Reborn Evolution
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Despite-ahaving-abeen-aunconscious-afor-aseveral-ahours,-aDrago-aeasily-afell-aback-aasleep,-astill-arecovering-afrom-aexhaustion.-a
Several-ahours-apassed-aand-ait-awas-asoon-amorning-aagain.-a
Sunlight-agleamed-ainto-athe-avalley,-afiltering-athrough-athe-atrees.-aDrago-atook-aone-alast-awistful-aglance-aaround-abefore-aturning-aback,-aheaded-atowards-athe-aforest-ahe'd-afirst-aawoken-ain.-a
His-ajourney-aback-awas-auneventful.-aHe-aran-ainto-aa-afew-aEarth-aClass-abeasts,-abut-anothing-adangerous.-aHis-aluck-aseemed-ato-abe-ain-aplace-aas-ahe-amanaged-ato-aavoid-aany-aof-athe-afearsome-abeasts-athat-alived-ain-athe-amountains,-amaking-ait-aout-aunharmed.-a
He-aalso-amanaged-ato-asnag-aanother-aMagic-aHerb-aon-athe-away-aout.-aHe-aate-ait-adown-agreedily,-afeeling-athe-aenergy-aflow-athrough-ahim.-a
-Red-aSalamander-a--aGrowth-aStage:-a(4/5)-aMature-aAdult-
--aGrowth-aProgress-a–-a812/956-a-
He-awas-arapidly-aapproaching-athe-alast-abit-aof-aenergy-ahe-aneeded-ato-agrow-ainto-aa-afully-afledged-aRed-aSalamander.-aHe-anodded-ahis-ahead-asharply-aat-athat,-apleased.-a
According-ato-aAusra,-athe-apower-astructure-aof-athis-aworld-awas-aboth-asimple-aand-acomplex.-a
The-adifference-abetween-aeach-aclass-awas-alargely-acentered-aon-athe-aSoul-aof-aeach-abeast,-aand-atheir-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aA-aSky-aClass-abeast-ahad-aa-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-adeveloped-ato-athe-aSky-aStage.-a
An-aEarth-aClass-ahad-atheir-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aat-athe-aEarth-aStage.-aA-aMaster-aClass-areached-athe-aMaster-aStage,-aand-aso-aon.-a
Soul-aSpell-aMatrixes-awere-awhat-aallowed-abeasts-ato-adraw-aenergy-ato-aform-apowerful-aabilities,-alike-aDrago's-aFlame-aClaws,-ato-apull-aenergy-ato-aregenerate-afrom-ainjuries,-aand-ato-adraw-aon-aenergy-ato-astrengthen-atheir-aattacks-aand-abe-aphysically-astronger-aor-atougher.-a
There-awasn't-atoo-agreat-aa-adifference-abetween-aan-aEarth-aClass-abeast-aand-aa-aSky-aClass-abeast.-aA-aSky-aClass-abeast-awould-ausually-abe-aphysically-astronger,-aand-ahave-aa-ahigher-aability-ato-aregenerate,-abut-athe-agap-awould-anot-abe-atoo-alarge.-aAt-asuch-aa-alow-alevel,-athe-aamount-aof-aenergy-ain-aa-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-awas-atoo-asmall-ato-ahave-aa-asignificant-aeffect.-a
Drago's-aown-anatural-aregenerative-aabilities-aas-aa-aRed-aSalamander-aalready-aoutweighed-athe-aamount-ahe-acould-aregenerate-ausing-ahis-aEarth-aClass-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-a
The-adifference-abetween-aa-aSky-aClass-abeast-aand-aa-aMaster-aClass-abeast,-ahowever,-awas-asignificant,-aby-aat-aleast-aa-afactor-aof-athree.
The-adifference-abetween-aa-aMaster-aClass-aand-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-awas-aat-aleast-aa-afactor-aof-asix.-a
At-ahigher-alevels,-athe-adifferences-abecame-aeven-amore-aextreme.-a
Legends-ahad-ait-athat-abeasts-aat-athe-ahighest-aclass-aof-aall,-athe-aAscendancy-aClass,-acould-ahave-atheir-aentire-abody-adestroyed,-aand-awould-astill-apossess-athe-aability-ato-aregenerate-afrom-aa-asingle-amolecule.-a
At-athe-aminimum,-aif-aDrago-awanted-ato-asurvive-ain-athis-aarea,-ahe-aneeded-ato-areach-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass-aas-aquickly-aas-apossible.-a
Thankfully,-ahe-aalready-ahad-aa-aplan-ato-aachieve-athat.-a
Leaving-athe-amountains-aproved-amuch-aeasier-athan-aentering-athem,-aand-ahe-amade-aexcellent-atime.-aSoon-ahe-amanaged-ato-aarrive-anear-athe-azone-awhere-ahe-ahad-aoriginally-aspawned-ain-aat-aby-amidday.-a
As-aa-aRed-aSalamander,-ahe-aseemed-ato-ahave-agained-aan-ainnate-asense-aof-adirection,-awhich-ahelped-aquite-aa-abit.-a
Since-ahe-awas-aabout-ato-aachieve-athe-afull-aculmination-aof-aa-aRed-aSalamander's-agrowth,-ait-awould-abe-atime-ato-apick-aa-anew-abeast-ato-aEvolve-ainto.-a
'Ausra,-acan-ayou-atell-ame-amore-aabout-athe-abeasts-aI-ahave-abloodlines-afor?-aIgnore-aall-athe-afish-aand-athe-aclam.'-aHe'd-aabsorbed-athe-abloodlines-aof-athe-aBrown-aTreasure-aClam,-abut-awas-adisappointed-ain-aits-avery-aweak-agrowth-apotential.-aAs-afor-athe-afish-ahe'd-aeaten:-anone-aof-athem-ahad-aanything-aother-athan-aordinary-abloodlines.-a
'Certainly.'-aAusra's-avoice-aresponded-ain-ahis-amind.-aA-amoment-alater,-aand-aa-ascreen-aappeared-ain-ahis-amind.-a
-Bloodlines-aStored-
Red-aSalamander
Forested-aAncient-aSnake
Hollow-aLizard-a(Degraded)
Myyr-aDragon-a(Degraded)
'The-aRed-aSalamander-ahas-aa-amaximum-agrowth-areaching-athe-aSky-aStage.-aThe-aForested-aAncient-aSnake-amaxes-aout-aat-athe-aEarth-aStage.-aThe-aHollow-aLizard's-apotential-areaches-athe-aSky-aStage,-awhile-athe-aMyyr-aDragon's-apotential-areaches-athe-aGrandmaster-aStage.'-a
Drago's-aeyes-alit-aup.-aOne-aof-ahis-abloodlines-ahad-athe-apotential-ato-areach-athe-aGrandmaster-aStage!-aIt-awas-athe-aone-awith-a'Dragon'-ain-aits-aname.-a
He-afrowned,-ahowever,-aremembering-athat-athe-abloodline-awas-adegraded.-a
'Ausra,-ahow-amuch-amore-aof-athe-abloodline-awould-aI-aneed-ato-agather-afor-ayou-ato-arecover-athe-abloodline,-aand-aallow-ame-ato-ause-ait?'-aHe-aqueried.-a
Ausra-awas-asilent-afor-aa-amoment-abefore-aresponding,-a
'Going-aby-athe-aamount-afound-ain-athe-aRed-aSalamander…-aApproximately-a18-amore-aRed-aSalamanders-aat-aleast-athe-aEarth-aStage.-aRoughly-a13-aif-achosen-aat-athe-aSky-aStage.'
Drago's-aeyes-aglinted-aas-ahe-anodded.-aIt-amade-asense.-aHe-athen-asniffed-aat-athe-aair,-amaking-aa-adecision.-a
It-awas-atime-ahe-awent-ahunting.
..
Several-adays-apassed.-a
Over-athose-adays,-aDrago-aunderwent-aa-atransformation,-anot-aonly-ain-astrength,-abut-ain-amindset-aas-awell.
Red-aSalamanders-awere-aa-acommon-abeast-ain-athis-aarea-aof-athe-aforest.-aIt-awas-ano-acoincidence-athat-ahe-aran-ainto-aa-aRed-aSalamander-aon-ahis-afirst-aday-ahere.-aAll-aof-athe-aSalamanders-ain-athis-aarea-aseemed-ato-ashare-asimilar-abloodline-aorigins,-aincluding-athe-adegraded-aMyyr-aDragon-abloodline.-a
The-afirst-atime-ahe-atried-ato-ahunt-aone-adown,-aDrago-ahad-aalmost-adied-ain-athe-afight.-aDespite-ahaving-ataken-athe-aSalamander-aby-asurprise,-aand-apouncing-adown-aon-ait-afrom-aabove,-athe-aSalamander-ahad-amanaged-ato-asink-aits-aclaws-ainto-ahis-achest,-aalmost-aripping-ahim-aapart.-a
While-aDrago-awas-ain-athe-abody-aof-aa-aRed-aSalamander,-ahe-adid-anot-ahave-amost-aof-athe-anatural-ainstincts-aand-afighting-acapability-aof-aone.-aAt-ahis-acore-ahe-awas-astill-aa-ahuman-abeing.-a
That-asaid,-ahe-ahad-aactivated-ahis-aFlame-aClaws-aability,-aand-aturned-athe-atide,-asmiting-athe-aSalamander.-aHe-awas-acareful-ato-anot-atorch-athe-abody,-ahowever,-asaving-athe-ablood-afor-ahim-ato-aabsorb.-aIt-aseemed-anot-aall-aRed-aSalamanders-ahad-athe-aFlame-aClaws-aability.-a
The-agrievous-awounds-ahe-ahad-asustained-awere-avanquished-aalmost-aimmediately-aas-ahe-agained-aenough-aenergy-ato-aEvolve-ainto-athe-afinal-astage-aof-agrowth-afor-aa-aRed-aSalamander,-abecoming-aan-aElder-aRed-aSalamander.-a
His-abody-awas-anow-aa-afull-a2-ameters-along,-awith-aheavy,-aplated-ared-ascales-acovering-ahim,-aand-aa-aline-aof-asharp-aspikes-adown-ahis-aspine.-aHis-aclaws-ahad-agrown-aan-ainch-alonger,-aand-ahis-ateeth-ahalf-aan-ainch-alonger.-aPhysically-ahe-awas-astronger,-aable-ato-abreak-aa-atwo-afoot-athick-atree-awith-aa-aswipe-aof-ahis-aclaws.-a
He-afelt-ahis-aregenerative-aability-aincrease-aa-asmall-aamount,-aadding-ato-ahis-anatural-aability-ato-aheal-aas-aa-aRed-aSalamander.-aHe-afelt-alike-ahe-acould-atake-aon-atwo-aof-ahis-aprevious-aselves-aand-acome-aout-aa-awinner-ain-aa-afight.-aThe-achange-ain-aphysique-aand-astrength-amade-ahim-arecognize-aa-abit-amore-awhat-athe-adifference-abetween-aa-aSky-aClass-aand-aan-aEarth-aclass-abeast-awere.-a
After-akilling-aone-aRed-aSalamander-aand-aevolving,-aDrago-ahad-aa-amuch-aeasier-atime-ataking-aout-athe-aother-aRed-aSalamanders.-aHe-aalso-ahardened-ahimself-ato-athe-aviolence,-abecoming-ainured-ato-ait.-aThis-awas-asomething-ahe-aneeded-ato-ado-afor-ahis-asurvival.-a
It-awas-avery-arare-afor-aany-aRed-aSalamander-ato-abecome-aold-aenough-ato-areach-athe-aElder-aSalamander-astage.-aBefore-aDrago,-ano-abeast-acould-asimply-adevour-aanother-abeast-aor-aMagic-aHerb
s-ato-adirectly-aEvolve-ainto-aits-anext-agrowth-astage.-aInstead,-athey-ahad-ato-await-afor-aan-aaccumulation-aof-atime-afor-atheir-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ato-aslowly-agrow-astronger,-amaintaining-atheir-apeak-acondition.-a
Over-athe-acourse-aof-athe-anext-a3-adays,-aDrago-ahunted-adown-a18-aEarth-aClass-aRed-aSalamanders.-aHe-adidn't-amanage-ato-afind-aany-aSky-aClass-aElder-aRed-aSalamanders.-a
-Red-aSalamander-a--aGrowth-aStage:-a(5/5)-aElder-aSalamander-
--aGrowth-aProgress-a–-a2,313/0-a-
He-amentally-alooked-aover-ahis-aGrowth-aProgress,-anodding-ahis-ahead.-aThe-aexcess-aenergy-ahe-agained-afrom-ahunting-adown-aand-akilling-avarious-aRed-aSalamanders-ahad-abeen-astored-ain-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-anone-aof-ait-agoing-ato-awaste.-a
Eating-aand-aabsorbing-athe-aenergy-afrom-aother-abeasts-awas-adifferent-athan-aeating-aMagic-aHerbs-ain-athat-ahe-acould-akeep-aon-aabsorbing-aover-aand-aover.-aWhen-ahe'd-atried-ato-aeat-aa-asecond-aMagic-aHerb-awhile-aon-athe-amountain,-ahe-afelt-aan-aoverwhelming-asensation-aof-asickness,-aas-aif-ahe-awas-aalready-astuffed-afull-aand-aeating-aany-amore-awould-abe-adangerous.-a
'Ausra,-aI'm-aready.'-aAfter-akilling-athe-alast-arequired-aSalamander-aDrago-ahad-adecided-ato-asleep,-athe-aexhaustion-aof-asearching-athrough-athe-aforest-afor-athe-abeasts-ahe-arequired-ataking-aits-atoll.-a
It-awas-anow-athe-amorning-aof-athe-afourth-aday-asince-ahe-areturned-ato-athe-aforest.-a
'The-aMyyr-aDragon-abloodline-ahas-abeen-afully-arestored.-aFurther,-ayou-ahave-aenough-aof-ait-ato-asuccessfully-aevolve-ainto-aa-a1st-aStage-aMyyr-aDragon.-aDo-ayou-awish-ato-aEvolve?'-aAusra's-avoice-arang-aout-ain-ahis-ahead.-a
'Yes.'-aDrago's-aeyes-aflashed.-a
A-aflash-aof-alight-asurrounded-ahim,-aand-ahe-aabruptly-afound-ahimself-ain-aa-amisty-awhite-alandscape.-aThe-aEvolution-aSpace-ahe-ahad-aappeared-ain-abefore.-a
A-aball-aof-alight-aappeared-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-aAusra's-aform.-a
'The-aMyyr-aDragon-ais-aa-acreature-arenowned-afor-aits-alustrous-agreen-ascales.-aIt-ais-aa-adraconic-acreature,-awith-aa-adraconic-aform.-aAs-aa-afully-agrown-aadult,-aits-aheight-areaches-aroughly-a4-ameters-atall,-anot-aincluding-aits-aflight-incapable-awings.-aAt-aits-ahighest-apotential-agrowth-astage,-ait-areaches-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass.'
A-avisualization-aof-athe-aMyyr-aDragon-aappeared-ain-afront-aof-aDrago.-aHe-agrinned-aas-ahe-astared-aat-ait,-ahis-ablood-apumping.-a
It-awas-aan-aactual-adragon!
'Evolve-ame-ainto-ait,-aimmediately!'-a
-Absorbing-aMyyr-aDragon-abloodline-
-Body-aReconstruction-ain-aprogress-
..
Meanwhile:-a
Roughly-aa-athousand-amiles-aaway,-aan-aenormous-aWorld-aBridge-aconnected-athe-aHasnorth-aPlanet-ato-athe-aMesor-aPlanet.-a
The-aappearance-aof-aa-aWorld-aBridge-aconnecting-ato-aa-aplanet-awas-amystifying.-aIt-alooked-alike-aa-avast,-athree-ahundred-amiles-awide-apillar-aof-aland-ashooting-aoff-ainto-aa-aportal-aof-aspatial-astorms-ahigh-ain-athe-asky.-a
Gravity-aoperated-ain-aa-amysterious-afashion-aaround-athis-aconnected-aarea.-aInstead-aof-aeverything-aon-athe-abridge-asimply-afalling-adown,-agravity-ashifted-aas-aone-awalked-ato-athe-ahuge-atract-aof-aland.-aTravelers-acould-awalk-ain-aa-astraight-aline-ato-athe-abridge,-aand-athen-astraight-aup,-aand-ait-awould-afeel-acompletely-anormal.-a
Down-aon-athe-abridge-awas-aalways-atowards-athe-acenter-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-ano-amatter-awhere-aone-astood-aon-ait.-a
The-aWorld-aBridge-ahere-awas-afilled-awith-aseveral-alarge-aforests,-aand-aa-awide-ariver-athat-acontinued-aall-athe-away-adown-ato-athe-aplanet.-aThese-aswathes-aof-aforests-awere-adominated-aby-abeasts,-aand-aa-adesignated-adanger-azone-aon-athe-aplanet-aand-abridge.-a
The-asweeping-ariver,-ahowever,-awas-ahome-ato-aone-aof-athe-aThree-aGreat-aPowers-aon-athe-aHasnorth-aContinent,-athe-aObsidia-aRiver-aEmpire.-a
The-acapital-aof-athe-aObsidia-aRiver-aEmpire-awas-alocated-ajust-aa-afew-amiles-afrom-aone-aside-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-athe-aside-acontaining-athe-anearly-a80-amile-awide-ariver.-a
The-acapital-acity,-aObsidia,-awas-aa-alarge-acity-aspanning-aa-afull-atwenty-asix-amiles,-aalmost-aa-asmall-anation-aby-aitself,-ajust-aoff-athe-aside-aof-athe-avast-aObsidia-aRiver-athat-aran-aup-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-aIt-awas-ateeming-awith-amore-athan-a3-amillion-ahuman-abeings,-acrowded-ainto-avarious-ashops,-ahomes,-aa-afew-acastles-aand-apalaces,-aand-aa-afew-aouter-avillages-athat-aexisted-aon-athe-aedge-aof-athe-acapital.-a
Obsidia-awas-aone-aof-athe-acenters-afor-atrade-aon-athe-aplanet,-aand-aone-aof-athe-afew-aplaces-awhere-aone-acould-afind-aa-atrading-acaravan-athat-ajourneyed-ato-aother-aplanets.-a
The-aleader-aof-athe-aObsidia-aRiver-aEmpire-awas-aa-apowerful-aLord-aClass-aWizard,-astudying-aHigh-aWater-aMagic.-aA-afull-acohort-aof-aeight-aGrandmaster-aClass-aWizards-aserved-aas-athe-aRoyal-aWizards,-amaking-athe-aObsidia-aRiver-aEmpire-aone-aof-athe-amost-apowerful-aforces-ato-abe-areckoned-awith-aon-athe-aplanet.-a
It-awas-aa-amassive-aempire-athat-aspanned-amore-athan-a3,000-amiles.-a
Currently,-ahowever,-athe-acapital-aof-aObsidia-awas-atrembling-awith-afear.
For,-aoverhead,-aan-aenormous-adragon-amade-aof-aBlack-aLightning-ahad-aappeared,-asending-aout-aan-aincredibly-adangerous-aaura.-a
Hadrion-asmiled-aas-ahe-alooked-adown-aat-athe-afear-struck-acapital,-ahis-aeyes-aaloof.-a
"We-ahave-aarrived."
###-aChapter-a9-a--aRegrets
Body-aReconstruction-aComplete.-a
Drago-afelt-ahis-aeyes-awaver-aas-ahe-aleft-athe-aEvolution-aSpace-ain-ahis-amind,-aflashing-alights-ablinding-ahim.-aA-afeeling-aof-aheaviness-asank-ainto-ahis-ahead,-aas-aif-ahe-ahad-ajust-acomprehended-aa-agreat-adeal-aof-ainformation.-a
He-ablinked,-alooking-aaround-acarefully.-a
The-aworld-aaround-ahim-aseemed-ato-ahave-atransformed.-a
The-acolors-aof-athe-atall,-aluscious-agreen-atrees-awere-aricher,-athe-asounds-aof-athe-aforest-ateeming-awith-alife-alouder,-athe-afresh-ascent-aof-athe-awild-astronger.-aThe-aworld-aaround-ahim-ahad-abecome-amore-abeautiful,-amore-apotent,-amore-afull.-a
Something-awas-aodd,-ahowever.-aHis-aperspective-aof-athis-aworld…-ait-aseemed-ato-abe-aa-abit-aoff.
The-atall-atrees-ahe-awas-alooking-aat-aseemed-ato-ahave-agrown-aenormous.-a
He-atwirled-ahis-ahead-aback-aand-aforth,-alooking-aabout-ain-aconfusion.-aAbruptly,-ahe-alooked-adown-aat-ahis-abody-aand-acame-ato-aa-arealization.-a
It-awasn't-athe-aforest-athat-ahad-agrown.-aIt-awas-ahim-athat-ahad-ashrunk!-a
His-abody-ahad-atransformed-ainto-athat-aof-aa-asmall,-agreen-ascaled-alizard,-awith-aa-apair-aof-atiny-awings.-aHe-ahad-aa-aleathery,-ascaled-ahide-athat-agleamed-adarkling,-aextremely-aappealing-ato-athe-aeye.-aHe-awas-aaround-ahalf-aa-ameter-along,-awith-aan-aadorable-aface-aand-asmall-aclaws.-aHis-aeyes-agleamed-aa-adark-agrey-acolor,-afilled-awith-amysterious-alight.-a
-Myyr-aDragon-a--aGrowth-aStage:-a(1/4)-aMyyr-aHatchling-
--aGrowth-aProgress-a–-a2,313/2000-a-
He-aexamined-ahis-astatus,-alooking-ait-aover-ain-ahis-ahead.-aAs-ahe-aread-ait,-ahe-anoticed-athat-ahis-aGrowth-aProgress-ahad-aexceeded-athe-aneeded-avalue.-aHe-aalso-anoted-athat-athe-arequired-avalue-awas-amuch-alarger-athan-athe-aRed-aSalamander-aneeded.-a
'Ausra?-aWhy-ahaven't-aI-aevolved-ainto-athe-asecond-aGrowth-aStage?'-aHe-aqueried.-a
'After-aEvolving,-ayour-aSoul-arequires-aa-ashort-aperiod-aof-atime-ato-aadapt-ato-aa-anew-aform.-aYour-aSoul-ais-acurrently-aat-athe-aSky-aClass-aStage.-aTherefore,-ayou-awill-arequire-aroughly-a30-ahours-afor-ayour-abody-ato-afully-aadapt-ato-athis-aform.-aThe-astronger-ayour-asoul,-athe-aless-athe-aadaptation-aperiod."-aAusra's-areply-awas-acool-aand-aconcise.-aThe-agenie-acontinued,-a
'After-ayour-aSoul-ahas-aadapted,-ayou-amay-aswitch-afreely-abetween-aany-aforms-ayou-ahave-apreviously-aEvolved-afrom,-aand-ayour-apresent-aform.'-a
Drago-alicked-ahis-alips.-aHis-atongue-awas-amuch-alonger-athan-ait-ahad-abeen-awhen-ahe-awas-aa-aRed-aSalamander.-a
'Thanks-aAusra.'-aHe-areplied,-a
mentally-ashrugging.-aIt-aseemed-ahe-awould-ajust-ahave-ato-await.-a
He-awalked-aover-ato-aa-atree,-atapping-aon-ait-aseveral-atimes.-a
His-aclaws-aeasily-apierced-athrough-ait.-aHowever,-awith-ajust-athe-aphysical-astrength-aof-ahis-abody,-ahe-awas-aunable-ato-asnap-athe-atree-alike-ahe-adid-awhen-ahe-awas-aan-aElder-aRed-aSalamander.-aIf-ahe-aexerted-ahimself-ahe-acould-asnap-ait,-abut-ait-awas-aclose.-a
Though-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ahad-areached-athe-aSky-aClass,-ahe-awas-aunable-ato-amake-aup-afor-athe-alimitations-aof-ahis-abody-aentirely.-a
'Ausra,-awhat-aClass-aam-aI-aright-anow?'-ahe-amentally-aasked-athe-agenie-ain-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-a
'Myyr-aDragons-ahave-a4-adistinct-astages-aof-agrowth.-aA-aMyyr-aHatchling-ais-atypically-aat-athe-aMortal-aClass.-aHowever,-awith-ayour-aSky-aClass-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-astrengthening-ayour-aphysical-aform,-ayou-aare-apresently-aan-aEarth-aClass-abeast.-aOnce-ayou-aachieve-athe-a2nd-aStage-aof-agrowth,-ayou-ashould-abecome-aa-afull-afledged-aSky-aClass-abeast."-aAusra-areplied.-a
'Alright.'-aHe-ashrugged.-aIt-aseemed-athere-awas-anothing-ahe-acould-ado-aabout-ait-afor-anow.-aHe-areally-awould-ajust-ahave-ato-await-aout-athe-a30-ahours.-a
Well,-athere-awas-aone-athing-ahe-acould-ado.-a
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