by Koren Rabe
"Woah!"-aDrago-afelt-athe-awind-awhip-aaround-ahis-amuch-alarger-abody-aas-ahe-aspread-aout-ahis-awings,-aslowly-aforcing-ahimself-aupright.-aAs-ahe-adid-aso,-ahe-afelt-aa-acool,-arefreshing-asensation-aswarm-ahis-amind.-a
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-Giant-aMyyr-aDragon-a--aGrowth-aStage:-a(4/4)-aElder-aGiant-aMyyr-aDragon-a-
Growth-aProgress-a–-a102/0
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Drago-a--aSoul-aStatus
Soul-aStage:-aPseudo-Lord-aClass
Health:-aPerfect
Maximum-aEnergy:-a1,451/1,452
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He-ahad-asuccessfully-abecome-aa-aGiant-aMyyr-aDragon.-aEven-abetter,-athere-adidn't-aseem-ato-abe-aa-asoul-aadaption-aperiod-aneeded,-aand-athe-abloodline-awas-afully-agrown.-aIt-adid,-ahowever,-acost-ahim-aroughly-a2,000-apoints-aof-aenergy.-a
'Ausra..?'-aThe-aquestion-ain-ahis-amind-awas-aimplied.-a
'When-atransforming-ainto-aforms-ayou-ahave-acreated-afrom-abloodlines-ayou-amastered,-ayour-asoul-awill-anot-aneed-ato-aadapt.-aYou-ahave-aalready-aadapted-ato-athe-abase-aforms,-athe-ahybrid-aforms-aare-amerely-aan-aexpression-aof-athe-abase.-aYou-acan-aalways-arevert-aback-ato-athe-abase-abloodlines.-aEach-aform,-ahowever,-awill-arequire-aa-acertain-aamount-aof-aenergy.'-aHer-aanswer-awas-asuccinct.-a
Drago-asoared-aforward,-athe-awind-arushing-abehind-ahim-aas-ahe-amanaged-aa-asteady-agliding-aspeed.-aHe-afelt-ahimself-abe-adrawn-aforward,-afloating-aout-ainto-athe-aunknown.-a
Well,-ait-awasn't-aquite-athe-aunknown-aanymore.-aDrago-acalled-aup-aa-amental-aimage-aof-aa-amap-ahe'd-apurchased-aand-asubsequently-amemorized.-a
He-awas-aheaded-atowards-aa-awide-acanyon-afound-aon-athe-afloor-aof-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness,-aintent-aon-atesting-aout-ahis-aGiant-aMyyr-aDragon-aform,-ato-asee-ahow-apowerful-ahe-atruly-awas.-a
After-ahe-awoke-aup,-ahe-ahad-arun-athrough-aall-athe-asimulations-aof-apossible-acombinations-aof-athe-abloodlines-ahe-ahad-amastered.-a
He-ahad-afound-aout,-ato-ahis-asurprise,-athat-ahis-ahuman-aform,-athe-aone-ahe-athought-athe-aweakest,-awas-athe-aone-athat-acould-acombine-athe-amost-atimes.-aAccording-ato-aAusra,-ahumans-ahad-athe-amost-aadaptive-abody-ain-athe-a30,000-aWorlds-ain-aterms-aof-areacting-aor-acombining-ainto-aone-athing-aor-aanother.-aIt-awas-apart-aof-awhy-ahumans-ahad-abecome-aso-awidespread,-aamong-aother-areasons.-a
There-aweren't-aany-asurprise-aAbilities-aor-aparticularly-apowerful-aforms-aamong-aany-aof-athe-aother-acombinations-ahe-atried.-aWith-athe-aaddition-aof-ahis-aGreat-aBlack-aBear,-ahe-awas-aable-ato-acreate-aa-aScaled-aBlack-aBear,-aa-aGiant-aBlack-aBear,-aand-aa-aBlack-aBearman,-abut-anone-aof-athose-aforms-astood-aout.-aAll-aof-athem-awere-alimited-ato-athe-aSky-aClass,-awith-athe-aexception-aof-athe-aGiant-aBlack-aBear-awhich-ajust-abarely-areached-athe-aMaster-aClass.-a
He'd-atried-acombining-amore-athan-a2-abloodlines,-aand-afound-athat-ait-awas-apossible,-abut-anone-aof-athe-abloodlines-ahe-ahad-aright-anow-acreated-aanything-ainteresting.-aOnly-ahis-ahuman-aform-acould-amerge-awith-atwo-aof-ahis-aother-abloodlines,-aand-aeven-athen,-ahe-aonly-amanaged-ato-acreate-aweak-aEarth-aClass-aforms.-a
For-athe-anext-aform-ahe-awould-aEvolve-ainto-ato-agrow-aits-abloodline,-aDrago-awas-acurrently-astuck-abetween-atwo-achoices.-a
On-athe-aone-ahand,-ahe-awanted-ato-apick-athe-aFire-aElemental-aso-ahe-acould-atake-ahis-afirst-asteps-ainto-astudying-amagic.-a
On-athe-aother-ahand,-aEvolving-ainto-aa-aBlack-aAmbian-aEagle-awould-agive-ahim-athe-aability-ato-ahave-aa-aform-athat-acould-afly-afreely,-aa-ahuge-aperk.-a
He-adecided-ato-amake-ahis-achoice-abetween-athe-atwo-alater,-aafter-atesting-aout-ahis-anew-aGiant-aMyyr-aDragon-aform.-a
A-aminute-apassed-aas-aDrago-asoared-athrough-athe-aair,-agliding-aquite-aa-adistance.-aThe-afog-aaround-ahim-agradually-abegan-ato-afade-aaway,-adissipating-aas-ahe-awent-alower-aand-alower.-aThe-afog-aonly-aexisted-ain-athe-amiddle-aof-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness.-aThe-abottom-aand-atop-ahalves-awere-acompletely-amist-afree.
Down-abelow,-aDrago-acould-amake-aout-aan-aunusual-alandscape.-a
A-along-ariver-astreamed-athrough-awhat-alooked-alike-acracked,-abroken-aearth,-amoving-aoff-ainto-athe-adistance.-aTens-aof-athousands-aof-aodd,-agrey-atrees-awith-apale-aleaves-adotted-athe-aearthen-afloor,-agiving-athe-aland-aan-aodd-aappearance.-a
Several-ahundred-ahuge,-ajutting-amountains-acould-abe-aseen,-aout-ain-afront-aof-ahim-aon-ahis-aleft.-aThey-awere-ashaped-alike-ahexagonal-acylinders,-ashooting-aoff-afrom-athe-aground-aseveral-ahundred-ameters-ain-athe-aair.-a
He-asaw-athe-aforms-aof-aseveral-adifferent-atypes-aof-abeasts-amoving-athrough-athe-aforest-aor-aon-athe-acollection-aof-ajutting-amountains.-aIt-aseemed-athat,-adespite-athe-adanger,-athe-aground-afloor-aof-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness-awas-aquite-apopulated.-a
He-acraned-ahis-aneck-abackward,-alooking-ato-ahis-arear.
A-amassive,-ahuge-awall-aof-astone-agreeted-ahim,-adotted-awith-athousands-aof-awooden-aor-astone-acarved-astructures.-a
The-a'island'-athat-aPotor-aCity-awas-alocated-aon-awas-aactually-aan-aenormous-aplateau.-aOver-athe-atens-aof-athousands-aof-ayears-aof-aits-aexistence,-ahundreds-aof-astone-apathways-ahad-abeen-acarved-aall-athe-away-adown-ato-athe-aground-afloor.-aMany-alarge-astructures-ahad-abeen-ainstalled-anear-athe-aground-afloor-aor-aa-afew-adozen-aor-ahundred-ameters-aabove-ait.-aMerchant-ashops-afor-athe-aworkers-aor-afighters-ascavenging-athe-aground,-ahealing-astations,-arestaurants,-atool-ashops,-aand-amore.-a
He-acould-aalso-amake-aout-aa-aline-aof-apeople-amoving-atowards-aone-aparticular-amountainous-aarea,-aa-awell-worn-apath-acarved-ainto-athe-aground-aand-athrough-athe-aforest-atowards-ait.-aOne-aof-athe-arare-ametal-amines.-a
Such-aan-aunusual,-afantastic-aworld.-a
Drago-aturned-ahis-ahead-aback-aforwards,-ahowever,-aas-ahis-aeyes-arested-aupon-aa-alarge-acollection-aof-avery-awide-acracks-ain-athe-aearth,-apast-athe-acollection-aof-ajutting-amountains.-a
The-aOverbal-aCanyon.-a
One-aof-athe-amost-adangerous-azones-aclose-ato-aPotor-aCity,-ait-awas-aa-ahuge,-athirty-mile-awide-acanyon.-aSeveral-asmall-aoases-acould-abe-afound-athroughout-athe-acanyon,-aand-arare-aMagic-aHerbs-aor-aother-anatural-atreasures-awere-afound-arelatively-acommonly-ahere.-a
All-athe-aMagic-aHerbs-aDrago-ahad-aever-aseen-awere-arelatively-anormal.-aSome-awere-aunusual-aor-aexotic,-abut-ahe-ahad-anever-aseen-aany-aMagic-aHerbs-athat-acould-abe-acalled-aa-anatural-atreasure.-aThose-awere-aones-athat-awere-aimbued-awith-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse-aand-ahad-aexceedingly-astrange-aproperties.-a
This-awas-amostly-abecause-aMagic-aHerbs-aof-athat-anature-awere-aextremely-arare,-aand-athe-aElder-aMage-ahe-ahad-areceived-ahis-ainitial-acollection-aof-aMagic-aHerbs-afrom-ahad-aused-aup-aany-arare-aones-ahe-aobtained,-aover-athe-ayears.-a
Some-aMagic-aHerbs-acould-ago-afor-atens-aof-athousands-aof-agold-amints-ain-aprice,-aeven-amillions-aof-amints.-a
Drago-asoared-atowards-athe-acanyon,-ahis-abody-agradually-atilting-adownward-aas-ahe-acovered-athe-amiles.-aThe-awidespread-aforest-abegan-ato-abecome-alarger-aand-alarger-ain-ahis-aeyes-aas-ahe-afell-aclose-ato-ait,-ahis-amomentum-aslowing.-a
Soon-ahe-awas-aalmost-atouching-athe-atops-aof-athe-atrees-ahe-awas-apassing-aover.-a
CRASH
Drago's-alarge-adraconic-aform-aknocked-aover-aa-adozen-aof-athe-agrey-awooden-atrees-aas-ahe-acrashed-adown-ahard,-aunable-ato-afind-aan-aopening.-aHe-aheard-aa-afew-apanicked-ayelps-aof-awild-aanimals-afleeing-aas-ahe-alanded,-athrowing-aup-aa-aspray-aof-adirt-aand-arock.-a
He-awas-aabout-aa-amile-aand-ahalf-aoff-afrom-athe-alarge-acanyon,-anot-atoo-ashabby-afor-aa-amostly-ablind-afirst-ajump.-a
Drago's-aeyes-aflashed-aas-ahe-amoved-aforward,-ahis-adragon-abody-arampaging-athrough-athe-aforest-atowards-athe-acanyon.-a
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Several-amiles-ato-athe-awest-aof-aDrago,-atraveling-adown-aone-aof-athe-awell-worn-apaths-atowards-athe-aOverbal-aCanyon,-aa-alarge-agroup-aof-avampires,-aAethmen,-aand-ahumans-acould-abe-aseen.
The-amen-aand-awomen-ain-athis-agroup-aall-awore-adark-agrey-aleather-aarmor-aor-arobes,-aclothes-at
hat-awere-adesigned-ato-ablend-ain-awith-athe-apale-acolor-aof-anature-adown-ahere-aon-athe-afloors-aof-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness.-a
Two-avampires-aseemed-ato-abe-ain-acharge,-aleading-athis-agroup.-aBoth-aof-athem-awere-awarriors,-awearing-adark-aleather-aarmor.-aOne-aa-amale,-aand-aone-aa-afemale.-a
The-aman-ahad-athe-ausual-aelegant-aappearance-amost-avampires-ahad,-athe-aonly-athing-amarring-ait-awas-ahis-aclearly-amany-times-abroken-anose.-aThe-afemale-avampire-ahad-aseveral-along,-acurled-ascars-atugging-aat-aher-alips,-aher-adark-ablack-ahair-awrapped-ain-aa-atight-abun.-a
"Who-ado-ayou-athink-akilled-athe-aCity-aLord,-aRathven?-aWhich-aof-athe-aPalace-aOwners-ado-ayou-athink-awill-atake-acontrol?-aNone-aof-athem-aare-afully-aLord-aClass-ayet."-aThe-awoman-aasked,-ascanning-athe-asurroundings-aas-ashe-amoved-aforward.-aHer-avoice-awas-afilled-awith-aan-aundercurrent-aof-aworry.-a
The-amale-awarrior-ashrugged,-a
"It's-anot-afor-aus-aHunters-ato-ajudge-aor-adecide.-aAll-awe-aneed-ato-ado-ais-asearch-afor-athat-aGolden-aFruit-athat-asupposedly-aappeared."-a
The-aman's-aeyes-atightened-aas-ahe-alooked-aoff-ato-athe-aeast,-awhere-athe-asounds-aof-aa-alarge-abeast-acrashing-athrough-athe-aforest-acould-afaintly-abe-aheard.
"Let's-akeep-amoving."
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###-aChapter-a44-a--aExploring
Drago-alooked-aout-aat-athe-ahuge,-asweeping-avalley,-aa-asmall-abreeze-ablowing-aagainst-ahis-achest.-aHe-astudied-athe-asheer-acanyon,-aand-asloping-agrounds-aoff-ato-ahis-asides,-anodding-ahis-ahead.-a
It-areminded-ahim-afaintly-aof-athe-aGrand-aCanyon-aback-aon-aEarth,-aonly-amuch-alarger.-aHe-acould-asee-along-alines-aof-avegetation,-aa-amix-aof-adark-agrey-aand-afaded-agreen,-alining-athe-awalls-aof-athe-acanyon.-aA-asmall-ariver-aflowed-athrough-athe-avery-acenter-aof-athe-acanyon-aon-aa-along,-ameandering-apath-athat-aled-aout-aof-asight.-a
He-aglanced-adown-aat-ahis-arather-alarge-abody.-aAt-ajust-aa-abit-ashy-aof-a7-ameters,-aDrago-atowered-aabove-aany-aof-athe-acreatures-ahe-ahad-amet-aseen-aso-afar.-a
The-aOverbal-aCanyon-awas-aa-adiverse-aregion,-afilled-awith-amany-aodd-acaves-aand-arock-aformations,-aas-awell-aas-arare-aMagic-aHerbs-aor-aresources.-a
What-ainterested-aDrago-amost,-aand-athe-areason-ahe'd-acome-aout-ato-atest-ahis-astrength,-awas-aa-aspecific-awild-abeast-aknown-ato-ahaunt-athe-acanyon.-a
An-aaggressive,-aPseudo-Lord-aClass-aSolar-aRock-aLizard.
Several-aother-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeasts-apopulated-athe-aregion,-aone-aof-athe-areasons-awhy-athis-aarea-awas-aconsidered-aa-adanger-azone.-a
But-aa-aparticularly-acranky-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-awas-aknown-ato-athrive-ain-athe-adeepest-aregions-aof-athe-aOverbal-aCanyon,-aattacking-aanyone-athat-acame-anear-ait.-aThe-alarge-alizard-awas-avindictive,-aand-awould-akill-aother-aanimals-asimply-afor-acoming-awithin-asight-aof-ait,-aleaving-atheir-adead-abodies-ato-awaste-aon-athe-aground.-aIt-awas-aone-aof-athe-astrongest-abeasts-athat-acould-abe-afound-aon-aTaprisha.
It-awas-aa-aperfect-amatch-afor-aDrago.-aThe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-awas,-alike-ahim,-aa-arelatively-aslow-moving-acreature-awith-aa-ahard-ashell.-aIt-awas-atough-aand-astrong,-awith-apowerful-arending-aclaws.-aA-agood-abeast-ato-atest-ahimself-aon.-a
In-aaddition…-athe-aAbility-athe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-aheld-awas-aone-ahe-aabsolutely-awanted-ato-ahave.-a
An-aAbility-aknown-aas-aHyperion-aBeam.-a
His-aeyes-aflicked-ato-athe-aleft-aand-aright.-aHe-adidn't-asee-aany-aother-acreatures-anearby-aas-ahe-alooked-adown-ainto-athe-acanyon.-a
He-ashrugged-aand-abegan-ato-awalk-aforward,-ahis-ablack-aclaws-asliding-aover-athe-arocky-aground.
'So,-aAusra.'-aDrago-athought-aas-ahe-abegan-ato-amake-ahis-away-aalong-athe-aside-aof-athe-acanyon.-aHe-astretched-ahis-awings-aout-afor-aa-amoment,-areadying-ahimself-ato-aglide-adown.-a
'Tell-ame-awhat-ayou-aknow-aabout-athe-aother-amembers-aof-athe-aFlock.'-aAfter-ameeting-aMello,-aDrago-awas-awell-aaware-athat-athe-aother-aFlock-amembers-acould-apose-aa-avery-areal-athreat-ato-ahim.
The-aCity-aLord-aof-aPotor,-aa-apowerful-avampire-aWizard-athat-astudied-aControl-aMagic,-awas-akilled-ajust-athe-aother-aday-ain-ahis-amansion.-aDrago-awasn't-asure-aif-athis-awas-aMello's-awork,-abut-ait-afelt-atoo-acoincidental-ato-anot-abe.-a
It-ahad-athrown-aPotor-aCity-ainto-achaos.-aThe-asub-leaders-aof-athe-acity,-athe-aWizards-aof-athe-a12-aPalaces,-awere-aat-aeach-aother's-athroats,-avying-afor-acontrol.-aSeveral-asmall-scale-afaction-awars-ahad-aalready-abroken-aout,-aleaving-aan-aundercurrent-aof-afear-athrobbing-ain-athe-acity.-a
The-aWizard-aRalf-athat-aDrago-ahad-akilled-ahad-abeen-aone-aof-athese-aPalace-aMasters,-aalbeit-aone-athat-awas-abeing-apunished-aby-athe-aCity-aLord,-aand-ahad-abeen-astripped-aof-amost-aof-ahis-aofficial-aduties.-a
'You-ahave-a87-aother-asiblings,-aall-aof-awhom-apossess-athe-aability-ato-aEvolve-aand-aabsorb-aother-abloodlines,-ajust-alike-ayou.'-aAusra-areplied,-aher-avoice-acool.-a
He-anodded.-aHe-aknew-athat.-a
'What-amakes-athem-adifferent-afrom-ame,-athough?-aThey-adon't-aall-ahave-atheir-amemories,-aright?'-aHe-aknew-ahe-awas-aa-abit-aof-aa-aspecial-acase.-a
'No.-aWhy-ayou-ahave-aretained-ayour-apast-alife's-amemories-ais-aunknown-ato-ame,-athough-aHis-aWorship-asurely-aplanned-athis.'-aAusra-areturned.-a
'Do-athey-aall-ahave-aan-aAusra-alike-ayou?'-aHe-aquestioned.-a
'No.-aA-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aGenie-ais-aa-aconstruct-athat-arequires-aan-aincredible-aunderstanding-aof-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse-ato-acreate.-aPossessing-aone-abefore-athe-aAngelic-aClass-ais-anormally-aimpossible.'-a
Drago-apaused-aat-athis.-a
'Then-ahow-ado-athe-aothers-aabsorb-abloodlines-aand-acreate-ahybrid-acreatures?'-aHe-awasn't-aquite-asure-ahe-aunderstood.-a
'Most-alikely-athrough-aa-aslow-aprocess-aof-aassimilation,-aabsorbing-abloodlines-ainto-atheir-amain-abloodline-aand-afusing-awith-athem.'-aAusra-aresponded,-aenlightening-ahim.-a
'Their-amain-abloodline?'-aHe-aasked-aback.
'Yes,-aall-athe-aother-amembers-aof-athe-aFlock-acame-ainto-aexistence-awith-aa-asingular-amain-abloodline,-ato-abase-atheir-aevolution-aoff-aof.-aEven-athe-aweakest-amember-astarted-awith-aat-aleast-aa-aLord-aClass-abloodline.'
'Only-athe-aFirstborn-awas-aleft-ato-astart-awith-ano-abloodline-aat-aall-aand-athree-astored-aAbsorptions.'
Drago-afrowned,-ahis-adraconic-aface-ascrunching-aup.-aHis-alarge,-aclawed-afeet-astamped-aloudly-aas-ahe-abarreled-aforward,-aalongside-athe-aedge-aof-athe-acanyon.-a
'Why,-athough?-aWhy-adid-aI-astart-awith-anothing?-aWhy-ado-aI-ahave-ayou?'-aHe-amentally-avoiced-ahis-afrustrations.-a
'…I-ado-anot-aknow.'-aAusra-areplied-aback,-aher-afeminine-avoice-aslightly-ahesitant,
'I-aam-amerely-aformed-afrom-aa-acomplex-acollection-aof-aenergy-aand-amagic.-aI-acannot-aanswer-aquestions-aI-ado-anot-ahave-athe-aanswer-afor.'-a
He-aasked-aa-afew-aother-aquestions,-afinding-ano-aother-avaluable-ainformation.-a
It-aseemed-athe-aother-amembers-aof-athe-aFlock-ahad-acome-ainto-athis-aworld-amuch-abetter-aoff-athan-ahe-ahad,-aall-aof-athem-aalready-apossessing-aat-aleast-aLord-aClass-abloodlines.-a
He-ashrugged,-athough,-aas-ahe-aconsidered-athe-asituation.-aSure,-amaybe-ahe-adidn't-astart-awith-athe-asame-alevel-aof-astrength-aas-athem.-aBut-athat-adidn't-amean-ahe-awouldn't-asurpass-athem,-aand-agrow-astrong-aenough-ato-ado-awhat-ahe-apleased.-a
Besides,-athere-ahad-ato-abe-asome-areason-ahe-astarted-aout-alike-ahe-adid.-aHe-ajust-aneeded-ato-afigure-ait-aout.-a
He-anodded-ahis-ahead-asharply-aand-athen-ashook-athe-athoughts-afrom-ahis-ahead,-ataking-aone-amore-aglance-aat-athe-acanyon-abefore-ahim.-a
Without-aanother-athought-ahe-ajumped-aforward,-aspreading-ahis-awings-aas-ahe-abegan-agliding-atowards-athe-acenter-aof-athe-acanyon.-a
..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a.-a..
"Aina…"-aRathven-awhispered,-amotioning-awith-ahis-aarm-afor-aher-ato-astep-aback.-aHis-adark-aleather-aarmor-acreaked-aquietly-aas-ahe-awiped-aa-asheen-aof-asweat-afrom-ahis-aforehead,-aglancing
-aback-aat-ahis-ateam.-aThey-awere-aa-agroup-aof-aHunters,-ahighly-askilled-aand-atrained-awarriors,-aand-aa-afew-aWizards,-athat-atracked-aand-aacquired-arare-aMagic-aHerbs-aor-anatural-atreasures.-a
They-ahad-aaround-atwenty-aother-aHunters-awith-athem,-aall-asubordinates-aof-aPalace-aMaster-aGorth.-aGorth-awas-aa-aPseudo-Lord-aClass-aWizard,-aand-athe-aWizard-amost-alikely-ato-asucceed-athe-alate-aCity-aLord.-a
They'd-abeen-asent-aout-aon-athis-amission-aspecifically-ato-afind-aa-aGolden-aApple,-areports-aof-awhich-ahad-aone-aspawning-adeep-awithin-athe-aOverbal-aCanyon.-aA-aGolden-aApple-awas-aa-amiraculous-afruit-athat-acarried-aan-ainnate-aconnection-awith-anature.-aIt-awould-abe-aaspected-ato-aone-aelement-aor-aanother,-aand-awas-aextremely-auseful-afor-aa-aWizard-astudying-awhatever-aelement-ait-awas-aaspected-atowards.-a
Palace-aMaster-aGorth-astudied-aBlood-aMagic,-abut-aa-aspecific-abranch-aof-aBlood-aMagic-aknown-aas-aBlood-aFire-aMagic,-aa-afire-aaspected-atype.-aIf-athe-aGolden-aApple-awas-afire-aaspected,-ait-awas-aquite-apossible-athat-athe-aPalace-aMaster-acould-ause-athis-ato-ahelp-ahim-abreak-afully-athrough-ato-athe-aLord-aClass.-aIf-anot,-ait-acould-astill-abe-aused-aas-aa-avaluable-atrade-atool.-a
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"What-ais-ait?"-aAina-aresponded,-athe-afemale-avampire's-aeyes-adarting-aaround.-a
"There."-aRathven-apointed-ain-afront-aof-athem.-a
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