Christopher Martin
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"That... complicates things," Guy muttered. Marie sighed in exasperation and said, "Do you see what I mean?! No matter what solution we come up with, it is useless if we can't detect the waves of fate. And to do that is literally impossible!" Markus hummed lightly before saying, "There has to be a way. Mage Nara wouldn't hand you an impossible task." "Wouldn't he, though?" Marie scoffed. "I bet he is just taking out his frustrations on me. I knew he didn't like me. He's hoping to see me suffer and then…-
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The orphanage had changed. Even before its architecture was overhauled within the recent month, Marie recognised that the dynamic within the orphanage had shifted. Going back a few years, when her family was living under the old yet still sturdy roof of the building, while there was an excess of love and affection coursing in the ambience, there was a stark lack of 'something' that greatly unnerved Marie. A family is a family only when there is- 'something'... What was it? All that time, Marie figured…
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Marie scratched her chin as she pondered over her question. "Hmm... Will it rain tomorrow?" Marie asked indecisively. Being forced to ask a question all of a sudden flustered her altogether, and that was the best she could come up with. Krish didn't comment on the hollowness of the question and immediately reached in and pulled out a handful of cowrie shells. He dropped them on the table and waited for them to settle. "No," he answered firmly after a short second. "Wait, what?!" "It won't rain…
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"Now that we have covered most of the required basics, leaving the rest for you to pick up from Guy, it is time that we look towards beginning your cultivation journey with The Heavenly Eye," Krish started. Marie nodded earnestly and scooted closer to Krish who was sitting cross-legged on his bed. In the past two months, after she entered Krish's discipleship, Marie was guided through a series of techniques ranging from breathing exercises, movement exercises, mana control exercises, mana sensing…
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A/N: I censor my swear words just cuz I was participating in the WSA. Since that is over, I am open to continuing my work clean or writing explicitly. Just let me know in the comments or in my Discord server. If you guys are open to the latter (i.e. without censoring) I will be able to explore a few different themes that wouldn't be possible when writing clean. ____ When someone skirts through life without a single speedbump, it is often the case that they assume they will never hit one in the future.…
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A/N: Trigger warning! An allusion to child sexual abuse in this chapter. I DO NOT CONDONE THESE BEHAVIOURS! ____ Kano pulled out his tongue and bit it lightly while showing an apologetic frown. "Actually, after thinking about it, I don't think I should present my analysis of Artist Lang's work just yet," Kano admitted. "Why? You don't have to worry, I won't get offended." "That's not it. With the other artists here, I had sufficient information about their pasts and history to extrapolate an analysis…
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"The hell did he just say? Artist's signature?" "He can't be talking about the seal every artist places at the corner of their works, right?" The incredulous talks prevailing in the audience caused Kano to blush in embarrassment. "By the artist's signature, I meant the unique imprint every artist leaves in their work that speaks to its context. As in, the artist's personal touch that brings their own soul, for the lack of a better word, into their work," Kano elaborated with some difficulty. The…
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The first person to break the silence did so with an elongated, "Wow!" This opened up the floodgates, as others joined in appreciating the two paintings displayed before them. The first thing every artist and critique in the crowd noticed was that both the paintings had achieved the third level. This was incredible because the artists did so just within an hour and only used black ink. One must remember that a third level painting qualifies as such because when it is observed, the viewer perceives the…
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The rules established were simple. Since the basis of the slight Artist Norris faced was on his skill and, by extension, capacity to teach a student, the theme of the competition was covering the basics. The two were assigned an hour, within which they only had access to a sheet of paper, black ink, and brushes. They had to use these tools to produce a completed work within the time limit regardless of its content, composition, and so on. The goal was to determine who could display a greater mastery of…
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In a world where martial might reigned supreme, a duel would often be associated with a bout between two individuals based on their martial prowess either to death or defeat. However, on the artistic stage, a duel held a completely different essence. On this stage, the goal was for the competitors to triumph over each other through their artistic skills alone - having superior strength held no meaning here. Yet, one must know that losing the duel based on art often ended with the loser's entire career…
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