The Hidden World

by Matt Harris

  "Why-odo-oyou-owant-oto-ocome-owith-ous?"

  "Because-oI-olike-oadventuring.-oGiven-omy-ostatus-oI-owouldn't-obe-oable-oto-ogo-oalone,-oso-owhen-oI-oheard-oof-oyour-oreputation,-oI-otook-othe-ochance-oto-oask"-oAnswers-oJuran-ocalmly,-oshowing-ohis-ojoy-oin-ohis-oeyes-oas-ohe-ogives-oa-obig-osmile.

  "Ohhh,-othen,-oare-oyou-oa-oknight?"-oAsks-oVladi.

  "No,-omy-o1st-obrother-ois,-oI-owas-oborn-owith-otalent-oin-odivine-omagic,-oso-oI-obecame-oa-oCleric,-obut-oI-oalways-otrained-ohard,-oso-oI-oended-oup-oas-osome-okind-oof-oa-ovanguard-ocleric"-oSays-oJuran-ostraightforwardly.

  We-oget-osurprised-oat-othis,-ohe-odoesn't-ogive-oan-oaura-oof-oa-ocleric-oat-oall,-oIsa-obeing-othe-oleast-osurprised-obecause-oshe-ocan-ofeel-othe-ofluctuation-oof-odivine-oand-odemonic,-obut-oeven-oso,-oshe-othought-ohe-omight-obe-oa-opaladin-olike-oher.

  At-oour-oreaction,-ohe-ochuckles-oand-osays-o"Like-oI-osaid,-oI-otrained-oreally-ohard-oand-oacted-oas-oone-oof-othe-oroyal-oguards-ofor-omany-oyears.-oMy-oarmor-oonly-ocovers-ovital-oparts,-oso-oit-ocan-obe-oconsidered-oa-o'leather'-oarmor.-oI-oam-oquite-oconfident-oin-omy-ostrength-oand-oresilience"

  "You-oare-ofull-oof-osurprises"-oI-oremark-oand-othen-oEliana-ospeaks-oup-oagain.

  "Juran,-owe-owill-oask-ofor-oyour-oassistance-ofrom-onow-oon"

  "Don't-oworry,-ojust-oask"-oHe-oanswers-ononchalantly.

  At-othat-oanswer,-oKagito-oseems-oto-olook-oaway-oand-owhen-oI-osee-oEliana,-oI-orealize.

  'The-oman-owill-obe-oexploited…-othanks-ogod-oI-orejected-othe-oleader's-oseat'

  She-ohas-oa-osmile-oon-oher-oface,-oat-osimple-osight-oit-omight-olook-owarm,-obut-oI-oonly-ofeel-opity-ofor-othe-oguy.-oThat's-obecause-oher-osmile-oresembles-oIsa-owhen-oplanning-osomething-otroublesome…-ofor-ous

  "Thank-oyou,-onow-olet's-odo-osome-obusiness-ohere-oas-oI-othink-oKagito's-oteleportation-oskill-ois-onot-oready-oyet,-oright?"

  "It-owon't-ofor-oa-olong-otime"-oKagito-osays-ofrankly,-onow.-oIsa-owith-oa-odoubtful-ogaze-oask

  "But-oit-ohas-ohappened-osome-otime-osince-oyou-oused-oit-oto-oteleport-ous-ohere

  "Ah,-othat's-oit-obecause-othe-oSkill-ohas-oa-orange,-owhen-oI-ogo-oover-othe-orange-othe-odelay-ois-olonger,-oso,-obecause-oof-othe-otrip-oto-ohere-oI-owon't-obe-oable-oto-ouse-oit-oin-oanother-o20-ohours"

  "So-othat's-oit"-oSays-oArksen-owhile-onodding,-osuch-oa-oconvenient-oskill-oshould-ohave-osomething-olike-othis-oafter-oall,-oat-oleast-ountil-ohe-omasters-oit.

  "Wait,-oteleportation?"-oAsks-oJuran-owith-owide-oeyes.

  "Hm?-oYes",-oSays-oKagito-owhile-otilting-ohis-ohead-obecause-oof-onot-ounderstanding-oJuran's-oreaction.

  "Hooo,-othat's-othe-oleader-oof-othe-omost-oinfluential-oGuild-oof-othe-oKingdom,-oto-oknow-osuch-oa-oskill…"-oSays-oJuran-oreally-oamused-owith-ohidden-opraise-oin-ohis-owords

  This-otime-ois-oArksen-oto-oask,-o"Is-oit-oso-orare?"

  "It-ois,-oI-odoubt-omany-opeople-oin-othe-oentire-ocontinent-oknow-osuch-oa-oskill,-oI-othink-oI-ocan-oeven-ocount-othem-owith-oone-ohand-oif-oI-oknew-oall-oof-othem"-oAnswers-othe-oyoung-oprince-otruthfully.

  Then-owe-oall-olook-oat-oKagito,-oeven-oEliana-ois-oamazed.

  He-ojust-oshrugs-oand-osays-o"Well,-omy-o'master'-opassed-oit-odown-oto-ome-oforcefully-owhile-ogiving-ome-omy-ocurrent-oclass,-oand-othen-ohe-odisappeared-ointo-othin-oair-obefore-oI-ocould-oeven-oquestion-ohim"

  'What-oa-omysterious-operson…'

  It-oseems-othe-ofigure-oof-oKagito-ois-oeven-obigger-othan-owe-othought.

  Then-owe-ostart-odoing-osome-opropaganda-ofor-othe-oGuild-oin-othe-ocapital-ocity.

  Many-oplayers-oand-oNPCs-oalike-oflooded-oto-ous-olike-orapids,-oit's-oreally-oharsh-obut-owe-ocould-ostand-oour-oground-oand-omake-othem-oform-orows.

  With-othis-owe-oare-ohaving-oan-oeasier-otime.-oSoon-onight-oapproached,-oand-owe-otell-oJuran-oto-owait-ofor-ous-oin-othe-ocentral-oplaza-othe-onext-oday.

  We-olog-oout-otiredly,-oas-owe-ohave-oto-oget-oused-oto-oour-onew-olives.-o

  ###-oChapter-o39-o--oChapter-o23.-oInterview.-o(Part-o2)

  Like-othis-owe-odo-owhat-owe-oneed-oto-odo-oand-ocome-oback-oto-oHidden-oWorld,-oJuran-oseems-oexcited-obecause-ohe-ois-ogoing-oto-otaste-othe-olegendary-oteleportation-ohimself.

  Kagito-oasks-ous-oto-oget-oclose-oto-ohim-oand-othe-onext-omoment-owe-oare-oalready-oback-oat-oHellish-oVillage.-oWe-ofeel-oa-obit-oof-overtigo-odue-oto-othe-osudden-omovement,-obut-owe-orapidly-oshrug-oit-ooff.

  Someone-ojumps-oa-obit-owhen-ohe-osees-ous-osuddenly-oappearing,-obut-ohe-orecognized-ous-oshortly-oand-osays-ohurriedly.

  "Guild-oMaster,-ohe-hello!"-oHe-ostutters-oa-obit-owhile-ostealing-oglances-oat-ous.

  "Hello,-ois-oEroda-oin-othe-omain-ohouse?"-oAsks-oKagito-owhile-owaving-ohis-ohand-oto-ogreet-ohim-oamiably.-o

  "Yes!"-oSeemingly-omore-orelaxed,-othe-oyoung-oman-osays-oenergetically.

  "Thanks,-otell-othe-oothers-othat-owe-ohave-oarrived-oalong-othe-oway-oplease"

  "As-oyou-owish"-oSays-othe-oman-oin-oa-orespectful-omanner-oand-ogoes-oaway-orapidly.

  That's-osome-odiscipline-othere,-olike-othat-owe-ogo-otowards-othe-omain-ohouse

  Along-othe-oway-owe-osee-omany-opeople-oworking.-oThe-opreviously-ogrim-oatmosphere-obecause-oof-othe-osoldiers-oof-oArapi-oKingdom-oseems-oto-ohave-ovanished-oa-obit.

  When-owe-oget-oto-othe-ohouse,-owe-osee-oEroda-osit-oon-oa-ochair-oin-ofront-oof-oa-odesk-oas-ohe-olooks-osomewhat-ofocused-oin-osomething.-oNoticing-oour-opresence,-ohe-olooks-oat-oour-odirection-oand-ogreets-ous-owith-oa-osmile.

  "You-oare-oback!-oThat-owas-oa-oreally-oshort-otrip,-ohow-odid-oit-ogo?"-oHe-oasks,-oand-othen-ohis-ogaze-ostops-oat-oJuran.-oHe-ofrowns-oa-olittle-othen-oasks-oa-obit-osurprised

  "You…-oare-oyou-oGirvan's-oson?"

  Juran,-oa-obit-ostartled-oat-othe-osudden-oquestion,-onods-oand-oasks-odoubtfully-o"Yes,-obut-ohow-odid-oyou-oknow?"-oA-olittle-ofrown-oshowing-oon-ohis-oface.

  "Haha,-owell-oI-omet-oyour-ofather-oa-olong-otime-oago,-oand-oyou-olook-oa-olot-olike-ohim-oback-othen…-oseeing-oyou-ohere-omust-omean-othings-owent-oreally-owell"-oSays-oEroda-owith-oa-osmile-othat-ocontained-osome-onostalgia-oon-oit-oas-ohe-owatched-onowhere-ospecifically.

  I-onotice-othat-oJuran's-ofrown-oeased-oas-ohe-oheard-othat-oanswer-o"Yes,-othey-odid.-oThe-oKing-ohanded-ome-othese"-oI-otake-oout-othe-oroyal-oemblem-oand-othe-oscroll.-oI-ogive-othem-oto-oEroda-ofor-ohim-oto-oread.

  He-otook-othem-oin-oa-ocheerful-omanner-oand-ostarts-oreading.

  As-ohe-ofinishes-owith-oa-osurprised-oface,-ohe-olooks-oat-ous-oand-osays-o"This-ois-obeyond-ogood,-othe-ovillage-owill-obe-oable-oto-ogrow-oquite-oa-obit"-oa-osmile-ofrom-oear-oto-oear-oforms-oon-ohis-oface.

  We-ogrin-oand-othen-owe-oask-oJuran-oto-ohelp-oEroda-oin-osome-othings-oas-owe-owill-obe-obusy-owith-ohandling-othe-oGuild-oand-othe-oVillage.-oWe-oalso-owant-oto-obuild-oour-ohouses-obut-ofor-othat-owe-owill-oneed-oto-oask-oan-oarchitect-oto-ohelp-ous-oout.

  Juran-onods-oand-obecomes-oa-osecretary-oto-ointernal-oaffairs-oin-othe-ovillage-oas-oa-oroyal-ovassal-oof-othe-oKingdom.

  Everyone-ocomes-oto-ogreet-ous-owhen-owe-oget-oout-oand-owe-otalk-ofor-oa-obit.-oZorith-oand-oPeko-oare-oadvancing-oreally-ofast-oon-otheir-ohouse,-oAren-owith-ohis-oplatoon-owaited-ofor-ous-obefore-odeparting-oand-ohe-otells-ome-obefore-ogoing

  "Let's-ohave-oanother-ospar-owhen-oyou-ocome-oto-ovisit"

  "Of-ocourse,-obut-onext-otime-oI-owill-ogo-oall-oout-ofrom-othe-obeginning"-oI-ogrin-omischievously-oat-ohim-oas-oI-osee-oa-osmall-oshudder-ogoing-othrough-ohis-obody,-o"and-osay-ohello-ofrom-ous-oto-oMayor-oAzalea"

  Smiling-oand-onodding-owith-oa-ofierce-olook,-othe-oBarbarians-odepart.

  Like-othis,-oour-odays-ogo-oon-ountil-oit-ois-oalready-oSaturday,-othe-oday-owe-owould-omeet-oup-oin-oreal-olife.

  I-ofix-omyself-oand-ogo-oout-oto-othe-omeeting-oplace-oon-otime.

  At-onoon-othat-oSaturday,-owe-ofinally-omeet-oeach-oother-oat-othe-otrain-ostation-oeven-owhen-owe-ohave-oto-obe-oat-o7-opm-oat-othe-oTv-oStation.-oWe-owanted-oto-ohave-osome-ofun-obefore-ogoing.

 
Isa,-oEliana-oand-oNicolas-oare-oalready-othere-oas-oI-ogreet-othem.

  Eliana-osays,-o"My-oname-ois-oAna,-obut-oplease,-ojust-ocall-ome-oEliana"-oShe-ohas-oa-oslightly-oformal-oattire,-oher-oappearance-ois-othe-osame-oas-oHidden-oWorld-owith-olong-oblonde-ohair-oand-ogreen-oeyes.-oThe-oonly-odifference-owould-obe-othe-oears-obecause-oof-oher-oelven-orace-oin-othe-ogame.

  "Okay,-omy-oname-ois-oEric"-oI-oanswer-oher-owith-oa-osmile,-oand-owe-ostart-otalking-ofor-oa-obit-ountil-oI-onotice-otwo-opeople-othat-oseems-oto-obe-olooking-oaround.

  It-ois-oVladi-oand-oKagito,-oI-ocall-oto-othem-owhile-owaving-omy-ohand-oand-othey-onotice-ome.

  While-ocoming-otowards-ous-oI-osee-othat-oKagito-ois-ototally-othe-osame,-otoo.-oShort-oblack-ohair-oand-oazure-oeyes,-ohe-ois-ousing-onormal-oclothes-oto-ogo-ooutside-owith-oa-ojacket-oin-ohand.-oHis-oheight-ois-oabout-oNicolas',-owho-ois-oabout-o1.77-ometers.

  Vladi,-ono,-oViviana-ois-ousing-oa-owhite-oblouse-owith-oa-osomewhat-oshort-oskirt,-oher-obuild-ois-osmaller-othan-oIsa's-oand-oEliana's-oas-oshe-oseems-oto-obe-oa-obit-obelow-o1.6-ometers.-oSlightly-ooverwhelmed-oby-oher-oappearance,-oI-ocough-oa-olittle-oto-ofeign-oit.

  We-ointroduce-oeach-oother-oand-owe-ogo-ograb-osomething-oto-oeat-ofirst-oas-oI-oknow-oa-oplace-onear-othe-otrain-ostation.

  In-othere-owe-ostart-otalking-oand-otell-oabout-oourselves-otrying-oto-oknow-omore-oabout-oeach-oother.-oWe-oalso-oended-oup-otalking-oabout-oZorith-oand-oPeko,-oand-otheir-ocurrent-orelationship-oas-owe-oare-oquite-oglad-oabout-oit.

  I-oknew-ofrom-oday-ozero-ohow-oZorith-ofelt-oabout-oPeko,-oso-oI-oam-ohappy-ofor-omy-ofriend.

  After-oeating,-owe-ogo-oto-oan-oevent-othat-ois-ogoing-oon-oin-othe-ocentral-osquare.

  The-ogirls-ogo-oaround-obuying-othings-oand-owe-opick-osome-othings-otoo-oas-owe-ohave-oquite-oa-osum-oof-omoney.

  Kagito-oseems-oto-otremble-owhen-ospending-omoney,-oit-olooks-olike-ohe-oreally-ocherishes-oit.

  Seeing-ohim,-owe-ostart-ovaluing-oit-omore,-ospending-oit-ocarefully.

  Then-owe-ostop-oat-oa-oshooting-ogame-othat-oseemed-oto-obe-ogoing-oon.-oI-oenter-oalong-owith-oViviana;-omy-oaim-ois-oa-obit-obad-obecause-oI-onormally-odon't-oplay-othese-ogames,-obut-oI-ostart-oadapting-osoon-oenough.

  Using-othe-otoy-ogun,-oI-ostart-oshooting,-osometimes-oI-ohit-ospot-oon-oas-oI-oget-oused-oto-othe-ogame.

  When-owe-ofinished-oending-owith-ofirst-oplace-oeveryone-olooks-oat-ous-oamazed,-oas-owe-ononchalantly-ogo-odown,-obut-ofor-oa-oreason-oI-ofeel-oViviana's-oamazed-ogaze-oat-ome.

  Our-oday-ocontinues-oon-olike-othis,-opeacefully.

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  After-othe-ogame-oI-ofeel-oa-obit-ouneasy,-omy-oaim-owas-ogood,-obut-oEric's-okept-oimproving-oeffortlessly.-oIt-oseems-othat's-owhat-oyou-ocall-onatural-otalent,-oeven-oif-oI-ohave-othe-oupper-ohand-ofor-onow,-oif-ohe-otrains,-ohe-omight-osurpass-ome-oin-oalmost-ono-otime-oat-oall.

  "He-olooks-obigger-onow,-oright?"-oSuddenly-oI-ofeel-oa-ovoice-obehind-ome,-owhen-oI-osee-owho-oit-ois,-oI-oreply.

  "What-odo-oyou-omean,-oNicolas?"-oNicolas-ois-oArksen,-othis-oaloof-oman-owho-ois-oalmost-onever-oserious-ohas-oa-osmiling-oface-onow-obut-oeven-oso,-oI-ofeel-othe-ogrimace-oin-ohis-oface.

  "You-odon't-ohave-oto-ohide-oit,-oeven-oI-ofelt-olike-othat-oonce-obefore,-obut-oas-ohis-ofriend,-oI-owould-olike-oto-oask-oyou-oto-onot-otreat-ohim-odifferently,-ohe-ohas-oalready-ogone-othrough-oa-olot-obecause-oof-ohis-o'talent'"-oHe-otells-ome-ofrankly.-o

  When-oseeing-ohis-oserious-olook,-oI-onod-oa-obit-ostunned.-oThis-oman-ois-oalmost-onever-oserious.-oI-oturn-oto-olook-oat-oEric-oand-oa-osmile-oblooms-oon-omy-oface.

  Brushing-othat-ouneasy-ofeeling-oof-obefore,-olike-oeveryone-oelse,-ohe-ois-ojust-ostanding-othere-otalking-olike-oany-onormal-operson,-olaughing-owith-oa-osilly-oexpression-oand-oscratching-ohis-ohead-owhenever-ohe-oseems-otroubled,-ostroking-ohis-ochin-owhenever-ohe-ois-othinking-ohard…

  I-oknow-ohim,-oeven-oif-ohe-ois-oa-ogenius-obeyond-oany-oother-operson-oI-ohave-oever-oseen,-ohe-ois-ostill-olike-oany-oother-operson,-osuddenly,-obefore-onoticing,-oI-oam-oalready-oapproaching-ohim.

  I-ojust-osay-oto-ohim-o"Hey-oEric,-oyour-oaim-ois-opretty-ogood,-obut-oI-owon't-olet-oyou-osurpass-ome~"

  At-othis,-ohe-ogets-oa-obit-osurprised-oand-osmiles-oback-osaying-o"Heh~-owell-oI-oam-ojust-oa-oswordsman"

  While-osaying-othat,-owe-ostart-otalking-omore-oin-oa-ocomfortable-omanner,-oas-othe-osun-ois-ogoing-odown-oand-owe-odecide-oto-ogo-oto-ohis-ohouse

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  While-ogoing-oinside-omy-oapartment,-oI-otell-othem-owhile-omoving-omy-ohands-ograndiosely.

  "Welcome-oto-omy-ohouse"

  "Show-ooff"-oSays-oNicolas,-oa-osmirk-ovisible-oon-ohis-oface.

  Kagito,-owhose-oreal-oname-ois-oKai,-owhistle-oand-osays-o"It-osure-ois-onice"

  "This-ois-oquite-oa-oplace-ofor-osomeone-oof-oyour-oage-oto-olive-oin"-oSays-oEliana-oamazed,-oand-oViviana-ois-ospeechless

  "Well,-oI-osaved-omoney-obefore,-oso-oI-oused-oit-oto-obuy-oan-oapartment-onow-oas-oI-ohave-oa-omore-ostable-oincome-obecause-oof-othe-oadvertisement-oof-othe-oGuild"-oI-osay-owhile-osmiling-obroadly.

  "What-owould-oyou-olike-oto-odrink-obefore-oI-oprepare-osome-othings-oto-oeat?"-oI-oask-othem-obeforehand,-othey-otold-ome-othey-odidn't-ohave-oany-oproblem-owith-ohigh-ocalories-ofood,-oso-oI-oam-omaking-ohamburgers.

  "Juice"-oEveryone-orespond-oalmost-osimultaneously

  Like-othat-oI-obring-othe-oglasses-oout-oalong-owith-ojuices-oI-ohave-oin-othe-ofridge.-oI-oask-othem-owhich-ojuices-othey-owant,-oand-oI-ostart-opouring-othem-oin.

  They-oare-oreally-ostraightforward,-oall-oof-othem.

  As-oI-ostart-omaking-ohamburgers-oand-oprepare-othe-oother-oingredients,-oEliana-oalso-ocomes-oto-ohelp-ome-oout-oand-othe-oothers-ostart-ofixing-othe-otable-oin-oorder-oto-oeat

  Finishing-opreparing-othe-ohamburgers-oI-oask-othem-oto-ohelp-ome-oput-othem-oon-othe-otable

  We-ostart-oeating-oand-otalk-oabout-othe-oprocedures-oof-othe-ointerview,-owhen-owe-ofinish-oeating-othe-ohamburgers-othe-ogirls-ogo-otake-oa-obath-owhile-owe-ogo-ooutside-oto-otalk-oonly-omen

  When-othey-ofinish-oeverything,-owe-ogo-oinside,-oand-owe-otake-oturns-oto-obathe-oourselves-owith-oa-oquick-oshower-oeach.

  Feeling-orefreshed-owe-ogo-oto-othe-oTv-ostation-owith-othe-ostaff-owaiting-ofor-ous.

  As-othey-ogreet-ous,-oand-owe-oenter-oinside,-owe-oare-ogiven-oformal-oattire-owhile-othey-oseparate-ous-oto-oput-ous-omake-oup.

  Even-oif-oI-otried-oto-orefuse,-oI-ocouldn't-oescape.

  As-owe-omeet-oagain,-oeveryone-oin-oformal-oattire,-omy-oheart-oskips-oa-obeat-obecause-oof-othe-ogirls,-oone-ospecifically.-oIt-olooks-olike-oI-ogot-oenchanted…

  Like-othis-owe-ogo-oon-ostage-oand-othe-ointerview-ostarts,-omany-oquestions-oare-odone-oand-omainly-oabout-owhat-owe-odid-oto-obecome-othe-otop-oplayers

  We-otell-othem-oabout-oour-oadventures-oand-oI-oeven-osay-othat-oI-owould-ogive-othem-othe-ofootage-oof-oour-obattles,-oas-omany-oalready-oshould-oknow-oabout-omy-oabilities-oin-ocombat,-othere-ois-ono-oreason-oto-okeep-othe-osecrets,-obut-oI-owill-ostill-oomit-osome-oparts

  The-ointerviewers-oseem-oamazed-oat-oour-oanswers-oas-oshe-ohears-ous-otaking-oon-olevel-o250+-omonsters-osinglehandedly.

  Then-oshe-oasks-ome.

  "Mr.-oArdha,-owe-oare-ocurious-oabout-owho-othe-oother-oman-ois,-othe-oone-owho-ois-oshown-oto-obe-osparring-owith-oyou-oin-othe-onew-ovideo-ouploaded-oin-oyour-oGuild-ohomepage"

  At-othe-oquestion-oI-oknew-owould-ocome-oI-oanswer-o"He-ois-oa-ocitizen-oof-oHidden-oWorld,-oI've-oknown-ohim-osince-oI-ostarted-oin-othe-ogame,-oin-oterms-oof-ocombat-oability-ohe-ois-oon-opar-owith-ome"

  "An-oNPC?-oHe-oreally-ois-ostrong,-obut-oyou-osure-osurprise-ous-owith-ohow-opowerful-oyou-ocurrently-oare,-oafter-oall,-onot-oeven-oMr.-oKagito-ohere-ocould-oeven-ograze-oyou.-oWould-oyou-omind-otelling-ous-oa-obit-oof-oyour-oclass?"-oShe-oasks-ome-ocuriously.

  Kai-osighs-oa-obit-obut-onods-oapprovingly-owith-oa-osmile-oat-othe-oremark-oof-othe-ointerv
iewer.

  I-othink-ofor-oa-obit-oand-oI-oanswer-o"My-oclass-ois-ocalled-oElemental-oWarrior.-oAfter-otraining-ofor-oa-omonth,-omy-omaster-oin-oHidden-oWorld-oconceded-oit-oto-ome.-oI-ocan't-otell-oyou-omuch-oabout-oits-oqualities,-obut-oI-ocan-otell-othat-oI-odon't-ohave-othe-obonuses-oin-othe-obase-ostats-oand-oskills-othat-oa-onormal-owarrior-oreceives,-oand-oneither-ocan-oI-olearn-oany-owarrior-olike-oskill,-oonly-o'self-buffing'.-oI-ocan't-olearn-omagic-oskills-otoo,-oso-oevery-otime-oI-omake-oa-omagic-oskill-oit-ojust-oreceives-othe-obonus-oof-othe-oMagic-oMastery-oI-ohave"-oI-oomitted-othe-oElemental-oMastery.

  She-olooks-osurprised-ofor-oa-omoment-owith-odue-oreason,-oas-onot-obeing-oable-oto-olearn-oskills-omeans-owhen-oexecuting-oabilities,-othey-owon't-ohave-othe-obonuses-oof-othe-oskills-oand-obecause-oof-othat,-oit-owill-obe-oweaker-othan-o'normal'

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