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  "Okay,-obut-ono-oexcuses-olater!"-oShe-osmiled-oand-oreadied-oherself-ogetting-oone-ogun-oout

  "I-owon't-ohave-oto~"-oI-osaid-owhile-opreparing-omyself.

  Then-oPeko-oshouted-o"Start!"

  I-oreacted-oinstinctively.-oI-omoved-oto-othe-oright-oswiftly-oas-oa-obullet-ofrom-oa-ogun-othat-owasn't-oin-oVladi's-oleft-ohand-owhizzed-opast-ome.

  'Magical-obullets…'-oI-othought.-oI-ocouldn't-oabsorb-oor-onullify-othem-owith-omy-oskills-oright-onow,-oso-oI-ojust-ohad-oto-ocontain-omyself-oto-oevading-oor-oenduring.

  I-osprinted-otowards-oher-odirection-owhile-oevading-othe-obullets,-ousing-omy-oconcentration-oto-oread-othe-otrajectory-oof-othe-obullets.

  Vladi's-olips-othen-ocurved-oup-ointo-oa-opredatory-osmile.-oShe-osuddenly-ocame-ocloser-oand-oa-oshotgun-oappeared-oon-oher-ohands-oas-othe-otwo-oguns-odisappeared.

  "Full-oBurst!"

  A-ohuge-olight-oappeared-oin-othe-oshotgun-oand-omy-obody-oimmediately-oreacted.

  'Elemental-oEnhancing:-oWind-o&-oAnnulment!'

  I-othen-oquickly-oswung-omy-oright-osword-owhich-osplit-othe-oattack-odiagonally.

  'Elemental-oBlending-o&-oElemental-oEnhancing:-oEarth-oand-oFire!'

  A-osudden-ostrong-owind-oappeared-obehind-oVladi.-oThe-osudden-oappearance-oof-othe-owind-ostunned-oher-oand-obefore-oshe-ocould-oreact,-oshe-owas-opushed-oforward-oby-othe-owind.-oAs-oI-osprinted-otowards-oher-owhile-ousing-oelemental-oenhancing-oof-ofire,-omy-ospeed-odoubled-oand-oin-oa-osplit-osecond,-omy-oswords-owere-oalready-oswinging-odown-oon-oher.

  Before-oit-ohit-oher,-oI-ostopped-omy-omotions.-oThere-owas-ono-oneed-ofor-oher-oto-oget-ohurt-oas-othis-owas-ojust-oa-ospar.

  This-ocombination-oof-oElemental-oBlending-owith-oElemental-oEnhancing-owas-omentioned-oin-othe-obook.-oThis-ocombination-oallows-oyou-oto-omoderate-othe-opower-ooutput-oof-othe-oelements-oso-oas-oto-onot-oover-oexert-oyour-obody.-oOf-ocourse,-oas-oI-ohaven't-omastered-oit-oyet,-othis-ocaused-oa-ohuge-ostrain-oon-omy-obody.

  "The-omatch-oends-ohere."-oI-osaid-olightly.

  I-owent-otowards-othe-oinstructor-owho-owatched-ome-owide-oeyed-oalong-owith-oeveryone,-oexcept-oZorith-oand-oPeko-owho-oalready-oknew-oof-omy-oabilities-oand-oreturned-ohim-othe-oswords.

  "So,-othe-ogap-oisn't-oonly-oin-othe-olevels,-ohuh~"-oSaid-oArksen-owith-oan-oamused-oface

  "That's…-owow."-oIsa-oremarked,-oawestruck.

  I-osmiled.-oAfter-oall,-oI-otrained-owith-ostrong-oindividuals-oevery-oday-oand-othe-oBook-oMaster-oleft-ome-owas-ofull-oof-ovarious-obattle-otactics.

  I-owent-otowards-oVladi-oafterwards-owho-ostill-oseemed-oto-obe-oa-olittle-ostunned.

  "You-osurprised-ome,-onever-othought-oI-owould-ouse-othat-omove-oin-oa-ospar-owith-oothers."

  At-othis,-oshe-ojust-ogazed-oat-ome,-olooking-oat-omy-oeyes-obefore-ojust-osaying,-o"Uhm,-oyeah…"

  She-oseemed-oto-obe-oa-olittle-odazed-oand-oshe-oturned-otowards-oIsa-oafter-osaying-othat.

  Seemed-olike-oI-owas-otoo-oharsh…

  -Hey

  --o"Huh?-oKagito?"

  -Yes,-owe-omanaged-oto-oarrange-othe-omeeting;-oit-owill-obe-otomorrow-oat-onoon

  --o"Great!-oDo-oyou-oneed-ous-oto-obe-othere?"-oI-oasked.-oAfter-oall,-oit-owas-oa-omeeting-owith-othe-oLord-oof-othis-ocity.

  -Well,-oEliana-osaid-othere-owas-ono-oneed,-oas-owe-ohave-oheard-othat-othe-oNPCs-ohad-obeen-otalking-oabout-oour-oGuild-osince-oyesterday…

  --o"Ok,-othen,-oif-oanything-ooccurs,-ojust-otell-ous.-oWe-owill-obe-osetting-ooff-otomorrow,-obut-owe-ocan-odelay-oit-oa-obit."

  -Ok,-ogood-oluck

  --o"Same."-oI-ocut-ooff-othe-ochat-oand-oturned-otoward-othe-ogroup-owho-owas-ocuriously-owatching-ome.

  "They-ogot-othe-omeeting-owith-othe-oLord,-oand-owe-oare-osetting-ooff-otomorrow-otoo.-oThus,-oI-oam-ogoing-oto-othe-oSmithy-oto-okeep-oimproving-omy-oskill.-oWhat-oabout-oyou-oguys?"-oI-oasked-othem.

  "I-ohave-oto-olog-ooff-obecause-omy-ocoach-oneeds-ome-oto-oarrange-oa-omatch-osoon~"-oArksen-osaid.-oHe-oseemed-oto-obe-ofull-oof-oenergy-oagain.

  "I-oam-ogoing-oto-othe-ochurch."-oSaid-oIsa-oas-oshe-owas-oa-oPaladin-oand-oneeded-oto-oreport-oto-othe-oChurch-oof-oher-odoings.

  "I-oam-ostaying-ofor-oa-owhile."-oVladi-owho-oseemed-obetter,-oreplied.

  "We-owill-oaccompany-oVladi~"-oSaid-oPeko-owho-oseemed-omore-ocheerful-othan-oever.

  "What-oshe-osaid."

  "Okay,-osee-oyou-oguys-otomorrow,-oand-obe-oprepared-ofor-oit."

  I-othen-owent-otowards-othe-oLombard's-oSmithy-oto-ohone-othe-oBlacksmithing-oskill-ofurther-oas-oI-owon't-oreally-obe-oable-oto-ouse-oit-omuch-oon-othe-oway-oto-othe-oDungeon-oof-oWishes-owhich-owas-omarked-oon-othe-omap-othat-oEroda-ogave-ous.

  When-oLombard-osaw-ome-ocoming-oin,-ohe-ogot-osurprised-oand-otold-ome-ohe-owould-ohave-oeverything-oready-ofor-otomorrow.-oI-oinformed-ohim-othat-oI-ojust-ocame-oto-ohone-omy-oBlacksmithing-oSkill.

  At-othis,-ohe-osmiled-oat-ome-oand-otold-ome-oto-ouse-ohis-oSmithy-oas-oI-oliked.-oHe-owas-oquite-oa-ogenerous-oman!

  My-oday-othus-oended-otrying-oto-oadvance-othe-oskill.

  The-onext-oday-oin-oHidden-oWorld,-oas-oI-ologged-oon-oinside-othe-oSmithy,-oLombard-ohanded-ome-othe-oSwords-oand-othe-oarmors-obefore-oI-oleave-ofor-othe-ofountain-owhere-oeveryone-owas,-oincluding-oKagito-oand-oEliana.

  "Here,-othese-oare-ofor-oyou-oZorith-oand-othese-ofor-oyou-oPeko."-oAs-oI-ohanded-otheir-onew-oequipment,-othey-oseemed-osurprised-obecause-othey-odidn't-oknow-oI-owould-oget-othem-onew-oarmor.

  "You-oguys-osetting-ooff-oalready?"-oAsked-oKagito,-owho-oseemed-oa-obit-onervous-ofor-othe-omeeting-othat-owas-ogoing-oto-ohappen.

  "Yes,-oI-owill-oleave-othis-oto-oyou-oguys."-oI-osaid-oto-othem.

  I-ogazed-oat-othe-orest-oof-othe-ogroup.-o"Let's-ogo!"-oI-oshouted-oas-othey-onodded.

  Thus,-owe-oset-ooff-owhile-owaving-otowards-oEliana-oand-oKagito.

  Our-olong-oadventure-owould-obe-ostarting-onow.-oWe-omight-ohave-odifferent-odestinies-owaiting-oin-ostore-oof-ous,-obut-oeverything-obegan-ohere.-oMy-ojourney-owith-oall-oof-othem-owas-othe-obest-oI-oever-ohad…-oIt-otruly-owas-othe-ojourney-oof-oa-olifetime...-oNo…-oit-otruly-ois.

  Name-oArdha

  Alignment-oNeutral

  Race-oHuman-oLevel-o102

  Class-oLegendary-oElemental-oWarrior

  Title-oElemental-oNovice

  Fame-o4300-oInfamy-o0

  Health-o9623-oMana-o13640

  Strength-o259-o(+50)-oAgility-o371-o(+55)

  Vitality-o154-oStamina-o159

  Wisdom-o123-oIntelligence-o250

  Luck-o71-oLeadership-o82

  Concentration-o124-oEndurance-o130

  Perseverance-o126-oFighting-ospirit-o138

  Attack-o95~-oDefense-o210

  Magic-oresistance-o25%-oto-oall-oelements

  Elemental-oAffinity-o42%

  50-oto-oall-ostatus

  Increase-othe-oproficiency-oin-oelemental-ouses.

  Skills:

  --oElemental-oBlending-o(Active)-oLevel:-oMaxed

  --oElemental-oEnhancing-o(Active-o&-oPassive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o8:-o67%

  --oSprint-o(Active-o&-oPassive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o9:-o2%

  --oSwimming-o(Passive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o2:-o76%

  --oMagic-oMastery-o(Passive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o9:-o87%

  --oElemental-oMastery-o(Passive)-oIntermediate-oLevel-o1:-o81%

  --oSword-oMastery-o(Passive)-oIntermediate-oLevel-o2:-o5%

  --oFast-orecovery-o(Passive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o9:-o98%

  --oHand-to-hand-oMastery-o(Passive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o8:-o77%

  --oTailoring-o(Passive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o5:-o57%

  --oDual-osword-oMastery-o(Passive)-oIntermediate-oLevel-o1:-o20%

  --oRepair-o(Active)-oIntermediate-oLevel-o1:-o1%

  --oAbsorption-o(Active)-oBeginner-oLevel-o3:-o85%

  --oAnnulment-o(Active)-oBeginner-oLevel-o4:-o11%

  --oCooking-o(Active)-oBeginner-oLevel-o3:-o3%

  --oBlacksmithing-o(Active)-oBeginner-oLevel-o5:-o3%-o

&n
bsp; ###-oChapter-o15-o--oEpilogue.

  Possessing-o21-oyears-oof-oage--this-ois-othe-owoman-owhom-opeople-ocall-oAna-oElizabeth.

  She-ofirst-ostarted-oplaying-othe-ogame-oHidden-oWorld-onot-oonly-obecause-oit-oseemed-ofun,-obut-obecause-othere-owas-oan-oopportunity-oto-omake-oa-oprofit-ofrom-oselling-orare-oitems.-oIn-othe-ogame,-oshe-owas-ointent-oon-obecoming-oa-omerchant,-obut-oquickly-odismissed-othe-oidea-oupon-odiscovering-oof-othe-otediousness-owhich-oall-omerchants-omust-ogo-othrough-oin-oorder-oto-oestablish-othemselves-obefore-ofinally-obeing-oable-oto-ostart-omaking-oany-osort-oof-oprofit.-oUpon-otaking-othe-orole-oof-oa-omerchant,-oone-owould-obe-othrown-oimmediately-ointo-oa-obattleground-oand-oit-owasn't-oguaranteed-othat-othe-osurvivor-owas-othe-oindividual-owho-opossessed-othe-obest-oskills,-obut-oone-owho-ohad-oan-oincredible-oamount-oof-oluck.

  Abandoning-othe-oidea-oof-othe-omerchant-oclass,-oshe-opondered-oabout-obeing-oa-owarrior,-oreasoning-othat-owarriors-owere-ogreat-osolo-oplayers.-oAs-osuch,-oshe-owould-obe-oable-oto-oeasily-oamass-oprofits-oin-othe-oearly-ostages-oof-othe-ogame.-oWith-othis-ointent-oin-omind,-oshe-ostarted-obuilding-oan-oagile-o-type-owarrior-oduring-oher-ofirst-omonth-oin-othe-ocity.-oDuring-othis-omonth-long-oprocess,-oshe-oalso-oaccidentally-ogenerated-oa-oskill-othrough-oher-onumerous-oattempts-oto-oeavesdrop-oin-othe-oconversations-oof-oother-oplayers-oin-oorder-oto-oobtain-ovital-oinformation.-oWhen-othe-orestrictions-owere-ofinally-olifted-oupon-oher,-oshe-owent-otowards-othe-oInformation-oGuild-oto-oask-ofor-oa-oclass-osuitable-oto-oher-oabilities.

  She-ohad-oalready-oanticipated-oa-ofew-oanswers-owhich-othe-ofront-odesk-omight-ogive.-oHowever,-owhat-othe-oman-oasked-ocompletely-othrew-oher-oby-osurprise.

  "Would-oyou-olike-oto-obecome-oa-oStalker?"

  Recalling-othe-obasic-oinformation-oabout-oHidden-oWorld,-oshe-ohad-ono-oinformation-oof-osuch-oa-oclass.-oTherefore,-othere-owas-oonly-oone-othing-othat-oshe-ocould-oconclude--this-ois-oa-oHidden-oclass.

  "What-ois-othe-ofoundation-oof-othe-oclass?"

  "This-ois-oa-orogue-osubclass.-oNormally,-othey-oare-ofocused-oon-oagility-oand-ointelligence.-oThey-oare-oalso-oable-oto-ouse-omimic-oand-ouse-omagical-oattacks-othat-ohave-obeen-oused-oon-othem.-oThey-ofocus-oin-othe-ouse-oof-obows-oand-opossess-oa-omyriad-oof-oskills-oin-oespionage,-osuch-oas-ohiding.-oThey-oare-ospecialists-oin-ogathering-oinformation;-oas-oa-oresult,-otheir-oattack-ostrength-otends-oto-osuffer.-oThe-orequirements-ofor-othis-oclass-odiffer-ofor-odifferent-opeople.-oFor-oyou,-oI-ocan-ogive-oyou-othe-oclass-obecause-oyou've-omet-othe-orequirements-othat-oI've-oset"-othe-oman-osaid-owith-oa-ogrin-oon-ohis-oface.

  Ana-oconsidered-othe-oclass,-oand-owhile-oshe-ostill-odidn't-ohave-omuch-oinformation-oto-ogo-oon,-oshe,-ofrom-othe-odescription-ogiven,-ohad-oformed-oa-orough-oidea-oon-ohow-othe-oclass-owould-ooperate.-oAs-oa-oStalker,-oshe-ocould-oeasily-ogather-oinformation-oand,-oat-oleast-oto-oher,-oit-oseems-ohiding-owas-oalso-oa-ounique-oskill-othat-owas-odifferent-ofrom-othe-onormal-ostealth.-oIt-ocould-obe-oa-oreally-ogood-oclass,-oeven-oif-oshe-ohad-oto-owork-oon-oher-oattacking-opower.-oAnd-oshe-ojust-osaid-oas-oshe-odecided

  "I-owant-oto-obecome-oa-oStalker"-oand-othus,-oshe-ostarted-oher-oway-oas-oan-oinformant.

  A-omonth-ohas-onow-ogone-oby-oin-othe-oreal-oworld.-oOne-oday-oshe-osaw-oa-ogroup-oof-oadventurers-oand-odecided-oto-ofollow-othem-oto-oeardrop-oon-otheir-oconversation.

  But-oshe-ocouldn't-obelieve-owhat-oshe-owas-ohearing-owith-oher-oown-oears-oas-othe-oconversation-oprogressed.-oNot-oonly-owere-othe-otop-othree-oplayers-oall-opresent-owithin-othe-ogroup,-obut-oeven-omore-ojuicy-oinformation-owas-opresent—The-ocreation-oof-oa-oguild!

  She-ocouldn't,-ohowever,-ojump-oin-oand-ojoin-othe-oguild-oeven-oif-oshe-owanted-oto,-othat-owas-ountil-oshe-osaw-othe-oman-onamed-oKagito,-owho-owas-obeing-oindecisive-oabout-othe-oprospect-oand-odecided-oto-ointervene—hoping-othat-othis-owould-obe-oher-oticket-ointo-othe-oguild.

  "If-oyou-owant-osomeone-oto-orepresent-oyou,-oI-ocan-odo-oit!"

  The-osudden-oburst-ogave-oeveryone-oa-osurprise,-onot-oby-othe-oloudness-oof-othe-ooutburst,-obut-ofrom-otheir-oinability-oto-odetect-oher,-oeven-othough-omany-oof-othem-ohad-oincredibly-osharp-osenses.-oAfterwards,-owe-oagreed-oto-omeet-othe-onext-oday.

  When-owe-owere-ofinally-oall-otogether,-owe-owent-oas-oa-ogroup-otowards-othe-oGuild-oHall-oand-ointo-oa-oroom-othat-oKagito-ohad-orented-ofor-ous.

  Ardha-ostarted-oto-otalk-oabout-owhat-ohad-ooccurred-oon-ohis-ojourney,-othe-oquest-ohe-ohad-oreceived,-oas-owell-oas-ohis-ocompanions,-oZorith-oand-oPeko,-owho-oseemed-oto-ome-oto-obe-oreally-ostrange.-oWhen-ohe-ofinally-ogot-oto-othe-opart-oabout-owhat-ohappened-oto-othe-ovillage-othe-oatmosphere-osuddenly-ochanged.-oAll-oof-othem-ostarted-oto-obecome-oenraged,-onot-obursting-oit-oout-obut-otheir-ofaces-otold-oeverything,-oand-oit-owas-ohard-oto-okeep-ocomposure.-oEven-oso,-oEliana-oknew-owhere-othis-oconversation-owas-ogoing-oto-olead.

  Negotiations-ostarted-oand-oshe-ohad-oto-obe-ocareful-oabout-ohow-oshe-owould-ogo-oabout-oit;-oshe-ohad-osensed-othat-oArdha-owas-oby-ono-omeans-oan-oordinary-oman.-oShe-ofelt-oas-oif-oshe-oherself-owas-oa-obunny-othat-owas-oabout-oto-owalk-ointo-othe-oden-oof-oa-otiger.-oCompared-oto-othis-oman,-othe-oman-owho-owas-oranked-osecond,-omerely-oone-orank-olower-oseemed-oquite-oplain.-oHe-odid-onot-oseem-oto-opossess-oany-oextraordinary-ocapabilities,-oand-oone-owould-owonder-ohow-ohe-omanaged-oto-oachieve-osecond-oin-othe-orankings.-oIf-oshe-ohad-oto-ochoose,-oshe-owould-odefinitely-ohave-ochosen-oArdha-oto-obe-othe-oguild-oleader.

  But-othe-odeal-ohe-ogave-oher-owas-oincredible!-o70%!-oShe-owas-oshouting-owith-ojoy-oinside-oof-oher-ohead.

  Things-ofinally-oended-owith-oEliana-obeing-othe-olast-oto-opresent-osome-oinformation-oabout-oher-oreal-olife,-owhich-owas-orare-oas-oshe-ohasn't-oshared-oinformation-olike-othis-owith-opeople-oshe-odidn't-oknow-obeforehand.

  They-othen-osplit-ointo-ogroups,-oeach-owith-oa-ounique-omission.-oFor-otheirs,-oKagito-oand-oEliana-owere-osupposed-oto-oget-oa-omeeting-owith-othe-oLord-oof-oVastri-oCity.-oAlong-othe-oway,-oshe-otold-ohim-oabout-oways-oto-ohelp-ohim-ostay-ocalm-oand-oalso-orevealed-oabout-ohaving-ocontacts-oto-osome-oof-othe-opeople-oin-ohigher-opositions,-oas-oshe-owas-oa-oStalker-owith-oquite-obit-oof-ofame—therefore-othe-omeeting-omight-ogo-oquite-osmoothly.

  Then,-oas-oshe-otalked-owith-othem-oasking-oif-othey-ocould-ohave-oa-omeeting,-oshe-owas-oinstantly-orecognized-obecause-oof-othe-oGuild-oand-othey-osaid-othat-oit-owould-obe-oa-opleasure-oto-ohave-ous-omeeting-othe-oLord.

  "That-owas-oa-obit-oanticlimactic…"-oshe-osaid-oand-othought-oto-oherself.

  Kagito-ogave-othe-onews-oto-oArdha-othat-ohis-opresence-owould-onot-obe-orequired,-owhich-owas-oquite-ogood-onews-ofor-ohim.-oFurthermore,-oEliana-osaid-othat-oit-owould-obe-oeven-omore-obeneficial-oif-ohis-opresence-owith-othe-oguild-owas-ominimal—this-oway-othe-oguild-owould-ohave-oa-owild-ocard-ofor-oemergencies.

  The-onext-oday-owe-osaid-oour-ofarewells-oto-othe-ogroup-oof-ofriends-oand-oheaded-ooff-otowards-othe-ocastle.

  Inside-owe-osaw-othat-othe-oLord-owas-oalready-opresent-oand-owaiting.

  Eliana-obegan-oto-otalk-oabout-othe-oguild,-ohow-oit-owas-orecently-oformed,-oand-oyet-oeven-oso,-oit-ohad-oincredibly-ofamous-oand-ostrong-oindividuals.-oNevertheless,-oit-oseemed-oas-oif-othe-oLord-owas-onot-ogoing-oto-oprovide-othem-owith-oany-ofunds,-oas-oEliana's-oown-ofame-owas-ostill-ofar-otoo-olow.

  The-ohope-onow-orests-osolely-oon-oKagito,-othe-oseemingly-ouseless-oguy…

  She-owas-oabout-oto-otell-ohim-oto-osay-oa-ofew-owords,-obut-ohe-oacted-obefore-oshe-ocould-odo-oit—-oHis-opresence-oand-oentire-odemeanor-osuddenly-ochanged.

  The-oLord,-owho-oseemed-oadamant-oon-oending-othe-onegotiations,-onow-obegan-oto-oseem-opleased-oas-oresuming.-oKagito's-owords-owere-onot-oonly-oprecise-oas-othey-oalso-oseemed-oto-ohave-oa-ocertain-omystical-oquality.-oThus,-othe-olord-odecided-oto-oinvest-oin-oour-oguild-oand-obe-oour-orepresentative-oon-odiplomatic-ocases-oif-othe-oneed-owere-oto-oarise.-oIn-oturn,-othe-oguild-owould-obecome-opart-oof-othe-oKingdom-oand-oserve-oit-oin-otimes-oof-ocrisis-oand-operil.

  Eliana-owas-oamazed-oat-othe-oway-oKagito-ohandled-othings,-owhi
ch-owas-oeven-omore-oamazing-oas-oit-oseemed-othat-ohe-owas-onot-ocut-oout-ofor-oit-oat-oall.

  They-othen-obegan-oto-oadvertise-othe-oguild.-oEliana-oprepared-oto-oattend-ointerviews-oas-owell-oas-osign-oa-ocontract-owith-oKO-oTV,-owho-ohad-othe-obest-ooffer-oout-oof-oall-othe-ostations,-oeven-othough-othey-omight-onot-ohave-othe-ohighest-oratings.-oSuch-ostatistics-owere-otrivial-oto-oher.-oHer-oonly-othoughts-owere-oto-omake-othe-ogreatest-oprofit-oand-oto-oexpand-othe-oguild's-oname.

  Months-opassed-oand-othe-oguild-ostarted-oto-oexpand-oquite-onicely.-oKagito,-oalong-owith-othe-oveterans,-owas-otasked-owith-oteaching-othe-onewcomers.-oHe-onow-ohas-othe-oappearance-oof-oa-otrue-oleader,-oas-oif-ohe-owas-oborn-ofor-osuch-oa-orole,-oor-omelded-oand-oforced-oto-obe-oone.

  Eliana's-oopinion-oof-oKagito-obegan-oto-oshift-ofurther-oas-othe-oguild-oexpanded.-oWith-othe-oguild-ofurther-oexpanding-oto-ono-oend,-oit-oseemed-oas-oif-otheir-oinfluence-owas-omuch-omore-othan-othe-olord's,-owhose-ostature-owas-onow-opale-oin-ocomparison.

  And-onow-oshe-owas-ostanding-onext-oto-oHim,-owho-ofrom-oa-oseemingly-onormal-operson-obecame-oone-oof-othe-omost-oinfluential-opeople-oon-othe-ocontinent,-oif-onot-oHidden-oWorld-oitself

  Kagito.

  ###-oChapter-o16-o--oPrologue

  I-owas-ostuck-oin-oa-oveil-oof-odarkness,-omy-oconsciousness-owas-odrifting-oapart,-oI-ocouldn't-okeep-omy-oreason-oas-oonly-omy-oprimal-oinstinct-oprevailed,-oand-ojust-osome-othought-ocame-oto-omy-omind-ofrom-omy-odeep-ounconscious-oself.-oAt-othis,-oI-oheard-oa-ovoice-othat-ojust-oasked

  What-ois-oyour-owish?

  'Power'

  Why-odo-oyou-owish-ofor-oPower?

  'To-odestroy'

  And-owhat-odo-oyou-owant-oto-odestroy?

  'I-owant-oto-odestroy…

  Then-oit-ohit-ome,-owhat-odo-oI-owant-oto-odestroy?

  'I-odon't-oknow'

  Then,-owhat-ois-oyour-owish?

  And-oat-othe-oquestion,-oimages-ocame-oto-omy-omind.-oAnd-omy-owords-oflowed-othrough

  "My-owish-ois…

  And-oI-owoke-oup,-ooutside-oof-othe-oplace-owhere-omy-ofriends-oand-oI-ofought-oagainst-oour-ochallenges,-oaccepted-oand-oprevailed-oagainst-othem.

 

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