Sophia Martinez
Stories
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One month ago… “Welcome to AP, Councilors…” “Master, you finally arrived! I already figured the Lightness Rune, can you teach me another one? You have to see the improvements I did to AP’s security Arrays…” Karl almost jumped from the wind horse. After two weeks, practically riding non-stop, he felt pain all over his body. Fighting against the agony, he forced a smile and greeted the Minister of Defense and his awkwardly excited disciple. “Lew, why are you suddenly so formal?…-
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Year 5, Spring, First Month, First Week. Lew took a sip from his hot ale and tried to find the words to explain the unexplainable changes which would take place on AP over the next weeks. Heidi and the other Adventurers present continued to stare at him with curiosity. They would like to think of themselves as unshockable by AP’s surprises. From the low energy environment to the fantastic knowledge of the beasts’ location, passing for the great food, what could be more shocking? However, they…
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Year 4, Winter, Second Month, Second Week. Lew yawned and took another sip of the bitter tea that was helping him remain alert. Beside him, two agents and a tired operator waited for any sign of movement in the proximities of the AP’s Office. Fortunately, the locator could be adjusted to identify closer targets, avoiding the readings from inside the huts. Since they discovered the first spy, they started to find at least one spy amongst every new group of Adventurers that arrived. The situation that…
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Year 4, Winter, Second Month, Second Week. Karl observed the happy faces standing on the podium and unconsciously matched their smiles. He was distributing the special badges that marked the first step into the Alchemy path one by one, paying special attention to memorizing the faces of the future Alchemists. Next, he picked the badges that represented the higher levels and gave them to the promoted Alchemists, congratulating each of them by name. As the strongest Alchemist and their hero, being…
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“… and that’s it.” Diana and Toni stared at Tael, considering if Lew was getting crazy or just torturing the boy, while Karl calmly took another bite out of delicious steak. Their friend was facing a financial crisis, but Karl seemed too focused on his food to care. Diana was about to flip on him when the Alchemist decided to speak. “Instead of trying to get funds to pay for the plan, you could try to reduce the costs… For example, if the bunkers don’t need to be well-built, you could…
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Year 4, Winter, Second Month, First Week. The cold wind blew against Tael’s face intensifying the red marks on his cheeks. The secretary beside him sneezed and shivered while mentally cursing his Boss, why couldn’t they stay in a cozy room? The archer, now turned Head of operations in the Alchemy Capital, ignored the boy and released the arrow. He had corrected his aim, accounting for wind drift and the snow, but the arrow still missed the mark. At least, it had been just for a hand distance this…
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Year 4, Fall, Third Month, Third Week. "Who's gonna pay for it? Don't tell me you were expecting me to do it for free?" Johann looked awkwardly at Katlyn trying to guess if she was being serious or playing hard to convince. All his savings had been spent on the expedition, and although they had been successful, the loot wouldn’t be converted into crystals immediately. During the mission, they encountered many beasts aside from the silver wolves. However, this additional loot was distributed amongst…
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Omero enjoyed a sumptuous meal while hearing the reports from the department Heads. Recently, carrying meetings over a meal in one of the restaurants had become common amongst the Ministers. What better way to deal with a boring meeting than enjoying a good meal? The Ministry of Governance had three departments working under it, responsible for transportation, regulation, and communication. The regulation department handled permits for businesses and workers to operate in specific areas, like hunting or…
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Year 4, Fall, Third Month, Second Week. Hana hesitantly moved the small black stone closer to the red X mark over the table. She contemplated other options for over a minute before finally giving the order. “Tell team wind to advance two hundred meters northeast, and team fire 50 meters west. Team earth should stay put and wait for orders.” The operator started to relay the commands, pressing the activators on the message board faster than a normal person could. For each key (activator) he…
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Year 4, Fall, Third Month, First Week. Mary sipped the hot tea and close her eyes for a moment to enjoy the mellow taste and the warmth spreading through her body. Tea was definitely the best way of dealing with the approaching Winter. Although the city’s heating system would adjust the temperature and prevent snow, it couldn’t neutralize the cold wind that barged from outside. She had always been particularly sensitive to the cold, but recently, she discovered something that would help keep the cold…
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