Reborn Evolution
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He'd-amanaged-ato-adash-aaway-afrom-athe-ascene-aof-athe-afight-aundiscovered,-aleaving-abehind-athe-aremnants.-aThere-awas-ano-atime-ato-ahide-aanything-aor-ato-atry-aand-abury-athe-abody.-aHe-aalso-anoted-athat-awhenever-ahe-aused-ahis-aLesser-aEmerald-aFlames,-ajust-alike-awith-athe-aForest-aBoar,-aany-ablood-awithin-athe-acreature-awould-abe-aseared-aaway.-a
Drago-acould-aabsorb-aa-abloodline-ain-aa-avariety-aof-aways,-ahe'd-afound,-athrough-aexperimentation-awith-athe-awild-aanimals-ahe'd-ahunted.-aHe-acould-asimply-aeat-athe-acreature,-aand-aabsorb-athe-abloodline-aby-aeating-ait.-aHe-acould-asimply-amake-acontact-awith-athe-abloodline-aby-atouching-ait-ato-ahis-askin,-aand-aabsorb-ait-athat-away.-aHe-aalso-afound-athat-ahe-acould-aconcentrate-ahis-asoul,-aand-aextend-aa-asmall-aamount-aof-aenergy-aoutward,-aand-aabsorb-abloodlines-athrough-athat-atendril-aof-aenergy.-a
The-afastest-away-awas-ato-asimply-aeat-aa-acreature.-aAbsorbing-abloodlines-aby-atouch-atook-atime-ato-aabsorb-aany-alarge-aamount,-aand-aabsorbing-abloodlines-athrough-aa-atendril-aof-aenergy-awas-astraining-aon-ahis-amind.-a
He-ashrugged,-ashaking-athe-athoughts-aabout-abloodlines-afrom-ahis-amind.-a
His-aLesser-aEmerald-aFlames-awere-avery-astrong,-aand-adangerous,-abut-ait-ahad-aits-adownsides-aas-awell.-aHe-awondered-ahow-apowerful-athe-anon-lesser-aversion-aof-aEmerald-aFlames-awould-abe.-a
From-athe-aWizard's-areaction,-athe-afact-athat-ahe-awas-aable-ato-acast-athese-aflames-awhile-ain-ahis-aRed-aSalamander-aform-ahad-abeen-aextremely-aastonishing.-aIt-acould-aserve-aas-aa-apowerful-asurprise-aweapon-ain-athe-afuture,-ahe-arealized,-ahis-athoughts-agrim.-a
As-ahe-amoved-aforward,-agetting-acloser-ato-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-ahe-abegan-ato-anotice-asomething-aodd-ahappening-aaround-ahim.-a
At-afirst,-ahe-athought-ait-awas-ajust-ahis-aimagination,-aa-avague-aimage-aat-athe-acorner-aof-ahis-aeye.-a
But,-agradually,-ahe-arealized-athat-athe-amovement-ahe-awas-aseeing-awas-areal.-a
As-ahe-aran-aforward,-avarious-adark-apatches-aof-ashadows-aseemed-ato-abe-atwisting-aand-amoving-aabout-athe-aland.-aThe-ashapes-athey-amorphed-ainto-awere-aseemingly-arandom,-aand-athese-aodd-adistortions-amoved-ain-aweird,-ajumping-amovements.-a
His-aheart-adropped-aas-ahe-asaw-athis,-ahis-amind-agoing-ato-athe-apeople-athat-awere-achasing-ahim.-a
'Act-anatural.-aCalm-adown.'-aHe-aforced-ahimself-ato-arelax,-aanalyzing-athe-asituation.-a
'They-amost-alikely-adon't-athey-aknow-ayou-aare-aa-aRed-aSalamander.-aAt-amost,-athey-aare-alooking-afor-aa-ababy-adragon-aright-anow.-aProbably.-aFocus.'-aHe-areset-ahis-aoutlook,-aforcibly-acalming-adown.-aThat-awoman-ahad-aonly-aattacked-ahim-aafter-ahe-acaused-aa-aruckus-anear-athat-acaravan.-aIt-awas-apossible,-aand-aeven-aquite-alikely,-athat-athey-adidn't-aknow-ahe-awas-aa-aRed-aSalamander.-a
Eventually-athey'd-afind-aher-acorpse...-aBut-ahe-ahadn't-ahad-aa-achoice.-aHe-aneeded-ato-akeep-amoving.-a
As-aDrago-amade-ahis-away-ato-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-ahe-apassed-adirectly-aby-aa-apair-aof-athese-aodd-atwisting-ashadows.-a
The-adarkness-aseemed-ato-aturn-aand-azoom-atowards-ahim,-ain-aa-athreatening-amanner.-a
The-amoment-ahe-asaw-athis-ahe-aimmediately-araised-ahis-achest-ain-aa-asnarl,-aholding-ahis-aclaws-ain-athe-aair.-aHe-aactivated-ahis-aFlame-aClaws-aAbility-aas-ahe-adid-aso,-acutting-atowards-athe-ashadow.-a
Instead-aof-aslamming-ainto-ahim,-athe-ashadow-afroze,-aand-athen-aseemed-ato-atwist-aaround,-amoving-apast-ahim-aand-aignoring-ahim.-a
Drago-asnarled-aat-ait-aagain-afor-agood-ameasure-abefore-adimming-ahis-aability,-ahis-aeyes-asharp.-a
'Act-alike-aa-aRed-aSalamander.'-aHe-athought,-awrinkling-ahis-anose.-aHe-astamped-ahis-afeet-aa-afew-atimes-abefore-aturning-aback-ain-athe-adirection-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-aHe-aalso-alet-aout-aa-afew-ablood-curdling-agrowls.
Just-alike-athat,-ahe-asuccessfully-amanaged-ato-aevade-athe-adetection-aof-athe-avarious-ashadows-athat-awere-aswarming-aacross-athe-aground-anear-athe-aWorld-aBridge.
In-awhat-afelt-alike-ano-atime-aat-aall,-aDrago-amanaged-ato-aarrive-aat-athe-abase-aof-athe-amassive-aWorld-aBridge,-aa-along,-astretching-asavanna-amade-aup-aof-abright-agreen-agrass,-awith-aa-afew-alow-ahills-aor-asmall-aforests-adispersed.-a
Looking-aup-aat-athe-aWorld-aBridge-awas-aincredibly-adisorienting.-aIt-awas-aa-ahuge-apillar-aof-aland-athat-arose-astraight-aupward,-ainto-aa-achaotic-alooking-aportal-awhere-aspace-aitself-awas-aruptured-aat-athe-aedges.-a
As-ahe-areached-athe-abase,-aDrago-afelt-agravity-abegin-ato-ashift.-aHis-aentire-abody-atingled-aas-athe-adirection-aof-adown-achange,-atransforming-ato-abe-aat-athe-acenter-aof-athe-aenormous-aWorld-aBridge.-a
The-afeeling-awas-aincredibly-aunsettling,-aand-aan-aexperience-aDrago-ahad-anever-afelt-abefore.-a
At-athe-asame-atime,-ahe-afelt-aa-aheavy,-athreatening-afeeling,-aas-aif-ahe-awas-aabout-ato-abe-astruck-aby-alightning.-aHis-aeyes-awidened-aas-ahe-aspun-aaround,-atrying-ato-afocus-aon-athe-athreat.-a
After-aseveral-amoments,-anothing-ahappened.-aThe-asame-athreatening-afeeling-awas-athere,-abut-ano-aone-awas-avisible-ain-ahis-asights.-aNo-amatter-awhat-ahe-adid,-athe-afeeling-aremained-aunchanged-aand-anothing-aappeared.-a
After-aa-afew-amoments-ahe-agrunted-aand-athen-acontinued-amoving-aforward,-atrying-ato-acasually-aact-alike-aa-aSalamander.-a
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Hadrion-acontinued-ato-ascan-aany-aof-athe-acreatures-amoving-aonto-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-ahis-aeyes-aalert.-aThe-aelectric-afield-acontinued-ato-adrive-aaway-athe-aweak-aor-aeasily-afrightened-abeasts,-aleaving-aonly-athose-athat-awere-abrave-aor-achose-ato-aignore-ait.-a
He-afelt-aa-astrong,-aat-aleast-aSky-aClass,-aIron-aCondor-afly-aon-athe-aopposite-aside-aof-athe-aBridge,-atwitching-aslightly-aas-ait-acame-ainto-acontact-awith-ahis-afield.-aA-afew-aEarth-aClass-aSpring-aDeer-amoved-ain-aa-aherd-aand-aquickly-afled-aonto-athe-abridge,-arunning-aaway-afrom-athe-aelectric-afield.-a
Most-aof-athe-aweak-abeasts-ahad-afled-aaway-afrom-athe-abridge,-ahis-aelectric-afield-ascaring-athem-aoff.-a
His-aeyes-anarrowed-abriefly-aas-ahe-aconsidered-aa-aRed-aSalamander,-aa-aparticularly-astrong-aand-apowerful-alooking-aone,-aclamber-aonto-athe-aBridge-aonly-aa-afew-amiles-aaway-afrom-ahim.-aIt-awas-apretty-arare-ato-asee-aany-aRed-aSalamander-athat-amanaged-ato-agrow-athat-amuch,-ahe-anoted.-aIt-amust-abe-aat-aleast-aat-athe-aEarth-aClass,-amaybe-aeven-athe-aSky-aClass.
His-afocus-awas-ainterrupted-aas-aLarah-achimed-ain,
"I'm-agetting-aa-areading…-aI'm-agetting-aa-areading!"-aHer-avoice-awas-aecstatic.-aHadrion's-aeyes-anarrowed-aas-ahe-aclenched-ahis-afists,-aa-ahint-aof-aexcitement-arising-ain-ahim.-a
"It's-aclose-ato-athe-aBridge…-aThe-aprotection-ais-aalmost-afaded…-ait's-aabout-ato-abreak!"-aShe-abreathlessly-auttered,-awhite-alight-aglowing-afrom-aher-aeyes.-a
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Drago-atook-aa-adeep-abreath,-aand-athen-asteeled-ahimself.-aHe-aturned-aback-abehind-ahim-aonce-aand-abowed-ahis-ahead-aslightly.-aGrateful-anot-aonly-ato-ahave-aa-asecond-achance-aat-alife,-abut-afor-athe-avarious-athings-aand-apeople-ahe-ahad-aencountered-aor-aexperienced.-aEven-athe-abad.-a
Today-ahad-abeen-aa-ahard-aday,-abut-ait-awas-aone-ahe-awould-awalk-aaway-afrom-ain-aone-apiece-ait-aseemed.-a
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"I've-agot-ait!-aI've-abroken-athrough!"-aLarah-acried-aout,-aand-athen-aimmediately-afocused-aon-acasting-aher-aForetelling,-afollowing-athe-astrands-aof-aFate-athat-aconnected-ato-aDrago.-a
"Quickly,-apinpoint-athe-alocation-aof-athe-adragon."-aHadrion-aurged,-asmall-ablack-alightning-abolts-astarting-ato-aform-aaround-ahis-ahead.-aHe-aglanced-aat-athe-aRed-aSalamander-aagain,-ahis-afocus-adrawn-ato-athe-alast-athing-ahe'd-adetected.-a
"I'm-atrying…-aAlmost-athere…"-aShe-aresponded,-araising-aher-ahands.-aFaint-asymbols-aappeared-ain-athe-aair.
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Drago-atook-ahis-afirst-asteps-aonto-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-a
It-afelt-ato-ahim,-aif-ahe-awas-abeing-ahonest,-alike-ahe-awas-awalking-aforward-anormally.-aGravity-afelt-athe-asame,-ain-aa-adownward-adirection-atowards-athe-acenter-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-aand-athe-asa
vanna-aunfolded-ain-afront-aof-ahim,-apeaceful-alooking.-aNow-athat-ahe-awas-aup-aclose,-ahe-acould-asee-aa-afew-ajagged-alines-acut-ainto-ait,-aremnants-afrom-athe-ainfrequent-aspatial-astorms-athat-avery-ararely-astretched-adown-ato-athe-abase-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-a
He-abegan-ato-alumber-aforward,-ashaking-aoff-athe-aeerie-afeeling-athat-ahe-awas-aabout-ato-abe-astruck-aby-alightning-aas-ahe-acharged-ahis-away-aup-athe-aWorld-aBridge.
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"Here-ait-ais!-aHe's…"-aLarah-apaused,-aher-amouth-atwisting.-aA-alook-aof-aconfusion-awas-avisible-aunderneath-athe-awhite-alight-ain-aher-aeyes-aas-ashe-aopened-aher-amouth,-anothing-acoming-aout-aof-ait.-a
Hadrion's-aeyes-acooled,-athe-ablack-alightning-abolts-afading-aaway-afrom-ahis-ahead.-a
"He's-awhat?"-aHadrion-aasked,-arubbing-ahis-ahands.-a
"According-ato-aFate…-aThe-agreen-ascaled-adragon-ais-astill-aat-aleast-aa-adozen-amiles-aaway."-aShe-acontinued,-aa-adowntrodden-alook-aon-aher-aface.
"At-aleast,-aFate-aindicates-aits-alast-alocation-awas-aaround-athat-adistance-afrom-ahere,-amany-aminutes,-amaybe-ahours,-aago.-aThe-alines-ain-aFate-aare-aparticularly-aconfusing,-aand-aobfuscated.-aIt's-avery-aconfusing--ait-amakes-ano-asense."-aLarah-araised-aher-ahands-alamely,-athe-awhite-alight-afading-afrom-athem.-a
Hadrion-asighed,-aand-athen-awent-aback-ato-atending-ahis-afield,
"Keep-ayour-afocus-aand-adon't-abe-adiscouraged.-aIt's-aa-aLord-aClass-abeast,-ait's-abound-ato-abe-ahard-ato-afind-ait."-a
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Drago-asmiled-avictoriously-aas-athe-afeeling-aof-alightning-aperched,-aabout-ato-astrike,-afaded-aaway.
He'd-amade-ait!
He-alooked-aup-aat-athe-aunfolding-asavanna-aand-abegan-arushing-aforward,-aeager-ato-afully-aenter-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-aAs-along-aas-ahe-awas-aon-ahere,-aFate-awould-aoperate-aweirdly,-aand-ahe'd-abe-aable-ato-aeasily-aescape.-a
He-awas-aoff-ato-aexplore-athis-auniverse,-awith-aa-amission-ato-abecome-aas-astrong-aas-apossible,-aso-athat-ahe-acould-alive-aup-ato-ahis-amorals.-aHis-aeyes-aglinted-awith-adetermination.-a
Above-ahim,-aor,-arather,-adirectly-ain-afront-aof-ahim,-athe-aportal-athat-aconnected-athe-aWorld-aBridge-ato-athis-aworld-afluttered,-aa-awavering-amass-aof-aspatial-atears.-a
Drago-astudied-ait-aas-ahe-aloped-aforward,-ahis-aeyes-aalert.-a
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"Lord-aEren…"-aLaura's-avoice-awas-aquiet-aas-ashe-aspoke,-ashaking.-aShe-atrembled-aupon-athe-aTitan's-aflying-asword,-aher-aeyes-adowncast.-a
"Laura?-aLaura."-aEren-alooked-aup-afrom-ahis-ascanning-aof-athe-aforest-abelow,-aturning-ahis-ahead-aslowly.-aPerhaps-aunconsciously,-ahe-atensed-aup-aas-ahe-astared-aat-aher.-a
"What-ais-ait?"-aHis-avoice-awas-acalm-aand-asteady.-a
"I've-achecked-athe-aFate-aof-aeveryone.-aYour-aTitan-asubordinates-aare-afine,-aas-ais-aMayne.-aGreta,-ahowever…"-aShe-apaused,-aher-avoice-atrembling.-a
"What.-aIs.-aIt."-aHis-avoice-adidn't-acontain-aa-atrace-aof-amirth,-ahis-aeyes-aboring-ainto-aLaura-awithout-aemotion.-a
"Her-aFate…-aI-acan-ano-alonger-aread-aher-afuture.-aHer-aThread…-ais-ano-amore.-aI-ahave-aher-alast-alocation,-ahowever."-aLaura-agulped,-aher-abody-ashaking.-a
Eren's-aeyes-awidened.-aHis-afists-atrembled-aas-aa-aheavy-aAura-abegan-ato-asurround-ahim.-aA-adozen-aemotions-aflashed-aacross-ahis-aface-aas-ahis-amouth-atwitched-aup-ain-aa-asnarl.-aLaura's-aface-aflushed-ared-ain-alight-aof-athis,-aas-aif-ashe-awas-aabout-ato-acollapse.-a
Just-aas-aquickly,-athis-aAura-awas-acontained,-atightly-acontrolled-aby-aEren-aas-ahe-astepped-aforward,-acatching-aLaura.-a
"Shh.-aShh.-aIt's-aokay."-aThe-away-ahe-aspoke-awas-aodd,-ahis-atone-aunnaturally-acalm.-aHe-aheld-aher-agently,-apatting-aher-ahead-asoftly.-aHis-aeyes-aremained-aemotionless.-a
"It's-aokay."-aHe-acontinued,
"Lead-ame-ato-aher."
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Larah-asighed,-afrustration-afilling-aher-aheart.-aShe-asimply-acould-anot-aunderstand-athe-asignals-aFate-awas-agiving-aher-awhen-ait-acame-ato-athe-agreen-ascaled-adragon-athey-awere-ahunting.-a
Just-aas-ashe-awas-aabout-ato-atry-aagain,-ahowever,-aher-aeyes-aglowed-aa-apurple-acolor,-aand-ashe-aabruptly-afroze.-a
She-aproceeded-ato-akneel-aon-aher-afloating-aloom-aimmediately,-aher-avoice-afilled-awith-arespect-aas-ashe-acaught-aLord-aHadrion's-aattention.
"I've-ajust-areceived-aa-adirect-acommand-afrom-athe-aHeadquarters."
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###-aChapter-a25-a--aGiving-aDeath
The-aLord-aClass-aBlack-aLightning-aWizard-astood-astill,-ahis-aeyes-awidening.-aAn-aorder-afrom-athe-aHeadquarters-asent-afrom-athis-adistance?-aEven-asending-aan-aorder-afrom-aa-asingle-aworld-aaway-arequired-aan-aextremely-askilled-aFate-aWizard.-aThe-aBlack-aLightning-aHeadquarters-awas-aat-aleast-atwo-aworlds-aaway,-aand-aacross-aone-aof-athe-alongest-aWorld-aBridges-ain-athe-a30,000-aWorlds.-a
That-acould-aonly-amean-athis-amessage-ahad-abeen-asent-aby-asomeone-athat-awas-aat-aleast-aa-aPseudo-King-aClass-aFate-aWizard-aat-athe-abare-aminimum…
"It's-afrom-athe-aFate-aHeadquarters,-aon-athe-aorder-aof-athe-aWizard-aKing-ahimself."-a
Lord-aHadrion-ablinked,-aand-athen-aput-ahis-afull-afocus-aand-aattention-aon-aLarah,-ano-alonger-awasting-ahis-atime-awith-astray-athoughts,
"Relay-ait,-aimmediately."-a
Immediately-aLarah-abegan-ato-aspeak,
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"A-aMid-aKing-aClassss?-aAll-ateams-aare-ato-apull-aback-aimmediately?"-aShadow-aMask's-aeyes-awidened,-aand-ahe-aimmediately-aclapped-ahis-ahands-atogether,-adarkness-arushing-atowards-ahim-aas-ahe-afloated-ain-amidair.-aHe-astood-aflying-awhere-ahe-ahad-abeen-athis-aentire-atime,-agazing-adown-aupon-athe-aworld-awhile-ahis-ashadowy-acreations-asearched-afor-athe-agreen-ascaled-adragon.-a
Shadow-aMask's-aeyes-awidened-aeven-afurther-aas-ahe-alistened-ain-ato-athe-areport-aLarah-awas-atelling-aLord-aHadrion.-aA-adirect-acommand,-asent-adown-afrom-athe-aMad-aKing-ahimself.-a
The-ashadowy-ablob-athat-awas-aeavesdropping-aon-aLord-aHadrion-aand-aLarah-avanished,-adissipating-ain-athe-aair.
"Come,-amy-assshadowssss.-aRetreat-aimmediately.-aWe-aare…-aleaving…"-aThe-adark-afigure-apulled-aout-awithout-aa-asecond-athought,-ahis-aonly-aconcern-ahis-aown-asafety.-a
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"We-aare-ato-apull-aback-aimmediately?-aThe-abeast-ais-asuspected-ato-abe-aa-aKing-aClass-aDragon?!"-aEren's-aeyes-awere-abloodshot-aas-ahe-alistened-ato-aLaura's-areport,-aone-aof-ahis-atwo-aGrandmaster-aFate-aWizards.-aHe-awas-acurrently-astanding-ain-aa-asmall,-aforested-aarea-aon-athe-aground.-a
Behind-ahim,-apale-faced-aand-afrozen-astill,-anot-adaring-ato-amove,-astood-athe-aform-aof-aByrus,-aone-aof-ahis-aTitan-asubordinates,-aand-aMayne,-ahis-aother-aGrandmaster-aFate-aWizard,-aas-awell-aas-aa-afew-asubordinate-aWizards.-a
Just-amoments-aago,-aLarah,-athe-aGrandmaster-aFate-aWizard-aby-aHadrion's-aside,-ahad-asent-aone-aof-ahis-aown-aa-amessage-athrough-aFate,-ainforming-aLaura-aand-aMayne-aof-athe-aorders-afrom-athe-aWizard-aKing-ahimself.-a
The-ahuge-aTitan-ashook-awith-arage-aas-ahe-astared-adown-aat-aa-asmall,-aburnt-acorpse,-aan-ainsane-alight-aglowing-ain-ahis-aeyes.-aLaura-acontinued-ato-arelay-athe-amessage.-a
"It-acan-atransform?"-aAs-ahe-aheard-athis-atidbit-afrom-ahis-aFate-aWizard-acompanion,-aa-adeadly-acalm-aseemed-ato-asuffuse-athe-aTitan.-aA-alight-aof-aunderstanding-aappeared-ain-ahis-aeyes.-a
He-aslowly-aturned-ato-athe-asouth,-atowards-athe-adirection-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-a
"If-ait-atruly-awas-aa-aKing-aClass-abeast,-athere-ais-ano-away-ait-awould-abe-arunning-aaway…-aIt-awould-asimply-adestroy-aanything-ain-aits-away."-aHe-aclenched-ahis-afists,-aunwilling-ato-aback-adown.-a
"Sundering-aMagic:-aBore."-a
BOOM
With-aa-acasual-awave-aof-ahis-ahands,-athe-aforest-abefore-ahim-awas-aobliterated,-athree-adozen-atrees-ablasted-ainto-awooden-ashreds,-aclearing-aout-aof-athe-away.-aHis-asubordinates-aall-astumbled-abackwards,-athe-asmall-ashockwave-afrom-athe-astrike-aknocking-aagainst-athem.-a
Before-aEren,-ain-aclear-aview,-awas-athe-aenormous-al
and-apillar-athat-awas-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-a
He-aturned-aaway-afrom-athe-aWorld-aBridge-aand-awalked-aover-ato-athe-aburnt-acorpse-alying-aon-athe-aground.-aHis-amassive,-athree-ameter-aform-ashivered-aas-ahe-acrouched-adown,-akneeling.-a
"My-abeautiful-aGreta…"-aHe-ahugged-athe-acorpse-agingerly,-ahis-ahands-amoving-awith-acare.-aHe-aheld-aher-abody-ato-ahis-achest-afor-aa-abrief-amoment,-aa-asingle-atear-afalling-adown-ahis-acheek.
A-along-amoment-apassed-aas-athe-aenormous-aTitan-alay-astill.-a
Eventually,-ahe-aplaced-athe-acorpse-adown,-awiping-athe-atear-afrom-ahis-aface.-aHis-aeyes-awere-acold-aand-adispassionate-aas-ahe-alooked-adown-aat-athe-aburnt-abody.-a
"Sundering-aMagic:-aHand."-aAs-asoon-aas-ahe-aspoke-aaloud,-aholding-ahis-ahands-atogether-ato-acast-aa-aspell,-aa-apowerful,-atransparent-aimage-aof-aa-ahand-aappeared,-afloating-ain-amid-air.-a
He-amotioned-awith-ahis-aown-ahands,-acausing-athe-agiant-amagic-ahand-ato-astab-ainto-athe-aground-ascooping-aout-aa-ahuge,-atwo-ameter-awide-aand-along-ahole.-a
He-apicked-athe-acorpse-aup-aand-aplaced-ait-ain-athe-ahole,-aand-athen-amotioned-aagain,-acausing-athe-acorpse-ato-abe-aburied-acompletely.-a
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"On-athis-aday."-aAll-aof-athe-asurrounding-abeings,-awhether-athey-abe-aman-aor-aTitan,-abowed-atheir-aheads-ain-arespect.-a
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