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"Fight? Don't be an idiot!" Vale mocked, cutting Jenso's nose with a very tiny slice and withdrawing his blade. It was almost too fast to register, but it was clear that Vale had poked him harmlessly in the face. "You stand no chance against me! Yet another sign that you've found yourself in a pit of ignorant pride!"

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"Help? You want help? What help? Chiefly Choofa does not help strangers, even if friend of Fiz!"

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As Jenso walked away he would find that Vale somehow blocked in his path yet again. Was he just fast? "And the situation arises where, say, you hadn't killed me, and I stood here, in your path, with-" Vale didn't stop talking be he drew his ebony Katana and pointed it at Jenso's nose, "my sword poised to pierce your thick skull. What then? You stand no chance to beat me, so what then? What then, hmmmm? You'll die for nothing, all because you couldn't bring yourself, lift a single fist, to strike me down when you had the chance! Fate brought me back to slay you, and slay you I should, for you don't deserve to take another step forward as a coward."

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Vale frowned and shook his head. "Not a word, wise though it might've been. I'm in no mood for a mercy-bound fool, you'd be wise yourself to abandon, straight up discard, not a second thought about it, your despicable compassion! Kill those who deserve it, else you'll fall prey to their resurgence!" Vale said strongly, walking towards Jenso with every phrase until he was inches away from his face.

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Chapter 29

_{Path Interrupted, Again...}

Jenso easily traversed the snowy landscape without much issue. He didn't even need a coat this time around, especially since the blizzard was sated by Pharie before his departure. It wasn't just that, though. His newly found fire powers seemed to give him an innate defense against the cold air, heating his body subtly, while only giving him a shiver every once and a while.

He finally made his way back to the rock that he knocked out of place earlier, where Vale once stood, or rather, where he still stood. What?!

"Welcome back friendly traveler, I smell it in your blood- Did you destroy Gol-Ira? Has the endless blizzard come to an end? What of Pharie's meteor? Perplexing details all at once, please!" Vale sung. What an annoying asshole.

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Paulie looked up at Jenso as he took off, and stood up to wave him off. "No, thank you, kid! Good luck with uh, all that elemental stuff!" He shouted. Gol-Ira hummed impatiently and turned his head towards Paulie.

"Good luck, Jenso. I await your arrival, Jenso. I and the other elementals all will!" Pharie shouted, stopping the entire blizzard across the land. She simultaneously froze the lake solid, making sure Jenso wouldn't fall prey to the monster within. "Travel safely!"

Gol-Ira thought the recent occurrences over in his core as Jenso disappeared into the distance.

"You will fall before the oncoming darkness within the elemental court, foolish child. Soon you will realize your faulty path."

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~ End Of Chapter 28 ~

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"I would like you to come to the elemental shrine hidden in Aldariana, to the south east. It is accessed only by those who we allow access to, at the top of mount Aldri." she explained. Paulie looked at Jenso and then back at Pharie's meteor.

"You're inviting him to your uh.. House??"

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"I'm afraid not, Jenso. The elementals differ in their approach to the planet. Unfortunately, Hyphim and Pragmatus, the last two elementals, do not wish to have their meteors revived. Beyond that, it is likely that their villages have suffered fates similar to my own. But I do have a request for you, one that I have discussed with Orobo in private as well."

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"Gol-Ira will not be a danger to anyone without his primary Cores. His magical abilities are shot, and his ability to move has been stricken from him. He only has his mind now," Pharie explained. Paulie wiped his face clean and nodded.

"Let the stupid thing suffer."

"I cannot suffer," Gol-Ira quipped.

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Paulie shook Jenso's hand off, but couldn't bring himself to really do anything. He looked down at Gol-Ira and clenched his teeth. "I know now that my village is gone, with no hope of survival. But with my meteor once again within power, I can work to restore balance to the north. I thank you Jenso.. And I apologize for the turmoil I brought upon your people, Paulie."

"That's fine," Paulie said immediately, loosening his composure. His eyes began to well up with tears and his knees buckled from the sudden onset of sadness. "I've spent too many years... Being angry over this... Monster."

"I am no monster, whelp," Gol-Ira chimed in. "I am one of the few who see truth in their actions. I move only to evolve. You village was a worthless speck, and I took great pleasure in eradicating its-"