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He-athen-aspat-aout-aa-ahuge-awave-aof-aflames,-aglowing-aa-abright-aemerald-agreen.-a
Mello's-aeyes-aopened-awide-ain-ashock-aand-arage-aas-ahe-asaw-athe-aDraconic-aFire-ablazing-atowards-ahim.-a
"You-abast-"-aThe-abear's-alast-awords-awere-acut-aoff-aas-athe-agreen-aflames-acollided-awith-ahim,-aand-akilled-athe-abear-ainstantly,-asearing-ait-acompletely.-a
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The-acorpse-aof-athe-abear-afell-ato-athe-aground,-aburnt-acompletely-athrough.-aIts-aentire-abody-awas-amelted,-anot-aa-asingle-aspot-aleft-aunscarred.-aThe-asmell-aof-aburnt-aflesh-arustled-ainto-athe-aair,-acombatting-athe-atangy-ascent-aof-arain.
After-ahis-aEmerald-aFlames-areached-atheir-amaxed-aout-agrowth-alevel,-athey-ahad-abecome-astronger,-aand-amore-apowerful.-aTheir-apotency-awas,-ain-aDrago's-aopinion,-ascary-astrong.-a
And-athese-awere-aonly-athe-aflames-aof-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-aDragon.-aHe-ashuddered-aas-ahe-athought-aof-athe-apower-aa-aLord-aClass-aDragon-awould-ahold.-a
A-asudden-astillness-aswept-aover-athe-acaravan-aas-athe-agreen-aflames-aburning-aon-athe-abody-aof-athe-abear-abegan-ato-ago-aout-aslowly,-asizzling-ain-athe-alight-arainfall.-a
Drago-aslowly-aturned-ato-alook-aat-athe-avarious-aAethmen,-aand-athen-agave-athem-aa-afriendly-awave.-a
"Would-ayou-amind-aif-aI-aasked-ayou-aa-afew-aquestions?"
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"That-asly-abastard..."-aMello-arumbled,-aan-aundercurrent-aof-aanger-acrackling-aout-aand-acreating-aa-aminiature-ashockwave.
A-ahuge-awave-aof-awater-ablasted-aoutward-afrom-athe-asmall-aisland-ahe-ahad-abeen-ameditating-aon,-ashaking-athe-aconfines-aof-athe-amid-sized-alake.-aA-ahint-aof-aa-aLord-aClass-aAura-asnapped-aoutward,-asending-aany-anearby-abeasts-afleeing.-a
The-aisland-awas-aonly-aa-adozen-aor-aso-ameters-awide,-awith-aa-asingle,-asmall-atree-aslightly-aoff-acenter.-aBrown-adirt-aand-arock-acluttered-athe-arest-aof-athe-aisland,-agiving-ait-aa-awild-aappearance.-a
The-aisland-awas-aset-ain-athe-amiddle-aof-aan-a800-meter-awide-alake,-ashaped-alike-aa-acircle.-aThe-alake-awater-awas-aa-adeep,-adark-ablue,-afilled-awith-asmall-aaquatic-alife,-aand-aa-afew-aEarth-aClass-aAqua-aTurtles.-aThe-alake-awas-asurrounded-aby-aa-alarge-aforest,-aabout-atwo-adozen-amiles-aaway-afrom-athe-agrand-acity-aof-aMill,-athe-alargest-acity-ain-athe-aBullion-aKingdom-aof-athe-aPlanet-aYelter.-a
A-anormally-apeaceful,-atranquil-aarea,-ahidden-aaway,-awith-anothing-ainteresting-ain-ait.-a
Mello-acalmed-adown-aas-ahe-aquickly-aregained-acontrol-aof-ahis-aemotions.-aHis-ahumanoid-abody-atrembled-aas-ahe-afolded-ahis-ahands-atighter,-athe-ablue-askin-aand-ascales-athat-acovered-ahim-ashivering.-aHis-adark-agreen-aeyes-aglimmered-ain-athe-aafternoon-alight,-ahowever,-ahis-aanger-astill-aburning.-a
His-aappearance-awas-avery-asimilar-ato-athe-arace-aof-abeings-aknown-aas-aAeth,-asave-afor-ahis-adelicate-ablue-askin-aand-ascales,-aand-athe-apair-aof-agills-afound-aon-athe-aside-aof-ahis-aneck.-a
Mello-aknew-ahe-aneeded-ato-akeep-aa-alow-aprofile-aon-aYelter.-a
It-awas-aa-aworld-acontrolled-aby-athe-aAurelius-aFamily,-aand-ahis-aown-aencounters-awith-athose-adamned-aVampires-ahad-aalready-aproven-aannoying-aenough.-a
Even-athough-ahe-awas-aa-avery-apowerful-aPseudo-King-aClass-aBeast,-ahis-astrength-awas-astretched-athin-aat-athe-amoment.-a
He-ashook-ahis-ahead-aas-ahe-alooked-adown-aat-ahis-ahumanoid-aform.-aIt-awas-aa-aweak-apittance-awhen-acompared-ato-athe-amajestic,-abeautiful-aform-ahe-ahad-abeen-agifted-aby-athe-aGodking.-aHe-ashuddered-awith-apleasure-aas-ahe-aremembered-ahis-astrong,-apowerful-aneck,-athose-aluscious-ablue-ascales-aand-athat-abeautiful-amouth-afull-aof-athousands-aof-asharp-ateeth.-a
It-anearly-abrought-aa-atear-ato-ahis-aeye.-a
But,-aalas,-awhen-ahe-aused-ahis-aTen-aThousand-aHeads-aAbility,-ait-awas-aimpossible-ato-aproject-ahimself-aat-afull-astrength.-aThis-aSea-aAeth-aform-awas-abarely-aa-atolerable-asubstitute.-aHe-ahad-awanted-ato-ahave-aone-aof-ahis-aclones-abring-aback-aa-abloodline-afrom-aone-aof-athose-aAeth's-aand-athat-adamned-abastard-ahas-ainterrupted-ahim.-a
It-amattered-alittle,-ahe-awould-ajust-atarget-aa-adifferent-acaravan.-aStill…
"Just-alike-athe-aEleventhBorn.-aArrogant-abut-apowerful."-aHe-amuttered,-ahis-aeyes-agrim.
Should-ahe-asend-aover-aa-afew-aclones-ato-aattack-aDrago?-aHe-amight-aforce-ait-ato-areveal-aits-atrue-aform,-aand-aif-ahe-agot-alucky,-asnag-asome-aof-aits-apowerful-aoriginal-aform's-abloodline.-aHe-ahad-aa-acouple-adecent-aPseudo-Lord-aClass-aclones-aon-aTaprisha,-aafter-aall,-athere-awas-aa-achance.-a
He-ashook-ahis-ahead-aafter-aa-amoment,-athe-amemory-aof-athose-aDraconic-aFlames-awashing-aover-ahim-aburned-ainto-ahis-amind.-a
He-atried-ato-ago-aover-athe-ainformation-astored-ain-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ato-amatch-athe-aAbility,-abut-afound-atoo-amany-apossibilities.-aHe-asmashed-ahis-afist-adown-aon-athe-asmall-aisland-ain-afrustration,-acausing-ait-ato-asink-aslightly-adeeper-ainto-athe-alake,-aits-aearthen-afoundations-acracking.-a
At-aleast-ahe-ahad-abeen-aable-ato-aidentify-athe-aform-athe-anew-aFlock-member-aheld-aas-aa-aTitan.-aThat-awas-avaluable-ainformation.-aThat-ameant-ait-awould-ahave-athe-aCondense-aAbility-asoon,-amaking-ait-aeven-astronger.-a
It-awas-aclear-afrom-aits-aactions-athat-ait-awas-aa-ahigh-anumber,-aprobably-amuch-ahigher-athan-ahe-awas.-aIt-awould-abe-afoolish-ato-aconfront-ahim-adirectly.
He-acouldn't-aaccurately-ajudge-aits-astrength-awhen-ait-awas-ain-aa-anew-aform's-aadaptive-aperiod,-abut-ahe-aguessed-athat-aits-aoriginal-aform-awas-aa-aDraconic-aone,-aand-aa-astrong-aone-aat-athat.-a
"Just-alike-athat-aarrogant-aEleventhBorn…"-aAn-aodd-agrin-aappeared-aon-aMello's-aface-aas-ahe-acame-ato-aa-arealization,-a
"He's-aheaded-ato-aTaprisha,-aright?-aThat-awas-athe-adirection-athe-aEleventh-awas-aheading-ain…-aIt-aseems-awe-alanded-ain-aa-arelatively-aclose-acluster."-aMello-asmiled-awider.-a
"I-acan-awork-awith-athis."-a
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Helena-alooked-aaround-aimperiously-aas-ashe-astepped-aatop-athe-aGiant-aBlack-aBat,-amaintaining-aher-acalm-acomposure.-aThe-abeast-awas-alarge-aand-astrong,-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-atransport-abeast-aoften-aused-aby-ahigh-class-amembers-aof-athe-aAurelius-aFamily.
It-ahad-aa-ahuge-awingspan,-aand-aits-abody-asize-aalone-awas-anearly-aten-ameters-ain-alength-aand-aseveral-ameters-ain-awidth.-aIt-ahad-ablack,-aleathery-askin,-aand-aa-abulbous,-adark-aface-awith-abeady-agrey-aeyes.-a
The-agiant-abat-acould-acarry-aup-ato-atwelve-apeople-aat-aonce,-aand-afly-aat-aan-aextremely-afast-aspeed.-a
It-awas-acurrently-astanding-aat-athe-aedge-aof-athe-aplateau-athat-ahosted-athe-aCastle-aof-aDarkness,-athe-ahome-abase-aof-athe-aAurelius-aFamily,-aand-awhere-aher-ahero,-aHighlord-aMarcus,-alived.-a
She-asmiled,-alooking-aback-aas-aa-afew-aother-amembers-aof-athe-aAurelius-aFamily-ajoined-aher.-aShe-adidn't-ahave-aany-apersonal-asubordinates,-abut-asince-ashe-awas-atechnically-aserving-aunder-aGeneral-aCarus-ain-athe-aReavers,-ashe-ahad-aborrowed-aa-afew-aof-ahis-amen,-aincluding-aa-aBlood-aTracker,-aseveral-aGrandmaster-aClass-aBlood-aWizards,-aand-atwo-aBlood-aKillers,-apowerful-aassassins-athat-aspecialized-ain-asurprise-aattacks.-a
Blood-aTrackers-awere-amasters-aof-aBlood-aMagic-athat-afocused-aon-acommunicating-awith-athe-alaws-aof-athe-aworld-ain-aregards-ato-athe-ablood-aof-avarious-acreatures.-aThe-afield-aof-amagic-awas-avery-asimilar-ato-aFate-aMagic,-abut-ait-ahad-aits-aown-aunique-atwists-aand-awas-aoften-apaired-awith-aphysically-atracking-aand-afinding-aother-aclues-aleft-abehind-aby-aa-atarget.-a
She-afinally-ahad-aa-achance-ato-aprove-aherself,-aespecially-aafter-aher-aembarrassing-aperformance-awhen-athe-aHighlord-afaced-aoff-aagainst-athe-aShade-aKing.-aShe-ablushed-awith-ashame-aat-athe-amere-athought,-aquickly-ashaking-aher-ahead-aas-ashe-aregained-aher-afocus.-a
"Alright,-aeveryone-aready-aup!-aWe're-ataking-athe-aWorld-aBridge-ato-aTorrin,-aand-aafter-athat,-ato-aTaprisha!"
"Let's-amove-aout!"-a
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###-aChapter-a32-a--aTaprisha
"No,-ano,-ayou-aput-ayour-afoot-ahere,-afirst,-ayou-asee?-
aThen-ayou-astep-aagain!"-a
"Okay!"-a
"Now,-astep-awith-ame.-aA-aone,-aand-aa-atwo,-aand-aa-aone,-atwo,-athree!-aGo!"-a
Drago-asmiled-aas-ahe-aguided-athe-ayoung-agirl-athrough-athe-asteps,-acarefully-aadjusting-aher-amovements-awhenever-ashe-amade-aa-amistake.-a
"And-athere-ayou-ahave-ait.-aThat's-acalled-aCountry-aTwo-aStep."-aHe-asaid-aaloud,-aspinning-athe-atwelve-year-old-ain-aa-atwirl.-a
It-awas-athe-aday-aafter-ahe-asaved-athe-aAeth-acaravan.-a
After-adestroying-aMello's-alast-aclone,-aDrago-ahad-astarted-atalking-awith-athe-aWizard-ain-acharge-aof-aguarding-athe-acaravan,-ato-alearn-amore-aabout-awhere-aTaprisha,-athe-apowers-athere,-aand-aany-aother-arelevant-ainformation.-a
The-aWizard-ahad-abeen-aextremely-agrateful,-abut-aalso-aa-abit-asuspicious-aand-afearful.-aRegardless,-ahe-ahad-aanswered-amany-aof-aDrago's-aquestions,-afilling-aa-alot-aof-agaps-ain-ahis-aknowledge.-aAssuming-aeverything-athe-aman-atold-ahim-awas-atrue,-awhich-aDrago-awould-acheck-afor-awhen-ahe-aarrived,-ahe-awas-amuch-amore-aprepared.-a
He-aalso-aaccepted-athat-ahis-aprevious-aform,-aa-anaked-ared-skinned-atoddler,-awas-aan-aextremely-aodd-aone.-a
Thankfully,-athe-aadaption-aperiod-ahad-afinished-aup-ashortly-aafter,-athough-aduring-athe-amidst-aof-atheir-aconversation.-a
He-atook-aa-amoment-ato-aglance-aat-ahis-acurrent-astage,-anodding-awith-aappreciation.-a
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-Titan-a--aGrowth-aStage:-a(2/4)-aTitan-aYoung-aAdult-
--aGrowth-aProgress-a–-a4,058/8,052-a-
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His-abody-awas-anow-ajust-aover-a2-ameters-atall.-aMuscles-abulged-aunder-ahis-askin,-amaking-ahim-alook-alike-aan-aextremely-astrong-abodybuilder-afrom-aEarth.-aHis-awhite-ahair-ahad-agrown-adown-ato-ahis-ashoulders,-asmooth-aand-awavy.-a
He'd-aexplained-ahis-aunnatural-aspurt-aof-agrowth-ato-athe-ashocked-aAethmen-aby-aclaiming-ahe'd-abeen-acursed-aby-aa-aCurse-aWizard,-aand-athat-athis-awas-ahis-atrue-aform.-a
He-awasn't-aquite-asure-aif-athey-afully-abelieved-ahim,-abut-ait-ahardly-amattered-ain-athe-aend.-a
He'd-abeen-agifted-ahim-aa-aset-aof-aleather-apants-aand-aa-awhite-ashirt,-aa-apair-athat-awrapped-aaround-ahis-abody-asnugly.-aThe-aSpatial-aPouch-ahe'd-atied-aaround-ahis-ashoulder-awhile-atraveling-awas-anow-aset-aat-ahis-awaist.-a
He'd-aalso-asubtly-ataken-athe-atime-ato-aabsorb-athe-abloodline-aof-aone-aof-athe-afallen-abears-awhen-ahe-ahad-aa-achance.
In-athe-aend,-aa-apair-aof-aAeth-atraveling-amerchants,-aa-aman-anamed-aClarence-aand-aa-awoman-anamed-aJeriah,-ahad-aexited-afrom-athe-awagon-aDrago-ahad-astopped-athe-aMello's-aclone-afrom-adestroying,-aalongside-atheir-ayoung-adaughter-aSara.-a
As-aan-aexpression-aof-atheir-athanks,-athey-ahad-agifted-aDrago-aten-agold-amints,-athe-amost-acommon-aform-aof-acurrency-ain-athe-a30,000-aWorlds.
One-amint-awas-ashaped-alike-aa-asmall,-athin-agold-acoin,-abut-awith-aa-ahole-ain-athe-amiddle-aof-ait.-aStacks-aof-agold-acoins-acould-abe-atied-atogether-awith-astrings,-aand-aeasily-astored-ain-aSpatial-aPouches-aor-aRings.-a
A-asingle-amint-awas-aworth-a100-asilver-amints,-aor-aten-athousand-abronze-amints.-a
In-aa-apopular-acity-aof-aa-adecent-akingdom,-aa-acity-aguard-awould-amake-aaround-a45-asilver-amints-aa-amonth,-aor-aroughly-a150-abronze-amints-aa-aday.-a
A-adecent-ameal-aat-aa-arestaurant-acost-a10-ato-a15-abronze-amints.-aA-agood-asword,-afor-athose-athat-atrained-aphysically,-awould-acost-a10-ato-a20-asilver-amints.-a
Some-akingdoms-awould-astill-aproduce-atheir-aown-acurrency,-aand-athen-ahave-aexchange-arates-awith-athe-aBorrel-aAutarchy-amints,-awhile-aothers-asimply-aaccepted-athe-awidespread-amints-aas-athe-anorm.
There-awere-aalso-alarger-adenominations-aof-agold-amints.-aInstead-aof-abeing-ashaped-alike-aa-aregular-acoin,-alarger-adenominations-awere-ashaped-alike-aminiature-akite-shields,-aaround-aan-ainch-aacross.-aThey-awere-aheavily-aenchanted-aand-aregulated-awith-amagic,-aspecifically-aregulated-aby-athe-agargantuan-aGold-aDepartment-aof-athe-aBorrel-aAutarchy.-a
Each-agold-ashield,-aas-athey-awere-acalled,-arepresented-aa-ahuge-asum-aof-amoney,-asome-ain-athe-amillions-aof-agold-amints.-aThe-agold-ashields-acould-anot-aonly-abe-aused-aas-amoney-abut,-afor-athe-aones-aof-ahigher-adenominations,-athey-acould-abe-aused-aas-aaids-ato-aunderstanding-aand-asensing-athe-alaws-aof-amagic,-adue-ato-athe-aspecial-aenchantments-acast-aupon-athem-aby-apowerful-amembers-aof-athe-aGold-aDepartment.-a
While-athis-amight-anot-abe-athe-amost-auseful-afor-aWizards-aat-athe-aLord-aClass-aor-aabove,-afor-athose-abelow,-ait-acould-aserve-aas-aan-aimmense-aaid.-a
The-amerchants-ahad-agiven-ahim-a10-aof-athe-aindividual-agold-amints,-abringing-ahim-afrom-aa-apenniless-apauper-ato-aa-arelatively-awealthy-aman-ain-aan-ainstant.-a
Drago-ahad-aaccepted-athe-amoney-awithout-aa-amoment's-ahesitation,-asmiling-aat-athem-amerrily.-aAt-aleast-athe-aTitan's-aface-awas-aclose-ato-aa-ahuman's,-aand-ahis-asmile-alooked-apretty-anormal.-a
After-athat,-aDrago-ahad-abeen-afaced-awith-atwo-achoices.-a
He-acould-ahead-aout,-aback-ato-atraveling-aon-ahis-aown,-aor-astick-awith-athe-amerchants-afor-athe-alast-aleg-aof-athis-ajourney.-aThey-awere-aonly-aa-aday-aaway-afrom-athe-aend-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-aat-athe-arate-athat-athe-aenchanted,-aself-moving-awagons-athis-aparticular-acaravan-aused.-aThe-aAeth-adidn't-alike-ato-ause-ahorses,-aor-aanimals-ain-ageneral,-afor-aany-atype-aof-awork.-a
Drago-ahad-adecided-ato-astick-awith-athe-aAethmen,-afor-aone-amore-aday,-aafter-alearning-amore-aabout-athe-aworld-ahe-awas-atraveling-atowards.-aHe'd-aended-aup-asleeping-ain-aa-aspare-atent-awhen-athey-aset-aup-acamp-afor-athe-anight.-a
The-aWorld-aBridge-ato-aTaprisha-awas,-aaccording-ato-athe-amerchants-aand-aWizard,-athe-aentrance-ato-athe-aterritory-aof-athe-aAurelius-aFamily,-aa-apowerful-afamily-aof-avampires-athat-acontrolled-aa-alarge-anumber-aof-aworlds.-a
Unlike-athe-aWorld-aBridge-ahe-ahad-aleft-afrom-aon-aHasnorth,-aTaprisha-ahad-aa-aWorld-aBridge-athat-awas-aactually-awatched-aand-aguarded.-a
Taprisha-awasn't,-atechnically,-aa-aworld-acontrolled-aby-athe-aAurelius-aFamily.-aOn-apaper,-athe-aworld-awas-aa-abuffer-aworld,-awhich-aneither-athe-aBorrel-aAutarchy-anor-athe-aAurelius-aFamily-acontrolled.-a
In-areality,-ahowever,-athe-aAurelius-aFamily-ahad-ataken-aover-athe-aplanet,-ausing-aagents-aand-avarious-aallies-ato-akeep-ait-aunder-atheir-acontrol.-aThey-aguarded-athe-aworld,-aand-awouldn't-aallow-aany-aoutside-aforces-alike-athe-aAutarchy-aor-athe-arelatively-aclose-aShade-aCommune-ato-again-aa-afoothold.-a
The-aAurelius-aFamily,-aunlike-athe-aBorrel-aAutarchy,-ahad-ano-aintention-ain-aexpanding-atheir-agrasp-aand-awas-arelatively-aself-contained.-a
Thus,-athe-asituation-aon-aTaprisha-awas-aa-aunique,-abut-astable-aone.-a
Regardless,-ahe-awas-aglad-ahe-awas-aable-ato-asneak-ain-awith-athe-amerchants.-aAs-along-aas-ahe-acould-asubtly-amove-apast-athe-aborder-aguards,-ahe-acould-ajust-achange-aforms-aand-abe-aon-ahis-away,-awithout-aa-aworry.-aThe-amerchants-aseemed-ato-ahave-afar-afewer-amisgivings-aabout-aDrago-athan-athe-aWizard-aLor-adid,-aso-aeverything-aworked-aout.-aPerhaps-ahis-asoul-atwisting-aFate-ahad-afactored-ain,-abut-aDrago-awas-apleased.-a
A-afew-aminutes-aago,-athe-adaughter-aof-athe-amerchants-ahad-aseen-aDrago-aabsentmindedly-apracticing-afootwork-afor-aa-astyle-aof-adance-ahe-aknew-afrom-aEarth-aand-ahad-aasked-ahim-ato-ateach-aher-ait,-aand-ahence-ahere-ahe-awas-anow.-a
"How-ais-athis,-aMaster-aDrago?"-aThe-atwelve-year-old-adaughter-aof-athe-amerchants-awas-aa-asweet-agirl,-awith-ashort-ablonde-ahair-aand-aa-ayoung-aface.-aThere-awere-astill-aa-afew-ahours-atill-athey-aarrived-aat-athe-aexit-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-aso-aDrago-ahad-adecided-ato-ateach-athe-agirl-athe-aclassic-astyle-aof-adance-afrom-aEarth.-a
She-adid-aa-asmall-aspin-awith-aher-afeet,-aand-athen-astepped-aforward-atwice,-aand-aback-aonce.-a
"Excellent!"-aDrago-aclapped-ahis-ahands-atogether,-agiving-aher-aa-awarm-asmile.-a
"Now,-awhenever-ayou-afind-aa-agood-atune,-ajust-await-afor-athe-abeat,-aand-astep-awith-ait-alike-athat!-aBe-asure-ato-ateach-ayour-afr
iends!"-a
"Okay!-aI-awill!"-aThe-agirl-agave-ahim-aa-abig-asmile-aand-athen-aran-aoff,-apracticing-aher-afootwork-aall-athe-away-ato-athe-awagon-aat-athe-afront-aof-athe-aline,-awhere-athe-aWizard-aand-athe-atwo-amerchants-arode.-a
Drago-awatched-aher-ago-aback-ato-aher-afamily-awith-aa-asmall,-awistful-asmile,-ahis-aeyes-aglimmering.-aHe-ashook-ahis-ahead,-ahowever,-aand-asighed-adeeply.-a
Once-ahe-amade-ait-ato-aTaprisha,-ahe-awould-abe-aone-aplanet-acloser-ato-afinding-athe-atreasure-astash-atucked-aaway-ain-athe-aEmber-aGorge,-aand-asaving-aWilliam.-a
He-acalled-ato-amind-athe-apossible-aroutes-ahe-acould-atake-ato-areach-athe-astash.-aA-amental-amap-aof-athe-anearby-aworlds-aand-aWorld-aBridges-aappeared-ain-ahis-ahead,-acompliments-aof-athe-ainformation-athe-aold-aWizard-ahad-ashared-awith-ahim.-a
There-awere-asix-aroutes-ahe-acould-atake.-a
Of-athe-asix-aroutes,-afour-aof-athem-ainvolved-amoving-athrough-amore-athan-a15-adifferent-aplanets-aand-aWorld-aBridges.
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