Christopher Martin
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ "I didn't expect this from you, Guy," Grace said while shaking her head with a disappointed frown. Her hand moved with practised efficiency as it dipped a towel into a pot of cold water, squeezed out the excess, and gently placed it over Shuri's hot forehead. "You're telling me that this is an adverse reaction from some kind of cultivation deviation?" "I said it's a possibility-" "Oh, please!" Grace…-
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ Shuri's brain teetered on the precarious edge of overload, both figuratively and literally, as if poised on a tightrope about to snap. She found herself at a critical juncture, with an overwhelming surge of information clamouring for categorisation and storage within her brain. Whilst the human brain possesses innate safeguards to prevent such strain, Shuri's mind operated without these protective…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ It was a dark and moonless night, with only the faint light from the stars illuminating the budding forest. The density of trees here was sparse, with signs of uprooting and replanting evident all around. The ground was patchy with greenery, and there was an uneven distribution of flowers and other flora. The place was mostly silent, which was interrupted intermittently by the drones of crickets…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ Jean had never been struck by her father before. Today was the first time, yet the resounding slap did not sting or hurt at all because she was immediately plunged into a warm and enveloping hug afterwards. "Don't you DARE do anything stupid like this EVER AGAIN!" Her father's voice reverberated through his chest and shook her body. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained," Uncle Al said from the side but was…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ Although the Cooperative of Teachers is considered to be an organisation unaffiliated with and unbound by any geopolitical entities, it is impossible to completely insulate it from the currents of politics. After all, if you're a paying guest in someone else's house, and the residents of the house are constantly fighting amongst each other, can you truly live a peaceful life there? The Solar Empire was…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ Like a mother cat inspecting every nook and cranny of her kittens, Jean perused Kili with extreme thoroughness for any signs of damage caused by the Plague. After separating her from the plagued lands, Jean washed the girl thoroughly and placed the now pristine girl with glowing skin inside the research tent. "I'm really okay," Kili said for the nth time. "In fact, I feel better than ever!" "That's…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ Jean read through the letter Marie had written for her once again, making it the tenth time she'd read it. She didn't hope that the words written within would magically change with each new read. And it wasn't that she didn't understand what the letter intended. The reason for her obsession with the text was because it brought into question something that made her rethink her entire journey up until this…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ A famous man once said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results." Interestingly, if you replace the word 'expecting' with 'hoping for', you'd actually be defining patience. However, an insane person will keep repeating the task with the same level of enthusiasm as the very first time. A patient person will eventually lose the 'hope' driving them onward. Two…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ Jean placed the book on her worktable and retrieved her note-taking book and pencil. One thing Jean learned about Marie, especially after her Big Sis' advancement, was that the girl never did anything casually. Every word and action had a meaning and purpose, even if it was seemingly said or done in passing. For instance, Marie once gave her a single copper coin saying that, "she found it lying around;…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ Watching paint dry. Watching grass grow. Watching mountains crumble to dust as they withstand the test of time. Jean wondered if either of those activities would be more entertaining and fruitful than what she was currently attempting. "What am I even doing right now?" she wondered aloud. She was presently sitting on a rock that she had manually moved from a distance to a location precisely 100 metres…
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