Sarah Davis
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Kai lay back in Juray's bed and just existed for a while. The warmth suffused all his muscles, which decided that they didn't need to do anything in particular. Juray yawned and shifted against him to a more comfortable position, then lowered her head against his chest again. It might have felt nice to just stay there forever, but his other thoughts were starting to return. "That was satisfying, right?" he asked. "No, this is how I act when I'm bored." Juray mumbled the words and then nuzzled further…-
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No one actually explained the rules of the tournament clearly, which struck Kai as a terrible idea. There were currently a group of men and women flailing in the ring: all of them had at least G-1 Physique, but otherwise they weren't very impressive. Judging from context, he thought that this was an elimination round, sorting out who would actually get into the tournament brackets. Otherwise, just about everything seemed to be legal. Lots of people got whacked in the crotch or poked in the eyes, and there…
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As Kai walked through town, he tried not to skip like a love-struck idiot. It took some actual discipline, because his mood was fantastic. From the way veterans complained at the bar, he'd gotten the impression that sex automatically made relationships complicated and messy. Everyone was either gripped by the truest love in all history or bitterly complaining about their partners. But so far, being with Juray had been... simple. There was a casual intimacy that hadn't been present before, but otherwise…
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In the days following the confrontation, Kai was surprised by which elements stuck with him. Talking things out with Inafay surprisingly made him feel better, since everything was clear. He didn't care about the fact that the nobles mocked him, he was just glad to continue his training. But the numbers fixed in his mind. He hadn't focused on them at the time, but his mind had apparently absorbed the haze of symbols around them. Their Classes all offered them strength that his never would, and Balgahai…
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When it was finally time to meet with Inafay again, Kai found himself oddly nervous. Their relationship had always been comfortable, yet there had been so many new thoughts going through his mind lately. Or maybe it was the fact that everything had turned against him while she had just finished an extensive clan-funded training. At first when he arrived to find her absent, he was worried that her priorities had shifted, but she joined him not long after. Oddly, she was wearing light armor over a long…
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The next morning Kai began training and he had no idea why. Improving himself felt good... but was that really enough? As he pushed his body to its limits alone in the training yard, he realized that it wasn't. He'd never wanted power for its own sake, he'd wanted to fight the war against the monsters and protect the people of the city. Now, after learning so much, he also wanted to change the system and make it less unfair. Yet he felt so far from being able to make any difference. It wasn't as though he…
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The flame immediately coursed through his flesh and Kai gasped. He could feel it reforming, twisting over him. His mana surged wildly, having no idea what to do. Allegedly it was supposed to come intuitively, so he threw himself into trying to control the flame. To his surprise, the heat flowed together into an icy current that pooled in his hand. A moment later, it evaporated and he struggled to hold on to a sphere of wind. Somehow the wind condensed down into a stone, trembling with the might of an…
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Kai flailed wildly, hoping he could catch the side of the wall, and did nothing but churn the air. Before he could think of any other plan, he slammed into the ground. Groaning, Kai slowly rolled over onto his back and tried to muster the will to sit up. If his Physique hadn't improved, that fall would probably have killed him. As it was, he'd gotten the wind knocked out of him, but it actually wasn't as bad as he expected. He forced himself to get up and look around, just in case there was anything about…
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As far as Kai had read, there were few nasty tricks when it came to Physique Level. It was simply the raw amount of mana your body could process, which usually happened subconsciously, so people could advance and even break barriers simply by physical exertion. That meant there were no hidden pitfalls, but there weren't any shortcuts for him either. He sat down on the floor and held the flask in his hands. That wasn't part of any ritual or practice he'd encountered, it just kept his mind centered. It…
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"Is this about the mission?" Kai nervously looked to see if anyone else was listening. "I'm sorry that we lost hunters, but the situation was more complex than it-" "I don't give the tiniest of shits about the mission." Gunjin's eyes never left him for a second. "There were conflicting reports, and it was transparently obvious that Yangil was lying about the details to undermine you. That is your own problem, we have-" "They just abandoned me out there!" Kai waved a hand out the gate, barely keeping his…
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