The silence in his room pressed down on him, suddenly oppressive. The evening light filtering through his window felt wrong somehow - too dim, too uncertain.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8vTGwi54B
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Cel closed the Ledger with deliberate care. The moment his grip loosened, it dissolved into faint motes of light that faded into nothingness.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3lETiTIQV
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He needed answers.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLyxhHHMHn
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He closed his eyes and reached inward.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiSJ2zpoIj
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The cracked earth materialized beneath his feet. Mist curled around his ankles in familiar patterns. Small flowers with bluish-white petals swayed despite the absence of wind, their blooms catching moonlight.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3G40l2c19S
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Footsteps approached through the haze.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuCJE0fNut
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Selina emerged, her white robes drifting through the mist. Her silver mask caught the moon's radiance, and below it, her lips curved in a serene smile.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsxluMGUc1
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"Welcome back, Chosen One."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJP8rkm7RAe
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Cel didn't waste time on pleasantries. "The trial. Was it real?"76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9ITY28U9j
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Her expression didn't change, but something in her posture suggested she'd been expecting the question.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWs8fobHlJ
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"Yes and no," she said simply.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX19EZWISQ
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The answer settled over him like fog - present but impossible to grasp.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMb1hw78pu
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"What does that mean?"76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFu1lD3pP4
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Selina's hands folded at her waist. Silence stretched between them, broken only by the soft rustle of flowers swaying in the mist.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1r2WvUe7R
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When she finally spoke, her tone carried quiet finality. "I am sorry, Chosen One. That does not lie within my authority."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflCMhyrjPG
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Cel's jaw tightened. The same answer she always gave when questions pressed too close to divine truth.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHKHesceJ7
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He tried another approach. "The Crystal Monarch. Was that a real drake?"76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgr76Mx1df
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"It was."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMM6rOJlyAQ
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"And the Moon Goddess killed it?"76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAXrEGCsb6
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"She did."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6SIbxpJo4
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Something shifted in Selina's expression as she spoke - subtle, almost imperceptible. But it was there. Her shoulders straightened slightly. Her chin lifted. The serene smile deepened into something warmer, more genuine.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkTiAypWyA
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Pride.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXuFwqsl0u
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Not the cold satisfaction of victory, but something fiercer. More personal. The kind of pride that came from absolute faith in someone you served.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoB39ReBsi0
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It was the first time Cel had seen that particular emotion from her. Selina, who maintained perfect composure through every conversation, who guided him with patient certainty - she was proud of her goddess in a way that went beyond duty or devotion.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExCP8dgoS8
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The realization settled in his chest with unexpected weight.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslUFWbAVPj
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The simple confirmations felt inadequate. But when Selina said nothing more, Cel realized he wouldn't get detailed explanations. Not about why the goddess had intervened personally, not about what the drake's final creation had been, not about any of the mysteries the legacy had raised.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6lKdQnw4F
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He forced himself to move past it.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNa9ILFPNc
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"What do I do now?" The words came out rougher than intended. “Now that the ten days are over."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFGJuvcS4s
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Selina's expression softened, the pride fading back into gentle patience. "Did you find something you enjoy? Something that brings you peace?"76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wjJxJAETa
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The question pulled at memories from the past ten days. Wandering the city. The church. The tavern.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wgmcQhsMx
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His sister's face surfaced first - the way she'd smiled when he'd told her about the Moon Goddess. The genuine warmth in her voice when she'd said she hoped to see him again. Those brief conversations where he could pretend, just for a few minutes, that they were simply two believers sharing faith rather than siblings separated by death and resurrection.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jfWAbHMnn
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"I like talking to my sister," he said quietly.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPq9yx6QC5X
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"And the tavern." Cel continued. "It's... comfortable there.."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZVQ6jGPmh
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He left out the third thing. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnv08RsqOvB
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Talking to Selina herself. The way she listened without judgment, offered guidance without condescension, existed as a point of certainty in a world that made no sense.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡto8m6iDVJG
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"I'm sorry," he added after a moment. "That's all I found. Just two things."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9bBKy0kLm
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Selina's smile deepened - genuine warmth transforming her serene expression into something radiant.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUJzhPs4kP
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"Even one thing would be more than enough, Chosen One."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZchDn8jCU
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Her voice carried absolute sincerity.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk2mJtBBmM
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"The goal is not to accumulate pleasures like coins in a purse. It's simply to experience joy at all. To allow yourself moments of peace without guilt or justification."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmENaTB65wQ
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The words settled in his chest with unexpected weight. He'd been bracing for disappointment - for her to tell him he should have tried harder, found more, done better. Instead, she seemed pleased.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISA0sPtLDv
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"What's next, then?" Cel asked. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CNJ68jPj0
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Selina was quiet for a moment, as if considering her response carefully.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3icdA758L
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"The next step is to find out who you are."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0KTqIHBqr
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Cel blinked.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38HNUFpo85
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"I..." He started, then stopped. The answer seemed obvious. Almost insultingly simple. "I'm an abandoned noble child. A Moon Chosen. That's—"76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsj9tFDjf2
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"Chosen One." Selina's voice remained gentle, but carried enough weight to stop him mid-sentence. She stepped closer, moonlight seeming to gather around her. "You don't need to give me an answer."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkpE81y8xI
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His mouth closed.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdbh1q2Jfr
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"The task is not to deliver a satisfying response that I can acknowledge and approve." Her masked gaze held his. "The task is to find an answer for yourself."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyya8aAxK3F
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Silence stretched between them. Cel's hands curled at his sides.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErvjzwFnux
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"I don't understand."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HfbDejaEG
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"You will." Selina's tone carried certainty that felt almost tangible. "Take your time. Let the question settle. See what surfaces when you're not searching for it."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeciiPWUkA
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The mist curled around their feet, patterns shifting without reason.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZseb2KzL1
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"Is there anything else, Chosen One?"76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgHVSBZTqS
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Cel shook his head slowly.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLCaoHlMa1
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"Then rest well." Her smile brightened once more. "May the Moon Goddess light your path."76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKVNx1qySx
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The familiar blessing wrapped around him as he closed his eyes and reached for the boundary.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINC76kb1ZM
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The room materialized around him with jarring immediacy. Narrow bed. Empty desk. Walls that pressed in from all sides.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTL47KCVLG
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Cel sat on the bed's edge, staring at nothing in particular.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMqoVbdtdx
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‘Who am I?’76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG924KmmCl0
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The question circled through his thoughts like a persistent insect. Simple. Direct. And he had answers.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5WPEIqfFN
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He was an abandoned noble child. Lord Aldric of House Solmar had thrown him away the moment the wrong deity claimed him. That was just fact.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnO0akn2Tg
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He was a Moon Chosen. The mark sat between his shoulder blades, whole and unmarred. Undeniable.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcAkdYFQUY
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He was the Heir to the Moon Goddess. The paragon's name said it clearly enough.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCq6bozLyR
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He was a Chosen guided by a Divine Oracle. Selina stood in his soul, the highest authority beneath the gods themself.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSP8AMcpui5
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He was one of few Chosen who'd survived a journey through the Hollow Realms. Most who entered either died or went mad. He'd done both and come back anyway.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ52om7NLQx
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He was a member of the Reckoning. Ninth rank. White Death. An assassin in an organization that hunted corrupt Chosen.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiclSpyaPb
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He was an Academy student. Enrolled. Expected at morning assembly.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjRkaRd3sQ
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The list felt complete. Accurate. These were the things that defined him - the truths of his existence laid out in neat categories.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZRZNibwdL
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So why did the question still felt unanswered?76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg6I9mNHzY
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His fingers drummed against his thigh, restless.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0nbutfJ18
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Cel pushed himself off the bed and moved to the window.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQiVaA2Oa3
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Night had fallen completely while he'd been in his soul. The Academy grounds lay quiet beneath moonlight, paths empty and still. Beyond the walls, the capital glowed with scattered lamplight - windows bright against darkness, signs of life continuing without him.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWejoxBHTW
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The waning moon hung overhead, bright and clear.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SgtR8NuM1
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Energy flooded through him immediately - Lunar Vigor filling his veins with effortless power. His muscles responded, tension draining away as strength settled into bone and sinew.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOSNzZ3VCb
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Thanks to Eternal Witness, he had the whole night.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJ78UXoIax
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Cel's gaze tracked toward where he knew the training grounds waited, dark and empty.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMR5l6QlKX7
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He moved to the door.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmmNS4AnH0
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The training grounds stood silent beneath moonlight. Empty weapon racks lined one wall. Archery targets at the far end. The packed earth center stretched wide and unmarked.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBEEThCivN
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Cel crossed the threshold, boots crunching softly against dirt.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpw9Dwt4mi
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No one would notice. The Academy slept. Guards patrolled the outer walls, not internal courtyards. And even if someone saw him…76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iDM0PQN3D
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He was a Chosen. Training at odd hours wouldn't raise questions.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtwXnRtJot
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Moonlight poured down across the open space, silver and clear. Lunar Vigor surged stronger here - no walls to block the light, no ceiling to filter its strength. Power hummed beneath his skin like a second heartbeat.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFP3vUWFXa
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His hand moved instinctively toward the bond with Silent Moon—76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuCYwfScok
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Then stopped.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIyAQD2iee
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Instructor Calder's words surfaced in his memory - about base strength, about how enhancements multiplied what was already there. How doubling nothing still left you with nothing.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aYGDiuJn9
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The foundation. Everything started there.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOrNBK8hye
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And beneath Calder's recent lesson lay older memories - fragments from childhood training. His weapons instructor drilling the basics into him before he'd ever been allowed near a real blade.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKTdXUJZ2n
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The Moon Goddess had forged him a new body. But that didn't mean the foundation was complete. Didn't mean it couldn't be strengthened further.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1MgXhex2W
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His hand dropped.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr17zisaRrF
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Basic training first.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3xxut5V2v
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His hands moved to the Academy uniform's collar. The fabric separated easily, buttons coming undone with soft clicks. He shrugged the top off and set it aside on a nearby bench.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHh1hf7OnH
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Cool night air touched bare skin. The divine mark between his shoulder blades caught moonlight.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDOQ2kfLpt
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Cel looked down at himself.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvI4Hh4DGxC
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Lean muscle defined his arms and chest - nothing excessive, but present. Real.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxUzVOiRNY
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He'd seen his reflection in mirrors and windows, but he'd never actually looked. Never examined what the Moon Goddess had given him when she forged this new body.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhPk93SCmo
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His fingers traced along his forearm, feeling the subtle shift of muscle. No scars. No marks of torture. Just... smooth skin.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jIa1gbBpc
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It still felt strange. Like wearing someone else's skin.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡky6lfKLZ4r
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Cel moved to the center of the training ground and began.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNftmmPN6nK
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Hours blurred together.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IIvaJG5mI
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Push-ups until his arms trembled. Squats until his legs burned. Planks that tested endurance. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cJK2myCf5
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The moon tracked overhead, marking time in silver light.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisngStKnYQ
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Sweat coated his skin. His breathing came hard and fast. The pleasant ache of exertion settled deep into muscle and bone.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sWbNBPFnG
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He worked through the exercises methodically, the same way he'd been taught as a child. No wasted movement. No shortcuts. Just pure, fundamental training that built strength from the ground up.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXBPrewF8t
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Eventually, the sky began to lighten at the edges - darkness bleeding to gray, then pale gold as dawn approached.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMg0QEDCXQe
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Cel straightened from his final set, chest heaving. Sweat dripped from his chin onto packed earth.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ4mWFRutx
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He felt... something. Barely noticeable. A faint satisfaction that came from work completed rather than exhaustion overcome.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkiYpRxZZV
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His divinely forged body had taken everything he'd thrown at it through the night and emerged with only the mildest acknowledgment that effort had been expended.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Lj4dTIbLs
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Strong, then. The foundation was strong.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpx9NXHecEI
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But not complete. Never complete.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6VJ8olwkV
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A bell rang across the Academy grounds. Clear. Sharp. Unmistakable.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDQAyEoNZT
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Morning assembly.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqYi0zsLHw
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Cel grabbed his uniform and pulled it on, fingers working buttons with practiced speed. The fabric stuck to his damp skin uncomfortably.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JdHKLs9DZ
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The well. Students would gather there before heading to morning conditioning.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcc7Dlwsk8
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He left the training ground at a quick walk, cutting through paths between buildings. His breathing had mostly settled, though his muscles carried the pleasant warmth of sustained exertion.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY3YTreWGx
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The well came into view ahead - a simple stone construction with a wooden bucket suspended over dark water. A few early students had already gathered, forming a line. They held basins in their hands, waiting their turn to draw water.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJ0ClMI3Ac
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Cel slowed as he approached, keeping to the periphery.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCi6LASETQF
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Lior stood at the well, hauling up the wooden bucket. Water sloshed as he carefully poured it into his basin, filling it to the brim. He set the bucket back and turned away, heading toward the outer edge where other students had already drawn their water and were washing themselves.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpj8MIyyRG2
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More students filtered in from different directions. Most looked half-awake, their movements sluggish with sleep. The line at the well grew longer as they queued up.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnK5v5WQ0z
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A boy sat on the ground near Lior's path, already washing. His basin rested beside him, water dripping from his cupped hands as he scrubbed at his face.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cESVK1E4a
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Lior walked past him, careful to keep his basin steady.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6zBpjWCCG
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The boy's foot extended - casual, deliberate. Placed directly in Lior's path.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CEYzWsSFc
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Lior's foot caught the obstruction. His balance broke instantly. The basin flew from his hands as he stumbled forward, trying to catch himself.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0dvxV2A1Y
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Water arced through the air and crashed against packed earth.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUUcGOjSPf
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Lior hit the ground hard. The basin clattered beside him, empty.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdALNGPgLNo
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The boy who'd tripped him continued washing his face, unbothered.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NObs0qN8w
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A few nearby students glanced over. Some chuckled. Most simply ignored it and went back to their own business.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKzTSwQySu
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Lior pushed himself up slowly, dirt clinging to his damp palms. His gaze tracked to the empty basin, then to the dark wet patch soaking into the ground.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6x0F84jjd
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He didn't look at the boy who'd tripped him.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcf9VTiRd56
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Cel watched from the periphery.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29Rp0VbTT5
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His expression shifted.1234 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBNBBp6Uhq 尼

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