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Chapter 44: Exploring
Dorian looked out at the huge, sweeping valley, a sainst his chest He studied the sheer canyon, and sloping grounds off to his sides, nodding his head
It reminded hier He could see long lines of vegetation, athe walls of the canyon A sh the very center of the canyon on a long, lanced down at his rather large body At just a bit shy of 7 meters, Dorian towered above any of the creatures he had ion, filled with ic Herbs or resources
What interested Dorian th, was a specific wild beast known to haunt the canyon
An aggressive, Pseudo-Lord Class Solar Rock Lizard
Several other Grandion, one of the reasons why this area was considered a danger zone
But a particularly cranky Solar Rock Lizard was known to thrive in the deepest regions of the Overbal Canyon, attacking anyone that cae lizard was vindictive, and would kill other ani their dead bodies to waste on the ground It was one of the strongest beasts that could be found on Taprisha
It was a perfect match for Dorian The Solar Rock Lizard was, like hi creature with a hard shell It was tough and strong, with powerful rending claws A good beast to test himself on
In addition… the Ability the Solar Rock Lizard held was one he absolutely wanted to have
An Ability known as Hyperion Beaht He didn’t see any other creatures nearby as he looked down into the canyon
He shrugged and began to walk forward, his black claws sliding over the rocky ground
‘So, Ausra’ Dorian thought as he began tothe side of the canyon He stretched his wings out for a lide down
‘Tell me what you know about the otherMello, Dorian ell aware that the other Flock members could pose a very real threat to him
The City Lord of Potor, a powerful vaic, was killed just the other day in his mansion Dorian wasn’t sure if this was Mello’s work, but it felt too coincidental to not be
It had thrown Potor City into chaos The sub-leaders of the city, the Wizards of the 12 Palaces, were at each other’s throats, vying for control Several s an undercurrent of fear throbbing in the city
The Wizard Ralf that Dorian had killed had been one of these Palace Masters, albeit one that was being punished by the City Lord, and had been stripped of s, all of whom possess the ability to Evolve and absorb other bloodlines, just like you’ Ausra replied, her voice cool
He nodded He knew that
‘What h? They don’t all have their ht?’ He kneas a bit of a special case
‘No Why you have retained your past life’s h His Worship surely planned this’ Ausra returned
‘Do they all have an Ausra like you?’ He questioned
‘No A Soul Spell Matrix Genie is a construct that requires an incredible understanding of the laws of the universe to create Possessing one before the Angelic Class is normally impossible’
Dorian paused at this
‘Then how do the others absorb bloodlines and create hybrid creatures?’ He wasn’t quite sure he understood
‘Most likely through a slow process of assi bloodlines into their htening him
‘Their main bloodline?’ He asked back
‘Yes, all the other ular main bloodline, to base their evolution off of Even the weakest member started with at least a Lord Class bloodline’
‘Only the Firstborn was left to start with no bloodline at all and three stored Absorptions’
Dorian frowned, his draconic face scrunching up His large, clawed feet stae of the canyon
‘Why, though? Why did I start with nothing? Why do I have you?’ He mentally voiced his frustrations
‘…I do not know’ Ausra replied back, her fehtly hesitant,
‘I aic I cannot answer questions I do not have the answer for’
He asked a few other questions, finding no other valuable information
It seemed the other members of the Flock had come into this worldat least Lord Class bloodlines
He shrugged, though, as he considered the situation Sure, th as therow strong enough to do what he pleased
Besides, there had to be soure it out
He nodded his head sharply and then shook the thoughts frolance at the canyon before hi his wings as he began gliding towards the center of the canyon
"Aina…&8221; Rathven whispered,with his arm for her to step back His dark leather armor creaked quietly as he wiped a sheen of sweat froroup of Hunters, highly skilled and trained warriors, and a few Wizards, that tracked and acquired rare Magic Herbs or natural treasures
They had around twenty other Hunters with them, all subordinates of Palace Master Gorth Gorth was a Pseudo-Lord Class Wizard, and the Wizard most likely to succeed the late City Lord
They’d been sent out on this mission specifically to find a Golden Apple, reports of which had one spawning deep within the Overbal Canyon A Golden Apple was a miraculous fruit that carried an innate connection with nature It would be aspected to one element or another, and was extre whatever element it was aspected towards
Palace Master Gorth studied Blood Magic, but a specific branch of Blood Magic known as Blood Fire Magic, a fire aspected type If the Golden Apple was fire aspected, it was quite possible that the Palace Master could use this to help hih to the Lord Class If not, it could still be used as a valuable trade tool
Gorth had obtained this infor a prohibitive price for it As long as they reached the Golden Apple first… Rathven and the rest of the Hunters under the Palace Master would be richly rewarded
For now, though, they needed to act like a nor for treasure Gorth had sent them out like this before several times, so their actions were completely normal
"What is it?&8221; Aina responded, the fe around
"There&8221; Rathven pointed in front of them
They had quickly entered the Overbal Canyon, and e rocks and boulders littered the ground, while a river several hundred h the canyon Everything seemed relatively peaceful and calm, unlike the multiple attacks froround, they could hear bestial roars and the sounds of other creatures fighting in the canyon
"It’s a Brown Boulder Bear&8221; A large collection of rocks could be seen, vaguely set on the ground in the shape of a sleeping bear If one studied the rocks, they would notice that a few of the of a living animal
Aina’s eyes narrowed Her hand dropped to her waist, landing on two san to rise around her, the energy of a Grand
Rathven nodded,
"We’ll have to take it out now, and any other beasts we encounter It’s already ae’re here&8221; Brown Boulder Bears were notoriously watchful of their surroundings Particularly because they rarely moved unless it was to hunt or protect their territory They would need to kill it now if they wanted to continue without being stalked by it
ROOOAAAAR
Dorian’s draconic voice blasted out as he slarey skinned leopard, sending it flying
Red blood spattered in the air as the leopard landed down hard, collapsing onto the ground roughly 30 meters away A small storm of dust and crushed rock appeared as it bounced a few ti still
The corpses of several other black and grey skinned leopards were visible near Dorian, a full pack of eight of the creatures They were all roughly two and a halfwhite fangs
He’d been ae and wide canyon, while passing under a large stone arch A pair of the leopards had pounced down on his back out of nowhere, their skin having transformed to blend in to the stone above
Dorian’s scales were extreht, especially when it caon form Despite that, he had suffered several s into his skin
According to Ausra, these were Black Spotted Leopards, an aggressive beast known for hunting in packs and preying on larger creatures
Dorian took in a few ragged breaths, his eyes taut
&8211;
-Absorbing detected bloodlines-
-Bloodline Origins-
83 Black Spotted Leopard
11 White Maned Lion
4 Black Mantle Leopard
2 various undetermined bloodlines too small to currentlyhis Soul Spell Matrix to absorb their bloodlines The leopards had certainly been pretty brave, he noted, in attacking hih, admittedly, it was hard to tell if a creature was a Master Class or Grand out
‘The Black Mantle Leopard has the Ability External Cah the absorbed bloodlines
The only reason he’d been injured at all was because he’d failed to detect the leopards It seemed they’d inherited an Ability from one of their ancestors, and used that to ambush hi cheerfully It almost seemed as if the useful bloodlines and treasures were just walking up to hie ability sounded like it could be very useful
He shook out his scales, turning to head deeper into the canyon
As he was about to keep ht his attention
"…quickly, switch left! Jason, Manuel, pull back and hit it there!&8221;
"Keep it in!&8221;
The sounds of a battle taking place A few s a few small rocks near Dorian
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