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"1400 words. You gotta drop that ticket."
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Warmth. That was the first thing Orion felt.
It pressed against his skin in soft waves, carrying the hum of mana through the air. His eyes fluttered open to find himself seated in a vast, circular hall. Rows upon rows of acolytes stretched around him, thousands of seats arranged in rising tiers.
He exhaled slowly, realizing he could breathe again without pain. His ribs no longer ached. His shoulder felt whole. Every wound he had sustained during the trial was gone. His mana pathways thrummed, completely replenished, though his body still carried that faint, bone-deep fatigue that healing couldn't wash away.
They'd been restored — but not refreshed.
