[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.
the crowd to boo… or react negatively in some way. They come to these places to see a 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
trying, right? Shouldn’t I hold him there until
take any more swings at me. Phil carries a blade much larger and heavier than what Barker used,
Grey speaks to Phil, who snaps back something, causing Grey to frown. Seeing his expression, Phil capitulates and
pleasant. I’m going to assume
seventh sword,] he growls, [I believed I could hold out until your power, whatever
my mana
up for a day and night. Besides, that wasn’t close to how strong that pressure can
little taken aback by that, so I hasten to
story on Amazon, know that
carapace! Right here… wait… I think it healed
the way
sword, and therefore weaker than my master, but I
thing. Let’s have a
manages to unleash one wild swing before his sword becomes too heavy for him to
[Once I’ve got you
anything like it,] he frowns, clicking his
just something I stumbled
other people want to learn the secrets I worked so hard for, they can jolly well
up next and offers to fight, her cool dignity and calm demeanour unruffled when facing down a tier seven monster such as myself. I make sure
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
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