Christopher Martin
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Shoutout to Equinoxes and Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ pαndα---noνɐ1,сoМ Shuri realised that her fears concerning the True World Sect were warranted. It was a metaphorical drug house of temptations tailored to Shuri's subconscious desires. Every time she tried to get out of the alluring path, she would be teased with the sweet nectar and drawn back in. It was frustrating to say the least, since her rationality had to constantly fight with…-
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Shoutout to Equinoxes and Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! IMPORTANT: Please read Author Notes. ____ Shuri immediately regretted her decision to continue her tenure as Marie's teaching assistant. Over the past few weeks, she had come to learn a few crucial details of the cruel taskmistress. Marie was a disciplined, no-nonsense and focused individual. She hated wasting time and preferred to finish the work as it arrived on her plate. Her daily life was…
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Shoutout to Equinoxes and Bruh_Vista for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ As Shuri expected, the new game format went differently this time. Whether it was for the better or worse? That was a different question. The introduction of probability in a game of pure strategy was a double-edged sword. For one, it limited the extent to which a game could be predicted since a simple coin toss could overturn any long-winded strategy that her opponent might come up with.…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista and Equinoxes for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! IMPORTANT: Please read Author's Notes. ____ "And that's Blackjack!" "You don't have to call out 'Blackjack' EVERY time you win!" Shuri exclaimed with a voice brimming with exhaustion, exasperation, irritation, and defeat. "Where's the fun in that?" Marie sputtered as she released an offended gasp. "Now, do you want to add another deck to the mix or do you want to run two more games…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista and Equinoxes for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ If looks could drill holes, then Shuri was certain that there would be an incredibly narrow one piercing through her head given the sheer intensity with which Marie was looking at her. The gaze held no negativity - at least none that Shuri's highly attuned social sense could read - and it was purely filled with intrigue and amusement. Was it mockery? No, the amusement was not directed in Shuri's…
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Shoutout to Bruh_Vista and Equinoxes for beta-reading and providing extensive feedback for this chapter! ____ Shuri stood at attention and, despite being frozen with apprehension, tried her hardest to maintain a neutral yet confused expression, all the while being in the midst of a small throng of teens and children all garbed in a similar attire indicative of the Sect they were a part of. Everyone was currently at the assembly area, which was like a moderately large auditorium built against the…
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"Temptation" wasn't something Shuri had to fight against during her time at the Palace. Over there, the paths were clear-cut; it was easy to predict what would lead to death and what wouldn't. But in the True World Sect, where she was afforded a level of freedom she'd never experienced before, Shuri didn't know what to do. The peril hidden behind the many temptations hanging before her were hidden deeply, beneath levels of subterfuge that even her lifetime's worth of experience couldn't unravel. But one…
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Shuri tempered her expectations through the journey to "her" Sect. It was a strange development, to say the least. First off, she didn't have a solid "plan" after leaving the Capital. She knew she had to go far away - somewhere remote where the eyes and reach of the Emperor were weak. She would go there and live out the rest of her life as it came. She didn't have high-flying dreams or ambitions, or bone-chilling vows of revenge. But after being shown glimpses of a possible future - a better future - for…
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A/N: Woohoo! The three-hundredth chapter! Also guys, please drop down into the Discord server and leave any ideas, thoughts or examples of what you would like in the Novel's next cover/ ____ Markus was crunched for time because of the detour, which had fortunately netted the Sect a new member. He had to prepare everything for the incoming batch of recruits. While the work within the Sect wasn't a lot, there were a few additional logistical considerations he had to work out with the Village's Head and…
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Since her advancement, and gaining her version of the Heavenly Eye, Marie had spent every waking hour (which, for the record, could span multiple days given the sparse sleep cycles of Mages) exploring her power. She wanted to know its quirks, weaknesses and limitations down to the minutiae. This proved to be difficult because magic was, to some extent, open to interpretation. What was "fire"? It was the result of combustion. That was the classical definition. However, there were also other ways to create…
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