David Martinez
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The wind picked up, it rustled leaves and billowed clothing. The sound was not that of a raging gale, instead the wind possessed an almost shrill melody. In the distance, motes of purple and red fluttered up from the earth. Specs of bioluminescent light reaching for the sky. An arrow of light streaked through the night. It impacted the side of a grassy hill with a thud. An instant later two figures appeared in a flash of light. The first was a cloaked being that teetered briefly before taking a step…
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“ The word hung in the air, the sound seeming to come from all around, not just Leif’s mouth. Then something shifted, power built up in his hand, rising with every moment. Leif felt the well of power within him drain at an alarming rate, he had been so focused on getting his command to work he hadn’t limited the draw. White light with dancing specs of gold flared from where he touched the deer’s back. It lit up the night, briefly outlining the shadows of a distant clump of trees. The deer bolted…
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Kala had told Leif he should read through the introductory chapters of ‘a novice’s guide to restoration’ before picking his newest skills. When Leif had told her the skills would be automatically selected by the system in several hours her reply had simply been: “Read quickly then.” The convoy had set up camp for the evening, everyone on much higher alert than the night before. The group that had gone off to scout the swampland had returned during dinner. The unnerving report that evidence of…
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Two hours later the expedition and nomad clan were on the move. Surprisingly there had been zero fatalities during the night's violence and panic. The monsters had seemingly been more interested in disabling and stealing their potential victims than they were killing, and those who did sustain life threatening injuries had been healed in time. Six people had been carried off into the night, but they had been saved when the hogs had charged to the expedition's rescue. Leif noticed that people, especially…
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The deer couldn’t read. Obviously. Though being tied to a thin tree with rope while the humans cleaned up after the attack did give it plenty of time to try. And fail. Animals couldn’t exactly control or manipulate the system. Other than by accident. The deer, hanging there helplessly wasn’t an exception to the rule. It instinctively blinked away the window like it had done to all the others. Fortunately the system operated mostly autonomously for lower level beasts and monsters. This was one of…
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Heat built under Leif’s bark and every muscle went tense. The paralysing cold was shunted to the side, his body regaining control. But that wasn’t all. Far from it. All over his body his plant-like nature became clearly apparent. Red leaves bloomed where newly growing branches shot from his back and arms. The wooden spikes outlining the crown of his head rapidly lengthened, each jutting out like ivory horns. Blood red leaves billowing out like a canopy of crimson hair, or the plume of a helmet. The…
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An arrow of light was fired from atop the hill where the nomad camp was situated. It flew in a high arc, a radiant streak of white that illuminated the night like a personal star. For the brief instant it hung at the peak of its arc, everything came into sight. The panicking, half asleep expedition camp. Several of its members too young to be considered adults. Several were half dressed, half asleep and half intoxicated. All were unprepared. But not as unprepared as they otherwise would be. As the…
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=== Countdown to disaster: Ten minutes. === Johan dreamt of home. Of the canyon walls the size of mountains, the washed out rainbow colour dividing the hundreds of rock layers, each an indication of times long lost as the years went by. He dreamt of the rolling dunes and hanging petrified forests, he dreamt of the people, hardy but always smiling. And he dreamt of losing them. It was a repeating nightmare, of beauty turning to tragedy. Of the shadows of winged creatures darkening the ground and the…
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The conversation continued with Liv and Samil speculating about the strength of their respective monstrous ancestors. Leif tuned them both out, not on purpose, he was simply too distracted by the most recent revelation. The thought was somewhat comforting. But a twinge in his soul told him that it couldn’t possibly be so easy. Something would go wrong, or there would be unexpected complications. His mind kept spinning as the night crawled on. === Marcus waddled over, more than a little tipsy. He…
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Leif felt the attention on him, like gusts of wind constantly poking at his soul. Actually, some of the intent washing against him felt different, as if his aura was being questioned. Not understanding the difference and not having the time to consider he mentally battered them away. The questioning intent dispersed and Leif stepped forward. He Vitality washed down his arm as he focused on . With the boost to the attribute and the improvement to all healing related skills courtesy of golden light lit…
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