55 No Choice (2/2)
”This problem he is causing is not that simple it would be if he just accepted a higher position befitting him as a rank 2 archer, but he is stubborn. We are a military, not a clan so the amount of favoritism we can show towards a person has to be minimal. Letting Derek stay under you as a first lieutenant so that he could work side by side with his friends is already as much favoritism as we are allowed to show.
But, as you know people don't like to see a lowly rank 1 bossing around a superior rank 2 it messes with the social construct our society has put in place. Derek is a very skilled soldier who skyrocketed in power than at the young age of 90 he reached rank 2.
He has a bright future and is very likely to reach rank 3 possible rank 4 if he is nurtured correctly many people want to see that. His refusal to not advanced further is respected because he has the strength of a rank 2, but since what he wants is causing so many problems I have to coerce him to change his decision since directly asking him isn't working I'm left with indirectly”.
Captain Tusk knew what everything was all about he just wanted another way ”So we are just going to keep sending him bad jobs to do until he either quits or caves in and accepts the promotion”.
Andrea nodded giving Tusk all the confirmation he needed to know. Finished with what she had to say she left Tusk's office giving Captain Tusk the opportunity to finish the bottle of alcohol on his broken desk.
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A few months later
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Underground inside the sewers Desmond was surrounded by pitch darkness on all sides if a person placed their hand in front of their face they would not be able to see a thing. This was no problem for Desmond he used his skill to see the all magic floating around him. The mash of colors shined brightly and twinkled even as it flowed in the sewer water making even that disgusting mess beautiful.
Desmond wasn't in the sewers to admire its beauty he was there practice the new magic spells he learns. He has been coming down to the sewer testing his new spells whenever he was finished meditating to increase the amount of control and familiarise himself with everything.
A skilled mage can create a complex magic circle in an instant Desmond still struggled with making one that fast, but his diligent practice was not for nothing. He was now able to draw out a circle in the air very quickly and depending on the spell launch it within one or two seconds.
If video games have taught him anything it meant he was a complete noob that will get instantly wrecked by anyone to close to him, anyone with a gun, and a bunch of other things. Not to mention the possibility of losing focus on a spell in the middle of battle. His fears where not without reason ever since Desmond arrived in this world he had met so much danger it was almost like some outside force was causing it. Having such a long time of piece it is almost like the quiet before the storm.