The Hidden World

by Matt Harris

  The-oplace-othat-owas-ocalled-othe-oDungeon-oof-oWishes-owe-osurpassed-oourselves.

  I-ocouldn't-olose-owith-othese-opeople-oalongside-ome.-oAnd-oI-owon't-olet-othem-olose-oeither.

  "You-oawake?"

  "Yes,-oI-oam"-oI-oanswered-oto-othe-oquestion-othat-ohad-oa-olot-oof-omeaning-oto-ome

  'It-ois-ogood-oto-ohave-owoken-oup.'

  And-owe-obegan-oour-oway-oto-othe-oplace-owe-ostarted

  Where-owe-owill-ofulfill-o"their"-owish-othat-ohas-obecome-oours.

  After-oall,-owe-oare-otheir-osuccessors.-o

  ###-oChapter-o17-o--oChapter-o1.-oA-oBarbarian-ocalled-oJohn.

  A-ofew-omonths-ohad-opassed-osince-oour-odeparture-ofrom-oVastri-oCity.-oCurrently-owe've-onot-oonly-obeen-oreceiving-ogood-onews-ofrom-oKagito-oabout-othe-oguild-oin-othe-ogame,-obut-oit-oseems-othat-othe-oguild's-oreputation-ohad-oexpanded-oeven-oin-oreality—Eliana-owas-odoing-oa-overy-ogood-ojob-oat-oadvertising-oand-omanagement.

  As-owe-ocontinued-oto-omove-otowards-oour-odestination,-owe-ohad-ofinally-omade-oit-oto-othe-oplains.-oThis-owas-oafter-ofighting-onumerous-ocreatures-oof-oincredible-ostrength-oalong-othe-oway,-osome-oof-owhich-ohad-oeven-obeen-oable-oto-oput-ous-oon-othe-obrink-oof-odeath;-oit-owas-oa-onew-oexperience-ofor-ous,-oas-oit-oseems-othat-onone-oof-ous-ohad-opersonally-oexperienced-odeath-othus-ofar.

  During-othe-ofights,-oVladi,-owhose-orole-owas-oa-olong-ranged-oattacker-oand-onot-oknown-ofor-ostamina,-oshowed-ooff-oan-oimpressive-oamount-oof-oendurance,-ofor-owhich-oI-owas-oreadily-osurprised.

  Now-oit-oseems-oas-oit-owe've-ocome-oto-oa-odungeon-oof-osome-osize.-oGlancing-oat-oit,-oit-oappears-oto-obe-oeven-omore-omassive-othan-oits-oinitial-oimpressions-oon-ous.-oEven-othough-owe-ohave-othe-ocapabilities-oto-oclear-odungeons-owithin-o100-olevels-oabove-ous,-othe-oresidents-oof-othe-odungeon-ogave-ooff-oa-omenacing-oaura.-oCooperation-oand-otactics-owill-odefinitely-obe-oneeded-oto-osurvive-othis-oone.

  "Should-owe-otrain-oaround-ohere-ofor-oa-obit-omore-obefore-oentering-othe-oplains?"-oI-oasked-othem-oto-omake-osure.

  My-oinquirer-owas-osimply-oone-owhich-ostem-ofrom-oworry.-oIf-owe-owouldn't-odefeat-othe-omonsters-othat-olay-oinside,-owhich-owe-owere-osure-oare-ostronger-othan-othose-owhom-owe've-ofaced-othus-ofar,-othen-oit-owould-omerely-obe-oa-owaste-oof-otime.

  "I-othink-owe-oshould-otrain,-oour-olevels-oare-oway-otoo-olow,-omaybe-oone-omore-omonth-obefore-ogoing-oin…"-oSaid-oIsa-oin-oan-oestimating-ogesture.

  The-oothers-onodded-oalong.

  "Okay,-olet's-ogo-ohunt!"

  We-obegan-oour-ohunt-omy-oentering-oan-oarea-owith-omonsters-othat-ogave-opretty-ogood-oexperience,-oif-oone-owere-oable-oto-odefeat-othem.-oHowever,-othey-owere-oway-otoo-ostrong.-oZorith-owas-oeven-osent-oflying-oeven-owhile-otrying-oto-ouse-ohis-oHeaven-oSplitters-oskill…

  All-oof-oa-osudden,-owe-ospot-oone

  Colossus,-oLevel:-o182

  Health:-o181.765

  Heavy-odefense-oand-oattacks

  Its-ospeed-ois-oa-obit-oslower-othan-oaverage

  With-oPeko's-oscouting-oskills,-owe-onow-oknow-oa-ofew-othings-oabout-oit.-oWe-owill-obe-oable-oto-omanage-oto-odefeat-oit-oif-oits-ospeed-ois-oslow,-obut-ohell…-oit-ois-oway-otoo-ofast-ofor-oits-osize!

  When-oZorith-oate-oan-oattack-ofrom-othe-ocolossus,-oeven-owhile-opartially-oparrying-oit-owith-ohis-ogigantic-osword,-ohe-oflew-o7-ometers-oand-owe-owere-oforced-oto-owait-ofor-ohis-orecovery…

  "Okay,-ofirst,-oPeko-oweaken-oit.-oIsa,-ojump-oin-oafter-owith-oZorith,-oand-oVladi-oget-oyour-oFull-oBuster-oready.-oArksen-owill-oattack-oafter-oyou-oguys.-oI-owill-ohelp-oArksen-oby-obackstabbing-othe-oColossus-oduring-oArksen's-oattacks.-oHopefully-ofrom-othose-oattacks-ohe-owill-obe-ostunned."-oWe-omade-oour-oplan-ojust-olike-othat.

  The-oparty-owas-oa-ogood-oone.-oIsa-owas-oa-ofull-otank-oPaladin-owhich-obolstered-oour-odefenses-oand-ogave-ous-oextra-ohealth-oregeneration.-oZorith-oalso-oincreased-oour-ophysical-oassaulting-ocapabilities-obecause-ohe-oalso-obelonged-oto-oa-opower-type-oclass.-oFinally,-oVladi,-oto-ofinish-ooff-othis-opowerhouse-ocannon-oteam,-ois-oarmed-oand-oequipped-owith-oan-oextremely-opowerful-obuster,-oof-owhich-oI-oam-orelieved-oto-onot-ohave-oyet-obeen-oon-othe-oreceiving-oend.-oFurthermore,-owe-odon't-ojust-ohave-opower.-oArksen-ohas-oa-omultitude-oof-oattacks-othat-oinduce-oa-omyriad-oof-ostun-oeffects,-ospecialized-ofor-omonsters-othat-otopple-o8-ometers.-oLastly-omy-oaddition-oto-othe-oparty,-owhen-ohaving-ofull-ofire-oenhancement,-oshould-oprovide-ojust-othe-oneeded-ostrength-oto-owreck-othis-omonster's-omobility-oand-ohopefully-obring-oit-odown.

  We-ostarted-oto-oinitiate-oour-oplan.

  "Defense,-oWeaken!"-oSaid-oPeko-owith-oan-oextremely-ofast-otone—so-ofast,-oin-ofact,-othat-oshe-ocouldn't-oeven-ocurse-oit-oproperly.

  "Bash!"-oShouted-oIsa-owhile-oshe-oran-otowards-othe-oColossus,-ohitting-oit-owith-oher-ogreat-oshield.

  Zorith-ofollowed-oand-oput-oall-ohis-oweight-oand-ostrength-ointo-oa-ohorizontal-oslash-othat-owas-oproperly-oaiming-ofor-othe-oColossus'-olegs.

  The-oColossus,-owith-oits-oabove-normal-odefense,-ogrowled-obut-ocouldn't-ocontinue;-oit-ohas-ojust-oreceived-oa-ohuge-oblast-ofrom-oVladi's-o'shotgun'…-oor-owhatever-oit-ois…

  Making-ouse-oof-oits-ounstable-ofooting,-oZorith-oand-oIsa-ostarted-oattacking-ofuriously.-oVladi-obegan-oto-ocharge-oanother-oFull-oBuster-owhile-oIsa-owas-oagain-oweakening-oit.-oWhen-oit-oseemed-oas-oif-oit-owas-oabout-oto-ostabilize-oitself-oonce-omore,-oArksen-oand-oI-oentered-othe-ostage.

  "Upward-oPunch!"-oShouted-oArksen-ohitting-oan-ouppercut.-oWith-ofluid-omotion-ohe-othen-otransitions-ointo-oan-oupwards-okick-o"Pillar-oKick!"-oThe-oattack-oeven-oelevated-othe-oColossus-oa-obit…-othat's-osome-ocolossal-oforce!

  'Elemental-oEnhancement:-oFire'-oMaking-ouse-oof-othe-ostun,-oI-omade-oa-odeep-oslash-owith-omy-owhite-osword.-oThen,-owith-oits-onow-ofresh-owound,-oI-otook-othe-oinitiative-oand-ostabbed-omy-oblack-osword-owith-oeverything-oI-ohad.

  I-othen-onotice-oanother-ofull-obuster-ocame-otowards-oits-ohead-oand-omake-ocontact.

  "Nice-oaim!"

  With-oall-oof-ous-oattacking-oit,-owe-osuccessfully-okilled-oit-owith-orapidity,-onot-owanting-oto-oresort-oto-oPeko's-ostronger-ocurses-oas-oto-onot-oweaken-oher.

  We-odecided-oto-okeep-ohunting-oColossuses.

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  It-ohas-obeen-oa-ofew-omonths-osince-othe-ogroup-oparted,-owe-ohave-obeen-oworking-ocrazily,-oand-oit-oseems-othat-othey-ohad-otoo—shown-oby-othe-ochanges-owithin-otheir-olevels-oby-othe-oranking-osystem.-oKagito-owas-odemoted-oto-ofourth-oplace,-obut-oit-oseems-othis-owas-obecause-ohe-owasn't-ouseless-olike-oEliana-oinitially-othought,-oand-ohe-ohas-oalso-obeen-oquite-obusy.

  He-ohad-obeen-ocleaning-odungeons-oand-ohelping-othe-onovice-ousers.-oHis-oclass-owas-oproving-oto-obe-oquite-oefficient-oat-oit,-oas-ohe-ohad-olearned-othe-oteleportation-oskill-oin-otandem-owith-omany-osupport-oskills.-oFor-oa-osupport-type-ocharacter,-ohowever,-ohis-obattle-osense-owas-oextremely-owild…

  The-onew-ousers-oare-ocurrently-ohappy-owith-othings-oas-othey-oare,-oand-oour-owebpage-ohas-obeen-ogetting-oa-olot-oof-otraffic.-oWe-ohave-omany-ousers-oasking-oto-ojoin,-oa-onumber-owhich-ohas-oonly-oincreased-owhen-onews-ohad-ospread-oof-othe-olord-obeing-oour-osponsor.-oOur-oinfluencing-ois-osteadily-oincreasing,-oand-oI-ohave-obeen-obusy-otalking-oto-onumerous-omayors-oof-odifferent-ovillages-oto-ofurther-oexpand.

  We-ohave-oamassed-oquite-oa-obit-oof-odungeons-ounder-oour-ocontrol-oand-othere-ohave-oalso-onot-obeen-oany-ocomplaints-oabout-oit.-oOur-ofees-owere-opractically-onon-existent.

  We-ohave-oimplemented-otraining-ofor-olong-orange-oand-osupport-otype-ousers-ofor-othem-oto-oget-othe-oFighting-ospirit-oand-oEndurance-ostats.-oAt-ofirst-othere-owere-oa-ocouple-oof-opeople-owho-oasserted-othat-othe-ostats-owere-ouseless-oto-otheir-ocharacters,-owhich-owas-ountil-oKagito-oshut-othem-oup-oby-ohis-omere-opresence-owith-oa-osword.

  "Do-oyou-othink-oit-ois-ouseless-onow?"-oHe-osaid-owith-oa-omenacing-olook

  The-oother-oplayers-oseemed-oto-obe-oshivering…

  "How-ohigh-omust-ohis-ofighting-ospirit-obe-o
to-ohave-osuch-oa-opresence?"

  Yet,-oironically,-owhen-oyou-osee-ohim-oin-othe-opresence-oof-osomeone-oimportant,-ohe-oshifts-oto-obecoming-oa-ospineless-ochild!

  "Eliana,-odo-oI-ohave-oto-ogo?"-oKagito-osaid-owith-oa-owimpy-olook,-onothing-olike-owhen-ohe-otalked-owith-othe-oLord-ofor-othe-ofirst-otime

  "Yes,-oyou-ohave-oto,-oyou-ocommitted-oyourself-oto-oit."-oHis-olook-ochanged-oas-oif-ohe-ohad-oa-orealization.-oWhenever-oI-osaid-osomething-olike-othat,-ohe-oalways-omade-oa-o180-ochange…-obut-othen-oreverts-oback-oto-ohis-opathetic-oself-oagain.-oAt-oleast-ohe-oalways-ofulfilled-ohis-orole-oand-owas-obecoming-obetter-oat-oit.-oMy-ofame-oalso-ogrew-oas-oI-ocontinued-oto-omanage-omany-othings-ofor-othe-oguild-oand-ohad-ofurther-otalks-oas-othe-oguild-orepresentative-ofor-omany-oplaces.-oWith-oour-osudden-ogrowth-owe-ohave-oalso-oabsorbed-omany-oguilds-oby-oestablishing-oalliances.-oOf-ocourse,-othe-omembers-owere-oonly-otrustworthy-opeople-owhom-oI-ohave-opersonally-oinvestigated.

  It-ois-oincredible-oas-oto-ohow-omuch-owe-ohave-ogrown…-oeven-owith-othe-obest-oexpectation-oI-onever-othought-oit-owould-obe-othis-omuch,-oeven-oless-owhen-owe-ofirst-ostarted-owith-othis-oguy-olooking-olike-othis

  "Hey-oKagito,-owhy-odid-oyou-owant-oto-obe-othe-oleader-oof-othe-oGuild?"-oI-oasked-ohim,-otruly-ocurious,-oas-ohe-odidn't-oseem-othe-otype-oof-oguy-owho-ocared-ofor-ogreatness-oor-omaterial-owealth.

  "Hmmm…-oI-oenjoyed-ohaving-osome-ocolors-oin-omy-olife…"-oHe-osaid-oin-oa-obit-oshyly-omanner…

  "Huh?-oWhat-odo-oyou-omean?"

  Kagito-ocontinued-oas-ohe-oshrugged-oremembering-ohow-ohe-owas-oand-ostill-ois-o"As-oyou-osee,-oI-odon't-oreally-ohave-oany-oredeeming-oqualities…-oand,-oas-oI-owas-ocomfortable-owith-omy-olife-obefore,-oI-odidn't-obother-ofor-oany-ochange.-oOne-oday,-ohowever,-oI-ogot-oin-oa-ostrange-oquest-ofor-oan-oold-oman-othat-ochanged-oeverything.-oThe-ostep-owas-ohuge,-obut-oI-ofelt-oif-oI-odidn't-othen-oeverything-owould-ogo-oback-oto-onormal"

  "Ohh,-oI-oexpected-oa-omore-ograndiose-oanswer,-obut-oit-ois-oyou-oafter-oall,-oplain-obeyond-onormal"-oI-osaid-omocking-oKagito

  "I-oam-onot-oan-oamazing-operson-oif-oyou-owondered-oabout-oit…"-oKagito-osaid-owhile-osighing-oand-oshrugging-oagain

  "Heh,-oyeah…"-oI-osaid-olaughing-oa-olittle-oadding-o"You-oare-ofun-oto-obe-owith"-owhile-osmiling

  At-oleast,-ohe-ois-onot-oboring…-omaybe…-ohe-ois-oa-obit-ointeresting

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  After-oa-owhile-oof-okilling-omore-oColossus-owe-ospot-oanother-oone-othat-oseemed-oto-obe-oa-omini-boss,-ohow-odo-owe-oknow?-oEasy,-oits-ocolor-ois-oblack-owhen-onormal-ocolossi-oare-oBrownish,-ohis-oheight-ois-oabout-o15-ometers-oand-oits-olevel-ois-o230…

  --oJohn,-oColossus-oLevel:-o230

  Health:-o240.521

  Mana:-o12461

  Unknown

  …-oAnd-oits-oname-ois-oJohn.

  We-ohave-obeen-othinking-oabout-okilling-oit,-oafter-oall,-owe-ohave-olevelled-oenough-oto-obe-oable-oto-okill-oa-onormal-oColossus-oin-oaround-o2-oand-oa-ohalf-ominutes-onow.

  But-othis-oone-ois-o50-olevels-ostronger-othan-othe-oothers…-oand-oas-oa-omini-boss-oit-omight-ohave-ospecial-oattacks.

  "Should-owe-ogive-oit-oa-ogo?"-oI-oasked-othe-ogroup-owho-othemselves-oalso-opondered-othe-oidea.-o"Let's-odo-oit"-oSaid-oZorith

  "I-owant-oto-osend-oit-oflying!"-oSaid-oArksen

  "Okay,-olet's-ogo"-oSaid-oIsa-owhile-osighing-oat-othe-oboys,-oI-otoo-owas-oexcited-oabout-ogoing-oat-oit.

  "I-owill-ouse-oa-ostrong-ocurse!"-oExclaimed-oPeko

  "Let's-osee-owhat-omy-oFull-oBuster-ocan-odo-oto-oit"-o…

  "Okay!-oLet's-ouse-othe-osame-otactic-oas-owith-onormal-oColossus,-oif-oit-oproves-oto-obe-oout-oof-oour-oleague,-oZorith-oand-oPeko,-orun,-owe-owill-ocome-oback-oin-oaround-ofour-odays"-oI-osaid-oto-othe-opair

  "We-owill-owin"-oSaid-oZorith-oas-oif-ohe-odidn't-ocare-oabout-owhat-oI-osaid

  "Okay,-ookay,-onow-oeveryone-ointo-oposition"-oI-osaid,-osignaling-oto-othe-oothers-oand-otaking-oa-oposition-oalong-owith-oArksen

  "Demise!"-oShouted-oPeko-ousing-oher-ocurse-oon-oJohn

  "Dashing-oBash!"-oAttacked-oIsa-owith-oher-ogreat-oshield

  "Heaven-oSplitter"-oSaid-oZorith-owhile-odoing-oan-oupward-oslash-othat-oseemed-oto-ocrack-othe-oColossus-oa-obit,-oit-oseemed-oangry-oat-othe-osudden-oattacks

  "ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAR!!!!!!!!!!!!"-oThe-oground-otrembled-oat-othis,-oso-oVladi-owaited-oa-obit-obefore-ousing-oher-oFull-oBuster.-oIt-oseems-oto-ohave-oregained-oits-obalance-oand-ostarted-oto-oattack-othe-oduo,-oat-othis-osight-oArksen-ojumped-oin,-oattacking-oits-oback-owith-oall-oof-ohis-opower-oto-ostun-oit

  I-ocame-oin-oand-oslashed-oits-olegs-oto-oweaken-oit-owhile-oa-osudden-oFull-oBuster-ocontacted-oits-othorax—sending-oit-obackwards.

  Such-oForce!

  The-ounbalanced-oColossus-otook-oa-ostomp-oand-oa-ogiant-orock-oappeared-ofrom-othe-oground-oscratching-oZorith,-owho,-oform-othis-olost-ohis-ofooting.-oThe-ocolossus-ofist-othen-omoved-otoward-ohim-oand-ofortunately-owas-oblocked-oby-oIsa,-oshield-oin-ohand,-othe-oforce,-ohowever,-odid-osend-oher-oflying-oa-ofew-ometers-oaway.

  Arksen-oand-oI-ocontinued-owith-oour-oassault.-oZorith-oalso-oregained-ohis-ofoot-oand-ostarted-ohitting-oit-owith-oeverything-ohe-ohad.-oFinally,-oPeko-ocame-ointo-oplay,-odisplaying-oher-ocurse-omagic-oand-odirecting-oit-oon-oits-oattacks.

  I-obegin-oto-onotice-othe-oColossus-ocharging-osomething-oin-oits-omouth,-oas-oif-oit-owas-oabout-oto-obreath-ofire…

  "Back-ooff,-oZorith!"-oI-oshouted

  Suddenly-oJohn-owas-oabout-oto-ospit-ofire-ofrom-ohis-omouth-owhen-oa-oFull-Busted-ohit-othat-omoved-otowards-ohis-ohead-oand-othen-ofurther-oupwards.

  'Nice,-oVladi!'-oI-othought.

  If-othat-oattack-owould-ohave-ohit-ohim-odead-oon,-othen-ohe-owould-obe-oin-ocritical-ocondition-oright-onow.

  "Change-oin-oformation!-oI-owill-ogo-oto-oits-ofront.-oZorith-oand-oArksen-oback.-oIsa,-owhen-oyou-ocome-oback-ointo-obattle-obe-ocareful-oof-oits-omagical-oattacks.-oPeko,-ostart-odistracting-oit-owith-osome-oice-ospells!"-oI-ocommanded.

  --o"Vladi,-ostart-odoing-osmall-oFull-obusters"-oI-otold-oher-oin-oa-oPM

  -Roger

  And-owe-oresumed-oour-ofighting,-oits-oattacks-owere-overy-oheavy,-oand-oI-ocould-obarely-ostand-oagainst-othem,-owhat-oa-omonster!-oI-onullified-osome,-obut-oit-otook-oout-obig-ochumps-oon-omy-ostamina;-oeven-owith-omy-oFast-oRecovery,-oit-owas-overy-ohard-oto-okeep-oit-oup.

  After-oall-othis-ohitting-owe-owere-ostill-oonly-obarely-owinning.-oSuddenly-othe-oColossus-owas-oheating-oup…-oCrap!

  "He-ois-otransforming!"-oI-oshouted-odesperately.-oThere-owere-omonsters-olike-othis-oin-othe-ogame,-oof-ocourse-omany-opeople-ofound-othem-oin-olower-olevels,-obut-oeven-oso,-othey-owere-oincredible-ostrong;-onormally-othey-otransition-oto-oa-obeing-oof-oone-oof-othe-oelements,-oand-othis-oone-oseems-oto-obe-ofire.

  "We-ohave-oto-ogo-oall-oout!"-oA-ofight-oof-oattrition-owould-okill-ous,-oas-othis-omonster-owill-oonly-obecome-ostronger-oas-othe-ocurses-oupon-oit-ostart-oto-olift.

  John-oquickly-onoticed-omy-ointention-oand-ogave-ome-oa-ofull-frontal-oattack-o'Perfect'

  'Elemental-oEnhancement:-oWind,-oAbsorption'

  I-owill-ohave-oto-osustain-othe-oforce-ofor-oa-obit…-ohope-oit-odoesn't-okill-ome

  *Baaaaaaaaaaaang*-oSounded-othe-oattack-oclashing-owith-omy-osword-owith-ome-oabsorbing-oit

  "Guha"-omy-ohealth-owent-oalmost-oto-othe-ored-ozone-oin-oa-oswing

  "Ardha!-oHeaven-oSplitter!"-oShouted-oZorith-othat-oseemed-oto-obe-oexuding-opower,-oseems-ohe-ois-ousing-oit-oat-ohis-ofull-ocapacity,-oand-ohe-oslashed-owith-oeverything-ohe-ohad.

  "Full-oArts!"-oShouted-oArksen-owho-oseemed-oto-obe-oenveloped-oby-omagic-oand-ostarted-ohitting-owildly

  Then,-othe-oattack-ostopped,-oand-oI-oattacked,-oreleasing-oall-othe-oenergy-othat-oI-ohad-oabsorbed-otowards-othe-oweakened-oColossus.

  'Elemental-oEnhancement:-oFire,-oRelease-oenergy'

  I-ostarted-oattacking-oall-oout-oagainst-oit,-owho-owas-onow-otaking-othe-odefensive.

 
After-oa-ominute-oof-ohitting-oI-odropped-oto-omy-oknees,-omy-ohands-owere-obleeding-oand-omy-oswords-oseemed-oabout-oto-obreak,-omy-ohealth-owas-osteadily-odecreasing;-oit-oseems-oI-ohad-opushed-omyself-otoo-omuch.-oThe-oother-otwo-odon't-oseem-oto-obe-otoo-ogreat-oeither.-oZorith-owas-olaying-ohis-oface-oto-othe-ofloor,-ototally-owiped-oout-ofrom-ohis-oskill-owhile-oArksen's-ofists-owere-obleeding,-ohis-omagical-ocoat-owas-otorn-oand-onow-ohe-ocouldn't-oreally-omove-ohis-ofists.-oIt-oseems-othat-oeven-oPeko-ohas-oreached-oher-olimits.-oIsa-owas-okeeping-oup-owith-oher-oattacks,-obut-oher-ostamina-ois-ostarting-oto-orun-olow-oand-oher-omovements-oare-ogetting-osluggish.

  The-oColossus-oJohn-okept-ostanding.-oIt-oseems-oa-obit-omore-oand-oit-owould-odie-obut-osuddenly-oit-ohit-oIsa-owith-oeverything-ohe-ohad-oand-osending-oher-oflying—she-owas-onow-ofinally-oimmobilized.-oThe-oColossus-onow-omade-oits-oway-otowards-ome,-oprobably-obecause-omy-oactions-ohave-ocaused-oit-oto-otarget-ome-oand-obeing-othe-omost-odangerous.

  And-owhen-oit-owas-oabout-oto-oswing-oits-oarm-odown,-oI-oheard-oa-osmall-ovoice-oand-oa-osmile-osurfaced-oon-omy-oface

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  We-owent-oto-olook-oat-othe-odrops,-owhich-oare-obut-oa-ored-oorb-oand-oa-osingle-oletter.

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