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The Beautician fiddled with her constellation-encrusted fingernails “No problem I don’t believe we know much about Little Brother Jewel Master either My ability; Illusion How about you, kiddo? Hehe”

Looking upon the Beautician’s cunning and sweet smile, Lan Jue’s heart rate increased in trepidation Illusion! To the average person the word held no special significance But to his ears it was like a peel of thunder

He’d heard of this ability once in a story Twenty years ago a sirl’s fairl to finish the job, her innate Talent had awakened Illusion

Just awakened, a Ninth-Level Talent, she was unable to control her oers But in the blink of an eye her assailants were caught in a dreairl’s fears bubbled up from her mind In the end, the ones who’d killed her faoria None survived

Shattered by the experience, the young girl then wandered out in to the streets of the city There she enveloped the entire place in her dreae

Later she had been overpowered by the forces of the Eastern Alliance She was tested, the extent of her illusion powers determined, and then taken away It is said she was quietly executed

When Lan Jue was younger he’d once read several secret reports on Adepts, and this story was the one that stuck most in his mind He still remembered clearly He also recalled that illusion was a rare Discipline To his knowledge it was only seen that once Was this coyly s Beautician…

“Hey, kiddo? You?” Her elboere perched upon the armrests, her face in her hands She s,” he said silance “My ability is speed”

Speed?

Lan Jue did not look down upon him for his si at the highest levels Speed was no different The Barber was considered one of the best a to scoff at

The Wine Master nodded “Good We’ll finish here for today We are all now more or less familiar In accordance with our customs, remember that what is said in the council remains with the council, or the culprit will become an enemy of Skyfire Avenue”

The Beautician, the Barber and the Jewel Master each nodded their head in agreement

The Clairvoyant smiled “I am possessed of a sierous It should be interesting”

Lan Jue walked slowly fro his way towards the Keeper’s Library when suddenly he heard the Barber’s voice from behind hi around

The Barber fixed hi eyes “Let’s spar!”

Little Brother is a sort of einalize, and sometimes both