John Taylor
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The association's staff said they had been expecting their arrival, as it seems Grandmaster Kiren was kind enough to inform them beforehand. When the staff told Ivy and Arthur the earlier events when the first group returned, they were relieved that the grandmaster had held them back. Shortly after the contestants returned with their supervising runes masters, still shocked at the events, a military emergency has been issued. The Ilios Empire attacked the south-eastern border of the Yalveran Union, in…-
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As the gears shifted and turned in the Iron Dome a few moments after the Ender disappeared in the fissure, Arthur knew he had failed. Despite being the only one to inflict an attack on the Ender, he still felt that he hadn't done enough to stop him. "Where are you going?" Ivy asked when he was about to make his way toward the fissure. Space was twisted and anyone who got near it can get lost forever, but Arthur hoped he can be lucky enough to pass to the other side. "I need to stop him," "No, you…
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"What the hell is this…" Ivy's voice came from beside him. Arthur, inappropriate to the question, wondered if others have never seen an Ender before. Although he would not describe Alfred's current appearance to be like an Ender, as he was a mix of his human appearance with the ominous features of the Ender, making his appearance even more frightening. His eyes were bloodshot and irises as bleak and black as they can be, if not more. His skin held cracks as if a clay mold that was several years old,…
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"Is this some sort of prank?" Prince Kal asked, furious. His kingdom was being involved here, so how could he not get angry? If it turned out to be some sort of trick, the other nations would laugh at their lack of discipline. "I fear not, Your Highness." Arthur shook his head, still not backing down under the prince's glare. "Very well," The grandmaster clapped his hands together. "Do you know the identity of this someone?" He asked lightly, but his careless behavior was nowhere to be seen. The…
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They moved quickly and efficiently. Reece produced the association's badge that allowed them to use the teleportation circle. When they informed the staff of their destination, he frowned and asked them what they wanted to do there. "Do you know this person?" Reece gestured toward Arthur, to which the staff looked at him suspiciously before shaking his head. "It's the Villainous Ghost!" Reece's tone was sharp like he was admonishing the staff. "The grandmaster has asked to see him; you've probably heard…
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It seems even Tyrin didn't know what befell him as he was grabbed by the throat and slammed against a wall. He let out a sound like a scared animal as he winced but Arthur was already throwing him into one of the rooms. Tyrin's body rolled on the ground before colliding with a wall. "I don't have time, Tyrin." Arthur touched the door and closed it just like he opened the one before. He walked as the beautiful boy was coughing and gasping for air. He needs to end this quickly so he could pass the region.…
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When the world realigned itself in front of him, Arthur found himself in a dimly-lit room. Shimmering and swarming lights, rune lines as Arthur perceived them, covered the walls from all directions. As if it was a giant jigsaw puzzle, the runes were there but incomplete. Gears linked to other gears made up the walls while leaving gaps of iron plates that the runes were inscribed upon. The air was damp and slightly shallow, but it wasn't anything Arthur couldn't survive in. His first step was…
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The room had whitewash ceramic tiles, a window with a starry night, a varnish king-sized bed with a giant futon on top, a leather couch, a few chairs beside a table with warm food, and lastly a separate bath. It wasn't a big room that the association provided, but it was cozy that you wouldn't believe you were in a flying coliseum. Arthur closed the wooden door that he opened using his ring and threw himself on the bed immediately. He felt the fluffiness of the bed eat away at his fatigued body and…
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The stares, fingers, and mummers came in his direction like tidal waves, cautious yet also admiring. As if a stigma was craved to his body, everyone avoided him and pointed at him. It took moments to realize why, as the screens filled the hall. It was his earlier actions. It also took another moment to find Emma in the crowd, standing next to the reason for his earlier failure and realization. He felt torn between whether to bring attention to her or to act like a stranger. He was conscious of the image…
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The best place to wait for Reece was in the most dangerous, too. As for the most dangerous in the Forest of Traps: it is where the traps existed in bulks. Arthur found a meadow beside a river, where the trees surrounded a low clearing of dirt. It wasn't the best place to hide, as it was in the open, but it was the safest place to wait for Reece without hiding himself. Arthur sat down and leaned on a tree, runes surrounding him from everywhere. He faced the stream that had a few rocks for crossing as he…
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