Blood dripped, making small and sharp noises against the clean green floor, originating from Oscar's hand, which held his bulwark so tightly the knuckles looked as if they would burst out of his flesh. A fiery rage erupted and spilled out the windows of his obsidian eyes, a dangerous glint that sought to annihilate everything in his sight. Oscar stepped forward, inching closer to the dragon gate, only able to see complete darkness within.
Despite his overflowing anger, Oscar kept his mi...
2023-01-20 16:10:21 +0000 UTC
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Staring out at the horizon, Oscar wiped the sweat from his brow at the wave of destruction that rampaged, kicking off mounds of dirt. From the overturned grounds of the plains, great trees sprouted out, becoming a forest in an instant. The destructive forest came closer and closer, filling up more of the plains, tossing up more dirt and grass that fell like rain.
"What is this forest?" Oscar mumbled with a pale face at the vines that moved and slithered around, diving into the ground an...
2023-01-20 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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"Hah!" Oscar woke up covered in sweat. His mouth trembled, trying to form the words to speak out, but he could not speak out as the foul taste of death lingered on his tongue. Even though it was an illusion, the sinking feeling of losing his life felt so real that it far surpassed the time he lay on the cavern ground after fighting Greg.
Death was not a pleasant feeling. Oscar thought as he looked at his pale, trembling hands and felt the weak paralyzing feeling that did not let him get...
2023-01-19 16:25:50 +0000 UTC
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Oscar froze in front of the bed. In his view was the fake Celestina, his wife in his illusion, welcoming him in to join her on the bed. He audibly gulped, but his throat felt incredibly dry as rushed breaths escaped his lungs.
Celestina looked utterly dazzling with her loose and revealing toga wrapped around her slender, smooth body, bathing in the moonlight from the windows. A single strand of hair went out of place, and her hand swiped to tuck it back while giving Oscar a confused loo...
2023-01-19 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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"Ugh," Oscar felt a headache and heaviness in his limbs, similar to when he drank copious amounts of alcohol. He rubbed his eyes in a groan. "What happened?"
His mind was hazy, trying to recall his memories, and he slowly got up, feeling his hands touching a soft fabric. Oscar stared in confusion at the fact he was in a small soft bed. "What am I doing in a bed?"
Oscar blinked multiple times and shook his head to get a grip on himself. He forced himself out of bed, leaving the bla...
2023-01-18 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The enemy had incredible toughness that stumped Oscar. He gazed at the rusted knight that moved as though it did not feel any pain from his heavy blow. The other two rusted swung their swords, precise and filled with power.
Oscar looked astounded by the sheer weight behind each blow he deflected and countered. But his Adamasreis approached its limits, prompting Oscar to retreat and dodge each sword rather than meet it head-on. His Prinstyct quickly darted from one rusted knight to the o...
2023-01-18 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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As he stared at the impossible structure in front of him, Oscar wondered, how on earth did it get here? From the way this large piece of land seemed to be pierced by the large tree, he could only assume the tree suddenly sprang up from under and uprooted the earth, lifting the land with the fortress atop its tip, high into the sky. But how and why did that happen?
"Should we go in?" Austin asked as he stared at the fortress, feeling overwhelmed by its sheer size.
The same went for...
2023-01-17 16:00:13 +0000 UTC
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That was too close; those were Oscar's thoughts as he meditated to recover from the unreasonable, drastic, and idiotic attempt to climb that somehow worked. If any portion of their climb were off, whether it was the timing, duration, or length of their respective abilities, they would have plummeted straight down. His heart beat uncontrollably, recalling how Austin's dark tendril almost didn't reach the branch.
Putting aside his worries about what could have happened, Oscar opened his e...
2023-01-17 04:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Erik Miller. Oscar recognized his once foe in the Free Duels, who had a grade-five Exolsia core with a gauntlet anima. However, he had not seen Erik in a long time after Gilbert's match against Leon Ritcher.
In the years since then, Oscar saw Erik had not changed much, still a bit shorter than the average, with a slightly plump body with curly blond hair. Oscar smiled and reached his hand out. "Good to be working with you."
"Hehe, likewise." Erik shook Oscar's hand and then held h...
2023-01-16 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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"Vault. The rest of the words are still worn down, but this part is barely legible. I'm certain it's the word for 'vault'." Oscar said with a smile extending from his lips, the kind which came up in anticipation of treasure. His obsidian eyes darted from place to place, the light of expectation and greed glowing within them.
Overgrown trees, rubble, and ruined structures almost consumed by nature, everything entered Oscar's sight except for a clue or indication of a vault. He wandered a...
2023-01-16 04:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Oscar gazed around the vicinity. There were several overgrown vines wrapped around ruins of buildings and structures from time immemorial. But the most prominent was the large gate that stood before him, an incredible wooden structure laid in an arc format with a blue swirl.
If anyone wished, they could exit at any time, but doing so before finishing the task would mark them in disgrace and live on in shame. Around the area, Oscar only saw a vast forest that reminded him of the Spiralin...
2023-01-15 18:11:17 +0000 UTC
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The fortress airship flew through the sky; its imposing figure became the wonder of many who stared at it from below. Within the fortress, Oscar sat in one of the many individual rooms provided, normally used to house soldiers, a simple place with the bare essentials. Sitting on his bed, Oscar focused on meditation, feeling his skin tingle as Ein flowed through him to be absorbed by his core.
'Not enough.' Oscar opened his eyes and sighed at the current state of his core. It ha...
2023-01-15 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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The time finally arrived for them. In front of the golden palace, known as Triton Hold, the headquarters located in the heart of the Blue Ocean Pavilion, students gathered in orderly conduct. Many had mixtures of anxiousness, excitement, and fear on their faces.
Oscar stood next to Emily, Frederick, Eleanor, Phillip, Serena, and Mary. His eyes fixed on the looming Triton Hold, where the Pavilion made all of its important decisions, and now he stood before its gates. In front of the gate...
2023-01-14 16:02:52 +0000 UTC
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Oscar followed Elder Saul. Unlike the other times when Elder Saul carried him and flew at high speeds, Oscar took slow steps to match the elder's slow pace matching his aged appearance. For an unknown reason, the elder decided to take the scenic route through meadowy plains into Azure City.
Looking at the elder in front of him, Oscar noticed he hadn't changed a single day since they first met about five years ago, as though the passing of time did not affect the elder. For an Exalt to l...
2023-01-14 04:00:01 +0000 UTC
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"Oscar!" Gwen Terr ran toward her son and jumped to hug him in a loving embrace.
"Mom!" Oscar hugged his mom back, but not too tight in fear he may break her back with his powerful arms. He lifted her in the air and smiled brightly. "I'm back!"
"Hey, only I'm allowed to lift your mother like that!" Henry gripped Oscar's shoulders, but his eyes shot wide open at the sheer toughness, like steel feeling in his hands. He moved over and took Gwen from Oscar, holding her in one hand and...
2023-01-13 17:12:17 +0000 UTC
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Months passed after the battle of Portland Island. Within the forgemaster's workshop, Oscar hammered down on the stacked metallic sheets to bind them together. His Reis Forging had improved well over the long training sessions under Aunt Rosett's supervision.
After a hammer strike placed a final Ein nail, the metal sheets melded into a singular block. Oscar sighed in relief, took the metal block, and placed it into the furnace, removing his Ein; the little pockets of air trapped between...
2023-01-13 03:51:02 +0000 UTC
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Half a day; it took half a day for Oscar and the others to travel from their island to Portland Island. Without going the roundabout route from earlier to inspect all the odd locations Elizabeth had marked, their boat steered straight to their destination, cutting the time down. But their faces brushed with relief and delight of returning, turned to horror and disbelief at the dense red ocean around Portland Island.
Oscar saw many remains of Exalt Beasts floating around in the waters, t...
2023-01-12 16:18:37 +0000 UTC
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The large and wide crescent wave of water flowed toward the red-armored man; Elizabeth's vast control of water, thanks to her Elemental Spark of water and Greater Knight Exalt powers, allowed her to command the ocean itself. As the crescent wave slashed at him, the red-armored man swung his two swords in a criss-cross; the flaming white hilt spun around, releasing dense white flames along his slashes.
He invoked a spell, and balls of flames flew out from his body to bombard the waters. ...
2023-01-12 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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The oceans around Portland Island were dyed red in the blood of man and beast alike; waves came ashore to paint the shorelines with blood, guts, and flesh. All around, the guardians of Portland Island fought valiantly with desperation to protect their home, encouraged by the silvery figure in the distance that went from one battlefield to the next to keep on fighting. With mighty shouts, they held the line; one by one, the defenders fell, but they held nonetheless, making sure the beast tide ...
2023-01-11 16:22:34 +0000 UTC
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'Silver Lance'
Oscar thrust his lance to burst as many bubbles as possible, but a new one formed immediately to take the destroyed one's place. He jumped up and moved around to outrun the daggers and bubbles, but they somehow stayed fixated on him. More daggers stuck onto his arm before washing away into puddles, muddying the dirt.
His feet splattered on the slippery mud, and some flew out to stain his cheek. His eyes atop his muddy face remained clear, staring straight at Natasha...
2023-01-11 04:00:03 +0000 UTC
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The dull sounds of bells rang across the waterways of Portland Island, a sound that no one had heard in a long time, but all knew its meaning, danger, danger encroaching on the island. All the fishermen, dock workers, civilians, and the rest had pale faces that went whiter as the chill of despair filled their veins. For a while now, most of their voyages out into the Erith Ocean had resulted in disaster, but now that disaster had arrived at their doorsteps, their home was no longer safe.
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2023-01-10 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Oscar expected to find at least one thing on the island that they could bring back to show Elizabeth or perhaps some information about the island's strangeness. Still, he never expected to find another group of people here who stared down at him with hostility and chill in their eyes. Suddenly, his eyes and Prinstyct caught a whiff of Ein, and he swung his bulwark harshly.
A spiky object deflected off his bulwark, falling onto the ground. The spike was a short and thin dagger created fr...
2023-01-10 04:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Far away from Oscar's location, Elizabeth Raeven flew across a massive storm; the fierce winds, hail, and lightning did not affect her powerful Knight Exalt figure. Her figure paused as many flying Exalt Beasts surrounded her. Elizabeth frowned at this collection of beasts before her; there should be no reason for the Exalt Beasts to be so agitated without some purpose at work.
"I'll say this just once. Disperse before you're all cut down." Elizabeth's red eyes contained a vast chill th...
2023-01-09 16:20:49 +0000 UTC
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'Silver Star'
Oscar obtained his new spell after slowly accumulating his contribution points. After a series of battles, he realized his shortcomings against people who fight from a range and in circumstances when it's impossible to get close. 'Silver Star' was one of the metal element range spells in which the Ein focused into a silver ball and shot out according to the caster's will.
Typically, this spell did not require physical touch as the 'Silver Star' could manifest anywher...
2023-01-09 04:00:01 +0000 UTC
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The waves crashed into and rocked the boat while Oscar placed his Ein to steer and power the boat through the shaky ocean. Every so often, the waters splashed on his feet, and irritation cracked over his face in veins. Looking around, he saw his companions staying idly by.
He looked up in the air and let out a sigh. The events that led up to this moment replayed in his mind.
…….
Earlier that day, Elizabeth led them to a small shack by the pier, not looking fit for a Knig...
2023-01-08 16:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Past the Raeven Duchy and beyond the Floating Islands of Edin, the land of the Brilliant Drake Empire met the rising tides of the Erith Ocean, a vast azure body of water that reached out endlessly into the horizon. Oscar observed the deep blue waves of the Erith Ocean flowing but also sparkling from the sunlight beating down upon the changing shapes. Despite being entranced by the stunning view, Oscar did not let his guard down because the Erith Ocean was one of the largest dangerous regions ...
2023-01-08 04:00:01 +0000 UTC
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The loud crack of metal breaking echoed for a few moments before being drowned by the burning flames of the furnace. In the Forgemaster Rosett Evergold's workshop, Oscar's hand trembled, gripping his hammer; if not for the gloves he wore, his nails would surely pierce his skin. Before his eyes was a cracked piece of metal, a layered metal of four sheets that he had worked so hard to maintain, but now he had ruined it.
"Another failure." Rosett shook her head and placed the failures back...
2023-01-07 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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"To do Reis forging, you must be very delicate. Reis is a power that draws on physical forces rather than Ein. The momentum must remain undisturbed through the armament much like how you flow it through your body." Rosett made an odd motion to explain the flow of momentum by waving her arms
"So then? We recreate something like our own body?" Oscar asked. "The process for when I learned Reis was to feel each muscle through my body and let it go through. How do we replicate that with arma...
2023-01-07 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Oscar entered the familiar bleak and stone ramparts of the Foundry. It had only been a day after their Clash of Metal ended, but the fires of activity and pounding of hammers and anvils were abundant from within. Oscar came over to the front desk and grabbed the attention of the sleeping fabricator.
"Who is it?" The fabricator yawned, releasing a puff of air from their tubes. He wanted to rub his eyes, but the helmet stopped him.
"I need to see the forgemaster." Oscar placed the t...
2023-01-06 16:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Oscar breathed in and out, heaving his chest up and down. The air was eerily calm around the platform, yet a feeling of foreboding centered around it like the clear blue skies before the dark thunderous clouds would tear it apart. Across from him, he saw Charles looking apprehensive despite the display of confidence earlier.
Their Eins exploded out at the same time, everything they could muster. Oscar's blue Ein did not look as pretty or pristine as Charles' silver Ein, but it burned ju...
2023-01-06 03:59:09 +0000 UTC
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