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Chapter 66: Travel
"So we’re just letting it go?&8221; One of the Blood Wizards following Helena sputtered, abrown hair and a stern appearance Dolovin Peytrach, a powerful Grandht with her
"Yes&8221; Helena’s voice was cold as she looked out at the lonely figure of Dorian, walking away from the city walls
"Do not question my will&8221; Her voice was filled with steel as she turned and looked at her subordinate, or, rather, General Carus’ subordinate that she had borrowed
Thehis hands in the air in surrender
Helena’s thoughts flashed back to the conversation she had had with Dorian, just an hour or so prior
The early light of dawn had just been creeping over the horizon when he appeared, onceoff on her own,in places with few people, and in a busy city like this, a secluded roof was the best she could e
The scene opened up in heron the roof in front of her
"I’&8221; The Ano her a friendly smile
Helena stared back, unsure on how to respond
"Where to?&8221; She eventually returned
Dorian sighed, sitting down on the edge of the roof The nor to wake up, still quiet in the early light
"I have a friend I need to save, and a journey I need to go on in order to save him&8221; His reply had been simple
When he spoke, however, his back had bowed, as if he was carrying a heavy weight upon his shoulders He took another deep breath, shrugging and shaking his head
Helena shivered when she saw this, her heart beating fast She reached out a hand, wanting to lay it on his shoulder and co down at her ar?
She had only just o, when he rescued her She blushed furiously What was she thinking? She took her hand back, slowly
He wasn’t even a vahts, Dorian continued,
"It won’t be easy, but it’s a journey Iin life is ever easy, though, eh? If things were, everyone would be successful, and everything would be perfect&8221;
He turned to look at her
Helena’s face was a picture of cals in life are never easy&8221; Her oals and aspirations To her constant training, and the solitude she enforced on herself in order to grow stronger
Silence reigned for abetween theain?&8221; Helena asked, her voice a whisper She ain She felt like a sain, not a powerful warrior
Over the past few days, she had talked to this strange man for hours Sometimes they talked about the future, but other times they talked about the past He was funny and smart, silly but also fierce
What she ad confidence and his refusal to do wrong, no matter what She had never met someone quite like him
Sooals and aspirations seerey, how could anyone stick to a truly clean path? He was so stubborn
For soh, she felt as if she had faith in him
If anyone could do it, it was hi up froain war his ar,
"We’re friends now, aren’t we? Friends always cross paths again&8221; His words had shocked her Helena wasn’t a social person, and for al her body and strength, to become the ultimate weapon Friends… She had no truly close friends, not after her parents died
She stood there, stunned, as he hugged her and then let go, turning around with a wave to leave the roof
"…&8221;
Helena snapped back to the present, her eyes watering as she looked at Dorian
She bit her lip, watching his forrow smaller and soing to her goal once et she ain, Dorian&8221; She whispered,
"Friend&8221;
Dorian sta in coers, iant, enor at extremely fast speeds
He’d purchased a ticket to board one of the Grand Carpets the Golden Carpet Travel Company offered rides on
Travel, on Taprisha, was a lucrative endeavor Unlike the minor planet of Hasnorth, Taprisha was a famed Exotic World, with a variety of powerful characters on it Money follows money, and many lucrative businesses existed here
The Golden Carpet Travel Company was one such business, widespread across Taprisha, run by a Psuedo-Lord Class Wizard specializing in Wind Magic and artifact creation
Dorian looked off the edge of the carpet, severalas they blurred past several clouds Theyacross the surface of Taprisha on a predeterainst the carpet and split off froers on board
He enjoyed the sights i clouds around him
The massive artifact was expensive to olders on board It was also the fastest way Dorian saw that he could get around
Off on the front of the gold carpet, two Wind Wizards could be seen, one operating the giant artifact while the other on standby, as a backup and as a guard
He cast hisabout Helena briefly
He smiled He hadone, that was for sure, but Dorian could feel her good spirit, and good intentions She was also pretty cute, a thought Dorian immediately shook from his head
The people that caer He couldn’t afford to get close to sohed
"How are you holding up, Will?&8221; Hered orb above his head, but he felt Will’s presence in the back of his soul, dor, Will I’ such a journey, and so many risks, just to save the life of someone he only knew briefly… there were very few people, Dorian thought, that would be willing to do what he was doing
Will had saved his life, however, and he had made a promise And he would fulfill that pro to do
"Bleh&8221; He’d said that expression so et old
"The correct action to take The just way of doing so a move&8221; He tossed out a few alternative ways to say it
A few of the passengers sitting near him, lanced at hinored theht passed in what felt like nothing, but was actually a couple of hours, crossing thousands ofreeable Wizards to purposefully avoid anything harmful It was a fairly peaceful journey
Dorian soon arrived at the edge of the plateau that housed the City State of Hebbedon
The city itself didn’t look anything special Dorian couldit Several towering spires could be seen at the ht, white stone
According to the inforained, it was a city run by humans, one of the few not controlled by powerful varoups that were based here that would regularly send excursions out along the World Bridge to Blizzaria, to hunt for rare treasures, resources, and Magic Herbs that could be found on Blizzaria and the bridge to it
As Dorian disele jue World Bridge that towered in his sight
The World Bridge to Blizzaria pillared upward, a massive column of land, covered in forests and trees The entirety of this World Bridge was full of a single enorh it
He took one last glance at the City State before deciding to ignore it
He had wasted tooIf the city had been a vaht have reconsidered, just to see if he could snag any useful bloodlines
Lacking that… It was ti a merchant’s caravan would ate through the Western Cave Systee to Paxital
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Dorian &8211; Soul Status
Soul Stage: Lord Class (Early)
Health: Good (Undergoing Genetic Repair)
Energy: 9,223/10,565
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He sth, faster than Ausra had estiain, andand growing a new form He was also curious to see if he could combine his Ifrit Bloodline with any of his other foran to e
He began practicing his Waric training, and move on to the next Spell
"Huff, huff&8221; A small, dainty hu as she checked herself for injuries Her long, lustrous silver hair glea clusters of crystal lighting the walls around her It was a decent sized roo The floor and sides of the room were covered in patches of cold, blue ice
"I’irl spoke aloud, her voice full of relief Her breath for, a small cloud that dissipated in the air in front of her
creeeak
She spun around, raising her arh the s in Small pointed teeth revealed the a fierce expression
Slowly, a s ice She breathed a sigh of relief, shaking her head
She glanced over her body again, double checking it for any neounds
She had a sure, just a few inches over 5 feet tall She rapped up in a forure This cloak had several long tears in it, exposing milky white skin Despite that, she seemed unaffected by the bitter cold around her
Her face was small, allowing silver pupils she possessed and the two s silver hair
The Humanoid Form, an Ability several extremely rare and powerful beasts possessed to transforhtsworn Fox
"They’re still followingat her side to check on an injury, several cracked bones that were still healing
"They can’t track h Fate if I stay like this&8221; She looked over her ar,
"So ugly&8221;
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A low, ruirl was staying in She shuddered as she heard it, ju in a small cubby near the roof of the cave room
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