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Chapter 18: Necessities

The branches were a mix of pale white and warm brown, spread out in a small, cocoon shape They seeave off a very faint, warm aura A pair of cracked trees stood next to the

Dorian studied them as he stood next to the pile, his eyes curious Tied around his neck with a piece of thick, ic-enhanced leather, was a sic artifacts in the 30,000 worlds

Created by Wizards who studied a branch of Space Magic, the pouch contained a space for storage far larger than its outside appearance This particular one was a very high class one, ell over thirty e space

In the pouch were a veritable plethora of Magic Herbs, so many that the scents of them almost overwhelmed Dorian’s mind when he opened the pouch He used a very tiny ay from his Soul Spell Matrix to for him to access it

"Howto look at the ghostly figure

The dead Wizard seereed with Dorian on their deal, he’d waved his hands together, pulling a Spatial Pouch out of thin air so so, however, seeive Dorian the details to the hidden stash of treasure after he helped the dying Wizard

"Enough to cover the branches, and set the light they give off to a red tinge It shouldn’t be too trying&8221; The elderlya reen scales glistening brightly in theover the tree branches

"Very well&8221; He said, and stabbed a claw into the side of his chest, pulling it down

He winced in pain as blood began to spill from the wound His pain tolerance see to this world because despite how acute his senses were, and hoare he was of the injury, he only felt a faint sense of worry

Beings with a Master Class physical forons, even Myyr Dragons, a lesser offshoot, have very strong regenerative properties These co to scab over, just seconds after hehi his blood to spatter over the tree branches

Several seconds passed as he watched, dispassionately, as the branches gradually took on a reddish tint Soon they began to elow

As soon as he saw this Dorian stepped back, allowing his injuries to start healing He felt slightly lightheaded at the blood loss but was otherwise fine

The tree branches began to writhe, the red glow beco in unnatural, faintly disturbing ure of a hu ca blue eyes, though a face that was now quite pale He appeared to be unconscious Gradually his head and shoulders appeared above the branches before stopping, the healingto work on the other injured parts of his body

"My deepest thanks, young dragon&8221; The old man’s voice echoed in Dorian’s ears as thedown at the tree branch cocoon His body see off

The man turned to look at Dorian and then raised a hand to his head, tapping it with a finger Instantly an inch wide ball of light appeared He gave a smooth bow

"This contains the infore This stash of treasure will not be easy to claim, but for someone of your capabilities, you should be able to handle it I discovered it just a few years beforeseveral clues I needed in my journey to reach Ascension Alas…&8221; Horhavil’s voice was tired as he spoke, regret filling his voice

‘Ausra, what is it?’ He asked, just to be safe The old man hadn’t lied to hiy and essence, extracted fro like this would be used in the transfer of information or memories’ Ausra’s voice in his mind confirmed that it hat it was

Dorian accepted the orb, letting it float into his hand As soon as he did, he felt a flood of information pour into his e canyon, fraught with peril and danger, on another world

He pushed that aside for thein front of hi down at the wooden branches, his voice filled with sorrow

"I wish I could stay longer, to talk with youFrom life to life, frohostly old olden ball of light that floated at the center of his body began to crack,off into the air

These particles slowly for towards the head of the unconscious Wizard

Dorian watched it all with interest The processed went on s smaller and smaller

Abruptly, however, the body of the injured Wizard began to shake, hisechoes

"No!&8221; The old

"What’s happening?&8221; Dorian stepped forward, his eyes alert At his core, Dorian tried to be a good person His father, back on earth, had always told him that the most important choices you made were the ones that no would be there to see

Maybe he couldn’t be the sauy from earth anymore, but that didn’t mean he would abandon his , and found out it was possible to help at all, he would go all the way That was siardless of whether or not it would be the decision that benefited hi in the root ofthe o Discordancy, a rejection between the body and soul&8221; Horhavil quickly explained, staring at the tre Wizard,

"His soul has been baptized with the laws ofthat &8221; The ghostly Wizard seeht

"Do you want me to try and knock him unconscious?&8221; Dorian asked Perhaps if the man was forced to be completely unconscious it would force his body to accept the change

"If his body does not cal him into unconsciousness like that would disturb his hed to himself

"Alas&8221; He shook his head slowly, his eyes cast doard Gradually, the particles around hian to tremble, as if he was about to truly vanish

Dorian looked at the situation and frowned An idea abruptly came into his head He realized he had a way to resolve this But the sheer coincidence of his uard for a moment

"I twist Fate with my soul now, eh? Is this a part of that too?&8221; He said aloud as he stepped forward, still frowning

The old Wizard that was about to dissipate paused, watching Dorian in confusion

"I have an idea thathi to glance at the elderly wizard

The Wizard si sedative?&8221; In Dorian’s e 2/2) Venom-

Stored Ao was from a mystical creature with unique ties to fate Further, it was a type of venom that acted as a sedative There wasn’t much of it, so it would only last for a few brief h

Dorian willed this veno the instructions Ausra had told hian to take on a sheen, tipped with the sedative

"Yes… yes! That could work, young dragon!&8221; The old Wizard clapped his hands together, his for all of a sudden gaining new vibrancy

"Quickly please!&8221; Haste appeared in the fading old

Dorian stepped forward and carefully placed his claws at the neck of the shaking htly, he pierced the skin of thea small line of blood

At the same time, he felt the venom in his claws floard, into the man It vanished in an instant, fully absorbed

A few seconds later, theback to norht particles continued to flow into his head, smoothly and without error

As Dorian stepped back, he heard a grateful voice call out,

"Young dragon, I cannot thank you enough If I had ive, I would All I have left are insubstantial things, the rest was destroyed or taken fro old htly

Dorian shook his head, saying si to do&8221;

A silent moment passed between them, and then another Soon that moolden particles finished flowing into the resting ure of the old wizard studied hiive you one last gift, as an to fade, beco quieter than a whisper

"The reverberations in Fate your soul gives off will fade, gradually, in a week or two I can help you hide theon Good fortune to you, and may the Cycle continue, unabated…&8221; A few, faint white particles drifted and landed on Dorian He shivered, feeling as if he had been dunked in a vat of cold water

He blinked, and the instant later, as he opened his eyes, he realized he was alone

The figure of that old oes the last of the Wizard Horhavil Candor…&8221; Dorianhis head silently in respect

After a fewWizard as just now co awake

"AHHH!&8221;

William Robel felt horrible His head felt cramped and crowded, full of pain His body felt as if it had been dragged alongside a wagon for days, beaten and bruised His only consolation was the war around his injured forradually As he did, the memories of the past day rushed into his tired on, the vicious attack he had suffered from those vile Vampires, and now his apparent abandonuards He had no memory of what happened after he was injured, smacked back by the attack, but he was almost certain that they had thrown him aside and fled

Those Vampires see Wizard could handle the hury At least he was still alive, however

After a few seconds, he ht of day blinded him as he looked around Al, 3 ht in front of him

"AHHH!&8221; Involuntarily, he let out a scream As he did so, another rush of memories came into his e oldhiic He abruptly realized that this conversation was one that had actually happened as he felt at his soul

In his soul, the orb of white light that represented him and his Soul Spell Matrix, William could feel what appeared to be a second Soul Spell Matrix, floating next to his own This matrix, however, was inal one Still, within this matrix, he could sense a vast store of memories and experiences, froan to stream down his face as he realized what the elderly wizard had done for hi someone an inheritance like this was supposed to be an intiive up an inheritance to a coer like him… it was practically unheard of

Mentally, he ive up his ic, and immediately train the old ic

As these on in front of hiain so spell, and had overheard their conversation And, he realized, despite its hulking foron they had tried to capture, and failed to, before

He looked up in confusion, not understanding What exactly had happened after he fell unconscious? How much time had passed?

"Um… hello&8221; He sputtered out

As he spoke, he realized he couldn’this body shake in pain The healing spell he had cast earlier was still active, though noith a vibrant, full power that he couldn’t replicate The part the dragon had given to help save his life

"You should stay still for now You’re still healing&8221; The dragon’s voice was s, powerful confidence Williareen scales on the drake He noticed a son, oddly in the shape of one of the dragon’s claws, as if it had stabbed itself He shook the thought froon would be so foolish

Williaer and hurt at being abandoned by his co alive, thankfulness and happiness at having been given an inheritance The fear he felt faded away as he looked at the beast, just wanting to know one thing

"Why did you save me? The rewards that Wizard offered, you and I both know they would be worth little to a Dragon like yourself Magic Herbs thrive in these mountains, and even if he has so a difference&8221;

His voice carried a strange passion, full of e he needed to know He didn’t knohy, he just knew he needed to know this, even if it cost hied as he looked down at the injured huuess because it felt like the right thing to do&8221; If he could do soht his actions would achieve nothing, he wouldn’t have tried to save the Wizard

But knowing that he could… Besides, the reasn’t as s around 200 Magic Herbs stored with him was definitely substantially useful for when he left this area, and the infor

Also, there was a chance he could gain infor him from the injured man, and about the world around hiled in shock, his face flushing

"I’m your enemy! I tried to capture you! I even helped lead them to you&8221; As the Wizard spoke, his voice’s pitch went up, sputtering,

"If you were sht no do you knoon’t lead theht an odd tone in the man’s voice, one that made him choose his response carefully

Dorian looked at the still healing Wizard, taking a moment to think

It was true This was a brutal world It was kill or be killed By leaving thishi to do would be to kill him, here and now, and silence this issue He could even absorb his bloodline and create a human body if he so chose Maybe so whatever ic soul baptism the Wizard said he needed There was a chance, anyway

But, would he regret doing that? As the thought touched his mind, he felt himself come to a certain inner peace

He had decided he would live without regrets in this world

It wasn’t the wisest or o

Perhaps it was even a mistake

In his Red Sala he was just a stray wild beast In his draconic form, he had tried to capture him At the least, they weren’t on friendly terms

Despite that, Dorian felt like the man wasn’t a bad type Maybe others would call him a fool for this, but he didn’t care

"I don’t know that you won’t lead thelinting,

"But I will live how I choose to live, and not a dae that Maybe I don’t have the strength, right now, to back those words up&8221; His reatest man he knew, and what he would do in a situation like this,

"But one day I will What kind of huon would I be, if I didn’t live up to what I believed in?&8221; He looked down at the young Wizard, and then son with principles, after all&8221; He smiled wider

"But… but…?!&8221; The Wizard sputtered at him in disbelief

"No buts&8221; Dorian’s eyes lit up as inspiration struck,

"Life is about the bare necessities, young Wizard&8221; He said, nodding his head sagely, "The siet about your worries and your strife&8221;

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