David Martinez
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Leif trailed Lars as the two marched through the Twin Heart guild compound. They passed by several dorms, each with a continuous stream of adventurers coming and going. There was an interesting dichotomy to the place, younger adventurers, those of lower rank would give way for their more powerful seniors. Few of the less experienced adventurers openly displayed their rank, though from bronze rank and higher the practice became more common, usually with a small pin crafted into the shape of the Twin Heart…
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Leif and Lars sat in the guild-master’s office, though the room was absent the owner in question, Nikolas having excused himself several minutes prior. Lars was fully perceivable to Leif’s senses, though reading the man’s emotions or intent was like trying to see the sky while indoors. The man sat, lounging back in his seat, grey eyes partially vacant in the familiar expression of ‘I’m looking through my system windows.’ He was a severe looking man, his tanned complexion and features similar…
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The monster collapsed, but Nikolas was already there, having moved the moment Leif’s aura spiked with a discordant mix of emotions. It was a good thing that his office, and much of the Twin Heart headquarters was warded against unkeyed presences, or the plant monster would have caused every worker in the archives on the floor below, and likely several working in the alchemy labs below that to have collapsed into an emotional stupor. It was the kind of sympathetic technique used by high level…
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Leif held the letter between two ivory fingers, the plain envelope standing in contrast to the intricate red wax seal, the stylish flourish of a serpentine dragon eating its own tail crafted with such fine details he could make out the individual scales and the pupil of its eye. The envelope was surprisingly heavy, slightly bulging from its hidden contents. “A letter?” He asked, shooting a glance up at the Twin Heart guild-master. “You’re sure it’s for me?” “It came with a note stating as…
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Leif and the Twin Heart guild leader sat alone within a large ornate office, light filtering in from a window that covered much of the right hand wall, refracting slightly as it passed through the glass and bounced around the room, illuminating its contents. A shelf with what looked like brass medals, a counter fronting some sort of bar. A couch draped with the fur of some exotic beast. “Worried? Hardly, this will be educational if anything.” Nikolas said, taking a sip of the amber liquid within his…
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“Enter.” Came the rumbling voice of a man within the meeting room. Leif didn’t recognise the voice, but he had come too far to turn around and walk away. Though now that he thought about it doing so would be quite amusing. “Who is this? If you were busy we could have had this discussion at a later date?” Came the voice of a younger man, this one Leif did recognise. As he pushed open the door two figures came into view, both sitting at a large round table positioned next to a wide glass window…
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The Twin Heart compound stood alone, a single building and its surrounding courtyards and facilities taking up an entire city block. A low wall with a peaked roof outlined the compound's exterior, many passersby resting under the shade it provides. Groups of armed and armoured men and women came and went, their destination a monster hunt or some other guild activity. Banners flew proudly on the sea breeze, twin circles of dark crimson separated by a swirling pattern of black and white. The massive wooden…
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“I have to ask.” Leif sent telepathically to his two guides who were striding ahead of him at a brisk, but measured pace. “Who are the people running around on the rooftops?” “Iron rank adventurers, at the minimum.” Tollumi said, side stepping around an elderly woman pushing a small trolley, its wooden wheels clacking against the slightly uneven ground. “How ignorant would it make me if I didn’t know what being at that rank means?” He asked. “Pretty ignorant.” Nayet said, stepping…
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“How long has it been since we were last home?” Nayet asked, the adventurer skipping ahead of their small group, happy humming to herself as a full pouch of coins jingled at her hip. “Seven, no, eight months now.” Tollumi said, his eyes scanning the horizon as they crested the rocky hill. “But the answer is too long, far too long. I wonder if the guild finished the gymnasium expansion, you’d think that after half a year it would be done but that project has been on hold ever since we…
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Leif found himself sitting in the empty world unable to choose what his new class should be. Both and appealed greatly to him, in an ideal world he would probably have wanted to have gone with both. The way he intended to stack his defensive abilities was to compound self healing abilities to the point that any attack that didn’t kill him in a single, devastating hit wouldn’t be fatal. He was already well along this path, having several skills that all worked towards this effect or increased his…
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