[Leo Kaiser]

What you hide in your heart
appears in your eyes
Little Devil Stats & Quirk Schwarzkraft: S+ (Emitter) Allows the user to create Dark Energy constructs from the user's dark emotions. AWARENESS (B) PRESENCE (D-) CONSTITUTION (D) SPEED (A-) DEXTERITY (C-) STRENGTH (C-)	Tip tap. Light squeaking would be heard as Leonard approached the edge of the building he had been instructed to remain until the start of the exercise. Already clad in shiny black armor, the young ex-villain's red eyes scanned the area around him. Despite being pretty fake, it looked realistic enough. So... he was supposed to play the hero while the other guy, the idiot with lizard brains, was supposed to play the villain. Other people had been divided in groups. Yet here he was alone versus another single opponent. That already told him information about the guy. The professors thought the guy could take him alone. His own respect for his opponent, however, was below zero. The guy looked like the bog standard egomaniac who thinks they are top dog just because their quirk lottery ended up with a couple sevens on birth. Still, Leonard was not someone to underestimate any kind of fight. Quite the opposite. Growing complacent got you killed. You were always needed to remain at the ready to use as much strenght as you possibly muster. You needed to crush your enemy in any way possible and he was ready to do just that. Psychological assault was as effective as physical trauma. He had just been told to refrain from killing or mutilating. There were many other ways to break a man. And without his suppressors on, it meant he could really show the guy the difference between playing pretend and fighting for real. And since the "pros" thought this was a fair matchup then it was fair game for him to go all out.

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[Jack Orion]

Jack took a long, deep breath and exhaled a heavy mist of Chaos Energy, dreading this upcoming battle already. He didn't really mind or expect anything coming into this class from the start - if anything, he was excited to be able to get a feel for his classmates and make it up to his teachers for being late to orientation. All in all, this was just another opportunity to improve himself, at least that was what he was thinking before. Now, however...oh, boy. 

For one reason or another, the teachers had thought it best to pair Jack up with the one student who had malicious tendencies in mind. Seriously, the guy's first thought was 'oh if we can't kill them, we can mutilate them', which set off a million alarms in the dragon boy's head. Even if the teachers still told him no, the fact that was his thought process already told Jack more than he needed to about the guy. That he was dangerous. Especially if the pairings were based on general strength and performance levels. All the more reason to analyze the guy carefully.

Not that he was going to show it outwardly, of course.

He lounged sideways on the platform in front of the fake bomb, a bored look in his eyes has we waited for the 'hero' to show up. Honestly, he found it funny that he was the villain in this scenario, all things considered. Though, it didn't really matter since it was just a one-on-one bout anyway. Considering his opponent, it was just going to be a big fight anyway, so what side he was on was irrelevant. Nonetheless, as the bored looking Jack waited for his opponent, he was trying to figure out a general strategy going into the fight. Not using his Quirk out the gate was a big one - no one outside the teachers knew what his real Quirk was. Though, that also went for Leo as well. He would want to draw the fight out, and get as much info as he could.

Better a plan than anything.

[Leo Kaiser]

What you hide in your heart
appears in your eyes
Little Devil Stats & Quirk Schwarzkraft: S+ (Emitter) Allows the user to create Dark Energy constructs from the user's dark emotions. AWARENESS (B) PRESENCE (D-) CONSTITUTION (D) SPEED (A-) DEXTERITY (C-) STRENGTH (C-)	So, how to go about this. He could not kill the oppoent, he could not destroy the bomb. Honestly it seemed like this entire thing was offering pretty limited choice of action. It was like it was pushing people to fight eachother. If they wanted that, why don't just oversee a sparring match. Leo considered that technically he could really just not care about the other guy and focus on the actual objective. They simply said he couldn't destroy the bomb. They did not specify he couldn't just dispose of it through other means. Looking around, he would actually decide to walk around the skyscraper at first and get an idea of the area around it. He would also look for any underground stops. They were fake obviously, but it would indicate there was an underground he could use for his plan. Once that was done, Leonard would make sure to check the lobby from outside just in case the bomb as really at ground level, then move in. He wasn't going to look for a way up yet, he was more interested in seeing if the people who built the playground had actually replicated the CCTV network an establishment as big as this should have as a common security measure. He could use it to locate the bomb without exposing his position.

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[Jack Orion]

"Yaawwwwwwwn..."

Dear God, it had been 5 minutes already. Here Jack thought the other guy would basically come barging in for the kill out of the gate. Seriously, this wasn't that complicated of a deal - he was literally waiting in the final room as it was. It was just a matter of Leo getting to him and them hashing it out so either A: it can 'blow up' or B: the guy can disable it and be done with it. He was already just tired of waiting.

Then again, maybe it was a better idea to go to him rather than wait? At least then the bomb wouldn't be out in plain view. He didn't really know if Leo was going to go for the kill or go straight for the bomb, he supposed. Especially since he was on the top floor anyway. Plus...well, he supposed he was supposed to be the villain, anyway. That technically gave him full reign to cause some carnage, right?

Nodding to himself, he decided to say screw it and take the fight to the hero. Not to give the direct position away, Jack would actually take a minute to head down a few floors of the building, cracking his knuckles as he would stand in the middle of the half-way point of the building. Taking a moment to breathe, he would point his palm down towards the floor, a small ball of Chaos Energy forming in his palm. Knowing that he would have to basically go in the moment the explosion subsided, he braced himself as he fired the small blast towards the floor.

BOOM!!!

Once he fired, basically those few floors that stood between him and Leo were pierced with a massive hole that led right to the lobby. A brief show of power, showing out the gate that he had his own share of firepower on him. Not that it was completely obvious what exactly he did to cause the explosion, but still.

The dragon boy would stare down into the pit he created, the only things of him being visible in the smoke were the glowing horns, claws, and chest gem glowing a deep blue hue, with his eyes glowing bright violet as he would stare down his opponent from above. "I got bored waiting. You always this slow, or what?" he taunted, testing the waters to see how easily risen this guy was. "If you're done wasting time, which you've got only so much of to begin with, I suggest we cut to the point, Murder-Pants."

[Raiomaru Toshigawa]

I got something deep inside of me
Courage is the thing that keeps us free

Well, some were certainly less patient than others as far as this exercise was concerned. In the Ground Beta control center, Leonid was watching all matches currently taking place on a wall of monitors, arms crossed and with a serious expression on a feline face. All of them had his attention, but at this moment, he drifted particularly towards the confrontation between Orion and Kaiser. That these two were some of the more powerful recent students in terms of quirk capabilities was no secret to him, but raw power output was not the same thing as control or skill. That in and of itself made this intriguing, and mildly worrying.

Beyond this, there was also the issue of Kaiser in general. Leonid did not believe in the idea of UA University as a rehabilitation program - He certainly had nothing against the concept of villain rehabilitation, but he believed that such a thing was best carried out in a controlled environment in facilities and with personnel specifically suited and trained for that sort of thing. As things were now, the former villain did not inspire much confidence and, judging from his comments during the introduction to the class, it was hard to say just how functional among others the young man was. Perhaps it was for the best that Leonid kept an extra close eye on this one, for either of the two's safety if Orion proved unable to regulate his quirk output or if Kaiser's... Tendencies surfaced.

Well, regardless, as the battle seemed slated to begin, the lion was watching.

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[Leo Kaiser]

What you hide in your heart
appears in your eyes
Little Devil Stats & Quirk Schwarzkraft: S+ (Emitter) Allows the user to create Dark Energy constructs from the user's dark emotions. AWARENESS (B) PRESENCE (D-) CONSTITUTION (D) SPEED (A-) DEXTERITY (C-) STRENGTH (C-)	And the opponent shows itself. Leo immediately took note of that first forced exchange. They guy was, as expected, an impulsive showoff. Thankfully, he caught glimpse of some funny stuff coming his way from flicking the cctv in the lobby and was ready to get away from the rubble. On the plus side, he already had more info on the guy. As expected, someone who looks like a dragon would have some kind of fire breathing analog. And if he just punched his way open then he would do well and force the guy to fight on his terms and avoid hand to hand. He could take hits, but he was not gonna chance it. In any case, the safest way to deal with it was to assume he was indeed a fire breather and react accordingly. He expanded his reach along the walls, bathing the area in darkness as it spread from his feet. Large spikes instantly jutted out from down below the moment the guy spoke his second to third word as Leonard had easy confirmation of his target's location from the glowing and the voice, even when dust and rubble was still to settle. A shame he couldn't aim at vital organs and just impale the guy. If he wanted to waste time speaking it would give him more openings to attack. Using the mess the opponent created, Leonard exploited the dust obscuring his position to throw an elbow into the wall, cracking the fire alarm and forcing the entire building's fire sprinkler system to go off and douse everything in cold cold water. It was unpleasant fighting wet, but better wet than on fire. Just to be sure, he kept mental mind of the hydrants outside. He could roughly guess the layout of the pipeline. Just in case he needed even more water. Naturally, he would quickly find a way to reposition. He wasn't going to stand in one place for more than a few seconds once spotted. Attack, move, repeat.

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[Jack Orion]

Well, so much for some banter. Guy really was a killjoy, Jack thought.

As Jack would call out Leonard's waste of time, he would be quick to notice the obvious telegraphed attack as shadows would engulf the area around them, the dragon boy moving out the way just as spikes would erupt from below. A slick slide of his feet, claws skating across the ground as Jack would turn as he dodged in a fluid motion. As he finished his movement, a quick thrust of his fist would fire off another explosive burst from it, not as powerful as it was before, but enough to clear the dust from the area.

"Sheesh, ya even got shadow powers? Between that and the whole mutilation shtick you were spewing before, I can tell you're just great at parties," he quipped again, smirking. Guy was definitely fast, sure- but sloppy. If he could get in closer this would probably be a quick fight, he thought. 

He would raise an eyebrow, though as he would notice Leo going for the fire alarm, sending off the sprinkler system. He was weak to intense cold, sure, but...well, this was hardly anything. Maybe he thought he was a fire-breathing dragon? The idea admittedly amused him a little, he couldn't lie. "Not that kinda dragon, pal. Literally tons more than just fire breathing, so I'm almost a little offended," he said, shaking his head dramatically, before smirking again.

That all being said, he would finally jump down, landing and instantly going into a run as he rushed directly towards Leonard, acting like he was going to punch him right in the jaw before swiftly aiming a palm strike to the middle of his chest - generally the most effective spot to knock the air out of someone - and finishing up with a strong kick to the side. 

[Leo Kaiser]

What you hide in your heart
appears in your eyes
Little Devil Stats & Quirk Schwarzkraft: S+ (Emitter) Allows the user to create Dark Energy constructs from the user's dark emotions. AWARENESS (B) PRESENCE (D-) CONSTITUTION (D) SPEED (A-) DEXTERITY (C-) STRENGTH (C-)	As figured by the white haired ex villain, the guy he was fighting was slow, predictable, and naive. The next few moments would give Leonard even more information on how to outplay his opponent. First, he chatted about not being able to create fire, feeding intel about himself directly to the enemy. Judging by the cringeworthy grinning and showboatiness, it was clear he was not lying. To disperse clouds he used some kinda energy, which Leonard quickly figured it was what he could do instead of breathing fire. And then the idot made the most insane blunder of all and jumped down to his level. Did he not LITERALLY see his dark energy spread around the room? Did he not just avoid an attack coming at him from that very same room? If he was willing to risk jumping straight in a very obvious disadvantageous position just to punch him then it had to mean the guy had some tricks to show in hand to hand combat. Which meant that from that point onward Leonard would adapt to force the guy to remain at a distance as much as possible. Moreover, he would force him to engage on his terms. The darkness clad youth may be sloppy and not have proper fighting form, but he certainly had learned to fight strategically. The moment the guy's feet touched the shadowy energy coating the floors walls and half of the now destroyed ceiling said energy would start behave the same as superglue. Wispy hands made of pure darknes would shoot up and latch around thigh, knee and foot, dragging the guy's momentum down as he began charging in a straight line. Under normal conditions he would have just created a floor of spikes and let the guy impale himself. To be on the safe side though, more dark tendrils would shoot up and grasp at the dragon's arms to immobilize them or at the very least try to restrict movement as much as possible to avoid more energy punches. Not wishing to play "Alé Toro!" with the guy coming straight at him, Leo quickly rebounded from the far wall to the left wall and further to the opposite wall, giving the opponent a wide berth just to stay clear of the tail's natural range. Touching up on the opposite wall from where he started, he once again used his energy as a trampoline to instead ascend to the floor the guy jumped down from. The one with the bomb. His plan did not change much after being told the guy wasn't breathing fire. The sprinkler system was going off still, drenching everything in water, and that was the beginning of Leo's strategy against his opponent. He just had recalculated his plan to instead make sure he could use the intel he got from the CCTV for a mind shattering conclustion to the exercise.

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[Jack Orion]

Admittedly, Jack didn't really know just how far the extent of this guy's darkness powers really went as he would jump down. He knew that he could summon things from it, but even he couldn't help but be surprised when as he landed, the floor would act like superglue and hands would start to attempt to wrap around Jack's lower body and arms in an attempt to get him stuck as Leonard would make a B-line for the hole above them. 

Now, normally, for most people this would have probably been a death sentence. Luckily for Jack, he wasn't most people. His smirk not faltering for even a moment, he would glare at Leonard's general direction as he would literally spit a blast of energy towards him. However, he wasn't aiming at him, no - just ahead of him. 



As the blast would zoom right past Leonard, it would suddenly explode! The force would likely send Leonard right back down to his level, where Jack was still calmly waiting. A low, golden light was growing from the dragon's body, a devilish grin only growing on his features. "Alright, if you don't wanna have a little bit of fun, I'm just gonna LIGHT THINGS UP A BIT!!!"

With that exclamation, the golden light would suddenly burst right from Jack's body, not only in an attempt to get the dark crap away from him, but also as a result of his Quirk going into overdrive - a more golden change of appearance. "Screw the bomb, dude...let's just go at it for the hell of it!!"



Jack would then launch himself wherever Leo would end up, acting like he was punching the air, when as he would a light blue, purple and starry fist of Chaos Energy would launch itself at him, emitting a small explosion on contact! As he went on the attack, Jack would try to remain on the move, whether it be trying to follow Leo to the bomb or even if he also said 'screw it' and actually fought him. It was all just supposed to be good fun and practice at the end of the day - why not revel in it a little??

[Leo Kaiser]

What you hide in your heart
appears in your eyes
Little Devil Stats & Quirk Schwarzkraft: S+ (Emitter) Allows the user to create Dark Energy constructs from the user's dark emotions. AWARENESS (B) PRESENCE (D-) CONSTITUTION (D) SPEED (A-) DEXTERITY (C-) STRENGTH (C-)	This guy was deranged. Like, he seriously had some kind of problem. Reminded him of a couple of people. Quirk drug addicts. They too were completely head over ass on the powers given by the substance. Barely any self control. Cringy puns included. Leo was indeed thrown off by the blast but reflexively used his energy to adhere to the ceiling, where he stood standing upside down. All the while looking at the guy as he did some kind of sparkly fairly transformation or something. The pressure of that energy he controlled was impressive. Probably not a good idea to get hit directly by that stuff. That was the reason water did nothing as well. Then the guy completely went off the deep end and intimated to the white haired 'hero' to forget the very reason they were exercising and just beat the shit out of eachoter. While he knew that speaking wasn't what he should do... He should ignore the guy as much as he could truth be told. The few things he spoke pretty much slipped out of his mouth by themselves at that point. "You don't fight like a hero. You lash out like a mindless bea-" He yanked his body to the side as a blast of energy ripped and singed some of his hair off. Sadly, he couldn't dodge the actual fist, which made contact with his foreharms as he raised them to block his chest. Even though he braced for it, the blow still hurt and had enough strenght to send him through the floor (ceiling?) he was standing on. Reminder that this guy was actually dangerous. He could really kick the bucket if he weren't careful. Perhaps he should really forget about the bomb and actually focus on the fight. As the guy said, he just wanted to beat the shit outta him. ... Hm. He should probably do something about that.

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[Jack Orion]

If there was ever a moment Jack was actually glad to actually interrupt a person, it would easily be right at that moment he managed to punch Leonard right across the room. God, this guy even talks pretentiously...  he thought to himself as Leonard only barely managed to get out something about Jack lashing out like a beast. Not fighting like a hero.

Almost like that was the point.

Jack actually facepalmed a little bit, rubbing his hand down his face as he looked at Leonard with a bit of a annoyed look. "You wanna repeat that one more time for the cameras? 'Cuz it's almost like...THAT'S THE POINT, YA DINGUS!" he shouted, shaking his head dramatically. "Like, listen, I get it, you're probably reversing roles here. Kinda hard to miss when you have to be all like-" he started, before contorting his face in a mockingly evil expression, even curling his fingers repeatedly like a villain, "'Can I...MUTILATE my opponent?'" he mocked, even flicking out his forked tongue and making a hissing sound.

"Like, c'mon man. Lighten up. It's like...a roleplay. That's the point here. I'm the dangerous villain tryin' to wreck stuff. You're the hero tryin' to stop me. It's half exercise, half fun time punching each other and trying to better one anotha. That's the point here, fool," he chided, clearly not even remotely caring about the timer at this point. For all he cared, they could just forego it and just keep going after the fact. 

That all being said, he would finally wait for Leonard to actually compose himself and get back to the actual exercise. "That all bein' said, you done with the emo crap already? Come at me, 'hero'. You wanna show me how a hero fights? THEN SHOW ME!" he exclaimed, the Chaos Energy around himself swarming even more...well, chaotically than before. His chest would light up even brighter than the rest of his body, like he was charging an extremely powerful attack. He knew he couldn't destroy the building outright - that would defeat the purpose of the 'bomb'. But still, hopefully this would be enough incentive for the guy to actively try for a moment.

[Leo Kaiser]

What you hide in your heart
appears in your eyes
Little Devil Stats & Quirk Schwarzkraft: S+ (Emitter) Allows the user to create Dark Energy constructs from the user's dark emotions. AWARENESS (B) PRESENCE (D-) CONSTITUTION (D) SPEED (A-) DEXTERITY (C-) STRENGTH (C-)	As if inviting the ex villain to an actual confrontation was a good idea. Dark, ominous energy covered every inch of wall, floor or ceiling, leaving not an inch behind. He wanted to go all out, that's fine by him. "You know, you're right. As the hero I'm supposed to stop you by any means necessary." Leonard stated, making sure to once again peek from above, looking down. As long as he had visual ID of the target he could reliably. "I'll start by snapping your wings. If you don't give up by then, I'll break your legs. Then your arms. If you still wanna talk shit I'll enact a more permanent solution to my problem and snap your neck like a twig. I just need to bring you in alive, does not mean I can't break you." It was said in a rather monotone, matter of fact voice that really showed Leonard did not even have a shred of simpathy for the other kid. If he had, the mocking Jack just did quickly exhausted it. The black material covering his left arm expanded in a shield for the inevitable energy balls to follow. "Let's see how long you last, shall we?" Without really giving time to reply, spikes of dark energy would thus begin striking from every side of the building that was under the influence of Leonard's quirk. Some aimed at the wings as stated, but the rest made sure the guy could not land even for a moment. The floor was spikes, the walls were spikes. The ceiling was just more spikes. Everything was spikes and everything was really doing its hardest to either impale, cut, break or otherwise harm the opponent. Changing floors would probably not really do much, seeing as it would give Leonard even more room to spread his influence. Unlike the would-be dragon, the emitter had an immense advantage when it came to range. He planned to abuse it to the upmost. More over, more of the white haired ex-villain energy would begin pouring on the outside of the building by breaking windows and spreading up a wall. Only a matter of minutes and not a single inch of the "playspace" would not plunge in darkness. While he could focus on the idiot, his energy could just sweep the building itself. Since he could feel through it, he would have confirmation of the bomb the moment he would get into contact with an oval object.

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[Jack Orion]

Listening to the guy start to basically go off of the deep end, Jack could tell the depths of this guys depravity. Honestly, it told him more about the guy than any other type of conversation they could have had. Whatever his background was, he could almost see the quite literal darkness in the guy's soul. Whether it just be from a lack of love, a general case of sociopathy - psychopathy, even - or even a much darker history than Jack would care to know about. This guy was dangerous, plain and simple. Insane, even.

All of it just made Jack pity the poor fool. 

For the moment, he didn't have the time to respond as Leonard unleashed the full force of his Quirk. Even Jack had to give the guy some praise for the pure scope of it all. Darkness appearing all around the duo, extending even outside of the building. Honestly, quite the fitting Quirk for a guy like Leonard. Dark and edgy, just like him.

Unfortunately for him, Jack was quite literally the light in this situation.

The golden aura around the dragon boy burst forward around himself, at least giving himself a bit of leeway as he would move in to close the gap between them once more. Spikes shot from all around the dragon boy, making him dodge and weave as best as he could. Cuts could quickly make themselves apparent across his scales, face, suit - basically everywhere. None of it stopped him, though. He realized quick that not even the teachers could probably stop him at this point. 

If I don't stop this guy here and now...who will?

The thought echoed through Jack's mind as he charged all of his energy into his fist, the Chaos Energy burning so bright it quite literally looked like looking at the sun. Though, at this point he wasn't looking at the sun. He was looking at Sirius. "YOU MORON!!!" he would scream, punching forward towards Leonard with all of his might, simultaneously unleashing all the power he had been building up in that moment.

The entire building at this point would likely be shaking between the two forces of immense power. The only question that would really remain is what would end up ending this fight - the students or the teachers?

[Leo Kaiser]

What you hide in your heart
appears in your eyes
Little Devil Stats & Quirk Schwarzkraft: S+ (Emitter) Allows the user to create Dark Energy constructs from the user's dark emotions. AWARENESS (B) PRESENCE (D-) CONSTITUTION (D) SPEED (A-) DEXTERITY (C-) STRENGTH (C-)	The building didn't so much shake as it probably exploded on the side the two energies collided the moment the white haired teen countered the beam attack. Leo knew he couldn't quite fully stop this guy unless he were to really start trying to kill him, but he could very well use his energy to create a nice shield to block the incoming...whatever it was supposed to be. He was also counting on the explosion, dust and rubble to obscure visual for a little bit. The guy was glowing like a lamp, while he was more intent in actually utilizing stealth and hit and run tactics. Power was not really his thing, many other quirk were more explosive. He learned from the beginning that to survive you have to fight with your head. Be aware of you, your enemy, their powers, your location. Tunnel vision kills you fast. "I'll say it again. You are really easy to manipulate. You won't save people by screaming or destroying half a building." Leonard called out in the mist, launching some more spikes just to keep the guy occupied. "Your attacks are incredibly linear and easy to predict. Your emotions are too volatile. You always want to rush in to your target. You just brute force into things. You're like... a bull. Charging in as soon as you see the color red." Leonard would swipe his hand to clear the dust, before forcing several dark pillars to embedd themselves into the frame of the building, preventing the top half from collapsing, for now. The arena would not give out until they were done. Just because the material it was made of was weak it did not mean it could interrupt their current face to face standoff. His guard remained at the ready.  "You seek confrontation so bad. You scream and kick and glow and everything. You deliberately asked me to ignore the assignment just to have a go at eachother. What are you trying to prove? That you're stronger than me? Maybe, possibly true. Do you think you're better than me? Most people are. Riddle me this, what happens when you end up fighting someone stronger than you, and I mean someone so unfathomely stronger than you?" The spikes stopped coming with a snap of Leo's gloved fingers.He wasn't about to let the guy attack him mid sentence, but since he wanted some back and forth, Leo had other things to say. Should mr Neon nerd here make any move at all, Leo's energy would once again leap to strike at any soft fleshy bit. "Is this all there really is to you? Just a...rabid thing gargling nonesense and lashing out? Because if this is all you can do, then I'd rather not waste my time. You'll run out of juice far earlier than I will. I think you've made your point and I made mine." Leo's eyes did not move from the glowing target, but the half german senses extended well beyond normal reach. The entire skyscraper was now his domain, and the black energy that coated it had already located the would be oval shaped bomb. He could just manipulate his dark matter to get it out of the place. "If all it takes to piss you off is some generic bad guy talk, man oh man. Let me spell it out for you, semantics be damned. Me or other "bad guys" don't give a single fuck about acknoledging you or your would be shitty attempt at anime protagonist heroics and will be using your short temper against you."

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