Daybreak:Volume 1 Chapter 12 - Revision history

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Aorii: REDUX PROJECT START, FULL RESET OF CONTENTS

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Aorii at 21:08, 5 August 2016

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	...Except they still clouded his judgment, until Reynald opened his eyes to the grander picture yesterday.		...Except they still clouded his judgment, until Reynald opened his eyes to the grander picture yesterday.

	For him to still hold onto that grudge after Pascal had shown the deepest remorse... it would be immature, childish even. Not only did it go against the teachings of the ~~Founder~~, but it also represented the intolerance that he so hated in Pascal.		For him to still hold onto that grudge after Pascal had shown the deepest remorse... it would be immature, childish even. Not only did it go against the teachings of the Lord, but it also represented the intolerance that he so hated in Pascal.

	Parzifal knew that man was doomed to hypocrisy, but he would strive his best to escape it.		Parzifal knew that man was doomed to hypocrisy, but he would strive his best to escape it.
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	Kaede knew that nothing ended that easily.		Kaede knew that nothing ended that easily.

	Parzifal kept the banter focused over the course of brunch, discussing mostly the events of last night and the turmoil within the academy that followed. Reynald soon pitched in with tactical analysis made using his knowledge of Mantis Blade ''modus operandi'', ~~occassionally~~ interrupting himself to attempt flirting with Kaede, who he continued to call by the pet name 'muffin'.		Parzifal kept the banter focused over the course of brunch, discussing mostly the events of last night and the turmoil within the academy that followed. Reynald soon pitched in with tactical analysis made using his knowledge of Mantis Blade ''modus operandi'', occasionally interrupting himself to attempt flirting with Kaede, who he continued to call by the pet name 'muffin'.

	She didn't hit him this time, partly because the men didn't need any sparks of hostility, and partly due to her cramping and aching stomach sapping all her energy.		She didn't hit him this time, partly because the men didn't need any sparks of hostility, and partly due to her cramping and aching stomach sapping all her energy.

	According to Pascal, he had never personally wronged Reynald over the years. Furthermore, the shorter redhead ~~took~~ every opportunities to mock him, not to mention handing him one humiliating defeat after another in their ''Advanced Spellsword Combat'' class.		According to Pascal, he had never personally wronged Reynald over the years. Furthermore, the shorter redhead had taken every opportunities to mock him, not to mention handing him one humiliating defeat after another in their ''Advanced Spellsword Combat'' class.

	Therefore it was not surprising that Reynald had followed his best friend's lead as soon as he fulfilled his quota of evil glares.		Therefore it was not surprising that Reynald had followed his best friend's lead as soon as he fulfilled his quota of evil glares.

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Aorii at 05:48, 1 December 2015

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	Until her right hand drew a wide arc upwards as though drawing a sword, before meeting his right cheek in a slap that resounded through the dining hall.		Until her right hand drew a wide arc upwards as though drawing a sword, before meeting his right cheek in a slap that resounded through the dining hall.

	Several of Pascal's 'fangirls' squeaked, but none dared to challenge the ~~noble~~ lady.		Several of Pascal's 'fangirls' squeaked, but none dared to challenge the lady.

	Kaede was certain Ariadne's glove was glowing. There was simply no way someone could ''slap'' that hard without magic, regardless of how big a sword they twirled around every day.		Kaede was certain Ariadne's glove was glowing. There was simply no way someone could ''slap'' that hard without magic, regardless of how big a sword they twirled around every day.
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	"Some prodigy you are, Pascal; half a day goes by and you can't even tell basic biology," Ariadne complained as she knelt down besides Kaede.		"Some prodigy you are, Pascal; half a day goes by and you can't even tell basic biology," Ariadne complained as she knelt down besides Kaede.

			''Are you kidding me!?''

	With her back already bent over her stomach, Kaede banged her head into the table as she realized exactly what the noblewoman meant.		With her back already bent over her stomach, Kaede banged her head into the table as she realized exactly what the noblewoman meant.
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	''Screw this society.''		''Screw this society.''

	It didn't stop Sir 'I am a prodigy' Pascal from trying... and failing spectacularly. He somehow managed to loosen his own lower controls, which resulted in soiling himself.		It didn't stop Sir 'I-am-a-prodigy' Pascal from trying... and failing spectacularly. He somehow managed to loosen his own lower controls, which resulted in soiling himself.

	Parzifal said that he got lucky. The last male healer who tried to invent a fix for his commoner wife ended up with a painful, week-long erection. After that, nobody wanted to attempt again.		Parzifal said that he got lucky. The last male healer who tried to invent a fix for his commoner wife ended up with a painful, week-long erection. After that, nobody wanted to attempt again.

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	"<u>You can do this, Pascal.</u>"		"<u>You can do this, Pascal.</u>"

	Kaede noted that his eyes had slid back down to stare upon a faraway battlement. His shoulders were slumping more by the second, ~~his will~~ wavering on the precipice of yet another plunge from pride.		Kaede noted that his eyes had slid back down to stare upon a faraway battlement. His shoulders were slumping more by the second, wavering on the precipice of yet another plunge from pride.

	''I know this can't be easy on you, but...''		''I know this can't be easy on you, but...''
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	And that took almost every ounce of will, every strand of self-discipline that Pascal had.		And that took almost every ounce of will, every strand of self-discipline that Pascal had.

	His gaze lingered for but a second before he spun around and strode straight towards the rooftop door. He had just shredded his pride and ~~thrown them out with a chamber pot of~~ filth ~~before the presence of four others. His soul lay bared naked~~ to the critiquing eyes of ~~his~~ peers, and he could not withstand it for another moment longer.		His gaze lingered for but a second before he spun around and strode straight towards the rooftop door. He had just shredded his pride and bared his filth to the critiquing eyes of peers, and he could not withstand it for another moment longer.

	"<u>I am so going to kill you for that,</u>" the prodigy's ego lashed out in an attempt to regain itself, to rebuild its protective shell.		"<u>I am so going to kill you for that,</u>" the prodigy's ego lashed out in an attempt to regain itself, to rebuild its protective shell.

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	Pascal sent her another glare, and a reassured -- also slightly amused -- Kaede returned her encouraging smile.		Pascal sent her another glare, and a reassured -- also slightly amused -- Kaede returned her encouraging smile.

	"And Ariadne," he took a deep breath before he focused onto the lady's ~~meadow-green~~ eyes. "When I discovered our differences in approach to life, I tried to break up with you by pressing all the blame onto you. It was low, and immoral, and cowardly of me, all the more so when I humiliated you by doing it in public instead of at least having a basic sense of decency. I cannot apologize enough for my past actions, and if I do not get the chance again, I wish you happiness with Parzifal, for he is a far better man than I was."		"And Ariadne," he took a deep breath before he focused onto the lady's widened eyes. "When I discovered our differences in approach to life, I tried to break up with you by pressing all the blame onto you. It was low, and immoral, and cowardly of me, all the more so when I humiliated you by doing it in public instead of at least having a basic sense of decency. I cannot apologize enough for my past actions, and if I do not get the chance again, I wish you happiness with Parzifal, for he is a far better man than I was."

	And that took almost every ounce of will, every strand of self-discipline that Pascal had.		And that took almost every ounce of will, every strand of self-discipline that Pascal had.

104.2.164.230: /* Chapter 12 - Better Late Than Never */

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Chapter 12 - Better Late Than Never

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	Meanwhile, Pascal's puzzled expression didn't have a clue of what Ariadne was talking about...		Meanwhile, Pascal's puzzled expression didn't have a clue of what Ariadne was talking about...

	Until her right hand drew a wide arc upwards as though drawing a sword, before meeting his right ~~cheeks~~ in a slap that resounded through the dining hall.		Until her right hand drew a wide arc upwards as though drawing a sword, before meeting his right cheek in a slap that resounded through the dining hall.

	Several of Pascal's 'fangirls' squeaked, but none dared to challenge the noble lady.		Several of Pascal's 'fangirls' squeaked, but none dared to challenge the noble lady.

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	"How long are you going to keep regretting the past instead of facing the present!?"		"How long are you going to keep regretting the past instead of facing the present!?"

	Pascal spun around to glare at her. However Kaede had no intention of keeping this conversation private, not yet:		Pascal spun around to glare at her. However Kaede had no intention of keeping this conversation private, not yet.

	"I stand by what I told you: it's not always enough, but it's never too late!"		"I stand by what I told you: it's not always enough, but it's never too late!"
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	His legs stood stiff while his body stilled. But his eyes wavered, caught amid hesitation and resentment, uncertain between a chance to seek the unpleasant light, or returning to the familiar yet cold shadows.		His legs stood stiff while his body stilled. But his eyes wavered, caught amid hesitation and resentment, uncertain between a chance to seek the unpleasant light, or returning to the familiar yet cold shadows.

	But Kaede knew that Pascal would not be Pascal without his resolve to follow rational judgment in his own way. After a silent ~~minute~~ and a profound sigh, his feet turned themselves around. He cautiously stepped back towards Kaede as she unwittingly broke into a welcoming smile.		But Kaede knew that Pascal would not be Pascal without his resolve to follow rational judgment in his own way. After a silent moment and a profound sigh, his feet turned themselves around. He cautiously stepped back towards Kaede as she unwittingly broke into a welcoming smile.

	"<You said you will not fail to honor and repay the debt. Then why not start now with everything you have? Better than your half-way apologies that do nothing but tarnish your word.>"		"<You said you will not fail to honor and repay the debt. Then why not start now with everything you have? Better than your half-way apologies that do nothing but tarnish your word.>"
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	The only one she heard recover before her departure was Reynaud. Although his utterance was still filled with disbelief:		The only one she heard recover before her departure was Reynaud. Although his utterance was still filled with disbelief:

	"''~~THE~~ Runelord apologizing?'' You've got to be shitting me..."		"''The Runelord apologizing?'' You've got to be shitting me..."


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	"<Yes, because the best assassins of your world are so incompetent that their arrow struck just above my lungs from a flat trajectory shot.>"		"<Yes, because the best assassins of your world are so incompetent that their arrow struck just above my lungs from a flat trajectory shot.>"

	"<Well fine. they tried to kill me.>" Pascal relented, but only slightly. "<This is a terrible idea.>"		"<Well fine, they tried to kill me.>" Pascal relented, but only slightly. "<This is a terrible idea.>"

	"<nowiki><I</nowiki> know it's a terrible idea.>" Kaede spun her heels around, her eyes filled with a painful need as she gazed back at Pascal: "<Look, I really, really wanted her to be my friend. I thought she ''was'' the first friend I made in this world, alright? So, just let me reach out to her this once to get it off my conscience... please?>" She begged.		"<nowiki><I</nowiki> know it's a terrible idea.>" Kaede spun her heels around, her eyes filled with a painful need as she gazed back at Pascal: "<Look, I really, really wanted her to be my friend. I thought she ''was'' the first friend I made in this world, alright? So, just let me reach out to her this once to get it off my conscience... please?>" She begged.
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	"<You're not helping.>"		"<You're not helping.>"

	"I said we are ''not'' interrogating you, and I meant it." Kaede insisted. "Obviously, I can't speak for the other involved parties, but that's also why I'm here. If I can find you a way out of this --and I'm not promising, because I honestly don't know-- then will you take it?"		"I said we are ''not'' interrogating you, and I meant it." Kaede insisted. "Obviously, I can't speak for the other involved parties, but that's also why I'm here. If I can find you a way out of this -- and I'm not promising, because I honestly don't know -- then will you take it?"

	"W-why are you doing this?" The maid whimpered once more.		"W-why are you doing this?" The maid whimpered once more.
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	But that wasn't the only thing on his mind.		But that wasn't the only thing on his mind.

	Before yesterday, if someone had told him that the arrogant, condescending, judgmental, obstinate, intolerant --he could go on for a while-- ''Runelord'' Pascal would apologize to him over the source of their enmity from years ago, Perceval would have responded that celestial enlightenment was more likely to sweep across Hell first.		Before yesterday, if someone had told him that the arrogant, condescending, judgmental, obstinate, intolerant -- he could go on for a while -- ''Runelord'' Pascal would apologize to him over the source of their enmity from years ago, Perceval would have responded that celestial enlightenment was more likely to sweep across Hell first.

	Maybe it had. Part of him wondered what other miracles the Holy Father orchestrated last night.		Maybe it had. Part of him wondered what other miracles the Holy Father orchestrated last night.
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	But that left him the dilemma of how to respond.		But that left him the dilemma of how to respond.

	~~Year~~-long grudges did not disappear over a single apology, no matter how thorough and sincere it was. Perceval certainly had not forgotten how hurtful it was back then, when a younger him had been convinced, utterly certain, that his incompetence in most fields of magic meant his dreams would never amount to anything. As far as he was concerned, he would remain insignificant and uselessly boring throughout his life.		Years-long grudges did not disappear over a single apology, no matter how thorough and sincere it was. Perceval certainly had not forgotten how hurtful it was back then, when a younger him had been convinced, utterly certain, that his incompetence in most fields of magic meant his dreams would never amount to anything. As far as he was concerned, he would remain insignificant and uselessly boring throughout his life.

	He could never thank his friends enough for giving him the self-respect to hold his head high over the course of two years. That was especially true for Ariadne, the most beautiful and popular girl in the academy who sat beside him, listening to his pessimistic complaints and encouraging him with saintly patience.		He could never thank his friends enough for giving him the self-respect to hold his head high over the course of two years. That was especially true for Ariadne, the most beautiful and popular girl in the academy who sat beside him, listening to his pessimistic complaints and encouraging him with saintly patience.
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	Kaede was certain Ariadne's glove was glowing. There was simply no way someone could ''slap'' that hard without magic, regardless of how big a sword they twirled around every day.		Kaede was certain Ariadne's glove was glowing. There was simply no way someone could ''slap'' that hard without magic, regardless of how big a sword they twirled around every day.

	The force of the impact lifted Pascal's feet off the ground and threw him backwards like a rag doll. He crashed into the ground several paces away on his back. A red handprint now adorned the ~~right~~ side of his face. His skin quickly bruised with internal bleeding under the partial cover of his soft golden curls.		The force of the impact lifted Pascal's feet off the ground and threw him backwards like a rag doll. He crashed into the ground several paces away on his back. A red handprint now adorned the left side of his face. His skin quickly bruised with internal bleeding under the partial cover of his soft golden curls.

	"Owww," Pascal remarked as he sat back up, his hand rushing to cradle his swelling cheek. "I do rot rememper drawing plood with mere words."		"Owww," Pascal remarked as he sat back up, his hand rushing to cradle his swelling cheek. "I do rot rememper drawing plood with mere words."