by Koren Rabe
After-athe-acataclysmic-abattle-ahad-aended-aand-athe-adust-ahad-asettled,-aRathven-aand-ahis-aHunters-ahad-amostly-acollapsed,-aknocked-aover-aby-adebris-aor-athe-aenergy-aexplosions-aof-athe-afight.-aSeveral-aof-athem-awere-ainjured,-abut-aall-alay-adeathly-astill-ain-aterror,-anot-adaring-ato-amove.-a
The-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-ahad,-aunexpectedly,-aperished.-aThis-awas,-aalone,-areason-afor-arejoicing.-aThe-acreature-awas-aunreasonably-aaggressive,-aand-aits-adeath-ameant-athat-athe-aOverbal-aCanyon-awould-abecome-aa-amuch-asafer-aplace.-a
The-abeast-athat-ahad-akilled-ait,-ahowever,-awas-athat-aferocious-adragon.-aRathven-ahad-aonly-amanaged-ato-amake-aout-apart-aof-athe-afight,-athe-adust-astorm-araised-ablocking-amost-ait-afrom-ahis-avision,-abut-athe-asheer-amight-athe-abeast-adisplayed-awas-aenough-ato-aconvince-ahim-anot-ato-amake-aa-amove.-a
His-aHell-aLance-alay-aslumped-ain-ahis-ahand-awhile-ahe-asat-aon-athe-aground,-athe-astill-arecovering-aAina-akneeling-anext-ato-ahim.-a
The-ahuge,-agreen-ascaled-adragon-astood-ain-afront-aof-athem,-ajust-aa-ahundred-aor-aso-ameters,-aits-ahulking-aform-alooking-adown-aat-athe-acorpse-aof-athe-ablack-scaled-aSolar-aRock-aLizard.-a
Rumbling-anoises-abegan-ato-ashake-athe-aair-aas-athe-adragon-abegan-ato-amove-ain-aodd,-atwisting-amotions.-aRathven-ablinked-aat-aits-amovements,-anot-aunderstanding-athem.
"What…-awhat-athe-ahell-ais-ait-adoing?!"-aHarmen's-apanicked-avoice-aechoed-ain-aRathven's-aear-aas-athe-aFate-aWizard-awhispered-aloudly.-a
"I…"-aRathven-astared-aat-ait,-aat-aa-aloss-afor-awords.-a
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"Got-athe-aenergyyy,-agot-athe-abloooodlinnneeees."
"Time-ato-ago-aget-asome-aget-afoood,-aand-ahave-aa-agood-atiiime."-aDrago-ahummed-acheerfully-ain-aEnglish-aas-ahe-abegan-awalking-atowards-aPotor-aCity,-asmiling-acheerfully.-a
Today's-amission-ahad-abeen-aa-adecided-asuccess.-aHe-awas-aready-ato-ago-aeat-asomething-atasty-aand-arest,-aEvolving-aa-anew-abloodline-awhile-ahe-aslept.-a
He-atook-aa-afew-adeep-asteps-aand-aspun-aaround-aas-ahe-awalked,-athrowing-ain-aa-acouple-abody-arolls.-aIt-ahad-abeen-aa-awhile-asince-ahe-agot-ato-adance,-aand-atoday's-avictory-ahad-aset-ahim-ain-aa-aperfect-amood-afor-ait.
Dancing-ain-ahis-alarge,-aGiant-aMyyr-aDragon-aform-awasn't-aas-ahard-aas-ahe'd-athought-ait-awould-abe.-aHis-aincreased-abody-acontrol-aand-astrength-amade-athe-amovements-aquite-aeasy.-a
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"Oh-amy-ag-god.-aIt-amust-abe-aa-aDemon-aDragon.-aThis-amust-abe-asome-aevil-ari-ritual."-aHarmen's-avoice-ashook-awith-afear-aand-adespair-aas-ahe-alooked-aat-athe-amonstrous-afigure-aof-athe-agreen-adragon,-aits-abody-acontorting-ain-aodd,-apeculiar-amotions.-aStrange-asounds-aemitted-afrom-aits-amouth,-aincomprehensible-aand-aforeign.-a
"We're-aall-ago-going-ato-adie."-aHarmen-ashifted-ato-ahis-aknees,-abowing-ahis-abody-adown-aas-ahe-abegan-ato-acry-aquietly.
"Sh-shattered-aHea-Heavens-aabove-ap-p-please-asp-spare-ame-afrom-athe-av-vile-ah-hell-ayou-ahave-athrown-aupon-aus."-a
"Shut-aup!"-aRathven-aleaned-aover-aand-asmacked-athe-aFate-aWizard-ain-athe-aside-aof-ahis-achin,-aattempting-ato-aknock-asome-asense-ainto-ahim.-aThe-ainnate-abarrier-athe-aWizard-ahad-aabsorbed-amost-aof-athe-ablow,-abut-ahis-apunch-agot-athrough-aenough-ato-ashock-athe-aWizard.-a
Unfortunately,-athe-adamage-awas-aalready-adone.-a
The-aFate-aWizard's-abegging-ahad-acaught-athe-aattention-aof-athe-agreen-scaled-adragon.-a
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'Oh?'-aDrago-athought,-apausing-ain-ahis-adancing-aas-ahe-alooked-aoff-ato-athe-aside.
'That's-aright,-athose-ahumanoids.'-aThe-agroup-aof-awarriors-aand-aa-afew-aWizards-athat-ahad-aattacked-ahim-aearlier-awere-alying-aon-athe-aground-ato-ahis-aside,-amostly-ain-ashambles.-aSeveral-aof-athem-awere-aclearly-abadly-ainjured,-aand-athe-agroup-aas-aa-awhole-alooked-apretty-asad.-a
Drago-abared-ahis-ateeth-aat-athem.-aThey-ahad-atried-ato-aattack-ahim,-aafter-aall.-aThat-asaid,-athey-adid-alead-ahim-ato-athe-aGolden-aApples,-aand-athe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard,-aso-ahe-acouldn't-abe-atoo-aangry.-a
He-asnorted-aand-agave-athem-aa-adisdainful-aglance-abefore-acontinuing-aon-ahis-away-ato-aPotor-aCity,-ashamelessly-acontinuing-ato-apractice-adancing-ain-ahis-anew,-amuch-alarger-adraconic-aform,-aignoring-athem.-a
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"W-we-aare-aspared!"-aHarmen-ashouted-avictoriously-aseveral-aminutes-aafter-athe-adragon-ahad-agone-aout-aof-aeyesight.-aThe-arest-aof-athe-aHunter-acrew-aseemed-ato-afeel-asimilarly,-arejoicing-ain-akeeping-atheir-alives.-a
Rathven-awiped-aa-asheen-aof-asweat-afrom-ahis-aforehead,-ahis-aentire-abody-ashivering-aas-ahe-arelaxed.-aThe-atension-aand-afear-ahe'd-aexperienced-ain-athe-apast-afew-aminutes-ahad-abeen-ahorrifying.-aHe'd-anever-afelt-aso-ahelpless-ain-ahis-alife.-a
"Quiet."-aHe-amotioned-awith-ahis-aarms,-acalling-athe-aHunters-ato-aattention.-aSeveral-aof-athem-abegan-ato-awork-aon-atreating-athe-ainjured,-agetting-athem-amedicine-aand-ahelping-acarry-athem.
"We're-aleaving.-aWe-amust-areport-athis-ato-athe-aPalace-aMaster."
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Hours-apassed,-aand-aDrago-aeventually-afound-ahimself-astanding-anext-ato-athe-aside-aof-athe-aplateau-athat-aheld-aPotor-aCity,-afar-aabove.-a
He-ahad-areturned-ato-ahis-ahuman-aform,-apulling-aout-aa-aset-aof-aclothes-afrom-athe-aSpatial-aRing-ahe'd-alooped-aonto-ahis-adraconic-aform.-aHis-aeyes-awere-aspirited-aas-ahe-alooked-aat-athe-acrowd-anear-ahim.-a
There-awere-athousands-aof-apeople-amilling-aabout.-aSeveral-ahuge-amines-awere-ajust-aa-afew-adozen-amiles-afrom-ahere,-aand-athe-atransport-aof-apeople-aand-agoods-aup-aand-adown-athe-amassive-aplateau-awas-aconstantly-aongoing.-a
"Wind-aMagic-aPlatform-arides-aup-ato-aPotor,-aonly-a25-asilver-amints-aper-aindividual,-acustom-arates-afor-alarger-agroups!"
"Custom-alarge-scale-atransport-aof-alarge-acorpses,-aanywhere-awithin-a50-amiles,-aonly-a30-asilver-amints-aper-ahundred-apounds!"
"Take-athe-asafest-awalking-apath-ato-athe-atop,-athe-aMinyo-aCarved-aStone-aPath,-aonly-a1-asilver-amint-aa-ahead!"
Several-aWizards-aor-atraveling-acompanies-aadvertised-atheir-aservices,-acatering-ato-athe-agroups-aof-awarriors-athat-atraveled-aout-ato-ahunt-afor-arare-abeasts-aor-amagic-aherbs,-aand-athe-amany-aminers-athat-aworked-ain-athe-alocal-amines.-aThe-adaylight-awas-astarting-ato-adim-aslightly-adown-ahere,-abeing-areplaced-aby-asome-atype-aof-aever-present-aglow-afrom-athe-amisty-afog-aabove-athem.-aIt-aseemed-ait-awas-anever-atruly-adark-ain-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness.-a
Drago-acould-amake-aout-ahundreds-aof-abuildings-aset-ainto-athe-astone-awall,-abuilt-aup-aalong-aseveral-astone-apathways.-aHe-asaw-arestaurants,-ablacksmiths,-aand-aeven-aa-afew-asmall-ainns-aand-amany-apersonal-aresidences.-aIt-aseemed-asome-apeople-apreferred-ato-alive-adown-ahere,-ain-athe-adangerous-arecesses-aof-athe-aworld,-arather-athan-athe-aplateau-aabove.-a
He-alooked-aat-athem-aall-aand-athen-ashrugged,-awithdrawing-athe-aCloud-ain-aa-aBottle-aartifact-ahe'd-apurchased.-aHe-aactivated-ait,-adrawing-aupon-aone-aof-athe-asmall,-afluffy-awhite-aclouds.-a
Immediately-ahis-abody-abegan-ato-arise-aup,-afloating-aabove-athe-apeople-aand-ashops-abelow.-aHe-asaw-aa-afew-acurious-aeyes-aglance-aup-aat-ahim-abefore-areturning-adownward,-agoing-aabout-atheir-aday.-a
He-afell-athrough-athe-aair,-apassing-athe-aheavy-amist-alayer-aof-athe-aunderground,-aand-abreaking-athrough-ato-athe-afading-aafternoon-alight-aof-athe-aworld-aabove.-a
"Ahhh."-aHe-atook-aa-adeep-abreath.-aThe-aair-abelow-athe-afog-alayer-awas-asomewhat-aearthy,-aas-aif-ahe-awas-ain-aa-acave.-aWhen-ahe-acame-aup-ahere,-ato-athe-aopen-aworld,-athe-aair-ahad-aa-afresh,-anatural-ascent.-a
He-anodded-ahis-ahead-asharply-aas-ahe-aflew-aall-athe-away-aup-athe-aplateau,-alanding-aon-athe-aedge.-aHe-asaw-aa-afew-apeople-aoff-ato-athe-aside,-ajust-anow-astarting-ato-adescend.-a
He-aignored-athem-aas-ahe-abegan-awalking-atowards-athe-acity,-aready-ato-afill-ahis-astomach.
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'So-aAusra,-awhen-athe-aother-aFlock-members-aabsorb-abloodlines,-ado-athey-astill-atransform-alike-ame?'-aDrago-aasked-aas-ahe-asettled-ainto-ahis-aInn-abedroom.-a
It-awas-aaround-aan-ahour-alater.-aHe'd-apicked-aout-aand-aeaten-aan-aentire-aroast-apig-aat-aone-aof-athe-amore-awell-known-arestaurants-ain-athe-acity,-aa-aplace-acalled-athe-aRoasted-aSpoon.-aThe-adelicious-ameat-ahad-abeen-amouth-watering-aand-atasted-aevery-abit-aas-agood-aas-athey-aadvertised.-aIt-awas-aserved-awith-aa-aside-aof-aroasted-apotatoes-aand-agreens,-aand-awas-athe-abest-afood-ahe'd-aeaten-ayet.-a
After-athat,-ahe'd-adecided-ato-ahead-aback-ato-ahis-ainn.-aTomorrow,-ahe-adecided-ahe-awould-ahit-aup-athe-alocal-aMagic-aShops-ato-aget-athe-abasic-areading-amaterial-ahe-awould-aneed-ato-astart-ahis-astudy-aof-amagic.-a
'Correct.-aThough-athey-ahave-aa-amain-abloodline,-atheir-asoul-astill-aneeds-ato-aadapt-ato-athe-anew-aform.-aIt-ais-aonly-awhen-athey-atry-ato-acombine-abloodlines-athat-athey-amust-ago-athrough-aa-aslow-aprocess-aof-aassimilation.'
'Without-aa-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aGenie-alike-amyself,-athe-acalculations-aand-abiometric-adata-ahandling-aneeded-ato-asuccessfully-acombine-abloodlines-alike-ayou-ado-awould-abe-aimpossible.-aThey-amust-aslowly-acombine-athe-abloodlines-athrough-aa-anatural-aprocess-athat-aadapts-acertain-aaspects-ainto-atheir-aown.'-aAusra-areplied.-a
Drago-afrowned,-arubbing-ahis-achin.-a
'Why-awouldn't-athe-aGodking-agive-aeveryone-aa-agenie,-athen?-aDoesn't-ahe-awant-ato-amake-athe-aperfect-abeing?-aYou'd-afigure-athat-awould-ahelp.'-a
'It,-atechnically,-ashould-abe-aimpossible-afor-ayour-asoul-ato-abear-athe-astrain-aof-ahousing-amy-aconstruct.-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aGenies-aare-anot-aa-acommon-athing-ato-acreate-aor-asee,-aeven-aon-aAngelic-aClass-abeings.-aAnyone-abelow-athe-aAngelic-aClass-ashould-aexperience-aa-amassive-aamount-aof-apressure-aand-ahave-atheir-asoul-adissipate.'-aAusra-acontinued,
'Your-asoul-ais-aan-aabnormality,-athough-aperhaps-athis-amight-aexplain-awhy-ayou-astill-amaintain-ayour-aprevious-alife's-amemories.'
'I-asee.'-aDrago-areplied,-anodding-ahis-ahead.-aHe-adidn't,-aactually,-asee,-abut-ahe-aknew-aAusra-awouldn't-abe-aable-ato-aexplain-aeven-aif-ahe-aasked.-a
'Alright,-awell.-aLet's-atake-aa-alook-aat-amy-abloodlines-anow.-aAusra-apull-aup-aall-athe-aunused-aGrandmaster-aClass-aones.'-aWith-aan-aexcess-aof-a90,000-apoints-aof-aenergy-ato-aspend,-aDrago-acould-aafford-ato-asplurge,-aand-aadd-aa-apowerful-anew-acreature-ato-ahis-arepertoire.-a
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Stored-aBloodlines
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Grandmaster-aClass-a
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Solar-aRock-aLizard-a(Pseudo-Lord)
Virulent-aWolf-a--a--a--a--a--aTrue-aVampire
Black-aAmbian-aEagle-a--a--a--a--a--aMidnight-aBladetiger
Ester-aGround-aDragon-a--a--a--a--a--aGiant-aBore-aSnake
Tayzon-aRhino-a--a--a--a--a--aHeavy-aScaled-aLizard
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'Hmm?'-aHe-anoted-athe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard's-adesignation.-a
'The-aPseudo-Lord-aClass-ais-atechnically-astill-adesignated-aas-apart-aof-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass-aand-anot-aa-aunique-aclass-ain-aits-aown-aright.-aIt-ais-amore-aof-aa-alevel-abetween-athe-aGrandmaster-aand-aLord-aClass.'-aAusra-aanswered-ahis-aquestion-awithout-ahim-aeven-ahaving-ato-aask-ait.-a
Drago-alooked-aover-athe-alist,-ahis-aeyes-aglinting.-aHe-aeither-awent-awith-athe-aMaster-aClass-aFire-aElemental-aImp,-ato-again-aa-abetter-ainsight-ainto-aFire-aMagic,-aor-ahe-awent-awith-aone-aof-athese-abloodlines-ato-aincrease-ahis-astrength.-a
'Which-ato-achoose…'-aHe-amuttered,-ahis-aeyes-agleaming.
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Many-amiles-aaway-afrom-aDrago,-aa-asmall-aplateau-arose-afrom-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness,-aending-ain-aa-adismal,-ahundred-ameter-astone-aplatform-abarren-aof-aany-awildlife-aor-avegetation.-aSeveral-along-acracks-aran-athrough-athe-atop-aof-athis-apillar,-asunlight-abeating-adown-aon-atop-aof-ait.
Upon-athis-aplateau,-atwo-afigures-acould-abe-aseen.-a
"It's-aleft-athe-ahole,-aProbus.-aI'll-asend-aword-ato-aHelena.-aShe's-anear-athe-aWorld-aBridge-ato-aHasnorth."-aA-avampire-awearing-aa-aset-aof-aloose-ablack-arobes,-awith-aa-asmart-looking-ablack-abelt-awrapped-aaround-ahim,-aspoke-aaloud,-ahis-avoice-acalm-aand-aconfident.-aA-awand-acould-abe-aseen-astrapped-ato-athis-abelt,-ain-aa-asmall-aholster,-agleaming-awith-aa-asilver-alight.-aHe-awas-acurrently-alooking-adown-aover-athe-astone-aplatform,-aat-athe-afog-enshrouded-aocean-aof-anothingness-abelow.-a
"Good."-aA-ablack-aplate-aarmored-awarrior-areplied-ato-aTrajan,-ahis-along-abrown-ahair-awas-atied-aup-ain-aa-abun-aand-ablowing-aslightly-aas-aa-abreeze-aswept-apast-athem.
"My-asword-alongs-afor-athe-ataste-aof-ablood."-aHis-aeyes-aflashed,-aa-adark,-amysterious-alight-ain-athem-aas-ahe-aheld-aup-ahis-along,-agleaming-ablade,-aadmiring-ait-ain-ahis-ahands.-a
Trajan-aturned-ato-aglance-aat-athe-awarrior-aaskance,
"What?-aHow-acan-ayour-asword-along-afor-athe-ataste-aof-ablood?-aIt's-ajust-aa-asword."-a
Probus-alooked-aup-afrom-ahis-ablade-ato-astare-aat-athe-aWizard-aas-aTrajan-acontinued,-a
"Is-ayour-asword-aa-avampire-atoo,-aeh?-aYou-acould-acall-ayourself-athe-avampire-aswordmaster-awith-aa-avampire-asword.-aGot-aa-anice-aring-ato-ait."-a
"It's-aa-ametaphor,-aTrajan."-aProbus-aglared-aat-ahim.-a
"You-ajust-asaid-ait-abecause-ait-asounds-agood,-aadmit-ait."-aTrajan-aresponded-aby-agiving-ahim-aa-acheeky-agrin.-a
Probus-areturned-aback-ato-alooking-aat-ahis-asword-alovingly-aas-ahe-ahooked-ait-aonto-ahis-aback.-aHe-athen-abegan-ascanning-athe-asky,-aas-aif-alooking-afor-asomething.-a
"I-athink-aI've-agot-ayou-afigured-aout-aProbus.-aThat's-awhat-ayou-aget-afo-"-aTrajan-acut-ahimself-aoff,-athe-agrin-awiping-afrom-ahis-aface-aas-ahe-aglared-aat-ahis-afellow-avampire,
"What-aare-ayou-adoing-aright-anow,-aProbus?"
"I'm-ajust-astanding-ahere.-aIs-athat-aagainst-aFamily-aLaw-anow?"-aThe-avampire-awarrior-acontinued-ato-alook-aaround-athe-asky,-ahis-aeyes-adarting-ato-aand-afro.-a
"…"-a
"So-ayou're-anot-alooking-afor-ainnocent-alocal-awildlife-ato-aslaughter?"-aTrajan's-awords-acontained-aa-abiting-aedge.-a
Probus-apaused,-ahis-aeyes-awavering-afor-aa-asplit-asecond.
"No,-aof-acourse-anot."
"Good-abecause-aI-"-aTrajan-abegan,
"I-awould-anever-akill-aanything-ainnocent."-aProbus-acontinued,-ahis-aeyes-azeroing-ain-aon-aa-adistant-ablack-aspeck.-a
"Yes,-athat-ais-awhy-aI-aaske-"-aTrajan-aresponded,
"But-aif-ait-awas-aan-aevil,-aslimy,-ascaled-acreature…"-aProbus-awent-aon,-ahis-aarm-adrawing-aback-aand-agrasping-afirmly-aonto-athe-ahilt-aof-ahis-ablade.-a
"Of-acourse-athat's-areasona-wait-ano!-aThat-aisn't-anorm-"
WHOOSH
A-adozen-amiles-aaway,-aa-alarge,-aMaster-aClass-aWhite-aTailed-aEagle-afell-afrom-athe-asky,-asplit-ainto-atwo.-a
"WHYYYY-aPROBUS!-a"
"THAT-aWAS-aA-aBIRD!-aIT-aDIDN'T-aEVEN-aHAVE-aSCALES!"
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###-aChapter-a49-a--aA-aCalm-aNight
'I-agot-ait.'-aHe-anodded-ahis-ahead.-a
He'd-amentally-alaid-aout-ahis-aoptimal-achoices,-aafter-aconsulting-aAusra.-aIt-awas-aa-atough-achoice.-a
He-acould-achoose-athe-aMaster-aClass-aBlack-aMantle-aLeopard,-ato-again-athe-aExternal-aCamouflage-aAbility.
The-aFire-aImp-ato-again-aan-ainnate-aconnection-awith-aFire-aMagic,-aand-apave-ahis-aroad-ato-astudying-amagic.-a
The-aBlack-aAmbian-aEagle-ato-again-aflight.-a
The-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-ato-again-athe-aHyperion-aBeam-aAbility,-aand-aa-apowerful-aform-ato-aintegrate.-a
The-aTrue-aVampire-ato-again-aanother-apowerful-aform,-aand-aan-ainnate-aconnection-awith-aBlood-aMagic.-a
Or-athe-aVirulent-aWolf-ato-aincrease-ahis-asurvivability.-a
All-athe-aother-achoices-ahad-abenefits-aand-apossibilities-aas-awell,-abut-athese-awere-athe-aones-ahe-adesignated-aas-athe-amost-aoptimal.-a
In-aterms-aof-ap
hysical-astrength,-ahis-aGiant-aMyyr-aDragon-aform-ahad-athe-abest-aof-ait,-aespecially-ain-ahis-aCondensed-aform.-aHe-ahad-aabsolutely-apummeled-athat-amutated-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-aat-athe-aend.-aUnless-ahe-awas-afacing-aa-aLord-aClass-abeast-athat-ahad-asome-alevel-aof-acomprehension-aof-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse,-ahe-awould-ahave-anothing-ato-afear.-a
What-ahe-adidn't-ahave,-ahowever,-awas-asurvivability.-aEven-aa-afew-aMaster-aClass-aBlack-aSpotted-aLeopards-awere-aable-ato-apierce-athrough-ahis-adefensive-ascales-aand-ainjure-ahim.-aThe-aHyperion-aBeam-aof-athat-aSolar-aRock-aLizard-acould-ahave-aeasily-akilled-ahim-aif-ahe-ahadn't-amanaged-ato-adodge-ait.-aEven-athen,-ait-astill-ablasted-athrough-ahis-aright-awing,-ainjuring-ahim.-a
Even-anow,-ain-ahis-ahuman-aform,-apart-aof-ahis-aback-awas-astill-atender.-aThe-ainjury-aon-ahis-awing-ahad-amostly-ahealed,-abut-athe-aremnants-atranslated-aover-ainto-athis-aform-awhen-ahe-aswitched.-a
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