Arc: “Be careful, this is your first mage battle. Not only that, Anthony has an artifact.”266Please respect copyright.PENANAjfExZGRvaq
266Please respect copyright.PENANA7cdtohh2vW
266Please respect copyright.PENANATycqHEC1By
What’s that?
266Please respect copyright.PENANA6FZjOoIfeR
266Please respect copyright.PENANAtqvT4VfDAp
Arc: “A true magic item, among the strongest of their kind.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAQcjGWeVVXn
266Please respect copyright.PENANAQWeeruVT9R
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANA2uoIlIYJfU
266Please respect copyright.PENANAuOCYzK1Nko
I point it at Anthony who’s waiting for me to deliver the first blow. Good thing, this gives me time.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAFoBisYQPNr
266Please respect copyright.PENANAStm9x31iSW
Anthony(With Artemis):
Strength: 10266Please respect copyright.PENANAb3mqlVkFme
Endurance: 10266Please respect copyright.PENANAt04UemQjL1
Intelligence: 21266Please respect copyright.PENANAcJjhe39875
Charisma: 20266Please respect copyright.PENANAYDcgwaG0fx
Agility: 14 266Please respect copyright.PENANABcv3XFJnZd
Magic: 35 266Please respect copyright.PENANAFh9Zc5E8rY
266Please respect copyright.PENANA7UWQrMH9D9
VS
266Please respect copyright.PENANAx8CclhRI20
Nao(Base/No Shape Shift):
Strength: 21266Please respect copyright.PENANAhkemfRR8bP
Endurance: 17.5266Please respect copyright.PENANA8pUhVFLjRj
Intelligence: 19.5266Please respect copyright.PENANAMXVJCbXEBV
Charisma: 18.5266Please respect copyright.PENANAkcsjgGugbQ
Agility: 16.5266Please respect copyright.PENANAVm66mRGw0h
Magic: 24266Please respect copyright.PENANAYD6pHR9Thl
266Please respect copyright.PENANAWE1BK8iXZq
266Please respect copyright.PENANATHP0F3CLTz
Oh, that not too ba-
266Please respect copyright.PENANA8ptFzgOsJ3
266Please respect copyright.PENANATZWkhp8YAt
Arc: “Focus!”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6zPmU0xxm
*CRACK*266Please respect copyright.PENANAj5TWraGitp
266Please respect copyright.PENANA83Y0SrFcja
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANADjTOO5W2Sg
266Please respect copyright.PENANAktAYEt91y6
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.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANA2M4xP29hEc
266Please respect copyright.PENANAN7MafHhy32
I rush forward towards Anthony while keeping the shield up. Anthony continues to blast lightning at me but it only delays me.
266Please respect copyright.PENANA79oulxS35V
266Please respect copyright.PENANAFeNu0LkZrQ
Anthony: “That shield won’t last forever!”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAyfHwEcJG5B
266Please respect copyright.PENANAjwmZNxs6Sb
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANADASSKumhGS
266Please respect copyright.PENANAPiJgE9S0kW
Anthony: “You’re slow compared to the King!”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAwHucPirUQG
266Please respect copyright.PENANAmcKgt7pN1e
Anthony throws a kick to my side but I catch it with ease.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAZRRErJyeHC
266Please respect copyright.PENANA4WMYaGg2WC
Nao: “Checkmate, paralysis.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAgTQcplrUam
266Please respect copyright.PENANACov8OpWep2
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”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAu9bVb2CrlD
Nao: “!!”266Please respect copyright.PENANAufw2ZY97TI
266Please respect copyright.PENANAU324g4dkHd
Anthony: “My turn, paralysis.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAaRuTL6Wu2b
266Please respect copyright.PENANA9b7LKjQUF1
I let go of Anthony’s leg before it erupts in purple lightning that would’ve knocked me clean out.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAjjiqA2G8KO
266Please respect copyright.PENANAKnTwT6MbJw
Nao: “Not yet!”
266Please respect copyright.PENANApUBkk7GOez
266Please respect copyright.PENANAa46eQmuUL3
I bite my lip and transform my right arm into a gorilla’s. 266Please respect copyright.PENANA4S3MG1V5fa
266Please respect copyright.PENANAupvipKk6pO
Strength: 30266Please respect copyright.PENANAEufY2uPm1m
266Please respect copyright.PENANAYLeEAWsRi2
My powered fist sinks into Anthony’s face and his eyes go white. Did I…win!266Please respect copyright.PENANAliEmp9zQnX
*BOOM*266Please respect copyright.PENANAbLUClc51PR
266Please respect copyright.PENANAT52uXiqPb1
Nao: “GAAH!”266Please respect copyright.PENANAt1AWLyDVbT
266Please respect copyright.PENANAtouaiavC21
Lightning engulfs both of us and Anthony’s consciousness returns. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAJ86RrQbw8k
266Please respect copyright.PENANAgunHqe0ob5
I rip myself away from the raging storm and transform the necklace into book form. I need a new spe-
266Please respect copyright.PENANAzuXqmISRS7
266Please respect copyright.PENANAVoayaf4MKB
Anthony: “You think I’d let you!”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAdLJmz5CM56
266Please respect copyright.PENANAwEb48UHIMl
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAK328q2cXUd
Nao: “Gaah!”266Please respect copyright.PENANABWuYgmlxsF
266Please respect copyright.PENANArMcOmSqMBl
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…
266Please respect copyright.PENANADk4BQ0XZWs
266Please respect copyright.PENANAuqAeESOUdD
Anthony: “Get it, we’re not done. And if I see you trying to swap spells I roast the rest of the students.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAdLasmyBeQB
Nao: “!!”266Please respect copyright.PENANAhXqRYpcBc4
266Please respect copyright.PENANALp5FBRHbtS
I transform the book into necklace form and shake off the nightmares.
266Please respect copyright.PENANA8YR62jZn5u
266Please respect copyright.PENANAfejeQ5wgy1
Anthony: “Give up Nao, you can’t be me as I am now. Why even fight me. These people don’t care about you.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAPSTFhUG56K
266Please respect copyright.PENANA6XMr6pYBGU
Nao: “I-I can’t…won’t kill again. I won’t make that mistake again…”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAAtwKwl0TaU
266Please respect copyright.PENANAleBtIFUXGN
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.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAsvyfXjgjaC
266Please respect copyright.PENANAeAr3LSGSNc
Nao: “That’s not who I’m supposed to be. It’s…It’s wrong?”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAQxnm280N2c
266Please respect copyright.PENANACcLx49mN8I
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9WoTLlm46
Anthony: “*Sigh*”266Please respect copyright.PENANAvFNifVoMRB
266Please respect copyright.PENANAmxRlOwLcrv
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.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAXje47f9EIY
266Please respect copyright.PENANABzftaAI4SO
Nao: “You can’t…be serious.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANACMGthL8qi7
266Please respect copyright.PENANAidxRA3t9mc
Anthony: “Deadly, I will kill them either way. Why not free yourself from your delusion and remain among the living.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAhgFPpEfwxY
266Please respect copyright.PENANA7nt3dcq5bV
Nao: “What…happened to you.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAqnoIpAfCkv
266Please respect copyright.PENANA0EHJDffa03
Anthony: “…I made the choice to fight back. So, what’s your final answer.”266Please respect copyright.PENANAPQSkThXnGZ
266Please respect copyright.PENANAaK8bsEn7QL
Nao: “My answer is…”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAlFO9E1iiFm
*Smile*266Please respect copyright.PENANAjwnXzRHFtO
266Please respect copyright.PENANAHP6b7Tv50z
Nao: “Thanks for giving me time to prepare.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANALgVx1wrwT8
266Please respect copyright.PENANAiRUOUCZTy2
Anthony: “What?”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAyPrfBVK2bf
266Please respect copyright.PENANAOy4xMRGVT2
Nao: “Air bullet!”
266Please respect copyright.PENANATDNToOy354
266Please respect copyright.PENANA6HovdxxOdU
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAOx5fZLfBWr
266Please respect copyright.PENANAhP0KvYFINh
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!
266Please respect copyright.PENANAnfydLXcZ2Z
266Please respect copyright.PENANAQt7JrXzVgl
Nao: “Everyone run! I don’t know how long I can hold him!”
266Please respect copyright.PENANA8clzEO0avE
266Please respect copyright.PENANABLbNr0nAyM
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-
266Please respect copyright.PENANAn6n3HEeXM4
*Drip*266Please respect copyright.PENANAUb5HGQl9Df
266Please respect copyright.PENANAkjmrUfnp50
My vision is…starting to blur and my nose is...bleeding? 266Please respect copyright.PENANAuYZ3qaRJvf
266Please respect copyright.PENANAhn3QEjgfQ7
266Please respect copyright.PENANAK48MvtkAzJ
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.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAEUdsbLD8Hb
266Please respect copyright.PENANA0QoXFJ4cFV
Sorry for being suspended and home locked.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAQgg7lrYZzI
266Please respect copyright.PENANAjlYmHQnwXT
I fall to one knee but I keep the prison active. At all I cost I must-
266Please respect copyright.PENANABm6xHTGe6R
!?266Please respect copyright.PENANArzSFV5XIsm
266Please respect copyright.PENANAmM57NZTf8V
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…
266Please respect copyright.PENANAyaeRbLvU6v
266Please respect copyright.PENANABuOuNF8qjH
Anthony…is going to die if I keep him in there.
…
…
I…hope everyone found somewhere safe. I pray that Anthony’s powers are weakened enough by the water.
266Please respect copyright.PENANA9VyXlWBuCB
266Please respect copyright.PENANAfwAcPzxihW
Kid, you’ll regret that.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAlq2Cu954nw
266Please respect copyright.PENANAicO0WOVeSQ
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAzjQg1laXEe
266Please respect copyright.PENANAT0WoyDnQ2g
Anthony: *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
266Please respect copyright.PENANA4sH54mHuz1
266Please respect copyright.PENANANanAFsvZal
Anthony: “Damn it, Nao. Why?”
266Please respect copyright.PENANARNuaYAbYxj
266Please respect copyright.PENANAcSXeqQnf6x
Anthony drags himself to me and grabs my shirt by the collar.
266Please respect copyright.PENANApYjmgWUPSg
266Please respect copyright.PENANAkNYGTWki7y
Anthony: “Why didn’t you kill me?! Are you retarded?!”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAnA8l1Cn6DA
!!266Please respect copyright.PENANAx1OLBeSFjN
266Please respect copyright.PENANAip9R7qJ5DR
Nao: “Y-You…want to die?”266Please respect copyright.PENANAc6wZR5JCZS
266Please respect copyright.PENANA2O4FnWVUPg
266Please respect copyright.PENANAZEPcjepW2d
Anthony: “No you idiot, I’m just bewildered that you would spare me when you know what I’ll do now.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAVYdwTOaQ5h
266Please respect copyright.PENANA3SJBAF8xOr
Nao: “Because…I want to see…a world where…we don’t have to kill each other.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANADk7knhB9qB
266Please respect copyright.PENANAcMmf1cYRtl
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.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANA1qVA2fiUBl
266Please respect copyright.PENANADMPlZrhSay
Anthony looks at the pen remains floating in the water. Hehe, I guess he figured it out.
266Please respect copyright.PENANA2OhNFvuULd
266Please respect copyright.PENANAMBLGdEnk9F
Anthony: “The minor illusion pen…”
266Please respect copyright.PENANA2IwOh7eGnc
266Please respect copyright.PENANAwjUhvGUgtQ
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.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAibJgFuBNIK
266Please respect copyright.PENANApqP7tNapNQ
Arc: “Na-”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAW2o76AAyIR
266Please respect copyright.PENANAYS69hhJijh
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAXfdtavWqGt
266Please respect copyright.PENANAMza6sYD0Hy
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…”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAJBJzHbIkDa
266Please respect copyright.PENANATSnwDIlqG2
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANA9PlJFIqYU3
266Please respect copyright.PENANAyAgE2EPo8H
“ArchMage system activated, 98th user registered. Hello, Anthony.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANA9FH1IcD716
266Please respect copyright.PENANAQxu7N9tXJA
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.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAfOaEwqMDgc
266Please respect copyright.PENANAHPlfWCkphv
Nao: “And…after that?”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAbPN1IVasno
266Please respect copyright.PENANAopO5bPL9Kz
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?”
266Please respect copyright.PENANA32aXc7Rh4F
266Please respect copyright.PENANANSVCSj0qmL
Nao: “…”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAoFlQoSdRP7
266Please respect copyright.PENANArjbWQ6Ewdh
I don’t know. My mind blanks and my consciousness begins to fade.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAeI7KfLGwrb
266Please respect copyright.PENANAePJQkvWNPP
Anthony: “Goodbye Nao, I hope you survive these wounds to see the new world with me.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAPllcMUFXsj
266Please respect copyright.PENANADI6DZhBnEk
I close my enemies and accept my failure. I’m sorry Alyson…Mom…Arc…
…
…266Please respect copyright.PENANAni1ETK5LMb
I’m back in that same darkness that consumes my being. But this time…it’s not as oppressive as before.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAkYrAEi4NCL
266Please respect copyright.PENANAuY8lm2UCmB
Seems Arc’s little plan failed. I’m glad actually, I think you’re a good successor.
266Please respect copyright.PENANA8wpnGnnvT1
266Please respect copyright.PENANA0OXXrR6n5z
W-Who are you? You look…familiar. How can I even see a human form here?
266Please respect copyright.PENANApPFAUaSoMN
266Please respect copyright.PENANAwFWIvgN9va
Doesn’t matter right now. Tell me, do you want to stop Anthony?
266Please respect copyright.PENANAn5jeJkQreP
266Please respect copyright.PENANAfzn7m4gvDa
…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…
266Please respect copyright.PENANAVbCidBNlOm
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For Gods’ sake kid, it’s not that complicated.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAW7ev02amYX
266Please respect copyright.PENANA42MuBIBz6d
I-It’s not? B-B-But-
266Please respect copyright.PENANAfDCR38uh0T
266Please respect copyright.PENANAJgSSLjUYnH
Shut it, think. Why did you want to stop Anthony in the first place?
266Please respect copyright.PENANAnVeOibZEYo
266Please respect copyright.PENANABYFJUEKkVq
T-To save…my family.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAzLbvloRlZD
266Please respect copyright.PENANAWHGOxhQD28
Right. Everything else is just extra filling. Your core desire right now is your family.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAL04KCd7rYu
266Please respect copyright.PENANAd15ncsfqAY
But I…don’t want to kill Anthony. I don’t want to disappoint my mom. I want to-
266Please respect copyright.PENANA2tfvvnDt3a
266Please respect copyright.PENANA7GpVWpKNII
Again, that’s all extra. Let me spell it out this way. Do you want your family to die?
266Please respect copyright.PENANAjYspqIgBgm
!!266Please respect copyright.PENANA7vTJaVUxPF
266Please respect copyright.PENANAMtTNEcRkCX
No….I…I don’t want to lose my family.266Please respect copyright.PENANAa1xR9D1LRz
266Please respect copyright.PENANAEhvmyqpJMG
266Please respect copyright.PENANA4sSZ9v6EJo
Despite not having a face in this realm, I can feel tears streaming down my face as I confess this simple fact.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAbeXf2VCEIH
266Please respect copyright.PENANATijpyOOJuQ
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAVQwlhQnPFn
266Please respect copyright.PENANAMvxbMP1Dd4
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANA9YQry5zhc0
266Please respect copyright.PENANALEuidjiE9y
…Okay, I will.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAhY7fF2FJmr
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Good, the first step in doing that is taking my hand.
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266Please respect copyright.PENANAuNMoQXPkM5
…Why?
266Please respect copyright.PENANAKTIhu6u8s9
266Please respect copyright.PENANAMVywPfY1CA
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAf7yQBokr2h
266Please respect copyright.PENANAuUgtjkv318
I don’t know why but I…trust this man. I move through the darkness and take his hands.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAdeCVFvLCuo
266Please respect copyright.PENANAwQZM5I4gZa
Instantly, light fills the void and I’m…enveloped by it’s brilliance.
…
…266Please respect copyright.PENANA5IYGcf8xOY
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.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAgsfVIXfKZb
266Please respect copyright.PENANAhSIRCPxMYP
Anthony: “…No, I’m not cheating on you with him. Good grief woman.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAJmlPUJJeqr
266Please respect copyright.PENANAkYC6SsdpgF
Anthony: “!!!?”
266Please respect copyright.PENANAh4T3Woj8Ue
266Please respect copyright.PENANAQxmmX5NXXg
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.
266Please respect copyright.PENANAVGqculTDjz
266Please respect copyright.PENANAn5hQMziVbL
Alphon: “Hey Anthony, I would like my partner back.”
266Please respect copyright.PENANA7sYNc8lK3c
266Please respect copyright.PENANAtWYTEiXSGn
Alphon:
Strength: ???266Please respect copyright.PENANAGP4p0D19nx
Endurance: ???266Please respect copyright.PENANADBYZfQKvPt
Intelligence: ???266Please respect copyright.PENANANjcPI13ZyB
Charisma: ???266Please respect copyright.PENANAMNTEQy8WuX
Agility: ???266Please respect copyright.PENANAxtCheyCKAI
Magic: ????????266Please respect copyright.PENANAX9DosekG5a