John Taylor
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The princess's voice came stoic yet unable to hide the tint of sadness folded within. As Arthur listened, he felt bad for being inconsiderate to her. They might have fought in the past, but she wasn't a bad person. Furthermore, he was the person who killed her brother. "Alfred wasn't a good person, but he was my brother. I tried to change him, but he was always so distant, so secluded to himself. He could only see my parents and how to be approved by them." "I'm sorry." "No, what you said was…-
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Ever since his life changed, Arthur refused to back down once offended. Yet, the person he was facing was the crown prince of the kingdom. He wondered how Sier and this guy can be half-brothers, sharing the same blood but different appearances and personalities. "If your highness wishes as such," Arthur said and saw the prince smirk. "I understand." He mouthed slowly. "However, regarding my relationship with Miss Emma, it would be decided by none other than her. Make sure to ask her that." Tension…
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The older of the two smiled gently when Emma introduced Arthur. It seems they have mistaken Arthur to be a young noble trying to hit on Emma. The older of the two patted Arthur on the back. "I'm Venkov Agard, Grandmaster of The Twilight Workshop." He said with a gentle smile. Arthur realized that some of his hair has gone gray, unlike his son. "Emma wouldn't stop talking about you, and I guess it wasn't only for your skills." He said as he studied Arthur from head to toe, implying that he looked…
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The ball thrown by the royal family was glorious, befitting of such a grand palace. No one would believe this nation was threatened by war only a few days ago. This pretentious display was scorned by those in the political world, as it had an obvious aim. The royal family's position was threatened after the last war. First, a traitor came of their midst. Then, Mistletoe stole the limelight by turning the war in the Union's favor.?The public was untrusting of the current royal family and its vessels.…
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As he packed to leave, Arthur told his mother about the Medal of Heroism. Instead of being overjoyed, she looked worried. He tried to be as vague as possible regarding how he got it, but it seems this wasn't the source of her worries. "Art," She held his hand and talked to him in a quiet, unusual, tone. "I'm proud that you helped our country, but please understand…" She paused. "Not everyone deserves to be helped. Your father was the first person to step up if the need arose, but where did that lead…
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Before going home, Arthur went to Joe's pub to hand him some artifacts. He had found a lot of such low-tier weapons in the prince's ring that he decided to use them as inscription material and sell them. He wasn't worried about being found out as it wasn't like someone had every item of the prince's memorized and he only chose the bland and uncharacterized weapons to sell. He took out ten swords from his subspace and handed them to Joe who stood there gaping at him. Arthur wasn't doing this for his…
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The valleys of the dead were, unexpectedly, filled with the dead. As Arthur roamed about, the groups of skeletons grew larger, more organized, and stronger. These signs were bad ones that Arthur knew could only mean one thing. There was an undead overlording these minions. He stopped going deeper and kept hunting the groups that were sent his way. His level rose and so did his legacy points as night switched with day twice. He had spent a whole day in the valleys of the dead, fighting moving bones…
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Mountain range Rovero was the closest land monsters had fully inhabited to Kera city, west of the Capital. It began south of Kera and ran the western edge of the Yalveran Union that faced the Great Blood Ocean. A series of mountains and hills that contained many valleys and forests in-between. These became danger zones because of the uncleared dungeons it contained and wild monsters' hordes. The reason Arthur liked to hunt here is that after he got his latest rune, fleeing became a lot easier. There…
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Whether Master Ronin's words were true or not didn't matter, Arthur's goal was still the same. It was to get stronger than anyone so that he would fend for himself and stop hiding from the world. He would live his life without fearing it might end because someone powerful wished for it. "Aldo!" Joe turned with surprise as Arthur entered the pub. It was understandable as Arthur didn't show his face around these parts for a while. "Good to see you again, Joe." Arthur nodded with a smile. Joe was the…
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The next day, Arthur couldn't go see his goblin followers as well. That's because Master Ronin had asked him to visit his villa, so Arthur had to oblige. Melania opened the door as usual, but she was sweating and breathless. "Hey Arthur, come in. Grandpa is waiting in the garden as usual." It seemed that the backyard was Master Ronin's favorite place, as he spent most of his time at home there. "Are you okay?" Arthur asked as he slipped inside, seeing Melania wiping away her sweat as she tried to…
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