Reborn Evolution

by Koren Rabe

  He'd-abeen-aanswering-aseveral-aof-athe-adrake's-aquestions-aabout-athe-aworld-ahe-alived-aon,-aHasnorth.-aMany-aof-athem-awere-asimple-aquestions,-alike-awhat-alay-ain-awhich-adirection,-awhile-aothers-awere-amore-acomplex,-aasking-aabout-athe-apeople-aor-abeings-ain-apower,-aor-athe-aWizards-athat-awere-ahunting-ahim.-a

  At-aone-apoint,-aWilliam-ahad-abrought-aup-ahis-aown-afamily,-aand-ahis-aissues-awith-athem.-aHe-ahadn't-aplanned-aon-ait,-abut-athe-aconversation-ahad-asomehow-aleaned-athat-away.-a

  When-athe-adragon-alearned-aof-ahow-ahe-awas-aa-abastard,-aand-ahated-ahis-afather,-aand-aof-ahis-avictory-ain-aproving-ahis-astrength,-ait-ahad-agiven-ahim-aan-aodd-alook.-a

  "If-ayou-ahate-athem-aso-amuch…-awhy-ado-ayou-acare-aabout-aproving-aanything-ato-athem?"-aThe-ayoung-adrake's-avoice-ahad-acut-ato-ahis-asoul-athen,-aits-apoint-aechoing-ain-ahis-amind.-a

  "Don't-adepend-aon-aothers-afor-ahappiness.-aLook-afor-ait-awithin-ayourself."-aHe'd-abeen-astunned,-aunable-ato-agive-aa-areply.-aTheir-aconversation-ahad-aquickly-amoved-aon-apast-athat,-abut-athe-awords-athe-adragon-ashared-ahad-astuck-awith-ahim.-a

  In-aa-away,-ait-awas-atrue-athat-ahe-ahated-ahis-afather.-aHe'd-anever-amet-ahis-amother,-aa-amaid-athat-ahad-aleft-ashortly-aafter-agiving-abirth-ato-ahim.-aHe'd-atried-asearching-afor-aher-ato-ano-aavail,-aeven-awhen-ahe-ahired-aa-aFate-aWizard.-a

  There-awas-ano-aone-ain-ahis-afamily-ahe-awas-aparticularly-aclose-ato.-aEven-ahis-agrandfather-aand-agreat-uncle-aonly-acared-afor-ahim-abecause-ahe-ahad-aclawed-ahis-away-aup-ato-againing-aa-adecent-aamount-aof-astrength-aas-aa-aSky-aClass-aWizard.-a

  He-ahad-aa-afew-afriends-ahe'd-amade,-asome-amercenaries-aand-awarriors-ahe'd-ahire-aand-aknew-aon-aa-afirst-aname-abasis.-aBut-ano-alover,-ano-aone-aclose.-a

  Wizards-ahad-alonger-alifespans-athan-athose-athat-apracticed-amagic,-aespecially-adepending-aon-athe-ahigher-aClass-ayou-areached.-aBut-athat-awas-ano-aexcuse-afor-awasting-ayour-alife.

  "What-aam-aI-atrying-ato-ado-ahere..?"-aHe-amuttered,-arubbing-ahis-achin.-aHe-acast-athe-athought-afrom-ahis-amind,-ahowever,-aas-ahe-afocused,-aclasping-ahis-ahands-atogether,-a

  "Wood-aMagic:-aGenovah's-aFlying-aArk!"-a

  An-ainstant-aafter-ahe-afinished-aspeaking,-aa-amysterious-acluster-aof-asymbols-aappeared-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-aA-acollection-aof-awood-aburst-aforth-afrom-athis-acluster,-abending-aand-astretching,-atwisting-ainto-athe-ashape-aof-aa-amid-asized-aship.-aIt-astood-aaround-atwenty-ameters-along,-aand-aa-adozen-ameters-awide,-abuilt-aentirely-aout-aof-aa-adark-abrown-awood.-aA-alarge-apillar-arose-afrom-athe-amiddle-aof-athe-aboat,-aan-aempty-amast.-aA-asmall-acabin-acould-abe-aseen-aon-aone-aend-aof-athe-aboat,-aleading-atowards-athe-ainside.-a

  It-awas-aone-aof-ahis-amost-aprized-aspells,-aa-acomplex-aone-ahe'd-aonly-amanaged-ato-alearn-aafter-areaching-athe-aSky-aClass.-a

  "Let's-aget-ahome,-afor-anow."-aHe-amuttered,-adeciding-ahe'd-afigure-aout-ahis-athoughts-alater.-a

  For-anow,-ahe-aturned-ahis-amind-ato-athe-aother-acluster-aof-asymbols-ain-ahis-asoul.-a

  The-ainheritance-aleft-abehind-aby-athat-aawe-ainspiring-aLight-aWizard.

  ..

  Yor-aCity.

  In-aa-alarge,-aopen-acourtyard,-aowned-aby-athe-aRobel-aFamily,-aa-acohort-aof-afigures-awere-acurrently-astanding-aaround,-atalking.-a

  Oblong-astood-ain-afront-aof-athe-aRobel-aFamily-aHead-ain-athe-amidst-aof-aa-adiscussion-aabout-athe-afallen-aWood-aWizard,-agiving-ahim-aa-asmall-anod.-a

  "My-aapologies,-aGaribold."-aHe-asaid,-aattempting-ato-amake-ahis-avoice-asomber.-aOblong's-aeyes-awere-adrawn-aout-aand-aexhausted,-athe-astress-aof-athe-aday-apulling-aon-ahim.-aHe-abarely-ahad-aenough-aenergy-ato-astay-aawake,-aand-awanted-anothing-amore-athan-ato-asleep.-a

  "It's-afine."-aThe-agaunt,-aelderly-afigure-aof-athe-aFamily-aHead-ashook-ahis-ahead-acalmly,-ashrugging,

  "It-ais-aWilliam's-afault-athat-ahe-awasn't-acapable-aenough.-aHe-ahad-aa-adecent-aamount-aof-apotential,-abut,-aas-athey-asay,-awhen-athe-ablood-ais-aspoiled..."-aHe-ashrugged-aagain.-a

  "Oblong.-aEnough-awith-athe-aniceties."-aA-aplain-alooking-awoman-awaltzed-ainto-athe-acourtyard,-afollowed-aby-aa-afew-aother-aFate-aWizards.-aAt-athe-aend-aof-athe-agroup-acalmly-awalked-aa-aman-athat-amade-aOblong-ashiver.-a

  Lord-aHadrion.-aA-aLord-aClass-aWizard.-a

  He-ahad-along,-awild-ablack-ahair,-awith-aa-amuscular-aphysical-aappearance.-aA-astrong-achin-aand-ajaw-acomplimented-ahis-arough-asmile,-agiving-ahim-aa-agruff-alook.-aSmall-ablack-aparticles-aof-aenergy-aseemed-ato-aflow-aaround-ahim,-afollowing-ahim.-a

  The-adevastating-aAura-athat-apowerful-abeings-acould-aemit.-aMost-aLord-aClass-aWizards-ahad-athe-acapability-ato-aemit-aan-aAura,-aa-aphysical-amanifestation-aof-atheir-astrength-aand-awill.-aHadrion-apracticed-aa-aparticularly-avirulent-atype-aof-aMagic,-aBlack-aLightning-aMagic,-ahowever,-aand-ahis-aAura-awas-aemitted-aeven-awithout-ahim-atrying.-a

  Thankfully,-aonly-aa-aminute-aportion-aof-ait-aspread,-anot-aenough-ato-acause-apeople-ato-asuffer.-aStill,-ait-agave-ahim-aan-aincredibly-afierce-aappearance.-aOne-ahe-awell-adeserved.-a

  By-aLord-aHadrion's-aside-awas-aan-aelderly-awoman-awearing-aa-afull,-apurple-adress,-awith-athe-ainsignia-aof-athe-aObsidia-aRiver-aEmpire-aemblazoned-aon-ait.-aOne-aof-athe-anation's-aRoyal-aWizards,-athe-asole-aother-aone-apracticing-aSpace-aMagic.-a

  "Commander-aLarah.-aLord-aHadrion."-aOblong-aturned-aand-abowed-aas-ahe-asaw-athe-asuperiors-ahe'd-abeen-awaiting-aon.-a

  The-aRoyal-aWizard-aAymon-astepped-aforward,-agreeting-athe-aduo-aas-awell,-aand-athen-aturning-ato-asmile-aand-awarmly-ahug-athe-aother-aRoyal-aWizard.-a

  "Where-ais-aGraxital?"-aLord-aHadrion's-avoice-awas-arough,-aand-aenthralling,-afull-aof-apower.-a

  Oblong-agulped-aas-ahe-aheard-ait,-abut-arecovered-asmoothly-aand-aresponded,-a

  "He-ais-arecovering-ainside.-aUnleashing-ahis-alast-aspell-atook-aa-alot-aout-aof-ahim,-aand-ait-awill-atake-ahim-asome-adays-ato-arecover."-a

  Lord-aHadrion-anodded-awhen-ahe-aheard-athis,-aand-athen-aglanced-atowards-aLarah-aat-ahis-aside.-a

  The-aFate-aCommander-astepped-aforward-aimmediately,-ataking-acharge.-a

  "Oblong,-abegin-aa-aForetelling-aimmediately.-aWe-aneed-ato-apinpoint-athe-alocation-aof-athat-adragon-abefore-ait-acan-amove-atoo-afar,-aand-atrack-ait-adown."-aHer-avoice-awas-astern,-awith-ano-aroom-afor-aargument.-a

  Oblong-adidn't-aallow-ahimself-ato-asigh,-asimply-anodding-aattentively.-aIn-afront-aof-aLord-aHadrion,-ahe-acould-anot-aafford-ato-alook-abad.-aThe-afact-athat-ahe-ahad-aspoke-ato-athe-adragon,-aas-awell-aas-astood-abefore-ait,-ameant-ahe-awas-athe-abest-achoice-ato-atrace-athe-areverberations-ain-aFate-ait-awas-aemitting.-aHe-ashuddered-aanew,-ahowever,-aat-athe-amemory-aof-athe-aAura-athe-abeast-agave-aoff.-a

  He-aclasped-ahis-ahands-atogether,-acasting-aa-aformal-aspell.-a

  "Fate-aMagic:-aForetelling."-a

  Wizard's-athat-astudied-aFate-aMagic-ahad-aa-aunique-aunderstanding-awith-aFate.-aAfter-amany-ayears-aof-astudy,-aespecially-afor-athose-aat-athe-aMaster-aClass-aand-aabove,-aa-aWizard-acould-adivine-acertain-athings-aeven-awithout-acasting-aspells.-a

  The-aformal-aspell,-aForetelling,-awas-athe-astaple-aof-aFate-aMagic.-aIt-awas-aa-acomplex-aspell-athat-aallowed-aone-ato-ause-athe-aenergy-aof-aexistence-ato-afeel-athe-aconnections-aof-aFate-athat-aexisted-aall-aaround.-aCountless,-ainvisible-athreads-aweaving-aan-aenormous-aTapestry-aof-aLife-athat-aconnected-aall-aliving-abeings.-a

  Making-asense-aof-athe-agreat-aTapestry-aof-aLife-awas-adifficult-aeven-afor-athe-abest-aFate-aWizards,-abut-awhat-acould-abe-agleaned-awas-aalmost-aaways-auseful.-a

  As-aOblong-acast-ahis-aForetelling,-afocusing-aon-athe-asmall-adragon-athey-ahad-aseen,-ahis-aeyes-abegan-ato-aglow-aa-afaint,-awhite-alight.-a

  He-afelt-ahis-aconnection-ato-athe-aworld,-athe-awonderful,-ablissful-afeeling-aof-agazing-aupon-athe-alimitless-aTapestry-aof-aLife.-a

  He-afelt-aat-athe-astrings-aof-aFate-aconnected-ato-ahim,-atrying-ato-asense-aone-athat-acontained-areverberations-ain-aFate,-acreated-aby-aunknown-acauses.-a

  Just-aas-ahe-awas-atryi
ng-ato-acenter-ain-aon-aone,-ahowever,-aa-ablinding-aflash-aof-alight-ablasted-ainto-ahis-aeyes,-aknocking-ahim-aout-aof-ahis-aForetelling.

  "Arrrgh!!"-aHe-ascreamed-aout-aloud-aand-afell-ato-athe-aground,-acovering-ahis-aeyes-ain-apain.-aThe-arough,-astone-afloor-aof-athe-acourtyard-abruised-ahis-aback-aand-aelbows,-ahis-ainnate-abarrier-aas-aa-aMaster-aClass-aWizard-aunable-ato-aabsorb-aself-acaused-aimpacts.-a

  Everyone-ain-athe-acourtyard-afroze,-astaring-aat-athe-aobese-aFate-aWizard-ain-aastonishment.-a

  "My-aeyes!-aArrrgh!"-aOblong-aclutched-aat-ahis-aeyes,-afeeling-aat-athem.-aTwo-alines-aof-ablood-adripped-adown-ahis-aface,-athe-aarea-aaround-ahis-aeyes-alight-ared-aand-aburnt.-aHe-arefused-ato-aopen-athem,-aand-ainstead-aimmediately-aforced-ahimself-apast-ahis-apain,-acasting-aanother-aspell.

  "Fate-aMagic:-aFate-aReversal."-aHe-afelt-aa-alarge-aamount-aof-aenergy-ain-ahis-abody-aleave-ahim.-aHe-awould-anot-abe-aable-ato-acast-aanother-aspell-atoday.-a

  Fate-aMagic-awas-anot-arenowned-afor-aits-ahealing-aspells.-aThe-aonly-aspell-aOblong-aknew-athat-acould-aheal-ahim-awas-athe-aspell-aFate-aReversal,-awhich-awas-asimilar-ato-asome-aTime-aMagic-aspells-ain-athat-ait-areversed-asomething-athat-ahad-ahappened-ato-ahim.-a

  As-athe-aredness-aaround-ahis-aface-abegan-ato-arecede,-aand-ahis-abody-abegan-ato-aheal,-athe-apain-athat-athreatened-ato-asend-ahim-aunconscious-afaded.-aThe-aoverwhelming-atiredness-ahe-anow-afelt,-ahowever,-aremained.-aHe-aalso-aset-ato-atrembling,-ahis-abody-ain-ashock.-a

  "What-aon-aearth-awas-athat?!"-aCommander-aLarah's-avoice-abroke-athe-afrozen-asilence,-astaring-aat-aOblong-ain-aconfusion.-a

  Oblong-aresponded,-ahis-avoice-aragged-aand-aharried,

  "The-adragon-aappears-ato-ahave-asome-asort-aof-aprotection-aapplied-ato-ahim-afrom-ascrying-aFate.-aIt-adidn't-afeel-apermanent,-abut-aI-aam-aunable-ato-abreak-athrough-ait,-aat-aleast-anot-aright-anow."-aHis-aeyes-afinished-ahealing,-afully-arestored-ato-athe-acondition-athey-ahad-abeen-ain-abefore.-a

  "What?-aWe-acan't-aafford-ato-await,-awe-adon-"-aCommander-aLarah-awas-acut-aoff-amid-sentence-abefore-ashe-acould-acontinue,

  "It's-afine,-aLarah."-aLord-aHadrion's-avoice-awas-acool,-anot-ashowing-aa-ahint-aof-adispleasure.-a

  "Any-abeing-athat-ahas-aa-asoul-athat-atwists-aFate-aitself-ais-abound-ato-abe-aunusual.-aIt's-aaware-aof-aus-ahunting-ait-anow.-aIt's-aonly-anatural-athat-ait-awill-aprepare-asafeguards."-aHis-aeyes-aflashed-aas-ahe-aspoke,-aa-asmall-asmile-aappearing-aon-ahis-aface.-a

  "Oblong,-ayou-ahave-aworked-ahard.-aWould-ayou-acare-ato-abecome-aa-apermanent-aaddition-ato-amy-ateam?"-aThe-aman-aturned-ato-alook-aat-aOblong,-athe-asmall-asmile-avanishing-aas-ahis-aeyes-aturned-acompletely-aserious.-a

  Excitement-acut-athrough-ahis-atired-ahaze-alike-alightning-aas-ahe-asat-aup,-astaring-aat-athe-agruff-aWizard.-a

  "It-awould-abe-amy-apleasure,-aLord-aHadrion."-aInside,-ahe-awas-ayelling-avictoriously.-aThis-awas-aperfect!-aEvery-aFate-aWizard-aneeded-apowerful-acompanions-ato-abe-apaired-aup-awith.-aBy-astanding-aat-aLord-aHadrion's-aside,-ait-awas-aalmost-aguaranteed-athat-ahe-awould-abe-arichly-arewarded-aas-atime-awent-aon,-aand-aeasily-abreakthrough-ato-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass.-a

  "Good.-aYou-awill-arest-aup-ahere-awith-aGraxital.-aThe-arest-aof-aus-awill-amove-aon-afor-athe-atarget-aimmediately.-aWe-ahave-aonly-ahours,-aat-abest,-atill-athe-ateams-afrom-athe-aSundering-aand-aDarkness-aDepartments-aarrive."-aHis-avoice-awas-apowerful-aand-afull-aof-aauthority.-aHe-aturned-ato-alook-aat-aCommander-aLarah,-ahis-aeyes-acold,-acontinuing,-a

  "Larah,-acast-aa-aForetelling-aand-asee-aif-ayou-acan-afind-aanything-arelated-ato-athe-aDragon.-aDon't-aForetell-adirectly-aabout-ahim,-ago-aabout-ait-ain-aa-aindirect-amanner.-aI-adoubt-ait's-ashielded-aeverything-afrom-aus."-a

  Larah-aimmediately-anodded-aand-aset-ato-awork,-asettling-ain-ato-acast-aher-aspell.-aOblong-aretreated-aback-ainside-athe-aCourtyard-athe-aRobel-aFamily-ahad-aprovided-ato-athem,-afalling-aasleep-aalmost-ainstantly-ainside-aa-asmall-abedroom.-a

  "Fate-aMagic:-aGreater-aForetelling."-aA-aspell-aonly-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-aFate-aWizard-acould-acast.-aThe-aspell-arequired-aa-ahuge-aamount-aof-aenergy-aand-aconcentration,-asomething-aonly-aa-apowerful-aSoul-acould-ahandle.-aLarah-acould-aonly-acast-ait-aonce-awithout-ataking-aa-along-atime-ato-arest.-a

  It-awas-aa-amore-apowerful-aversion-aof-aa-aregular-aForetelling,-abut-aone-athat-awas-amore-aaccurate-aand-atargeted.-a

  A-atense-asilence-afollowed-aas-anone-aof-athose-apresent-adared-ato-atalk,-awaiting-afor-aLarah-ato-afinish-aher-aspell.-aHadrion-awatched-aall-aof-ait-adispassionately,-ahis-aappearance-aunconcerned.-aA-afew-amoments-apassed.-a

  Larah's-aeyes-aglowed-aas-ashe-aspoke-aaloud,-alooking-aup-afrom-aher-aspell,-aher-avoice-afilled-awith-aeagerness.-a

  "I-ahaven't-afound-athe-adisturbance,-aLord-aHadrion...-aBut-aI've-adetected-asomeone-athat-amight-abe-aable-ato-ahelp-aus-afind-ait,-aor-aat-aleast-aprovide-aa-acloser-alink."-aThe-aplainfaced-aFate-aWizard-aturned-aaway-afrom-aHadrion-ato-alook-aat-athe-aRobel-aFamily-aHead,-aan-aodd-alook-ain-aher-aglowing-aeyes.-a

  "It-aseems-ayour-aWood-aWizard-adescendent-ahas-amanaged-ato-asurvive-aafter-aall."

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  The-aair-arushed-aagainst-ahis-awings-alike-awater-aflowing-ain-aa-arapid-ariver.-aFast,-arough,-abut-aat-athe-asame-atime-asomehow-awonderful-aand-abeautiful.-aUnknown-acurrents-amoving-ain-adifferent-aways,-apulling-aand-atugging.-a

  Drago-alaughed-ain-aexhilaration-aas-ahe-asoared-athrough-athe-asky,-alooking-adown-aon-athe-aworld-abelow.-a

  The-asea-aof-aleaves-amoved-awith-athe-abreeze,-alooking-awarm-aand-acomfortable-ain-athe-acalm,-aafternoon-alight.-a

  'Wow!'-aHis-aonly-athought-awas-athe-asheer,-aamazing-afeeling-aof-aflying-athrough-athe-aair.-a

  He-awasn't-atruly-aflying,-aof-acourse.-aHe-awas-amerely-agliding,-ausing-ahis-awings-ato-akeep-agravity-aat-abay.-aMyyr-aDragon's-aweren't-acapable-aof-afull-aflight.-aHe-aalso-ahadn't-adared-ato-apractice-athis-ain-athe-amountains,-awhere-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeasts-aran-aamok.-a

  According-ato-aWilliam,-aalmost-aall-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeasts-awould-alive-ain-aeither-amountainous-aregions-aor-aspecial-aareas-awith-aa-ahigh-aconcentration-aof-aMagic-aHerbs.-aThe-aNebra-aMountains,-aas-aDrago-alearned-athey-awere-acalled,-awere-aa-aprime-aexample-aof-athese-amountainous-aregions.-a

  Forests,-alike-athe-aThousand-aOak-aForest-athat-anot-aonly-asurrounded-athe-aNebra-aMountains,-abut-aextended-afar-ato-athe-asouth,-awere-apopulated-awith-adangerous-abeasts,-abut-ausually-aonly-aat-athe-alimit-aof-aMaster-aClass.-a

  Drago-ahad-alearned-aa-abit-amore-aabout-athe-atrue-adivides-abetween-aClasses-afrom-aWilliam,-ain-atheir-aextended-atalk.-aWhile-aAusra-ahad-aa-amassive-aamount-aof-ainformation-ain-aregards-ato-athe-aspecies-aof-atypes-aof-acreatures,-athe-agenie-awasn't-avery-ainformed-aon-athe-aworld-aitself.-a

  The-areason-aDrago-ahadn't-aseen-aany-aLord-aClass-abeasts,-athe-aClass-aabove-aGrandmaster,-awas-adue-ato-atheir-aextreme-ararity.-a

  Lord-aClass-abeasts-ain-athe-awild-awere-aan-aexcessively-auncommon-aoccurrence.-a

  Almost-aall-aLord-aClass-abeasts,-ain-athe-a30,000-aWorlds,-aoriginated-afrom-aintelligent-aclans.-aLord-aClass-aBlack-aMire-aDragons,-aLord-aClass-aTorrent-aHydras,-athere-aexisted-aseveral-aspecies-athat-ahad-athe-aability-ato-agrow-ainto-athe-aLord-aClass,-athough-areaching-athat-aClass-awas-anot-aa-aguarantee,-aeven-awith-athe-acorrect-abloodline.-a

  These-aclans-atended-ato-agroup-atogether,-aand-athus-awhen-aa-abeast-aentered-aLord-aClass,-athey-awould-ado-aso-awithin-athe-aclan,-aor-alands-acontrolled-aby-asaid-aclan.-a

  The-alaws-aof-athis-auniverse,-aaccording-ato-aAusra,-amade-ait-aso-athat-ait-awas-apossible,-athough-arare,-afor-aa-abeast-ato-amutate-aat-abirth-ainto-arare-aor-apowerful-abloodlines-athat-athey-apossessed-aa-atrace-aof-ain-atheir-aoriginal-abloodline.-aThis-aseemed-ato-ahappen-amore-aoften-awhen-aone-alived-ain-aan-aarea-awhere-aMagic-aHerbs-agrew,-aone-aof-athe-amysterious-alaws-aof-aexistence.-a

  At-aleast-asome-aof-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeasts-aDrago-ahad-aseen-ahad-amost-alikely-aar
isen-aas-aa-aresult-aof-athis.-aA-abeast-amutating-aand-againing-aa-aLord-aClass-abloodline-awas-atheoretically-apossible,-abut-aextremely-arare.-a

  This-athrew-aa-abit-aof-aa-awrench-ain-aDrago's-aplans-ato-agrow-astronger.-a

  If-aLord-aClass-abloodlines-awere-aso-arare,-ait-awas-aunlikely-ahe'd-abe-aable-ato-afind-aeven-aa-atrace-aof-aone-ain-aa-acommon-abeast.-aIt-awas-apossible-ahe-amight-afind-atraces-ain-astronger-aor-amore-apower-aGrandmaster-abeasts.-aBut-awould-athat-atrace-abe-aenough-ato-awork-awith?-aOr-awould-ait-abe-adegraded-alike-athe-aMyyr-aDragon-abloodline-ahad-abeen?-a

  It-awasn't-alike-ahe'd-abe-aable-ato-ahunt-adown-aherds-aof-athe-asame-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeast,-aas-afar-aas-ahe-acould-atell.-aHe'd-anever-aseen-amore-athan-aone-aof-athe-asame-atype-aof-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeast.-a

  The-astronger-ayour-aClass-aor-abloodline,-athe-amore-adifficult-ait-awas-ato-aconceive-aa-achild.-aIt-awas-apossible-ahe-amight-abe-aable-ato-afind-aa-abeast-athat-ahad-aa-amate-aof-athe-asame-arace,-abut-aa-awhole-afamily?-a

  Some-aGrandmaster-abeasts-apossessed-aa-asemblance-aof-aintelligence-aand-asome-aeven-atruly-awere-aself-aaware-aand-aintelligent,-athough-anone-ahe-ahad-aseen-athus-afar.-aHe-adrew-athe-aline-aat-ahunting-adown-aa-acreature-alike-athat,-aeven-aif-ait-awas-afor-athe-asake-aof-agrowing-astronger.-aIf-ahe-awas-aattacked,-athen-ahe-awould-adefend-ahimself-aand-ago-afrom-athere,-abut-aotherwise…

  Drago-acast-athese-athoughts-afrom-ahis-amind-aas-ahe-afocused-aon-ahis-agliding,-asoaring-aforward.-aHe-astrained-athe-amuscles-ain-ahis-awings,-aflapping-ahard-ato-amaintain-aas-amuch-aheight-aas-apossible-aas-ahe-aglided-aforward.-a

  Gradually,-ahe-awas-adrawing-atowards-athe-acanopy-aof-aleaves.-a

  Watching-ahimself-aslowly-adrift-adownward,-asoaring-aover-athe-atreetops,-ait-afelt-aincredible-ato-aDrago.-aHe'd-astudied-aAerospace-aEngineering-aas-aa-acollege-astudent,-aand-aknew-aquite-aa-abit-aabout-athe-amath-aand-aphysics-aof-ahow-aflight-aworked.-a

  But-aactually-aexperiencing-ait,-ahimself,-athrough-ahis-aown-abody?-a

  There-awas-ano-afeeling-alike-ait-ain-athe-aworld.-a