by Koren Rabe
Right-anow,-awith-ahis-alevel-aof-astrength,-athere-awas-ano-away-ahe-acould-ainterfere-ain-aa-afight.-a
The-aMaximum-aEnergy-aLevel-aof-aa-abeing-awas-ahighly-acorrelated-awith-athe-aoverall-apower-athat-abeing-aheld.-aIt-awas-aa-adirect-ameasure-aof-athe-aSoul-aand-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aThe-astronger-aone's-aSoul-awas,-athe-amore-apowerful-atheir-aphysique,-aperception-aof-atime,-aor-aAbilities-awould-abe.-a
Therefore,-ahe-ashrugged,-aand-askipped-aabout-a100-ameters-aoff-ato-athe-aside-abefore-asitting-adown-aon-athe-aground,-aand-awaiting,-aanalyzing-aeverything.-a
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"Trajan-ahow-amuch-alonger-acan-ayour-aChaos-aRain-akeep-ait-atrapped."-aProbus-aasked,-ahis-aeyes-anarrowing-aas-ahe-astared-aat-atheir-atarget.-a
"Approxima-"-aTrajan-abegan,-ahis-aeyes-aglowing.-aHe-awas-aimmediately-acut-aoff.-a
ROAAAAAR
The-acolorful-astreams-aof-arain-aexploded-ainto-aclouds-aof-asteam-aas-aseveral-aspouts-aof-aorange-afire-ashot-aout,-ashooting-ainto-athe-asky.-a
"Okay,-ayou're-apathetic,-anevermind."-aProbus-ashrugged,-astepping-aforward.-aAs-ahe-adid-aso,-aan-aAura-abegan-ato-aform-aaround-ahim,-afaint-agray-alight-aappearing.-aHis-aentire-aphysical-aform-aseemed-ato-abecome…-asharper,-aas-aif-ahe-acould-asplit-aa-amountain-awith-aa-alight-atouch.-a
"Listen-ahere-ayou-alittle-ashi-"-aTrajan-abegan,-ahis-aeyes-asparking.-a
Before-ahe-acould-afinish,-aProbus-ajumped-aup-ainto-athe-aair,-ahis-abody-asoaring-atowards-athe-ahuge,-aflying-adragon.-aThe-agrey-alight-athat-asurrounded-ahim-abegan-ato-agrow-amore-aconcentrated,-acausing-athe-aair-aaround-ahim-ato-ashimmer.-a
"You-amoron!-aRain-aMagic:-aTime-aChained-aTorrent!"-aThe-aWizard-ayelled-aat-aProbus-aand-acast-aa-aspell-asimultaneously,-acausing-aall-athe-anormal-arain-athat-awas-astill-afalling-ato-aabruptly-abegin-ato-afall-ain-aslow-amotion.-a
Everything-athat-athe-arain-atouched-abegan-ato-aslow-adown,-athe-aphysical-amovements-avisually-aslowing.-a
Debris-aor-arocks-athat-awere-astill-afalling-afrom-athe-aarms-aof-awater-athat-aTrajan-ahad-aspawned-afloated-aslowly-adownward,-aalmost-ahanging-ain-athe-aair.-aThe-atorrents-aof-afire-alooked-aincredibly-aodd-aas-atheir-amovements-aslowed-ato-aa-acrawl.
Probus-awas-aunaffected,-athe-aWizard-ataking-agreat-acare-ato-aexclude-ahim.-aDespite-athe-ashow-athey-aput-aon,-athey-aboth-amoved-awith-aconfidence-aand-afamiliarity,-asigns-aof-along-apractice-atogether.-a
The-amassive-adragon-alooked-aat-athe-arain-awith-acuriosity,-awatching-aas-ait-afell-aand-atouched-ahim.-aImmediately-aits-abody-abegan-ato-aslow,-athough-aonly-aslightly,-athe-aflames-athat-acovered-ait-adimming-ajust-athe-aslightest-abit.
Still,-ait-awas-aenough-afor-aProbus.-a
"I-aam-aa-asimple-aman…"-aHis-aeyes-abegan-ato-agloss-aover-aas-ahe-astared-aat-athe-abeast.-a
"I-asee-aa-alizard…-aI-acut.-aI-asee-aa-aslimy-abastard…-aI-acut."-aThe-aair-aaround-athe-ahand-aclutching-athe-ahilt-aof-ahis-asword-aon-ahis-aback-abegan-ato-atremble.-a
"I-asee-aa-adragon…"-aHis-awords-acarried-aa-asense-aof-afinality.
"I-acut."
WHOOSH
Without-auttering-aa-aspell-aof-aany-asort,-aProbus'-aarm-awhipped-aforward,-amoving-aso-aquickly-athe-aair-ahe-adisplaced-awith-ahis-aarm's-amovement-acreated-aa-asmall-asonic-aboom.-a
He-aput-ahis-afull-astrength-ainto-athis-aattack.-aThis,-aright-ahere,-awas-athe-atarget-athey-awere-ato-ahunt-adown.-aA-apowerful,-airrational-aKing-aClass-adragon-athat-ahad-akilled-aor-amaimed-aseveral-amembers-aof-athe-aAurelius-aFamily,-aand-aspread-aa-amassive-aamount-aof-adestruction.-a
He-aheld-aback-anothing.-a
After-aall,-awhat-akind-aof-aidiot-awould-await-atill-athe-alast-asecond-ato-ago-aall-aout?-a
Such-aa-amentality-awould-alead-ato-aan-aearly-adeath.-a
A-anearly-ainvisible-ablade-aof-alight-ashot-aforth,-asplitting-athe-aair.-aThis-ablade-amoved-awithout-amaking-aa-asound,-acutting-athrough-athe-aslowed-araindrops-ain-aan-aalmost-amystic-afashion.-a
It-aseemed-ato-amove-aslow…-abut-aat-athe-asame-atime,-aincredibly-afast.-a
The-anear-invisible-ablade-aof-alight-aslammed-ainto-athe-amassive-adragon-abefore-ait-ahad-atime-ato-areact.-a
BOOM
KSSHHHH
Probus-alanded-aon-athe-aground-ahard,-ahis-aeyes-anarrowed-aas-ahe-alooked-aat-athe-aresult,-adispleased.-a
The-agiant-aTranscendent-aFlame-aDragon-aand-abeen-aknocked-abackwards-anearly-a600-ameters.-aA-ahuge,-agaping-awound-acould-abe-aseen,-aspurting-ared-ablood-adrawn-afrom-aits-aright-ashoulder-adown-ato-aits-aleft-aleg.-a
A-along,-astretching-acrater-acould-abe-aseen-ain-athe-aground,-athe-apower-afrom-aProbus'-aslash-aslicing-aapart-aand-aincinerating-aany-arock-aor-astone-ait-acame-ainto-acontact-awith.-aDust-aand-arandom-arocks-acould-abe-aseen,-ashooting-ainto-athe-aair-ain-aslow-amotion-aunder-athe-aeffect-aof-aTrajan's-aspell.
"It-atook-ayour-afull-astrength-aslash."-aTrajan-aappeared-anext-ato-aProbus,-aseveral-aglowing-ablue-ashields-ashimmering-ain-athe-aair-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-a
"It-atook-amy-afull-astrength-aslash."-aProbus-anodded-ain-aagreement,-ahis-avoice-acarrying-aa-atinge-aof-adisappointment.-aHe'd-aimbued-ahis-aattack-awith-aeverything-ahe'd-agained-ain-ahis-astudies-aof-athe-aLaw-aof-aCutting,-aone-aof-athe-amore-aabstruse,-acomplex-alaws.-a
There-awere-avery-afew-athings-ahe-acould-anot-acut-ain-ahalf.-a
The-asheer-aphysical-adurability-aof-athat-adragon-awas-aon-aanother-alevel.-a
"GOOD-aSLASH,-aYOUNG-aWARRIOR.-aI-aCOMMEND-aTHY-aCOURAGE."
"BUT-aNOW,-aMEET-aPERFECTION,-aLET-aMY-aFIRES-aFLOURISH!"
The-avoice-aof-athe-aAnomaly-arang-aout,-ablasting-ainto-atheir-aears-aas-ait-ashook-aoff-athe-aremnants-aof-aProbus'-aslash,-afires-aswarming-aaround-ait-aonce-amore.-aGradually,-aabove-aits-ahead,-aa-amassive-aorb-aof-afire-awas-astarting-ato-aform,-agrowing-aand-aexpanding.-aDeep,-aorange-aand-ared-aflames-ablurred-atogether-ain-aa-amassive-amixture,-agiving-aoff-aan-aungodly-aamount-aof-aheat.-a
"This-ais-agoing-ato-aget-augly."-aProbus'-avoice-awas-acompletely-aserious-aas-ahe-areplaced-ahis-ablade-aon-ahis-aback,-ablinking-aslowly.-a
"Oh-amy-agod,"-aTrajan-astared-aat-athe-aattack,-apalefaced-awith-aa-ahorrifying-arealization,
"Think-aof-awhat-athis-awill-ado-ato-athe-aenvironment!"-a
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Drago-amentally-acursed-ahis-agood-anature-aas-ahe-aran-atowards-athe-adowned-afemale-avampire-awarrior.-aWhy-acouldn't-ahe-ahave-abeen-aborn-aa-ashameless,-aevil-avillain?-a
Helping-aher-awould-abe-adangerous-aand-acould-aget-ahim-akilled.
But-aeven-aso...-ahe-acouldn't-ajust-aleave-aher-ato-adie.-aNot-awhen-athe-areason-aall-aof-athis-awas-ahappening-awas-apartly-abecause-aof-ahim.-a
Off-ato-athe-aside,-athe-atwo-avampires-ahad-arushed-aforward-ato-aengage-athe-adragon-aas-ait-awas-ain-athe-amidst-aof-acreating-aanother-amassive-afireball.-aThey-asuffered-ano-atime-afor-adistraction,-aputting-atheir-afull-afocus-aon-athe-adragon-athey-awere-afacing.-a
He-ahad-aalready-awitnessed-atheir-aincredible-astrength.-aThat-asingle-aslash-afrom-athe-asword-awielding-avampire-ahad-acarved-aout-aa-ahuge-acrevice-ain-athe-aearth-aitself,-aand-amoved-afaster-athan-aDrago-awas-aphysically-acapable-aof-aseeing-aat-ahis-acurrent-alevel.-a
His-amind-araced-aahead-aof-ahim-aas-ahe-abegan-ato-aadapt-ahis-aplan.-a
When-athe-atwo-aparties-awere-aengaging,-aand-athe-areason-awhy-aDrago-awas-arushing-aover,-ahe-ahad-anoticed-athe-afemale-avampire-ahad-afallen-aover-afrom-athe-acorner-aof-ahis-aeyesight,-ablood-aspurting-afrom-aher-amouth.-a
Her-acollapsed-aform-ahad-agone-aunnoticed-aby-aher-acomrades-aas-athey-aengaged-athe-aEleventhborn,-aintent-aon-astopping-ait.-a
"If-aonly-aI-amanaged-ato-aconvince-ait-ato-astop-afighting-athen…"-aHe-amuttered,-aswearing-amentally.-a
At-athe-aleast,-ahe'd-amanaged-ato-atalk-ato-ait.-aTheir-aattack-aon-athe-adragon-ahad-ahappened-aat-aa-abad-atime.-a
Though,-aperhaps-afrom-athe-adr
agon's-aperspective,-ait-ahad-ahappened-aat-aan-aopportune-atime.-aIt-aseemed-ato-abe-aon-asome-asort-aof-amad-aquest-ato-ashow-aoff-aits-aideal-aof-aperfection,-aor-ato-again-awisdom-afrom-aothers-aon-awhat-aperfection-awas.
His-abody-aheaved-awith-aexertion-afrom-athe-ainstantaneous-asprint-aas-ahe-aslammed-adown,-alanding-anext-ato-athe-abody-aof-athe-avampire-awarrior.-a
Now-athat-ahe-awas-aup-aclose,-aDrago-asaw-aher-ainjuries-ain-aperson.-aHe-ahad-ato-aforce-ahimself-anot-ato-agag.-a
Her-aentire-abody-awas-acompletely-aseared,-asave-afor-aa-afew-aspots-aon-aher-aface-aand-aeyes.-aHer-aslim,-ablack-adress-ahad-amostly-amelted-aoff,-adisintegrating,-aand-along,-ahorrifying-aburns-acovered-aevery-ainch-aof-aher.-aA-alight-ablue-aaura-ahovered-aaround-aher,-agiving-aoff-aa-acool-afeeling.-a
'Ausra!-aWhat-aexactly-ais-awrong-awith-aher?'-aHe-ahad-aonce-aaided-aWilliam-ain-ahealing-afrom-aa-afatal-ainjury-aby-agiving-aup-asome-ablood-afrom-aone-aof-ahis-adraconic-aforms.-aThere-amight-abe-asome-away-ahe-acould-ahelp-aheal-athis-ainjured-avampire,-aif-ahe-aknew-amore-aabout-aher-awounds.-a
Vampires-ahad-aa-apowerful-aability-ato-aregenerate.-aEven-aif-ashe-awas-abadly-aburned-alike-athis,-ashe-ashould-astill-abe-aable-ato-aheal-afrom-ait.-aHer-awounds-amust-abe-afar-aworse-athan-awas-avisible.-a
The-aonly-areason-ashe-agot-aso-abadly-awounded-awas-abecause-aof-ahim,-aand-aher-abrave-asacrifice-ain-aprotecting-athe-acity.-a
If-ahe-ahadn't-astayed-ahere-ain-aa-apopulated-acity,-athis-anever-awould-ahave-ahappened.-aThis-awas-ahis-afault.-aHe-aclenched-ahis-afists-aat-athe-arealization,-atossing-athe-athought-ato-athe-aside-afor-anow.-a
'She-ahas-asuffered-amultiple-adegree-aburns-aon-aroughly-a88%-aof-aher-abody.-aHer-ainternal-aorgans-ahave-astarted-ato-afail,-athe-aextreme-adamage-ashe-ahas-asuffered-abeginning-ato-aoverwhelm-aher-anatural-aregenerative-aprocess.-aShe-aappears-ato-ahave-aconsumed-amultiple-ahealing-amedicines-ain-aan-aattempt-ato-aheal-athe-ainjuries,-abut-ahas-aonly-amanaged-ato-astave-athem-aoff.'
Ausra-acontinued,
'Some-atype-aof-arestorative-awater-based-aspell-ahas-abeen-aapplied-ato-aher.-aHowever,-athe-aburns-ashe's-asuffered-aseem-ato-acarry-athe-apower-aof-aLaw-awithin-athem,-aand-aare-anot-aones-athat-acan-abe-aeasily-ahealed.'-a
'Is-athere-aanything-aI-acan-ado?'-aDrago-aqueried,-astaring-aat-athe-ashivering-abody-aof-athe-adying-avampire.-a
Ausra-awas-asilent-afor-aa-amoment.-a
'There-ais-aa-apossibility…'-aAusra-abegan,-ataking-aanother-amoment-aas-aif-acalculating.-a
'Yes?'-aDrago-aurged.-a
'The-aFire-aElement-aGolden-aApple-ayou-aobtained-ahas-athe-acondensed-aenergy-aof-athe-aUniversal-aLaw-aof-aFire-awithin-ait.-aIf-ayou-aeat-ait-anow,-aabsorbing-aits-aenergy,-ayou-amay-aalso-abe-aable-ato-adraw-ain-athe-aremnants-aof-aLaw-aenergy-ain-athe-afemale-avampire's-awounds.-aWith-athe-aLife-aEnergy-ain-ayour-aLesser-aLife-aDemon-aform-aas-aa-acounterweight,-ait's-apossible-ayou-acould-apull-aout-athe-aFire-aEnergy-aand-aallow-aher-ato-asurvive.'-aAusra-acontinued,-a
'The-aLife-aElemental-aenergy-afrom-athe-aLife-aElement-aGolden-aApple-ahas-aalready-abeen-aabsorbed-aand-atransformed-ato-ayour-aown-aenergy.-aYou-ashould-abe-asafe-ato-aabsorb-athe-aremaining-anatural-atreasure.'-a
Drago-ablinked,-ahis-amind-aracing.-a
This-awas-aan-aabsolutely-aawful-atime-ato-asit-adown-aand-aabsorb-aa-arare-aand-apowerful-anatural-atreasure.-aHe-ahad-ano-aidea-ahow-athe-aEleventhborn-awould-areact,-aor-athe-avampires-athat-awere-anow-aengaging-ait.-a
But-ait-aseemed-athere-awas-ano-aother-away-ato-asave-aher-aunless-ahe-awas-awilling-ato-atake-athis-arisk.-a
He-alooked-adown-aat-athe-ashivering-aform-aof-athe-afemale-avampire,-awatching-aher-awheeze-aand-acough,-aher-atiny-abody-ashaking.
He-asighed,-afeeling-atired.-a
Without-ahesitation,-ahe-apulled-aout-athe-aFire-aElement-aGolden-aApple-afrom-ahis-aSpatial-aRing,-aand-aswallowed-ait-awhole.
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###-aChapter-a54-a--aLord-aClass
Heat.
Powerful,-aflowing-aheat-arushed-athrough-ahis-aveins,-alike-aa-ablazing-ainferno-aspreading-afrom-ahis-aheart-ato-aevery-ainch-aof-ahis-abody.-aMolten-amagma,-aliquid-afire,-aany-aand-aevery-adescription-athat-acame-ato-aDrago's-amind-aseemed-ato-afit-aas-ahe-afelt-athe-araw-apower-amoving-awithin-ahim.-a
At-athe-asame-atime,-ahowever,-ahe-adidn't-aexperience-apain-aor-afeel-aburned.-aIt-awas-apowerful,-aand-ahot,-abut-aa-acomfortable-akind-aof-ahot.-aOne-athat-awas-aunder-ahis-acontrol.-a
As-athe-aenergy-amoved-aabout-awithin-ahim,-ahe-adetected-aanother,-asimilar-aenergy-anext-ato-ahim.-a
Within-athe-ainjured-afemale-avampire.
He-aalso-afelt-aa-asecond-aenergy-asource,-athis-aone-aextremely-avast-ain-ascale.-a
He-alooked-atowards-ait,-astaring-aat-athe-amassive-aTranscendent-aFlame-aDragon.-a
Several-asmall-atyphoons-aof-awater-awere-acurrently-asmashing-aagainst-athe-adragon-aas-ait-aformed-aa-agargantuan-aball-aof-afire-aoverhead,-agrowing-alarger-aand-alarger-aevery-asecond.-aA-ahuge-acage-aof-awater-awas-aalso-aforming-ain-athe-asky-aoverhead,-afloating-aabove-athe-agrowing-ameteor.-a
WHOOSH
WHOOSH
The-aair-aseemed-ato-asplit-aapart-aas-athe-awarrior-aof-athe-atwo-avampires-aattacking-athe-aEleventhborn-aunleashed-aattack-aafter-aattack,-ablade-astrikes-aslamming-ainto-athe-abody-aof-athe-adragon.-aThe-aflames-athat-acovered-athe-adragon-amanaged-ato-aabsorb-amost-aof-athe-aimpact,-athis-atime-aprepared-afor-athe-aattacks,-abut-aseveral-asmall-awounds-astill-aappeared-aon-aits-abody,-aits-aincorporeal-aform-ashivering.-a
Small-aspurts-aof-ablood-adripped-afrom-aits-abody-abefore-aimmediately-aevaporating-ain-athe-aheat.-a
Drago-aspared-athem-aa-asingle-aworried-aglance-abefore-ahe-aturned-ahis-afull-afocus-aand-aattention-aon-athe-avampire-anext-ato-ahim.-a
'Ausra,-ahow-ado-aI-aabsorb-athe-aenergy-ain-aher?'-aHe-aasked,-ahis-athoughts-ahurried.-aThe-afemale-avampire-aclearly-adidn't-ahave-along-ato-alive.-a
Someone-athat-awas-abrave-aenough-ato-agive-aher-alife-aprotecting-ainnocents-awas-aabsolutely-asomeone-aworth-asaving-ain-ahis-aeyes.-a
'Place-ayour-ahands-aon-aher-aand-asimply-awill-athe-aenergy-ato-aflow-awithin-ayou,-aconcentrating-athe-aFire-aElemental-aenergy-ain-ayour-abody-ato-aflow-atowards-ayour-ahands.'-aAusra-areplied-aquickly.-a
Drago-adid-aas-ashe-asaid.-aHe-aplaced-ahis-ascaled-ahands-aon-aeach-ashoulder-aof-athe-avampire-awoman,-aconcentrating.-aHe-afocused-ahis-afull-awill-aon-ahis-ahands,-aordering-athe-afiery-aenergy-araging-ain-ahis-abody-ato-amove-athere.-a
Gradually,-ahis-ahands-abegan-ato-agrow-awarm.-aSlight-aparticles-aof-asteam-arose-afrom-athem,-athe-astill-aongoing-arain-adrizzling.-aA-afaint,-ared-aglow-aappeared.-a
Slowly,-aDrago-astarted-ato-afeel-aa-aconnection-awith-athe-awoman-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-aHis-asoul-ashivered-aslightly-aas-athat-aconnection-abegan-ato-aexpand,-abecoming-aaware-aof-aevery-ainch-aof-athe-awoman's-abody.-a
He-awinced-aas-ahe-asensed-aher-ahorrid-ainjuries.-aAs-ahis-aawareness-aspread,-ahe-afelt-athe-asame-afiery-aenergy-ain-ahis-abody-arunning-athrough-ahers.-a
When-athis-aenergy-awas-ain-aher,-ahowever,-ait-amoved-awithout-acare-afor-aher-aorgans-aor-ablood.-aIt-awas-aravaging-aevery-acell-ain-aher-abody,-arampaging-awithout-acare.-a
He-afrowned-afiercely-aas-ahe-afelt-athis.
'Come.-aCome-ato-ame.'-aHis-awords-awere-ainfused-awith-ahis-awill,-aflowing-aout-afrom-ahis-amind.-aThey-aechoed-aforth,-ainto-athe-avery-acore-aof-athe-awoman-abefore-ahim.-a
The-awoman's-abody-ashuddered.-aAbruptly,-athe-arampaging-afire-aenergy-awithin-aher-abegan-ato-amove,-adrawn-atowards-aDrago's-ahands.-aIt-awas-alike-ahe-ahad-aopened-aa-ahole-ain-aa-acontainer-aof-awater,-athe-aenergy-aslowly-adraining-aout-aof-aher-aand-aflowing-ainto-ahim.-a
This-aenergy-awas-areadily-aabsorbed-aby-ahis-abody,-abecoming-aa-alarger-aand-alarger-astore-aof-apower.-a
A-asheen-aof-asweat-aappeared-aon-ahis-aforehead-aas-ahe-acontinued,-ahis-aentire-amind-afocused-aon-asaving-athe-afemale-awarrior.-a
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"Probus,-amy-anet's-acharged!"-aTrajan-acalled-aout,-ahis-aeyes-abloodshot-aas-ahe-acontrolled-athe-aGreat-aRain-aTyphoons-ahe'd-aspawned,-aslamming-athem-aagainst-athe-adragon-aover-aand-aover.-aSmall-abeams-aof-afire-aconstantly-ablasted-ahis-away,-aforcing-ahim-ato-adodge-arepeatedly-aas-athe-adrake-alooked-aat-ahim,-aannoyed.-a
It-awas-astill-acharging-aits-amassive-afireball,-aone-athat-ahad-aspread-ato-abe-aat-aleast-a3-amiles-awide-anow,-afloating-ahigh-ain-athe-asky.-aInstead-aof-atrying-ato-adirectly-aattack-athem,-ait-awas-amostly-aignoring-athem,-acreating-aits-aown-asuper-aattack.-a
It-awas-aa-atrue-aKing-aClass-abeast.-aHis-aGreat-aRain-aTyphoons-acould-aonly-adistract-ait-aand-aweaken-aits-afire-adefenses,-aenough-afor-aProbus-ato-acut-athrough-athem.-aOne-aof-ahis-astrongest-aspells-acould-ado-abasically-ano-areal-adamage-ato-ait.-a
"Got-ait!"-aProbus-ayelled-aout-aas-ahe-aunleashed-aseveral-amore-ablade-aattacks,-amuscles-ain-ahis-aright-aarm-abulging-aas-ahis-asword-ablurred,-amoving-aso-aquickly-ait-awas-anearly-aimpossible-ato-atrack.-aHe-abegan-ato-amove-abackwards,-alining-ahimself-aup-abetween-athe-acity-aand-athe-adragon.-aThe-asharp-aAura-aaround-ahim-abegan-ato-acondense,-abecoming-astronger-aand-astronger.-a
All-athey'd-adone-awas-amanage-ato-ainjure-ait,-arepeatedly.-aWith-athe-araw,-avirile-aenergy-aa-aKing-aClass-abeast-ahad,-ait-awould-aregenerate-afrom-athe-awounds-athey'd-aleft-ait-awithout-afail-aif-athey-agave-ait-atime.-a
Trajan-anodded,-ahis-aeyes-anarrowed.-aHe-ahad-ataken-aall-aof-athis-ainto-aaccount.-a
He-aglanced-aup-abriefly,-alooking-aat-athe-amassive,-awatery-anet-athat-awas-aforming-aabove-athe-adragon's-afireball.-aHis-aarms-ashook-aas-ahe-amaintained-ahis-afocus.-a
His-aEmpyrean-aRain-aNet.-a
It-awas-aa-aKing-aClass-aspell,-aand-acasting-ait-ahad-acost-ahim-atwo-thirds-aof-ahis-aenergy.-aHe-abarely-ahad-aenough-aleft-ain-ahim-ato-adodge-aand-amanipulate-athose-atyphoons.-a
"Keep-afocus-afo-"-aHe-acut-ahimself-aoff,-ahis-aeyes-awidening-ain-ashock.-a
A-amassive-aoutburst-aof-afiery-aenergy-ahad-aappeared-ain-ahis-asenses,-adirectly-abehind-ahim.-a
