Sarah Davis
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Being smashed through a table hadn't stunned Kai much, but the hand around his neck felt like steel. How the hell could such a thin woman wield so much strength? She kept him pinned there, apparently determined to suffocate him. Whatever strange power she possessed, it flowed in her far more powerfully now. He had no idea what abilities she might have or how they worked, but he was sure that she hadn't been faking her illness. That meant that the medicine she had swallowed must have been responsible for…-
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"Son, if you know what's good for you, you'll turn around and forget you saw anything." One of the larger smugglers lifted a sword in his direction, in case there was any confusion. "This has got nothing to do with you. And we're not selling, if that's what you're thinking." Kai kept a smile on his face and he faced the group. All of the smugglers were in the same general range except the leader, who had a Total Power of just over 20. He double-checked that there was no one else lying in wait, but it…
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Being abandoned was not, admittedly, the way Kai had hoped his day would go. But truthfully, he was more concerned about the fact that the hunters had so little respect for him than the prospect of getting home. He was only a few days of travel away from Monskon City on a safer route than his first trip, so he could probably return on his own. That would be their excuse and no one could say they left him to die. So as he ventured into the unnamed ruined town, he decided that he had two goals: first to…
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His failure on the Path of Steel had been gutting at first, but Kai was surprised how quickly he accepted it. Maybe he was getting used to disappointment, or maybe it was just that hopes carried for a few days couldn't compare to those crushed by his Class awakening. Sometimes he even found himself laughing. Of course fate couldn't let him have anything. Even in his less acerbic moments, Kai began letting go of the idea. He had seen how useful the Path of Steel could be, but he didn't want to be a…
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Kai had worried that he would become disoriented, given that it would be impossible to open his eyes underneath the surface. That was the reason he'd jumped in so directly, and he'd planned to follow his momentum to swim to the bottom. None of that had been necessary. The liquid metal closed on him from all sides, far thicker than water, but the bottom was palpably oppressive. He could feel the difference in the pressure just between his feet and his head. There would never be any question which way he…
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Pain swirling in darkness. Hooked needles piercing his skin endlessly. Even when he felt empty, the pain continued spearing through him, as if lines of agony had been etched in his flesh. A terrible, unnatural throbbing working its way through his veins. His very soul felt overloaded. Voices and movement, then another rush of pain. For a time he slipped into the darkness, then he suddenly emerged. His body ached as he sat up, gasping for breath. Only when he stared down at his body did Kai return to…
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As Tusquo stared over his bleeding comrades, he reflected that it had all seemed like a good idea at first. Their assignment in Goralia had been such a disappointment, he had jumped at the chance to accomplish something. Dreamed of returning to Irun with another fountain of metal that would make a difference for their home nation. Somehow, all of his comrades had escaped the pond alive, but at the cost of several of their Goralian allies. It would be dishonorable to leave behind Curaina Granfian and the…
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The next several days of the trip went smoothly. Kai stayed in formation and contributed when necessary. The group collected monster cores. They were allegedly nearing their destination. But he felt as though he was dragging himself half-dead. It had been days since he'd properly cleaned up and he had the start of a messy beard. He still hadn't repaired his shirt in the places it had been torn. None of it mattered. Maybe Gunjin and Hannagan and everyone else had been right to think he was doomed without…
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As many times as Kai had left the city, he still felt nervous the first time he left as an official hunter. No, he wasn't leaving on an official hunt, but encountering monsters was a virtual certainty when leaving well-patrolled lands. This was his first chance to do more than just take the city's resources, to actually protect people from the monster scourge and make a difference. Despite the difficult path they'd chosen, the trip should be easier than the average escort job. Instead of guarding…
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One day. Just one more day. Kai had prepared himself about as well as he could, in terms of his own strength. He'd undergone a brutal training regimen combining all the exercises he'd learned up to that point, but now he needed to rest or he would be too exhausted to fight. Though he hadn't been able to spar with Inafay, he'd spent time with the Irunians to make sure they could work as a team. They'd had some new ideas for him, but he'd focused on exercises he'd already mastered to avoid injuring…
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