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Species:-aTrue-aVampire
Class-a--aLord-aClass-a(Pseudo-King)
Maximum-aEnergy-aLevel:-a98,235
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Species:-aTranscendent-aFlame-aDragon
Class-a--aKing-aClass-a(Middle)
Maximum-aEnergy-aLevel:-a847,395
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"Oh-amy-agod,-aare-ayou-afreakin'-akidding-ame?!"-aDrago's-amouth-afell-adown-ain-ashock-aas-ahe-astared-aat-athe-aenergy-afigures.-a
He-ahad-ajust-abeen-acelebrating-areaching-aan-aEnergy-aLevel-aof-aalmost-a3,000.-a
Yet-aeven-athe-aweakest-aof-athe-afighters-abefore-ahim-ahad-aan-aincredible-aEnergy-aLevel-aof-aalmost-a100,000.-a
And-athe-aeven-alarger-adragon-ahad-aa-amind-boggling-aEnergy-aLevel-aapproaching-a850,000.-a
He-awas-astanding-aon-athe-awestern-awall-aof-athe-acity,-abreathing-aslightly-ahard-afrom-aexertion.-aAfter-acoming-aup-awith-aa-ageneral-aplan,-ahe-ahad-adashed-ain-athe-adirection-aof-athe-afireball,-amoving-aas-afast-aas-ahe-acould.-aThe-aentire-acity-awas-athrown-ainto-achaos-aat-athe-amoment,-aand-ano-aone-apaid-aattention-ato-aa-aslim,-ascaled-ahumanoid-arunning-aacross-athe-acity.-a
In-ahis-aLesser-aThrone-aDemon-aform,-ajumping-afrom-ahouse-ato-ahouse-acontinuously-awas-ano-aproblem.-ahe-awas-afar-afaster-aand-amore-aagile-athan-ahe-awas-ain-ahis-aGiant-aMyyr-aDragon-aform,-athough-ahe-amissed-athe-awings-ahe'd-aused-afor-agliding.-a
It-ahad-ataken-ahim-aonly-aa-abrief-aperiod-aof-atime-ato-across-athe-amiles-awide-acity-aand-aarrive-aat-athe-awall.-a
The-aguards-aand-afighters-athat-anormally-apatrolled-athe-awall-ahad-along-asince-afled,-aas-ahad-amost-aof-athe-awizards-ain-athe-aface-aof-athe-aseemingly-aunblockable-aattack.-aIt-amade-ait-arather-aconvenient-afor-ahim-ato-astand-ahere,-athough,-aso-ahe-awasn't-acomplaining.
"Woah!"-aA-arippling-aexplosion-atore-athrough-athe-aair-aas,-aa-afew-ahundred-ameters-afrom-aDrago,-athe-afemale-avampire-awarrior-abegan-ato-aengage-athe-adragon.
Even-awith-ahis-avastly-aenhanced-avisual-aacuity-aand-aenhanced-abody,-aDrago-acould-aonly-ajust-abarely-amake-aout-athe-amovements-aof-athe-awarrior.-aShe-amoved-aincredibly-aquickly,-ain-aextremely-afast-abursts,-aunleashing-aa-adeluge-aof-ablows-atowards-athe-ahuge-adragon.-a
Every-atime-ashe-apunched-aforward,-atwo-aglowing-awhite-acircles-awould-aappear,-anear-aher-aarms.-a
Drago-acouldn't-aactually-asee-aanything-aleave-aher-ahand-aas-ashe-apunched,-abut-ahe-acould-asense-aand-ahear-athe-ashockwaves-acreated-afrom-aeach-aattack.-aA-adozen-alarge-acraters-asoon-aformed-ain-athe-aground,-adirt-aand-arock-aexploding-aoutward-aup-ainto-athe-aair.-a
Blow-aafter-ablow-arained-adown-aupon-athe-adragon,-acolliding-awith-athe-alayer-aof-aflames-aprotecting-ait.-aSeveral-aof-athese-apunches-aactually-aforced-athe-adrake-aback-aseveral-ameters.-a
A-adeep,-athundering-avoice-arang-aout,
"Your-astrength-ais-agood,-ait's-atrue,-abut-aits-aperfection-ais-alacking."
"Allow-ame-ato-ashow-ayou-atrue-afire,-aembers-athat-aare-acracking!"-a
The-amighty-adragon-aflapped-aits-alarge-awings,-acausing-ait-ato-asoar-abackwards-athirty-ameters.-aAs-ait-adid-aso,-aits-achest-aheaved.-a
The-aair-ashook-afor-athe-abriefest-ainstant.-a
A-amoment-alater,-aa-apure,-awhite-abeam-aof-alight-abast-aforth-afrom-athe-adragon's-amouth.-aThis-abeam-awas-aat-aleast-athree-ameters-aacross,-aand-ashot-aforward-aat-aa-ablurringly-afast-aspeed.-a
The-afemale-avampire,-ameanwhile,-aseemed-ato-ahave-aguessed-athe-adragon's-aintent,-aand-ahad-adodged-ato-athe-aleft-ajust-ain-atime-abefore-ait-aunleashed-aits-aattack.-aThe-abeam-amoved-aso-aquickly-athat-aby-athe-atime-aDrago-awas-aable-ato-aregister-aits-aexistence,-ait-ahad-aalready-apassed.-a
It-aslammed-ainto-athe-aground,-amelting-athrough-arock-aand-astone,-aand-apierced-athrough-athe-aentire,-aroughly-a80-amiles-awide-aplateau-athat-ahoused-aPotor-aCity.-aA-along,-asmooth-atunnel-aof-amelted-arock-aand-aair-aformed,-acompletely-aseared-athrough.-aThe-afemale-avampire-awas-asent-atumbling-athrough-athe-aair-abefore-astopping-aherself,-aturning-ato-aface-athe-adragon.-a
"Hahaha,-amy-abeam-afire-ais-astrong,-ais-ait-anot?"
"Created-afrom-amy-astudy-aof-aflame,-ait-ais-aquite-ahot!"
The-adragon's-aodd,-arhyming-away-aof-aspeaking-awashed-aover-aDrago-aas-ait-apaused,-alooking-aat-athe-avampire-aexpectantly,-aas-aif-awaiting-afor-asomething.-a
..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..
Just-aa-afew-amoments-aearlier:
Helena's-achest-aheaved,-aher-aentire-abody-atrembling.-aEvery-asingle-asense-ain-aher-awas-ayelling-aat-aher-ato-ascream,-ato-arun-aaway.-aThat-aif-ashe-astayed,-aonly-acertain-adeath-awas-aleft-afor-aher.
It-awas-athe-asame-afeeling-ashe-agot-awhen-ashe-ahad-afaced-aGeneral-aCarus.-a
'You-acan-ado-athis!-aYou-aneed-ato!'-aHer-ainner-avoice-arang-aout-aas-ashe-aforced-aherself-ato-adodge-ato-athe-aside,-ato-akeep-amoving-aand-anot-alet-athe-adragon-alock-aon-ato-aher.-a
It-awas-aextremely-apowerful,-ayes,-abut-ait-awas-aa-aknown-afact-athat-athe-alarger-ayou-awere,-athe-aharder-ait-awas-ato-amove-afast-aor-aagilely.-aHer-asmall,-alithe-aform-agave-aher-aa-abig-aadvantage-ain-aterms-aof-apure,-araw-aspeed.-a
She-aknew,-aright-ahere-aand-anow,-athat-ashe-aneeded-ato-astop-athis-adragon-afor-aas-along-aas-apossible.-aIf-ashe-adidn't,-ait-awould-aalmost-acertainly-acontinue-aits-aattack-aon-athe-acity.-a
'Should-aI-ago-alower-ain-athe-aRoyal-aSeries?'-aShe-athought,-aher-amind-aperturbed.-a
The-aRoyal-aImpact-aSeries-awas-aa-aseries-aof-aspells-acreated-aby-athe-aforefather-aof-aImpact-aMagic,-aImmanuel-aHope.-aEach-anumber-ain-athe-aseries-awas-aa-aunique-aand-apowerful-aspell-athat-acarried-amassive-aamounts-aof-aforce.-a
'No.'-aShe-ashook-aher-ahead.-aGrand-aMeteor,-athe-a6th-aImpact,-awas-aalready-aher-alimit.-aHer-aarms-awere-aalready-athrobbing-afrom-ahaving-aunleashed-ait,-aand-ahalf-aa-adozen-aother-aImpact-aSpells.-a
As-ashe-awas-athinking-athis,-athe-agiant-adragon-aspoke-aaloud,
"Your-astrength-ais-agood,-aits-atrue,-abut-aits-aperfection-ais-alacking."
"Allow-ame-ato-ashow-ayou-atrue-afire,-aembers-athat-aare-acracking!"-a
Its-ahead-azeroed-ain-adirectly-aon-aher-aas-ait-aleapt-abackwards,-aits-agreat-awings-afluttering.-aIt-abegan-ato-araise-aits-achest-aand-ahead.-a
As-ait-adid-aso,-athe-asixth-asense-athat-aHelena-ahad-atrained-afrom-aover-a40-ayears-aof-apractice-aand-acombat-acame-ainto-aplay.-aA-adeepset-apremonition-aovertook-aher.
DEATH
If-ashe-adid-anot-amove-anow,-ashe-awould-adie.-a
"Impact-aMagic:-aRoyal-aImpact-aSeries-aTwelve."-aShe-acast-aa-aspell-athat-ashe-ahad-aalready-astored-aup-athe-aenergy-afor,-aable-ato-arelease-ait-awith-aa-asingle-athought.-a
"World-aWaterfall-aImpact."-a
The-aforce-aof-aa-avast,-amiles-awide-awaterfall-aconcentrated-ajust-ato-aher-aright-aas-ashe-alet-athe-aspell-aloose.-aImmediately,-aher-abody-ajerked-ain-athe-aopposite-adirection,-aa-asonic-aboom-aechoing-aout-aas-ashe-aforcibly-adodged,-amoving-aalmost-ainstantaneously.-aSeveral-aof-aher-aribs-acracked-aat-athe-aimpact,-aunable-ato-abear-athe-ablow.-a
Not-aa-asplit-asecond-alater,-aa-ablinding-abeam-aof-alight-ashot-ainto-awhere-ashe'd-abeen-astanding.-a
A-avirtual-awave-aof-aheat-awashed-aover-aHelena,-amelting-athrough-aher-ainnate-abarrier.-aShe-afelt-aher-askin-aburn-aas-ashe-acovered-aher-aeyes,-aprotecting-aherself.-a
THUD
Her-abody-arolled-aand-atumbled-aon-athe-aground,-asliding-afor-aa-agood-adozen-ameters-abefore-ashe-amanaged-ato-asmash-aher-aright-aleg-adown,-aplanting-ait-aa-afoot-adeep-ainto-athe-aearth,-astopping-aherself.-aShe-acoughed-aup-ablood-aas-ashe-aforcibly-ahauled-aherself-ato-aher-afeet,-aher-aeyes-awatering.-a
'Crap.'-aHer-ainjuries-awere-asevere.-aHer-aentire-abody-ahad-abeen-aburned,-athe-aflesh-aseared-ared.-aShe'd-aprotected-aher-aeyes,-abut-aher-aarms,-alegs,-aand-atorso-awere-ain-aconstant-apain.-aShe-aalmost-afainted-aat-athe-aagony,-abut-aforced-aherself-ato-astand,-araising-aher-ahands-ain-aa-aguarded-aposition.-a
If-ashe-awas-ato-adie,-athen-ashe-ashould-agive-ait-aeverything-ashe-ahad,-aeven-aher-alife.-aShe-awould-anot-afail-athe-aHighlord.-a
"Hahaha,-amy-abeam-afire-ais-astrong,-ais-ait-anot?"
"Created-afrom-amy-astudy-aof-aflame,-ait-ais-aquite-ahot!"
The-adragon-aspoke-ayet-aagain,-aits-avoice-adeep-aand-apowerful.-aHelena-alistened-ato-athe-awords,-aand-athen-ashook-aher-ahead-aangrily.-aIt-asounded-alike-ait-awas-amocking-aher-astruggles-aagainst-aits-avast,-aoverwhelming-astrength.-a
As-ashe-alooked-aup-aat-aits-aarrogant,-adraconic-aface-astanding-afar-aoverhead,-ashe-amade-aa-amental-adecision.-a
Her-abody-awas-acurrently-atrying-ato-ashut-adown,-athe-asevere-adamage-ashe'd-asuffered-aalmost-afatal.-aThe-asituation-alooked-ahopeless.-a
She-awould-aneed-ato-agive-aeverything-ashe-ahad.-a
"Impact-aMagic:-aRoyal-aImpact-aSeries-aNumber-a3."-aHer-ahands-ashook-aas-ashe-aclasped-athem-atogether,-apreparing-ato-aunleash-aa-aspell-ashe-aknew-aher-abody-acouldn't-asurvive.-a
Energy-abegan-ato-agather-ain-aher-aarms-aas-ashe-areadied-aherself.-a
Before-ashe-acould-afully-acast-athe-aspell,-aprepared-ato-asacrifice-aher-alife-aand-aperish,-aanother-avoice-ayelled-aout,-afull-aof-acool-aconfidence.-a
"Ho,-amy-afellow-abrother!-aFair-atidings-ato-athee!"
"Your-aflames-acontain-apowerful-amight,-aI-ado-athere-asee!"
..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..-a..
Drago's-avoice-aechoed-aas-ahe-afinished-ayelling-aand-awalked-aup-ato-athe-aside-aof-athe-acity-awall.-a
He-aclenched-ahis-afists-anervously-aas-ahe-ajumped-athrough-athe-aair,-alanding-adown-ahard-aon-athe-aground-aoutside-athe-acity-awall.-aHe-acleared-ahis-athroat,-aalmost-atripping-aas-ahe-adid-aso.-aThe-aground-anear-athe-acity-awall-awas-acluttered-awith-arocks-aand-adebris.
The-aair-ahere-awas-aalmost-aunbearable,-athe-aungodly-aheat-awashing-aover-ahim-alike-amagma-aslogging-aoff-aa-avolcano.-aHe-afelt-ahis-aentire-abody-aseem-ato-ashrink-atogether,-ahis-ascales-amerging-ato-ashrug-aoff-athe-aheat.-a
The-ahulking-abrute-aof-aa-adragon-aturned-aits-aattention-aaway-afrom-athe-afemale-avampire,-aits-ahead-acocking-ato-athe-aside-aas-ait-alooked-aat-aDrago's-adiminutive-afigure.-aDrago-afelt-athat-aa-asimilar-ainnate-aconnection-ahe-ahad-afelt-awith-aMello-acoming-aoff-aof-athe-adragon-abefore-ahim,-athough-aone-athat-afelt-avery-aslightly-adifferent.-a
"Ah-ahello!-aGreetings-afellow-abrother!"-aThe-adragon's-amassive-afigure-ashook,-athe-apowerful-alayers-aof-aflame-aaround-ait-aexpanding-aslightly.-aAbruptly-ait-abegan-ato-atransform,-ashrinking-ainward.-a
In-ajust-aa-ascant-amoment,-aits-amassive,-a50-ameters-along-aform-ashrank-ato-aa-amuch-asmaller,-a8-aand-aa-ahalf-ameters-along-aform,-aonly-aaround-afourish-ameters-ahigh.-aAbout-athe-asame-asize-aas-aDrago's-aregular-aMyyr-aDragon-aform.-a
The-ahazy-aAura-aof-aorange-afire-astayed-aaround-ait,-ahowever,-agiving-aoff-aa-afeeling-aof-araw,-adominating-apower.-a
"I'll-ashrink,-alest-amy-aflames-ado-asmother."-aThe-adragon's-avoice-awas-ahigher-apitched-anow-aas-ait-aflew-aforward,-alanding-aa-ahalf-adozen-aor-aso-ameters-afrom-aDrago.-aIt-acontinued-aits-arhyming-aspeech,-anot-agiving-ahim-aa-achance-ato-arespond,
"I've-acome-awith-aa-aquestion,-afair-abrother,-ato-aask."
"Wisdom-aI-ado-aseek,-aa-amost-adifficult-atask."-a
"We-asearch-aand-ajourney-afor-aperfection,-ato-aachieve-athe-aunachievable."-a
"But-awhat-ais-aperfection?-aI-alook-ato-aconceive-athe-ainconceivable."-a
The-adragon's-ahead-anodded-aas-ait-apaused,-aits-aeyes-agrowing-adistant.-a
Drago-astayed-afocused-aon-ait-aevery-amovement,-alistening-ato-aevery-aword-aits-aspoke.-aHis-aplan-awas-agrowing-amore-aand-amore-asolid-aas-ahis-aunderstanding-aof-athe-adragon-agrew.-a
The-aEleventhborn-acontinued,-ahis-awords-agrowing-alouder-aand-alouder.-aEvery-aline-ahe-asaid-aconveyed-aa-acertain-adegree-aof-apower,-aauthority,-aand-aimportance,-aas-aif-athey-aheld-aincredible-ameaning-aand-apassion.-a
"In-amy-ashort-alife,-aI've-aheard-acertain-awords-aof-awisdom."
"That-aperfection-ais-ain-afire,-aconveyed-adeeply-awith-arhythm."-a
"So-aI-aask-ayou,-ato-anow,-aspeak-awords-ain-areturn."
"Is-aperfection-afound-ain-athat-awhich-amust-aburn?"
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###-aChapter-a53-a--aGiving-aAid
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The-adragon's-avoice-awas-agreat-aand-aterrible-ain-aDrago's-aears,-acontaining-aa-amajestic-aair-athat-acould-anot-abe-amimicked.-aIt-alooked-aat-ahim,-aits-aeyes-afull-aof-aexpectation.-a
Drago-akept-ahis-acool,-aa-asmall-asmile-aappearing-aon-ahis-aface.-aA-apeaceful,-awhite-aAura-abegan-ato-aspread-aout-afrom-ahim-aas-ahe-afocused-aon-athe-aLife-aEnergy-arunning-ain-ahis-aveins,-aactivating-aits-afake-aAura.-aHe-aneeded-ato-aremain-acalm.-a
"Words-aof-awisdom-ayou-aask-afor,-aand-awords-aof-awisdom-aI-awill-ashare."-aHe-abegan,-amimicking-athe-apoetic-aphrasing-athe-aEleventhborn-aused.-a
"Hear-aas-aI-aspeak-ato-ayou,-amy-afellow-aflock-amember,-awith-acare."-aHis-arhyme-awas-asimilar-ato-aone-athe-adragon-ahad-asaid,-acatching-aits-aattention.-a
The-adragon-agave-ahim-aa-aquiet-anod,-aits-alegs-asettling-adown-aas-ait-awaited.-aThe-aentire-asituation-afelt-aincredibly-asurreal-ato-aDrago,-abut-ahe-adidn't-alet-ahimself-aslip-aup.-a
This-adragon-aonly-aspoke-ain-apoems.-aIt-aappeared-ato-ahave-asome-asort-aof-afixation-aon-arhythm-aand-arhyme.-aHe'd-ainstantly-amade-athe-adecision-ato-aspeak-aback-ain-arhyme,-afiguring-ait-awould-aput-ahim-aon-agood-aterms.-aAs-ahe'd-arealized-athis,-aand-alistened-ato-athe-aquestion-athe-aEleventhborn-ahad-aasked-aof-ahim,-aan-aold,-aworn-apoem-afrom-aEarth-acame-ato-amind.
His-avoice-afull-aof-aconfidence,-aDrago-abegan-ato-aspeak,
"Some-asay-athe-aworld-awill-aend-ain-afire,
Some-asay-ain-aice.
From-awhat-aI've-atasted-aof-adesire
I-ahold-awith-athose-awho-afavor-afire.
But-aif-ait-ahad-ato-aperish-atwice,
I-athink-aI-aknow-aenough-aof-ahate
To-asay-athat-afor-adestruction-aice
Is-aalso-agreat
And-awould-asuffice."
It-awas-aa-apoem-aby-athe-agreat-awordsmith-aRobert-aFrost-afrom-aEarth,-aone-athat-ahad-astuck-awith-aDrago-afrom-aa-acollege-aliterature-aclass.-aHe-aspoke-aconfidently,-agiving-athe-awords-aa-asmooth-aflow,-ahis-asole-agoal-ato-amake-athe-adragon-ato-acalm-adown,-aand-astop-aunleashing-aits-afiery-aattacks.-a
The-adragon-astared-aat-aDrago,-aits-aeyes-aopened-awide.-aIt-astood-aabsolutely-astill,-aunmoving-aas-aits-amind-awent-aover-athe-awords-ahe-ashared.-a
The-apulsing-aLife-aAura-aDrago-ahad-aunleashed-agave-ahis-awords-aan-aalmost-amystic-afeel,-agiving-athem-amore-aimpact-athan-athey-awould-aotherwise.-a
A-atense-amoment-apassed-aas-athe-adragon-astayed-astill,-aunmoving.-a
A-afew-aseconds-aafter,-ajust-aas-athe-amoment-awas-afading,-asomething-aunexpected-ahappened.-a
It-astarted-ato-arain.-a
Drago-ablinked,-akeeping-ahis-afocus-alocked-aon-athe-adragon-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-aWater-adripped-adown-ahis-ascaled-aface-aand-abody,-asoaking-ahis-aarms.-a
The-aEleventhborn-aturned-aits-ahead-aup-atowards-athe-asky,-astaring-aat-athe-avast-aclouds-athat-ahad-aappeared-aout-aof-anowhere.-a
As-athe-arain-afell,-aa-asmall,-aglowing-ablue-alight-acovered-athe-atrembling-aform-aof-athe-abadly-ainjured-afemale-avampire-aoff-ato-aDrago's-aleft.-a
The-adragon-ain-afront-aof-aDrago-aseemed-ato-asmile-aas-ait-aturned-aits-ahead-aback-atowards-ahim.
"Young-abrother,-aI-amust-agive-aword-ato-asay."
"It-aseems-asome-arats-ahave-acome-aout-ato-aplay."-a
"The-awords-ayou've-ashared-ahave-atouched-amy-aheart."
"But-athen-afor-anow,-awe-amust-astep-aapart."
The-adragon-aleapt-abackwards,-aits-awings-aunfolding-aas-aits-abody-asize-aexpanded,-aback-ato
-aits-ahuge,-a50-ameter-along-aform.-aOrange-aflames-aflew-afrom-aits-awings,-athe-aever-present-aheat-aaround-ait-aforming-aa-asmall-ainferno.-a
A-asplit-asecond-alater,-aa-aweird-aecho-arang-aout.-aDrago-aclutched-aat-ahis-aears,-alooking-aaround-aas-ahe-ajumped-abackwards,-astumbling-ato-athe-aground.-a
His-avision-awavered,-aeverything-aaround-ahim-astarting-ato-alook-arather…-aodd.-aHe-aput-ahis-ascaled-ahands-aon-athe-aground,-aforcibly-amaking-ahimself-ashake-aoff-athe-adisorientation.-a
He-alooked-aup-ato-asee-aa-amadhouse.-a
The-arain-athat-ahad-astarted-afalling-anow-aseemed-ato-abe-afalling-ain-ahundreds-aof-adifferent-adirections.-aThe-awater-aswirled-aas-ait-amoved-achaotically,-aforming-ainto-agargantuan-astreams-athat-amoved-ain-astrange,-aever-shifting-apatterns.-a
Before-aDrago's-aeyes-aeven-athe-asimple-acolor-aof-athe-arain-abegan-ato-achange.-aBrilliant-agreens,-adeep-ablues,-adark-areds,-aand-aascending-ayellows,-aa-amyriad-aof-acolors-aexploded-aforth,-aeach-aone-aseeking-ato-aoutdo-athe-aother.-a
And,-aall-aas-aone,-athese-astreams-aof-awater-abegan-ato-alash-aout-aat-athe-aEleventhborn.-a
"More-apeople-ahave-acome-ato-adefend-athe-acity?"-aHe-aobserved,-ahis-aeyes-ascanning-athe-aenvironment.-a
It-atook-ahim-aonly-aa-abrief-amoment-ato-aspot-aa-aduo-aof-avampires-athat-ahad-aappeared-anext-ato-athe-ainjured-afemale-avampire.-a
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Species:-aTrue-aVampire
Class-a--aLord-aClass-a(Pseudo-King)
Maximum-aEnergy-aLevel:-a101,535
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Species:-aTrue-aVampire
Class-a--aLord-aClass-a(Pseudo-King)
Maximum-aEnergy-aLevel:-a105,908
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