Huh. He’d actually been paying attention.


    Talek. She’d missed this.


    Damnit. Kalden had warned her, and she still fell for it.


    why. And I’ll give you enough theory so you won’t embarrass yourselves when you meet your next teacher.”


    Next teacher? Akari didn’t like the sound of that, either. These videos were all she had. Sure, she planned to reach Silver, but that wouldn’t be as simple as walking into the badge office and asking for an upgrade.


    any aspect. Far beyond the choices from your local high school.”


    A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    ideas, and ideas begin in the minds of humans.”


    Thanks for rubbing it in, Grandmaster.


    idea of that object—the remnants of human thought that linger in the Ethereal. Objects themselves can absorb these ideas, and that extends to plants and animals.”


    not try this at home. Every aspect has a unique process that’s been perfected over the centuries. Indeed, many arts are a mix of multiple aspects. You know those Missiles the police use to restrain people? That’s a mix of ice mana and control mana. Or how about Shokenese blade artists? They use a mix of metal, knowledge, destruction, and craft mana.


    did interest her, but she wasn’t about to follow a stranger down some shady beetle hole.