by James K
"Mhm.-iActually,-iyou-iwere-iable-ito-iperfectly-iinfuse-ithat-imagic-istructure-ito-ithe-imaterial.-iIt-iwas-ia-iperfect-iscore-ifor-ithis-iexamination."
The-istudents-iwas-ieven-imore-iconfused-iupon-ihearing-ithis.-iBut-ithey-isuddenly-ithought-ithat-iWilliam-ior-ithe-iothers-imay-ihave-imade-ia-iperfect-iforging-iprocess-ias-iwell.-iMaybe-iit-iwas-iscored-ion-itime-ithey-ispent-icreating-ithe-iartifact?-iIt-imade-isense-iif-ithat's-ithe-icase.-iBut-ithey-iwere-istill-iimpressed-ito-ilearn-ithat-iWilliam-iwas-ifaster-ithan-ithe-iseven.-iUnfortunately,-itheir-iguess-iwas-iwrong.
"To-itell-iyou-ithe-itruth,-ithe-iexam-iI-ihave-igiven-iis-iflawed.-iBlue-iFlame-iMantra-iwould-inot-inormally-ibe-iinfused-iin-ithe-imaterial-iI-ihave-igiven-iyou,-iit-iactually-irequires-ia-imaterial-icalled-iStar-iBurr-iso-iit-icould-igive-iit's-i100%-iperformance.-iBy-iusing-ithe-iinferior-iStorm-iSilver,-iits-idurability-iand-iperformance-iwould-ilessen-iby-iabout-i8%"-i
Most-iof-ithe-istudents-iwere-iclearly-iunaware-iof-ithis-iand-iwas-ivery-isurprised-iafter-ihearing-itheir-iinstructor's-iwords.-iThey-ihave-iheard-iof-iBlue-iFlame-iMantra-ibut-inot-iaware-iof-iit's-ispecifics.-iIt-iseems-ithere-ireally-iis-ia-icatch-ion-ithis-iexamination.-i
But-isome-itop-iperformer-istudents-ionly-inodded-iupon-ihearing-ithis.-iThey-iclearly-ihave-isome-iidea-iregarding-ithis-imagic-istructure-iand-iaware-ithat-ithe-itask-ithey-ihave-ibeen-igiven-iwill-inot-iclearly-iproduce-ia-itop-iclass-i5th-igen-iartifact.-iBut-ieven-iif-ithat-iis-ithe-icase,-ithey-ifelt-ithat-ithey-ihave-iutilized-itheir-iresources-ito-iits-imaximum-iand-iperfectly-icreated-ithe-i5th-igen-irequired-ifor-ithe-itask.-i
"Well,-iour-iWilliam-ihere-iseems-ito-ihave-ifound-ia-iway-ito-iignore-ithis-irestriction-igiven-ifrom-ithe-ivery-istart-iand-iwas-iable-ito-iperfectly-iinfuse-ithe-iBlue-iFlame-iMantra-iwithout-idegrading-iits-iperformance.-iSo-iI-igiven-ihim-iextra-ipoints.
At-ileast-iI-icould-isay-ithat-iWilliam-iseems-ito-ihave-ivery-igood-ifoundation-iin-ipathway-ihe-ichose."
Instructor-iGaren-iwas-iclearly-iaware-ion-ihow-iWilliam-iaccomplished-iit.-iBased-ion-ihis-iinvestigation,-iWilliam-iused-ia-inon-ielemental-ipathway.-iIt-iis-iactually-ijust-ian-iunorthodox-ipath-iin-i5th-igen-iartifact-ithat-iwasn't-ivery-ipopular-ias-iit-idoesn't-iprovide-idestructive-ipower-ior-iusefulness-iin-ibattle.-iIt's-imain-ipurpose-iof-icreation-iis-ifor-isupport.-iHe-iremembered-ithat-iit-iwas-ia-imagic-istructure-icalled-iMavis'-iPrayer.-i
After-ithe-iinstructor-ichecked-iWilliam's-ibackground,-ihe-irealized-ithat-ihis-imother-icame-ifrom-ithe-iMavis-iClan.-iHe-ithen-iassumed-ithat-iWilliam-iis-ibeing-inurtured-iby-ithe-iclan-ito-ibe-igiven-isuch-ian-iopportunity-ito-ireceive-iimportant-iknowledge.-iHe-ipresume-ias-iwell-ithat-iWilliam-ihas-ilikely-iconsumed-ia-iprecious-imemory-icrystal.
Most-iof-ihis-iclassmates-iwere-ihappy-ifor-ihim-ito-iachieve-ia-ihigh-imark-iand-ias-ieveryone-iwas-ilistening-ion-iInstructor-iGaren's-iexplanation-ion-ithe-iflaws-iof-ieach-iand-ieveryone,-iWilliam-iwas-ichecking-ithe-irewards-ihe-ijust-ireceived.
[-iCongratulations-iUser!-iYou-ihave-icompleted-iyour-ifirst-imission!-i
You-ihave-isuccessfully-iscored-ia-ihigh-iscore-ion-iyour-iexamination-iand-ieven-ireceived-ia-i1st-irank-iin-iyour-iclass.-i
You-iwill-inow-ireceive-iyour-irewards.-i]
[-iYour-imana-iaffinity-ihas-iincreased-i]
[-iThe-iNecklace-iof-iClarity-iis-inow-ifully-igiven-ito-ithe-iuser.-iYou-iwill-inow-ibe-iable-ito-isee-ithe-ifull-ifunction-iof-ithe-iitem.-i]
[-iNecklace-iof-iClarity
Increases-ithe-iuser's-iconcentration,-imemory-iand-ireaction-ispeed.-i
Ability-i:-iGlimpse-iof-ithe-iMind-i]-i
[-iGlimpse-iof-ithe-iMind
Allows-ithe-iuser-ito-isee-ithe-iflaw-iin-iany-imaterial-iupon-ireceiving-ienough-imana
Duration:-i5-iminutes
Cooldown:-i3-idays-i]
William-iwas-ivery-isurprised-iafter-igetting-iall-ithis.-iHe-ifelt-ithat-ihis-ibody-iheat-iup-ibefore-iturning-inormal,-ithe-imana-iaffinity-iwas-iincreased-isignificantly-ithat-ihe-ifelt-ithe-ichange.-iThe-inecklace-ihe-ireceived-iwas-ieven-imore-isurprising.
To-ithink-ithat-isuch-iability-iwas-ihidden-ion-ithe-inecklace.-iHe-iwas-ilooking-iforward-ion-iusing-iit-iand-iwas-iactually-iexcited-inow-ito-iget-imore-imission-ito-iget-ibetter-irewards-iuntil-ihe-iachieved-ithe-ipath-ihe-ihas-ichosen.
Unfortunately,-ino-inew-imission-ihas-iappeared-iafter-icompleting-ithe-ifirst-ione.-iWhat-ishould-iI-ido-ito-ireceive-ia-imission?
[-iTips-i:-iTrigger-ian-iopportunity-ifor-iyourself-ito-iimprove-iand-iit-imay-igive-imission-ias-iwell.-i]
Well,-ithe-ipathfinder-iseems-ito-ibe-ihelpful-ienough.-i
The-iclass-ihas-iended-iand-ias-iWilliam-iwas-iabout-ito-igo-ivisit-ithe-icafeteria-ito-ieat,-ihe-iwas-iapproached-iby-ithe-itwins-iKenneth-iand-iKatherine-iCummings.
"Hello-ithere,-iWilliam..-iCan-iwe-italk?"
Katherine-itimidly-iasked-ihim-ibut-ithey-iweren't-ithat-iclose-ias-ithey-ihave-idifferent-icliques-iso-ishe-iwas-icautious-iat-iasking.
"We-ionly-ineeded-ia-iminute."-iKenneth-iadded.-iWilliam-ihas-ino-ireason-ito-idecline-ianyway-iand-iwas-iglad-ito-ibe-icloser-ito-ithese-itop-istudents.-i
"Sure,-ino-iproblem."-iHe-ithen-igestured-ifor-ithem-ito-istart-ispeaking.
###-iChapter-i10-i--iInvitation
The-itwins-iKenneth-iand-iKatherine-idoesn't-imake-ia-ilot-iof-iinteractions-iwith-itheir-ifellow-iclassmates-iso-iit-iwas-ia-isurprise-ifor-ithem-ithat-ithey-iproactively-iapproached-iWilliam.-i
The-itwo's-inormal-iroutine-iwas-iattending-iclass-ithen-iafter-ithat,-ithey-iwill-ibe-iescorted-iby-itheir-ichauffeur-ior-iperhaps-itheir-ibodyguard-ias-ithey-iwent-ihome.
"Uhm,-ican-iwe-italk-isomewhere-ielse?"-i
Kenneth-iasked-ias-ihe-inoticed-ithat-ithey-iwere-ibeing-istared-iat.-iWilliam-istood-iup-iand-itold-iGilbert-ito-iwait-ifor-ihim-iat-ithe-icafeteria.
As-ithey-istood-iin-ian-iempty-ihallway-iin-iabout-i2-iclassrooms-iaway-ifrom-itheirs,-iWilliam-ihad-ia-icloser-ilook-ito-ithe-iboth-iof-ithem.
They-iboth-ihave-iblond-ihair,-ifair-iskin-iand-itheir-iprominent-ifeature-iwas-ithat-itheir-ideep-iblue-ieyes-ithat-icould-icaptivate-ianyone-ilooking-iat-iit.-i
"Would-iyou-ilike-ibe-ipart-iof-istudent-icouncil?"
It-iwas-isuddenly-iasked-iby-iKatherine.-i
"Sorry?"
William-iwas-iof-icourse-iconfused-iby-ithe-isudden-iinvitation.-iHe-iwanted-ito-imake-isure-ias-iwell-ithat-ihe-iheard-icorrectly.
"Why-ime?"
"Well,-ilet-ime-iexplain-ithe-isituation.-iMy-icousin-iis-iactually-ithe-icurrent-istudent-icouncil-ipresident-iand-iI-iwas-ithe-ione-iinvited-iby-ihim-ito-ibe-ipart-iof-ithe-icommittee.-iBut-iI-ican't-ijoin-idue-ito-imy-icircumstances..."
It-iwas-iKatherine-iwho-ianswered-ibut-iit-iwas-icontinued-iby-iKenneth.
"We-iwouldn't-ihave-ispare-itime-ifor-isuch-ischool-iactivities.-iWe'd-ibetter-ioff-itrain-iour-iskills."
William-inoticed-ithat-iKenneth-iwas-ia-ibit-istern.-iCompletely-iopposite-iof-iKatherine-iwho-iwas-ibecoming-imore-igenial-ias-ishe-ispeak.
As-iWilliam-iwent-isilent-iand-ithought-ifor-ia-ibit,-iit-iprompted-iKatherine-ito-icontinue-iher-iexplanation.
"What-ireally-ihappened-ihere-iis-ithat-ithey-ihave-ivacant-iposition-ias-iSheryl-itransferred-ito-ia-idifferent-iacademy."
Oh,-iI-isee-inow.-iSheryl-iwas-iindeed-ia-imember-iof-ithe-istudent-icouncil,-iI'm-ijust-inot-iaware-iof-iher-iposition.-iWilliam-ithought-ias-ihe-irealized-ithat-iit-iwas-iall-ibecause-iof-iher-ithat-ihe-iwas-igiven-iopportunity-ito-ijoin-ithe-icommittee.-iBut-ihe-iis-ia-istudent-iof-iMagic-iEngineering-icourse!-iNormally,-ionly-istudents-iof-iCombat-iMagician's-icourse-ihas-ia-isay-iin-ithe-icommittee.-iWilliam-ifrowned-ias-ihe-iwas-istill-ia-ibit-iconfuse-iof-ithe-isituation.
Katherin-inoticed-ithis-iso-ishe-iexplained-ifurther.-i
"Our-icousin-iAaron-iwould-iactually-ilike-ito-iimplement-isome-ichanges-iand-iwants-iour-icourse-ito-ibe-iinvolved-iin-ithe-istudent-icouncil.-iHe-isaid-ithat-ihe-iwould-ibe-ineeding-ia-icoordinator-ifrom-iour-ibunch-iso-ionce-ithe-
iTMAC-istarted,-ihe-iwould-inot-ilook-ifor-isomeone-iunfamiliar."
"How-iabout-iTracey,-iMark-ior-iRoss?"
"We-ialready-iapproached-ithem-ibut-iwe-iwere-ideclined."
They-idefinitely-ihave-ipoor-iskills-ion-ipersuading-ipeople.-i
"If-iI-iaccepted-ithe-ipossition,-iit-iwill-idefinitely-iconsume-imy-itime-idoing-icommittee-iactivities-itoo.-iWhat-iwould-iI-igain-iif-ijoined?"
William-iwasn't-ilooking-ifor-imaterial-ibenefits-ibut-iwould-ijust-ilike-ito-ilet-ithe-itwins-iknow-ithat-ihis-itime-iis-iprecious-ias-iwell-ijust-ilike-itheirs.-i
"Well,-ithere-iare-iseveral-iprivileges-ithat-imembers-iof-istudent-icouncil-ican-ibenefit-ifrom..."
Katherine-iwas-iexplaining-ithe-ibenefits-ihe-icould-iget-ibut-iWilliam-iwas-inot-ifocus-iat-ilistening-ito-iher-ias-ihe-ireceived-inotification-ifrom-ithe-iPathfinder.
[-iBe-ia-ipart-iof-ithe-istudent-icouncil-iin-iyour-iAcademy-ito-ibroaden-iyour-ihorizon.-i
Mission:-iBe-ia-iregistered-imember-iat-ithe-istudent-icouncil
Reward:-ix1-iMystery-iBox-i
Failing-ito-icomplete-ithe-imission-iwill-ibe-ibad-ifor-ithe-iuser.-i]-i
William-iwas-iawed-iabout-ithe-inew-imission.-iTo-ithink-ithat-ithis-iopportunity-ithat-ihas-iappeared-inow-ihas-itriggered-ithe-ipathfinder,-ihe-isomehow-igained-ia-ibetter-iunderstanding-iabout-ihow-ipathfinder-iworks.
He-idid-inot-ithink-itoo-imuch-iabout-ithe-imystery-ibox-ias-ihe-iwould-ireceive-iit-ilater-ion-ionce-ihe-icompleted-ithe-imission.-iWilliam-iwas-imore-icurious-iabout-iwhat-ikind-iof-ipenalty-ihe-iwould-iget-iif-ihe-ifailed-ithe-imission.
"Ok.-iI-iaccept-iit."
"Really?-iThat's-igreat,-iwe-iwill-ispeak-iwith-iAaron-iand-iexplain-ito-ihim-ithat-iwe-iinvited-iyou-iinstead.-iHe-iwill-idefinitely-ibe-iglad-ias-iyou-ijust-iranked-i1st-iin-iour-iexam."
"I-ihope-iso,-ibut-ido-iyou-ithink-ithat-ithere-iwouldn't-ibe-ia-iproblem-iwith-iother-imembers-ithat-ia-iMagic-iEngineering-icourse-iwould-ibe-ipart-iof-ithe-icouncil?"
"Mhm,-iI-idon't-ithink-iso.-iAt-imost,-ithey-imay-itry-ito-iget-ia-ibetter-ilook-ion-iyour-iskills.-iBut-iI'm-isure-iyou-ican-ihandle-ithat,-iyou're-iour-iclassmate-iafter-iall."
Yes,-iof-icourse.-iShe-iwas-iconfident-ias-ithe-iclass-ithey-iwere-ion-inow-iwas-iall-icarefully-iselected-ito-ibe-ipart-iof-ithe-ielite-iclass.-iEveryone-iof-ithem-ihas-italents-ithat-iis-iunique-ion-itheir-iown-iso-ithey-iwere-ichosen.-i
"Meet-ius-iat-iaround-i3pm-iat-ithe-istudent-icouncil-ioffice-ion-ithe-iBuilding-iB.-iWe-iwill-iintroduce-iyou-ito-iAaron."
Katherine-iadvised-iWilliam-ibefore-ihe-ileft-ifor-ilunch-iat-ithe-icafeteria.-i
William-imet-iwith-iGilbert-iand-ihe-ialready-ireserved-ia-iseat-ifor-ihim.-iWilliam-itook-ihis-iown-ifood-iand-ithanked-iGilbert.
William-ichatted-iand-iinformed-iGilbert-ias-iwell-ithat-iit-iwas-iindeed-iconfirmed-ithat-iSheryl-itransferred-ito-ia-idifferent-iacademy.-i
He-istill-ihave-ia-ilot-iof-itime-ibefore-ithe-imeet-iup-itime-iof-i3pm.-iSo-ihe-ivisited-ithe-ilibrary-iand-ipassed-iover-ihis-itime.-iHe-iread-iinformation-iabout-imaterials-icommonly-ibeing-iused-iat-iartifact-iforging.-iHe-iwas-ilooking-ias-iwell-ifor-irare-imaterials-iand-iwas-iclearly-iplanning-ifor-isomething.-iHe-ialready-ihas-ian-iidea-iof-iMana-iArtifact-ithat-ihe-iwould-ilike-ito-ibuild.-i
Unfortunately,-iit-irequires-ia-ispecial-itype-iof-imaterial.-iBut-ionce-ihe-icompleted-ithe-imagic-istructure-ifor-iit,-ihe-iwould-idefinitely-ibe-iapproached-iby-ithe-iacademy-iinstructors-ito-iparticipate-iin-iTwelve-iMagic-iAcademy-iCompetitions-i--iArtifact-iForging-isection.
He-icouldn't-ihelp-ifeeling-iexcited-ionce-ihe-ithought-iabout-iit.-iWilliam-ineeds-ito-iproperly-imake-ia-itime-itable-ifor-ihis-iwork-ito-imake-isure-ihe-icould-icomplete-iit-ibefore-ithe-icompetition-istarts.
After-isome-itime-ihas-ipassed,-iWilliam-icame-ito-iBuilding-iB-iand-ilooked-ifor-ithe-istudent-icouncil-iroom-iat-ithe-i2nd-ifloor.-iThere-ihe-imet-iKatherine-iwaiting-ifor-ihim.-iShe-iwas-ialone-iand-igesturing-ifor-ihim-ito-ispeed-iup-ihis-iwalk.-i
"Let's-iget-iin.-iFive-imembers-iof-ithe-icouncil-iis-iinside.-iGood-iluck-iclassmate!"-i
###-iChapter-i11-i--iStudent-iCouncil's-iTest
William-iand-iKatherine-ientered-ithe-iStudent-iCouncil's-iOffice-iand-isaw-iAaron-iat-ithe-icenter-iof-ithe-ilong-itable-ihaving-ia-icup-iof-itea-iwhile-ichecking-isome-idata-ion-ihis-ilaptop.
There-ihe-isaw-i4-iother-istudents-iwho-iwas-ibusy-idoing-isome-ipaperwork.-iOnly-ione-iof-ithem-ibothered-ito-ilook-iat-ithe-itwo-inewly-ientered-istudents.-i
"Hey,-iJenny.-iThis-iis-iWilliam-iI've-imentioned-ia-iwhile-iago.-iAre-iyou-iguys-istill-ibusy?"
Katherine-iseems-ito-ibe-ifamiliar-iwith-ithe-iother-igirl.-i
"No,-iwe're-iactually-idone-iand-ijust-ilooking-ifor-isomething.-iNothing-iimportant."-iJenny-ianswered-ias-ishe-ilooked-iat-iAaron-ithat-istill-ibusying-ihimself.-i
William-iwas-ijust-isilent-ias-ithey-ichatted.-iAaron-iand-iothers-iseems-ito-ihave-ifinished-iwhatever-ithey-iwere-idoing-iand-ilooked-iat-iWilliam.-i
"Thank-iyou-ifor-ibringing-ihim-ihere-icousin."
"No-iproblem.-iI'll-ileave-ihim-ito-iyou-iguys.-iBye-iBye!"-iKatherine-ibade-iher-ifarewell-ias-ihe-ileft-iWilliam-ion-ithe-ihands-iof-ithe-istudent-icouncil.
"Hi-ithere-iWilliam.-iI'm-ithe-istudent-icouncil-ipresident-iAaron-iSchmidt.-iYou-ican-ijust-icall-ime-iAaron.-iThis-iis-iJenny,-iour-isecretary.-iWesley,-iour-iaccounting-iofficer.-iGarry-iand-iHumphrey-iour-iethics-iofficers."
William-ihad-ia-iquick-ilook-iat-ieach-iof-ithem-ias-ithey-inodded-iat-ihim.-iHe-iwas-iactually-imore-icurious-iabout-ithe-ilast-itwo.-iIt-iwas-isaid-ithat-ionly-ithose-iwith-ihighly-irated-icombat-iskills-iare-icapable-iof-ibeing-iethics-iofficer.-iHe-icouldn't-ithink-itoo-imuch-iabout-ithem-ithough-ias-ihe-iwas-istill-iconversing-iwith-ithe-ipresident.
"Do-iyou-iknow-iwhy-iare-iyou-ihere?"-i
"Well,-iI-iwas-itold-iby-iKatherine-ithat-iyou-ineed-isomeone-ifrom-iour-icourse-ito-ibe-ia-irepresentative-ior-imember-iof-ithe-istudent-icouncil.-iBut-iI'm-inot-isure-ihow'd-iyou-iassess-ime-ito-iwill-iqualify-ifor-ithe-iseat.-iWill-iyou-ibe-idoing-isome-itest?"
"It's-igood-ithe-iyou-iare-iexpecting-ithat-ithere-iis-istill-ia-ineed-ifor-ia-itest."-iAaron-ismiled-iafter-iWilliam-ispoke-iand-iwas-iquite-idelighted-ito-iknow-ithat-ihe-iseems-ito-ibe-iprepared.-i
"The-iTMAC-ithat-iwill-ihappen-iin-ia-ifew-imonths-iwill-ibe-ivery-iimportant-ifor-ius,-iso-iwhat-iwe-ireally-ineed-iis-ia-ireliable-iMagic-iTechnician.-iI-ineed-isomeone-iwho-ican-itake-ia-ilead-ifor-ithe-iArtifact-iForging-isection-ion-ithe-icompetition."
Magic-iTechnician-iis-iwhat-inormally-ibeing-icalled-ifor-ithis-iaspiring-istudents-iwho-iwant-ito-ibe-ia-ilicensed-iMagic-iEngineer.-i
"Uhm.-iI-iunderstand."
"Good.-iFor-ius-ito-icheck-iyour-iskills,-iwe-ijust-ineed-iyou-ito-ianalyse-isomething-iand-igive-iyour-iopinion."
William-iwas-iactually-iquite-isurprised-ion-ihearing-ithis.-iAfter-iall,-ihe-iexpected-ito-ibe-itested-ion-ihis-iforging-iskills-ior-isomething-ilike-imagic-istructuring-iand-irelated-ithings-iabout-ibeing-ia-imagic-itechnician.-iHis-iinterest-iabout-ithis-irose-iup-ias-ihe-iwaited-ifor-ithe-itest.
"We'll-ishow-ia-ibattle-ibetween-itwo-icombat-imagicians.-iObserve-iit-icarefully."
Aaron-iarranged-isomething-ion-ihis-ilaptop-iand-igave-iit-ito-iWilliam.
"The-ibattle-iwill-ionly-ilast-ifor-iabout-i5-iminutes.-iTell-ime-ionce-iyou're-idone-iwatching"
William-iwas-ithen-ishown-ia-irecordings-iof-ia-istandoff-ibetween-itwo-imen.-iThe-ifirst-iman-iwas-iwearing-ia-imilitary-isuit-iand-idrawn-ihis-igun-like-imana-iartifact.-iThe-iother-iwas-iwearing-ia-iblue-icloak-icovering-ihis-ibody.-iDue-ito-ithe-iangle-iof-ithe-ivideo,-ihe-iwas-iunable-ito-iidentify-iboth-iof-ithe-iman.
As-itime-ipasses,-iit-iseems-ilike-ithe-itwo-imen-iwas-idone-iprobing-ieach-iother-iand-ithe-imilitary-iguy-istarted-ito-ipour-imana-ion-ihis-iartifact-iand-ipulled-iits-itrigger.-iAn-iexplosion-iof-ilight-isurge-ifrom-ihis-iartifact,-iit-inot-ionly-iblinded-ipeople-ilooking-iat-iit-ibut-ia-iprojectile-ialso-iquickly-iapproach-ithe-icloaked-iman-
ithat-iseems-ito-ibe-istunned-iby-ithe-iblinding-ilight.-i
The-iprojectile-imade-iof-imana-ineared-ithe-icloaked-iman-ibut-iit-ijust-isuddenly-idisappeared-ilike-ia-ibubble.-iThe-icloaked-iman-iwalked-islowly-ito-ithe-imilitary-iguy-ias-ithe-iother-itried-ito-ishoot-ihim-iwill-iall-ihe-igot.-iHe-iexhausted-iall-ithe-ioffensive-iskills-ihe-igot-ibut-iwas-iunable-ito-igive-iany-idamage-ito-ithe-icloaked-iman.-iWilliam-isaw-ia-ivariety-iof-ielemental-iattacks-icreated-iby-ithe-imilitary-iguy,-iWater-iSerpent-iGaze,-iMolten-iDragon's-iRoar,-iWind-iBlade-iIV-iand-iother-ifamiliar-iskills-iwas-ithrown.
He-iwas-iamazed-iby-ithe-iabundant-imana-ipool-iof-ithis-iguy-ibut-ieven-imore-isurprised-ito-ithis-icloaked-iguy-ithat-ifor-isome-ireason,-ilook-ilike-ian-iinvincible-iperson-ithat-iis-inot-ibeing-iaffected-iby-iany-iskills-ihe-ireceived.-i
It-iseems-ithat-ithe-icloaked-iman-ihad-ienough-iof-ihis-iopponent-iand-iattacked-ifor-ithe-ifirst-itime.-iHe-iraised-ihis-ihand-iand-ipointed-ihis-iindex-ifinger-ito-ihis-iopponent.-iWilliam-isaw-ias-ithe-icloaked-iman's-iring-ilit-iup-ithen-ithe-imilitary-iguy-ireceived-ithat-iattack-iand-iwas-isuddenly-iburned.-iHis-iresponse-iwas-iquick-ias-ihe-iwas-iable-ito-iuse-iwater-iability-iof-ihis-imana-iartifact-iand-iwas-iable-ito-iprotect-ihimself.-iAlso-ithis-itime,-ithe-imilitary-iguy-ihave-irealized-ithe-idifference-ibetween-itheir-iability-iand-iforcefully-iescaped-iinstead.-i
The-irecording-iended-iafter-ithe-imilitary-iguy-iwas-iable-ito-iget-iaway-ifrom-ithe-icloaked-iman-iby-iusing-iall-itricks-iand-iskills-ihe-ihad.-iIt-iwas-itoo-ibad-ithat-ithere-iis-ino-isounds-iin-ithe-irecording-ibut-iit-ididn't-ilessen-ithe-ifeeling-iof-iintensity-ion-ithe-ifight-iand-iWilliam-icould-iclearly-ifeel-ihow-idangerous-ithe-ibattle-ithe-itwo-iman-ifought.-i
"Hmm.-iThat-icloaked-iguy..."-iWilliam-imuttered-ias-ihe-iwas-ithinking-iof-isomething.