[Are you telling me her real name isn’t Fluffles?] I demand.
[Of course not,] Grey scowls. [What kind of a name is Fluffles?]
[That’s the name she gave me!]
[I believe I told you before, we do not give out our names so easily. My name isn’t Grey, and my student’s name isn’t White. These are aliases we use. Our real names are only shared with those we are close to.]
[Wait, so that guy’s name isn’t Barker? Somehow that fills me with relief.]
[What kind of… no… his name isn’t Barker. It’s Woofington the third.]
[REALLY?!]
[Obviously not.]
[Dang. That would have been amazing.]
[Are you going to let Phil get up yet?]
I look down at the turtle-Folk, struggling to rise under the weight of my empowered gravity field. I was nice. After I caught him in it, I made sure to turn up the pressure gradually until we reached this point. If I slammed him with full power from the get-go we’d have turtle pancakes here.
skillful, honourable fight, I assume. Instead, they’ve got me standing around looking at a turtle-guy who can’t stand up. Surprisingly, they don’t seem uninterested in the slightest. There’s no anger or disapproval even, they simply watch, eyes sharply focused on Phil as
he’s still trying, right? Shouldn’t I hold him there until
much larger and heavier than what Barker used, but holy moly is he able to hit a lot
arms crossed, Grey speaks to Phil, who snaps back something, causing Grey to frown.
hanging in there. That can’t have been pleasant. I’m going to assume that you aren’t a blademaster after that fight,
[I believed I could hold out until your power, whatever it was, became exhausted, then the fight
my mana
have kept that up for a day and night. Besides, that wasn’t close to how
aback by that,
you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report
chip my carapace! Right here…
his way out of the arena, clearing the way for the next
sixth sword, and therefore weaker than my master, but I hope we
thing. Let’s have
to unleash one wild swing before his sword becomes too heavy for him to lift,
tell him. [Once I’ve got
experienced anything like it,] he frowns, clicking his hooked
something
learn the secrets I worked so hard for, they can jolly
unruffled when facing down a tier seven monster such
the fight begins, she’s moving. She’s fast, incredibly fast, but it appears almost effortless, like she’s floating above the ground. In one hand, she holds a long, slender blade, a gentle curve running through its length, and when she strikes, my eyes almost bug
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