Reborn Evolution
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"My-amessage-amight-anot-amake-ait-athrough-ain-atime,-adue-ato-ahow-afar-aaway-ahe-ais."-aCassiera-asaid,-abowing-aher-ahead.-a
Telmon-awaved-ahis-ahand,-aindicating-ait-awasn't-aa-aproblem.-aHe-athen-aturned,-aand-alooked-aat-aCassiera-awith-aa-aquestion-ain-ahis-aeyes.-a
"The-alast-aone?"-a
The-abeautiful,-ablondehaired-awoman's-amouth-atwisted,-a
"The-alast-aone…-awas-afound-aon-athe-aMajor-aPlanet-aof-aNorra,-anear-aour-aborder-awith-athe-aGraal-aAlliance.-aTwo-aLord-aClass-aWizards,-aAntdre-afrom-athe-aGravity-aDepartment-aand-aOrmon-afrom-athe-aDiamond-aDepartment,-awent-ato-aengage-ait-asimultaneously."-aShe-apaused-abriefly,
"They-awere-aboth-akilled-ain-aaction.-aThe-aAnomaly-athere-aappears-ato-abe-aa-aKing-aClass-abeast-athat-ais-aat-athe-avery-apeak,-aalmost-aPseudo-Angelic-aClass,-awith-athe-abloodline-aof-aa-aDivine-aGolden-aLion."-aShe-alooked-aat-ahim.-a
The-aWizard-aKing-ablinked-aslowly,-aand-athen-afolded-ahis-ahands-atogether-aslowly.-aHis-aeyes-ashivered-awith-aemotion-aat-athe-amention-aof-aword-a'divine,'
"Continue."
"It-aleft-aa-amessage-aafter-ait-akilled-athem,-adeclared-awith-aenough-aforce-athat-aroughly-aten-athousand-anearby-acivilians-adied-afrom-athe-ayell-aalone."-aShe-amotioned-awith-aher-ahands-aat-athe-anotes-ashe-aheld,-a
"It-asaid-a'Tell-athe-aFirstborn-athat-aI,-athe-aSecondborn,-awill-abe-acoming-afor-amy-arightful-atitle.'-aPromptly-aafter-athat,-ait-awent-aon-aa-arampage-akilling-athousands-aof-abeasts-ain-athe-awild.-aIts-aactivities-aafter-athat-awe-aare-aunsure-aof,-asave-athat-ait-aleft-aNorra-aheaded-ain-athe-adirection-aof-athe-aplanets-acontrolled-aby-athe-aGraal-aAlliance."
Telmon-atook-aa-afew-amoments-ato-athink,-ahis-aeyes-acool.-a
"Inform-athe-aDepartment-aHeads-athey-aare-ato-atake-aaction-aimmediately-ato-atarget-athese-athreats-aand-aeliminate-athem.-aEach-aDepartment-ais-ato-aavoid-aleaking-ainformation-aand-acausing-aa-apanic.-aIn-aaddition,-atell-athe-aRoyal-aKnights-ato-aappear-abefore-ame-ain-athe-athrone-aroom."-aHe-asighed,-ashaking-ahis-ahead,
"I-awould-amove-apersonally-aif-aI-acould…I-ahave-aa-abad-afeeling-aabout-athis."-aHe-aturned,-alooking-aout-ainto-athe-adistance-aat-asomething-anot-avisible.-a
"Send-ayour-amessages-afirst,-aand-athen-acontinue-ayour-areport.-aHow-ahave-athe-aDraconic-aTribes-aand-athe-aGraal-aAlliance-areacted?-aHave-athe-aShades-aor-aNobles-amade-aany-amovements?"-a
###-aChapter-a21-a--aThe-aCalm-abefore-athe-aStorm
"Huff,-ahuff-"-aDrago-awheezed-aas-ahe-acontinued-aloping-aforward,-ahis-along-alegs-aeating-aup-athe-amiles-aas-ahe-aran-asouth.-aHe-aconstantly-apanted,-ahis-aeyes-afilled-awith-aexhaustion.-aOn-athe-abright-aside,-adragons-aapparently-adidn't-asweat,-aand-agave-aoff-aheat-aby-apanting,-aso-aat-aleast-ahe-awasn't-acovered-ain-asweat.-a
Occasionally-ahe'd-aleap-aup-ainto-athe-aair,-ausing-ahis-awings-ato-aglide-aforward-aand-acover-aa-acouple-adozen-ameters.-a
It-awas-alate-aevening,-aand-ahe'd-abeen-amoving-afor-ahours.-a
As-aa-aMaster-aClass-abeast,-aDrago's-abody-awas-aincredibly-arobust.-aIn-aaddition,-ahis-alarge-asize-ameant-ahis-astride-awas-ahuge,-aand-ahe'd-amanaged-ato-acover-aa-alarge-aamount-aof-adistance-ain-aa-avery-ashort-atime.-a
The-aThousand-aOak-aForest-awas-avery-alarge,-aand-ateeming-awith-alife.-aMost-aof-athe-abeasts-ain-athere,-ahowever,-ahad-aavoided-aDrago-aonce-athey-aheard-ahim-acoming.-aThanks-ato-athat,-ahe-ahadn't-aencountered-aany-aother-abeasts,-aand-amanaged-ato-amake-ait-athrough-awithout-atrouble.-a
Below-athe-aThousand-aOak-aForest-awas-aa-alarge-asavanna,-along,-arustling-agrasslands-athat-astretched-afor-amiles,-adotted-aoccasionally-awith-aa-afew-atrees.-a
This-aarea-awas,-aaccording-ato-aWilliam,-ainhabited-aby-amany-aother-ahumans.-a
Indeed,-aas-aDrago-awas-arunning,-ahe'd-aspotted-aa-afew-aof-awhat-alooked-alike-atribes-aof-awandering-anomads,-asetting-aup-afor-athe-aevening-aor-anight.-aThey-awore-asimple-abrown-aclothes,-asome-awith-acolorful-adetails-aor-aadditions.-aThey-aall-aseemed-ato-abe-arather-ashort,-aeven-athe-atallest-astanding-aonly-afive-aand-aa-ahalf-afeet-atall.-a
The-amore-asouth-ahe-awent,-athe-amore-acivilized-athe-aland-abecame-aaround-ahim.-a
He'd-aalready-abeen-aforced-ato-adeviate-afrom-ahis-apath,-ato-aavoid-acharging-atoo-aclose-ato-awhat-alooked-alike-aa-asmall-avillage-asurrounded-aby-aa-ahigh-awooden-awall.-aHe'd-aalready-acrossed-aseveral-aearthen-aroads,-aand-amade-asure-ato-aavoid-athem-aat-aall-acosts.-a
He-ahad-ayet-ato-arun-ainto-aany-apatrols,-abut-ahe-awas-asure-athey-aexisted-asomewhere.-aBeasts-ano-adoubt-acame-awondering-ainto-athese-aconverted-alands,-athough-athey-awere-afar-aenough-afrom-athe-aforests-athat-ahe-ahad-ayet-ato-asee-aany-abeast-aabove-aEarth-aClass.-aIn-afact,-aof-athe-afew-adeer-aor-aother-acreatures-ahe'd-aencountered,-amost-aof-athem-ahad-abeen-aMortal-aClass.-a
Directly-aat-athe-acenter-aof-aDrago's-asight,-ain-athe-afading-aevening-alight,-awas-ahis-agoal,-amotivating-ahim-aonward.-a
In-athe-adistance,-aan-aenormous-apillar-aof-aland-arose-ainto-athe-asky,-awhere-ait-adisappeared-ainside-aa-amassive,-ablue-aportal.-aEven-afrom-athe-adistance-aDrago-acould-amake-aout-afaint-adistortions-ain-aspace-aaround-athe-aedges-aof-athis-aportal,-athe-arippling-aspatial-astorms-ahe-ahad-aheard-aabout.-a
The-apillar-aof-aland-arose-adozens-aof-amiles-ainto-athe-aair-abefore-avanishing-ainside-athe-aportal,-aobscured-afrom-ahis-asight.-a
He's-afirst-aspotted-ait-amore-athan-aan-ahour-aback.-aThe-amassive-aedifice-awas-avisible-afrom-aa-ahuge-adistance-aaway,-aa-agargantuan-alandmark-athat-awas-aeasy-ato-atrack.-a
He-atook-aanother-adeep-abreath,-afeeling-athe-aexhaustion-ain-ahis-abody-aalmost-aoverwhelm-ahim.-a
Though-ahe-acould-asee-athe-agiant-aWorld-aBridge,-ahe-awas-astill-avery-afar-aaway-afrom-ait.-aHe-awould-acollapse-afrom-aexhaustion-afirst-aif-ahe-atried-ato-areach-ait-ain-aone-ago.-a
Mentally,-ahe-acursed-aat-ahimself-afor-anot-athinking-ato-aabsorb-asome-atype-aof-aflying-acreature's-abloodline.-aIf-ahis-acurrent-aform-awas-acapable-aof-atrue-aflight,-ahe'd-amost-alikely-abe-aable-ato-areach-athe-aBridge-awith-aease.-a
He-ashook-ahis-ahead.-aThere-awas-ano-ause-aworrying-aover-awhat-ahe-acouldn't-achange.
The-awidespread-asavanna-ahad-aeventually-abeen-areplaced-aby-alarge-atreks-aof-afarmland,-astretching-aover-afor-amiles.-a
It-awas-abecoming-aharder-aand-aharder-ato-aavoid-acontact-awith-aother-apeople.-a
"How-amuch-atime-ado-aI-ahave…"-aHe-amuttered-aquietly,-ahis-aeyes-anarrowed.-a
His-aSoul-awas-agiving-aoff-avery-afaint-awaves-athat-atrembled-athrough-aFate,-aapparently,-aaccording-ato-athat-aold-aWizard.-aThose-awaves-awere-aslowly-adying-adown,-aand-aonce-athey-afinished-ait-awould-abe-amuch,-amuch-aharder-ato-atrack-ahim-apurely-ausing-aFate.-a
The-aold-aWizard-ahad-aput-aup-asome-atype-aof-aspell-ato-aprotect-ahim-afrom-abeing-atracked,-abut-athat-awould-aonly-alast-aa-aday-aor-atwo.-a
He-aneeded-ato-amake-athe-amost-aof-athis-ahead-astart-ahe'd-abeen-agiven.-a
Several-amore-aminutes-apassed.-aGradually,-aDrago's-abreath-agrew-amore-aand-amore-aragged.-aHis-alungs-afelt-aas-aif-athey-awere-aon-afire,-aand-aeach-astep-aas-aif-aweighed-adown-aby-aa-athousand-apounds.-a
Finally,-ahe-acame-ato-aa-astop,-abreathing-aheavily.-a
He-awas-acrouched-adown,-anext-ato-athe-aedge-aof-aa-avery-alarge-afarming-aplot.-aIt-aseemed-athe-aentire-aarea-aaround-ahere-ahad-abeen-alocalized-aand-aused-afor-afarmland.-aHe'd-ajust-acrossed-aanother-asection-aof-afarmland,-adoing-ahis-abest-anot-ato-aruin-aany-acrops.-a
As-ahe-alaid-adown,-aresting,-ahe-aconsidered-aswitching-aforms.-a
His-aMyyr-aDragon-aform-awas-a3-ameters-atall-aand-ahad-aquite-athe-aimposing-aappearance.-aIn-ahis-aRed-aSalamander-aform,-ahe'd-astill-alook-adangerous,-abut-ahe'd-abe-aless-anoticeable.-aHe-aalso-amight-abe-aable-ato-athrow-aoff-ahis-apursuers-asince-athey-awere-alooking-afor-aa-asmall-adragon.-a
'Ausra,-acan-aI-aswitch-ato-aa-abrand-anew-aform-awhile-amy-abloodline-agrowth-aisn't-acomplete-ayet?'-aHe-aasked-aa-aquestion-ahe-ahadn't-aconsidered.
-aHe'd-aonly-aswitched-ainto-ahis-aMyyr-aDragon-abloodline-aafter-ahe'd-aalready-afinished-agrowing-aas-aa-aRed-aSalamander.-aIf-ahe-awanted-ato-atake-aon-aa-anew-aform,-asay-aone-aof-athose-awolf-abloodlines-ahe'd-aabsorbed,-ait-awould-abe-abefore-ahe-afinished-agrowing-ahis-aMyyr-aDragon-aform.-a
'Yes,-abut-aall-athe-aenergy-ayou've-astored-ato-aincrease-aits-agrowth-awill-abe-aapplied-ato-awhatever-aform-ayou-aswitch-ato.'-aThe-aenergy-astored-ain-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aremained-astored-auntil-ait-awas-aenough-ato-aadvance-aa-aGrowth-aStage.-aHe-ahad-aover-aa-athousand-apoints-aof-aenergy-astored-ain-ahis-aSoul-aright-anow,-aand-aif-ahe-aused-aall-aof-ait-aon-aa-aform-ahe-awouldn't-ause,-ait-awould-abe-aquite-aa-awaste.-a
He-afrowned.-aExhaustion-adampened-ahis-amind,-ahowever,-amaking-ait-ahard-ato-acome-aup-awith-aa-aclear-adecision.-a
"Whatever."-aHe-agrumbled-aaloud,-ashaking-aand-astretching-ahis-abody,-astill-acatching-ahis-abreath.-a
His-aMyyr-aDragon-aform-awas-ahis-astrongest-aone-aright-anow,-aand-ahis-afastest-aone.-aHe-awould-ajust-astay-ain-ait-atill-ahe-agot-acloser-ato-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-aand-athen-aswitch-ato-ahide-afrom-athe-apeople-ahunting-ahim.-a
He-aslowly-agot-ato-ahis-afeet,-afeeling-ahis-abody-ashake.-aHe-alooked-adown-aat-ahis-aarms,-aand-athen-ashook-ahis-ahead.-a
He-awas-apowerful,-abut-ahe-awas-anot-ainvincible.-aHe-aneeded-ato-arest-aand-arecover.-aAfter-arunning-ahundreds-aof-amiles-ain-aonly-aa-afew-ahours,-ahe-awas-abordering-aon-afainting-afrom-aexhaustion.-a
Drago-atook-aa-amoment,-ascanning-athe-anearby-afarmland.-a
Everything-aaround-ahim-awas-aflat.-aBrown-adirt,-asome-agreen-agrass,-aand-alots-aof-aplanted-acrops-aof-awhat-alooked-alike-agolden-awheat.-aOccasionally-ahe'd-apass-aa-asmall-aoutcropping-aof-atrees,-abut-amost-aof-athe-aland-ahere-ahad-abeen-acleared-aaway.-a
This-aappeared-ato-abe-aa-aparticularly-alarge-afarm,-aso-alarge-athat-ahe-acould-aonly-abarely-aspot-aa-asmall-abuilding,-aseveral-amiles-aoff-ato-athe-asouth-awhere-athe-aowners-amust-alive.
He-awas-aat-athe-aedge-aof-athis-afarm,-abetween-athis-aone-aand-athe-aone-abehind-ahim.-a
He-asighed,-aand-athen-alooked-adown-ato-athe-adirt-aground-abeneath-ahim.-a
"Fine."-aHe-astabbed-adown-awith-ahis-aclaws,-aand-aquickly-aripped-aout-aa-alarge-asection-aof-adirt,-amaking-aa-alarge-ahole.-a
As-along-aas-ahis-ahulking-aform-awasn't-avisible-afrom-aa-adistance,-ahe-ashould-abe-afine.-aHe-agrabbed-aahold-aof-aa-alarge-achunk-aof-athe-adirt-aas-ahe-aclambered-ainto-athe-ahole,-adragging-ait-aover-ahis-ascales-ato-ahide-ahimself.-a
It-awas-aa-apoor-ajob,-aand-awould-aprobably-afool-ano-aone,-aespecially-aconsidering-ahis-ahead-aand-aneck-awere-astill-aabove-aground.-aHowever,-ait-awould-awork-afor-anow,-aand-ahe-awas-ajust-afar-aenough-aunder-athat-ahis-ahead-awasn't-avisible-aabove-athe-avarious-astalks-aof-awheat.-a
He-adrew-ahis-ascaly-aarms-aover-ahis-ahead,-aand-anuzzled-ain,-afalling-aasleep-aalmost-ainstantly,-athe-afatigue-ahe'd-abeen-acombatting-afinally-aoverwhelming-ahim.-a
He'd-aclimb-athe-aBridge-atomorrow.-a
..
"I-acan't-aget-aa-adirect-atrace."-aLarah's-avoice-awas-afilled-awith-afrustration-aas-ashe-agestured-aangrily,-aglaring-aat-athe-adamaged-avalley.-a
They-ahad-adirectly-aflown-ainto-athe-avalley-abetween-athe-ashattered-apeaks,-awasting-ano-atime-aat-aall.-aAs-athey-awere-alowering-adown,-aa-alarge,-aGrandmaster-aClass-aBlack-aFanged-aPanther-ahad-alaunched-aat-athem,-aantagonized.-a
William-ahad-awatched-ain-aawe-aas-athe-aman-aknown-aas-aLord-aHadrion-adestroyed-ait-awith-aa-acasual-awave-aof-ahis-ahand,-anot-aeven-aa-afull-aspell.-a
A-adeadly-aray-aof-ablack-alightning-ahad-aflung-aoff-ahis-abody,-astriking-aand-aincinerating-athe-abeast-ain-aan-ainstant.-a
He-ahad-agulped-awhen-ahe-asaw-athis,-ahis-abody-atingling.-aHe-agot-athe-asense-athat-athe-aman-abefore-ahim-awas-aa-adeadly-apredator.-a
"Is-athere-ano-achange-ain-athe-adragon's-ablock-aon-aFate?"-aLord-aHadrion-aresponded-aas-ahe-asquatted-adown,-alooking-aat-aa-acollection-aof-aash-aand-ahalf-aburnt-asticks.-aHe-apicked-aup-aa-apiece,-astudying-ait-aclosely.-a
The-aGrandmaster-aFate-aWizard-apaused,-aand-athen-aconcentrated,-aher-aeyes-againing-aa-awhite-aglow.-aAfter-aa-afew-aseconds,-ashe-astopped,-asighing.-a
"No,-athere-aisn't,-aapart-afrom-ait-aweakening-aslightly.-aIt-awon't-ahold-aout-amuch-alonger,-abut-aI'll-aonly-abe-aable-ato-aget-aa-ageneral-azone-aof-awhere-ait-ais,-aaround-atwenty-aor-athirty-amiles-awide.-aThe-awaves-ain-aFate-ahave-adied-adown-atoo-amuch."-aLarah-areplied,-ashaking-aher-ahead.-aShe-aturned,-athen,-ato-alook-aat-aWilliam,-aher-aeyes-ainquisitive.-a
"Are-ayou-aabsolutely-asure-athere-ais-anothing-ayou-acan-aremember?"-aHer-avoice-awas-acold-aand-astern,-atinged-awith-aannoyance.-a
William-ashook-ahis-ahead,-anot-aa-asingle-aemotion-abetraying-ahim,
"No,-ama'am.-aIt's-alike-aI-asaid-ahappened,-aCommander-aLarah."-aAfter-alearning-ashe-awas-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-aWizard,-aespecially-aone-athat-astudied-aFate-aMagic,-ahe-ahad-abecome-aextremely-anervous.-aDespite-athat,-ahe-ahad-astuck-ato-ahis-adecision,-a
"I-awas-ahit-aby-athat-aBlood-aMagic-aattack-aand-aknocked-aunconscious.-aI-awas-abarely-aable-ato-aget-aa-ahealing-aspell-aoff.-aI-adon't-aremember-aanything-aafter-athat,-aI-abarely-asurvived-aas-ait-ais."-aHis-avoice-awas-acalm,-aand-ahe-aended-ait-awith-aa-ashudder,-atouching-ahis-abody-agingerly.-a
He-awasn't-agoing-ato-asay-aanything-aabout-athe-adragon.
He-aowed-athese-apeople-anothing.-aWhat-agood-awould-acome-aof-apleasing-athem?-aIt's-anot-alike-athey-awould-aask-ahim-ato-aofficially-ajoin-aa-ateam.-aWhy-awould-athey-aeven-awant-aa-aWood-aMagic-aWizard,-aafter-aall?-a
As-afor-athe-ainheritance-ahe-agained:-aThat-awas-ahis-asecret,-aand-ahe-ahad-ano-aintentions-aof-aletting-aanyone-aknow-aabout-ait-auntil-ahe-awas-aready.-a
That-adragon-ahad-asaved-ahis-alife.-aThese-apeople-awere-apart-aof-athe-agroup-athat-ahad-aabandoned-ahim.-a
As-afor-acurrying-afavor-awith-ahis-afamily…-ahis-aeyes-ahardened-aat-athe-athought.-a
None-aof-athe-aRobel-aFamily-aWizards-aor-awarriors-awere-aeven-ahere-awith-athem-anow.-aThe-aleader-aof-athis-agroup,-aLord-aHadrion,-ahadn't-aallowed-ait.-a
William-awasn't-asure-awhat-ahe-awould-ado-ain-athe-afuture…-aBut-ahe-awas-acertain-aof-aone-athing.-a
He-awas-adone-aliving-aat-athe-abeck-aand-acall-aof-aa-afamily-athat-adidn't-awant-ahim.-aHe-awould-alive-ahis-aown-alife,-afor-anow,-afollowing-ahis-aown-adecisions.-a
This-asimple-athought-ahad-aproven-aincredibly-afreeing-afor-ahim,-alightening-aa-aload-ahe-ahadn't-aeven-aknown-awas-apresent-aon-ahis-amind.-a
"Ugh."-aLarah-agrunted,-atugging-aat-aher-ared-ahair-ain-afrustration.-a
"It-awill-atake-aat-aleast-ahalf-aa-aday,-amaybe-amore,-abefore-aI'll-abe-aable-ato-apoint-aus-ain-aits-adirection."-aShe-aturned-aand-alooked-aat-aLord-aHadrion-aapologetically.-a
The-aman-alooked-aup-aat-aher-afrom-athe-aburnt-aout-afire,-aand-athen-aup-aat-athe-asky,-ataking-aa-adeep-abreath-aand-areleasing-ait.-a
"If-aI-awas-aan-aintelligent-abeast-arunning-aaway-afrom-ahunters…-awhere-awould-aI-ago?"-aHe-asaid-aaloud,-arubbing-ahis-achin.-a
He-astood-aup,-aand-athen-aslowly-aturned-ato-athe-asouth,-ahis-aeyes-agleaming.-aHe-apaused-aand-athen-aturned-ato-athe-anortheast,-aa-afrown-aappearing-aon-ahis-aface.-a
"If-ait-acan-ablock-ayou-afrom-ascrying-aFate,-aeven-aonly-atemporarily,-athen-ait-ais-aa-acreature-athat-ais-aat-aleast-aat-athe-aLord-aClass-aand-aquite-aintelligent-atoo.-aWith-athat-ain-amind,-athere-ais-areally-aonly-aone-apossibility.-aIt-ais-afleeing-afor-aone-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridges,-awhere-athat-atype-aof-atracking-ais-anear-aimpossible.-aIt-amust-abe-aaware-athat-astronger-aforces-aare-ahunting-afor-ait."-aHe-abroke-adown-athe-asituation,-ahis-agruff-avoice-acontinuing,-a
"There-aare-atwo-aWorld-aBridges-awithin-atwo-athousand-amiles-aof-ahere.-aThe-athird-aWorld-aBridge-ais-aon-athe-aother-aside-aof-athe-aworld,-anearly-a12,000-amiles-aaway."-aHe-aclapped-ahis-ahands-atogether,-anodding-asharply.-a
"It-ais-aeither-aheading-a
for-athe-aBridge-ato-aMesor,-aor-athe-aBridge-ato-aTaprisha.-aIf-ait-agoes-ato-aMesor,-ahunting-ait-adown-awill-aprove-aeasy-aenough-awith-athe-asupport-athe-aBlack-aLightning-aDepartment-aHeadquarters-acan-aprovide,-ajust-aa-asingle-aworld-aaway.-aIf-ait-agoes-ato-aTaprisha,-ahowever…"-aHe-afrowned,-ashaking-ahis-ahead.-a
Larah-anodded,-aresponding,-a
"Yes,-amy-aworries-atoo.-aThe-aAurelius-aFamily-awon't-ajust-asit-aby,-aespecially-aafter-atwo-aof-atheir-aown-awere-akilled.-aThis-acould-aget-amessy-aif-athe-aNobles-aget-ainvolved."-aEven-athe-aWizard-aKing-aTelmon-awouldn't-awillingly-acontend-aagainst-athe-aVampire-aFamilies,-anot-awhen-ahe-awas-aalready-aclashing-awith-athe-aDraconic-aTribes-aand-athe-areformed-aGraal-aAlliance.-a
Hadrion-ashrugged.-a
"It-ais-awhat-ait-ais.-aWe'll-afly-athrough-athe-anight-aand-acut-ait-aoff-aat-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-ainforming-athe-aTandor-aEmpire-ato-abe-aon-athe-awatch-afor-aa-asmall,-agreen-scaled-adrake."-aHe-anodded-aas-ahe-acontinued,
"Larah,-asend-aa-amessage-ato-aone-aof-ayour-aFate-aWizards-ain-athe-aObsidia-aRiver-aEmpire-acapital.-aHave-aone-aof-ayour-aFate-aWizards-ajoin-aa-acaravan-atowards-athe-aBlack-aLightning-aHeadquarters,-ainforming-athem-ain-acase-ait-atakes-athat-aroute.-aEven-aif-athey're-aonly-aMaster-aClass,-athey-ashould-astill-abe-aable-ato-asend-aa-amessage-awhile-aa-asingle-aplanet-aaway."-aThe-adark-aenergy-athat-aflowed-aaround-ahis-abody-aseemed-ato-aquiver,-abecoming-amore-aconcentrated,-a
"We-awill-aknow-afor-asure-awhich-away-ait-awent-aonce-aits-aprotection-afrom-aFate-awears-aoff.-aNo-aone-acan-ablock-aFate-aforever,-anot-aeven-aa-aLord-aClass-abeast."-aHe-amuttered,
"Also,-aready-ayourself-ato-ameet-athe-ateams-afrom-athe-aDarkness-aand-aSundering-aDepartments.-aIt-aseems-awe-awon't-abeat-athem-aout-aafter-aall."
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###-aChapter-a22-a--aRising
"Heeeeeello!-aHello!-aHello!-aHow's-athe-akilling,-aLittle-aHaddy?"-aA-aloud,-aboisterous-ayell-agreeted-aLord-aHadrion-aas-ahe-afloated-aat-athe-abase-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge-ato-aTaprisha,-athe-aearly-amorning-alight-apouring-adown-aon-ahim.-aHadrion-asighed.-a