Chapter 27

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The next day, Ritoru takes me down to their barracks. I've never known caverns to span a whole mountain. He even says that they are uncovering more and more caves for expansion. Each new tunnel spawns even more curiosity from me. Just how massive are these mountains and why hasn't anyone charted the maps with them?

"Ritoru, how large are these mountains?" I finally ask as my curiosity reaches a tipping point, "There's no way they stayed off of the maps."

"Khintasa." Ritoru turns to me, "It's a city at the edge of the mountains. Some of the most powerful mages live in it keeping our home a secret. We see it as the mountains, but everyone else sees it as an open plain. We protect the city in order to be protected ourselves. This was Irin's doing hundreds of years ago. We were nomads for some time until we came across these mountains. Humans are power hungry and Irin knew they wouldn't quit hunting us down. As powerful as we were, we were hungry and tired from the fighting. We had nothing left."

"Wow." I say looking at the ground, "I had no idea."

To think that even after the humans hunted the Dragon's for their blood, they wanted their complete extinction. Everyone has a place in this world...except those that wish to do harm to it.

"I'm sure you've met him already, but Coldrog is Irin's top general." Ritoru says opening a passage that led to a massive clearing full of soldiers. Each soldier is dueling with each other or practicing their magic. I've never seen such an organized garrison like this before. The Iceltic garrisons were much simpler; filled with taverns and brothels, they made sure to keep the morale high for their soldiers.

"You seem at a loss for words." Ritoru brushes past me as I keep looking around, "Come on! I want you to formally meet our general!"

I wonder if he can help me with my idea. I watch Ritoru walk through the sparring soldiers as I fall into deep thought. I've been thinking of a new attack with Artenagon. It would seem as if the blade itself would be invisible. Instead of carrying it on my person, I would have it in another dimension waiting for me to call it. Unsuspecting enemies would think I'd be rushing them with my fists, only for the blade to materialize in my hands at the final moment. I need to get stronger in order to face my siblings and learn how to control this power I was given.

I'd like to go with Ritoru and talk with Coldrog, but I need to train now more than ever. "Ritoru." He stops and turns to me, "I need to train right now. If you need me, I'll be on the cavern edges."

I don't wait for his response and find a secluded area. I take a deep breath and close my eyes. Holding out my hand, I utter the words that would unlock my powers, "Twelfth Circle Configuration: Release!" The shadowy dark aura comes over me once again. This time however, the energy is much more powerful. I guess the closer I get to the end of my week of healing, the more powerful I become. I can already feel the power of the Dragon's flowing throughout my body.

Before I can do any training with my destructive magic, I have to make a barrier so that I don't destroy anything. While being the God of Chaos, you can create small dimensions around you. The Archangel finally speaks once more. This time, it isn't to berate me for a mistake. She knew that when I fought Lox, I wasn't at my full potential and could only fight for a limited time. Once I master these powers of mine, I'll restore balance...once and for all.

"Dimensional Barrier: Create!" The outside of the barrier slows as the new dimension is created. I use my gravitational powers to lower myself back onto the cave grounds. Next, should come a practice dummy that can't be destroyed. I form a shadow in front of me until the dummy takes form. I take a deep breath and sprint towards the dummy. I hold out my hand and beckon for Artenagon to appear in my hand. I wind up on my back as I slam into the dummy.

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