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Chapter 133 – Brave Blonde

[2009 – September]

Hearing Jean call out in surprise, I couldn't help but turn my head toward her, seeing the surprise and astonishment in her beautiful green eyes.

"Why are you so surprised, my love? Did you forget that you are a goddess yourself, Firefly?", I asked quietly with a sigh as we followed behind the rest of the students to leave the building and gather in the schoolyard, "How could Peter's secret identity compare to that?"

Je...

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Chapter 132 – Sudden Change

[2009 – September]

Her back leaning against the lockers behind her, Elijah stood in front of her, one of his hands placed on the locker next to her while his other hand rested on her left hip, his thumb drawing soft circles that she felt even through the layers of clothing.

It was an intimate, almost reflexive, gesture of his but this didn't make it any less noticeable or memorable.

In fact, it was these little things, along with the sof...

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[A/N: I AM BACK! Man, what relaxing few days I had! I hope you all are well and had a happy New Year too! And enjoy this chapter!]

Chapter 131 – Enid

[2009 – September]

"It's Strange, isn't it? You have been waiting for him all this time so that your 'cycle' could come to an end."

A pair of deep green eyes gazed intently at her while he voiced out his question, the look in his eyes one of focus and strength with an ethereal quality to it.

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Chapter 130 – Talk

[2009 – September]

Pulling out a small booklet from the inner pocket of my coat, my fingers brushing softly over the leather cover, I turned toward the Ancient One again.

Her gaze flickered down to the small leather-bound book in my hands, the look inside her eyes still unreadable as she spoke up.

“It seems that my gift was well received by you.”, she said calmly.

I didn't try to deny what she said, as my fondness for the small booklet ...

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Chapter 129 – Bitter

[2009 – September]

Poking out her little head from my inner coat pocket as soon as Drumm left me behind to go and inform the Ancient One, Arya gave the surroundings a curious glance as she hooted softly.

Smiling, I raise my hand and placed her on my open palm as I addressed her: “Finally awake, you little sleepyhead?”

“Hu hu!”, she called out while happily hopping around on my palm.

Raising my other hand, I pretended to poke her t...

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Chapter 128 – Unannounced Visit

[2009 – September]

*Knock* *Knock*

Waiting calmly after I knocked on heavy wooden doors using the door knockers, it wasn't long before a bald African-American man in somewhat unique robes opened the door.

“Mr. Frost? To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?”, Daniel Drumm, Master of the Mystic Arts, asked in a clear and deep voice, his brow raised in surprise.

“Master Drumm, please forgive the inconvenience.”, I gre...

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[A/N: Sorry for the late update, had a busy day. Enjoy!]

Chapter 127 – Notes Just For Her

[2009 – September]

Waking up with a start, my heart beat a bit irregularly even though I couldn't recall the scenes from my sudden nightmare.

It was still the middle of the night, and the soft moonlight threw a few faint shadows in the otherwise dark room.

Taking a few deep breaths, I looked down at the warm bundle in my arms, Jean laying curled up next to me,...

Announcement

Hey guys, my laptop kind gave up halfway a few hours ago and unsurprisingly swallowed up the progress on todays's chatper. I finally managed to rewrite it but I am too tired to edit it tonight. So, this is just a heads up for you that there will not be a chapter tonight.

I will upload today's chapter along with together with the one for tomorrow to make up for it, so basically a double release. Sorry for the inconvenience!

PS: I started reading 'The Legendary Mechanic' ...

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[A/N: I noticed a small mistake with the timeline, so I went back to Chapter 124 and fixed it(Last few paragraphs of the chapter). It's nothing major and it won't have any effect on the story. It was just a logical flaw that I wanted to fix.

Still, I wanted to give you a notice in case some of you had picked up on that too and were wondering if I did that intentionally or not.

Anyway, Enjoy!]

Chapter 126 – Undecipherable

[2009 – September]

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Chapter 125 – Ben Parker

[2009 – September]

It was a cold Monday night as I stood on the roof of a high-rise building, beneath me the busy streets of New York. I didn't care about that though as my gaze rested in the distance.

My eyes burned with white flames as I watched a grey-haired old man walk down the streets, calling out for his nephew every now and then.

Ben Parker was a good man, no matter by which standard you judged him. Hard-working, caring, and respons...

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[A/N: Hey guys, quick notice: I added some paragraphs to the end of the last chapter, so you should check that out.

Also, Merry Christmas! And enjoy the chapter!]

Chapter 124 – Change, Prelude

[2009 – September]

It was Monday again, which meant that the first class of the day was Mr. Stanley's language arts.

Jean and I had done our reading assignments together while we had each written a short essay about the contents that we were suppos...

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[A/N: Hey guys! Christmas is knocking on our doors and I just wanted to tell you that I will still upload chapters daily, though I may take a few days off around New Year. 

Anyway, Enjoy!]

Chapter 123 – Invitation

[2009 – September]

Sighing to myself as I sat down with Emma and we each drank our sports drink, I knew that my last strike had rattled her quite a bit.

The moment she had left her Organic-Diamond Form, my Extrasensory Per...

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Chapter 122 – Monstrous

[2009 – September]

SHING! BANG!

With speed at the limit of human capability and strength that far exceeded even that, a crystalized arm shot out, its fingers and palm straight making it seem like a spear forged out of diamonds.

And yet, the incredibly powerful blow was deflected from its course by a strike performed by a seemingly normal palm, the back of this human palm colliding with the wrist of the crystalized arm, the sound of this coll...

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Chapter 121 – Home

[2009 – September]

Feeling Jean's slender fingers brush through my hair while listening to her quiet heartbeat, the warmth of her soft skin seeping into my palm through her abdomen, I felt a rare kind of inner peace that even my small epiphany a few days ago couldn't compare to.

Simply being with her like this while her melodious voice rang softly in my ears as she read line after line, I felt grounded and at ease, as if nothing else mattered but the t...

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[A/N: Kinda fell asleep this afternoon, so this update comes a little late. Sorry guys! Enjoy!]

Chapter 120 – Saturday

[2009 – September]

Waking up slowly, Jean was surrounded by a pleasant warmth and an even more wonderful scent. Instinctively, she tried to burrow even deeper into this warmth as she slowly opened her eyes.

Her hands came into contact with what felt like warm jade that was covered in velvet, and as she opened her eyes, she noticed that s...

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Chapter 119 – Betrayal(?)

[2009 – September]

The next day as our lunch break was almost over and our little group was just on the way back to class, we came across a commotion as we walked across the schoolyard. And just as we drew near a gap opened up in the group of spectators that had formed around whatever was happening.

As sensitive as my ears were, I already knew what was happening which caused a small frown to appear on my face when I saw Jean hurry forward unhesi...

Announcement - The Wanderer

I finally decided upon the relationship constellation between Jean, Elijah, and Laura.

Just a few hours ago I posted the latest chapters and left a note at the end, saying that I would go for the tricycle. Now, most of you may not have seen it as I deleted it afterwards. The reason for that is that I changed my decision.

There was just something that didn't feel right about the three of them being together, even though I might have been able to make it work. I have been agonizing ...

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Chapter 118 – Dark Titan and the Morning Sun

[2009 – September]

Being raised as a living weapon, Laura was naturally very sensitive to her surroundings and even her natural defenses were instinctively lowered when she was around Elijah due to the fact that she trusted him greatly, she still woke up when he took off her jacket.

It was just that she couldn't help but be selfish and so she pretended to be asleep while enjoying the gentle care of Elijah. She didn't trust man...

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[A/N: I re-wrote this chapter like five times. I am still not a hundred percent satisfied but at this point, I simply have to call quits as it will only go downhill from here. Still, enjoy!]

Chapter 117 – Report

[2009 – September]

Blinking away the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes, Jean understood what Elijah's words implied. She had heard about Laura's past vaguely from the Professor, not to mention that it was nearly impossible to keep secrets fro...

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Chapter 009 – Companion

“Thank you.”

The words were spoken in an exhausted, but noble tone. Fang didn't have to guess, as he was sure that this was the voice of the Three-Tailed Spirit Fox. It had used its Beast Essence and soul force to transmit its thought to him, something only a ranked beast was capable of.

Unranked beasts couldn't control the essence in their core consciously, as they lacked the spiritual strength to do so. Only after reaching Rank One wo...

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Chapter 116 – A Different Kind of Pain

[2009 – September]

The music room of the school was basically never empty after classes as either the orchestra guys or the choir used it for practice, which also meant that I couldn't really spend my time there playing the piano while Jean had other classes.

Thankfully, I had come across an old upright piano in one of the storerooms while exploring the school grounds with my Farsight, which was also where I was headed after leaving...

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[A/N: Sorry for the late update, I had some things to take care of. Still, here it is. Enjoy!]

Chapter 115 – Terror

[2009 – September]

The calm and charming teen vanished, instead, Natasha felt as if she was facing some kind of inhuman monster. She felt as if something was pressing down on her chest while cold sweat started to appear on her back.

Elijah hadn't moved and his gaze was still calm but Natasha was nearly shaking in fright, feeling as if she w...

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Chapter 114 – 'The Cycle'

[2009 – September]

Three days had passed since my first day at Midtown High, which was how most students called it as Midtown Science High School was a bit too wordy to fit into pretty much any sentence comfortably.

Being preoccupied with school, the shadow of the conversation Jean and I had with the Professor seemed to fade a bit. In the afternoons and evenings when it was just the two of us, she still seemed a bit delicate and lost some of her...

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Chapter 113 – Hopeless

[2009 – September]

Sitting at a large table in the shared lounge next to Clarice, Allison, and Marie-Ange, Jean was finishing up her homework as she chatted with the two of them while they did the same.

Laura was also present, though she was playing pool with Angelica, while Rahne and Sharon were both lounging lazily on a leather sofa at the other end of the room, playing some video games. Jean could sense John and Haroun somewhere below in the und...

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Chapter 112 – Silent Corruption

[2009 – September]

Walking back to the Hellion Mansion from the main building of the Massachusetts Academy where Emma's office was located, my hands were hidden inside the pocket on the front of my grey hoodie, as was the small packaged book which I had been gifted by the Ancient One.

Arya sat on my shoulder, looking around sleepily while pressing her tiny body against the side of my neck. I could feel that she recognized this place as the...

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Chapter 008 – Crossroad

Thinking about the risks and benefits of interfering, Fang knew that both beasts couldn't threaten his life as he still had the teleportation rune. But to gain something from this fight, his chances were indeed better if he could gang up on the snake-type beasts with the fox.

Taking out a thumb-sized piece of beast skin with an intricate pattern on it, Fang immediately placed the teleportation rune in his mouth, before silently drawing his Midnight Shade ...

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Chapter 111 – Schemes

[2009 – September]

The rest of the first period went by rather quickly, which gave us a few minutes of time to get to our next class during which I gently fed Jean a granola bar piece by piece and a few apple slices.

I obviously knew that Jean didn't have to eat at all, strictly speaking, considering that she was the inheritor of the Phoenix Force and could even survive in the cold void that was outer space without any issues. This didn't stop me fr...

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Chapter 110 – Stare

[2009 – September]

Five minutes before classes started, the bell rang which prompted us to walk toward our classroom. The first class of the day was English language arts and it was a class that we all shared which was convenient.

It didn't take us long to arrive at the classroom and since the doors had already been unlocked we filed in and took our seats. Thankfully, a group of seats was still empty on the window side of the classroom, so we could si...

Poll - The Wanderer

So, it's been a long time since I have done one of those, but we are finally a part of the story where I can appreciate your input a bit more as the foundation of the story and the general direction is clear.

If I had done some polls before reaching this point, I fear that it would have been difficult for me to advance this story so smoothly.

Anyway, I am very pleased with how things are going with The Wanderer, as the pace and the general character development are coming along ni...

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[A/N: Difficult chapter to write. Not sure if it turned out the way I intended it to. Still, I hope you like it. Enjoy!]

Chapter 109 – Gossip

[2009 – September]

My locker wasn't too far away from Jean's, and after I placed a few of my textbooks inside it and Jean glued a picture of both of us on the inside of the locker door while smiling shyly, we made our way to her locker.

Though the moment we turned the corner to the corridor where her locker was, I ...