Sarah Davis
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Finally Kai returned to the unnaturally darkened mine that had stymied all Krysal. He was stronger, thanks to his ordeal against the Myogenecon, but more importantly this time he had Zae Zin Nim and Omilaena with him. The mine was still a pit of darkness wafting upward like smoke. Omilaena had moved closer to examine it while the others got ready to fight. At least that was the plan, but truthfully Kai didn't know what else he could do to get ready. They were all healed and sharp, so they'd have to hope…-
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Even though Omilaena had figured out the exact location of the acid pits near Yulthens, she obediently went to the planned meeting point instead. They'd been trying so hard with their spycraft, she might as well play along. Kai met her himself, and he was a sight for sore eyes after so long working with boring crystalliers. It looked like he'd been steadily training, and she absolutely loved the way his E-9 Physique strained within his body. Breaking through to the D rank was going to be difficult on…
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As much as Kai had enjoyed traveling and training for the past months, they were overdue for a visit to the acid pits. Once they'd built up enough healing potions, and Zae Zin Nim said that Gundle was ready, they took their group of six out of Yulthens. The journey that had once required searching now felt like a short trip in the diamond star. In theory, they would meet Omilaena nearby at the appointed date. He hoped she wouldn't arrive first and decide to pursue her own schemes. So far he thought their…
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Several days later, Kai returned from his monster hunting expedition. That meant he and Nirka were back together, which should have annoyed Zae Zin Nim, but to her surprise Kai didn't spend much time with the other woman. Instead after he got cleaned up, he asked Orillia to set up a meal for just the three of them. While the old woman was there, they talked about their strategy in a limited sense. Orillia had apparently developed a fondness for Gundle and Yurwa and spoke of reforming the acid pits, as if…
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"Again." Zae Zin Nim raised the rock on a bit of her qi. "I can't." Gundle rubbed his forehead with stained fingers. "My head hurts." "Consider it weakness leaving your body. Focus again. Draw your qi just beneath your stomach, take a deep breath, and try again." For all his whining, Gundle settled back into his task sooner than most children would. Unlike some geniuses Zae Zin Nim had known, he had no ego about his achievements and didn't seem aware that his cultivation was more advanced than many…
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For his next attempt at the Myogenecon, Kai took a little longer to prepare. If brute force wouldn't work, he would return to his roots as a hunter. He sneaked to the other side of the bluffs and set up a number of stake pits and tripwires. Those wouldn't be enough, of course, but he planned a more sustained offensive. He sought the Acidlance Queen within him, then fed it the Acidspitter essence. That raised its power by a rank, and after some progress he could spit straight through the trunk of a…
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As much as Kai enjoyed spending time with the others, he was glad to go out and fight monsters on his own again. Krainuun had more than come through, providing him a list of the most dangerous beasts anywhere in Krysal. Even if some had proved to be rumors or underwhelming, in two weeks he had made more progress with monstrous powers than he had in the past months. His first hunt had been perhaps the most interesting: a monster called a Direurchin that preyed along the western coast. It was covered in…
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The battle for Romastir had been easy, which actually left Zae Zin Nim strangely unsatisfied. There were opponents out there as far above her as she was above the weak crystalliers, and she needed to work to be ready for them. Kai seemed to feel the same, so they cultivated and trained aggressively as they flew back toward Yulthens. Before they actually entered the city, however, they needed to stop at the mines. It was her first visit and she was frankly repulsed, even after being prepared by Kai's…
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Omilaena believed that most things in life required quick action. Seizing what you wanted, killing those in your path, rushing into danger. Technically other things required waiting, but she was better at slow experimentation and training than pure waiting. Sitting outside the city as if she couldn't just fight her way in had been incredibly dull. Now, walking toward Mercantile Center with the other two, it felt worth the wait. Despite everything, she had a feeling they were the ones. Some barbarian from…
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The female spy tried to run, but Kai caught her wrist gently and pulled her back. Krainuun still hadn't moved from his position. His position wasn't fear, it was focused calculation. If the servant had no strength of his own, he would know that running was pointless, so he made no effort. "I want to ask 'what the fuck?' but I guess that's not the priority." Kai took a deep breath and let go of the spy's wrist. "My letter was honest. I'm here on behalf of the workers in New Laeneria." "You've managed to…
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