《Skilled Riser》


 No memory and the tutorial

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    <td>FirstName:Wave</td>


    <td>LastName:Droplet</td>


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    <td>HP</td>


    <td>120/120</td>


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    <td>MP</td>


    <td>15/15</td>


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    <td>PSI</td>


    <td>6/6</td>


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    <td>RP</td>


    <td>30/30</td>


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    <td>Essence</td>


    <td>100/100</td>


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    <td>Chi</td>


    <td>60/60</td>


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    <td>KI</td>


    <td>40/40</td>


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    <td>Mana</td>


    <td>30/30</td>


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    <td>Breath</td>


    <td>100%</td>


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    <td>Astralenergy</td>


    <td>50/50</td>


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    <td>Aura</td>


    <td>120/120</td>


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    <td>LifeForce</td>


    <td>240/240</td>


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    <td>Spirit</td>


    <td>70/70</td>


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    <td>Stamina</td>


    <td>100%</td>


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    Currentskillsknown:None


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    Talent:Psychometry


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    Title:TutorialInitiate


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    Wavestaredatthedisplayinfrontofhimself. ¡°Thosearealotofdifferentstatsforenergyusage,andnoLevelswhatisthis!¡±


    Wavewasangrilyshoutingtohimself. Suddenlyherealizedsomething. ¡°WaitwhendidIstartthisgame,andforthatmatter,whoamI?¡±


    Wavetriedtofindalogoutbutton,butatlasthecouldnot.


    Suddenlyhehearsavoiceinhishead. ¡°WelcomeWaveDropletintotheworldofSkilledRiser.¡± Wavecalmsdownabitandcontinuestolisten.¡°Inthisgame,eachindividualistolearn,strengthen,andcombinedskills.¡± ¡°Sothisisagame!¡± Waveshouts,howevertheshockofnothavinganymemoryreturnstohim.


    Thevoicegoeson. ¡°UnlikeotherMassiveMultiplayerVirtualRealityRolePlayingGames,ThisonedoesnotRelyonlevels,butinsteadthrough


    yourhardworkatcombat,andothertasks.Throughyoureffortsyourstatswillrise.¡±Thevoicehasnowstoppedforaboutfiveminutes,butsoon


    continues. ¡°WaveDroplet,youmayhavenoticedatalentatthebottomofyourdisplayearlier,eachindividualstartsofwithoneuniquetalent,


    whichhelpsthemgainskills.Youmaycheckthedescriptionofyourtalentbythinkingaboutit,goaheadandtry.¡±Wavethinksaboutthetalentand


    sureenough thedescriptionappearsrightunderthenameofthetalentitself.


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    Psychometry


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    Description:Theuniqueabilitytounderstandanobjectshistoryandhowtousethatitem.


    YouwillhaveaneasiertimelearningweaponanditemrelatedSkills.


    ThisTalentalsoallowsforaskilltobelearnedrelatedtotheindividualweaponitself.


    Theweaponmustbeequippedinordertouseindividualskills.


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    AlmostlikeoncuethevoicebeginsassoonasWavefinishedreadingthedescription¡°Itseemslikeyouhavefinishedreadingthedescription,whichmeansitisabouttimetolearnyourfirstskill.¡± Waveiswaitingpatientlyforthevoicetogoonwithitsguidance. Suddenlyasmallbearappears.


    ¡°SeethatbearIneedyoutokillit,pickoneoftheseskillstolearn.¡±ThevoicesaystoWavejustbeforeamenuappearsinfrontofhim


    withthreeoptions.


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    Kick


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    Bite


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    Punch


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    Wavelooksatthethreeoptionsandthinkstohimself. (WhointheirrightmindwouldchoosethemiddleoptiontokillaBear?)


    WaveselectsthefirstskillKick.


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    WaveDropletgainedtheSkillKick


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    CurrentSkills:KickSkillunderstanding1


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    ¡°AhtheKickSkillexcellentchoice.IamsureyouhavenoticedtheSkillunderstandingandthenumberonenexttoit,thisdetermineshowstrongtheskillis,Thehigheryourskillunderstandingthestrongerandindividualskillwillbecome,alsoahigherunderstandingmakesskillsmoreefficientas


    wellasallowingyoutocombinedskillstogetherinordertomakenewandmorepowerfulskills. ¡±Wavelistenscloselytothevoicebeforestartingthefight.


    Waverunstowardsthesmallbearandkicksitunderitsfrontlegs. Thebearhasafewbruisesonitsfrontpaws,fromwhatWavecouldtell.


    EventhoughWavekickedthebearinthefrontlegshestillgotscratched. HisHpdroppedby10. HisAuradroppedby5.


    HisLifeforcedroppedby5aswell.


    Wave''sstaminawasalsoloweredbytheuseofhiskickskillby5%. ¡°OkaysomtHp,Aura,andLifeforceallseemtoberelatedtomyhealth.¡±


    Wavesaystohimselfnotnoticingthebearbackingupandstartingtocharge. Thebearhitswaverightinthestomach,butalsoissentbackwardsfromtheshockwave.


    Hpdroppedby40. Auradroppedby20. Lifeforcedroppedby20.


    Wavebreathsinslowlytocalmhisnervesandtofocus,ashedoeshenoticessomething. HislifeforceandAurastarttoregenerate,


    andaresoonfullyrestored. Wavealsonoticeshisbreathhaswentdownby5%.Hekicksthebearagainwhilestillcalmlybreathing.


    Hisstaminalowersbyanother5%buthenoticesthekickseemstohavedonemoredamage.


    ¡°Igetitnow,mybreathingsteadiedmymusclecontrol.¡± Wavewhisperstohimself.


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    Kickskillsunderstandinghasinincreasedby1


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    Wavemanagestodogethenextcharge,andcounterwiththekick,whichnowdoesevenmoredamagethankstotheincreaseinunderstanding.


    Ittakeswaveaboutsixmoreattacksbuthefinallykillsthebear. Thevoicespeaksyetagain.¡°Congratulationonkillingthebear,oncethe tutorial


    isfinishedyouwillreceivearewardbasedonyourresults.NowItstimetotalkaboutdefensiveskills,pleasechooseoneofthesethreefrom


    thefollowingmenu.¡±


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    Defend


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    Brace


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    Guard


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    WavethinksaboutitforafewsecondspriertoselectingtheGuardskill.


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    WaveDropletgainedtheGuardSkill


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    CurrentSkills:KickSkillunderstanding2/GuardSkillunderstanding1


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    Wave''sheadfillswiththeknowledgeofhowtouseguardandofcoursethevoicegoeson.¡°Totestthisskillyouwillneedtotakealotofdamage,


    thereforIwillrestoreyourHp,Aura,andLifeForce.¡± WaveseeshisonlydepletedhealthstatHprestoretomaximum, justisthevoiceexplains


    moreofwhatisneededofhimself.


    ¡°Ihavesetupmanytrapsaroundhere,setthemalloffwhileusingyourdefensiveskill.Warningyoumustuseitatalltimeswhilesettingoftraps ,


    otherwiseyourHp,Aura,andLifeforcewilldroptozero,inwhichcaseyouwillhavetostartthetutorialfromthestartwithasmallpenalty. ¡± Wave


    thinks aboutit,beforeheadingintothetrapswhilehavingisguardskillactivated.


    Thefirsttraphesetofhappenedtobeaboutsixarrows.Heonlytookaboutonedamageforeacharrow,welltwotohisHp, oneforbothAuraand


    Lifeforce.Thenexttrapwavetrippedoverawirewhichlaunchedthesameamountofspearscomparedtothearrows,butdiddoubledamageto


    him. ¡°Manthathurt,Icanseewhyyouneedtouseyourdefensiveskills.¡± Wavemutterstohimself.


    Nextalargeaxabouthalfofhissizecomesswingtowardshim. HisHpdropsbytripletheamountofallsixarrowsfromthebeginning,aswellas


    hisauraandlifeforce. Waveleansagainstthewallandhitsaswitch.Theswitchtriggersafire,whichlookslikesomethingbreathingfire. Thisfire


    does fourtimestheamountasthesixarrowscombined. (Oh,soguardworksonmagicaltypedamageaswell.)ThisisthethoughinWave''shead


    justbeforeamessagepopsup.


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    GuardSkillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


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    Wavenoticedthenexttraponlydoestwotimesthedamageincomparisontothesixarrows. Thistrapwasterrifyingtowavehowever, itwasoneof


    thosepitswithspikes. ThefinaltrapwasnotsomethingWavewouldhavethoughtof.Wavehearsandexplosionfromabovehisheadasalarge


    boulderlandsontopofhimdroppinghisHpto1,anddroppinghisAura,andLifeforceto2.¡°IfmyGuardskilldidnotincreaseIwouldhavehadto


    startthisallfromthestart.¡± Wavesaystohimself.


    Wavecanhearthevoiceechoinginhishead.¡°Splendid,youhavepassedthedefensivesectionofthetutorial.Nextwewilltalkaboutmagicskills,


    Pleasepickoneofthefollowing.¡± Wavelooksathischoicesavailable.


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    BasicFire


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    BasicWater


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    BasicEarth


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    BasicWind


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    BasicLightning


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    BasicIce


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    BasicLight


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    BasicDark


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    BasicShadow


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    BasicSpirit


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    Wavethinksabouthowtherearewaymorechoicesthenusual,beforehepicksBasicLightning.


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    WaveDropletgainedtheSkillBasiclightning


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    CurrentSkills:KickSkillunderstanding2/GuardSkillunderstanding2/BasicLightningSkillunderstanding1


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    Wavepatientlywaitsforthevoicetoexplainwhatitisthathewillbedoingnext.¡°Someenemiesandmonsterscannotbekilledwithphysicalskills,


    thisiswhyelementalandmagicalskillsexist.¡± Asmallturtleappearsinfrontofwave.¡°Pleasekilleachenemythatappearsinfrontofyouuntilyour


    Mpisatzero.¡±


    Wave''sheadisstartingtohurtfromthevoicespeakinginhisheadallthetime. Wavestrikestheturtlewithhisbasiclightning, whichonlycost him


    oneMp. Theturtleinstantlydies,andinitsplaceasmallraccoonappears. Theraccoondiesfromtwocastofbasiclightning. Nextupisasmall


    sheep,thesheeptakesthreeshotsofbasiclightninginordertodie. Thiscontinueswitheachenemyneedingonemoreshotof basiclightningthan


    thepreviousone, untilheisdowntothelastone,whichhappenstobesomesortoffurcoveredgiantbee.


    Waveonlyneedsonemoreshotofbasiclightningtokillit,howeveritisnowflyingtofarforhimtoreachit. (Itdoesnotseemtobecomingdown.)


    Waveisthinkingtohimself. Suddenlyheremembersthatlightningdoesnotonlygoforwardsbutstraitupaswell.


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    BasicLightningSkillsunderstandinghasincreasedby1


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    ThelightningshootsupfromWave''spalmandkillsthegiantfurredbee. Wavecanfeelanotherheadachestartingfromthevoice.¡°Bravo,youhave


    donewellkillingthatbee.Nextitistimetolearnaboutknowledgebasedskills.Pleasechooseoneofthefollowing.¡±


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    Accounting


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    HerbalLore


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    MonsterLore


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    Beliefs


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    GemLore


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    Studying


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    Biology


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    Wavepondersoverhischoicesbeforeheselectstheonethathethinksmaybethemostuseful.


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    WaveDropletgainedtheskillHerbalLore


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    CurrentSkillsKnownKickSkillunderstanding2/Guardskillunderstanding2/BasicLightningSkillunderstanding2/


    HerbalLoreSkillunderstanding1


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    Wavefeelstheverybasicofherbalknowledgefillhishead.¡°IseethatyouhavepickedtheskillHerbalLore, injustabriefmomentIwillsetupthe


    areatotestouttheskill.¡± IsitjustWave''simaginationordoesthevoicesoundkindofexitedabouthisselection. Whilethisthoughtfinishes,abunchThis story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.


    ofscentsfilltheroom, notjustthatbutthesurroundingsfillwithamultitudeofcolorsontheground,aswellasthefeelingoffreshair.


    ¡°InorderfortotesttheskillHerbalLoreyouneedtoidentifyherbs.Pleasegoaheadandstart.¡± Thevoicefinishestellingwaveofhisnewtask.


    Wavestartstolookaround,bendsdownontohiskneestogetacloserlookatthenearestherb. ¡°OhthisisMint,andtheoneoverhearis


    peppermint, aswellasspearmintnexttothatone.¡± Wavespeaksinamannerwhichislikeheistryingtoexplaintosomeonenexttohimself.


    Wavegetsupandheadstothenextarea,whichseemstohavesometreesabout30fttall.ThefamiliarsentfillsWave''snose,ashewalksupto


    oneofthetrees. ¡°Thisiscinnamon,manIhavealwayslovedthissmell.¡± Wavethinksaboutwhathejustsaid, beforeheremembersthathehad


    forgotteneverythingheeverknew. Wavepealsapieceofthebarkfromthetree,andtakesabiteofit.


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    Allenergyrelatedstatshavebeenfilled


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    (Oh,socinnamoncanrestoremyMpandallofthosestats.) ThisiswhatWaveiscurrentlythinkingtohimself.Wavemovesontotheothertreesin


    thenextarea,whicharewithoutadoubtappletrees. Waveeatsoneoftheapplesthathadlandedontheground.


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    Allhealthrelatedstatshavebeenrestored


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    ¡°OkaysoappleswillbegoodifIneedtorestoremyHp,lifeforce,andaura.¡±Wavegoesaroundandfindsmanyherbsheknows, suchasginger,


    dandelions,dill,andgarlictonameafew,beforehecomesacrossanorangeflowerwithlightningshapedgreenboltsinthecenterofeachpetal,


    withabluestem. ¡°Onlyonewaytofindoutwhatthisis.¡± Thisiswhatwavesaystohimselfbeforepullingoneofthepetalsandtakingabiteoutofit.


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    Youhavebeenpoisoned


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    WavebeginstopanicashewatcheshisHp,Aura,lifeforce,aswellashisbreathstarttodrop.Wavesearchthroughalltheeunknownherbstrying


    tofindacurebutnothinghelps. Wavethengoesbacktoalltheherbsheknows,butmostofthemonlyrestorehishealthtemporally. Wavegathers


    asmanyappealsashecancarry,whileheadingtothegingerandgarlic. Wavepullsoutthegarlicandtakesabite thisdoesnothelp.Wavedigsout


    thegingerandtakesabiteoutoftheroot,butthisdoesnothelpatall,besidesofcourserestoringsomehealthandStamina.Wavelooksatthe


    gingerroot. ¡°Noway, howcouldIhavemistthat,therootsoftheotherunknownplants.¡± Wavesaystohimselfbeforethemessagepopsup.


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    Wavetriesalltherootsoftheunknownplantsotherthentheonehegotpoisonedfromyetnothingworked.Wavereachestheplantwiththegreen


    lightningbolts,inthecenteroftheorangepetals,aswellasthebluestem,anddigsoutitsroots. Therootsareadeepredcolor.Wavetakesa bite


    outoftheroot.


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    Poisonhasbeencured


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    ¡°Rightsomeplantsarelikethat,werepartofitispoisonous,andanotherpartofitisthecuretothattypeofpoison.¡± Wavemutterstohimself.


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    HerbalLoreSkillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


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    ¡°Iamgladetoseeyouarealright,knowledgebasedskillsarenotjustinformation,butresearchaswell.¡±Wavefeelsthepressurefromthevoice in


    hishead. ¡°Youhavepassedtheknowledgebasedskilltutorial,letusgetonwiththetoolbasedskills.Pleasechooseoneofthefollowingtoolskills.¡±


    Wavetakesahardlookathischooses.


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    Hoe


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    Hammer


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    Net


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    Shovel


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    Screwdriver


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    Pen


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    Fence


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    (Iamnotsurewhatisbestforme,soIguessIwillpickhammer.) ThisisWave¡¯strail ofthoughtbeforemakinghischoose.


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    WaveDroplethasgainedtheSkillHammer


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    CurrentknownSkills:KickSkillunderstanding2/GuardSkillunderstanding2/


    BasiclightningSkillunderstanding2/HerballoreSkillunderstanding3/HammerSkillunderstanding1


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    Wavesighsasthevoicestartstoexplaintoolskills. ¡°Manytoolshavedifferentuses,youhavechosentheHammerskill.Thehammercanbeused


    tobreakthings,repairthings,andofcourseitcanbeusedtominegems.Youwillbeusingthehammertominegems.Goaheadandpickupthe


    hammerthatwillappearinfrontofyoushortly.¡± Wavewaitpatientlyforthehammertoappear,anditsoondoes. Wavereachesdownandpicksup


    thehammer.


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    Lowgrademetalhammernowwielded


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    WavefeelsasurgeofinformationenterhismindafterpickinguptheLowgrademetalhammer,likehowandwhenitwasmade,aswellasthemostefficientwaytouseit.


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    Psychometrytalentnowinuse


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    SkillunlockedIronscan


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    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    CurrentknownSkills:KickSkillunderstanding2/GuardSkillunderstanding2/


    BasiclightningSkillunderstanding2/HerballoreSkillunderstanding3/HammerSkillunderstanding1/


    IronScanSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavethinksabouttheskillandreadsthedescription.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Ironscan:SendPsithroughthehammertosearchforIron.OnlyavailablewhileLowgrademetalhammerisequipped.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    (Sothatiswhythetextisadifferentcolor.) Waveislookingattheskillincurrentknownskillswhilehavingthisthought. Wavenowhearsthevoice


    inhishead. ¡°Ahyouhaveusedyourtalenttogainaskillduringthetutorial,anoteontalents,somemakeadditionalchoosesavailableduringthe


    skillchooseselectionofthistutorial.Iwouldnowlikeyoutouseyourhammerskilltominefordifferentgemstones.¡±


    Suddenlyacave,afewboulders,andsomeshiningrocksappearjustbehindWave. Waveapproachesoneofthebouldersandhitsitwith hislow


    grademetalhammer. TheboulderbreaksasfiveofWave¡¯sRParelowered. ¡°RPandtoolswhydoesthatsoundfamiliartome,almostlikeIplayeda


    gametheusedRP.¡± Wavewhisperstohimselfbeforebendingovertopickupthestonefragments.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    ScrapIrongainedx6


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavemovesontothenextboulder.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Rustylumpgainedx2


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ¡°Whatintheworld!¡± Waveyellsatthetopofhislungs. Wavedecidestogointothegavefornow. Wavefindsarockjuttingout fromthecavewall


    and hitsitwithhislowgrademetalhammer.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    ExtremelylowgradeRubygainedx1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavelooksattheextremelylowgraderuby.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    ExtremelylowgradeRuby:Thisrubyissolowgradedthatnoonewilleverbuyit.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    WavecontinuesinthecaveuntilhisRPisdepleted,andallhehastoshowforitisabunchofExtremelylowgradegemstones. Waveleavesthe


    caveanddecidestotestouttheSkillIronscanwhileheiswaitingforhisRPtoberestored. WavechannelsPsithroughthehammeranditstartsto


    vibrate,atfirstitisalowvibrationbutashemovesthevibrationscontinue. Wavegetsnearasmallriver,thevibrationshavegotten sostrongthathe


    hisnearlypulledintotheriver. Wavedropsthehammer.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    IronScanhasbeenlocked


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Waveignoresthemessageashepicksuprocksfromtheriver,andsoonfindswhatheislookingfor.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Irongainedx1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavepicksbackupthelowgrademetalhammer.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    IronScanhasbeenunlocked


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    IronscanhasonlycostWaveonePsi. Waveusestheskillagain,thistimeheisleadtoapatchofgrass,butthistimehedoesnotneedtoputdown


    hishammer. Wavesearchesthroughthegrassandfindsasmallpieceofiron.Next Wavecomestoatree,anddigsunderitsrootstofindmoreiron.


    Waveisthenleadbacktotheriver,andherepeatshispreviousaction. Thenwaveisleadtoanothertree,anddigsforiron. Whathappensnext


    confusesWave.


    Waveisleadtoandopenedfield,andtheonlythingthereisasmalldear. AsWavegetsclosertothedearthehammervibratesmore,yetWave


    cannotseeanylocationfortheirontobe. Thedearleavesandthehammersvibrationsstarttogetlowerthefartherthedeargets. (Whywouldmy


    Ironscanskillthinktherewasirononthedear.) Waveponderstohimself,beforeithitshim. ¡°Oh,thatisrightdearareasourceofiron!¡±


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    IronScanSkillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    AtthispointWave¡¯sRPhasbeenrestoredsohedoesnotbotherchasingthedear. Wavecomestooneoftheshiningrocks,anduseshis


    hammerskillonit. Wavepicksupsomepieces.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    LowgradeRubygainedx4


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ¡°Ohsotheshiningstoneshavebettergradegemstones.¡± Wavehappilymakesthisstatement.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    HammerSkillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Waveminestherestoftheshiningstones. ¡°WowWaveyouhavedonewellcompletingthetoolskillsectionofthetutorial,andnowwecometothe


    finaleSkillsectionofthetutorial.Pleasepickoneofthefollowingcraftingskills.¡±


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Blacksmith


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Accessories


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Alchemy


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Sewing


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Cooking


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Materialize


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    (IdonotknowwhatthatlastonemeanssoIwillnotbepickingit.) WavetellshimselfinhisheadbeforepickingAccessories.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDroplethasgainedtheskillAccessories


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    CurrentknownSkills:KickSkillunderstanding2/GuardSkillunderstanding2/


    BasiclightningSkillunderstanding2/HerballoreSkillunderstanding3/


    HammerSkillunderstanding2/AccessoriesSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    LockedSkills:IronScanSkillunderstanding2


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    WhathappensnextisnolongersurprisingforWave,hehearsthevoiceinhishead. ¡°Craftingskillsuseyourheartandsoultomakeobjects, hence


    theyuseupessence.Craftingskillsarenottheonlyskillsthatmakeuseofessence,butyoumayfindoutthatatalatterdate.Pleaseenterthe


    workshopandmakesomeaccessories.¡±


    Waveseesabuildingappearclosetohislocation. Infrontofthisbuildingaresomepeppermintleafsgrowing,sometallgrass,andacoupleoftrees.


    Waveenterstheworkshopandfinds,yarn,withafewdifferentcolors,iron,afurnace,andanotherlowgrademetalhammer. Wavepicksupthe


    yarnandbeginstobraidabraceletwiththreedifferentcolors.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Friendshipbracelet


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Friendshipbraceletdescription:Ifwornbyaparty,thisbraceletwillhelpthemfocusmoreasateam.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    MakingthisbraceletonlycostWaveoneessence. Wavepicksupthelowgrademetalhammerandhislockedskillgetsunlocked. Wavemeltsthe


    ironandthenhitsitwiththehammer,untilitisintheshapeofasmallring.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    PoorIronring


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    PoorIronringdescription:Thisringwasmadebyabeginnerinaccessories,thatiswhyitissuchalowquality.


    Whenworngives0.5bonustodefensiveskills.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    (Ohsothehammercanbeusedtomakeaccessoriesaswell.) Wavethinksashelooksatthehammer.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Hammerskillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavegoesoutsidetocoolofffromthehotairofthefurnace.Wavelooksatthegrassthatisalmostlikeyarn. Wavepullsafewpiecesofgrassfrom


    thegroundandbraidsthemtogether. Thiscostaboutthesameessenceasthefriendshipbracelethemade,whiletheringcostaboutfive.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Grassbracelet


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Gracebraceletdescription:Thisisthetypeofbraceletchildrenoftenmakewhentheyareyoung.


    Whenwornbyanadultitallowsonetotutorchildreninknowledgebasedskillsthattheyknow.


    Ifgivenasabirthdaygifttoachilditwillincreasetheirluckformanyyears.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Waveissurprisedthathecanpassonknowledgebasedskills. Wavenextmakesabraceletfromthepeppermintplant.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Peppermintbracelet


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Peppermintbraceletdescription:Averyaromaticbracelet.Thesmellaloneisenoughtorestoreenergybasedstats.


    5%boosttoenergyregeneration.Thisbraceletisedibletocertaindegree,mustknowwhichpartotherwiseitwillbeharmful.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavesmellsthebraceletandalreadyhisessencehasbeenrestoredfromthe5%bonus. Wavenextpealssomebarkfromthetreewhichislike


    paper. Wavetiesthreepiecesofbarktogetherwhichformsascarf.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Barkscarf


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Barkscarfdescription:Thiswillnotduemuchtokeepyouwarmandwilleasilyfallapart,


    howeveritgivesyoufavorwithnaturebasedraces.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Waveheadsbackinsideandmakessomeironlegbraces,aswellasandironbracelet. Wavecanhearthevoicewhichseemsreallygreatmood.


    ¡°Youhavepassedthetutorial,calculatingrewardsforeachskillsection.¡±


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDroplethasgainedbearclaws.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Bearclawsdescription:Appearofbearclawstornfromadeadbearsbody.


    Canbeusedtomakeaweapon,orsoldforsomequartz.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDroplethasgainedwhiteheadband


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Whiteheadbanddescription:reducesdamagebyasmallamount,andslightlymorewhileusingadefensiveskill.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDroplethasgainedLightningrod


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Lightningroddescription:Ametalrodusedtoaimlightning.Warningdonotuseduringthunderstorms.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletgainedbasicherbalguide


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Basicherbalguidedescription:Thisisabookusedtobetteridentifyherbs.


    Someherbsmaylookalikebutminordetailscanbethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletgainedHammersfordummies


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Hammersfordummiesdescription:Abookabouthammersexplainedinawayevenanidiotcanunderstand.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Talentbonus


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletGainedIronx3


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WavedropletgainedMintironbracelet


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Mintironbraceletdescription:Whilenotasaromaticasapeppermintbracelet,youcansmelltracesofmintinsidetheiron.


    2%bonustoenergyregenerationanddefensiveskills.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    WithoutdelayonceWavefinishedreadingthedescriptionshehearsthevoiceinhishead. ¡°Pleasepicksomebasicclothingtowear, justdescribe


    tomewhatyouwantandthecoloroftheclothingyouwishtohave. ¡±Waveasksforapairofcomfortablepantsaplainwhiteshirtandalongblue


    vest,withmanypockets. Wavereceivesthebasicclothingthatheaskedtohaveandquicklychangesintothem.


    NowthatWaveisdressedthevoicegoeson.¡°Iwillnowgrantyouattributepointswhichcanonlybespentnow.Attributepointsareveryrareand


    youcanonlygetthemfromcertainquest.Normallyyouraiseattributesthroughyourefforts.Everyonestartswiththesameamountofattributes,


    energy,andhealth.Theirarealsosomehiddenattributesthatcanbeunlocked.¡±


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletgained10attributepoints


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletsavailableattributes


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Strength5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Agility5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Speed5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Aim5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Endurance5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Dexterity5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Vitality5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Reach5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Range5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Intelligence5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Wisdom5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Power5


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Waveputs3pointsintoaimbecausehethinksitmayhelpwithhislightningskill.Wavethenput3pointintowisdom,becausehedoesnotwanttomakethesamemistakehehasmadewithherbsagain. NextWaveput2pointsintoenduranceforbetterdefense. ThenfinallyWaveputs2points


    intovitality,hopingthiswillhelphisoddsatincreasinghishealth.


    Suddenlyalightintheshapeofawomanappearsandbeginstospeak. ¡°PleasetakethisstoragebagfortheitemsIhavejustgivenyou.¡±(Ohsothis


    istheownerofthevoice.) Wavebreathsinasheisthinkingaboutthis.ThevoicethenaskWavetopickoneofsevenlocationstostarthistravels.


    Wavepicksthelandofthefallenmoons.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Firstname:Wave


    </td>


    <td>


    Lastname:Droplet


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Hp


    </td>


    <td>


    120/120


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Mp


    </td>


    <td>


    15/15


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Psi


    </td>


    <td>


    6/6


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    RP


    </td>


    <td>


    30/30


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Essence


    </td>


    <td>


    100/100


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Chi


    </td>


    <td>


    60/60


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    KI


    </td>


    <td>


    40/40


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Mana


    </td>


    <td>


    30/30


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Breath


    </td>


    <td>


    100%


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Astralenergy


    </td>


    <td>


    50/50


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Aura


    </td>


    <td>


    120/120


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Lifeforce


    </td>


    <td>


    240/240


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Spirit


    </td>


    <td>


    70/70


    </td>


    </tr>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Stamina


    </td>


    <td>


    100%


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    CurrentSkillsknown:KickSkillunderstanding2/GuardSkillunderstanding2/


    BasiclightningSkillunderstanding2/HerballoreSkillunderstanding3/HammerSkillunderstanding3/


    AccessoriesSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Lockedskills:Ironscanskillunderstanding2


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Talent:Psychometry


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Title:Beginner


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavelooksattheglowingfigurebeforeitsaysitslastwords. ¡°Ialmostforget,pleasetakethisforyourfinances.¡±


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Wave Dropletreceivedasmallwallet


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Smallwalletdescription:Awalletusedtoholdcurrency.Amountwithin250quartz


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ThiswasthelastthingWavereadbeforebeingteleportedtothelandofthefallenmoons.

 Chapter 1 Party and party skills

    Wavelooksaroundthetownheisnowin.


    Theiraremanypeopleformingpartiesandsomepeopleloggingoff.


    Wavecheckstoseeifthelogoffoptionisavailableforhimself,yetitisstillnotthere.


    Waveheadstoablacksmith,hewantstoseeifhecanhaveaweaponmadeusingthebearclawsandiron.


    ¡°YesIcanmakeyouaweaponbutitwillonlybeofbeginnerlevelusingiron,isthatstillalright?¡±


    TheblacksmithasksWave.


    Waveanswerstheblacksmith.


    ¡°Yeahthatwillbefine.¡±


    TheblacksmithtellsWavetheprice.


    ¡°Thatwillbe150quartz,andIwillneed3irontomakeit.¡±


    Wavehandstheblacksmiththebearclawsandhis3iron.


    Wavewaitsinsidetheblacksmith¡¯suntilhisweaponisfinished.


    ¡°Hereyouareyoungsir,pleasecomebackagainsometimewontyou.¡±


    TheblacksmithhasacherrytoneinhisvoicewhilehandingWavehisnewweapon.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletgainedIronbearclaws


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Ironbearclawsdescription:Apearofbearclawstobewornlikeglovesandusedasaweapon.


    Thisisaverybasicweapon.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Waveequipsthebearclawstohimselfandtheinformationpoursintohismind.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDroplethasgainedtheClawSkill


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Skillunlocked:Beardash


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Beardashdescription:Runuptoanenemyandhugitlikeabearwhilepiercingitwithyourclawsfrombehind.


    OnlyavailablewhileIronbearclawsareequipped.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    CurrentknownSkills:KickSkillunderstanding2/GuardSkillunderstanding2/BasiclightningSkillunderstanding2/


    HerballoreSkillunderstanding3/HammerSkillunderstanding3/AccessoriesSkillunderstanding1/


    ClawsSkillunderstanding1/BeardashSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Lockedskills:IronScanSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Waveexitstheblacksmith¡¯sandassoonashestepsoutthedoor,banghehitsintoawomaninacrimsonredhood.


    ¡°Ouchthathurt!¡±


    ThewomansaysasWavegivesherhishandtohelpherup.


    ¡°Pleaseformapartywithme!¡±


    ThewomanispleadingtoWave.


    Wavethinksaboutitbeforeanswering.


    ¡°Alright,mynameisWave,WaveDroplet.¡±


    ¡°NicetomeetyouWave,IamWillow,WillowBirth.¡±


    ThewomansaystoWavewhileloweringhercrimsonhood.


    Wavelooksather,shehasshortpinkhairwithicybluetipsatthebottomofherbangs,whilehereyesaretwodifferentcolors,oneisanemeraldgreen,whichisherrighteye,andherleftisapurplealmostthecolorofamethyst.


    WaveDropletandWillowBirthhaveformedaparty.


    WillowandWaveexitthetownandfightsomesmalllizardstogether.


    Wavekicksoneofthelizardsinthehead,itbiteshiminresponse,heloses5hp10auraand10Lifeforce.


    ¡°Manthesethingsarefast.¡±


    Wavesaystowillow,justasheseeswhatshedoestoattackthem.


    WillowgetsdownonthegroundandthenWavehearsalargecrunch,justafewminutesafterwards


    Wavewatchesasthebodyofthelizardisrunningaroundwithoutahead.


    (Whywouldanyonechoosethebiteskill?)


    Wavethinksonceagaintohimself.


    WaveandWillowfightafewmorelizardsandthesamepatterncontinues.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletandWillowBirthhavegainedthepartySkilltwinformation


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Partyskills:Twinformation


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    BothWaveandWillowreadoverthePartyskillTwinformation,tosumupitgivesasmalldamageboostwhileinapartyoftwo.


    Wavechangeshistacticstousingbasiclightning.


    SeeingthisWillowalsochangesherbattletacticstousingmagic.


    Wavewatchesasablackflameflowsoutfromwillowshands.


    Thisflamedamagesthelizardnexttothem.


    WavenoticesinhispartymenuthatnotonlydidWillowsMpgodownsodidabitofherAura.


    (Whatkindofcrazymagicdoesdamagetosomeonesaura.)


    Waveisthinkingbutdoesnotsayanything.


    WillowstartsaconversationwithWave.


    ¡°Iwanttotryandmakeanewpartyskill.¡±


    WaveseesasmirkonWillowsface,andthenrepliestoher.


    ¡°AlrightjusttellmewhatweshoulddoWillow.¡±


    Willgrinsbeforeanswering.


    ¡°Pleasetakethisknifeandwhentheenemygetsnearstickitinmymouthandpullforwardashardasyoucan.¡±


    Wavetakestheknifeinhishand.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WavedroplethasgainedtheknifeskillThe tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Skillunlocked:Choppingmeals


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Choppingmealsdescription:Thisskillallowsyoutochopfoodincookinginthemostefficientway.


    CanonlybeusedifKnifeisequipped.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavethenask.


    ¡°Wait!Whatdidyoujustaskmetodo?¡±


    Willowreplies.


    ¡°Youheardme,andjusttrustme.¡±


    WaveandWillowwaitforthelizardtoapproachthisoneismuchtallerthentheotherones.


    ¡°NowWave!¡±


    WillowdirectsWave.


    WavedoesasheistoldandcanfeelWillowbitedownontheknifeashepullsforwards.


    OnetoothshootsforwardsandstrikestheenemyandsuddenlythetooththatWillowjustlostgrowsback.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletandWillowBirthhavegainedthePartySkillToothlauncher


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Toothlauncherdescription:Avery,ah,uniquepartyskillwhichhurlsatoothatanenemy


    thatseemstobetoconfusedbyyouractionstorealizewhatisabouttohappen.


    Thetoothalsoregrows.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    PartySkillsknown:TwinformationSkillunderstanding2/ToothlauncherSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Waveisshockedattheresults.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDroplethasunlockedthethrillattribute,aswellastheinnovationattribute


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Thrill2


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Innovation2


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    WavelooksoveratWillow,beforetellingher.


    ¡°Ijustunlockedthethrillandinnovationattributes!¡±


    ¡°Fantastic,Ihadhopedthatyouwould.¡±


    Willowsayswithagrinonherfaceandasparkleinhereyes.


    WillowandWavecontinuetofightenemiesuntilalltheircombatrelatedskillshavereachedaskillunderstandingof5


    notcountingpartyorweaponskills.


    Wavenowremembersthatsomeskillscanbecombined.


    Waveusesbasiclightningonhisfootandlegwhilekickingatanenemy.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDroplethasmadetheskillBasiclightningkick


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Basiclightningkickdescription:channelChithroughyourlegtoprevent


    damagetoyourselfasyouunleashlightningwithyourkicks.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletcurrentknownskills:KickSkillunderstanding5/GuardSkillunderstanding5/


    BasiclightningSkillunderstanding5/HerballoreSkillunderstanding3/HammerSkillunderstanding3/


    AccessoriesSkillunderstanding1/ClawsSkillunderstanding2/BeardashSkillunderstanding2/


    KnifeSkillunderstanding2/BasiclightningkickSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    WavewatchesasablackflamefillsWillowsmouth.


    Willowbitesdownonanenemybutthistimesmallblackflamescanbeseenfromthebitemarkslocation.


    WavenoticesinsteadofMpthisskillnowusesChilikehisBasiclightningkick,butWillowsauraisstillbeingreduced.


    WaveandWillowsellsomeofthelizardtoughnessintown,eachoneisabout20quartz.


    ¡°HeyWavedon¡¯tyouthinkitisabouttimewetakeonaquest?¡±


    WavethinksaboutWillow¡¯sstatementbeforehegivesherananswer.


    ¡°Ithinkyouarerightletsasksomeofthetownspeople.¡±


    Wavefindssomeofthemostbasicquestsuchashuntingacertainmonsterorfindingacertainamountofitems,


    yetWillowdeclinesthemall.


    WillowandWavefindadoctorintown.


    ¡°Couldyoupleasehelpmewithmyexperiment.¡±


    ThedoctorsaystoWaveandWillow.


    Willowgrinswhileaskingthedoctor.


    ¡°Canyoutellmemoreaboutyourexperiment?¡±


    Thedoctorexplainsindetail.


    ¡°Ineedsomeonetogetstungbyagiantvenomwasp,andcomebackherewithoutgettingcured,alsoIwillneedthestinger.¡±


    BeforeWavecansayanythingWillowanswers.


    ¡°Iwilldomybesttosurvivethestingandcomebackherewithoutgettingcured.¡±


    Wavesthoughtsatthisverymoment.


    (Thisgirlhastobecrazy.)


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Youhaveacceptedaveryunusualquestthrillandinnovationhavewentupby3


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    WillowisnowtalkingtoWave.


    ¡°Ithinkweshouldbymanyhealingpotionsforthisquest.¡±


    WavetoWillow.


    ¡°Idonotthinkweneedasmanyasyouthinkwedo,Ihavetheherballoreskill.¡±


    WiththatWaveandWillowstockuponafewpotions,aboutteneach.


    ThegiantvenomwaspislocatedinahivewhichWaveandWillowarenowtravelingto.


    Thegiantvenomwaspisabossmonsterandisguardedbysmallbees.


    Wavehasgatheredsomeherbstocurethesmallbeestingsandacoupletocurethevenomwaspincasehehappenstogetstung.


    Whilegatheringtheseherbshisherballoreskillunderstandinghasfinallyreached5.


    WaveandWillowfightthefirstswarmofbeesusingToothlauncher.


    WaveandWillowfightabouttwentymoreswarmsbeforealltheircombatrelatedskillsreachaskillunderstandingof10including


    theweaponskills,evenbeardash,howeverbasiclightningkickisonlyat9.


    WaveandWillowtakeabreak,Willowistakingoutacookingpot.


    (Waitisthatapieceofiron,andlowgraderubysheisputtinginwiththepotatoes?)


    Waveistryingtomakesenseofwhatheisseeingbutcannot.


    ¡°MySoupisreadyWave!¡±


    Willowshouts.


    ¡°IdonotwantanyWillow!¡±


    Wavesayswithaharshtone.


    ¡°Nonsense.¡±


    WillowsaysbeforeshovingaspoonfullintoWave¡¯smouth.


    Shedoesnottakethespoonawayuntilheswallowsit.


    Wavedoesnottasteanythingweirdaboutit,infactitfeelslikeitisvarynutritious.


    WaveandWillowfightsomemorebeeswarmsbeforefinallymakingittothegiantvenomwasp.


    Wavestrikesitwithalightningkick.


    Whenitfliesupwardsheusesbasiclightninganddirectsitupwards.


    Willowisshootingblackflamesatit,andofcourseherauraisdepleting.


    TheWaspchargesatWavewithitsstinger,waveispoisonedandistryingtotakeoutthecure.


    WillowJumpsintotheairandlandsontheheadofthewaspandbitedownwithherblackflamingteeth.


    ThisgivesWavetimetorecoverfromthepoison.


    WillowsAuraisalmostgone.


    Wavegetsthewasplowonhealth.


    ¡°Willowletitstingyounow!¡±


    Wavecannotbelievewhatheisshoutingacrosstheroom.


    Willowjumpsoffthewaspandtauntsitintostingingherself.


    WavewatchesasWillowsHpandLifeforcegodownandthenslowlystartstodeplete,andherbreathisgoing


    downby1%everyminute.


    Waveusesabasiclightningkicktokickofthestinger,beforeslicingit¡¯sheadoffwithWillowsknife.


    WaveputsthestingerintohissmallbagbeforetakingoutsomepotionsandacoupleofapplesandgivingthemtoWillow.


    Willoweatstheapplesastheyheadbacktotown.


    Theyarealmostoutofsupplieswhentheyreachthedoctorshouse.


    ¡°Verygoodgivemethestinger.¡±


    Thedoctortellsthem.


    Thedoctorbeginsgrindingthestingerintoapowder,andpouringawarmhotblueliquidontoit.


    ¡°Hearyouare,makeherdrinkthisrightaway.¡±


    WavepourstheliquiddownWillowsthroatjustafterthedoctortellshimto.¡±


    ¡°Thatburnsjerk!¡±


    WillowscreamswhileslappingWaveacrosstheface.


    Willowwasnolongerpoisoned.


    ¡°Okayasforyourreward.¡±


    WaveandWillowwaittoseewhatthedoctorhasinmindfortheirreward.


    Thedoctorpullsouttopendants.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDroplethasgainedPoisonward


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Poisonwarddescription:Thispendantstopsallformsofpoisoning.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ¡°SorryWavebutIhavetologoffforawhile,besidesitisabouttimeforthesystemreboot.Iwouldsayinaboutfifteenminutes¡±


    Willowspeakswithregretinhertone.


    ¡°Alrightseeyoulaterthen.¡±


    WavesaysgoodbyetoWillow.


    SuddenlyathoughoccurstoWave.


    (Waitsystemreboot,butIcannotlogoff.)


    Thenoncefifteenminuteshitseverythinggoesdark.


    Wavenolongerfeelshisbodyhehadearlier,andisleftalonewithnothingbuthisthoughts.


    (IstillcannotforthelifeofmerememberwhoIam.IknowIlikevideogames,andthesmellofcinnamon.


    WhatelsedoIlikethough.Mancouldyouimagineifrealmagickworkedlikethemagicinthisgame.Ohthatisright


    IthinkImayhavepracticedwitchcraftbutIcannotbesure.)

 Chapter 2 New member and how to catch a wolf

    OncethesystemwasbackupWavedecidedtobyalowgrademetalhammer.


    Wavewantedtoimprovehisironscanskill.


    Itwasnotjustforthatreason,italsogaveWavesomethingtodoashewaitedforWillowtologbackon.


    AfterabouttwohoursWavereachedaSkillunderstandingof10onIronscan.


    HewascurrentlysellingtheironintownwhenWillowloggedbackon.


    WaveandWillowmetbackupandwentforanotherhunt.


    Wave¡¯sBasiclightningkickfinallyreachedaSkillunderstandingof10.


    WaveandWillowstwinformationskillhadalsoreachedthesame.


    TheywerenowworkingonToothlauncher,whichwasataSkillunderstandingof8.


    Somewhereoffinaslightdistance,ayoungmanwaswatchingtheirpartyskillwhilefightingamediumbear.


    Thismanmovestowardsthem.


    ¡°WediditWillow,ItfinallyreachedaSkillunderstandingof10!¡±


    Wavehasasenseofprideinhisvoicewithatoneofglee.


    ¡°YesWavewehave,anditisthebestfeelingever!¡±


    WillowadmitstoWave.


    ¡°Thatisanamazingskill,IthinkIknowawaytomakeitevenbetter.Pleasewillyouallowmethehonerofjoiningyourparty?¡±


    AvoiceseemedlikeitcameoutofnowheretobothWillowandWave,astheysayinunison.


    ¡°Wheredidyoucomefrom!¡±


    ¡°OhIamsorryIguessyouguyhadbeentobusyfightingtonoticemyapproach.¡±


    Themansayswithaforgivingsmile.


    Wavetotheman.


    ¡°Thatisalright,yousaidyouwishedtojoinourparty?IamWave,WaveDroplet,thisgirlhearisWillowBirth,and


    wewouldbehappytohaveanewpartymember.¡±


    Themantellsthemhisname.


    ¡°IamSky,SkySoar-High.¡±


    WillowlooksatSkybeforebringingupherthoughts.


    ¡°YousaidtheirisawaytoimproveToothlauncher?¡±


    SkylooksintoWillow¡¯seyesbeforeanswering.


    ¡°Yes,butfirstweneedtogetusetoworkingtogetherasaparty.¡±


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    SkySoar-HighhasjoinedthepartyofWaveDroplet,andWillowBirth


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Whilefightingsomebluepandas,WavenoticestheskillSkyisusingitisacombinationofkicksandpunches.


    Soonanewpartyskillendsupforming.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    PartySkillgainedTriformation


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    PartySkills:TwinformationSkillunderstanding10/ToothlauncherSkillunderstanding5/TriformationSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Triformationwasthesameastwinformationbutforthreepeople.


    SkytoWillowandWave.


    ¡°OkayIthinkitisabouttimewetriedtoimproveToothlauncher.¡±


    Thepartygetsintoformation,WavetakestheknifeintoWillow¡¯smouth,onceshebitesdownhepullsforwardssuddenly,Sky


    quicklyleapsintotheairlandinfrontofthetooth,usesacombinationtosendthetoothhurlingbackatWillow¡¯smouth


    knockingtwomoreteethforwardsasherotatesoutofthewaytododgetheincomingteeth,whichstriketheenemies.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    PartySkillgainedToothlaunchercombination


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Toothlaunchercombinationdescription:Amorerefinedversionoftoothlauncherwhichshootstwoteethinstead


    ofjusttheone.Bothteethgrowbackrightaway.Canonlybeusedinapartyofthreeormore.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    Particularskillsmandatorytousethis.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Willowgaspfromtheexcitement.


    Wavesthrillandinnovationstatsendupreaching10eachasaresult.


    Skyislookingathisnewlyunlockedstatswithah.


    ThepartyfightsmonstersuntiltheSkillunderstandinghits5andtheyheadbackintotown.


    Theyrestatoneofthelocalinnsforabriefperiodbeforeexploringthetowntogether.


    AstheyarewalkingWillowtripsoverWave¡¯sfoot,andSkyisbroughtdownaswellwhenhetriestostop


    Wavefromfallingbygrabbinghishand.


    Infrontoftheirfacestheycanseethehindlegsofabrownhorse.


    ¡°It¡¯snotgoingto!¡±


    Thethreepartymemberssayinunisonbefore,wham,theyarekickedintheface.


    Theygetupfromthegroundstillsoarfromthekick,and10damagetotheirHp,20tobothAuraandtheirlifeforce.


    ¡°Myfriendsitcouldhavebeenworse.¡±


    WaveandWillowsighbeforeshouting..


    ¡°Pleasedonotremindus!¡±


    ¡°Iseemyhorsehascasedyousometrouble.¡±


    Asweetyoungwomaninrubberboots,andabluedressthathasmudalloverit.


    ThewomanspeaksasshelooksatWillow.


    ¡°Miss,youhavethenetskilldoyounot?¡±


    Willowisshocked,butanswers.


    ¡°Howdidyouknowthat.¡±


    ¡°Icanseealookinyoureyesthatusuallycomeswithcatchingprey.¡±


    ThewomanspeaksslylytoWillow.


    GlancingatthepartywhilestillstaringatWillowthewomancontinuestospeak.


    ¡°Sincetheirarethreeofyouandatleastoneofyouhasthenetskill,Iwouldlikeyoutocatchandbringme


    aWhitewolf,andIwouldlikeittobealive.¡±


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Receivedfirstgenuinequest


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Catchingthewhitewolf


    Thebeautyofthefarmwouldlikeforyoutocatchandbringherbackawhitewolf.


    Areyouuptothistask.Requiresatleastthreepartymembersandthenetskilltobeknownbyatleastonemember.


    Reward:TamingSkillandPartyTamingskill


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavedoesnotthinktwiceaboutacceptingthisquest.


    ¡°WewilldoarebestrightWillow.¡±


    WillowlooksatWavewithresentmentfortakingthequestwithoutconsultingthepartybutremembering


    shedidthesamethingshereplies.


    ¡°Letsgetthisoverwith.¡±


    Skylooksatthembothconfused,fromWillow¡¯sresponseandthefactthatthequestsaidfirstgenuinequest.


    (Whatkindofquestdidtheytakethatwasnotgenuine?)


    Skythinkstohimselfbeforesayingtobothofthem.


    ¡°Wave,Willowletsheadoutandcatchthatwolf.¡±


    Beforetheyevenstepoutthedoor,thefarmeraskWillow.


    ¡°Haveyouboughtyourownnetyet?Ifyoudidnotyoucanhaveoneofmine.¡±


    Willowhasnotgotherownnetyetsoshetakestheonethefarmerisoffering.


    Willow,Wave,andSkyreachasmallhilltopwithacaveatthebottom.


    Theywatchasmanywolfsgoouthunting.


    Willow,andSkyfollowsomeforawhiletogetasenseoftheirbehavior,meanwhileWaveislookingforagood


    spacetosetupthenetsforwhenWillowreturns.


    Awhitewolffinallyappears.


    Willowisbusysettingupthenets,andSkyisdrawingitsattentionbyplayfullyattackingitwithhiscombinationskill.


    WheneverthewolfisabouttogoofftrackWaveuseshisbasiclightningtoredirectit.


    ¡°Willowgetoutofthewayitiscoming!¡±


    WavewarnsWillow.


    WithinmomentsWillowisoutofthewayandtheWhitewolfisnowinanetinthetree.


    WillowandSkyarecarryingthewolfbehindthem,whilewavegathersherbstohealthemfromthe


    scratchesthewolfiscausing.


    Theyfinallymakeitbacktothefarm.


    ¡°Weareback.¡±


    Willow,Wave,andSkysaytogether.


    Thefarmertakesofthenet.


    Thepartybracesforanoncomingattack,butbeforeanythingcanhappen,thefarmerisfeedingthe


    wolfandsoonafterisbrushingit.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletgainedtheTamingskill


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    ThePartyofWaveDroplethasgainedthePartytamingskill


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    PartytamingSkilldescription:Whentamingamonsteroranimal,ifusingpartytamingwhileapartyisformed,


    thecreaturewillbecomeloyaltoallinthepartywiththatskill.Thecreaturemaymakesomepartyskillsavailableaswell.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Whilebrushingthewolfthefarmerexplains.


    ¡°Tamingacreaturetheyneedtoconsumeafooditemtheylike,andwhoeverfeedsthecreaturewhileinaparty


    willbecomeitsmainleader,meaningwhenapartyisdisbanditwillfollowthatpersonunlessaskedtofollowsomeoneelse.¡±


    AstheylookatthenowtamedwhitewolfSkyandWillowask.


    ¡°Whatisawolfsfavoritefood.¡±


    Thefarmeranswersthemliketheyareabothidiots.


    ¡°Whymeatofcourse.¡±


    Afterthatthepartyleavesthefarmandbuyssomemeat,theywanttocatchawolfforthemselves.


    Bythetimetheyreturntothehilltopabovethecavethemoonisout.


    Thepartyfindsapitchblackwolfhowlingatthemoon.


    Theyusethesametacticasbefore.


    ¡°Sowhoshouldbethewolfsmainleader?¡±


    Skyaskstheparty.


    WillowbitesdownonWavesfingertipsthenanswers.


    ¡°Thisonehere.¡±


    WaveisgladeWillowdidnotbitemorethenthetipsofhisfingers


    WavesHpdroppedby4andhislifeforceandauradroppedby8fromthatbite.


    ¡°Alrightfine,Iwillbecomeitsleader.¡±


    WillowcutsdownthenetwithherknifeasWaveplacesalargesteakinfrontofthewolfjustafteracceptingtheleaderrole.


    Wavegentlypetsthewolf.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Pleasegiveanametoyournewpet


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavethinksaboutitbeforeenteringthename.


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    IsthenameShadowcorrect?


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavequicklyclicksyes.


    Shadowwasnowamemberoftheirpartyandsoonbecameusetohisrole.

 Chapter 3 The return of fourth party member?

    Shadowusedhisclawstotearintothefrogmoth,AsWillowandWaveletlooseacombinationoflightningand


    blackflames,andSkyfinisheditoffwithhisnewskillBasicwindcombination.


    Lookingattheintactwings,thepartyletsoutasighofrelief.


    ¡°SoSkyhowmanymorefrogmothwingsdoyouthinkweneeduntilwecantradetheminforthenewskill?¡±


    WavewaitsforaresponsefromSkytothequestionhejustaskedhim.


    ¡°Abouttwentyfive,sincewealreadyhavefive.¡±


    Skyiscountingwhilegivinghisanswer.


    WillowlooksatbothSkyandWavebeforespeaking.


    ¡°Itisgoingtobefuntolevitate!¡±


    Shadowistryingtounderstandwhattheyaretalkingabout,butcannotreallygrasptheconcept.


    ¡°HeyguysIamback!¡±


    Ayoungwomanwithshortorangehair,witheachtipasilvercolor,hereyesarearubyred,andsheiswearingamidlength


    bluedress,callsouttotheparty.


    Thewomancontinuestospeak.


    ¡°ItismeAurora,AuroraRose-song,wetraveledtogethertwodaysago.¡±


    Thepartyanswers.


    ¡°SorryAurorawealmostforgotaboutyou.¡±


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    AuroraRose-songhas, ah, returnedtoyourparty


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ShadowislookingatAuroraconfused,butletsherdoasshepleases.


    Somehowthepartiesteamworkseemsoff.


    Aftergettingabouttenmoremothwings.


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    PartyskillgainedDiamondformation


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    WavetoSky.


    ¡°Sohowmanymoredoweneednow?¡±


    SkylooksatWave.


    ¡°About25.¡±


    WithaconfusedlookWavelooksatSky.


    ¡°Ithoughtweneededthatamounttenwingsago.¡±


    Willowtobothofthem.


    ¡°YesbutweforgottofactorinAuroraforsomereason.¡±


    Thepartyfightssomemorefrogmothsuntiltheyfinallyhaveenough.


    Inthecenteroftowntheyfindtheskillmerchant,whotradesskillsforacertainamountofaparticularitem.


    SkyistakingtotheSkillmerchant.


    ¡°WehaveallthefrogmothwingsweneedforourpartytogaintheSkill.


    ¡°Verygood,letmeexplainhowitworks.¡±


    Theskillmerchantsaystothepartybeforegivingthemtheinstructionsfortheskill.


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Allpartymembershavegainedthelevitationskill


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ThelevitationskillusedKIandmadeapersonabletotravelintheairforashortperiodbychannelingthe


    KIintothecenteroftheirstomach.


    Willowwasthefirsttostartlevitating,followedbytherestoftheparty.


    WaveandAurorawenttobuysomeitemsintheshop.


    Wavewasthefirsttomakehispurchases.


    NextAuroraboughtherthings.


    ¡°Heyyoualmostforgotmytip.¡±


    Aurorasaystotheshopkeeper.


    TheshopkeepertoAurora.


    ¡°OhIamsorry.¡±


    Theshopkeeperhandsherhalfofthemoneyshejustspent.


    Afterthatthepartymeetsbackup.


    SkyandWaveendupalittlewaysawayfromWillowandAurora.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it.


    ¡°SaySky,doesAuroraalwaysaskforatipfromtheshopkeepers?¡±


    WavewaitstoseewhatSkyhastosay.


    ¡°YouknowforthelifeofmeIcannotremember.¡±


    Skyhasapuzzledlookwhileanswering.


    Auroralooksbackatthetwoofthem.


    ¡°ComeonguyscatchupwithWillowandI.¡±


    Theyfinallymakeittotheirdestination,itisahillwithanelectricfencecoveringitonallsides.


    Thepartyhasaquesttotakeoutthesheepofmisery.


    ThiswillbeWillowandWave¡¯ssecondbossfight.


    Thepartykillsmemorysheepaftermemorysheepbutstillnothinghascome.


    Aurora¡¯stacticwastotellthesheepnottomove,afterallshehadsomekindofhypnosisskill.


    ThistacticleadtoanewversionofToothlauncher.


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Toothlaunchercombinationdeepsleepgained


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Thesheepofmiseryfinallyarrived.


    ThepartiesprevioustacticwouldnotworkAuroradidnothaveadeepenoughskillunderstandingofherhypnosisskill.


    Thesheepofmiserychargedatthepartysendingthemflyingindifferentdirections.


    Wavewasthefirsttostandup,andstartedtounleashabasiclightningkick.


    Wave¡¯slightningkickhitthesheepsquareintherighteye.


    Notwantingtobeoutdone,Willowbitedownintothesheep¡¯sneckwithablackflameswirlingaroundherteeth.


    Skysenthimselfintotheairwithbasicwind,andlandednearitstail,andstartedacombinationwithhisfoot.


    TheareabecamecolderasshardsofIcearehurledtowardsthesheep¡¯sstomach,fromAurora¡¯sbasiciceskill.


    Thesheepofmiseryhastakensomedamagebutspinsaroundtogettheenemiesoffofitsbody.


    Willow,Wave,andSkyaresentflyingoncemore.


    ShadowrunsuptoWavewholandsonhisback.


    Shadowhadfinallygottenovertheweirdfeelingofeveryonebeingoffthegroundtogetinto


    thislocation,Willowhadcarriedhiminherarms.


    Shadowchargedtowardsthesheep,whowasdodgingAurora¡¯sbasiciceskill.


    AsShadowwascharginghetossedWaveintotheairbyliftinghisbackswiftly.


    AsWavewasintheairhestartedabasiclightningkeepashewasdescendingontothesheep.


    Wave¡¯sandShadow¡¯sAttackshitatthesametime.


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    <td>


    PetSkillgainedleapinglightningcharge


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Thetwoattacksbrieflystunnedthesheepofmisery,lettingAuroraandWillowletoutacombinationoficeandblackfire.


    Thesheepofmiserywasnowgettingangry.


    Itsfurbeginstoexpandpushingthepartybacknearlytotheelectricfence.


    Suddenlythefurissentflyingineverydirection,andclingstoeveryoneintheparty,notonlythatitsticksthemontotheground.


    ThesheepjumpsupandlandsonWave,andbouncesbetweenthepartyliketheywereatrampoline.


    Thistacticdoesmajordamagebeforetheycangetfreeofthefur,howeveritalsoincreaseseveryone¡¯smaximum


    healthby60,and30.


    Everyonestartsbreathinginwhileavoidingandmorecontactwiththesheep,sotheycanrestoretheirlifeforceandaura.


    EveryonebutWillowhasboththeirlifeforceandAurareturnedtofull,Willow¡¯sAuraisonlyatabouthalfbecauseofherskill.


    Theystarttoattackthesheepagaindoingslightlymoredamagethenbeforebecauseoftheircalmbreathing.


    Shadowislookingatthesheeplikeitwillbehisnextmeal.


    Thesheepofmiserystartstobackaway,andindoingsoitsfurcomesintocontactwiththechargefromtheelectricfence.


    Thesheepisnowrunningaroundinapaniccausingsparkstoflytowardstheparty.


    ¡°Willowlookout!¡±


    Aurorayellsbeforesendingsomeiceshardstoblockthesparks.


    Wavetripsandishitbyoneofthesparks.


    Hisenduranceendsupincreasingtoten,butheisstunnedandcannotmove.


    Skyjumpsinafterwardsandgetshimofftheground.


    Thesheepisnowrunninginadirectionthatisnowwhereneartheparty.


    WillowtoWave.


    ¡°Whatistheplan?¡±


    LookingateveryoneWavegoesovertheplane.


    Thesheepisnowheadingbacktowardsthem.


    Suddenlyitcanfeelsomethingsharphittingitsface,theyseemlikerocksbutmuchsharper.


    WhileWillow,SkyandWavewereusingtoothlaunchercombination,WavegotShadowtogiveAuroraa


    rideashedashedtowardsthesheepofmiserywhilestayinghidingbesidetheyflyingteethhethrustAuroraintotheair.


    GlidingthroughtheairAuroraletslooseafewattacksofbasicice.


    Thudthesheepofmiseryfallstotheground,itsbreathinghasbecomeshallow.


    WavetoShadow.


    ¡°Killitnowboy!¡±


    Shadowbitesdownonthesheep¡¯sneckandbeginstotearitoffwithhisclaws.


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Nightmarebetweenthefencequestcompleted


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Nightmarebetweenthefence


    Ontopofahilltheirisanelectricfenceusedtokeepinsheepforwool,howeveroneofthesheep


    hasgrownlargeandoutofcontrol.Theownerwouldliketostartfreshpleasekillallthesheep.


    Reward:Threadofmiseryandsewingneedle.Threadandneedlecanbeusedattailorforacostorcanbeused


    bysomeonewiththesewingskill.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Crossingthebridgeinthecenteroftownthepartyreturnstotheownerofthequest.


    ¡°Iseesoyouhavecompletedthetask,butthispersonwasnotwithyoubeforesoIcannotgiveherthereward.¡±


    Amotherofthreebabygirlssaystotheparty.


    ¡°Iwashereremember.¡±


    Aurorasaystothemotherandtheparty.


    ThemothertoAurora.


    ¡°OhrightIamsorryhowcouldIhavemadethatmistake.¡±


    Withthatthepartygottheirreward.


    Aurorastartedtosewherselfascarf.


    Auroratotherestoftheparty.


    ¡°Ihavetologofnow,butIwillbejoiningyouagainlikealways.¡±


    AfterAuroralogsofWillowtoWave.


    ¡°DidsomethingseemoffwithAurora?¡±


    Waveanswersher.


    ¡°IthinksobutIcannotfigureoutwhatitwas.¡±


    Skytellsbothofthem.


    ¡°Itcouldbebecausewehavenottraveledwithherinawhile.¡±

 Chapter 4 The thing about fire

    RunningalongtheshoreWillowtripsonasandcastle.


    Thepartyhadendedupgettingaquesttotakeawoman¡¯schildrentothebeachsothatthey


    couldhavesomefun.


    WaveconversingwithSky.


    ¡°Willowseemstoreallybeenjoyingherself,whatdoyouthinkSky?¡±


    SkypointsouttowardstheoceanandspeakstoWave.


    ¡°Iamnotsurewhattothink,butthatwavelookskindofbig.¡±


    ¡°Wave?¡± Waveisconfusedjustbeforehegethisanswer,whichisthesensationofcoldwater


    goingoverboththeirheads.


    ¡°Wave,comeswimwithus.¡±


    Thelittlegirlispleadingwithhereyesasshemakesthisrequest.


    NotwantingtofailthequestWaveheadsintothewater.


    (WaitdoIevenknowhowtoswim?)


    Wavethinkstohimselfasheentersthewater.


    Thisthoughtsoonleaveshimashecanfeelthefamiliarfeelingofthecoldsaltwater


    againsthisskin.


    Skyislookingattheswimbeforehenoticesalargewaterspidergettingcloserto


    bothWaveandthechildren,inresponseSkyyells.


    ¡°Getoutofthewaterknow,andyouanWillowgetreadyforbattle.¡±


    Waveleadsthechildrenoutofthewater.


    Wavetothechildren.


    ¡°CouldyouplaywithShadowwhilewefight,andShadowkeepthematasafe


    distance.¡±


    Thewaterspiderhadsharpclawsatthetipofeachfoot.


    ItwasalsoabouthalfthesizeofWave.


    Willowtriedtoattackitwithherblackflames,yetthewavesofwaterjustwashed


    awayeachofherattempts.


    Willowtriedtobiteit,yetitwoulddiveintothewatereachtimeleavingherwith


    thetasteofsaltwaterinhermouth.


    Wavedidnotdareusebasiclightningorbasiclightningkick.


    Skygotintothewaterandtriedacombination,yetbeforehecouldgettothesecond


    partofthecombinationhewouldgetscratchedfromthesharpclawsonitslegs.


    Thepartyexitsthewaterandtriesatoothlaunchercombination,yetthespiderjust


    repelstheteethwithtwoswiftswingsofitslegs.


    Waveequipshisbearclawsandtellsthepartyhisplane.


    ¡°WillowwhenIattackitfromthefrontwithmyclaws,useyourknifefrombehind,


    thenSkywillusehiscombinationatoneofitssides,thiswayatleastoneofourattacks


    willhitit.


    WiththatWavechargesforwardsswinginghisarmsatthewaterspider.


    WhilethisishappeningWillowhasdivedunderwaterwithherknifeinhermouth.


    AssoonasSkyseesWillowemergefromthewaterheleapsintothewaterattheright


    sideofthespider. Thistacticisworkingwell,evenwhenittriestomoveintheonlyfreedirectionthe


    partyquicklycatchesup.


    EventhoughWillowandWavearenotdoingmuchdamageSky¡¯scombinationishitting


    thespideratfullstrength. Theyfinallybeatitandgetspidersilk,andeightsharplegs.


    Theydivedthelootbycuttingthethreadinthirds,andgivingSkytwomoresharplegs


    thantherestoftheparty. NowthatthereisnolongeranydangerthechildrenreturntoswimmingwithWave.


    Thesunstartstosetsotheytakethechildrenbacktotown.


    ¡°Thankyousomuch,theyseemtohavereallyenjoyedthemselves,pleasetakethisas


    athankyou.¡±


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Questcomplete


    Adayatthebeach


    Ayoungmotherhasnotthetimetotakeherchildrenouttoplay.


    Thishascausedthechildrentobecomestressed,andslightlydestructive.


    Pleasehelpthemotherbytakingthechildrenouttoplayatthebeach.


    Reward:400quartzforeachmemberand10stonesofmagicalforceeach.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Thepartyhadcomeherbychance,butwhentheyseentherewardoftenstonesofStolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    magicalforcetheycouldnotturndowntherequest.


    Thesestonesareusedtoupgrademagicalskillsthathadaskillunderstandingof


    tenormore. Allthreemembershadreachedtheskillunderstandingoftenmark.


    Thegrouptooktheirrewardandheadedtotheskillmerchant.


    ¡°Thatwillbe10stonesofmagicalforceand200quartz.


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    WaveDroplet¡¯seffortshaveadvancedbasiclightningtostandardlightning


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    CurrentSkills:KickSkillunderstanding10/Guardskillunderstanding10/


    Standardlightningskillunderstanding1/HerballoreSkillunderstanding5


    HammerSkillunderstanding3/AccessoriesSkillunderstanding1/


    ClawsSkillunderstanding10/BeardashSkillunderstanding10/


    KnifeSkillunderstanding5/Basiclightningkickskillunderstanding10/


    TamingSkillunderstanding1/LevitationSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    LockedSkills:IronscanSkillunderstanding5/ChoppingmealsSkill


    understanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Justastheyleavetheskillmerchant¡¯stheyrunintoAurora.


    Auroratotheparty. ¡°Ihavereturnedletstrain.¡±


    WiththatAurorawaswelcomedbackintotheparty.


    Inthemiddleofagrassyplainwithmanyhillsthepartyisfightingapairof


    crablikemoles. Auroraletslooseattacksfromherbasicice.


    Theothermemberscanstillusetheirbasicmagicbutiftheywanttocheckthe


    skillunderstandingtheyhavetothinkabouttheskillitself.


    Wavetriesouthisstandardlightningwhichinsteadofitsusualbluecoloritis


    nowalightpink.


    Willow¡¯sblackflamesarenowwiderandcostmorempbutstillonlyusethe


    sameamountofauraasbefore.Sky¡¯swindwentfromastrongbreezetoamildgust.


    Thecrabmoletrytocirclearoundtosurroundtheparty,butSky¡¯sgustkeep


    pushingthemaway,directlyintoAurora¡¯siceshards.


    Shadowmeanwhileisdealingwiththesmalloffspring.


    Waveusesabasiclightningkick,whichknocksoffoneoftheirclaws.


    Willowbitesdownonthefallenclawandtossesitforwardswithhermouth.


    Theclawhitsintooneofthecrabsandsendsithurlingintotheotherone.


    Skydoesnotmissthischanceanduseshiscombinationattacktofinishthemboth


    off.


    Thepartystartsheadingtowardsthenexthill.


    AuroraaskWillow. ¡°Isitmyimaginationorisitstartingtogethotter?¡±


    Willowwashthesweetoffherforeheadwithaclothfromherbackpackandanswers.


    ¡°Ithinkyoumayberight.¡± MeanwhileWaveasksky.


    ¡°Wasthesunnotbehindus.¡± Skynodhishead.¡° Thenwhatisthatredinthedistance.¡±


    Wavequestions. Astheygetclosertothehilltopitonlygetsbrighterandhotter.


    Finallymakingittothehilltoptheyseewhy.


    Thewholehillisonfire. Infrontofthemtheyseecrabmolestakingoffinalldirectionstogetawayfromthefire.


    Inthecenterofthefirethereisawomanwithlongdarkpurplehairblueeye,andsheis


    wearingwhatlookstobeakimono,betweenhertwohandsshehasaswordbutatthe


    tipithastwosmallerbladesinbetweenthecenterwhichwhenswungmakesparks,and


    thenfire.


    Skylaughswhilespeaking. ¡°Sosheisthereasonforthisfire.¡±


    Thewomanhasrunoutofstaminasoshebeginssendingballsoffireatthecrabmoles


    usinghermpwhilestayingstill.


    OnceallthecrabsaregoneSkyandAurorausetheiriceandwindtobutouttheflames.


    IfSkydidnotlearnstandardwindhewouldhaveendedupspreadingtheflamesinstead.


    ¡°Thankyouforputtingouttheflames,Iwouldnotwanttoruinanymoreofthelandscape.¡±


    Thewomanbowswhilesaying.¡°MynameisViolet,VioletPillar,wouldyoubekindenoughtoletmejoinyouinyour


    adventures?¡±


    Wavethinksaboutitbeforeansweringherquestion.


    ¡°Ithinkitshouldbefine,iseveryoneelsealrightwiththis?¡±


    Eachoftheotherpartymembersnodtheirhead.


    ViolettakesWave¡¯shandandwithanexcitedtonesays.


    ¡°Iknowagoodquestbutneededapartyfirst,althoughitisabitofacrazytask.¡±


    Willow¡¯seyeslightupatthatlastpart. Thepartycomestoasmallvillage,partsofitseemtobefallingapart.


    Violetspeaksinaloadvoice.


    ¡°Ihavebroughtsomepeoplewillingtohelpwiththeplane.¡±


    Awiseoldwomanmeetsthemandexplainshowtherearetwodifferentbanditgroups


    casingproblemsforthem.Whenevertheyareoutdealingwithonegrouptheotherraidsthevillage.


    Theycameupwithatacticbuttheyneedsomeonewiththeskillstouseit.


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    <td>


    Quest


    Herdtothebandits


    Thevillageisalmostatitswitsend,andcannolongerhandlethebandits


    rain.Thereisabuffaloranchjustsouthofthetownwithaboutsixtybuffalo.


    Pleaseleadthirtytoeachhideoutandcauseastampedattheprecisesametime


    sothatneithergroupofbanditswillreturn.


    Reward:Titlevillageheroes.Freeroomsattheinnwheneveryoustay.Freeto


    usetheblacksmith¡¯sfurnaceandtoolswheneveryoulike.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    LookingatthelastpartWavebecameexitedhecouldfinallyworkonputtinguphis


    skillunderstandingforaccessories. Willowlikedthequestinitself.


    Skythoughtofitasagoodchallenge.


    Auroralikedtheideaoffreeroomseventhoughshedidnotpayasmuchforrooms


    asotherpeople. Thepartydividedintotwogroups.WillowandWaveinonegroup.


    Aurora,Sky,andVioletinanother.


    SkyandAurorawentwithViolettoputoutherflamesontheway.


    Waveusedbasiclightningtoseparatethebuffalointotwogroupsandthendidthesameto


    leadhisgroup.


    Violetusedherfiretomakehergroupgoforward,andintheoppositedirectionofWave¡¯s


    group.WaveandWillowwereheadingtothebanditsintheeast.


    WillowtoWaveistheycanseethebanditscampinthedistance.


    ¡°GivethemthesignalWave.¡±


    WiththatWaveshootsastandardlightningintotheair.


    IntheoppositedirectionVioletseesthesignalandsendshers.


    Skyuseshisbasicwindtohelptheflameintheairgrowbigger.


    WhenitstartstofallbothSkyandAuroraworktogethertoputitout.


    Withthesignalbothgroupsofbuffaloarespookedintoastamped.


    Banditscomeoutrunningfromtheirtentsandalmostdonothavetimetoget


    awayfromtheoncomingdestruction.


    Oncethebanditshadbeenscaredoffthenextpartwasgettingthebuffalobackto


    theranch. Thistookalotofeffortoneveryone¡¯spart.


    ShadowhelpedWillowandWavewithanybuffalothatwentastray.


    Backatthevillage.


    ¡°Thankyouheroes,youhaveourmanythanks,andfeelfreetostayattheinfree


    ofchargeanytime.¡± Thewisewomangivingherthankstotheparty.


    Ayoungmanandasmallboybothwithlargehammersovertheirshouldersspeak.


    ¡°Youarewelcometouseourfurnaceandtoolsanytimeyouwantwithoutcost.¡±


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Questcomplete


    Herdtothebandits


    Thevillageisalmostatitswitsend,andcannolongerhandlethebandits


    rain.Thereisabuffaloranchjustsouthofthetownwithaboutsixtybuffalo.


    Pleaseleadthirtytoeachhideoutandcauseastampedattheprecisesametime


    sothatneithergroupofbanditswillreturn.


    Reward:Titlevillageheroes.Freeroomsattheinnwheneveryoustay.Freeto


    usetheblacksmith¡¯sfurnaceandtoolswheneveryoulike.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Withthatdonetheyheadedtotheinnforalongneededrest.

 Chapter 5 The sound of metal and an adventure with Willow Birth

    DuringthenightWaveawoketofindawashroom.


    AsWaveiswalkingdownthestairs,bangheandVioletgotumblingtothe


    bottomfloor. WavetakesVioletshandsincehewasthefirstoneupandgivesanapologyashe


    liftsherfromtheground.


    ¡°IamsorryVioletIshouldhavebeenmoreawareofmysurroundings.¡±


    Violetlooksathimandthengigglesbeforespeakinghermind.


    ¡°YouknowWaveyouarenottheonlypersonwhowasnotlookingatwherethey


    wereheading,soIamsorryaswell.¡±


    WiththatVioletheadsupthestairsandWavedashestowardsthewashroom,butthis


    timeheisslightlymorecarefulashemoves.


    Thesunstartstoshineandaloudsoundcanbeheardeventhoughitisreallyfaraway.


    ¡°Moo!¡± Wavehasbeenupforwhilesoheisnotbotheredbythesound.


    Willowcomesrunningintotheroominanangryfitandshouts.


    ¡°Whywouldanycreaturebeupsoearly,stupidcow!¡±


    WavejuststaresblanklyatWillowandisthinking.


    (Howcananyonesleepformorethenthreehours.)


    Violetenterstheroom. ¡°HeyWaveyouhadsaidlastnightthatyouwantedtousetheforgetomakeaccessories,


    wellIwanttouseitaswelltomakeweapons.¡± Violetistryingtoleadhimoutthedoortotheforgewhilehersentencejustfinished.


    Willowlooksaroundandsaystoherself.


    ¡°AslongasIamupImightaswellhavebreakfast.¡±


    VioletandWavehavealreadyleftanddidnoteventhinkaboutbreakfast.


    AtthebreakfasttableAurora,Sky,andWillowaresittingnexttooneanother.


    Willowisinbetweenbothofthem. AuroratakesupaspoonandplacesittoWillow¡¯sfaceandwithagrinsaystoher.


    ¡°Say,AhWillow,justlikewealwaysdo.¡±


    Willowforafewsecondshastheweirdsensethatthisisthefirsttimeshehasdone


    thiswithanyonebutsoonthewordescapeherlips.¡°Ah!¡± Willowbiteintotheeggstheinnstaffhadspentthemorningmaking.


    ForsomereasonSkyfeelsembarrassed,eventhoughWillowandAurorahavedonethis


    routineeverydaysincetheyhavemeet.


    Insidetheblacksmith¡¯sVioletandWavegetasenseofallthetoolstheyhavethe


    opportunitytouse. Theyseetolargehammersnexttotheforge. Violetpicksuponeofthemandtakesoutarubyandemeraldthatshehadbought.


    Violetputsbothintoamold,andletsthemmelt,oncetheyhavemeltedshestartsto


    poundthemwiththehammersheisholding,andshapesthemtoherdesire.


    Wavetakesouthislowgrademetalhammer,andsomeiron.


    Waveendsupmakingsomeironearrings.


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Ironearrings


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Ironearringsdescription:Theseearringsarealmosttoheavytowearandnonormal


    femaleWouldacceptthemasagift.Theironisagoodconductorofelectricityand


    willholdacharge.Canbeusedasatrapifcharged.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavelooksblanklyatthedescription. Aftergettingoverthedescriptionhetakesoutsomecrabmoleclawsandstartsto


    breakthetipsoffwithhishammer. Waveremovesthefurfromthecrabclawandstartsmakingitintoathread.


    Waveuseshotmoltenirontomakeasmallholeinthebottomofthecrabmole


    clawtip,andrepeatsthiswiththeothertips. Thenheheatsupeachtipandthenletsthemcoolsothattheywillharden.


    PlacingthecrabmolethreadthrougheachholeWavemakesanecklace.


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


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    createdfromsolelyfromthemonsterlootofonemonsterwillhavespecial


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    WhileWaveandVioletwerebusymakingthings,Willow,Aurora,andSkydecidedto


    goonanadventuretogether. Thepartyleaderwasdecidedbyrockpaperscissorsbesttwooutofthree,andWillowThis tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    endedupwinning


    Willowaskedaroundtownandfoundoutaboutalabyrinth,itwascalledThelabyrinthof


    lostfire. Rumorstoldhowtheiraretrapsthatdonotkill,butcouldtrapyouintheirfordays.


    Therewassaidtobeaguardian,whichwouldguardthesacredtreasure,saidto


    besostrongthatifanyonegottheirhandsonittheywouldhavetofacethe


    thirteengods.


    WillowwasinchargeofShadowaswell,soshebroughthimwiththemontheirnew


    Adventure. ¡°MyfeethurtWillow.¡± Auroralookstohernewleaderwithpleadingeyesandspeakshernextwordscarefully.


    ¡°Couldyoupleaserubthem.¡± Willowwasthinkingtoherself. (Yeahright,likeIamgoingtorubyourfeet.)


    Willowgotdownonherkneesbeforesheevenknewwhatshewasdoingandherprier


    thoughtwasnowcompletelygonefromherhead,shestartstorubAurora¡¯sfeet.


    WithasmileAuroragivesWillowherthanksandgratitude. ¡°ThankyouWillow,andwelldone.¡±


    Thesmallpartycontinuestowalkupthehillsuntiltheyfinallyreachthelabyrinthof


    lostfire. Willowentersfirst,anddoeseverythinginherpowertosetoffatrapwhenshefindsone.


    SkyandAuroraareshockedatwhatishappening,boulderscomechasingafterthem,while


    bricksofspikesfallfromtheceiling,andarrowsareshootingatthem.


    Theyaresmartenoughtobeusingtheirdefensiveskillsatalltimes.


    ¡°HeyWillowpleasedonotpullit!¡± SkyshoutsinhorrorasheandAurorawatchWillowpulldownastring.


    Beamsoffirecomefromthecornersoftheceilingwalls. ShadowisnexttoWillow,butsincesheisinchargehewillnotdisobey.


    Thepartysooncomestoaroomwithwaterandiceplatformsinthewater.Willowjumpsacrosstooneoftheplatforms,oncetherestofthepartygets ontoit,Willowstepsonapieceofmetalontheiceplatform.


    Sharksstarttocirclearoundtheparty,Willowjumpsintothewaterandlicks


    oneonitsnose. Crunch,Willow¡¯sarmgetsbitten. Therestofthepartysighsastheygetreadytohuntthesharks.


    Oncepassedthisroomthenextroomisfullofsand,andinthecenterisaball.


    Willowthrowstheballagainstthewall,ithitabutton,bouncetothenextwall


    hits,anotherbutton,andrepeatsuntilallfourwallshavebeenhit.


    Theroomstartstofeelwithsandandthegroundseemstobegettingwetinsome


    Parts. Shadowisrunningacrossthedrysanduntilhegetstothedoorontheotherside.


    Everyoneelsesoonfollows.


    Theyopenthedoortothenextroom. Insidetheyfindlaveeverywhere,buttheirarestillafewplatforms,thatisuntil


    Willowsetsoffatrapdestroyingthemall. SkyandAurorabothfeelitwasamistaketoletherleadbutitistolatenow.


    WillowgrabsontoPillarsontheceiling,shehadusedthedoorentranceas


    afootstool. Theycouldcrossthisway,thenSkyfell,butsoonrememberinghowstupidhe


    wasbeingfornotthinkingofthisbeforehefellheusedhislevitationskill


    andthenwentbacktoretrieveShadow.


    Aurorasomehowmadeitacross,eventhoughshecouldnotlevitate,andwas


    AtahigherriskthenbothSkyandWillow. Theycomeintoaroom,itisgoldenwithemeraldsembeddedandthetopof


    eachwall,inapatternthatseemsliketheyaretiles.


    ¡°who dareentersmyhome!¡± Aloudvoicefromadistancecouldbeheardshooting.


    Soonthepartyseestheownerofthevoice. Theyseemtobesomesortoflargewolf,withapineappleforahead.


    Thepartyburstintolaughteratthesight. Shadowlooksattheminawaythatistryingtoconveytothetogetreadyto


    fight,yettheywillnotgetofftheground. Imightyswordcomesswingdownatallthreeofthem.


    Asitisabouttochopthemtheygettotheirsensesandrolloutoftheway.


    Nowalertthepartystartsattacking. Auroraletsloosehericebolt,whileShadowandWillowbiteitstail.


    Skyisusingacombinationtostrikeitinitscenter. Auroragetshitbyoneoftheclawsandthereisaloudthudsoundresonatinginthe


    airafterwards.Sheishavingtroublegettingbackupatfirstyetshemanagesandbacksaway.


    ThebossswervesaroundandwhiledoingthislaunchesatableatShadowand


    Willow. Thetablepushesthemagainstthewall,andthebossisnowchargingrightfor


    thattable. Skyquickly sendsoutagusttoliftthetablewithhisstandardwindskill.


    OncethetableisintheairbothShadowandWillowdashoffinoppositedirections.


    Thebossgetstothewallonlytobehitwiththetablethatisnowintheair.


    ThebosshurlshisswordatSky.


    Skycannotdodgeandhasthewindknockedoutofhim. ThebossgetsonallfourfeetandrunstowardsSky.


    WillowandAuroralookoninhorror,butareeachsendingaspelltowardstheboss.


    Willowisusingablackflamewhichisstrongerthenherusualonebecauseitis


    ofthestandardgrade,whileAuroraisusingbasicice. Thetwospellsclash,creatingablacksteam.


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    Thebosscanfeelitsheadsteaming,andthepartycansmellthesweetsentof


    pineappleintheair,butthatissoonmixedinwiththesentofwetdog.


    ThisgivesSkyachancetoregainhissenses,ashegetsupandawayfrom


    theboss.


    Thebosspicksbackuphissword,andchargeswithitdraggingacrossthefloor


    Creatingsparkstoeachside. Thepartydoesnotletanyofthesparkstouchthem.


    WillowandSkybegintolevitate,andcreateawhirlwindofblackfire.


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    Thewhirlwindsendsoutfireineverydirectionbelowthem.


    SkyandWillowgrabtheothertwofromtheground.


    Thefirestartstomeltthebossessword,andhedropsitbecauseithasbecome


    tohottohold. Thetablecatchesfire,thebosshasnowheretorun,andhisheadsooncatches


    onfireaswell.


    ¡°Howcouldthisbe,Ihaveguardedthesecretforninehundredyears.¡±


    Thebosscriesoutbeforemeltingintoapuddleoffurandsweetpineapple


    juice.


    Astheywaitforthefiretogoout,WillowandSkyalmostrunoutofKI,but


    luckilyforthemtheyonlyrunoutafteritgoesout.Thepartygoestothebackroomforthetreasurebuttheonlythingthereisa


    simplebook.


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    Weaponsofthegodsdescription:Abookwiththesecretstoforgeweaponsof


    enormouspowerssaidtobecreatedbythegodsthemselves.Inordertomake


    theseweaponstheunisonofablacksmithandaccessorymakerareneededand


    itmustnotbemadefromtheskillsofonepersonalone.


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    SkytoWillow. ¡°HeyIjustrealized,butarenotVioletandWavedoingthesethingsatthisvery


    moment.¡±


    WiththatWillowtakesthebookwithhertoshowtothem. Auroralookingatthedoortheycamefromgaspsandsays.


    ¡°Heyguys,howdoyouthinkwewillgetoutofhere?¡±


    Willowsmilesandmakesasimplestatement. ¡°Whythroughthisbackdoor,howelse.¡±


    SkyandAuroradonothavethewordswhentheyseeWillowopenadoorthatwas


    justbehindwherethebookwas. Whatisonbothoftheirminds.


    (Iftherewasabackdoorwhydidnooneeveruseit.)


    Theyexitedandhadnoproblemsoutside. Whiletheirpartywasdoingtheiradventure,Waveandviolethadgonetogetgemstones.


    WithWave¡¯shammer,andVioletsgemloreitwasnotanyproblem.


    Thisaloudbothoftheircraftingskillstoreachaskillunderstandingof tenandtheskills


    theyusedtofindthegemsaswell.


    SoonafterWillow,Aurora,andSkyenteredtheblacksmithsandgavethemthebook


    tolookat. Wavetoeveryone. ¡°Letsgoonaquestandgatherallthematerialsandforgetheseweapons.¡±

 Chapter 6 Spark orb and wings of lightning

    Wavewaslookingoverthebookweaponsofthegods.


    Thefirstpagewasaboutthedaggersofswiftlightning.


    Theirweresixpiecesintotalneededtomakeit.


    Allofthepieceswerelocatedinthelandoffallenmoonsandthefirstonewas


    somethingcalledthesparkorb. Thesparkorbwassaidtobeinaplacecalledoasisofthe mountains.


    Waveaskshisparty. ¡°Hasanyonehereeverheardofsuchaplace?¡±


    Aurora,SkyandWillowallhaveblanklooksontheirface.


    Violetisinthoughtbeforeanswering. ¡°Thereisatownnorthofherethathasrumorsofsuchaplace.¡±


    Withthatthepartyheadednorth. Violethadmadealotofdifferentweapons.


    Wavecametonoticeaftershemadethem,eachandeveryoneofthemhadthe


    capacitytocreatefire.


    Oneoftheseweaponshappenedtobeagunthatcouldpouroutfirefrom


    itstip,inawaythatmadeitlooklikethefirewasawaterfall.


    Wavewasstartingtogetabadfeelingaboutalltheseweaponsbuthedidnot


    bringitup.


    AuroratookoutafewgrapesfromherebackpackafterWillowtoldeveryone


    thatshewasgettinghungry,whilelookingatWillowshesays. ¡°Willowopenwideandsayah.¡±


    WillowcompliestotherequestmadebyAuroralikeitwasnothing.


    Waveforabriefsecondthinks. (Thisisstrange,nowaytheyhavealwaysdonethis.)


    Thepartyrunsintothefirstgroupofmonstersinawhile.


    Themonsterstheyfindinfrontofthemareshadowpuppies.


    Willow¡¯sshadowflameswillhavenoeffect.


    Thepartytriestheirtoothlaunchercombinationdeepsleep,howevereven


    thoughtheshadowpuppyfallsasleep,itstillturnsintoashadowandavoids


    theattack.


    Auroratriesbasicicebuttheyjustdodgethisattackaswell.


    BothSky,andWavetrytheirstandardmagicskills,butatlastthisfails


    forthemaswell.


    WavelooksatVioletwhohasahugesmirkonherfaceandhecannothelp


    buttowonder. (Issheabouttousethat.) AsthoughWavehasreadVioletsmindshepullsoutalargegun.


    Everyonebuthimwasisinawattheweapon.


    Wavenowthinks. (Itbegins.)


    Sparksignitefromwithinthecenterofthegun,moresparkscontinue


    alongthenextsection,thenjustbeforethetips,andfinallythefirestarts


    tofalldownlikeastrongcurrent.


    Waveimmediatelybeginstolevitate,thesecondhehardthetriggerbeingpulled.


    Thefireisdoingmassivedamagetotheshadowpuppies,butatthemoment


    onlyWaveandthepersonwhopulledthetriggeraresafefromthefire.


    Willow¡¯srightshoehascaughtonfireandsheisscreaming.


    ¡°What!Whyismyfootonfire,andthisreallyhurtsdammit!¡±


    Shadowistryingtobackawayfromthecircleoffire.


    Skyisnotthinkingstraightduetothesuddenchaos,andistryingto putthefire


    outusinghiscombinationskill. Skygetsaholdofhimselfjustintimetouselevitationaswell.


    ThetipsofAurora¡¯sdresscatchonfireandsheyellstoViolet.


    ¡°Areyouinsane!¡± Bynowtheirisamassacreofdeadshadowpuppybodieseverywhere.


    Thesecorpsesareatfirstsmellinglikereallygoodcookedmeat,but


    soontheonlysmellisthesmellofash.


    Auroraaftergettingoutoftheringoffireusesherbasiciceto


    putoutherdress. Willowtakesoffhershoethatisstillonfire,aftergettingoutofthe


    fieldoffire,putsittoherlipsandlickstheflame. Thiscauseshertodroptheshoe,butitlandsrightontheonly


    shadowpuppythatescapedthehorror. AfterthatWillowstartstolevitateandpicksupAurora.


    WillowguidesAurora,sothatshecanuseherbasicicewith


    thehelpofSky¡¯sstandardwindtoputouttheblazes.


    Oncethefirehadbeenextinguished,allthreeofthelevitatingparty


    membersranoutofKI. FirsttocomedownwasWave,thenSky,andWillowwhostilledhad


    Aurorainherarms,almostdroppedheronShadow.


    ShadowrantowardsWave,almostlikehethoughtWavewouldbeable


    topreventsuchathinginthefuture. AlltheotherpartymembersarestaringatVioletbeforesayingtoherinaunited


    voice. ¡°Thenexttimeyouaregoingtounleasharainoffire,pleasegiveusawarning!¡±


    Wavewaslookingoverthecorpsestoseeifhecouldlootanything.


    WavesaystoWillow. ¡°Pass meyourknife,Iwanttoseeiftheinsidesareburntaswell.¡±


    WillowhandsWaveherknife. Wavecutsdeepintoitsstomach.


    Allofitsorgansareundamaged. Wavecollects,theheartsandlivers,thinkingtheymaybeofsome


    valueoncetheygetintothetown.


    Thepartymakesitintothetownafteranotherencounterwithsomeshadow


    puppies,Violetcompliedtotheirprierrequestsotherewasnotanother


    Incidentthistimearound.


    Thepartydivedintogroupsofthree,sotheycouldgatherinformation


    abouttheoasis,andtogetsupplies. WaveendedupWithAurora,WillowwithViolet,andSkyendedupby


    himself, butforsomereason, Wavecouldnotplace, seemedtobe


    reallyhappytobeonhisown.


    Wavefoundamarkettoselltheliversandhearts. Theliverssoldfor40quartzeach,whiletheheartssoldfor60quartz.


    Auroraaskedifshecouldbetheonetosellthem,soinsteadof 40and60quartzeachtheysoldfor60and80quartzeach.


    WillowandVioletfoundastorethatsoldcampingsupplies. Willowbutthethingstheywouldneedforapartyoffiveandonepet.


    Violetontheotherhandbought90piecesofflint,and200pocketmatches. WillowwasunawareatthetimeofViolet¡¯spurchases.


    SkywaslookingaroundthetownwithshadowwalkingbesidehimwhenLove this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit.


    hehearsavoicespeakingtoanyonethatwilllisten. ¡°Mapsofthefarnorthforsale,hugemountainsineverydirection,sand


    volcanoes,andthelocationofthedewoflife.¡± Skydidnotreallyknowwhathemeantbythedewoflife,butmountains


    everywherehadtobeahintoreventhelocationoftheoasisinthemountains. Skypurchasedthemap,


    whichcosthimover30000quartz,hejusthopedit wouldbeworthittoget,afterall, thiswasallofhiscurrency.


    Themapwasmassive,buthewasabletofindwherethemountains


    arelocatedinrelationtothetown. Thiswouldtakethemaboutsixdaystogetto.


    Allthemembersofthepartymeetbackupinthecenterofthetown.


    Skyrevealsthemaptothepartyandpointsoutthelocation. WaverepeatingwhatSkyjustfinishedtellingeveryone.


    ¡°Sothisshouldtakeussixdaystogetthere,andhowevermany daystogetoverthemountains,soweshemakesurewehaveenough


    foodandsuppliestolastamonth,factoringinthetripback.¡±


    Theheadoutoftownaftergettingsomemorefoodandotherthings. Thepartyfightshauntedtoastbeforetheyhavetocampforthenight.


    Sky,andWaveshareatent. WillowandVioletshareatentaswell.


    SothatshewillnotfeelleftoutWaveaskShadowtosleepwithAurora


    sothatshewillhavecompany.


    InthemiddleofthenightWillowwakesupandnoticesthatVioletisnot


    inthetentwithher. Willowcanhearanoiseoffinthedistance,itislikerocksgrindingtogether.


    ¡°Ugh,willsomeoneturndowntheheat.¡± Willowspeakingbutwithoutanyonetolisten.


    IttakesaboutWillowfiveminutesbeforeshecluesintothefactthatthere


    shouldnotbeanyheat.


    Willowstepsoutofthetenttosee,thestarsononeside,andabrightred


    lightcoveringthestarsintheoppositedirection. Aurora¡¯stentistheclosest,soWillowwakesherupfirst.


    AuroralookingatWillowwithaconfusedlookask. ¡°Willowwhyareyouwakingmeupatthistime?¡±


    Willowanswerswithtwosimplewords. ¡°Violet,fire.¡±


    WiththatAuroraleapsoutofthetent. ShadowfollowsWillowandAuroratoWave¡¯stent.


    WillowandAurorayellastheyenterthetent. ¡°Wave,Sky,wakeup,Violet,fire.¡±


    Skystillhalfasleep. ¡°Huh?IdonotwanttofireViolet.¡± Waveontheotherhandwakesupandslapshishandtohisforehead,asthough


    sayingIshouldhaveseenthiscoming.


    Willowpressherlipstosky¡¯sandgentlybiteshistongue. Skyleapsup,hittinghisheadagainstWillow¡¯sbeforesaying.


    ¡°Okay!Iamupnow, andwhywouldyouwakesomeone, inthatmanner?¡± Willowdoesnotsayasingleword,justheadsoutthedoorandpointstothe brightredlight.


    WaveheadsbackinthetenttokeepwatchwithShadow,whiletherestofthe


    partygoestodealwithViolet¡¯sfire. AsWillowandtherestapproachViolettheycanseethatsheisabouttostrike


    anotherpieceofflintagainsttheotherpieceinherhand.


    Skytakesitoutofherhandjustintime. SkyandAurorausestandardwindandbasicicetoputoutthefire.


    WillowtoViolet. ¡°Pleasegiveuseverylastpieceofflintyouhave.¡± AstheyarebackatthecampsiteVioletemptiesherbackpackofflint.


    WaveandSkyarenow inchargeoftheflintsheonceowned. Everyoneisshockedattheamountshebought.


    Littledidtheyknowatthetimeshestillhadmatches.


    TwonightslatertheyarecampingagainandWillowwakesupto


    theheatandthesightofamissingViolet. WillowrushesintoWave¡¯stentyelling.


    ¡°Istheflintstillinthebackpack?¡± Wavewakesupandask. ¡°Itshouldbe,why?¡±


    WillowgesturesforWavetoopenthebackpack.


    Hedoessoandtheflintisallthere. WillowtakesWave¡¯shandandleadshimoutsidetothebrightorangesky.


    WavequicklywakesupSkywhileWillowgoestowakeupAurora.


    Thepartygetstothesightofthefire,andseesVioletlightingone


    matchaftertheother. Theyputoutthefirejustlikebefore.


    WavetoViolet. ¡°Giveusallyourmatchesaswell.¡± WiththatViolet¡¯smatcheswereconfiscated.


    OnthefourthnightWillowwokeupagaintotheverysightof


    theothertwodays,Violetnotinthetent,andthesensation


    ofitbeingreallyhot. WillowwakesupAuroraandbringshertoWave¡¯stent.


    BothAuroraandWillowyellineachofthesleeping


    earsofthemen. ¡°Wakeup!¡± WaveandSkyleaptotheirfeet.


    Willowtoeveryone. ¡°Shehasdoneitagain,butIcannotfigureouthow.¡±


    Wavethinksforaminutebeforeanswering. ¡°Howcouldwebesostupid,Violet¡¯sweapons.¡±


    Everyoneinthetenthitstheirpalmtotheirforehead. Yetagaintheyputouttheflames.


    WavetoViolet. ¡°Fromnowonyouhavetogiveusallyourweaponsbeforeheadingto


    Sleep.¡±


    OnthesixthdaycampingWillowisnottakinganychancesandtiesupViolet¡¯s


    handsandfeet. Ittakesthemaboutfourmoredayswhilecrossingthemountainsbutthey


    finallyfindtheoasis.


    Flyingintheskyisagiantpinkbird,andeverytimeitflapsitswings,lightning


    poursdownandaboveitasthoughitwererain. Inthemiddleoftheoasistheycanseethesparkorb,butwillgetaboltoflightning


    strikingatthembeforetheycouldevengettothesmallislanditislocatedon.


    Notonlydoesthelightningcomedownwheneverithitsthewater,itcausesdroplets


    toscatterinalldirectionsandthesedropletsbecomeelectricallycharged. Wavelooksateveryonebeforeheaskwhatisonhismind.


    ¡°Whatdoyouguysthinkweshoulddo?¡±


    Aurorarunsdownthemountainedgeandtriesandfirebasiciceatthething,but


    itjustendsupdoggingthem,andnowthereareelectricaliceshardsontheground. WillowandSkylookatoneanotherbeforetryingouttheirnewpartyskill.


    Waveisamazedatthebeautifulsightofthespinningblackfire.


    Thisdoesmangetohitthepinkbird,butdoesnotduemuchdamage,andcreates


    anewproblem. Thelightninghitting,thewater,whichcauseselectricallychargeddroplets,is


    nowbeingpickedupandsentflyingbythevortex,andthedropletsarenotthe


    theonlythingsentintotheairthatiselectricallycharged,theiceshardsareheading


    towardsthepartyaswell.


    Shadowisthefirstonetogethitbyandiceshard,hefeelsthepainanyelps.


    WaveandWillowgethitbyadropleteachatthesametime. Theyarebothstunnedforafewseconds.


    BothaniceshardandwaterdropletalmosthitAurora,buttheymissbyabout


    aninch. Skyisnothitbyanything,buthedoesnotnoticethataniceshardlandedbyhis


    feet,andwhenhemovesforwardstotryandsendthewaterdropletsback


    towardsthebirdusingsomebasicwind,heslipsontheiceshard,andfalls


    directlyontoitwithhisback,whichcausesasharpjoltofelectricitytothe


    verycenterofhisback,whichstunshimaswell.


    Luckyforeveryonethatoncetheelectricityhitthemthewaterdroplets,and


    iceshardslosttheircharge,thiswasespeciallygoodforSkywhoifnotwould


    begettingconstantshocksrightnow. Thisdidnotdoalotofdamagetoanyone¡¯shealth,sothatwasgood,buttheparty


    imaginedthatiftheytookadirecthitwiththatlightning,itwoulddosomeserious


    damagetothem.


    Thewhirlingblackflamefinallywentoutaftereveryonerecovered. AuroraandWillowtriedtheirsteamoftheshadowsskill,butitonlydidminor Damagetothebird.


    AnyofthetoothlauncherskillswouldbeuselessafterwhattheyseenwithAurora¡¯s


    basiciceskill.


    Waveknewthatneitherofhislightningskillswoulddoanything.


    Violetswungherswordcausingfireintheair. Thisfiredidhitthebirdfrombehindbutitdidnotdothatmuchdamage.


    WhenheseenwhatVioletjustdidhegotaslightidea.


    Wavetotheparty. ¡°Attackonlywhenit¡¯stailisinfrontofus,andgetawayassoonasyoucan


    afterwardsunlessyouwanttogethitbythatlightning.¡± WiththatWavewasthrownintotheairsothathecouldattackthetailfromabove.


    Justbeforebeingtossedformomentum,Waveusedbeardash.


    WhenWavewasgettingcloserhemadesurethatisattackwouldgotoboththe


    headandtailonly,hehadtomakesurehisarmswereintheverycenter,sothat


    hewouldnotgethitbythelightningcomingfromaboveorbelow. Thebeardashdidrelativelygooddamage.


    WhileWavewasfallingbackwardsthenextpersontobelaunchedintothe


    airwasSky. Skyusedhiscombinationwhilewaveheadedbacktothegroup.


    Wavetothegroup. ¡°Splitintotwogroups,oneinfrontofitandonebehinditsothatthere


    willalwaysbesomeonetostrikefrombehind.¡±


    WiththatVioletandWillowwenttotheothersideandShadowfollowedthem.


    ThiswasasmartmoveonWave¡¯spartbecausejustafterSkyfinishedattacking


    thepinkbirdturnedtowardsthem.


    WhilethepinkbirdwasfacingWaveandSky,WillowtossesVioletintotheair.


    JustasVioletisgettingclosersheswingsdownherswordsendingawave


    offiretothepinkbird.


    WhilethebirdisfeelingtheeffectsofthefireVioletisnowswinghersword


    upwards,morefireislaunchedatitsstomach,asthesharpbladecutsitstail.


    ThebirdletsoutaterriblesquawkingnoiseasVioletfallstotheground.


    ThebirdturnstowardsVioletandflapsitswings. Violetfeelsthefullforceoftheattack,andherhealthdropsdownto


    15,30,and30. Violetgotawayasfastasshecould. Waveisnowintheairandisusinganotherbeardash.


    Afterhisattack,thebirdturnsaroundtowardshim.


    NotmakingthesamemistakeasVioletherunsasfastashecan. WhenViolethasalmostreachedWillow,Shadowisthrustingherintotheair. Willowcoversherknifewithhershadowflameatanattempttocreateanew skill.


    Theattemptworks,andsincesheusedstandardshadowflame,thefireismuch


    largerthanitwouldbeifshehadjustusedbasic. Theflamemakesthebladealmostlooklikeamassivesword.


    Thebladegivesthesoundofapowerfulstrike,almostlikeamassive


    explosion,andwithitthebirdisslammedintothegroundanddies. AsWillowhitsthegroundallherhealthstatsareextremelylow.


    Willow¡¯sAurawasdepletedfromtheattackandthefallleftherwith


    1hpand2pointsoflifeforce.


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    Wavelevitatesovertotheislandcenterandpicksupthesparkorb.


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    Sparkorbdescription:Youcanseesparksinsidejumpingfromplaceto


    Placealmostliketheywherealive.Thisobjectisarelicfromthelong


    Forgottenpast.Itcanbeforgedintoapowerfulaccessory.Although


    Itseemsliketheremightbeasecrettothisorb.


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 Chapter 7 The cavern of portals

    Afterobtainingthesparkorb,Wavelookedoverwhatthenextpiecethey


    neededtoobtaininordertomakethedaggersofswiftlightning.Hiltofmomentum


    iswhatwasdisplayedinthebookWeaponsofthegods.Wave¡¯sthoughtwondered,as


    hetriedtoanalyzejustwhereitwastheyneededtogotoobtainthishilt.(Whatsort


    ofpowercouldthesedaggersunleash.)


    Willowlookedoverwasshoulders,asshereadthewordstoeveryone.¡°Farnorthof


    theoasis,liesacavernofgreatchallenge,itisunknownifanyonehasthekindof


    powerneededtoovercomethischallenge.¡±Skysnapshisfingersandcalmlyways


    inonthematter.¡°Wellwepassedthefirsttask,howmuchharderdoyouthinkitcould


    be?¡±SkythenwhisperstoAurora.¡°Ifeelasthoughnothingcanbeharderthenhaving


    Willowasourpartyleader.¡±Aurorachuckleswithatonethatseemstoindicatethat


    sheisinagreementwithSky¡¯sstatement.


    Violetislookingatthehiltonhersword,beforelettingthepartyhearwhatshewas


    thinkingabout.¡°Hilthuh,Iwonderjusthowsuchathingwoulddifferfromthetype


    ofhiltswenormallysee.¡±Nooneknowswhattosayinresponse.Wavedeclaresto


    everyonetohear.¡°Ithinkweshouldheadbackintotowntorestockoursupplies,and


    alsogetthreetimesasmuchaswedidforthistrip,sincewewillnowbetravelingeven


    fartherthenlasttime.¡±


    Thepartyhadforgotten,thattheshadowpuppieswouldre-spawn,andnowhadtodeal


    withtheheatfromVioletsrainoffire.Noneoftheotherpartymembersdaregetany


    closer,asidefromWillowoccasionallyholdingherhandinthefireforaboutfive


    minutes.(WhydoesWillowdothesethings.)Everyoneinthepartyiswondering,


    besidesVioletwhoistobusymakingmorefiretofinishoffeverylastshadowpuppy.


    Oncethepuppieshavebeenfinishedoff,Aurora,andSkyusetheirskillstoputoutthe


    fire.Waveiswatchingthemcloselyandlookingattheiceshardsfalling.(Iwonder


    ifIcouldcombinedoneofmylightningskills,withthoseiceshardstomakea


    newpartyskilllikeeveryoneelseseemstohave.)Thefireisalmostoutnow.


    Thethoughthatiscrossingeveryone¡¯smindatthemomentishowwouldanyone


    dealwiththeshadowpuppieswithoutfire.


    Aftermanynightthepartyfinallyarrivesintothevillagethattheyhadleft.They


    Aregreetedbythesonoftheblacksmith.¡°Welcomebackourpridefulheroes!¡±This


    statementmadethepartyfeeluncomfortabletoanextent.Violetreachesherhands


    outandplacesthemintheyoungboy¡¯s,beforegentlywhisperingintohisear.


    ¡°Weappreciatethestatement,butitmakesusfeelembarrassedwhenyousay


    suchathingtous,sointhefuturecouldyoure-framefromsayingsuch


    thingstous,evenmoresowhenyouaresayingthemsoloudly.¡±


    Theblacksmith¡¯ssonnodshisheadinunderstanding.


    Thepartyallgoesouttogettheirownsupplies,althoughSkywentwith


    Violettomakesureshewouldnotbuyanythingfirerelated.Waveisnow


    watchingasmalllizardonthegroundregeneratingitstail.Anideasuddenly


    occurstoWave.(Maybethereisawaytoregenerateplantlife.)Wavepicks


    upaherbheknowsissafetoeat.Wavethentakesasmallbiteoutofit.


    Usingbasiclightninghealterstheskillsothatitwillonlymakeasmall


    spark.


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    BasicLightningskillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


    </td>


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    <td>


    DotoyoureffortsyouhavegainedtheSparkskill


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    SparkSkilldescription:Thoughnotasstrongaslightningsparkscanbe


    directedhowyouwouldlikeifyoufocusyourmindseye.Sparkhas


    manyhiddencapabilities.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <td>


    SubskilllearnedSparkflow


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    </tr>


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    AsWavechannelsthesparkthroughtheherb,hecanfeelthecellularstructure


    oftheherbwithhismindseye.Soonhetellsthecellstoreproduceusingthe


    sparktoprogramthem.Waveendsupwiththeresultsthathehadintended.


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    <td>


    WaveDroplethascreatedtheskillHerbalregeneration


    </td>


    </tr>


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    </table>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Herbalregenerationdescription:Feelingtheveryessenceandsoulofthe


    herb,throughchannelingasmallelectriccurrent,youcanbringtheplant


    backtoitsformerstate.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tr>


    <td>


    Byusingyourmindseyeyouhaveabetterunderstandingofpsionic


    energyPsihasincreasedby6


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavewasnotonlyhappyfromthenewskillshehadgained,tohisdelight


    hispsionicenergyhadincreased.Herbalregenerationonlyused1point


    ofpsi,thatmeantthathecouldusetheskilltwelvetimesifitwasneeded.


    Eventhoughsparkusedhismindseye,itdidnotusepsi,infactthiswas


    thiswasveryfirstskillhehadwhichusedmanainsteadofmp.


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    CurrentSkills:KickSkillunderstanding10/Guardskillunderstanding10/


    Standardlightningskillunderstanding3/HerballoreSkillunderstanding6


    HammerSkillunderstanding5/AccessoriesSkillunderstanding10/


    ClawsSkillunderstanding10/BeardashSkillunderstanding10/


    KnifeSkillunderstanding5/Basiclightningkickskillunderstanding10/


    TamingSkillunderstanding1/LevitationSkillunderstanding1/Spark


    Skillunderstanding1/HerbalregenerationSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wave¡¯sskillunderstandingofherballorehadalsoincreasedwhilehewas


    practicingwithherbalregeneration.Wavewasnowrestingonabench.


    Willowarrivesandsitsnexttohim.¡°Ihavefoundaquestthatwecould


    doonourwaytothecavernWave,oronthewayback.¡±Wavelistentowhat


    Willowhastosay.ofcoursethequestissomethingthatseemsinsaneto


    anextent.OnceeveryoneisbacktogetherWavebringsupWillow¡¯squest.


    Thepartyagreestodoit,eventhoughitseemstobetricky.


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    <td>


    Quest


    Tamingashadowpuppy


    Shadowpuppiesorsuchinterestingcreatures,withthewaytheycantravel


    betweenpeoplesshadows.Ibetmychildrenwillloveplayingshadowtag


    withoneofthesethings.Pleasetameoneandbringittome,sothatIcan


    makeitourfamilypet.


    Reward:30Stonesofmagicalforceforeverypartymember


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Thereasonthisquestwassohardisbecausetheirisneverashadowpuppy


    byitsself.Sowhiletryingtotameoneyouwouldhavetodealwiththedangers


    oftherestofthem.Everyonehereknewthoughthattherewardwouldbeworth


    theeffortofthetask.


    Itwasnownightofthefirstdayoftravel.WillowandSkythoroughlysearched


    ThroughViolet¡¯ssuppliesbeforeeveryonewenttosleepforthatnight,inorder


    tofindanythingthatcouldbeusedtostartafireandthenputitoutofherreach.


    TheyleftShadowwithhersothatifanythingattackedshewouldhavesomeform


    ofdefense.


    Itwouldbeanothernightbeforetheyarrivedattheshadowpuppy¡¯slocation.


    AuroraandWavearelookingatthenightskytogether.Waveconversingwith


    Aurora.¡°Thenightskysureisbeautiful,Imeanjustlookathowthemoon


    shinesuponuswithitsglimmeringlight,itsalmostasifthelightwasalive.¡±


    AuroralooksintoWave¡¯seyes,andgivesheropiniononthatmatter.¡°Youknow


    manyculturesbelievethatthemoonhasgreatpower,andfromwhatweknowin


    sciencethemoonaffectsgravity,andeveryoneknowshowpowerfulgravityis,so


    itmayhaveatleastsomeformoftruthtothosebeliefs.¡±Wavecouldnotagreemore


    withwhatAurorawassayingatthatmoment,anditfeltlikeitremindedhimof


    something,althoughwithoutanymemorieshecouldnotbesureofwhatitwas.


    Sky,Willow,andVioletarestaringinthedirectionofthemountainstheywouldStolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    begoingbackto.¡°Sohowdidyoutwofeelaboutthefightwehadwiththatbird


    toobtainthesparkorb?¡±Skyinquired.Violetwasthefirsttoanswerhim.¡°Well


    eventhoughitwasrelativelydifficult,Ifeltitwasafunbossfight.¡±Looking


    atbothofthemwithaserenesmileonherfaceWillowtellsthem.¡°Ifeelthe


    SamewayasViolet,andhopewecanhaveevenmoreinterestingbossfights


    inourfuture.¡±Sky,andVioletthinkaboutherwordsbeforeeveryoneheadsof


    intheirowndirectiontogotosleep.


    WaveandVioletarethefirsttowakeupandaretalkingtooneanotherabout


    thetaskoftamingtheshadowpuppy.¡°Howdoyouthinkweshouldgoabout


    thisViolet?¡±Waveaskherinhopesthatshecanfiguresomethingout.¡°Well


    Iamnotentirelycertain,howeverIhaveaskillthatmaybeofuse.¡±Wave


    iswaitingforViolettotellhimwhatthatskillis,butisnotpatientenough


    anhastoask.¡°Whattypeofskillisit,andisitunrelatedtoyourfireskills?¡±


    VioletanswersWavewithasmalllaughbeforecontinuing.¡°Itisnotrelated


    tomyfireskills,infactmyfireskillswouldcausetomuchproblemsifI


    useditwiththisskill,andthisskillasoneofthetoolskillsfromthetutorial.¡±


    WavethinksaboutitbutdoesnotknowwhattoolskillVioletcouldmean.


    Violettakesoutapieceofwoodenfencefromherbackpack.¡°Oh,Isee


    now!¡±Wavegivesathumbsupinunderstandingashiswordsindicatethat


    heknowshowthismightbeuseful.


    Therestofthepartysoonawakensandtheyallheadouttoweartheshadow


    puppiesarelocated.Atfirstnoonecanfigureouthowtheyaregoingtoisolate


    asingleshadowpuppy,butsoongraspsomethingtheyhadnotnoticedbefore


    aboutthem.Theshadowpuppiescanonlytravelinlocationswithshadows.


    Sothatwouldmeantherewasawaytofightthemwithoutfire.


    OneofthepuppieshadfollowedViolettoalocationwerethesunwas


    tobrighttoallowanyshadowtoform.VioletcalledWaveovertokeepit


    busyuntilshecouldfenceitin.Aurorajoinedthemandcreatedtallicepillars


    aroundthefencesotheshadowpuppycouldnotescapeifthesunbecame


    lessbright.


    Waveclimbedoverthepillars,andgotthefoodreadyfortheshadowpuppies


    taming.Theshadowpuppywasconfused,normallytheywouldfighttothe


    deathwithpeoplebutnowtheythisonewasgivingitfood.Soontheshadow


    puppybecametamed.


    WhenthemessagepoppedupinfrontofWavetogivethepetanamehe


    scrolleddowntofindwhathewaslookingfor,heclickedtheoptionto


    setitasagift,asheknewthatthemanwouldliketonameithimselfoncethey


    arrivedbackinthevillage.


    Thepartyfinallymadeitbacktotheoasis.Theytooktheirtimetofilluptwelve


    canteensofwatereach.Noneofthemcouldbecertainabouthowmuchwater


    wouldbeneed,moresosincetheydidnothaveanyideajusthowfaritwould


    beforthemtoreachthecavern.


    TheshadowpuppyhideinsideWave¡¯sshadow,atfirstWavewasworriedabout


    whatwouldhappenwhenthesunwastobrightfirhisshadowtoform.Hesoon


    learnedthatthepuppymustbeinaworldlinkedtohisshadow,becauseafterthe


    shadowdissipated,andthenappearedsometimelater,thepuppycameoutas


    thoughnothinghadhappened.


    Aurorawaslookingintothewaterandthinking.(Afterwegivetheshadowpuppy


    tothatmanIwillfinallybeabletogetstandardice.)WillowsuddenlypushedAurora


    intothewater.AftergettingoutfromthewaterAuroralooksatWillowwithanger


    Andthenshouts.¡°Whatdidyoudothatfor!?¡±AurorathentripsWillowsothatshe


    willalsofallintothewater.OnceWillowgetsoutofthewaterAurorapointsto


    Violet,andwithacommandingtonesays.¡°VioletdryWillowandIwithyourfire


    skill.¡±Violetcompliesimmediately.BothSkyandWavebackawayfromwherethe


    fireisabouttostart.WillowandAuroraarefarenoughawaysothatonlytheirclothing


    willdryandnotcatchfire.


    AuroraandSkyputoutthefirebeforethepartystartstheirwaynorth.Aurora


    Issingingasongastheytravel.*Letthewinddanceonmyshoulders,asmyfriends


    leadtheway.Embracetheirkindnesslikeasappyplay.FollowmewhileIdancein


    thesunsrays.*Wavedoesnotknowwhattothink,shedoesnotsoundlikeaprofessional,


    butsheisnotthatbadofasinger.Theothertwogirlsstartsinginginunison.*Letour


    friendshipdeepen,andneverthrowitaway.Openyourheartstothemoonrays*


    TheycontinuelikethisAurorasingingthemaincoursewhiletheothertwosing


    theharmony.Wavewonderstohimself.(Iguessthismustbeanactualsongfrom


    aprofessionalsinger.)Itdoessoundveryfamiliar,butofcourseWavehasnopointof


    reference.


    Ittookthemninewholedaysbeforetheyreachedthecavern.Theydidnothaveanymore


    incidentswithViolet,althoughtheycameclosetwonightsago,whenshehadsneakedinto


    Skytentandtriedtostealbackoneofherweapons.LuckyforeveryonethatSkyhada


    Nightmarethatnightandawokejustasshewasreachingfortheweapon.


    Afterenteringthecaverntheylookedatalargepieceoftextonthewalljustaheadofthem.


    Itread.Thosewithwisdomwillturnbackandthosewithcouragewillwalkforward.Those


    withboththesetraitswillfindtheway.Itseemedlikeitwasariddle,ormorelikelysome


    kindofpuzzle.Infrontofthemtherearefivepaths,eachonehadaglowingcircleattheend,


    andeachofthemseemedtobeadifferentcolor.


    ¡°Whatcoulditmean?¡±Skyaskdirectinghisquestiontotheparty.Wavesighsbefore


    Answeringhim.¡°Iamalmostcertainitissomekindofpuzzle.Everyoneseemstonod


    inagreementwithWave¡¯sstatement.Willowthenask.¡°Sincetherearefivelocations,


    shouldweeachgotooneandseewhathappens?¡±


    Violetistheonewhoanswersherquestion.¡°Ithinkthatwouldbea


    marvelousidea.¡±Aurorathenboldlyask.¡°Thenwhoshouldshadowgowith?¡±Everyone


    thinksaboutitthenlooksatSky.¡°Whatwithme?¡±Skyasks.WavetellsSkythereason


    theyhavedecideditwouldbehim.¡°ListenSkyeveryoneelseherehashadachanceto


    bewithShadowasidefromyou,whoknowsmaybeitwillbenefitthepartylateron.¡±


    Skyseemstogetwhattheyaresayingatgiveshisapproval.


    Thepartyallcallsouttooneanothersothattheyallsteponthecirclesatthesametime.


    Alightsurroundseachofthem,andsoontheyarechangedintoglitteringstarsbefore


    eachofthemreappearinadifferentlocationthenwheretheyhadbeenbefore.


    Wavelooksatastonetabletdirectlyaboveandinfrontofhim,whichreads.Doyou


    havecourageorwisdom.Justbelowthetabletisanothercircleliketheonehecamefrom.


    Wavelooksbehindhimselfandseesthesamething.(Courageorwisdomhuh.)Wavethinks


    tohimself.Wavetakesthepathinfrontofhim,andisteleportedtoanothersimilarroom.


    Thistimeheheadstothepathbehindhimself.Thisbringshimtoaslightlydifferentroom.


    Thisonehastreasuretothesides,andstillthesametypeofcirclesaheadandbehindhim.


    Waveopensonofthetreasurechestongetsagoldenfeather,thereisnotmuchtoits


    description.Thefeatherseemstobemeanttoeithersellormakesomeusewith


    accessories.Waveopenstheotheroneitisalongrope,whichismeanttomakeawhip.


    Waveputsbothitemsinhisbackpack.


    Bynoweveryonehadfiguredouthowtonavigatetheportals.Eachcoloroftheportals


    theywentthroughhadadifferentmeaning.Wavehadwentthroughthegreenportal


    whichmeantallclear,ontheotherhandSkywentthroughtheredportal,andwasnow


    fightingdifferenttypeofmonsterseverytimeheenteredaportal.¡°Iguessitisareally


    goodthingyouareherewithmehuhShadow?¡±ShadowbarksinagreementwithSky¡¯s


    statement.BynowSkyandShadowofgottenagoodrhythmwitheachotherwhilefighting,


    andcannowdoattacksinconjunctionwithoneanother.


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    <td>


    SkyandShadow¡¯steamworkisflawlessandtheyhavegainedthepetskillArtofthewolves


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Nowtheircombinationofattackswoulddomoredamagebecauseoftheskill.


    Aurorahadchosenthepurpleportalandendedupgettingatonofenergyrestoringpotions.


    Eachonewasforadifferenttypeofenergy.Willowhadchosentheyellowpathandtoher


    pleasureitwasapathwithlotsoftraps,sheseteachandeveryoneofthemoff,andavoided


    damagebytheskinofherteeth.Violethadchosenthebluepathandwasnowinpossession


    ofovertwohundredhealingitems.


    Everyonearrivedinthenextroomatthesametime.Apathbackbutasfarastheycouldtell


    nopathforward.Theyeachwalkeddownthestepsinfrontofthem,andwhentheyreached


    thebottom,adoorstartedtorisefromthefloorbehindthem,whichclosedofftheirwayback


    Suddenlyaportalappearedonthecenterofeachdoor.Alloftheportalswheregreen,meaning


    therewasnodangertothem.Thenextthingthathappensisaportalbrieflyappearsinthesky


    beforesomethingfallsoutfromitandthenitdisappears.


    Whathadfallenfromtheportalwasagiant,rat,itscolorwasthesamecolorasaratthat


    someonewouldkeepasapet.¡°Aw!It¡¯ssocute,Ihavetohaveone!¡±Willowannounces


    foreveryoneinthepartytohear.Theratstartstomoveswiftly,justwhilethepartyrealizes


    thattheirisasixthdoorwithaportalonit.


    Itissofastthatitcatchesthepartyoffguardandtheyareallknockedtotheground.The


    ratheadsstraighttothedoorbehindthem.Itreappearsinsecondsatoneoftheotherdoors.


    ¡°Ohno!Thisisnotgood!¡±Violetscreams.Notonlyistheratfastitcaninstantaneously


    gofromonelocationtothenextusingthoseportals.¡°Whatshouldwedo?¡±Willowask.


    Everyoneisnowusingtheirguardskills,itwouldbetodangerousotherwise.Theparty


    managestoavoidthenextcharge.Theycannotdecidedifitisbettertospreadoutorstay


    closetogether,sotheygomidwayanddivideintotogroupsofthree.Shadow,Sky,and


    Violetinonegroup.InanothergroupisWave,Aurora,andWillow.


    WavelooksatAurora,asheremembersthathewantedtotryandmakeapartyskill


    withher.¡°Aurora,launchasmanyiceshardsintotheairasyoucan.¡±Wavegivesthe


    ordertoAurora.Shedoesnotknowwhatwaveisthinking,butcompliestohistask.


    WhenthereisaboutnineofthemintheairWavequicklyusesstandardlightning


    inquickrepetition,aimingfortheverycenterofeachshard.Theshardsshatter


    andfalllikerain.Theshardsarecreatinganicesurfaceontheground.


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    <td>


    WaveDropletandAuroraRose-songhavecreatedthepartyskillFrozenlightningrain


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Theynoticethattheicesurfacehasslowedtheratdownwheneveritisonit.


    Thepartynowhadaplan.WaveandAurorausedFrozenlightningrainon


    threeofthesixportals,sothattherewasafiftypercentchanceofitlandingon


    oneoftheicepatches.Violetstruckitwithasmallfiretodirectitintooneofthe


    Portals.ThefirsttimeitwasontheiceWillowattackeditwithherstandardshadow


    flame.thenexttimeitwasWavewhousedabasiclightningkick.


    Bynowtheratwasgettingannoyedandchangeditstactics.Everyonethought


    itwasrepeatingitssamebehavior,buttotheirshockitstoppedmidwayonthe


    iceandlashedoutwithitstailmakingthoseinfrontofitfalltotheground.Itcharged


    towardstheothergroup,andknockedthemdownaswell.Whydidthepartynot


    realizesooneraboutitstail,theycouldhavecomeupwithacountermeasure.


    Itmosthavebeenbecausetheyhadtofocusatwashappeningatthemoment.


    ¡°Guys,Ijustrealized,itsnotjustthetailwehavetoworryabouteither!¡±Wave


    shoutedbutitwasalreadytolatewhathehadwantedtowarnthemaboutwas


    happeningrightinfrontoftheireyes.


    TheratuseditshandstopickupandtossVioletshehitthewallreallyhard.


    AtthesametimeitgrabbedWillowwithitstail,howeverWillowbitedown


    anditlooseneditsgriponher.Violetwasalmostoutofhealth.Violetquickly


    reachedintoherbackpackandtookoutoneofthemanyhealingitemsshe


    hadobtainedanddrankit.¡°PleaseeveryoneprotectmeuntilIcanfully


    recover.¡±Violetrequested.WavewenttoVioletandliftedherintohisarms


    andstartedtolevitate.


    WillowandAuroracreatedblacksteamtostriketherat,thiswasofcourse


    awayfromanyoftheicesurfaces.ShadowandSkyattackwiththeirnew


    petskill,whentheratgoesthroughaportaltoanothericepatch.


    OnceViolethadrecovered,theratwasinadirectlineupwithallthe


    partymembersandShadow.WavetakesouttheknifehegotfromWillow,


    andgetsreadytousetoothlauncher.ShadowandSkygetinfrontofWillow,


    andasthetoothcomesflyingtheyusetheirnewpetskill.Theirarenowfor


    teethheadingtowardstherat.BeforetheteethhitbothAuroraandVioletuse


    iceandfireontheteethandtheirattackscreateasteam.


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    <td>


    PartySkillcreatedArtofthewolvessteamingtoothcannon


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Thisattackisjustwhattheyneededtofinishoffthegiantrat.


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    <td>


    YourpartyhasdefeatedThepetratofthegodsandhasobtained


    onefruitofunderstandingeach.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Fruitofunderstandingdescription:Afruitwhichwheneaten


    allowsonetograsphiddenknowledgewithin.Increasesall


    knownskillsunderstandingby1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Afterbeatingthepetratofthegodsallthedoorsopened,including


    theonethatnoneofthepartycamethrough.Theyheadedupthestairs.


    Whattheyfoundwasanotherportal,butthisonewasasilvercolor.


    Steppingontotheportalthepartyisteleportedtoalargeroomwithapedestal.


    Whatlayuponthepedestalwasofcoursethehiltofmomentum.Wavepicked


    upthefloatinghiltfromthepedestal.


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    <td>


    GainedtheHiltofmomentum


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Hiltofmomentumdescription:Ahiltwhenusedtomakeaweaponwill


    makethewieldermoreagileandflexible.Itseemstheremaybesome


    secrettothishilt.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>

 Chapter 8 Desert in the sky

    Wavewasreadingthelocationofthenextpieceforthedaggers.(Whatreally!?)


    Wavewasstunnedanddeepinthought.Willowlooksathimbeforeinquiringabout


    thenextlocation.¡°SowheredoesitsaywehavetogonextWave?¡±Wavepoints


    abovehishead.Everyoneinthepartylooksatwhereheispointing.¡°Howon


    earthcouldwenothavenoticedthissooner?¡±Skypressesthepartyforsome


    sortofanswer.Auroratotheparty.¡°It¡¯sbeautiful,buthowdowegetupthere?¡±


    WillowlooksatVioletandask.¡°Evenifwecouldgetupthere,hasanyoneelse


    noticedtheotherproblem?¡±Violetrespondstoher.¡°Youmeanthefactthat,aside


    Fromitbeingafloatingisland,thatitisupsidedown?¡±Wavelooksateveryone


    beforegivingthematheory.¡°Maybeithasitsowngravitationalpull?¡±The


    partynods,itseemslikeitwasasolidtheory.


    Wave,Sky,Aurora,andWillowtrytolevitate,buttheirlevitationonlyreaches


    abouthalfway.¡°Nogoodhuh?¡±Skyremarks.Thesunsooncastashadowon


    oneofthesandduns.Itisatthismomentthattheshadowpuppyusesitsshadow


    travelabilitytoteleportitselfontothefloatingdesert.Assoonasitwalksaway


    fromitsshadowitstartstofallfromthesky.VioletpointstoWave,asheistrying


    togethisshadowinlinewiththeshadowpuppy,andwithclarityinhervoicespeaks.


    ¡°WellIguessthatmakesyourtheorywrong.¡±Wavecannotarguewiththatstatement.


    ¡°Nowwhatshouldwedo?¡±AuroraprettymuchdemandingananswerfromWave.


    Wavemakesthemostreasonablestatement.¡°Itmightbewiseforustoheadback


    tothevillage,andwecancompleteourquestatthesametime.¡±Allthepartymembers


    feelthatisthebestoptionforthetimebeing.BeforeleavingSkypointsoutonemore


    thing.¡°Ifitisnotgravity,whyhasthatsandnotcomepouringdownonus?¡±None


    hadanyanswertohisquestion.


    Fightingtheirwaythroughmoreshadowpuppiesthepartyhadtodealwith


    Violetsflamesoncemore.TheheatwasmakingeveryonebutVioletuncomfortable.


    Waveusedbasiclightningkickwhenhefoundsomepuppiesnowherenearanyshadows.


    Aurorawasexperimentingwithherbasiciceandcreatedanewskill.Frostpunch,itwas


    formedwhensheputiceshardsatthetipofeachofherfingers.Basicallywhenshewould


    punchshewouldcrushtheiceshardsasshestrucktheenemy,andthiswouldcauseice


    dusttobedirectedforwardsontotheenemy,whichcausedicedamagealongwiththe


    damagefromherfist.


    SkyandShadowwereusingtheirpetskill,toattackmultiplepuppiesatthesametime.


    Willowwasattackingthepuppieswithherknifeskill.Willowhadthemosttrouble


    becauseshedidnothaveanymagicskillsshecouldusetoattacktheshadowpuppies.


    Oneoftheshadowpuppies,almostknockedherintotheinfernothatViolethad


    created.


    Restingforthenightthepartytookalongneededbreak.Travelingthisfaronfoot


    washard,theyneededsomesortofmount.Sureoneofthepartymemberscould


    alwaysrideonShadow,butwhatabouttherestofthem.


    Wavefellasleepandwasnowdreaming.Hewasinhisherbalgardenwithhis


    petdog,hewasabouttwelveyearsold.Hismotherhadtaughthimabout


    allthevarietiesofherbsandwhattheywhereusedfor.Hisdogwaslickinghis


    check,asathankyouforlettingherhaveaverysmallpieceofginger.Wavewakes


    upandtearsareflowingdownhiseyes.Thiswasthefirstthinghetrulyremembered


    abouthimself,tobaditwassogeneric.ShadowseeingthetearsinWave¡¯seyes


    licksthemaway.ToShadow¡¯ssurpriseWaveswiftlyputshisarmsaroundhisnext


    andtightlyholdshim.ThisisasensationthatShadowhasneverexperiencedbefore,


    butforsomereasonitfeelsreallynice.¡°Shadow,Iamsogladwetamedyouright


    Now.¡±WavestateswhilepettingthetopofShadow¡¯shead.Thisisalsoanew


    sensationtoShadowbuthelikesthisoneaswell.


    Morninghasarrivedandeveryoneispackinguptheirtents.Inthedistancethey


    seesomething,orisitalotofsomething.¡°Isthatsomeone,runningfromahoard


    ofmonsters?¡±Willowquestions.Everyoneistakenabackwhentheyseethat


    Willowisright.Thereisawomanrunningfromahoardofaboutsixty,what


    lookstobetigerswithbatwings.Herhairisthecolorofthemoon,sheiswearing


    adarkgreenballroomdress,andhereyesareadeepcrimsonred.¡°Help!Idonot


    wanttodie!¡±Theycantellbythewaythatsheisbreathingthatallherhealth


    relatedstatesarelow,thatwouldexplainwhysheisscreamingthatrightnow.


    Waveasktheparty.¡°Doyouguysthinkweshouldhelpher?¡±Willowisthe


    firsttoanswer.¡°Ithinkthatisourbestchoicerightnow.¡±Skyagreesandsimple


    Says.¡°Evenifwedidnottryandhelpher,wewouldbeblockedbythosemonsters.¡±


    AuroralooksatVioletandtellsher.¡°Igooduseagoodtestofmynewskill.¡±


    Violetreplieswithonesimpleword.¡°Fire!¡±Withthatthepartyheadedintocombat.


    Thetigersattackedeachmemberinthepartybycirclingaroundthemintheair.


    AsoneofthetigersflewforwardstowardsWave,twootheroneslaunched


    breathattacks.Wavethoughttheywouldusethesametypeofattacksasone


    another,howeveroneofthemreleasedafirebreath,whiletheotherreleased


    abreathoflightning.Wavebarelyhastimetododgetheseattacks.Heuses


    hisbasiclightningkicktochargeattheenemyinfrontofhim,whileusing


    themomentumtododgeaswell.


    SkyandShadowaretryingtheirbesttouseartofthewolveswhile


    alsotakinginanychancetheygettodogethosebreathattacks.They


    AredoingalostbetterthanWave,whoisfightingalone.


    WillowandAuroracreateshadowsteamforbothcoveranddamage


    totheflyingtigers.Willowcutsone,thenbitesdownonitspaw


    whichstunsitslightlygivingAuroraachancetouseherfrostpunch


    Skill.


    Violetisnexttothewomanwhomaskedfortheirhelp.Sheisswinging


    herswordwhichiscreatingfireballsanddisorientingtheflyingtigersin


    frontofthem.ThewomaniscreatingboulderswithhermagicasViolet¡¯s


    fireballsaredistractingthem.Thebouldersarebeingtossedontopoftheir


    heads.


    Waveusesallofhismptounleasharainofstandardlightningdirected


    atalltheflyingtigersabovehim.Thisisenoughtokillthembuthe


    Stillhastheoneinfrontofhimselftodealwith.Wavesoonalsoruns


    outofchiforhisbasiclightningkick.Wavecannotgetcloseenough


    toattackwithhisclawshedoesnotknowwhattodo.Suddenlyan


    ideahitshim.Wavepullsouttheironearringsfromhisbackpack.


    Usinghissparkskill,whichusesmanaandnotmp,herunsthe


    sparkinacircuitthroughtheearrings.Justasthechargeisabout


    tofinishhetossthemforwards,astonotelectrocutehimself.


    Theearringslanddirectlyintotheflyingtigersmouth.Wave


    seessparksstarttoflydownthetigersthroat,asitispushedSupport the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    backwardsfromtheelectriccurrent.Thetigerisnownothing


    butasmolderingcorpse.


    SkyandShadowfinallymanagetofinishofftheirgroupofflying


    Tigers.Theyhadusedtheirownbreathattacksagainstthem.They


    skillfullyluredonetigerintoattackingthemdirectly,whilemaking


    suretheywouldbeinthepathofthebreathattack,whilethetiger


    infrontofthemhadnoidea.Withperfecttimingtheywoulddoge


    theattackleavingthetigerinfrontofthemtotakeontheirallies


    wrath.


    WillowandAuroraarenowbothlevitating,andholdingone


    ofeachothershands,inordertousetheforceofrotationto


    spininmidair.Withtheirotherhandeachofthemarereleasing


    theirindividualmagic.Thisendedupbecominganewparty


    skill,Nature¡¯smarrygoround.Thiswasenoughtofinishoff


    theirgroupoftigers.


    Violetandthewomanattackedtheirgroupoftigersby


    sendingherbouldersintotheairwhileVioletcrushed


    themintopieceswithhersword.Thismadesmallrocks


    bepeltedtothetigersanddidenoughrelativedamage


    tofinishthemoff.


    ¡°Thankyousomuchforsavingmefromthoseawfultigers!¡±


    thewomanwasclearlygratefulfortheirhelp.¡°Ihavebeen


    soloingforalongtimenow,andhavebeenlookingfora


    Partytojoin.IfyoudonotmindmayIjoinyours?¡±Thewoman


    askedwithpleadingeyes.Wavelooksathispartywhoall


    nodtheirheadsbeforeansweringher.¡°Wewouldbehappyto


    haveyouinourparty.IamWaveDroplet,ThisisWillowBirth.


    HeisSkySoar-high.ThatovertheirisAuroraRose-song.The


    oneyouhadbeenfightingalongsideisVioletPillar.¡±¡°Niceto


    meetyouallmynameisTempleRaise.¡±


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    TempleRaisejoinedyourparty


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ThepartynoticedthatTemple¡¯shealthstatswereaboutashighas


    theirown.Howeverwhatsurprisedthemwasallherenergy


    relatedstatsweredoubletheirown.Violettookoutahealing


    itemandwaspassingittoTemple,butbeforeshecouldgrasp


    itonelastflyingtigercamedowntowardsherandhitherhard


    allherhealthstatsdroppedtozero.¡°Great,wehaveno


    ideawhereherre-spawnpointis.¡±Violethasatoneof


    uneasinessasshespeaks.Whathappensnextshockstheparty.


    InsteadofTemple¡¯sbodydisappearingherskinturnsanice


    blue,andherhairbecomespaler,thenshestandsup.¡°How!?


    What!?When?Areyouforreal!?¡±Everyoneshoutsatthesame


    time.Thepartyissoconfusedatthemoment.Whatisconfusing


    themevenmoreisthat,eventhoughsheisstandingandmoving


    around,herhealthstatshavenotgoneabovezero.Astheyare


    inshockthetigerattacksTempleagain.Theynownotice


    thatherenergyrelatedstatsaregoingdownfromthedamage.


    Theygetreadytofightthetiger.Sinceitisthewholeparty


    againstonetiger,itisdeadinnotime.WavestaringatTemple


    askher.¡°Howintheworldareyoustillstanding?¡±Templeanswers


    hisquestion.¡°Itisfrommytalent,risefromthedead.Itgivesme


    asecondchanceatlifebutitusesmyenergystatsinplaceofmy


    healthstats.Icanstilluseskillsbut,theirisahugerisk.¡±


    WavethinksaboutWillow¡¯sshadowflameskillwhichuses


    heraura.(Sothereareotherweirdskillsandtalentsbesides


    Willow¡¯s.)OfcourseWavehasnoideawhatWillow¡¯stalent


    is,andkindoffearstoask.Templecontinues.¡°Ireturnto


    normalaftersleepingataninnorinatent.¡±


    Astheyareheadingforthevillage,Auroratakesoutallofthe


    energyhealingitemsthatshehadgotfromthecavernofportals


    andgavethemalltoTemple.Templethankedherandgave


    heraflowerringinreturn.


    Duringthetimeittakestogettothevillage,thepartyexplains


    toTemplewhattheyhavebeenuptoandwhereitistheyare


    tryingtogonext.¡°Ifyouaskmeitsoundslikethesandmay


    bemagnetic.¡±ThepartyisawestruckbyTemplesstatement.


    Oncebackinthevillagethepartyfinishesthequest.Everyone


    butTempleisgiventherewardofthirtystonesofmagicalforce.


    Aurorafindstheskillmerchantandtradestenforstandardice.


    Therestofthepartyistwentyshortforthenextrank,andneed


    askillunderstandingoffifteenbeforetheycanupgradeanyways.


    WavetalkstoViolet.¡°Ithinkweshouldfindsomemagneticgemstones.¡±


    VioletnodsassheunderstandswhatitisWaveisthinking.Meanwhile


    therestofthepartylooksforanycluesonhowtoflygreatheights.


    VioletandWavewerewonderingthroughaminebythevillage.Thiswas


    likelytheminetheblacksmithusedforhiswork.¡°Doyouthinkwe


    canreallyfindanyinhearViolet?¡±Wavewasofcoursereferringto


    anysortofmagneticminerals.¡°Iamuncertain,howeveritisworth


    theshot.¡±Violetcommentstohim.


    Wavebroughtapieceofironwithhiminordertoconfirmif


    thegemstonetheyfoundwasmagnetic.SinceViolethadthe


    gemloreskillitwouldbeslightlyeasiertofindsomecompared


    totryingtofindsomeonhisown.


    Nearawaterfallinthemine.Waveplacedhishandsbehindthe


    waterfallandfindsalargeboulder.(Couldthisbeit?)Wavethinksto


    himself.LookingatVioletheishopingshewillconfirmhisthoughts.


    VioletsoftlyspeaksintoWave¡¯sear.¡°Thismaybeit,tryingbreaking


    thisboulderwithyourhammer.¡±Wavestartspoundingthehammer


    againstthelargeboulder.Frombehindthemthesoundhasawakened


    asleepingpileofgoo.


    Thegoowondersovertothetwopartymembers.Itdoesnotgettoclose,


    butinsteadblockstheironlyformofescapebystandinginthedoorway


    andwaitingforthemtocomeout.


    Shiftinghisweightfromonefoottotheother,Wavefinallymanagesto


    breaktheboulderintopieces.Wavepicksuponeofthepiece,andplaces


    Itneartheiron.Themineralstucktoittightly.¡°Eureka!¡±Waveyellsas


    hepullsthenewgemstoneawayfromtheiron.VioletandWaveboth


    lookoverapieceofthegemstonetofindoutmore.


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Magneticirongained


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Magneticirondescription:apieceofironthathasbecomemagnetic


    afteryearsofsubtleexposuretoyearsofelectriccurrent.Magnetsare


    knowninhistorytohavemanyuses.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavelooksattheironhehadinhishandbeforebreakingtheboulder


    Andthinks.(SoIcouldhavemademyownmagneticmineral.)Violet¡¯s


    gemloreskillunderstandinghaswentupbyonefromdiscoveringa


    uniquetypeofmineral.


    BothViolet,andWavegotoheadouttheexitoftheroom,onlyto


    bestoppedintheirtracksatwhatisinfrontofthem.Alargepurple


    slimeisblockingtheirpath.Theroomistosmallsotheydonothave


    alotofroomtofight.


    WavetellsViolet.¡°Whateveryoudo,donotuseanyfireinthissmall


    Space.¡±Violetagreesnotto.Violetquicklypunchestheslime,inwhat


    sheguessesisitsstomach.Thetextureoftheslimefeelslikemelted


    marshmallows,butgivesoffaheatthatislikeahumansbodyheat.


    Violethasabitoftroublegettingherhandoutfromitatfirst.


    OnceViolethasgottenherhandout,Waveattacksitwithabeardash.


    SincetheclawsaresharptheydonotsticktotheslimelikeViolet¡¯s


    handdid.AsWavemovesbackhishands,heisleftwithapileof


    warmgooonhisarms.Thesensationbecomesdisturbingafterashort


    while,sincehehastroublegettingthegoooffhisarms.


    Notwantingtogetanymoreslimeonhisarms,Wavestartsattacking


    byswitchingbetweenbasicandstandardlightning.Theslimehasnow


    splitintotwodifferentslimes.Oneofthemisstillblockingthedoor,


    whiletheotheroneischargingtowardsViolet.Notsurewhattodo


    WaveissuesacommandatViolet.¡°Swingyourswordtowardsme


    andfindaplacetodoge.¡±Violetdoesassheisasked.Asthefireball


    fromViolet¡¯sswordishurlingtowardshim,Wavestrikesthevery


    centerofthefireballwithbasiclightning.Violethasmanaged


    todiveintothewaterjustunderthewaterfallbeforeWaveunleashed


    hislightning.


    WithhereyesopenedunderthewaterVioletcanseeablindinglight.


    Waveissentflyingbackwardsthroughtheslimethatwasblockingthe


    doorway.Bothslimeswerenowdead.Wavewouldhavetakenserious


    damageifhehadtriedtodothatfromtheotherdirection.Theslime


    alsostoppedhismomentumashewasflungbackwards.Theresult


    wasnotwhatWavewasexpecting.Hehadjustwantedtousehis


    lightningtodividethefireballsoitwouldraindownontheslime.


    Whatwavehaddoneinsteadhadcreatedanexplosion.IfViolet


    Hadnotjumpedintothewaterwhenshedid,inalllikelyhood


    shewouldhavedied.


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    <td>


    PartyskillcreatedExplodingswordslash


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ¡°WhollyshootWave,didyouwanttokillus!?¡±Violetangryword


    stronglydirectedatWave.Wavelooksatherandgivesanapology.


    ¡°SorryViolet,thiswasnottheresultIhadinmind.Maybenow


    youwillunderstandhowwefeelwhenyouuseyourfiretheway


    youdo.¡±WavesaysthelastpartinalowtoneasforVioletnotto


    hearhim.


    VioletandWave¡¯snextstopisahoardofwildcows.Theyintend


    toprocessthemforleather.AfterkillingthecowsWaveuseshis


    clawstostripofftheirskin.


    Uponreturningtothevillage,Waveheadsdirectlytotheblacksmiths.


    Waveisbusymakingleatherboots,butdoesnotenditthere,helaces


    thebottomofthebootswithmagneticiron.


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Magneticboots


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Magneticbootsdescription:Apairofleatherbootswithmagnetsat


    thebottom.Noonebutthecreatecouldknowtheintentionbehind


    them.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    AuroracomesintofindWaveworking.Waveisjust


    aboutfinishedmakingthelastpairofboots.Waveexplains


    toAurorawhattheyaremeantfor.Auroralooksthemover


    beforepointingoutaproblem.¡°Evenifwewearthese,we


    willjustfalloutofthemfromthegravity.¡±Wavelooksat


    Auroraandknowssheisright,butcannotfindasolution


    totheproblem.¡°Doyouhaveanymoreleatherleft?¡±


    AuroraaskWave.Waveshowsherthathedoesindeed


    Haveleatherleft.WiththatAuroratakesoutthesewing


    needleandthethreadofmiseryshehadgotten,what


    hadnowfeltlikesolongago.Aurorastartedtosew


    leatherstrapstoeachpairofboots.Shemadethemwith


    thesametypeofdesign,thatisusedtokeepsnowshoes


    attachedtoyourfeet.


    ¡°OhIalmostforgot,whileyoutwoweregettingthis


    readytherestofushaveobtainedawaytoflyto


    thatdesert.¡±Wavewaswaitingforhertotellhim


    how.¡°Inasmallhutonatallmountainwestof


    here,thereisamanrentingoutdragons.Werented


    onefromhim,anditwasnotcheap,youandViolet


    oweusonethousandquartz.¡±Aurorasmirkswhile


    puttingoutherhandforhershareofthemoney.


    WavehandsAuroratwohundredandfiftyquartz.


    WavehadalmostforgotthatShadowwouldneed


    bootsaswell.Hesetsoftoworkmakingasmaller


    pair.Aurorathenaddsthestrapstothenewboots.


    Thepartyallmeetsupattheinnandsleepsforthe


    night.WavepaidforTemple¡¯sroomsincehefelt


    Badthatshecouldnotstayforfreeliketherestof


    theparty.


    Thepartyspentthenextfewnightstravelingwith


    thedragonbehindthem.Theywerenowfinally


    Atthedesert.WaveattachedShadowwiththe


    bootshehadmadeforhim.Shadowfeltreally


    uncomfortablewearingthisthings.Everyoneelse


    putontheirbootsaswellandmadesurethestraps


    werereallytight.


    Thedragoncouldonlycarrytwopeopleatatime.


    SkyandWillowwerethefirsttogetontotheisland.


    NextwasVioletandAurora.WavepickedupShadow


    whiletemplegotonwiththem.Noweveryonewas


    ontheislandandthebootswereworkingproperly.


    Skylookstothepartyandasks.¡°Doesanyoneelse


    feeldizzyfromthebloodrushingtotheirhead?¡±


    Everyoneoftheotherpartymemberslifttheirhand,


    Shadowbarksashisresponse.


    Asthepartywalksalongthesand,theysooncometo


    abuildingwhichiscoveredalmostcompletelyinsand.


    Theywalkintoitthroughwhatappearstobeawindow.


    Thepartyfindsaflightofstairs.Theywalkdown,or


    maybeitisupthesestairs.Whentheyreachthebottom


    orisitthetop,theyarenowinwhatappearstobean


    abandonedcity.

 Chapter 9 City deep within the sands

    Astheysteppedoffthelaststep,thepartywasatfirst


    mesmerizedbytheoverwhelmingbeautyofthecity.


    Therewheretwostreamsoneachsideofthecityflowing


    downtowardsthewell.Anassortmentofflowerbedon


    eachwindowsillofeveryhouse.Thecolorsoftheflowers


    weredeep,andmadeyourverysoulfeelcalm.Thesentof


    cinnamonfilledtheair,andthedirtroadsthatleadtothe


    entrywayofeachhousehadpeppermintgrowingoneach


    side.Youcouldtellfromthebarelyvisiblewoodpanels


    oneachside,thattheirrootswereboxedinastonot


    spreadeverywhere.Therewerebirdsofmanycolors


    flyingfromtreetoptotreetop.Theirsonggaveyour


    mindpeace.Musiccouldbeheardcomingfromthe


    centerofthecity.Themelodywasthatofapiano,and


    thevoiceoftoyoungwomansangtothatmelody.


    Thepartywassilentastheylistenedtothemusic.


    Ittookthemalittlewhilebeforetheyevenrealizedthey


    hadnowbecomeaccustomedtothesensationofbeing


    upsidedown,andnolongerfeltthepressureofthe


    bloodflowingtotheirheads.


    Templewasthefirsttospeakanywords.¡°Thisisamazing!


    itremindsmeofwhenIwastwelve,andmyfamilytook


    mybrotherandIonavacation,inasmalltownwhichwas


    havingamusicfestival.¡±Willowwasthenexttosaywhat


    wasonhermind.¡°Itremindsmeofthetimeatriedtolearn


    howtoplaytheharp,thoughagaveupbeforeIcouldeven


    playasinglesong.¡±WavelookedoveratShadowwho


    seemedtobealmostdancingtotheupliftingmelodies.


    ¡°Aw,howcute!¡±Violet¡¯swordslefthermouthbefore


    shecouldeventhinkaboutwhatshesaid.Violet¡¯sface


    turnedredfromhowembarrassedshefelt,aftersaying


    thatsoloudly.Noonecouldseemtounderstandwhy


    Violetseemedsoembarrassed.


    Skypasseshishandthroughoneofthestreams,before


    pointingoutwhatshouldhavebeenobvious.¡°Heyguys


    howareneitherofthesestreamsfallingtotheground?¡±


    Ittookthepartyaboutfiveminutesbeforetheycould


    comprehendwhatitwasthatSkywasgettingat.¡°The


    waterislikelymagneticaswell.¡±Auroratryingto


    comeupwiththebestanswer,replied.Wavelooks


    ateveryonebeforespeakingwithashockedtone.


    ¡°Magneticwater,whoeverheardofsuchathing.¡±


    Violettookoutoneofhercanteensandmotionsto


    Wave.¡°Whynottestthattheorywithsomeiron.¡±


    Wavepullsoutsomeironfromhisbackpack.


    Violetpoursoutsomeofthewater,asWavebrings


    theironunderit.Sureenoughtheyironispulled


    upwardsthroughmagnetism,andpreventsanymore


    waterfromfallingoutofthecanteen.


    Willow,Sky,Aurora,andTempleareinawatthe


    eventthatjusttookplace.¡°Soitreallyismagnetic!¡±


    Willowexcitedlythrowsthesewordsfromhermouth


    withahugegrinonherfaceafterwards.Willowpulls


    theironoffofthecanteenandstartstodrinksome


    ofthemagneticwater.Everyoneelseintheparty


    hastheverysamethought,asidefromTemplewho


    hasjustmeettheparty.(ThatisWillowforyou.)


    Amanarrivesbehindtheirparty.¡°Isee,youareenjoying


    ourwater.¡±Themanchucklestothem.Thepartyislooking


    downathisfeet,thereisnothingonthem.¡°Howishenot


    fallingtothegroundrightnow?¡±Wavewhisperstoeveryone.


    Noonehasanansweroratleasttheydonothaveoneatthis


    moment.¡°Ithasbeenaboutnineyearssincewelasthad


    anyvisitors.ComealongIwillintroduceyoutoourcity


    workers.¡±Themangesturesforthemtofollowhim.The


    partydoesnotseeanyharmindoingso,andwiththat


    theyheaddeeperintothecity.


    ¡°Thishereisourcowfarm,weuseittomakemilkas


    wellassomemeat.¡±Themanleadsthemaroundthecow


    farm.¡°Doyouthinkwewillbeabletobuysomemeat


    fromthemViolet?¡±Willow¡¯swordsleaveVioletthinking.


    (IbeatIcouldcookthesecowswithanicebonfire.)Violet


    politelynodstoWillow.¡°YeahIthinkweshouldbeableto


    onceweareabletoexploreonourown.¡±Wavenoticejust


    BeforeVioletansweringWillow¡¯squestionshewasfiddling


    withanemptymatchbox.(Ihavesomeideaaboutwhat


    WasonVioletsmindatthetime.)Wavegoesoverallthe


    possiblescenariosinhishead.


    ¡°Thishereisthetailors,theownerisawomaninher


    twenty''s,andshemakessomeofthebestclothing


    usingthesilkfromsheepduckfeathers.Imustlet


    youallknowthoughthathersupplieshavebeen


    runninglowasoflate.¡±Themanshowsthemone


    ofthearticlesofclothinghehadmentioned,and


    Motionsthemalltotouchit.Thepieceofclothing


    feelssoftlikepettingadog,andlookslikeitwill


    dryquicklyifitbecomeswet.


    ¡°Thisisoneofthebestplacesintown,ourbakery


    offersonepieceofeachbakedgood,freeevery


    day,meaningifyouwanttohavemoreofthe


    Sameitemyouwillhavetopayforit.¡±This


    prospectofgettingabunchoffreefoodeveryday


    madethepartyunderstandwhythemanhadsaid


    Itwasthebestplaceinthecity.


    Willowstomachgrowled.Afamilyofayoung


    woman,herhusbandandtheirtwogirlscameout


    frombehindthecounter.¡°Heremiss,thisisourstores


    lemon,applecaramel,cake.¡±Oneofthegirlsoffering


    Willowapiece.Willowtookabite.Thesourofthelemon,


    mixedwiththesmoothtasteoftheapple,wasfarther


    complementedbythesweetnessofthecaramel,andthenthere


    wasthesoftrichtextureofthecakeitself,whichalljustmelted


    inhermouth.¡°SohowisitWillow.¡±Wavelaughingtohimself


    whilewatchingherfacebeingstuffedwith


    thecake.


    ¡°Moreplease!¡±Willow¡¯swordscould


    almostnotbemadeoutbyanyone.¡°Sorry,oneof


    eachitempercustomerisfree,thenyouhalfto


    payifyouwantthesamething.¡±Thegirltothe


    oppositesideoftheonewhopassedherthecakesaid.


    Willowwasdisappointed,butthenasked.¡°Whatelse


    mayIhaveforfreetoday?¡±Themothersmirks.¡°Igot


    justthetreatforyou.¡±Thewomangoestothebake


    ofthestoreandbringsbackacookie,whichistopped


    withicecream.¡°Thisisourbananaoatmealdelight.¡±


    Willowtakesasmallbitebeforeshovingthewhole


    cookieintohermouth.Thetasteofthebananaicecream


    blendswellwiththedarkchocolatechips,andtheoatmeal


    thathasasmallhintofgingerandcinnamon.


    Therestofthepartysoontriessomeofthefreefood.


    Wavegetsapieceofchocolatethatisfilledwithraspberries


    andhasalightorangecream.Skytriesapieceoftheircheese


    cake,whichontheendhasacrustthatismadefromcarrot


    Cake.Violettriessomefrenchvanilla,cheerypie.Thecrust


    itselfismadewithvanilla,whiletherestisanormalcherry


    pie.


    Templegetssocinnamonbuns,whicharetoppedwith


    asweetblueberryicecream.Willowisnowspending


    almostallherquartztobuyalargeamountofeach


    bakedgood.


    ¡°Thisisthelocationofourblacksmith¡¯s,ithasnot


    beeninuseforthepasttwoyears,wellatleastnot


    tomakeweaponsanyways.¡±Thepartycouldnot


    helpbutwonderthereasonitwasnolongerinbeing


    usedforweaponcreation,afterthemanendedhis


    sentence.


    ¡°Youseethatthere,weusealchemyatthatshop,although


    rightnowweonlyselltheitems,sincetheonlypersonwho


    couldproduceresultswithalchemyhasdiedlastyear¡±The


    man¡¯svoiceseemedtoindicatehisfeelingsofmelancholy.


    Theparty¡¯snextwordsweresympathetic.¡°Wearesorry


    foryourloss.¡±Themanlooksatthembeforesaying.¡°I


    havehadplentyoftimetogrieve,thoughalotofthe


    peopleinthecityhavestillnotgotoverherdeath.¡±


    Everyoneissilentforashortwhile,theywantto


    payrespecttotheonewhohasdied.


    ¡°Herewecometotheherbalgarden,thatthereis


    Ourgreenhousetokeepawidevarietyofherbs


    available,toallourcitypeople.¡±Wavecould


    hardlyholdbackhisexcitementuponseeing


    alltheherbsinthegreenhouseinfrontofthem.


    ¡°Followmeinside,becauseyouseeIhave


    broughtyoutomyhome.¡±Themanturns


    thekeytohishouseandleadstheminside.


    Thepartyisbroughttoasingleroom,an


    themanshutsthedoorbehindhimself.¡°Thisismyoffice,A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    foryouseeIamthemayorofthiscity,mynameisNorthern


    bytheway.¡±Theintroductioniscutshort,whenawomanenters


    theroomwithapitcheroflemonade,andenoughglassesfor


    everyone.¡°Ihopeyouenjoythelemonademywifehasmade


    forus,Southernseemstoknowjusttherightratioforsugar


    andlemon.¡±Theman¡¯swordsseemtobeanimplied


    thankyoutohiswife.Southernleavestheoffice.


    ¡°Youmayhavenoticedthatalotofplacesinthecity


    areeitherclosedown,orarerunninglowonsupplies.¡±


    Themanwaitsforthepartytoindicatethattheyunderstood


    beforecontinuing.¡°WellIhavearequestforyou,thebridge


    thatleadstothehuntinggroundshascollapsedthreeyearsago,


    andnooneseemstorememberhowtobuildonethatdoes


    notjustgetpulledintotheriverbelow.Doyouthinkyou


    couldhelpuswiththistask?¡±Thepartytalksitover


    beforeagreeingtobuildthebridge.


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    <td>


    QuestacceptedCitybridgebuilding


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Quest


    Citybridgebuilding


    Mostofthecitypeoplehavenotbeenabletogetany


    moresuppliesaftertheirbridgehascollapsed.The


    Citymayorhasrequestedyourpartybuildabridge


    thatwillnotbepulledintothewater.


    Reward:Citypassport,ringsofmagneticflow


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Thepartyhadnoideawhatthecitypassportwasfor,but


    theyhadaprettygoodideaastotheuseoftheringofmagnetic


    flow.Withthatthepartywenttobuysuppliesforthebridge.


    Willowpurchasedsomeropenets,tomakeuseofhernet


    skillinamoreuniqueway.Violetboughtabunchofwooden


    fencepieces,andwasalsoabouttouseherskillinaunique


    way.Templepurchasedabunchofscrews.Wavewaswith


    herwhenshewasmakingthepurchase.Theshopowner


    hadthescrewsfloatingbetweenhistwohands,whenhe


    removedhisbottomhand,thescrewscameflyingtowards


    Templeandhimself,theyjustbarleyhadtimetoduck.


    ¡°SorryIforgotvisitorsarenotlikeus,andcannotjust


    putuptheirhandsinresponse.¡±Theshopownergiveshis


    apologizestothetwoofthem,andevengivesaslightdiscount.


    Thepartyfindsthelocationoftheoldbridge.Itislocatedover


    acanyonlikearea,withwaterflowingdeepatthebottom.


    ¡°Whydoyouthinktheirattemptstobuildabridgekeepfailing?¡±


    WaveisdirectingherquestionatWillow.¡°Noidea.¡±Willow


    sighs.


    Wavehammersintwopiecesofwoodenfence,toformapeg


    oneachside.Willowtiesapartofherropenettoeachend.


    Violetstartstoplacepiecesofwoodenfenceinsidethenet


    inaweavingfashion.Templescrewsinthescrewstothewood


    andrope,inorderforittoholdlonger.Thefinalproductisa


    verystrongandsturdyropebridge.Wavestartstolevitateand


    grabsanothertwopiecesofwoodenfencetomakepegsonthe


    othersideofthecanyon.Wavehammersthemintotheground


    aswell.Heheadsbacktotheothersidetograbonsideofthe


    ropebridge,whileAuroragrabstheother.SkypicksupTemple


    andtheyalllevitatetotheotherside.Theytiethebridgerope


    tothepegs,whiletemplescrewsthemintightly.


    WhilelettinggooftheropebothAuroraandWavefeel


    astrongtug.Oncetheirhandsarenolongerontherope,


    thebridgeispulleddeeplyintothecanyonandhitsthe


    water.¡°Ofcourseeverythinghereismagnetic,nowonder


    theycouldneverbuildanotherbridge!¡±Waveshoutsangrily.


    ¡°Thereshouldbesomesolution,otherwisewewouldnot


    Havebeenabletotakeonthequestinthefirstplace.¡±Temple


    saystoWavetryingtocalmhimdown.¡°Fornowhowabout


    wegobacktothecityandrestockonsuppliesforthebridge?¡±


    Skysuggesttotheparty.Everyoneseemstoagree,butthen


    Willowmakesanalarmingstatement.¡°SorrybutIhavezero


    Quartz.¡±Thereisalongawkwardsilence,beforetheyhad


    intothecity.


    Therestofthepartybuysthesamesuppliestheyhadgot


    before,andthencametoadecisiononwhattodoabout


    Willow¡¯sendofsupplies.Violettothegroup.¡°Howabout


    oneofusspendssomeofourquartsforthenets,thatWillow


    shouldbebuying?¡±¡°No,theburdenshouldnotbeonjust


    oneofus.¡±Skyanswersher.¡°Soweshouldallpoolour


    Quartztogether,thenhaveWillowbeinourdebt?¡±Wave


    InferstoSky¡¯smeaning.Templelooksatthemall.¡°Yeah


    Ithinkthatiswhathemeans.¡±Skynodstoindicatethatit


    isindeedwhathehadmeant.Withthatthepartypools


    togetherandbuytheneedednet.TheyinformWillow


    thatshewillhavetopaythembackatsomepoint.


    Theyarenowallbackatthecanyon.¡°Howarewegoing


    toresolvetheproblemofthemagneticpull?¡±Willowhas


    apuzzledexpressionwhileaskingeveryonethisquestion.


    ¡°HeyTempledidyoubuyanysparescrewsfromtheshop?¡±


    WavewaitsforTempletoanswerhim.¡°YeahIdid,butis


    itthatimportant?¡±¡°Maybe,givemetwo,Ihaveatheory.¡±


    TemplepassestwoofthescrewssheboughttoWaveso


    thathecouldtesthistheory.Thepartywatchesasone


    ofWave¡¯sfingerssuddenlyhasasmallsparkonit.


    Waveplacesthisfingeroveroneofthescrews.


    Thepartyfindsthisstrange,butwhattheydonot


    know,isthatWaveiscurrentlyusingsparkandspark


    flowtochangethemagneticpolarityofthisonescrew.


    Wavehasnowchangedthemagneticpolarity.Wave


    Holdsthechangedscrew,justagainsttheotherscrew.


    Thescrewishurledforwardstowardstheotherparty


    Members.Templeseesafamiliarseentakingplace


    andducksimmediately.Ittakestherestoftheparty


    memberstocatchon,buttheymangetododgeit,well


    mostofthemanyways.Aurorahadalmostdogged,but


    didnotmangetogetfarenough.Blooddrippeddown


    fromthescratchtohercheek.¡°Wavesitforaminute.¡±


    WavefollowedAurora¡¯srequestwithouteventhinking


    aboutit.Wavegotupaftersixtysecondshadpassed.


    Templedidnotunderstandatallwhatjusthappened.


    ¡°YouseeIthinkIcandothesamethingtothepart


    ofthebridgethatwillbeoverthewater.¡±¡°Whynot


    thewholebridge?¡±AuroraasksWaveafterhisclear


    Statement.¡°NoitwouldjustallflyupwardsifIdid


    thattothewholebridge.¡±AftertellingAurorathat,he


    firstchangedthepolarityofallthefencepieces,then


    onlythecenterofthenetportionofthebridge.Like


    Beforetheylevitatedovertotheothersideandtied


    andscrewedtheropetothefencepegs.Wave¡¯stheory


    Workedreallywell.Thepartytestedthebridgeseveral


    Times.Onlythepartymembersthathadlevitatetested


    Itjusttobesafe.Oncetheyweresatisfied,theyhead


    backtoNorthernandSouthern¡¯shome.


    Thepartywasofferedsomemorelemonade,whilethey


    waitedforNortherntoreturn.¡°Sohowdidthebridge


    buildinggo?¡±Northernwaitspatientlyforthemtoanswer


    him.Insteadofansweringhimtheymotionforhimtofollow


    Them.Theyleadhimtothenewlybuiltbridge.Northern


    Walksacrossthebridge.¡°Youhavedonesuchagreat


    Deedtothiscity,pleasetaketheseasourthankyou.¡±


    withthemayor¡¯swordstheyhadnowcompletedthequest.


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    <td>


    Questcomplete


    Citybridgebuilding


    Yourpartyhadcreatedasturdybridge,and


    havefoundawaytopreventthebridgefrom


    fallingintothewater,unliketheonesthecity


    Peoplehavetriedtomake.Itmightbewise


    Toexplainhowyouhavedoneitjustincase


    theyeverneedtobuildanewoneagain.


    Rewardgained:Citypassport,Ringofmagneticflow


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Citypassportdescription:Aspecialpassportthat


    Canteleportyoutotheunnamedmagneticcityin


    theskyfromanywhereintheworld.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb0">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Ringofmagneticflowdescription:Aringthatchanges


    one¡¯sauratoaformofmagnetenergywhileworn.


    ThisringneedstobechargedundertheViolet


    Sunofthemagneticcitybeforeitcanbeused.


    Warningthenormalsunraysdrainitscharge.


    Chargetimethreedays.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Thepartyknowsthattheirnewringswillbevital


    Thenexttimetheycomehere.Theywillmorethen


    likelybecomingbackherthankstothecitypassport.


    Nowthatthebridgecanbeusedthepartystartsto


    exploretheotherside.Thefirstthingtheyfindis


    Aclearmeadow,whichislikelywerethetailor


    usetogettheirsupplies.Nexttheycometoacave


    whichisclearlymarkedwithasignthatclearly


    hasthewordsminewrittenonit.¡°Doyouthink


    thebladecanbeinthemine?¡±Willowasks,with


    mostofthequestiondirectedatWave.¡°Idoubt


    It.¡±Waverepliestoher.¡°Thenwheremightit


    be?¡±Temple¡¯stoneseemstoindicatethatsheis


    confusedanddeepinthought.Noneoftheparty


    Memberscancomeupwithananswer.


    Thepartycontinuestowalkarounduntilthey


    cometoabunchoftalltrees.¡°Arethosewoods?¡±


    Aurorawantstoknow.¡°Theymightbeorthey


    couldbeajungle.¡±Violetcoughswilltryingto


    Answerher.¡°Itmustbeinherethen!¡±Skyshouts


    Surprisingeveryone.¡°Ohyoumeanthebladeright?¡±


    ¡°Letsgoinsidethemthen.¡±Wavewordseemlike


    theyagreewithwhatSkyandTemplejustsaid.


    Enteringthetreecoveredarea,thepartyissurrounded


    bylargepinkmoths,whichareaboutthreetimestheirsize.


    Templehurlssomebouldersatthem,whichallowstherest


    ofthepartytodivedintogroupsofthree.Sky,Shadow,and


    Violetareinonegroup.Aurora,andWillowareinanother.


    WhileWaveremainswithTemple.


    Wavegetsstandardlightningreadyassoonashe


    seesthatTemplesbouldersareabouttocomedown.


    Strikingeachmothinonewingwithhislightning,


    theyaresetoffbalance.Templepullsoutabowand


    placesaquiverontoherback.Thebowseemsdifferent


    totheoneshenormallysees.Thebowstringismuch


    thicker,andthewoodenpartifthebowhasamuch


    roundertipateachend.Wavealsonoticesatthecenter


    ofthebowitseemstobeengravedmuchlikeifyou


    hadputaringaroundit.Hethennoticethatthestrings


    centerseemslikeitiswoventogether,butinsuchaway


    thatifitwaspulledtothesideandnotthebackitwould


    comeapart.Templehasshotthemothsinfrontofthem.


    ¡°LookoutbehindyouTemple.¡±WithWave¡¯swarning


    Templequicklyturnsaround.Insteadofdrawingan


    arrowfromherquiver,Templegrabsthebowatthe


    centerwitheachhandatthelocationoftheringlike


    carving.Templepullsupandtheoppositedirection


    witheachhand.Pullingupthewoodenpartofthebow


    Splitsitintotwopieces.Thepullingawayundoes


    thewovenstringititisnowintwopiecesaswell.


    Thesiteiskindoflikeunfasteninganonelaceshoe.


    WhatisnowinTemple¡¯shandsaretwowhipsthat


    Sheusestofinishoffthemothsbehindher.


    AuroraandWillowcreatesomeshadowsteam


    forbothcoveranddamagetothemothstheyare


    Fighting.Willowtakesoutherknifeandjumps


    Uptostaboneofthemothsinthestomach.Aurora


    Launchesanicespearatthemothjustbehindthe


    oneWillowisattacking.Thisicespeariscreated


    fromhernewstandardiceskill.


    ShadowandSkyareduckingforcoverfromall


    ThefireballsbeinghurledatthatmothsfromViolet¡¯s


    sword.Whenevertheyspotoneonthegroundtheyuse


    theirpetskilltofinishtheflamingmothoff.


    Havingclearedawayallthemothsthepartycontinues


    Towalkdeeperintothejungle/forest.Theystillhave


    yettofigureoutwhichitis.Thepartyarrivesata


    Clearing.Justastheyentertheclearingthetrees


    behindthemfalltothegroundblockingtheir


    wayback.Infacttreeshavefallenblockingall


    otherpossiblepaths.


    Thepartycanhearrustlinginthetreetops.


    Withoutwarning,asidefromtherustling,a


    Lizardthesizeofanelephantjumpsdownfrom


    Thetreetop,andlandsintheverycenterofthe


    Clearing.Thelizardisapaleblue,withpinkstrips.


    Itsticksoutitstongue,whichisadarkpinkwith


    agreenstrip.Ohmakethattwotongues,eachthesame


    colorandthickness.Thehissingsoundcomingfrom


    thetonguesclearlyshowingitsaggressiveness.


    Thepartyliftstheirweaponsuptofight.Thelizard


    suddenlyhasaglowingsteamlikefogaroundits


    body.Thepartyisbeingdraggedtowardsthelizard.


    Notsureastowhyatfirst,butthenWavefiguresit


    Outandquicklyputshisclawsintohisbackpack.


    ¡°Everyoneputawayyourmetallicweapons.¡±Wave¡¯s


    warningistolateandWillowandVioletsswordand


    Knifearehurledtowardsthelizard.Thelizardcatches


    Themwitheachofitstongues.


    Thereisnotmuchthepartycandoaboutbeingsucked


    in,astakingoftheirbootswouldmakethemhittheceiling.


    Oncethepartyiscloseenoughthelizardswingsbothweapons,


    usingitstonguesashands.Violetgetshitwithoneofherown


    swordsfireballs.Skywasinbetweenboththeknifeandsword


    sohegotslashedwithboth.Shadowonlygothitwiththeknife


    sincehewasontheoppositesideofSky.


    Uponseeingwhatwashappening,alloftheparty


    memberswhocoulduselevitatearenowfloating


    Intheair.¡°Whatshouldwedotohelptherest?¡±


    Wavewaitsforsomeonetoanswerhim.Aurora


    responds.¡°Idonotknow,butatleastthelizard


    cannotreachusfromuphere.¡±Noonewassureifit


    heardwhatshesaid,butsuddenlythelizardjumped


    upandtackledWillowtotheground.Everyonewas


    inshockafterthat.Duetothebodyweightofthe


    lizard,notonlydidWillowtakemassivedamagebuther


    breathstartedtodrop.Willowunleashedastandardshadow


    flamesothatthelizardwouldgetofffromontopofher.


    ThisonlyloweredherAurafartherandsheonlyhadabout


    20auraleft.Thelizarddidgetoffofherthough.


    LuckyforWillowitwenafterViolet,buttohershock,


    ThelizardsuddenlyturnedaroundandswungViolet¡¯s


    Swordwhichmadeafireballheaddirectlytowardsher.


    Templejumpedinthewaybutshewasalsolowonhealth.


    WiththatTemplewasnowacorpse.


    Theyhadtofinishthisoffquickly,otherwiseWillowand


    Templewouldbesentbacktotheirre-spawnpoints.Temple


    hadalreadyusedupalotofherenergyfightingthemoths.


    Noneofthepartymembersknewwhatwouldhappentoa


    petifitdied.TheyhaveallbecomereallydependentonShadow.


    Heonlyhadaboutthirtypercentofhislifeleft.


    NotknowingwhattodoWavelaunchedhimselfatthe


    Lizardandwasbeingpulledinbythemagneticforceofhis


    Boots.Wavedidnotcareanymorehewouldriskitall.Wave


    coveredhisentirebodyinstandardlightning,thenremembering


    whathehadseenSkydosomemanytimesbefore,attackedwith


    acombinationofkicksandpunches.Thiswasstillnotenough,he


    coveredeachofhisfingerswithaspark,afterrememberinghow


    Aurorahadmadeherfrostpunch.Theattackwasnotfinished


    WiththateitherWavefilledhismouthwithbasiclightning,ashe


    Bitdownintothelizardsskin.Ashepunchedhereleasedhis


    SparkfilledfingersandscratchjustlikehehadseenShadow


    ripapartenemieswithhisclaws.Thinkingbacktotheearlier


    Battlewiththemoths,Wavemixedspark,basiclightning,and


    standardlightningdownhashandsandarms,andstartedto


    usethemlikewhips.


    Thelizardwasstunnedfromtheelectricityandcouldnot


    getawayfromWave¡¯sretaliation.Theattackcontinued


    Untilthelizardwasdead.


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    WaveDroplethasunlockedthefuryenergy


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    WaveDroplethascreatedThefuryskillSeaoflightning


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Seaoflightningdescription:Oneofthefuryskills.Fury


    Skillscannotbeusedoften,andneedenoughhatredto


    bebuiltup.Seaoflightingtakesinalltheexperiences


    youhadwittinessfromyourpartymembersanduses


    theminwaveafterwaveoflightningstrikes.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Duetothenatureofthisskillyourinnovationhasnow


    reached30


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavewasstunnedaftergettingthelastmessage,but


    thenextonefinallypoppedup.


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Youhavedefeatedthelizardofthegods.


    YougainedMarkofthelizard


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Markofthelizarddescription:Something


    similartoatattoo,whichallowsoneto


    havealizardtongue.Ifmadeintoaweapon


    oraccessorythatitemwillbeabletohave


    Aphantomlizardtongue,whichcanbe


    usedinthesamemannerasmagic


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Thepartycontinuesforwardsintheoppositedirectionfrom


    wheretheyhadentered.Theycontinuetowalkthroughmore


    Treesuntiltheycometoanotherclearing.Thisonehasabed


    ofblueandpurpleroses.Justinthemiddleaftergetting


    Pastafewrosethornsthepartyfindswhatitistheyare


    lookingfor.


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    YouhavegainedThebladeofdirection


    </td>


    </tr>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Bladeofdirectiondescription:Abladethatwhenmade


    intoaweaponcanchannelmagicalenergytothe


    directionofyourchoice.Thereseemsliketheir


    mightbesomesortofsecrettothisblade.


    </td>


    </tr>


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    </table>

 Chapter 10 Search for pure mana crystal and Willows new pet

    Nowthatthepartyhadthethreepiecestomakethefirstdagger


    itwastimetoheadbacktotheblacksmith¡¯sthattheycoulduse


    forfree.Rightnowtheyfeltlikeitwouldbebetterideatorest


    Attheinnforthreedays,sotheycouldbothgetsomewell


    neededrest,aswellaschargetheringsofmagneticforce


    inthepurplesun.


    Thethreedayswerenowup.Willowhadwenthuntingonthe


    seconddayinordertogetenoughquartztopayeveryoneback.


    Alltheringsofmagneticforcewereplaceddeepintotheirbackpacks.


    Thiswassothattheywouldnotbeexposedtothesunlightfromoutside


    thiscity.Thepartyheadedbackthewaytheyhadenteredthecity.


    WhileinthedesertsandSkylooksatWave.¡°HeyWaveIjustthought


    Ofsomething,howdowegetofftheislandwithoutkillingourselves?¡±


    Wavethoughtaboutit.(Surefourofthemcouldlevitate,butcouldthey


    reallycarryeveryone.Itwasonethingforashortheight,buttheymight


    runoutofKIbeforetheymadeittotheground.)¡°Ugh,Ihavenoidea,


    Ithoughtmaybelevitation,butIdonotthinkourKIwilllastatthisheight.¡±


    ¡°Ihaveanidea.Whatifyoureversedthepolarityofsomeofthissand,


    dropittotheground,thenchangethepolarityofthemagnetsonour


    bootssoThattheymachthesandontheground.


    Justmakesuretoputenoughsandforasoftlanding.¡±


    Temple¡¯sideaseemedworthashot.


    Wavestillhasasandbucketfromthetimehe,Willow,andSkywentto


    thebeachwiththatmother¡¯schildren.FillingthesandbucketWave


    thenreversesthemagneticpolarityofthesandwithinit.Wavepours


    thesandofftheisland.Ittakesaboutanhourbeforeitfeelslikethere


    isenoughsandontheground.Wavestartstolevitateandisholding


    Shadowinhisarms.WillowholdsViolet,andSkyholdsTemple.


    Theyturntheirbodiessothattheirfeetarefacingthesandnowby


    theportalcavern.Wavechangesthemagneticpolarityofeveryone¡¯s


    boots.Thepartyisnowbeingpulleddowntowardstheground.


    Thisisgoingalittlefasterthentheyhadhoped,buttheirisenough


    softsandtopreventanyseriousinjury.


    Onceeveryonewasontheground,theyputtheirbootsintotheir


    backpacks.Thepartywascampingforthefirstnight.Willowwoke


    Uptothesmellofsmoke.¡°Noway,howcouldshehave!¡±Willow


    stepsoutsideandsureenoughthereisablazeoffireoffinthedistance.


    Thisdidnotmakesensetoher,theyhadgrabbedeverythingViolet


    hadtomakefirewith,andcheckedaftereverytimeshebuyssupplies.


    WillowentersTempleandAurora¡¯stent.¡°Violetfire!¡±Willowscreams


    intoAurora¡¯seartowakeherup.Uponwakingup.¡°Againbuthow?¡±


    TemplewakesuptoAurora¡¯swords.¡°Whatisgoingonguys?¡±


    NotwantingtowastetimeexplainingWillowandAurorajustdrag


    Templeoutsidetoseeforherself.¡°Sothatiswhatyoutwomeant.¡±


    EnteringWave¡¯stent,Willowplaceshertongueonhisleftearand


    slowlylicksit.TheshockwakeWaveupandinresponseheends


    UppunchingSky,whoisonhisrightsideintheneck.Skyisnow


    awakefromthepunch.SeeingWillownexttoWave,Skycanonly


    guesswhathappened.Templelooksoninawaythatgivesthe


    impressionsheiswatchingatelevisionseriesunfoldinfrontof


    herself.


    AfterlearningthatViolethasstartedanotherfire,SkyandWave


    headtoitsdirectionwiththerestoftheparty.Notsurehow


    Shecouldhaveevenstartedthefire,thepartywalksupto


    her,andseetwosticksbeingrubbedtogether.¡°ReallyViolet!¡±


    EveryonebutTemplescreams.Templedoesnotknowthat


    thiswasnotthefirsttimeViolethasstartedafireinthe


    middleofthenight.


    Nowthatthefirewasputout,everyonewentbacktosleep.


    EverynightcampingthepartynowtiesupVioletandleaves


    Shadowtoguardher.Fromanoutsiderspointofviewitmay


    looklikeshehasbeenkidnapped.


    Thepartyhastodealwithmoreshadowpuppies.TheadditionIf you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.


    ofhavingTemplewiththemmakesitmucheasier.Templewould


    throwbouldersontotheshadowsthemselves,whichwouldforce


    Theshadowpuppytocomeoutfromit.Willowbitdownhardon


    eachonethatwouldcomeup,orshewouldcutthemwithherknife.


    Enteringtheblacksmith¡¯sWaveandVioleteachmadeaweapon


    andaccessory.Wavemadethebroachtheywouldneedusingthe


    sparkorb,andgoldenopal.Violetmadeadaggerfromthetwo


    pieces,thehiltandblade.Beforetheycouldforgethemtogether


    Theyneededaveryspecialcrystal,wellaccordingtothebook


    anyways.Itwascalledpuremanacrystal.Everyoneoneknew


    aboutmanacrystalbuttheyhadneverheardofpuremanacrystal.


    Lookingthroughthebookitwasalsocleartheywouldneeda


    pieceofitforeverysingleweaponofthegods.


    Whiletherestofthepartywaslookingforanyinformationon


    puremanacrystal,Willowhadoverheardanotherpartytalking.


    ¡°Theyremindmeoftheshadowpuppies.¡±¡°Iknowbuttheyare


    muchsmarterandmoredangerous.¡±¡°Damthoseshadowrats.¡±


    ¡°Lucylostallofherloot,notjustfromdying,butfromthem


    stealingit.¡±¡°What?Really!?¡±¡°Yeahandtotopitoff,theyare


    Blockingthepathtoeaglemountain.¡±¡°Thatisjustgreat,and


    hereIthoughtIwouldbeabletosellsomeeagleeggs.¡±


    (Shadowratshuh,IthinkIwilltryandtameone)Willow


    thoughttoherself.


    SincecomingbacktotownWillowhadpiledupalotmore


    quartz.¡°Iwouldliketopurchasesomecheese,aboutfifty


    Piecesshoulddo.¡±Theshopkeepertookoutfiftypiecesof


    cheeseforWillow.¡°Thatwillbesevenhundredquartzplease.¡±


    Willowpaystheman.¡°Willthatbeallmiss?¡±¡°CouldIalso


    getfortyloafsofbread,andtwentyhamburgerpatties?¡±


    ¡°Yesanditwillcomeuptoonethousandsevenhundredquartz.¡±


    Gettingherfinalsupplies,Willowheadsinthedirectionof


    eaglemountain.


    Justbelowahilltopneareaglemountain,Willowlooksup


    thehilltoseethecolonyofshadowrats.Theirfurisina


    widearrayofcolors,buteveryonehasmostlyblackfurcovering


    themselves.Thereisonlytwodifferenteyecolors,eitherredor


    blue.Thisseemstobetrue,thatisuntilWillowseesonerat


    Thatstandsoutfromtheothers,itseyesseemtobeanindigo


    colorandhassparkletothem,whichgivestheimpression


    itissmarterthenalltherest.Thisratsfurismostlyblack


    asidefromthewhitelightningboltshapeonitsback,and


    silverspiralonthetipofitshead.(Iwantthatone,nomatter


    what.)Willowisdeepinthoughtandisbrimmingwith


    anticipation.


    FollowingthecolonyofshadowratsatadistanceWillow


    isasquiteaspossible,thisissothattheydonotfeelthreatened


    byher.WhennightfallsWillowputsoutatrailoffoodforthe


    Indigoeyedrat.Therestofthecolonyisasleep,itfollowsthe


    scentandeatsthepiecesofcheesethatWillowhasleftit.


    TheratandWillowarenowinasmalltunnel.Willowbrought


    Ithersoshewouldnothavetodealwithanyoftheothershadow


    rats.Willowcomesoutofherhidingplaceandputsoutsomebread.


    Theratdoeseatthis,yetitstilldoesnotacceptWillow.Willow


    Keepsgivingtheratfooduntilsherunsout.Eventhoughtherat


    cantellthatshehasrunoutoffood,itdoesnotleavenordoes


    itattack.LookingattheknifebyWillow¡¯ssidetheratgrabs


    itwithitshands,thentoWillow¡¯ssurprisetheratdropsit


    intoherhands.


    Theratseemstobewaitingforsomething.IttakesWillow


    aboutfiveminutesbeforeshecluesintowhatitwants.


    ¡°OhsoyouwontcomewithmeunlessIprovemyworthiness


    toyou,huh.¡±Theratletsoutasqueakingsoundindicatingits


    Joytoheranswer.


    Willowraisesherknifeintheair,withthattheratleapsforwards.


    AsitgetscloseWillowslashesdownwards,thisisbecausethe


    ratisalmostatherfeet.Willowisshockedatfirstwhentheblade


    hitsnothingbutthinair.Willowhadcompletelyforgottenitwas


    ashadowrat.Theratappearsfrombehindheranknocksherdown.


    Willowgetsupbeforeitsclawscantearintoher.


    Theratstartstogoinsidetheshadowoncemore,thistimeWillow


    isabletograzeitwithherknifeonthenickofitstail.TheShadow


    ratsuddenlyfallsonWillow¡¯sheadfromthesky.Theratmanages


    toscratchhercheekbeforesheisabletogetitoff.Theshadow


    ratdisappearsintotheshadowsoncemore.


    Willowfeelstheratstailgrabherleganditsuddenlyknocking


    herontotheground.Theratcomesoutfromtheshadowitstail


    appearedfromandbitesdownonWillow¡¯srighthand.Justbefore


    TheratmanagestogetbackintotheshadowWillowbitesdown


    hardonitstail.Theratjumpsintotheairandgoesintoadifferent


    shadowabovethem.


    Willowwaitsfortherat,knifeinherhand,wonderinghowlong


    Itwilltakebeforeitgetsoutfromtheshadowstoattackheronce


    More.Theratcomesoutfromashadowadistanceaway,quickly


    runningtoheritusesitsbodytoknockWillowtotheground


    oncemore.Willowcounterswithaquickslash,butitdoesnothing


    tostoptherat.


    Willowisnowoutoftactics.OutoffrustrationWillowsends


    Outastreamofstandardshadowflame.Sincetheratwasnot


    currentlyinanyshadowsitwasintriguedbyWillow¡¯sflames


    madeoutofshadow.Infactitwassointrigueditstartedto


    playandtravelthroughtheflames.


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    Willowthoughtitoverforabitbeforedecidingonaname.


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    Willowquicklyconfirmedthename.¡°WelcomeRaid,andbytheway


    thatwasafunbattle.¡±WillowandRaidheadtoeaglemountain,while


    theothershadowratswereasleep.


    Willowwasattackingsomeeagleswithhershadowflames,when


    SuddenlyoutoftheflamespoppedRaid,whothenbitdownonto


    theeagle.


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    PetskillcreatedFlaminggateoftheshadowrat


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    AftergettingsomeeagleeggsandwaitingfornightfallWillow


    andRaidheadedtotheinntomeetupwitheveryone.


    ThepartydidnotknowWillowhadgottenherselfapet.


    Raidwascurrentlytravelinginsidehershadow.Shecould


    bringhimoutatanytimeeveniftherewasnoshadowsin


    sight.Willow¡¯sshadowflamesallowedhertochoose


    whenandwherehewouldappear.


    ¡°Willowyouarefinallyback,nowsayah.¡±Willowdidas


    Auroraasked,andsoonasmallpieceofcandywasplacedinto


    hermouth.Templeexplainedwhattheyfoundoutabout


    puremanacrystalswhileshewasgone.¡°Puremanacrystals


    Areformedfromtheteardropsofapurpleunicorn,anda


    Purpleunicornwillonlyappearafterapartyslaysfive


    hundredunicorns.Theiraresomeunicornslocatedpast


    eaglemountain.¡±Willowslapsherpalmtoherhead.


    ¡°Iwasjustateaglemountain.¡±


    Willowinformsthepartyofhowtogetpasttheshadowrats.


    Theyarenowpacingthrougheaglemountain.Waveissending


    lightningboltsineverydirection,tryingnottohittheparty


    intheprocess.Thisistodealwiththeswarmofeaglesthat


    Willowhasangeredbyeatingoneoftheireggs.


    Aftergettingtotheothersideofthemountaintheparty


    canseeunicornsdrinkingfromaspring.Thepartyis


    impatient,andendsupdoingoneofthemoststupidthings.


    Theychargeinboldlyandstarttoattacktheunicorns.


    Icedaggerscomehurlingatthemfromeveryend.


    LuckyforeveryoneVioletiswiththemandblockswith


    arainoffire.Thisgivesthepartyenoughcoversothey


    cangobackandhide,theywillneedabetterplan.

 Chapter 11 Purple dust

    Watchingtheunicornslevitatefrombelowahillthepartythoughtovertheir


    nextmove.¡°Anysuggestions?¡±Wavepatientlywaitsforsomeonetoreply.


    ¡°Whatifwelureoneoutatatime?¡±Temple¡¯sideaseemsgoodbutWillow


    bringsupthecurrentproblemwiththat.¡°Thatsoundslikeitcouldwork,however


    howdowegoaboutluringjustoneunicorn?¡±Thereisabriefpauseasnone


    ofthemcanfigureitout.¡°WhatifwehadShadowherdthemuntiltherewas


    onlyoneleft,andattackedit,movingbackoutoftheotherunicornssights,until


    wewereinaspotthatitwascompleteisolatedfromtherestofthegroup.¡±


    Sky¡¯sideaseemedlikethebestoption,thatisuntilVioletpointedsomething


    out.¡°Thatwouldlikelyworkforthefirstfew,buttherestoftheunicornswould


    catchonprettyquickly.¡±¡°WewillgowithSky¡¯sideafornowandcomeupwith


    anewplanwhentheyfigureitout.¡±


    ¡°ReadyShadow?¡±ShadowlookedatWaveandsteppedforwardsasaresponse.


    Shadowranuptotheunicornsandbegantocirclearoundthem.Theunicorns


    Seemedconfusedatfirst,buteventuallytookthebait.Shadowtimeditperfectly,


    Oneoftheunicornswasdrinkingfromthefountainsoitdidnotnoticetherest


    leaving.


    Aurorausedbasicicetoshootitwithiceshardsgettingitsattention.AsAurora


    ranbacktowardstherestofthepartytheunicornwaswellinpursuitofher.


    Itstoppedwhenitseentherestoftheparty,andreleasedastormoffireand


    lightningontotheparty.Everyoneinthepartyhadenoughroomtobackaway.


    Thatwasmostlytrueanyways,Wavewasthecloseandtooksomedamagefrom


    thelightning,Violetwasjustbehindandgothitwithanember.¡°Whatisournext


    move?¡±Aurorawhisperedtotheparty.Wavethoughtaboutitbeforeansweringher.


    ¡°OneoftheToothlauncherskills?¡±Everyonewasinagreement.


    Theunicorndidnotthinkmuchoftheknife,butbecameconfusedwhenithadseen


    theknifebeingshovedintoWillow¡¯smouth.Itfeltsomethinghititintheheadafter


    theknifewaspulledfromthegirlsmouth.Whatwasgoingonitwonderedasanother


    objecthititshead.Seeingthegirlsopenedmouthitcouldnowtellthatwasoneof


    herteeth,ormakethattwo.


    ¡°Thisisn¡¯tworkingWave,itjustseemstobemakingitannoyed.¡±Skyhasaworried


    lookonhisfacewhilehopingabetterideawillbesaidbysomeone.Beforeanyone


    cangiveananswerVioletislaunchingwaveafterwaveoffireballsfromhersword.


    Theunicorntakesmilddamage,butjustshrugsitoff.


    Wavetriestoattackwithstandardlightning,buttheunicornjuststeps,ormorelike


    floatsaside.Waveattemptsabasiclightningkick,whichendsuphittingtheunicorn¡¯s


    rightknee.Theattackseemstohavedonemoredamagecomparedtoeverythingelse.


    ¡°Guysaimforitsknees.¡±FollowingWave¡¯ssuggestionthepartydirectsalloftheir


    attackstowardsitsknees.Theygetoffaboutsixdifferenttypesofattackstotheunicorns


    knees,beforeitstartstoguardthemwithabarrierofelectricityandlight.


    ¡°Nowwhat?¡±ThereisfrustrationwithinWillow¡¯svoice.Thepartycanbarelydodge


    theunicorn¡¯scountertotheirrepeatedattacks.Templedrawsherbowandshoots


    ittowardstheunicorn¡¯shorn.Hittingthehorncausesitscurrentmagicalattacks


    tobedisrupted.Theattackonitshorndoesheavydamage,butitwillnotletsuch


    athinghappentwice.Theunicorn¡¯shornisthefirstthingtobesurroundedwith


    Itslightning,nextcomesitsheadandneck,thenthetorso,andfinallyitslegsand


    feet.Theelectricunicornchargestowardsthepartyinarampage.Thestaticelectricity


    intheairhassloweddowntheparty¡¯smovements.


    Waveisindirectlinetobehitwiththechargingunicorn.WhenWavegetshithefeels


    Hisarmsandlegsgonumb,andhishealthstatshavealldroppedtohalf.Threefireballs


    appearabovetheunicornshorn,andallcomeflyingtowardsWavewhocannotmove.


    Thefireballshithim,buttheydonotdoanyseriousdamage,althoughifhishealthwas


    alotloweritwouldhave.Beforetheunicorncancontinueitsrampage,Templedivides


    herbowintothetwowhipform,andthenusesthemtotieitsfeettogether.Skyattacks


    Itstorsowithacombinationattack.AuroraandWillowuseshadowsteamtoblindthe


    Unicorn.Waveattackstheunicorn¡¯sheadwithhisbeardash.Violetshootsfireballsfrom


    herswordatitstail.Willowrapidlybitesdownonitsneckrepeatedlyuntilithasdied.


    Shadowhasbeenhidingforawhileafterherdingtheunicorns,hehadalmostgotattacked


    withmagicwhentheygotannoyedwithhim.Theunicornshaveknowreturnedtothe


    fountainnotknowinganythinghadgonewrong.


    OncethepartyandShadowhadmeetbackup,theyurgedShadowtohoardtheunicorns


    oncemore.Thoughnotawareofthereason,Shadowwasunwillingtodosoatfirst.


    IttookthepartytwentyminutesbeforetheycouldgetShadowtostarthoardingthem.


    Likebeforeoneoftheunicornswasleftbehindwhileitwasdrinkingfromthefountain.


    Templeshoottheunicorninthehornwithherbow.Theunicorngavechaseafterher,which


    leadittoherpartyinwaiting.AuroraandWillowcreatedashadowsteam,buttheunicorn


    Dispelledtheirattackwithastronggustofwind.Everyonewassentbackflying,andWave


    hitintoeaglemountain,whichcosthim70,45,and45,ineachhealthstat.SkylandedonThe story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    topofWillow,Sky¡¯shealthwasfine,butwilltookdamage.45,20,20.


    Violet¡¯sfacewasblowndirectlyintoAurora¡¯sface.Thoughneitherofthemtookany


    physicaldamage,Violetwasmentallystunnedatwhatwastakingplace.Violet¡¯slips


    hadbeenpusheddirectlyontoAurora¡¯s,itwouldnothavebeensobadifAurorahad


    justgotoffofherassoonasithappened,butAurora¡¯slipspressedevenmoretightly


    ontoViolet¡¯s.OneAurorafinallystopped,Violetshoutsatherintears.¡°Why,justwhy


    didyoudothat!¡±Auroradoesnotsayasinglewordandjustheadsbacktofightthe


    unicorn.Violetthoughtsatthisverymomentwere.(Ireallyhopenoonehappenedto


    seethat.)TurningaroundVioletsees,Sky,andWavewiththeirmouthshangingopened,


    butitisWillow¡¯sthumbsupthatisthemostannoying.


    Templehadsomehowbeenblownfaraway,andintheoppositedirectionoftherest


    oftheparty.Templelandedinthefountaintheunicornhadbeendrinkingfromearlier.


    (Ugh,Icannotbelieve,howmuchwaterIjustcoughedup.)Templelooksatherstatus,


    ithasthewordsnearlydrownedwritteninred.Walkingbacktotheparty,Temple¡¯s


    healthhasplentyoftimetorecover,asshebreathsinthefreshair.


    WhenTemplegetsbackshenoticeseveryoneseemstobeactingstrangely.¡°Heyguys


    Ihavemadeitback.¡±Eventhoughthepartyisbusyfightingtheunicorn,Violet¡¯sface


    turnsadeepredwhenshehearsTemple¡¯swords.


    Waveiscurrentlystrikingtheunicornonitskneeswithhisstandardlightning.


    Theunicorn¡¯sbodyfallstotheground,itisabouttolevitatetogetoutofthe


    party¡¯srange,butitstailisstruckbyaflurryoffireballs,whicharecomingfrom


    Violet¡¯ssword,sheisdoingthistoreleasesomeofthefrustrationthattheunicorn


    unintentionallycausedher.Violetcoversherswordwithstandardfire,takesout


    herflamegun,pullsthetrigger,andswingsdownherswordinquicksuccession,


    Creatingfireballsintheairwhichifyoudrewalinetoconnectthem,wouldlook


    likeacrescentmoon.Somehowsheusestheflameguntolinkthosepoints.The


    fierymoonisthencoloredin,bythestrongerfire,whichissurroundinghersword.


    Asifthemoonhadbeenstillwithintheair,Violetpushesitdownontotheunicorn.


    Theunicornfeelsitswholebodyburningasitcatchesonfire.


    Violetlooksoverthemessageshehadreceivedafterhittingtheunicorn.


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    Burningmoonassaultdescription:AfurryskillcreatedfromtheangerofVioletPillar.


    Anyenemytouchedbythisflamingmoonwillbesetonfire.Thisfirewillnevergo


    outuntiltheenemyhitbyitdies.Warningdonotuseonfirecreaturesorthatof


    theundead.Ifusedontheundeaditwillchangethemfromundead,toflaming


    Immortal.Flamingimmortalscanonlybekilledbyagod,orbyaspecialweapon.


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    Fireaffinityhasreached300


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    Violet¡¯sfurryenergywasatzero,meaningitcouldnotbeusedagainanytimesoon.


    Shadowonceagainwashidingfromtheunicorns,thistimehehadactuallygottenhit


    withsomelightningmagic.FindingShadowWavemotionsforhimtocometohim.


    ShadowjuststandscompletelystillpretendingnottohaveseenWave.Shadow


    jumpswhenheseesWavegettingcloser.Shadowstartstodashaway,butinstead


    offallingwhathismindistellinghimtodo,heturnsaroundanheadstowardsWave.


    ItdoesnottakelongforShadowtohoardtheunicornsagain,butthistimeheprepared


    ahidingspotinadvancebydiggingatunnel,whichonlyhecanfitthrough.


    Anotherunicornisdrinkingatthefountain,insteadofluringit,Waveuseshisspark


    skillonthedrinkingwatertogivetheunicornashock,sendingittowardstheparty


    initsconfusion.


    Aurorausesstandardicetofreezetheunicornshovelstotheground.Templefires


    arrowsatitshorn,andallfourknees.Willowattacksfromtheairusingherstandard


    shadowflame.Violetseesanopportunitywhentheunicornopensismouthinpain,she


    swingsherswordsothatafireballlandsdirectlyintoitsmouth,whichburnsitstoughen.


    Wavefinishesitofusingabeardashfollowedbyastandardlightningattack.


    AsthepartymeetsbackupwithShadowtheytrytohoardtheunicornsagain,but


    theyarenolongerfallingforit.SkylooksatWaveandasks.¡°Whatisournext


    courseofaction?¡±Wavecannotthinkofanythingandjustsighs.


    Itisnownightfall,thepartynoticesthatmostoftheunicornsaresleeping,butthere


    areafewpatrollingthearea.TempleandVioletspeakthesamewordsatthesame


    time.¡°Whatifwemakeoneofthepatrollingunicornsfollowoneofus?¡±Noone


    cancomeupwithavalidargumentfortheiridea.


    Surprisinglythisideaseemstoworkbetterthenanyonehadanticipated.Theparty


    sooncametotherealizationthateachunicornsmagicdivergedalotfromoneanother.


    Freezingtheunicornsfeetdidnotworkthistimearound,itjustendedupmeltingitwith


    Itsfiremagic.SkyandShadowdistractedthisunicornwiththeirpetskillartofthewolves,


    whilewaveandVioletpreparedtheirpartyskill.¡°Run,nowyoutwoandduckforcover!¡±


    Theyreleasedtheirexplodingswordslash,Skyquicklyusedhisstandardwindskillto


    blockthesoundfrombeingheard.ThisareawasalotbiggersoWaveandVioletdid


    notendupascasualtiesoftheirownskill,liketheyhadbeforeinthemine.


    Everyonewasspeechlessafterseeingthatattack.Theunicornsgutswerescattered


    everywherefrombeingintheepicenterofthatexplosion.¡°Wave,Violet,remindme


    nevertomakebothofyouangrywithmeatthesametime.¡±Sky¡¯swordsarefollowed


    byabeadofsweatonhisforehead.¡°Thatgoesdittoformeaswell.¡±Templeseems


    tobeshakinginfear.¡°ComeonguysIbetitwouldbefuntomakethemangryatus.¡±


    Willow¡¯ssmilesaysitall.SkyandAuroraexchangealookateachotherandboth


    ofthemshiver.


    Thepartyhasnowkilledallofthepatrollingunicorns.Asthesuncomesouttherest


    oftheunicornsawaken,unawarethatanythinghasgonewrong.Thepartywaits


    fornightfalloncemorebeforemakingtheirmove.


    Theyhavebecomesousetofightingunicornsbynowthattheyknowalltheirtactics,even


    iftheyuseunknownmagiconthem.Thisisfinallytheirfivehundredthunicorn.Wavefires


    Standardlightningintotheairinamannerlikeanet,thisstopstheunicornfromlevitating


    tosafety.Templeusesarapidsuccessionofarrowstohittheunicorninthehorn,andknees


    allatonce.Aurorafreezesthegroundsothatitwillnotbeabletochargeproperly.Willow


    AndVioletuseeachoftheirflameskillstopreventtheunicornfromleaving.Skyand


    Shadowhittheunicorninthestomachrepeatedly,usingartofthewolves.Withthe


    partiestactictheunicornisfinallydead.


    Theskygrowsadeeppurplecolor,whitestarsappearcreatingtheimageofaunicorn.


    Thisunicornsoonbecomesmorefilledinasitwalksoutfromthesky,andwhenitdoes


    theskyisbacktoitsnormalcolor.


    Templefiresherarrowatitshorn,butthearrowchangespurpleandthenfallstotheground.


    Thearrowhasbecomenothingbutapurplepowderandisblownaway.¡°YouthinkIwilllet


    yougetawaywithwhatyouhavedonetomykind?¡±Thepartycanfeelastrongpressure


    comingfromthepurpleunicornsaura.Theyfeelliketheyhavenochanceofbeatingit,even


    thoughafterfightingfivehundredunicornstheirhphasbecome3000,andauraandlifeforce


    havebecome2000.


    Theytryandfightitanyways.Theyunleashwaveafterwaveofpartyskills,butallofthem


    becomethatpurplepowderandjustblowawayinthebreeze.¡°Foolstheirisnowayfor


    youtobeatme.¡±Nomatterhowhardtheytryalltheirattacksareuseless,maybecloserange


    Weaponattacksmightwork,buttheycannotgetclosetothepurpleunicornwhileitis


    floatinginmidair.Evenwithlevitationtheycannotreachit.Theunicornchuckleswhile


    takinginsunlight.


    Thesunhasbecomesobrightnowitisnearlyblindingtheparty,andthepurpleunicorn


    nowhasagoldensheenonitmane.OutofdesperationVioletandWavetryexplodingsword


    slash,whichbackfiresbadly,everyoneissentflyingbackwardsandtakesheavydamage.


    ¡°Enoughalready!¡±Thepurpleunicornbreathsoutadustwhich,atfirstremindssomeone


    ofafirebreathingdragon,onlythemoreitbreathsoutthedarkerthepurplecolorof


    thedustbecomes.Soonthepartyishitwiththedustandeverysingleoneofthemisknocked


    out.


    Thepurpleunicorncoversitselfwithavioletflame,byabsorbingtheharshsunlight,whichhas


    castlongshadowsthroughoutthearea,magentalightningissurroundingtheoutsideoftheseflames.


    ¡°Solong,maywenevermeetagain!¡±Thepurpleunicorn¡¯swordsresound,shakingthe earthcoveredsoilontheground.WiththisthepartywoulddieandneverwouldtheyseeShadow again.

 Chapter 12 Welcome to the lava ruins

    Withintheshadowsasmallheadispokingthrough.ItlooksatthesleepingWillowandthe


    restofhertravelcompanions.Seeingthedangertheyareinitbindstheirshadowstotheir


    bodies.Creatingaropeoutofshadow,therat,Willow¡¯snewpetRaid,tiestheropetotheir


    boundshadow,anddragsthemtosafety.


    Uponwakinguptherestofthepartyseesthattheyarenolongerinthesamelocationas


    theystarted.¡°What,huh,howdidwegethere?¡±Willowwordsareaslurofconfusion,as


    shetugshardonWave¡¯sear.¡°HowshouldIknow,Willowanddam,thathurtspleasecould


    Youstoptuggingonmyear!¡±Wavereplieswithpaininhisvoice.Asmallsqueakingnoiseis


    heardonceWillowgripisloosenedfromWave¡¯sear.¡°Ohyousavedus,thankyouRaid.¡±


    WillowgivesRaidahugehug,asshethankshimforrescuingherselfandtheparty.


    Everyotherpartymemberissurprised,andconfusedbythefactthatWillowishugging


    agiantblackratwithindigoirises,andalightningboltwhitestripacrossitsback.


    ¡°Wheredidthatratcomefrom?Notonlythatbutwhyareyouhuggingit?¡±Templeasks


    assheslowlybacksawayfromit.¡°Everyonemeetraid,mynewpet!¡±Willowexclaims.


    WiththosewordTemplepassesout.


    ThepartywaitsforTempletoawaking.¡°IhadafrighteningdreamthatWillowhadagiant


    ratasapet.¡±WavewaitsforTempletoclamdownbeforetellingher.¡°Thatwasnotdream,


    butdonotworryfornowRaidisinsideWillow¡¯sshadow.¡±Templeisshockedthatthis


    istherealityofthesituation.¡°SonowthatTempleisup,howshouldwegoaboutfighting


    thepurpleunicorn?¡±Skycalmlybreathsinashewaitsforsomeonetorespondtohiswords.


    Willowlooksaroundbeforetellingthemheridea.¡°IhaveanideabutTempleisnotgoing


    tolikeit.RaidandIhavecreatedauniquepetskill,heisabletotravelthroughmyshadow


    flames,andthenattackanenemy.SoIwasthinkingwhatifweusedthattoouradvantage.


    Iknowtheunicorncandispelmagic,butRaidshouldbeabletoattackbeforeitisdispelled.¡±


    WaveandSkyseemtothinkitisavalididea,whileAurora,andVioletarenotsure,and


    Templehatestheidea.Eventhougheveryone¡¯sthoughtsvarytheygowiththeplan.


    ¡°Soyoucamebackhuh.Idonotknowhowyouescapedmyattack,butyouwillnotbeso


    luckythistime.¡±Thepurpleunicornseemstohaveahintofannoyanceinitsvoicewell


    speakingthesewords.


    Willowsendsastreamofshadowflamestowardsthepurpleunicorn.¡°Youthinkthatwill


    workonme,haveyounotbeenpayingattention.¡±Theunicorndispelstheshadowflames,


    butbeforetheydisappearRaidjumpsontotheunicornsbackfromwithintheshadowflames.


    Raidbitesdownontheneckofthepurpleunicornsendingittotheground.Waveusesbear


    dashtoattackasitlands.NotwastinganytimeSkyandShadowuseartofthewolftoattack


    itsknees,whiletheydothisTemplestrikesitinthehornwithherarrows.Usingstandard


    ice,Auroracreatesadomeovertheunicornandtheparty.Violetswingsherswordtowards


    thepurpleunicornsmain.ThemaincatchesonfirefromthefireballcreatedfromViolets


    Sword.


    Sincethehornofthepurpleunicornhasbeendamagedtothepointwhereitcouldfalloff,


    Itwasnolongerabletostopthemfromusingmagic.Willowgripstheunicornbyitsneck,


    andslashesrepeatedly,untiltheneckseemedlikeitcouldfalldownatanytime.The


    purpleunicornisnolongerabletospeakanywords.


    Thepartyfinallykilledthepurpleunicorn,butwithoutRaidtheywouldhavelostalong


    timeago.


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    Puremanacrystaldescription:Theveryessenceofmanahardenedintoacrystalform.


    Canbemadeintoapowerful,manaregeneratingaccessory,oranaccessoryto


    increasemaximummanaandmp.Ifinfusedintoaweaponanyelementaltrait


    linkedtoitwillbebroughtuptomaximumcapacity.Ifinfusedwitharmor,Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    mpandmanagatheringbecomequicker.Thearmorselementaldefenseis


    alsobroughtuptothemaximumforthatsetofarmor.Puremanacrystal


    seemslikethereareotherhiddentraitsassociatedwithit.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Backattheblacksmiths.WaveandVioletlinkedthebroachanddaggertogether.


    Thetwoofthemnowhadtocrushthepuremanacrystaloverthedagger.They


    couldnotdothisifitwasjustoneofthem,thepuremanacrystalhadtobecrushed


    withtheirbarehands.Asthepuremanacrystalstartedtobecomedust,Violetand


    Wavesprinkleditovereverypartyofthedagger.Whenthelastofthepuremana


    dusthadfallen,theirwasasuddenflashofsilverlight,thenthedaggerbecome


    thecoloroflightning,changebackandforthfrompurple,pink,green,andblue.


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    Daggersofswiftlightningincomplete


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


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    Waveexaminesthedagger,butdoesnotgainthedaggerskilloranyotherskillforthat


    matter.Wavelooksoverthedescription.


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    <td>


    Daggersofswiftlightningincompletedescription:Onehalfofagodlyweapon.Without


    theotherhalfthiscannotbeused.Thereisasealthatpreventsthisfrombeinganything


    morethenadecorationatthemoment.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    WavehasablanklookonhisfaceinfrontofViolet.¡°WhatisitWave?¡±Inadefeatedtone


    Waveanswersher.¡°Thisthingatthemomentcannotevenbeusedasastandardweapon!¡±


    Violetisinshock.¡°Whatdoyoumeanitcannotbeusedasastandardweapon.¡±¡°Itsays


    atthemomentitisnothingmorethenasimpledecoration.¡±Neitherofthemsayanother


    wordandjustwalkoutoftheblacksmith¡¯s.


    UponmeetingWillowoutside,thethreeofthemheadtotheinnwhereeveryoneelseis


    currentlystaying.¡°Sowhereisthenextpiece?¡±SkyglancingatWave,whilehewaits


    fortheinformationtobespoken.Wavereadsthroughtheinformation.¡°Whatreally!?¡±


    Wavetakesoutthecitypassport,andslidestheringofmagneticforceonhisfinger,while


    placingthemagneticbootsontoShadow¡¯sfeet.¡°Fun,soitisinsidethecitybeneaththesand?¡±


    Willowquestions.¡°No,no,itsisthefastestwaytogetthere.¡±EveryonewaitsforWavetotell


    themmore.¡°Wellyousee,thereisahiddenentrance,whichislocatedinoneoftheportal


    rooms.¡±¡°WhichoneisitWave?¡±AuroratakesthetimetoletWavebrieftheparty.


    ¡°Thethingis,itdoesnottellus.¡±¡°Howcryptic.¡±Sky¡¯svoicinghisopiniononthesubject.


    Oncetheyteleporttothecity,theymaketheirwaytotheexit.Thesandsstillontheground


    fromthetimetheylandedtherebefore.Fourofthepartymembersstarttolevitate,while


    eachholdinganothermember,asidefromWillow.Takingofftheringsofmagneticforce,


    andremovingShadow¡¯sboots,thepartylandssoftlyontothesandbelow.


    Arrivingattheportalcaverns,thepartyentersinside.¡°Sowhichportalroomshouldwe


    checkfirst?Aurora¡¯swordsoundkindofimpatient.Thepartyhadalreadydecidedthat


    splittingupwouldnotbeavalidchoice.¡°GreenfirstIguess.¡±Wavedidnotsoundto


    sureoftheanswerhehadgiventhem.


    Enteringthefirstroomtheyturnedovereveryrook,slidetheirhandsoneveryinchofthe


    dirtfloor,andwalkedaroundthewalls,goingupdown,andsidetoside.¡°Noluckhere.¡±


    Willowcalmlystated.Thenextroomtheydidthesame,whichhadthesameresults.


    Theycontinuedthisuntiltheyarrivedattheexitwheretheyhadfightthegiantrat.


    Itmayhavebeenpureluckforthemthatthegiantratdidnotreappear,ormaybeit


    wasaonetimeonlyboss.


    Walkingthroughtheexittheywentaroundbacktothefrontentrance.¡°Letstrythe


    redonenextthen,butwewilllikelyhavemonsterstofightineachroom.¡±There


    wasinundertoneofdreadinSky¡¯swords.


    Enteringtheportaltheyfoughtoffthemonstersinthefirstroom.Theycheckallthe


    sameplacestheyhadbefore,butnowtheyalsohadbonestocheckunder.Theylifted


    thebonestocheckunderthem,andthencheckedinsidethemforanyswitches.


    Thesensationfeltreallystrange,pickingupoldbonessearchingforswitches.


    Theirwasnothingtofindinthisroom,nordidtheyfindanythinginthenextroom,


    andnoneoftheroomsafterthat.


    AttheentranceWillowisthenexttosuggestwhichportaltotry.¡°Letsgowiththe


    yellowportalnext.¡±ThereisawidegrinonWillow¡¯sface.Asachillgoesthrough


    SkyandAurora¡¯sbodies,theywhispertooneanother.¡°Youdonotthink?¡±¡°Comeone


    whataretheodds?¡±Skythinksaboutwhathejustsaid,andcannotshakethefeeling


    thatthosewordshadjinxedthemintoarepeatedscenario,thesameoflasttime.


    Justlikethattheirpredictionhadbecomeareality.AlthoughthistimeWillow


    wassearchingthetrapsshehadtriggeredbeforeforanyhiddenswitches.This


    seemedlikeoneoftheworstthingstodo.Itwouldbeareallystupidideatolink


    ahiddenpassagewaytoatrap.Thepartycouldbarleymanageallthetrapsbeing


    triggered,buttheyknewtheyhadnochoicebuttocheckeverypossibleoutcome.


    Aftersearchingthroughtheyellowportalrooms,thepartydecideditwouldbebest


    torestforthenight.Thiswasbothtoregaintheirlosthealthandrecoverfrommental


    Fatigue.Violetthoughtaboutsettinganotherfirebutwastotiredtoevenattemptsuch


    afeat.


    Nextthepartywentintotheblueportal.Thesearcheachtreasurechest,bothonthe


    Sides,underneath,andinsideforanyswitches.Theydidnotfindanythinginanyof


    themeither.Theycontinuedthesameroutine,untilgettingbacktotheratroom.


    Justtobesuretheynowcheckedeverywhereinthisroomaswell,ofcoursenothing


    turnedup.


    Everyonewasbackatthemainentrance,theironlychoicenowwasthepurpleroom.


    Theroomwasprettymuchthesameastheblueroom,andtheyrepeatedthesameactions


    theydidwhileinthere.Thishadallthesameresults,thatisuntiltheygottothesecond


    tolastroom.Wavewasleaningagainstoneofthetreasurechest,hehadbeenchecking,


    whenhisweightshiftedandpusheditbackwards.Thisreviledahiddenstaircase,which


    washighlylikelywhattheyhadbeenlookingfor.


    Walkingdownthestairs,thepartyheardmusicplaying,itwasthetypeofmusicyouwould


    hearwhilewatchinganamazingperformanceatacircusorsomething.Whentheirfeet


    hadhitthebottomstep,theyweregreetedbythesoundofamansvoice.¡°Welcometothe


    lavaruins,willanyofyoubetakingpartinthetournament.Ifsoyoucaneitherenter


    theindividualrounds,ortheteamrounds.Theteamroundsgiveyouachancetofight


    ourmonsterchampion,Thelavapenguin,whichifyoubeat,youwillwintheprize,which


    istheorbofrainingbolts.ThoughifyouarefightingasateamtheirissomethingIshould


    tellyou,Unlikeanormalteamfight,youwilleachbesplituptofightyourownenemy,


    Andcanonlyfightthelavapenguintogetherifyoubeatallyouropponents.Thatmeans


    ifevenasingleoneofyouloses,yourteamwillhavetoforfeitanychancetobattlethe


    Champion.Ohandonemorething,Youcanregisterapet,butonlyonepetcanberegistered


    permember.¡±Thepartylooksitoverannodstooneanother.Waveboldlydeclares.¡°Thesix


    ofuswouldliketoentertheteamtournament,alsowehavetwopetstoregister.¡±

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    Willowlookedoverheropponents,theantswereanicebluecolor.ForthelifeofherWillow


    didnotunderstandthestarpartintheirname.Willowdashedforward,whilecrouching,her


    knifeinherhand.AsWillowgotclosertooneoftheants,sheslideunderit.Willowlifted


    theknife,andattemptedtothrustitintotheantsabdomen.Theareaaroundtheantslegs


    startedtofadeintoamorepalecolor,andasitdidWillowfeltthetemperaturebeneath


    hergrowcolder.TherewasnowiceunderWillow,whichappearedtobeintheformof


    asurfboard.Theantkicktheiceunderitsfeetbehinditself.TheiceandWillowwent


    Slidingquicklytowardsoneofthelavapools,thatweresurroundingthestadium.


    Willowjumpedofftheboard,justbarelyintime.¡°Thatwasclose.¡±Willowtoldherself.


    Itwastimeforadifferentapproach.Willowcoveredherhandinshadowflame,and


    croucheddownlikebefore.Dashingforward,thistimeWillowattackedthefeetwith


    hershadowflame.¡°Sofarsogood.¡±Willow¡¯swordholdingatoneofoptimism.


    Whiletheant¡¯sfootwasonfireWillowattackeditsneckwithherknife.¡°Idid


    itIonemyfirstround.¡±Willowwasstartingtogloat,butthenshecluedin.


    (Waitx5,wherearetheotherants.)


    JustafterWillowfinishedthattrainofthought,shefeltthegroundunderherfeetstart


    toshake.Holesfrostedoverattheedges,startedtoappear.Willowwasinthecenter


    oftheseholes.Allthefroststarantspokedtheirheadsoutoutonce.Insteadofthe


    airgettingcolderlikebefore,thetemperaturestartedtoriserapidly.Willowfeltthe


    airgrowingdenser,andthentheblindinglight.WillowcouldseeherLifeforceand


    hpfallingquickly.Heraurawasnowzero,thiswaspartlyfromheruseofshadow


    flameearlier.Justasshethoughtshewasabouttolose,Raidsteppedoutofher


    shadowanddraggedhertosafety.


    NowthatWillowwasoutofharmsway,Raidwouldholdoffthefroststarants,until


    Willowrecoveredenoughhealth.RaidhadwatchedWillowpreformhershadowflame


    magicalot,andcouldnowuseshadowmagichimself.Raidcreatedashadowspike


    barrier.Thisbarrierpreventedanyofthefroststarantsfromgettingout.


    Willowlookedatthesceneunfoldedinfrontofher.(WhendidRaidlearnshadowmagic?)


    Asidefromthatthoughtanotheronewascrossinghermind,whichrelatedtotheants


    attackthathither.(Thatwasnotanyoftheknownelementalmagic.Doesthatmean


    therearemore,ormaybethatmorecouldbecreated.)Willowbreathedindeepslow


    Breathstohelpherrecovermorequickly.(NowhowamIgoingtodefendagainstthat


    attack.)


    Raidwasdoingwell.Whenevertheantswouldattackusingthestarelement,ashe


    understoodit.Raidwouldhideinhisshadows.Raidbitdownontheirfrontlegs.


    Thisslowedthemdown,butdoingsoallowedthemtocounterslightlywiththeir


    iceontheirfeet.ThefirsttimeRaidwasshockedbythetactic,butnowhehad


    startedtoformaslighttolerancetotheirattack.Raidcouldfeelhisshadow


    barrierstartingtofade.


    WillowcouldseethatRaid¡¯sbarrierwouldnotholdmuchlonger,butherhealth


    wasnowfullyrecovered.Willowplacedherknifeinhermouthandbitdownhard.


    Willowwasnowatthebarrier,itdropped.¡°Raidoverherquickly!¡±Willowshouted.


    RaidmovedasfastashecouldtoWillow¡¯sdirection.


    OnceRaidwascloseenoughtoher,Willowjumpedontohisback.Raidfeltdiscomfort,


    buthetrustedher.¡°OkayRaid,headtothelavapoolovertheir.¡±RaidfollowedWillow¡¯s


    Directions.OnceatthelavapoolWillowstuckthetipofherknifeintoit.¡°Raid,head


    backtotheantsasfastasyoucan.ListeningtoWillowRaidswiftlydashedtothecolony


    ofants.Willowflungthelavafromtheknifeontotheantennasofeachant.Nowtheants


    wouldnotbeabletofindher.


    ¡°GoodjobRaid.¡±Raidchatteredhisteethtothecomplement.Theantsstartedtofire


    offspheresofstarsinfrontofthemselves,thisonlyendedinthemhittingoneanother.


    Theantsstartedtopanic,andfrozeoneanothersolid.ThiswasWillowandRaid¡¯s


    chancetofinishthemoff.Raidbittheircenter,asWillowusedherknifetodetach


    theirheads.¡°AndthewinnerofthisroundisWillowBirth.¡±Willowheardtheirhost


    announcetoallthespectators.


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    WaveDropletvsThunderbeesx6


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    Waveassesstheareaandthethunderbeesinthesky.¡°Well,whenwilltheymaketheir


    move?¡±Wave¡¯squestionisbeingaskedtonothingbuttheairsurroundinghimself.


    Astingerononeofthebeesseemstoglowingatitsend.Wavecannowseethestinger


    beingwashedinthatglow,thatwasformingatthetip.Thestingerisnowreleased


    fromthebee¡¯sbody.ThestingerisabouttohitWavesoheleapsbacktoavoidit,


    onlytofindoutthatitisfollowinghim.WhatWavehasyettofindoutisthat


    thestingerisattractedtohismagicalenergysignature,theoneknownas


    basicandadvancelightning.Waveisbasicallyalightningrod.


    AsthestingergetsclosertoWave,theglowsurroundingthestingergrowsbrighterEnjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.


    andbrighter.ThehaironWave¡¯sarmsstarttostandupstraight,aswellassome


    ofthehaironhishead.Wavecanhearalowhummingsound,likethesound


    youmaysometimeshearfromafridge.WhenWaveisabouttosidestepthe


    stinger,itletsoutadischargeofelectricalenergy.Waveissentflyingthe


    oppositewayofwherehehadtriedtosidestep.Waveendsuphittinginto


    thewallofthestadium,anditisjustbyluckthathedidnotfallintothelavapool,


    whichisinchesinfrontofhim.


    Waveglancesoverhisstats,hishealthhasbeencutbyathird.Thinkingtohimself.


    (Thatwaslikelyawarningshot.)Wavelookstoseewhereallthebeesare.¡°Okay,


    sotheirisasmalldelaybeforetheyreleasethosestingersoftheirs.¡±Waveistalking


    tohimselftryingtofigureoutwhathecandonext.


    Thebeesstarttoflyinacircle,kindoflikehowbirdsofpreydobeforeattacking.


    Threeofthebeesstingersbegintoglowatthetip,allatonce.Wavefeelstheground


    beneathhimself,theheatfromthelavahasmadethesandintomud.Wavestands


    perfectlystillandletsthestingerscometowardshim.Oncethestingersareclose


    enoughtodischarge,Wavedigshisfeetdeepintothemud.Themudgrounds


    Wave,sothattheelectricshockwavedoesminimaldamage.


    InthedistanceWavenoticesthatthewallhehadhitearlier,hadsentapiece


    ofthewoodenrailing,whichthespectatorsnormallyleanonflying,and


    wasnowinthecenterofthearena.Wavewenttothepieceofwood,taking


    outhisironbearclaws,Wavestartedtousethemtocarvethewoodintoa


    boomerang.


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    Throughyoureffortsyouhavelearnedthecarvingskill


    </td>


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    <td>


    CarvingSkillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


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    <td>


    Youhave carvedawoodenboomerang


    </td>


    </tr>


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    <td>


    Woodenboomerangdescription:Awoodenboomerangcraftedwithacarvingskill.


    Thoughitwascarvedquicklyitisnonethelessaweaponthatmaylastagoodwhile.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Waveswitchesfromtheironbearclawstohiswoodenboomerang.


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    WaveDroplethasgainedtheboomerangskil


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    WaveDroplethasunlockedtheWindpressureSkill


    </td>


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    </table>


    TakingthewoodenboomerangintohishandWavemoveshisarmforwards,gettingafeeling


    forboththeweightoftheboomerang,andtheanglehewantstothrowit.OnWave¡¯sfirst


    attempthemanagesgetitattherightangle,buthedidnotthrowitwithenoughforce,this


    meantthattheboomerangdidnotgohighenoughtohitanyofthebees.Wavedidendup


    throwingtheboomerangtheproperway,soitdidendupreturningtohim,althoughhis


    catchingcouldusealittlemorework.Wavelookedatthecutsandscratchesonhis


    hands,whichwerecausedbybarleycatchinghisnewboomerang.


    ¡°Nowwithalittlemoreforce,Ishouldbeabletohitthebees.¡±Wave¡¯swordwere


    likeanaffirmation,althoughtherewasalsoasenseofegotisticalprideinthem.


    Liftingtheboomerangoncemore,Wavetossesitwithmoreforce,hittingoneof


    thebeesandknockingtotheground.Wavetakesthischanceandrepeatedlyuses


    basickick,whilerotting,notjustbetweenfeet,butalsohiswholebody.Thisis


    hisfirstvictoryagainstthethunderbees.


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    Skillcreatedbasickickrotationvolley


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Basickickrotationvolleydescription:Aseriesofkicksthatincreaseinpowerwith


    therotationofyourbody.Warning,beawareofyoursurroundingswhenusingthis


    skill.


    </td>


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    Basickickrotationvolleyskillunderstanding1


    </td>


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    Wavetakesouthisnewboomerangoncemore,throwingitintotheair,hehopes


    tohitthreeofthebeesatonce.Wavedidnotnoticehoweverthatthebeeswere


    onthevergeofreleasingaskilloftheirown.Allthreestingersnowlitup,and


    lightningwascastfromthetips.Thelightningcreatedpressure,whichcaused


    theboomerangtogooffcourseandlandontotheground.AsWaverantoretrieve


    theboomerang,hedughisfeetintotheground,thiswasduetothefactthathe


    wasgettingeverclosertothelightning.


    Uponpickinguptheboomerang,Wavedecidedtotryouttheskillheunlockedfor it throwingtheboomerangwayabovethebees,itunleashedacurrentofairunderneath,


    whichwasliketheforceofgravity,leavingthethreebeestemporallystunned.


    Waveattackedtwoofthebeeswithbasickickrotationvolley.Onthesecondbee


    Waverealizedthathecouldnotonlykickinacircle,butalsoatdifferentheights,


    andangelsaswell.


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    Basickickrotationvolleyskillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


    </td>


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    Wavewasdeepinthoughtasheheadedtowardsthelastbee,ofthethree.


    (Whyaretheycalledthunderbees,andnotlightningbees.)Itwasalmostlike


    thebeehadreadhisthoughts.ThebeeturneditsheadtowardsWave,then


    madealoudclickingsound,followedbyaloudcrashingsound.Wavewas


    sentflyingbackwards.Whilestillinmidair,Wavequicklythrowhis


    boomerangjustalittledistancebehindhimself.Onceundertheboomerang,


    WaveunleashedtheAirpressureskill.Thisbothstoppedhimfromgoing


    anyfartherbackwards,butitalsomadehimhitthegroundwithabitofforce,


    mindyou,itdidnotdoasmuchdamageashewasgoingtotake.


    Thebeesthatwereleft,regrouped,andwerenowinamadfurry.Thethunder


    beesstartedtoflyrapidlyinacircle,whilecharginguptheirlightningstinger


    attack,butthiswasnotalltheyweredoing.Wavecouldheartheclickingsound


    hehadheardbeforeinthedistance.AchillstartedtorundownWave¡¯sspine.


    Asthebeescircledoneanother,thevibrationsfromtheirsonicboomstarted


    toshaketheearthbelow.Thebeessonicboomdidnotcauseanyproblems


    forthebeesthemselves,thiswasduetothefactthattheirbodiesweremade


    toresistvibrations.Thetemperaturestartedtolowerasthesonicboom,and


    thelightningfromthethunderbeesstingerscollide.Whatthebeeshaddown


    wascreateathundercloud,whichwasapproachingWavewithaswiftpace.


    Wavefeltacoulddropletofwaterfallonhishead.(Whatthe,whywouldtheir


    bewaterinanundergroundlavacavern?)Wavepondered.JustthenWavewas


    drenchedinadownpourofwater.LookingaboveWavesawwherethewaterhad


    originatedfrom.¡°Wellthatisjustgreat!Wait,itisnotjustwater!¡±Waveshouted


    tohimself.Wavecouldseethecloud,whichnowhadayellowtint.Waveonce


    moredugintotheground,butthistimeheknewhewouldbetakingdamage.


    Wavecouldfeelthewaterhiswassoakedindrawingtheelectricalcurrenttohim.


    Wave¡¯shealthwasnowgettingtocriticallevels.Wavetossedtheboomeranginto


    theclouds,hethenusedtheairpressureskilltobreakapartthethundercloud.


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    Airpressureskillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


    </td>


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    Wavethenusedthesameskillagain,butthistimeheusedittocreateawall


    ofairbetweenhimselfandthebees.Waveneededtocomeupwithaplan


    andthefasterthebetter.Knowinghecouldnotkeepuptheairwallforever,


    Wavechargedtowardsthebees.Wavecouldseesmallpiecesofwoodonthe


    groundfromwhenhecarvedtheboomerang.Takingouttheironbearclaws


    oncemoreWavereachedfortheninesmallpiecesofwood.Wavequickly


    startedtocarveeachofthemintoacylindershape,butthenhimmadesharp


    pointsattheend.


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    WaveDroplethascreatedwoodendarts.


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    Woodendartsdescription:Asetofwoodendartsquicklycarved.


    </td>


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    Carvingskillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


    </td>


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    Wavetookhisnewdartsintohishands.


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    Wavedroplethasgainedthedartskill


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    Dartskillunderstanding1


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    WaveDroplethasunlockedtheDartshatterskill


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    Dartshatterskilldescription:Afterthedarthashititstarget,thetipwill


    shatterfromtheinsidecausinginternaldamage.


    </td>


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    Wavethrowthedartsatthethunderbees,threeperbee.


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    DuetorepeatedlythrowingobjectWaveDroplethaslearnedthethrowing skill


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    Nowthatallthreebeehadthreewoodendartsinthem,Waveusedthe


    dartshatterskill.Allatoncethebeesfelltotheground,anddiedsoon


    after.Wavecouldheartheannouncer¡¯sloudvoice.¡°Andthewinner


    ofthismatchisWaveDroplet.

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    SkySoar-HighvsNimblecentipedex3


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    Skyracedtowardsthefirstcentipedeinview.OnceinrangeSky,unleasheda


    combinationattack,butthecentipedeavoideditlikeitwasnothing.


    Skywasunabletogetanywherewithhiscombinationattack,soinstead


    hetriedtousehisadvancewindskill.Alltheskilldidwaspushthe


    centipedebackwithoutevendoingasinglepointofdamage.


    WhilewatchingSky,ShadowseenthatSkywasnotagileenoughtohit


    thecentipede.SinceShadowwasmoreagile,herantowardsthecentipede.


    Bitingdownonthecentipede¡¯sheadShadowdealtthefirstblow.


    SkytookacloserlookatwhatShadowwasdoingandsoonrealizedahuge


    problem.YesShadowhaddealtdamage,howevertheamountwasthe


    problem.Shadowhadonlydealtoneninehundredthofdamage.


    Putsimple,notonlywerethesethingsverynimble,theyhadacrazy


    amountofdefensetoboot.


    BychanceoneoftheattacksfromSky¡¯scombinationattacklanded.Skynow


    understoodwhyShadow¡¯sattackdidsolittledamage.Thecentipedefelt


    likehittingrubber.


    Shadowalsomanagestoscratchthecentipedewithhisclaws,butthisdoes


    thesameamountofdamageashisfangs.ShadowlooksoveratSkywitha


    lookofdoubt.Shadowfeelsthatitwouldnotbepossibletowinthefight


    atthisrate,thisisbecausetheywouldrunoutofresourcesfortheirskills


    longbeforethefightcouldfinish.


    (Whyaretheylettingusjustattackthemlikethis?)Skywondersto


    himself.Justthenthecentipedeheisfightingdecidestofightback.


    Swivelingthebackandofitsbody,thecentipedewhipsSky,sending


    himupintotheair.WhileintheairSkycanseethecentipedeopeningits


    mouthwideenoughtoswallowalargerabbit.Insidethecentipede¡¯s


    moutharerazorsharpfangs.Withthewayheisrotatingintheair,


    Skyknowsheisgoingtolandheadfirstintothecentipede¡¯smouth.


    Skycantellthathisheadwilljustbarelyfitinside.


    Shadowdoesnothavemuchtimetothink,heneedstodoeverything


    inhispowertosaveSky.Shadowtacklesthecentipedeoutoftheway.


    Thetackledoesevenlessdamagethenhisclawsandfangs.Leaping


    intotheair,ShadowtrieshisbestforSkytolandfeetfirstontohis


    back.


    Skyfeltlikethatwasoneofthemostterrifyingexperiencesofhislife.


    ¡°ThankyousomuchShadow!¡±SkyembracesShadowwhileshowing


    histhanks,andalsopatshimontheheadrepeatedly.


    Therearethreeofthesethings,andneitherSky,norShadowknow


    howmuchdamagetheyarecapableofgiving.


    WhilestillmountedtoShadow,Skydecidestoattempthiscombination


    attackswiththeaddedagilityfromShadowashismount.Bothshadow


    andSkyareattackingthecentipedeinconjunction.Withthespeed


    boostfromShadow,Skyismanagingtodoaboutthesameamount


    ofdamageShadowwasdoing.DecidingtotakeachanceSkyand


    Shadowuseartofthewolves.Thisdoublestheamountofdamage


    theyaredoing,butitisnowherenearenough.Shadowfeelsreally


    closeandinsyncwithSky.SuddenlyShadowfeelshisbodyvibrating.


    Skysuddenlyhasastrangesensation,itissortoflikehiswholebody


    isasleep,butitisalsolikewhenyouholdavibratingobject.Sky¡¯s


    astralenergystartstodroprapidly.


    Shadowcanfeelismindslippingoutofhisbody,notonlythat,but


    hisbodyisturningtransparent,andthevibrationfeelinghasgrown


    muchstronger.


    SkycanseeShadowstartingtofadeawayfromunderhimself.


    ¡°Shadow,areyoualright!?Whatishappening!?.¡±Sky¡¯svoice


    showingbothpanicandconcern.


    Skycanfeelhisbodygrowingwarmerandwarmer.ShadowThis tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it.


    startstohearthethoughtsinSky¡¯shead.AsSky¡¯sastral


    energyreaches25Shadow¡¯sbodyhascompletelyvanished.


    TearsforminSky¡¯seyes,Shadowwhydidyouhavetodie


    nowofalltimes.


    Skysuddenlyhearsanunfamiliarvoiceinhishead.¡°Iamnot


    deadstupid!¡±¡°Whatthe,whosaidthat?¡±Skyask.¡°ItismeShadow,


    howcouldyounotrealizethat,whenIsaidIwasnotdead?¡±Shadow


    questionsSkyinamannerthatmakesSkyfeeldumbfounded.¡°Sorry


    itisjustthatyourbodyisgone.¡±ShadowlaughsatSky¡¯scomment.


    ¡°Waitaminute!Sincewhencouldyoutalk?¡±SkyaskShadowwhile


    heisinshockfromtherealization.¡°Icannot,weareconversingin


    yourhead.¡±


    Afterfinishingtheirconversation,Skycanfeelblackhairgrowingall


    overhisbody,orthatiswhathethoughtatfirst.Whatwasreallyhappening


    wasthatSkywasgrowingfuracrosseveryinchofhisbody.Oncethe


    furhadfullyformed,Skyfelttheshapeofhisbodychanging.Sky¡¯s


    teethwerereplacedwithfangs,hisfacenowhadamuzzle,andhis


    nailshadbecomeclaws.Sky¡¯sastralenergyhadhitzero.


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Duetoastrongbondwithapetaspecialskillhasbeenunlocked


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Werewolfform


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Werewolfformdescription:Astrongbondwithapetwolfhascaused


    yourspiritstotemporallymerge,butthatisnotall,yourbodieshave


    takenonanewform.Timelimit30minutes.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Werewolfformskillunderstandingnone


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ¡°WellShadowweonlyhavethirtyminutes,letsdoourbesttofinishthemoff.¡±


    SkycouldhearShadowagreeingwithwhatwasjustsaid.


    Skyrantowardsthecentipedewithhisnewbody.Thespeedatwhichheran


    wastentimesthespeedthatShadownormallycouldrun.Attackingwith


    acombinationattack,Skysoonrealizeditwasnotthesameattackhewas


    useto.Whathappenedinsteadwasthathisclawslashedouttearinginto


    thecentipede.Thedamagewasmuchgreaternow.Thespeedbonus


    fromtheclawshadbeenoneofthesefactors,buttheclawswerenow


    beingusedinthecombinationskillinsteadofjustShadow¡¯snormal


    clawattacks,whichfartherincreasedthedamageoutput.


    Ashardasthecentipede¡¯striedtheywherejustnomatchforthenewcreature.


    Shadow,andSkyheardtheannouncersvoice.¡°AndthewinderisSkySoar-High!¡±


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    <td>


    AuroraRose-songvsLiquidmetalspiderx4


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Aurorachargedupanadvanceiceattack.Aurorasoonrealizedjusthowgreatof


    amistakeshehadmadeatthatmoment.Theliquidmetalspiderstripledinsize.


    ¡°WhathaveIdone?¡±Aurorafearandangerinthequestionshehadasked,the


    angerwasdirectedtowardsherself.Oneofthespiderssentastringofwebtowards


    werethevibrationhadcomefrom.Auroraseenitcoming,andquicklydoggedout


    oftheway.


    Thespiderscouldcommunicatewithoneanotherbyvibratingtheliquidmetal


    theirbodieswerecomposedof.Theliquidmetalalsogaveoffadistinctivefrequency,


    whichthespiderscouldtellapartfromallotherthings.Themannerofvibrations


    fromtheliquidmetalhadbeenusedtoformtheirownuniquelanguage.¡°Enemy


    overthere.¡±ThespiderthathadjusttriedtoattackAurora,givingthesensation


    toitsfellowallies.


    Asthespidersgrewclosertoher,Auroradecidedtoequipaheavymetalhammer.


    AurorahadaskedViolettomakethisforher.Auroraswingsdownthehammer,


    whichisjustintimeto.Thespidershadnearlyreachedtheirpreywhenasudden


    strongvibrationsendthemflyingbackwards.Aurorareallywishesthatshecould


    useherskilltohaveoneofthespidersturnontheothers,howeverthisisnot


    Possible.Theonlyreasonthatsuchathingcouldnotbedonewasbecause


    thesecreaturesdonothearsound.


    Adaptingtothenewsituation,theliquidmetalspidersheadbackwardsasfastas


    possible.Thespiderstrytocomeupwithanideatocombatthatattack.¡°Let


    onlyoneofusapproachatatime.¡±Afterthatideawastransmitted,itwasdecided


    thatthespiderthatfirstattackwouldbetheonetodothis.


    Auroraseenoneofthespidersheadingtowardsher,andthistimeitwasmoving


    Atamuchfasterrateofspeed.Aurorawasunabletoswingthemetalhammer


    totheground,thereasonforthis,washowfastthespidergottoher.Aurora


    couldonlydoonething,swingthehammeratthespider.Adirecthit,butinstead


    ofdoingdamagethemetalhammerbeginstomelt.


    ¡°Noway!NowIhavenomeanstodefendmyself!¡±Aurorastartingtopanicsays


    thesewordswithashockedvoice.Thespiderquicklyretaliates.Lettinglosea


    stringofweb,whichAurorahasnomeanstodoge,thespidermakesadirect


    hit.Aurorascreamsveryloudly,whichconfusesthespideranditrunsaway.


    AnideasuddenlyoccurstoAurora.(WhatifIcouldmanipulatesound?)


    FirstAurorastartstosing,thisistogetanideaofhowpitchworks.Next


    Aurorachangeshervoice,fromlouder,tosofter,andbackagain.Notonlyis


    Shechanginghervoicefromsoftertolouderandbackagain,sheisalso


    usingmanydifferenttypesofvoices,justlikeavoiceactorwould.


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Duetoyoureffortwithyourvoiceandyourbonusfromyourmanipulation


    attributeyouhavecreatedthesoundmanipulationskill


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Soundmanipulationskillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Soundmanipulationdescription:Thepowerortalenttomanipulatesounditself,by


    controllingthepitch,tone,andfrequencyofsoundwaves,byimpartingthem


    withpsionicenergy.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Psihasnowreached30points


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Asthespiderreturnedtoattackagain,Aurorausedhernewskilltostunthespider.


    Nowthatthespiderwasnotmoving,Aurorawatchedtheotherspidersandnoticed


    thattheirbodiesvibratedinacertainpattern,andsoonrealizedthatthispatternwas


    theirownuniquelanguage.Auroranowknewwhatshehadtodo,butneededtime


    tograspthespiderslanguage.Ittookafewhourstofigureout,andthespidershe


    hadstunnedhadlongsinceleftwhereshewasstanding.Aurorawassmartenough


    tostaystillforthetimebeing,sothatnoneofthespiderswouldfindher.


    Usingbothhernewskillandtheunderstandingofthespiderlanguage,Aurora


    convincedthespidershehadstunnedearlier,thattheotherspiderswereits


    enemies.Attackingandeatingoneofitsfellowspiders,theliquidspidergrows


    bigger,anditcontinuestogrowasiteatstheotherspiderswithease,duetoits


    increasedsize.


    NowAuroraonlyhasonespidertodealwith.Usingdifferentpitchesandfrequencies,


    Auroradoesmassivedamagetotheliquidmetalspider,untilitcannolongermove


    fromitsspot.Aurorathenmanipulatessounduntilitcausesthegroundaround


    thespidertoopenup,andlavasoonfillsit.Theliquidmetalspidercanfeelits


    bodyhardening.Oncethespiderhashardenedcompletely,Auroratakesout


    whatremainsofthehammerandsmashesittobits.


    Auroraproudofhernewskillandhervictorywaitsfortheannouncement.


    ¡°AndthewinnerisAuroraRose-song.¡±

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    VioletPillarvsGasCaterpillarx6


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    Violetraisesherswordintotheair,beforeswingingittowardsoneofthecaterpillars.


    Thefireballfromherswordheadsdirectlyforit.¡°Alright!Igotthefirsthit.¡±Proudly


    Violetgloats,justsecondsbeforethefireballlandsonthecaterpillar.Aloudsound


    echoesthroughoutthestadium,andVioletisflungbackwardsfromwhereshewasstanding.


    Herbackcrashesintothewall,andtheimpacthascausedafewbrickstobeletloose.


    (Whydidthishappen?)Violetwondersuntilsherememberspreciselywhatthecaterpillars


    werecalled.¡°Wellthisisproblematicforme.¡±Violetsaysknownfullwellhowmuchof


    adisadvantageshehas.AllofVioletsattacksandweaponsarefirebased.Violetonlyhas


    oneoptionnow.


    Violetgetsclosetooneofthegascaterpillars,andswingsherarmforwards.Violetisusing


    herbasicpunchskill.Onceherarmhitsthebodyofthecaterpillar,Violetfeelsherarm


    beginningtoburn.(Wellthatdidnotgoasplaned.)Violetthinkswhilepanicking.


    AllthegascaterpillarsseeVioletsfailedattempt,andlaughatherinternally.


    ThecaterpillarthatViolethadtriedtopunchreturnstotheotherones.


    Quicklythecaterpillarsbegingoingaroundinacircle,whichalmostlooks


    likeatribedancingoverafire.Theybegintospeeduptheirmovements.


    Soonabovethesecaterpillars,agascloudappears.Thecaterpillarsarenowmoving


    insuchawaythattheyareforcingthegascloudtomovetowardsViolet.


    Violetfeelstheairgrowthickeraboveherhead.Asmallcoughescapesher.Thecough


    growsmuchworstafterafewminuteshadpassed.Violetnowseesthegascloudabove


    herheadandknowsthatitisthecauseofhercoughing.(Ihavetogetawayfromthatthing


    assoonaspossible.)Afterthatthought,Violetbeginstorunbacktowereshehadbeen


    flungtothewall.


    Violetpicksupthethreebricks.Stayingasfarawayfromthegascloudandcaterpillars


    aspossibleVioletbeginstouseadvanceandbasicfiretomeltthebricks.Meltingsome


    ofthesandbeneathherfeetVioletformsamold.Theonlyproblemnowishowisshe


    goingtocooltheweapon.WithherwillVioletimaginestheareaaroundherhandsbecoming


    colderandcolder.Soontheairaroundherhandsstartstoformsmallbitsoffrost.


    FocusingmoreVioletputsherhandsoverthenewweaponsheistryingtomake.


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    <td>


    ThroughyourwillpoweryouhavelearnedCryokinesis


    </td>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Cryokinesisskillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Cryokinesisskilldescription:Thepsychicabilitytodropthetemperatureof


    anarea.Itisalsopossibletoformfrostorsnowfromthemoistureintheair.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Psiisnowat20points


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    </table>


    Violetremovesthestoneclubshehasmadefromtheground.Itwilltakesome


    effortbeforeshecanlearntheclubskill,howeveratleastnowshecoulddo


    somedamagetothecaterpillarswithoutgettingburned,orcausingan


    explosionwithherfireattacks.


    Violetscamperedtowardstheclosestcaterpillarshecouldfind.


    Liftingthestoneclubintotheair,Violetswingsitdownwithacrazyamount


    offorce.Thecaterpillartakesrelativelynodamagefromtheassault.Violet


    continuestoswingtheclubdownonthecaterpillar,andindoingsohasnow


    learnedtheclubskill.Evenwiththeincreasetodamagefromknowingtheclub


    skill,Violetisstillnotabletoduemuchdamage.


    (WellthisisstillbetterthanwhenIwasdealingnodamageatall.)Violet


    letherthoughtsgiveherastateofreassurance.Violetcouldseetheother


    caterpillarsapproachingher,whileshewasinthemiddleofstrikingoneof


    theirallies.¡°Ineedtocomeupwithsomethingbetter,otherwiseIwillnotLove what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    beabletobeatanyofyou.¡±Violettellsthecaterpillarsheisbeatingon.


    SoonVioletrealizesanotherproblem,thecaterpillar¡¯shealthisregenerating.


    Violetwasunabletonoticebefore,thiswasbecauseshewastobusyhitting


    thisthingwithherclub.(Ishouldhavenoticedsooner!)Herthoughtsracing


    throughherhead.(Ofcourse,thegaskeepsonrefuelingitsselfwiththeoxygen


    intheair.Hencethecaterpillarregenerates.)Violetletsoutasighasthatthat


    fillshermind.Ifitwasnotforthechanceforcausinganexplosion,Violet


    wouldsimplyusefiretodraintheoxygenfromtheair.


    (Whatisanotheralternativetodealingwithgas?)PonderingoverthisViolet


    looksatherclub.Thinkingbacktohowshehadmadetheclubinthefirst


    placeithitsher.(Solid,Ineedtomakethegasintoasolid!)Violetimagines


    thetemperaturearoundthetopoftheclubloweringmoreandmore.


    Violetswingstheclubdownonceshefeelsitiscoldenough.Collidingwith


    thegascaterpillar,coldairisreleasedfromthestoneclub.Thecaterpillarcan


    feelitsbodygrowingstifferandstiffer.Thecaterpillarisnowanicesculpture.


    Violetshattersthesculpturewithamightyswingofherstoneclub.


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    Byfocusingyourwill,youhavecreatedfroststrike.


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    Froststrikeskillunderstanding1


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    Froststrikeskilldescription:Usingcryokinesistosurroundaweaponandthen


    creatinganimpact,youareabletofreezesomeenemiesonthespot.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


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    Cryokinesisskillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


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    OnebyoneVioletusesfroststriketofreezegascaterpillars,andthencrushesthem


    withherstoneclub.¡°AndthewinnerisVioletPillar!¡±Violetlistenstotheannouncement,


    beforeheadingintothewaitingroomtorestforabit.


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    TempleRaisevsWaterfallscorpionx4


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    </table>


    Templelooksovertowardswhereheropponentsare.Templecanseethescorpions,


    eachofwhicharerestingontopofawaterfall.Templesooncomestotheconclusion


    thatthewaterfallsareapartofthescorpions.Thisbeliefwaslatterconfirmedwhen


    oneofthewaterfallsstarttoheadtowardsher.


    Templetakesoutherbow,andaimsatthescorpionontopofit.Thinkingthather


    attackisgoingtomakeadirecthit.Templewatchesinshockattheeventoccurring


    beforehereyes.Justsecondsbeforethearrowmakescontactwiththescorpion,asmall


    patchofwaterrunsupthewaterfall,blockingthearrowjustlikeashieldwould.


    Templetriesanothertactic.Templecreatesabunchofboulderswithbasicearth,


    thenshehurlsthemtowardsthescorpion.Insteadofthebouldershittingthescorpion,


    Multiplestreamsofwater,whicharemovinglikejetsupthewaterfall,pushthe


    bouldersawaybackwheretheyhadcomefrom.Notwantingtogetcrushed,Temple


    maneuversherbodyoutoftheway,almostlikepreformingadance.


    (WhatifItrytogoupthewaterfall?)FollowingthistrainofthoughTemple


    sprintstowardsthewaterfall.Templeispeltedtothegroundfromthedownwards


    forceofthewaterfall.Templegetsoutandawayasfastasshecan,coughingup


    tricklesofwateralongtheway.(Wellthatdidnotgomyway.)Templefacepalming


    herselfaftersuchabadidea.


    (Welltimetotrysomethingcrazy.)Templethoughttoherself,wonderingifallthis


    timearoundWillowhadbeenabadinfluenceonher.Untyingthebowstringson


    herbow,Templeplacesthewoodenpartaroundoneoftherailsofthestadium.


    OncethereTempleretiesthebowstring,whichisonherendtowardstheground.


    (Okay,soIhaveputithighenoughtodowhatIwant.)Templeplacesonefoot


    ontopofthebowstring.Thebowstringismuchmorestablethananormalbowstring,


    thisisdotothefactthatitalsodoublesastwowhips.


    Templepushesthebowstringdownwithherfoot,haulingitfartheranfarthertothe


    side,untilthebowstringisforcedtoreleasewithheronit.Templeputsoutherfist


    whiletravelingforwards.Terrorfillshermindfromthespeedsheisgoing.Temples


    fistcollideswiththescorpionshewasaimingfor.Thescorpionisunabletorepel


    herwiththewaterfall,andtakesheavydamage.Thescorpionretaliatesbystinging


    her.Templeisjustgladshemadecontact,shewouldhavehatedtomissandendup


    apancakeontheground.AfterbeingstungTempleslipsintothewaterfall.


    NowthatTemplewasoutofthewaterfallshecouldfeeltheimpactthatbeing


    stunghadcausedher.Thescorpionhadnotpoisonedherwithitssting,instead


    ithadmadehersufferaformofvertigo.


    RightnowTemplecouldnottrythesameattackshehadjustused.(Icannotaimmyself


    inthiscondition.)Templetriedtothinkofwhatshecoulddoinsteadnow,butshewas


    todizzytocomeupwithanything.


    ThescorpionsstartedtomovetowardsTemple.Templewasnowsurroundedbywater


    onallfoursides.Thewaterwasdrawingcloseranclosertoher.Oncethewaterwas


    coveringherTemple¡¯seyesshut.Withhereyesclosedshenolongerfeltdizzy.


    Swimmingforwards,Templewassoonoutofthewaterfall,andstartedtorunforwards


    withhereyesshuttight.


    Templeopenedhereyesonceshenoticedthetemperaturestarttoincrease.¡°Well


    thatwasclose!¡±Templesaidtoherselfwhileseeingthelavapooljustafewmore


    stepsinfrontofher.TurningbackaroundTempleclosedhereyesandthought


    overwhatshecoulddo.


    (FromwhatIcantell,thewaterfallsareasetheight.)Itwasafterthisthoughtthat


    Templecameupwithanidea.Runningslightlyforwards,Templecrouchesdown


    andstartstodig.Templedigsdownandforwardssoshecanhaveawaytogetbackup


    later.OncedeepenoughTempleheadsbackthewayshecame.


    Templeopenshereyes,andusesadvanceearthtocreateaditchfromthetunnelshehad


    justdug.Templenowluredoneofthewaterfallscorpionstowardstheditch.


    Templeusedadvanceearthtosealoffjustenoughearthtotrapthescorpionswaterfall


    underneath.Finallyoverthevertigo,Templegoesandretrievesherbow.Firingabarrage


    ofarrowswhiletravelingbacktothescorpion,Templethinksofthebestwaytofinish


    itoffwithoutgettingstungagain.Templeisnowatacloseenoughrangetoattack


    withherwhips.Templepullsthebowaparttoformherduelwhips.


    Thewaterfallscorpioncanfeeltheslashesfromthewhipshittingitoverandoveragain,


    untiltheverymomentitdies.Templetrapstheotherthreeinthesamemanner,however


    shehadtrappedallthreeofthematonce.Thescorpionsarelinedupinanicelittlerow.


    Templefiresarrows,oneafteranother,eachonepiercingthrougheachscorpion,within


    secondsofeachother.


    Unabletodueanything,thescorpionsfeelthepainofmultiplearrowspiercingthem


    againandagain,untiltheyletouttheirlastbreaths.¡°AndtheWinnerisTempleRaise!¡±


    ListeningtotheannouncementTempleheadstothewaitingroom,andcomestonotice


    thatsheisstillsufferingamildformofvertigo.

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    WaveDropletvsWarppigeonx5


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    Wavewastednotimeashehurledaboltofadvancelightningatoneofthepigeons


    inthedistance.Justsecondsbeforetheboltwouldhavestruckthepigeon,itsuddenly


    disappeared,andthenreappearedinanotherlocation.(WellIguessInowknowwhy


    theyarecalledwarppigeons.)Wavethinkingoverwhatdotoaboutthisdevelopment.


    Thepigeonshadanewtoytoplaywith.ThepigeonthathadendedupdoggingWave¡¯s


    advancelightningnowlaunchedanattackofitsown.Spreadingitswings,thepigeon


    thenthrustthemforwards,sortoflikeitwastryingtoslapsomeone,featherscomeloose


    andgethurledtowardsWave.Waveduckstoavoidthem,onlytohavethemsuddenly


    appearbehindhim,andstrikehisback.


    Wavefeelsasharppain,astheendtipsofthefeathersprotrudefromhisback.


    Wavepullsoutthefeathersfromhisback,thepartthatwentintohimwasnot


    theendofthefeather,itwasthefrontend.¡°Thesefeathersarerathersharp.¡±


    Wavetellshimself,asheplacesthemintohispocket.


    Wavenowtriesthrowinghisboomerangatthepigeon,likebeforethepigeon


    teleportedtodogeWavesattack.Wavewatchescloselyasthespaceinanother


    areabeginstogetsdistorted.Wavequicklyunleashesadvancedlightninginthat


    area.Thepigeoncanfeelanelectricaldischargemomentsbeforeappearing,not


    abletoavoidtheoncomingattack,thepigeonspreadsitswings,andpeltsas


    manyfeatherstowardsthemanwhohasessentiallykilledit.


    Wavewatchesasisvictoryagainstthefirstpigeonisallbutassured.Watching


    thepigeondyingfromhislightningstrike,Wavenoticesthecloudofgrayfeathers


    headingstraightforhim.ThereisnothingWavecandotostoptheattack,heknows


    thisfromtheearlierattack.EvenifWaveavoidedtheattack,hewouldbehitfrom


    behind.


    Wavefeelsthepaincoursingthroughhisbody,asthoughliquidmetalhaspierced


    everypartofhisbody.Wavedoeshisbesttopulloutthefeathers,andputsasmany


    intohispocketashecanfit.


    Seeingtheirallytakendownsoeasily,theotherwarppigeonsbegintheirgroupThe tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    attack.Oneofthepigeonsfliesinplace,astheresthurltheirfeatherstowards


    Whenthefeathersarenearlygoingtohitit,thepigeonwhowasflyingstill


    createsastronggustofwind.Soonatornadohisformed,withrazorsharpgray


    featherscirclingtheoutsiderim.


    Wavecanseesandstarttoflyintotheair,andsoonnoticesthatallfourremaining


    pigeonshavestartedtouseagroupattack.¡°Waitatornado!No,notjustatornado!¡±


    Waveyellsinshock.Wavecanseetheendlessamountsoffeatherscirclingthat


    tornado.


    Asthetornadoisalmostinreach,Waveusestheairpressureskillfromhis


    boomerangtopushbackthetornado.WhatWavehadfailedtorealizeat


    thatmoment,wasthatbecauseofthefeathers,thetornadocouldteleport.


    Wavefeelsthewindbehindhimgettingstronger,andtheareathetornado


    wasin, havingitsspacebegintowarp.


    Waverunsasfastaspossible,whilethetornadoisstillintheprocessofteleporting.


    Waveneedstocomeupwithaplan,andthesoonerthebetter.Wavefiresanadvance


    lightningboltintothecenterofthepigeons.Notwantingtogetstruck,thepigeons


    quicklywarpawaytoanewlocation.


    Wavewatchedtheareasaroundhimselflookingforwheretheclosetpigeonwould


    appearbeforehim.¡°Bingo!¡±Waveexclaims,asoneofthepigeonsstarttoappear


    nearwherehehadlefthisboomerang.Wavedashesfortheboomerangasfastas


    possible,anduponretrievingit,throwsitimmediatelyatthelocationthepigeon


    willsoonbe.


    Thepigeonfeelssomethinghititsheadhard,andfeelsthewholeworldturning


    black.NotwantingtowasteanymoretimeWaverushestotheunconsciousbird.


    Wavestartstouseadvancelightning,butinsteadoffiringheplacesthecurrent


    aroundhislegs,andblocksthepainwithhischi.NextWaveunleashesaflurry


    ofkickswithrotationvolley.


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    Youhavecreatedtheskillsoaringshockvolley


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    Soaringshockvolleyskillunderstanding1


    </td>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Soaringshockvolleyskilldescription:Aseriesofkickscombinedwith


    advancelightning.Thisskillcanbeusedlethallyiftrainedbyanassassin


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    AtthemomentWavecannotfigureoutwhyitiscalledsoaringshockvolley,


    andnotjustrotationshockvolley.Wavewatchesasthesecondpigeongoes


    down.Wavestartstorunwhenhehasnoticedthetornadoisgettingcloseto


    himagain.


    Nowthattherewereonlythreeofthem,thepigeonsdecidedtoattackWave


    withalltheyhad.Thepigeonsteleportationspeedhadgoneupinexponentially.


    Wavefeltthepigeonsbeakstearintohimoneafteranother.


    Theattackswouldnotend,Waveneededasolutiontothisbrutalpain.


    OncemoreWavechargedupadvancelightning,nowinsteadofjustcovering


    hislegsinit,hecoveredhiswholebody.Suddenlysomeofthedamagehe


    hadbeentakingstartedtorecover.


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    Wavehaslearnedtheskilllightningaura


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    Lightningauraskillunderstanding1


    </td>


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    </table>


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    <td>


    Lightningauraskilldescription:Bysurroundingyourbodywithmassiveelectrical


    charge,youcandefendyourself,aswellasattack,notonlythat,butyougaina


    minorhealingregenerationeffect.BonustoAura/Chirelatedskills.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Wavecouldnotbelievehowbrokenthisskillseemed.Ashewasthinkingthat,he


    feltthebeaksofthepigeonsagain,butthistimetheywereleftstunned.Wavefinished


    themalloffwithasoaringshockvolley.Beforetheydisappeared,Wavestripedeach


    oneofalltheirremainingfeathers.¡°AndthewinnerisWaveDroplet!¡±Waveheaded


    offtothewaitingroomtofullyrecoverandplacethefeathersintohisbackpack.

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    WillowBirthvsChocolatepterodactylx3


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    </table>


    Willowfeltpureterrorasshegazedtowardsthelocationofthegroupofpterodactyls.


    Thesecreaturesbroughtbackmemoriesfromherpast,whichshewouldrathersoon


    forget.Lettingthosethoughtssubside,Willowbracedherselfforthebattleahead.


    Thedarkbrownbeingssoaredthroughthesky,carefultoavoidtheothersterritory.


    Willowwaswithintheterritoryofoneofthesecreatures,andthiscausedittobecome


    inragged.Thepterodactylspreaditsfeet,thiswassothatitwouldbeabletogrip


    Willow.


    Willowcouldseeapterodactylinthehorizon,itwasheadingdowntowardsher.


    Willowpulledherknifefromthestoragebelt,whichshehadWavemakeforher.


    Astheclawsofthepterodactylgrewclosertoher,Willowunleashedafurryof


    slashes.


    Thepterodactylfeltasharpslashinthecenterofitsfoot,thiswasthesamelocation


    itwastryingtogriptheinvaderfrom.Breathingin,thepterodactyl¡¯sbeakbeginsto


    fillwithabrownfluid,whichiswhatitssalivaiscomposedof.


    Willownoticessomethingstrange,asthepterodactylbreathsin.Thesentintheair


    beginsshifting,replacedwithasweetbutfamiliarsmell.Willowfeelssomething


    hotfallingontopofherhead.Notonlyisitsohotthatitburns,butitisalsosticky.


    ThepterodactylhasnowcoatedWillowwithitssaliva.Breathinginagain,theair


    startstochillonceitexhales.ThiscausesthesalivaWillowiscoatedintoharden.


    ThepterodactylloosensitsclawstotryandnabWillowoncemore.


    Willowcanfeelthestickysubstancehardening,andneedstobreakfreebeforeit


    istolatetodoso.Inthepalmsofherhands,Willowbeginstoformasmallshadow


    flame.Oncethepterodactylisabouttograbher,Willowturnsuptheintensityof


    theshadowflame.Thehardcoatingshatters,andthenfallstotheground.Onthe


    groundthecoatingbeginstobubble,andthenmelt.Withtheshadowflamestill


    inherhand,Willowfiresitforwardstowardsthepterodactyl.


    Thepterodactylisshockedatthesuddendevelopment,andhasyettonoticethe


    blackfireinthisfemaleshands.Astrangepainithasnotfeltsinceitwasyoung


    fillsitscenter.Whenitwasyoungerthepterodactylhadlandedbrieflyintoalava


    pool,atthetimenotknowingthedifferencebetweenlavaandwater.


    Willowwatchedasthepterodactylretreatedfromher,andknewsheneededaway


    toattackitwhileitwasinthesky.


    RaidwaswatchingthewholethingfromWillow¡¯sshadow,unsureofwhathecould


    dotohelpheratthattime.RaidpoppedoutandgaveWillowanapologeticlook.


    ¡°DonotworryaboutitRaid,IknowyoucanbereliedonwhenIneedyouthemost.¡±


    RaidheardWillowsay,tryingtoreassurehim.


    Willowlookedonthegroundatthesubstanceshehadbeencoatedin.


    ¡°Ofcourse!Thatiswhatitwas!¡±Willowexclaimedasshepickedupapieceof


    thesubstance.Thesubstanceasitturnedoutwaschocolate.Willowhadthought


    thereasontheywerecalledchocolatepterodactylswasduetotheircoloring,but


    nowsheknewthiswasnotthecase.


    Droolingintheairjustslightly,thepterodactylletasmalldropofitssalivafall


    towardsitswing.Beforethedropcouldfallanyfarther,thepterodactylbreathed


    in,andthenexhaled,causingthedroptohardenfromthechillingeffect.The


    pterodactylflappeditswings,beforethehardenchocolatedroolcouldfallany


    farther.Usingitswingstoaimthedropofchocolatedrool,ithurlsitdirectly


    towardstheinvaderofitsterritory.


    Willowcanseesomethinghurlingtowardsherintheair,gettingcloser,andcloser


    witheachpassingsecond.Justbeforeitcanhither,Raidputsupasmallshadow


    spiketoblockit.Thepieceofchocolatedroolgetsknockedback,andthenfalls


    totheground.Willowlooksitover,andsoonnoticesthattheendtipofthechocolate


    wasactuallypointed.¡°ThankyouRaid!Thatwouldhaveseriouslyhurtifithadhit


    me.¡±RaidletsoutachatteringnoisefromthecomplimentWillowhadjustgiven.


    Notonlywasthetippointed,butduetothevelocityitwastraveling,agreatportion


    ofdamagewouldhavetakenplace.


    Willowlookedinthesky,nowseeingmultipleshardsofchocolateheadingforher.


    ¡°RaidyoublockwhileItryandfigureouthowtoattackthesethings.¡±Complying


    toWillow¡¯sorders,Raidcreatesashadowwall,onlysecondsbeforetheattack


    wouldhavehitWillow.


    Willowcouldfeelastrangesensationwellingupinsideofher.Thissensation


    feltlikemanaonlysomehowdifferent.Willowthoughtaboutlevitating,however


    evenifshedidlevitationonlylastedsolong,andhadaheightlimitaswell.As


    Willowbreathedinthestrangesensationonlygrewstronger.Thissensationfelt


    liketherewasawarm,bright,electricallightinsideofher.Suddenlythatlight


    spreadtotheoutside,andheraurabeginstoregenerateslightly.


    RaidlooksatWillowasabrightlightstartstocircleherbody.Willowcanfeel


    herawarenessgrowingstrongerwitheachpassingminute.Willowcannowfeel


    theveryessencesofeverythingaroundher.


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    Willowasbeengrantedthesecretskillchakragrace


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    <td>


    Chakragraceskilldescription:Asecretskillusingonesenergycentertobecome


    insyncwitheverythingaroundyou,whilealsorestoringenergy.CausesatemporaryThis story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    evolutionofsomeskills.


    </td>


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    Skillunderstandingintuitive


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    Willowbeginstochargeupashadowflame.Willownowhasthepowertocontrol


    theverymovementsofthisflame.Willowusesherwilltolevitatetheshadowflame


    andthenhasitfillthepterodactyl¡¯saura.¡°Graceoftheshadowflame!¡±Willowexclaims


    withapeacefultoneinhervoice.


    Notnoticingitsaurabeginningtofillwithflame,thepterodactylisshockedbythesudden


    implosionfromtheoutsideofitsbody.Nolongerabletoflyintheair,itstartstoplummet


    totheground.Barelyabletomovefromboththeearlierattackandthefalldamage,itlooks


    oninhorroratthegrinontheinvadersface.


    Smirkingatheraccomplishment,Willowpreparestofinishthefirstenemyoff.¡°Graceof


    theshadowfang.¡±Willowsays,justsecondsbeforethepterodactylcanfeelitselfbeing


    tornapartfromtheinside,asthoughcarnivorouswormsweretryingtoburrowtheirway


    out.


    Claimingthisterritoryasherown,Willownowsethersightsontheothertwoterritories.


    Thetworemainingpterodactyl¡¯sfeltsomethingamisswiththeirauras,unliketheyounger


    oneWillowhadjustkilled,thesetwohadastrongconnectiontotheirauras.Willowwas


    notusingthesameattackfrombefore.


    Raidcouldfeelhisverybeingfillingwithabrightlight,normallyhewouldbeworried,


    tomuchlightcausedproblemsforhimduetohisshadownature.Oncethelightfilled


    himcompletely,RaidfeltthespacearoundhimselfShifting.¡°Graceoftheshadowrat!¡±


    Willow¡¯speacefulvoicefilledtheairasshesaidthosewordsoutloud.Raidappearedin


    twoplacesatonce,hecouldfeelthetwobodieshenowhad.


    Thepterodactyl¡¯sfelttheratbitingdownontheirabdomen,asthepainwashedover


    them.Suddenlytwoknifesappearednexttotherat.Raidcouldfeelaconnectionto


    theknife,whichlikehimselfwasoriginallyjustoneobject.Raidusedhismindto


    controlthemovementsoftheknife.Thethoughtsinhisheadashemovedtheknife.


    (Slashoftheshadowrat.)Thepterodactylsbodiesturnedtodustandwerenowgone.


    Willowcouldheartheannouncerinthebackground.¡°Andthewinneris,WillowBirth!¡±


    Willowheadedtothewaitingroomandcollapsed,butnotbeforenoticinghermaximum


    healthwasnowhalf,andatimernexttoitwhichread.12hoursremaining.


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    SkySoar-HighvsTimeslipbatx4


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    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Skyfeltthepainofthebatbitingintohisneck.Skyglaredatthe4batsinthedistance.


    Oneofthebatswasquicklyapproachinghim.Thiswasithethought,asheprepared


    forthefirstattack.Whilethebatgotcloser,Skystartedtofeelasenseoffamiliarity


    intheair,asthoughthiseventhadalreadyplayedout.Justashewasthinkingthis,


    henoticedthathishealthhadalreadybeenlowered,yethehadnottakendamage.


    Finallythebatarrived,andSkyfeltthepainofthebatbitingintohisneck.


    Skycouldseethedamagewasthesameamountdonetohimfromanunknown


    origin.¡°Howcouldthisbehappening?¡±SkydirectsthequestiontoShadownext


    tohim.ShadowlooksatSkywithapuzzledlookonhisface.


    ThatwasnotthefirsttimeSkyhadevertakendamageinabattle,anditwas


    aprettystandardattack,soShadowhadnocluehowtorespondtothequestion


    beingasked.ShadowjustnuzzledhisheadunderSky¡¯shand.SkypetsShadow


    afterheplacedhisheadbyhishand.


    ThesoundofthebatscrypiercesShadow¡¯sears.Shadowlooksonatthebat


    thathadjustbitSky.Dashingforward,Shadowleapsintotheairtoslashthe


    batwithhisclaws.ThesoundofthebatscrypiercesShadow¡¯sears.Thisfelt


    waytofamiliartoShadow,andhecouldnotforthelifeofhimfigureoutwhy.


    SkywascheckingoverthehealthofShadowjustsecondsbeforeheleaped


    towardsthebat.Likehimself,Shadow¡¯shealthindicatedheheadtaken


    damage,yetnothinghadoccurredtowarrantsuchdamage.Skylooked


    onasthebatscreeched,watchingShadow¡¯shealththewholetime.


    ¡°Shadow,thesebatsseemtobeabletoinfluencetime,andrepeatactions


    theyhadalreadydonetousbefore.Wheneveryougotoattack,makesure


    thatnodamagehasoccurredtoyou,thatyoudidnothaveprior.¡±Shadow


    didnotreallyunderstandwhatSkywassaying,buthewouldmonitorhis


    healthcloselybeforeeachattack.


    Skylookingathishealth,releasedagaleofadvancewindtowardsthebat


    thatbithim.Thatbatfeltthewindbeingknockedoutfromitsbreath.Unable


    toflyduetothestronggust,thebathitsthegroundhard.Rightnowthebat


    wouldlovetobeabletoturnbacktimetohealitsself,butthatcanneverbe


    done,theirabilitycanonlyturnbacktimefortheirprey,andtheirbodies


    aretheonlythingthatkeepsthememories.Thebatissurethough,thatbrief


    memoriesreoccurtothepreywhenevertheattackhappensagain.


    Notwastingtime,Shadowbitesdownhardonthebatknowingitwillbe


    unabletocounter.Thebatscreamsoutinpain,nothavingawaytofightback.


    Oncetheairhasdieddown,andtheteethhaveloosened,thebatfliesaway


    quickly,thisistoavoidanycontinuedattacksdoneinsuccession.


    Therestofthebatswatchtheeventsfromadistance.Theyareslightlyin


    shock,suchathingasneverhappenedbefore.Normallytheirpreywould


    fallduetorepeatedattacks,whichthepreyhadnoideahappened,yethere


    infrontofthemsomeonehadcausedpaintooneoftheirown.


    BothShadowandSkyfelltothegroundfromthesonicboom.Skyprepared


    anotheradvancewindgusttostrikethebat.Shadowpreparedtochargeforward.


    Secondslatertheybothnoticedtheirhealthhadnowgonedown.Theycouldnot


    stoptheirattacksandknewacounterwascoming.Likebeforethebatflewback,


    justsecondsbeforethewindcameintocontactwithit.Thebatsentastrongpules


    ofsoundtowardstheprey.BothShadowandSkyfelltothegroundfromthesonic


    boom.¡°OkayShadow,wemustalsobecautiousofcounterattacks!¡±Shadowmakes


    asharpbarkinresponse.


    Thinkingithasgotthemcornered,thebatpreparesitsnextattack.Closelylooking


    overtheirhealthwhilethebatapproaches,SkywhisperstheplantoShadow.


    ¡°Okay,letsdoateamattack,Iwillattackfromthefront,yougoinfromtheback.¡±


    ToShadowthisplanseemslikeawisechoice,fromwhathecantell,thebatcan


    onlyattackfromthefront,meaningitwillbeunabletocounterasneakattack.


    ThebatwatchesSky¡¯sfoolishattemptofawindgustattack,yetforsomereason


    somethingdoesnotfeelright.AnothersonicboomfillsSky¡¯sears.(Alrighttimeto


    rewindtime.)Thebatthinkstoitself.Justasittriestodoso,itfeelsasharpclaw


    slashthroughitswings.Fallingtotheground,thebatisunabletodoanythingand


    diesfromShadowandSky¡¯sartofthewolves.


    Theremainbatsnoticetheteamworkthatfinishedtheirally,andwillbeusingtheir


    ownteamworktopreventthis.ThethreebatsflytowardsthelocationofSkyand


    Shadow.


    SkyandShadowfeelthethrobbingpainofthebatsbitingintothematthesametime.


    Whiletheteethofitsalliesaredeepwithintheprey,thethirdbatunleashesasonic


    boomtowardsthem.


    SkyandShadowcanseethebatsheadingtowardsthem.¡°Shadowpreparetosneakup


    behindthatone.¡±Shadowdashesforwards,asagustofwindishurledtowardsoneof


    thebats.SkythanksShadowforfollowinghisinstructionssowell.MomentslaterSky


    takesapeakathishealth.(Waitsomethingisabouttogoterriblywronghere!)Sky


    thinkstohimself.Theamountofhealthlostistroubling.Whentheircombination


    attackisabouttoplayoff,theothertwobatscomeflyingforwards.Onelanding


    closetoSky,theotherlandingclosetoShadow.


    SkyandShadowfeelthethrobbingpainofthebatsbitingintothematthesametime.


    Whiletheteethofitsalliesaredeepwithintheprey,thethirdbatunleashesasonic


    boomtowardsthem.(Sothisiswhatwentwrong!)Skysighsatthehugerepeated


    damage.


    Skyseesthathehastakenalittlebitofdamage,decidingnottomove,Skywaitsfor


    theattacktooccur.Skywatchesasoneofthebatsfliestowardshimandslapshim


    withitswings.SuddenlySkyisbackafewsecondsbeforethebatswingsareabout


    tocollidewithhisbody.Skyreachesupgrabsthewingandstartsacombinationattack.


    confusedbytheoutcome,thebatdiesinseconds.


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    Duetorepeatedtimerewindsyouhaveawakenedtothememoryslipskill


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    Memoryslipskillunderstanding1


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    <td>


    Memoryslipskilldescription:Askillthatcanonlybeusediftimeisdistorted.


    Memoriesofafuturewhichhasalreadyhappenedtoyouarebroughtback


    justsecondsbeforetheeventhappens.Withadeeperunderstandingminutes


    canbebroughtback.


    </td>


    </tr>


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    </table>


    Skypreparestofightthenextbattle.Thetworemainingbatsbegintopanic,nothing


    likethishadeverhappened.Howwasitpossiblefortheirtimeslipattacktobecountered


    likethat.ShadowandSkystartedtouseartofthewolves.NoticingShadow¡¯shealthhad


    Takendamage,Skybracedhimselfforatimeslip.ThetwobatsbitedownonShadow¡¯s


    neck.SeeingthebatsgettingclosertoShadow,SkykicksShadowoutoftheirway.


    Thebatsfeelthegustknockthemtotheground.¡°QuickShadowfinishthemoff!Oh


    andIamsorrybytheway.¡±ForgivingSkyshadowattacksoneofthebatswithhis


    claws,whilechewingtheothertopieces,makingsuretotearoftheirwings.


    SkyandShadowlistenfortheannouncement.¡°AndthewinnerisSkySoar-High!¡±


    SkyandShadowheadtothewaitingroom,andgrababittoeat.¡°Forsuchastrong


    ally,youdeserveahighqualitysteak.¡±SkysaystoShadow,forkingover3000quartz


    tothevendorforthebeststeakthatcanbebought.

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    ThestrongscentintheairplaguedAurora¡¯snostrilsassheenteredthestadiumforher


    nextmatch.Intheairfiveowlsflew,andeachofthemhadadifferenttypeofflower


    coveringtheirheadsonthetoprightcorner.Theowlwiththewhitelilyonitshead


    flewtowardsher.TheairaroundAuroranowhadthedistinctivesmellofvanilla.


    AsharppainfloodedAurora¡¯sstomach,asthescentofvanillachangedmidwayup


    hernose.Thewretchedstenchbrewedtogetherwiththevanilla,createdwhatcould


    onlybedescribedasabadafterscent.


    Fromthedroppingofherhealth,Auroracouldonlysurmisethatthefragrancefrom


    theowlwasalsosomekindofpoisonousgas,whichiswhyherstomachnowburned.


    Aurorausedheradvanceiceskilltosurroundherselfinanicebarrier.Thepointofthe


    barrierwastohaveaplacefreefromtheowlsodors.


    (HowcanIfighttheseowlsiftheirbodiescreatedeadlyscents?)Aurora¡¯sthoughtsracing


    tocomeupwithasolutiontithequestiononhermind.Athoughtsoonoccurredtoher,


    althoughitmaybeaalittlecrazy.AurorawonderedifmaybeWillowhadstartedtorub


    offonher.


    UsingbasiciceAuroracoveredherfacewithanicemask,thisofcoursemadeithardfor


    hertobreath.Auroratakesoutamace,whichshehadVioletmakeforher.Smallpiecesof


    sapphirewereembeddedlikespikesattheend,andhadamechanicaldesignwhichcaused


    piecestogoflyingwheneveritwaswhirledaroundorswung.Likethearrowsforabow,


    thesepiecesneededtobepickedupafterwardsinordertoreusethem.


    Aurorabeginstoslowlytwirlthemace,graduallypickingupspeedovertime.Enoughforce


    hasbeenused,sonowthesapphirepointsgohurlingtowardstheowl.Theowldogesmost


    oftheshards,butdoestakerminerdamagefromasinglepieceofshard,whichisnowwedged


    deepunderneathoneofitswings.


    Aurorahadtotakeoffthemask.Airfilledherlungsassheheavilybreatheditin.


    (AlrightsothisiswhatIhadbeenworriedabouthappening.)Aurora¡¯sthoughtsonUnauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    thematterofhowharditwouldbetobreathafterwards.Auroraknewtheirhadto


    beawayforhertonotinhalethearomas,whichtheowlsproduced.


    Theowlwiththelilybloominguponitshead,trieditsbesttoflyawayfromthe


    oneithadtaggedfordefeat.Thesapphireembedintotheunderpartofitswing,


    wascausingproblemswiththedirectioninwhichitwasattemptingtofly.


    Auroratriedtousehersoundmanipulationskilltoknockdowntheowl,however


    thesoundcouldnottravelthedistance.Pickingupthesapphireshards,Aurora


    placedthembackontothemace,beingpatientasshedidso,notwantingtocause


    harmtoherselffromthepointedtips.


    Theowldecidedtocreateanewscent,whichitwouldsendinAurora¡¯sdirection.


    Auroragotawhiffoftheair,whichwaslikevinegarbeingburnedwhileaskunkwas


    onfire.VomithurledfromAurora¡¯sstomachinaninstant.(Whywoulditcreatesuch


    ahorrendoussmell?)Auroraknewtheanswertothistoanextent,howevertheremust


    havebeenabetterwaytofighttheirenemies.


    Whilethegirlwasavictimtoitsairbornconcoction,theowlopeneditsbeakwide


    andheadedtowardsherforabite.Auroracouldfeelasearingpainwheretheowl


    wasnowcrunchingdownonher,whichwasthelowerpartofthebackofherneck.


    Usingsoundmanipulation,Auroramadetheowlfalltotheground.Notwastingthis


    chanceshecoateditinanicetomb.Auroraswingshermacedownontothehardice


    owlstatue,shatteringittopiecesoverandoveragain.(Thatisthefirstowltakencare


    Of,nowIknowIwillnotbeasluckywiththenextones.)Thinkingtoherself,Aurora


    createsanothericebarrierinordertogetsomefreshair.


    Havingwatchedtheirallyfall,thefragranceowlsbegintheirplanofretaliation.


    Gettingoutfromtheicebarrier,Auroranoticestheairaroundherfeelsalotthicker.


    (Theycouldnothave?Couldthey?)Aurorawaschockingontheair,itwaslayered


    withsomanydifferentscents,thatitwasliketheirwasnoscentsintheairwhatsoever.


    Arainbowofflowerpetalsbeginstofloatintheair,butsoonpicksupmomentum,and


    isthenslammedintoAurora.Thepainisamplifiedbythefactsheiscoughingand


    chockingonthethickenedair.


    PillarsoficiclesshootupfromAurora¡¯slocation,thiscausestheowlstoscatter.


    Auroracrawlsawayfromtheareathathashaditsairthickened.Lookingatthe


    edgeofthestadium,Auroraissuddenlystruckwithinspiration.Hugesnowhills


    begintoformneartheedgeofthestadium.Auroraismakingthesehillsisbigand


    astallaspossible.


    Thewholestadiumisnowsurroundedbysnowhills.Gettingbehindoneofthese


    hills,Auroraunleashesapowerfulscreamamplifiedbyhersoundmanipulation.


    Thesnowallbeginstoshake,andthenitfallstowardsthecenter.Notawareof


    whatisabouttohappentheowlsallgetcrushedbyaheavypileofsnow.


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    Avalancheskillunderstanding1


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    Avalancheskilldescription:Askillwhichcombinesmagicwithpsionicenergy


    usingiceandsoundtocreateamassivedownpourofsnow.


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    Soundmanipulationskillunderstandinghasincreasedby1


    </td>


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    Auroracanseewheretheowlsaretrappedunderthepileofsnow.Standingin


    thecenter,sheswingshermacearoundandaround,thiscreatesadownpour


    ofsapphirespikes,tearingthroughtheowlsandfinishingthemonceandforall.


    Auroralistensfortheusualcue.¡°AndthewinnerisAuroraRose-song!¡±Picking


    UptheshardsAuroraheadstothewaitingroom,andheadstoonethatisfilledwith


    plantlife,thisistogetsomefreshair.

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    VioletPillarvsTraineaglex4


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    Violetwatchedtheeaglesinthesky,hermouthwasopenedwidefromtheshock.


    Thesecreaturesweretruetotheirname,bigheavymetallicbeasts.Theirbodylong


    intheshapeofatrain,theendoftheirbodyheldtheirmassivebeaks.Violethad


    absolutelynocluehowtoapproachthem.


    Oneofthegiantbirdsspottedher,andthenbeginsanosedive,targetingthetop


    ofherhead.Violetiscaughtofguard,andtakesadirecthit,droppingherhealth


    toonethird.(WellIcannotletanotherattacklikethathitmeagain.)Violetponders


    overthebestcourseofactiontotake.


    Violetbeginstoswingherswordinamultitudeofdirections.Tothebirdsinthe


    skyitlookslikeshehaslosthermind.Theareasurroundingherisnowcovered


    infire.Smokecloudstheeaglevision,thiswillbuyVioletthetimesheneedsto


    recover.


    Violetbreathsin,usingherbreathtospeedupthehealingprocess.Theeagles


    comecrashingtotheground,tryingtohitthelocationoftheunknowntarget.


    Violetiswatchingthemcarefully,astonotgetrammedagain.Whenevershe


    seesaneaglecomingforher,shequicklyrunsoutoftheway.Therearenow


    impactcratersfromwheretheeagleshavehittheground.


    Violetknowsshecannothidforever,buthasyettocomeupwithapropertactic


    tofightthetraineagles.Thereisanideaforminginhermind,buttheplanneeds


    alittlemoredepthtoitbeforeshetakesaction.


    Anothercraterhasjustbeenformedfromtheimpactofaneagle.Notwastingthis


    chanceVioletapproachestheeagle,makingsuretostillbemaskedbythesmoke.


    Usingcryokinesis,Violetcreatesasmallfrosttiponitswing.Astheeagleflies


    intotheair,thefrosttipbeginstoexpand,coveringmoreoftheeagle¡¯swing


    asitgetshigher,andhigher.


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    Violethadnotjustmadeasmallfrosttiponitswing,shehadprogrammeditThis story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.


    tocovermoreofthewingthehigherthebirdrose.


    Thetraineaglecouldnotunderstandwhyitswingwasgettingcolderasthe


    heightitwasflyingincreased.Suddenlyitswingwascompletelycovered,


    whichcausedtheeagletobeunbalanced.Theeaglecamecrashingdownunder


    theweightofitsownwing.


    Unlikewiththecraters,whichwereformedfromthebeakoftheeagle,thebird


    crashedontoitsfrostcoveredwing,onlycreatingaminorshockwave.Violet


    swingshersworddowntowardstheoppositewing,whichimmediatelycatches


    fire.Theplansoonbackfires,theeagleflapsbothwings,thefiremeltingthefrost,


    alargecoldbubbleofwaterispeltedintoViolet¡¯sface.Seeingthistheeaglesends


    ajetofwateratitsburningwing,puttingouttheflame.


    Theeaglesoarsintotheskyoncemore.(Iwassoclose,butfireisnottheanswer.)


    AsmuchasVioletwantedthethoughtsinherheadtobealie,firedidnotsolve


    thedamageproblem,itwouldonlycreateanothermeansofattackfortheeagles.


    Violetcantell,cryokinesiswastheanswer,butwhatwasthebestwaytouseit.


    Violettakesoutajavelin,focusingherwill,thejaveliniscoatedinpsionicenergy.


    Findingoneofthebirds,Violetthrowsthejavelindirectlytowardsit,makingsure


    touseenoughforce,thisissothatthejavelinwillhititsintendedtarget.Justbefore


    makingcontact,thepsionicenergycoveringthejavelinreleasescoldfrostintothe


    air.Trailsoffrostfollowthejavelin,coatingonewingoftheeagleasitisalsopierced


    bythejavelin.Justbychanceithappenstobethesameeagleasbefore.


    Violetpullsthejavelinoutoftheeagle,andtakesoutherclub.Sherepeatedlyuses


    froststrikeuntiltheeagleiscompletelycoveredinice.Switchingtohersword


    Violetmeltstheicewithherfire.Beforetheeaglehasachancetoretaliate,Violet


    switchestoherclubagain.Freeze,melt,freeze,thenmeltagain.Likethisthefirst


    eagleistakendown.


    Knowingtheirbrethrenhasbeendestroyedatthehandsofthiswomen,theremaining


    eaglesallnosedivedownatonce.ThemightyimpactcausesViolettobethrowninto


    theair.Theeaglesflytowardsher,whilesheisstillintheair,beakafterbeakpeaksher


    bodyswiftly.Whilefalling,Violetcreatesfrostonthegroundrepeatedly,andjustbefore


    makingcontactwiththeground,Violetusesadvancefiretomeltthefrost,creatingasmall


    lakeunderher.


    Splash,thisisthesoundheardthroughoutthestadiumasVioletdropsintothewater.


    Gettingoutofthewater,Violetcomesupwithanewidea.Coveringthejavelinonce


    morewithpsionicenergy,Violettossesitintotheair,butthistimeitisnotaimedat


    anything.Pullingouthersword,Violethurlsafireballstraightuphittingthejavelin.


    Thepsionicenergyreleasesthefrost,whenthecoldairhitsthehotair,stormclouds


    begintoform.Violetcontinuesthispattern,untiltheskyaboveispitchblack.


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    VioletPillarhascreatedthethunderstormskill


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    Thunderstormskillunderstanding1


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    Thunderstormskilldescription:Byconstantlycreatingcontrastoftemperaturesinthe


    air,stormcloudsarecreated,whichoncefullyformedreleasebothadownpourofrain,


    aswellasboltsoflightning.


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    Thetraineaglesbegintorustfromthecoldwetrain,theycannolongerflysotheyland.


    Boltsoflightningstrikethemetalcreatures,thisdoesnotstopuntiltheyaredead.However


    Violethadtotossherweaponsawayifshedidnotwanttotakeanydamagefromthebolts


    oflightning.


    ¡°AndthewinnerisVioletPillar!¡±Theannouncer¡¯svoicecouldbarleybeheardoverthe


    soundofthethunder.Grabbingherweapons,andrunningforherlife,Violetentersthe


    waitingroom.

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    Templespottedoneoftheminthedistance.Itslongneckstretches,thenitstretchesout


    itslegsaswell,justlikeitwaswakingfromanap.IttakesapeekinTemple¡¯sdirection.


    Withoutwarningagustoffeathersisblownhalfwaytowardsher,suddenlywhenthey


    starttofalltotheground,theostrichistheirinaninstant.(Diditruninthattime,or


    didittransportitselftherewithsomesortofmagic?)Templewasthinkingtoherself,


    thatisuntilherthoughtswereinterruptedbytheappearanceoffeathersnexttoher.


    (Whatthe?Run!RunnowTemple!)Templewaspanicking,andherinstinctstold


    herthatrunningwasthebestcourseofaction.Templequicklydashedoff,justas


    theostrichappearedinthefeathersbeforeher.


    (Thesethingssurecantravelfast,itisbesttobecareful.)ThiswasTemple¡¯sthought


    processasshecontinuedtorunforwards.Theostrichswerveditsbody,changingthe


    directionitwasfacing,andnowitwasfacingTempleoncemore.Templecouldsee


    thefeathersgatheringhalfwayfromwereshecurrentlywaspositioned.Templepulls


    outherbowinaflash,drawinganarrowfromthequiveronherback,shefiresitat


    thepileoffeathers.


    Theostrichspotsthearrow,whichisgathermomentum,andwillenviablyreachits


    currentlocation.Twistingitsheadslightly,theostrichwaitsforthearrow.Now


    thatitsneckisnolongerinlinewiththearrow,thearrowshouldenduphitting


    thebaseofitsbody,butbeforethearrowgetsachancetodoso,theostrichflings


    itsneck,knockingthearrowtothesideintheprocess.


    AgaspescapesTemple,sheisshockedbytheactiontheostrichtook,howcould


    shehavepossiblyknown,butnowshedid.(Timeforplanb.)Runningoncemore,


    Templewaitedforanotherpileoffeatherstoappear.Thishappenwithinafew


    minutes,justafterTemplestartedtoliftherfeetfromtheground.Templecreates


    threebouldersabovethepileoffeathers.(Thereisnopossibilityofthisnotworking.)


    Templethinkstoherself.


    Theostrichcanseethethreebouldersabove,whentheystarttofall,theostrichdoesUnauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation.


    abackflip,andkicksallthreeofthem.Landingbackonitsfeet,theostrichwatches,


    asthethreebouldersheadbacktotheirowner.


    (No!Thiscannotbe!Whatisthismadness?)Templeisinutterdisbelief,asherboulders


    headstraightbacktoher.Sheavoidsthefirsttwo,butthelastonehitshersquareinthe


    head.Bloodtricklesdownherface,andsheisnowslightlydisoriented.(Iwillnotbe


    doingthatanymore.)


    WhileTempleisstillrecoveringfromtheinjury,feathersappearnexttoher.Theostrich


    isnowbeggingitsattack.Templefeelsasharppaininherneck,thisisduetotheostrich


    peckingatit.Sheisbroughttoherkneesbythescratchestoherlegs.Theostrichpecks


    atherlefteye.Thepainisalmostunbearable.AngerwellsinsideofTemple,sheisfurious


    thatsheisunabletodoanythingtostopthis.Outofnowhere,herarrowsflyfromherquiver,


    andraindownattheostrich.Theostrichdoesnotdie,butdoestakeavastamountofdamage.


    Apileoffeathersappearinthedistance,astheostrichretreats.


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    Duetostrongfeelingsofanger,andfeelingpowerlessinthefaceofdanger,TempleRaise


    haslearnedthetelekinesisskill


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    Telekinesisskillunderstanding1


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    Telekinesisskilldescription:Usingonesforceofwill,theycanmoveobjectswiththeirmind.


    Oftenusedsubconsciouslyinafitofrage.Withpracticeonecouldliftthingsmuchlarger


    thenthemselves.


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    Psihasbecome60


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    Breathingin,Templerecoversfromthepain,notonlythepain,sherecoversfromthedizziness


    aswell.Templeplacesallthearrowsbackintothequiver.Templeaimsherbow,anddrawsone


    arrowoutfromthequiver.Templefires.Intothepileoffeathersthearrowheads,justlikebefore


    theostrichseesthearrowcoming.Theostrichflingsitsneck,knockingthearrowtothesideonce


    more,butthistimethearrowcurves,andheadstowardstheostrichoncemore.Thearrowpenetratesitslefteye.(Nowyouknowhowitfeels,youstupidostrich.)Templelaughstoherself


    internally.


    Templedrawsanotherarrow,butthistimeshealsousestelekinesis,holdinganother


    arrowwithhermind,justbehindtheonesheisabouttofire.Thefirstarrowgoes


    flying,thesecondonetrailsbehindit,invisibletoanyonlookersinthedistance.


    Theostrichseesanotherarrowheadingitsway,itsneckcurvesasitwaitsfor


    thearrowtoarrive.Flingitsneckdown,thefirstarrowgoesdown.Theostrich


    Isabouttokickitoutoftheway,notwantingarepeatoflasttime,butbefore


    itcantheostrich¡¯srighteyeisnowpierced.Theostrichisnowblind,arrows


    raindownfromabove,slaughteringtheostrichintheprocess.


    Pileoffeathersappearfromallfoursides,Templemovesthearrowswithher


    mind,andthensplitsthemintogroupsoffour,eachonehangingaboveapile


    offeathers.Whentheostrichesappearinsideofthefeathers,Templepushes


    thearrowsdown,causinghugeamountsofdamage.Beforetheostricheshave


    achancetoretaliate,Templespinsthearrows,sotheyarepointingupatthe


    ostriches,andthenthearrowsgothroughthemagain.Templecontinueslike


    this,upanddown,likepullinganeedlethroughathread.


    Theremainingostrichesalldieatonce.¡°AndthewinnerisTempleRaise!¡±


    Theannouncementismade,justafterTemplerunsoutofpsifromthelast


    attack.InthewaitingroomTemplerunsintoWave.¡°Goodluckinthethird


    round.¡±Wavegivesherathumbsup.Templeseestheboomeranghanging


    fromWaveside.(Whendidhegetthat?)Shethinkstoherself.

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    ForsomereasonthemovementsofthesnakessentchillsdownWave¡¯sspine.


    Itwasnotasthoughhedidnotlikesnakes,oratleastthatiswhathethought,


    buthecouldbewrong,lackofmemoriestendtothrowone¡¯spriorperceptive


    outthewindow.


    Wavewasmesmerizedbethetipofthesnake¡¯stail.Thetailremindedhimof


    Violet¡¯ssword,howinthecenterithadtopiecesthatwhencollided,created


    asparkwhichlaterbecameafireball.


    Ifhedidnotactsoon,hewouldlikelybethefirstonetosufferpain.Pulling


    hisboomerangoutfrombehind,Wavethrowingtheboomeranginthesnake¡¯s


    direction,hepatientlywaitsforittowhackthesnakeinthehead.


    Smallhairsonthesnakestandonend,Waveisnotcloseenoughtonotice,the


    hairsgivethesnakeanawarenessofthechangeinairpressure.Thesnakenow


    knowsabouttheobjectheadingtowardsit.Thetwotipsofthesnakestailvibrate,


    whichcausesthemtobangintooneanother,andwhentheydoachemicalreaction


    occurs,causingacombustioneffect,whichjetsthesnakeforwards.Asmallfireis


    trailingbehindthesnake,asitisabouttocrosspathswithWave.


    Wavealmostfallsbackwardsfromtheunexpecteddevelopment.Theboomerang


    soonreturnstoWave.(Iamluckythatmyboomerangdidnotcomeintocontact


    withthatfire!)Wavebreathsasighofrelief,andputsawayhisboomerang,he


    insteadwieldshisironbearclaws.


    Thesnakefeelsthechangeinvibration,whichhasbeencausedbyWaveputting


    hisboomerangaway,andtakingouthisclaws.Thesnakemovesforwardsalong


    thesoildirectlytoWave¡¯slocation.Thesnakeopensitsmouthrevelingitsrazor


    sharpfangs.Thesnakethrustsintotheair,andattemptstobiteWave.


    Waveinstinctivelyslasheshisclawsdown,thesoundofmetalisheardasthe


    ironclawshavejustcollidedwiththesnakesteeth.Anewproblemhasreplaced


    thepriorattackofthesnake,itistightlyclingtothemetalclaw.Theonlything


    Wavecanthinktodoisattackwithhisotherclaw.SlashingdownWaveis


    optimisticabouthittingthesnake.


    Havingjustfailedtotearintoitsnemesis,thesnakegripstheweapontightly


    withitsteeth.Thesnakecanfeelthechangeinairpressure.Rotatingitstail,Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.


    thesnakeblockstheoncomingattack.Itsucceedsbyvibrationthetipofits


    tailoncemore.


    Waveisinstantlyburnedwhenhishandcomesdowntowardsthesnake.


    (Weareatastalemate,howcanIgetoutofthis.)Waveknowsthatthestalemate


    issoongoingtoend,andthesnakewillhavetheadvantage.(Ihaveanidea,but


    thisisreallygoingtohurt!)


    Thesnakecanfeeltheairpressurechanging,butitdoesnotfeelanymovements


    fromthecreatureitisholding.Thechangeinairpressureisbuildingupevenmore.


    Thelightsofmovementscannowbefeltbythesnake.


    SparksaregatheringaroundWave¡¯sfingertips.Atfirstitonlyfeelslikeasmall


    staticshockwhenitcomestothepain,butasmoreelectricityisformed,thepain


    intensifies.¡°Feelthepainofbasiclightning,youdamsnake!¡±Thecurrentisdirected


    intothetipofthesnakestail,upitsbody,andintoitsteeth.Waveandthesnakeare


    sentflyingintodifferentdirections.BoththesnakeandWavetakeaboutathirdof


    damagefromthecharge,aswellasasmallamountoffalldamage.


    ThesnakedartedbacktowardsWave¡¯slocation.AsWavewasrisingfromtheground


    hecouldseethesnake,itwouldbetherewithinseconds.(WhatshouldIdo,Icannot


    dothatattackagain,itwouldcausemetomuchdamage,andthesnakewouldavoid


    itevenifItriedtofromafar.)Contemplatingwhattodo,fornowWavewouldjust


    avoidthesnake,andworkoutsomesortofstrategywhiledoingso.


    AsthesnakewasalmostonWave¡¯stail,hegatheredchi,andthenbeginstolevitate.


    Wavepullsoutsomedartsfromhisvestpocket.Hehurlsthreedartsatthesnake.


    Insteadofavoidingthedarts,thesnakemovesitstongueagainstitsfang,rubbing


    theunderpartagainstthefangs,asparkisignited,anditletsoutaburstoffire.


    Thedartscrashintothefire,becomingnothingmorethenmeretorches,andthen


    ash.Waveisawarehecannotfloataroundintheairindefinably,sofornowhe


    returnstothegroundtorecoversomechi.


    (Okaysolightningdidsomedecentdamage,butthesnakeavoidsanythingIsend


    initsdirection.WhatifIgavethelightningawillofitsown?)Wavebeginstogather


    morelightning,thistimeheisusingadvancedlightning,andthereason,hedoesnot


    thinkthatbasiclightningcancreateenoughenergytothinkforitsself.


    Wavegivesthelightningtheshapeofaneagle.(Cometolife!)Wavewillstothe


    lightning.Theeaglelookslikeadrawingwithjusttheoutlines,butinsteadofpencil


    theoutlineismadeofelectricity.


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    WaveDroplethascreatedtheLightninganimalskill


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    Lightninganimalskilldescription:Willinglightningtotaketheshapeofananimal,


    theusercanthengivethistemporarybeingawillofitsown.Warningdonotmake


    anythingtoaggressive,asthismaycausethecreaturetogoonarampage,andattack


    itscreator.


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    Instinctivelytheeagleheadsinthedirectionoftheinjuredsnake.Thesnakecansense


    thechangeinairpressure,andtriestoavoidtheeagle,butitcannot.Grabbingthesnake


    withitstalonstheeaglecarriesthesnakeintotheair,thesnakecontinuestotakesmall


    electricaldamagefromtheeagle.Wavewantstofinishthesnakeoffquickly,sothathe


    cankilltheothersnakesaswell.


    Wavelevitatesintotheairandfloatstothesnakeandeagle,makingsureheremoves


    hisironclawsbeforehegetstoclose.OnceheisatthesnakeWaveattackswithbasic


    kickrotationvolley,addingadvancedlightningkicktotheendofeachattack.Thiskills


    thesnake.


    Wavewaitsfortheeagletocatchthenextsnake.Theycontinuethispatternuntilall


    Theburstsnakeshavebeenfinishedoff.¡°AndthewinnerisWaveDroplet!¡±Wave


    hearstheannouncementjustafewsecondsafterthelightningeaglefadesaway.


    Wavereturnstothewaitingroom.Willowcutsthetipofhisearwithherknifeasshe


    walksby,whileheadingtothestadiumforhernextmatch.

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    Thelizardswalkedaroundslowlyontheground.Willowcouldnotseeanythingto


    Indicatewhytheywerenamedmazelizards.Nopatternsontheirbacks,andthey


    seemedreallyslowmoving.InfactWillowthoughtthisallwouldbealittleto


    easy.


    Willowpullsoutherknife,andproceedstojogtowardsoneofthelizards.


    Willowreachesthelizard,andthrustsherknifeforward.Justwhentheknife


    isabouttomakecontact,thegroundbeneathWillowbeginstoshift.Withthat


    sheissurroundedbyawallmadeofearth.Thisearthenwalliswaytotallto


    climbover.(Wellthisisnotgood.HowamImeanttogetoverthat?)Willow¡¯s


    thoughtsarerapidlytryingtocomeupwithasolution.(IguessfornowIwill


    havetocompletethemaze.Thisreallysucks!)


    Willowusedhershadowflametocreateasmalltrailbehindherasshemovedforwards.


    (Onedirection,andalwaysthatsamedirection.)IttookWillowaboutfifteenminutes


    beforesheendedupbackattheshadowflame,theoneshestartedat,shehadmade


    italittlebiggerthanthetrail.(Wellgoingleftdidnotwork?)Willowcouldnothelp


    butthinkthistoherself.(NowtogorightIguess.)Willowfollowedthepathonly


    goingright,butstillendsupatherstartingpoint.(Whatisupwiththismaze?)


    ThemazelizardisabletowatchWillowwonderingthroughoutitsmaze,this


    isdonebyenergeticcentersinthewalls,whichrelaytheimagestothelizards


    eyesmuchlikeasecuritycamera.Ifthisgirlsolvesthemaze,thelizardwill


    havenowaytodefenditself,butshewillonlybeabletohithimoncebefore


    anewmazeisbroughtup.Themazeisanautomaticdefensesystemagainst


    predators,theonlythingthatcouldreallycausetroublewasaerialcreatures.


    Thisonlyappliedtocreatureswithwings,anythingthatfloatedorlevitated


    hadtheirabilityreversed,whichwouldbenodifferentthantheforceofgravity.


    (Maybeonedirectionthentheother?)Willowtriedthisaswell,yetjustlike


    beforesheendedupbackwhereshehadstarted.(Notagain!)Willowwas


    startingtogetreallyfrustrated.(Right,Right,thenleft,continueinthatpattern


    maybe?)Withthatshewasbackatthestartingpoint.Willowletoutaloud


    scream.Thelizardcouldhearit,andnowwasworriedabouthowhard


    herfirstattackwouldbe.


    (Letsgoonedirectionuntiltheend.)Willowwaskeepingtrackofhowmany


    turnsshemadebeforeendingupbackattheshadowflamemarker.Ithadalways


    beenthesameamount.Willowfinallyreachesthedamthing.Coveringherknife


    withShadowflame,Willowslashesdownatthelizard,herknifedrawinga


    alightningboltpatternwithhershadowflame.


    Themazelizardfeltboththepainofbeingslashed,theheatoftheflames,and


    adepressingdarknessfillingitswounds.TheattackdealtoneninthofdamagetoStolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    thepoorthing.Ninemoreattackslikethisanditwouldbedead.


    Afterdealingdamagetothemazelizard,theearthenwallscamedown.Willow


    startedonhersecondattackwhenthewallswentupagain.(No,notagain!)


    ItlookedlikeWillowwouldhavetosolveanothermaze.


    Willowdidnotknowitatthetime,butRaidwashidingunderthemazelizard,


    hewasashadow,andthelizardwouldnotbeexpectinghim.Assoonasthe


    wallwentup,Raidmadehismove.


    Themazelizardcouldfeelsomethinggrowingunderneathitself.Jawssuddenly


    grippedit,asRaidbitintoitsstomach.Thishurtwaymorethenthewoman¡¯s


    Attack.Thelizardcouldtellthiscreaturewasmadefromshadow.


    Thislizard,andthislizardonlyhadthesolutiontothisproblem.Thislizard


    fearedwhatwouldhappentoitsbrethrenifheshouldfail.Thelizardstarted


    todrawruneswithitshandsinthedirt.Abrightlightappeared,andwiththat


    Raidwaslostinhisveryownmaze.


    Willowwasshockedthatthemazesuddenlycamedown,butsoonremembered


    shewasnotaloneinthisbattle.(GoodjobRaid!)Willowfeelsastrongsense


    ofprideathavingbeenabletotamehim.Justastherestofthemazecomes


    down,Willowcanseeabrightlight.SoonWillowrealizeswhatthatlightis.


    Willowcanseeadrawingmadeoutoflightontheground,itlooksmuch


    likeamap,theonlydifference,asmallshadowdotismovingaround


    insideofit.Willowcanfeeltheangerwellingupinsideofher.Raid


    isthatdot,andhashisownmazetosolve.


    Themazelizardcanfeeltheheatoftheflamesheadingtowardsit,blazing


    likeaninferno.Instinctivelyanearthenmazeisputuptoblockit.That


    stupidrathascausedsomeseriousdamage.Thelizardisgoingtoget


    somepaybacknow.


    AsWillowwalksthroughanewlyformedmaze,somethingfeelsmuch


    differentthanbefore.Outofnowherethewallcreatesafist.Willow


    barleyhastimetododge.(Thatwastoclose!)Whenthatthoughtfinished,


    thenextfistcameather.Willowbarleyhadtimetothink,theonlything


    shecoulddowasdodgethefist,whichthewallsshapedatdifferentlocations.


    Sinceshedidnothavetimetothink,Willowwasunabletotellwhereshe


    washeadinginthismaze.NeitherWillow¡¯sknife,orhershadowflames


    coulddoanydamagetowallstryingtopunchher.


    Raidendedupwherehestartedinthemazeyetagain.Hecouldfeel


    whyWillowwassofrustratedbefore.(Around,over,under.Nomatter


    WhatIdoitdoesnotmatter.)RaidreallyhopedWillowcouldfindaway


    togethimoutofhere.


    ThinkingabouthowRaidmovedintheshadows,Willowreallywished


    shecoulddothatnow,evenifitwasjustalittle.Withthatthoughtshe


    usedshadowflametosetherfeetonfire.(Mergetheshadowflame


    Withtheshadowsaroundit.Walkwiththeshadows.)Willowcould


    feelherfeetmergingwiththeshadowsontheground.Itfeltkindof


    stickylikewalkinginmud,butcolder,althoughnotascoldasice.


    Willowplacedherfeetonthewall,mergingwiththeshadowsonthe


    wall.Willownowwalksupthewall.Sheisnolongerrestrictedby


    therulesofthemaze.


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    oneofakind.Bonusdamagetoanyoutsidetheboxskills,whichmay


    applytopartyskillsaswell.Creationbonustoanyindividualized


    weaponoraccessoriesyoumake.Evendeadlyfoodsmadewith


    yourcookingwillnolongercauseproblemstoanyone,instead


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    Willowwalkedalongthetopofthewalluntilshefoundthelizard.


    Willowcutherselftoinordertocoverherselfinblood.Thiswould


    fueltheshadowflamesonherknifemore,andgivebonusdamage


    thankstoitbeinganoutsidetheboxidea.


    Themazelizardwasmetwithasharpburningslash.Theburningdidnot


    stopevenaftertheslashwasfinished.Willowheadedtothenextlizard,


    knowingtheonesheslashedwouldsoonbedead.


    Asthemazewentup,Willowsimplyscaledit,andwalkedtothelizards


    location.Anotherbloodfueledshadowflameslashwasmade.Soonall


    fivelizardswereinthesameboat.Willowletoutaninsanelaugh,as


    thelizardsfinallydied.


    Raidwasfinallyfreefromthatstupidlightmaze.¡°Andthewinneris


    WillowBirth!¡±Theannouncerspeaks,beforeslowlywalkingaway


    fromthestilllaughingWillow.


    SkywaswatchingwithShadowfromtheentrancetothewaitingroom.


    AsWillowarrives,bothShadowandSkylookatoneanotherwithdread


    intheireyes,beforetakingasteptotheside.

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    Theclankingofmetalcouldbeheard,asSky,andShadowwatchedoneofthefrogsinthe


    distancestickoutitstongue.Itwasapparentthatsparkswouldbeinissuewhilefightingthem.


    SkyandShadowrushedtowardsthefrog,whichtheyhadjustseenstickingoutitstongue.


    Shadowtriedtodighisclawsintothecreature,yetthatonlysentapainradiatinguphisclaws.


    Skytriedacombinationattack,thisdidnothingtothefrog,butmadeSkysoreinbothhisfeet


    andhishands.(Lookslikewecannotrelyonphysicalattacks.)Sky¡¯smindbeginstobecome


    filledwithanxiety,justassoonashifinishesthatthought.


    Usinghisadvancedwind,Skytriestoliftthemetallicfrogintotheair,howeverthefrogis


    toheavytoevenbepushedslightlybythewind.ThewindwhichSkyhasused,angersthefrog.


    Thefrogleapsintotheair,thenlandsnexttobothSkyandShadow.Thevibrationsfromthe


    heavyfroglandingontheground,causesbothSkyandShadowtofalltotheground.Whilethey


    arefalling,thefrogsticksoutitstongue,releasingahighconsecrationofsparks.Ifitwasjust


    onesparkthedamagewouldnothavebeensobad,butwiththemultitudestrikingthem,the


    damagequicklypiledup.


    Fornowalltheycoulddowasstayasfarawayfromthefrogsaspossible.Thoughthisseemed


    likeavalidstrategy,themetallicfrogssooncaughtontothisploy.BothSkyandShadowwere


    surroundedbythesefrogs.Allatoncethefrogshoppedintotheairandthenlanded,andagain


    theduowerepushedtothegroundbythevibrations.Thesparkshit,andahugeamountof


    damagewasdealt.


    Usingbothadvancedwindandlevitation,SkypicksupShadow,whoisnowatdeathsdoorstep.


    SkyneedstosaveShadow,buthehasnowideahow.PlacingoneofhishandsonShadow¡¯shead,


    Skyimagineshimrunningthroughtheforestfullofvitality.SuddenlySkycanfeelhishandgrow


    warmer,kindoflikeholdingyourhandoveraheateronmediumheat.Skythennotices


    somethingakintostaticelectricity,butnothasharsh,tinglingthroughthepalmsofhishand.


    thesensationchangesalittle,andSkygetsthesensationitismovingintoShadow.Shadows


    woundsbegintoclose,andheissoonatfullhealth.


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    FromwhatSkycouldunderstand,theamountofPsiusedforthisskillwashischoice.


    Theheavierthedamage,themorehewouldneedtouse.SkyhaduseduphalfhisPsiinorderto


    healShadow.ReadingtheskilldescriptionSkyknewitwasnotpossibletohealhimselfwiththis


    skill.


    Thetwodesperatelyneededtocomeupwithawaytocounter,andalsodamagethesefrogs.While


    lookingintoShadow¡¯seyes,Skynoticedthecoloringbegintoalter.Thecolorthatyouwould


    normallyseewhenlookingintoadogseyes,wasshifting,becomingthecoloroffire.Theseeyes


    similartohazel,yetthecolorwasnotgreenandbrown,butinsteadorange,red,andyellow.


    Shadow¡¯sfurwaschangingfromadeepblack,toanashgray.Thetipsofhisclawsbecame


    arubyred.Somethingbigwashappening,Skywassureofit,andsomehowdeepdownheknew


    thiswouldchangetheoutcomeofthefightwiththem\metallicfrogs.


    Shadowdidnotunderstandwhatwashappening,hisvisionwasbecomingclearer,andtheway


    thingslookedbeforewerenowmorevibrant.WhatShadowwasseeingforthefirsttimewas


    color,butneverseeingcolorbefore,howcouldhepossiblyknowwhathewasseeing.


    AwarmheatwasflowingthroughthecenterofShadow¡¯sstomach.Thisfeltnewbutnormal


    toShadow.ToShadowitfeltlikehecouldmovethisheatfromhisstomachallthewayup


    histhroat,andthenoutofhismouth.


    LandingonthegroundafterShadow¡¯stransformation,SkywatchedasShadowrundirectly


    towardsoneofthefrogs.Movingthewarmthfromhisstomachupthroughhisneck,then


    lettingitoutthroughhismouth,asmallflamehitsthefrog.Shadowtriesmovingthewarmth


    faster,whichcreatesabiggerflame.Thefrogcanfeeltheheatchangingitsbodytoliquid,


    andgetsawayassoonaspossible.


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    thantwelvehours.Thesewolvesstartoutwiththepowertobreathfire,butastimegoeson


    theycancontroltheverydepthsoffire.Notonlycantheycreatefire,theycanputoutany


    fireoncetheyhavegainedtheabilitytocontrolit.OnlyWolveswithblackfurcangainthis


    mutation.Thesewolvescanalsoreverttotheirformerappearance,whiledoingso,thewolf¡¯s


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    Atrailofmeltedmetalpuddleswasleftbehindbythefrog.UsingadvancedwindSkywasable


    toliftthesepuddlesintotheair,andwiththathehadaplan.¡°Shadowuseyourflamebreathto


    lurethosefrogstome.¡±ListeningcloselytohispartnerShadowdidashewasasked.


    Thefrogscouldnotstandtheheatthisstupidwolfwasstreamingatthem.Theyneededtoget


    awayandthesoonerthebetter.Theycouldseethemaninthedistancedefenseless.Thefrogs


    tookachanceandsparkswereheadingstraighttowardsSky.Beforethesparkscouldreachhim,


    Skyflungthemeltedmetalatthefrogswithhiswind.Thegroundunderthefrogsfeet,melted,


    andsoonhardened.Allfourfrogsweretrapped.


    Shadowcamefrombehind,whileSkyusedthelavasurroundingthestadiumbypickingsomeup


    withhisadvancewind,andthenpouringitonthefrogs,whileShadowusedhisflamebreathon


    them.Thefrogshadbeenturnedintonothingmorethanametallicgoo.


    Thatwaswhentheannouncementwasmade.¡°AndthewinnerisSkySoar-High!¡±Walkinginto


    thewaitingroomSkyandShadowwerestoppedbyAurora.ShewaslookingatShadow¡¯snew


    formwithadmiration.¡°WellIamupnext,andIwatchedthewholething,thatwasamazing!¡±


    Auroradeclared,hereyesholdingasparkinthem,completelyconfidentshewouldwinher


    match.

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    Auroraquicklyfiresshardsoficetowardsoneoftheturtles.Seeingtheiceflytowardsit,the


    turtletipsitsfeettooneside.Pushingharderwithitsweightonthatoneside,thesprings


    connectingitsfeettotherestofitsbodycoil.Releasingtheweightonthecoiledupsprings,


    theturtlegoesflyinginthedirectioninwhichitwasleaning.


    Auroragiveschasetothefrog,firingiceshards,assherunsinthedirectionitismoving.


    Neitherhernortheiceshardsarefastenoughtohittheturtle.Eventhoughsheisnotfast


    enough,Auroradoesnotstopthechase,continuinguntiltheturtle¡¯smovementslowsdown.


    Whentheturtlehasfinallystopped,Auroratakesouthermace,swingsitaround,andlets


    theshardsheadfortheturtle.Theturtlehasnowheretogothistime,sowhenitseesthe


    shardsmovinginonitslocation,itgoesinsideofitsshell.(Ofcourseitwoulddothat,


    itisaturtleafterall!)Auroraisagitated,whydidshenotseethatcoming.


    Itwastimefortheturtletogoontheoffensive.Comingoutofitsshell,theturtleputsallof


    itsweightontoitshindlegs.TheturtlehadfacedAurorabeforedoingthis.Nowbeinghurled


    towardsAuroraatbreakneckspeed,theturtlemovesitsfrontlegstowardsitself.Whenthe


    turtleisaboutthreefourthsoftheway,itloosensonefoot.Aloudslappingsoundisheard


    throughoutthestadium,asAuroraistossedintotheairfromtheimpact.Theturtleisstill


    beingrapidlymovedinAurora¡¯sdirection.Beforeevenhittingtheground,theturtlereleases


    theotherfoot.Aurorabeginstoflybackwardsevenfaster.


    Notwantingtofallintothelava,Aurorafiresofasuccessionoficeshardsbehindher.


    Theiceshardpushhertowardstheturtle.Toavoidgettinghitbytheturtle¡¯sfeetagain,


    Auroraholdsupthemaceinherhandtoblockthenextkick,orwasitapunch,whatever


    itdidnotreallymattermuchtoAurora.Theturtle¡¯sfoothitsintothespikedmace,andfor


    thefirsttimeAurorahasdealtsomedamage.Tuckingitselfintoitsshelltoavoidhitting


    intothemace,theturtleandAuroracollideintooneanother.


    BoththeturtleandAurorafalltotheground.Auroratakesasmallamountoffalldamage.


    Iftheiraremoreattackslikethese,Aurora¡¯shealthwouldquicklydrop.AuroratriestoUnauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation.


    usesoundmanipulation,hopingitwilldealdamagefromwithintheturtle¡¯sshell.Inside


    theshelltheturtlecannothearanythingfromtheoutsideworld.


    AthoughtoccurstoAurora.(Insteadofusingicetoharmtheturtle,whatifIuseittoreduce


    itsmobility.Sincetheturtleisstillinitsshell,itdoesnotnoticeAuroracreatingasmallice


    rinkunderitsbody.


    Theturtlecanfeelthevibrationsofsomethinghittinghittingitsshellfromoutside.Thevibrations


    growstronger,asAurorahitstheturtle¡¯sshellharderandharderwithhermace.Gettingoutfrom


    Itsshell,theturtleknowsitismakingamistake,howeverthevibrationsarebecoming


    toannoyingforittobearanylonger.Astheturtlestretchesoutitsfeet,itisshockedbythe


    suddenchill.


    Nowthatitsfeethavealltouchedtheice,theturtlebeginstoslide.Theturtlehasnowheretogo.


    Whenevertheturtlewouldtrytouseitsspringlegs,itwouldjustendupslippingontheice.


    Theturtleknewthiswasverybad,ithadtogetoffoftheice,andthesoonerthebetter.


    Auroracouldnothelpbutlaughasshewatchedtoturtlefallontotheicemanytimes.


    Herstomachnowhurtfromthelaughter.Thiswasbadonsomanylevels,ifshedidnotstop


    laughingsoon,itwouldnotbelongbeforetheturtlewouldfigureoutawayoutofthissituation.


    Itwasnotjustthatturtleshehadtoworryabout,theotheroneswouldseethisasanidealtime


    tostrike.


    Whilefallingtheturtledidnothavetimetogetintoitsshell.Aurorasentbothiceshards,and


    shardsfromthemacetowardstheturtle.Itwasnotpossiblefortheturtletodoanythingto


    stopthewaveofattacks.Withthatthefirstspringturtlewasdefeated.


    Auroraranasfastasshecouldmangeinthedirectionofthenextspringturtle.Auroratried


    tousethesametacticshehadwiththefirstturtle,butwhentheturtlenoticedtheground


    arounditturningtoice,itputallofitsweightonallfourfeet,andwasbroughthighintotheair.


    Aurorawatchedastheturtlegothigherandhigherintheair.Auroracouldtryherlevitationskill,


    butknewtheturtlewastohighupthere.Aurorafirediceshardsbigenoughtosteponintotheair.


    beforetheshardsfellAurorausedthemlikesteps,creatingmoreassheleapedhigher,andhigher.


    Shehadtomovequickly,otherwiseshewouldnotbeabletoreachtheturtle.


    Theturtlewatched,asasuddenflurryofshardsfromthemacecamedirectlytowardsit.


    Whilestillintheair,theturtlequicklycoileditsleftlegstogether,releasedthem,andwent


    flyingtowardstheleft.Aurorawatchedastheturtledoggedhermacesshardsinmidair.


    Aurorasuddenlyrealized.(Itwouldbetodangerousfortheturtletogoinsideitsshellwhilein


    midair.)Theturtlecouldbothhearandfeelaloudsound,andthissoundwasdoingdamagefast.


    ThesoundwasAurorausinghervoicemanipulationskill.Thesoundalsocausedtoturtletobe


    stunned,andtheturtlewasnowfallingbacktotheground.


    Whiletheturtlewasfalling,Auroracouldseetheotheronenottofaraway.Aurorausedice


    Shards,theshardsfromthemace,andhervoicemanipulationtosendtheturtleflyingtowards


    theoneontheground.


    Theturtleonthegrounddidnotseeitcoming.Alltheattacksfromtheskycamrainingdown,


    whichalsoincludeditsally.Astheycollidedwithoneanother,butturtlesdiedinaninstant.


    Aurorausedbothlevitationandmoreiceshardstomakeitsafelybacktotheground.


    OnceonthegroundAuroracouldheartheannouncement.¡°Andthewinneris


    AuroraRose-Song.¡±Auroraenteredthewaitingroom.Thesentofsmokefilledtheair.


    BehindViolettherewasahugefire,everyoneelsewasdoingtheirbesttoputitout.Auroraused


    hericetohelp.¡°Um,goodluckViolet.¡±AuroratellsVioletfilledwithangeratwhatshereturned


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    Violetcloselymonitoredthelizards,asthesoilwheretheyhadbeendiggingwasbeingshifted


    fromsoftandmoist,todryanddusty.Sandwasnowcoveringahugeportionofthestadium,and


    Violetwascertainthatthiswouldcasehermanyproblemsdowntheroad.


    Violettookherfirststepsinthenewlyformedsand.SinceViolethadburnedhersocksandshoes


    earlierinthewaitingroomtostartafire,herfeetwerenowbare.Theheatfromthesandcaused


    abitofdiscomfort,asVioletwalkedtowardsoneofthelizards.


    Notknowingwhattoexpectfromher,thelizardquicklyscurriesawayfromher.Violetswings


    hersworddownwards,andafireballisblastedtowardsthemediumsizelizard.Seeingthe


    fireball,thelizardusesitstailtokickupsomesand.Thelizardsactioncausestheflametofade,


    muchliketurningoffalightswitch.


    Havingwitnessedthelizardeasilyputtingoutherfireball,Violetreachesforherflamegunnext


    toherrightside.(Ifasmallfireballdoesnotworkmaybeastreamoffirewould!)Withthat


    thoughtinmind,Violetpullsthetriggertotheflamegunwhilepointingitinthelizardsdirection.


    Forabriefsecondpanicfillsthelizard,butthisdoesnotlast.Thelizarddigsdeepintothesoil,


    thenleapsupwhilespinning.Thetwistingofitsbodywhilejumpingintotheaircausesthesoil,


    whichhasnowbeenchangedtosand,tobecomeasmalltornado.Thissmalltornadohasenough


    forcetoextinguishtheflameViolet¡¯sgunhasjustcreated.


    Ratherthancontinuewithherassaultfromadistance,Violetracestocatchuptothelizard.


    Thelizardseestheyoungwomantailingfrombehind,andknowsshewillbewithinstriking


    distanceinnotimeflat.Halting,thelizardpreparesforacounterattack.


    Violetisbothshockedandexitedbythelizard¡¯ssuddenchoicetostoprunningaway.Violet


    rotatesherblade,arcingitdownwards,sothatherbladewillheadstraighttowardsthelizard.


    InresponsethelizardkicksupsomesandintoVioletseyes.Thetemporaryblindnesscause


    Violet¡¯sattacktomissitstarget.


    ThelizardslashesitstailunderViolet¡¯slegs.WithaloudcrashVioletfallstotheground.


    Fromthespectatorsperspective,thelizard¡¯smovementlookslikeablur.Thelizardisnowontop


    ofVioletsface.Violetcanfeelthelizardstandingonherstomach.Acrunchingsoundisheard,


    thisisfromthelizardbitingdownonViolet¡¯sface.Inretaliation,Violetpunchesthelizard,which


    happenstostillbeonherstomach.


    ThelizardiscastintotheairfromViolet¡¯srightfistsmackinghardagainstitsbody.Violetrises


    fromtheground,andhasfinallyrecoveredfromtheblindingsand.GivingchasetothestillflyingYou might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    lizard,Violetusesherswordtocreatethreefireballs.Thelizardcanseethreefireballsheadingfor


    Knowingitcannotblockallofthefireballs,thelizardsticksoutitstongue.Insteadofspiting


    outsaliva,thelizardspitsoutagreatdealofsand,whichwasstillinitsmouthfromearlier.


    Violetgetsabetterview,asoneofherfireballsfadefromexistence.Theothertwofireballsmake


    contactwiththelizard,causingittobepusheddowntotheground.Inthetimeitwouldtakefor


    thesandlizardtohittheground,Violetimmaculatelyfiresherflamegun.


    Thelizardcanfeeltheheatincreasingbeneathitself,andthereisnopossiblewaytoavoidthepit


    offireunderitslocation.Theheatburns,thelizardbarleymakesitoutalive.Diggingitswayinto


    theground,thelizardmanagestoputouttheflamescoveringitsbody.


    (ItwillnotbelongbeforeIfinishofthefirstsandlizard.)AsmugsmilespreadsacrossViolet¡¯s


    facewhilethinkingthistoherself.Whenthelizardsurfaces,Violetisready.Thelizardprepares


    tocounteranotherfireballfromVioletsword,todothisitkicksupsomemoresand.Violetwas


    trickingthelizard,itfellforherploy.Insteadofswinghersword,Violetthrowsit,andbecause


    thelizardthoughtitwasanotherfireball,avoidingtheswordbecameimpossible.


    Thelizardfeelsasharppain,astheswordpiercesthroughoutitsentirebody.Violethasnow


    beatenthefirstsandlizard.TheconfidenceViolethadbeforestartinghermatchreturns.


    Violetshouldhavebeenpayingmoreattentiontotherestofthesandlizards.Aboutseventy


    percentofthestadiumwasnowchangedtosand,andVioletcouldnotseetherestofthelizards


    anywhere.


    (Wherearetheyallhiding?)Panicwasbeginningtopooltogetherinherthoughts.(Whattraps


    havetheysetupforme?)Thislineofthoughtwaswithinreasonwhenfightinganenemy,but


    ifpanicsetsinyouareboundtomakemistakes,andusuallybigones,whichcouldhaveeasily


    beenavoided.


    Violetstartswalkinginthedirectionofthesand.Whensheplaceshersecondfootontooneof


    thesandpiles,shebeginstosink.Violetknowsimmediatelywhatthisis.(Greattheymadequick


    Sand!)Beforesheispulledfullyunderthesand,Violetunleasheshercryokinesisskill,freezing


    thesandcoveringherbody.Anewproblemhasbeencreated,Violetisnowtrappedinice.


    ThinkingquicklyVioletcoversherfeetwithfiremagic.Rememberingapartyskillshehadonce


    createdwithWave,Violetwillsthefirecoveringherfeettoexplode.Violetisblastedintotheair,


    shardsoffrozensandgoflyingtowardsthespectators.Thehostofthetournamentusessome


    formofabarriertoblocktheattack.


    Violetisstillrisingthroughtheair,andisabouttotakealargeamountoffalldamagethesecond


    shestops.(WhatshouldIdotostopthefalldamage?)Shewonderstoherself.Secondsbefore


    hittingtheground,Violetpullsoutherflamegun.Whenshefiresthebeamhermomentum


    islowered,andshesoonlandssoftlyontotheground.


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    VioletPillarhascreatedtheexplosionskill


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Explosionskillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Explosionskilldescription:Amodifiedversionoffireorflamemagic.Willingthefireto


    combust,pressureandintenseheatarecreated.Thepressurecanalsobeusedformovement,


    suchastoflyinginmidair,ortogetplacesquickly.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Firemanipulationhasmaxedoutandhasevolvedintofiredomination


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Firedominationstatdescription:Onewhowieldstheveryfoundationoffire.


    Higherstatlevelsallowonetospontaneouslycombustwithoutdying.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Firedominationstathasbecome30


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Takingadvantageofhernewexplosionskill,Violetfliesintotheair.Wantingtoendthisquickly,


    Violetwithhelpfromherfiredominationstat,usesadvancefiremagic.Thewholefightingarea


    ofthestadiumislituplikeabonfire.Thescreamsoftheremainingsandlizardsareheardasthey


    areincinerated.


    ¡°AndthewinnerisVioletPillar!¡±Hearingthatannouncement,Violetuseshernewexplosionskill


    tohoveroverthefireandreturntothewaitingroom.Templelooksoninhorroratthescenein


    frontofher.Theyhadjustfinishedputtingoutthefireinthewaitingroomaboutfiveminutesago.


    Templecannotevengetnearthedoorforhernextround.


    Thepartyhearsthehostmakeanotherannouncement.¡°Duetoalargeamountofdamage


    tothestadium¡¯sfightingarea,thenextmatchwillbepostponedforaboutthreehours.


    Pleasebarewithusewhileweputouttheflame.¡±FornowTemplechecksoverher


    weaponsandotheritems.

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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    TempleRaisevsPhasealligatorx3


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Temple¡¯spatiencewasgrowingthinanditwasallduetothestuntthatVioletpulledtodefeather


    opponents.(Whydidshehavetogoanddoathinlikedestroythewholestadium¡¯sbattlearea.


    NowIcannotfightuntiltherepairsarefinished.IwillmakeyoupayforthisViolet!)Temple


    wouldbeonthepathforvengeanceagainstVioletifherthoughtswereanyindication.


    WiththesethoughtsTemple¡¯sheartwasfueledwiththefireforbattleandoncetheroundstarted


    Templewouldbeontheoffensive,andinalllikelihoodtheenemiescouldtrulyexperience


    sufferingonalllevels.ItwasdoubtfulthatVioletwasawareoftheemotionalchainreactionher


    flameshadsetinmotionforherfuturearoundTemple.


    ¡°Nowthattherepairsarefinished,itiswithgreatpleasurewestartthefinalmatchofround


    three.¡±TheloudannouncementcausedTempletoexperiencealighthead,butitpassedjustas


    quicklyasitcameoverher.Templepreppedherquiver,herbowhangingonthebackofit.


    Walkingintothestadium,Templeliftsherbowfromthequiver,placesitinherlefthand,draws


    anarrowfromthequiverwithherright,thenimmediatelyfiresitatthefirstalligatorshesees.


    Whenthearrowisalmostinreach,thealligatorsweepstheprojectileawaybyquicklylashing


    outitstail.


    Seeingasthearrowwasrendereduseless,Templeusesearthmagictotossaboulderdownthe


    centerofthealligator¡¯sback.Thealligatornoticesthepresenceoftheboulderaboveit.Quickly


    hoppingbackbeforeitfalls,thealligatoropensitsmouthwideastheboulderfallsintoit,just


    secondsafterwards.Withtheboulderbetweenitteeththealligatorcrushesitbybitingdown.


    Theformerboulderisnowamoundofclayontheground.


    Templetakesherbowandchangesittoitsduelwhipform.(Itlookslikeachangeoftacticsis


    inorder.)Temple¡¯sthoughtsareclearlydefinedinherhead.Templecracksthewhipsafewtimes


    justtogetusetotheweightoncemore.


    Thealligatorcanseethewomanrushingtowardsit,andtheonlythoughtgoingthroughitshead


    atthemomentis.(Sheisscaryfast.)Thealligatorseyeshavetroublefollowinghermovements.


    Thewayshemovesfromsidetosidewhileheadingtowardsit,issortoflikeahypnoticdanceto


    thealligator.Thealligatorclosesitseyes,listensclosely,andhearsthefootstepsasthey


    approach.


    Templeflicksthewhipdownhard,thecrackingsoundcanbeheardthroughoutthestadium.


    Hearingthesoundofthewhipthealligatorbecomestransparent.Templeeyescanbarley


    comprehendwhatisbeingwitnessed.Thewhippassesthroughthealligator,anditislike


    oneofthesethingsdonotreallyexist.Thatofcourseistechnicallytrue,sinceneitherone


    reallyexistsanyways,butthatisnotthepoint.


    StilltransparentthealligatorleapsforwardthroughTemple.Thisisoneoftheweirdestthings


    Templehasexperienced,butitiswhathappensnextthatwouldtormentforyearstocome.


    Whilestillpassingthroughhearthealligatormadeitsteethphysicaloncemore.Surrounding


    herheartwithitsteeththealligatorbitesdown.Thepainislikenothingshehaseverfeltinher


    life,andifthiswasnotagame,Templewouldhavediedinaninstant.


    ThealligatorleavesTemple¡¯sbody,itsattackdidnotdoanyphysicaldamagetothewoman,


    Howevershewasbrieflystunned.Thealligatorpushesitstailagainstherfeetwithaswift


    motionandsheinstantlyfallstotheground.Thesecondshehitsthegroundthealligator


    bitesdownonherlefthand.


    RecoveringfromtheshockTemplequicklyseestheresultfromthebite.Temple¡¯slifeforceThis text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.


    hasdroppedbyfivepercent.Templestandsbackup,andfirmlygraspsherwhips.Oneofthe


    whipscomesbaringdownatthealligator.Justlikebeforethealligatorphasesthroughit.


    Templedoesnotgiveitanotherchancetogothroughher.Templedogesthealligatorby


    movingherbodylikeagracefuldancer.


    Thealligatorlandsonthegroundandcannotstaytransparentanylonger,thisisbecause


    thetimelimitisup.Thealligatorcanhearthecrackingofthewhipinthedistance,and


    isslightlyconfused.(Whyissheattackingthinair?)Thesecondthatthoughtendsiswhen


    thealligator¡¯seyegetspiercedwithanarrow.


    WhenTempleseenthatthealligatorwaslosingitstransparentform,sheinstantlyusedher


    whiptograbandarrowfromherquiverandsendingitflying.Thiswasthefirsttimeshehad


    everusedsuchamaneuver,butnowshewouldkeepitinmindforthefuture.


    Thealligatorcouldnowphaseoncemore,anditdidsotoremovethearrowfromitseye.


    ItnowspedtowardsTempleforrevenge,andthespectatorscouldforetellthebattlewasonthe


    vergeofbecominginteresting.


    Templehoppedintotheairtoavoidthealligatorssweepingtailunderherlegs.Shetiltedher


    centerbackasshefeeltoputsomedistancebetweenherselfandthealligatorstail.Seeing


    howshelandedthealligatormovedforwardrapidlyanduseditsweighttoknockherdown.


    ThemoistheatfromthealligatorsbreathingsentshiversdownTemplespine,justseconds


    beforethebloodythingbitdownonherneck.Herlifeforcedroppedbytenpercentthistime.


    Whilethealligatorwasstillclingingtoherneck,Templeusedearthmagictomakeanother


    boulderandaimeditforthesamelocationasthefirsttimeshehadtried.


    Thealligatorfelttheairescapeasthelargebouldercamecrashingdown.Thoughtheattack


    worked,Templestillfelttherecoilfromtheboulder,afterallthealligatorwasontopofher.


    Templerecoveredsoonerthanthealligator,givingherenoughtimetopushitoffandalsoput


    somedistancebetweenthem.


    HavingsetthedistanceTemplebeginsherpreparationsforhernextassault.(Letsdothisquickly


    whilethealligatorisstillwinded.)Temple¡¯sthoughtsarereadyingaplan.Itisnotmuchofaplan,


    butTemplewantstodomoredamagetothealligatorwhileshehasthechance.


    Thealligatorremainsstillandisunabletodoanythingaboutthebarrageofarrowsloomover


    head.Thearrowsdropandcausethealligatoragreatdealofpain.Recoveringthealligatordarts


    awayfromtheareainahurry.


    Templebecomesmorealert,thealligatorhavecongregatedtogether,anditwouldbeilladvised


    nottocomeupwithsomeformofcountermeasure.Usingthetelekineticskillwhichshehad


    recentlylearned,Templehoverssomearrowsbehindherquiver.


    AllthreealligatorscomerunningtowardsTemple,eachfromadifferentdirection.Temple


    createsanearthboulder,thencracksthetwowhipsatthealligatorscomingfromtheleftand


    rightofher.Whilethisishappeningshealsodropstheboulderonthealligatorcomingfrom


    behind.


    Allthreealligatorsphasethroughtheattacks,lettingthempasswithoutmuchtrouble.The


    momentthealligatorsarenolongerintheirphasedform,Templeunleashesatelekineticstorm


    ofarrowsontotheunawarealligators.Thisattackkillstheoneshehadbeenfightingupuntil


    now.


    Thetworemainingalligatorsretreatfromtheattackandareuncertainoftheirnextmoves.


    InfrontofTemple¡¯seyesoneofthealligatorssuddenlyvanish.(Whatintheworldisgoing


    on?)ThestringsofworryarebeingtuggedinTemple¡¯shead.ThealligatorthatTemplehad


    seenvanish,hadactuallyphasedintotheground,andwasonroutetoherlocation.


    AstrangesensationwashedoverTemple,thissensationmadeherfeeltheneedtojump


    backwards.Thesecondshejumpedshecouldseethetransparentalligatorwhereshehadjust


    been.InaninstantTemplecreatedanearthboulderandalsogatheredarrowswithtelekinesis.


    Havingthetimelimitofitsphaserunout,thealligatorfelttheweightandpressureofboththe


    boulderandarrowsrainingdownonit.Itwasnearlydeadandinthenextmomentthecrackof


    twowhipsfinisheditoff.


    Thelastalligatorknewthatphasingcouldnotsaveitfromitscurrentsituation,ithadtocome


    upwithsomethingthough.Allthealligatorcouldthinkofwasbeingasaggressiveaspossible.


    Thealligatorleapedforwardtryingtogetthedropontheyoungwoman.


    WhenthealligatorgotcloserTempletriedtoblockitsattackwithherwhips,howeverthe


    alligatorgripedthemtightlywithitsjaws.UsingitstailthealligatordropsTempletotheground.


    WiththewhipsstillinitjawsthealligatortwirlsTemplearoundandletsthemloseonceithas


    gatheredenoughmomentum.


    Templeisnowflyingintheairandasurgeofthoughtsarecoursingthroughherhead.(Howcan


    Iturnthistomyadvantage?HowcanItakeaslittledamageaspossible?Whatisthebestwayto


    makeVioletpayforheractions?)Templeusestelekinesisonherarrows,firingthemather


    clothingtochangeherpositioningintheair.Templecreatesstepswithherboulders,anduses


    herarrowstomoveherselfdownthem.


    Whiletravelingdownherroughsteps,Templechangesherwhipsbacktotheirbowform.Placing


    anarrowonthestringofthebow,Templefiresatthealligator.Seeingaprojectileheadingforit


    thealligatorinstinctivelyphases.(No!WhathaveIjustdone?)Thesearethealligatorsfinal


    thoughts.Theboulderandarrowstormcomescrashingdownthesecondthealligatorisnolonger


    phased.Templeusestheboulderstosafelymakeittotheground.


    BeforetheannouncementismadeTemplelooksoverthemessageshehadreceivedjustafterthe


    otheralligatoralmostgother.


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    TempleRaisehaslearnedtheskillpresencesensing


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Presencesensingskillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Presencesensingskilldescription:Usingonesinstinctstheybecomeawareofanylooming


    danger.Inthebeginningtheskillisautomatic,butisyougainabetterunderstandingitcan


    beusedatwill.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ¡°AndthewinnerisTempleRaise!Withtheendofthatmatchwewillnowcommencethe


    semifinals.¡±Templereturnstothewaitingroom,andrunsintoWavewhoisenteringthe


    Firstroundofthesemifinals.¡°GoodluckWave!¡±Templetellshimasshefallsasleepon


    thebench.

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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    WaveDropletvsSpikeGiraffe


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    BeforeWavestoodthemassivelytallanimal.Spikescovereditsneck,thecenterofitsbody,


    aswellasallfourofitslegs.Seeingasthespikeslookedliketheyweremadefromametal


    substance,andwantingtogetthefirststrikeonthegiraffe,Waveusedadvancedlightning


    tosendalargeboltofelectricityhurlingtowardsthegiraffe,directingitsfocustowards


    thespikescoveringthegiraffe¡¯sbody.Insteadofbeingaweaknessthespikesamplified


    thecurrentofthelightningandwithinsecondsredirectedittowardsWave.Wavewas


    surprisedathisreactionspeed.SomehowWavehadmanagedtobothsidestepandduck


    undertheoncomingboltofbrightelectricity.


    Thegiraffeleaneditsheadforwards.Wavequicklystepstothelefttoavoidbeingsmacked


    bythelargeheadofthegiraffe.Thegiraffeejectsspikesfromitsneck,muchlikemissilesbeing


    fired.SincethishappenedinthesamemomentofWavedoggingthegiraffesheadthereisnoway


    forWavetoavoidbeinghitwiththespikes.Wave¡¯shealthdropsbyaneighthandhisbreath


    lowerstofiftypercent.Hisbreathbeingcutinhalfwasduetohavingthewindknockedoutof


    him.


    SeeingthatthegiraffeisgoingtostartattackingagainWavethrowshiswoodenboomerang


    forwards.TheAirpressureskillgivesWaveachancetogetsomedistancebetweenhimselfand


    thespikegiraffe.Thegiraffeletsoutasoundthatishardtodescribe.Thecreatureisobviously


    annoyedandistryingitsbesttoforceitswaythroughtheheavypocketofair.


    NowthatWavehasputsomedistancebetweenhimselfandthegiraffehedecidestotryattacking


    fromafarusingsomeofhisdarts.Tossingthedartsforwardsinthedirectionofthegiraffe,Wave


    looksonwardsasthegiraffeusesitsspikestoguardagainstthedarts.Thespikescollidingwith


    thewoodendartscausesthemtobreakintomuchsmallerpieces.(WellthatwasnotwhatIwas


    expecting.)Wavesighsafterfinishingthatthought.


    Thegiraffehaslocatedthesourceoftheairwall.Fromthegiraffe¡¯sneckitfiressomeofits


    spikestowardstheboomerang.Athinmetalwireattachedtothespikesallowsthegiraffetocurve


    itsspikesinanydirectionitpleases.Curvingonofthespikesaboveandanotherinfrontofthe


    boomerang,thegiraffedisablesthewindwallthenlaunchestheboomerangbacktowardsWave.


    Wavewatchesashisownboomerangisflungintohisdirection.(Ineedtocatchit,otherwiseI


    willbehithardwithmyownweapon.)Wavereachesoutwithhishand.(Nogooditiscoming


    atmetofast.)Somethinghastobedoneandasquicklyaspossible.Waveusesbasiclightning


    firingitathisboomerang.Theboomerangcatchesfirebuttheforceofthelightningboltsends


    itbacktowardsthegiraffe.


    Withthearrivaloftheboomerangthegiraffeusesitsspikestokickupsomedirt,whichputs


    outthefire,thenitflingsitbackwithawhippingoftwospikes.Theforceismuchharderthan


    earlierandinturnincreasesthetravelspeedoftheboomerang.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    (Damthatboomerangiscomingfast.)Waveuseshislevitationskilltobecomeairborne.While


    floatingintheAirWaveusesbasickicktospinintheair.Withtheapproachingofhisboomerang


    Wavechangesfrombasickicktobasiclightningkick.Therotationandtheforceofthelighting


    areenoughtosendtheboomerangbacktothegiraffe.


    Thegiraffequicklydashesbackwardsthenrushesforwards.Onceithaspickedupenoughspeed


    tobeintherangeoftheboomerangitunleashesaflurryofwhippingspikes.Thespikesincrease


    themomentumofWave¡¯sboomerang.Thespeedatwhichthisboomerangistravelingasmuch


    fasterthanabullet.


    ThereisonlyonechoiceforWavenow.Wavefillshisbodywithadvancelightning.Sincewasis


    stillintheairandspinningthelightningbuildsupreallyfast.Thelargefloatingballoflighting


    knownasWaveimpactswiththeboomerang.Notonlydoestheboomerangcatchfireoncemore,


    butthefireisincircledbyacurrentofelectricity.Theglowingboomerangfliesdirectlytothe


    giraffe¡¯shead.


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    <td>


    WaveDroplethaslearnedtheSkillLightningballmomentum


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Lightningballmomentumskillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Lightningballmomentumskilldescription:Floatingintheairthenkickingbackwardsand


    laterfillingyourbodywithalargeamountofelectricityyouareabletocausemassive


    destructiontoyourenemies.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    Whentheboomeranghitsthegiraffeshead,Wavemaximizesthedamagebyusingthe


    airpressureskillatthemomentofimpact.Thecollisionoftheairandfirecreateafireanelectric


    bomb.Thegiraffetakesthedamagefromthefire,howeveritabsorbsthelightning,andlater


    redirectstheattacktoWave.


    NoticingtheoncominglightningWavepreparesforitbyusinghisnewskill.Thelightninghits


    Wave,whoisnowaballofrotatingelectricity,andbecomesapartofsetball.Waveaimsthe


    additionalelectricityupwards,thisistopreventanymorereturnsbythegiraffe.


    AftertheexplosionthegiraffereturnstheboomerangtowardsWave.Wavenowrealizeshedid


    nothavetoplaythatcameofbackandforth.BeforetheboomerangcanhithimWaveuses


    airpressuretostoptheboomeranginmidair.(WhydidInotthinkofthissooner?)


    Thegiraffehastakenseriousdamagefromtheearlierattack.ItchargestowardsWave,firing


    multiplespikesalongtheway.


    WavepullsoutasmallhammerwhichhehadVioletmakeforhim.ThefirstthingWavedid


    WasusestheunlockedskillthathehadlearnedfromthehammerVibratingsmash.Theforce


    oftheimpacttothegroundcausedthegiraffetotoppleover.Waveseenthisashisbestchance.


    ThegiraffecouldseeWaveleapingintheairandwascomingdownwithaheavystrike.Using


    itsspikesthesoundofmetalclashingwithmetalcouldbeheard.Thegiraffefeltasenseofrelief.


    Nowitcouldcomeupwithaplanasitdefendeditsself.


    Waveratherthansimplyusinghishammertoblocktheattacks,hadanotherplan.Waveusedhis


    hammertosmoothoutthespikesonthegiraffeastheycollidedwithit.(Idonotthinkthegiraffe


    evenrealizeswhatIamdoing.)Wavegrinsashethinksthistohimself.


    Instinctivelythegiraffecanfeelthatsomethingisoutofplace.Ithasnoticeditshealthdeclining


    littlebylittlewitheveryspikeithasbeenusingtodefenditself.Thegiraffenowdoesitsbestto


    rollawayfromthemaninfrontofitself.Whenenoughdistanceisputbetweenthem,thegiraffe


    usesitsdeformedspikestoliftitselfbacktoitsfeet.


    (Wellthatisonestepdone,nowwhatisthenextone?)Wavetrieshisbesttofromaconclusion


    forhisnextplan.ThinkingitovercarefullyWavecomesupwithanideathatseemsvalid.


    ThegiraffecanseeWaverushingtowardsitatanincrediblepace.Itpullsupsomemudusingthe


    deformedspikesandtossesitinWave¡¯sdirection.Wavecanseethedirtandhasalreadyplaned


    forthistohappen.Wavethrowshishammeratanangle.Theheadofthehammerisspinningin


    thesamedirectionaboomerangwould,ratherthenthrowingitwiththeheadonthetop,Wave


    hasthrownitwiththehammer¡¯sheadtotheside.


    Thegiraffeishitwiththespinninghammersquareinthehead.Nowthatitisstunnedfromshock,


    Wavepullsoutapairofknifes,whicharethesamemakeasWillow¡¯s,andthismeansWavedoes


    nothaveanynewskillstousewiththem.SincethegiraffeisstunnedWaveplacestheknifes


    alongitsneckandbeginstocut.AseriesofcutslaterWavemanagestohitavitalspotonthe


    giraffesneck.Withthatthespikegiraffeslowlybleedsoutanddies.


    Wavehearstheoverlyexitedannouncerscommentary.¡°Andthefirstwinnerofthesemifinalsis


    WaveDroplet!¡±WavereturnstothewaitingroompassingSkyandShadowalongtheway.Onthe


    benchWavecanseeTempleasleep.Wavesitsnexttoher.ShepullsWaveintoherarmswhilestill


    asleepandcallsoutsomeonesname.Wavecannothearthenameclearly,butcantellitis


    someonefromtherealworld.¡°????Ihopetheyfindawaytobringyouback.Ibothmissand


    loveyou.¡±

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    <td>


    SkySoar-HighvsTwistingElephant


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    ¡°Eh?¡±ArethefirstwordstocomeoutofSky¡¯smouthonceheseestheelephant.Itsbodyreminds


    Skyofabrandnamecandyknownasatwizzler.Theelephantsbodyalsoremindedhimofdistant


    pavementonahotday,warpingalmostlikeitwastryingtofoldinonitself.


    Theloudtrumpetlikesoundcouldbeheardacrosstheroomastheelephantlifteditstrunk.The


    groundquakedastheelephantmadeiswayovertoSky.Shadowwasstunnedbethesizeofthe


    creature,ratherthanitsappearance.TheelephantsstompingasitmovednearlycausedShadow


    totipover.


    Shadowdugintotheearthwithhisclaws,changingtohisnewfromwhenherealizedhehad


    dugintoasmallpooloflava.Shadowcametotheconclusionsthatflingingabitoflavatowards


    theelephantwouldbeagoodfirstattack.Ascaughtsmalldropletsoflavabetweenhisclaws,he


    thenliftsthemandlatershakesthemwhentheyarehigherintheair.Thelavagoesflyinginthe


    directionoftheelephant,Shadowfeelingconfidenttheattackwillcomeintocontactwiththe


    otheranimal.


    Redsplatsofwarmliquidaretravelingtotheelephantatafastrate.Theelephantsimplystands


    stillastheliquidcomesintocontactwithandareaofitsbody.Thelavagoesthroughawarping


    bendontheelephantandShadowfeelsastrongwaveofdisappointmentwashoverhimself.


    Theelephantbeginsheadingtotheonewhohassentthatredliquidtoitslocation.Thewhole


    stadiumvibratesincludingthespectatorsseatsandeveryinchofthewaitingroomfromthe


    Weightandspeedoftheelephantsmovements.BothSkyandShadowcanseethelargetwisting


    tusksoftheelephantasitletsoutanothertrumpetlikecry.


    NowthattheelephanthasmadeitswaytoShadowthecreaturebeginsisassault.Ratherthan


    wrappingitstrunkaroundShadow,theelephantwrapsitshardtusksaroundhiminstead.Shadow


    canfeelthepainofbeingsqueezedbytheflexiblerockliketuskattachedtotheelephant.


    AllofShadow¡¯sbonessnapfromthepressure,andthehardtuskisunaffectedbythesearingheat


    letoutbyShadow¡¯scurrentform.Shadowfeelsasenseofreliefastheelephantdropshimtothe


    ground,thensoonfeelshorrorashecluesintotheactionthedroppingisleadingto.Theelephant


    stompsdownonShadowwithitrightfoot,sinceShadow¡¯sbonesarebrokenthereisnothinghe


    candotostopthiscruelact.Theelephantthenkickshimtoitsleftfoot,stompingdownagain.


    TheelephantjustkeepsonpassingShadowbackandforthbetweenitstofeetandstomping


    downeachtime.


    (WhatdoIdo?IhavetohealShadowandfast,butIdonotwanttoendupinthesamesituation!)


    Skywaspanicking,hedidhaveaskilltohealShadow,butheneedawaytogethimoutofthat


    toughspot.(IfonlyIcouldmultiplelikeaslime!)Skybeginstofillhiswholebodywithmana


    rightdowntothecellularstructure.(Copy,divide,separate.)Skyinstructsbothhiscellsand


    mana.Skyfeelsaweirdsenseofbeingintoplacesatonce,andthenboom,therearenowto


    Skysbutonemindsharedbetweenthem.


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    Skyhascreatedthecloneskill


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


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    <tbody>


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    <td>


    Cloneskillunderstanding1


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    <table style="background-color: #049cb3">


    <tbody>


    <tr>


    <td>


    Cloneskilldescription:Usingmanatoduplicateyourselfonacellularlevel.Theclone


    andtheoriginalshareonemind,soitmaybehardtogetthetaskyouwantdoneasdividing


    consciousnessbetweentwobodiesisnoteasy.Asitbecomeseasiertocontroltwobodiesat


    oncemoreclonescanbemade.Theskillusesmanatocreatetheclone,howeverifenough


    timepassesboththecloneandtheoriginalmayregeneratemanaandotherstats.Youwillnot


    dieiftheclonedies,howeveryouwillstillsufferfromshock.Youcanmergebackwiththeclone


    atanytimehowevereveniftheclonehasmoreenergyorhealththanyou,youwillnotrestore


    anyofthosestatswhenmerging.


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    OneSkyleapsintotheair,whiletheotherslidesundertheelephantsfootpushingShadow


    forwardswithacombinationattack.ThesecondShadowisoutfromunderthefootofthe


    elephantthesecondSkylandsontopofitsback.ThesecondSkybeginstocombinedwind


    andhiscombinationattack.Itwasnotenoughtocreateaskill,butitdidnotmatter,thegust


    ofwinddealtsomedamage,whilethecomboattackjustwentthroughoneofthetwistingbendsSupport the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    ontheelephant.


    ThefirstSkybeginstogatherpsitohealshadow.Shadowcouldfeelhisbonesbeingmended,


    alsothesoothingwarmthofhisbodybeinghealed.Shadowcouldnowstandupfreely.Alook


    ofpuzzlementspreadacrosshisfaceatthesightoftwoSkys.(WhyhaveInevermeetSky¡¯s


    siblingbefore?Whendidhearrivehere?)Thesethoughtsofconfusioncontinuingtofillthe


    wolf¡¯smind.


    ThesecondSkywasrunninglowonmpfromthecontinueduseofhiswindskills.(Okaylooks


    likeitistimetogetoffthisthing.)followingthisthoughtpatternthesecondSkyleapsoffofthe


    elephantontothewarmground.ThesecondSkycontinuesonwithcombinationattacks,none


    hittingtheelephant.


    Thegroundshakesastheelephanttriestostompdownonthemaninfrontofitself.Theelephant


    becomesannoyedwhenitcannotlandasinglehitontheagileyoungman.Itevengoesasfaras


    slammingitstrunkinthecenter,yetthemanjustendsupdoingabackfliptoavoiditstrunk.


    Angersweepsovertheelephantasanotheroneofitsattackshavenowmissed.


    ThesecondSkyfelthowcloseofacallthathadbeen.Ifhehadnotnoticedintimetheforceof


    theswingfromthetrunkwouldhavesenthimflyingandinalllikelyhoodhewouldhavelanded


    inapooloflava.


    ShiversrandownthefirstSky¡¯sbackatthethought.Surethereweretwoofhim,howeverthey


    sharedonemind,soifthesecondSkyhadendedupinthepooloflavahewouldhavefeltthe


    painandinalllikelyhoodwouldhavebeenstunnedfromshock.


    ShadowallowedthefirstSkytomounthimself.BoththefirstSkyandShadownowfloatedin


    midairfromthelevitationskillthefirstSkywasusing.Shadowtriedtocalmtheflamesaround


    himselfsothatthefirstSkywouldnotgetinjuredfromthem.


    ThefirstSkywasdeepinthought,whilestillfocusingontheotherfightwiththeclonebody.


    (ThismaybeabadideabutIwilltryitanyways.)ThefirstSkyfocusesonthebondheshares


    withShadow.Skyconnectshismindwiththeyoungwolf.


    ShadowcouldfeelatelepathictugasSkywasabouttomergewithhim.Thiswouldbehissecond


    timebecomingthewerewolfformandthefirsttimeinhisnewwolfphoenixform.Sky¡¯sideas


    begintofillShadow¡¯s.


    ThesecondSkycouldfeelhismindbegintodivergefromtheoriginalSky.Thetwowouldhave


    separatethoughtsoncetheoriginalbecameawerewolf.(Whatwillhappenonceheisnolonger


    inwerewolfform?Woulditbeliketryingtofillyourheadwithsomeotherperson¡¯sthoughts?)


    ThesewherethetypesofquestionsonthesecondSky¡¯smindastheybecametodifferentpeople.


    TheoriginalSkyfeltawallgouparoundhismindoncehebecameonewithShadow.Tryingto


    adjusttotheconstantfirefloatingaroundthewolfman¡¯snewbody,Skygathersittohisclaws.


    Skythenbringswindtotheotherclaw.Oneclawiscoveredinanintensefire,whiletheother


    hasawindcurrentcirclingaroundandbetweeneachfinger.


    ThesecondSkybeginstofighthardersothattheelephantdoesnotnoticethewerewolfabove.


    Hiskicksandpunchescollidewiththeelephant¡¯sfeetandtrunk,eachtimetheforceofthe


    collisionpushinghimbackwards.Thereareafewtimeshemissesduetothetwistingand


    bendingnatureoftheelephant,whenthiswouldhappenhewouldhavetodogetheelephant¡¯s


    counterattacks.Thedamagedealtbytheseattacksseemedliketheywerenomorethanscratches


    totheelephant.


    IntheirwerewolfformSkyandShadowunleashedtheircombinedelementalattackatthe


    elephant.Bladesofwindandstreamsoffirecameintocontactwiththeelephant,eachone


    atadifferentendastonotcauseanexplosion.Thereasonfornotwantingtocreateanexplosion


    wassimple,neitherSkynorShadowwantedtocauseharmtoSky¡¯sclone.


    ThesecondSkyavoidedtheattackswhichwerebeingletloosebythewerewolffromabove.


    Heinsteadfocusedhisattentionondistractingtheelephant.Thiswasnotaneasytaskwiththe


    otherversionofhimselfdealingalargeportionofdamagetotheelephantshealth.


    (Again?)Theelephantthoughttoitself,lookingaroundtospotthecause,yetnevergettingthe


    chancetofindoutwhereitwascomingfrom.Themaninfrontwasmuchlikeabugwhowould


    notdienomatterhowmanytimesyoutriedtosquashitunderyourfeet.


    ThesecondSky¡¯smphadrecoveredafteronlyusingbasicattackswhichonlyusedupstamina.


    Staminahadincreasedfromtheconstanttraveling,sobasicattacksfeltliketheyhadanunlimited


    supplyofit.Thiswasnotthecaseinreality,butitwouldtakealongtimeforstaminatorunlow


    justfromthesetypeofattacks.


    ThesecondSkybeginstouseadvancedwindontheelephant,carefullyavoidinganyspotthat


    firewasbeinglaunchedat.Thewindwascapableofstoppingtheelephantsfeetfromstomping


    downonthesecondSkyatthislevel,meaningitwasnotjustforoffense,butaformofdefense


    aswellforthesecondSky.


    Theelephantbeginstopanicasitshealthlowersfasterandfaster.Theelephantbeginstospinits


    body,atamomentthatiscatastrophicforeveryoneelse.Bothwindattackscollidewiththefire.


    ThesecondSkyandthewerewolfmergedbeingallgoflyingfromthepressurecreatedfromthe


    explosion.


    ThesecondSkycannothelpbutworry,thatisuntilheremembershetocanusethelevitation


    skill.(Manthatreallyhurt!LuckyIusedthelevitationskillintimeorthatcouldhavehurtalot


    morethanjusttheimpactfromtheblast.)ThesecondSkylookingdownatthelavapoolbelow


    whilethinkingthesethings.


    SkyandShadowdigtheirclawsintothegroundastheytrytoslowdownthecontinued


    momentum.(WellShadowthathurt!Nokiddingright?)Theycouldhearoneanotherlaughing


    intheirhead.Twodifferentthoughtsinthesameheadgivingthemamildheadachewithhow


    loudthatlaughterseemedtothetwoofthem.


    ShadowandSkyusedtheadvancedwindtopickupsomelavafrombehindthem.Thesecond


    Skyseeingwhattheyaredoingdoesthesame.Bothusetheirwindtocreateacloudoflava


    abovetheelephant.


    Theelephantcanfeelwarmthfromabovebutpaysitnomind.(Wheredidtheybothgo?Imust


    killthemanddestroytheirbodiesafterwards!)Ifanyonecouldreadthetwistingelephant¡¯smind


    theywouldbeshockedatwhatitwasthinking.


    Almostlikeacountdownclockhadhitone,bothSky¡¯sstoptheirwindskill.Theheavycloudof


    lavapoursdownontothesearchingelephant.Thelavatricklesdowntotheelephantseyeswhich


    causesthemtomeltandbecomeasoftliquid.Thenthetoughhideoftheelephantmeltsaway.


    Finallythetusksattachedtotheelephantmeltalongwithitsbones.


    Thethreecouldheartheannouncementbeingmade.¡°Andthesecondwinnerofthesemifinalsis


    SkySoar-high!¡±SkyandShadowreturntonormal,andoncetheydothetwoSkysarehitwitha


    waveofnauseafromthesuddencollisionofdivergingmemories.ThetwoSkysmergebackas


    oneandheadintothewaitingroom.


    WillowpassbyonthewaytoherroundandtellsSky.¡°YouknowIwatchedyourwholematch,


    andIgottosayhavingtwoofyouaroundcouldbealotoffun!¡±ChillsrundownSky¡¯sbackas


    Willowwinkswhilefinishinghersentence.SkydidnotknowifWillowmeantthatinasubjective


    wayorifshemeantitinawaythatshewantedtodissecthimwhilehewascloned.Thatgirloften


    bringshimtoastateofterror.