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Chapter 146: Landed (Start of Volume 6)
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A repetitive pattern of noise filled the still, evening air A swish and then a thunk Over and over, these two noises switched back and forth
Finally, the noise stopped
"Sigh&8221; Dorian flicked out his hands, washing away any stray dirt or grass He then rubbed his forehead and eyes, feeling tired as he looked around His black skinned Ifrit forers and was suited for the task at hand
He was currently standing in a large grassy meadow Behind him, a small forest of oak trees could be seen, spaced interh the forest and continued onward, a lonely road that e plain
Dorian shook his head, returning his focus doard, towards a large hole he had just finished digging in the ground A large rock, shaped roughly like a rectangle, was set in the ground just above the hole
With a s fro was tied shut,h thewas a shed for a second ti it down carefully Then, slowly, he began to cover the hole up, kneeling down as he dragged the nearby dirt to cover it
In no ti was completely covered, not a trace of it visible
Dorian patted the earth lightly, srass over the spot,it on the rectangular piece of rock froer onto it
"Ability, activate Fla Claws&8221; Dorian activated one of his Abilities
I a bright red His Ifrit body handled the heat well, with coan to trace out several words onto the piece of stone
After aat his handiwork The energy fro away
‘Here rests the ashes of one who would desire Her life was hard and the choices she had tocame to a head, she stayed true to her spirit She did what she believed was right, even in death’
‘She otten’
‘Here lies the grave of Arial V’ich, a Lightsworn Fox’
Dorian took another step back, taking a deep breath He bowed his head silently, in gratitude and in respect Arial had saved his, Helena, and Trajan’s life, as well as Will and Probus She had betrayed him, but she had also saved him
The least he could do was honor her rave he’d end in this universe, Arial That life itself is part of a Great Cycle The Cycle of Reincarnation, of the Heavens, of Life Your time in this life has ended, but there will always be the next&8221; He bowed his head again,
"I think you and I could have been friends, in another life&8221; He sighed
Another quiet breeze swept through the valley as Dorian stood looking at her grave, his spirit soravestone, causing it to shi
"Go in peace&8221; Dorian nodded his head sharply and turned around, taking a deep breath He steeled his heart He hadn’t known Arial for a long time, and for most of that he had hated the fox But she had redeerieve
He would’ve given her a second chance if possible Everyone deserved one
Dorian walked away frorave, his eyes calm His movements were sure as he left the center of the meadow, headed towards the nearby oak forest
After a few , he cae oak tree had several two round level On it, the pale figure of a va quietly She rapped up in a cloak, using it as a blanket, with a few sets of clothes lying under her head as a pillow
"Helena…&8221; Dorian looked at the sleeping figure, her face covered in a sheen of sweat, with concern
Slowly, Helena’s eyes opened Dorian felt like he was looking into an entire world of depth and emotion as he looked back
"Did you bury her?&8221; Helena whispered, her voice frail and quiet Her entire body seemed to be sickly and ill
"Yes&8221; Dorian’s response was quiet as he walked forward His body transfor to his Wrath Vampire form He jumped up onto the side of the tree and then flipped over to an unoccupied spot on a nearby branch
Helena, even as deathly ill as she was, blushed slightly at the handsome appearance Dorian now bore
"Good She was not a friend… but she deserved a warrior’s burial&8221; Helena nodded fir her eyes
"Do you feel any better? Are the Pills helping?&8221; Dorian asked, rubbing his chin
"They have helped sohtly&8221; Helena’s voice was full of cheer as she waved at Dorian laorously like a limp, but passionate, noodle
Dorian couldn’t help but snort at the ridiculous sight Helena burst out laughing with him, her voice a melody in the air Irow paler, as if in exertion
"Keep resting, Helena Focus on recovery I’ll keep guard&8221; Dorian patted her head colared at hiround next to the tree
"Fine…&8221; Helena whispered as she closed her eyes, quickly falling asleep
Dorian listened to her breathing as she cal
He sighed
"How did it end up like this…?&8221; Heback
When Helena had activated her ancient Inheritance Artifact, she had intended for them to escape off to To around them and were definitely not a safe place to be at, especially with theand trying to capture therab Dorian and Helena, but had failed to snag Will Thankfully, another figure had appeared, awith hi to Helena, that hty Ruler of the Graal Alliance Sun Wukong One of the Five Great Heroes of the Third Demon War
And one of Yukeli’s comrades
Dorian had no idea what the monkey wanted with Will and had no chance to stop hiated by the fact that at least Will was alive again
After that, Helena and Dorian had vanished, blasting off away
However, so in Tomo City like Helena had planned, they appeared in sohts and bolts of rippling energy
Unbeknownst to theh Chaotic Space
The duo was protected by the power of Helena’s Artifact for a tih Chaotic Space The Inheritance Treasure was truly a powerful one, worthy of its age and stature
Eventually, however, that protection wore off, with no end in sight
Helena and Dorian were acutely aware of their surroundings as they were transported The instant that protection faded, both were aware that their physical forms would be obliterated by the Chaotic Space environy, spatial fractures… the list went on
Thus, Helena activated the Artifact a second time
This time, however, her bracelet seemed to shiver It was not an Artifact that could last forever With this final use, the Artifact broke, several points around the bracelet cracking irreparably It could not be used again
Still, the protection it offered shielded the in the same direction at an incredibly fast speed
They passed a hty explosions of energy, giant orbs of red fire, mysterious circles of black darkness The Chaotic Space around theer
Eventually, their protection was about to run dry once y stores of the Artifact depleted, Helena did the only thing she could
She fueled it using the energy of her Soul Spell Matrix
At first, it went perfectly well Helena had recently broken into King Class and had a plethora of energy Eventually, however, her energy stores began to run dry The energy the broken Artifact de she could give off infinitely
Dorian could sense all of this as it took place Helena’s soul writhed as energy flooded out of it Her soul itself actually began to take da weren’t perreorse, she would inevitably becoht and instantly ju he could to help her, trying to will the energy of his soul to power the Artifact, drawing upon the Laws of Valor and Wrath as y, Dorian couldn’tClass Soul Spell Matrix It was true that he had studied ts to the point where he could draw froh
As Dorian felt Helena waver, their bodies still shooting through the cos he was unsure would work and tapped into the Growth Energy of his soul, trying to use that as fuel
To his surprise, the Growth Energy worked Dorian still had severalupon that y, Dorian was able to functionally power the Artifact
Growth Energy could be absorbed froy could be returned as well
WHOOSH
Energy drained froe rate The strain Helena felt, however, was greatly lessened Her soul was still being drawn upon, as the controller of the Artifact, but she was no longer forced to bear a burden that would kill her
Tih space at an impossibly fast speed
Eventually, just as Dorian was starting to worry that they would never stop, a ht had blinded hi towards the ground froht above a srass plain
His head was in a stupor froed to keep enough of his sensibilities about hiht next to him And unlike hie Dragon! Go!’ Dorian instantly had transfor her He held her body delicately as he half fell-half glided towards the ground, his hly, knocking over several large oak trees His body felt nu out the impacts as he crashed
He held Helena protectively the entire ti as he took the brunt of the blow
After that, he curled up and passed out
Several hours had passed before Dorian came to
Dorian’s body had auto hienerative properties It was then that he’d noticed his surroundings and Helena’s situation
He was in a forest of somor They had been transported off-planet
Helena was unconscious and sickly, sweat covering her body Dorian had i to aid her He’d fed her aly
According to Ausra, Helena’s soul was da upon her life force to power an Artifact As a result, her physical body withered with her
However, given time and careful aid, it was possible that she could fully recover As a True Vaenerative properties were powerful Her soul was badly da Class Wizard, she could draw upon her Law of Might to i it Her withered body would recover alongside that
All she needed was time
His Pills and efforts seeher quality Pills, or perhaps a Wizard that was specialized in daic, it would increase further
As of right now… according to Ausra, at the rate Helena was currently healing, it would take her several th It would take nearly a year before she recovered 80 of her strength
"Still…&8221; Dorian ratefulness,
"You’re alive, and that is all that round, a h the forest, full of threat
Dorian’s eyes narrowed as he heard this, an indescribable feeling of fierceness appearing
"And not a single creature will harm a hair on your body, not when I am here to protect you&8221; Indescribable Valor filled Dorian’s heart as he spoke, the air near hi
His eyes flashed Power He needed power And he needed it ih Chaotic Space had sapped soy…
But not all of it He still had an enormous amount left, more than 1,000,000 points
It was time to make use of that and Evolve
The Shade Commune was a force that controlled more than 2,000 worlds, the ‘eastern’ side of the 30,000 Worlds The Coure of significantwere the six Dukes of Shadow, as well as the Church of Light
Each Duke controlled 100-300 individual worlds of that 2,000, using their own physical side their own private Shadow Armies The Dukes were unified in their opposition to the Shade King’s absolute rule, eventually leading to a tenuous truce
The Shade King co in war, but they had relative sovereignty in their own territories
The Church of Light had no say in that, though had considerable influence within each Duchy as well
At the very easternmost portion of the 30,000 Worlds, a cluster of 160 separate Worlds was ruled over by Duke Orbit, one of the Six Dukes of Shadow
Duke Orbit ruled from the Exotic World of Shadowdale, a unique World that was very similar to normal worlds, in size and scale What made it exotic was that instead of rain or hail, the weather on Shadowdale was y was cal the World into a paradise for Shadow or Darkness Aspected beings as well as Wizards that studied either branch
The biggest city on Shadowdale was the City of Mapire, where Orbit ruled fro for10,000,000
In the center of this city, a large black reen trees, at odds with the much darker Shadow or Darkness aspected trees that made up most of the flora on Shadowdale
In a roo coe couch The Shade was fat, but also e stature He wore a set of purple robes and languished slothfully on the couch, eating a few grapes that were offered to hi next to him
The room was decorated lavishly and appeared to be a study of sorts A fireplace burned comfortably not far from the couch, while various bookcases lined the walls A table sat in front of the couch, decorated in gold and studded with jewels Various paintings hung on the walls, of previous Shade Dukes or otheron a wooden chair, looking intently at the languishinga set of black robes, reading froone well for His Highness thus far?&8221; The overweight Shade said, popping another grape into his mouth His words were jovial and relaxed, as if he orried about nothing at all Beneath the friendly exterior and easy-going nature, however, a tone of fir
"Yes, Duke Orbit&8221; Tarvon responded, his voice slightly nasal
"His Highness is currently engaged with all three Vampire Fahness has ustus Family and 2 from the Aurelius Fahness has also suffered substantial losses, stalling the efforts slightly&8221;
Orbit nodded as he heard the news, his face calhness are not being wasted If His Highness were to act directly, he could surely break the stalehlords and their private elites are no joke, taking it slow is probably for the best, even if they are the weakest Major Power&8221; He rubbed his chin
Tarvon nodded and continued,
"In respect of the war efforts, we have captured all True Vampires and related subspecies discovered within the Duchy, totaling several hundred across all Worlds Several of the captured prisoners have provided excellent inforustus and Aurelius Families&8221; Almost all Humanoids within the Shade Commune were members of the Shade Race The Shades were very exclusive to their own kind, often viewing foreigners with distrust
As a result, extremely few members of other Races would choose to settle within the Shade Co that Orbit oversaw 160 entire Worlds full of people, several hundred True Vae nuhness and keep them imprisoned If any resist, execute them For those that don’t, they are to be held until the war is over I will not risk spies of any sort ruining the war effort&8221; Orbit’s words were stern While he didn’t necessarily support all of the King’s actions, at the end of the day, they were still part of the sahness to lose the war
Just as he was about to continue, Orbit froze, his eyes widening in surprise A flash of white energy appeared and vanished in his eyes as the look of shock on his face vanished
"Ailya Leave&8221; Orbit’s entire dee as he turned to look at the ferapes
Iot up and left, her face demure as she exited the study
"Duke Orbit?&8221; Tarvon looked at thethe sheaves of paper in his hand about nervously
Orbit turned to look at his attendant As he did so, a hint of a unique Aura burst out around hi up to a hty force that seemed as if it could bloay mountains with ease
This Aura vanished an instant later
"Tarvon I need you to send a e to the Council For the briefest reat speed, headed towards one of the easterns&8221; A smile appeared on Orbit’s face
Orbit was powerful, but he was not a God He could not detect the presence of rando from such distance if that creature resonated with him in so a huge ay that he could detect
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