Cel stopped before the monolith, grateful for the excuse to focus on something other than the heat still crawling up his neck.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7Pi5eqblR
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The surface rippled like water, runes burning against his vision:152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNWlJJwqZ1
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<Name: Celvian> 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZOShhAzv2
<Paragons: (Heir to the Moon) (White Death)> 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOLfvVP6ia
<Artifacts: (Silent Moon) (Cinderward)> 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QvV1ViEKn
<Insights: (Ledger of Nightmares)> 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIA4WMvhtUp
<Achievements: (2)>152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyrnfKMb8o
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He focused on the achievements line.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC03nfvLGN
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<Achievements: (You died) (You entered a new dimension)>152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxVmpkIwMA
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Cel stared at the words.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBEnHUjtca
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Crazy. Both of them sounded absolutely insane when laid out like that.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLg9lwgGWO
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The first he'd earned by dying - something that should have ended everything. The second one was new. A record of stepping into the Reckoning's base - that floating island in the crackling violet void.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ657yM8XJLG
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His brow furrowed.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaTWn4kWXB
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Not the Hollow Realms. Not the real world either. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCiE3nRoFc
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A completely separate dimension.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPCN06siia
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But how?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNRr23KzTN
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Did the Reckoning find it somehow? Stumble across a rift that led to an empty pocket of reality and claim it?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezOqrups8F
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Or had someone created it?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAVn5SKHt5
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The thought made his stomach twist. Creating an entire dimension seemed impossible - the kind of power that shouldn't exist outside of gods themselves.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRQdF7Sc3A
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But the Reckoning had nine members. Several of them legendary figures - the Mercenary King, the second prince of the Empire, a Hallowed. And Veyron led them all, had welcomed him based solely on Selina's description.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5of7SPQtl
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What kind of person could lead such figures? And what kind of power did someone like that possess?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSkq8cITvA
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Cel's jaw tightened. More questions without answers.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgfIYIjOx1
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His gaze shifted back to his paragons. One of them had received a new trait.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCK899dsml1
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He focused on Heir to the Moon first.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPHoGjPaLb
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<Paragon: Heir to the Moon> 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2QSHm9VFQ
<Affinity: 1/10> 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4F920WKq8
<Traits: (Lunar Vigor) (Unbroken Succession) (Eternal Witness)>152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMJWFUmfYN
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<Enlightment: "The moon is never the same twice, yet she is always herself. Full tonight, crescent tomorrow, vanished the next - but never gone. They call it change. The moon calls it constancy.">152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiHNCGOpkn
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Three traits now, instead of two.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfYtBnqJEU
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Eternal Witness. The new addition.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSy91yysg7k
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Cel narrowed his focus on it and the runes shifted again.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWXoZ2PywA
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<Trait: Eternal Witness> 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2TJbKQ3M8
<Effect: Your body has adapted to the moon's eternal watch. You no longer require sleep.>152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtY4y6BbnI
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For a moment, he simply stared.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7YB7dApvo
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Then the implication hit him like a physical blow.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2culPoziQ
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No sleep.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7VVnfGPnW
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Never again.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoHzL7YgCT
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Several hours every night that other people lost to unconsciousness - hours he could use however he wanted. Training. Reading. Thinking. Living.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKGZ4eT7AX
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The sheer value of that…152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbiHGHVzyy
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And it wasn't just time. Sleep was vulnerability. A period where threats could approach unnoticed, where defenses lowered whether you wanted them to or not.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xzeRtdqCD
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Now he'd never have to worry about that again.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRemJuc6S8H
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His throat felt tight.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoe1k2Yj0a
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'Thank you.'152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvky1h1lMj8
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The thought rose unbidden, directed not at the goddess but at Selina. Her presence. Her rank as a Divine Oracle.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQngV9vtkQ
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Because she held that rank, his blessing carried weight it wouldn't have otherwise.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwBU3KP5PS
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Other Chosen received abilities suited to survival. Basic enhancements. Modest authorities.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlK9Hu72rY
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He'd been given resurrection. And now even the freedom from one of humanity's most fundamental limitations.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73Tk9K6GSr
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All because Selina stood as his guide.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GAZIfRK76
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'I don't deserve you,' he thought. 'But I'm grateful anyway.'152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbGZBH1ccr
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The monolith's light dimmed as his focus withdrew, runes fading back into its surface.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXS6Ry6KdT
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Cel turned away, finding Selina still standing in the mist nearby, that serene smile in place.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqAZpDwV2O
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"I’m leaving now," he said quietly.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYUVNMejcF
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"May the Moon Goddess light your path, Chosen One."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wZ0Vzjj92
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The blessing settled over him like a gentle weight. Familiar now. Comforting in a way few things were.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yNZv48dxF
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He nodded once, then closed his eyes and reached for the boundary of his soul.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTT6UcXUbZg
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The world shifted.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KpZh1CuUS
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Darkness greeted him.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPZ7TQ0Rdn
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Cel blinked, momentarily disoriented before realizing that he was still in his room.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgUhBWsx6N
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The night had fallen while he was gone.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRbUDFnb5S
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He pushed himself up from the bed, joints protesting slightly despite his divinely enhanced body.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjD0SgfTOc
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The window showed only blackness beyond - no moon visible from this angle. Street sounds had faded to occasional distant footsteps and the creak of settling wood.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVMsj26XlW
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His body felt... strange. Not tired, exactly. But worn in a way that had nothing to do with physical exhaustion.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSD4FWdvUfm
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Like he'd been running for days and only just realized he could stop.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyrMs9O8L3
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Eternal Witness meant he didn't need sleep anymore.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpYf6x4jmx
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But that didn't mean he couldn't sleep.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eGqcXS2aO
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And right now, despite everything, the thought of lying down and letting unconsciousness take him felt impossibly appealing.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoe8GXBGzag
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Just for a little while.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GvEz6WgCE
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Cel moved to the bed and sat on its edge, then swung his legs up and lay back.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CiDu7zfD3
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The mattress was thin. The pillow barely deserved the name.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2BRBAXtyd
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But it was soft. Safe.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCLeKQSVNi
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He stared at the ceiling, watching shadows shift across wooden beams.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpCdG4ESHY
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Ten days until the Academy started.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmiwBcq6rL
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Ten days to figure out what it meant to live instead of just survive.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGGV2rToVq
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He still didn't know how.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdshSVFhNr
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But Selina believed he could learn.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5n2q3kzpO
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That would have to be enough.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoTsRnABJZ
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His eyes drifted shut.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzzcGKM6FA
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Sleep came easier than it had any right to, pulling him down into darkness.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMXNkW2WEb
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The nightmare came like it always did - his father's fists, his mother's silence, the cultists' hands reaching through rusted bars. Familiar horrors cycling through his mind in vivid detail.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbN7t1sP5uL
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Cel jerked awake gasping, sweat-soaked and shaking.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcoZXLwY4a
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Gray light filtered through the window. Dawn approaching.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXf3zQtzuh
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Just a dream.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPua82ZvD6O
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The same dream that appeared every single night.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0fBqzxzkU
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His breathing slowly steadied as awareness fully returned.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoTXMvldPz
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Except now…152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO42HfgURKb
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Now it wouldn't.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMjSpbE3SU
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Thanks to his new trait Eternal Witness, he no longer required sleep, which meant no more nightmares dragging him back through his trauma.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrt9pPr3jiz
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Relief hit him so hard it felt physical - a weight lifting from his chest that he hadn't fully realized was there until it vanished.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZq65o5eVQ
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He could sleep if he wanted to. The trait didn't prevent it. But he'd never need to again. Never be forced to surrender consciousness and hope the nightmares didn't come.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5PN6VsDq0
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He could just... stay awake. Forever, if he chose.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPgn9Eta83
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The freedom in that felt impossible.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmO2e7UIDxD
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Cel sat up slowly, running a hand through sweat-dampened hair. His white hair - still strange to see when he caught glimpses of it. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mMKdQu9B0
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Sunlight streamed through the window, bright and clean, spilling across the floor in a warm rectangle. The day stretched ahead of him - hours and hours with no structure, no purpose.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRBZt7ybpn
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What was he supposed to do now?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG1ZgPvP12
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Selina's advice drifted back to him. ‘Rest. Enjoy the peaceful time you have been given. Do the things that bring you joy.’152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAbYzXugsV
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Cel's jaw tightened.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lZDgymLwI
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He still didn't know what brought him joy. Didn't know how to just... exist without purpose or goal.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgc09JkZgc
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Training made sense. Preparing for threats made sense. But wandering around looking for something that made him smile?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqfhZ8kNR8
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He didn't even know where to start.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPP5Kee3RL
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His thoughts circled back to the only moment recently where something close to peace had touched him.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2SqV62G7r
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Talking with Selina.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ1asMPoBe
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Not during the trial. Not when she explained his abilities or warned him about dangers. Just... talking. Her patience. Her gentle certainty. The way she listened without judgment and answered without condescension.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcXz8Pmxvb
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The way she smiled…152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JnT2fEDMt
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Heat crept up his neck at the memory of that radiant expression.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHB9WebIp8z
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He wanted to see that again.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB03KshB4FO
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Wanted to talk with her more. Ask her questions that had nothing to do with survival or power. Learn what she thought about things. Hear her voice without the weight of divine guidance hanging over every word.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SF5HhkW0m
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The desire settled in his chest, warm and uncomfortable.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc98ba8H2RM
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But she was a Divine Oracle. The highest authority beneath the gods themselves.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9mL9AFrrf
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Why would she want to spend time with someone like him?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvlMFUWl57
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She guided him because it was her duty. Her role. Not because she enjoyed his company or found him interesting.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm3r8eBD82
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Expecting anything else was just…152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXo9oLsN7eg
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Delusional.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF0ES6dOtS
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Cel pushed himself off the bed, suddenly restless. The room felt too small again. Confining.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEXsEeOliD
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Maybe he should go outside. Walk through the Academy grounds. Get familiar with the place before classes started.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNMBO08uin
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Or maybe he should practice with Silent Moon. Test how Empathic Steel responded to different emotional states.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4e7cKTeFH
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Or—152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZZFC8eFm2
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Three sharp knocks echoed through the small room.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HLM0auZGS
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Cel froze.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpkzrHL9CG
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Every muscle in his body went rigid. His hand moved instinctively toward where Silent Moon would materialize if he called it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGCk0YhYl3
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No one knew he was here. No one except the Reckoning and the receptionist who'd enrolled him.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwDyrixvYV
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The knocks came again.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZjR22lUY3
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Cel moved to the door silently and stopped, listening.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHqwF74rnf
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Breathing on the other side. Steady. Calm.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTloCcyU9nj
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Not threatening, then. Or very good at pretending not to be.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSer9SlpXjD
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He reached for the handle and pulled the door open.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9BCYfNV0g
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The receptionist stood in the hallway, holding a neatly folded bundle of dark fabric. Her expression was professional but tired - like this was just another task in a long shift.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlce04MiFTa
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"Apologies for the early hour," she said without preamble. "I meant to deliver these yesterday, but the paperwork took longer than expected." She held out the bundle. "Your Academy uniform and monthly allowance."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAe4ARhaRpQ
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Cel stared at the offered items, his hand still hovering near where Silent Moon would appear.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcS9zLQiAN3
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The woman's gaze tracked the motion, then returned to his face without comment. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpbw78UOnl
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"The uniform is required for classes and official Academy functions," she continued when he didn't immediately take it. "You're free to wear whatever you like otherwise." She shifted the bundle slightly. "The allowance is standard for commoner students - it should cover your needs."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfNZ2AFsFw
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Cel finally reached out and took the bundle.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQ0nIhDFlE
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"The Library is open from dawn to midnight. Same goes for the training grounds. Curfew's at midnight for commoner dorms."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4cz2hHyFm
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She paused, watching him with that same tired professionalism.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DCvI1zJYC
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“Any questions?"152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOxtXUjVBZ
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Cel's throat worked. Too many questions, actually. But none that she could answer.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQsvnXrhSS
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"No."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40UvnrJILB
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The woman nodded once. "Then I'll leave you to settle in. Welcome to the Chosen Academy."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivHAE0D8Pu
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She turned and walked away down the dim hallway, footsteps fading into silence.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nQTDpok2O
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Cel stood in the doorway for a moment longer, then stepped back inside.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNar6B9BeqN
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He moved to the bed, set the bundle down and carefully unfolded it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoILAkcL6y
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The uniform spilled out first - dark fabric that looked almost black, with silver threading along the collar and cuffs. Well-made. Practical. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpZpBJiXhX
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Over the heart, embroidered in that same silver thread, was the crescent moon symbol of the Moon Goddess.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDd3qVX0Jc
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Cel's fingers traced over it slowly.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡip0ovHzlAY
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The uniform was stiff. Formal. The kind of thing that would announce what he was to everyone who saw him.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3oazJvk1Y
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Moon Chosen. Academy student. Commoner.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJZJqQ72mA
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His fingers pulled away from the silver crescent.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQE1M4Cgev
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The cloth pouch filled with silver coins came next. More money than he'd imagined. Enough to live on for a month, apparently.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TsO6Y6KXZ
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He weighed the pouch in his palm. Heavy. Solid. Real.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQuJ838GPO
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Wealth he'd earned simply by existing. By being Chosen.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgPcrKmqru
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The thought sat strangely in his chest.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASFdwPqRuf
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Cel set the coins down and picked up the uniform again. He already had something to wear. Cinderward - an artifact of the blessed grace that protected without restricting, felt right in a way this stiff formal uniform never would.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3bgpD7aDN
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He folded the uniform carefully and set it in the wardrobe. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwg07NDK5nd
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The sky was brightening properly now through the window - dawn breaking across the city in shades of gold and pale blue.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zeGCRhjkb
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Hours stretching ahead with nothing to do and no idea how to fill them.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv4yNRGEIh
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‘Do the things that bring you joy.’ Selina's advice echoed again, gentle and impossible.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwrsEht7v7
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Cel's fingers drummed against his thigh as he considered his options.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60DfmkylcZ
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His gaze tracked to the door.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAkCex9jp8
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Outside was a city. Stella - the capital. Streets he'd barely seen while Esrin marched him to the Academy. People living normal lives, doing normal things.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnK7jdMzJc
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When was the last time he'd walked somewhere without a destination?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKfgSYIIqH
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Never, probably.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRKBcfBtyo
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Maybe that was where he should start. With just... walking.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqohL6Icqd
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Seeing what was out there.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHe3PosYQ3b
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The idea felt foreign and slightly terrifying.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vgOK16Abx
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But Selina believed he could do it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7lKDzy7Mr
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And right now, that was enough.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBh0LshrSH
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Cel moved to the door, pulled it open, and stepped into the hallway.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QzAH8zITD
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​​​​​​​Heyho, Author here^^152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOTul2JmJ2
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I just wanted to give you a short reminder that you can read up to 5 Chapters ahead on my page: https://celastos-shop.fourthwall.com/supporters152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZsiIgL5K3
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Also, now that the first arc of Lunar Legacy has come to an end, I'd love to gather some interesting statistics to share with you all later! To start things off, I've created a poll where you can vote for your top 5 favorite characters from the first arc and rank them in order of preference.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPk8YFA6X0
Vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2fHPnPWhv7kOVpEW-7_9dVZ-R58KrdhO0hxVfGrV_dHmMIA/viewform?usp=header152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nBw6DtryH
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Would love to see your picks! Thanks for participating^^152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTvCENzqCN
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