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| Now ––
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| Here is a piece of parchment.
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| The small characters written here have caught the blessing of time and are blurry, and there are more than a few distinctive difficult characters.
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| A picture resembling childlike scribbles were in the middle of it.
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| A ring was drawn in crooked brushwork.
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| Since ancient times, it was easy for power to dwell in the ring shape.
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| The bracelet is the symbol of power, the ring is the proof of the contract, the necklace is the sign of loyalty and the diadem forms the proof of authority.
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| However, a “ring” was drawn here, there wasn’t anything like it.
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| Since the drawing was rough, you couldn’t be certain about the properties of the material and since you couldn’t compare it to anything the size wasn’t clear, also since a person’s shape was omitted, it was uncertain whether or not it was an accessory.
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| In the first place––that ring was something that didn’t even exist at the time it was drawn.
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| It was the blueprint of a special Magic Tool that was left behind by a mage.
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| In those days, many mages considered the materialisation of that thing to be impossible. In fact, even the mage that designed it eventually passed away without making it.
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| If somebody could decipher the completely moth-eaten description, it’s possible that they would be able to understand the power that dwells in the ring.
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| But, it was filled with contradictions in its various meanings.
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| The name of the ring was “Solid Torus”. | |
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| Since it wasn’t materialised, there were only a few people who knew the name. Even if it was someone who had a deep knowledge about the history of Magic Tools, their response wouldn’t differ; they would tilt their head to one side or give a wry smile.
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| However.
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| If the plan was realised––
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| All the mages would be frightened and shocked. That is the kind of thing it is.
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| The Ring of Reflux.
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| For the makers of Magic Tools it was a pipe dream and at the same time, one of the unsolved challenges.
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