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by Matt Harris


  And-othe-onext-oday,-owhen-ohe-ostarted-otraining-othe-ochild,-ohe-ofelt-oit.-oThe-oboy-oin-ofront-oof-ohim-owas-oa-ogenius!-ohe-olearnt-othe-oforms-oand-oforce-oin-orecord-obreaking-otime!-oBut-oeven-omore,-ohe-ohad-ogood-operception-oof-omovements,-oand-oeven-oif-ohe-ocouldn't-ofollow-ohis-ospeed,-ohe-ostill-ofended-ohimself-oin-osplit-oseconds.-o

  Even-oif-othe-oelf's-oreal-opower-oand-ospeed-owere-orestrained-oby-oa-olot,-othe-okid-ocould-ostand-ofor-ohimself,-obut-othe-otime-oof-othe-otruth-owasn't-othat.-oAt-osome-opoint-oof-othe-otraining,-ohe,-othe-oinstructor-owas-oabout-oto-oquit-othe-otraining,-ohe-odidn't-owant-oto-obreak-osuch-oan-ounpolished-ogreat-opotential,-obut-othe-oboy-ostood-oup,-oin-ofront-oof-ohim,-owatching-ohis-oevery-omovement.-o

  Plate-orealized-osomething-oat-othat-opoint-oand-othought,-o'Seems-oI'm-ogetting-osoft.-oCome,-oArdha,-oshow-ome-oyour-ofull-opotential!'-oa-osmall-ochuckle-oescaped-ohis-olips-oand-ohe-ostarted-oto-oquicken-othe-opace-ofor-othe-otraining.-o

  The-okid-okept-ogoing-oon-oand-ostanding-oup.-oIt-owas-oas-oif-ohis-obody-ohad-oan-ointernal-oclock-owith-o15-oseconds-oand,-oonce-othe-otime-owas-oup,-ohe-ostood-oup.

  Plate-ohad-onever-oseen-osomeone-olike-ohim.-oIt-owas-oas-oif-ohe-ocould-oget-ohis-obreath-oeven-oduring-othat-oshort-otime,-oeven-oif-ohis-ofatigue-owas-owide-oopen-oto-osee,-othe-oboy-ostill-odidn't-ofall-odown.

  Plate-oremembered-ohis-oyounger-odays,-oand-oeven-owhen-ohe-ostarted-otraining-owith-othis-oregimen,-ohe-oalmost-odied-obecause-oof-oit,-oand-othat-owas-obecause-ohis-omaster-owaited-ofor-ohim,-ogiving-ohim-ogreater-obreak-otimes.-oAt-ofirst,-obetween-oresting-o15-oseconds-oand-oresting-o30-oseconds-odidn't-oseem-otoo-omuch,-obut-olater,-othe-odifference-owas-ohuge!-o

  Sudden-orealization-ocame-oto-ohim-oand-othought,-o'The-oboy-ogot-othe-oskill…-o7-ohours-oin-othe-otraining-oand-ohe-oalready-ogot-othe-oskill!'-o

  It-owas-oas-oif-olighting-ohit-ohim-oas-othat-othought-ocame-oto-ohis-omind,-ostopping-ofor-oa-obit-oand-oshuddering-oin-oexcitement.-o

  Then-ohe-olooked-oat-oArdha,-owho-oseemed-oto-obe-otoo-oout-oof-oit-oto-orealize-oPlate's-owide-osmile.-oEven-ofor-ohim,-oit-otook-oa-owhole-oweek-oto-oget-othe-oskill.-oAnd-othus,-ohe-oended-ohis-otraining-oin-o8-ohours,-osending-ohis-odisciple-oto-orest-oand-oget-osome-ostrength-oback.-oWhen-ohe-ogot-oout-oof-othe-ohall,-ohe-oremembered-othe-oword-ofrom-ohis-otwo-fellow-ocompanions,-oand-ohe-osmirked.

  'If-othey-odon't-odo-othis-omuch,-othen-ohe-owould-obe-othe-oone-oleaving-othem-obehind,-ohuh'-owhat-oextraordinary-odisciples-othey-ohad-ogotten-othis-otime-oaround,-omused-othe-omasters.

  The-onight-ofor-othe-oinstructors-oended,-oall-oof-othem-ogoing-oback-owith-oa-owicked-osmile-oon-otheir-ofaces.-oAfter-otalking-oof-onew-oways-oto-opush-otheir-ofuture-osuccessors-owith-otheir-oskills,-osqueezing-oevery-olast-odrop-oof-opotential-othey-ohad-oto-omake-othem-ostronger.

  After-oall,-othey-owere-olegendary-opeople!-oThey-owill-omake-oa-olegendary-ohard-otraining-ofor-othem!

  And-othe-osun-orose,-oshining-oanew.-oBut-oalong-owith-oit,-odark-oclouds-ocrept-oon.

  ###-oChapter-o7-o--oChapter-o6.-oFirst-oQuest!-oRaid-oincoming?-o(Part-o1)

  "Hello,-omy-oname-ois-oEric!"-osaid-othe-oboy-owith-oa-ohuge-osmile;-ohe-ogot-ointo-oone-oof-othe-otop-oschools,-orecruited-ofor-ohis-oacademics-oand-osportsmanship.-oIt-owasn't-oa-onormal-oschool,-oas-oit-owas-oone-oof-othe-omost-ocompetitive-oones-oin-othe-owhole-ocountry!

  'Finally!'-ohe-owas-othinking,-oanxious-owith-ohis-onew-oteammates-othat-oseemed-othey-owere-owelcoming-ohim,-oafter-oall,-othey-ohad-oto-obe-oa-oteam.-oHe-obegan-osports-olater-othan-omany-okids-ohis-oown-oage-obecause-oof-ohis-ophysical-ocondition-owhen-ohe-owas-oa-ochild,-ofocusing-omore-oon-ohis-ogrades-oas-oan-ohonor-ostudent.-oBut-onow-ohe-ocould-oalso-odo-osports-oto-oentertain-ohimself!

  There-owere-osome-othat-owere-oindifferent-oto-othe-onew-okid,-oand-osome-othat-ogot-oirritated-oby-ohim-oas-oit-oseemed-othe-oinstructor-owas-opaying-oextra-oattention-oto-ohim.

  So,-othey-owent-oto-obother-othe-onew-omember-oof-othe-oclub,-ocriticizing-ohim.-oHe-ojust-osmiled-oat-othem;-oafter-oall,-ohe-owas-ohere-ofor-othe-ochallenges!-oTo-oget-othat-osatisfaction-ofrom-ogetting-obetter-oand-oproving-oit.

  And-othus,-oafter-oa-owhile,-ohe-omade-othem-o'kneel'-obefore-ohim.-oThe-oinstructor-owho-owatched-oover-ohim,-otried-oto-obring-oout-ohis-ofull-opotential,-opushing-ohim-oto-ohis-olimits.

  His-ofamily-owas-oproud-oof-ohim,-oas-othe-oboy-owas-ogoing-oforward,-oeven-oif-othey-owere-opushing-ohim-ofurther,-ohe-owould-ocontinue,-oafter-oall,-ohe-ohad-ocompanions-othat-owalked-oon-othe-osame-oroad-oas-ohim!-oHe-ocouldn't-obe-oleft-obehind!

  The-oboy-ohad-otwo-ofriends-ohere,-oone-oof-othem-oa-oreckless-oboy-owho-owas-ohis-ochildhood-ofriend,-oand-othe-oother-owas-ohis-ocousin,-oa-ogirl-othat-owould-ohang-oaround-othem-oevery-otime-otrying-oto-okeep-othem-oat-obay.

  But-othey-ofelt-oit.-oTheir-ofamily-oand-ofriend-owere-ogetting-ofarther,-ohe-owas-ogetting-olost.-oHe-owas-opushed-oand-opushed,-oand-othe-oboy-ocontinued-oto-ogo-oforward,-owithout-ostopping-oat-oall.-oEveryone-owas-oexpecting-ohim-oto-odo-oso,-oeveryone-owanted-ohim-oto-ogo-obeyond-ohis-olimits.

  And-ohe-odid-oit.-oThe-oinstructor-obaffled-oat-othe-okid,-ocouldn't-oreally-obelieve-oit,-onever-ohas-ohe-oseen-oa-operson-othat-ocould-oimprove-oand-ocontinuing-oto-odo-oso.-oWithout-ofalling-oin-ohis-opath,-othe-okid-odidn't-ogive-oup,-oif-osomething-owas-oexpected-oof-ohim,-othen-ohe-odid-oit.-oAnd-othus,-ohe-ocontinued-oto-ogrow.

  Soon,-othe-oboy-ofelt-othat-omany-owere-ogiving-oup,-owhy?-oWas-ohe-oasking-ohimself,-oafter-oall,-ohe-odid-oeverything-othat-owas-oexpected-oof-ohim,-ohe-otrained,-ohe-oimproved,-oand-ofinally,-ohe-owon?-oBut-onow...-ohis-ovictories-oseemed-oempty,-ohis-oopponents-olifeless,-oeven-owhen-obefore-othey-oexpected-oso-omuch-oof-ohim,-othey-onow-ogave-oup-othemselves.

  But-othe-oboy-okept-oadvancing,-oit-owasn't-ohim-othat-owas-obeing-oleft-obehind,-ohe-owas-othe-oone-oleaving-othem-obehind.-oEven-owhen-ohe-owas-owith-ohis-ofamily-oor-ohis-ofriends,-ohe-ofelt-oalone.

  There-owas-ono-ojoy,-ono-othrill,-othere-owas-ojust-osadness-oin-ohis-ovictories-oas-ohe-ostood-oalone,-obut-osoon…-othere-owasn't-oeven-othat…

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  Eric-owoke-oup-ofrom-ohis-odream,-oit-owas-oabout-ohis-onot-olong-oago-opast,-oit-owas-obecause-oof-oit-othat-ohe-omoved-oout-ofrom-ohis-ohouse,-onot-oin-oa-obad-oway,-obut-ohe-ojust-owanted-oto-olive-oby-ohimself,-ohe-ofelt-oit-oproperly.

  His-omother-oand-ofather-ocried-othat-oday,-oas-othey-owere-oan-ooverprotective-obunch.-oThey-oweren't-obad-oparents,-othey-ocared-ofor-otheir-oonly-ochild,-obut-onow-ohe-ohad-ogrown.

  The-oboy-ogot-omoney-oto-orent-oan-oapartment,-oand-ohe-ocould-oat-oleast-osurvive-ofor-oa-owhile-owith-othe-omoney-ohe-ogot-ofrom-ohis-oyears-oas-oa-ostudent.-oHe-odidn't-ogo-oto-ouniversity-oyet,-oeven-owhen-ohe-ogot-omany-ooffers,-ohe-orejected-othem-oall.-oHe-owanted-oto-ostart-oanew;-ohis-ofriend-ogot-oworried,-obut-osoon-osaw-othat-ohe-owas-osure-oof-oit.-oOf-ocourse,-ohis-ocousin-owouldn't-ohave-opermitted-oit-oif-oshe-owas-ohere,-obut-oshe-ohad-oto-ogo-oabroad-obecause-oof-oher-ofamily-oand-owould-obe-oback-osoon.-oHe-oalso-otold-ohis-oparents-oto-onot-otell-oher,-oafter-oall,-oshe-ocould-omake-oquite-oa-oruckus-oof-oit.

  He-ogot-oout-ofrom-ohis-oreminiscence-oand-owent-oto-oprepare-ohis-omorning-oexercise-oas-ousual,-ohe-owas-oalready-oon-ohis-olast-oweek-oof-othe-orestriction-oin-ogame,-oand-ohe-oalready-olearnt-oDual-osword-omastery-oalong-owith-oTailoring.-oThanks-oto-oPeko-obringing-obooks-ohome-ohe-ostarted-oreading-oat-onight,-ogaining-osome-oIntelligence-oand-oWisdom-ostats.-oHe-oalso-ogot-othe-oFighting-ospirit-ostat-oas-ohe-oendured-ohis-ohellish-otraining-oand-owas-oshowered-owith-okilling-ointent-ofrom-oThane,-othe-oTailor.-oAfter-othat,-ohe-owent-oto-olearn-othe-oRepair-oskill-owith-oa-odwarf-othat-oseemed-overy-opeaceful-oand-okind…-ohis-oname-owas-oTact-oHand.-oThe-oskill-owill-obe-oquite-ouseful-ofor-ohim-oand-ohis-ocompanions-oin-othe-ofuture-owhen-oit-ohits-ointermediate.

  --oYou-ohave-olearnt-oa-onew-oSkill!-oTailoring.-oDo-oyou-owant-oto-osee-othe-oskill-odescription?

  --oYou-ohave-olearnt-oa-onew-oSkill!-oDual-osword-omastery.-o+5-oStr
ength-o+5-oAgility.-oDo-oyou-owant-oto-osee-othe-oskill-odescription?

  --oYou-ohave-ocreated-oa-onew-oStat!-oFighting-oSpirit.-o+10-oFighting-oSpirit

  --oYou-ohave-olearnt-oa-onew-oSkill!-oRepair.-oDo-oyou-owant-oto-osee-othe-oskill-odescription?

  --oSkill:-oTailoring-o(Passive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o3:-o37%

  Can-ocreate-ocloth,-oand-opossible-oleather-oarmor,-oas-owell-oas-oenhance-othem

  With-ohigher-olevels-oyou-ocan-ocreate-omore-ocomplex-oand-osturdy-oarmors-oand-oclothes.

  --oSkill:-oDual-osword-oMastery-o(Passive)-oBeginner-olevel-o4:-o16%

  Facilitates-othe-ohandling-oof-odual-oswords,-owith-ohigher-olevel,-othe-omore-ofreedom-ohas-oone-oin-oswinging-othem-oand-oincreases-othe-opower-ooutput.-oAs-oit-ois-oone-oof-oSword-oMastery's-oroots,-owhen-ousing-oDual-oswords,-oyou-oalso-ogain-oexperience-oin-oSword-oMastery.

  25%-oIncrease-oin-odamage-owith-otwo-oswords.

  9%-oIncrease-oin-oattack-ospeed-owith-otwo-oswords.

  --oFighting-ospirit.

  Decreases-opressure-ofrom-oNPCs-oand-oother-oplayers-ocan-ogive-ooff.-oIt-omay-ocower-ocreatures-olower-olevelled-othan-oyou-oor-owith-oless-oFighting-oSpirit-owith-oyour-ogaze-oor-opresence.-oCan-ocall-osuperhuman-ostrength-oin-ocritical-osituations

  You-ocannot-odistribute-opoints-oto-othis-ostat.-oIt-owill-oincrease-oaccordingly.

  --oSkill:-oRepair-o(Active)-oBeginner-oLevel-o2:-o3%

  Helps-owith-orepairing-oItems-oand-ogears.-oWith-oeach-olevel-oincreases-othe-omaintenance-oeffect.-oIt-ocannot-orepair-oan-oitem-oto-ofull-odurability-oyet.

  The-ouse-oof-oa-ospecialized-ohammer-omight-oimprove-othe-orepairs-oeffect-oand-oincrease-oits-oskill-olevels-ofaster.

  As-oI-ologged-oin,-omy-oinstructor-owas-owaiting-ofor-ome-oin-othe-ohall-oalready.

  "Good-omorning,-oArdha"-oSaid-oPlate

  "Morning,-oMaster"-oI-osaid-oto-othe-oelf-oin-ofront-oof-ome

  "Well,-oas-oyou-osaid-othat-oyour-omonth-ois-orunning-oshort,-owe-owon't-oreally-obe-oable-oto-otrain-oyou-oguys-ountil

  you-ohit-ointermediate,-oso,-onow-owe'll-oteach-oyou-osome-oskill-oof-oours"-oSaid-othe-ogeneral-osolemnly.

  Surprised-oat-omy-omaster's-owords-owith-oa-osmile-oI-osaid,-o"Thanks,-omaster!"-oAfter-oall,-othe-oskills-oof-othese-othree-opeople-oshould-obe-obeyond-onormal.

  "But,-oif-oyou-ocan't-oobtain-othese-oskills-oin-othis-olast-oweek,-oyou-owill-obe-obanned-ofrom-othis-ovillage-oand-owill-obe-okicked-oout"

  --oNew-oQuest!-oThe-oSkills-oof-othe-oLegendary-oMasters

  The-oLegendary-oElemental-oWarrior,-oPlate,-ohas-obestowed-oto-oyou-ohis-oskills,-oif-oyou-oare-oable-oto-olearn-othem,-oyou-owill-obe-oable-oto-okeep-othem,-oif-onot,-oall-oprogress-oon-othem-owill-obe-olost-oand-oyou-owill-obe-okicked-oout-oof-othis-ovillage.

  Difficulty-olevel:-oRestricted-oto-osuccessor.

  Restrictions

  -Become-othe-odisciple-oof-oPlate

  -Have-oFast-oRecovery-oSkill-oat-oBeginner-olevel-o5

  -Have-oMagic-oMastery-oalong-owith-oElemental-oMastery

  -Finish-otheir-obasic-otraining-oand-oearn-otheir-otrust.

  Rewards

  -Skills-oof-othe-oElemental-oElf

  -Affinity-oto-oelements

  -Unknown

  As-oit-odidn't-osay-othe-odifficulty-oquest-oit-ocould-omean-oit-owould-obe-oquite-ohard-oto-odo-odepending-oon-othe-operson-odoing-oit,-obut-oit-owas-oa-ostart,-oand-oit-oseemed-oI-owas-orecognized-oas-oa-osuccessor-oto-oPlate-owho-oseemed-oto-obe-oa-oLegendary-oWarrior,-obut-osomething-owas-obothering-ome,-oso-oI-oasked.

  "Master,-ohow-odid-oyou-ofind-oout-oI-ohad-othe-oElemental-oMastery-oand-owhat-ois-oyour-orace?"-oI-oasked-oconcerned,-oas-othe-oElemental-oElf-owasn't-oin-othe-oprimary-oraces.

  At-othis,-oMaster-oblinked-oin-osurprise,-oas-ohe-onever-osaid-oto-ohis-ostudent-oabout-ohis-orace-obut-oseeing-ohow-oforeigners-oknew-oabout-odifferent-othings-oand-osomething-oas-oquest-oupdates-othat-oonly-owas-oshowed-oto-othem-ohe-olet-oit-ogo-o"Well,-oit-owas-oquite-oobvious-oto-ome,-oyou-ohave-oa-ominute-oelemental-oaffinity-oand-oI-ocould-operceive-othat,-oas-ofor-omy-orace,-oit's-oa-ospecial-orace-oof-oelves-othat-oare-oborn-orarely.-oBecause-owe-ohad-oan-oincredible-olow-oreproduction-orate-oand-omany-oof-othem-obecomes-osages-oin-osearch-oof-oknowledge,-othe-osight-oof-ous-owas-opretty-oscarce…"-osaid-omy-oMaster-oreminiscing.

  "…And-owe-oall-oare-oborn-owith-oa-ohigh-oaffinity-oto-oall-oElements.-oWith-ofurther-oadvancement-owe-ocan-oeven-operceive-othe-ochanges-oand-otransform-othem,-obut-othe-olight-oaffinity-oand-odark-oaffinity-oamong-oothers-oare-owhat-otruly-ointerested-oothers,-oas-othey-oare-othe-ohardest-oto-oget…"

  "So,-owe-ogot-otricked-oby-oeveryone-othat-owanted-oour-oknowledge,-owe-ogot-othreatened,-ohunted-oand-ofinally-okilled,-oas-owe-oweren't-oreally-oa-owarrior-olike,-oand-ocouldn't-oreally-ofend-oourselves-olike-omany-oother-oelves-owith-otheir-obattle-osenses.-oWe-ohad-oto-otransform-oour-obody,-oand-othus-owe-ostarted-oenhancing-oourselves-owith-oour-oonly-oand-obest-oadvantage-owe-ocould-ohave…-owith-oour-oElemental-oAffinity-oand-ocontrol-oover-othem.-oWe-ofought-oback-orelentlessly,-oour-o'transformation'-owas-ostill-oincomplete,-obut-oour-otenacity-omade-othe-oyoungers-otrain-ohard-oby-oany-omaster-othat-ocould-oadvance.-oSadly,-oit-owas-oimpossible-oafter-oall,-oand-oI-oam-oone-oof-othe-ofew-osurvivors-ofrom-omy-orace-oin-othe-owhole-ocontinent…-oTime-opassed,-oand-oI-ogot-oto-othis-oplace-owhere-oI-omet-oVermillion-oand-oDrakon"-oSaid-othe-oelf-owith-osome-ohatred-oat-ofirst-oand-ofondness-oin-ohis-olasts.

  "I-oaccept-oyour-oquest,-oMaster"-oI-osaid-owith-oa-oserious-oexpression,-ohe-omoved-oon-ohis-opast,-oas-oI-owill-owith-omine.-oI-owill-ogo-othrough-omy-oMaster's-oroad,-ofighting-orelentlessly-oto-osurpass-oand-oprotect!

  --oYou-ohave-oaccepted-othe-oQuest!

  At-othis-ohe-osmiled-oand-osaid-owith-oa-ogrin-oon-ohis-oface-o"Well-othen,-olet's-ostart!-oThese-oskills-owill-oaffect-ogreatly-oon-oyour-oFast-oRecovery,-oas-oit-omight-odamage-oyour-obody-oharshly.-o

  "First-oyou-owill-ohave-oto-oenhance-oyour-oown-obody-owith-othe-oelements,-oI'll-oshow-oyou-ohow-oto-odo-othe-obasics,-oopen-oyour-osenses-oas-oit-owill-ohurt-oa-olot-owhen-odoing-oit-oon-oyou"-oAs-omy-omaster-ostarted,-oI-ofocused-omy-owhole-oattention-oon-othe-oroom,-oit-owas-okind-oof-ogetting-ohotter-oand-othus-oI-osaw-omy-oMaster's-oscars-oburning-ored,-ohis-omuscles-oseemed-othey-owere-ogoing-oto-oerupt-oand-ohis-ogaze-owas-ofull-oof-opower,-ohis-ointensity-owas-oout-oof-othis-oworld!

  "This-ois-othe-obasic-ouse-oof-othe-oFire-oElement,-onow-oonto-oEarth"-oAnd-oat-othis,-othe-oheat-odissipated-obut-onow-ohis-oscars-owere-obleeding-oagain,-obut-othey-oseemed-oto-obecome-osolidified,-ohis-oappearance-olooked-onormal,-obut-ohis-oenergy-oraised.-oIt-owas-oas-oif-othe-oelements-osurrounded-ohim!-oThen,-ohe-osuddenly-owaved-ohis-ohand-otowards-ome-oand-oa-ogust-oof-owind-owent-otowards-ome-owith-osuch-oforce-othat-oI-ocouldn't-okeep-omyself-oon-othe-oground,-ocrashing-ohard-oon-othe-owall.-oI-ostill-okept-omy-oeyes-owide-oopen,-oto-owatch-oand-ofeel-oevery-ominute-ochange-oin-othe-osurrounding.-oPlate-osmiled-oand-owaved-oagain,-ohis-ohand-ogesture-oas-oif-oinviting-ome-oin-ofor-oa-ofight.

  I-ocould-ofeel-omy-ofighting-ospirit-osurging,-oI-odidn't-owant-oto-olose!-oI-owanted-oto-obecome-ostronger!-oI-owanted-oto-ocontrol-othat-opower!

  Then,-oPlate-ogestured-owith-ohis-ofinger-oand-oa-opiece-oof-othe-owall-oI-owas-ostuck-oin-oflied-otoward-omy-oMaster-oquickly.-oHe-ograbbed-oit-oand-owalked-oslowly-otowards-ome-oand-oplaced-oit-owhere-oit-owas,-ojust-obesides-omy-ohead,-osealing-oit-oagain-oas-oif-onothing-ohad-oever-ohappened.-oSuddenly,-oI-ofelt-othe-opowerful-owind-odiminishing-obit-oby-obit-oand-oI-owould-ofinally-otouch-othe-oground-oagain,-ofalling-oon-omy-oknees-oas-oresisting-othat-owind-owas-ohard.

  "Earth-oElemental-oenhancing-opermits-oyou-othe-ouse-oof-oelemental-omagic-ofreely,-obut-oit-ocomes-owith-oa-ocost.-oMy-oscars-oalways-oopen-ofor-oa-olittle-owhile-oand-omy-obody-omovements-oare-omore-orestricted,-obut-othis-ois-ojust-othe-obasics"

  "Weird-othat-ois-ojust-ocalled-oEarth-oElement"-oI-osaid-ogetting-oup-ofrom-othe-ofloor,-omy-oback-ohurts-oafter-ocrashing-oand-obei
ng-ostuck-oto-oa-owall.

  "Kind-oof,-obut-oit's-omore-oabout-othe-oElements-othat-osurrounds-oyou,-oyou-omay-ocall-oit-oNature-oelement-oif-oyou-owant"-oSaid-omy-omaster-oaloof-owith-othe-onames-oof-othe-oElements-o"Now-oonto-oWater"

  Suddenly,-othe-ofresh-owounds-oon-omy-omaster-odisappeared,-othen-ohe-otook-oout-oa-osharp-odagger-oand-ostabbed-ohis-ohand!-oNot-oeven-oa-ocut!?-oBlood-owas-oflowing-oslowly,-oas-oif-osomething-owas-oholding-oit-oback,-oand-omy-omaster-otook-oout-othe-odagger,-othe-owound-oclosed-oso-ofast-othat-oyou-owould-ohave-onever-othought-othere-owas-oone-oto-obegin-owith!

  "Water-ois-olike-oFast-orecovery,-obut-oif-oused-owrongly,-oit-owill-otake-oyour-olife-oas-oyou-ocan-otake-oothers"-oSaid-omy-omaster-oas-oif-ohis-orecent-owound-owas-opainless.

  "And-onow-othe-oWind-oElement"-oAs-ohe-osaid-othat,-ohis-oscars-ocame-oback-oas-ohe-oshut-ohis-oeyes-ofor-oa-obit.-oWhen-ohe-oopened-othem-oagain,-ohe-osaid,-o"A-othunder-ofrom-oVermillion's-oplace-owill-ofall"-oand-oin-oa-osecond-oa-othundering-osound-ocame.-oIt-oseems-othat-oPeko-ois-oin-oquite-osome-ohell.

  "This-osharpens-oyour-osenses-oand-oenhances-ohow-oyour-omind-oworks.-oIt-omight-ojust-oseem-olike-oan-oincrease-oin-oconcentration,-obut-oit-ocan-odo-oway-omore-oin-oits-obasic-oform"-oSaid-omy-oMaster-oand-ocontinued.

  "You-owill-ohave-oto-owork-owith-oyour-oway-oin-oLight-oand-oDark-oElements,-olight-ois-onot-oexactly-ogood,-oas-odark-ois-onot-oexactly-obad,-ocombined-othey-ojust-oneutralize-oeach-oother,-obut-omaintained-otogether,-othey-ocan-obecome-oinfinite.-oThere-oare-omore-oElements-othat-oyou-ocould-ouse,-obut-owell,-oyou-ojust-ohave-oto-ofind-oon-oyour-oown"-oSaid-omy-oMaster-owith-oa-oserious-olook.

  "Now-othat-oyou-ogot-oa-odemonstration-oand-oa-ogeneral-ograsp-oof-othe-oElements,-osit-oand-ostart-oto-omeditate.-oI-owill-oforcefully-oinsert-othese-oelements-oto-oyou-oone-oby-oone"-oAnd-othen-ohe-oadded-osomething-oas-oif-onot-oto-oforget-o"Oh-oyeah,-oit-owill-obe-oso-opainful-othat-otears-oof-opain-owill-ocome-oout-oso-omuch-othat-oyour-oeyes-owill-obe-odry-oby-onight"

 

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