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Chapter 35: Condense
Dorian ith the guards patiently, following their directions They didn’t ask for the Spatial Pouch he had tucked under his shirt, or even check him for weapons
It was a novel experience He’d never actually been arrested before, or interrogated They didn’t chain his ar to escape Apparently the authority of the City Lord was unquestioned here
They guided hirey stone building
The City Lord insignia was e The location was shaped like a miniature castle, with only slits for s and thick stone walls blocking off the outside world The appearance itself was very foreboding
He looked at the fierce looking building, and then ed It looked like it would be quite hard to escape froside the guards He quicklyarea, down a hallway, and into a large, stone chamber
Several tables and chairs were set up in this ten meter by ten-e building, lit up by several orbs of light installed into torches on the walls
At the center of this roo vampire, dressed in a set of black robes His lips were thin, and an unknown light gleaed, as far as Dorian could tell, perhaps whatever age represented er your lifespan, according to Ausra If a hu Class, they could live for hundreds of years, even potentially thousands Va the study ofbehind the black-robed va what looked like a full set ofred eyes and short brown hair, and was, by far, thevaht Dorian’s eyes, however, and alures he saw, standing right next to the two vampires
Two Aethmen, one a woman and one a man
Clarence and Jeriah, the two ht the target after finding hi a disturbance in the northern sector of the city&8221; The leader of the guards announced as he entered the roo to pull Dorian forward Dorian’s body weighed several hundred pounds, and even though the guard was at least at the Sky Class, pulling sorip
Dorian stepped forith hi to cause a scene yet
"Very well File your report, and then return back to your patrol You are dis the set of uards away They shut the door behind the&8221; Dorian asked, holding his hands out in front of him
The armored vampire turned towards him and stepped forward
"I am the Captain of the Guard, and the Adjudicator of the City, Vyers Mikael Titan, you have been charged with not only assault, but robbery, and attempted murder Further, you seem to have caused a disturbance in the streets, another crime to your list&8221; His voice boo around hi off thered
‘A Vampire Noble at the peak of the Grandmaster Class He is not a Wizard, but instead trains in a ned for vampire warriors’ Ausra identified the vampire in front of hiht to see your accusers at the time of your arrest&8221; Vyers waved his hand behind him, his eyes focused completely on Dorian
Dorian turned and stared at the two merchants, his eyes emotionless
"That is him, your honor&8221; The fe Clarence closed his eyes, the picture of a man in fear
"Shh, shh, it’s okay&8221; The Wizard standing at the side grabbed ahold of her and pulled her back, coet a word in, or even asking for his naht to defend yourself under the lao days from now on trial Until then, you are under confinement orders, and will be held here at the City jail&8221; Myer’s eyes were cold as he looked at Dorian, as if already sure of his guilt
He clapped his hands together Immediately, several different ar auras
"Lock him away&8221;
Dorian sat down in a dark cell, several dozen ether as he sat cross-legged, cal His Spatial Pouch had been scanned and searched and then, surprisingly to Dorian, returned to hi still within it
There was no one else nearby His cell and three others were the only ones he could see in the diround chamber, and none of the other cells had occupants in theuards talking and laughing
He had let the City guards lead hiether with a type of special, ic chains, let them take him all the way down on this charade
And all he could feel noas disappointment
Mostly in himself
He wasn’t a fool His Soul was powerful, and his physique strong More than anything, however, Dorian had always had a knack for analyzing situations When he broke dohat he saw in that room, scene by scene, he understood what happened
Clarence had his fists tre him The same applied to his wife, Jeriah When Jeriah spoke, her voice had been filled with real hatred and fear When that Wizard by her side grabbed her, ostensibly to cohtly, and she had leaned away
The signs were small If he hadn’t known he was innocent, it was possible he would believe they were being honest
It was clear they were being forced to do this, against their will Most likely by that older va at a piece of cattle
Dorian sighed and rubbed his forehead
He was disappointed with hirow friendly with others, letting hi events and things around hier
He’d seen this before One innocent being had already died because of him, preserved only in spirit
And now, because of hier
If he had si theh, red hands, rubbing his pal his chained arical chains, ones that adjusted in size to keep a prisoner locked in, no matter how set Wizards who could change in size, not Titans, but they functioned to lock in both
He considered trying to absorb the energy fro the idea aside He’d only ic ite, and had yet to test it on other iteht time to test that out, the situation was a bit too volatile
He stared at the chains and instead began to gather his breath, focusing
Before he did anything else Dorian froze, sensing so in the corridor beyond his jail cell
He didn’t sense this physically
Rather, he felt a stirring of his soul, a physical connection established
A warbling, keening cry sounded off, echoing quietly in the underground area
"What have we here, Dorian, ure of a bird appeared This bird was like no other bird Dorian had seen before, made up of an al
‘A Crystal Eagle, a relatively rare beast that is adept at spreading illusions It rowth at the Master Class’ Ausra chi it
"You allowed yourself to be captured, and trapped? By prey?!&8221; Dorian recognized the incredulous voice
It was the same member of the Flock he had met before, but in a different form Mello
"What I choose to do is what I choose to do My will is unquestionable&8221; Dorian put up his confident front again, inwardly just feeling tired
Mello shrugged, raising its wings in an appeasing gesture, on oddly disconcerting ht much like you when I first came into existence I wanted to experience the world around , yes, but with a vast swathe of allies, a grand alliance Perfection is not found alone&8221; Mello began, his voice soundingvision in his eyes He continued, however, shaking his bird head,
"I was betrayed, attacked by a scourge of those filthy vampires and humans&8221; His eyes flashed red,
"You can’t trust the carefully, Dorian, my friend Did you not see how those you saved betrayed you, merely to keep their own skin? The sheer unfairness of how the ‘Justice’ of this reality treats the innocent? There is no such thing as loyalty in this world, not a their kind This is only a sust,
"The only ones we can trust are our own&8221; He said, with finality
Dorian’s face re as Mello’s words washed over hihed,
"Very well Then experience it for yourself, like I did I have other things to attend to, other Flock mehter your way out, you can find one of my chief clones at the Blue Palace of the Planet Gorral&8221;
Mello’s body began to waver and started to vanish
"Oh, one last thing&8221; Mello’s crystal skull seemed to smile,
"A rather… unruly member of our brethren will arrive on planet to with a Draconic forht want to watch out&8221;
"He’s a bit of an… odd one You’ll knohen he’s here&8221;
Mello vanished, leaving Dorian alone in his cell once ht about what Mello said, and his own feelings He found that he couldn’t cohts lost andundercurrent of rage had slowly been building Anger at the injustice he suffered, the injustices he had caused others to suffer, and at injustice in general
As he struggled to co, his eyes hardening
What he would do in the future, how he felt, all of the confusing thoughts were soht, his eyes glowing, ‘There are other things I need to do So to kill’
He looked down at his chains
His Emerald Flaht be only mediocre when compared to other types, there was one aspect that they excelled at
Melting reen fla away at the chains on his hands A few sparks shout out into the air as the chains began to tre haywire
boohed off, falling to the ground beside him with a solid clunk He rubbed at his wrists and then stretched his hands, enjoying the freeing feeling
He looked over at the thick ed Mo a large h the hole, and then looked down the corridor He could see the entrance to the passageway off to the side, a stone archway that was locked and sealed off
Dorian stalked up to it, tying his Spatial Pouch securely to his shoulder He rested his hands on the stoney surface of the door, feeling it clank
"Hup!&8221; With a s it with a resounding crash Stone shrapnel exploded as the door collapsed, pelting hih, and a set of stairs that led upward
The guardroo down the stairs due to the commotion he caused
He smiled, and then willed his body to transform
A split second went by, and instead of a two reen scaled dragon appeared Dorian’s first for
"Condense&8221; Dorian activated the ability he had gained as a Titan
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Ability: Condense
Description: The signature Ability of the Titan race, unique to them This allows a Titan to combine the essence and power of their physical forth, physical endurance, and density, while greatly condensing their height and size
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Unlike his Erow in mastery It was already extrean to shrink, his already di down to just a her and stronger, the very scales on his body vastly gaining in defensive strength
Instead of a on, Dorian now looked like a tiny, baby lizard
The effects of the Ability were exactly as he had tested before, secretly in the wagon he had ridden in on his own
Dorian licked his lips as he snuck up to the stairatching as the aruards all ran past him into the corridor He heard yells and shouts, the constant footsteps of angryfor hiiant, and even the steps he had crawled too lookedhimself back into focus He could only stay in this compressed form for a brief period of tied towhen he was led to his cell, thankfully He stuck to the sides of shadows and the corners of walls as he began to uarded building
All the guards and Wizards were in a fury, looking for an escaped Titan
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