Sarah Davis
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"Oh, come on!" Kai pulled his bow off his back and threw it down on the ground. "I don't want to hurt anyone, and you of all people shouldn't feel threatened!" The old man blinked at him and squinted down at the weapon. "Is that bow made of metal?" "It's Irunian steel," Kai said absentmindedly as he picked it up. He'd been overcome by a moment of frustration, but if the old man was going to attack him, he really wanted to have his bow ready. When he looked up, however, he found the old man…-
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As soon as Kai neared the camp in the ruins, he knew that he was unwelcome. Then again, he wasn't sure that anyone was really welcome. It seemed less like a community than a stalemate of criminals who only barely hated the monsters outside more than one another. Then again, he was one of them now, a clanless man banished for violence. Maybe he shouldn't cast judgments. Though the ruin was in worse condition than the abandoned community he'd seen before, in some ways this place was more advanced. Every…
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After stumbling in despair for a while, Kai eventually pulled himself together. Not because he had hope. Simply because moving forward was the only thing he knew how to do. In a sense, he had been doomed ever since the moment he received his Laborer Class. If a simple life in the city was unacceptable to him - and he'd rejected it at every turn - then he really didn't have any option. He was going to end up in the wasteland one way or another. That wasn't necessarily a death sentence. He had more…
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By the end of the brawl, Kai was swaying on his feet. Taking so many potions at once had worked, but it had been reckless. Far from granting him the abilities of multiple Classes, all the new sources of mana had churned inside him until he wanted to vomit. The shock on their faces had been worth it, though. Kai had no idea what he'd looked like, but he'd been venting mana in all directions, so it must have seemed overwhelming. Now, despite the way his head was spinning, he had won. The Earthenshield was…
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"You're wasting everyone's time," Fhazi said from the safety of his small army. "You know that you'll never come to anything, but you're still consuming Monskon City's resources." "If you really believe that, why not spar with me for real?" As Kai spoke, he observed the environment carefully. No easy exits, and breaking into one of the buildings would just cause more problems. "We've been defeating you ever since the Hunter Trials, but you never seem to learn. This time I decided for a more permanent…
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Somehow, one month of training became two. Kai struggled with the intense pace at times, especially days when he woke up exhausted, but he refused to let himself stop. If he wanted to keep up with people who had fully developed Class abilities, he needed to go far beyond what anyone expected. In all that time, he only managed to increase another Physique Level, but it actually didn't bother him. It took many veteran hunters years to reach his current stage, and most plateaued for the rest of their lives.…
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As he drifted in soft darkness, Kai felt as though there should be pain. Some animal part of him knew that he was injured and should be fighting for his life. And yet there was only a tight warmth through his body. It didn't respond when he tried to move and it was difficult to tell where his skin ended and the softness began. His mind returned after the sensations and he forced himself to open his eyes. Was that Juray's ceiling? Moving his head to look at the rest of the house was too difficult, but he'd…
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All of the other monsters had rushed from their gates as soon as the bars retreated enough, but when the Isulfr's cage opened completely, nothing emerged. Kai could feel it within, even aside from its aura distorting reality. He tried to remain calm by inventorying his weapons: he would begin with his bow and his gauntlets would be useful if it got close, but he had to assume his sword would be destroyed if he ever needed to use it. Finally the Isulfr crept into the light. It looked like a short serpent…
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"You came after all." The old man scratched at the scar across his scalp. "When you said a month, I figured you would run off." "Why run off?" Kai pretended that he couldn't feel the monster warping the world from across the pit and just smiled. "All I've gotten from you is promises about how dangerous this creature is supposed to be." "Oh, trust me, you'll get the challenge you want. But we can't start with that, and you agreed to participate in the entire event." "Then can you explain the exact rules?…
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So began one of the most intense months of training in Kai's life. He'd always worked hard, but now that he had gathered so much information about different training schedules, he could prepare something far more extensive. When Juray or Inafay asked, he said that it was to prepare for fighting stronger monsters. That was partially true, since he felt certain that it posed a massive threat. But truthfully, when he was pushing himself past the breaking point, it was for his own sake. Now that he was…
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