Jennifer Smith
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It wasn't what I thought. The facility where Dorhud and his troops were resting looked like a hotel. The only difference was that it was under government control. So when Dorhud and I arrived at the facility, I expected to see soldiers in the lobby, anywhere we passed. Well... Here's the part that wasn't what I thought. Before I could see a single soldier, Dorhud handed me over to the hotel staff who suddenly appeared in front of us. Not that I have much to complain about. I'd rather keep to…-
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The strong wind blowing behind me reduced my speed. I had to do somersaults in the air, supported by the same wind, to regain my balance, and when I tried to slow myself down by pressing my sword and my feet hard against the ground, I was close to leaving the arena. Yet, somehow, I was still standing. I turned my eyes to my opponent, General Darbal. There was a reason I did not avoid his attack. And the reason was... my curiosity. If I use everything I have, except the caora, can I resist his attack?…
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With those words, a door slowly opened directly across the arena and my eyes quickly shifted to it. No... It wasn't a door. It was a vertically moving passage. Emerging from it was a dwarf wearing nano armor, the most iconic weapon of war of the dwarves. "Ye'll be tryin' to dodge the attacks o' this soldier for a minute. Got it?" I smiled, craned my neck, and looked at the dwarf in front of me. He looked like an ordinary dwarf. At the same time, his expression seemed to belittle me. "Roger…
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Five days. It took five days of rest to recover almost completely. The combination of the dwarves' advanced medical techniques and my body's rapid recovery as a wiera meant that at the end of five days I was able to stand up, do what I wanted completely on my own without fatigue and, most importantly, I could now use my right eye without any problems. So I could fight. Indeed, my doctor agreed with me. I didn't have to convince him that I was fine, he could see with his own eyes that I was even…
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"W- What? What did you just say...? He... is dead?" Professor Ulka was looking at me with his usual cold expression... as if he was waiting for me to say something. As if what he was saying was something very normal. Ah... Waiting for me to say something? Something's wrong with this. If Aiden's dead... Why didn't he tell me that in the first place? I frowned, then asked, trying to keep my composure. "Why did you lie?" "It wasn't a lie, at least not in the hidden records." Ulka put…
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"Hey, hey, hey! Get back, get back! Don't go near the flames!" As the voices from outside echoed like a whisper in the huge bedroom, I slowly moved to the single armchair, slowly. I pulled a long needle from my waist and started twirling it in my hand, just as a shaky voice echoed through the room. Then I sat calmly on the couch, ignoring my surroundings. "W- What do you want?!" I lifted my eyes up and looked where the voice came from, at the big bed in the center of the room. A man was…
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I gripped tightly the first weapon of my life, the first weapon of my own. It was a strange feeling to hold the handle of the spear that fit perfectly in my hand. The weight was also close to what I wanted, even if not perfect, and everything else. I smiled, thinking about what I had done all day. Lithoa's house was full of treasure. I mean, really full... That's why I had a hard time choosing something suitable for me. Because I wanted to know what almost everything was for and choose…
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One of the dwarves, breaking the silence, quickly interjected to protest against my 'request'. "Ye were saved, yer life preserved, and now when we ask for yer help and ye come forth with a demand? Ain't that a bit disrespectful?" I narrowed my eyes and turned to the dwarf who had spoken so quickly. He was a middle-aged dwarf, maybe forty at most. He had long hair gathered behind his head and black eyes. He was big, even for a dwarf. Still, he wasn't someone who would make me back down, especially…
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I waited a short while, took advantage of the silence that followed my words, and continued. I told my first 'lie' that wasn't a lie. "Sometime after they put me back in my prison room... Someone looking like a human suddenly appeared in my room. He looked at me, then he offered his hand, and asked if I wanted to escape." At my words, all the dwarves at the table suddenly paused as if they had heard something impossible. They looked at each other sideways with questioning expressions. Of…
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Two days passed almost in the blink of an eye. It was fast because there was nothing I could do and all my requests were quickly fulfilled so that I had nothing to do. Doctors, nurses, staff... They were always there for me as if I was an extremely important person. Of course, like all good things, I was aware that this would come to an end and so I did not give myself over to this comfort. And that's what happened. At the end of two days, almost all of which I spent resting, a doctor entered…
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