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00:00The sound of swords clashing gave me chills, sparks were flying, literally, and my heart was racing with every swing.
00:08The fencers moved like ninjas, every hit was sharp, and every dodge was smooth.
00:13Oh, how I wish I could move like that.
00:16Unfortunately, I was built different.
00:19I've been trying to pass the fencing team tryouts for a while now, but my coordination had other plans.
00:25I would just trip over air and smack my face with my practice sword.
00:28After the match, I suddenly remembered that I'd dropped my ID earlier near the back lot.
00:34Completely distracted, I headed there while replaying every flawless fencing move in my head.
00:40Suddenly, I tripped over a loose panel, stumbled forward like an idiot, and fell straight into an open excavation pit.
00:47I looked around frantically and checked my pockets for my phone, but I couldn't feel it.
00:52No, no, no, I must have dropped it earlier.
00:54Hello? Somebody, please, help me! I'm stuck here!
00:59But there was only silence. Eventually, I gave up and slumped down, feeling totally defeated.
01:06I must have cried myself to sleep, because when I opened my eyes again, all I saw was total darkness.
01:14I had no idea how long I'd been stuck down here.
01:17It was so cold, and I couldn't see a thing.
01:21Somebody, please, help!
01:24I looked up and noticed the faint blue glow of the moonlight spilling over the edge.
01:30It wasn't much, but somehow, it felt comforting.
01:34Then suddenly, a girl's head slowly peered over the edge.
01:38Hey, hey, could you help me out? Please, I've been trapped down here for hours, and…
01:42I trailed off when I noticed her cold, crimson eyes glowing with an emotionless stare.
01:49Um, hi?
01:52If you made it down, then the path upward exists as well.
01:56Whether you find it is up to you.
02:00Right! Super inspiring!
02:02But maybe instead of a life lesson, you could toss down a rope, a ladder, a vine, a thread, or a snake skin?
02:10Seriously, I'll climb anything at this point.
02:13Hey, wait! Where are you going?
02:14I panicked when her head suddenly disappeared.
02:17Come back! Please! At least toss down my phone!
02:20It fell out of my pocket up there, somewhere!
02:23But she didn't respond anymore.
02:26Unbelievable!
02:27Just my luck to meet a weird and mysterious girl in the middle of the night.
02:32Suddenly, her head reappeared, and this time, she was casually holding my phone.
02:37Are you referring to this?
02:39Yes! Yes! That's mine!
02:42Please, if you're not going to help me, just toss it down at least and…
02:46If you want it, then climb.
02:49Wait, what? I was at least 20 feet down.
02:53I… I can't! It's too high, and I have the strength of a baby!
02:57Strength begins when you choose to reach for what seems unreachable.
03:03Okay. Okay, I'll try!
03:07At first, I jumped weakly, but I felt so pathetic, so I hyped myself up and pushed harder, clawing my way up the dirt wall as if my life depended on it.
03:16Finally, with one last desperate lunge, I jumped higher than I ever thought possible, scaling the wall like spider-freaking-man, and pulled myself over the top.
03:26Whoa! I did it? Wait, I actually did it!
03:31Somehow, this strange girl made me find strength I didn't even know I had.
03:35I stood up and finally faced my mysterious savior, her silver-white hair standing out in the dim light.
03:43That was intense! Thanks for the motivation!
03:47What are you doing here at this hour, by the way? And what's your name?
03:51Then she turned to me, and my heart nearly stopped.
03:54Holy mother of hell! Up close, she didn't look real.
03:58She wasn't just beautiful. She was otherworldly.
04:02This is one of the many reasons I never wished to visit here.
04:10But oh well. I suppose I had no choice.
04:14What are you talking about? Where are you from?
04:17But she just ignored me and drifted off like a beautiful lantern.
04:21Hey, wait! Can you at least tell me your name?
04:24We turned a corner, and just like that, she was gone.
04:27I searched all over the school, but it was like she vanished into thin air.
04:31What if she was actually a ghost?
04:35The thought alone almost made me pee in my pants.
04:39I just kept thinking about her, even in class the next morning, and Belle must have noticed it.
04:45A billion dollars for your thoughts?
04:48Huh? Oh, sorry, just spaced out.
04:52Belle had been my best friend since we were kids.
04:54We were next-door neighbors, survived high school together, and now we were in the same university, taking the same course like it was fate or something.
05:03Come on, buddy, spill it. What's got you daydreaming so hard?
05:07Well, um, yesterday I went back behind the school to look for my ID, and I met this mysterious girl.
05:14She was, I was about to finish my story, when the door suddenly burst open, and our professor finally arrived with a girl trailing behind.
05:23My jaw then dropped straight to the floor when I saw her familiar face.
05:27No freaking way! It was her!
05:30Class, this is Skye, a transfer student.
05:34She will be joining us today, so please, make her feel welcome.
05:37As expected, the other boys also lost their minds the second she walked in.
05:43They were practically drooling on their desks.
05:46Skye, do you have anything you'd like to say to the class before we start our lecture?
05:51I held my breath as she scanned the room like an emotionless queen.
05:55Hmm, I have little to say to those I have yet to understand, but I'll observe, and perhaps learn something worth remembering.
06:05We were all dumbfounded by what she said.
06:09Believe it or not, but that's the girl I was just telling you about.
06:13I see. She seems... interesting.
06:17Well, that was quite a speech, Skye.
06:20Thank you. You may take any empty seat you like.
06:26Without a word, she walked straight down the aisle and sat right next to me.
06:30Ahem! Ahem!
06:33Hey, it's me, from last night.
06:35You know, the guy in a hole.
06:37But she just stared straight ahead, like I didn't even exist.
06:42And when the lecture finally started, she was completely locked in, silent, still,
06:47eyes focused on the presentation like they were battle strategies or something.
06:51Seriously, who is this girl?
06:54And where did she even come from?
06:56Later that day, I dragged Belle to the announcement board to check out the newest fencing team updates.
07:03Just then, a calm, serious voice spoke behind me.
07:06How do I join this battle?
07:10I turned and nearly jumped out of my skin when I realized it was Skye.
07:14Man, her ethereal presence gave me goosebumps.
07:17Battle? You mean the tryouts?
07:21They're holding practice today, but you'll need to, like, sign up first, fill out some forms, maybe get a tetanus shot, probably wrestle with a few waivers, and...
07:30Where's the gym?
07:31She cut off Bella with a look that could end conversations in 46 different languages.
07:36We then pointed wordlessly down the hall, and she immediately walked away, like a warrior headed for her next conquest.
07:43Wait, girl, you can't just barge in. There's, like, a system.
07:48We followed her, and by the time we reached the gym, practice had already started.
07:53Skye walked in like she belonged there, and one of the senior members stepped forward.
07:57Uh, can we help you?
08:00Who leads here?
08:02I guess that'd be me, captain of the team.
08:05She approached the rack and picked up one of the practice foils, turning it slowly in her hand.
08:11These weapons. They lack edge, but the balance is decent enough.
08:17Those are regulation practice foils, kind of the point.
08:20Then it will suffice.
08:22You here to try out, or...
08:24I simply wish to test the limits of your strongest fighters, if you allow it.
08:30There was a moment of awkward silence before the captain spoke again.
08:34All right, mysterious transfer girl. Let's see what you've got.
08:43What the...
08:44Skye then turned to the rest of the team like nothing had happened.
08:49Next.
08:49Two more stepped in, then three, four, five, ten.
08:58What in the world is happening?
09:02Suddenly, the whole gym started to feel colder.
09:05She moved like water with a blade.
09:08Fluid, graceful, but dangerous.
09:10She was tripping, dodging, disarming, absolutely destroying everyone in her path.
09:17And it was mesmerizing.
09:20Every movement, purposeful.
09:22Every dodge, calculated.
09:24She never raised her voice.
09:26Never taunted.
09:27Just moved.
09:29Belle and I just stood there, frozen.
09:31Totally speechless.
09:33After beating the final fencer with one clean move.
09:40Well, that was quite...
09:43Insufficient.
09:45And just like that, the entire gym went silent.
09:48Since then, some people started getting scared of her, while others just fell harder.
09:54Meanwhile, Belle started getting extra suspicious about her.
09:57It's really weird.
09:59She just waltzed in and wrecked everyone like she was brushing lint off her shoulder.
10:05I mean, maybe she's just really good?
10:08She is, but there's something off about her vibe.
10:13She might be hiding something.
10:15And I'm gonna find out what.
10:17Just because she looks like a Barbie doesn't mean she can't be that strong and skillful.
10:22She's literally so cool.
10:25You have a crush on her, don't you?
10:29What?
10:30No.
10:31I mean, she's really, really beautiful and...
10:33Whatever.
10:35It had been a while since she sulked like that.
10:38And it was cute.
10:40You better stay away from her from now on, okay?
10:42I think she's dangerous.
10:44I just nodded, but deep down, I wasn't scared of Skya at all.
10:49I was hooked.
10:51After that day, I started noticing her in every club and tournament.
10:55Polo, martial arts, taekwondo, even logic and strategy games.
10:59Anything competitive.
11:01Anything that required skill.
11:02She joined and won every single time.
11:06But she never celebrated.
11:08Never even smiled.
11:09It felt like watching a boss-level character trapped on beginner difficulty.
11:14Nothing here seemed to challenge her.
11:16One time during a swimming match, she moved through the water like it was part of her.
11:21Fluid.
11:22Swift.
11:22Unbothered.
11:23She was like a mermaid trained by the gods of war.
11:27No splash.
11:28No struggle.
11:28Just pure, effortless power.
11:31Another time, I saw her watching a freshman student from the martial arts club.
11:35A shy girl who always kept to herself and stood in the back.
11:39Without a word, Skye walked over, gently adjusted the girl's stance, then stepped back and nodded once.
11:46The girl blinked, startled, then smiled like someone had finally seen her.
11:53Skye didn't say anything else.
11:54She just returned to her corner and resumed her own training.
11:57But that one gesture said everything.
12:00She wasn't just strong.
12:02She inspired strength in others.
12:05Who really are you, girl?
12:07One day, Belle came up to me and slapped a notebook on the table.
12:11It's time to put on our detective hats.
12:14We follow her.
12:15Subtly.
12:16Define subtly.
12:18These.
12:19Midnight Stealth Tint.
12:21Limited edition.
12:22Put them on.
12:23You are not serious.
12:25I've never been more serious in my life, Eli.
12:29And just like that, we became Skye's personal shadows.
12:32Day one, Skye walked into the abandoned art wing and never came out.
12:37We waited for 53 minutes and found no exits.
12:40Just a clay sculpture of what I think was a horse or maybe a giant oven.
12:45Day two, she went to an aquarium and underwater zoo and had a staring contest with the sea creatures
12:50for two freaking hours as if they were besties or enemies.
12:56Day three, we caught her standing under a flickering hallway light for a full five minutes, unmoving.
13:02She was just staring into the corner.
13:05She's talking to the shadows.
13:07She's just probably checking that wall paint.
13:10Or maybe she's possessed.
13:13Wait, what if she's a spy?
13:16Oh, a vampire.
13:17She's totally a vampire.
13:19Eli, this is serious.
13:23Just then, we both screamed when Skye looked directly at us from 50 feet away,
13:28even though we were clearly behind a potted fern.
13:31One night, after watching a horror movie that Belle swore wasn't scary when it actually was,
13:36we stopped by a convenience store to grab some snacks.
13:39The store looked quiet.
13:40Just us and the bored cashier.
13:43Just then, two sketchy guys in knockoff tracksuits stepped up to the counter and turned to us.
13:48Well, well, you four look loaded.
13:51How about a deal?
13:53Four?
13:54There's only three of us here and...
13:56We turned and saw someone I didn't expect to be here.
13:59Skye!
14:00She was silently reading the back of an ice cream tub like it was ancient prophecy.
14:04We'll take one billion dollars or someone's getting folded!
14:08Dude, we're literally just college students.
14:10Do we look like we own 108 yachts and private islands to you?
14:15Honestly, no.
14:16But I don't care.
14:17Just hand over everything you've got.
14:19He then shoved me straight into a shelf of ramen and I almost passed out.
14:24Touch him again and I swear I'll make you cry like a little boy who dropped his ice cream on a poop.
14:30But the jerk just laughed at Belle and grabbed her arm.
14:33Before I could even get up to stop him, the light started flickering and the air suddenly got colder.
14:39Skye suddenly stepped in and grabbed the goon's wrist, twisted it with a crack,
14:43and yeeted him into a snack shelf so hard he passed out on impact.
14:48She then turned to Belle like nothing had happened.
14:51Are you hurt?
14:52I, uh, I think I'm in love?
14:56She just nodded once, turned, and started walking out.
15:00But just as we thought it was over, the other jerk stumbled outside and somehow got into a freaking bulldozer.
15:07I'm taking down this whole store and taking you broke and useless college kids with it!
15:12Belle and I panicked, but Skye just calmly stepped forward and grabbed the front of the bulldozer like it was a freaking shopping cart.
15:21Then, without a word, she lifted it, like lifted it, and yeeted the entire machine into a glowing thing that appeared out of thin air.
15:29Gone, just like that.
15:32What the? Belle, did you see that?
15:34But Belle was already out cold on the floor, straight up passed out from disbelief.
15:39I couldn't stop replaying it in my head later that night.
15:44Skye was literally out of this world.
15:47Like, she lifted a bulldozer.
15:50Who does that?
15:51But what bothered me more was me.
15:53I couldn't even stay on my feet long enough to protect Belle.
15:57The next day, I saw this tiny scratch on her forehead, and my stomach flipped.
16:02I was such a loser.
16:04All I did was stand there and breathe dramatically.
16:08It was sunset when I wandered to the back of the school to get some air, and I was surprised to see Skye just standing there, perfectly still, half in shadow like she was about to disappear through the crack in the earth.
16:20Hey, you saved us last night!
16:22You were like a superhero!
16:24Seriously, why are you even that strong?
16:26Belle could have seriously gotten hurt, and I couldn't even help her.
16:35I panicked, and you showed up like a force of nature, coming like a hurricane.
16:39Apparently, she had no plans to speak, so I finally gave up.
16:44Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks and sorry for being totally weak and useless.
16:51And that was when she finally looked at me.
16:54You carry too much shame for someone who stood up.
16:58That is more than most would do.
17:00But it wasn't enough.
17:03Strength isn't always loud, or immediate.
17:07Sometimes, it begins when you decide to stop running.
17:12I didn't know what to say.
17:14Her words just echoed in my head.
17:20If you still wish to change, then follow me.
17:24I just found myself following her like a clueless puppy as she led me behind the trees,
17:29until we stopped at a tall brick wall.
17:32Then, with a flick of her wrist, she summoned this glowing thing again.
17:36A strange, shimmering light pulsed in the air like it was alive.
17:40I must be dreaming right now.
17:42What's happening?
17:43What is that?
17:45She then stepped through it like it was nothing, and without thinking, I followed.
17:49Suddenly, I was standing in a massive, dimly lit space.
17:54Blades lined with the walls.
17:56Swords.
17:57Spears.
17:57Weapons I couldn't even name.
18:00Let's begin.
18:06Begin what?
18:07Are you going to train me or something?
18:09But why?
18:10I was only ever meant to speak with my equals.
18:14How I ended up in this situation is beyond me.
18:18Perhaps I simply missed the feeling of training a disciple again.
18:22I suppose I'll have to swing my sword three million times as penance.
18:27It was the first time I heard her say more than two sentences,
18:32and my brain was about to explode with questions.
18:35So, about all this and everything you just dropped on me,
18:39can you explain?
18:40Because none of this looks normal, like, at all.
18:43Let's keep this simple.
18:45No questions.
18:47Just training.
18:48If that's acceptable to you, we'll begin.
18:51From that moment on, my life did a total 180.
18:55In between and after classes, we kicked things off with the basics.
19:00She started teaching me combat skills.
19:02How to hold a weapon.
19:03How to move.
19:04How not to slice my own foot off.
19:06And I kept failing all of that.
19:09But despite being cold, strict, and silent,
19:12my master was patient with me.
19:15Soon, we moved on to one-on-one fights.
19:17She fought me with one hand and still destroyed me every single time.
19:22Like she was swatting away a fly.
19:25One time, I arrived a little earlier than usual.
19:29The portal buzzed softly as I stepped through.
19:32But something was different.
19:34Skye was already there.
19:36She was waiting.
19:37She was training alone, focused, and unshaken.
19:41With a sword in hand,
19:42she moved through a relentless series of drills.
19:45Strike, spin, carry, recover.
19:48Over and over.
19:49Not a single break.
19:51Only 2,972,000 left.
19:56I froze.
19:57She wasn't counting victories.
19:59She was counting some kind of punishment.
20:02I stood there, hidden in the shadows.
20:04And for the first time,
20:06I realized she wasn't just strong.
20:09She was relentless.
20:10And that made her unstoppable.
20:12When I tried to ask her about it,
20:14all she did was give me a cold stare
20:16and continued training me.
20:18As the days went by,
20:20Belle got more and more suspicious
20:22of my frequent disappearances.
20:24But I kept throwing out excuses.
20:28Until one day,
20:29she caught me sneaking back to class
20:31looking like a total mess.
20:33Okay.
20:36You've been disappearing,
20:37coming back looking like you lost a duel
20:39with a garbage disposal.
20:41Talk.
20:42I, uh, I was jogging?
20:45Try again.
20:47Belle?
20:48Spill it!
20:49I saw you with Sky.
20:51You're doing something sus with her, aren't you?
20:54You were following me?
20:56Are you kidding?
20:57I've got notes, charts,
20:59a full Sky timeline.
21:02Okay, fine.
21:02I'm training with her.
21:05To, training?
21:06For what?
21:08Is this like,
21:09fencing?
21:11Demon hunting?
21:12A secret society initiation?
21:15To become stronger.
21:17Eli,
21:18I know you.
21:20You're soft.
21:21You're gentle.
21:22You cry during dog food commercials.
21:25But I'm tired of being weak.
21:27Of always being the one who needs saving.
21:29I couldn't protect you at the store.
21:31I saw that scratch on your forehead and,
21:33Belle,
21:34I hated it.
21:35I hated it myself.
21:37I'm done feeling like a loser.
21:40Yeah, but she's weird.
21:43She's powerful and quiet and we don't know anything about her.
21:48I did a background check.
21:50Nothing came up.
21:51No school records.
21:53No socials.
21:54It's like she didn't exist until the day she showed up.
21:57What if she's from another world?
22:00Or a different dimension?
22:02What if she's dangerous?
22:03I didn't even know what to say
22:06because I myself was wondering too
22:08because Skye never answered my questions.
22:11I just...
22:13miss my best friend.
22:15You know?
22:16I'm still here.
22:17But I need to do this.
22:19For you.
22:20For me.
22:21Belle didn't smile,
22:23but she nodded.
22:24Okay, fine.
22:25Just don't get possessed or anything.
22:28Heh heh.
22:28No promises.
22:31A few more days of training passed.
22:33Bruises, sore legs,
22:35and Skye silently judging my every move.
22:38But somehow, I got better.
22:40Then came the next fencing tryouts.
22:43I stood at the edge of the gym floor,
22:45foil in hand,
22:46heart pounding.
22:47The whistle blew.
22:49And I finally moved.
22:50No tripping, no freezing.
22:51Just focus, speed,
22:53and everything Skye drilled into me
22:55by the final strike.
22:58The scoreboard lit up
23:03with my name at the top.
23:06I passed.
23:07I actually passed this time.
23:09Finally!
23:10The seniors clapped me on the back.
23:14Who trained you, man?
23:16A ghost?
23:17Maybe a goddess?
23:19Still not sure.
23:20I left the gym feeling like a superhero
23:23with only one thought in mind.
23:25I needed to tell Skye about this,
23:27so I ran straight to the portal.
23:29But when I stepped through,
23:30she wasn't there.
23:32The room was empty.
23:33I looked for her everywhere,
23:35but there were no traces of her.
23:37She hadn't shown up in days,
23:39and it was driving me crazy.
23:42Then one night,
23:43just as I was about to sleep,
23:45I suddenly felt that familiar chill in the air.
23:48I found myself walking to my balcony,
23:51as if something is calling me.
24:03Master!
24:04Where have you been?
24:06I need to go.
24:07There are matters I must attend to.
24:09What kind of matter?
24:11There is no point in explaining,
24:14which you cannot yet understand.
24:17Okay, fine.
24:19But before you go,
24:20can you at least tell me something about yourself?
24:22Or at least,
24:23where are you from?
24:25To live in itself is a blessing.
24:28But once a person dies,
24:30the bonds he once had with this world
24:32shall all turn to curses.
24:35Huh?
24:37No need to fret.
24:38But these are just my thoughts.
24:41Soon,
24:42you'll know and understand everything.
24:45But how?
24:47You'll see.
24:49She raised her hand,
24:50summoning another portal.
24:53And without a word,
24:55she stepped through it.
24:56And now,
24:57she was gone.
24:59I suddenly felt so empty,
25:01like something had been pulled out
25:03and taken with her.
25:04No one knew where she went.
25:06Not the school,
25:07not the staff,
25:08not even Belle and her resources.
25:11Until one afternoon,
25:12she barged in into my room like a hurricane.
25:15Eli,
25:16you need to see this,
25:17like right now.
25:19What is it?
25:20Genshin Impact's newest playable character.
25:24What about it?
25:26I hadn't opened the game in almost a year,
25:28so I wasn't updated.
25:29She shoved her phone into my hands.
25:31And the moment I saw the screen,
25:33I swear my soul left my body.
25:37White silver hair,
25:39crimson eyes,
25:40a massive sword on her back.
25:42Same cold stare,
25:43same grace,
25:44same everything.
25:45What kind of sorcery is this?
25:48And then suddenly,
25:49it all made sense.
25:51Skirk.
25:52So that was your real name, huh?
25:55Brace yourself, Skirk,
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25:58and unlock every answer you never gave me.
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