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1: The Corpse-Doll Soul-Binding Art Khorat Province lies in the heart of northeastern Thailand, a place shaped by Isan culture, borderland beliefs, and old stories people tell only after lowering their voices. Among its darker legends, one is said to be more terrifying than the Krasue, the flying-head demon whispered about across Thailand. In Isan belief, those who die sudden and violent deaths—by accident, suicide, or murder—leave behind spirits heavy with resentment. Such souls, the old stories…-
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Mechs and Wands Cheng Rui pushed the metal plate into the opening in the robot’s chest until it fit perfectly against the surrounding armor plates, neatly covering the far more delicate machinery and cables underneath. Then he grunted again and pressed against the robot for several seconds. Nothing happened. He could not help cursing. Then he picked up a two-handed demolition hammer and began pounding the plate with all his strength, until at last it locked into place with a clear metallic…-
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Controlling and Heating Water As I slowly sank into the wonderful, pine-scented, bubble-filled warmth of the pool, I let stress, worry, and tangled emotions wash away, and relaxed completely. Xia Xinglan had been right. This survivor base, much closer to the city center, did not have hot showers. But they had Cheng Rui’s aunt, and her strange, vague, enormously practical household-magic powers. It took the old woman only a few seconds to provide water and natural herbal shampoo for everyone…
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The Little Girl from Another World Unlike me, the knife used by that idiot Yue Xiao had not left fragments inside Cheng Rui’s wound. Clearly, however, the damage it had done went far beyond “only” stabbing him and nearly making him bleed to death. “Feels like I got hit by a train,” he said softly, too exhausted to raise his voice. “Did we get that bastard?” “He disappeared when my fist was halfway through him,” I told him. Chi Li was placing a cloth packed with ice against his…
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Arrival at the Underground Base It took us nearly half an hour to reach our destination, and Chi Li moved through those tunnels faster than any normal girl should have been able to—never mind that she was carrying an unconscious person wearing a metal exoskeleton the whole way. If I had not had other things on my mind, the slowness of it would have driven me mad after tasting the freedom and terrifying speed of flight. The narrow, dark tunnel suddenly opened into a vast room flooded with light…
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Which One Should I Choose? “Can your healers treat blood infection and poisoning?” I asked. “They can cure anything,” she said, emphasizing the word. “As long as he’s still alive. But it’s too far, and you don’t know the way.” “In that case, I’ll buy us a little more time.” I did not bother explaining. With one hand, I touched Cheng Rui’s wounded side, right beside where Chi Li was trying to hold the gash shut. With the other, I touched the pool of blood on the…
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There Are Always Surrenderists I pulled the knife out. I had not sensed it until after it pierced my skin. Fortunately, it only went in an inch or two before lodging in muscle and failing to go any deeper. Of course it hurt. But the wound healed. And the ornate steel knife crumbled into ash in my hand. It was like that movie I had seen when I was ten. The one with the orcs. “Seriously? Could you try being a little creative?” I shouted at the still-invisible attacker. Cheng Rui…
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Reunion After Five Days “Okay,” I whispered. I forced back the tears that were about to fall and followed my two friends into the sewer. Cheng Rui seemed to be struggling beneath the weight of the weapon in his hands, so as we moved into the dark drainage tunnel, I used my free hand to take it from him. “Thanks. It’s light enough when I’m in armor, but the armor can’t fit into the sewer,” the boy said. He gave me a tentative smile. Then he noticed the state of my battle-damaged…
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At Last, I Found Them Dozens of arrows fell around me. Their bone-white tips exploded on impact, bursting into sprays of blazing sparks. Asphalt, concrete, parked cars—whatever the arrows struck, they burned through in seconds, even eating holes into metal. Have you ever seen those videos online of people playing around with thermite? It was like that, except the burning, spark-spitting parts stuck to whatever they hit like glue. I learned this the hard way when one arrow struck my left…
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Squeezing the Enemy into a Ball My back smashed through the brick outer wall of a motel, then through cheap interior plasterboard, then through a sofa and an old cathode-ray television, until I finally stopped against a solid mass of concrete and rebar. I staggered to my feet, shook my head to clear the stars from my vision, and spat out a broken tooth. My jaw was probably fractured. It certainly felt that way. Normally I would have been more worried about the tooth and the ugly gap in my…
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