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Chapter 144: Success

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Dorian only needed a single second to use whatever plan Ausra figured out, after the genie finished running si Will’s soul

Those simulations, however, involved a near incalculable number of variables and pulled on the essence of Will’s dor once they started, they could not stop, not without irreparably harenie, was incredibly powerful, smarter and faster than any od

It took time to run those calculations Even Ausra herself was unsure exactly how long it would take due to all the unknowns, only that it should take a relatively sies for the confusion The process of recreating Will’s body should take a single second The siure out exactly how to do that so it works perfectly would take longer, though still a small amount of time Edited prev chapter to make this more clear This note does not affect SS price, edited in after)

Almost 30 seconds had passed since Ausra had started A trivial amount of time, in a static situation

But in this dire situation, it was tily slow for Dorian

Especially considering that his soul was threatening to tear at the seay within it, and required his full concentration If hehiether, his soul would collapse

Thus, for the last 30 seconds, he had been frozen still, unable to take action

‘Arial?! What?’ He could spare at least so else

Arial had just jumped out and protected hied as she looked at Veritas, her entire body treht seelance, but was one that was incredibly powerful, creating a massive a Class being, well stronger than Arial’s Early Lord Class strength

"I am sorry, Dorian&8221; As Arial faced down Veritas, she spoke aloud to Dorian

The vision of the future Arial saas one that lived in her mind The Door of Splendor didn’t only show her one future, in fact, but many The futures of the ones she had betrayed or injured, the futures of the ones she had killed, or at least, the suffering her actions caused

The pain, agony, heartbreak, and horror that she saw in those futures stayed with Arial, each es I have done in this world… there is no repentance forfox You have come to me yourself Come, let me show you the Truth as well You shall join with ht&8221; Veritas had a pleased tone in her voice as she drifted forward, the blade of light she wielded raised in her hands

Dorian’s eyes widened slightly as he heard Arial truly repent The fox that had brutally betrayed hi who had lied to hi but evil before today

"…&8221;

"I forgive you&8221; Soh of his will to whisper aloud so he felt in his heart The evils she had inflicted upon hiet She had tried to kill hi her risk her life to protect hiive her

WHOOSH

For the second tiy appear in hisvanished in an instant, overpowered by the presence of the ts he had been baptized by, Wrath and Valor

However, thanks to his Jade Memory, this sensation was permanently remembered

The first mystical sensation had resonated with the Law of Wrath This one, however, seemed to resonate with the Law of Valor

Dorian pushed aside the second sensation for now as he had the first He could not afford to move any of his concentration away, not even to check out what each was Not until Ausra finished and he had spent theto tear his soul apart

‘Finalizing si Approximate time to completion is rated at 26 seconds’

Out of nowhere, Ausra spoke in Dorian’s y as he focused on this

He needed to survive only 26 seconds and he was free to act

"Cohter See the Truth&8221; Veritas launched forward, her body blurring towards Arial at an extre Class Aura she emanated brooked no opposition, not fro

thud

Before Arial had time to react, it was too late

Arial’s body shivered backwards a irl looked down at her chest, where a blade of light was currently pierced through it She felt no pain, for the sas ht, and existed on a ic in nature

"Thefox Even I cannot reht shall cut ahatever it is that defines you For you…&8221; Veritas began, tilting her hooded head to the side oddly,

"For you… Huh That would be your heart A bitter, frail, broken heart Selfish Weak Yet, only recently, brave and courageous&8221; Veritas’ voice ar is a literal one, so you’ll die without your heart rather close to instantly If you have any last words, you may speak them now&8221;

7 seconds had passed

Arial looked up at the Anomaly and then twisted her head to look back at Dorian Blood dripped down fro this close to Veritas when the Ano to Arial’s body

"Thank you for your forgiveness, Dorian&8221; Arial whispered, her voice quiet,

"I a at Veritas

"This blade of yours… anything it cuts now shall lose their heart, is that the truth?&8221;

Veritas looked down at Arial, her eyes filled with pity

"Yes, daughter, that is the Truth It is the natural Ability ofBlade Until I activate and redefine it on soht now it shall Seal away the heart of any being it pierces&8221; Veritas withdrew the sword froly fast htheaded and dazed

17 seconds had passed

"Now, child, I have given you a send-off Come, accept your death, and join withso quickly Arial couldn’t physically track it, Veritas stabbed her in the chest oncesensation sweep over her Her entire body shivered as she felt a jarring change

Her heart disappeared

thud

Arial fell to her knees as blood burst from her lips and dripped down her eyes, her body i to die Without a heart to pump blood, her entire body started to fail, the world around her turning a shade of red as her vision beca two tre hands

"You are here to absorb me But do you know the unique Ability that my race possesses?&8221; Her words were raspy as she spoke, blood spurting fronored her as she reached out with an ar to absorb her bloodline immediately upon Arial’s death

"It’s an Ability known as Touching Light It allows a Lightsworn Fox to ht&8221; Arial rested her shaking hands on the blade that was pierced through her chest

A blade that wasat all&8221; Arial s satisfaction

WHOOSH

SWISH

Veritas looked down at her right arh Arial with, had, so out at an extreht ar the Anomaly time to react

"No! How dare you!&8221;

WHOOSH

The blade of light vanished as Veritas deactivated Ability Not in tiht red blood spurted out of Veritas’ lips as she, too, had her heart Sealed away Her entire body shook as pain wracked it, causing the fearso, existed in a state between life and death The loss of her heart was a fatal blow to her strength, but it was not enough to kill her

"Arrrgh!&8221; Veritas’ kindly and war towards Arial’s throat

"You horrid creature!&8221;

24 seconds had passed

Veritas ripped Arial’s throat out

In the last instant before she died, Arial turned to look at Dorian

In her eyes there was neither pain nor sadness, neither hate nor despair

The only eh it cost her her life, for the first ti in her lonely life

thud

Arial’s body fell to the ground

Dead

"ABSORB!&8221; Veritas snarled, resting her hand on the corpse of Arial

WHOOSH

Arial’s body fell to ash as Veritas absorbed everything it possessed, all the energy and her Bloodline Her Spatial Ring fell to the floor with a quiet tink, rattling down in the dust The Anohtly, the Bloodline starting to uide thee Bloodlines with their own, unable to Evolve like Dorian did

Off to the side, Trajan groaned, his eyes rolling up in the back of his head as the lack of air drove his body unconscious Helena was still stunned, her sitting in the treasure as her body tried to overcome the physical shock her soul felt

26 seconds passed

‘Siy to recreate the body of Will on a perfect wavelength to the current level of his Soul Spell Matrix, from the air, is 27,123,122 points’

Dorian’s heart dropped as Ausra finished running her calculations, giving hiy requirey required to perfectly recreate andthe dead, was far more than Dorian had expected

It wasn’t entirely unexpected Ausra had had aluess near the relative ballpark was already a fantastic achieveht and the Light Magic his soul experienced, it is possible to reduce this cost by using a very powerful substitute ht, and cleansing it to recreate his physical forenie continued, her voice hinting to him

Dorian looked up, his heart full of fire

A powerful being that was strongly Aspected towards Light

A description that perfectlyin front of Dorian,that stood between life and death, with an Ability that el of Light

‘Perfect Body, Activate’ Dorian abandoned his focus on containing his soul Ih his body as theto rip him to pieces

At the same time, the world around him lost color as his physique was vastly enhanced

‘Thundering Winds &8211; Flush Gale’ Dorian’s body blurred forward as he activated aforward at an incredibly fast speed

Veritas was already close to hied to cross the distance between the two of the theof her bloodline with Arial’s, a process that would take hours if not days As soon as Dorian landed next to her, however, she went on guard, her entire body spinning towards hi to swarm down and blast Dorian away

Unfortunately for Veritas, the injury to her body, having her heart sealed away, had greatly weakened her physique Perhaps in tiht now…

Her reaction speed was too slow to catch up to Dorian’s h the air, slao!’ Dorianto tear apart his soul, controlling the ic syns flashed in front of Dorian’s eyes as Ausra helped guide the energy he was sending into tens of thousands of mystic patterns, formations, and shapes

"Wh-hat?!&8221; Veritas’ entire body abruptly shined with light, freezing in mid-twirl as she stared at Dorian Her body slu with a thuy crashed into Veritas soul Dorian felt a sense of resistance, of pushback A feeling of Fate trying to change, to will the energy back

‘Absolutely not’ Dorian’s eyes were iron, his will steel, as he thrust back, putting every iota of strength into controlling the torrent of energy He focused on twisting Fate, forcing Veritas to back down

And he succeeded

BOOM

A sht shot off froonized screaet to finish what she was saying as her consciousness, her soul itself, was cole Seal that Veritas had left instantly was released

Helena’s hands restored thes and eyes Even Probus’ corpse gained back hisarm, his body returned to a normal, if still dead and frozen in a time stasis, state

Back on Veritas’ body, the torrent of energy continued flooding into the now vacant body, cleansing and radually shifted fro, with nor skin replaced it The body wasn’t that of a norht swirled about as a devastatingly y spreading in the air as the body foran to flicker

In one smooththe flood of energy that was pouring into the body of the now dead Anoy abruptly stopped The body of Veritas had luckily been extre Will’s soul Even with the need to refory Dorian had spent had only been a fraction of the amount in his soul

‘It’s too e store of energy, millions of points, still present within his soul

He needed to get rid of a large chunk of it

Ahi over at the body that was lying next to him A body of a dead Vampire

‘Ausra, can I restore this Va at the Va it

Ausra was quiet for a ic Spell or Artifact in effect on the corpse, preserving it Because of this, the soul and Soul Spell Matrix of the being is still present’ Ausra continued,

‘With the energy you have re as you make physical contact I would not need to run any complicated si in the moment as he walked over and laid his hand on Probus’ chest

Trajan, meanwhile, had just recovered fully Air wheezed in and out of the Rain Wizard’s chest as he gathered hi about in a stupor The restoration of his full, normal vision was like a wonder to him

"Savio-&8221; Trajan spun around as he fully ca hiht and energy flooded off of Dorian’s body as he concentrated, a torrent of energy onceforward Hundreds of thousands of Growth Points, dipping intothe pressure on him down to a much more bearable level

‘Live’ He co it to pull in Probus’ soul, to fully restore hiy fluttered under the dead Va off of him

"…&8221;

A tense second passed

Slowly, ever so slowly, Probus’ chest rose, of his own volition

Dorian had brought the dead back to life

"Probus… Probus…&8221; Trajan saw this, sensing a faint, weak life force appear, deep within the once dead Swordmaster

Probus’ eyes fluttered and then, quietly, opened up a crack

"Trajan…?&8221; Probus muttered, his voice weak and full of confusion

"PROBUS!&8221; Trajan rushed forward, tears spilling from his eyes as he leapt towards his brother in ar his ar the happiness and cheer the duo felt keenly

"Arrgh&8221; A feht Dorian’s attention He reacted to this voice with haste as he rushed to the side, his body landing near a s is going to be okay I’ve got you Also, Aron says hi, he’s safe too&8221; Dorian grabbed on ahold of the still stunned fehtly The shock of the injuries she’d suffered, and their abrupt reversal, had taken a heavy toll on her

Helena looked up at Dorian, her spirit cal as her eyes stared into his

"Dorian…&8221; She whispered quietly She looked around, first down at her hands, and then over at Trajan as hugging and talking ani Probus

"Dorian&8221; Tears spilled froing hi her head as the Va, the stress, pain, horror, and worry of the past few days and weeks sloughing off

As he hugged her, however, his face froze

For, a figure had risen up, standing a few meters away in front of him

The forht-Aspected Hu a handso, pitch black hair A pair of golden eyes that seelow faintly, accoure stared at Dorian, looking at his body in confusion for abeyond Dorian’s physical Ifrit forettable voice spoke aloud

Dorian smiled, an incredible sensation of joy and accoh him

He had succeeded

"Will!&8221;

In another section of the Ascension Ruins, a very different scene was taking place

"How dare you desecrate her body! You VILE beast!&8221; Mira’s voice was full of irrational rage as she threw enor Ancestral Vampire

What appeared to be a Royal Crypt of some sort lay in shambles, wooden furniture and stone furniture broken or melted to bits, apparently not protected like the rest of the Ascension Ruins The Crypt wasn’t too large, only a few dozen ies, fair dragon But, as they say The needy need what they need&8221; Mello shrugged as he fled the Crypt, holding a wrapped up Humanoid female form on his back

Mira sprinted out of the Crypt after hi out as she screa after him

Deep in a dark corner of the Ascension Ruins, Leader looked quietly at a glowing, red bow, one that gave off a faint red light Sitting next to this boas the corpse of a red-scaled hunized, from his intensive studies of his forefathers, the ones who first mastered the Laws he and his brethren studied

One of the Four Generals of the Demon Emperor

The Archer-General Houye

Leader stretched out a wavering hand, his breath bated as he looked at the bow

"So this is what I would desire most in these Ruins…&8221;

"I asked to be put somewhere where that shapeshifter wasn’t, or with Mira! Not out here!&8221; Aiden cursed as he jogged back towards the castle of the Ascension Ruins, irritation filling his tone

When he’d touched the Door of Splendor after co the First Trial, he had been transported to the farthest corner away from the castle that housed the bulk of the Ascension Ruins

"Daed back, conte into his Draconic Form

Henry, the Scythe Master serving under the Blazing King, swore as he rushed towards the Main Treasure Depository After exploring the Ruins so many times, Henry ell aware of many of the secret locations, and the best places to explore for more complex Trials

Clues about various Laws could be found in plenty of areas and dozens of unexplored challenges of Trials that led to specific Laws existed

"Darily as his body flashed through one stone corridor after another, his powerful Late King Class Aura surrounding hi to destroy the Ruins the he absolutely could not allow

The Blazing King would have his head if he let that happen, especially considering thethe Ruins intently

At the very top of the Ascension Ruins castle, a large, sealed off room could be found This roolowing and seey

In the midst of this sealed off roo with several of these floating matrixes

"Just a touch here, a tad there…&8221; A subtle, King Class Aura rolled off the man as he spoke

"And that should do it&8221; The Nameless Monk smiled

"I have finally done as you asked for in your last will, Thunder Saint Kaladin&8221; The Monk whispered quietly

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