Mary Davis
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Julian's style in sword fighting differed in a way that it was more centric in synergising it with a shield. Julian blocked a lot of the incoming attacks, looking for an opportunity, until an opening finally appeared and he struck down the wooden puppet on the chest. Chumo, on the other hand, still used a bow and arrow and a sword was now hanging from his waist. He kept on switching weapons depending on the range between him and the enemy. If Chumo was close to the target, he used the sword; if he was…
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Emery, Julian and Chumo nodded to each other, all thinking the same thing. They all proceeded to their own circle and faced the wooden puppets. Emery selected a sword, as well as Julian, while Chumo went for a more unconventional weapon, a bow and arrow. Emery gave the sword a few swings to get himself used to it. Surprisingly enough, the moment he slashed it was lighter than the swords he had been training with, plus, the way the sword sounded as it cut the air, it was sharper than anything he had held…
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They made their way to the center of the stadium with a door placed on the ground. Vico said while caressing his pointy beard, "We will contact a test for ye and 'tis divided into two parts. Yer ability in using a weapon or bare hands and an obstacle course." He shouted, "Bring it up, boys!" From beneath the door, it opened and spawned a large construct made of wood, iron, and other materials that stretched for over 330 feet (100 meters) in length. It was a marvel of mechanical construction in…
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Thrax, in fact, had been talking about wanting to check out the institute of combat since day one during their discussions on the previous nights but hadn't had the chance to attend it because he didn't want Julian to one up him by being ahead in spiritual comprehension. The next morning came and Emery got ready with the boys. Actually, he wanted to try and deepen his comprehension in the basic earth spirit cultivation technique since he had invested three days already in it but after considering magus…
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"Roman, you sit down. I'll teach this pig-snout a lesson with my fist!" roared Thrax, cracking his fist, teeth clenched. Undeterred, Julian replied, "I'm here to make sure you don't embarrass us, Thracian." The other acolytes who were eating looked toward Emery's table. Some stood up, stretching their heads among the gathering crowd. "Ooh a fight!" "Come on, fight! I wanna see some blood!" "I hope someone dies! That'll make it more exciting!" Fighting between acolytes weren't prohibited…
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The moment Julian left, Emery opened his eyes. Emery had felt the presence of the new arrivees so his concentration was broken. He searched his surroundings trying to find a familiar face and there were only a few people left whom he could recognize from last night. Most of them were new youths and he could tell they were new because they were given the opportunity to enter the hall behind the stone gate where the stone of origin was stored. So, these people must be acolytes who also had multiple…
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In the first trial, about forty acolytes out of the thousands were successful in moving the stones. Making it move looked easy because one would only have to push the rock even by a small margin and they'd be accepted as an acolyte for the institute of stone but considering how only a few of them had succeeded, it wasn't as simple as pushing it with all of their strength. Hundreds of acolytes attempted during the course of the day and some were able to make it shake but shaking it wasn't enough for it…
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They moved toward the large gate at the end of the hall. Emery and Julian chatted but then everybody stopped all as they all felt something, a force that made their steps heavier. "Emery, can you feel that?" Julian asked Emery in confusion. "Yes, It feels like my whole body is being pushed down. What do you think is happening?" Emery said "I'm just clueless as you, you know," said Julian, also having difficulties walking but faring much better than Emery. Arriving at the large closed stone…
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In front of them was a large sign made out of limestone that said 'Welcome to 'Animus'. There were thousands of young people, walking around in every direction, going into tall, straight houses also made of limestone. It was a bustling institute. What really caught Emery and Julian's eye though was the colossal yellow pillar in the middle. If they would both have to guess, that's their destination. On the way, Julian couldn't help but notice the abundance of people and statues everywhere. There must…
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Emery sat on his bed as he gazed through the window. If he looked above, thousands of stars covered the canvass of the night sky, wishing to himself that his father was one of the stars. If he looked below, the clouds below were rich. He lay on his head on the pillow that was softer than anything he had ever lay his head on. Staring at the ceiling, various thoughts entered Emery's mind. The events that transpired today were just too real to hope that everything was just a dream. The first thoughts were…
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