDJHcNVK
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ugW5saDvq
Alyson: “You’re going too far now, we have no guns at home.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1GhyhtQyU
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aPYkPvI9b
Sever: “I guess we can go to your home and ask his mother.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiKEkdiqCf
!!!263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEIrbpWf91
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEj0otRyV2A
I grasp Sever’s necktie and look deep into his dark eyes. I want to make his skin burn through illusion but I hold back.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxogYJGFJj
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkM1rsebZn
Nao: “Leave. Her. Alone.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2fRYuhAs4
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KZVd4Lrph
Sever: “Such a reaction from someone who hasn’t even met her before. Why so angry?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwWzvpEQP5
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVCFqwwkI4
Nao: “I-I just don’t want people like you messing with my girlfriend’s family.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNgeuNEc7f
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokjT2fTfsd
Sever: “A girlfriend you met only yesterday on the same day you suddenly arrived in town.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvegQxeAuAW
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvxninZ0YA
Nao: “!”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYkqaDRspE
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7Ynk3RVxK
I need an edge, mind reading!
…
…
Sever: (Such an intense stare. Let me guess….reading my mind?)
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡequBEIs7xa
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdvmjQkJkn
!!!
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7Nf3x9Utq
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfnRVaBKrV
I let go of his tie and nearly fall back. But that was the wrong move. Sever smiles triumphantly while fixing his tie.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx11JUwvQX6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq3ArfGcCv
Sever: “I think I got enough info, thanks for your time.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVfQjCC39s
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKm6qjaYPT
Alyson: “W-Wait, will you stop suspecting Nao?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZV41opWsq
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDFB3Z0d1n
Sever: “…Sure, you made compelling arguments. You won’t see me again.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnz3O6ZvHq
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5y65NVGwk
He disappears into the shadows of the arena and leaves us in a darkness deeper than we thought possible. We say nothing as we took our gear off and exited the building. But when we return to the light, Alyson breaks the heavy atmosphere.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2B8VCFoIg
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMdVwNlqaK
Alyson: “I want to say thanks for standing up for my family back there. I don’t usually open up to someone this quickly but, you’re a good guy Alphon. I trust you and want to keep this relationship going.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ta3RtnLp5
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczHgQ0Yzhk
Nao: “…Me too. I’m kind of exhausted for today though.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93vj6X02YZ
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxH8kQmUkK
Alyson: “I-I get it, sorry our first date turned out like this.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1mXgSY9Wj
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgLPZon4Wb
Nao: “Don’t worry, It was fun all the way through. Let’s ignore that last part.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8iIjgjzGi
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFTqtDU0ri
Alyson: “Haha, yeah.”
…
…
Nao: “I can see you don’t have the best relationship with your brother but please, try to get along. He’s family and you can’t get that back if you lose it.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHDNVNzT09
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzFNh5Qz1I
Alyson: “…”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kTrzdQtYS
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKovgIRDsl3
I leave Alyson alone at Crimson Battlefield and stalk the streets. What the hell am I supposed to do? My eyes dart to every person I pass and every shadowy corner.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEILVRohLq
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8E9Z21xMS
My breathing becomes haggard and my head begins to pound. There’s nowhere to run to that I feel safe from eyes that haunt the back of my mind.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexSff31Ga1
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlKxzoW9f4
Sever or his men could be anywhere and those shadows…
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXadJwir08
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdGdB2gVSk
Nao: “I want to go home…I want to see my mom.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWL0exfxgA
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6G6jG1G8h
Arc: “Get yourself together.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFS2TNtCsVT
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGeZHa74Pe
Arc, thank god. In all this madness, I forgot about you. Help me get out of this mess.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZxilERscw
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokhQY12Wc6
Arc: “Get stronger.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpNBemvNw4
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXinqkmqK5
What?
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9uvhWpBR2
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIxfK5rE6c
Arc: “The time has come, school fun is over. Embrace your role as a mage or face certain death.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6L6tIxpBv
Death…263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrR5x9Oad6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQV67HAyIBu
I’m only 17 and I never had to really face that concept before all of these. But the shadows threatening to consume me, It’s really starting to hit me.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyDRR0hwYH
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhawEGJf6C4
I’m really in danger of losing everything. Is becoming popular and beating Alyson that important anymore?
*Ding*263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeBwD96vvh
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuf9yAv5oi
Practice Offensive Spells (+3) ]Daily]263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR7gmlt52V
Learn Meditation (+2)
Kill one Invader (+10)
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuPeXYLqVI
…What is an invader?
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOhom0tm3Z
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqNFabAVol
Arc: “You’ll find out eventually, prepare yourself.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgic8QEcswM
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyXm9SCN9H
…Okay, I will. But I have to get home first without being seen.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJ8rFFREJC
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCjPjt9Mib
Arc: “Instead of transforming back immediately, instead transform into an animal.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxKemr663N
I can do that?263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5d5DLPXCSk
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EHiHMb62V
Arc: “Yes, but you need time to focus. It will be…very painful the first few times. Pick something not too small but something people won’t question.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQW9lS3rnN
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpqJRCDy9t
Yeah, maybe Sever will think Alphon is just a werewolf or something.I’ll go through the upstairs window somewhere. Need to find a good place to do this.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4C8b9SX0Fs
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcK0tNo7KO
I search around for a bathroom or some forested area. Both have pros or cons in the situations but I’ll take either way. Eventually, I find a nice area with enough trees to cover my transformation.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0iSYFfvCY
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBAPNcyyln
I want to glance around but that will give me away. I enter into the thicket as if it was the most natural thing. When I was deep enough, I focus on a big dog. 263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCATenUk6UP
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPhowOyJfP
1…2…3! Shape Shift!
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCC40ZbyoLq
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡly2mZDt6k9
Instantly, I could feel my bones break and rearrange themselves. I almost blew my lungs to pieces with my scream but I muffled it by biting my hand.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T0c9NtV8v
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDInEXdmgC
I bit down so hard that blood starts to feel my mouth. Anything to keep quiet. My body begins to shrink and shift into a dog. A muzzle, my ears, fur, and new legs. And unlike last time, my clothes don’t shrink with me.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7oaWQN5SC
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGmE9Vs0ZG
I has to be almost over, it has to be! I close my eyes and pray for this to the end as my body heats up from the transformation.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡespxmyEZcA
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVA4YActOJ
To my surprise, my hand slipped out of my mouth. I couldn’t bite down anymore when I started to get on all fours. This released a torrent of tortured screams but thankfully, it sounds like a dog instead of a human.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rAy3qLZdj
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAUkvynCNH
After what seemed like ages of being ripped apart, it was over. My body cooled down and could finally open my eyes. The world looked…different and my body…felt foreign.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpJGKVpwfN
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMIf7vJOFw
I pushed myself up on all four paws and started to walk. My balance was terrible and I fell a few times but I kept pushing forward. I finally got out of the thicket and was greeted by a few curious looks.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69dP9HdGeO
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUogJQTNCUx
I didn’t exit from where I came so I can only hope these people are just bystanders.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCv9TSI15a
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkf0RBMLXV
“Hey, are you alright?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xsUy1Coq4
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7qHySqHTQ
One of them tries to pet me but I’m not into that. I force myself to learn how to run fast as I take off toward my house. I can tell this will confuse those people and anyone I might come across along the way but I don’t care.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NIQQk2tev
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8o7vNLEZcl
I need to go home, I want to see my mom. Hell, even Alyson would be nice to see.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiToZWexdq7
!263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeh0jBXjNC
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybpainYlWq
“Ow, what the hell?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOPxKaEax5
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7TRbFu3Zj
Damn it, did I just bump into someone.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzJdBo3XUN
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwTRYyCaX7
Velo: “Is that a dog?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC11GHoglx
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoTlOSRM9z
I look up after recognizing the voice and see my friends. I’m so happy I could cry.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCQunCJHR9
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMaXTBiBmP
Mat: “Whoa, is that dog…crying?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lRZ8X1Bzi
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoxWuzvCvt
Wait guys, take me home!
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhETh5rzXgm
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡse4prMdoQg
Mat: “And now it’s barking at us.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4t86wNki1
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4aWFfueqt
Damn it, they don’t speak dog! What now?
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96yaqPAVVj
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq9fTWn6XB
Tallow: “Wait look.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBeaf7F2hb
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bW1L07BWQ
Tallow points to my neck and everyone follow to see what’s there. I can’t really look down but it must be Arc.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1rHZGMxG0
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2TPTI7UTA
Valo: “N-Nao?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztyLb4wqvm
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTUMdwDZPg
I nod my head as hard as I can.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOi5XXRmWl
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VrLFXSvxv
Anthony: “Did Nao turn into a dog?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡla1kvDD3Ks
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejDpkijVW6
Mat: “Damn.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Mcn0LBu73
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sermANINa
Velo: “But why?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFP1WAxsPLD
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp63H01I63L
Anthony: “I’m sure he’ll tell us when we get him in the house. He obviously can’t turn back out here.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMtW58X6c6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLEihGJ6ps
Thankfully, Anthony got the idea and lead us all back to my house. When at the front door, Anthony knocks, and Nell answers.263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRHVXcluy2
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXfnQKDGS3
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB39Sd4NDDw
Nell: Hello kids, what brings you here.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4UK4P65wM
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfCgwUZV93
Anthony: “We’re here to see Nao and show him my new dog. Can we come in?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEBvDceZPY
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKwNSYmoQE
Nell: “Nao’s not here at the moment. I actually haven’t seen him since this morning, I’m starting to get worried.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTdlcFj9M7
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgNAeTQ5nz
Anthony: “I see, do you mind if we wait in his room for him. I’m sure he’ll come back soon.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAViPkDzUv
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoqjcCsdUj
Nell: “I suppose, as long as you make sure the dog doesn’t ruin anything.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccqseBGoEE
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMajQ0Fm9AO
Anthony: “I can promise he won’t.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEPcp3yZtE
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡri2zhddiCR
Everything smoothly from there all the way to my room. Once inside I run around to find a towel or something to bite down on. I find one and look at Anthony, hoping he understands what to do.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvVUKMoT4v
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOCrygN9sb
Shape shift!
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9sPAYDyQD
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGyfrKYbHL
Immediately the pain returns as I bite down hard on the towel. Hot Steam escapes my body as the fur melts off my skin and my bones reshape.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnfxPcpk0C
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2hSpCbi3f
Mat: “What the hell!”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAXrdIJMZs
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEbTOR1YIt
Anthony: “Quickly, help him! Don’t let him scream!”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFNg46a4eH
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfTH3xGJce
Everyone holds me down while Anthony keeps the towel in my mouth.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVQMWpAKTA
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNj8GTcAjw
Tallow: “Ouch, his skin burning hot. I don’t know how long I can keep touching this.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRzEVfwJ5F
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoGcO32Ikd
Anthony: “Hold for a bit longer!”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4giGfhrgDw
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaZtBiWdto
They tried their best and eventually, the work paid off. Through blood, sweat, and tears, I saw the world through human eyes again.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiegb1cc10y
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZEEaBrScd
Unfortunately, everyone got an eye full of my dignity. Most of them immediately looked away save for Velo who took a bit longer.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR2scBcQy1
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSG58ybmEb
Nao: “S-Sorry for this…everyone. Thank you…so much.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRsgAt64yR
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhweWb8jIeW
Mat: “Yeah, just put on some clothes.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMOOaEOHu1
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t40lKpH4K
Mat takes a random shirt from my room and throws it at me. I equip it along with the pants Anthony throws me.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYlfkoLMHO
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq93vd3UYdJ
Anthony: “What happened? What forced you to transform into a dog despite the pain.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aNuM34t3t
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfXVjbg9SO
Nao: “Sit down for this one, it’s a lot to take in.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYMDlfvJRK
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSiaXz7XUW
I told them everything I learned except the fact I…made Anton disappear.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eL2Ah4ScZ
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvWZHWrfFv
Mat: “Wow man, that’s rough.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjDMfpoVWf
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0Qq6TSk8D
Anthony: “That’s not the worse of it, I’m pretty sure we’re the other suspects.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyfLy6C9jF
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQ6DDmwFDw
Everyone: “What?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSj4SMTlhp
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5TEoD9Pfy
Anthony: “Of course, we’re easy scapegoats and were bullied just like Nao. Anton may have bullied Nao the most but we felt his wrath too. I’m sure they suspect.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGkw2PN9PT
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XAK94fuOy
Mat: “Man, what the hell!”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy385ZxIHqu
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPU8UP0IJ2P
Velo: “What do we do?
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KTaTOAyuo
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtK7Q9EAXPP
Tallow: “But we have nothing to do with Anton’s disappearance.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe60AzmGsri
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ595FoQguIu
Anthony: “…It’s always like this. The outcasts are the ones that always get blamed for the problems of the nobility.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41ooaYvnF6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJh1GLp6Bgp
Anthony: “But things will change. Nao, I’m ready for my weapon.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRVyrz5xxT
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Bb1NobKrZ
Nao: “You mean magic item right?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YXWcwSKsv
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL99JQxu0RB
Anthony: “Yeah, give me magic missile.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPtxcIIHLM
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8EUqX40pI
I freeze when I remember what I did with that spell. It’s powerful enough to blast a hole through a person’s chest. To think that’s the weakest offensive spell…
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8VHXsSEY5
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfII4U1OZb
I can’t give that to Anthony but if I don’t…I’ll have to explain why. I…can’t do that! They’ll leave me for sure if they find out I’m a killer.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTtPKBpfuR
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjWZgzZ806
That feeling is reinforced when Anthony takes a toy shotgun out of his bag.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7Tc1lBG4O
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFqm1e0dKm
Nao: “…A-Arc says you can’t get that one.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrU8oq3rAi
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgI8i9xYtEw
Anthony: “Why?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHlbZzOtPM
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnCDNWkr68
Nao: “B-Because it wouldn’t well with that weapon.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYsyBvlwCb
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxd3pNgof7
Anthony: “I see, what a shame. Any other offensive spells I can get for this?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHLHLBLIIf
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9Z0fzDU2C
Nao: “Ummm…”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFv9P18WRBd
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJTkp45Qbj
Probably not if magic missile is that letha-
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhDiOW87Q2
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOPu7aZCnJ
Air Bullet (6)263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7N9pf60rz
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkGRyknubV
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3atLUYvo7Q
That doesn’t sound too bad.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzehPFPElBC
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1wl0ZYGuI
Nao: “Air bullet.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQnbbeDddx
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIeJvrk5sZ
Anthony: “Sound great, get it for me.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmj2iIJ6B0
Points: 1263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNbCKX6sfw
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEN0c07QnlE
Nao: “I’ll infuse it but after I make sure mom knows I’m home.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaW9EV57CS
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4AziNTqwd
Tallow: “How do you plan on doing that?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxe8oYsGYxW
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEstrpCfQRk
Nao: “One of you distract her while I go to the front door.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPO7PYLr0A
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWUUcaI2uO
Mat: “Distract her with what?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5mJwLHsbC
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjWVYEMlt0
Nao: “Tell her the toilet is backed up or something.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1wpM6RFCd
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqjruA8yHA
Anthony: “And the dog? How will we walk out of here without it?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3hAbL0Nvi
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCucFM0w0g
Nao: “Illusions.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGoFLoOO33
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XkJyPXeJw
The plan was set and executed. Valo went out and told mom to check the bathroom. Anthony kept an eye on the situation through the cracked door.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEZkibPq1M
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rZzfZOV36
Eventually, he moved his hands signaling me to go. I go as fast and quietly as I can to the front door. I open it and close it loud enough to catch mom’s attention.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xM7gLTol6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWdK3KmafI
Almost immediately, Nell came running from upstairs to greet me with a hug.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HXqG0lDI5
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaKEG7JUUs
Nell: “Nao, where were you?! We were so worried.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWCC1vxXvE
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwjnY9apJx
We?
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5eICc4fP9
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkfvBP7izd
I look upstairs to see Alyson looking down at me with some concern.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL1ztUIAuf
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYz4B4bxJC
Nell: “Alyson came home and told me some man said you were missing.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OhXli3h5X
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xTr9ngEDl
Nao: “I was fine, just taking a nice stroll around town after going to the book store. Sorry for not paying attention to the time.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5k2fTjvCl
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVMVRFA3Yn
Nell: “Please, don’t do that again. If you do this again I’m going to ground you.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcXa9NhoPN
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYYITaNleX
Nao: “No don’t do that. I’ll be good.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbzqA4iCHj
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtVY9S2wjm
Nell: “You better be. Now, go back to your room. Your friends are waiting for you.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbL0kMwVrn
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kk0F5RUuA
Nao: “Thanks, see you for dinner mom.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucwdxqVcpY
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLUgJ3rM9q
Nell: “Of course.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXf9AN5y4p
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnvVzFjkCE
Mom lets me go from the bear hug, allowing me to go back to the group. But first, I’m stopped by Alyson.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIMmJkWgiQ
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ736WNgooyQ
Alyson: “…You’re not a kid anymore, don’t stay out late.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpt189Veob
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarRIIZ8m5X
Nao: “Don’t worry, I won’t. How was your date?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ65NMb2Yed
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI24Xx5Qhjt
Alyson: “….You don’t need to know that.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vQgJKEWNI
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJMwUVWyUu
She leaves back into her room with a slight blush. I can’t help but smile at knowing that I’m the one that caused that.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlZsa8So7S
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEybFWnB5JS
I go back to my room where my friends are waiting. When I got inside they were already playing some of my video games.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFXW55j6Sh
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1cwBfxuva
Anthony: “You’re back, can you infuse air bullet into my weapon.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu5mbNmmjW
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXUid2OPTN
Nao: “Sure thing.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwmOxG2ghr
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkW3EkWoY3X
I take the toy shotgun and start infusion. My mind wasn’t really in it though. Alyson, invaders, Sever, and what I’ve done. So many things race through my mind that destroys any focus I have.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIdmqxpzfq
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NEsmZx4kT
Should I even allow Anthony to have an offensive spell? What happens if this is just as bad as magic missile?
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsfE9HShQo
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRJQo9lmN1
Arc: “Do it.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7HVJ77DT2
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0WtCIwsJb
But-
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKg70ZVimO
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mhsSHvI6t
Arc: “Your friends need to be able to defend themselves. Air bullet is a perfect choice for that task.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJpl76VjkI
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6P8bXxbPUv
My mind drifts to those voids in reality and Sever hunting my friends. I can barely protect myself, let alone my friends. Maybe Arc is right.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbqSjZXNr6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoBWFhRrL8
I redouble my efforts and focus on creating Anthony’s weapon. After about an hour of attention, the shotgun glows bright enough to feel the room.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEGsuaGSmm
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36gxCrkfdp
Arc: “This came out very well. Anthony can probably get off 4 shots before it breaks.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNd1juanif
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTvIzG96ee
Nao: “Arc says you’ll have 4 shots.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0eFImm4rU
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSo4yBIGRke
Anthony: “Great, I love it.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xBITpSK1Y
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnueu4ryiNX
He takes the shotgun and places it back in his bag
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVSgQJwJcG
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nUcDd7tKf
Tallow: “This took longer than usual, are you okay?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3iMrssekm
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpZmJ0SGRF
Nao: “I guess I’ve been through a lot today.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydnHDVPwDp
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuc4p3rVm9h
Arc: “You still have daily tasks to complete.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2kaBL89WW
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpU0HUkDtYC
Valo: “You should take a break.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTGStTqIgT
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbo0F1pbYX
Nao: “Ummm…”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcx6JcHLoVU
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkcOtYpz1N
Anthony: “Valo is right, don’t wear yourself out.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZBwzCpjZG
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjFdJIhZ5l
Nao: “…Okay, I’ll take a break today. Be careful on your way home.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8YaQojZvG
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRWt4l1MK4
Anthony: “Yeah, see you tomorrow at the library. Remember to cast the illusion of the dog.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9GOM8MsOc
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFDISlLJCR
I nod and followed the group out the door. Mom was still in the living room so I made an illusion of the dog appearing next to us. It didn’t have a lot of detail and didn’t have feet but it’s good enough.263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0acMbTnuNE
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH0VFGIb66
*Ding*
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveiggA48xN
Points: 3263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qyysl36eU
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbiPFNX3ss
And that’s 10 spells a day!263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLT9NMozvw
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJJTHnKuM5
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iWmOpyxyE
I say goodbye to my friends and went back to my room.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yUHjHWEMG
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4RZS2obKy
Arc: “Are you really going to take a break after everything?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoT5xfWBv1
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUeYodEhjj
Nao: “Of course not, I just need a small break. I’m going to use the rest of today to get stronger.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiF1zwDwyGs
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUpCuFECCc
I look at the bite mark on my hand and wince.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPuY9LcQNf
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1tqiGi4uX
Nao: “Good thing mom didn’t see this. She might have prevented from to school. I better get a bandage.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfO6R4zHwa7
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwdKeDFXEs
I go to the bathroom bandage my hand and slip back into bed. I tried to take a nap but my headache and worries prevent me from falling asleep.263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysPYtxfMSZ
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyaNZwTDMw
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfiAS0rgsT
Arc: “You know what to do.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEvJK6k5QW
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qs3o94GQy
Nao: “…I know.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiXHum1toM
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8o3hCOt4hb
I look at the clock and it lingers around 3pm. I have plenty of time, to rest later. I push myself off the bed and get ready to work out.
[4pm]263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZVHDGg75Q
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNxi7zStmO
*Ding*
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1waTv83Ex
Points: 6263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrzPkmbA5y
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJ0v23cEFM
I clean the sweat off my body and notice how I look.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTnnR4wATz
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDpsu20uTj
Nao: “I’m pretty ripped. Never thought I would look this good.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wXHD9ulEi
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8A2X3jSyH
I smile as the thought to show Alyson comes to mind but shake it away. I gotta focus, I don’t need it.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAuxepY1Sq
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69FXP0QNr3
Thinking that, I go to the bathroom mirror to make sure there’s no remaining hair from my hair.
…
…
Well, it won’t take long. I deserve some recognition for my efforts. I put my shirt back on and knock on Alyson’s door. She actually opens it up pretty fast.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXix0PXGBKk
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhGLL7XXhP
Alyson: “Yeah?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtehfGOoPuY
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnbzAayXLc
Nao: “I got something to show you.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxPINnLpG0
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOpD99M98n
Alyson: “Whoa, don’t take you pa-”
…
…
Nao: “Aren’t I huh…ripped?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNEiiv9wBh
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3wMSd8YW9
Alyson: “…I’ve seen…better. Try not to hurt yourself trying to do stuff beyond your capability.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzrv4tIIzU
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRHd2gb0nU
And she closes the door in my face…
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSppjuFSVgj
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMa5DjPOZx
Nao: “I don’t even know why I bother.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoBdd73AXG
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7LaHNZFH4
Bet she’d like to see Alphon’s abs. I pull my shirt down and go back into my room.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNxKkXWHw3
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nubqtK4oe
Nao: “Okay, how do I practice offensive spells? I can’t really do it here and I won’t be able to leave the house today.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5HvkLY7Qp
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3PkM6rzGk
Arc: “I have a function dedicated to battle simulations but I don’t know if you’re ready even for level 0. Find a place to practice, it doesn’t have to be today.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xLwjz4K3h
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcZCuWwngM
Nao: “Wait, does that mean I’m done for today?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnnf5Fw9fs
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu73NEHUBAG
Arc: “No.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OEWzlT6H6
Learn Meditation (+2)263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriiCf7IRCo
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AbM7wdLFU
Nao: “Oh, got it.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGs8YM2x1Lb
Points: 3263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xKuSbWVv7
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrPF89WeUh
Nao: “I already used air bullet in the infusion without being fully integrated. Will this give me a headache too?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsCgmbqeLF
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG7wQ9PhZj
Arc: “Be glad it was just a headache. If you actually tried to use that spell the backlash would be comparable to when you killed those bullies.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup3NRCEJbR
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqweiGa2yO
Nao: “…I rather you did not bring that up. So infusion doesn’t give such a bad backlash. Good to know, I thought I was just getting used to the pain.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPDmL8lV5h
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DmopepEj5
Nao: “So should I wait until tomorrow?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZUeQURFNp
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotwtcfTdYS
Arc: “No, mediation is a bit special. It’s not really a spell but a training technique. Your body can already handle the effects, learning the skill was more for me. I’m now allowed to handle more of the mana inside you.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDQUzLGdBc
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMi5fFOyYpy
Arc: “Think of it like a restriction lifting off of me.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWSHjCTGWq
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ezg5ZCZXQ
Nao: “Okaaaay….”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5dZ4AoBgc
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUVEx8Tjmo
Nao: “Does that mean I could have done mediation at anytime?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBz7cZcQfbE
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRVf66yYtw
Arc: “Yes, but without me, it would take much longer to see results.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1vtgexiZ6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVstQoJpJTw
Nao: “I see, so is it like how it is in movies?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoN3TICPk3Y
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9PY44rrJd
Arc: “Somewhat, get in possession.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oDGrZC2Jk
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXpB0Hh0i9
I get on the bed and get into the classic mediation position.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22SvmLiqGT
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelV7KNXPyp
Arc: “Close your eyes, focus, and feel the mana inside of you.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dXMBSBAuH
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGgVrhrYRZ
Nao: “What about outside, that’s usually a thing in some of the books I read?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaVglzYcEU
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LsEhhUwn1
Arc: “This world doesn’t have enough to matter at the moment.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiG5ZgUv6fg
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAg5Kn8Z9b6
Got it, I focus to feel the magical energies throughout my body like blood. I read it about this a few days ago but this is the first time I’ve really felt it. Even my breath feels different somehow.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTj6aHXw56R
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngY1t2h8FC
Arc: “Now it’s time to create your mana energy center. It can come in many styles. A heart, core, spiral, circles, full-body, etc.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsisMcbFyuj
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWV9ZU7QE2
Nao: “Do I get to pick?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnONqdhB7hS
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaskxLGQ3Z
Arc: “You’re one of the few that can. For normal mages, it depends on their home universe and teachers.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aFNtTf7CW
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaVw5uARKE
Nao: “I want the best.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4A11TVza4
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyx3b9Z9Nv
Arc: “That depends on what your body needs and from what I can tell…”
…
…
Nao: “Arc?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbfTvQvjSr
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd5HqPes2f
Arc: “…A crystal seems like the best fit.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOQPC9S87Z
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqxqGzk0rw
Nao: “Can I know why?”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVx9mlxYPQ6
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPONCBKeMr
Arc: “Really good at burst power and can form quickly.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yH7svVNPX
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4yAJlRQhh
Nao: “Sounds good, the faster the better.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlpbjwdE0g
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfo2UIDHc68
Arc: “Good, now focus on the mana inside and let it collect around your abdomen like snow.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArIGGdMtOb
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlbsSIz1Vr
Arc: “Nice, now imagine heating the mana and expanding it. Good, cool it down and shrink it. Repeat the process as long as you can.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QS3CmnzYs
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiHHDDmnHb
I do as I’m told and at first it was easy but eventually the strain starts setting in. Despite sitting still, my body starts sweating as if I’m exercising. Then I began the heating and cooling of the mana.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcZoD8nkvl
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bT6k09A8X
Arc: “Don’t hesitate to breathe in and out. This is as much of an exercise for your body as it is for your mana.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjazM2Yrot
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCi7nSiSPy
Yeah, I can feel that. A squeeze in my abs and stomach tightening every minute. I keep this for as long as possible before tapping out due to exhaustion.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjCcARl1g8
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4sXBkw6eS
Arc: “A good first attempt. Take a rest and do it again until the day ends.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgUw0kJAI8
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNrhoongYG
Nao: “*Pant*….*Pant*….Okay.”
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZchgAj8gdO
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7OLAz8dSZ
[9:00pm]
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1i3vSsYlMb
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE8m79WeFH
Even dinner couldn’t help restore my physical energy. I never knew mediation could take it out of me so much but I can feel it working. I feel that tiny bit stronger and my control over mana has improved.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByEty14sVe
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGUjeuQ0PR
Buuuut, I’m done for the day. I can barely move from my bed. So I close my eyes ready to get my well-earned sleep.
…
…
You know what, I haven’t increased my size in a while. I’m working so hard, I deserve a height to match my improving body.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Vu6150b8f
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8M9rJtfqZ
Alphon shouldn’t be the only one to be tall. A 3-inch increase won’t be noticed.
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjTk7TZ0QF
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSSQYNzZcg
Shapeshift! Next stop, 5’7!
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQXhmkaG1P
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzcI0YisVK
Nao’s Current Stats and Spells:
Strength: 17.5263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlNLIXDn6V
Endurance: 11.5263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9jcxUiWHj
Intelligence: 15.5263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqX9e5c8fXH
Charisma: 18263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYdjBpVp6V
Agility: 12.5263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRi4RODd7g
Magic: 18263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZJgFxId2D
263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsHvBxrVh1
Spells:263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbkJEPvo2V
Scan263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1sNekHsJN
Minor Illusion [Active]263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdnr2bIylC
Magic Missile263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMqoRcR4yY
Control Water263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0sIM5VdSb
Acid Blast 263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60HZh4IbrX
Shape Shift [Active]263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZwAPZdph7
Mind Reading [Active]263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd0nXbB77c
Paralysis263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cG2Rx88gU
Basic Healing263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXH0LvanFlc
Air Bullet 263Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreCQWJFdFo
