Reborn Evolution
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"Eren.-aIt's-abeen-aa-awhile."-aHe-aslowly-aturned-ato-alook-aat-athe-abeing-athat-awas-aapproaching-ahim.-a
Standing-aroughly-a3-ameters-atall,-acovered-ain-arippling-amuscles,-awith-askin-athat-awas-aa-avery-adull-ared,-athe-abeing-abefore-ahim-alooked-anothing-alike-aa-aWizard.-aThe-along-aorange-arobe-ahe-awore-adid-alittle-ato-aconvince-aonlookers.-aA-aheavy,-asharp-aaura-aseemed-ato-aemanate-aoff-aof-ahim,-aas-aif-ahe-awas-aabout-ato-aslice-aapart-aspace-aitself.-a
(Similar-aimage-a(but-ano-ahorns)-a--ahttps://pm1.narvii.com/6848/a0ded233a4486aaa541d22d1e8ca1c6db17379c4v2_hq.jpg)-a
Yet,-adespite-ahis-aappearance,-aEren-aKirstein-awas-aone-aof-athe-amost-aaccomplished-aLord-aClass-aWizards-ain-athe-aSundering-aDepartment.-aHe-aalso-awasn't-aa-ahuman.-a
He-awas,-ainstead,-aa-amember-aof-athe-aTitan-aRace.-a
Titans-awere-ahumanoids-athat-awere-arenowned-afor-atheir-aferocious-astrength-aand-aenormous-astature.-aEren-awas-arobust-aeven-aamong-aTitans,-aa-averitable-anoble-aof-ahis-arace.-aIn-asheer-astrength-aalone-ahe-ameasured-aup-ato-aa-apeak-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeast.-a
While-athe-aBorrel-aAutarchy-awas-adominated-aby-aHumans,-aand-alargely-aconsidered-aa-a'Human'-akingdom-aor-aplace-aof-arule,-athat-adidn't-amean-aother-araces-aweren't-aallowed-ato-alive-ahere.-aFar-afrom-ait,-athe-aWizard-aKing-aTelmon,-aover-athe-acourse-aof-ahis-anearly-a400-ayear-areign,-ahad-aimplemented-asweeping-achanges-ain-aregards-ato-ahow-arace-aas-atreated.-a
No-amatter-awhat-askin-acolor,-aor-acreed,-ayou-abelieved-ain-aor-ahad,-aall-araces-aand-akinds-awere-awelcome-ain-athe-aAutarchy.-a
The-aSundering-aDepartment-awas-aa-aDepartment-arenowned-afor-ahaving-anonhuman-aWizards,-alargely-adue-ato-athe-atype-aof-aMagic-aitself.-aSundering-aMagic-awas-aone-aof-athe-amost-aoffensive-astyles-aof-amagic-ain-aexistence.-aMany-abeasts-aor-anonhumans-aappreciated-athis-atype-aof-amagic,-aand-athe-aoverwhelming-aattacks-acontained-awithin.
The-achief-areason,-ahowever,-awas-athe-astrain-aSundering-aMagic-ahad-aon-athe-abody.-aCasting-aeven-athe-amost-abasic-aspells-arequired-aa-avery-arobust-aphysical-aform,-abut-arelatively-alow-arequirements-ain-aterms-aof-amagic-asensitivity.-a
Hadrion-ahad-arecently-akilled-aa-amember-aof-athe-aSundering-aDepartment,-aanother-aTitan,-abut-aone-athat-awas-asuspected-aof,-aand-aeventually-aproven-ato-abe,-aa-atraitor.-aThe-abattle-ahad-aproven-afierce,-aone-athat-adestroyed-aan-aentire-amountain-arange,-aand-aearned-ahim-aa-ahuge-aamount-aof-amerit.
As-aa-aresult,-ahowever,-ahis-arelationship-awith-athe-aSundering-aDepartment-ahad-asoured.-aEven-aif-athe-aTitan-awas-aa-atraitor,-athe-afact-athat-ahe-akilled-aa-amember-aof-atheir-aDepartment,-aand-aa-afellow-anonhuman,-ahad-aspurred-aresentment.-a
"Hahaha,-ayes-ait-ais!-aYes-ait-ahas!"-aThe-aTitan-ahad-aan-aodd-amanner-aof-aspeaking,-awhere-ahe-arepeated-ahimself-afor-aemphasis.-aA-afierce-agrin-ashined-aon-ahis-amostly-ahumanoid-aface-aas-ahe-aglared-aat-aHadrion.-aHe-ahad-aa-ashort-anose-athat-ahad-abeen-abroken-abefore,-aa-astrong-ajawline,-aand-apowerful,-apiercing-ared-aeyes.-aHis-ashort,-awhite-ahair-awas-astark,-aand-astood-aout.-aHis-atone-awas-adecidedly-aunfriendly.-a
Eren-awas-acurrently-afloating-aon-aa-alarge,-aten-ameter-along-ablack-ametal-ablade,-ain-amid-air.-aA-atrio-aof-abeautiful-awomen-astood-abehind-ahim,-atwo-adressed-ain-athe-acustomary-ablue-arobes-aof-athe-aFate-aDepartment,-awhile-aone-awearing-aa-aset-aof-ablack-aleather-aarmor-athat-ahe-adidn't-arecognize.-aFaintly,-ahe-adetected-atraces-aof-aCurse-aMagic-afrom-aher.-aHe-awrinkled-ahis-anose-aat-athe-ascent.-a
"So-awhere-ais-athis-alittle-abeasty?"-aEren-aclapped-ahis-ahands-atogether,-ahis-aeyes-adarting-ato-athe-aleft-aand-aright.-a
"You-ahave-ayour-aown-ateam,-ayes?-aFind-ahim-ayourself."-aHadrion's-avoice-awas-acalm-aand-agruff.-aHaving-aother-aLord-aClass-aWizards-awith-ahim-awould-aonly-abe-aa-agood-athing-aif-ahe-atrusted-athem.-a
"Yessss,-aexactly.-aTo-aeach-aour-aown."-aAnother-avoice-achimed-ain-aas-aanother-afigure-aappeared.-aA-aman-awearing-aa-afull-aset-aof-ablack-arobes,-awith-aa-ahigh-ablack-abelt-awrapped-aaround-ahim.-aHis-aface-awas-acovered-awith-aa-asimple-adark-amask-aand-ahood,-ablocking-ahis-aappearance.-a
His-awords-aslurred,-aslightly,-aas-ahe-aspoke,-aa-aresult-aof-asome-aunknown-ainjury.-a
He-awas-afloating-ain-athe-aair,-aonly-ahalf-avisible.-aHis-aform-awas-ashrouded-ain-adarkness,-aand-ano-aone-aelse-aappeared-ato-abe-awith-ahim.-a
"Shadow-aMask."-aHe-anodded,-aacknowledging-athe-aLord-aClass-aDarkness-aWizard.-a
The-aDarkness-aand-aSundering-aDepartment-awere-athe-atwo-aclosest-aDepartments-ato-ahis-aown,-athe-aBlack-aLightning-aDepartment.-aHe-aknew-aalmost-aall-aof-ahis-afellow-aLord-aClass-aWizards-ain-aeach-aDepartment,-ahaving-aencountered-amany-aof-athem-abefore-aon-avarious-amissions.-a
"You-aall-amay-assstay-ahere-aassss-athe-arearguard.-aMy-asshadowsss-awill-ahunt-athe-abeassst-adown-aand-afind-ait.-aYour-asservicessss-aare-aunneeded."-aShadow-aMask's-avoice-awas-araspy,-aand-afilled-awith-aarrogance.-a
"Haha!-aHaha!-aHaha!-aNot-aa-abad-aidea,-aLittle-aMasky!-aLet-athis-abe-aa-ahunt-afor-athe-arecords!-aA-acompetition!"-aThe-aTitan-aEren-abroke-ain,-asmiling-aferociously.-aNeither-ahe-anor-aShadow-aMask-aappeared-ato-abe-ataking-athis-aquite-aseriously.-a
Shadow-aMask-adidn't-adeign-ato-arespond,-ainstead-avanishing-afrom-asight.-aThe-aTitan-aEren-agave-aHadrion-aa-aderisive-alook-abefore-aturning,-ahis-aenormous-aflying-asword-afloating-aoff-atowards-athe-anearby-aCapital-aof-athe-aTandor-aEmpire,-aYum-aCity.-a
Hadrion-asighed-aagain-aand-ashrugged,-atwitching-ahis-afingers.-aAll-aaround-ahim,-aspreading-aout-afor-amiles,-aseveral-asmall-ablack-alightning-abolts-aflashed.-a
After-aflying-aall-athe-away-ato-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-aHadrion-ahad-aset-aup-aa-acomplex-anetwork-aof-alightning-aparticles,-astretching-ainto-aa-ahuge,-ainvisible-abubble-athat-asurrounded-athe-aentire-acomplex.-a
The-aspell,-aknown-aas-aLightning-aMagic:-aElectric-aField,-awas-anormally-aone-athat-acould-astretch-aa-afew-amiles-aat-amost.-aHe'd-abeen-aforced-ato-ause-aLightning-aMagic:-aGreater-aAmplify,-ato-astretch-ait.-aMaintaining-asuch-aa-aspell-awas-atiring,-abut-ahe-ahad-ano-aother-areasonable-away-ato-awatch-athe-amassive-aWorld-aBridge-athat-aexisted-afor-adozens-aof-amiles.-a
Any-acreature-athat-amoved-ainto-aor-aout-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge-ahe-awas-aimmediately-aaware-aof.-aThe-afield-aalso-aserved-ato-acreate-aan-aodd,-aunsettling-afeeling-athat-adrove-aaway-amost-awildlife,-aleaving-aonly-athose-athat-awere-aat-athe-aEarth-aClass-aor-aabove.-aThis-aparticular-aWorld-aBridge-awas-aset-alike-aan-aenormous-asavanna,-aunlike-athe-alarge-ariver-athe-aWorld-aBridge-ato-aMesor-aheld.-a
His-aelectric-afield-anot-aonly-acovered-athe-asurface,-abut-aalso-aseveral-amiles-ainto-athe-asky,-aand-aunderground.-a
He-afelt-aan-aache-ain-ahis-aeyes.-aHe-arubbed-athem-aand-awaved-aa-afinger.-aImmediately,-aa-asmall,-aglowing-awhite-apill-aappeared-ain-ahis-ahand.-aA-afamed-a'Light-aPill'-aproduced-aby-apractitioners-aof-aLight-aMagic.-aLight-aMagic-aand-aWhite-aMagic-awere-athe-atwo-astyles-aof-amagic-athat-acompeted-afor-athe-acrown-aof-a'Greatest-aHealing-aMagic.'-a
Light-aPills-awere-aimbued-awith-athe-aessence-aof-aa-ahigh-aclass-ahealing-aspell,-aand-acould-abe-aused-ato-areplenish-aone's-aenergy.-aThis-aparticular-aone-awas-acreated-aby-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-aLight-aWizard,-arequiring-aan-aentire-aday's-afocus.-a
Using-athem-ato-areplenish-aone's-aenergy-ato-aavoid-asleep-awas-aan-aabsurd-aexpense,-abut-ahe-ahad-alittle-achoice.-a
He'd-aspread-aout-ahis-amen,-a6-aGrandmaster-aClass-aBlack-aLightning-aWizards,-aand-aa-adozen-aMaster-aClass-aBlack-aLightning-aWizards,-ato-ahelp-asurround-athe-ahuge-aWorld-aBridge,-abut-ahe-adidn't-atrust-aanyone-abut-ahimself-ato-amaintain-aa-acomplete-anet.-a
Larah's-aFate-aWizards-awere-aeither-aworking-ato-afind-athe-adrake,-aor-aresting.-aThe-ablock-aon-afate-awas-aweakening,-abut-ait-awas-agradually-abecoming-aharder-ato-apinpoint-athe-adragon.-a
They'd-amanaged-ato-adetermine-ait-awas-awithin-aa-afew-ahundred-amiles-aof-athe-aBridge,-abut-athat-awas-ait.-a
For-anow…-athey-awould-ahave-ato-await.-a
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/> In-aa-asmall-ainn-ain-aYum-aCity,-aa-amid-sized-aprivate-abedroom-acurrently-afluttered-awith-alight.-a
Blinding-awhite-alight-acovered-aWilliam's-aform-aas-ahe-afloated-ain-athe-aair,-afeeling-aan-aincredible-atransformation-arock-ahis-asoul.-aTens-aof-athousands-aof-asymbols-afluttered-aaround-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-aunfolding-ainto-acomplex-apatterns-aand-amysterious-ashapes.-a
His-aeyes-ashined-aas-ahe-afelt-ahis-abody-atremble,-aecstasy-aand-ajoy-aflooding-ahim.-a
Tentatively,-aa-asmall-abarrier-aof-aenergy-abegan-ato-awrap-aaround-ahim,-aa-atransparent,-aalmost-ainvisible-alayer-aof-aprotection.-aAs-athis-aappeared,-ahis-aSoul-aunderwent-aa-aqualitative-achange,-abecoming-aseveral-atimes-astronger.-a
He-ahad-ajust-aundergone-aa-abaptism-aof-athe-alaws-aof-amagic,-aand-abroken-ainto-athe-aMaster-aClass.-a
The-apast-aday-aand-anight-ahad-abeen-aa-atransformative-aone-afor-ahim.-a
After-abeing-aforced-ato-amove-aalongside-aLord-aHadrion-aand-athe-ateam-ahunting-adown-athat-adragon,-aWilliam-ahad-abeen-aunceremoniously-adumped-aoff-ain-aYum-aCity,-athe-aCapital-aof-athe-aTandor-aEmpire,-aextremely-afar-aaway-afrom-ahis-ahome-ain-athe-aObsidia-aRiver-aEmpire.-a
During-athe-atrip-ahere,-aand-athe-aentire-anight,-aWilliam-ahad-astayed-aup-agoing-aover-athe-ainheritance-ahe-ahad-areceived-afrom-athat-astrange-afallen-aWizard.-a
The-amore-aof-athe-aknowledge-ahe-aread-aand-aabsorbed-afrom-athe-acluster-aof-asymbols-ain-ahis-asoul,-athe-amore-aand-amore-ait-amade-asense.-aThe-aunorthodox-amethod-aof-astudying-aLight-aMagic-ahad-aappeared-astrange-ain-ahis-aeyes,-aat-afirst.-aBut-aafter-aconstant-aexposure,-ahis-ageneral-aunderstanding-aof-amagic-ahad-abegun-ato-achange.-a
Every-aspell-abecame-aa-asong-ato-ahim,-aone-aof-abeauty-aand-amystery.-aCombining-asymbols-ain-aone-amanner-aor-aanother-awas-alike-acreating-aa-abeautiful-apainting,-aand-amarveling-aat-ait.-a
The-adead-aWizard's-apast-aexperiences-ain-aregards-ato-aLight-aMagic-ahad-aflooded-ainto-ahis-amind,-athe-aexact-aknowledge-ahe-aneeded-ato-aknow-aappearing-awhen-ahe-aneeded-ait.-aHe-awas-alike-aa-asponge,-asoaking-aup-ainformation-aat-aan-aincredible-arate.-a
He-amanaged-ato-abreak-athrough-athe-aMortal-aClass,-athe-aEarth-aClass,-aand-athe-aSky-aClass-ain-aa-asingle-anight.-a
He-arelied-aupon-ahis-asoul-aalready-abeing-aat-athe-aSky-aClass-ato-asurvive-athe-abrunt-aof-athis-abreakthrough.-aAnd,-adespite-aonly-athen-abeing-aat-aSky-aClass,-ahis-aunderstanding-aof-aLight-aMagic-ahad-amanaged-ato-areach-athe-aMaster-aClass-abefore-ahe-awas-aforced-ato-astop,-ahis-ahead-athreatening-ato-aimplode.-a
Each-aClass-abeyond-aMaster-aClass,-ahe-aknew,-awould-arequire-astep-aby-astep-agrowth.-aHe'd-aonly-amanaged-ato-abreak-aso-ain-ahis-aunderstanding-aso-aquickly-athanks-ato-ahis-asoul-aalready-abeing-aat-aSky-aClass.-a
Still,-ato-ado-athis-aall-ain-aa-asingle-anight…-athe-apowers-agifted-aby-athe-afallen-aWizard-ain-ahis-ainheritance-awere-atruly-aabsurd.-a
"Incredible."-aHe-amuttered,-awaving-ahis-ahands-atogether.-aA-abeam-aof-alight-ajumped-afrom-aone-ahand-ato-aanother,-amoving-aat-aa-afantastic-aspeed.-aThis-abeam-awas-aabout-athe-asize-aof-ahis-ahand,-abut-aonly-aa-afew-ainches-athick.-a
This-awas-aa-aspell-athe-afallen-aAngelic-aClass-aWizard-ahad-acreated-aon-ahis-aown.-aA-afantastic-atransport-aspell-acalled-aLight-aMagic:-aRiding-aLight.-a
He-alooked-aacross-athe-asmall-abeam-aand-aheld-ait-ain-ahis-ahand-afor-aa-asecond,-alooking-aat-ahis-aroom.-a
It-awasn't-atoo-alarge,-aonly-aabout-a8-ameters-aacross.-aA-aprivate,-ainn-abedroom,-awith-aa-asmall-anightstand,-aa-abed,-aand-aa-afew-apaintings-aon-athe-awall.-aA-ahard-awood-afloor-acovered-aby-aa-aplain-arug.-aNothing-aluxurious.-a
He-aflicked-ahis-ahand-aforward.-a
As-ahe-adid-aso,-athe-asmall-abeam-aof-alight-ain-ahis-ahand-ashot-aforward-aand-alanded-aon-athe-aopposite-aside-aof-athe-aroom.-a
As-asoon-aas-ait-alanded,-aalmost-ainstantaneously,-ahis-abody-avanished-aand-areappeared,-ain-athe-aspot-awhere-ahe-ahad-asent-athe-alight-abeam.
"Awesome!"-aWilliam-agrinned,-apumping-ahis-afist-ain-athe-aair.-aLight-aMagic-awas-atruly-aamazing!-a
As-ahe-aconsidered-athis,-ahis-amind-awent-ato-ahow-ahe-ahad-aobtained-athis,-aand-ahis-asmile-alessened.-aHe-alooked-adown-aat-ahis-ahands,-aand-athen-aclenched-athem,-aa-adecision-amade-ain-ahis-aheart.-a
He-awould-anot-alet-athat-adragon-awalk-ainto-athis-atrap-aif-ahe-ahad-aa-asay-ain-athis.-a
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In-aa-asmall,-arandom-afield-atwo-adozen-amiles-anorth-aof-aYum-aCity,-aa-athree-ameter-atall-agreen-ascaled-adragon-aappeared,-arising-ain-athe-aearly-amorning-alight.-aDirt-abrushed-aoff-ahis-ascales,-acascading-adown-ain-aa-aflood.
"Mmmm."-aDrago-ayawned-aand-astretched-ahis-adraconic-aform,-afeeling-aa-adeep-awarmth-ain-ahis-ascales.-aHe-apulled-aa-arandom-aMagic-aHerb-aout-aof-athe-aSpatial-aPouch-ahe'd-atied-aaround-ahis-aneck,-asating-ahis-aappetite-aand-athirst.-aMagic-aHerbs-atruly-awere-aa-amiracle-afood-ayou-acould-alive-aentirely-aoff-aof.-a
He-athen-aturned-atowards-athe-asouth,-awhere-athe-amassive-apillar-aof-aland-athat-awas-athe-aWorld-aBridge-awas-alocated.-a
His-aeyes-aflashed.-aInstead-aof-aasking-aAusra-ato-ado-aanything,-ahe-awilled-ahis-abody-ato-achange.-a
Gradually-ahis-abody-abegan-ato-ashift,-athe-agreen-ascales-atwisting,-ahis-aarms-aand-alegs-adistorting.-aIn-ajust-aa-afew-asplit-aseconds,-ahis-aenormous-a3-ameter-atall-abody-ashrank-ato-aa-amuch-asmaller,-abarely-a1-ameter-atall-aRed-aSalamander.-aIn-alength,-ahe-awas-aabout-a2-ameters-along,-awith-aheavy,-aplated-ared-ascales-aand-aa-aline-aof-asharp-aspikes-adown-ahis-aspine.
His-aElder-aSalamander-aform.
"Weraagisf!"-a(It-aworked!)-aHe-asaid-aaloud,-acompletely-abutchering-athe-awords-aas-ahe-atried-ato-aspeak.-aHe-arealized,-ato-ahis-aconsternation,-athat-ahe-acouldn't-aspeak-alike-anormal-ain-ahis-aRed-aSalamander-aform.-aThe-avocal-achords-aof-aa-aRed-aSalamander-awere-aodd-aand-adidn't-aquite-aallow-afor-ait.-a
He'd-agradually-acome-ato-asense-athat-aall-athe-aabilities-aAusra-ahad-awere-aactually-ahis-aown,-acoming-afrom-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aEven-aAusra-aitself-awas-amerely-aa-aconstruct-aof-ahis-aown-apower.-a
If-ahe-awas-abeing-aattacked,-ait-awould-abe-afar-atoo-adangerous-ato-ahave-ato-aask-aAusra-ato-achange-aone-aof-ahis-aforms-ato-aanother.-a
Rather,-ajust-aby-ausing-ahis-awill,-ahe-acould-acause-ahis-aforms-ato-achange.-a
He-asmiled,-ahis-ateeth-apulled-aup-ain-aa-asnarl-aon-ahis-aSalamander-aform,-aand-abegan-ato-arun-asouth,-ain-aa-apath-athat-awould-acircle-athe-aCapital-aand-ahead-astraight-afor-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-adoing-ahis-abest-ato-alook-alike-aa-awild-abeast.
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Floating-aseveral-amiles-ain-afront-aof-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-ain-athe-adirection-aof-aYum-aCity,-awere-aa-acohort-aof-alarge,-ablack-ametal-aswords-awith-aseveral-afigures-astanding-aon-athem.-a
Most-aof-athe-afigures-awere-ahumans,-abut-athree-awere-alarge,-ared-askinned-aTitans.-aSome-awore-aloose-aorange-arobes-awhile-aothers-awere-adressed-ain-atight-afitting-ablack-ametal-aarmor.-aAll-athree-atitans-awere-adressed-ain-aa-afull-asuit-aof-ablack-aarmor,-areinforced-aby-awhat-aappeared-ato-abe-athousands-aof-atiny-aswords-alinked-atogether.-a
Eren-ahummed-ahappily-ato-ahimself-aas-ahe-afolded-ahis-ahands-atogether,-alooking-ain-athe-adirection-aof-athe-acity.-aHe-awas-asitting-aon-athe-aedge-aof-ahis-afloating-ablade,-ahis-alegs-ahanging-aoff.-a
"Your-aLordship."-aOne-aof-athe-abeautiful-atrio-aof-awomen-astanding-aon-ahis-ablade-astepped-aforward-anext-ato-ahim.-aHer-ablue-arobes-aswayed-aslowly,-aclinging-atightly-ato-aher-abody.-a
"Yes?-aYes.-aYes,-aMayne."-aHe-areplied,-ahis-aeyes-ashining.-a
"I-acan't-adetermine-aan-aexact-alocation,-abut-awe-aknow-athe-adisturbance-ain-aFate-ais-asomewhere-awithin-aa-ahundred-amiles-aof-ahere."-aHer-avoice-awas-acalm,-amatching-aher-apeaceful-ablue-aeyes.-a
"I-asee,-aI-asee."-aEren's-avoice-arumbled.-aSmall,-atiny-ablades-afloated-aabove-ahis-ahead,-atransparent-aand-aephemeral.-aHe-ascratched-aat-ahis-ahead,-aruffling-ahis-awhite-ahair.-a
"It-ais-aa-acompetition-anow."-aHe-astr
etched-ahis-aarms,-ahis-amuscles-abulging.-aA-asmall-asmile-aappeared-aon-ahis-aface-aas-ahe-astood-aup,-alooking-atowards-ahis-asubordinates.-a
"ATTENTION!"-aHis-avoice-aboomed-aout,-aan-aexplosive-aone-afull-aof-aauthority-aand-apower.-aInstantly-aall-athe-aWizards-aon-aflying-aswords-aturned-aand-abowed-aslightly,-aat-aattention.-aA-apowerful,-asharp-aAura-aspread-aoff-aof-aEren,-ahis-astrength-aas-aa-aLord-aClass-aWizard-afully-arevealed.-a
The-athree-aTitans-afloated-ato-athe-afront-aof-athe-acrowd,-abending-adown-aon-aone-aknee-abefore-ahim.-a
"Mayne.-aGreta."-aHe-acalled-aout,-awaving-awith-ahis-ahands.-aImmediately-athe-awoman-awearing-aa-aset-aof-atight-ablack-aleather-aarmor-astepped-aforward,-astanding-anext-ato-aMayne.-a
"You-atwo-awill-ago-awith-aByrus-aand-atake-athe-awestern-aside-aof-athe-aBridge.-aLaura,-ayou-awill-astay-awith-ame-ain-athe-acenter.-aUgdol-aand-aBarrack-ayou-atwo-awill-atake-athe-aeastern-aside.-aEveryone-aelse-apair-aup-awith-ayour-ausual-ateam-aleaders."-aHis-avoice-ashook-athe-aair-aas-athe-aWizards-abegan-ato-asplit-aapart,-agathering-abehind-athe-athree-aTitans.-a
"We-aare-aon-athe-awatch-afor-aa-asmall,-agreen-ascaled-adrake.-aIt-ais-awily,-aand-apowerful.-aIf-ayou-asee-ait,-ayou-aare-anot-ato-aengage-ait,-abut-ato-ainstead-asend-aa-aShearing-aBlade-ainto-athe-aair."-aHe-aclapped-ahis-ahands-atogether,-amaking-aa-asound-amuch-alike-athunder.-a
"Move-aout!"
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"Go-amy-abeautiesss…-asssearch-athe-assshadowss…-afind-athe-agreen-assscaled-adragon…"-aA-ablack-arobed-aman-astood-afloating-aon-aa-adisk-aof-adarkness,-aseveral-amiles-aabove-athe-aground.-aDarkness-aflowed-aabout-ahim-alike-aa-ariver-aas-aseveral-ashadow-aforms-abroke-aoff,-ahundreds-aof-athem-ablasting-adownward.-a
"Find-ait…"
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###-aChapter-a23-a--aConnection-aShattered
William-ashivered-aas-ahe-alooked-aback-aat-athe-acity-awall.-aThe-asun-abeat-adown-aon-ahim,-athe-amidmorning-alight-aheating-athe-aday.-aHe-aturned-aaround,-ahis-aeyes-asteely-aas-ahe-astudied-athe-amassive-aWorld-aBridge.-a