"OK, I understand." O said. "Many people who got Artifacts just wanted a normal life. I never had a choice. They did, and we gave it to them. Free protection from the Coalition, no strings attached. All so they could lead a normal life. But that's over now." O added, with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Oh, OK," said O. "I still could help you develop them," he offered. "I am one of the Founders of the Organization, after all. I´ve seen many sorts of powers, and elped train them. Then again, I guess your powers may be different than any I've seen there, since they don't come from an Artifact. But I could still help."
"I can teach you," O answered. "It´s all in concentrating. When I started using my powers, I could barely make a screwdriver, let alone mantain it for more than a coule of seconds. Now I can make entire buildings, and mantain them while focusing on something else entirely! However, it took years of practice. But I can get you started."
"Oh, so they are the source of powers. OK." O deduced, putting the sphere back on the ground. "That explains it, then."
He then turns around to look at Rune.
"Yes, my name's O. Yours was... Rune, right? I do believe we have met."
"Oh," said O. "That's interesting. Reminds me of the stories of some members of the Organization, who just woke up to find their Artifact. Of course, I'm not saying Vincent's one. For starters, he's alive." O started to move his right hand towards Vincent.
"Can I touch him?"
O comes out of his room and heads towards the main section of the bar, but is interrupted by the crew around Vincent. Trying to get past, he catches a glimpse of him.
"Oh my God!" he says. "Is that a baby dragon?"
"Oh. Thanks, AI." O answered, and he quickly headed towards the back of the building. He went through the door with the sign that sad "Arena", and O found himself at a large, flat place. Indeed, an arena. He noticed Sam and Conrad, and headed towards them, and said,
"OK, I'm here. Now, when should we start?"
"Errmmm..." O started to think. "Well, not to the death, of course, it's just sparring. With blunted weapons, as well. I was thinking of a scoring system? Like, you have to reach the ten points mark first, hitting a limb is worth one point, hitting the torso is worth two points and hitting either the heart or the head is worth three. And no use of special powers of any kind. At least for the first contest."
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He then turns around to look at Rune.
"Yes, my name's O. Yours was... Rune, right? I do believe we have met."
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"Oh, OK," he answers, absentmindedly. "Mind if I keep one of these? They are very... interesting."
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"What does he like to play with?"
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"Can I touch him?"
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"Hello, Vincent!" Then he looked up, towards Julie, and asked,
"Where did you find him?"
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"Oh my God!" he says. "Is that a baby dragon?"
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"OK, I'm here. Now, when should we start?"
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