Reborn Evolution
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An-aominous-aringing-asound-aroused-aDrago.-aAs-ahe-abegan-awaking-aup,-ahe-afelt-aan-aodd-apressure-apushing-adown-aon-ahim,-aconstricting-ahim.-aHe-atried,-aand-afailed,-ato-aopen-ahis-aeyes-aas-ahe-acame-afully-aawake,-ahis-amind-aawash-awith-aconfusion.
A-awash-aof-amemories-aswept-aover-ahim-aas-ahe-atried-ato-aunderstand-awhere-ahe-awas-aand-awhat-awas-ahappening.
He-awas-aa-afresh-agraduate-afrom-acollege,-aan-aaerospace-aengineer-acelebrating-agraduation-awith-aa-anight-aout.-aDrago-astrained-ahis-amind,-aand-avaguely-aremembered-acrossing-aa-alocal-astreet,-aand-ahearing-aa-aloud-ascreeching-anoise.-a
The-avery-alast-athing-aDrago-acould-arecall-awas-aa-awave-aof-apain-acrashing-ainto-ahis-aside,-aand-athen-aa-asudden,-afading-adarkness-athat-aoverwhelmed-aall.
"Did-aI-adie?-aAm-aI-adead?"-aHe-amumbled,-aor-atried-ato.-aWhen-ahe-atried-ato-aspeak,-ahowever,-aall-athat-acame-aout-awas-aa-agargling-aecho.-a
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The-aringing-asound-acontinued-afor-aseveral-amore-aminutes-aas-aDrago-astruggled-ato-asee-aor-aspeak.
After-aa-afew-aminutes-aof-aeffort,-aDrago-afigured-aout-athat-awhile-ahe-astill-acouldn't-asee-aor-aspeak,-ahe-awas-aable-ato-amove,-aalbeit-avery-aslowly.-aBy-afocusing-ahis-awill-aon-amoving-ahis-abody-aforward,-ahe-afelt-ahimself-asluggishly-astart-ato-adrift-aforward.
Through-athis,-aDrago-adetermined-athat-ahe-ano-alonger-ahad-aa-ahuman-abody.-aOr,-aif-ahe-adid,-ait-awas-aone-athat-awas-ahorribly-amaimed-abeyond-aall-arecognition.-a
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Drago-ahad-aalways-abeen-aa-acalm,-aanalytical-aperson.-aHe-ahad-aworked-ahis-away-athrough-agetting-ahis-aaerospace-aengineering-adegree-ain-a3-ayears-ainstead-aof-a4,-aand-ahad-aalready-abeen-aaccepted-aas-aa-aGraduate-astudent.-aWhen-ahe-aran-ainto-aa-aproblem,-ahe-awould-aalways-abreak-ait-adown-ato-aunderstand-aexactly-awhat-ahe-awas-afacing,-aand-ahow-ato-asolve-ait.
After-aa-afew-ainitial-amoments-aof-apanic,-aDrago-acalmed-adown-aand-afocused,-atrying-ato-aunderstand-amore-aof-athe-asituation-ahe-awas-ain.
"I-adon't-ahave-aarms,-aor-alegs-athat-aI-acan-afeel.-aI-aalso-acan't-asee-aanything,-aand-aam-aunable-ato-amake-aany-anoise.-aWell,-aI-amight-ajust-abe-aunable-ato-ahear-aproperly-adue-ato-athat-aringing-asound,-abut-aI-adon't-afeel-alike-aI-acan-aspeak."-aDrago-ashifted-ahis-amind-afrom-atrying-ato-amove-aforward-ato-afocusing-aon-atrying-ato-asense-ahis-asurroundings.-aAfter-aa-afew-amoments,-ahe-awas-arewarded-afor-ahis-aefforts.
A-avague-aunderstanding-aof-athe-aworld-aaround-ahim-aentered-ahis-amind.-aDespite-anot-abeing-aable-ato-asee,-ahe-acould-asomehow-asense-athe-asurroundings-awell-aenough-ato-adraw-aa-adim-amental-apicture.
He-awas-ain-asome-atype-aof-acage.-aDozens-aof-athick-ablack-abars-acovered-athe-asides-aof-athis-acage,-aand-aa-astrange,-aglowing-awhite-asymbol-astood-aout-aon-aa-ametal-aplate-acovering-athe-atop.-aHe-awas-aunable-ato-asee-abeyond-athe-aconfines-aof-athis-acage.-a
As-ahe-atook-anote-aof-athis,-ahe-aalso-aattempted-ato-aexamine-ahis-abody.-aIt-awas-anot-amuch-aof-aa-abody-aat-aall,-ahe-anoted,-asmiling-awryly-ain-ahis-ahead.-aHe-aappeared-ato-abe-asome-atype-aof-ablack-ablob,-afeatureless-afor-athe-amost-apart.-aHe-ahad-aan-ainnate-asense-athat-ahe-awas-aaround-aa-ameter-awide-aand-along,-aand-athat-athe-acage-ahe-awas-ain-awas-aabout-afive-ameters-awide-aand-along,-acircular-ain-ashape.
Drago-aexerted-ahimself-aas-ahe-atried-ato-amove-aforward,-ausing-athe-apicture-ain-ahis-amind-aof-athe-acage-ato-anavigate.-aAfter-aa-afew-aminutes-aof-aeffort,-ahe-areached-athe-aside-aof-athe-acage-ahe-awas-ain.-aHe-aslowly-aextended-ahimself-aforward-aas-ahe-acame-ainto-acontact-awith-athe-abars-aof-athe-acage.
He-afelt-anothing.-aHis-asense-aof-atouch-aseemed-ato-ano-alonger-abe-apresent-aas-awell.
He-anoted,-ahowever,-athat-ainstead-aof-ahaving-ahis-ablack-ablobbish-aself-apass-athrough-athe-aholes-ain-athe-acage,-aan-ainvisible-abarrier-apushed-aback,-akeeping-ahim-afrom-aescaping.
Drago-aworked-aat-atrying-ato-aslip-athrough-afor-aa-afew-aminutes-abefore-agiving-aup,-asliding-aback-ainto-athe-amiddle-aof-ahis-acircular-acage.-aHe-acalmed-ahimself-adown-afor-aa-afew-amoments,-atrying-ato-acome-aup-awith-aa-aplan.
"I'm-astuck-ahere-ait-aseems."-aHe-amuttered-ain-ahis-ahead-aas-ahe-aturned-ahis-afocus-aup-ato-athe-aroof-aof-ahis-acage.
A-aglowing,-awhite-asymbol-alit-aup-athe-atop-aof-ahis-acage.-aIt-awas-ashaped-alike-atwo-aletter-a"Y"'s-astacked-aon-atop-aof-aeach-aother,-aone-aupside-adown.-aDrago-asensed-athat-athe-alight-ait-agave-aoff-awas-avery-abright,-alighting-aup-athe-arest-aof-ahis-acage.-aHe-atried-aagain-ato-aexpand-ahis-asenses-abeyond-ahis-acage,-abut-afound-athat-ahe-acould-aonly-afocus-aon-athings-awithin-aa-afew-ameters-aof-ahim.
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The-aringing-asound-arang-aout-aagain,-acontinuously.-aDrago-afinally-aturned-ahis-afocus-ato-athat,-atrying-ato-adiscover-awhere-ait-awas-acoming-afrom.
He-afocused-aon-athe-asound,-atrying-ato-azero-ain-aon-ait.-aIt-awas-aan-aabrupt-aand-asharp-aringing-anoise,-abut-aon-athat-aoccurred-awith-aa-anormal-afrequency.-aThe-anoise-aseemed-ato-aecho-aevery-atime-ait-aappeared,-amaking-ait-adifficult-ato-atrack.
"Is-ait-acoming-afrom-athe-asymbol?"-aThe-aonly-athing-ain-ahis-acage-ahe-acould-atrace-athe-asound-ato-aseemed-ato-abe-athe-aglowing-awhite-asymbol-aabove-ahim.-aThere-awas-anothing-aelse-aunique-aabout-ahis-acage.
"I-aneed-ato-aget-aout-aof-athis-acage.-aI-acan't-athink-aof-aany-agood-areason-ato-abe-aleft-atrapped-ain-aa-acage,-aand-agetting-aout-ais-aof-aparamount-aimportance,-aeven-ain-athis-abody.-aI-aguess-aI'll-aneed-ato-arisk-athis."-aTalking-athings-aover-ain-ahis-ahead-ahad-aalways-abeen-aa-amethod-ahe-aused-ato-acalm-ahimself,-aand-awork-athings-athrough.
He-apaused-afor-aa-amoment-aand-athen-abegan-afocusing.-aHe-apictured-ahimself-astretching-aupward,-atrying-ato-areach-athe-aglowing-asymbol.-aHis-amovement-aearlier-ahad-arequired-ahim-ato-afocus-aon-amoving,-arather-athan-aactually-aphysically-amove.-aFor-asome-areason,-amoving-alike-athis-afelt-aand-acame-anaturally-ato-ahim-awhile-ahe-awas-ain-athis-abody.
Slowly,-ahe-abegan-ato-astretch-aupward,-athe-ablack-ablob-athat-awas-ahim-athinning-aas-ait-areached-ato-athe-aroof-aof-athe-acage.-aAs-ahe-amoved-aupward,-aa-aslight-astrain-abegan-ato-asimmer-awithin-ahim.-aHe-afelt-aa-astrange-apush-aof-apressure,-aincreasing-aas-ahe-amoved-acloser-ato-athe-asymbol.
As-ahe-agot-acloser,-athe-aringing-asound-aincreased-ain-avolume,-astarting-ato-aecho-aloudly-aand-apainfully-ain-ahis-ahead.
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Drago-amentally-agrunted-ain-apain-aas-ahe-aignored-athe-aincreasingly-aloud-aringing-anoise-aand-atapped-aon-athe-asymbol,-afeeling-aa-asort-aof-acompulsion.-aThe-alouder-athe-aringing-agot,-athe-amore-ahe-aknew-ahe-aneeded-ato-atouch-athe-asymbol-aabove.
As-asoon-aas-ahe-atouched-athe-asymbol,-aa-ablinding-awhite-aflash-aof-alight-aoverwhelmed-ahim.-aA-aquick-ainstant-aof-apain-amoved-athrough-ahis-abody,-asetting-ahim-atingling.-aIf-ahe-ahad-aeyes,-ahe-awould-ahave-abeen-aset-ato-ablinking-aas-ahe-atried-ato-arecover.-aA-aloud-agrinding-anoise-arang-aout-aas-athe-aclinking-anoise-aabruptly-astopped.
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The-acovering-aon-atop-aof-ahis-acage-aslid-aoff-ato-athe-aside.-aAs-ait-adid-aso,-aa-avoice-asuddenly-aechoed-ain-aDrago's-amind,-awith-asuch-apower-aand-amight,-ait-aoverwhelmed-ahim,-aalmost-aknocking-ahim-aunconscious.
AH,-aFIRSTBORN-aOF-aMY-aPERFECT-aFLOCK.-aYOU-aHAVE-aFINALLY-aFORMED,-aAND-aBROKEN-aFREE.
YOU-aHAVE-aBEEN-aCREATED-aFROM-aTHE-aETHER,-aBY-aYOUR-aLORD-aAND-aMASTER,-aTHE-aGODKING-aYUKELI.
YOU-aWILL-aFOLLOW-aMY-aCOMMANDS,-aYOUR-aSOUL-aHAS-aBEEN-aSEALED.-aYOU-aWILL-aKNOW-aWHAT-aYOU-aNEED-aTO-aDO-aWHEN-aTHE-aTIME-aCOMES.
GROW.
EVOLVE.
SOW-aTHE
-aSEEDS-aOF-aCHAOS-aIN-aTHE-a30,000-aWORLDS.
YOU,-aFIRSTBORN,-aWILL-aHOLD-aMY-aHIGHEST-aHOPES.
WHILE-aI-aMAY-aNO-aLONGER-aBE-aALIVE-aIN-aTHE-aDIVINE-aREALM,-aMY-aPLANS-aWILL-aCONTINUE-aUNABATED.
CHAOS-aWILL-aRISE.-aORDER-aWILL-aFALL.-aTHE-aCYCLE-aCONTINUES,-aUNABATED.
Drago's-amind-awent-ainto-ashock-aas-athe-apowerful-amessage-aflooded-ainto-ahim,-aslamming-ainto-ahis-aconsciousness.-aIntense,-asearing-apain-awashed-aover-ahis-asoul,-aalmost-acausing-ahim-ato-ablack-aout.-aAgony-alike-ahe-ahad-anever-afelt-abefore-aran-awild-awithin-ahim,-aas-aif-aa-athousand-aburning-adaggers-awere-apiercing-athrough-ahis-aflesh,-acutting-ahim-ato-apieces.
As-apain-afilled-adarkness-awashed-aover-aDrago,-aknocking-ahim-aunconscious,-aan-aintense-apulling-asensation-aslammed-ainto-ahim,-amaking-ahis-alast-athought-abefore-ahe-awas-aoverwhelmed-aby-aa-amix-aof-ashock,-aawe,-aand-aconfusion.
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Drago-agroggily-acame-aawake-aagain,-afaint-aechoes-aof-apain-apulling-aat-ahim-aas-ahe-atook-ain-ahis-asurroundings,-aspreading-aout-ahis-asenses.
He-awas-astill-aa-ablack-ablob.-aHe-awasn't,-ahowever,-astill-ain-athe-acage.-aInstead,-ahe-afound-athat-ahe-awas-asitting-ain-aa-asmall-acrater-ain-athe-aground.-aRandom-apatches-aof-adirt-aand-arock-alittered-athe-afloor-anear-ahim,-athe-asmell-aof-afreshly-amoved-adirt-ascenting-athe-aair.
"Ah!-aSmell!-aI-acan-asmell!"-aDrago-amentally-asmiled-aas-ahe-acame-ato-athis-arealization.-aIn-ahis-acage,-ahe-ahadn't-ahad-amany-asenses-athat-ahe-acould-adetect,-asave-athe-aability-ato-again-aa-ageneral-aunderstanding-aof-ahis-asurroundings.
Drago-afocused-aon-amoving-aout-afrom-athis-acrater-ain-athe-aground,-aand-afound-athat-aas-ahe-amoved,-ahe-aslowly-agained-aa-afeeling-afor-athe-aground-abeneath-ahim.
"So-aI-acan-afeel-athings-anow-atoo."-aHe-amuttered-ain-ahis-ahead.-aHe-acould-avaguely-amake-aout-asunlight-afalling-aon-ahis-ablob-like-abody.-a
"Where-aam-aI-anow?-aWhat-awas-athat-aridiculously-aloud-avoice-asaying?-aI-aam-athe-a'Firstborn'-aand-aneed-ato-aevolve?-aTo-asow-aseeds-aof-achaos?-aWhat-akind-aof-anonsense-ais-athis?-aNone-aof-athis-amakes-aany-asense."-aHe-amentally-agrumbled.-aDrago-ahad-aalready-agrown-ainured-ato-athe-astrangeness-aof-ahis-apresent-asituation.-aHe-ahalf-aexpected-aan-aangel-aor-aGod-ato-aappear,-aordering-ahim-aoff-aon-asome-amystical-aquest.-aHe-amentally-ashook-ahis-ahead-aand-abegan-amaking-ahis-away-ato-athe-aside-aof-athe-acrater.
As-ahe-areached-athe-aedge-aof-athe-acrater,-aclimbing-aup-athe-aside-aof-athe-awall,-ahe-aspread-ahis-aawareness-aout-aas-afar-aas-ahe-acould,-atrying-ato-asense-ahis-asurroundings.
Gradually,-aan-aimage-aof-athe-aarea-ahe-awas-ain-acame-ainto-afocus.-aHe-aalso-afound-athat-aanything-awithin-a25-ameters-aof-ahim-awas-asomething-ahe-acould-adetect.
He-awas-ain-aa-asmall-aclearing.-aSeveral-asmall-aand-alarge-arocks-asurrounded-ahim,-awith-aa-asmall-astream-aabout-a20-ameters-aoff-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-aHe-acould-aclearly-amake-aout-aseveral-avery-alarge-atrees-anext-ato-athe-ariver,-asurrounded-aby-aa-afew-abushes.-aGrass-agrew-aall-aaround.-aSmall-ainsects-aand-aanimals-acrawled-aabout,-aall-awithin-ahis-afield-aof-aview.-aHe-asensed-aseveral-afish-aswimming-awithin-athe-ariver.
Anything-apast-a25-ameters,-ahowever,-awas-acompletely-ablank-ato-aDrago.-aHe-acouldn't-aeven-asee-athe-atops-aof-athe-atrees-a20-ameters-aaway,-aconstrained-ato-aonly-asense-athe-alower-aportions-aof-athem.
Behind-ahim-awere-aonly-amore-arocks,-aslowly-aslanting-aupward,-alike-aon-aa-ahill-aor-amountain.
As-aDrago-awas-aconsidering-awhat-ato-ado,-aa-aflash-aof-ablue-alight-aspread-athrough-ahim,-aand-aa-acool-avoice-aspoke-aquietly-ain-ahis-ahead.
"Targets-afor-aAbsorption-ahave-abeen-adetected.-aFollowing-aSpell-aMatrix-aProtocol,-athe-aHost-ahas-athree-achances-ato-acall-aupon-aaid-afor-aAbsorption.-aPlease-aoutline-aa-atarget-aand-asend-aa-acommand-ato-athe-aMatrix-awhen-aaid-ais-arequired."
Drago-amentally-ablinked.-aHe-awaited-aa-amoment-ato-asee-aif-athe-avoice-awas-agoing-ato-asay-aanything-aelse.-aWhen-ait-aremained-asilent,-ahe-atentatively-aissued-aa-amental-aquestion.
"How-ado-aI-asend-aa-acommand-ato-athe-aMatrix?"
He-areceived-ano-aresponse.
Drago-awaited-aa-afew-amore-amoments.-aHe-athen-aturned-ato-afocus-awithin-ahimself,-afiguring-athat-aif-athe-avoice-awas-atelling-ahim-ato-ado-asomething,-ait-ashould-abe-asomething-apossible.
He-ascanned-ahis-aown-ablobbish-abody-alike-ahe-adid-athe-asurroundings,-afocusing-aon-ahimself.-aAs-ahe-adid-aso,-ahe-ainstantly-abecame-aaware-aof-aa-asmall-abead-aof-ayellow-alight,-adeep-awithin-ahimself.-aHe-alooked-acloser-aat-athe-abead,-aseeing-ahundreds-aof-athousands-aof-atiny-asymbols,-awith-awhite-alines-aconnecting-athem-ain-adifferent-afashions.-aSmall-adarts-aof-aenergy-amoved-aalong-athese-alines-ahaphazardly.
He-aimmediately-alatched-aonto-athat,-afocusing-aon-ait.-aAs-ahe-adid-aso,-aa-aflood-aof-aknowledge-arushed-ainto-ahis-amind.
This-awas-aa-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aIt-awas-aan-aunbelievably-acomplicated-aconstruct-aof-aenergy-aand-amagic,-acreated-aby-acombining-aa-acountless-anumber-aof-asymbols-aand-aenergy-alines.-aIt-awas-athis-amatrix-athat-aheld-atogether-ahis-acurrent-abody,-aand-ahis-asoul.-aIt-awas-aperfectly-afused-awithin-ahim,-asuch-athat-ait-awould-abe-aimpossible-ato-aremove.
A-avoice-abegan-ato-aspeak-awithin-ahis-ahead.
"Hello.-aI-aam-athe-aGenie-aof-ayour-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-aAusra.-aYou-amay-adirect-aany-aquestions-ato-ame."-aThe-avoice-ahad-aa-afaint,-afeminine-aedge,-aand-awas-asoothing-ato-ahear.
Drago-adid-aa-adouble-atake,-asurprised.-aHe-amentally-ashook-ahis-ahead,-ahowever,-asurprised-athat-ahe-ahad-aeven-agotten-asurprised.-aWith-aall-athe-astrange-athings-athat-awere-ahappening,-aanother-avoice-ainside-ahis-ahead-awas-ahardly-athat-astartling.
"Ausra,-awhat-ais-aa-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix?"-aHe-ahad-abeen-agiven-aa-ageneral-adefinition-aof-athe-aMatrix-awhen-ahe-alooked-aat-ait,-abut-ahe-awanted-ato-aknow-amore.
"All-abeings,-ano-amatter-ahow-abig-aor-asmall,-aacross-athe-a30,000-aWorlds-ahave-awithin-athem-aa-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aIt-ais-athrough-athis-aMatrix-athat-athey-agrow-astronger-aand-aare-aable-ato-alearn-anew-aabilities-aor-apowers.-aYour-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ais-aunique-ain-athat-ait-apossesses-athe-acomplex-aability-ato-aallow-ayou-ato-aEvolve,-aas-awell-aas-apossessing-aa-aMatrix-aGenie-aso-aearly-ain-ayour-adevelopment."-aThe-aGenie's-avoice-aremained-acool-aand-arelaxing.
"Hmm…"-aDrago's-athoughts-aturned-ainward.-aThe-apulsating-abead-athat-awas-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aseemed-aincomprehensible-ato-ahim-aat-athe-amoment,-abut-ahe-awas-afilled-awith-aan-aintense-acuriosity.-aHow-adid-athis-awork?-aThis-awas-aall-aso-astrange.-a
"You-asaid-amine-ais-aunique-ain-athat-ait-aallows-ame-ato-a'Evolve'?-aWhat-aspecifically-ado-ayou-amean-aby-athat?"-aHe-aqueried.
"By-aabsorbing-aother-abeing's-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrixes,-ayou-acan-aabsorb-asome-aof-atheir-aabilities-aor-atheir-abloodlines-aand-aEvolve,-atransforming-ainto-aa-anew-aor-adifferent-abeing.-aYou-awill-anot-aalways-aEvolve-awhen-ayou-aabsorb-aa-acreature's-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-abut-ayour-astrength-aand-acapabilities-awill-agrow.-aThis-aability-awas-apersonally-adesigned-aby-athe-aGodking-aYukeli-ato-acraft-athe-aperfect-abeing.-aRegular-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrixes-acan-agrow-aand-aexpand,-aallowing-aa-abeing-ato-agrow-astronger-aor-amore-apowerful,-abut-athey-acan-anever-alet-aa-acreature-achange-atheir-afundamental-arace."
"A-aGoblin-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-awill-aalways-abe-aa-aGoblin-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aIt-awas-aonly-athrough-amillions-aof-ayears-aof-aresearch-aand-aexperimentation-athat-aHis-aWorship-awas-aable-ato-acreate-ayour-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix."
"Okay."-aDrago-aresponded,-athinking-aquickly-aas-ahe-amulled-athings-aover.
"Then-awhat-aam-aI-asuppose-ato-ado?-aWhy-adid-ahe-apull-aMY-asoul-afrom-athe-aether?-aWhy-aam-aI-ahere?"-aThat-awas-athe-athing-abothering-ahim.-aWhy-awas-ahe-achosen?-aIt-amade-ano-asense.-aHe-ahad-abeen-aa-aregular-ahuman.
"That…"-aThe-aMatrix-aGenie-apaused,-a"I-aam-aunsure.-aThere-aappears-ato-ahave-abeen-asome-atype-aof...-aThe-aReborn-ashould-anot-apossess-aany-aintelligence-aor-amemories-aat-
afirst,-ayet-ayou-aappear-ato.-aThe-aSoul-aSeal-ashould-ahave-abeen-aapplied-ato-ayour-aSoul-ato-aremove-asuch-athings.-aYet-ait-aappears-ato-ahave-afailed.-aThe-aFirstborn-aappears-ato-ahave-abeen…-aHis-aWorship-adoes-anot-amake-amistakes.-aThe-aFirstborn's-areason-afor-aintelligence-ais-amerely-abeyond-amy-aunderstanding."
"I-asee."-aDrago-aunderstood,-asomewhat.-aWhatever-aSoul-aSeal-awas-asupposed-ato-awipe-ahis-amemories-aand-aenslave-ahim-aappeared-ato-ahave-afailed.-aPerhaps-ait-awas-abecause-ahe-awas-athe-afirst,-aor-aperhaps-asome-arandom-amistake-aof-afate.
Regardless,-ahe-awas-afree-anow,-aand-ahe-ahad-ano-aintentions-aof-abeing-asomeone-aelse's-aslave.
Before-ahe-acould-athink-aabout-athis-afurther,-ahowever,-aDrago's-athoughts-awere-arudely-ainterrupted.-a
A-alarge-asalamander-aappeared-aat-athe-aedge-aof-aDrago's-avision-abursting-ainto-athe-ariver-ain-afront-aof-ahim,-aattacking-aa-afish.-aThe-alizard-awas-alarge,-aseveral-afeet-along-aand-acovered-ain-ashimmering-agreen-ascales.-aIt-ahad-aa-along,-ateeth-afilled-amouth-athat-alatched-aonto-aone-aof-athe-asmall-afish-aswimming-ain-athe-ariver.
As-asoon-aas-ait-agrabbed-aa-ameal,-athe-asalamander-aleapt-aout-aof-athe-awater,-asliding-ato-aa-ahalt-ain-athe-agrassy-aarea.-aIt-astarted-ato-adevour-aits-ameal-abefore-ait-apaused,-alooking-aat-aDrago-acuriously.
"Target-afor-aAbsorption-ahas-abeen-adetected."
###-aChapter-a2-a--aFirst-aEvolution-a--aRed-aSalamander
Drago-astared-aat-athe-asalamander,-athis-atime-ataking-aa-acloser-amental-alook-aat-ait.-aIt-awas-aaround-aa-ameter-aand-aa-ahalf-along,-awith-aclawed-afeet-aand-abeady-agreen-aeyes.-aEach-aclaw-awas-aaround-ahalf-aa-afoot-along,-aand-alooked-ato-abe-adangerously-asharp.-aThe-asalamander-awas-acurrently-astudying-ahim-awhile-amunching-aon-aa-afish.
"How-ado-aI-aabsorb-athis-acreature?"-aDrago-aasked-aAusra,-acurious.
"In-ayour-apresent-astate,-ait-ais-aextremely-aunlikely-ayou-awill-abe-aable-ato-aabsorb-aany-acreature-awithout-athe-aaid-aof-ayour-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aThanks-ato-athe-awork-aof-aHis-aWorship,-ayour-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-awill-aaid-ayou-ain-aAbsorption-aexactly-a3-atimes.-aIf-ayou-awish-ato-aabsorb-athis-acreature,-asimply-acommand-ame-aand-aI-awill-aassist-ayou."-aAusra's-acool-avoice-aresponded-ain-aDrago's-ahead.