by Koren Rabe
But-awhat-aDrago-aneeded-amost-aright-anow-awas-apower.-aPure,-aunadulterated-astrength.-a
He-aonly-ahad-aone-aAbsorption-aleft,-aand-ahe-acouldn't-arely-aon-athat-ato-asave-ahim.-aThe-aKing-aClass-aAura-ahe'd-astored-aup-awas-aall-agone.-aHe'd-aused-ait-aup-ain-aa-arush-awhen-ahe-awas-afighting-athat-aTitan,-aand-anearly-adied.-a
He-amentally-aberated-ahimself-afor-athis.-aHe-amight've-abeen-aable-ato-aget-asome-amore-ause-aout-aof-ait-aif-ahe'd-abeen-amore-acareful.-aThe-asheer-ashock-aand-asurprise-aof-athe-aattack-ahad-aforced-ahis-ahand,-ahowever.-a
Next,-aDrago-alooked-abetween-athe-atwo-aother-achoices.-a
Becoming-aa-aVampire,-aor-abecoming-aa-aTitan.-a
After-aa-afew-amoments-aof-aconsideration,-athe-achoice-abecame-aclear-ato-ahim.-a
He-awould-afirst-abecome-aa-aTitan.
Those-aVampire-aNobles-ahad-abeen-avery-apowerful-awhen-ahe-afaced-aoff-aagainst-athem,-aand-ahe-ahad-apersonally-awitnessed-atheir-aawe-inspiring-aBlood-aMagic.-a
But-aDrago-aknew-ahis-alimits.-aFrom-awhat-ahe-aknew,-ait-atook-ayears-ato-aget-aanywhere-aserious-awith-amagic,-aand-aeven-aif-ahe-agained-aan-ainnate-asense-afor-ait,-ait-awould-astill-atake-atime-afor-ahim-ato-atake-afull-aadvantage-aof-ait.-aHe'd-anever-apracticed-amagic-abefore,-aafter-aall.
Magic,-athrough-athe-abaptism-aof-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse,-acould-alift-aa-acreature-aabove-aits-anormal-alimit-aof-agrowth.-aBut-ait-arequired-aa-agreat-adeal-aof-aunderstanding-aand-atime.-a
Vampires-awere-astrong,-abut-ait-awas-aclear-athat-ain-asheer-apower,-aTitans-aheld-aan-aadvantage.-a
Especially-awith-athe-aAbility-athe-aTitan-aRace-apossessed.-a
'Ausra.-aEvolve-ame-ainto-aa-aTitan.'-a
A-aflash-aof-alight-asurrounded-ahim,-aand-ahe-aabruptly-afound-ahimself-ain-aa-amisty-awhite-alandscape.-aHis-aEvolution-aSpace,-aan-aintangible-amental-aarea-awhere-ahe-awould-abegin-ato-aEvolve.-a
In-athe-areal-aworld,-ait-awould-asimply-aappear-aas-aif-ahe-awas-adozing.-aTime-aran-aoddly-ain-ahis-aEvolution-aSpace,-ahis-athoughts-aaccelerated.-a
A-aball-aof-alight-aappeared-ain-afront-aof-ahim,-aAusra's-aform.
A-avisualization-aof-aa-aTitan-aappeared-ain-afront-aof-aDrago.-aA-ahuge,-abrawny-ahumanoid-awith-alight-ared-askin,-aand-ashocking-awhite-ahair.-aIt-awas-acovered-awith-amuscles,-aand-ajust-aby-alooking-aat-ait,-aDrago-afelt-aa-asense-aof-adominance.-a
His-aeyes-aglinted.-a
'Evolve-ame-ainto-ait,-aAusra!'
A-apair-aof-amental-aupdates-aappeared-ain-ahis-amind.-a
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-Absorbing-aTitan-abloodline-
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A-abrief-aperiod-aof-atime-apassed,-abut-awhat-aseemed-alike-aforever-afor-aDrago.-a
His-aenormous,-ahulking-adraconic-abody-ashifted-aand-atransformed,-acollapsing-ainward.-aThe-aentire-aprocess-atook-aonly-aa-afew-aseconds,-abut-aany-aonlooker-awatching-awould-ahave-abeen-ahorrified.-aMuscles-atwisted,-abones-acurled,-ait-awas-aan-aincredibly-aodd-asight.-a
His-awent-afrom-aa-ahuge-a4-aand-aa-ahalf-ameters-ato-aa-adiminutive-ahalf-aa-ameter.-a
A-asmall-aform,-acovered-ain-asmooth,-alight-ared-askin-awith-aa-aslightly-achubby-abut-aadorable-aface.-aHe-ahad-aa-asmall-anose-aand-aa-astrong-achin,-awith-acalm-abrown-aeyes.-aTiny-amuscles-acould-abe-aseen-abulging-aon-ahis-aarms,-agiving-ahim-aa-asomewhat-afierce-alook.-a
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Growth-aProgress-a–-a6,232/2,200-a-
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Drago-alooked-adown-aat-ahis-atiny-abody-ain-aconsternation.-a
'After-aEvolving,-ayour-asoul-arequires-aa-ashort-aperiod-aof-atime-ato-aadapt-ato-aa-anew-aform.-aBecause-ayour-asoul-ais-aat-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass,-athis-aadaptation-aperiod-ais-areduced-ato-a6-ahours.-aThe-astronger-ayour-asoul,-athe-aless-athe-aadaptation-aperiod.'-aAusra's-avoice-arang-aout-ain-ahis-ahead.-a
Drago-asighed.-aHe-ahad-aforgotten-aabout-athis.-a
Thankfully,-ahe-acould-astill-afeel-aa-apowerful-astrength-aresting-awithin-ahim.-aDespite-abeing-ain-athe-abody-aof-aa-achild,-aTitan-achildren-awere-astrong.-aIn-aaddition,-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-awas-aat-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass.-aThat-agreatly-aboosted-athe-abase-astrength-aof-aany-aform-ahe-awas-ain.-a
A-agentle-abreeze-arolled-aby,-aacross-athe-asmall-acliff-ahe-awas-astanding-aon,-amaking-aDrago-ashiver-aand-astart.-a
As-ahe-alooked-adown-aagain,-ahe-arealized-asomething-aelse-ahe-ahad-aforgotten.-a
He-awas-acompletely-anaked.-a
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Helena-aAurelius-apaced-aback-aand-aforth-aoutside-aHighlord-aMarcus'-aMap-aRoom,-aher-amouth-atwisting.-a
She-afelt-aas-aif-aher-astomach-awas-aon-afire-awith-anervousness.-aShe-aclutched-aat-athe-asides-aof-aher-along-ablack-adress,-astretching-ait-ato-amake-asure-ait-afit-aher-aslim-aform-aperfectly.-aShe-apulled-aa-asmall-amirror-aout-aof-aa-aSpatial-aRing-ashe-aowned,-achecking-aher-aappearance.-aShe-afrowned-aas-ashe-asaw-awhat-alooked-alike-aa-asmudge-aon-aher-apale,-adelicate-aface,-awiping-aat-ait.-a
A-afew-amore-aminutes-apassed-awhile-ashe-astewed-aoutside,-awalking-aback-aand-aforth.-a
A-arumbling-asound-arang-aout-aas-athe-alarge-adoor-ato-athe-amap-aroom-abegan-ato-aopen,-arevealing-aa-afew-afamiliar-afaces.-a
Trajan,-aTacitus,-aProbus…-ashe-agave-athem-aa-asidelong-aglance-aas-athey-aleft-athe-aroom.-aEach-aof-athe-aVampire-aNobles-awere-adressed-ain-asharp-alooking-asuits,-aa-amysterious-aair-aof-aelegance-afound-ain-atheir-abearing.-aPowerful-aAuras-aclashed-aaround-athem-aas-athey-aleft,-aa-afierce-asense-aof-apurpose-aemanating-aforward.
Powerful-aWizards,-aand-aall-amembers-aof-athe-aAurelius-aReavers.-a
Members-aof-athe-aAurelius-aReavers-awere-athe-astrongest-agroup-aof-aWizards-ain-athe-aAurelius-aFamily,-aapart-afrom-athe-afour-aFamily-aGenerals,-aand-aMarcus-ahimself.-aEven-athe-aweakest-avampire-ain-athe-aReavers-awas-aat-athe-aLord-aClass.-a
The-aReavers-aacted-aas-athe-aarms-aand-alegs-aof-athe-aHighlord,-aand-aof-athe-aFamily,-apersonally-aenforcing-ahis-awill.
Helena-aalso-ahappened-ato-abe-aa-amember-aof-athe-aAurelius-aReavers,-aa-atitle-ashe-abore-awith-ajoy.-a
"Helena.-aYou-amay-aenter."-aA-abeautiful-aand-aelegant-alooking-awoman-aappeared-aat-athe-afront-aof-athe-adoor,-amotioning-afor-aher-ato-aenter.-a
Julia,-athe-aSpymaster-afor-aHighlord-aMarcus,-aand,-arumors-ahad-ait,-ahis-asecret-alover.-a
Helena-agulped-aand-athen-agained-acontrol-aof-aherself,-agiving-aJulia-aan-aaustere-anod,-astepping-aforward.-a
Unfortunately,-ashe-awas-aso-afocused-aon-ahaving-athat-aair-aof-aelegance-athat-athe-aother-aVampires-ahad,-ashe-adidn't-anotice-athat-athe-aMap-aRoom-awas-aset-aslightly-alower-athan-athe-aoutside-ahallway,-aand-athat-ashe-aneeded-ato-astep-adown.-a
"Eek!"-aHer-afoot-aslipped,-aand-ashe-abegan-ato-afall-aforward,-aher-atight-adress-alimiting-aher-amovements.-a
The-ainstant-ashe-abegan-afalling,-ashe-aautomatically-atwisted-aher-abody,-ashifting-aher-afoot-aforward-aas-aher-atraining-atook-aover.-aHer-aarm-araised-aupward-ain-aa-asupernaturally-afast-amovement,-aadjusting-aher-abalance-aby-aoffsetting-aher-aweight.
She-amanaged-ato-aperfectly-aregain-aher-afooting-ain-aa-asplit-asecond.-aShe-athen-acontinued-awalking-ainto-athe-aroom,-aas-aif-anothing-ahappened.-a
'Helena!-aYou-aidiot!-aOh-amy-agosh!'-aShe-amentally-aberated-aherself,-aembarrassment-atrying-ato-aforce-aits-away-aonto-aher-aface.-a
She-aheld-aher-aemotions-adown-awith-aan-airon-agrip,-ahowever,-adoing-aeverything-ashe-acould-ato-anot-amake-amore-aof-aa-afool-aof-aherself.-a
"Oh?-aEverything-aokay,-aHelena?"-aA-awarm,-apowerful-avoice-arumbled-athrough-athe-aair-ato-aHelena.-a
Internally,-aHelena-ablushed-awith-ashame,-aher-anervousness-aalmost-aoverwhelming-aher.-a
"Highlord-aMarcus.-aEverything-ais-afine."-aShe-abowed-adown-asmoothly,-astaring-aup-aat-athe-aHighlord-awith-aa-ademure-aexpression.-a
"You-acalled-afor-ame?"-aShe-alooked-aup-aat-athe-aHighlord,-
athe-aprotector-aof-aher-aFamily,-aand-athe-aman-ashe-arespected-athe-amost-ain-athis-aworld.-aHis-aeyes-awere-alike-afathomless-apits,-aunending-apools-aof-amysterious-adarkness-aand-alight.-aEvery-amovement-athe-aman-amade-awas-acalculated-aand-aimmaculate,-athe-avery-apicture-aof-avampiric-aperfection.-a
She-ashivered-avery-aslightly-aas-ashe-astared-aat-athe-aman,-aunconsciously-aclenching-aher-afists.
Marcus-agave-aher-aa-awarm-asmile,-a
"Yes,-aI-ahave-aa-anew-amission-afor-ayou,-amy-adear."-a
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"Are-ayou-asure-ait's-aa-agood-aidea-asending-aout-aHelena?"-aJulia-aqueried-aas-ashe-afinished-aclosing-athe-aMap-aRoom-adoor.-a
Helena-ahad-aleft,-awalking-aaway-afrom-athe-aroom-awith-aan-aexcited,-abut-anervous,-akick-ain-aher-astep.-a
Marcus-apicked-aup-ahis-acustomary-aglass-aof-awine,-aswirling-ait-aabout-ain-ahis-ahand-aagain,-aone-aof-ahis-ahabits.-a
"Yes,-ashe's-athe-aperfect-achoice.-aShe-ais-afar-astronger-athan-ashe-abelieves,-aand-aif-athat-aAnomaly-adoes-aturn-aout-ato-abe-adifferent-afrom-athe-arest…"-aMarcus-anodded,-a
"The-agirl-ajust-aneeds-ato-abuild-aup-aher-aconfidence.-aShe-asets-afar-atoo-ahigh-aa-abar-afor-aherself."-a
Julia-awalked-aup-anext-ato-ahim-aand-anodded,-aplacing-aher-ahands-aon-aMarcus'-ashoulders,-astarting-ato-amassage-athem,
"She-awas-athere-awhen-ayou-afought-aagainst-athe-aShade-aKing."-aJulia-atraced-aher-ahand-aacross-athe-afront-aof-ahis-achest.-aUnderneath-aher-afingers,-ashe-afelt-athe-aoutline-aof-aan-aenormous-ablack-ascar,-aburnt-ainto-aMarcus'-atorso.-aHer-aeyes-atightened.
Marcus-ashrugged.-a
"It-awas-amy-aown-afault-afor-aletting-amy-aguard-adown-"-aHe-abegan,-abut-awas-aimmediately-acut-aoff-aby-athe-awoman-aat-ahis-aside.
"If-ayou-ahadn't-abeen-ainjured-ain-ayour-aduel-awith-aTelmon-"-aJulia-aresponded,-aher-avoice-aheated.
"Hardly-aa-aduel,-anow-awas-ait?-aAll-athree-aof-aus-awent-aat-ahim-"-aHe-acut-aher-aoff-aback,-a
"Only-abecause-ahe-ais-aa-afreak-aof-anature.-aNo-asingle-abeing-awould-adare-ato-atake-aon-athe-aMad-aKing-aalone."-aJulia-acut-ahim-aoff-aonce-amore,-aand-athen-aglared-aat-ahim,-adaring-ahim-ato-arespond.-a
Marcus-aheld-ahis-ahands-aup-ain-adefeat,-aand-athen-asighed,-ashaking-ahis-ahead.
"You're-anot-awrong.-aThat-aman-ais-amore-aof-aa-amonster-athan-aany-abeast-aI've-afaced.-aFor-aany-asingle-aVampire-ato-awant-ato-achallenge-ahim…"-a
He-asighed-aagain,
"That-ais,-aindeed,-atoo-ahigh-aa-abar-ato-aset."
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The-aWorld-aBridge-ato-aTaprisha-awas-anot-athe-amost-apopular-aWorld-aBridge,-aand-ait-awas-aone-aof-athe-asmaller-aones.-aVery-afew-apeople-achose-ato-alive-aon-ait,-adue-ato-aits-ascale,-aand-athe-afact-athat-aalmost-athe-aentirety-aof-ait-awas-amade-aup-aof-aa-along,-awavering-asavanna,-ainterspersed-awith-aa-afew-arivers.-a
Rain,-aand-aother-atypes-aof-aweather,-awere-auncommon-aon-aWorld-aBridges,-abut-adid-aoccasionally-aspawn,-acreated-afrom-athe-aether-aby-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse.-a
It-awas-aDrago's-aluck,-agood-aor-abad,-athat-aa-alarge,-aexpansive-arainstorm-ahad-astarted-ato-asweep-aover-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-aletting-aloose-aa-athin-alayer-aof-awater.-a
It-ahad-abeen-aseveral-ahours-asince-aDrago-ahad-atransformed-ainto-aa-ababy-aTitan.-aIn-athat-atime,-ahe-ahad-acontinued-ahis-ajourney,-atraveling-aforward-aon-athe-aWorld-aBridge.-a
Despite-abeing-ain-asuch-aa-ayoung-aform,-ahe-astill-ahad-athe-aphysical-astrength-ain-athe-arange-aof-athe-aSky-aClass-athanks-ato-ahis-apowerful,-aGrandmaster-aClass-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-a
This-ameant-ahe-acould-astill-atake-ahuge,-aleaping-asteps,-aand-acover-aa-alarge-aamount-aof-adistance-ain-aa-ashort-aperiod-aof-atime.-a
Drago-asmiled-aand-alaughed-aas-ahe-alooked-aup-aat-athe-atwisting-arainclouds-ain-athe-asky-aabove,-aenjoying-athe-afeeling-aof-awater-afalling-aon-ahis-aface-aand-ahis-abody.-aIt-awas-athe-afirst-atime-ahe'd-aexperienced-arain-asince-acoming-ato-athis-auniverse.-a
He-afrowned-aafter-aa-amoment,-ahowever,-ahearing-asomething-aon-athe-avery-aedge-aof-ahis-asense-aof-ahearing,-athrough-athe-aloud-arain.-a
He-alooked-aoff-ainto-athe-adistance-aa-afew-amiles-ato-ahis-aleft.-aVery-afaintly,-ahe-acould-amake-aout-aa-acaravan.-a
In-athe-ahours-ahe'd-abeen-arunning-aon-athe-aWorld-aBridge,-aDrago-ahad-aalready-apassed-aover-aeight-aseparate-acaravans.-aA-afew-aof-athem-ahad-abeen-asmall,-afour-aor-afive-awagons-along,-awith-aonly-aa-afew-aguards.-aSeveral-aothers,-ahowever,-ahad-abeen-ahuge,-amassive-atrains-aof-acolorful-awagons,-adozens-aor-aeven-ahundreds-aof-asets-along,-aswarming-ain-aprotective-aguards-aand-aWizards.-a
This-aparticular-acaravan-ain-athe-adistance-awas-aone-aof-athe-asmaller-aones.-aAnd,-alike-athe-aother-asmaller-acaravans-ahe-ahad-aseen,-athis-aone-aseemed-ato-abe-aone-athat-awasn't-arun-aby-ahumans.-a
Instead,-athe-adenizens-aleading-athe-acaravan,-aaccording-ato-awhat-aAusra-ahad-atold-ahim,-awere-amembers-aof-athe-aAeth-arace.-a
Almost-aidentical-ain-aappearance-ato-ahumans,-abut-awith-apointed-aears,-aand-aslightly-apaler-askin.-aThey-ahad-adelicate-afeatures,-aand-aall-aof-athem-aand-apiercing-aviolet-aeyes-aand-ablonde-ahair.-aRenowned-afor-atheir-abeauty,-athe-aAeth-awere-aone-aof-athe-amore-acommon-ahumanoid-aspecies-ain-athe-a30,000-aWorlds.-a
They-alooked-aalmost-aexactly-alike-awhat-aDrago-aimagined-aElves-awould-alook-alike,-athough-aknown-ain-athis-auniverse-aby-aa-adifferent-aname.-a
Members-aof-athe-aTitan-arace-apossessed-aextremely-apowerful-abodies,-aand-aone-aof-athe-aperks-aof-asuch-aa-abody-awas-athe-agreatly-aenhanced-avision-athat-acame-awith-ait.-a
Even-afrom-athis-adistance-ain-athe-amiddle-aof-aa-arainstorm,-aDrago-acould-astill-aget-aa-arelatively-aclear-aimage.-a
The-asmall,-asix-awagon-along-aAeth-acaravan-awas-abeing-aoverrun-aby-aseveral-ablack,-aburly-abear-like-acreatures.-aThe-aguards-aprotecting-ait-awere-afighting-aback-ato-adefend-ait,-abut-abeing-aoverpowered.-a
Drago-afrowned-awhen-ahe-asaw-athis,-aclenching-ahis-atiny-afists.
He-adidn't-ahesitate-aas-ahe-abegan-ato-arun-aforward,-ahis-aeyes-agleaming.-a
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###-aChapter-a30-a--aMeeting
'Ausra,-ayou-asaid-athey're-awhat-aClass,-aagain?'-aDrago-aqueried,-aloping-atowards-athe-acaravan.-aThe-asavanna-agrass-arustled-aunder-ahis-afeet,-aslightly-amuddy-athanks-ato-athe-apouring-arain.-a
'Sky-aClass-aGreat-aBlack-aBears.-aRelatively-astrong-abeasts-athat-aare-acommon-ato-amany-aworlds.-aThey-amaximize-atheir-agrowth-aat-athe-aSky-aClass.-aThey-apossess-aa-arelatively-awidespread-aAbility-aknown-aas-aGreat-aStrength.'-aAusra-aresponded.-a
As-asoon-aas-ahe-ahad-aspotted-athe-abears,-ahe-ahad-asent-aAusra-aa-amental-aquestion.-aThe-aresponse-ahe-agot-aback-awas-aone-athat-amade-ahim-asmile.-a
He-ahad-atwo-aways-ato-aget-astronger.-aThe-afirst-awas-ato-afind-astrong-abloodlines,-aand-aevolve-ainto-athem.-aThis-awould-astrengthen-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-aand-ahe-acould-athen-ause-athe-amore-apowerful-aform,-aor-atoss-ait-ain-athe-amix-ato-acreate-aa-ahybrid.-a
He-acould-aonly-asafely-amix-abloodlines-ahe-ahad-afully-agrown.-aHis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aneeded-ato-afully-aadapt-ato-aa-abloodline-aand-ahave-aits-agrowth-aand-ainformation-afully-arecorded-abefore-ahe-acould-aattempt-ato-acreate-aa-ahybrid-awith-ait.-a
According-ato-aAusra,-ahowever,-ahybrid-abeasts-aweren't-anecessarily-astronger,-aand-asome-abloodlines-amight-asimply-aoverpower-aothers.-a
The-aother-away-ahe-ahad-ato-aget-astronger-awas-amuch-asimpler.-a
Any-atime-ahe-alearned-aan-aAbility,-athat-aAbility-awas-aengraved-ain-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-aand-aone-ahe-acould-aalways-aactivate,-ano-amatter-ahis-aform.-a
If-ahe-akept-astacking-amore-aand-amore-auseful-aAbilities…-aa-aclear-apath-ato-apower-aopened-aup-ato-ahim.-a
If-ahe-ajumped-ain-ato-asave-athe-aAeth-acaravan,-ahe-amight-aexpose-ahimself-ato-athe-apeople-ahunting-ahim,-aif-athey-aplanned-aon-acontinuing-aafter-ahe-akilled-athe-aTitan.-a
They-amight-anot-aknow-ahe-awas-aa-aTitan-aright-anow,-abut-athere-awas-ano-atel
ling.-a
Still,-athe-aopportunity-ato-asnag-aa-agood-aAbility,-ahere-aand-anow,-awas-atoo-abig-ato-askip-aon.-aHe-aprobably-awould've-astill-ahelped-athem-aout-aeven-aif-athere-awasn't-aa-agood-aAbility-aup-afor-agrab,-abut-ahe-aignored-athat,-ashrugging.-a
He-aalso-afelt,-afor-asome-astrange-areason,-athat-ahe-awas-astrangely-adrawn-ato-athe-acaravan.-aHe-acouldn't-atell-awhy.-aHe-ahadn't-asensed-athis-afeeling-afrom-aany-aof-athe-aother-acaravans.-a
"With-agreat-apower-acomes-agreat-aresponsibility."-aHe-asaid-aout-aloud,-anodding-ahis-ahead.-aHis-avoice-awas-ahigh-apitched-aand-acame-aout-aa-alittle-aodd-asounding.-aHe-awasn't-afully-aused-ato-athis-anew-aform.-a
He-aflexed-ahis-afingers-aand-areadied-ahimself,-anearing-athe-acaravan.
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"Get-ato-athe-afront!-aQuickly!"-aLor-ayelled-aout,-aclasping-ahis-ahands-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-aHe-areadied-ahimself-ato-acast-aa-aspell,-alooking-afor-aan-aopening-aas-ahis-afellow-aguards-adefended-aagainst-athe-awild-abeast-aattack.-aHis-apale-aface-awas-aeven-apaler-ain-alight-aof-athe-aattack,-ahis-adelicate-alips-apulled-aup-ain-aa-afierce-afrown.
He-aused-ahis-aelbow-ato-awipe-asome-aof-athe-arainwater-aout-aof-ahis-aeyes,-athe-aequivalent-aof-aadrenaline-afor-aAethmen-apumping-athrough-ahis-aveins.-a
Today-awas-aturning-aout-ato-abe-aan-aawful-aday.-a
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