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Chapter 35. At Least I Kept My Glasses

They say drowning is peaceful at the end. A gentle surrender as your lungs fill with water, your mind drifting away into darkness.

That was untrue.

There's nothing peaceful about the wa...

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Chapter 34. And Then Nothing Remained

Phew. Focus. Focus.

Adom rubbed his palms together, too aware of how clammy they felt. He'd thought these kinds of sensations were behind him by now. Apparently not. His fingers drum...

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Chapter 33. The Greater Good

Adom smiled as Bob materialized in the empty classroom. The old leprechaun's white beard was neatly trimmed now, his new emerald coat adorned with golden threads that caught the lamplight. Even his...

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Chapter 32. Getting Ready

"One week. That's what it should take, sir!"

"That's it?" Adom looked at Master Kern.

"If Fili says one week, then one week it is." She nodded, and Fili let out a small, excited giggle ...

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Chapter 31. Blacksmith

Adom's smile grew increasingly strained as Miss Grimclaw examined Professor Mirwen's card for what must have been the eighth time. The goblin librarian held it up to the light, squinted at it, turn...

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Chapter 30. I Am Regretting This

Gale.

Mr. Fox's right-hand man, according to Professor Kim. And Mr. Fox had been funding the professor's research for years.

If Gale was the knight employed by the Children of the Moon,...

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Chapter 29. Ghost Port Operation

Through the quiet evening paths of the academy grounds, Adom's footsteps carried the weight of frustration. Another day of subtle sabotage – or attempts at it, anyway. Four times he'd tried to de...

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Chapter 28. Alchemy

Through the classroom window, autumn painted the academy grounds in warm colors. A gentle breeze scattered fallen leaves across the courtyard, where a first-year was poking at a particularly fat fr...

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Chapter 27. Kitty Cat And Little Mage

Well... shit.

Adom's mind was still trying to process what had just happened. The cat - his cat - the one he'd been living with for days now... was a woman. A grown, very View Post

Chapter 26. Curse

"Huff... Huff.. Hufff..."

"This is completely insane," Sam announced, for what felt like the hundredth time that evening.

[Indomitable Will Active]

"On- huff.. one more time..." A...

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Chapter 25. It's Not Murder If I Ask For It

"Standard rules."

Professor Crowley stood in the academy's training grounds, morning light casting long shadows across the grass. The copper circles beneath their feet had seen countless duel...

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Chapter 24. Operation Bring Down the Bat

How does one take down a criminal organization?

Well, the smartest approach would probably be to not mess with them in the first place. Walk away. Move to another city. Change your name. Buy ...

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Chapter 23. Golem

Here's the thing about golems: they need cores to function. That's like, Magical Engineering 101. Day one stuff. The kind of basic fact you learn right after "don't eat mysterious glowing mushrooms...

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Chapter 22. Magic Theory

The funny thing about world-changing discoveries is how they always seem to start with the best intentions. "This will revolutionize everything," they say. "Think of the possibilities," they insist...

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Chapter 21. Professor Kim

"Meow."

"I thought you didn't want to have cats."

"I don't."

"Then why is there a cat drinking milk in our dorm?"

"It's a long story."

Adom sat on his bed, watching th...

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Chapter 20. Fulfilling Elderly Duties

"I can't."

"Yes, you can. You're not visualizing the weave properly." Adom leaned back in his chair, feet propped up on the practice room table in clear violation of at least three academy ru...

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Chapter 19. (Trying To) Move On

"Is he breathing properly?"

"I think he is."

"Damn. He looks better without his glasses."

"I think so too."

"Shh, he needs some rest, guys."

"Poor thing must be exhaus...

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Chapter 18. Goodness

Bonds.

Strange how they form. One moment you're alone, the next you're dragging a bleeding leprechaun through darkness, refusing to let him die. Adom only met Bob tonight - or was it today? T...

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