Reborn Evolution
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"Hup!"-aDrago-aleapt-abackwards,-ahis-awings-aspreading-awidely-aas-ahe-asoared-ainto-athe-aair,-agliding-aabout-a15-ameters-aabove-athe-aground.-aHe-aknocked-ainto-aone-aof-athe-astone-apillars-aand-aleapt-aoff-ait,-ajumping-ahigher-aonto-aanother-aboulder.-a
Behind-ahim,-ahe-afelt-aa-awave-aof-aenergy-avibrate,-aseeming-ato-acondense.-a
"Damn."-aHe-aturned-aaround,-adigging-ahis-aclaws-ainto-athe-aside-aof-athe-astone-apillar-aas-ahe-afaced-athe-alizard.-aHis-abody-awas-alatched-aon,-ahanging-aoff-athe-aside-aof-athe-agiant-aboulder.-aHe-aimmediately-atook-aa-adeep-abreath,-ahis-achest-awarming.-a
He-ablasted-aout-aa-acolumn-aof-aEmerald-aFlames,-athe-adeadly-aDraconic-aFire-amelting-athrough-athe-aair.-a
Not-aa-asecond-alater,-aa-aheavily-acondensed-abeam-aof-awhite-aenergy-aslammed-ainto-ahis-aEmerald-aFlames.-a
BOOM
The-atwo-aenergies-acollided,-aand-ainstantly-aexploded-aon-acontact,-aa-awave-aof-agreen-afire-aand-awhite-aenergy-asplitting-athe-anearby-aarea-ain-atwo.-aThe-aflames-aand-awhite-aenergy-asplit-aalong-aan-aeven-ahundred-ameters-along-aline,-acutting-aseveral-alarge-aboulders-ainto-atwain.-aBy-anow-aa-ahaze-aof-adust-alittered-athe-aair,-athe-aforce-aof-athe-aexplosions-aalmost-amasking-athe-aarea.-a
"There-ait-ais."-aHis-achest-aheaved-aas-ahe-aglared-aat-athe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard.
The-apowerful-aAbility-aknown-aas-aHyperion-aBeam.-aAccording-ato-aAusra,-ait-awas-aa-astrange-atechnique-athat-aallowed-athe-aLizard-ato-ahypercondense-aenergy-ain-athe-aair-aitself-ainto-aa-adeadly-aorb-aof-aenergy,-aand-athen-adirect-athis-aenergy-ain-awhat-awas-aessentially-alaser-abeam.
It-awas-apowerful-aenough-athat-ait-acould-aevenly-amatch-ahis-aDraconic-aFlames,-aone-aof-athe-amost-adestructive-aand-apowerful-aAbilities-ain-athe-a30,000-aWorlds.-a
"Grr…"-aThe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-alet-aout-aa-aguttural-asnarl-aas-ait-ajumped-aoff-aof-aone-astone-apillar-aup-ato-aanother,-aits-aclaws-asinking-ainto-athe-arock-ato-agive-ait-aa-astronger-agrip.-a
'It's-asmart.'-aHe-athought,-ashaking-aout-ahis-ascales.-aThis-awas-aproving-ato-abe-aa-atougher-achallenge-athan-ahe'd-athought.-a
All-aof-aa-asudden,-asomething-aunexpected-ahappened.-a
The-alizard's-aeyes-abegan-ato-aglow-aa-adark-agreen-acolor.-a
Drago-ablinked-aand-athen-astared-ain-aastonishment-aas-aa-aclump-aof-arock-amorphed-ainto-athe-aair-aand-alatched-aonto-ahis-aright-ashoulder.-aIt-amoved-aaround-aas-aif-ait-awas-aa-afloating-aliquid,-awrapping-aaround-ahis-aright-aarm.-aThe-ainstant-ait-alanded,-ait-asolidified,-atransforming-aback-ainto-asolid-arock.-a
He-asnarled-aas-ahe-araised-ahis-aleft-aarm,-aripping-athe-astone-achunks-aoff-aof-ahim.-aThey-adropped-adownward-ain-aa-ashower,-apeltering-athe-aalready-alargely-adestroyed-aground.-a
An-ainstant-alater,-atwo-amore-aarms-aof-astone-aslammed-aonto-ahim,-aclamping-aon-aboth-aof-ahis-ashoulders.-aDrago-aflexed-ahis-aarms,-acausing-athe-astone-ato-ashatter.-aAs-asoon-aas-ahe-adid,-ahowever,-aseveral-amore-atentacles-aof-astone-awrapped-aon,-asealing-ahis-aarms-aand-alegs.-aOne-alarge-aone-awrapped-aaround-ahis-achest,-atrying-ato-acrush-ahim.-a
*ROOAAAR*
Drago-agave-aa-aroar-aof-ahis-aown-aas-ahe-atwisted-ahis-aentire-abody,-avirtually-adestroying-athe-apillar-ahe-awas-astanding-aon-aand-athe-alarge-alimbs-aof-astone-athat-awere-awrapped-aaround-ahim.-aThe-aunrelenting-aphysical-astrength-ahis-abody-aheld-acouldn't-abe-aconstrained,-athe-apassive-aGreat-aStrength-aAbility-aproviding-aa-asignificant-aboon.-a
THUNK
He-astumbled-abackwards,-ahis-aeyes-atwitching-aas-athe-aworld-aaround-ahim-aall-aof-aa-asudden-aseemed-ato-atwist.-aThe-asounds-aof-ahis-amovements,-athe-afalling-aand-abreaking-astones-aand-arock,-athe-aguttural-agrowls-aof-athe-alizard,-aall-aof-athat-afaded-aaway-aas-aa-aringing-anoise-atook-aover.-a
In-athe-ainstant-athat-ahe-ashattered-athe-astone-aencasing-ahim,-aa-asmaller,-amore-adense-apillar-aof-astone-ahad-ajutted-aforward,-aslamming-aagainst-athe-aside-aof-ahis-ajaw.-a
He-ablinked-aas-ahe-alooked-adumbly-aforward,-ahis-aeyes-aunfocused.-a
Barely-aglimpsing-athe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-acharging-aa-awhite-aorb-aof-aenergy,-ajust-aa-acouple-adozen-ameters-aaway,-aits-ahead-aleaning-aslightly-aup-ainto-athe-aair.-aStreaks-aof-awhite-alight-azoomed-ainto-athe-aorb-aas-ait-afinished-agrowing,-aforming-aa-ameter-aand-aa-ahalf-aball-aof-araw-apower.-a
'Focus.-aAnalyze-athe-asituation.'-aDrago's-amind-awent-ainto-aoverdrive-aas-ahe-aforced-ahimself-ato-aregain-acontrol,-aignoring-athe-aringing-ain-ahis-ahead.-a
'CONDENSE.'-aHe-aactivated-ahis-astrongest-aAbility.-aHe'd-aoriginally-awanted-ato-atry-adefeating-athe-alizard-awithout-ausing-ait-ato-atest-athe-aprowess-aof-ahis-anew-abody,-abut-amaintaining-athat-anow-aseemed-alike-aa-abad-aidea.-aThe-alizard-awas-aa-amutated-ahybrid-aof-asome-asort,-asticking-ato-ahis-afirst-aplan-awould-abe-afoolish.-a
Drago's-abrawny-anearly-a7-ameters-atall-abody-ainstantly-amorphed,-ashrinking-ainward.-aSmaller-aand-asmaller,-ameter-aby-ameter,-ahis-abody-acondensed-aon-aitself,-adark-agreen-ascales-agleaming.-a
It-atook-aonly-aa-asplit-asecond-afor-ahis-abody-asize-ato-ago-afrom-aalmost-a7-ahulking-ameters-atall-ato-aa-amuch-asmaller-a3-ameters,-asmaller-aeven-athan-ahis-afully-agrown-anormal-aMyyr-aDragon-aform.-a
His-ascales-atook-aon-aa-amix-aof-ared-aand-agreen,-agiving-aoff-aa-avibrant,-apowerful-afeeling.-aHis-atail-ahad-aslimmed-aout-aeven-afurther,-awhile-ahis-awings-ahad-agained-aa-abeautiful,-abright-ared-acoloring,-astretched-aout-aabove-ahim.-aTiny-aspikes-adotted-athe-aends-aof-ahis-awings,-asharp-aedge-aand-adeadly.-a
An-aodd,-ared-aand-agreen-aswirl-amarked-ahis-aforehead-awhere-aa-apair-aof-ahorns-ahad-aappeared,-ahis-adraconic-aface-apulled-aup-ain-aa-asnarl-arevealing-ahundreds-aof-arazor-edged-ateeth.-aHis-aarms-ahad-agained-aa-apair-aof-aridged-aspikes-aup-aand-adown-athem,-agrowing-aslightly-alonger,-aending-ain-aa-aset-aof-abeautiful-ablack-aand-agreen-aclaws.
As-ahe-atransformed,-aa-asmall-achange-aseemed-ato-atake-aplace-ain-ahis-asoul.-aAn-aintangible,-ainvisible-awave-aspread-aout-aas-aDrago's-asoul-aseemed-ato-ashift-aas-aa-aresult-aof-ahis-a'Condensing.'-a
WHOOSH
Just-aas-ahe-afinished-atransforming,-aa-abeam-aof-apure-awhite-alight-ablasted-athrough-awhere-ahis-achest-ahad-abeen-ajust-aa-amoment-aearlier.-a
"Grr…"-aDrago-agrowled,-afeeling-aa-astinging-apain-aspread-athrough-ahis-abody.-aHis-avoice-ahad-ataken-aon-aa-athroaty,-adeeper-atone,-agiving-aoff-aa-araw,-avirile-asensation.-aHe-aglanced-aupward-aat-athe-asource-aof-athe-astinging-afeeling.-a
A-ameter-alarge-ahole-ahad-adrilled-adirectly-athrough-athe-atop-apart-aof-ahis-aright-awing.-aWhen-ahe'd-afinished-aCondensing,-ahis-awings-ahad-astretched-aout-aabove-ahim.-aThe-ahole-awas-aburned-acompletely-athrough,-afaint-ared-amarkings-astill-aglowing-aat-aits-aedges.-a
Drago-afolded-ahis-awings-adown,-awincing-aslightly.-a
As-ahe-adid-aso,-ahe-anoticed-athat-athe-aworld-aaround-ahim-aseemed-ato-ahave-agrown-aslower,-aby-aat-aleast-ahalf-aas-amuch.-a
The-amore-apowerful-athe-aenergy-aone's-asoul-aheld,-athe-astronger-aa-abeing's-asense-aof-aperception-aand-afaster-atheir-amovements-abecame.-aThe-apreviously-ahard-ato-atrack-amovements-aof-athe-amutated-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-awere-anow-amade-aclear-ato-aDrago-aas-ait-adashed-afrantically-atoward-ahim-ain-aa-azigzag-afashion,-aits-amouth-alunging-afor-ahis-aneck.-a
Drago-aflexed-ahis-abody.-aRaw,-aphysical-astrength-aflowed-athrough-ahim,-afar-astronger-athan-aanything-ahe-ahad-aever-aexperienced-ain-ahis-alife.-aHe-afelt-aincredibly-asolid,-aas-aif-anothing-ain-aexistence-acould-amove-ahim.-a
He-aglanced-aat-athe-ahulking-alizard-athat-awas-acrashing-atowards-ahim.-a
Just-aas-aits-amouth-awas-aa-ameter-aaway-afrom-aconnecting-awith-ahis-aneck,-ahis-aright-aarm-atransformed-ainto-aa-ablur-awhipping-aup-aand-athen-adown.-a
BOOM
His-aarm-aslammed-ainto-athe-aneck-aof-athe-alizard-aand-aknocked-athe-abrute-aof-aa-acreature-adownwards,-ainstantly-acancelling-aits-amomentum.-aThe-aentire-abody-aof-athe-acreature-asank-ahalf-aa-ameter-ainto-athe-aearth,-aa-asmall-acrater-aof-acracks-aexpanding.-a
/> Drago's-aright-aarm-awas-aclamped-aonto-athe-aneck-aof-athe-acreature.-aHe-alooked-adown-aat-ait-amercilessly.-a
SNIP
Without-aa-asecond-aof-ahesitation,-ahe-asliced-athe-ahead-aoff-athe-alizard,-akilling-ait-ainstantly.-a
'Ausra,-aabsorb-aits-abloodline,-aand-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ajust-ato-abe-asafe.'-aHe-aordered,-ahis-amental-avoice-acold.-a
As-ahe-adid-aso,-ahe-ablinked,-aabruptly-astopping.-aHe-atook-aa-amoment-ato-astare-adown-aat-ahis-aclaws,-aand-athen-aat-athe-alizard.-aHe-ashook-ahis-ahead-ain-aconfusion.-a
"Wha-what?"-aHe-agrumbled-aaloud,-areleasing-ahis-aCondensed-aform.-aHis-abody-amorphed-aand-aelongated-aback-ato-aits-aregular,-ahulking-asize.-a
As-ahe-adid-aso,-ahis-aentire-amind-aseemed-ato-arelax,-areturning-ato-anormal.-a
"What-athe-ahell-awas-athat?-aI-afelt…-amy-amind-afelt-acolder."-aHe-astuttered,-anot-aunderstanding.-a
When-ahe-ahad-achanged-ainto-ahis-aCondensed-aform,-ahis-aentire-amindset-afelt-alike-ait-ahad-achanged.-aHis-aactions,-athe-away-ahe-amoved,-aeverything-aseemed-ato-abecome-amore-aconfident,-acolder.-aHe-acouldn't-aquite-aarticulate-ahow-ait-afelt,-abut-ahe-afelt-aas-aif-ahis-aentire-apersonality-ahad-ashifted-aslightly.-a
Before-ahe-acould-adive-ain-depth-aon-ahis-afeelings,-aan-aalert-awent-aoff-ain-ahis-ahead.
'Absorbing-adetected-abloodlines…'
..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..
"We're-aall-agonna-adie…-awe're-aall-agonna-adie…"-aHarmen's-apanicked-awhispers-afelt-alike-aa-ayell-ain-athe-aears-aof-athe-afrozen-aHunters-aas-athey-alooked-aat-athe-aawe-inspiring-abattle-abefore-athem.-aConstant-aexplosions,-aflashes-aof-alight,-aand-ashockwaves-ahad-aspread-aout-ain-aa-amatter-aof-aseconds,-aknocking-amost-aof-athem-adown.-a
Rathven-alooked-aup-aat-athe-ahaze-aof-adust-athat-acovered-ahis-asight-aof-athe-adueling-acreatures-aas-athe-aarea-aabruptly-agrew-asilent.-aThe-abattle-abefore-ahim-awas-aone-athat-afar-asurpassed-aanything-ahe-awas-acapable-aof,-aeven-aas-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-aHunter.-aHis-aeyes-acouldn't-aeven-afully-atrack-athe-amovements-aof-athe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard.-a
"What-athe-ahell-aare-athey…"
..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..
Thousands-aof-amiles-aaway,-aat-aa-aspot-afar-adeeper-ainto-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness,-aa-agargantuan-avalley-acould-abe-aseen.-a
This-avalley-awas-amade-aup-aof-apure,-ablack-abedrock,-ascarred-aand-acut-aby-atens-aof-athousands-aof-aformless-aslashes,-acreated-aby-athe-awindstorms-athat-aswept-athrough-athe-aarea-arandomly.-aHundreds-aof-amiles-aof-arock-acould-abe-aseen,-aall-aslipping-adownward-ain-aan-aalmost-aendless-ahole.-a
This-ahole-astretched-afor-athousands-aof-amiles.-aIf-aone-awere-ato-atravel-adown-athis-ahole,-abright-alight-awould-agradually-astart-ato-aemerge-afrom-athe-avery-abottom,-ashining-aupward.-aThis-alight-aglowed-aa-apale-ayellow-acolor-aand-agave-aoff-aan-aincredible-asense-aof-aheat.-a
As-aone-awent-adeeper-aand-adeeper,-athis-alight-agrew-abrighter-aand-abrighter.-aSoon-adeep-awhite-aflames-awould-abegin-ato-aappear,-aincinerating-aeven-athe-aair-aitself,-aburning-apurely-aoff-amagic-aenergy.-aThe-awalls-aof-athis-ahole-awere-aseared-acompletely-asmooth,-anot-aa-ahint-aof-aa-agap-aor-ahole.-a
These-awhite-aflames-agradually-abegan-ato-aform-atogether-athe-adeeper-aone-agot,-acreating-aa-amassive,-aswirling-apale-aocean-aof-afire.-a
The-aburning-acore-aof-athe-aworld-aof-aTaprisha.-aA-agiant-aorb-aof-apure,-awhite-aflames-athat-arotated-aat-aa-aslow-apace,-aspanning-amore-athan-aa-ahundred-amiles.-a
In-athe-amidst-aof-athis-asea-aof-aeverburning-aflame,-aa-apair-aof-adark,-aorange-aorbs-acould-abe-aseen.-a
"Oh,-aI-ado-asense-aa-afeeling-aI-aknow."
"Mello-aagain?-aA-atroublesome-afellow."-a
"No,-ait-aseems-adifferent.-aA-abrother-athat's-anew!"
"I-amust-ashare-athe-anews,-aof-aperfection-athat-ais-atrue!"
"For-aeven-athe-abrightest-afire-aand-ablaze-acannot-aburn-aalone!"
"Perhaps-ayou'll-ashare-awisdom-athat-aI-afind-aever-aunknown."
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###-aChapter-a48-a--aThe-aSpoils
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-Absorbing-adetected-abloodlines-
76%-aSolar-aRock-aLizard
14%-aUnidentified-aEnergy-a--aTraces-aof-aEarth-aElemental-apower
8%-aHeavy-aScaled-aLizard
2%-aUnidentified-aBloodlines
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Drago-aignored-athe-aalert-afor-aa-amoment-aas-ahe-araised-aone-aof-ahis-aclawed-aarms-ato-ahis-ahead.-a
'Ausra,-awhat-awas-athat?-aWhen-aI-aentered-amy-aCondensed-aform,-ait-afelt-alike-amy-aentire-amindset-achanged-aslightly.'-aHe-aasked,-araising-athe-aquestion.-aHe-afelt-aat-ahis-asoul,-afeeling-athe-acocoon-athat-aheld-aWilliam's-asoul-aflutter-anext-ato-ahis,-aunchanged.-a
'…based-aon-athe-adata-aI-ahave,-ait-ais-aimpossible-afor-ame-ato-agive-aa-aperfect-aanswer.-aYour-asoul-ais-aabnormal.'-aAusra-areplied,-aunhelpfully.-a
'Okay,-athen-agive-ame-ayour-abest-aguess.'-aHe-areturned,-ataking-aa-aglance-adown-aat-athe-acorpse-aof-athe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard.-aThe-astinging-apain-ain-ahis-awings-abegan-ato-afade-aas-athey-aslowly-astarted-ato-aregenerate.-aThe-awarm-aenergy-ahe'd-ataken-ain-afrom-athat-aGolden-aFruit-aseemed-ato-aswarm-aon-ahis-ainjured-awing-ain-aparticular,-aspeeding-aup-athe-ahealing-aprocess.-a
'Your-asoul-ais-aabnormal.'-aAusra-arepeated,-aand-athen-acontinued,-a'When-ayou-aenter-ayour-aCondensed-astate,-athe-apower-aof-ayour-abody-agreatly-aincreases,-aas-adoes-athe-apower-aof-ayour-asoul.-aThis-ahas-aallowed-ayou-ato-atouch-aupon-athe-adoorstep-aof-aLord-aClass.'-a
'However,-ayou-ahave-ayet-ato-acomprehend-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse,-aat-aleast-anot-aenough-ato-aofficially-aenter-aLord-aClass.-aThe-aprocess-aof-acomprehending-ahardens-ayour-asoul,-amaking-ait-astronger-aand-atougher.-aPowerful-aenough-ato-aendure-amanipulating-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse-ato-aform-aan-aAura.'
'Despite-athat,-ayou-aare-aforcefully-aincreasing-athe-astrength-aof-ayour-abody-aand-asoul.-aTherefore,-ayour-asoul-ahas-astarted-ato-aundergo-aits-aown-ahardening-aand-asolidification,-aseparate-afrom-athe-anormal-aprocess.'
He-ablinked,
'Do-aother-aAnomalies-aexperience-athe-asame-athing?'
'No.-aThey-awere-aborn-awith-asouls-asealed-aanew,-awashed-aclean-afrom-atheir-apast-amemories-aand-aexperiences,-aalongside-acontaining-ainnate-aLord-aor-aKing-aClass-abloodlines.-aThe-aabsolute-aperfect-astate-aof-abeing-afor-acomprehending-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse.-aBy-anow,-amost-aof-athem-awill-ahave-agained-atheir-aown-aunderstanding-aof-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse,-aa-aprocess-athat,-aif-athey-akept-atheir-aprevious-amemories,-awould-anormally-atake-adecades.'
Drago-asighed.-aIt-afelt-alike-ahe-awas-aconstantly-abehind-ain-aterms-aof-astrength-awhen-acompared-ato-athe-aother-amembers-aof-athe-aFlock.-aHe-adidn't-acare-athat-athey-astarted-astronger-athan-ahim,-abut-ahe-awanted-ato-ahave-aenough-apower-ato-asurvive-aon-ahis-aown.-a
'Fine,-awhatever.'-aHe-ashrugged.-aIt-awas-awhat-ait-awas.-aHe-awould-adeal-awith-ait.-a
Instead,-ahe-aturned-ahis-afocus-ato-athe-abloodline-aorigins-aof-athe-alizard-ahe'd-ajust-aabsorbed.-a
'Um…-aWhat?'-aHe-aglanced-aat-aone-aparticular-apoint,-aconfused.-a
'Unidentified-aEnergy-a--aTraces-aof-aEarth-aElemental-apower?-aWhat-ais-athis,-aAusra?'-a
'Approximately-a14%-aof-athe-abloodline-awithin-athe-alizard-ais-acomposed-aof-aa-aparasitic-aenergy-asource-alaced-awith-aEarth-aElemental-apower.'-aAusra-areplied.-a
'Parasitic?-aIn-ageneral,-aexplain-awhat-athis-ameans.'-aHe-aresponded.
'Taking-ain-aall-apossibilities,-athere-ais-aa-a98%-athat-athis-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-adevoured-aa-anatural-atreasure-asimilar-ato-athe-aGolden-aApples-ayou-afound,-abut-aone-aaspected-afor-athe-aEarth-aElement.-aBecause-athe-alizard-adoes-anot-ahave-aa-aunique-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-athat-ais-aable-ato-abreak-adown-athe-afruit-aand-atransfer-acertain-aaspects-aof-aits-aenergy,-aits-abody-abegan-ato-amutate.'-a
'This-amutation-aallowed-ait-ato-aquickly-areach-athe-apeak-aof-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass-aand-astep-ainto-athe-aPseu
do-Lord-aClass.-aHowever,-aas-aa-aresult,-aits-amind-awarped,-aand-ait-abecame-aunreasonably-aaggressive,-adefensive-aof-athe-anatural-atreasure's-apoint-aof-aorigin.'
'The-anatural-atreasure-ait-afound-awas-aprobably-arelated-ato-athe-atwo-aGolden-aApples-ayou-adiscovered.-aWhen-anatural-atreasures-aform,-ausually-athree-aor-afour-aof-athem-awill-aappear-ain-aan-aarea-aat-aonce,-acondensing-afrom-aa-ahigh-aconcentration-aof-athe-auniversal-alaws,-athough-athis-aprocess-ais-anot-aentirely-aunderstood.'-a
"Huh."-aHe-asaid-aaloud,-alooking-adown-aat-athe-acorpse-aof-athe-acreature.-aHe-ahadn't-arealized-ait-awas-aso-adangerous-ato-aeat-aa-anatural-atreasure-araw.-aWell,-aAusra-awould-ahave-awarned-ahim-aif-ait-awas,-aso-ait-aprobably-awas-aonly-adangerous-afor-aregular-acreatures.-aStill.-aHe-ashook-athe-athoughts-afrom-ahis-ahead.-a
'Can-aI-amake-ause-aof-athis-aenergy?'-aHe-aasked,-acurious.-a
'The-aenergy-ahas-abeen-aabsorbed-ain-athe-aform-aof-aunits-aof-aenergy-afor-agrowth.-aThe-aEarth-aElemental-atraces,-ahowever,-amostly-adissipated-aat-athe-acreature's-adeath.'-aAusra-areplied-acoolly.-a
Drago-apulled-aup-ahis-aGrowth-aStatus,-achecking-aon-ahis-anumbers.-a
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