Reborn Evolution
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Black-ablood-aburst-aas-athe-abear's-ashoulder-acaved-ain,-acracking-asounds-aringing-aout.-aLor-awatched,-ahowever,-aas-athe-abear's-ashoulders-aand-aarm-abegan-ato-areform-athemselves,-ahealing-ato-aa-aperfect-acondition.-a
"How?!"-aHe-asputtered,-acursing-ahis-aterrible-aluck.-a
These-aappeared-ato-abe-aGreat-aBlack-aBears,-abut-athey-amust-abe-asome-aother-arare-abreed.-aHe-ahad-anever-aheard-aof-aa-aGreat-aBlack-aBear-athat-apossessed-athe-apower-ato-ainstantly-aregenerate.-a
There-awere-a10-aarmed-afighters-ain-ahis-atroupe,-aall-aat-athe-aSky-aClass,-aand-ajust-aone-aother-aWizard.-aUnfortunately,-aLizzy,-athe-aother-aWizard,-ahad-afallen-aill-aand-ahad-astayed-aback-aon-aHasnorth,-aleaving-ahim-aas-athe-asole-abackup.
"Hiyaaah!"-a
"Arrrgh!"-a
"Buck,-aget-aback!"-a
The-ayells-aof-asome-aof-ahis-afighters-arang-aout-aas-athey-atried-ato-astall-athe-abears,-aand-awere-asmashed-abackward.-aThe-awhite-aleather-aarmor-ahis-amen-awore-awas-adesigned-ato-aprotect-aagainst-aphysical-aimpacts,-amagically-aenhanced.-aIn-athe-aface-aof-athe-abear's-aattacks,-ahowever,-ait-aseemed-ato-acrumple-aalmost-atoo-aeasily.-a
"Protect-athe-apassengers!"-aLor-asputtered-aout,-agathering-ahimself-ato-acast-aanother-aspell.-a
Unfortunately,-ahis-amen-ahad-afallen-ainto-adisarray-aas-athe-abears-aoverran-athem,-asmashing-aseveral-aof-athem-abackward.-aHalf-aof-ahis-afighters-awere-aon-athe-aground,-agroaning-ain-apain-aand-aunable-ato-astand.-a
One-aof-athe-abears,-athe-alargest-aof-athe-agroup,-ahurtled-atowards-aone-aof-athe-awagons-aat-athe-afront,-aa-alarge,-apainted-ablack-awagon-awith-aenchanted-agrey-awheels.-aThe-awagon-acarrying-athe-apassengers-athey-awere-acommissioned-ato-aprotect.
"No!"-a
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The-acloser-aDrago-agot-ato-athe-acaravan,-athe-amore-aand-amore-ahe-afelt-adrawn-ahere.-aAs-aif-ahe-ahad-asome-aconnection.-aIt-awas-aincredibly-aunsettling-ato-ahim.-a
Thanks-ato-ahis-adiminutive-aform,-athe-aongoing-afight,-aand-athe-adownpour,-anone-aof-athe-abears-aor-aAethmen-ahad-anoticed-ahis-aarrival.-a
The-aAeth-awarriors-awere-ageared-aup-ain-awhite-aleather-aarmor,-astained-agrey-aor-abeige-aby-adust-aand-atime,-aand-aarmed-awith-adeadly-aswords-aor-airon-amaces.-aHalf-aof-athem-awere-alying-aon-athe-aground,-aeither-adead-aor-ainjured,-awhile-athe-arest-awere-adesperately-afighting-aagainst-athe-aattacking-aGreat-aBlack-aBears.-a
Drago-asaw-aa-asingle-aAethman-adressed-ain-atravel-stained-agrey-arobes,-agiving-aoff-athe-aappearance-aof-aa-aWizard.-a
As-ahe-afinished-ataking-aeverything-ain,-ahe-asaw-aone-aof-athe-abears-abreak-apast-athe-adefensive-aline,-aand-acharge-atowards-aone-aof-athe-acaravan-awagons.-aIt-athrew-aup-adirt,-agrass,-aand-amud-aas-aits-apaws-atore-aup-athe-aground,-ahurtling-ait-aforward.-a
Drago-aclenched-ahis-afist-aand-athen-aleaped-aforward.-aAs-ahe-adid-aso,-ahe-aactivated-ahis-aFlame-aClaws-aAbility.-a
In-ahis-aTitan-aform,-ait-amade-aboth-aof-ahis-ahands-aglow-aa-afiery-ared,-aand-afeel-afaintly-auncomfortable.-aSteam-arose-afrom-athem-aas-ahis-anow-aflaming-ahands-acollided-awith-athe-arain.-aThe-aslight,-auncomfortable-afeeling-amade-ahim-afrown.-aIt-aseemed-aeven-athough-ahe-acould-aaccess-athe-aAbility,-anot-aall-aAbilities-awould-awork-aperfectly-ain-aevery-aform.-a
He-ashook-athe-athought-afrom-ahis-ahead-aas-ahe-asailed-athrough-athe-aair,-asmashing-atowards-athe-ahuge-abear.-a
..
Lor-acalled-aon-aeverything-ahe-ahad,-aclasping-ahis-ahands-aas-ahe-atried-ato-asend-aa-aGravity-aWave-aover-aand-adisrupt-athe-aGreat-aBlack-aBear-abefore-ait-akilled-atheir-aclients.-a
If-athey-afailed-ato-aat-aleast-aprotect-atheir-acharges,-athey-awould-abe-aexpelled-afrom-athe-aGolden-aMoon-aMercenary-aAlliance-awithout-aa-asecond-athought.-aHe-ahad-abuilt-ahis-aentire-alivelihood-aon-agetting-aaccepted-ainto-athe-aprestigious,-aextremely-afamous-aorganization,-aand-awhile-ahe-amight-aonly-abe-aon-athe-avery-alowest-arung,-ait-awas-astill-aa-arung-ahe-atook-agreat-apride-ain.-a
He-aabsolutely-acould-anot-afail-athis.-aAs-along-aas-ahe-acould-asave-athe-amerchants,-aand-amake-ait-aout-aof-ahere-aalive,-aeverything-acould-abe-asalvaged.-aHis-aheart-awas-awracked-awith-apain,-ahowever,-aat-athe-asight-aof-ahis-ainjured-amen.-aHe-aknew-ahe-acouldn't-asave-athem-aall.-a
He-aalso-aknew-athere-awas-ano-away-ahe-acould-acast-ahis-aspell-ain-atime.-a
He-awatched-ain-ahelpless-ahorror-aas-athe-abear-aslammed-adown-anext-ato-athe-awagon,-aand-abegan-ato-acharge-ainto-ait.-a
At-aleast,-athat-awas-awhat-ait-atried-ato-ado.-a
Before-ait-amanaged-ato-aeven-ascratch-athe-asurface-aof-athe-apassenger-awagon,-aLor-afroze,-astaring-aat-athe-amost-aabsurd-athing-ahe-ahad-aever-aseen-ain-ahis-alife.-a
A-anaked,-ared-skinned-atoddler-asailing-athrough-athe-arain-awith-ahands-athat-aappeared-ato-abe-aon-afire.-a
The-atoddler-asmashed-adown-ahard-aon-athe-aground-anext-ato-athe-awagon-aand-astepped-aforward,-apunching-athe-aGreat-aBlack-aBear-awith-ahis-abare-ahands.-a
THUD
A-apunch-athat-asent-athe-aGreat-aBlack-aBear-aflying-aseveral-ameters-abackward,-aa-ahuge-ahole-ain-athe-acenter-aof-aits-achest.-aBlack-ablood-aseeped-aout-aof-aparts-aof-athe-ahole,-aburnt-askin-asealing-aoff-amost-aof-athe-adamage.-a
His-amen-athat-awere-astill-afighting-aall-aturned-aand-astared,-aas-adid-athe-aattacking-abears,-aturning-acreepily-ain-aunison.-a
The-anaked-atoddler-alanded-aon-athe-aground-awithout-aa-ahitch,-alooking-adown-aat-ahis-aown-ahands-aas-aif-ain-asurprise,-abefore-aturning-atowards-aLor.-a
"Don't-aworry!-aThis-aGodly-aDra--aThis-aGodly-aTitan-ais-ahere-ato-asave-ayou!"-a
..
Drago-agave-athe-aWizard-aa-areassuring-asmile,-aunaware-aof-ahow-aunnerving-ahis-aactions-aand-aappearance-amade-ahim-aseem.-a
He-aknew-ahis-abody-awas-aat-athe-aSky-aClass-ain-aterms-aof-astrength,-athanks-ato-aAusra-atelling-ahim,-abecause-aof-ahis-aGrandmaster-aClass-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aHe-ahadn't-abeen-aaware,-ahowever,-aof-ahow-atruly-astrong-ahe-awas.-aTitans,-aeven-ayoung-aTitans,-awere-aunusually-astrong.-a
Having-aso-amuch-apower-aconcentrated-ain-asuch-aa-atiny-abody-awas-aa-adeadly-acombination.-a
He-afelt-aa-alittle-aenergy-adrain-afrom-ahis-abody-afrom-ahis-ausage-aof-ahis-aFlame-aClaws-aAbility.-aThe-aGreat-aBlack-aBear-awas-aa-acommon-abeast-awith-aa-adecent-alevel-aof-astrength,-abut-aa-apitiful-adefense-aapparently.-aHe-ahad-ablasted-athrough-ait-alike-ait-awasn't-aeven-athere.-a
Even-aif-aits-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-awas-aon-athe-asame-aClass-aas-ahis,-aif-ait-acouldn't-aprotect-aitself,-amighty-astrength-ameant-anothing.-a
The-arest-aof-athe-abears-ahad-aall-afrozen,-aand-athen-abacked-aoff-afrom-athe-afight,-aturning-aand-astaring-aat-aDrago-aalmost-aas-aone.-aHe-anoticed-athis-aout-aof-athe-acorner-aof-ahis-aeye.-aIt-awas-avaguely-acreepy.-a
He-aignored-athis,-ahowever,-aand-athe-astares-aof-athe-awarriors-aand-athe-aWizard-aas-ahe-astalked-aforward-atowards-athe-abody-aof-athe-abear,-aintent-aon-aabsorbing-aenough-aof-aits-ablood-ato-ahave-aits-abloodline.-aThe-aprize-ahe-awanted-ahere.-a
As-ahe-amoved-aforward,-aa-awarning-ayell-acaught-ahis-aattention,
"Watch-aout!-aIt-acan-aregenerate!"-aThe-aAethman-aWizard-awaved-ahis-ahands-afrantically-aat-aDrago-aas-ahe-astepped-aforward,-aa-alook-aof-aconcentration-aappearing-aon-ahis-aface.-aThe-aother-aAeth-aguards-abegan-ato-aretreat-anear-athe-aWizard,-amoving-atowards-athe-awagon-aDrago-awas-anext-ato.-aThey-awere-aon-aguard,-ato-aboth-athe-abears-aand-ato-aDrago.-a
'Hmm?'-aDrago-astared-adown-aat-athe-abody-aof-athe-ahuge-abear-ain-ashock.-aBefore-ahis-avery-aeyes,-athe-agaping-ahole-ain-aits-achest-awas-aslowly-aclosing.-aFlesh-awrithed,-atissues-aand-amuscles-astretching-aout-aand-aexpanding-aas-ait-apatched-aitself-atogether.-aThe-aburnt-askin-arose-aup-afrom-athe-asides-aof-athe-ainjury,-apushed-aoff.-a
'What?!-aAusra,-ahow-acome-ait-acan-aregenerate?!'-aHe-amentally-aqueried,-ashocked.-aHis-aRed-aSalamander-aform-awas-asupposed-ato-ahave-adecent-aregeneration-afor-aa-aSky-aClass-abeast,-abut-athat-aonly-ameant-ait-acould-ascab-aover-awounds-aquickly,-a
and-aheal-asmaller-ainjuries-afast.-a
To-acompletely-aregenerate-aa-agaping-ahole-aat-acenter-amass...-aThat-awas-aa-ahuge-ajump.-a
'…I-ado-anot-aknow.-aEverything-aseems-ato-aindicate-athat-athis-ais-aa-aSky-aClass-aGreat-aBlack-aBear.-aGreat-aBlack-aBears-ado-anot-anormally-apossess-athe-aability-ato-aregenerate-aat-asuch-ascale.'-aAusra's-areply-agave-ahim-ano-aanswer.-a
The-abear-arestored-aitself-acompletely-aand-astood-aup,-aits-abody-arising.-aAs-ait-adid-aso,-aDrago-arealized-athe-astrange-aconnection-ahe-afelt-awasn't-ato-athe-acaravan.-a
It-awas-ato-athis-abear-aright-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-a
Drago-ajumped-abackward-aa-afew-asteps,-aholding-ahis-astill-aflaming-ahands-abefore-ahim.-a
Instead-aof-aattacking,-athe-abear-ajust-aturned-aand-alooked-aat-aDrago.-aIts-afur-covered-asnout-atwisted-aup-ain-awhat-aappeared-ato-abe-aa-asmile-aas-ait-ashook-aout-aits-afur-aand-arubbed-aits-aclaws-atogether,-ashaking-aoff-adirt-aand-awater.-a
And-athen-abegan-ato-aspeak.
"I-aspread-aten-athousand-aclones-ain-aevery-adirection,-aacross-asixteen-aplanets-anow,-abut-aI-acan't-abelieve-aI-afound-ayet-aanother-aone-aof-aus-awithin-aonly-aa-acouple-aweeks.-aFate-areally-adoes-adraw-aus-atogether,-ahuh?"-aThe-abear's-avoice-ahad-aa-adeep-atimbre-ato-ait-aand-awas-aaccompanied-aby-aan-aodd,-akeening-anoise.-aIt-agave-aDrago-aan-aattempt-aat-aa-awinning-asmile,-awhich,-aon-aa-abear,-acould-aonly-abe-adescribed-aas-aunbearably-ahorrifying,
"You-aare-athe-athird-aone-aof-aus-aI've-afound."-a
"I…-aWhat?"-aDrago-astuttered-aback,-ataken-acompletely-aaback,-aas-ahe-astared-aat-athe-aodd-atalking-abear.-aThe-afur-aon-aits-abody-ahad-areformed-aby-anow,-acovering-aup-athe-aplace-aDrago-ahad-apunched-athrough.-a
The-abear-arolled-aits-aeyes,
"You're-athe-athird-aone-aof-aus-aI've-afound.-aYou-amust-abe-aa-alower-anumber,-ahuh?"-a
Drago's-aeyes-awidened-aas-ahe-arealized-awhat-athe-abear-ameant,-ahis-abody-atingling-aas-ahe-awent-aon-afull-aalert.-a
"I-aam-athe-aThirtySixth-Born,-abut-ayou-acan-acall-ame-aMello."-a
"What-anumber-aare-ayou?"
.-a
###-aChapter-a31-a--aClash
Drago-ahad-aa-asplit-asecond-ato-areact.
This-awas-ahis-afirst-atime-aever-ameeting-aanother-amember-aof-athe-aFlock.-aAs-ahe-atook-aan-ainstant-ato-athink-aup-awhat-ato-asay,-ahe-awent-aover-awhat-athe-abear-ahad-asaid.-a
It-ahad-asent-aout-a'ten-athousand-aclones.'-aEven-aif-aall-athe-aother-amembers-aof-athe-aFlock-ahad-astarted-aout-alike-ahim,-awith-anothing,-ait-astill-ashouldn't-abe-aonly-aat-athe-aSky-aClass-aafter-athe-atime-athey'd-abeen-aalive.
Therefore,-athis-amust-abe-aone-aof-aits-aclones.-aAnd-aif-ait-asent-aout-aten-athousand-aof-athem…-athere-awas-ano-away-aeach-aclone-awould-abe-asuper-astrong.-a
He-ahad-acasually-ablasted-ait-aback-awith-aa-asingle-apunch-awhile-ausing-ahis-aFlame-aClaws-aAbility.-aThough-ait-ahad-aregenerated,-ahe-adidn't-afeel-avery-athreatened-aby-athe-abear-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-aHe-amentally-anodded-aas-ahe-aran-aover-athese-afacts-ain-ahis-ahead,-acoming-ato-aa-adecision.-a
He-aeither-atold-athe-abear-ahe-awas-athe-aFirstborn,-alied-aand-apicked-aa-adifferent-anumber…-aor-adidn't-agive-aa-anumber-aat-aall.
"What-anumber-aam-aI?-aHmph.-aOnly-atrash-awould-adepend-aon-atheir-anumber-afor-astrength.-aYou-amay-acall-ame-aDrago."-aDrago's-avoice-awas-adomineering,-ahedged-awith-aconfidence.-aPerhaps-ahe-ashould-ahave-aused-aa-afake-aname,-abut-ahe-amentally-ashrugged.-aNo-aone-ahere-aknew-ahis-aname-ayet.-a
He-adecided-ato-abluff-ahis-away-athrough,-ainstead-aof-arevealing-ahe-awas-athe-aFirstborn.-aHe-afelt-alike-ait'd-abe-abetter-ato-ahide-athat-aparticular-afact-auntil-ahe-awas-aextremely-apowerful.-aBearing-asuch-aa-atitle-awould-ano-adoubt-aattract-athe-aeyes,-aand-aperhaps-aenvy,-aof-aother-amembers-aof-athe-aFlock.-a
Their-agoal-ahere,-aat-aleast-athe-aone-aset-aby-athe-aGodking,-awas-ato-acreate-athe-aperfect-abeing.-aThere-awas-ano-atelling-awhether-aother-amembers-awould-abe-afriendly-aor-anot.-a
"Huh,-ayou're-anot-awrong."-aThe-abear-anodded-aits-ahead,-aseeming-ato-atake-awhat-aDrago-asaid-ain-astride.-a
"That-aform…-aa-aTitan?-aI-asee,-ayou-amust-astill-abe-ain-athe-aone-aadaptation-aperiod,-ahuh?-aNot-aa-abad-aform,-athough-alacking-ain-abeauty."-aIt-astudied-aDrago's-atiny-abody,-aan-aodd-alook-afor-asuch-aa-alarge-abear.-a
It-awas-athen-athat-aDrago-aremembered-ahe-awas-ain-aa-ahumanoid-aform,-aand-aalso-anaked.-aHe-ablushed-aslightly,-aunable-ato-astop-ahimself.-aAt-aleast-ahis-askin-awas-ared-aand-ahid-athe-ablush.-aHis-aform-awas-athat-aof-aa-atoddler-aright-anow,-aso-ait-ahardly-amattered.-aBut-astill,-ahe-acouldn't-ahelp-ahimself.-aSome-acore-ahabits-adied-ahard.-a
"Well,-aDrago,-aI'll-acut-ato-athe-achase."-aThe-abear-acontinued,
"I'm-abuilding-aan-aallianc-"
Before-ait-acould-afinish-aspeaking,-ahowever,-aa-ayell-ainterrupted-ait.
"DIE-aMONSTER!"-a
WHOOSH
An-ainvisible-abolt-aof-aforce-ablasted-aforward,-aabout-aa-ameter-aabove-aDrago's-ahead,-aand-aslammed-ainto-athe-abear.-aThis-abolt-aof-aforce-awas-apowerful,-astrong-aenough-athat-ait-asevered-athe-aSky-aClass-abear's-abody-ain-atwo,-aobliterating-ait.-aBlack-ablood-aspattered-athe-aair-aas-athe-atop-ahalf-aof-athe-abear-awas-asent-aflying,-aits-alower-ahalf-afalling-ato-athe-aground-aa-afew-ameters-aaway.-a
Drago's-amouth-atwitched-ain-ashock-aas-ahe-amentally-aberated-ahimself.-aHe-ahad-aalmost-aforgotten-aabout-athe-aWizard-abehind-ahim.-a
Several-aof-athe-awarriors-aran-aforward,-asurrounding-athe-alead-awagon-aand-astaring-aat-aDrago.-aA-afew-aof-athem-aheld-atheir-aswords-atowards-ahim,-aon-aguard,-awhile-athe-aothers-aran-ato-atend-ato-athe-adowned-afighters.-a
The-aWizard-astepped-aforward,-aa-alook-aof-aexhaustion-ain-ahis-aface-aas-ahe-alooked-adown-aat-aDrago,-aconfusion,-acuriosity,-aand-aalertness-amixed-aon-ahis-aface.-a
Off-ain-athe-adistance,-aseveral-aof-athe-abears-acollapsed-aonto-athe-aground,-aleaving-aonly-aa-asingle-abear-aremaining-astanding.-a
"Now-athat-awas-auncalled-afor,-ahuh,-aWizard?"-aThe-asame-adeep-avoice-awith-aan-aodd-akeening-abackground-arang-aout-aas-athe-alast-abear-awalked-aforward,-aglaring-aat-athe-aWizard-athat-ahad-ajust-akilled-athe-afirst-abear.-a
"All-aI-adid-awas-atry-ato-akill-ayou-aand-aabsorb-ayour-abloodline."-aMello-ashook-ahis-ahead-asadly-aas-ahe-arolled-ahis-ashoulders,-aadjusting,-aand-aturning-ahis-aattention-aback-ato-aDrago.-aThe-aconstant-adrizzle-aof-arain-abegan-ato-alessen,-achanging-ato-ajust-aoccasional-adroplets.-a
The-aAethmen,-aguards-aand-aWizard-aalike,-astared-aat-athe-abear-ain-ashock-aand-ahorror.-aThe-aWizard-ashook-awith-afatigue-aas-ahe-aclasped-ahis-ahands-atogether,-alooking-aas-aif-ahe-amight-akeel-aover-ain-amoments.-a
"Like-aI-asaid,-aDrago,-amy-anew-afriend.-aI-aam-abuilding-aan-aalliance-abetween-amembers-aof-athe-aFlock.-aWe-aall-apossess-apowerful-aAbilities-aand-abloodlines.-aWhile-aour-agoal-ais-aultimately-athe-asame,-athere-ais-ano-areason-awe-acannot-aally-atogether-ato-aslaughter-aany-ain-aour-apath.-aThe-a30,000-aWorlds-aare-afar-afrom-afriendly-ato-aus,-aand-astanding-aalone-ais-aa-afoolish-aoption."-aThe-abear-asmiled,-aits-asharp-ateeth-agleaming.-a
As-ait-aspoke,-ait-abegan-ato-astep-aforward,-atowards-athe-aguards-aand-aWizard-asurrounding-athe-awagon.-aIts-abody-aexpanded-aslightly-aas-aits-amuscles-agrew,-amighty-astrength-aconcentrating-ain-athem.-aIts-aeyes-aflashed-aa-adark-ared,-athreatening,
"As-afor-ayou-amaggots…-aYour-abloodlines-awill-amake-aa-afine-aaddition-ato-amy-acollect-"
THWUCK
THUD
Mello's-avoice-acut-aoff-aas-athe-ahuge-abear-awas-asent-aflying,-aits-aright-aarm-adisintegrated-adue-ato-athe-aforce-aof-aDrago's-ablow.-a
In-athe-amoment-athat-athe-abear-ahad-astarted-ato-arun-aforward,-ato-aattack-athe-aguards-aand-aWizard,-aDrago-ahad-astepped-aforward-aand-aintercepted-ait.-a
Black-ablood-aseeped-aout-aof-aits-aarm-aas-athe-abear-aflipped-athrough-athe-aair-aand-alanded-aroughly,-acrashing-ainto-athe-aground.-aIt-atwisted-ato-aits-afeet-ain-aan-ainstant,-athe-afur
-aon-aits-aneck-araised-aas-ait-aglared-adaggers-aat-aDrago.-a
"You-adare-ato-aattack-ame?!"-aMello's-avoice-awas-afilled-abarely-ahidden-arage.-aAt-athe-asame-atime,-ahowever,-aa-aslight-ahesitance-acould-abe-aseen-ain-ahis-aeyes.-a
"Are-ayou-agonna-ado-asomething?-aOr-ajust-astand-athere-aand-ableed?"-aOverwhelming-aconfidence-adripped-aoff-aevery-aword-aDrago-asaid-aas-ahe-astepped-aforward,-astamping-athe-aground-ahard-aand-acausing-acracks-ato-aappear.-a
Was-ait-abetter-ato-abe-afriends-awith-aa-akiller?-aOr-ato-abe-afeared-aby-aa-akiller?-a
Drago's-amood-awas-agrim-aas-ahe-afaked-aan-aimage-aof-aa-amighty-afigure,-ahis-ahead-aheld-ahigh.-a
If-ahe-awas-atruly-aa-apowerful-abeast,-athere-awould-abe-ano-areason-ahe-awould-adeign-ato-aally-awith-asomeone-aweaker-athan-ahim,-anor-awould-ahe-ashow-aeven-aa-asingle-asign-aof-afear.-aThis-afirst-aimpression-awas-aincredibly-aimportant-ato-amaintain,-aespecially-aif-ahe-aencountered-athis-amember-aof-athe-aFlock,-aor-aany-aof-aits-aallies,-aever-aagain.-a
There-awas-aa-achance-athat-aMello-awas-abeing-ahonest-ain-ahis-aattempt-ato-aally-awith-ahim.-aBut-athis-awas-aa-akill-aor-abe-akilled-aworld,-aand-aDrago-adoubted-awhether-athe-abear's-aintentions-awould-aremain-agood.-a
And,-aregardless-aof-aeverything,-awanton-aslaughter-awas-awrong.-aKilling-ain-aself-defense-awas-aunderstandable,-abut-aattacking-ainnocent-apeople-ajust-abecause?-aThat-acrossed-ahis-abottom-aline-aand-awasn't-asomething-ahe-awould-aallow.-a
Mello's-abear-asnout-atwisted-ain-aa-acruel-asmirk,
"Hmph,-ayou're-ajust-alike-anumber-a11,-ahuh?-aJust-abecause-ayou-astarted-astrong-ameans-anothing-aand-"-a
Before-athe-abear-acould-afinish-aspeaking,-aDrago-alaunched-ahimself-aforward-aat-ait.-aA-alook-aof-arage-aappeared-ain-aMello's-aeyes-aas-ahe-asnarled,-ahis-abody-atrembling.-aThe-abear-astabbed-aits-aclaws-aforward,-aintent-aon-aimpaling-aDrago's-atiny-abody.
Before-ahe-areached-athe-abear,-ahowever,-aDrago-asmiled.-aA-awarm-afeeling-arose-ain-ahis-achest.-a