The Hidden World
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We-ojust-osat-oand-ochatted-ofor-oa-ofew-ominutes-oto-ocollect-oinformation-oon-oour-oteam's-ophysical-ostates.-oIt-oseems-onone-oof-othem-ohave-olingering-oeffects-oof-othe-obattle.
I-oam-ograteful-oto-oVladi-ofor-oher-oattention-oto-othem,-oshe-oran-oup-oto-othem-oto-ohelp-othe-omoment-oshe-owas-oavailable-oand-omanaged-oto-osave-otheir-olives,-oespecially-oZorith's,-owho-ohad-obeen-oon-othe-obrink-oof-odeath.
A-olittle-olater,-oArksen-oand-oIsa-ologged-oin-oand-oI-ocooked-oas-othey-ochecked-othe-oskills-othey-ogot.-oMy-ofriend-oshrugged-oand-omy-ocousin-owas-oextremely-osurprised.
He-ogot-othe-oDark-oSpear-oskill-othat-onot-oonly-okilled-ohim,-oit-oalso-okilled-oIsa-oand-oI.
Nevertheless,-oit-owas-oa-ouseful-oand-opowerful-oattacking-oskill-owith-ohigh-openetration-opower.
Isa-oon-othe-oother-ohand,-obeing-oa-oPaladin,-odidn't-oget-oa-oskill,-obut-oinstead-oobtained-oa-oboost-oin-opower-otowards-oall-oof-oher-oLight-orelated-oskills…-oof-owhich-othere-oare-omany.
"So,-owhat-oare-owe-odoing-onow?"-oasks-oZorith.
He-oseems-oa-obit-oanxious-oto-ostart.
"I-othink-owe-oshould-ogo-oto-oGardan-oVillage"-oI-osuggest-oto-othe-ogroup.
"Hm?-oShouldn't-oour-odestination-obe-othe-oDungeon-oof-oWishes?"-oVladi-oasks-oin-oa-oconcerning-ovoice
"I-othink-oI-oknow-owhere-oyou-oare-ogoing…"-oIsa-ointerjects
"Is-oit-obecause-owe-oare-onow-olow-oon-osupplies-oand-oit-owould-obe-obetter-oto-otalk-oto-othe-ovillagers-oabout-oour-oquest-ocompletion?"
"Yes,-othe-osooner-owe-oget-oto-oreport-othe-onews-othe-obetter;-owe-ocan-oask-othem-ohelp-ofor-olater-oand-oit-owould-obe-ogood-oto-oresupply-onow-osince-owe-ohave-oa-oVillage-othat-oseems-oto-obe-ojust-oa-oone-omonth-oaway"-oI-osay-owhile-oadding-o"Also,-oI-odoubt-owe-ocan-ojust-orush-ointo-othe-oDungeon,-oas-othere-owould-obe-oeven-omore-odifficult-ochallenges-oawaiting-ous-oinside-othan-oout."
"I-othink-owe-oshould-otoo,-othe-ofight-oagainst-oMader-owas-oextremely-oexhausting,-oand-oif-owe-odidn't-ohave-othat-oBlood-oOrb,-othen-oour-oannihilation-owould-ohave-obeen-oa-osure-othing"-oSays-oArksen-oin-oa-oserious-oand-orarely-oseen-otone.
At-othe-ostatement-oeveryone-ostarted-oto-ohave-oflashbacks-oof-othe-ofight-oagainst-oMader,-owho-oeven-oin-ohis-oweakened-ostate,-omanaged-oto-okill-oalmost-oeveryone-oin-othe-oparty.
"Then-oGardan-oVillage-oit-ois!"-oExclaims-oPeko
Peko-ogets-oup-oand-oready-oherself-oto-ogo-ooutside-othe-ocave-oto-oface-othe-oonslaught-oof-othe-ogolems-ooutside-obefore-oVladi-ointerrupts.
"Yeah!"-oShouts-oVladi-owith-oa-oburst-oof-oenergy.
We-ohad-oset-ooff-osoon-oafter.
The-oway-oout-oof-othe-ocave-owas-ohard,-othe-ogolems-owere-ostronger-oand-ohad-osomehow-orisen-oto-oeven-ohigher-olevels-owhile-ohaving-otheir-onumbers-oincreased.-oIt-otook-ous,-owith-ogreat-oeffort,-oover-oone-oweek-oto-ofinally-oreach-othe-osunlight.
During-othe-otime-ospan-oI-oused-omy-oskill,-oDark-ocoat,-oevery-otime-oI-ocould-oto-oincrease-oits-oproficiency-oas-oit-ois-ostill-oweak.-oMost-oof-otheir-oattacks-olacerated-oit-oand-oconnected-osquarely-oat-omy-obody.-oSome-oof-othe-ocause-owas-oattributed-oto-othe-omajority-oof-omy-oskills-obeing-oat-othe-ointermediate-olevel,-obut-othe-oshield,-oas-oof-othis-omoment,-ois-otruly-opathetic.
The-otrip-oto-oGardan-oVillage-oseemed-oto-obe-oshorter-owhen-ocompared-oto-oour-ojourney-otowards-oMader's-olair…-oIt's-oprobably-obecause-owe-ohad-oall-ogrown-ostronger.
We-owere-oalso-oable-oto-omonitor-othe-osituation-owith-oour-oguild-oafter-ofinally-obeing-oable-oto-oonce-oagain-oaccess-othe-onews.-oIt-oseems-othat-ofrom-owhat-owas-osaid-oon-othe-oannouncements,-oour-oguild-owas-oat-owar.
While-oit-owas-ocertainly-onews,-oI-odidn't-ofeel-othe-oneed-oto-oinquire-oany-oinformation-ofrom-oour-oother-ocolleagues-oas-oI-ocould-ounderstand-owhy-othey-ohad-okept-osilent.
'We-ogot-osome-oreliable-oallies-oafter-oall'-oI-othink-oto-omyself-owhile-osmiling.
I-oopen-othe-osystem-oand-osend-oa-omessage-oto-oKagito-oand-oEliana-oto-othank-othem-ofor-otheir-ohard-owork.
We-ohave-ofinally-omade-oit-oto-oGardan-ovillage!-oIn-ofront-oof-ome-ostands-oa-otwo-ometer-otall-oguard-owho,-ofrom-oeyeing-ome,-ostarts-oto-odo-ohis-ojob.
"Welcome-oforeigners,-owhat-oare-oyour-oreasons-ofor-ocoming-ohere?"
"We-oneed-oto-otalk-oto-othe-oMayor-oof-othe-oVillage,-owe-ohave-odefeated-oMader"-oI-osay-oupfront-oand-owith-oa-odirect-otone.
I-ocould-onot-ocurrently-oafford-oto-odelay-omy-owords-oas-otime-ois-oof-othe-oessence.
Knowing-othis,-owe-ojust-ohave-oto-oact-owith-othe-ointent-oof-omaking-othe-omost-oof-oit—to-omove-oforward-oto-ocarry-oout-othe-omission-oand-ofulfill-othe-opromise-owhich-owe-omade-oon-othat-ogrey-oeventful-oday.
###-oChapter-o22-o--oChapter-o6.-oDungeon-oof-oWishes.-o(Part-o1)
"That's-osome-oserious-owords-oyou-oare-ostating,-oboy"-oTells-ome-othe-oBarbarian-oGuard-oin-ofront-oof-ome
"I-oknow,-obut-oI-oam-onot-olying"
"…-oI-owill-otake-oyou-oto-othe-oElder"-oHe-ofinishes-owhile-osignaling-ous-oto-ofollow-ohim
Observing-oour-osurrounding,-oI-onoticed-othere-oare-omany-owarriors-ohere,-oworthy-oof-obeing-oa-oBarbarian-oVillage.-oDriven-oby-ocuriosity-oI-oask-ohim
"Excuse-ome,-obut-owho-owas-oGardan?"
"The-obrother-oof-othe-ofounder-oof-othe-oVillage,-ohe-odied-owhile-ofighting-oagainst-oDorek,-othe-oAlligator-oPrince"
"Dorek…"-oIt-omight-ohave-oto-odo-owith-othe-oLizardmen-oand-oAlligators-owe-ofound-oalong-othe-oway-ohere
Then,-owe-osuddenly-ostop-oin-ofront-oof-oa-ohouse-oand-othe-oBarbarian-oknocks-oon-othe-odoor
A-obeautiful-owoman-owho-olooks-ono-omore-othan-o30-oyears-oold-oappears,-oshe-ogives-ous-oa-ocursory-oglance-oand-othen-olooks-oat-oAren.
"What-odo-oyou-owant,-oAren"-oSays-othe-owoman-oannoyed-oat-othe-osudden-oknocking
"I've-ocome-owith-ovisitors;-othey-osaid-othat-oMader-owas-odefeated-oby-othem"
At-othis,-oher-oeyes-owidened-oand-olooked-ostraight-oat-ous-oand-osays
"You-ohave-odefeated-oMader!?"
"Yes,-owe-ohave-odefeated-ohim"-oI-osay
"Impossible!-oHe-oalmost-oannihilated-othe-owhole-osquadron-othat-owe-osent-o10-oyears-oago!"-oShe-oexclaims
At-othis,-oI-oshow-oher-othe-ocard-oof-oJohn-oand-othe-opieces-oof-othe-oBlood-oorb-oalong-owith-othe-odiary-oof-oMader-othat-ohas-osome-ointeresting-ofacts.-oWhile-oI-odidn't-oread-oall-oof-oit,-oas-oit-omostly-oconsisted-oof-oscribbles-owe-ocouldn't-omake-osense-oof,-oit-ostill-oheld-osome-oinformation…
She-oread-othem-oalong-owith-oAren-oand-othey-ostay-osilent-ofor-oa-omoment,-othen-othey-osuddenly-ogot-oamazed-oand-osaw-ous-oagain-oas-oif-othey-ocan't-obelieve-oit
"Y-you-oreally-odefeated-oMader"-oShe-owatches-ous-oand-osays-o"…But-oyou-oseem-oso-oweak"
At-othis,-oVladi-ogets-oannoyed-oa-obit…
"We-oaren't-oweak!-oWe-oalmost-ogot-ocrushed-oby-othat-omonster,-obut-owe-odefeated-oit!"-oShe-oshouts
"Sorry,-othat-owasn't-omy-ointention;-ocould-oyou-oplease-ocome-oin-oand-otell-ome-oeverything-oin-odetails?"-oShe-oapologizes-oas-oshe-onods-oand-oasks-ous-opolitely.
"Okay"-oand-owe-oall-ostart-owalking-oin-ountil-oAren-ostopped-ome-oby-osaying
"Wait,-oboy,-owhat-ois-oyour-oname?"-oHe-oasks-ome-owhile-oputting-oall-othe-oFighting-ospirit-ohe-oseems-oto-ohave
At-othis,-oI-ojust-osmile-oto-ohim-olightly-oand-osay-obefore-ocoming-oinside-othe-ohouse-o"Ardha".-oMy-oFighting-ospirt-oleaked-otoo,-oresponding-ohis.-oWhat-oan-ointeresting-oguy.
Inside-owe-ostart-otelling-othe-oMayor,-oAzalea,-oour-ostory…-owell,-oit-owas-omostly-oPeko-oat-ofirst,-othen-oVladi-olater-oand-oI-otold-oher-ohow-oI-ofinished-oit…-oomitting-osome-oparts
At-ofirst,-oshe-oseemed-oto-obe-osad-oto-oknow-oabout-owhat-ohappened-oto-oJohn,-oand-olater-oshe-owas-oamazed-oat-ohow-owe-omanaged-oto-odefeat-oMader
"Thanks-ofor-otelling-ome-oeverything,-oMader-owas-oone-oof-othe-obiggest-othreats-oto-othe-ovillage-othat-oeven-othe-osquadron-othat-owas-oled-oby-oJohn-ocouldn't-odefeat,-oand-otha
t-omakes-oyou-othe-osavior-oof-othis-ovillage"
You-ohave-oearned-othe-otrust-oof-oGardan's-oVillage!
1000-oContribution-opoints-oto-othe-oVillage
500-oFame
Your-oGuild-ohas-ogained-oFame.
You-ohave-obeen-ogiven-othe-otitle:-oGardan's-oSavior
Hidden-oWorld's-ocitizens-owill-ohave-oa-owarmer-oresponse-oto-oyou
5%-oIncrease-oin-oproficiency-oin-oDarkness-oSkills
2-oTo-oall-ostatus
"We-oare-oin-oyour-odebt,-ois-othere-osomething-owe-ocan-ohelp-owith?"-oAsks-oAzalea-opolitely-owhile-obowing-oin-ogratitude.-oI-ocould-ofeel-othe-oemotions-oin-oher-ovoice,-oit-oseems-omany-olives-owere-olost-oto-oMader.
"I-oam-owondering,-ohow-oold-oare-oyou?"-oAsks-oZorith-owith-oa-ostraight-oface,-owe-oget-osurprised-oat-ohis-osudden-oquestion,-obut-oI-ounderstand-owhere-ohe-ois-ogoing.
At-othis,-oshe-ogets-osurprised-oand-ochuckles,-ogiving-oa-obaffling-oanswer-o"102-oyears-oold"
Hearing-othat,-oeveryone-ogot-oeven-omore-osurprised,-oexcepting-oZorith,-oPeko-oand-ome,-owho-ohad-osome-orelations-owith-opeople-othat-oare-oway-oolder-othan-othey-oseem-oto-obe,-oat-othis,-oshe-ojust-oasks-ous-oin-owonder
"But-ohow-odid-oyou-oknow?"-oShe-oasks
I-oam-othe-oone-owho-oanswers,-o"You-ohave-oan-oodd-opresence,-osimilar-oto-othe-oones-owe-oknow-ofrom-oa-ocertain-oplace"-oand-oI-ocontinue-osaying,-oforgetting-omy-otact-o"And-oI-omust-oguess,-owas-oGardan-oyour-obrother?"
At-othis,-oshe-ogives-oa-ofaint-osmile-oand-osays-o"Yes,-oand-ofrom-owhich-oplace-oyou-oare-otalking-oabout?"
"Hellish-oVillage"
Now-oit-ois-oher-otime-oto-obe-owide-oeyed-oand-oI-ocontinue-o"In-ofact,-owe-odo-oneed-osome-ohelp-oin-oa-ofew-othings.-oI-odon't-omean-oto-oimpose,-obut-oit-owould-obe-ogreat-oif-oyou-ocould…"-oI-osay-obefore-oproceeding
As-oAzalea-oseems-oto-oknow-othe-opeople-oof-oHellish-oVillage,-oshe-ostarts-oreminiscing-oa-olot-oof-othings,-oand-oI-otold-oher-othat-owe-oare-othe-osuccessors-oof-oPlate,-oDrakon-oand-oVermillion.-oShe-ogot-osurprised-oat-othis,-oand-othen-oI-otold-oher-oabout-owhat-ohappened-oand-oour-oneed-oof-oassistance-oon-othe-omatter.
A-osad-oexpression-ocrosses-oher-oface-oas-oshe-ohears-othe-onews-oof-oour-omaster-odying.-oI-ocould-ofeel-omy-othroat-otightening-oa-obit,-obut-oI-ocontinued-oanyways.-oWe-oreally-oneeded-oall-othe-ohelp-owe-ocould-omuster.
Thus,-oI-otell-oher-oeverything-oand-oour-oneeds-oof-osupplies-otoo.-oShe-oseems-oto-obe-omore-othan-owilling-oto-ohelp-ous-oand-odeclares
"We-owill-odo-oeverything-owe-ocan-oto-ohelp-oyou-oout"-oshe-osays-oreadily-oand-ocontinues-osaying-othat-owe-oshould-orest-ofor-othe-oday-oas-oshe-owill-ohave-oeverything-odue-otomorrow
I-osell-oalmost-oall-othe-oloot-oI-ohad-oon-ome-oand-ostart-oresupplying-oour-ostock.-oI-oeven-owent-oto-oa-oSmithy-oand-oasked-oif-oI-ocould-ouse-othe-oforge.
The-oman-orecognized-ome-oand-osaid-oit-owould-obe-oan-ohonor-oas-oI-oam-oone-oof-othe-osaviors-oof-othis-ovillage.-oHe-ohelped-ome-oout-owith-othe-oequipment,-oand-owe-otalked-oabout-oour-oinsights-oin-oforging-oand-orepairing.
The-oday-opasses-oand-owe-ojoin-oAzalea-oat-othe-ocentral-oplaza.-oThe-oplace-owas-ofilled-owith-omany-oother-opeople,-odiscussing-oand-ochatting,-ountil-oshe-olifts-oher-ohand-oto-omake-oeveryone-oshut-oup,-oand-oshe-odeclares
"My-opeople,-oour-oheroes-oand-ofriends-oare-oin-ocritical-osituations,-oas-owe-ocan't-oreally-ohelp-othem-odirectly,-owe-owill-ogive-othem-othe-osupport-oof-oa-ojoined-oalliance-owith-othe-oKaiser-oGuild."
"Thus,-oI-oam-ohere-oto-ohereby-odeclare-oour-ojoining-oforces-oand-oask-oof-oyou-oto-ojoin-oin-othis-omatter-otoo.-oThese-opeople-owill-ocontinue-oon-otheir-ojourney-oas-owe-owill-ocooperate-owith-otheir-oGuild"
Everyone-oshow-odetermination-oon-otheir-oeyes,-othey-oare-owarriors,-oif-othey-odied-oby-oin-obattle,-othen-otheir-odeath-owould-omean-osomething-oto-othem.
We-ogot-oa-obit-oshocked-oat-othe-oproclamation,-obut-owe-odon't-orefuse-oit.-oIf-othey-ocan-ojoin-ous,-oit-owould-omean-owe-ohave-ogotten-oquite-oa-obit-oof-oan-oarmy-oof-owarriors,-oand-ohigh-oleveled-oones-oat-othat!
And-othus,-oI-ogo-otowards-othe-owife-oof-oJohn-oto-ofinish-oeverything-owe-ohave-oto-odo-oin-oGardan-oVillage-obefore-odeparting.-o
Knocking-oon-oher-odoor,-oa-owoman-othat-oseemed-oto-obe-oaround-o40-oyears-oold-oopened-oit.-oShe-ohad-oa-ovaliant-oexpression-oand-oan-oindomitable-oaura.-oAs-osoon-oas-oshe-orecognized-ous,-oshe-owas-osurprised-oand-obowed-oto-ous-oin-ogratitude-ofor-odefeating-oMader-oand-osaid.
"Hello,-oadventurers,-owhat-obrings-oyou-oto-omy-ohumble-ohome?"
"We-ocame-oto-ogive-oyou-othis"-oI-oshowed-othe-oletter-oto-oher-oas-oshe-ograbbed-oit-oslightly-oconfused,-o"It's-ofrom-oJohn",-omy-owords-osurprised-oher-oas-oshe-olooked-oat-ous-owith-owide-oeyes-oand-oread-oit-oin-oa-ohurry.-oSoon,-oher-oeyes-owere-omoist-oand-ofolds-othe-oletter-ocarefully-oas-oto-onot-odamage-oit-oin-othe-oslightest.
"Thank-oyou,-overy-omuch!"-oHer-ovoice-otrembled-oin-obetween,-oevidence-oof-othe-oemotions-ogoing-othrough-oher-oright-onow.-oThen,-oshe-olooks-oat-ous-oresolutely-oand-osays,-o"Could-oyou-owait-ofor-ome-ofor-oa-ominute?"-oWithout-owaiting-ofor-oour-oanswer,-oshe-oheads-oinside-othe-ohouse-obrings-oa-oBroadsword-othat-oseems-oto-ohave-orusted-oby-othe-oyears.
"Thanks,-oyou,-oyoung-oHero,-othis-ois-othe-oSword-oof-oour-oancestors,-oJohn-ocouldn't-owield-oit,-obut-oif-oit-ois-oin-oyour-ohands,-oI-ocan-omake-osure-oit-owill-ochoose-oan-oowner-oworthy-oof-oit"-oShe-otells-ome-oand-ogives-ome-othe-osword.-oLooking-oat-oits-odescription-oI-oget-osurprised
--oUnknown-osword-oAttack:-o5-oDurability:-o4/20
A-osword-owith-oproperties-oto-ochoose-oa-omaster.-oIt-owill-oadapt-oto-ooneself-oand-ocontinue-oto-ogrow-owith-obattles
Restriction
Be-ochosen-oby-othe-oSword
It-ocould-obe-oa-oUnique-oitem,-obut-oeven-oso,-oit-olooks-olike-oit-odeems-ome-ounworthy-oof-ousing-oit,-oas-oit-odidn't-ochange-oat-oall-oonce-oit-owas-oin-omy-ohand.-oI-osigh-oand-ogive-oa-oswing-owith-oit,-omaybe-othat-owould-ogenerate-oa-oreaction.
Whizz
Suddenly,-othe-osword-ostarts-oshinning-oand-opushes-ome-oaway-owith-ogreat-oforce.-oI-oreact-oin-otime-oto-orebalance-omyself-oand-othe-oSword-ois-onow-ofloating-oin-ofront-oof-ome-oa-ometer-oaway.
"Hmph,-ounworthy-ohuman,-oyou-odare-oto-oswing-oMe?"-oThe-oSword-ois-ospeaking!
"Well,-oI-owanted-oto-oknow-owhat-oyou-ocan-odo-oin-oyour-ounreleased-oform"
"I-oam-osealed!-oI-owon't-odo-oanything-ounless-oyou-oare-oworthy-oof-ousing-ome!"
"But-oI-owanted-oto-otest-oyou-oout;-oafter-oall,-oyou-oseemed-ointeresting"
"Ha!...-owait…-oAre-oyou-oan-oElemental-oWarrior?"-oThe-osword-oasks-ome-odoubtfully
"Yes,-ohow-odid-oyou-oknow?"-oI-oget-osurprised-oat-othe-osudden-oquestion
"You-ogave-oan-oaura-osimilar-oto-othe-oones-oI-ohave-opreviously-oseen,-obut-ohow?-oA-ohuman-ocan't-obe-oan-oElemental-oWarrior-ounless-oan-oElemental-oElf-ogives-oyou-oparts-oof-otheir-opower-oand-othat-owould-otake-oages!-oFinding-oone-oof-othem-ois-orare-oenough,-oeven-omore-oan-oElemental-oWarrior!-oTell-ome,-ohow-ocould-oyou-oattain-oit-oat-osuch-oa-oyoung-oage?"-oHe-oasks-ome-owhile-oseemingly-oturning-oto-oZorith-otoo
"My-oMaster-otaught-ome-owell-oduring-othe-omonth-oI-ostayed-owith-ohim,-ohis-oname-owas-oPlate,-oThe-oLegendary-oElemental-oWarrior"-oI-otell-othe-oSword-oupfront-oproudly
"Plate…-oit-ohas-obeen-oa-owhile-osince-oI-oheard-othat-oname…-oand-oit-oseems-oyour-ofriends-oexude-ofamiliar-oauras-oaround-otoo,-oespecially-oyou,-othe-ochild-owith-oblack-ohair…"-oThe-osword-osays-oas-oif-ohe-ois-oanalyzing
"Wait…-owas?"-oAsks-othe-oSword-owhile-otaking-oa-ofragment-oof-omy-owording
"Yes,-ohe-ois…-odead!"-oI-osay-owhile-oremembering-owhy-owe-oare-ohere-oand-owhy-owe-oshould-ohurry.-oResolution-oshowing-oin-omy-oeyes-oas-oI-olook-oat-othe-osword.
"That-ofellow,-odead?...-oBoy,-oI-owill-ochoose-oyou-oas-omy-oMaster,-obut-oyou-oare-ostill-ounworthy-oof-ousing-ome,-obecome-ostronger-oand-oone-oday-oyou-owill-obe-oable-oto-owield-ome-oat-ofull-ostrength"-oSays-othe-oS
word-owhile-oa-ocrowd-ois-oforming-oaround-oseeing-othe-ounreal-oscene.-oEven-oJohn's-owife-olooked-oat-ous-owith-owonder-oand-oawe-oin-oher-oeyes.
"I-owill-obecome-ostronger,-othat-ois-oone-oof-omy-omissions-oand-othat-ois-owhy-oI-oam-oon-othis-ojourney-owith-omy-ocomrades-oand-ofriends"
"Hmph,-odon't-obe-oso-ofull-oof-oyourself,-ochild,-oyou-oare-oas-oweak-oas-oan-ounborn-oDragon!"-oThe-oSword-osays-oand-ostops-otalking-owhen-ohe-ofinishes-owith-ohis-osentence-owith-oits-oshine-ofading-ocoming-oto-omy-ohands
'An-ounborn-oDragon…-owhat's-owith-othat-oanalogy?'-oThe-ocitizens-oare-oasking-othemselves-oat-osuch-owords.
I-ojust-osmile-osadly-owhile-osaying-o"I-oknow"-oand-owhen-othe-osword-oreaches-omy-ohands,-oits-orusted-oparts-ostarts-ocleaning,-oand-oa-obeautiful-ometal-ocolored-osword-oappears,-osmaller-othan-obefore,-obut-ofor-ome-othat-ois-obetter.-oI-oeven-oplanned-oto-ogive-oit-oto-oZorith-obecause-oI-ouse-oone-ohanded-oswords…-obut-oit-oseems-othis-oisn't-othe-oreleased-oform-oof-othe-oSword,-obut-oit-ois-oa-ostart-oat-oleast.
--oElemental's-oSword-oAttack:-o40-oDurability:-oInfinite
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