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Chapter 19: Taking Flight
Dorian looked out over the steep cliff he was on and at the thriving forest below Thousands of great oak trees spread out, creating a dense, brilliant canopy, like an ocean of leaves rocking gently at sea
After talking with William, the Wizard he met, for several reat amount of infor theiven the Wizard soiven hiuy’s situation
Dorian took everything the Wizard told hih, just to be safe He didn’t think the Wizard was lying, but it was better to be cautious
‘Ausra, you said I can enie
‘After corowing its bloodline, you can roup of others, to create a hybrid creature Hybrid creatures er than the base forms An infinite number of hybrid forms are possible and most of them I have no data on’ Ausra’s response in his head was clear
He nodded, considering his plans
-Myyr Dragon &8211; Growth Stage: (2/4) Myyr Young Adult-
Growth Progress – 1,302/8,620 &8211;
He was ain, albeit slowly He wasn’t sure how his progress had increased the a to do with the now dead Wizard’s last gift to him
He was a Master Class beast now, and he could feel the strength in his body However, there were Grandmaster Class beasts in these mountains, and he’d needed to pick his path carefully
According to Williainally thought
Ausra had made him aware that there were an enormous number of worlds in this universe, and that athem
He noever, that these worlds were connected by enores were literally bridges betorlds, but massive in scale, where even the smallest stretched more than 2 dozen th
There were three World Bridges connecting to this world The best way to escape his pursuers would be to get on one of these World Bridges Apparently he was being tracked through Fate Magic, some type of ic operated weirdly on the World Bridges, as did several other types of ic, due to the spatial interference and distorted laws that surrounded World Bridges, allowing thees, his chances of escaping would greatly increase
The closest World Bridge led to a planet known as Mesor, notably one of the longest World Bridges in the 30,000 worlds Dorian had auto to Willia for hie, and were concentrated in that area
Instead, he decided, his eyes turned to the south, it would be better to take the World Bridge found within the Tandor Empire Specifically, the one located outside the City of a Thousand Colors, Yum City
The Tandor Empire was far from where he was Easily a thousand miles Even for his draconic, Master Class body, that was a journey that would take soe that existed, though he was excited to have his first glance at it
The World Bridge there led to a planet known as Taprisha It was a planet that acted as a buffer zone between one of the three Vampire Families and the Borrel Autarchy
It also just so happened that one of the World Bridges that existed on Taprisha went in the direction of the planet that the fallen Wizard Horhavil had said contained the Ee treasure stash he’d found The Wizard had left a small map of the worlds close to it in that information orb, and Taprisha was one of them, albeit one of the farthest away
Dorian sth to stand by upright and proud And he had a plan to get it
With that thought resounding in his head, he began to run forward, towards the edge of the cliff that overlooked the forest, roughly two hundred meters below
With a yell, Dorian threw hi in the h above the forests below
Williarowth He stepped gingerly, his body still recovering from the shock of the wounds he’d received earlier and then forcibly healed
A wooden sword floated in the air next to hiic: Arned to deal with anything that would try to attack hiion, and entered the forests just to the south of Yor City, ot a little farther fro ark to soar back hohts
That dragon had stayed true to its word, letting hi to harm him, or even black he expected, it was foreign to hion had told hi several of the drake’s questions about the world he lived on, Hasnorth Many of them were simple questions, like what lay in which direction, while others were s in power, or the Wizards that were hunting hiht up his own family, and his issues with them He hadn’t planned on it, but the conversation had soon learned of hoas a bastard, and hated his father, and of his victory in proving his strength, it had given him an odd look
"If you hate the to the drake’s voice had cut to his soul then, its point echoing in his mind
"Don’t depend on others for happiness Look for it within yourself&8221; He’d been stunned, unable to give a reply Their conversation had quickly on shared had stuck with him
In a way, it was true that he hated his father He’d neverbirth to hi for her to no avail, even when he hired a Fate Wizard
There was no one in his fareat-uncle only cared for hi a decent ath as a Sky Class Wizard
He had a few friends he’d made, some mercenaries and warriors he’d hire and knew on a first naer lifespans than those that practiced her Class you reached But that was no excuse for wasting your life
"What a his chin He cast the thought froether,
"Wood Magic: Genovah’s Flying Ark!&8221;
An instant after he finished speaking, a mysterious cluster of symbols appeared in front of hi and stretching, twisting into the shape of a , and a dozen e pillar rose from the middle of the boat, an empty mast A s towards the inside
It was one of his ed to learn after reaching the Sky Class
"Let’s get houre out his thoughts later
For now, he turned his mind to the other cluster of symbols in his soul
The inheritance left behind by that awe inspiring Light Wizard
Yor City
In a large, open courtyard, owned by the Robel Fa around, talking
Oblong stood in front of the Robel Family Head in thehiies, Garibold&8221; He said, atte’s eyes were drawn out and exhausted, the stress of the day pulling on hiy to stay awake, and wanted nothing aunt, elderly figure of the Fa,
"It is Williah He had a decent amount of potential, but, as they say, when the blood is spoiled…&8221; He shrugged again
"Oblong Enough with the niceties&8221; A plain looking woman waltzed into the courtyard, followed by a few other Fate Wizards At the end of the group cal shiver
Lord Hadrion A Lord Class Wizard
He had long, wild black hair, with achin and jaw coruff look Sy see Aura that powerful beings could emit Most Lord Class Wizards had the capability to eth and will Hadrion practiced a particularly virulent type of Magic, Black Lightning Magic, however, and his Aura was e
Thankfully, only a h to cause people to suffer Still, it gave him an incredibly fierce appearance One he well deserved
By Lord Hadrion’s side was an elderly wonia of the Obsidia River Empire emblazoned on it One of the nation’s Royal Wizards, the sole other one practicing Space Magic
"Co turned and bowed as he saw the superiors he’d been waiting on
The Royal Wizard Ay the duo as well, and then turning to s the other Royal Wizard
"Where is Graxital?&8221; Lord Hadrion’s voice was rough, and enthralling, full of power
Oblong gulped as he heard it, but recovered s his last spell took a lot out of him, and it will take him some days to recover&8221;
Lord Hadrion nodded when he heard this, and then glanced towards Larah at his side
The Fate Co, begin a Foretelling ion before it can move too far, and track it down&8221; Her voice was stern, with no rooh, si attentively In front of Lord Hadrion, he could not afford to look bad The fact that he had spoke to the dragon, as well as stood before it, meant he was the best choice to trace the reverberations in Fate it was e He shuddered aneever, at the ave off
He clasped his hands together, casting a for&8221;
Wizard’s that studied Fate Magic had a unique understanding with Fate After many years of study, especially for those at the Master Class and above, a Wizard could divine certain things even without casting spells
The foric It was a coy of existence to feel the connections of Fate that existed all around Countless, invisible threads weaving an enors
Making sense of the great Tapestry of Life was difficult even for the best Fate Wizards, but what could be gleaned was al on the slow a faint, white light
He felt his connection to the world, the wonderful, blissful feeling of gazing upon the lis of Fate connected to hi to sense one that contained reverberations in Fate, created by unknown causes
Just as he was trying to center in on one, however, a blinding flash of light blasted into his eyes, knocking hih!!&8221; He screa his eyes in pain The rough, stone floor of the courtyard bruised his back and elbows, his innate barrier as a Master Class Wizard unable to absorb self caused i at the obese Fate Wizard in astonish clutched at his eyes, feeling at them Two lines of blood dripped down his face, the area around his eyes light red and burnt He refused to open them, and instead i another spell
"Fate Magic: Fate Reversal&8221; He felt a large ay in his body leave him He would not be able to cast another spell today
Fate Magic was not renowned for its healing spells The only spell Oblong knew that could heal him was the spell Fate Reversal, which was si that had happened to hian to recede, and his body began to heal, the pain that threatened to send hi tiredness he now felt, however, re, his body in shock
"What on earth was that?!&8221; Co at Oblong in confusion
Oblong responded, his voice ragged and harried,
"The dragon appears to have so Fate It didn’t feel perht now&8221; His eyes finished healing, fully restored to the condition they had been in before
"What? We can’t afford to wait, we don-&8221; Commander Larah was cut off mid-sentence before she could continue,
"It’s fine, Larah&8221; Lord Hadrion’s voice was cool, not showing a hint of displeasure
"Any being that has a soul that twists Fate itself is bound to be unusual It’s aware of us hunting it now It’s only natural that it will prepare safeguards&8221; His eyes flashed as he spoke, a s, you have worked hard Would you care to become a permanent addition to , the s as his eyes turned coh his tired haze like lightning as he sat up, staring at the gruff Wizard
"It would bevictoriously This was perfect! Every Fate Wizard needed powerful co at Lord Hadrion’s side, it was aluaranteed that he would be richly rewarded as tih to the Grandmaster Class
"Good You will rest up here with Graxital The rest of us will et immediately We have only hours, at best, till the tea and Darkness Departments arrive&8221; His voice was powerful and full of authority He turned to look at Co,
"Larah, cast a Foretelling and see if you can find anything related to the Dragon Don’t Foretell directly about hio about it in a indirectfrom us&8221;
Larah i in to cast her spell Oblong retreated back inside the Courtyard the Robel Fa asleep alic: Greater Foretelling&8221; A spell only a Grande a only a powerful Soul could handle Larah could only cast it once without taking a long tiular Foretelling, but one that was eted
A tense silence followed as none of those present dared to talk, waiting for Larah to finish her spell Hadrion watched all of it dispassionately, his appearance unconcerned A few lowed as she spoke aloud, looking up froerness
"I haven’t found the disturbance, Lord Hadrion… But I’ve detected soht be able to help us find it, or at least provide a closer link&8221; The plainfaced Fate Wizard turned away from Hadrion to look at the Robel Fa eyes
"It seeed to survive after all&8221;