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by Matt Harris


  "How-omuch-otime-odid-oI-otake?"-oI-oshook-omy-ohead,-oI-ofelt-omy-omind-overy-oclouded-ofor-osome-oreason,-obut-oat-othe-osame-otime-oI-ofelt-omore-olight-othan-oever!

  "One-oand-oa-ohalf-oday"-oSays-oIsa-othat-ois-oalongside-ome

  "Woah,-othat's-oa-olot,-othat's-owhy-oI-oam-oin-osuch-oa-oweak-ostate…"-oI-osay-owhile-ograbbing-osomething-oto-oeat,-oI-othink-omy-oFast-oRecovery-osaved-omy-olife.-oThen,-oI-osuddenly-othink-othat-oI-oshould-ogo-oeating-oat-oreal-olife-otoo.

  "Are-oyou-ookay?"-oAsks-ome-oVladi-owith-oa-oworried-olook

  "Yes,-oI-oam"-oI-osay-owith-oa-owarm-osmile.-oI-ofeel-ohappy,-oI-ofeel-oenergized,-oI-ofeel…-oresolute!-oI-odidn't-onotice-othat-oVladi's-oface-oblushed-oa-obit-owhen-oI-osaid-othat.

  "But-othat-oZone…-owhat-owas-oit?"-oI-oask-omyself-oaloud-owhile-othinking,-otouching-omy-ochin.

  "We-owere-otalking-oabout-oit,-oand-oit-oseems-oit-oreflects-oour-oinner-ofears-oand-odespairs…-omaybe…"-oSays-oZorith-owith-oa-ogrimace,-ovaguely-oinferring-othat-owhat-ohe-owent-othrough-owasn't-opleasant-oat-oall.

  "What-oa-oterrifying-oplace,-oindeed"-oSays-oIsa,-oshuddering-oa-obit.

  "But-oit-owas-oshort-oat-othe-overy-oleast;-oI-owas-oprepared-oto-ostay-othere-ofor-oa-omonth"-oSays-oArksen-owith-oa-otight-osmile.

  "Yeah,-oand-oDei-owent-ototally-osilent,-oso-owe-othought-othe-olink-obetween-oyou-otwo-obroke"-oSays-oPeko,-ostill-oworried-oabout-ome.

  "I-owas-otransferred-o'there'-oalong-owith-ohim"-oSays-oDei-ononchalantly.

  'There'-ohuh…

  Dei-ofell-osilent-oagain,-oand-oI-orested-ofor-oa-obit,-owe-odidn't-otalk-oabout-owhat-owe-ofaced,-obut-owe-odidn't-oneed-oto,-owe-oovercame-oit-oand-owe-opushed-oforward-owith-oour-owills

  "Should-owe-oget-oready-ofor-othe-onext-ofloor?"-oI-oask-othem

  With-onew-olooks-oon-otheir-ofaces-oall-oof-othem-osay-o"Yes"

  And-owe-omove-oforward-oto-othat-ostaircase,-othe-onotification-othat-oalways-ocame-oappeared.

  You-ohave-oentered-othe-oMirror-oZone!

  You-ohave-oentered-othe-oProbation-oZone!

  I-osmiled-obitterly,-oas-othe-ooption-oof-obeing-oable-oto-oget-oout-oof-othe-oDungeon-oof-oWishes-owasn't-othere-oanymore.

  "Mirror…-othen-othose-oguys-omust-obe-ocomplete"-oI-othought-oout-oloud-oand-oeveryone-oseems-oto-onod-oto-othat-oas-owe-oprepare-oto-oface-othem.

  Maybe-oit-owas-oa-obit-oanticlimactic-owhen-owe-ofinally-osaw-othem.

  Doppelgangers!

  They-oare-otougher-othan-oever,-obut-othey-onever-ocame-oin-oa-ofull-ogroup-omaking-oit-oslightly-oeasier.

  But-otheir-olooks-oare-odifferent…-oor-omay-oI-osay,-othe-opresence-othey-oexuded-ois-odifferent;-oeven-oso,-othey-olook-o'empty'.-oLike-opuppet-omoving-owithout-oa-owill-obehind.

  "Be-ocareful-oof-othe-obullets,-oVladi's-oaim-ogot-osharper!"-oI-otell-oall-oof-othem,-oafter-oall-othese-oseems-oto-obe-oalmost-operfect-ocopies-oof-ous

  I-ostart-oattacking,-oand-othen-omy-odoppelganger-ostarts-oslashing,-oparrying,-ostabbing-oand-oeverything-oit-ocould-oto-ome.-oIt-ois-otruly-ohard-oto-ofight-oagainst-o'myself',-obut-oI-ocould-ogo-oagainst-oit-oas-oI-ofinished-othem-ooff.-oIt-oseems-oit-odidn't-oget-oall-oof-oour-oskills,-oor-oat-oleast-onot-oat-otheir-oproficiency.

  My-omovements-obecame-osharper,-omy-oenhancements-oare-omore-obalanced,-oand-omy-oconcentration-oand-ofighting-ospirit-oare-oat-otheir-opeak,-oit-ois-oas-oif-oeverything-ois-oworking-othe-oway-oit-oshould-obe.

  This-othrill-oof-ousing-oeverything-oI-ohave-oand-onot-ofeel-oany-osetbacks,-othis-ofeeling-oI-ohave-ofighting-oalongside-omy-ocomrades,-oit-ois-otruly-ounique-oand-oengaging!

  We-omoved-oand-orampaged-oforward-oas-oif-owe-oknow-owhat-othe-oother-owill-odo-oand-owhat-oshould-othey-odo,-obut-othe-oother-obeings-odon't-ohave-othat-oconnection,-omaybe-othat-ois-owhat-oI-othought-ois-odifferent

  There-ois-ono-oUnity,-othere-oseems-oto-obe-ono-o'self'-oon-othem

  And-otime-opassed-ountil-owe-ogot-oto-othe-ocompleted-osix-oof-othem-othat-ohave-obeen-owaiting-ofor-ous,-obut-othis-otime-othey-oare-ototally-odifferent

  All-oof-othem-ohave-odifferent-oexpression-oand-oI-obecame-operplexed-oat-oseeing-othem

  Mine-ohave-oa-ohollow-olook,-olike-oan-oempty-opuppet.-oZorith's-oseems-oto-obe-oexuding-oa-ochaotic-odeathly-oaura-ofull-oof-oevil-oaround-ohim,-osimilar-oto-oMader-oor-oworse.-oArksen's-olooks-ocold-oand-oexpressionless,-olike-oa-obrutal-okiller-owatching-ohis-onext-ovictim.-oPeko's-oseems-oto-obe-odesperate,-olooking-oeverywhere-ofull-oof-oanxiety.-oIsa-ois-olike-oa-olittle-ochild-ocrying,-obawling-oher-oeyes-oout.-oVladi's-ois-ototally-oquiet-oas-oif-oit-ois-omuttering-oto-oherself-othe-owhole-otime,-oher-ohands-oforming-otight-ofists-oas-otraces-oof-oblood-ocould-obe-ospotted-oinside-othem.

  "Mirror…"-oThe-osame-oword-ocame-ofrom-omy-omouth,-ogoosebumps-orising-oin-omy-obody-oand-oI-oready-omyself,-obut-oinside-oof-ome-oI-oam-otrembling-ononstop.-oBut-othen,-oI-oclosed-omy-oeyes,-oand-oeverything-owent-oaway.-o

  'I…-ohave-oarrived!'

  Then-omy-ohand-ois-otouched-oby-omy-ofriends-oalongside-ome-oand-othey-ojust-osay

  "We-oare-ohere-onow,-oand-oyou-oare-ohere-ofor-ous-otoo"-oSays-omy-ofriend-oArksen

  "If-othey-oare-owhat-owe-oare-odeep-oinside,-othen-oit-odoesn't-omatter-oif-owe-ofight-oagainst-othem-oor-oaccept-othem,-oright-onow,-othey-oare-ostanding-oagainst-ous"-oSays-oZorith-owith-oa-osolemn-olook-oas-oif-ohe-osomehow-oknew-othis-owould-ohappen.

  I-osmile-oat-othem,-oand-othen-oall-oof-ous-olook-oat-oour-oopponents.-oOur-ofighting-ospirit-omixing-otogether,-oforming-oa-otremendous-otorrent-oready-oto-obe-olet-ogo-oviolently.

  "Can-oyou-ogo-othrough-ous?"-oThey-oask-ous-owith-oour-ovoices.-oDifferent-osounds-omix-otogether.

  "Of-ocourse,-owe-ocan!"-oAnswers-oVladi-othat-ois-oholding-omy-ohand-owithout-orealizing.

  "But-oyou-oshall-onot-opass"-oThey-orespond-oto-oher.

  "We-oare-oabsolute"

  At-otheir-owords-omy-olips-ocurved-oupwards-oand-oI-ojust-otell-othem-o"You-oare-onot-oabsolute,-oyou-oare-ous,-oand-owe-oare-onormal-oliving-obeings!"

  "We-oare-onot-oabsolute-oas-oneither-owe-oare-onothingness"

  Then-owe-ostart-omoving,-omaybe-othose-owere-oour-ofirst-osteps,-oas-owe-ocontinued-oclashing-owith-othem,-owe-ofought-oand-owe-oretained,-owe-opersevered-oand-oremembered-owhy-owe-oare-othere-oin-othe-ofirst-oplace.

  It-ois-onot-oto-ogain-oabsolute-opower-oor-osomething-olike-othat;-owe-ojust-owish-oto-oprotect-owhat-owas-oleft-oto-ous

  Maybe-oit-ois-oa-omission,-omaybe-oit-ois-owhat-oThey-oleft-ous-oto-ogo-oforward,-obut-oit-ohas-ogrown-oon-ous,-oand-oit-omade-ous-ogrow-otoo

  Fighting-owith-otooth-oand-onail,-owe-obrought-oout-oeverything-owe-ohad-oinside-oto-odefeat-oour-oDoppelgangers.-oBones-obroken,-olimbs-opierced-oand-olungs-oscreaming-ofor-oair.-oBut-owe-omanaged-oto-odefeat-othem-oall-oas-oour-obreath-owas-oragged.

  My-oDoppelganger-ostood-oup,-oall-obroken-odown-oas-oif-oit-owas-oa-oZombie-oand-ohe-osays.

  "May-oyou-opass-oto-osee-othe-oWisher…"-oand-oit-ovanishes-ointo-ospace-ocreating-oa-onew-oway-ofor-ous-oto-ogo,-oa-onew-oroad-oto-ofollow.

  "It-oseems-othe-onext-oone-ois-othe-olast-oone…"-oI-osay-owhile-omy-obody-oplummeted-oto-othe-oground-oalong-owith-oeveryone,-owe-ofelt-ocontent-oas-owe-otiredly-orest-oon-othe-oground.-oSmiles-oplastered-oon-oour-ofaces-oas-owe-olook-oat-oeach-oother.

  "It-omight-ocontain-oanother-omonth-oof-opure-ofighting!"-oSays-oZorith-owith-oan-oaccomplished-olook.-oSweats-oand-oblood-omixing-otogether-oas-ohe-olaid-oon-ohis-oback.

  "I-owouldn't-omind~"-oSays-oPeko-oin-oa-orelaxed-otone.-oShe-ospit-osome-oblood-oas-oshe-osaid-othat.-oShe-ocouldn't-owield-oher-oleft-odagger-oas-omost-oof-oher-oleft-ohand-owas-ocrushed-owhile-ofighting.

  "This-owas-ofun"-oSays-oArksen.-oBastard-ohad-oa-owide-ogrin,-obut-ohis-oright-oeye-owas-ocompletely-osealed,-oas-oPeko's-oDoppelganger-oslashed-oit-owithout-omercy,-oand-ohis-oright-oknuckle-owas-ocompletely-obreaking-oalong-owith-ohis-oright-oleg.

  "…-oWhat-oa-ogroup…"-oWhispers-oDei-oin-oan-oalmost-ounnoticeable-ovoice.

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sp; "Heh,-oaaaah,-oafter-oeverything-ois-oover,-owe-oshould-otake-oit-oeasy-ofor-oa-owhile~"-oI-osaid-owith-oa-obroad-osmile.

  "I-oagree~"-oSays-oVladi-owhile-oslowly-ostanding-oup.-oShe-owas-oprobably-oin-othe-obest-ophysical-ocondition-oof-oall-oof-ous,-oas-oshe-ohad-ono-obroken-olimb,-obut-oher-ocharacter-obarely-omoved-oas-oit-owas-osuffering-ofrom-osevere-omana-odepletion.

  "We-oshould-omake-oa-ohouse-oor-oa-oplace-oto-omeet"-oSays-oIsa,-oas-oher-oright-oshoulder-owas-ocrushed-ofrom-oone-oof-othe-obashes-oand-oat-oleast-oa-ofew-oribs-ohad-ocaved-oin-oher-ocharacter.-oI-oknew-othat-oher-ocharacter-owas-oin-othe-oworst-ocondition-ofrom-oall-oof-ous,-oas-oshe-owas-othe-otank.

  'A-ohouse…-oI-owonder-ohow-omy-oparents-oare,-ohaven't-ocontacted-othem-oin-oa-owhile…-owell,-osince-oMader's-oincident'-oI-othink-oalong-owhile-otaking-oan-oitem-oto-oreplenish-ohealth-ofor-oIsa.

  "It-owould-obe-ogood,-obut-oright-onow,-owe-ohave-othis-oto-ofinish"-oI-osay-owhile-ostanding-oup-oand-oeveryone-oagree.

  "Yep~"

  Thus,-owe-onow-owalk-otowards-oour-onew-oway,-othe-oplace-owhere-oThe-oWisher-ois.

  Probation-oZone-ocompleted!

  You-ohave-ofinished-othe-oMirror-oZone!

  You-ohave-oentered-othe-oAlmighty-oZone!

  We-owill-onever-oforget-othis-otime;-oour-ohearts-obecame-oone-oalong-owith-oour-ospirits.-o

  No-olonger-owere-owe-oalone-oanymore.-o

  ###-oChapter-o27-o--oChapter-o11.-oWelcome-oBack!-o(Part-o1)

  'They-oare-ostill-onot-oback'-othought-oEroda-oas-ohe-opaced-ohimself-oaround-othe-oroom.-oBooks-ocontaining-oexuberant-omagic-opower-olaid-oaround-oas-oif-othey-owere-otrash-oalong-owith-oscrolls-othat-ocould-obring-omayhem-owhenever-ohe-owanted.

  It-ohas-obeen-oa-owhile-osince-othe-othree-ochildren-oleft.-oEroda-ohas-obeen-oasking-ohimself-othis-owhole-otime-oif-ohe-omade-othe-oright-odecision-oback-othen-oto-otell-othem-oabout-othe-oDungeon-oof-oWishes.-oOne-oof-othe-oreasons-ois-obecause-oof-oits-olow-osuccess-orate-oover-othe-oyears,-oand-oalso-obecause-oit-ohas-obeen-oused-oas-oa-otrial-ofor-othe-ostrong-oto-oconquer.-oIt-ois-oknown-othat-othe-omaster-othat-otook-othe-oless-otime-oto-ocomplete-oit-owas-othe-owielder-oof-othe-oShaping-oSword-oand-oeven-ohim-otook-o3-omonths-oto-obe-oable-oto-odo-oit.

  The-oShaping-oSword-ois-oa-oweapon-owith-oenormous-opowers,-oit-ohad-otaken-omany-onames-oby-othe-oones-othat-ohad-omet-oit,-oand-oit-ois-oalmost-oimpossible-oto-otrack-oas-othe-olast-operson-owho-owielded-oit-odied-oaround-o300-oyears-oago,-omaking-oits-opower-osealed.-oIn-ofact,-othere-ois-oa-orumor-othat-oit-ohas-onever-obeen-ocompletely-oreleased-ofrom-oits-oseal.-oIf-othat-ois-otrue,-othen-othat-omakes-oit-otruly-oterrifying!

  It-ois-ooften-oknown-olike-othat-obecause-oit-otakes-oshape-oas-othe-oweapon-othat-ohas-othe-omost-ocompatibility-owith-othe-oone-owho-owill-owield-oit.

  But-oeven-oso,-othat-osame-operson-owho-ohad-oit-otook-o3-omonths-oto-opass-othrough-oThe-oWisher,-oa-obeing-othat-ois-oas-oabsolute-oas-oone-oof-othe-oGods…-o

  A-oshudder-oruns-othrough-oEroda-oas-ohe-oremembers-othat-omonster.-oEven-oif-ohe-ohas-otwice-othe-oguts,-ohe-owould-onever-owant-oto-oface-othat-olunatic-oby-ohis-oown-ovolition.

  So,-oif-othe-ochildren-owent-oto-othat-oplace,-oit-owouldn't-owonder-ohim-othat-oit-owould-otake-othem-oa-ocouple-oof-oyears-oto-ogo-othrough-oit…-oif-othey-ogo-othrough-oit-oat-oall.

  Then,-ohe-osuddenly-ofelt-oa-ofamiliar-oaura,-oit-ois-ofaint,-oalmost-oimpossible-oto-onotice,-obut-oit-ohas-othat-osame…-ono,-oit-ois-omixed-owith-oanother-ofew-oones!-oAnd-othey-oare-ogetting-onear…-oit-omight-obe-

  "Eroda!"-osuddenly-oshouts-oTrace-owhile-ogoing-ointo-othe-ohouse

  "What-ois-oit?"-oAsks-oEroda,-owoken-oup-ofrom-ohis-oreverie-oand-omindful-oas-oit-omight-obe-osome-obad-onews-oabout-oArapi-oKingdom-othat-ohas-ostarted-oto-omove.

  "It's-othem!-oThe-ochildren-oand-oanother-o3-opeople-oare-ocoming-ohere!"

  'It-owas-otruly-othem!'-oThought-oEroda-oas-ohis-olips-oare-onow-oforming-oa-owide-osmile-oand-osays-o"It-oseems-othey-ogot-ostronger-oin-othis-oshort-ospan-oof-otime,-ohuh"

  "Yes,-oI-onoticed-oa-ostrange-opresence-ocoming-onear,-othey-oaren't-oreally-oclose,-obut-othey-owill-oget-ohere-oin-oabout-oan-ohour"-oSays-oTrace,-oalso-oremembering-owhat-othe-ochildren-osaid-obefore-othey-oleft.-oEmotions-owelled-oinside-ohim-oand-ohis-ochest-opushed-oout-owith-opride-oas-oif-othose-okids-owere-ohis-oown-ofamily.

  "If-othey-ocould-odo-oit,-othen-owe-omight-ohave-oa-ochance-oto-oget-oscot-free-oof-osacrifices-oagainst-oArapi-oKingdom…"

  "Well,-oit-owas-oto-obe-oexpected,-othey-oare-othe-osuccessors-oof-othose-opeople"-oSays-oTrace-oas-oif-oit-ois-oa-omatter-oof-ofact-owhile-oshowing-oa-ocheerful-osmile.

  "Yeah,-othey-oare"-oSays-oEroda-oas-ohe-owaits-ofor-othose-othree-oto-ocome,-othe-ochildren-othat-owere-oleft-owith-ohope-ofrom-otheir-oMasters,-ofrom-ohis-oComrades.

  They-oare-ocoming-oand-othus-othe-owheels-oof-odestiny-ostarted-oworking-ocrazily-oas-osteps-oare-oclosing-oin.

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  "Your-oMajesty,-oI-ohave-ocome-oto-oinform-oyou-othat-othose-othree-ohave-oindeed-odied"-oSays-oone-oof-othe-oinformants-oof-othe-oKing-oas-ohe-okneels-odown,-obowing-ohis-ohead-orespectfully.

  "…They-oare-odead,-ohuh"-oSays-othe-oKing-owhile-othinking,-oa-osmile-ocrosses-ohis-oface-oas-ohe-ocontemplates.-oIn-othe-oprevious-obattle-othey-ohad-olost-omore-othan-o20-othousand-osoldiers,-oit-owas-oa-oheavy-ohit-oto-othe-oKingdom.-oHe-ohad-onever-othough-othey-owould-oget-odefeated-oby-othat-osmall-ovillage-oand-owas-oresolute-oto-osquash-oit-ounder-ohis-opalm.-oBut-othose-oexistence-owere-orather-otroublesome!

  Now-othat-ohe-oknows-othat-othose-othree-oare-odead,-othey-owould-ostrike-oagain!-oA-ovicious-ogrin-oappears-oon-othe-oKing's-oface,-obut-ohe-ohides-oit-oquickly.

  'We-oneed-oto-orecruit-omore-osoldiers'-oOf-ocourse,-othey-owould-ohave-oto-otake-otime-ofrom-oit-obecause-othey-ohave-oto-orecruit-omore-osoldiers-oand-otrain-othem-ofor-othe-oincoming-obattle,-obut-oit-omight-ohave-obeen-oa-olucky-ohit-ofor-othem-othat-osomething-ohappened-oabout-othe-osame-otime-othey-oattacked.

  Foreigners-oappeared,-othousands,-ohundred-othousand,-omaybe-omillions-oof-othem-oand-omore-oare-ostill-oappearing.-oIf-oit-owas-oback-othen,-othey-owere-oweaker-othan-oa-onormal-ocitizen,-obut-onow,-othey-oare-oas-ostrong-oas-omany-ofoot-osoldiers,-ostill,-othere-oaren't-oany-othat-ocould-ogo-oagainst-otheir-oElite,-obut-oit-ois-ojust-oa-omatter-oof-otime-ofor-othem-oto-obecome-othat-ostrong.-oMaybe-oa-ofew-oof-othem-omight-obecome-oas-ostrong-oas-osome-oLegends.

  A-osmile-ofull-oof-ogreed-oas-oif-oforgetting-ohis-oprevious-ofailure-oappears-oon-othe-oKing-oas-ohe-oorders-oauthoritatively-o"Ask-ofor-othe-oforeigner-owith-othe-omost-opower-oon-othe-oKingdom-oand-obring-ohim-ohere"

  "Yes,-oyour-oMajesty"-oHis-ominions-ostand-oup-oand-obows-oagain-oto-ohis-oKing-obefore-oleaving,-ofully-ocommitted-oto-ofulfill-ohis-oorder.

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  Tyrfing-owas-oa-onormal-ofemale-owarrior-oat-ofirst,-oshe-odidn't-oreally-ohave-oany-oambition-oon-othe-ogame-omore-othan-ohaving-ofun,-obut-oit-oseemed-othe-ogame-owanted-oher-oto-odo-osomething-oelse.-o

  She-onever-oexpected-ofor-othings-oto-oturn-oout-olike-othis,-oas-oshe-onormally-owas-oa-opeaceful-oyoung-olad-othat-osimply-owanted-oto-ogo-othrough-ouniversity-oat-oease.-oBut-oonce-oon-othe-ogame,-oher-otrue-onature-ocame-oout-oas-oshe-oloved-oto-obattle-oand-ofight-oagainst-ohordes-oof-opeople-oand-omonsters.-o

  Because-oof-othe-oinability-oof-obeing-ounable-oto-odo-oit-ojust-oby-oherself,-oshe-ostarted-ogathering-owith-opeople-oand-oentering-oparties.-oBut-oshe-odidn't-olike-obeing-ocommanded-oso-oshe-obecame-oa-oleader-oherself,-oeventually-ocommanding-ogreat-ogroups-oof-opeople-ofor-osmall-oraids-oagainst-opowerful-omonsters.-oWhile-oher-opersonal-opower-owasn't-osomething-othat-ogreat,-oshe-owas-ostill-orevered-oas-oone-oof-othe-omost-opowerful-ousers-obecause-oof-oher-oleadership's-oskills.

  She-obecame-othe-oGuild-oMaster-oof-othe-oPrinny-oBrigade,-oat-ofirst-oit-owas-oa-osmall-ogroup-oof-opeople.-obut-oit-ostarted-ogrowing-oexponentially-oas-otime-
opassed-obecoming-othe-oGuild-owith-othe-omost-opower-oin-othe-oKingdom-oof-oArapi,-oone-oof-othe-oMajor-oKingdoms,-oand-oone-oof-othe-ostrongest-oof-othe-owhole-ocontinent.

  She-oalso-obecame-oa-oRanked-oPlayer-oto-ofurther-oimprove-othe-opopularity-oof-othe-oGuild,-oand-onow-omany-oseek-ofor-oher-oto-ohold-omeetings-oand-oalliances.-oThere-owere-oalso-othose-othat-ochallenged-othem-oand-owanted-otheir-opower,-obut-oshe-osimply-osubjugated-othem,-oas-othe-ocomplains-oof-oher-obeing-oa-owoman-odied-odown,-oshe-obecame-ostronger-oand-ostronger.-oSquashing-oeveryone-oon-oher-opath!

  And-onow,-oan-oenvoy-oof-othe-oKing-ohas-ocome-oto-oher-oheadquarters-oas-oshe-owas-otaking-oa-orest-oand-orevising-othe-oGuild's-ocurrent-osituation.

  "Miss-oTyrfing,-oit-ohas-obeen-oinformed-oto-ous-othat-oyou-ohold-othe-omost-opowerful-oposition-oas-oa-oForeigner-oin-othis-oKingdom"

  "Yes,-othat's-otrue,-oand-omay-oI-oask-owhat-oyour-obusiness-ohere-ois?"-oShe-oanswered-owithout-ohesitation.-oWhile-othere-owas-oa-ochance-othat-oshe-owasn't-othe-ostrongest,-oshe-omost-odefinitely-ois-othe-oone-owith-othe-omost-oinfluence,-oor-oso-oshe-ostrongly-obelieved.

  "The-oKing-owants-oyou-oto-omeet-ohim-oin-oa-oconference"

  At-othose-owords-oshe-operks-oup-oand-owith-oa-onod-oshe-oanswers-owith-o"I-owill-ogo!"

  Soon-oenough,-oshe-ois-otaken-oto-othe-oKing.-oIt-owas-orare-oto-oeven-oget-oa-omeeting-owith-othe-oLord-oof-oa-oCity,-oas-othey-ohold-obig-opositions-oin-othe-oKingdom,-obut-onow-oshe-ois-ohere,-oin-ofront-oof-oone-oof-othe-omost-oinfluential-opeople-oon-othe-owhole-oHidden-oWorld

  "My-oKing,-odid-oyou-oask-ofor-ome?"-oShe-oasks-oin-oa-opolite-omanner-owhile-otaking-oa-okneeling-oposition.-oWhile-oshe-owasn't-ofond-oof-oformalities,-oshe-ostill-oknew-othat-oit-owould-obe-obetter-oto-oshow-ocordiality-oto-othe-oKing.

  "Yes,-oI-ohave-oa-omission-ofor-oyou"-oHe-osolemnly-osays,-oas-oif-olooking-odown-oon-othe-oworld.

  At-othose-owords-oshe-ois-osmiling-oinside,-oafter-oall,-oit-ois-oa-omission-ofrom-othe-oKing!

  "I-oneed-othe-ostrength-oof-oyour-opeople-oto-oinvade-oa-oplace-ocalled-oHellish-oVillage"

 

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