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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsN496geGuO
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZEUQGuVjM
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He needed answers.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm23sRuxMK
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He closed his eyes and reached inward.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IavlcR6Fi
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFu6rq92EiM
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Footsteps approached through the haze.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsB59LuBrdC
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9lvYLORtu
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"Welcome back, Chosen One."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AuByXd4a8
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Cel didn't waste time on pleasantries. "The trial. Was it real?"46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBxJZayAnF
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Her expression didn't change, but something in her posture suggested she'd been expecting the question.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDf5Eu4VN8g
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"Yes and no," she said simply.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSurX1LBhg8
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The answer settled over him like fog - present but impossible to grasp.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLH6VlOqRSA
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"What does that mean?"46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTM6Z24SNlZ
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMNLmDsoft
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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."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVW8uZpZYG5
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Cel's jaw tightened. The same answer she always gave when questions pressed too close to divine truth.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZF3fBVVX6
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He tried another approach. "The Crystal Monarch. Was that a real drake?"46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4GpKBw2AH
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"It was."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tlp6TzwKU
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"And the Moon Goddess killed it?"46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pORdXZ1DF
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"She did."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhY7fjpA3aI
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXysC10BhUB
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Pride.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW0LsvvAam
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpL7khRYsM
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YBhCxVNoC
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The realization settled in his chest with unexpected weight.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM6GtvMdl8
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fLsjbMoNA
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He forced himself to move past it.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNZqCGbTQP
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"What do I do now?" The words came out rougher than intended. “Now that the ten days are over."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTpRdEuutk
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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?"46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYr8h1g1T3
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The question pulled at memories from the past ten days. Wandering the city. The church. The tavern.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOY0T4IE3Pm
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpniBatRazg
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"I like talking to my sister," he said quietly.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsAzs6snIE
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"And the tavern." Cel continued. "It's... comfortable there.."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyopTDkUePg
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He left out the third thing. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ggOAJbv14
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmqwEV6zoj
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"I'm sorry," he added after a moment. "That's all I found. Just two things."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOSrB7tudQ
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Selina's smile deepened - genuine warmth transforming her serene expression into something radiant.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3q4TLal9pd
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"Even one thing would be more than enough, Chosen One."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwplczGp33
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Her voice carried absolute sincerity.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueuR6FJEiC
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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."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL9FTARfPJ
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hARfWHL4G
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"What's next, then?" Cel asked. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfe4tsFgm2g
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Selina was quiet for a moment, as if considering her response carefully.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgvwwF9KEr
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"The next step is to find out who you are."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3OvVtQMSj
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Cel blinked.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb1VhGo2tY
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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—"46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkT5iS6aCjL
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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."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0QLF8oX5A
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His mouth closed.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAaxQ1wIsD
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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."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZUxhjvOx1
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Silence stretched between them. Cel's hands curled at his sides.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpY0FpHD1pJ
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"I don't understand."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbf40cBOfu9
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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."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkpcDVTCu2
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The mist curled around their feet, patterns shifting without reason.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOaaRr571E
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"Is there anything else, Chosen One?"46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4k6PGHj4e
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Cel shook his head slowly.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuEmIiDiIw
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"Then rest well." Her smile brightened once more. "May the Moon Goddess light your path."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Jj0Jmd2rB
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The familiar blessing wrapped around him as he closed his eyes and reached for the boundary.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIvuiigTqT
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The room materialized around him with jarring immediacy. Narrow bed. Empty desk. Walls that pressed in from all sides.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6wPjLYH4n
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Cel sat on the bed's edge, staring at nothing in particular.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BRj8GNJhu
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‘Who am I?’46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXk2c5CjH4
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The question circled through his thoughts like a persistent insect. Simple. Direct. And he had answers.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDlv1TgZ4k
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPxlPzKB4r
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He was a Moon Chosen. The mark sat between his shoulder blades, whole and unmarred. Undeniable.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5g2MKA0fk
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He was the Heir to the Moon Goddess. The paragon's name said it clearly enough.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunMV2midoF
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaM2g32qsk6
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUAPbQsArF
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He was a member of the Reckoning. Ninth rank. White Death. An assassin in an organization that hunted corrupt Chosen.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWTO0j4IlA
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He was an Academy student. Enrolled. Expected at morning assembly.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EITtpMLvC
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNh6B7Ywo0
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So why did the question still felt unanswered?46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRACL4zvgB
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His fingers drummed against his thigh, restless.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8TkvYsygN
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Cel pushed himself off the bed and moved to the window.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4JuiGBk3F
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPPugmgI6h
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The waning moon hung overhead, bright and clear.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTt8ZP42ML
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oCs9OCkds
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Thanks to Eternal Witness, he had the whole night.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvEx5edGY5
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Cel's gaze tracked toward where he knew the training grounds waited, dark and empty.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTWhthepD2
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He moved to the door.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YTug5V3yl
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpnTXxGYcb
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Cel crossed the threshold, boots crunching softly against dirt.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazA8ncsEVp
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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…46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxgOiBiHKA
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He was a Chosen. Training at odd hours wouldn't raise questions.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjZ8MHa4Lx
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zlLDAoeyH
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His hand moved instinctively toward the bond with Silent Moon—46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRIkHPZAzv
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Then stopped.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53UpQhRtQa
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgE0nLgLoK
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The foundation. Everything started there.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YeiRVpUF2
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNaJhoR6KL
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoxpycty0h
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His hand dropped.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnhXwxP45J
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Basic training first.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbl5IrtfeT
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFWLEqlyDC
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Cool night air touched bare skin. The divine mark between his shoulder blades caught moonlight.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjteqDfOdkm
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Cel looked down at himself.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4rZjGfp4a
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Lean muscle defined his arms and chest - nothing excessive, but present. Real.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC80Q9g0GA6
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wrlkwz30Y
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKUWB2EtmF
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It still felt strange. Like wearing someone else's skin.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVYhTXIC7D
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Cel moved to the center of the training ground and began.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP4pvPJbWk
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Hours blurred together.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu3BoaNZl2
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Push-ups until his arms trembled. Squats until his legs burned. Planks that tested endurance. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3PFtphLzS
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The moon tracked overhead, marking time in silver light.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3icVtXAw70
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkwAbtEqVg
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDdqY4f25L
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Eventually, the sky began to lighten at the edges - darkness bleeding to gray, then pale gold as dawn approached.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbe7lEmxM06
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Cel straightened from his final set, chest heaving. Sweat dripped from his chin onto packed earth.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCOLqy7mRl
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He felt... something. Barely noticeable. A faint satisfaction that came from work completed rather than exhaustion overcome.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKOV4svz43
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Pjg5BDWe5
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Strong, then. The foundation was strong.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHf1g94XT0
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But not complete. Never complete.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqSCRWCnng
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A bell rang across the Academy grounds. Clear. Sharp. Unmistakable.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmCfmc2ern
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Morning assembly.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd05pDjbLMv
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HGCn0xzlz
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The well. Students would gather there before heading to morning conditioning.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wxqWhxP4e
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkPMMBSESE
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyn4upHNQi
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Cel slowed as he approached, keeping to the periphery.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnHDLmv8op
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCYu8K2ar8
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDPfS09CKt
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8Myklx83M
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Lior walked past him, careful to keep his basin steady.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3agixFFMLe
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The boy's foot extended - casual, deliberate. Placed directly in Lior's path.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLx3XykZGX
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVDzS8LMuC
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Water arced through the air and crashed against packed earth.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHLlitcwKf
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Lior hit the ground hard. The basin clattered beside him, empty.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCJ5kmb8nO
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The boy who'd tripped him continued washing his face, unbothered.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhitdwu7g7
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A few nearby students glanced over. Some chuckled. Most simply ignored it and went back to their own business.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0hZ8dWPE9
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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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGExtoTBEqY
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He didn't look at the boy who'd tripped him.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfL74CrS7Y
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Cel watched from the periphery.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zcYu9CpGb
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His expression shifted.1234 copyright protection42ＰＥＮＡＮＡMk60DAglzZ 尼

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