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Chapter 64: Soht
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Dorian &8211; Soul Status
Soul Stage: Lord Class (Early)
Health: Good (Undergoing Genetic Repair)
Energy: 4,723/10,565
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Dorian smiled, pleased, as he looked at his status
He had recovered nearly half his full strength In fact, his current strength now already exceeded that of his previous form, his Lesser Throne Demon
Lesser Throne Demons could be considered a closely related brother of the Ifrit Race
The Demon Race was an ancient race, full of a myriad of related, demonic creatures All Demons were aspected towards one eleinal, ancient Dein unknown The Demon Race had only fallen to extinction relatively recently, several hundreds of years ago
Lesser Throne Deh experions They were naturally weaker
Dorian shook the thoughts from hisin his Inn bedroom, at the Bover Watch Inn The owner of the Inn, a retired swordmaster named Genjio, was a member of the Aurelius Family Helena had acquired rooms there for hi in front of hiathered all the information he could about his planned route
He’d briefly reconsidered the route that took hi it aside The security on the World Bridges along that route would be far too tedious, and it would, in general, be far too dangerous
He’d decided to stick to his original plan
His next destination was Blizzaria Also known as the World where the Dead Walked
It had a corny na much like a B-tier horror flick from Earth Still, Dorian treated it coainst
According to his research, Blizzaria was home to two separate fallen civilizations One was the nearly extinct race known as Giants, while the other was the fully extinct race of Grakons
Giants, like their nas Some of them had appearances sie, curled horns, or e variety of shapes and forms combined within the Giant Race
Their one similarity, however, was their massive, massive size Even the smallest Giant stood 10 hts of nearly 100
Grakons, on the other hand, wereabout a ular human They looked siends, except instead of covered in fur, they were covered in dark black scales They had a supernatural Ability known as Expand
Their Expand Ability, the only race of creatures known to have it, allowed theth for short periods of time
The ancient races were bitter enemies and worse rivals for thousands of years
The exact history of how these two civilizations died off was lost to history
All that was known, noas that the dead members of both races walked the snowy lands of Blizzaria, cursed to live out their existence as unfeeling constructs
How they ca as the dead, was also a ain seriously reconsidered his route
The phantohty to weak Even King Class undead could be found here
Neither the Borrel Autarchy, the Shade Commune, or the Aurelius Family, all the nearby powers, wanted to deal with the planet, and it was left to the wilds
After a while, however, he’d shaken his head, determined
Helena had been quite clear and open with him There was no realistic chance that the leader of the Aurelius Family would allow him to walk free, not after his brethren had already killed untold innocents
Further, while he wanted to trust Helena, and genuinely believed her good intentions, he had no illusions about the reality of this world The feood natured and kind, but there was little chance the leader of such a massive poould reflect that same nature, in Dorian’s opinion
It was possible… but it was a risk he didn’t want to take
That said, his only other viable choice was also a dangerous risk Traveling through a haunted world full of powerful undead… it wasn’t exactly an ideal situation
He sighed All of this was incredibly stressful
His sto hi aside the stress
He had time He could afford a day to think it over
With that inHe turned and left his roo off somewhere to eat
On a frozen world far away…
Gerulf Aldric groaned as he ca him awake He blinked his eyes blearily as the world around hie, expansive stone cave spread out around hi chunks of white crystal The cavern was tall, the cave roof stretching up at least a hundred round chae entrances and exits
Despite its sheer size, the roo crystals decorated it
The temperature was cold, but not the brutally cold weather of the surface
Gerulf shivered as he forced hi his condition He was injured, his body covered in several large burns His right leg was broken, and it felt like he’d strained his left arht Pill fro it doithout hesitation He sighed as he felt the infinitely coic wash over hi to restore
His an to return to hiet to one of the three major cave systems Travel on the surface for extended periods was suicidal, and therefore they could only hunt for their target in the caves They were trailing the damned fox at a relatively decent pace, but still had yet to find it
When they were al over, they had encountered a creature
He groaned as he reht orange fla It was a er than them
If that had just been it, they could’ve dealt with it Their Axios tea Class beasts before
What was infuriating about this one was its incredible luck, and its annoying intelligence
The drake had, for so at them
As soon as they saw it, they’d launched several defensive, slowing, and attacking spells, hoping to slow the drake before it got the upper hand
Unfortunately, every single spell they cast at the dragon ed to hit
And it wasn’t for lack of trying Even Gerulf had launched one of his own trusted Piercing Spells, his Ten Mile Lance
Yet, somehow, his attack missed
It should have been iht line at a target that was standing still ic to block the attacks
They just…
And then it rhyain
And then it threw an enorh&8221; He clutched at his head, feeling a ht Pill swarfried’s voice rang out in the distance, echoing
"I’ hihed off him
"Jasper’s here!&8221;
"Mika here!&8221;
"Tillow here!&8221;
A deluge of voices sounded off as the various inning to congregate in the center of the rooic was still doing its work
They’dtowards one of the entrances to the North Cave System It seemed they’d successfully e, scathing attacks, injuring fried counted off the hed
"It seems we lost Parmon, Pavil, and Gora&8221;
A shters for the Church that knew death was a constant co the erous missions the church had
Still, to lose three co their souls to live in the paradise of Light He hadn’t been particularly close to any of the fallen In fact, the only Wizard he was close with on the tea close to them to allow himself to open up so easily these days
Gerulf looked around There were only six of them left Each of them wore a set of white leather hides, the hide of a White Winter Bull, a type of beast known for its warh defensive skin They had two female Shades, and four males, if he counted himself
Most of the their appearances The bitter cold of Blizzaria was hellish, even for them Several of them were injured, some worse off than Gerulf None of them seemed to have been crippled, thankfully, and with the powerful healing ht Pills, they would all ed to dodge the brunt of that Dragon’s fire that had apparently perished
The strange attack had been imbued with not only the Law of Fire, but also the inherent essence of Dragonfire It had h his innate barrier as if it didn’t exist
Siegfried, a sic, was the only Wizard other than Gerulf who kept his face uncovered He had a slireen eyes and a small nose His weak chinClass Wizard a but
"We lost our scryers&8221; Mika, one of the feic, a Lord Class like Gerulf
"Da bitc-&8221;
"Language Jasper!&8221; Gerulf interrupted the other Light Wizard a at him Jasper rolled his eyes and waved his hands in surrender, apologizing
"I’ Without our scryers, we have no real chance of finding the Lightsworn Fox&8221; He began, his voice gruff
"Alright, alright Let’s take ahis hands at thehtly
"I think our first priority is to rest and recover&8221; His words carried a certain level of authority As the ranking member, and leader of their Axios team, his words were law
With that said, he laid down on the floor in front of the his head over with one of his blankets
And prohed and covered his face with his hands Siegfried was a sood head for tactics If anything, he had only a single flaw…
"He went to sleep again&8221;
"Such an unreliable…&8221;
"What do we do now?&8221;
A deluge of voices cast out as the other Axios team members complained
The Steel Wizard was faht Jasper you carry hifried went to sleep, waking hiht, his eyes narrowing as he scanned the surroundings Even the dead were easier to wake There were certainly enough of the We’ve already drawn too much attention here&8221; He took over as he usually did, waving the group together
"We knohere the fox is trying to get to, so all is not lost We’ll just head directly for the Western Cave System, and the Ice Keep, and cut it off there&8221;
"MMmm!&8221; Dorian smacked his lips as he tasted the roasted duck, histhe juicy, warm flavors of thethe taste as he ate his o to, this one well known for their roast duck
And Dorian found that their reputation ell deserved The food was as delicious as it was advertised to be
It was a traditional looking restaurant, with several worn, but ornate tables It wasn’t extreethe h Taprisha’s ground level
Dorian had yet to experience the about like swords, tearing apart anything in their path It was a good thing the storle table was taken up currently, roups Everyone here seemed to have a certain level of wealth, all of thelanced down at his worn, brown leather robe, one provided to hi else, but it wasn’t exactly a nice outfit
That combined with his rather odd appearance made him stand out a bit Not that he particularly cared
As he kept hi over his decisions, in the background, he vaguely heard a disturbance
"…I don’t care! We’re eating here, and ill place our orders now!&8221; A youngrooiggling girls They all had fine hair, wore fancy lace or silk clothes, and were decorated in jewelry
A pair of sole black robed Wizards followed behind the speaker, a bored expression on their face The speaker was a young olden robes He had short brown hair, and fine facial features that gave hirey skin tone of all the young ave away that they were all Vampire Nobles
"Please, noble sir! All our tables are currently taken, and there is a fifteenavail-&8221; A portly e of the front of the restaurant, the same man that had seated Dorian He wore a set of loose white pants and a grey shirt, with the name of the restaurant, the Wind Willow Eatery, emblazoned on it
"Nonsense It’s your honor forva over all the other finely dressedon in disapproval that he ignored
His eyes finally landed on the table Dorian was eating at, all alone His Ifrit for to those unaware of the history of the extinct species
The vaht there!&8221; The va directly in front of Dorian He tossed a pair of silver coins onto the table
"Consider your meal paid for by me, the second son of the 5th Palace Master Get lost&8221; He waved his hand for Dorian to leave, turning to look back at his group of folloith a s as he looked at the silver coins, and then at the arrogant noble before hi rando fantasy situation like aa damsel in distress, it had finally happened
Soantly kick him out and take his place
He felt hiratefully
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