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The-asheer-ashock-aof-atransitioning-ainto-aa-acrowded-aand-alively-acity-awas-ajarring-ato-ahim-aand-astunned-ahim-afor-aa-asplit-asecond.-a
He-asnapped-aout-aof-ait-aquickly,-ahowever,-aregaining-ahis-afocus.-a
"Thank-ayou,-aagain,-afor-athe-ahelp-ayou-aprovided-aus.-aIf-ayou-aneed-aany-ahelp-awhile-ayou're-ahere,-aplease-adon't-ahesitate-ato-afind-aus-anext-ato-athe-aHeldon-aSeamstress-aShop."-aThe-aAeth-amerchant-aClarence-awalked-aup,-agiving-aDrago-adirections.-aBehind-ahim-astood-ahis-awife,-aand-atheir-adaughter,-amoving-athrough-athe-astreet-awhile-athey-awaited-afor-athe-awagons-ato-apass-athrough-athe-agateway.-aTheir-adaughter-awas-aspinning-aabout,-amoving-aher-afeet-ato-athe-adance-astep-aDrago-ataught-aher.-aHe-asent-aher-aan-aapproving-anod.-a
The-aAeth-agreatly-avalued-aloyalty-aand-arespect.-aIt-aseemed-aDrago-ahad-atruly-amade-aa-agood-aimpression-aon-athis-aparticular-apair-aof-amerchants,-athough-ahe-awondered-aif-athat-awas-ahis-asoul-atwisting-aFate-aat-aplay.-a
Even-athe-aguard-aWizard-aLor-ahad-acome-aaround,-agiving-ahim-aa-agrateful-anod-aand-aa-afirm-ahandshake.-a
"I'll-akeep-ait-ain-amind."-aDrago-agave-athem-aa-afriendly-asmile.-aMaybe-ahe-awould-adrop-aby,-athough,-amore-alikely-athan-anot,-ahe-awould-abe-aout-aof-athis-acity-ain-aa-aday-aor-atwo.-aStill,-athe-acouple-awas-aquite-anice.-a
After-aexchanging-apleasantries,-athe-aAeth-amerchants-aleft,-aheaded-aoff-atowards-atheir-ahome-awith-atheir-agoods-ain-atow.-aThe-aAeth-aguards-amoved-awith-athem,-atheir-amission-aincomplete-atill-athey-afinished-atransport.-a
Drago-awatched-athem-ago-awith-aa-afeeling-aof-asatisfaction.-aHe-ahad,-aat-athe-aminimum,-asaved-atheir-alives-aand-adone-asomething-agood.-aThat-awas-asomething-ato-abe-apleased-awith.-a
"Hey-aout-aof-athe-away!"-aA-arude-ahuman-apasserby-ainterrupted-aDrago's-athoughts,-aknocking-ainto-ahim-aas-ahe-astood-aoff-aon-athe-aside-aof-athe-astreet.-a
Unfortunately-afor-athe-apasserby,-aDrago's-abody-awas-aextremely-aheavy.-aDrago-adidn't-abudge-aat-aall,-awhile-athe-aman-astumbled,-aalmost-afalling.-a
"Are-ayou-aalri-"-aThe-aman,-adressed-ain-aplain-abrown-aleather-apants-aand-aa-agrey-ashirt,-agot-aback-aup-aand,-aafter-astaring-aat-ahim,-aleft-aquickly.-aDrago-ashrugged-aas-ahe-awatched-ahim-ago,-aholding-ahis-ahands-aout-ain-aa-ahelpless-agesture.-aWas-ahe-areally-athat-ascary-alooking-athat-apeople-awere-asent-afleeing-ajust-afrom-aa-aglance?-a
His-aTitan-aform-awasn't-aeven-afully-agrown.-aAs-aa-ayoung-aadult,-ahe-alooked-afar-acloser-ato-aa-aregular-ahuman-athan-aanything-aelse,-ajust-awith-alight-ared-askin-aand-abulging-amuscles.-a
According-ato-aAusra,-ahis-anext-aGrowth-aStage-awould-asend-ahim-ato-athe-astatus-aof-abeing-afreakishly-atall.-aThe-aTitan-aWizard-athat-ahad-aattacked-ahim-ahad-abeen-ain-aa-a'Condensed'-aform,-ahis-abody-amuch-ashorter-athan-ait-anormally-awould-abe.-a
A-afully-agrown-aTitan-awas-aa-ahulking-amonstrosity-athat-awould-aeasily-atower-aover-aregular-ahumans.-a
Drago-aglanced-aaround-athe-acrowded-astreet-aand-abegan-awalking-adown-ait.-aSeveral-aroads-abranched-aoff-athe-astreet,-aleading-ato-aother-asectors-aof-athe-acity.-aHe'd-agotten-aa-ageneral-aoverview-aof-awhat-athe-acity-awas-alike-afrom-aClarence,-aand-ahad-aan-aidea-aof-awhere-ahe-awanted-ato-ago.-a
This-awas-athe-aMain-aStreet-aof-aPotor,-athe-afirst-astreet-aanyone-asaw-awhen-acoming-ain-afrom-athe-aWorld-aBridge-athrough-athe-aeastern-aentrance-ato-aPotor-aCity.-aThousands-aof-ashops-aof-avarious-akinds-acould-abe-afound-adown-athis-amany-amiles-along-astreet.-a
Most-aof-athem-awere-aoverpriced,-ahowever,-aintent-aon-acatching-athe-apeople-atraveling-abetween-aworlds.-a
Clarence-ahad-arecommended-athat-ahe-ago-adown-aone-aof-athe-aside-astreets,-ato-athe-aNorthern-aSector-aof-athe-acity.-aApparently-athis-aarea-acatered-amore-atowards-amercenaries-aand-aadventurers,-atraveling-aWizards-aand-awarriors.-a
He-abegan-aheading-aover-athere-awith-apurpose,-ahis-aeyes-agleaming.-a
The-afirst-aplace-ahe'd-acheck-aout-awas-aone-aof-athose-aBlood-aMagic-ashops.-aAfter-aall,-awhy-ago-athrough-athe-atrouble-aof-ahunting-adown-abeasts-afor-atheir-abloodlines-awhen-ahe-acould-ajust-apay-afor-athem?-a
'Capitalism-aat-aits-afinest.'-aHe-anodded-acheerfully.-a
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"Well?"-aRalf-aTornstrew-alooked-aimpatiently-aat-athe-ahuman-astanding-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-aThe-aman-awore-aa-anondescript-aset-aof-aclothes,-amaking-ahim-alook-alike-aany-aother-aregular-aperson.-aAnd-aas-afar-aas-aRalf-awas-aconcerned,-ahe-awas-ajust-alike-aany-aother-ahuman.-aBumbling,-aunable-ato-aunderstand-athe-atrue-aelegance-aof-alife.-a
They-awere-acurrently-ain-aan-aalley-anear-athe-acity-awall.-a
"The-ainformation-ayou-agave-aus-awas-aaccurate."-aThe-ahuman-asaid,-alooking-aup.-aHe-ahad-aa-aplain,-aforgettable-aface-aand-aa-asmall,-abrown-abeard.-aWell,-ahis-aface-amight-abe-amemorable,-abut-aRalf-acouldn't-abe-abothered-awith-ait.-a
"He's-aa-apureblood-aTitan,-awith-aa-abody-athat-ais-aat-aleast-aat-athe-aMaster-aClass.-aHe-ais-ayoung,-anot-aa-afully-agrown-aadult.-aHe-aseems-ainexperienced."-aThe-ahuman-acontinued.-aHe-awas-aa-amember-aof-athe-aPotor-aScouts-aGuild,-asometimes-aderisively-acalled-athe-aThieves-aGuild.-aA-alarge-aband-aof-aadventurers-awho-awould-ado-aanything-afor-agold,-awell-aknown-ain-aPotor.
Riff-raff,-ayes,-ahe-amentally-aacknowledged,-abut-athey-ahad-atheir-auses.-aMembers-awere-aadept-aand-aagile,-aable-ato-apick-aup-athings-awith-alittle-ainformation-ato-ago-aby.-aIt-awas-awhy-aRalf-ahad-aa-aScout-aon-astandby-aat-aall-atimes.-aHe-ashook-athe-athoughts-afrom-ahis-amind,-ahowever,-aas-ahe-asmiled-aat-athe-aman.-a
"Excellent-awork."-aHe-ahesitated-afor-aa-abrief-amoment.-aHe'd-aforgotten-athe-aman's-aname.-aRalf-ashrugged,-acontinuing,-a
"I've-aalready-apaid-athe-aguild,-ayou-acan-acollect-ayour-afees-afrom-athem."-aHe-awaved-athe-aman-aaway-aas-ahe-aleft-athe-aalley,-ahis-aeyes-agleaming.-a
He'd-asent-athe-aScout-aout-ato-acheck-aif-athe-atip-aone-aof-ahis-asubordinates-ahad-areceived-awas-atrue.-aRalf-awas-aa-avampire-aand-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-aBlood-aWizard-athat-aworked-aon-aguard-aduty-aon-athe-acity-awalls,-aa-apunishment-ahanded-adown-afrom-athe-aCity-aLord-aafter-ahe-awas-acaught-aembezzling-afunds-afor-ahis-aown-aexperiments.-aHe-awas-astuck-aup-athere-afive-adays-aa-aweek,-afor-aa-aminimum-aof-a10-ayears,-aforced-ato-ascan-avisitors-aand-asearch-afor-apeople-aattempting-ato-ainfiltrate-athe-acity.-a
It-ahad-aalready-abeen-a2-ayears-asince-ahis-aservice-abegan-aand-ahe-awas-aalready-abored-aout-aof-ahis-amind.-aAs-aa-amember-aof-athe-aAurelius-aFamily,-afleeing-awas-anot-aan-aoption.-aUnless-ahe-abroke-athrough-ato-athe-aLord-aClass,-ahe-awould-abe-astuck-ahere-afor-ayears-amore-ato-acome.-a
However,-ait-aseemed-ahis-aluck-ahad-achanged.-aThat-atip-athe-aguards-ahad-areceived-ahad-abeen-aaccurate.-aThe-aTitan-athat-awas-aentering-athe-acity-awasn't-aa-aregular-aTitan,-abut-aa-apureblood-aone-awith-astrength-aat-athe-aMaster-aClass,-aand-ait-awas-aone-atraveling-aalone.-aEven-abetter,-ait-awasn't-aa-aWizard.-aNo-aone-awould-amiss-ait-aif-ait-adisappeared.-a
A-apureblood-aTitan-awith-aMaster-aClass-ablood…-aJust-athinking-aof-ahow-auseful-athat-ablood-acould-abe-asent-ashivers-adown-ahis-aspine.-a
The-aTitan-ahad-aentered-athe-acity-awith-asome-aAethmen,-ahowever,-aaccording-ato-awhat-athe-aguards-ahad-atold-ahim.-aRalf-afrowned-aat-athis.-aIt-aseemed-ahe'd-aneed-ato-atie-aup-asome-aloose-aends-afirst.
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"Mmm!"-aDrago-asmacked-ahis-alips-aas-ahe-alooked-adown-aat-athe-aplate-afull-aof-agrilled-aribs,-ahis-amouth-awatering.-a
The-arich-asmell-aof-athe-ameat,-aslathered-ain-asome-atype-aof-aexotic-asauce,-agave-aoff-aa-atangy-ascent-amixed-awith-athe-awarm-abread-aoff-anext-ato-ait.-a
He-atore-aoff-aone-aof-athe-aribs-aand-abit-adown-ahard,-ahis-ahard-aTitan-ateeth-asmashing-aup-athe-abone-aand-ameat-atogether.-aIt-awas-adelicious,-athe-ajuices-aflowing-aand-afat-amelting-ainto-ahis-amouth-alike-abutter.-a
Drago-adived-ainto-ahis-afood,-aquickly-adevouring-ait.-aAround-ahim,-athe-abusy-aBlue-aDragon-aEatery-aunfolded,-awith-aseveral-adozen-acommon-awood-atables-adotted-awith-acustomers.-aHe
-atook-aa-amoment-ato-atake-aa-asip-aof-awater,-afeeling-aits-acool,-arefreshing-ataste.-a
Half-athe-awater-aused-ain-aPotor-awas-aapparently-acreated,-aand-asold,-aby-aWater-aWizards.-aThe-aother-ahalf-awas-afound-ausing-adeep-aunderground-awells-ato-asource-athem,-afrom-athe-aoccasional-arainstorm,-aor-afrom-aany-astray-arivers-afound-aon-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-a
Water-aon-athe-asurface-aof-aTaprisha-awas-aa-ascant-aresource.-aAt-athe-abottoms-aof-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness,-athere-awere-alarge-alakes-athat-acould-abe-afound.-aBut-athat-acould-abe-athousands-aof-ameters-aaway-afrom-athe-anormal,-apopulated-aground-alevel-aand-ain-aareas-afull-aof-adanger.-a
A-afew-aother-acustomers-ashot-aDrago-aglances-afrom-athe-aside,-astaring-aas-ahe-aate-adown-ahis-ameal-avoraciously.-aMost-aof-athe-acustomers-ahere-awere-adressed-ain-anicer-aclothes,-aeither-aornamented-aleather-aor-afine-asilk.-aHis-aplain-aand-asimple-aleather-agarments-astood-aout.-a
"Ahh!"-aDrago-arubbed-ahis-astomach-acomfortably,-afeeling-athe-awarm-afood-asettle.-a
"Delicious!"-aHe-atook-aanother-agulp-aof-awater-aand-athen-agot-aup,-aleaving.-aYou-apurchased-ayour-ameal-aprior-ato-aeating-ait-ahere.-a
The-afood-aitself-ahad-abeen-aexpensive,-acosting-ahim-ahalf-aa-agold-amint,-abut-adefinitely-aworth-athe-aprice.
As-ahe-aleft-athe-arestaurant,-ahe-acontemplated-awhat-ato-ado.-a
He'd-aalready-avisited-atwo-aseparate-aBlood-aMagic-ashops,-achecking-aout-atheir-astock.-aHe'd-afound,-ato-ahis-adisappointment,-athat-awhile-a10-agold-amints-awasn't-aa-apitiful-aamount,-aand-afor-asomeone-aat-athe-aMortal-aor-aEarth-aClass-ait-awas-aa-asizable-anumber,-ait-awas-ahardly-aenough-ato-aafford-aanything-adecent.-a
Even-athe-aweakest-abloodline-athe-atwo-astores-ahad-asold-awas-aat-athe-aEarth-aClass,-aand-aa-asingle-apint-acost-amore-athan-a40-agold-amints.-a
When-aDrago-atransformed-ainto-aany-abloodline,-ahis-apowerful-asoul-awould-aautomatically-aboost-aits-astrength.-aThat-aboost-acould-aonly-ado-aso-amuch,-ahowever.-aIf-athe-abloodline-awas-aone-athat-amaxed-aout-aat-athe-aEarth-aClass,-ahis-asoul-amight-anot-aeven-abe-aable-ato-aboost-ait-ato-aSky-aClass.-aThe-ahigher-athe-abloodline,-athe-amore-aeffectively-ahe-acould-aboost-aits-astrength.-a
The-adanger-ain-apicking-aa-aweak-afrom-awas-aobvious.-aIf-ahe-atransformed-aand-awas-alimited-ato,-asay,-athe-aEarth-aClass,-ain-astrength,-ait-awould-abe-avery-aeasy-afor-aanyone-ato-apick-ahim-aoff.-a
His-asoul-awas,-aright-anow,-aat-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass.-a
Once-ayou-areached-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass,-aand-aabove,-aeach-aClass-awas-aseparated-aby-aa-afew-ainner-astages.-aThe-aEarly,-aMid,-aLate,-aand-aPeak-astages.-aA-aperson-awith-aa-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aat-athe-aPeak-aGrandmaster-aClass-awould-ahave-aa-asoul-awith-a6-ato-a8-atimes-amore-aenergy-athan-asomeone-aat-athe-aEarly-astage,-aand-awould-abe-aable-ato-ause-aa-amuch-alarger-anumber-aof-aAbilities-aor-aSpells.-aEach-aStage-arepresented-aa-ahuge-aincrease-ain-aenergy.-a
These-astages-awere-aways-aa-aWizard,-aor-awarrior,-acould-atrack-atheir-agrowth-aand-ameasure-ahow-astrong-athey-awere.-a
Drago's-aown-asoul-awas-aat-athe-aMiddle-aStage-aof-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass.-aHe-amentally-acalled-aup-ahis-astatus.
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Drago-a--aSoul-aStatus
Soul-aStage:-aGrandmaster-aClass-a(Middle)
Health:-aPerfect
Energy:-a205/212
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The-amental-ascreen-awas-aa-abit-adifferent.-aDrago,-ain-aan-aeffort-ato-agauge-ahow-astrong-ahe-aactually-awas,-ahad-aasked-aAusra-ato-alist-ahis-aenergy-awhere-a100-apoints-awould-abe-athe-afull-aenergy-aof-aan-aEarly-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeast-aor-aWizard.-a
Under-athis-ametric,-ausing-ahis-aFlame-aClaws-afor-aseveral-aminutes-acost-ahim-aabout-a2-apoints-aof-aenergy.-aUnleashing-ahis-aEmerald-aFlames-acost-ahim-aabout-a30-apoints-aof-aenergy.-a
It-awas-aa-acrude-asetup,-abut-ait-ahelped-agive-ahim-aa-ageneral-aidea-aof-ahis-aown-astrength,-aand-athat-aof-aothers.-a
Though-athe-aBlood-aMagic-ashops-ahad-aoutstripped-aDrago's-abudget,-ahe-adid-again-aa-avaluable-apiece-aof-ainformation-afrom-aone-aof-athe-aclerks.-a
There-awas-aanother-atype-aof-ashop-ahe-acould-afind-ahere-ain-aPotor-acalled-aa-aPreservation-aStore.-aNot-aonly-adid-athese-astores-acater-ato-apeople-ausing-aBlood-aMagic,-aselling-asimilar-akinds-aof-astock,-athey-aalso-asold-aperfectly-apreserved-acorpses,-acomplete-awith-abloodlines,-astored-ain-atime.-aThese-ashops-awere-arun-aby-aWizards-awho-adabbled-ain-aTime-aMagic,-aand-ait-awas-aentirely-apossible-athe-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrixes-aof-athe-afallen-acreatures-awere-astill-alingering.-a
As-along-aas-ahe-acould-aenter-athe-ashop-aand-aget-anear-asome-aof-athose-apreserved-acorpses…-aWho-asaid-ahe'd-ahave-ato-apay-afor-aanything,-aright?-a
A-atiny-avoice-ain-ahis-aheart,-aone-athat-asounded-amuch-alike-ahis-amother,-ayelled-aat-ahim-afor-aeven-aconsidering-astealing.-aHe-atried-ato-aignore-athat-avoice-awith-aa-agrim-ashrug.-aThey-amost-alikely-acouldn't-aeven-aaccess-aor-ause-athe-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aof-athe-afallen-acreatures,-aso-ait-awas-aa-agrey-aarea-afor-ahim.-a
He-awould-afigure-ait-aout-awhen-athe-atime-acame.-aMaybe-ahe-awould-abe-aable-ato-apurchase-athem-anormally,-alike-athe-aupstanding-acitizen-ahe-aused-ato-abe.-a
"Hey,-adon't-ajust-astand-athere!"-aDrago-ablinked-aas-asomeone-arudely-ayelled-aat-ahim.-aHe-ahad-ajust-aleft-athe-arestaurant-aand-awas-astanding-aoff-aon-athe-aside-aof-athe-astreet,-abut-aalready-abusy-apeople-awere-abrushing-apast-ahim-ain-aa-ahurry.-aWhenever-athose-apeople-atook-aa-agood-alook-aat-ahim,-ahowever,-amost-aof-athem-apaled-aand-aback-aoff,-anot-apursuing-athe-aencounter.-a
The-aculture-aof-athis-acity-aseemed-ato-abe-aincredibly-afast-paced.-aEveryone-awas-aconstantly-amoving,-awhether-aoff-ato-aexplore-anearby-aislands,-ahunting-afor-aresources-aand-abeasts-ain-athe-awild,-aon-aexpeditions-ato-athe-adangerous-afloors-aof-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness,-aor-atraveling-aon-atrade-aroutes-abetween-aother-acities.-a
No-aone-aever-aseemed-ato-atake-athe-atime-ajust-ato-asimply-alive.-a
Drago-ashook-ahis-ahead.-aHe-adidn't-alike-ait.-aHe-awas-afar-amore-aused-ato-athe-acalm,-abut-adangerous,-aaction-aand-arelaxation-ain-athe-awilderness.-a
He-awondered-aif-ahe-awould've-afelt-athe-asame-away-aif-ahe-ahad-abeen-aborn-ainto-athis-aworld-adirectly-aas-aa-ahuman-alike-ahis-aprevious-alife,-ainstead-aof-aas-awhatever-ahe-awas.-a
He-aturned-atowards-athe-anorth,-adeciding-ato-awalk-atowards-aone-aof-athe-anorthern-agates-ato-athe-acity-awhile-ahe-afigured-aout-ahis-aplans.-aAs-ahe-amoved,-ahe-avaguely-anoticed-aa-afigure-astep-aout-adirectly-ain-afront-aof-ahim,-aalmost-aas-aif-aon-apurpose.-a
"Watch-ait,-abuddy!"-a
Yet-aanother-aperson-abumped-ainto-ahim-aand-ayelled-arudely.-aDrago-aignored-ahim-aand-acontinued-awalking,-agetting-aused-ato-ahow-athe-alocals-alived.-a
This-aperson,-ahowever,-adidn't-awalk-aaway-alike-aall-athe-aothers.-a
"Hey!-aI-asaid-awatch-ait!-aYou-aalmost-akilled-ame-athere!"-aDrago-afelt-asome-aarms-apush-ainto-ahis-aback,-atrying-ato-aknock-ahim-aforward.-aHe-afrowned,-aand-athen-acalm-ato-aa-ahalt,-afeeling-athe-aperson-astumbled-abackwards.-a
"Can-aI-ahelp-ayou?"-aIron-ahedged-ainto-ahis-atone-aas-ahe-aturned,-aand-athen-ablinked,-ataken-aaback.-a
A-aman-astood-abefore-ahim,-awearing-aa-aset-aof-agrey-aleather-apants-aand-aa-afine,-ablack-asilk-ashirt.-aHe-awas-aabove-aaverage-aheight-afor-aa-ahuman,-aand-awell-amuscled,-awith-aa-asword-aat-ahis-awaist.-aWhat-astood-aout,-ahowever,-awas-athe-aman's-adark-askin-acolor.-a
Was-ahe-aa-aDark-aElf?-aDrago's-aeyes-aopened-awide-ain-aanticipation-aas-ahe-aglanced-aup-aat-athe-aman's-aears.-a
They-awere-around.-a
Ah.-aHe-awas-ajust-ablack.-aRight.-a
Drago-amentally-aberated-ahimself.-aNow-athat-ahe-athought-aabout-ait,-ahe-acould-amake-aout-aa-afew-aother-adark-askinned-ahumans-ain-athe-acrowd.-aHe-ahadn't-apaid-aparticularly-aclose-aattention-ato-athe-askin-acolor-aof-amost-ahumans,-abut-ahe-acould-asee-athat-aaround-a1-ain-a10-ahad-adarker-askin.
'He's-aa-ahuman-athat-ahas-ano-atraining-ain-amagic,-abut-ahas-apracticed-aas-aa-awarrior,-
aand-ahas-aexperienced-athe-abaptism-aof-athe-alaws-aneeded-ato-agrow-aone's-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-abeyond-abloodline-alimits.-aHis-astrength-aplaces-ahim-aapproximately-aat-athe-apeak-aof-athe-aEarth-aClass,-aable-ato-alift-aseveral-ahundred-apounds-aof-aweight-aor-aleave-alight-adents-ain-anormal-ametal.'-aAusra-agave-aa-abrief-abreakdown-aof-athe-aman's-astrength.
Instead-aof-aresponding,-athe-aman-asimply-alobbed-aa-apunch-aat-aDrago.-a
Drago-awatched-ain-abemusement-aas-athe-afist-aof-athe-afighter-apunched-aout-aand-alanded-aon-ahis-achest.-a
His-acurrent-aphysique-awas-aat-athe-avery-apeak-aof-aMaster-aClass.-aA-awave-aof-ahis-ahand-acould-arip-aa-athick-atree-ain-ahalf.-aEven-aa-apunch-athat-acould-adent-ametal-amost-alikely-awouldn't-abe-aable-ato-aharm-ahis-aTitan-aphysique.-a
And,-anot-aunexpectedly,-athe-aattacker's-apunch-alanded-aon-ahis-achest-aand-athen-astopped-aresoundingly,-aa-acracking-anoise-aringing-aout.
"Arrgh!"-aThe-aman-abellowed,-ayelling-aloudly.
"Careful,-aa-afight!"
"Guards!-aGuards!"-a
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