by Koren Rabe
Unfortunately,-aan-aattack-aof-athis-ascale-athat-awouldn't-aeven-abe-aable-ato-ascratch-athe-adragon-ain-afront-aof-ahim-ahe-aknew,-anot-aeven-abothering-ato-atry.-a
He-aclosed-ahis-aeyes,-aand-athen-aopened-athem,-aa-acalm-asmile-aappearing-aon-ahis-aface.-a
"Lightning-aMagic:-aRequiem-aAbove."-aHe-amade-ahis-amove-aall-aat-aonce,-apouring-aevery-afiber-aof-aenergy-ahe-ahad-ain-ahis-abody-ainto-acasting-athis-aspell.-aThey-acould-anot-adepend-aon-athe-amercy-aof-athis-abeast-ato-aspare-athem.-aEven-aAymon,-athe-aSpace-aWizard,-awas-afrozen-ain-aterror,-aunable-ato-aflee.-a
Requiem-aAbove-awas-aa-aspecial-aspell,-aunique-ato-aLightning-aMagic.-aIt-amade-ause-aof-athe-aambient-aenergy-ato-acreate-aa-alarge-ashockwave.-a
This-aspell-awas-ausually-aused-ato-ablast-aaway-alarge-anumbers-aof-aattacks-ain-athe-aair,-adetonating-ain-aan-aexplosion.-aIt-awas-aa-arather-auncommon-aspell,-aand-afew-aWizards-ain-athe-aBlack-aLightning-aDepartment-astudied-ait.-a
He-anodded-aand-asmiled-aas-ahe-abegan-ato-aslip-ainto-aunconsciousness,-aseeing-athe-ashockwave-astart-ato-aexpand-aa-athousand-ameters-ain-athe-asky.
The-alast-athing-ahe-asaw-awas-athat-ahorrifying,-aevil-adragon-aglaring-adeath-aat-ahim,-aand-ahis-acomrade-aOblong-agiving-ahim-aa-asmile-aof-aacceptance,-ahis-aeyes-agleaming-awith-atears-aat-ahis-asacrifice.-a
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Oblong-astared-aat-ahis-aidiot-acompanion,-ahis-aface-afrozen-ain-aa-asmile-aof-apure,-aunadulterated-arage.-aHe'd-aknown-aGraxital-awas-athe-aquiet-atype-awhen-athey'd-apartnered-aup,-abut-ahad-abeen-acompletely-aunaware-aof-ahis-aapparently-asuicidal-anature.-a
'Are-ayou-atrying-ato-aget-aus-aall-akilled?!'-aHis-aeyes-awere-abloodshot,-atears-aof-afrustration-aand-afury-awelling-aup-aas-ahe-asaw-aGraxital-acast-ahis-aspell-aand-athen-acollapse.-aOblong's-aarms-atrembled-aas-ahe-adashed-aforward,-agrabbing-aahold-aof-athe-afool's-abody.-a
What-aa-aterribly-aunlucky-aday.
Far-aabove,-aan-aenormous-ashockwave-abegan-ato-aspread-aout,-ablasting-aapart-athe-aclouds-athat-ahad-aformed.-aA-asmall-aexplosion-aof-ablack-alightning-ashot-aup-ainto-athe-aair,-acrackling.-aAround-athe-ablack-alightning,-awhite-aenergy-abegan-ato-acrackle,-afurther-afueling-athe-aexpanding-ashockwave.-a
Blasting-aoff-alike-aan-aenormous-asignal-abeacon.-aOblong-arealized-ahis-acompanion's-aintentions-athen,-acursing-ahim-ain-ahis-ahead.-aThe-aidiot-amight-abe-afine-asacrificing-ahimself,-abut-aOblong-acertainly-awasn't.
BOOM
The-aremnants-aof-athe-ashockwave-aslammed-ainto-athem,-ashivering-aas-ait-acollided-awith-aOblong's-ainnate-abarrier.-aHe-aforced-ahimself-ato-aduck-adown,-abowing-aas-ahe-afaced-athe-agreen-adragon.-aSeveral-aof-athe-awarriors-astanding-aoff-ato-athe-aside-awere-astunned-aby-athe-aimpact,-aa-afew-aof-athem-aeven-afalling-ato-athe-aground.-a
"Our-adeepest-aapologies,-ayour-aLordship."-aHe-astuttered-aout,-aproud-aof-ahimself-afor-anot-astopping.-aEvery-aword-ahe-aspoke-ahad-ato-abe-aforced-afrom-ahis-amouth,-ahis-aheart-ashaking.-a
The-agodly-adragon-amerely-astared-aat-ahim,-aits-aeyes-aunfocused-aas-aif-ait-awas-aignoring-ahim.-aIt-athen-ablinked,-aits-aeyes-apiercing-atowards-aOblong-awith-aall-athe-amight-aof-aan-aancient-abeast.-a
"BEGONE!"-aIts-avoice-athundered-aout,-aa-asingle-aword-afilled-awith-aarrogance.-a
Oblong-atrembled,-athe-afat-aon-ahis-abody-ajostling-aas-ahe-aswallowed-ahard,-aforcing-ahimself-ato-anot-afall-aunconscious.-aSeveral-aof-athe-aguards-anearby-ahad-acollapsed-afrom-afear-aand-aterror,-aunable-ato-ahold-athemselves-aup.-a
He-abowed-ahis-ahead-aagain,-athe-aawe-inducing-aaura-amaking-ait-ahard-ato-aconcentrate.-aOblong-ajerked-aGraxital's-aunconscious-abody-ainto-athe-ahands-aof-aone-athe-awarriors-athat-awere-astanding-anearby.-aAll-aof-athem,-awhether-athey-awere-athe-aBlack-aIron-aGuards-aor-athe-asoldiers-aprovided-aby-athe-aRobel-aFamily,-astared-aat-aOblong-alike-ahe-awas-atheir-aonly-ahope.-a
He-amade-aanother-ajerking-amotion.-aQuickly,-athe-asoldiers-agrabbed-atheir-awounded-aor-ainjured,-aand-abegan-ato-aback-aout-aof-athe-avalley.-aThe-aRoyal-aWizard-aAymon-aled-athe-aretreat,-areadying-ahimself-ato-acast-aa-alarge-ascale-aspatial-amagic-ato-aget-athem-aas-afar-aaway-aas-apossible.-a
"Hmph.-aWho-aare-ayou-ato-ademand-awe-ado-aanything,-adrake?"-aAs-athey-awere-afleeing,-aOblong-avaguely-aheard-athe-avoice-aof-aone-aof-athe-aNobles-acall-aout-aat-athe-adragon,-afilled-awith-aarrogance.-a
He-agrinned-acruelly-aas-ahe-aheard-athis.-aThe-aidiot-awas-aasking-afor-adeath.-aHe-asmirked-aas-ahe-ahurriedly-aran-aaway,-apleased-athat-aat-aleast-athe-aNobles-awould-asuffer-afrom-athis-amore-athan-athem.-a
As-ahe-afled,-ahe-acouldn't-ashake-athe-asinking-asensation-athat-ahe'd-aforgotten-asomething.-a
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Drago-ahad-afroze-awhen-ahe-asaw-aone-aof-athe-awizards-acast-aa-aspell,-ahis-aheart-adropping-aas-ahe-athought-ahe'd-abeen-aseen-athrough.-a
However,-ait-aseemed-athe-awizard-awas-aonly-adispersing-aa-aspell-ahe'd-acast-aearlier-athat-acaused-athe-aclouds-ato-agather.-aA-ahuge-ashockwave-ahad-aarisen-aas-aa-aresult-aof-athis,-astunning-aDrago-aand-anearly-aknocking-ahis-atiny-adragon-abody-aunconscious.-a
When-ahe-acame-ato,-afinally-aclearing-ahis-aeyes,-ahe-asaw-athe-aworried-alook-aof-athe-afat-awizard-astaring-aat-ahim,-aquivering.-a
Drago-aforced-ahimself-ato-acontinue-aplaying-athe-apart-aof-aa-agodly-adragon,-afilled-ahis-avoice-awas-aas-amuch-aarrogance-aas-ahe-acould-amuster-aas-ahe-ayelled-aout-aas-aloud-aas-ahe-acould,
"BEGONE!"-a
He-aalmost-ahiccuped-aas-ahe-amade-ahimself-aglare-aangrily,-adaring-athe-ahumans-ato-arespond.-a
His-abluff-aseemed-ato-ahave-aworked-aas-ahe-awatched-athe-agroup-aof-ahuman-awarriors-aand-awizards-abegin-ato-aflee,-agrabbing-atheir-acompanions-aand-arunning-afrom-athe-avalley.-aJust-aas-athey-awere-aexiting,-ahowever,-aDrago-awas-aforcibly-areminded-athat-athere-awas-aanother-aside-ahere.-a
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"Hmph.-aWho-aare-ayou-ato-ademand-awe-ado-aanything,-adrake?"-aGaia's-avoice-aboiled-aout,-adomineering-aand-aarrogant.-aHer-aeyes-apiercing-atowards-athe-asmall-adragon,-aa-agleam-ain-athem.
'What-athe-afuck-aare-ayou-adoing?'-aBrutus-amotioned-awith-ahis-ahands,-atalking-ain-aone-aof-athe-atwo-aVampiric-alanguages,-athe-aSilent-aLanguage-aspoken-aby-ahand.-aThe-apowerful-awarrior-awas-aincredibly-aon-aedge,-ahaving-aretreated-abackwards-aseveral-adozen-asteps-awhen-athe-adragon-aunleashed-aits-aaura.-aHis-aeyes-acontinued-ato-atrack-aboth-athe-adragon-aand-aGaia-aas-ahe-aresponded,-aready-ato-aflee-aat-aa-amoment's-anotice.-a
'Its-abody-ais-aclearly-aheavily-aweakened,-ayou-asee-ait-aas-awell-aas-aI.-aIt-amust-abe-aa-aheavily-ainjured-abeast,-areduced-ato-athis-astate-awith-aonly-aits-aAura-aremaining.-aNo-anatural-abeast-acould-ahave-athat-aAura-awhile-aalso-abeing-aso-ayoung.'-aGaia-areplied-aback,-aher-aeyes-aflashing.-aVampires-ahad-aincredibly-aadept-asenses,-afar-asurpassing-athat-aof-ahumans.-aEven-anow,-aboth-aBrutus-aand-aher-acould-aclearly-atell-athat-athe-adragon-abefore-athem-awas-aweak,-aphysically-aonly-aat-athe-aEarth-aClass,-aunlike-aa-apowerful-abeast.
Her-awords-ahad-aa-acertain-alevel-aof-alogic-ato-athem.-a
Her-aheart-awas-astill-afilled-awith-anervous-afear,-ahowever,-athe-aaura-abefore-athem-atruly-atoo-aincredible.-aIf-ashe-awas-awrong…
'This-ais-aa-aone-ain-aa-amillion-achance.'-aShe-acontinued,-aher-ahand-atrembling-ain-aboth-afear-aand-aexcitement-aas-ashe-agrit-aher-ateeth.-a
If-athey-acould-aget-athe-ablood-aof-aa-abeast-athat-awas-aat-aleast-aat-athe-apeak-aof-aLord-aClass-afor-afree…-a
Beasts-athat-ahad-aa-abloodline-athat-acould-areach-athe-aLord-aClass-awere-avery-arare,-aand-avery-apowerful.-aThose-athat-acould-areach-athe-aKing-aClass-awere-aeven-ararer,-aand-athose-athat-acould-areach-athe-aAngelic-aClass-awere-aalmost-aentirely-aunheard-aof.-a
Blood-aMagic-ahad-aan-aentire-ahost-aof-aspells-athat-arequired-athe-ablood-aof-aoutside-abeings.-aA-aLord-aClass's-abeasts-abloodline-awould-aprove-aimmensely-auseful-ato-athem,-asomething-aneither-aof-athem-acould-ahope-ato-aafford-aor-again-aas-athey-awere-anow,-anot-ain-aany-asufficient-aamount.-aIt-awould-abe-athat-afinal-apush-ashe-aneeded,-aGaia-abelieved
,-ato-abreak-apast-athe-abarrier-aof-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass.-a
Gaia-asteeled-aher-aheart,-aready-ato-arisk-ait-aall-aas-ashe-acast-aa-aspell,-a
"Blood-aMagic:-aSweltering-aShade!"-aImmediately,-aa-adark-aaura-aof-ablood-arose-aand-aspread-ainto-athe-aair.
"YOU-aDARE-aOFFEND-aTHIS-aGODLY-aDRAGON?!"-a
Gaia-acringed-aas-ashe-aheard-athe-adragon's-aroar,-athe-afear-ain-aher-aheart-arising.-aHer-aspell-acontinued-aspreading,-acausing-athe-avalley-ato-astart-afalling-ainto-adarkness.-a
The-afact-athat-athe-adragon-ahadn't-amoved-awas-athe-aonly-athing-areassuring-aher-athat-aher-aguess-awas-aaccurate.-a
"YOU-aTHINK-aDARKNESS-aWILL-aAFFECT-aTHIS-aGODLY-aDRAGON?-aFOOLISH-aMORTAL,-aI-aWAS-aBORN-aIN-aTHE-aDARKNESS!-aMOLDED-aBY-aIT!-aYOU-aHAVE-aMERELY-aADOPTED-aIT!"-a
The-adragon-awaved-athe-ahalf-aeaten-adeer-athigh-abone-ain-aits-aclaws-aat-aher-ain-aa-athreatening-aand-adismissive-amanner,-alooking-aat-aher-awith-awhat-aseemed-ato-abe-asupreme-aconfidence-aas-athe-alight-ain-athe-avalley-afaded-aaway.-a
Gaia's-ahands-atrembled-aas-ashe-astared-aat-athe-agreen-ascaled-adragon,-avisible-aonly-ato-aher-athanks-ato-aher-aspell.-a
This-adragon-awas-athe-areal-adeal.-aShe-awholeheartedly-abelieved-athat-aif-ait-ahadn't-abeen-ainjured-aand-aweakened,-ait-awould-autterly-adestroy-athem.-aIts-aorigins-aseemed-ato-abe-aterrifying.-a
"Salum."-aShe-acalled-aout,-atwisting-aher-afingers.-aImmediately,-athe-apowerful-aBlood-aWolf-aappeared-ain-afront-aof-aher,-aits-abody-ashivering-awith-apower.-a
Gaia-astudied-atwo-abranches-aof-aBlood-aMagic,-athat-aof-amanipulating-aBlood-aand-aBlood-aBeasts,-aand-athat-aof-adrawing-aFate.-a
Salum-awas-athe-aBlood-aBeast-ashe-ahad-araised-afor-ayears,-athe-acornerstone-aof-aher-astrength,-aand-aher-aproudest-acreation.-aShe-ahad-aformed-ahim-afrom-athe-abloodlines-aof-aseveral-aother-apowerful-awolves,-acreating-aa-amassive-abeast-aof-abeauty-aand-apower.-a
"Swallow-ait-awhole."-aHer-aeyes-ashook-aas-ashe-afocused-aon-athe-asmall-adragon-athrough-athe-adarkness-aand-athe-ared-ahaze-aof-apower-athat-asurrounded-athe-adragon,-aordering-aher-aBlood-aWolf-aforward.-a
The-awolf-adashed-aforward-awithout-aa-aworry,-ainherently-afollowing-aher-acommands.-aIts-afootsteps-apounded-aon-athe-adirt-aground,-acrashing-adown-awithout-apause.
As-ait-adid-aso,-aboth-ashe-aand-aBrutus-ajumped-abackwards,-apreparing-ato-aflee-aat-aa-amoment's-anotice-aif-aanything-awent-awrong.-aBrutus,-ain-afact,-afled-aback-anearly-a40-ameters-afarther-athan-ashe-adid,-ahis-afists-aclenched-aas-ahe-aglared-aat-aher-aangrily.-a
'Die-ayou-abastard.'-aShe-amentally-awhispered,-awatching-aher-a3-ameter-atall-aBlood-aWolf-aslam-ainto-athe-asmall,-agreen-adragon,-apraying-athat-athe-adragon-awould-abe-akilled.-a
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'Several-abloodlines-ahave-abeen-adetected.-aDo-ayou-awish-ato-aabsorb-athem?'
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###-aChapter-a15-a--aThe-aOld-aMage
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Several-ahundred-ameters-aunderground,-abeneath-athe-avalley-abetween-athe-ashattered-apeaks,-aa-asmall-acave-aexisted.-aThis-acave-awas-ablocked-aoff-afrom-athe-asurface,-aand-afilled-awith-aan-aincredibly-aheavy-aaura-aof-adeath.-a
This-aaura-awas-aso-apowerful-ait-aseeped-ainto-athe-aearth-aitself,-aexuding-athe-afaintest-atrace-aof-aaura-ato-athe-amountains-aand-avalley-aabove.-a
The-acave-awas-asmall,-aonly-aa-acouple-adozen-ameters-awide.-aThe-amost-aunique-aaspect-aabout-athis-acave-awas-aits-ashape.-a
It-awas-aentirely-acircular,-alike-aa-alarge-asphere-acut-afrom-athe-aground.-aThe-awalls-awere-asmooth,-aunlined-aby-adust-aor-acracks.-a
The-aAura-aDrago-aunleashed-awas-afull-aof-amight,-abut-aat-aits-acore-astill-aa-adegraded-aversion-aof-athe-aAura-athe-afallen-aAngelic-aClass-aWizard-ahad-aheld-ain-alife.-aHe-ahad-aonly-amanaged-ato-acondense-aand-astore-ait,-amaking-ause-aof-athe-aunique-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ahe-ahad.-a
Still,-aeven-awhen-aDrago-aunleashed-athe-adegraded-aversion,-aits-areach-aspread-aout-afor-amiles-aon-athe-asurface,-aand-ahundreds-aof-ameters-ainto-athe-asky-aabove,-aand-athe-aground-abelow.-a
And,-aat-athat-aexact-amoment,-athe-aslightest-ahint-aof-athat-aAura-areached-athis-acave,-adeep-aunderground.-a
The-amoment-ait-adid,-agolden-alight-abegan-ato-aappear,-aa-asmall-aball-aappearing-aat-athe-acenter-aof-athe-acave.-a
An-aold,-aaged-avoice-aspoke-aaloud,
"My-asuccessor..?"
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When-athe-apale,-aslightly-agrey-askinned-awoman-abegan-ato-ayell-aback-aat-aDrago,-ahe-aknew-ahe-awas-ain-atrouble.-a
He-aplayed-ait-acool,-ahowever,-ahis-asuccess-ain-adriving-aaway-athe-ahumans-aempowering-ahim.-aHe-acould-ado-athis.-a
The-astrength-aof-athe-aAura-ahe-aemitted-awas-aslowly-abeginning-ato-afade,-ahe-anoted-awith-aalarm.-aThe-ared-ahaze-athat-asurrounded-ahis-abody-ahad-athinned,-aalmost-aimperceptibly.-aIf-athis-alasted-amuch-alonger,-ahe-awould-aneed-ato-adraw-aon-ait-aagain,-ausing-aup-aanother-aquarter-aof-aone-aof-ahis-atrump-acards.-a
'Ausra,-acan-aI-ause-aone-aof-amy-aAbsorptions-aon-athem?'-aHe-astill-ahad-atwo-achances-aleft-ato-aabsorb-aalmost-aanything-athat-aheld-aa-abloodline.-aHowever,-aaccording-ato-athe-asafeguards-athe-aGodking-ahad-aset,-ahe-awould-ahave-ato-aimmediately-abecome-awhatever-ahe-aabsorbed,-aand-aif-athat-abeing/form-awas-atoo-astrong-afor-ahis-aSoul-ato-abear,-ahe-acould-acollapse-aand-aperish.-aAusra-ahad-amade-athis-aclear-ato-ahim.-a
'These-atwo-aappear-ato-abe-aVampire-aNobles,-aboth-ain-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass-ajudging-aby-atheir-aphysical-aappearance-aand-aintensity-aof-ablood-aaura.-aYour-aSoul-awould-abe-aunable-ato-abear-athe-aburden.'-aAusra-areplied.-a
Drago-ablinked,-aa-asinking-afeeling-ain-ahis-astomach.-a
"Blood-aMagic:-aSweltering-aShade!"-aThe-awoman-acalled-aout-athe-awords-ato-aa-aspell.-aImmediately,-asome-aodd-atype-aof-ared-afog-abegan-ato-aform-aand-abegan-acovering-athe-asky.-a
'So-abe-ait.'-aHe-athought,-asteeling-ahimself.-aHe'd-amade-ait-athis-afar,-ahe-awould-amake-ait-aa-abit-afarther.-a
"YOU-aDARE-aOFFEND-aTHIS-aGODLY-aDRAGON?!"-aDrago-aroared-aout,-apuffing-aout-ahis-atiny-adragon-achest-awith-aall-ahis-amight.-aHis-avoice-aalmost-acracked-aas-ahe-asaid-athe-alast-aword,-aparched-afrom-aall-athis-ayelling.-a
The-afemale-aVampire-aNoble-ashuddered.-aIt-aseemed-ahis-aaura-awas-astill-ahaving-aan-aeffect!-aAll-ahope-awas-anot-alost!-a
'Quick!'-ahe-athought,-afrantically.-aHe-aneeded-ato-asay-asomething-aintimidating,-asomething-athat-awould-ascare-athem-aoff,-aand-amake-ahim-asound-alike-aa-amajestic-adragon-aof-athe-aheavens.-a
As-adarkness-aswallowed-athe-avalley,-ainspiration-astruck.-a
"YOU-aTHINK-aDARKNESS-aWILL-aAFFECT-aTHIS-aGODLY-aDRAGON?-aFOOLISH-aMORTAL,-aI-aWAS-aBORN-aIN-aTHE-aDARKNESS!-aMOLDED-aBY-aIT!-aYOU-aHAVE-aMERELY-aADOPTED-aIT!"-aHis-avoice-athundered-aas-ahe-awaved-ahis-aroast-adeer-aleg-athreateningly,-aquoting-aa-acharacter-afrom-aa-amovie-aback-aon-aEarth-aas-ahe-atried-ato-asound-amenacing.-a
He-acouldn't-amake-aout-awhere-athe-avampires-awere-adue-ato-athe-adarkness,-abut-ahe-aglared-ain-atheir-ageneral-adirection.-aThe-acrimson-afog-ablocked-aoff-aall-alight-acompletely,-amaking-ait-aimpossible-afor-aDrago-ato-asee,-aeven-awith-ahis-adraconic-abody.-a
All-aof-aa-asudden,-ahe-aheard-aa-aloud-athudding-aon-athe-aground.
A-asplit-asecond-alater,-ahe-afelt-amore-athan-asaw-asomething-aslam-ainto-ahim,-aand-athen-aenvelop-ahim.-aHis-aentire-abody-awas-ainstantly-asurrounded-aand-achained-adown,-aunable-ato-amove.-aA-aheavy-aaura-aof-ablood-abegan-ato-asuppress-ahis-amind,-acausing-ahis-aconsciousness-ato-awaver.-a
His-abody-afelt-alike-ait-awas-abeing-acrushed.-aNo-amatter-ahow-ahe-astruggled-aor-amoved,-ahe-acouldn't-astop-athis-afeeling,-asome-aodd-amagic-aspell-acrashing-aupon-ahim.-a
'Whelp.'-aHe-asighed,-amentally-aexhausted,-a'Its-abeen-aa-agood-arun.-aGoodbye-acruel-aworld.'-aAs-athe-ainevitably-aof-ahis-adeath-aseemed-ato-asink-ain-aon-ahim,-ahe-afelt-atired-aand-ahopeless,-aa-astrange-acalm-acoming-aover-ahim.-a
'Several-abloodlines-ahave-abeen-adetected.-aDo-ayou-awish-ato-aabsorb-ath
em?'-aAusra's-avoice-ain-ahis-ahead-awas-alike-aa-acool-aoasis-ain-aa-afiery-adesert-aof-adarkness.-a
(Special-anote:-aThis-ais-anot-aone-aof-ahis-a3-aAbsorbptions,-abut-ainstead-ajust-ahim-aabsorbing-ablood-athrough-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-alike-ahe-anormally-acan.)-a
'Yes,-aYES!-aYES!'-aHe-amentally-ascreamed,-ahis-abody-abarely-aholding-aon,-adesperately-aclinging-aback-ato-alife.-aThe-astrange-acalm-afrom-abefore-avanished-ainstantly,-atorn-aasunder.-a
-Absorbing-adetected-abloodlines-
-Bloodline-aOrigins-
29%-aGolem-aWolf
25%-aBlack-aMire-aWolf
24%-aWhite-aRain-aWolf
15%-aVirulent-aWolf
5%-aTrue-aVampire
2%-avarious-aundetermined-abloodlines-atoo-asmall-ato-acurrently-ameasure.
Immediately,-aa-ascreen-aappeared-ain-ahis-amind,-alisting-athe-abloodline-aorigins-aof-athe-abeast-athat-ahad-aattacked-aand-aenveloped-ahim.-aHe-afelt-aa-arush-aas-aa-alarge-aamount-aof-aenergy-awas-aabsorbed-aand-astored-ain-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-aawaiting-ahis-aevolution.-a
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"Blood-aMagic:-aCaesar's-aBurn."-a
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