ULTRAMagic Interlude (Bonus Chapters)

Chapter 39

"Hey, Blood?" Drusa said as she poked her head into his room. "What are you doing?"

"Messing with my armor..." The bodysuit was changing properties in a calm manner. "Loose and baggy? Comfy, but I could see it getting caught on something. Tight and shiny? Neat looking, but I don't know how I feel about it. Poofy? It's an idea I need to sit on... Maybe I should just stick with form-fitting."

"Go with whatever feels the most comfortable I say. What happens when you get older and grow bigger though?"

"Um... I don't know. I guess I'll go to Darkness and have it refitted?"

Drusa stepped over and raised Blood-Wraith's arm. "Fascinating. Who knew Eustorgio would create something this complex?"

"But he didn't make this?"

"He did. You realize this is Darkness' blood, right?"

"Oh..." He took his arm back. "Well something neat I can do is inflate this with magic and float upwards. It's not practical, but it's definitely fun."

"You could also use it to break or cushion a fall."

Blood-Wraith thought about it and nodded. "Huh, not a bad idea. Not sure how to test that..." He then puffed up the suit and fell down, bouncing a little. He laughed. "Okay, that's fun."

"Fun is the catalyst of creativity, Blood," Drusa pointed out.

"You know, Vex said the exact same thing..."

She laughed. "Well where do you think I got it from?"

"Yeah... speaking of Vex, where is he?"

"He went over to the guild to talk to Tiberius. What we found yesterday has him a little concerned."

"I see. Hey, Drusa? Can I ask about Vex really quickly?"

"Sure, go ahead."

Blood-Wraith went over to his closet and pulled out something from a pile of clothes. It was the suit Vexation had used on him back in The Dark Grand Desert. "Why is he obsessed with suits like this?" He asked as he stretched it a few times. "Why not normal armor?"

Drusa laughed again. "I don't know honestly. It's probably the influence of his studies. He tries to keep curses a secret, so that's reflected in how he presents himself. He wants to conceal his identity and be able to slip into the shadows whenever he needs to. As to why he went with shiny and stretchy; function over form, I guess? Rich was always quirky like that."

"It feels so strange to wear..."

"You've been wearing it casually?"

"Uh... maybe..." Blood-Wraith felt a little embarrassed. "Anyways, It's like it wasn't meant for me" he remarked as went behind his closet door and put it on.

Drusa studied the suit for a moment. The hood with the red X, glowing bands on the limbs, green outline of the abdominals, and the purple X object on his back prompted her to peer into the flow of time. "Intriguing. I'd dare say you're right on that assertion, Blood. I'm curious to know how Rich stumbled across Teunis in the first place..."

"Who's Teunis?" Blood-Wraith asked as he took off the hood.

"Well I can't say too much, but what I can say is that he'll join the guild in the far future and it will lead to you meeting someone very important to you."

Blood-Wraith thought about that as he looked at himself in the mirror. "Strange. Anyways, I kind of want a red and black suit at some point. I think red is my favorite color."

"Not a bad choice. Red is also Vita's favorite color."

The two then went downstairs and took a seat in the living room. "Another question..." Blood-Wraith spoke. "Did Leif and the others ever get on Vex's case for his behaviors?"