Tyrant

by James K

  "To-ithink-ithat-ithe-iMinistry-iwill-igive-isuch-ian-iopportunity-ito-ithese-istudents."-iThe-iinstructor-icould-ionly-isigh-iin-idisappointment-ias-ithey-imissed-ithe-iopportunity-ito-ireceive-ieven-ia-isix-hour-ipass-iin-ithe-ispring.

  William-ionly-ihave-isuperficial-iknowledge-iabout-ithe-ispring-iand-ilooking-iat-iRoss-iand-iTracy's-ireaction,-iit-iseems-ithat-ithey-iknow-ia-ilot-imore-iabout-ithis-imysterious-ispring-iguarded-iby-ithe-igovernment.-iAs-imuch-ias-ihe-iwould-ilike-ito-iask-imore-iabout-ithis,-ithe-iceremony-icontinued-ias-ieach-igroup-iof-istudents-ireceived-itheir-iaward.-i

  Now,-ithe-imaster-iof-iceremony-iis-iabout-ito-iannounce-ithe-iparticipants-iof-ithe-ijoint-icountry-icompetition.

  ###-iChapter-i71-i--iChosen-iParticipants

  William's-igroup-itook-itheir-imedals-iand-iprizes-iwith-ithem-ion-ithe-istage-iand-itheir-i2nd-iyear-iteam-ihad-ia-iquick-icommemorative-iphoto-ias-ia-ikeepsake-ifor-ithis-iTMAC.-iFor-ithe-igolden-itrophy-ithey-ireceived,-iit-iwould-ibe-isent-ito-itheir-iAcademy's-icollection.-iHe-ihad-iactually-ithought-ithat-iranks-iwill-ibe-iannounced-ifor-iArtifact-iForging-isegment,-ibut-iit-iseems-ithey-ihave-icombined-iit-iwith-iCombat-iMagician's-iresults.

  They-ireturned-ito-itheir-iseat-iand-itook-itheir-itime-ito-icheck-ithe-iprizes-ithey-ireceived.-iThe-i6-iblueprint-iof-iPeak-iGrade-i2-iMagic-iStructures-iwould-iobviously-ibe-igiven-ito-iWilliam,-iRoss,-iand-iTracy.-iThey-iwould-ieither-ihave-ito-idivide-iit-ithemselves-ior-ilet-ithem-ijointly-istudy-ithe-i6-imagic-istructures-ias-ithe-ithree-iof-ithem-ihave-iquite-ia-ifew-imagic-istructures-ias-iwell-ithat-ireaches-iPeak-iGrade-i2.-i

  Apparently,-ias-iannounced-ia-ifew-imoments-iago,-ithese-iMagic-iStructures-iwere-iindeed-idifferent-ifrom-ieach-iother.-iWater-iPrison,-iIron-iWood-iBind,-iWraith-iFire's-iWrath,-iTornado-iSlash,-iand-iEarth's-iTremor.

  "They-iwere-ireally-igenerous-ithis-itime."-iTracy-isaid-iupon-ichecking-ithe-iblueprints.-i

  "Are-iyou-ifamiliar-iwith-ithese-imagic-istructures?"-iWilliam-iasked-ias-ihe-iwasn't-itoo-ifamiliar-ihimself-iwith-ithese,-ithough-ihe-ican-ivaguely-iremember-ithat-ihe-iheard-ior-iread-iof-ithese-istructures-ibefore.

  "If-iI'm-inot-imistaken,-ithese-imagic-istructures-iwere-ipreviously-ibeing-iused-iby-iour-imilitary.-iBut-ithey-irecently-ihad-inew-iand-imore-iadvanced-imagic-istructure...-iOh,-iI-ibelieve-iit-iwas-ilast-iyear-iso-ithese-iweren't-ibeing-iused-ianymore."-iRoss-iexplained-ito-iWilliam-ibut-iafter-ihe-iremembered-ithat-iit-iwas-isomeone-ifrom-ihis-iSchien's-iMain-iBranch-iFamily-iwho-isupplied-ithe-inew-imagic-istructures,-ihe-irecollected-ithat-iit-ihappened-ilast-iyear.-i

  William-inodded-itelling-ithat-ihe-iunderstood-inow.-iHe-ididn't-iask-ifurther-iquestion-ias-ihe-iwaited-ifor-ithe-iceremony-ito-ibe-iover-ifirst.-iHe-iwould-ilike-ito-itake-ia-iglance-ias-iwell-iin-ithe-i10-iPeak-iGrade-iA-iMana-iArtifacts-ithat-iwill-ibe-idivided-iby-ithe-ifive-i2nd-iyears.-iHe-iwas-icurious-iabout-ithe-iartifacts-ithat-ithe-iministry-iis-iwilling-ito-ireward-iand-iit's-iquality.-iIt-iwasn't-ieveryday-ithat-iWilliam-icould-ipersonally-isee-iother's-imana-iartifact.

  The-i3rd-iyears-icould-ionly-ilook-iin-ienvy-iwhile-ithis-iis-iall-ihappening,-ibut-ithey-iwere-ialso-ihappy-ifor-itheir-ijuniors-iachieving-ibetter-iresults.-i

  A-ifew-imoments-ilater,-ithe-itop-iparticipants-iin-iboth-iArtifact-iForging-iand-iCombat-iwere-iabout-ito-ibe-iannounced.-i

  "For-ithe-iJoint-iCountry-iCompetition,-iwe-iwill-ibe-iselecting-ithe-itop-iperformers-iin-ithe-icompetition-iregardless-iof-itheir-irespective-iyears."

  Everyone-iwent-ion-isilence-iupon-ihearing-ithis.-iEven-iif-iyou've-iwin-i1st-iplace-iin-iyour-irespective-iyear,-iit-idoesn't-iguarantee-iyou-ia-islot-iand-iwill-ionly-igive-ia-ibetter-ileverage.-i

  "For-ithe-iCombat-iMagicians,-ihere-iis-ithe-iresults."

  1.-iAvery-iMarshall-i--i3rd-iyear-ifrom-iIsolde

  2.-iHector-iNewman-i--i3rd-iyear-ifrom-iStoneheimer

  3.-iVanessa-iWhite-i--i3rd-iyear-ifrom-iSkywalker

  4.-iNyla-iLawson-i--i3rd-iyear-ifrom-iOdrexelt

  5.-iAria-iScott-i--i3rd-iyear-ifrom-iSkywalker

  6.-iKyla-iRogers-i--i2nd-iyear-ifrom-iMystic-iGate

  A-iprojection-icame-iand-ieveryone-isaw-ithe-ilist-iof-iselected-iparticipants.-iEveryone-iwere-isurprised-ito-isee-ia-i2nd-iyear-ihad-imanaged-ito-isneak-iin-ito-ithis-iselection-ibut-ithey-iweren't-itoo-ishocked-ias-ithere-ihas-ibeen-iprecedent-ioccasion-iin-ithe-ipast-iyears.-iAs-ithe-icrowd-iwere-iabout-ito-idiscuss-ithe-iresults,-ithe-iprojection-ichanged-iand-iname-iof-iparticipants-ifor-iArtifact-iForging-iwas-ishown.

  1.-iJun-iRichardson-i--i3rd-iyear-i--iMystic-iGate

  2.-iWilliam-iRavencroft-i--i2nd-iyear-i--iLeonhearts

  3.-iSheryl-iVermont-i--i2nd-iyear-i--iMystic-iGate

  As-ian-iacademy-ithat-iis-iknown-ifor-itheir-iArtifact-iForging,-ithe-iMystic-iGate-ideserves-ithe-islot.-iMany-iwere-isurprised-ito-isee-ithe-iname-iWilliam,-ithe-icrowd-iweren't-itoo-ifamiliar-iwith-ihim-ibut-isince-ithey-inoticed-ithat-ihe-iwas-ifrom-iLeonhearts-iand-isecond-iyear-iat-ithat.-iThey-ihad-isomehow-iconnected-iit-ito-ithe-iweird-imana-iartifacts-iused-iby-ithe-imagicians.

  "Was-iit-ihim?-iThe-ione-iwho-imade-ithe-iUltrasonic-iBurst?"

  "Yes,-iI-iheard-ithat-ihe-ialso-imade-ithe-iMirror-iof-iTrace.-iThat-iwas-ivery-iimpressive."

  "Then-ino-iwonder-ihe-iwas-iselected-ifor-ithe-ijoint-icountry-icompetition."

  "Do-iyou-ithink-ihe'll-iregister-ithe-imagic-istructure-iin-iNMTI?-iSigh..-iI-ihope-iI-icould-ibuy-iand-ilearn-ithat-ispell-itoo."

  "If-iever-ithat-ithe-istructure-iwas-ifor-isale,-iI'll-idefinitely-ipurchase-iit-iwhatever-ithe-iprice-iis."

  Whispers-ican-ibe-iheard-ias-isoon-ias-ithey-isaw-ithe-iresults.-iMany-iwere-icurious-ibut-isome-iothers-idoesn't-icare-itoo-imuch.-iAfter-iall,-ino-ione-iis-iexpecting-itoo-imuch-iabout-ithe-iinternational-ilevel-iof-ithis-icompetition.-iIt-iwill-ionly-igive-ithem-iat-ileast-ian-ihonour-iand-ichance-ito-iperform-ioutside-ithe-icountry.-iThey-iweren't-itoo-ioptimistic-ito-iwin-iagainst-iother-icountries-iand-iwere-ialready-ihappy-ito-iexcel-ihere-iin-itheir-ihome-ifield.

  Their-ilack-iof-iexcitement-ior-iurge-ito-ijoin-ithe-icompetition-iwas-idue-ito-ipast-ifew-iyears-ithat-iZairus-iwere-iperforming-ipoorly.-iOn-ithe-iother-ihand,-iWilliam-iweren't-itoo-iexcited-ias-iwell-isince-ihe-iwas-imore-iworried-iif-ihe'll-ihave-ia-ichance-ito-ilook-ifor-ihis-ispaceship-iin-iMontego.-i

  After-iall,-ithis-iinternational-ilevel-icompetition-iwill-ibe-ijoined-iin-iby-iZairus,-iMaja,-iMontego,-iand-iVirgan,-ithe-isecurity-ilevel-ithat-iwill-ibe-iplaced-ifor-ithe-isake-iof-ithe-ievent-imust-ibe-ivery-ihigh.-i

  But-ihis-iworries-iwas-isomehow-iresolved-iupon-iannouncing-ithat-ithe-icompetition-iwill-ihappen-iin-ia-imonth-ifrom-inow-iand-ithey-iwill-iarrive-i5-idays-iearlier-iin-ievents.-iThe-ieven-iwill-istart-i10-idays-iafter-ithe-inew-iyear.-iIt-imeans-ithat-iduring-ithese-i5-idays-ibefore-ithe-icompetition,-iWilliam-imust-itry-ito-ilocate-ihis-ispaceship-iin-ithat-iisland-ination.

  Yes,-iit-iwill-ibe-ivery-idifficult-ibut-iWilliam-ihad-ibeen-ipreparing-ifor-ithis-iin-ithe-ipast-imonths-iand-ialmost-iready-iwith-iit.-iHe-istill-ihas-ifew-iweeks-ito-icomplete-ihis-ipreparation-ifor-ithis-ianyway.

  "Congratulations-iWilliam!"-iTracy-iand-iRoss-isaid-ibeside-ihim-iupon-iseeing-ihis-iname-iin-ithe-iprojection.

  "Thank-iyou,-iI-ithink-iboth-iof-iyou-ideserve-ithe-islot-ias-iwell."-iWilliam-ireplied.

  "Haha,-imaybe-iif-ithey-iare-ilooking-ifor-i10-islots,-iI-imight-ihave-ia-ichance."-iTracy-ichuckled-iat-ithis-iand-isaid-ilooking-inot-itoo-iconcerned-iabout-inot-ibeing-iselected.-i

  "Senior,-iyou're-ireally-iamazing.-iYou've-ibeen-iselected,-iplease-ibring-ius-isouvenirs."-iShirley-isaid-inot-itoo-ifar-iaway-ifrom-itheir-igroup.

  Upon-ihearing-ithis,-iWilliam-ididn't-ireply-iimmediately-ias-ihe-iremembered-ihis-ipromise-ito-ihis-ilittle-isister-ithat-ihe'll-ibring-igift-ionce-ihe-iwent-iback-ihome-ito-icelebrate-ithe-inew-iyear.-iWilliam-ikept-iit-iin-ihis-imind-iand-iagreed-ito-iShirley.-iAlice,-ithe-ifirst-iyear-imana-itechnician-ijoined-ithe-iconversation-iand-icongratulated-iWilliam.

  "You-ireally-ideserve-iit-isenior,-iI-ihope-
ithat-iyou-ican-iwin-ithere-ias-iwell."

  "Haha,-iwinning-imight-ibe-itoo-imuch-ibut-iI'll-idefinitely-ido-imy-ibest."-iWilliam-isaid-ito-iAlice,-ithey-ihave-igotten-ia-ibit-icloser-idue-ito-itraining-ithey-imade-iprior-ito-ithis-iTMAC.-i

  The-inight-iwas-ilong-ias-ithey-icelebrated-ithe-iwinners-iand-iate-ijoyously-itogether-iwith-iother-iacademies.-i

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  On-ithe-isame-inight-iof-icelebration,-iin-iTanza-iCity.-iA-igroup-iof-icloaked-iindividuals-iwere-imoving-ivery-ifast-ias-iif-ithey-iwere-irunning-ifrom-isomething.-i

  "This-iis-iHawk.-iWe've-ibeen-iambushed,-iabort-ithe-imission.-iThe-ilocation-iis-ia-itrap.-iAgain,-iabort-ithe-imission..."-i

  Hawk-iis-ithe-ileader-iof-ithe-iteam-iand-iwas-itasked-ito-iapprehend-ia-igroup-iof-iresearchers-ithat-iwas-isuspected-ito-ihave-isomething-ito-ido-iin-ithe-irecent-iattacks-ifrom-ia-imutated-imagician.-iUnfortunately,-iupon-iarriving-ito-ithe-iallegedly-iresearch-ilaboratory,-ithey-iwere-iwelcomed-iby-ipowerful-iattacks-iby-ihigh-ilevel-imagicians-iand-ieven-iused-ipoison-ito-iparalyze-ithem.-iThey-iwere-icurrently-ibeing-ipursued-iby-ithe-ienemies-iand-iwarned-ithe-iother-iteam-ion-isite.

  "We-ican't-iabort-iit-iyet.-iProceed-ito-ipoint-iB,-iRaven's-iteam-iwill-ibe-ithere-iin-i5-iminutes."-iIt-iwas-iinstructed-iby-isomeone-iin-ithe-iother-iline-iwhere-ihe-iwas-ispeaking.-iBefore-ihe-icould-ireply,-ithe-iperson-icontinued.-i

  "Once-iyou-irendezvous-iwith-ihis-iteam,-iuse-ithe-inew-iequipments-ithey-ibrought-iand-iannihilate-ithe-ienemies.-iYou-idon't-ineed-ito-icapture-ianyone-ialive."

  ###-iChapter-i72-i--iReturning-ito-ithe-iCity

  Early-iin-ithe-imorning,-ithe-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-istudents-ireturned-iback-ito-itheir-icity.-iThe-ibus-itraveled-ifor-ifew-ihours-ibefore-iarriving-ito-ithe-icity.-i

  Some-iof-ithe-istudents-iweren't-iaware-iat-ifirst-iabout-ithe-irecent-iincident-irelated-ito-ithe-imutated-imagicians-ithat-ihad-iattacked-ia-igovernment-ifacility-iin-iTanza-iCity.-iBut-idue-ito-ithe-iinformed-istudents,-ithe-inews-iwere-iquickly-ispread-ito-ieveryone.

  "What-ireally-ihappened-iwhile-iwe're-igone?-iIt-iwasn't-ieven-ia-icomplete-iweek-isince-iwe-ileft-ithe-icity."-iAlice-iasked-iworriedly-ias-ishe-iwas-iunclear-iabout-ithe-irelayed-inews.

  "I-ihope-ithat-iit's-istill-isafe-iin-ithe-icity.-iHave-ithey-iapprehended-ithe-icriminals?"-iEscanor-iasked-ias-iwell-isince-iaside-ifrom-ithe-inews-ihe-iheard-ifrom-ihis-iseniors,-ino-iothers-inews-ican-ibe-ifound-ieven-iin-ithe-ionline-inews-iportal-ior-inewspapers.-iIt-iseems-ithat-inews-iwere-ibeing-isuppressed-ino-iinformation-ican-ibe-ifound-iat-iall-iregarding-ithe-idetails-iof-icrime-ithat-ihas-ioccurred.

  "I-ibelieve-ithat-isome-igroup-iof-imutated-imagicians-ihad-iactually-itried-ito-isteal-ia-iSealed-iMana-iArtifact-ifrom-ia-igovernment-ifacility-iin-ithe-icity.-iIt-iwas-isaid-ithat-ithe-ipresence-iof-ithat-iartifact-iin-ithe-ifacility-iwas-ia-itop-isecret-iand-ishould-ihave-ibeen-iconcealed-ito-iothers."-iRoss-isaid-ias-iif-ithe-inews-iweren't-icritical.-iThis-inews-iactually-itells-ia-ilot-ialready,-iit-iseems-ithere-icould-ihave-ibeen-ispy-ior-iinternal-idispute-ithat-ihas-ioccurred.

  "Eh?-iIs-ithat-iOK-ifor-iyou-ito-idivulge-isuch-iinformation?"-iThis-itime,-iit-iwas-iSamantha-iwho-iasked-ithe-iquestion.-iRoss-ionly-ichuckled-iat-ithis-iand-icontinued.

  "Although-ithe-inews-iwas-isuppressed-iat-ithe-imoment,-iit-iwill-ionly-ilast-iwithin-i72-ihours.-iLater-itonight,-ithe-inews-ior-idetails-iwill-isurely-ibe-iall-iover-ithe-imedia."-iThere-iare-iplenty-iof-ioccasions-ithat-iRoss-icould-ithink-iof-iabout-isimilar-ievents-iwhere-ithe-igovernment-ihad-itried-ito-isuppresse-ithe-inews-ibut-ithat-iwouldn't-ilast-ilong-iand-iwill-ibe-irevealed-isooner.-iAfter-iall,-iit-iis-iimpossible-ito-icompletely-isuppress-ithe-imedia.-i

  Their-ibus-istopped-iat-ithe-iacademy.-iThere-iare-ibarely-iany-istudents-iin-ithe-iacademy-ias-iit-iis-i6th-iday-iof-ithe-iweek.-iThere-iare-ino-iclasses-iduring-iweekends-iand-ionly-istudents-iwho-irequires-ithe-ifacility-ito-iimprove-itheirselves-iwere-ipresent.-iIt-iwas-ilike-iwhen-iWilliam-istill-idoesn't-ihave-ihis-iown-ihigh-igrade-iartifact-iforging-iand-istill-iborrowed-ione-ifrom-ithe-iacademy.

  The-igroup-iof-istudents-iseparated-ifrom-ihere-iand-iwent-iback-ito-itheir-ihome.-iThe-iinstructors-iremained-ias-ithey-iwere-istill-irequired-ito-imake-ia-ireport-ito-ithe-iheadmaster.-i

  William-iinformed-ihis-iparents-iabout-ihis-isafe-iarrival-iand-ionce-ihe-irested-ia-ibit,-ihe-ichecked-ithe-inotification-ifrom-ihis-iPathfinder.-iIt-iwas-irelated-ito-ithe-ireward-ihe-ishould-ireceive-ias-iper-ihis-imission.

  [-iCongratulations-iUser!-iYou-ihave-icompleted-iyour-imission-iand-iproven-iyourself-iin-ithe-iwhole-ination!

  You-ihave-isuccessfully-iachieved-ia-i2nd-irank-iin-iArtifact-iForging-idivision.

  You-iwill-inow-ireceive-iyour-irewards.-i]

  [-iYour-ihave-ireceived-ix1-iLarge-iPotion-iof-iDivine-iSense-i]

  Now-ithat-iWilliam-ireceive-ianother-ipotion-iof-ithis-iDivine-iSense,-ihe-ibelieved-ithat-ihe-iwould-ibe-iable-iuse-ithis-iability-imore-isafely-inot-iworrying-iabout-ihigh-ilevel-imagicians-ito-idetect-ihis-iscanning-iprocess-iduring-iits-iactivation.-iBy-iusing-iit-imore-icovertly,-ihe-iwould-ibe-iable-ito-ido-ia-ilot-imore-ithings-iand-igather-imore-iinformation-iespecially-iabout-ihigher-ilevel-imagicians.-i

  William-iconsumed-ithe-ipotion-iand-ispent-ithe-ievening-iin-ihis-iabode-iand-idid-inot-itinker-iany-imana-iartifacts-iat-ithe-imoment.-iHe-iwould-ilike-ito-isettle-ihis-imind-iabout-ihis-inext-iplans.-iHe-inoticed-ias-iwell-ithat-iside-ieffects-iafter-iconsuming-ithe-ipotion-igiven-iby-iPathfinder-ihas-ilessened-ia-ibit.-iHe-iwas-ino-ilonger-ifainting-iand-icould-iendure-ithat-ichanges-ithat-ioccurs-iin-ihis-ibody.-iHis-iphysique-imay-ibe-igetting-iused-ito-ithe-ichanges.

  Unfortunately,-iaround-i7PM-iin-ievening,-ihe-iwas-iinterrupted-iby-ia-icall.-iHe-ichecked-ithe-icaller-idisplay-iand-inoticed-ithat-iit-icame-ifrom-ihis-imother.

  "Hello.-iWhat-imade-iyou-icall,-imom?"-iHis-iparents-iwouldn't-inormally-icall-ihim-iif-iits-inot-iimportant,-iespecially-iif-ithey've-ialready-italk-iwith-ieach-iother-ijust-ia-ibit-iearlier.-i

  "Well,-iI-ijust-ihad-ia-ivisit-ihere-ias-isome-igroup-iof-ipeople-iwere-irequesting-ito-ipurchase-ithe-imanufacturing-irights-itogether-iwith-ian-iorder-ifor-ithe-imain-imagic-istructure-iof-iyour-imana-iartifact.-iTheir-iidentity-iis-iactually-ia-ibit-itroublesome-ito-idecline."-iHer-imother-idid-inot-ibeat-iaround-ithe-ibush-iand-idirectly-itold-ihim-iher-ireason-iand-iconcern.

  Of-icourse,-iWilliam-iwas-iaware-iabout-iwhat-imana-iartifact-ishe-iwas-ireferring-ito.-iIt-iwas-ihis-iFloat-iDrive-iSystem-ithat-irequires-ihis-icreation-iof-imain-imagic-istructure.-iThe-iproduction-iwas-istopped-ibecause-iof-ithe-irecent-iTMAC-iwhere-ihe-ihad-ibeen-iso-ibusy-ihelping-ithe-istudent-icouncil-iin-igathering-iinformation-iabout-ithe-iopponents,-icoming-iup-iwith-istrategies,-icreating-ioriginal-imagic-istructues-iand-ipracticing-iartifact-iforging.

  "Who-irequested-ithe-imagic-istructures?"-iWilliam-iasked-iat-ifirst-ias-ihe-iwas-icurious-iabout-ithe-iidentity-ithat-ihis-imother-iseems-ito-ibe-iwary-iof.

  "The-irequest-icame-ifrom-ia-i1st-rate-ibusinessman,-ibut-ias-ia-istandard-iprocess,-iI-iinvestigated-ihis-ibackground-iand-ifound-iout-ithat-ihe-iwas-ia-idirect-isubordinate-iof-iPrime-iMinister-iHalevey.-iThey-iwere-ioffering-ilarge-iamount-iof-icompensation-ifor-iit-iand-ieven-iwilling-ito-itriple-ithe-iprice.-iIt-iseems-ithat-ithey-ineeded-iit-ias-iquickly-ias-ipossible."-iElaine-ifinished-iexplaining-ito-iher-ison-iand-iwaited-ifor-ihis-iresponse.-iShe-iwouldn't-iforce-iher-ison-ito-icreate-ithe-imagic-istructure-iif-ihe-irefused-ithem.-iShe-iwas-iletting-ihim-idecide-iabout-ithis-iinstead.-i

  William-ithought-ifor-ia-ibit-ibefore-ihe-ianswer.

  "I-idon't-ireally-imind-iselling-iit-ito-ithem.-iAs-ilong-ias-ithey-iwill-iuse-ithe-iartifact-iin-ilegal-ipurposes."

  "Yes,-ithey-ihave-ishown-idocuments-ithat-iit-iwill-ibe-iused-iby-ia-iprivate-isecurity-icompany-ito-iprotect-iVIP's-iand-ithey-ieven-iguaranteed-ithat-iif-iwe-ifound-iout-ithat-iit-iwas-imisused,-iwe-ican-ireclaim-ithe-imana-iartifacts."

  William-isighed-ias-ihe-ireplied-ito-ihis-imother.

  "Alright-ithen,-isince-ithey-iare-ibeing-igener
ous-iin-itheir-ioffer,-iwe'll-itake-iit.-iBut-idue-ito-itime-iconstraint,-iI-ican-ionly-imake-i5-imagic-istructures-ifor-ithem-iin-i5-idays."-iHe-ican-iof-icourse,-icreate-ithese-imagic-istructures-ifaster-isince-ihe-ialready-iimprove-ihimself.-iBut-ihe-iwouldn't-ilike-ito-imake-ithe-inumber-iof-ithis-iartifact-ito-ibe-iabundant.-iHe-iremembered-ithat-ithe-iFloat-iDrive-iSystem-iwas-ionly-isold-ibefore-ito-ithe-igovernment's-imilitary,-ithen-ito-ithe-iGolden-iTrident-iGroup,-iand-ianother-iprivate-icompany.-iTheir-iclient-ihas-iincreased-ia-ibit.-iIf-iWilliam-iwill-iaccept-imore-irequest,-ihe'll-idefinitely-iearn-ia-ilot-ibut-iwouldn't-ihave-itime-ito-ilook-ifor-ia-ichance-iin-iretrieving-ihis-ispaceship.-i