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Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

*runs away from @Lucius Cypher*

A God's Gamble

Sorry for my delay~ :|

A God's Gamble

A ʀ ᴄ ʜ ᴇ ɴ ᴇ

The shadow of a tree darkened. Slowly becoming darker and darker to the point it seemed to be as dark as the void in between the stars. From it, a hooded god emerged. The god slowly lowered his hood. It had been a long while since he had gone to the island. He doesn't remember coming to his hall ever since the incident with that pesky forest god. She wasn't all that bad though.

He looked about, simply walking towards his hall. He saw halls of all kinds on his way... certainly many wouldn't be coming back. And those who were, may not be coming any time soon. He stood in front of it, it was as if the hall had been carved into an endless onyx block. The floor was rougher than usual, the walls were cracked... and deep inside the hall. It was as empty as always however. Just a quiet, dark room. That one quiet and dark room he repeat enough times that others shouldn't make noise into. He sighed... being the only own allowed to make any noise there, it was all perfectly fine. The 'room' however, was as vast as it always was, maybe slightly smaller, but nothing that he cared. He favored place was still as he was, then again, anywhere quiet within the room was his favored place.

He spent sometime in the room, wandering until its ends, and back until he was out of the hall. This time he had a purpose to be there. He was known for avoiding the politics of Charybdis often enough, only coming at times to note that if someone wished to harm Acruan they should think twice, or more, before taking action. While that made him lose some lands for mostly fighting alone, he also got to be known as one who didn't start wars.

At least, that was how he was known until the god of a forest by his kingdom came into his hall asking for help against some other god to the east of him. Acruan was larger at the time, stretching until beyond its eastern mountains. The goddess had chosen, the wrong moment, place and person to ask for help however. Not only he did not help her, but the whole forest was cursed with what was called The Curse of Eternal Silence. No birds sang, animals grew confused... and her fledgling nation was destroyed not soon after.

He walked to the central room. Not truly surprised to see that there were already others there. That Goddess of Fortune... of the most perfectly brief conversations, and that young god of the east. While his nation truly had little to do with the nation of sands and gold far to the southeast of his own, Acruan was not too far from Horus. If Acruan was still as big as it once was, they may even have their own conflicts... but it was far smaller nowadays. "I see that, there others here already. My most sincere greetings, to the two of you." And yes, they were sincere however pained he was for having to say them.

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K ɪ ɴ ɢ ᴅ ᴏ ᴍ ᴏ ғ A ᴄ ʀ ᴜ ᴀ ɴ

Acruan was as it always was. Warriors still had their fancy competitions to see who was the better at using a sword. Merchants still sold their wares in markets while pondering trade with foreigners. Scholars were still had their eyes upon books and scrolls. And the people still went on through their daily lives. Nothing had changed. Nothing ever changes in Acruan, is what the old saying was. It was because even with the loss of half a country once upon the time, people weeped... but then lived on. Holding no grudges was something any exemplary Acruani tried to do, especially those of the current Ruling House and the Council members.

From time to time, however, any Acruani from the Capital who went to the eastern mountains would ask themselves, 'will this be ours in my lifetime?' But then they would look to the west as always. It wasn't the right time yet. It is never the right time.

⊰Manifest Anima: Planes Divided⊱

M ᴀ s ᴛ ᴇ ʀ ᴏ ғ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ T ᴇ ɴ T ʜ ᴏ ᴜ s ᴀ ɴ ᴅ T ʜ ᴏ ʀ ɴ s

^{A ʀ ᴄ ʜ ᴇ ɴ ᴇ ᴏ ғ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ T ᴇ ɴ T ʜ ᴏ ᴜ s ᴀ ɴ ᴅ T ʜ ᴏ ʀ ɴ s}

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Step after step, he walked. A walk, however, did not properly explain his action for a walk implied a mere unhurried attempt to move from a location to another and nothing more. The most accurate description for his action would be a leisurely, unhurried stroll through the outskirts of Ominar, regardless of how swift or quick he was.

His eyes were not focused on the way he was going. While at times he would look ahead, he seemed unusually distracted by whatever minor detail caught his attention. A weed on the ground, the rumpled clothes of a passerby who avoided him, the sky. It felt good to see those things, yet he knew that he would grow tired of them. Any given location was bound to feel repetitive given enough observation, at least, anywhere he has been to.

With a sigh, Archene slowed his pace and looked at the sky once more. 'This should be the right time,' he thought to himself as he walked towards the entrance of the warehouse. Before entering, he took a brief look around to see if there were any real counter-measures were made in case their enemy came, but he gave up before seeing anything, 'It still feels rather strange to be on this side of a fight.'

Archene proceeded inside the warehouse, his gentle steps catching only the keenest ears; brief, slightly indifferent eyes awaited those who peered curiously at him. His glances took more than a moment when looking at the Prae as he reasoned with himself that they have their reasons to come. Whether they are good or bad, he would certainly find out, eventually. Seeing the Licentia steering away from the Prae, he sighed quietly shaking his head, 'They have become too docile... it seems.'

Looking around more properly, he met an interesting scene to said the least — rebels from many walks of life, of even different races coming together for a single cause. Or at least trying. Some people looked at him with curious eyes. The reasons might vary, but the clothes were certainly not helping him to be inconspicuous. After all, who'd wear something like a haori for an event of such kind... on that side of the world... in a location where it was more likely to get dirty for no real reason? The answer for the question could be easily obtained by looking at him. The why or what kind of person, however, were entirely different affairs, and would need more time to answer than the observers were likely to have in hands.

It was not as if he was attempting to avoid attention in any case — not that anyone right in their minds would attempt to avoid attention or even vaguely hide themselves in such clothes — he had, in fact, come personally to ensure that his presence would be noticed and that was exactly what he was going to do. His liking for the clothes themselves was, among many other things, part of an entirely different affair. They were also comfortable in any case, so why not?

Sparing no further glances to the people congregating, Archene thought briefly on the possible outcomes and ramifications of the events he planned to presentiate himself. If nothing went wrong, he'd have more things in his favors later on, whether by getting himself to a considerable position in this revolution. If things went wrong, the possibilities were boundless, but mostly acceptable — it was not as if his death would be prioritized because of his presence here. Furthermore, there was much he had to hear from the... rebels.

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【~~~~ ~~~~】 ✶ 【Nᴇxᴛ Pᴏsᴛ】

A God's Gamble

@wxps350 Not a problem. Feel free to come back if you have time in the future.

It looks like we will be starting today. I will make a starting post relatively soon with all the background for what we are doing.

@OppositionJ

*peers about*

⊰Manifest Anima: Planes Divided⊱

M ᴀ s ᴛ ᴇ ʀ ᴏ ғ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ T ᴇ ɴ T ʜ ᴏ ᴜ s ᴀ ɴ ᴅ T ʜ ᴏ ʀ ɴ s

^{"Tʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs, I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ."}

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Archene

^{A ʀ ᴄ ʜ ᴇ ɴ ᴇ ᴏ ғ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ T ᴇ ɴ T ʜ ᴏ ᴜ s ᴀ ɴ ᴅ T ʜ ᴏ ʀ ɴ s}

_{G E N E R A L I N F O}

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Nᴀᴍᴇ: Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Tᴇɴ Tʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ Tʜᴏʀɴs
Gᴇɴᴅᴇʀ: Mᴀʟᴇ
Sᴇxᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ: Dᴇᴍɪsᴇxᴜᴀʟ
Aɢᴇ: 1109
Aᴘᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ Aɢᴇ: 21
Rᴀᴄᴇ: Exɪᴍɪᴜs Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ
Sᴜʙ-Rᴀᴄᴇ: Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴ

_{A P P E A R A N C E}

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Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴀ 6 ғᴇᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ 3 ɪɴᴄʜᴇs ᴛᴀʟʟ (190 ᴄᴍ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴀᴛʜʟᴇᴛɪᴄ ʙᴏᴅʏ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴏɴʟʏ 143 ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs (65 ᴋɢ). Hɪs sᴋɪɴ ɪs ᴍɪʟᴋʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ɪᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛ ʟɪɢʜᴛ. Hɪs ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀ, ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪs sᴋɪɴ, sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ sʜɪɴᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʟɪɢʜᴛ. Hᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɪᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛ sʜᴏʀᴛ, ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ʙᴀɴɢs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɢᴏ ᴀs ғᴀʀ ᴀs ʜɪs ᴡᴀɪsᴛ. Hɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ ɪs ᴅᴇʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪɴ ᴘᴀʟᴇ ʟɪᴘs, ᴀ sʜᴏʀᴛ, sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ɪʀɪsᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ sʟɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴘᴜᴘɪʟs. Oɴ ʜɪs ғᴏʀᴇʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ, sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴏʀɴ sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ sʟᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴡᴀʀᴅʟʏ. Hɪs ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ ғɪɴɢᴇʀɴᴀɪʟs ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴇ ᴅᴜʟʟ, ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴄʟᴀᴡs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ʟᴏɴɢ.

Hɪs ᴡᴀʀᴅʀᴏʙᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴠᴀsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴡᴀᴅᴀʏs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Eᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇs. Usᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғʟᴏʀᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴠɪᴅ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴs. Hᴇ ɪs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ɴᴏ sʜᴏᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴡ ᴛɪᴍᴇs sᴀɴᴅᴀʟs... ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ.

_{P E R S O N A L I T Y}

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Hᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʟʏ ʟᴏᴠɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇғᴜʟ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ. Hᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴜᴛʜʟᴇss ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴀʟʟɪᴇs. Hᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴜᴍʙʟᴇ, ᴏɴ ғɪʀsᴛ sɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ -ɪs- ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴏʀ. Hᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅs ᴊᴜsᴛɪғɪᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜɴʟᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀsɪᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ. Hᴇ ғᴇᴇʟs ɴᴏ sʜᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴ ɢʟᴏʀɪғʏɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ, ɪᴛ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇs ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ.

Iɴ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ, ʜᴇ ɪs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴇxɪʙʟᴇ. Hᴇ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ... ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴛ ʟᴇssᴏɴs ғʀᴇsʜ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ. Aɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇ, ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴏᴏʟs ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Oʀ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴀʏ. Hᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴇᴍs ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ, ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ, ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴇ, ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴇᴇʟ. Wʜɪʟᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀᴄᴛs ᴏғ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋ sʜᴏʀᴛsɪɢʜᴛᴇᴅ, ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Iᴛ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴇʟᴘs.

_{H I S T O R Y}

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Fᴏʀ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ғɪʀsᴛ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ, Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴀᴛ. Fᴏʀ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴄʏᴄʟᴇs ɪɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ Gʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ Tʀɪᴀʟ sᴛᴀɢᴇs, ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍs ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀs. Fʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ᴛʀᴇᴇ-ʟɪᴋᴇ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇs ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴏɴsᴛʀᴏᴜs ᴍᴀss ᴏғ ᴠɪɴᴇs.

Oɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀ Bʀɪᴅɢᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴀ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴜʀᴇʟʏ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴀɪɴ ᴠɪs ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴏɴ. (Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.) Tʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀᴇʟᴇss ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʙʏ sᴏᴍᴇ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ Fᴀᴜɴᴀ.

A ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ Bʀɪᴅɢᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sɪᴅᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs sᴏᴏɴ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Oɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀsɪᴅᴇ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs. Tʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ, ʟᴇss ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴇss ᴠɪs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs, ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs. Sᴏᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ. Hᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sɪᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ Rɪғᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.

Bᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ, ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀs ɪғ ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴜᴢᴢʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ. Hᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ, ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ sᴛᴀɢᴇ. Wʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀ Tʀɪᴀʟ Sᴛᴀɢᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ʜɪs ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ sᴛᴀɢᴇ. Hᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀᴍ. Aʟʟ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. Hᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴍᴏʀᴇ... ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ.

Hɪs ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ's ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ. Nᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅɪᴅ ʜɪs ɢʀᴇᴇɴ sᴋɪɴ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏʀɴs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ... ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ. Hᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ. Hᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ.

Aɢᴀɪɴ, ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪsɪᴛ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs, ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʜᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ. Bᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀʏ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ Bʀɪᴅɢᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ. Hᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ, ʜɪs ғᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. Uɴʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs, ʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ, ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ʜᴇ'ᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs, ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.

Iᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ. Aᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴛ, ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴛ. Oᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍᴀɴʏ sʜᴀᴘᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀᴍs, ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴᴏɪᴅ. Eᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ, ᴀɴ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴡᴀs ʟᴏsᴛ, ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜᴇɴᴇᴅ. Wɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ, ʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ.

As ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ʟᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ. Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ.

Iᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʜɪᴍ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs — ɴᴏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʜɪs ғɪғᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ, ᴡᴇʟʟ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ, ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇ ʜɪᴍ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Eᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ɪɴ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ ғᴏʀᴍ. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ɪɴ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟs ᴛᴏ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs. Fᴏʀ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsɪᴄs ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

Oɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴏᴜɴᴛɪғᴜʟ ʜᴜɴᴛ — ɴᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ᴋɪɴᴅ, ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪᴇᴅ, ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ. Hɪs sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ʜᴀᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴀs ʜɪs ᴀɴɪᴍᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ғᴀʀ ᴅᴇɴsᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs. Aɢᴀɪɴ, ʜᴇ ғᴏɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ... ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ. Hᴇ ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍɪᴍɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ. Hᴇ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪғ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡʜᴏ'ᴅ ʜᴇ ʙᴇ?

Aᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴀɴsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɴᴋs ᴏғ Exɪᴍɪᴜs Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ. HIs ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀs ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ. Hɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. Hɪs sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ғᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ Exɪᴍɪᴜs. Mᴏʀᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ, ʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟɪɴɢᴇʀɪɴɢ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀs ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʏᴇᴛ... ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ʀɪɢʜᴛ... ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ғɪxᴇᴅ.

Hᴇ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs, ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡғᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ ғᴀʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. Hᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙʀɪᴇғʟʏ sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀʀ ᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀs Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴡɪsʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ. Mᴏʀᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ.

Hᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ, ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀsʜɪᴘ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ. Mᴏsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. Nᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ.

Aʟʟ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡᴀs sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ʜɪᴍ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴛɪɴʏ ʙɪᴛs ᴏғ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ, ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇssᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ. Jᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟʏ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ, ᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ғᴀʀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs. Tʜᴇ ғᴇᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ sʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ, ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.

As ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ, ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ᴏғ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ɪɴᴠᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴡ ʜɪs ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ — ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀs ᴏғ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ. Mᴏʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɴᴏᴛ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇs ᴡʜᴏ ᴘʀᴇʏᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs, ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏғғ, sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ.

Fʀᴏᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴅɪsᴀɢʀᴇᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ. Aғᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ, ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ ᴇxᴘᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ. Hᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ Sᴇᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴘʟᴏᴅɪɴɢ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴡᴀʏs ᴏғ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ, ʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅʀᴀɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ. As ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ.

Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴀɴ Exɪᴍɪᴜs. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ Tʜᴇ Rᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Tᴇɴ Tʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ Tʜᴏʀɴs, Aᴄʀᴜᴀɴ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ʜɪs Sᴇᴇᴅs ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴍᴇʀᴇʟʏ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀᴛɪʙʟᴇ.

Yᴇᴀʀs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ, ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ, ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢʟʏ ᴊᴏɪɴ, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ғᴏᴏʟɪsʜʟʏ ғɪɢʜᴛ ʜɪᴍ. Tʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴇᴡᴄᴏᴍᴇʀs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ Sᴇᴇᴅ ᴇᴍʙᴇᴅᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ — ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏʀ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. Tʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪs ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs, ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀs ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴍᴀxɪᴍᴜᴍ.

Hᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Exɪᴍɪᴜs ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴛᴏ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs. Hᴇ ʜᴀᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ɪɴ Aᴄʀᴜᴀɴ. Hᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴠɪsɪᴛɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ғᴏʀ ʟᴏɴɢ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴄʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇ, ʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ғᴏʀ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴇᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴏʀᴀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ ᴡᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ɢᴏɴᴇ. Iᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ. Nᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Pʀᴀᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ.

Wʜɪʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴠɪsɪᴛs ᴛᴏ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs, sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ʜᴇ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Aᴄʀᴜᴀɴ. Mᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ɪɴ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴋɪɴ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ Pʀᴀᴇ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ Oᴍɪɴᴀʀ. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ɴᴏɴ-ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ-ᴏᴠᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ Hᴜᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀɴᴅs, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟɪɴɢ, sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʙᴀᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴀᴅʟʏ sᴇᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ's ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ.

Wʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ Exɪᴍɪᴜs ᴡᴀs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇ Pʀᴀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴀɢᴀɴᴅᴀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ, ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Iғ sᴜᴄʜ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ʙᴇɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs ᴏғ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ Pʀᴀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Hᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ. Hᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ.

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Sᴍᴀʀᴛᴘʜᴏɴᴇ — A ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ɪɴ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇss ᴏғ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
Sᴇᴛ ᴏғ Cʟᴏᴛʜᴇs — A ʜᴀᴏʀɪ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴋɪᴍᴏɴᴏ ᴏғ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʟʏ ᴅᴜʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs. Tʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ.
Wᴏᴏᴅᴇɴ ʜᴀɪʀʙʀᴜsʜ — Pᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ғᴏʀ ʙʀᴜsʜɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ's ʜᴀɪʀ.

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Mᴇɴᴛᴀʟ:

○ Mᴏsᴛʟʏ Pᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ Mɪɴᴅ — [ ▲ Mᴇɴᴛᴀʟ Sᴘᴇᴄs ] [ ▼ Pᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ Tɪᴍᴇ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ sᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. Hɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴢᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ʜɪs ʀᴇғʟᴇxᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ. Hɪs ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ɪs ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴅᴀᴍᴘᴇᴅ.

○ Mᴇɴᴛᴀʟ Bᴀsᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ♦ Uɴʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴀʙʟᴇ Mɪɴᴅ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ's ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴜɴʀᴇᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs. Aᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ᴏғ ᴘᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍɪɴɢ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ.

○ Hᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ Vɪs Pᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ▲ Vɪs Pᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴇɴsɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ Vɪs, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴄᴇʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ Vɪs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ, ʜᴇ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴏғ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ Vɪs. Tʜɪs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs ʜɪs sᴇɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs ᴏғ Vɪs.

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○ Mᴏsᴛʟʏ Pᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ Bᴏᴅʏ — [ ▲ Rᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ▲ Sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ] [ ▲ Sᴘᴇᴇᴅ ] [ ▼ Wᴇɪɢʜᴛ ] [ ▲ Fʟᴀᴍᴍᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ's sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ, ᴀɢɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴛᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ. Hᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʟᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴍʙs ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀɴ ʜᴏᴜʀ, ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ Vɪs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏᴄᴜs. Hɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛs sɪᴢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴀᴍᴍᴀʙʟᴇ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴜᴛs ᴏᴜᴛ ғɪʀᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ sᴜsᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, ғɪʀᴇ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜɪᴍ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʜᴀʀᴍ.

○ Uɴɪǫᴜᴇ Bᴏᴅʏ Cᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ▲ Rᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ♦ Nᴏ Rᴇᴀʟ Oʀɢᴀɴs ] — Aʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ's ᴏᴜᴛᴡᴀʀᴅʟʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪs sᴋɪɴ, ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴍᴜsᴄʟᴇs, ʙᴏɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴏʀɢᴀɴs, ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴍᴏɢᴇɴᴇᴏᴜs ғʟᴇsʜʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛs, ʀᴇʟᴀxᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇɴsᴇs ᴀs ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs sᴇɴsᴏʀʏ ᴏʀɢᴀɴs ᴀʀᴇ ғᴜʟʟʏ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏʀɢᴀɴs ɪɴ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ. Hᴇ ʟᴀᴄᴋs ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙʀᴀɪɴ. Tʜɪs ғʟᴇsʜʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴛᴇɴsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ʙʟᴜɴᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ, ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏɴᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ.

○ Sᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ Sᴇᴛ ᴏғ Mᴏsᴛʟʏ Nᴏʀᴍᴀʟ Sᴇɴsᴇs — [ ♦ Hᴜᴍᴀɴ-ʟɪᴋᴇ Sᴇɴsᴏʀʏ Oʀɢᴀɴs ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs 5 ʙᴀsɪᴄ sᴇɴsᴇs ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ Vɪs ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs.

○ Dɪsᴘᴇʀsᴇᴅ Sᴏᴜʟ — [ ♦ Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅᴀʀʏ Sᴏʟɪᴅɪғɪᴇᴅ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ] [ ♦ Sᴛᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ] — Bᴏᴛʜ ʜɪs ʜᴏʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀɪʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ. Tʜᴇsᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙɪᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴅᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜɪs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟʟɪᴢᴇᴅ sᴏᴜʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ғᴏʀᴄɪʙʟʏ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴜʀᴛ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ ᴀs ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪʙʟʏ. Tʜᴇsᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅᴀʀʏ ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟʟɪᴢᴇᴅ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ғᴀsᴛ ʀᴀᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs. Wɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪɢʜ Vɪs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ. Hᴇ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙɪɴɢ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ.

Mᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ:

○ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs — [ ♦ Vɪs Dʀᴀɪɴ ] [ ♦ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ♦ Sᴛᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ] [ ▼ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴛᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ sᴀɴᴅ-sɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙɪᴛs ᴏғ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ, Sᴘᴏʀᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀɪʟ-sɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇs, Sᴇᴇᴅs, ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴅʀᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏʀᴇ Vɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Vɪsᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sʜɪɴʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ɢʀᴀɪɴs ᴏʀ sʜᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ғᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ Vɪs ᴡɪʟʟ ɢʀᴏᴡ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ғᴜɴɢᴜs ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴛʜɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴠɪɴᴇs ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇs. Sᴜᴄʜ ғᴜɴɢᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪɴᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟʏ ʀᴇsɪʟɪᴇɴᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴏsᴛ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ғʟᴀᴍᴍᴀʙʟᴇ. Wʜᴇɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ Vɪs ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴄᴇʀɴ ᴛʜɪs Vɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀᴍʙɪᴇɴᴛ Vɪs ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.

○ Rᴀɴɢᴇᴅ Tʀᴀɴsғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ — [ ▲ Psᴇᴜᴅᴏ Vɪs Rᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ♦ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ♦ Sᴛᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ] — Tʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ Vɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ 500 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ Vɪs ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ sᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Uᴘᴏɴ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇ, Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴇ Vɪs ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ. Sᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙsᴏʀᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʟᴇssᴇʀ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍɪᴛʏ. Tʜᴇ Vɪs ɪs sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛʜɪɴʟʏ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛs ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛ sᴜᴄʜ sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙ ᴛʜᴇ Vɪs ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ. Tʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Vɪs' sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ. Tʜɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ Vɪs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴀs, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ Vɪs.

○ Mᴜᴛᴜᴀʟɪsᴛɪᴄ Sʏᴍʙɪᴏsɪs — [ ♦ Sʏᴍʙɪᴏsɪs - Pʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ Eɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ] [ ♦ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] — Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ sᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ Vɪs ᴛᴏ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ sᴘᴇᴄs. Tʜɪs ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ Vɪs ᴅʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅs ɴᴏʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛʜɪs ɢɪᴠᴇ ɪɴʜᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛ. Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅ's sᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ Vɪs.

○ Tᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ — [ ♦ Sʏᴍʙɪᴏsɪs - Bᴀsɪᴄ Tᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ] [ ♦ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ▼ Psʏᴄʜɪᴄ Wᴇᴀᴋ-ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴀ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ 500 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ɪs ʙɪʟᴀᴛᴇʀᴀʟ, ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ғᴏʀ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ's ᴍɪɴᴅ. Tʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇs ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴏɴ ᴠᴀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇs, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴍɪʟᴅ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇss ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɪs.

○ Aᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ Sᴇᴇᴅ Mᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ▲ Rᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇ Vɪs Sᴛᴏʀᴀɢᴇ ] [ ▲ Aʙɪʟɪᴛʏ Cᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ] [ ▲ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ▲ Sᴛᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ's Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ sᴇʟғ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙᴇᴅ Vɪs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀɪɴ ᴅʀᴀsᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴀxɪᴍᴜᴍ Vɪs ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ. Vɪs sᴛᴏʀᴀɢᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ᴠᴀʀʏ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴇᴀsʏ ғᴏʀ sᴇɴᴛɪᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ʙᴇɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟᴏᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs, ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴠᴀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ᴀ Sᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟᴏᴀᴅ.

○ Sᴇᴇᴅ Cᴏᴍʙᴜsᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ♦ Exᴘʟᴏsɪᴠᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅs ] [ ▼ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ] — Tʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏʀᴇ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ Vɪs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ Sᴇᴇᴅ. Sᴜᴄʜ Sᴇᴇᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ sᴀғᴇʟʏ ғʟɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛ ᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏᴅᴇ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ. Gɪᴠᴇɴ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ Vɪs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴏ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴇɴᴀᴅᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ Vɪs — ᴀɴᴅ Aɴɪᴍᴀ — ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ sᴛᴀʙʟᴇ sᴇᴇᴅ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟʏ sᴛʀᴇɴᴜᴏᴜs.

○ Aᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ Vɪs Dʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ — [ ▲ Vɪs Dʀᴀɪɴ ] — Wʜᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ, Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴅʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ Vɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʜᴀsᴛᴇ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ғɪɴᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs, ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴀɢᴜᴇʟʏ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴇs ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴍᴏʀ ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɴɪʟs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴏʀᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴀᴛᴇ.

○ Pʟᴀɴᴛ Mᴀɢɪᴄ — [ ♦ Pʟᴀɴᴛ Mᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Mᴀɢɪᴄ ] — Tʜɪs ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ sᴛʏʟᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜɪs Vɪs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs — ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴏʀ ɪɴᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ — ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ, ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇs, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛʏᴘᴇ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ Vɪs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ғᴏʀ ғᴇᴀᴛs ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ sɪᴢᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛ, ʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ ɪs ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ʀᴜᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴏɴ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs.

⊰Manifest Anima: Planes Divided⊱

M ᴀ s ᴛ ᴇ ʀ ᴏ ғ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ T ᴇ ɴ T ʜ ᴏ ᴜ s ᴀ ɴ ᴅ T ʜ ᴏ ʀ ɴ s

^{"Tʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs, I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ."}

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Archene

^{A ʀ ᴄ ʜ ᴇ ɴ ᴇ ᴏ ғ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ T ᴇ ɴ T ʜ ᴏ ᴜ s ᴀ ɴ ᴅ T ʜ ᴏ ʀ ɴ s}

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Nᴀᴍᴇ: Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Tᴇɴ Tʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ Tʜᴏʀɴs
Gᴇɴᴅᴇʀ: Mᴀʟᴇ
Sᴇxᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ: Dᴇᴍɪsᴇxᴜᴀʟ
Aɢᴇ: 1109
Aᴘᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ Aɢᴇ: 21
Rᴀᴄᴇ: Exɪᴍɪᴜs Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ
Sᴜʙ-Rᴀᴄᴇ: Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴ

_{A P P E A R A N C E}

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Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴀ 6 ғᴇᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ 3 ɪɴᴄʜᴇs ᴛᴀʟʟ (190 ᴄᴍ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴀᴛʜʟᴇᴛɪᴄ ʙᴏᴅʏ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴏɴʟʏ 143 ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs (65 ᴋɢ). Hɪs sᴋɪɴ ɪs ᴍɪʟᴋʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ɪᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛ ʟɪɢʜᴛ. Hɪs ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀ, ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪs sᴋɪɴ, sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ sʜɪɴᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʟɪɢʜᴛ. Hᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɪᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛ sʜᴏʀᴛ, ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ʙᴀɴɢs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɢᴏ ᴀs ғᴀʀ ᴀs ʜɪs ᴡᴀɪsᴛ. Hɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ ɪs ᴅᴇʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪɴ ᴘᴀʟᴇ ʟɪᴘs, ᴀ sʜᴏʀᴛ, sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ɪʀɪsᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ sʟɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴘᴜᴘɪʟs. Oɴ ʜɪs ғᴏʀᴇʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ, sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴏʀɴ sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ sʟᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴡᴀʀᴅʟʏ. Hɪs ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ ғɪɴɢᴇʀɴᴀɪʟs ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴇ ᴅᴜʟʟ, ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴄʟᴀᴡs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ʟᴏɴɢ.

Hɪs ᴡᴀʀᴅʀᴏʙᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴠᴀsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴡᴀᴅᴀʏs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Eᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇs. Usᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғʟᴏʀᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴠɪᴅ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴs. Hᴇ ɪs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ɴᴏ sʜᴏᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴡ ᴛɪᴍᴇs sᴀɴᴅᴀʟs... ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ.

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Hᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʟʏ ʟᴏᴠɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇғᴜʟ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ. Hᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴜᴛʜʟᴇss ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴀʟʟɪᴇs. Hᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴜᴍʙʟᴇ, ᴏɴ ғɪʀsᴛ sɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ -ɪs- ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴏʀ. Hᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅs ᴊᴜsᴛɪғɪᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜɴʟᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀsɪᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ. Hᴇ ғᴇᴇʟs ɴᴏ sʜᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴ ɢʟᴏʀɪғʏɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ, ɪᴛ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇs ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ.

Iɴ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ, ʜᴇ ɪs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴇxɪʙʟᴇ. Hᴇ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ... ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴛ ʟᴇssᴏɴs ғʀᴇsʜ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ. Aɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇ, ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴏᴏʟs ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Oʀ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴀʏ. Hᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴇᴍs ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ, ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ, ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴇ, ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴇᴇʟ. Wʜɪʟᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀᴄᴛs ᴏғ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋ sʜᴏʀᴛsɪɢʜᴛᴇᴅ, ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Iᴛ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴇʟᴘs.

_{H I S T O R Y}

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Fᴏʀ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ғɪʀsᴛ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ, Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴀᴛ. Fᴏʀ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴄʏᴄʟᴇs ɪɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ Gʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ Tʀɪᴀʟ sᴛᴀɢᴇs, ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍs ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀs. Fʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ᴛʀᴇᴇ-ʟɪᴋᴇ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇs ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴏɴsᴛʀᴏᴜs ᴍᴀss ᴏғ ᴠɪɴᴇs.

Oɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀ Bʀɪᴅɢᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴀ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴜʀᴇʟʏ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴀɪɴ ᴠɪs ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴏɴ. (Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.) Tʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀᴇʟᴇss ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʙʏ sᴏᴍᴇ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ Fᴀᴜɴᴀ.

A ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ Bʀɪᴅɢᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sɪᴅᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs sᴏᴏɴ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Oɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀsɪᴅᴇ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs. Tʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ, ʟᴇss ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴇss ᴠɪs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs, ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs. Sᴏᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ. Hᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sɪᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ Rɪғᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.

Bᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ, ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀs ɪғ ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴜᴢᴢʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ. Hᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ, ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ sᴛᴀɢᴇ. Wʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀ Tʀɪᴀʟ Sᴛᴀɢᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ʜɪs ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ sᴛᴀɢᴇ. Hᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀᴍ. Aʟʟ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. Hᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴍᴏʀᴇ... ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ.

Hɪs ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ's ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ. Nᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅɪᴅ ʜɪs ɢʀᴇᴇɴ sᴋɪɴ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏʀɴs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ... ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ. Hᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ. Hᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ.

Aɢᴀɪɴ, ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪsɪᴛ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs, ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʜᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ. Bᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀʏ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ Bʀɪᴅɢᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ. Hᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ, ʜɪs ғᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. Uɴʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs, ʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ, ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ʜᴇ'ᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs, ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.

Iᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ. Aᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴛ, ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴛ. Oᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍᴀɴʏ sʜᴀᴘᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀᴍs, ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴᴏɪᴅ. Eᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ, ᴀɴ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴡᴀs ʟᴏsᴛ, ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜᴇɴᴇᴅ. Wɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ, ʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ.

As ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ʟᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ. Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ.

Iᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʜɪᴍ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs — ɴᴏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʜɪs ғɪғᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ, ᴡᴇʟʟ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ, ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇ ʜɪᴍ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Eᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ɪɴ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ ғᴏʀᴍ. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ɪɴ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟs ᴛᴏ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs. Fᴏʀ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsɪᴄs ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

Oɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴏᴜɴᴛɪғᴜʟ ʜᴜɴᴛ — ɴᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ᴋɪɴᴅ, ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪᴇᴅ, ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ. Hɪs sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ʜᴀᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴀs ʜɪs ᴀɴɪᴍᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ғᴀʀ ᴅᴇɴsᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs. Aɢᴀɪɴ, ʜᴇ ғᴏɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ... ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ. Hᴇ ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍɪᴍɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ. Hᴇ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪғ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡʜᴏ'ᴅ ʜᴇ ʙᴇ?

Aᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴀɴsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɴᴋs ᴏғ Exɪᴍɪᴜs Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ. HIs ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀs ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ. Hɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. Hɪs sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ғᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ Exɪᴍɪᴜs. Mᴏʀᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ, ʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟɪɴɢᴇʀɪɴɢ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀs ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʏᴇᴛ... ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ʀɪɢʜᴛ... ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ғɪxᴇᴅ.

Hᴇ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs, ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡғᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ ғᴀʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. Hᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙʀɪᴇғʟʏ sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀʀ ᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀs Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴡɪsʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ. Mᴏʀᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ.

Hᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ, ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀsʜɪᴘ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ. Mᴏsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. Nᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ.

Aʟʟ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡᴀs sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ʜɪᴍ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴛɪɴʏ ʙɪᴛs ᴏғ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ, ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇssᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ. Jᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟʏ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ, ᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ғᴀʀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs. Tʜᴇ ғᴇᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ sʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ, ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.

As ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ, ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ᴏғ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ɪɴᴠᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴡ ʜɪs ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ — ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀs ᴏғ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ. Mᴏʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɴᴏᴛ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇs ᴡʜᴏ ᴘʀᴇʏᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Fʟᴏʀɪᴀɴs, ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏғғ, sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ.

Fʀᴏᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴅɪsᴀɢʀᴇᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ. Aғᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ, ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ ᴇxᴘᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ. Hᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ Sᴇᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴘʟᴏᴅɪɴɢ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴡᴀʏs ᴏғ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ, ʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅʀᴀɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ. As ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ.

Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴀɴ Exɪᴍɪᴜs. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ Tʜᴇ Rᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Tᴇɴ Tʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ Tʜᴏʀɴs, Aᴄʀᴜᴀɴ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ʜɪs Sᴇᴇᴅs ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴍᴇʀᴇʟʏ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀᴛɪʙʟᴇ.

Yᴇᴀʀs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ, ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ, ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢʟʏ ᴊᴏɪɴ, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ғᴏᴏʟɪsʜʟʏ ғɪɢʜᴛ ʜɪᴍ. Tʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴇᴡᴄᴏᴍᴇʀs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ Sᴇᴇᴅ ᴇᴍʙᴇᴅᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ — ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏʀ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. Tʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪs ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs, ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀs ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴍᴀxɪᴍᴜᴍ.

Hᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Exɪᴍɪᴜs ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴛᴏ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs. Hᴇ ʜᴀᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ɪɴ Aᴄʀᴜᴀɴ. Hᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴠɪsɪᴛɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ғᴏʀ ʟᴏɴɢ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴄʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇ, ʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ғᴏʀ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴇᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴏʀᴀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ ᴡᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ɢᴏɴᴇ. Iᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ. Nᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Pʀᴀᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ.

Wʜɪʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴠɪsɪᴛs ᴛᴏ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs, sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ʜᴇ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ Tᴏʀǫᴜᴇᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Aᴄʀᴜᴀɴ. Mᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ɪɴ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴋɪɴ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ Pʀᴀᴇ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ Oᴍɪɴᴀʀ. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ɴᴏɴ-ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ-ᴏᴠᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ Hᴜᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀɴᴅs, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟɪɴɢ, sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʙᴀᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴀᴅʟʏ sᴇᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ's ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ.

Wʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ Exɪᴍɪᴜs ᴡᴀs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇ Pʀᴀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴀɢᴀɴᴅᴀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴀ, ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Iғ sᴜᴄʜ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ʙᴇɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs ᴏғ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ Pʀᴀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Hᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ. Hᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ.

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Sᴍᴀʀᴛᴘʜᴏɴᴇ — A ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ɪɴ Mᴇᴅɪᴜs ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇss ᴏғ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
Sᴇᴛ ᴏғ Cʟᴏᴛʜᴇs — A ʜᴀᴏʀɪ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴋɪᴍᴏɴᴏ ᴏғ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʟʏ ᴅᴜʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs. Tʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ.
Wᴏᴏᴅᴇɴ ʜᴀɪʀʙʀᴜsʜ — Pᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ғᴏʀ ʙʀᴜsʜɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ's ʜᴀɪʀ.

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Mᴇɴᴛᴀʟ:

○ Mᴏsᴛʟʏ Pᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ Mɪɴᴅ — [ ▲ Mᴇɴᴛᴀʟ Sᴘᴇᴄs ] [ ▼ Pᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ Tɪᴍᴇ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ sᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. Hɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴢᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ʜɪs ʀᴇғʟᴇxᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ. Hɪs ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ɪs ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴅᴀᴍᴘᴇᴅ.

○ Mᴇɴᴛᴀʟ Bᴀsᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ♦ Uɴʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴀʙʟᴇ Mɪɴᴅ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ's ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴜɴʀᴇᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs. Aᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ᴏғ ᴘᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍɪɴɢ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ.

○ Hᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ Vɪs Pᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ▲ Vɪs Pᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴇɴsɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ Vɪs, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴄᴇʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ Vɪs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ, ʜᴇ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴏғ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ Vɪs. Tʜɪs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs ʜɪs sᴇɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs ᴏғ Vɪs.

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○ Mᴏsᴛʟʏ Pᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ Bᴏᴅʏ — [ ▲ Rᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ▲ Sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ] [ ▲ Sᴘᴇᴇᴅ ] [ ▼ Wᴇɪɢʜᴛ ] [ ▲ Fʟᴀᴍᴍᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ's sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ, ᴀɢɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴛᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ. Hᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʟᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴍʙs ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀɴ ʜᴏᴜʀ, ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ Vɪs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏᴄᴜs. Hɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛs sɪᴢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴀᴍᴍᴀʙʟᴇ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴜᴛs ᴏᴜᴛ ғɪʀᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ sᴜsᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, ғɪʀᴇ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜɪᴍ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʜᴀʀᴍ.

○ Uɴɪǫᴜᴇ Bᴏᴅʏ Cᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ▲ Rᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ♦ Nᴏ Rᴇᴀʟ Oʀɢᴀɴs ] — Aʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ's ᴏᴜᴛᴡᴀʀᴅʟʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪs sᴋɪɴ, ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴍᴜsᴄʟᴇs, ʙᴏɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴏʀɢᴀɴs, ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴍᴏɢᴇɴᴇᴏᴜs ғʟᴇsʜʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛs, ʀᴇʟᴀxᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇɴsᴇs ᴀs ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs sᴇɴsᴏʀʏ ᴏʀɢᴀɴs ᴀʀᴇ ғᴜʟʟʏ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏʀɢᴀɴs ɪɴ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ. Hᴇ ʟᴀᴄᴋs ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙʀᴀɪɴ. Tʜɪs ғʟᴇsʜʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴛᴇɴsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ʙʟᴜɴᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ, ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏɴᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ.

○ Sᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ Sᴇᴛ ᴏғ Mᴏsᴛʟʏ Nᴏʀᴍᴀʟ Sᴇɴsᴇs — [ ♦ Hᴜᴍᴀɴ-ʟɪᴋᴇ Sᴇɴsᴏʀʏ Oʀɢᴀɴs ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs 5 ʙᴀsɪᴄ sᴇɴsᴇs ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ Vɪs ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs.

○ Dɪsᴘᴇʀsᴇᴅ Sᴏᴜʟ — [ ♦ Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅᴀʀʏ Sᴏʟɪᴅɪғɪᴇᴅ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ] [ ♦ Sᴛᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ] — Bᴏᴛʜ ʜɪs ʜᴏʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀɪʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ. Tʜᴇsᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙɪᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴅᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜɪs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟʟɪᴢᴇᴅ sᴏᴜʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ғᴏʀᴄɪʙʟʏ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴜʀᴛ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ ᴀs ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪʙʟʏ. Tʜᴇsᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅᴀʀʏ ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟʟɪᴢᴇᴅ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ғᴀsᴛ ʀᴀᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs. Wɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪɢʜ Vɪs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ. Hᴇ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙɪɴɢ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ.

Mᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ:

○ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs — [ ♦ Vɪs Dʀᴀɪɴ ] [ ♦ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ♦ Sᴛᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ] [ ▼ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴛᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ sᴀɴᴅ-sɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙɪᴛs ᴏғ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ, Sᴘᴏʀᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀɪʟ-sɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇs, Sᴇᴇᴅs, ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs Aɴɪᴍᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴅʀᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏʀᴇ Vɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Vɪsᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sʜɪɴʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ɢʀᴀɪɴs ᴏʀ sʜᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ғᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ Vɪs ᴡɪʟʟ ɢʀᴏᴡ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ғᴜɴɢᴜs ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴛʜɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴠɪɴᴇs ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇs. Sᴜᴄʜ ғᴜɴɢᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪɴᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟʏ ʀᴇsɪʟɪᴇɴᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴏsᴛ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ғʟᴀᴍᴍᴀʙʟᴇ. Wʜᴇɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ Vɪs ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴄᴇʀɴ ᴛʜɪs Vɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀᴍʙɪᴇɴᴛ Vɪs ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.

○ Rᴀɴɢᴇᴅ Tʀᴀɴsғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ — [ ▲ Psᴇᴜᴅᴏ Vɪs Rᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ♦ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ♦ Sᴛᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ] — Tʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ Vɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ 500 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ Vɪs ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ sᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Uᴘᴏɴ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇ, Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴇ Vɪs ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ. Sᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙsᴏʀᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʟᴇssᴇʀ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍɪᴛʏ. Tʜᴇ Vɪs ɪs sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛʜɪɴʟʏ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛs ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Lɪᴄᴇɴᴛɪ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛ sᴜᴄʜ sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙ ᴛʜᴇ Vɪs ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ. Tʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Vɪs' sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ. Tʜɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ Vɪs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴀs, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ Vɪs.

○ Mᴜᴛᴜᴀʟɪsᴛɪᴄ Sʏᴍʙɪᴏsɪs — [ ♦ Sʏᴍʙɪᴏsɪs - Pʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ Eɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ] [ ♦ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] — Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ sᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ Vɪs ᴛᴏ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ sᴘᴇᴄs. Tʜɪs ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ Vɪs ᴅʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅs ɴᴏʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛʜɪs ɢɪᴠᴇ ɪɴʜᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛ. Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅ's sᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ Vɪs.

○ Tᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ — [ ♦ Sʏᴍʙɪᴏsɪs - Bᴀsɪᴄ Tᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ] [ ♦ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ▼ Psʏᴄʜɪᴄ Wᴇᴀᴋ-ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴀ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ 500 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇʟᴇᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ɪs ʙɪʟᴀᴛᴇʀᴀʟ, ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ғᴏʀ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ's ᴍɪɴᴅ. Tʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇs ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴏɴ ᴠᴀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇs, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴍɪʟᴅ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇss ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɪs.

○ Aᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ Sᴇᴇᴅ Mᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ▲ Rᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇ Vɪs Sᴛᴏʀᴀɢᴇ ] [ ▲ Aʙɪʟɪᴛʏ Cᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ] [ ▲ Iɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ] [ ▲ Sᴛᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ] — Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ's Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ sᴇʟғ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙᴇᴅ Vɪs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀɪɴ ᴅʀᴀsᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴀxɪᴍᴜᴍ Vɪs ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ. Vɪs sᴛᴏʀᴀɢᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs ᴠᴀʀʏ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴇᴀsʏ ғᴏʀ sᴇɴᴛɪᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ʙᴇɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟᴏᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ Sᴘᴏʀᴇs, ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴠᴀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ᴀ Sᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟᴏᴀᴅ.

○ Sᴇᴇᴅ Cᴏᴍʙᴜsᴛɪᴏɴ — [ ♦ Exᴘʟᴏsɪᴠᴇ Sᴇᴇᴅs ] [ ▼ Aɴɪᴍᴀ ] — Tʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏʀᴇ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ Vɪs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ Sᴇᴇᴅ. Sᴜᴄʜ Sᴇᴇᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ sᴀғᴇʟʏ ғʟɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛ ᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏᴅᴇ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ. Gɪᴠᴇɴ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ Vɪs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴏ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴇɴᴀᴅᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ Vɪs — ᴀɴᴅ Aɴɪᴍᴀ — ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ sᴛᴀʙʟᴇ sᴇᴇᴅ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟʏ sᴛʀᴇɴᴜᴏᴜs.

○ Aᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ Vɪs Dʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ — [ ▲ Vɪs Dʀᴀɪɴ ] — Wʜᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ, Aʀᴄʜᴇɴᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴅʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ Vɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʜᴀsᴛᴇ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ғɪɴᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs, ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴀɢᴜᴇʟʏ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴇs ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴍᴏʀ ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɴɪʟs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴏʀᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴀᴛᴇ.

⊰Manifest Anima: Planes Divided⊱

@yoshua171 I've just been thinking of what kind of Licenti to make. >.< But I was wondering more about what kind of powers to give it and everything. I thought of a Licenti that had a very human-looking form with its main magic being shapeshifting among some body enhancement magic. But so far I've been wondering more about how exactly does a Licenti work and trying to understand the terms better and everything. (I'm just a bit overwhelmed with the info.)

A God's Gamble

Archene, God of Shadows and Silence

Archene

Deity Info:

Domains:
Shadows and Silence

Domain Ability:
Curse of Shadows and Silence - Both of his domains ability are usually seen in the form of large area curses, taking the light and sound away from area of varying sizes. While usually usable on large areas, the abilities can also be used on individuals themselves.

Common Appearance:
A tall and thin male seemed to be covered by a murky cloak of shadows. His hood usually doesn't cover his head, allowing others to see his rather plain pale face and silver eyes. With a color rather similar to his eyes, his silverish hair is curly and short.

Personality: He is quiet and calm. While he rarely goes out of his way to speak with others, he rarely minds when others break silence to speak with him, even for the most trivial matters. Many gods, however, know that his rare bouts of anger bring very disproportional retribution, leading to some gods uneasiness to go to him. Who would

Direct or Indirect: Indirect

Description of Mage Powers:
Shadow Veil - One of the most elementary shadow spells. It allows mages to coat themselves with shadows. The spell's main use is to protect the mage's identity, but it is known that it also gives the mage a small resistence against heat and general physical attacks.
Shadow-weaving - Mages are capable of imbuing their magic upon object reinforcing them. This usually takes form as a coat of shadows over the weapon or armor. While the main effect of this is an increase in durability, it also increases sharpness of weapons slightly. The modern version of the magic has the downside that the improvement is based on the equipment it is used on, and the time required to enchant a single article. The ancient version, however tiring and time consuming, can make high quality weapons and other objects of variable malleability without any catalysts (only certain magic words and a winter solstice).
Silent Steps - Despite the name of the power, the ability takes away the ability of the target(s) to make sounds for as long as the mage sustains the spell. Average mages can silence a handful of people at the same time, the more powerful one a dozen.
Shadow Portal - One of the more advanced shadow spells. With the help of a number of catalysts two groups of mages are able to sustain a portal connecting two locations. It is a considerably energy consuming one, usually leaving all involved mages drained for a number of days for sustaining the portal for a few minutes, and nothing can be said about those who fail to completely cross the portal once it closes.

Symbol: a triangle interlaced with a circle

Other Info: In the more chaotic times of the past, Archene was known to be far more whimsical with the use of his power bringing darkness and silence to forests and cities. There was even a particular occasion when he silenced and brought darkness to the beloved forest of a Nature God who had neutral relations with him. The event caused the god's demise a few years later as the forest was labeled as cursed and belief onto them sharply fell. Though since then, he has refrained from doing that it has given him a considerably bad reputation (among the gods who would considering doing something like that bad).

Kingdom of Acruan

Nation Info

Kingdom of Acruan

Flag: A white flag with a black circle interlaced with a triangle.

Location on Map: imgur.com/pRTpZ02

Geographical Info: A large peninsula with great plains dotted with forests and separated from the rest of the continent by water and a valley.

In between the various cities and even some average size villages, there are patrolled roads usually by some nearby noble house. In between cities, it isn't uncommon to see small forts or at least watchtowers. It is also far from uncommon to see such fortifications in the center of the smaller cities as Acruani forts usually lead to the creation of a city, eventually.

Capital City: Vix'tavas - It is a massive city on top of the inner mountains overwatching the valley at the northeastern side of Acruan. The roads outside the city paved with stone as are the streets within it. In the center of the city, there is a number of large with walls made of a dark semi-precious ston; the Palace, the Dark Library, and the Great University of Acruan are among them. Each of the buildings only possibly being shadowed by the next one.

The fountains and houses around the city have different deggree of beauty to them, while a simpler black stone seems to be used, the number of adornment and details on the building quickly goes down as one leaves the richer areas of the capital.

Culture Description: The Acruani people have 3 social classes, Nobles, Scholars and Peasants. Nobles, being either descendants of a long line of warriors or merchants, are respected for being the ones that ensure that Acruan can run effectively, that scholars can research and study, and that peasants can have food and safety. They are the heart of the nation. Scholars are responsible for research of all kinds and ensuring that Acruan has a bright future. They are mages, judges, lawyers, architects, philosophers, priests and librarians. (Among many others things.) Scholars are the mind of the nation. The peasants are responsible for ensuring that the nation has the manpower to be ran. They are the ones who plow the fields, the guards who patrol the cities and about everyone else as well.

It is common for people to mutually respect each other, and moving up or down the social lader isn't rare. Anyone may become a scholar of a kind of another, specially skilled peasants may find themselves married to some lower noble. Nobles themselves have their own standards as to 'the minimum required' to be a noble. Any noble house has their own 'relic' usually some ancient magic book that the family's mages can learn from or some expertly crafted shadow sword. Lacking those takes the nobility of the house away effectively, as such, the right over such objects is usually the reason of disputes between families (noble or otherwise).

They have their superstitions and oddities, such as it being dishonorable to kill a foe from far away (backstabbing is alright interestingly enough), fish being one of the lowest possible foods to eat and remaining silent for the last night of they year. They are quite accepting of other people's way.

Military Description: The Military is lead by the Warlord which is chosen by the leaders of the higher warrior noble houses. Bellow him, each of the noble families has the own armies. The armies themselves are usually divided in smaller divisions of 50 to 150 soldiers managed by a commander.

While little can be said about the nation's nearly non-existent navy or they lack of any cavalry for war. The infantry receives considerable training in the arts of war and are taught how to keep their equipment. While the varied divisions of the army, usually have a shadow mage to both proper maintain the enchantments given to their weapons as well as to support them in combat.

It could easily be said that a number of the divisions is specialized at underhanded tactics everything from assassination of enemy officers to traps and more creative uses of the arts of war..

Government Description: Acruan is ruled in name by the Royal House Acruan, which is merely the house that currently has some ancient sword said to have been made by a powerful mage. All said that said, it is just a very resilient nameless sword.

The power to rule the nation, however, lies in the hands of the varied noble houses of Acruan making a council which passes laws and decides the future of the nation. Scholars are allowed to speak to the council.

Population: 1,432,576

Traits:
Just Law
Refined Infrastructure
Wondrous Beauty
A Breaker of Webs
Universities
Immovable Object (Costs 2 points)
Masters of Ambush
Tacticians of War
Disciplined Troops
Tempered Equipment
Merchant Families

Flaws:
Arrows In The Green
Lame Cavalry
Torpid Navy
Flawed Leader II - He brought the demise of a Nature God that wasn't his enemy on whim. More info on the God's 'Other Info'.

Extra Info: The Royal Relic and the relics of the noble houses are simply magically made weapons that were made with shadow-weaving. The methods to make a good weapon of such kind is mostly lost save for a number of books scattered through varied libraries in Acruan.

In regards to culture, Acruani consider meats to be a 'higher' food while fishes a 'lower' food due to bias towards gods related each of them.

The Acruani have a Great Wonder, in the valley between the Acruani capital and the national borders, it is a giant sundial that can be easily seen by both mountain sides.

Considering the distance in between the capital and the border, there is also a number of fortresses along the frontier, and it is known that besides the routes set by the Acruani there are traps, many traps.

A God's Gamble

@OppositionJ I had added an explaination for it on the god's extra info. Basically, he had a far more fickle personality in the past which lead to a nature's god demise, despite the god not being his enemy.

I added some detail to the description of the event as well.