The silence in his room pressed down on him, suddenly oppressive. The evening light filtering through his window felt wrong somehow - too dim, too uncertain.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUVRwTprCb
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Cel closed the Ledger with deliberate care. The moment his grip loosened, it dissolved into faint motes of light that faded into nothingness.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32tgAashrT
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He needed answers.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7J9MC3Lbi
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He closed his eyes and reached inward.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipbP21Qo4W
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The cracked earth materialized beneath his feet. Mist curled around his ankles in familiar patterns. Small flowers with bluish-white petals swayed despite the absence of wind, their blooms catching moonlight.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwRsKU8qqa
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Footsteps approached through the haze.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwewtFAjOE
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Selina emerged, her white robes drifting through the mist. Her silver mask caught the moon's radiance, and below it, her lips curved in a serene smile.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELFUiUEg1t
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"Welcome back, Chosen One."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8EcQ0tydL
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Cel didn't waste time on pleasantries. "The trial. Was it real?"208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbbfEagLZJ
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Her expression didn't change, but something in her posture suggested she'd been expecting the question.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHxH1MG7jd
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"Yes and no," she said simply.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkyFItBcCx
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The answer settled over him like fog - present but impossible to grasp.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnT2eviz4DB
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"What does that mean?"208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNh3KoQHBE
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Selina's hands folded at her waist. Silence stretched between them, broken only by the soft rustle of flowers swaying in the mist.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvpuQVaRQg
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When she finally spoke, her tone carried quiet finality. "I am sorry, Chosen One. That does not lie within my authority."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PFLdMha93
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Cel's jaw tightened. The same answer she always gave when questions pressed too close to divine truth.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX73baTyzm
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He tried another approach. "The Crystal Monarch. Was that a real drake?"208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnXzKAAaSm
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"It was."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67ndAKpDUe
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"And the Moon Goddess killed it?"208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tEGL1Fwkt
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"She did."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROZIDRTf9x
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Something shifted in Selina's expression as she spoke - subtle, almost imperceptible. But it was there. Her shoulders straightened slightly. Her chin lifted. The serene smile deepened into something warmer, more genuine.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbWUUVL6WN
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Pride.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4FBTUiWet
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Not the cold satisfaction of victory, but something fiercer. More personal. The kind of pride that came from absolute faith in someone you served.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRp2PwHgypo
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It was the first time Cel had seen that particular emotion from her. Selina, who maintained perfect composure through every conversation, who guided him with patient certainty - she was proud of her goddess in a way that went beyond duty or devotion.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWRzQQKOBi
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The realization settled in his chest with unexpected weight.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnG8eFlG52
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The simple confirmations felt inadequate. But when Selina said nothing more, Cel realized he wouldn't get detailed explanations. Not about why the goddess had intervened personally, not about what the drake's final creation had been, not about any of the mysteries the legacy had raised.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK4TbQaezy
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He forced himself to move past it.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtH9REW5vv1
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"What do I do now?" The words came out rougher than intended. “Now that the ten days are over."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpemtagSjCl
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Selina's expression softened, the pride fading back into gentle patience. "Did you find something you enjoy? Something that brings you peace?"208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66aGWvK6EF
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The question pulled at memories from the past ten days. Wandering the city. The church. The tavern.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2OR6w3Squ
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His sister's face surfaced first - the way she'd smiled when he'd told her about the Moon Goddess. The genuine warmth in her voice when she'd said she hoped to see him again. Those brief conversations where he could pretend, just for a few minutes, that they were simply two believers sharing faith rather than siblings separated by death and resurrection.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97DZn8r2nD
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"I like talking to my sister," he said quietly.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYL8xBY3sZW
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"And the tavern." Cel continued. "It's... comfortable there.."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvM8FqAyNa
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He left out the third thing. 208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkVfO4HkFy
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Talking to Selina herself. The way she listened without judgment, offered guidance without condescension, existed as a point of certainty in a world that made no sense.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTQlfQmHuI
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"I'm sorry," he added after a moment. "That's all I found. Just two things."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeo7nasb2y
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Selina's smile deepened - genuine warmth transforming her serene expression into something radiant.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBYeqqbYKp
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"Even one thing would be more than enough, Chosen One."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6UuglYGcK
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Her voice carried absolute sincerity.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxPf8wToef
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"The goal is not to accumulate pleasures like coins in a purse. It's simply to experience joy at all. To allow yourself moments of peace without guilt or justification."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPt4piR695C
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The words settled in his chest with unexpected weight. He'd been bracing for disappointment - for her to tell him he should have tried harder, found more, done better. Instead, she seemed pleased.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFl4gsZY2OS
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"What's next, then?" Cel asked. 208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YDvEHCTp7
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Selina was quiet for a moment, as if considering her response carefully.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVqpgLQesd
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"The next step is to find out who you are."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9W1XKbfIUf
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Cel blinked.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3ZlpFSS0Q
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"I..." He started, then stopped. The answer seemed obvious. Almost insultingly simple. "I'm an abandoned noble child. A Moon Chosen. That's—"208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZngOv0H1Th
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"Chosen One." Selina's voice remained gentle, but carried enough weight to stop him mid-sentence. She stepped closer, moonlight seeming to gather around her. "You don't need to give me an answer."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKGMHzuU2E
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His mouth closed.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmmY090IY0
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"The task is not to deliver a satisfying response that I can acknowledge and approve." Her masked gaze held his. "The task is to find an answer for yourself."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaDKBsDwVL
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Silence stretched between them. Cel's hands curled at his sides.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesiDlNdPkX
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"I don't understand."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcY2Dh4cBtE
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"You will." Selina's tone carried certainty that felt almost tangible. "Take your time. Let the question settle. See what surfaces when you're not searching for it."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni2TYGXTEb
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The mist curled around their feet, patterns shifting without reason.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5Fa4Fa7u0
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"Is there anything else, Chosen One?"208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPOpDHcTnC
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Cel shook his head slowly.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CTXzSVpDo
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"Then rest well." Her smile brightened once more. "May the Moon Goddess light your path."208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUulxeYIL3
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The familiar blessing wrapped around him as he closed his eyes and reached for the boundary.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpyosINzGE
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The room materialized around him with jarring immediacy. Narrow bed. Empty desk. Walls that pressed in from all sides.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXllMYvZOb
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Cel sat on the bed's edge, staring at nothing in particular.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgzrnBd1Dn
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‘Who am I?’208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Wefq4r77e
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The question circled through his thoughts like a persistent insect. Simple. Direct. And he had answers.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhO1QUCjxM
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He was an abandoned noble child. Lord Aldric of House Solmar had thrown him away the moment the wrong deity claimed him. That was just fact.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YOMjQrA44
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He was a Moon Chosen. The mark sat between his shoulder blades, whole and unmarred. Undeniable.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfjFi2Tbee
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He was the Heir to the Moon Goddess. The paragon's name said it clearly enough.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84rBQspEKd
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He was a Chosen guided by a Divine Oracle. Selina stood in his soul, the highest authority beneath the gods themself.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYhxrfCELL
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He was one of few Chosen who'd survived a journey through the Hollow Realms. Most who entered either died or went mad. He'd done both and come back anyway.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGLeUpOEBG
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He was a member of the Reckoning. Ninth rank. White Death. An assassin in an organization that hunted corrupt Chosen.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09vNPqzX5H
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He was an Academy student. Enrolled. Expected at morning assembly.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkzwiThOkC
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The list felt complete. Accurate. These were the things that defined him - the truths of his existence laid out in neat categories.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprgGX5O9c7
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So why did the question still felt unanswered?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswID2RRstq
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His fingers drummed against his thigh, restless.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkm3iKxLMy6
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Cel pushed himself off the bed and moved to the window.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPTBxNyw5z
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Night had fallen completely while he'd been in his soul. The Academy grounds lay quiet beneath moonlight, paths empty and still. Beyond the walls, the capital glowed with scattered lamplight - windows bright against darkness, signs of life continuing without him.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6gakBZiWW
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The waning moon hung overhead, bright and clear.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UUnUEHqEd
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Energy flooded through him immediately - Lunar Vigor filling his veins with effortless power. His muscles responded, tension draining away as strength settled into bone and sinew.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZiFmdb4Ep
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Thanks to Eternal Witness, he had the whole night.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3AXJ2ccZA
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Cel's gaze tracked toward where he knew the training grounds waited, dark and empty.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFJhSe08UR
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He moved to the door.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzR7o0nrRO
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The training grounds stood silent beneath moonlight. Empty weapon racks lined one wall. Archery targets at the far end. The packed earth center stretched wide and unmarked.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6E4guFndSL
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Cel crossed the threshold, boots crunching softly against dirt.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5r5jJG8n3
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No one would notice. The Academy slept. Guards patrolled the outer walls, not internal courtyards. And even if someone saw him…208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnh0vSC0UG
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He was a Chosen. Training at odd hours wouldn't raise questions.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdqpzUeIJT
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Moonlight poured down across the open space, silver and clear. Lunar Vigor surged stronger here - no walls to block the light, no ceiling to filter its strength. Power hummed beneath his skin like a second heartbeat.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoGZVK8dBY
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His hand moved instinctively toward the bond with Silent Moon—208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQFW1zVtIq
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Then stopped.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtjSVwjpFv
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Instructor Calder's words surfaced in his memory - about base strength, about how enhancements multiplied what was already there. How doubling nothing still left you with nothing.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyfQ39LydU
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The foundation. Everything started there.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wBMsTwDA8
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And beneath Calder's recent lesson lay older memories - fragments from childhood training. His weapons instructor drilling the basics into him before he'd ever been allowed near a real blade.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbmlAcTl4y
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The Moon Goddess had forged him a new body. But that didn't mean the foundation was complete. Didn't mean it couldn't be strengthened further.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlR90yHiaTs
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His hand dropped.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pXDllAI7W
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Basic training first.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjRYHgM1eg
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His hands moved to the Academy uniform's collar. The fabric separated easily, buttons coming undone with soft clicks. He shrugged the top off and set it aside on a nearby bench.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyEYwQ6K5W
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Cool night air touched bare skin. The divine mark between his shoulder blades caught moonlight.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpw4HHFSPDZ
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Cel looked down at himself.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcN4DDjOEha
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Lean muscle defined his arms and chest - nothing excessive, but present. Real.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4XxoJS0iS
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He'd seen his reflection in mirrors and windows, but he'd never actually looked. Never examined what the Moon Goddess had given him when she forged this new body.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDgpkgO2mb
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His fingers traced along his forearm, feeling the subtle shift of muscle. No scars. No marks of torture. Just... smooth skin.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cnTGSJiOZ
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It still felt strange. Like wearing someone else's skin.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTTwoAIfzN
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Cel moved to the center of the training ground and began.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOoLaqQ1ax
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Hours blurred together.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2gtRXbhNF
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Push-ups until his arms trembled. Squats until his legs burned. Planks that tested endurance. 208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBv7kqsBGr
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The moon tracked overhead, marking time in silver light.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6WR8KeFzN
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Sweat coated his skin. His breathing came hard and fast. The pleasant ache of exertion settled deep into muscle and bone.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04iJliQp1G
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He worked through the exercises methodically, the same way he'd been taught as a child. No wasted movement. No shortcuts. Just pure, fundamental training that built strength from the ground up.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPhp3xkaEY
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Eventually, the sky began to lighten at the edges - darkness bleeding to gray, then pale gold as dawn approached.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlB1xiwWdBY
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Cel straightened from his final set, chest heaving. Sweat dripped from his chin onto packed earth.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V3eVkg97P
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He felt... something. Barely noticeable. A faint satisfaction that came from work completed rather than exhaustion overcome.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2wwAuLf7a
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His divinely forged body had taken everything he'd thrown at it through the night and emerged with only the mildest acknowledgment that effort had been expended.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObNCv56oRf
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Strong, then. The foundation was strong.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTC7AEfyEM8
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But not complete. Never complete.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gQTiguHi5
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A bell rang across the Academy grounds. Clear. Sharp. Unmistakable.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmurlTrpaVP
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Morning assembly.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfTyL4K0rr
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Cel grabbed his uniform and pulled it on, fingers working buttons with practiced speed. The fabric stuck to his damp skin uncomfortably.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisNFHEt8lI
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The well. Students would gather there before heading to morning conditioning.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoUAfS0iCX
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He left the training ground at a quick walk, cutting through paths between buildings. His breathing had mostly settled, though his muscles carried the pleasant warmth of sustained exertion.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA4BRRZXOS
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The well came into view ahead - a simple stone construction with a wooden bucket suspended over dark water. A few early students had already gathered, forming a line. They held basins in their hands, waiting their turn to draw water.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtofP4qWVWj
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Cel slowed as he approached, keeping to the periphery.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSN6Y9kNiG
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Lior stood at the well, hauling up the wooden bucket. Water sloshed as he carefully poured it into his basin, filling it to the brim. He set the bucket back and turned away, heading toward the outer edge where other students had already drawn their water and were washing themselves.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULcAoEjmkR
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More students filtered in from different directions. Most looked half-awake, their movements sluggish with sleep. The line at the well grew longer as they queued up.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHmfw8oQXB
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A boy sat on the ground near Lior's path, already washing. His basin rested beside him, water dripping from his cupped hands as he scrubbed at his face.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1E5wSzo57T
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Lior walked past him, careful to keep his basin steady.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpThSJd4lFi
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The boy's foot extended - casual, deliberate. Placed directly in Lior's path.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCyUCDyCiD
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Lior's foot caught the obstruction. His balance broke instantly. The basin flew from his hands as he stumbled forward, trying to catch himself.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EK3DBYE9j
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Water arced through the air and crashed against packed earth.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA3GXLMEMh
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Lior hit the ground hard. The basin clattered beside him, empty.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2g11cAHfXi
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The boy who'd tripped him continued washing his face, unbothered.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPj6kw7FARE
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A few nearby students glanced over. Some chuckled. Most simply ignored it and went back to their own business.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGO0YHiuhlM
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Lior pushed himself up slowly, dirt clinging to his damp palms. His gaze tracked to the empty basin, then to the dark wet patch soaking into the ground.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhPkCWu5Lr
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He didn't look at the boy who'd tripped him.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafKf1rP6C7
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Cel watched from the periphery.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61RhcJxYDu
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His expression shifted.1234 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡwG9x6FjIQo 尼

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