by Koren Rabe
The-amoment-ait-adid,-aa-alook-aof-asheer-aterror-aand-ahorror-aappeared-aon-athe-ared-skinned-aman's-aface.-a
"What?!-aMagic?!-aDivin-?!"-aBefore-ahe-acould-afinish-aspeaking,-ahis-abody-aseemed-ato-ashiver.-a
A-amoment-alater,-athe-ared-skinned-aman-afell-aapart,-ahis-abody-aturned-ato-aash.
Dying-awithout-aa-achance-ato-aresist.-a
The-alance-ain-aDrago's-achest-avanished-ainstantly,-aonly-athe-agaping-awound-aremaining.
As-athe-ared-skinned-aman-adied,-aDrago-afelt-asomething-acome-acrashing-adown-aupon-ahis-asoul.-a
An-aenormous,-aheavy-aweight,-acrushing-adown-aonto-ahim.-aAs-aif-aa-athousand-amountains-awere-aperched-aupon-ahis-ashoulders,-aholding-aup-athe-aweight-aof-athe-aworld.-aThe-avery-aessence-aof-ahis-abody-aand-asoul-aseemed-ato-acreak,-aabout-ato-asnap.-a
He-aignored-athis-afeeling-aas-ahe-adragged-ahis-abody-aforward-ato-alie-aon-athe-aground,-anext-ato-aWilliam's-abody.-a
He-arested-ahis-aright-aclaw-aon-aWilliams-achest,-alooking-aat-athe-agruesome-ahole-ain-ahis-achest.-a
The-aWizard's-abody-awas-aruined,-aperhaps-airreparably.-aHis-aentire-aheart-ahad-abeen-adestroyed,-aas-ahad-amuch-aof-ahis-achest-aand-alungs.-a
It-adidn't-amatter-athat-ahe-awasn't-abreathing,-aor-ablood-awasn't-acirculating.-aThere-awas-ano-achance-athis-abody-aof-ahis-awould-abe-aable-ato-asurvive.-a
'Ausra.-aHow-acan-aI-asave-ahim?'-aHe-acalmly-aasked,-aignoring-athe-asearing-apain-athat-awas-astarting-ato-awrack-ahim.-a
'Your-asoul-ais-acurrently-aundergoing-aa-aform-aof-aDiscordancy!-aDeath-ais-aimm-'-aAusra-aresponded,-awarning-ahim,
'Ausra.-aHow-ado-aI-asave-ahim?'-aHe-aasked-aa-asecond-atime,-athis-atime-ausing-ahis-afull-aforce-aof-awill.-a
Ausra's-avoice-ain-ahis-ahead-aseemed-ato-afreeze,-aand-athen-abegan-aanswering,-a
'His-abody-ais-adamaged-abeyond-arepair.-aHis-aentire-aneural-asystem-ahas-abeen-aheavily-ainjured,-amost-aof-ahis-aorgans-ahave-afailed,-aand-ahis-aheart-aand-alungs-aare-adestroyed.-aHe-ais-abeyond-asaving.'-aAusra's-areply-awas-acold.-a
Drago-afelt-aanother-awave-aof-apain-awash-aover-ahim,-aalmost-aknocking-ahim-aunconscious.-a
Instinctively,-ahe-aknew-awhat-awas-ahappening.-a
He-ahad-aAbsorbed-athe-athe-aenergy-aand-athe-abloodline-aof-aa-aLord-aClass-aTitan.-aA-abeing-athat-awas-afar,-afar-atoo-apowerful-afor-ahim-ato-asafely-aabsorb-aright-anow.-aThe-asheer-aenergy-awas-aoverwhelming-ahis-asoul-aas-ait-atried-ato-aintegrate,-aand-aslowly-akilling-ahim.-a
As-athis-awave-aof-apain-ahit-ahim,-aa-aseries-aof-athoughts-aor-aconcepts-aran-athrough-ahis-amind.-a
The-apure,-aunadulterated-aenergy-abarreling-aoutside-ahis-asoul-athat-awas-aunder-ahis-acontrol.-a
That-aWilliam's-abody-awas-aruined,-aand-ahe-awas-adying,-abut-alike-aany-aother-abeing,-ahis-asoul,-aand-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ashould-astill-abe-apresent,-aintangible-abut-awithin-ahim.-a
The-afact-athat-athat-aancient-aWizard-ahe'd-amet-ahad-alived-afor-ahundreds-aof-ayears,-aaccording-ato-ahim,-awith-ajust-ahis-aSoul-aand-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-a
An-aidea-abegan-ato-atake-aroot.-a
He-abegan-ato-afocus-ahis-awill,-acommanding-athe-aawe-inspiring-apower-athat-awas-atrying-ato-amerge-awith-ahis-asoul-ato-aflush,-aout-afrom-ahis-abeing,-athe-acollection-aof-aenergy-aand-ablood-aforming-ainto-aa-aball-aof-adark-ared-alight-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-a
As-ahe-adid-aso,-ahe-afelt-athe-aincredible-apain-athat-ahad-asuffused-ahis-abody-alessen,-athe-aagony-aand-atrembling-ahe-ahad-aset-ato-aalmost-avanishing-acompletely.-a
'Danger!-aThe-arisks-aof-aremoving-aan-aAbsorbed-apart-aare-aunknown,-ait-ais-aunknown-awhat-awill-ahappen-awith-ayour-aintangible-aconnection,-athe-asafegua-"-aAusra's-avoice-abegan-ato-aring-aout-ain-ahis-amind.-a
He-aignored-athe-agenie's-awarning-aas-ahe-alooked-aforward,-aintently-aat-aWilliam's-abody.-a
'Work.'-aHe-awilled,-ahis-amind-afocused.-aOnce-amore,-aminute,-afaint-areverberations-ashook-aout-afrom-ahis-asoul,-aindiscernible-aeven-ato-ahim.-a
'Combine.-aAbsorb-atogether.-aCOMBINE!'-aHis-amental-avoice-agrew-alouder-aand-alouder-aas-athe-asmall-aball-aof-adark-ared-alight-abegan-ato-avibrate.-a
For-aa-asingle-asecond-ait-aseemed-afrozen-astill,-aand-aan-ainstant-alater-ait-ashot-aforward,-acrashing-ainto-aWilliam's-achest.-a
A-atense-amoment-apassed.-aDrago-afelt-ablood-abegin-ato-aspurt-aout-aof-athe-alarge-ahole-ain-ahis-achest,-ahis-abody-atrying-ato-aregenerate-afrom-athe-afatal-awound.-aHe-abegan-ato-abecome-alightheaded,-ahis-ahead-astarting-ato-afeel-adizzy.-a
Gradually,-aa-anew-aorb-aof-alight-abegan-ato-aemerge-afrom-aWilliam's-achest.-aOne-athat-awas-afaintly-atransparent.-a
A-alarge,-afoot-along-atransparent-ared-aorb.-aOne-athat-aseemed-ato-abe-acovering,-alike-aa-acocoon,-aa-amuch-asmaller,-aopaque,-awhite-aorb.
As-asoon-aas-athis-aorb-afinished-aemerging,-ait-asnapped-abackwards-aas-aif-aon-aa-astring-atowards-aDrago,-acolliding-awith-ahis-aown-achest,-aand-aseamlessly-aslipping-ainside.-a
Instantly-ahis-amind-afelt-aa-aconnection-aform.-aThis-aorb-aof-alight-amentally-aappeared-anext-ato-ahis-aown-aintangible-asoul,-aside-aby-aside.-a
No-alonger-adid-ait-atry-ato-aoverwhelm-ahis-asoul.-a
As-asoon-aas-ait-asettled-ain-asuccessfully,-aDrago-afelt-aa-awarm,-acalming-astream-aof-aenergy-aseep-ainto-ahis-aSoul,-amuch-aless-athan-athe-aamount-afrom-abefore,-abut-astill-aa-ahuge-aamount.-a
Ausra's-avoice-arang-aout-ain-ahis-amind,
'Evolving-ato-aMyyr-aDragon's-a3rd-aG-'-aAusra-acut-aherself-aoff,-aabruptly,-aand-athen-acontinued,
'Evolving-ato-aMyyr-aDragon's-a4th-aGrowth-aStage.'
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###-aChapter-a27-a--aA-aVictory-aMoving-aForward
"He's-adead."-aHadrion's-avoice-awas-aquiet,-atinged-awith-aa-ahint-aof-ashock-aas-ahe-afelt-aEren's-apresence-adisappear.-a
Eren-awas-aa-abrutal-aopponent,-aextremely-afocused-aon-aphysical-acombat-aand-aspells-athat-ainvolved-athat,-aas-awere-amany-amembers-aof-athe-aSundering-aDepartment.-aEven-aHadrion,-aif-ahe-awere-ato-aface-aup-aagainst-ahim,-awould-abe-aunsure-aif-ahe-awould-acome-aout-aon-atop.-aIn-ahis-aCondensed-aform,-ahe-awas-aphysically-aas-astrong-aas-aa-aPseudo-Lord-aClass-abeast,-aat-athe-aleast.-a
"Lo-Lord?"-aLarah's-avoice-ashowed-aher-ashock-adeeply,-aher-anormally-aplacid-aappearance-anowhere-ato-abe-aseen.-a
The-abattle-ahad-astarted-aand-aended-ain-aan-ainstant,-afrom-aHadrion's-apoint-aof-aview.-aHe-ahad-asensed-aEren-alet-aloose,-areleasing-ahis-aAura-afully.-aJust-amoments-alater-athe-aSundering-aTitan-ahad-alanded-aon-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-aand-aattacked-athe-adisturbance-ain-afate,-asomehow-aknowing-awhat-aform-ait-ahad-ahidden-aitself-ain.-a
A-adevastating,-aoverpowering-aKing-aClass-aAura-ahad-abeen-areleased,-aslamming-ainto-aHadrion-aa-asplit-asecond-alater.-a
Just-amoments-aafter-athat…-aEren's-apresence-adisappeared-acompletely.
He-awas-akilled,-awithout-aso-amuch-aas-aa-awhimper.-a
"Signal-ato-aeveryone.-aWe-aare-aleaving,-aimmediately.-aRight-anow,-atell-athem-ato-adrop-aeverything.-aA-afull-ascale-aretreat."-aWith-aa-awave-aof-ahis-ahand,-aHadrion-acanceled-athe-aelectric-afield-ahe-ahad-abeen-amaintaining,-ataking-aone-alast-aglance-aat-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-aOff-ain-athe-adistance,-aseveral-amiles-aup-athe-abridge,-ahe-acould-ajust-abarely-amake-aout-athe-ascene-aof-aEren's-adeath.-a
"Let's-aget-athe-ahell-aoff-aof-athis-agodforsaken-aplanet."-a
..
'Evolving-ato-aMyyr-aDragon's-a4th-aGrowth-aStage.'
Drago-afelt-ahis-abody-aflex-aand-aelongate,-ablinding-alight-aflashing-aaround-ahim.-aHis-abody-astretched,-agrowing-afrom-athree-ameters-atall-ato-aa-ahulking-afour-aand-aa-ahalf-ameters-atall.-aHis-agreen-ascales-atook-aon-aan-aeven-amore-aluscious-acolor,-aglimmering-aand-ashining-aas-ahis-aarms-aand-alegs-alengthened.-aHis-awings-aexpanded,-agrowing-ainto-athe-afull,-aseveral-ameter-along-awings-aa-agrown-aMyyr-aDragon-apossessed,-aincapable-aof-aflight,-abut-acapable-aof-along-adistance-agliding.-a
He-afelt-ahis-abones-agrow-aoutward-aand-athen-aseem-ato-ashr
ink-ain-aon-athemselves,-acondensing.-aThe-amuscle-afibers-athroughout-ahis-abody-agrew-atougher,-aand-atighter,-agrowing-ain-apower.-aHe-afelt-aa-araw,-avirile-asense-aof-astrength-ain-ahis-abody.-a
In-ahis-ahead,-aa-amental-ascreen-apopped-aup.-a
-Myyr-aDragon-a--aGrowth-aStage:-a(4/4)-aElder-aMyyr-aDragon-
Growth-aProgress-a–-a6,232/0-a-
Quickly-afollowed-aby-aanother-ascreen:
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Ability:-aEmerald-aFlames-a(3/3)
Description:-aEmerald-aFlames-athat-asear-athrough-ametal-awith-aease,-aan-aAbility-afound-aonly-awithin-amembers-aof-athe-aDraconic-aTribe.-aThe-aflames-aare-aaspected-ato-athe-abeing-athat-areleased-athem,-aand-acannot-adamage-aoneself.-aFully-amastered.-a
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He-apulled-aup-ahis-amental-astatus-afirst,-abefore-afully-areading-aover-athe-aother-aupdates.-a
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Drago-a--aSoul-aStatus
Soul-aStage:-aGrandmaster-aClass-a(Middle)
Health:-aPerfect
Energy:-a82%
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After-ahis-abody-aEvolved,-areaching-athe-afully-agrown-astage-aof-aa-aMyyr-aDragon,-ahe-ahad-ahealed-afrom-ahis-ainjuries.-aIt-aseemed-athat-aanytime-ahe-aevolved-aforms,-aany-aphysical-ainjuries-ahe-asustained-awere-arejuvenated.-a
His-asoul-ahad-aexpanded-aas-awell,-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-areaching-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass.-a
What-aseparated-aa-aMaster-aClass-abeast-afrom-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeast?-a
As-aDrago-alooked-aaround-ahim,-ahe-ainstinctively-arealized-athe-adifference.-a
It-awas-aa-amatter-aof-aperception.-a
His-abody-ahad-abecome-astronger,-ahe-acould-afeel-athat.-aThe-apower-ain-aa-afully-agrown-aMyyr-aDragon-awas-asubstantial.-a
But-aas-ahe-alooked-aat-athe-aworld-aaround-ahim,-ahe-arealized-ahis-aperception-ahad-achanged.-a
It-awas-alike-athe-aworld-awas-arunning-aat-aa-aslightly-aslower-apace.-aHe-acould-amake-aout-afiner-adetails-ain-ahis-asurroundings,-athe-aclarity-aof-areality-ahad-aincreased.-aHis-aperception-aof-atime-ahad-adirectly-abeen-asped-aup,-avastly-aincreasing-ahis-areaction-aspeed,-aand-ahis-aown-apersonal-aabilities.-a
He-acouldn't-aput-aa-adirect-anumber-ato-ahow-amuch-ahis-aperception-aof-atime-ahad-achanged.-aBut-ait-awas-aat-aleast-ahalf-aagain-awhat-ait-ahad-abeen-apreviously.-a
He-araised-aone-aof-ahis-agreen-ascaled-aarms-ain-afront-aof-ahim,-aglancing-aat-athe-agleaming-aclaws-afor-aa-asecond.-aThe-asharp-aedges-alooked-aintimidating.-a
His-aLesser-aEmerald-aFlames-ahad-agrown-awith-ahis-abody-ainto-athe-afull-afledged-aEmerald-aFlames-aof-aa-aMyyr-aDragon,-aa-apowerful-afire-athat-awas-aeffective-ain-amelting-ametal.-aHe-adidn't-aknow-ahow-astrong-athey-awere-anow,-abut-ahe-afigured-ahe-awould-atest-athat-awhen-athe-atime-acame.-a
What-awas-amost-aon-ahis-amind,-ahowever,-awas-athe-alarge-ared-aorb-athat-ahad-asettled-anext-ato-ahis-asoul-awithin-ahim.-a
'Ausra,'-aHe-asaid-amentally,-ahis-aeyes-acool,
'What-ais-ait?'
Ausra-awas-asilent-afor-aa-amoment-abefore-areplying,
'I-aam-aunsure.-aI-ado-anot-ahave-aenough-adata-ato-areliably-amake-aa-astatement-aof-afact.'-a
'Okay,-abut-aif-ayou-ahad-ato-aguess,-awhat-adoes-ait-aappear-ato-abe?'-aHe-afrowned.
'It-aappears-athat-ayou-ahave-amanaged-ato-aremove-athe-asoul-aand-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aof-aa-ahuman-abeing-aat-athe-aMaster-aClass.-aNot-aonly-ahave-ayou-asafely-aremoved-ait,-ayou-ahave-astored-ait-anext-ato-ayour-aown-asoul,-ausing-athe-aremnants-aof-aa-aLord-aClass-aTitan's-asoul-aand-aenergy-ato-ashield-ait-afrom-adecay.'-aAusra's-avoice-arang-aout-ain-ahis-ahead.-a
Drago-aclenched-ahis-aclaws-atogether,-aa-agrim-asmile-aappearing-aon-ahis-asnarling-avisage.-a
'How-acan-aI-amove-athe-asoul-ainto-aa-anew-abody?'-aHe-aqueried.-a
Ausra-awas-asilent-afor-aa-amoment-aonce-amore,-aas-aif-atrying-ato-acome-aup-awith-aa-aresponse.-a
'The-adata-aI-ahave-aleads-ame-ato-ano-areliable-aconclusi-'
'If-awe-ahad-ato-aguess,-aAusra.'-aHe-acut-athe-agenie-aoff-aimpatiently.-a
'To-arestore-aa-aphysical-aform-ato-aa-abeing-athat-ais-aonly-aa-asoul-aand-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-awould-abe-adifficult.-aCreating-aa-abody-athat-amatches-athe-awavelength-aof-aa-acreature's-asoul-ais-anot-aeasy.-aThe-acirculatory,-aendocrine,-amuscular,-alymphatic,-aand-anervous-asystem-amust-abe-aperfectly-ain-atune-awith-athe-abeing's-asoul.-aA-asingle-amistake-awill-alead-ato-aDiscordancy,-aand-athe-asoul-arejecting-athe-abody-aand-aperishing.'-aAusra-abegan,
Drago-apaused,-athinking-aover-awhat-aAusra-asaid.-a
'But-ait-ais-asomething-aI-acan-ado?'-aHe-aasked.-a
'Your-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ais-aspecialized-afor-atransformations-aof-aflesh-aand-abloodlines.-aIt-ais-aentirely-ageared-atowards-ayour-aown-aunique-asoul,-ahowever.-aWith-athat-asaid…-ait-ashould-abe-afeasible-ato-ause-ayour-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ato-acreate-aa-anew-abody-afor-athis-aMaster-aClass-alost-asoul.'-aDrago's-aheart-aflipped-aas-aheard-athis.-aAusra-acontinued,
'However.-aThis-awas-anot-athe-aintended-apurpose-aof-ayour-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aCreating-asuch-aa-aform-awould-arequire-ayou-ato-acompletely-aremove-aany-atrace-aof-ayour-aown-asoul-afrom-ait,-aand-apainstakingly-acraft-ait-ato-amatch-athe-awavelength-aof-athe-alost-asoul.'-aMentally,-aan-aimage-aof-athe-apale,-awhite-aorb-aappeared-ain-ahis-amind.-a
'Something-acannot-abe-acreated-afrom-anothing.-aCreating-aa-anew-aMaster-aClass-aform-aand-acleansing-ait-aof-ayour-aown-apresence-ais-asomething-ayou-awould-aneed-ato-ado-amanually,-aand-awould-arequire-aa-agargantuan-aamount-aof-aenergy.'
Drago-anodded,-aunsurprised,
'How-amuch-aenergy?'
'I-acannot-acurrently-acompute-aa-areliable-afigure.-aYou-acurrently-ahave-a6,232-aunits-aof-aenergy-astored-ain-ayour-asoul.-aEvolving-aa-aform-ato-athe-aMaster-aClass-anormally-awould-arequire-aaround-a3,000-a--a15,000-aunits-aof-aenergy,-adepending-aon-athe-ascale-aof-athe-abloodline.'-aAusra-acontinued,
'To-acompletely-acreate-aa-abrand-anew-aform-ato-amatch-athis-aMaster-aClass-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-awill-arequire-aat-aleast-aa-athousand-atimes-athis-aamount-aof-aenergy.'
Drago's-aeyes-aopened-awide-ain-ashock-aas-ahe-alearned-athe-atotal-avalue.-a
Taking-a3,000-ato-a15,000-aand-amultiplying-ait-aby-aa-athousand…-awould-amean-ahe-awould-aneed-amillions-aof-aunits-aof-aenergy-ato-abring-aWilliam-aback.-aAnd-aeven-athen,-ait-acould-astill-acost-amore-athan-a15,000,000-aunits-aof-aenergy-aif-aAusra's-aestimates-awere-aoff.-a
'This-arange-aof-aenergy-ais-amore-athan-athe-acost-aof-aEvolving-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeast-ato-athe-aLord-aClass-aby-ausing-aone's-abloodline.-aEvolving-ato-ajust-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass-aalone,-athe-asame-aclass-aas-ayour-aMyyr-aDragon's-a4th-aGrowth-aStage,-aonly-acosts-aapproximately-a50,000-ato-a100,000-aunits-aof-aenergy.-a'-a
Drago-ahad-acompletely-askipped-aover-athe-aMyyr-aDragon's-a3rd-aGrowth-aStage,-aand-ahadn't-agotten-aa-achance-ato-asee-athe-aenergy-avalues-ahe'd-aneed-ato-aEvolve.-aHe'd-aassumed-athat-athe-athird-aGrowth-aStage-awould-abe-aGrandmaster-aClass,-abut-aapparently-ahe'd-abeen-awrong.-a
'What-aclass-awas-amy-a3rd-aGrowth-aStage-aat?'-aHe-aasked.-a
'The-aPseudo-Grandmaster-aClass.-aBetween-aeach-aClass,-athere-ais-aa-astage-awhere-aone-ahas-aalmost-areached-athe-apeak,-aand-ais-aclose-ato-astepping-ainto-athe-anext-aClass,-abut-anot-aquite-aequal-ato-aa-abeast-aat-athe-anext-alevel.-aThese-alevels-aare-aknown-aas-aPseudo-Classes.'-aAusra-ashared-amore-ainformation.-a
Drago-afocused-aback-aon-athe-amassive-aamount-aof-aenergy-ahe-awould-aneed.-aAchieving-asuch-aa-asubstantial-aamount-awas-aincredibly-adaunting.-a
Without-aasking,-ahowever,-aAusra-aadded-aan-aextra-anote,
'The-aenergy-abarrier-aprotecting-athe-alost-asoul-afrom-adecay-ais-aa-atemporary-ameasure-athat-awill-adissipate-ain-aaround-a13-amonths.-aIt-ais-aimpossible-ato-areplenish.-aI-awill-abe-aable-ato-amake-aa-amore-aaccurate-aestimate-aas-atime-agoes-aon'-a
His-aeyes-awidened-aat-athat,-aand-ahe-aasked-athe-aobvious-aquestion,
'What-ahappens-awhen-athe-abarrier-afades-aand
-ait's-anot-aprotected-afrom-adecay?'-a
'The-asoul-aand-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-awill-aslowly-adissipate,-afalling-aapart-aand-avanishing-afrom-athis-aworld.-aWhat-ahappens-ato-ait-aafter-ais-aunknown.'-aAusra-aanswered.-a
Drago-aexhaled-asharply,-aair-ablasting-aout-aof-ahis-adraconic-asnout.-aHe-atook-aa-adeep-abreath-aand-athen-asighed,-arubbing-ahis-aforehead-aout-aof-ahabit,-athough-ataking-acare-anot-ato-astab-ahimself-athis-atime.-a
Eating-aMagic-aHerbs-aor-ahunting-alow-aClass-abeasts-awouldn't-aget-ahim-athat-amuch-aenergy-ain-atime.-aHe-aneeded-ato-aobtain-aa-ahuge,-amassive-aamount.-a
'Ausra,-ahow-amuch-aenergy-awould-aI-aget-afrom-ahunting-aand-aabsorbing-aa-aLord-aClass-acreature.'-aHis-aeyes-awere-acalm-aas-ahe-aasked,-acontemplating-ahis-afuture.-a
'Roughly-a50,000-ato-a65,000-aunits-aof-aenergy,-athough-athis-acan-avary-awildly-afor-abeings-athat-astudy-amagic.-aIf-ayou-ause-ayour-alast-aAbsorption,-ayou-ashould-aobtain-aroughly-atwo-ato-athree-atimes-aas-amuch-aenergy-afrom-athe-abeing,-abased-aon-ayour-apast-ametrics-a.'-aThe-agenie-areplied-acoolly.-a
If-ahe-achose-ato-aget-athe-aenergy-aby-ahunting,-ahe'd-aneed-ato-ahunt-adown-aand-akill-adozens-aof-aLord-aClass-abeasts,-apowerful-acreatures-athat-awere-aextremely-arare-ain-athe-awild.-a
He-ahad-aalready-aalmost-adied-afacing-adown-aa-asingle-aLord-aClass-aTitan,-athough-aone-athat-awas-aa-aWizard.-aThe-aonly-areason-ahe-asurvived-aat-aall-awas-abecause-ahe-aused-aone-aof-athe-aAbsorptions-ahe-ahad-acome-ainto-athis-aworld-awith.-a
And-anow-ahe-aonly-ahad-aa-asingle-aone-aleft.-a
Even-aAusra-adidn't-aquite-aknow-awhat-ahis-aAbsorptions-awere-aor-ahow-athey-afunctioned,-aso-aas-afar-aas-ahe-aknew-anow,-athere-awas-ano-away-ato-areplenish-athem.
Drago-asighed.-aHe-atook-aa-abreak-afrom-aasking-aAusra-aquestions,-alooking-aover-aat-aWilliam's-adead-abody.-a
He-awalked-aup-anext-ato-ait.-aBlood-ahad-apooled-aall-aaround-ait,-athe-amassive-ahole-ain-athe-achest-acausing-athe-arest-aof-ahis-atorso-ato-acave-ain.-aA-agruesome-asight.-a
He-aslid-aa-aclaw-ainto-athe-apool-aof-ablood,-aabsorbing-ait-ain-acase-ahe-aneeded-ait-ato-acreate-aWilliam's-anew-abody.-a
He-athen-astabbed-ahis-aclaws-ainto-athe-aground-anext-ato-athe-abody,-aripping-aup-aa-alarge-achunk-aof-aearth-awith-aa-acasual-awave.-aDust-aand-adebris-ashot-aup-ainto-athe-aair,-atemporarily-ablinding-ahim.-aHe-ashook-ahis-ahead,-aclearing-ahis-aeyes.-a