"Thank you, Master Faluel." Friya flushed a little.
Due to their similar hair and height, it was easy to mistake them for blood relatives.
"That said, I have a theory for myself and the answer to Friya's question."
"Really?" Friya moved closer to the Hydra to not miss a single word.
"Yeah, really. Your method for the violet is probably similar to the Hydra's bloodline technique. Do you want me to explain it to you?" Faluel asked.
"Fuck! I mean, no, thanks." Friya tried and failed to hide her disappointment. "What's your theory?"
"That at least for me, the answer lies once again in following in Thrud's footsteps." The Hydra replied.
"More Forbidden Magic?" Ajatar was already regretting coming to the Fringe. "If that's the price for Dragonhood, I'd rather stay a Drake my whole life." fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
"No, silly." She chuckled. "Just showing me in Dragon form would have been pointless. That's why I glowed in the vision. I believe that Friya got it right and that Mogar was highlighting my blood."
"Okay, now you've lost me." Quylla said.
"Think about how she turned Xedros into a Golden Dragon." Faluel replied. "Thrud's method consisted in increasing the amount of Divine Beast's blood inside a Lesser while also feeding them with a life force that could withstand the potency of a Guardian's blood.
"Forbidden Magic was the easy and safe way because of the countless sacrifices Thrud made to evolve a single individual. If I'm right, then just like I've Awakened my core, my body, and the auxiliary cores, I also have to Awaken my blood.
"It's no different from what happened to Lith upon reaching the violet. He was just a Lesser Dragon before that. A hybrid like the others. Lith somehow has channeled the released energy and Mohar's help to turn himself into a Divine Beast.
"I'm already at the bright violet so this is going to be harder for me. I need a way to turn my Dragon blood into a dominant trait while also altering my life force so that I don't die during the transformation."
"And how would you do that?" Ajatar was pondering about taking part in the ritual and seeing if the same answer applied to him as well.
ραndαsnοvεl.cοm "I have no clue." The Hydra shrugged. "That's why it's called a theory."
They had all worked up a huge appetite but luckily the Lesser Dragons had brought dimensional amulets filled with enough roasted cows to feed a battalion.
"What was that thing with Lith's Soul Projection?" Solus asked while they were revising the meeting with the Parliament.
"That's a great question." Aalejah nodded. "I've never seen anything like that before and if the World Tree has ever recorded something similar, they kept it in their private archives where aspirants Chroniclers have no access."
"Then I guess you have no idea what that weird magic was either." Solus was almost certain it had been some kind of Void Magic, but she couldn't explain the arrays or their use.
"Yup. What about you guys?" The elf looked at the members of the group in turn, obtaining only shrugs in reply. "Lith, why don't you conjure them for a little experiment?"
Her eyes wandered all over the table, not knowing if she wanted to drink, eat, or just fall apart first.
"I'm sorry you had to go through all that alone. Had I known that the echoes in the Mindscape still retained the memories of their originals I would have found a way to send someone else to the Parliament and be by your side." Lith said, wondering if he could somehow meet Carl in the same way.
"Thanks." She puffed on the hot chocolate before taking a small sip. "I wonder if by asking the proper question you could meet Carl in the Mindscape. I mean, you've already talked with him there back in Kolga so Mogar must have saved his 'data' in her consciousness."
"I think we spend too much time together. And I mean even considering our bond." Lith studied her expression to see if she really had come to that same conclusion on her own or if she was just pulling his leg and reading his mind.
"What do you mean?" She blinked several times in confusion, taking a bite from a syrup-dripping pancake.
The sip of chocolate had opened her stomach and the sweet taste of the pancakes was countering her sour mood. Soon her plate and cup were empty but she still had plenty of space for seconds.
Lith used a superficial mind fusion to share with her both the imaginary nagging and his latest thoughts along with her reaction to both.
"By my Mom, we do spend too much time together." She giggled at the revelation, feeling her burden become a little lighter. "I swear on the tower that I haven't read your mind. The words just came to my mind by themselves."
"I'm sorry for the stupid question, but how do you feel?" Lith asked.
It was in violation of Dawn's teachings about boundaries, but Solus opted for a partial fusion as well.
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