by Koren Rabe
It-awas-avery-asimilar-ato-athe-aLife-aelemental-aenergy-ahe-ahad-aabsorbed-afrom-abefore,-abut-athis-atime-ait-awas-acompletely-aunder-ahis-acontrol.-aHe-afelt-aas-aif-ahe-acould-amove-athis-aenergy-aanywhere-awithin-ahis-abody,-acombining-ait-awith-ahis-aConstant-aRegeneration-afor-aa-apowerful-aeffect.-a
"I-asee,"-aHe-abegan,-apracticing-amoving-athe-aenergy-ain-ahis-abody-aaround,-a"So-awhat-ahappens-aif-aI-aCondense-ait?"
'The-aLife-aEnergy-ain-ayour-abody-awill-astart-ato-acombust-aat-aan-aextremely-afast-arate.-aAt-athe-asame-atime,-ait-awill-atemporarily-aboost-ayour-aphysical-astrength,-aperception-aof-atime,-aand-adurability-aby-avery-alarge-aamounts.'
"Ohh,-aI-alike-athe-asound-aof-athat.-aSo-ait's-alike-amy-aregular-aCondense,-abut-aan-aupgraded-aversion-aof-ait-athat-aonly-aworks-aif-aI-ahave-aLife-aEnergy-aflowing-athrough-amy-abody.-aWhat-ais-athe-adownside?"-aHe-aqueried.-a
'The-aLife-aEnergy-aof-aa-anormal-aLesser-aThrone-aDemon-ais-anot-aunlimited.-aCondensing-aburns-athat-aLife-aEnergy-aup-aand-aputs-aan-aenormous-astrain-aon-athe-abody,-abadly-adamaging-athe-agenetic-amakeup-aof-athe-aDemon.-aThis-anormally-atakes-aweeks-aor-aeven-amonths-ato-arepair,-aeven-awith-atheir-apowerful-aregenerative-acapabilities.'-aAusra-abegan,
'However,-awith-ayour-aunique-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-agenetic-adamage-ais-aeasily-arepairable-aas-along-aas-ayou-aswitch-aforms.-aMost-aof-athe-anormal-adamage-aand-ainjuries-ayou-atake-awill-aremain-aconsistent-athrough-atransformations,-adue-ato-athe-aunavoidable-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse.'-aAusra-acontinued,
'Your-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-acan-anullify-aany-agenetic-adamage,-aallowing-ayou-ato-asidestep-athis-adownside,-athough-ait-awill-acost-asome-aamount-aof-aenergy-apoints.'-a
"Not-abad."-aHe-acould-adeal-awith-athat.-a
He-abegan-ato-awalk-aaround-ahis-aroom,-agetting-aused-ato-ahis-anew-aform.-aHe-astood-ajust-aunder-a2-ameters-atall,-anot-aan-aintimidating-asize-aat-aall.-aHis-aentire-abody-awas-acovered-awith-asmall-agrayish-green-ascales,-asleek-aand-agleaming.-a
He-aput-aon-aa-aset-aof-aloose-ablack-apants-aand-aa-agrey-ashirt,-afiguring-ahe'd-ablend-ain-amore-aif-ahe-awore-aclothes.-a
"Hmm."-aHe-acould-aspeak-alike-anormal.-aHe-afelt-aat-athe-atwo-asmall-ahorns-aon-ahis-ahead-aand-athen-ashrugged.-a
He-ahadn't-amet-aanyone-athat-awas-aa-amember-aof-athe-aDemon-arace,-ahe-ahadn't-aeven-aheard-aor-aread-aanything-aabout-athem.-aHowever,-awith-ahow-amany-araces-aexisted-athat-ahe'd-aseen-aso-afar,-ahe-afigured-ahe-awouldn't-astand-aout-atoo-amuch.-aHe-adidn't-alook-atoo-adifferent-afrom-asome-aof-athe-aLizardmen-ahe'd-aseen-ain-athe-acity.-a
He-awas-aprobably-afine,-ahe-athought,-anodding-ahis-ahead-aas-ahe-awent-aover-ahis-anew-aform.-aHe-awas-aglad-ahe'd-apicked-athe-aVirulent-aWolf,-aand-agained-aso-amuch-afrom-aits-asubsequent-atransformations.-aHis-asecond-achoice,-athe-aFire-aImp,-awould-ahave-abeen-aa-apowerful-aaid,-abut-ahow-acould-ait-acompare-ato-ahis-aLesser-aThrone-aDemon-aevolution?-a
Sure,-aFire-aImps-awere-aextremely-aresistant-ato-aheat-aand-aother-aaspects-aof-aFire-aor-aFlame-aMagic,-abut-awhat-awere-athe-aodds-athat-ahe-awould-ahave-aimmediately-abeen-aable-ato-aput-athat-aform-ato-agood-ause-aright-aafter-apicking-ait?-aIt-acould-await-aa-aday.-a
Just-aas-ahe-awas-athinking-athis,-aa-arumbling-aexplosion-ashook-athe-aair,-avery-afar-afrom-aDrago.-a
BOOM
A-ahuge-ashockwave-ablew-aopen-ahis-awooden-ashudders,-aalmost-astunning-ahim-aas-ahe-aturned-aaround.-aHe-aleaned-ahis-abody-ato-athe-aleft,-awatching-athe-awooden-ashutters-afly-apast-ahim.-a
He-ajumped-aup-ato-athe-awindow,-alooking-aout-aup-aat-athe-asky.-a
Around-ahalf-aa-adozen-amiles-afrom-athe-acity-awall,-aa-avast-aball-aof-afire-acould-abe-aseen,-aexpanding-ain-aa-agargantuan-aexplosion-athat-awas-aat-aleast-atwo-amiles-awide.-aBrilliant-aorange-alight-aemerged-afrom-athis-ablast,-aviolent-agusts-aof-awind-aslamming-ainto-athe-acity.-a
Bright-abeams-aof-afire-aseemed-ato-ashoot-astraight-aup-ainto-athe-aair-afrom-athe-ameteor-aof-aflame,-agiving-aoff-aan-aeven-amore-abrilliant-alight.-a
"Ahh!"
"Oh-amy-agod!-aIt's-athe-aend-aof-athe-aworld!"
"Run!"
In-athe-abackground,-athe-ascreams-aand-ayells-aof-apeople-ain-athe-astreet-aechoed-aas-apanic-aset-ain.-aPedestrians-arushed-ainto-aeach-aother-aas-athey-afled-ain-athe-adirection-aopposite-athe-aexplosion,-amerchants-aabandoning-atheir-awares,-aWizards-acasting-aspells-ato-aprotect-athemselves-aor-aaid-athem-ain-afleeing.
Drago,-ameanwhile,-ajust-astared-aat-athe-adeadly-ameteor,-athe-abiggest-ahe-ahad-aever-aseen-ain-ahis-alife.-a
"What-athe-?"
Before-ahe-acould-afinish-athe-athought,-aa-apainfully-aloud-avoice-aechoed-aacross-athe-acity,-aa-afierce,-amighty-ayell.-a
"MY-aDEAR-aBROTHER,-aI-aHAVE-aCOME-aTO-aGREET-aYOU!"
"PLEASE-aCOME-aOUT,-aLEST-aI-aBURN-aTHIS-aCITY-aANEW!"-a
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"Damn."-aHelena,-aa-apowerful-avampire-asent-aby-aHighlord-aMarcus-ato-atrack-adown-aDrago,-astared-aup-aat-athe-amassive-afireball-athat-ahad-aappeared-ato-athe-awest-aof-athe-acity,-abiting-aher-abottom-alip.-aShe-awinced-aas-ashe-aheard-aseveral-aharsh,-aDraconic-asyllables-ashake-athrough-athe-aair,-aindecipherable-aunless-aone-aspoke-aDraconic.-a
She-ahad-abeen-apacing-aback-aand-aforth-aon-athe-awestern-acity-awall,-awaiting-afor-aher-acomrades.-aThey-awere-asupposed-ato-aarrive-ashortly,-aaccording-ato-aone-aof-aher-aBlood-aWizards.-a
"Gordon.-aWhere-aare-aTrajan-aand-aProbus?"-aShe-aasked-aher-agaunt-aWizard-aunderling,-aturning-aher-aeyes-ato-athe-aleft.-aSeveral-aof-aher-amen,-awell,-atechnically-aGeneral-aCarus'-amen-athat-ashe-ahad-aborrowed,-astood-athere-aat-aattention,-awaiting-afor-aher-aorders.-aHer-aBlood-aTrackers-aweren't-apresent,-astill-aout-ahunting-afor-atraces-aof-atheir-aAnomaly-ain-athe-acity.-a
"Lady-aHelena.-aThey-ashould-aarrive-ashortly.-aThey-adid-anot-agive-aa-aspecific-atime."-aThe-aWizard-aGordon-astepped-aforward,-ahis-avoice-aapologetic.-a
Meanwhile,-athe-amassive,-atwo-amiles-awide-aball-aof-afire-abegan-ato-ashoot-atowards-athe-acity,-agiving-aoff-aan-aunholy-aamount-aof-aheat.-a
Helena-amoved-aher-aeyes-apast-athe-aincoming-afireball.-a
In-athe-adistance,-ashe-acould-amake-aout-aa-aroughly-a50-ameters-along-adragon,-aglowing-awith-aorange-alight.-aFaint-atrails-aof-afire-afled-afrom-aits-awings-aas-ait-asoared.-aThese-asame-aorange-aflames-aseemed-ato-asheath-aits-aentire-abody,-alike-aa-awarm,-acomfortable-ablanket.-a
"Damn-ait!"-aShe-astamped-aher-afoot-adown-ain-aanger,-abut-aat-athe-alast-asecond-acaught-aherself,-afreezing-abefore-ait-acould-amake-acontact.-aShe-aremembered-awhen-ashe-aaccidentally-acaused-athe-a6th-aPalace-aof-aPotor-aCity-ato-acave-ain,-adestroying-aits-acentral-aroof.-a
She'd-amanaged-ato-ablame-ait-aon-athe-aAnomaly-athey-awere-achasing,-asaving-athe-aAurelius-aFamily-asome-aface-aafter-aher-asubordinates-amet-awith-aall-athe-aPalace-aMasters,-atrying-ato-agather-aintel.-a
Several-ahurried-amovements-acaught-aher-aeye-aas-ashe-astood-afrozen.-a
She-alooked-aup,-astaring-aat-aher-asubordinates.-a
All-aof-athem-ahad-ajumped-abackwards-aseveral-ameters,-aone-aof-athe-aWizards-aeven-agoing-aso-afar-aas-ato-abegin-ato-acast-aa-adefensive-aspell.-aThey-alooked-apalefaced-aand-afearful,-awatching-aher-aevery-amovement.-a
She-agave-athem-aan-aannoyed-aglare-aand-athen-aturned-aher-aattention-ato-athe-afireball-athat-awas-atwo-thirds-aof-athe-away-ato-athe-acity.-a
"It's-aKing-aClass,-aand-aa-atrue,-apowerful-aKing-aClass.-aGordon,-asend-aword-ato-aTrajan-aand-aProbus-athat-athey-aneed-ato-aget-ahere-aas-asoon-aas-apossible."-aA-apowerful-aAura-abegan-ato-agather-aaround-aher-aas-ashe-aspoke,-aher-awords-acontaining-apure-aauthority.-aThis-aAura-agave-aoff-aa-asense-aof-amartial-amight,-aof-aphysical-aprowess-athat-acould-anot-abe-astopped.-a
"I-awill-aengage-ait-afor-aas-along-aas-aI-acan.-aThere-aare-atoo-amany-ainnocents-ahere."-a
Helena-aleapt-aup-ainto-athe-aair,-asailing-athrough-atill-ashe-alanded-aon-athe-aground,-athree-ahundred-ameters-aaway-afrom-athe-acity-awalls.-aThe-aair-aaround-aher-at
urned-aa-astrange-ared-acolor,-aher-aAura-aseeping-aoutwards-aas-ashe-aglared-aat-athe-amiles-awide-afireball-abearing-adown-aon-aher.-a
It-awas-alike-aa-agiant-ameteor,-aobliterating-aeverything-ain-aits-apath.-aThe-aground-ain-afront-aof-aher-aseemed-ato-amelt-aaway-aas-athe-ahuge-astar-aof-aflame-aroasted-aby.-a
Helena-aclasped-aher-ahands-atogether,-a
"Impact-aMagic:-aRoyal-aImpact-aSeries-aNumber-aSix."-aHer-aeyes-aglowed-aa-abrilliant-awhite-ashade-aas-ashe-asquared-aup,-ashifting-aher-abody-aslightly-ato-athe-aside.-aShe-apulled-aher-aright-aarm-aback.-aAs-ashe-adid-aso,-atwo-acircles-aof-awhite-alight-aformed-ain-athe-aair,-aone-aabout-atwo-ameters-aacross,-aand-athe-aother-athree-ameters-aacross,-asurrounding-athe-afirst-aone.-aMuscles-abegan-ato-abulge-aand-aswell-aon-aher-aarms.-a
"Grand-aMeteor-aImpact."-aShe-apunched-aforward.-a
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Drago's-aeyes-aopened-awide-aas-ahe-aheard-athe-amessage,-ainstantly-aunderstanding-awhat-awas-ahappening.-aHe-ajumped-aout-ahis-awindow-aand-apulled-ahimself-aonto-athe-aroof,-areadying-ahimself-ato-arun-aaway.-a
'This-amust-abe-athe-aEleventhborn-athat-aMello-amentioned.-aHow-adid-ahe-afind-ame?!'-aHe-afrowned,-ahis-amind-aracing-aas-aa-asense-aof-adanger-aoverwhelmed-ahim.-a
Before-ahe-acould-athink-aany-afurther,-aanother-ashockwave-aalmost-aknocked-ahim-aoff-ahis-afeet.-a
Before-ahis-aeyes,-athe-amassive-afireball-athat-ahad-abeen-abearing-adown-aon-athe-acity-aabruptly-asplit-aand-afell-aapart,-aa-alarge-ahole-adrilling-athrough-athe-acenter-aof-ait.-aStray-ablobs-aof-afire-ashot-ain-aall-adirections,-araining-adown-aupon-athe-aground-aoutside-aPotor-aCity-afor-amiles.-aA-afew-aof-athe-ahigher-aset-aballs-aof-afire-arained-adown-ain-athe-acity,-asetting-aseveral-aresidences-aon-afire.-a
The-aentire-ahorizon-ahad-atransformed-ainto-aa-amassive,-ablazing-astorm-aof-afire,-astretching-afor-amiles.-aThe-araw-aheat-aof-athe-ablaze-awashed-aover-athe-acity,-asmothering-aeveryone.-a
Thousands-aof-aWizards-ain-athe-acity-abegan-acasting-aspells,-adesigned-ato-aprotect-athemselves,-atheir-acharges,-aand-atheir-ahomes.-aEvery-aman-afought-afor-ahimself,-athe-asituation-adevolving-ainto-aa-achaotic-aone.-a
Without-aa-aCity-aLord-ato-acement-aleadership,-athe-adefense-aplans-aof-athe-acity-arapidly-afell-aapart.
"Oh-amy-agod."-aDrago-astared-aat-athe-aapocalyptic-ascene-ain-ahorror.-aThis-alevel-aof-apower…-athis-awas-aridiculous.-aHow-acould-aone-abeing-abe-athis-apowerful?-a
'Think,-aDrago.-aThink.'-aHe-aforced-ahimself-ato-acalm-adown,-aanalyzing-athe-asituation.-a
A-amember-aof-athe-aFlock-awas-ahere,-aand-ait-awas-aable-ato-atrace-ahim.-aIf-ahe-astayed-ain-athe-acity,-ait-awould-akeep-aattacking-aand-aslaughter-athousands.-aSomeone-ahad-ajust-ablocked-aits-aattack,-abut-awas-aunable-ato-astop-ait-aentirely.-aStill,-athey-awere-aable-ato-aput-aup-aa-afight.-a
'Think.-aI-aneed-ato-asurvive-athis.'
The-aFlock-amember-awanted-ato-ameet-ahim.-aAs-ahis-amind-araced-aahead-aof-ahim,-aa-arough-aplan-agradually-abegan-ato-aform.-aHe-aneeded-amore-ainformation-ato-abe-asure-ait-awould-awork…-abut-ait-awas-abetter-athan-anothing.-a
He-aopened-ahis-aeyes,-aa-adetermined-alook-ain-athem.-a
'Alright.-aLet's-ago.'-aHe-aleapt-aaway-afrom-athe-aroof,-aheaded-atowards-athe-aorigin-aof-athe-afirestorm-awithout-aa-ashred-aof-ahesitation.
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###-aChapter-a51-a--aInterlude/Side-aChapter:-aLost-aletters-aand-afound-apoetry
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Excerpt-afrom-athe-aWritten-aPoetry-aof-athe-aAnomalous-aAnomaly,-ayear-aunknown.-a
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A-aDancing-aFox,-aA-aNew-aDawn
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Sunlight-abeckons,-aa-anew-adawn's-aday,
Chasing-aaway-athe-adark-anight's-agrey.-a
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Proud-ahills-aand-awhite-aforests-acovered-athe-aeye,
A-afrozen-aworld-abeneath-aa-abold-ablue-asky.-a
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In-athis-anew-adawn,-athere-adanced-aa-awhite-afox,
In-aglittering-asnow,-aand-aice,-aand-afrost.-a
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From-atree-ato-atree,-afrom-ahill-ato-ahill,
The-afox-adanced-awherever-ashe-awill.-a
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Come-adawn,-acome-anoon,-athe-afox-ayet-aspun,
A-adance-aof-ajoy,-aa-adance-aof-afun.-a
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Now-amarches-aon,-athe-aevening's-adark,
Does-athat-afree-adance-ayet-afall-aapart?
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Nay,-athat-awhite-afox-adances-atrue,-a
From-adawn-ato-adusk,-ashe-abegins-aanew.-a
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And-aas-athe-alight-ayet-afades-ato-agrey,
That-afox-aprepares-aa-anew-adawn's-aday.-a
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Excerpt-afrom-aassorted-aletters-afound-ain-athe-aruins-aof-athe-aWorld-aSealed-aFrom-aTime,-aauthor-aunknown.-a
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Life
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Life-ais-apretty-arough,-anot-aalways-afair-aand-anot-aalways-afun,
Remember,-amy-afriend,-athat-aafter-adarkness-adoes-acome-athe-aSun.-a
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Look-anot-ato-athe-adarkness,-asend-ayour-aeyes-ato-athe-asky,
Best-afriend,-asmile,-aand-athink,-athe-aadventures-awe-awill-afly!-a
.
For-ayes-alife-acan-abe-arough,-abut-ait-acan-aalso-abe-agreat,
The-amystery,-athe-awonder,-adon't-atarry-aor-abe-alate!
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Dance-awith-aa-asmile,-aspin-awith-aa-agrin,
Fight-aoff-athe-asad,-aknow-ayou-awill-awin!
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I've-agot-afaith-ain-ayou,-ashrimp,-ayou're-aa-atrooper,-ayou-aare,
Things-ahave-abeen-arough,-abut-aI-aknow-ayou'll-amake-ait-aquite-afar.-a
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So-ayes,-afickle-alife,-ais-ait-aa-adream-aor-aa-acurse?
Let-athe-alight-ain-ayou-agrow,-ahappy-afeelings-ado-anurse!
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###-aChapter-a52-a--aMeeting
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"Oho?-aWhat's-athis?-aMy-afirst-afire-awas-abroken?"
"Not-abad,-afair-amaiden.-aMy-arespect,-ayou've-aearned-aa-atoken!"-a
"But-awisdom-ais-awhat-aI-aseek,-alike-athese-awords-aI-ado-ashare!"
"Please,-ashare-ayour-aknowledge-aon-aperfection,-awithout-aa-acare!"
The-adragon's-awords-aechoed-ain-aher-aears,-athis-atime-ain-aa-alanguage-ashe-aunderstood.-a
Helena-agrit-aher-ateeth,-aher-aarms-aheld-aup-ain-aa-aguard-aposition-aas-athe-amassive,-aorange-adragon-alanded-aon-athe-aground-ain-afront-aof-aher,-aa-along-atrail-aof-aflames-asearing-athe-aair-abehind-ait.-aIts-ahead-aturned-ato-afocus-adown-aon-aher,-aat-aa-aslight-aangle.-aIts-aform-aseemed-aalmost-aincorporeal,-aa-amixture-aof-aenergy,-aflames,-aand-aflesh-athat-awas-aalmost-aindistinguishable.
Not-aonly-athat,-athe-aair-aaround-ait-avibrated-awith-aa-araw-asense-aof-aalmighty-apower.-aThe-aAura-aof-aa-aKing-aClass-abeast.-a
The-aLord-aClass-aand-athe-aKing-aClass.-aThe-atwo-alevels-awere-aboth-ainsanely-astrong,-ain-acomparison-ato-aweaker-acreatures.-a
But-abetween-athe-atwo-aClasses,-athere-alied-aan-aincredible-agap.-a
A-aLord-aClass-abeing-awas-aone-athat-ahad-agained-aenough-aof-aan-aunderstanding-aof-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse-ato-aimbue-aat-aleast-aone-aLaw-ainto-atheir-aAura.
Helena-ahad-agained-aan-aunderstanding-aof-athe-aLaw-aof-aMight.-aA-aUniversal-aLaw-athat-afocused-aentirely-aon-amassive-astrength,-aon-aachieving-athe-aultimate-asource-aof-apower,-aby-aimbuing-aone's-aattacks-awith-athe-avery-aessence-aof-aMight.-a
She-astudied-aImpact-aMagic,-aone-aof-athe-athree-aGreat-aPhysical-aMagics,-aapart-afrom-aSundering-aMagic-aand-aPiercing-aMagic.-aShe-ahad-agained-aher-aunderstanding-aof-athe-aLaw-aof-aMight-afrom-aher-astudies-aand-afrom-alive-acombat.-a
She-awas-aa-apowerful-avampire-athat-ahad-atrained-aher-abody-ato-a
the-avery-alimit,-apracticing-a14-ahours-aevery-asingle-aday-aagainst-acountless-apowerful-aopponents-aand-afoes.-a
As-aa-achild,-ashe-awas-ahailed-aas-aa-agenius,-aa-aprodigy-awithout-aequal-ain-aterms-aof-aphysical-aprowess.-a
She'd-atrained-aevery-asingle-aday-aof-aher-alife-afor-athe-apast-a47-ayears,-aa-ayoung-aage-afor-aa-avampire,-awith-aa-asingular-agoal-ain-amind.-a
To-abecome-astrong-aenough-ato-afight-afor-aher-ahero,-aHighlord-aMarcus.-aA-aman-awho'd-asacrificed-aeverything-ato-aprotect-aher,-aand-aher-aFamily.-a
She-awas-aa-apowerful,-aPseudo-King-aClass-aWizard-aand-awarrior,-awith-athe-aelite-aAurelius-aFamily-ablood-arunning-athrough-aher-aveins.-a
And-aas-ashe-astood-alooking-aup-aat-athe-aephemeral-aface-aof-athe-adragon-abefore-aher,-ashe-atruly-arealized-athe-adifference-abetween-athe-aLord-aClass-aand-athe-aKing-aClass.-a
Achieving-athe-aLord-aClass-amerely-arequired-aone-ato-abe-aable-ato-aimbue-athe-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse-ainto-aone's-aattacks.-aIn-aHelena's-acase,-athe-aLaw-aof-aMight.-aHer-aunderstanding-ahad-areached-aa-apoint-awhere-ashe-acould-aborrow-acertain-aaspects-aand-aenergy-afrom-athis-aUniversal-aLaw,-aintegrating-ait-ainto-aher-aattacks.-aThe-amore-ashe-apracticed,-athe-astronger-aher-asoul-awould-agrow,-aand-athe-astronger-aher-aEnergy-aLevel-awould-abecome.
Achieving-athe-aKing-aClass-awas-aa-alittle-adifferent.-a
Instead-aof-ajust-abeing-aable-ato-aborrow-astrength-afrom-aa-aLaw…-a
One-ahad-ato-acompletely-amaster-ait.
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'With-athe-aDemonic-aEyes-aAbility,-amy-ascanning-acapacity-ahas-abeen-agreatly-aenhanced.-aScanning-athe-acreatures-abefore-ayou-anow…'-aAusra's-avoice-arang-aout-ain-aDrago's-ahead.-a
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