Sarah Davis
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Kai sat in the center of the Corinin yard, pretending that he was pushing deep into his own soul and mainly worrying that he just looked constipated. The new exercise involved focusing on his own mana and straining to push it deeper outside his body, which just felt awkward. He'd been much better at the differentiating exercises that Inafay had taught him first. Inafay herself was walking around the square, doing a more elaborate version of the same exercise. He wasn't sure exactly why she was pushing so…-
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Kai's first instinct was to draw a weapon, but he remembered what Gunjin had said about not causing trouble and restrained himself. Instead he carefully raised his empty hands and swept his gaze across both groups. "Can someone explain what's going on here?" he asked. "I believe we have made an error of protocol." Tusquo carefully wiped off his sword and lowered it. "We had intended to meet with you to make a request." "Liar!" Fhazi jabbed a gauntlet in his direction. "You know the laws of Goralia! We…
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Using his connection to Inafay, Kai began another whirlwind of training. She might not be able to grant him the potions and other benefits of her clan, but she freely shared their knowledge of complex techniques. Both of them had already advanced a Physique Level in just a week and she hinted that she wanted to try even more things. But she could only spar every other day, so Kai kept up with everything else. He was too young a hunter to get good jobs at the Guild, but he spent some time training with the…
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For several days Kai anxiously alternated between the training yards and the library. There were more complex exercises available, but they were fundamentally different from what the other young hunters were doing. It seemed that the clan had deeper secrets for advanced training which they didn't share with everyone. He suspected that they involved leaning into one's Class, so he wasn't sure if they would even be effective for him. But all of that was just trying to fill his time efficiently before his…
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Long before dawn, Kai was alone in the training yard going through his exercises. He might not have any advanced techniques, and Juray needed more time to complete his enhancement potion, but that didn't mean he couldn't work. A Physique Level of G-6 might seem like just symbols in his spiritual sight, but in the real world it made him superhuman. Exercises that had once risked injury were now easy, so he pushed himself much harder than before. All of the new hunters in the Granfian clan were experiencing…
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Two days later, Kai was beginning to realize just how much of his life had been dictated by his hypothetical future. Anywhere he'd gone in Monskon City, doors had been open to him as a promising young hunter. While they weren't closed in his face now, it was obvious that the attention of the city had gone toward those who had been most successful. Older veterans who had volunteered time in the practice yards were now too busy to work with him. They all apologized with smiles on their faces and made…
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Only Gunjin's request not to make a scene kept Kai in his seat. Once everyone was dismissed, he shot up and marched to the front of the room. The clan heads were speaking to one another, apparently in a wonderful mood, until he arrived. "Why was I disqualified?" Kai demanded. He glared across all the clan heads. "Why?" "Rewards are granted at the discretion of the judges," Hannagan Lantrian said. "You have skill, boy, but it seems being a monster hunter isn't your fate. The city cannot afford to invest…
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By normal standards, it had been the most successful Hunter Trials in recent memory. And yet, as the elders of Monskon City discussed the distribution of the prizes, Gunjin Granfian was thoroughly displeased. He'd put so much hope into Kai, only to be stymied by the awakening. When it came time to decide the final distribution, it went exactly the way Gunjin had feared. "We're only a year from the next monster incursion," Hannagan Lantrian said. The old man always presented everything as done and settled.…
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Kai tried to keep his face neutral and was pretty sure he did a terrible job. Fhazi still had six of the members of his entourage, including the two huge men and the suspicious woman. Though he wasn't as exhausted as just after killing the Direboar, Kai was tired and nearly weaponless. To add insult to injury, every member of the group had awakened their Class. They might not have progressed much otherwise, but he'd be facing a storm of mana if it turned into a fight. "Do you want the monster core?" Kai…
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Kai stared at the charging mass of tusks and muscle the size of a wagon and wished he had a bigger sword. The weapon that the Irunians had created for him was still undamaged, but it was not going to be enough. Not for the Direboar. As he began to retreat, Kai tried to look at the monster with his spiritual vision one more time. Nothing but a muddle of symbols that made it clear the boar was a monster instead of intelligent creature. He had a vague sense that it was rather powerful, enough that he wasn't…
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