Christopher Martin
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368 The Debate (Constructive Segment) The hall was silent, as Kevan fumbled with the sheet in his hands. He gazed around, his palms were sweaty, even more than usual because standing in front of a large crowd with a written note in hand was igniting his trauma. He looked towards his teammates and then his opponents, both of them had faces as pale as the clouds in the sky. They were also reliving the same shared trauma all over again. His eyes then met the Sect Leader's, and a series of juxtaposition…-
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367 "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!" Shoutout to Bruh_Vista and Harjas_Sidhu for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ The Sect Leader was unusually animated these days. It all started from the day the seven rule-breakers were called in for fighting amongst themselves. That day marked the first time everyone in the Sect truly saw the Sect Leader's furious expression. Usually, the man was a pillar of tranquillity and nigh-infinite patience. But that day, they saw a…
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366 "Scholarly" Conflict Seven teens sat awkwardly in a line with their heads lowered and hands placed squarely on their laps. Their appearance was haggard, as though they had just come out of a tussle. "I cannot believe I'm forced to have this conversation," Guy's steely voice boomed as the door to the room swung open, and he strode in with forceful steps. "A fisticuff within the True World Sect - I thought I taught you all to be more civilised than this!" He positioned himself against the desk…
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365 Catching Up It was indeed as Jean surmised - the orange-skinned blonde lad was Furion. It was a pleasant surprise for her, to meet someone familiar from the Sect after so many months. As she was about to approach him, the boy raised a finger as a signal for her to hold on and continued his loud narration. "As I was saying. The True World Sect is looking to recruit new members on short notice. Our primary criterion is that the members must be visually impaired - preferably completely blind - and…
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364 Chance Encounter An hour later, the parents returned to the site of the accident with an anxious hastiness in their steps. The recovering mother nearly fainted once again after noticing the literal bloodbath her daughter was put through. An assuring tap from the more observant husband, who noticed his daughter's chest moving up and down calmly, pulled her out of it. "H-How is she?" The man asked worriedly. "She's out of trouble, for the moment," Jean answered. Noticing her hands soaked in…
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363 The Journeying Woman "How much longer?" Kili groaned loudly, as she lay on her back and waved her legs in the air. "I told you, there's still some work left for us to do," Jean responded with an amused smile. "But you said that we were returning home! I need to get back before Dora gets stronger, and I can't defeat her any more," Kili argued. Jean waved her hand dismissively and reminded, "I don't think you should be using your powers before we know what exactly is happening to you.…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista and Harjas_Sidhu for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ Following the impromptu celebration of Shuri's latest creation, she was called into the Sect Leader's office the very next morning. Shuri moved towards her destination with a jolly skip in her steps, as the elation from the night before still clung to her. After all, she'd achieved two successes - a revolutionary Automagic creation as well as an advancement in her cultivation. She wasn't…
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361 The Verdict The next day was just like any other for most people in the Sect... but not Shuri. Today was the day her creation would face the music - the Magi-Core, as she called it, which was an analogue to the wand she carried with her but for the visually impaired would finally find use by her target audience. But before leaving to find Yohn, Shuri paused and considered her approach. She took a detour and visited the Maker-Space to fetch a few tools for arts and crafts. The first thing she…
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360 The Creation For a product to cast modular spells, the program was also highly modular. This meant that unlike a regular program, in which the process could not be halted once the inscription was initialised, there was some breathing room once a module was finalised. Of course, this theory warranted testing. Nonetheless, Shuri was on the case and verified it with a sample inscription during the planning stage. The idea of modularising wasn't something that had been explored in the field of…
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359 The Plan The third stage of the design process was the plan. It is the stage that exists between knowing what needs to be made and actually making it. In most cases, it is easy to figure out where you need to begin in order to actualise your design. Logically, you start building a pyramid from its base. However some designs aren't so straightforward and easy to actualise, and thorough planning to determine the ins and outs of the process is mandatory. This was especially important in Shuri's…
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