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Chapter 17: An Offer
"Yes, I know Commander Larah I know it sounds ridiculous, but that is &8221; Oblong squeezed his head, trying to ignore aatop one of Royal Wizard Ay spatial boats
"I didn’t- No, I don’t knohy it was dancing, it just was I didn’t recognize the langu- Yes Coh away froon, Ay them quickly retreat towards Yor City
The last they heard of that dragon and the Va had shaken his head then, feeling for her despite theance had led to her death At least they had ed to escape in time
White light was glowing out of his eyes as he spoke, a fewin the air around hi one of the ic: Fate Connection
The spell alloo beings to te what the other person was seeing and hearing It wasn’t a full connection, and either party could limit the effectiveness of it, but the spell was still extremely useful It allowed for the transportation of information across thousands of es, but worked perfectly fine on any normal planet
"Yes, Commander Yes, yes&8221; He ducked his head by instinct, waving his hands Larah was not so her
"We will await you in Yor City&8221; He sighed as the connection ended Larah had alerted hi to find out as going on thanks to Graxital’s spell
He’d lost a chance tothat was truly unfortunate Still, he’d only been working with this tearoup of Black Lightning Wizards on Mesor
A Lord Class Titan, one that was studying ent for the Graal Alliance had been discovered on Mesor Oblong hadn’t exactly been sure of the details, but he had witnessed the overwhellehanded wiped le spell, and eventually obliterated the rogue Titan, a foric Depart Departain What was done was done He’d have another chance in the future
He glanced over at the unconscious Graxital, bearing his teeth at the man in annoyance He then turned to look at the various warriors, many of theht with the pills or medicines
As his eyes landed on the warriors sent froether in depression, he abruptly remembered their other companion, the Wood Wizard William Robel
After the Wizard had been hit by one of the Vampire’s spells, he’d lost track of him It seemed the man had fallen, unable to defend hi, they had made contact with the disturbance in Fate now, so it didn’t matter too much While the reverberations he could detect with his Fate Magic were getting lesser and lesser, he should still be able to track down the beast just with hi to think of a neay to curry Lord Hadrion’s favor, the lost Wizard long forgotten
"Who are you?!&8221; Dorian spat out, his body tense The odd, floating old ht, but didn’t eerous aura, as far as he could tell
‘Ausra, what is this?’ He queried iure to respond
‘It appears to be a construct of Magic, a Soul, and a Soul Spell Matrix, formed after the death of a powerful Wizard You are unable to absorb it It appears to be minutes, perhaps hours, from dissipation, and is unable to har froe placed in his Soul Spell Matrix
"My name is Horhavil Candor, a former member of the Candor Clan of the Elector E Dorian a nod
"Oh!&8221; Dorian yelped out, recognizing the na he’d found It should be the sa to him, but for it to appear here where the Wizard died… He was convinced it was the real deal
The s, estee polite cost hi, and while Ausra said this Wizard couldn’t hurt him, he decided to be more careful He couldn’t afford to make morehis eyebrows The dragon’s reaction to hearing his na of yours a short while ago, and have heard of your plight&8221; He spoke carefully, choosing his words
The Wizard’s eyes lit up with pleasure
"Ah, you found one of the Saint Rings I made? Do you still have it with you?&8221; The elderlyhis head When he absorbed the energy left in it, it had fallen to pieces
"Mm, well, it is ied, an odd looking action for such a ghostly being
"What can I do for you?&8221; Dorian asked, studying the Horhavil He see above the dirt A ball of golden light was visible through his transparent figure near his sto dion&8221; The elderlyfor this world, unfortunately Today will be the final day ofyou unleash an Aura extre it to be a Successor sent by ,
"Over there, under a pair of branches, lies a young Wizard that is , he is the only Wizard nearby I have decided to ic, and the knowledge within it, hostly hands off to the side
Dorian looked, seeing a pile of branches unnaturally grown froht
"I’m sorry you were awoken early However, that Wizard’s fate is his own What favor would you ask of me?&8221; He questioned, his voice cal about medicine and couldn’t help someone that wasWizard was one of those that had been with the group trying to capture him
He had noticed one of the Wizards, the one that had seen his Red Salaet hit and knocked away in the previous battle He assumed it was him There wasn’t much of a reason he would want to save someone that just tried to kill or capture hiht He couldn’t afford to be the nice guy froons, such as yourself, have re Wizard is using is a decent healing spell, but one that lacks essence If you were to give up a portion of your blood, spreading it upon the branches, the spell would increase in efficiency, enough to save his life Your blood would replenish as normal, and you would remain unharmed&8221; Horhavil responded, and then continued,
"I would not ask this of you for nothing If you agree to help ic Herbs I possess, one of the few treasures I hid away before ic Herbs in that Spatial Pouch, reat use to you, even with your odd style of growth&8221;
Magic Herbs were a resource that powerful beasts relied upon to grow The stronger a creature got, the harder it was to increase in strength
This was especially so for beasts in the Master Class and Grandrowth for incredibly rare Lord Class or King Class beasts was even harder
Magic Herbs spawned naturally throughout the world, one of the natural laws of this universe Greater numbers of them could be found in locations that were left to the wild, though the exact reasons for this had yet to be fully understood
Not all Magic Herbs were y, soy aspected towards a certain eleenius dragon of Dorian’s current growth, this would be an extreic Herbs were of the worst type
Dorian, however, maintained a strict poker face, aided by the fact that he didn’t kno to properly display erown fro adult in just h by the Wizard, unfortunately, but he didn’t seeic Herbs like that are useful, but if you are bestowing your knowledge of ive you Magic Herbs to your Successor, I’ll take that as my reward&8221; Dorian’s eye flashed as he envisioned hi spirit shook his head,
"Young Drake, if that was possible I would consider that option Unfortunately, I ae to another being requires me to sacrifice what is left ofI can do twice&8221; The man continued,
"Further, your soul would most likely be unable to accept my inheritance Froic, and have yet to experience any baptisic My inheritance would simply flush off your soul, unable to take root&8221;
Dorian frohen he heard this, not giving up,
"My soul is unique, as far as souls and Soul Spell Matrixes go How can you be certain?&8221;
Horhavil paused, and then stared at hirowth session of yours underground, I took the time to communicate with the injured Wizard&8221; He said slowly, his eyes studying Dorian
"I was ation, into a being that has disturbed Fate&8221; The old htly unfocused as he looked at Dorian, and then seeh him
"And now that I look at you closely… I can sense that your soul is indeed unique Though my field of study was not closely related to Fate, after reaching near the peak of the Dao of Light, I came to possess a vision of the world that was expansive, letting s In addition, while I as have become very clear to me&8221; He waved his hands at himself,
"I am no Fate expert, but I can tell that Fate seems to be twisted around you People and events will be drawn to you, for inexplicable reasons Odd things may happen around you, and even chance itselfbetween us is probably a result of that&8221; He shook his head here,
"However, that does not mean your soul is a suitable one for my inheritance While there are definitely unique aspects surrounding it, you still have yet to receive even the ards to ic Without that, it is impossible for my inheritance to take root&8221;
Dorian frowned
‘Ausra, can I learn ht of before, but never actually asked
‘Yes, though the host’s current physical form and soul are somewhat unsuited for it With the absorption of bloodlines of beings that are aspected or skilled in ic will becoo baptism of the laws of this universe like any other Wizard’ Ausra’s voice replied cooly in his head
He frowned again It seeic, but not as he was yet He wasn’t willing to let this old e know about his unique abilities, and it didn’t seeht now to find a suitable forical artifacts or tools, or treasures that containa different approach He could only eat a single Magic Herb a day, so the growth he could gain fronificant, would take ti,
"Much of what I used caic I do have a few old treasures that contain nificant Most Wizards do not heavily rely upon external objects, save for spells involving hostly Wizard see back, and hurriedly offered,
"While I don’t have any particular treasures, I do know the location of a huge store of treasure, on ave Dorian a sic energy in theree to help my Successor here, I will send over the specific inforhly 200 Magic Herbs I still have stored&8221;
Dorian’s eyes lit up in exciteive up was soe reward ie reward later As long as he reuard and treated this carefully, he didn’t see any downsides
As for that Wizard being his eneon now He wasn’t afraid of hi here as soon as he wrapped this up
"Alright Give ic Herbs first, and you have yourself a deal, oldpair could be seen, boarding a large caravan Hundreds of huge wagons, of all shapes and sizes could be seen, soons were currently leaving through the e city in the Tandor Ee empires on the planet of Hasnorth, Yum City The city was famed for its beautiful roofs and roads, created froether, Gaia…&8221; Brutus muttered, his voice filled with concern as he looked at his pale faced co inside one of these caravan’s private rooard, with light fluttering behind her eyes
He turned to look out a ards the front of the caravan Towards as in front of it
A rassy plains spread across a savanna tee with life
"We’re almost off-world, Gaia&8221; He said, his eyes clouded