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The sudden blast of Energy lifted me off my feet and slammed me hard into the metal wall of this prison, and kept me there as continuous pulses of pure energy turned the blast of energy into a repulsive Field of Gravitational force. I felt my muscles straining under the pressure, and something felt off about several of my limbs, but that was something that (Pain Immunity) was likely keeping me from feeling anything from other than the general sense that something was wrong. It was originating from my tail, my left hind leg, and both of my wings, but I couldn't move my head to see what was wrong as the Magical Energy pulsing from the central prison was keeping me pressed against the wall.
Ow. I couldn't help but say it internally, even if I couldn't feel the pain I knew that something bad had happened. There was a moment where I was just stuck like that, the field pressing me to the wall as my mind recovered from the dizzy spell that the blast had given me, but once the room stopped spinning and I could think properly again I turned to the task of how I was going to get out of this.
From what I could understand my Magic and Mana were endless and I knew that I'd be able to (Spatial Warp) closer to the bow without issue, but the moment I would get there I'd just be blasted back into the wall and that would make my injuries worse...so, instead I looked through my abilities to see if there was something I could use to either destroy it or keep this Magic Field from effecting me.
A few constructs made proved that my Skills still worked at least, but since this wasn't (Aura Pressure) that resistance was useless at the moment. though, (Magic Tolerance) and (Physical Tolerance) had gained a couple levels from that event, and it seemed that (Holy Magic Resistance), (Explosion Resistance), and (Shockwave Resistance) were all gaining levels by the second despite already being pretty high up there in level, so that was good I guess. I looked through (Planar Shifting) again for a moment, knowing that my (Incorporeality) Skill had been absorbed by it, so there was no way that it was just a Dimensional Travel Skill that locked me out of singular Layer changes. I mean, sure I could stay in one Layer indefinitely given that it was low level, and it had even gained four levels from the time I'd gotten it till now, but there was that part in it that seemed interesting:
Planar Shifting:
This Skill is a Reaper Exclusive: Giving the User the ability to shift any aspect of their existence, between different layers of Reality and back.
I mean surely it wasn't just locked to the Layers of Reality, as it had taken (Incorporeality) in order to Evolve when I did, so surely it meant that I could use the Skill to change aspects of my being in small ways so long as I stayed in one Layer or Reality while I did so?
I closed my eyes and focused on the effects that I wanted while keeping the Skill in a semi-active state: I wanted was to let the Magic Field trapping me to just pass through my body without effect, and as soon as I thought it something within the Skill clicked and I fell back to the floor in a heap of fluff, the Magic Generator--or whatever it was--pulsed again, stronger, and I could feel the power of the field decrease a little as the excess power was diverted through the wires and through the floor for some other purpose I didn't want to be here for.
I stood up and shook myself off, trying to ignore the unnatural grating feeling that my wings, tail, and hind leg gave when moved. I looked back to study how bad they were and couldn't help but to lose the contents of my stomach upon seeing my tail and wings dragging limply me like a trio of wet rags. It took me a moment to gather myself enough to look past them at my leg and, thankfully, that one looked like a simple enough break as I'd probably landed on it strangely when I hit the wall, but there were bones sticking out of it and I was bleeding everywhere.
Even the wall behind me looked like something straight out of a murder scene as the bleeding from my leg had made a pool of blood much larger than what should be there and upon the lessening of the Magic Field it flowed to pool on the floor like a crimson river.
...I really hope I didn't have a severed artery or something that I couldn't feel.
That aside, I was ecstatic that my plan had worked, and I was sure to make it so the Skill imitated the same mechanic that (Incorporeality) had so I could phase through the wall into the cage of light and see what was really going on.
Notice: Captured Chosen of The World's Light has been found. Free them and bring them to safety and the User will be rewarded accordingly.
As my eyes adjusted to the Light inside of the prison my shock did not: There was a beautiful Dragoness laying on the ground before me. I did not know how I knew she was a she, nor did I care as I stood there in my shock seeing her Untouched, Pure White scales, the Incandescent glowing horns and claws she had, and even though she didn't have wings, I couldn't help but revel in the strange sense of Kin-ship I had towards her. I couldn't help myself:
Name: Aurora
Species: (Young Adolescent) Angel Dragon
Condition: Tired, Hungry, Stressed, Lonely, Growing Helplessness, Slightly Hopeful.
(Class SS Monster)
Estimated Rank: SS+
Personal Level: 73/100
The system notified me that I gained a couple levels in (Spy) but I didn't even glance at it over looking at the first only other being of my Kind I'd seen up until now, and my Draconic mind couldn't get over how beautiful Aurora looked. It was a little confusing to the Human part of my mind as to why my Draconic side was acting this way towards her, but even that part of me couldn't deny that this was an absolutely stunning Dragon before me.
I shook head, hard to clear myself of my thoughts and focus on the task I still needed to complete; this wasn't a place that I should be staying, and while it didn't seem like she was effected by the Magic Field I was sure that she was the source of it and whatever it was powering, so I needed to get her out of here immediately. I was about to get closer to her when something in her peaceful state changed as she sniffed a few times in her sleep, and just as I was about to pat at her with a paw she suddenly shot up with slitted eyes and looked around, nostrils flaring.
She seemed shocked when she saw me, and then she looked down and looked at something under me, her expression changing to that similar to a shocked worry and I looked down wondering what it was she was looking at and remembered.
Oh yeah, I was still bleeding all over the place.
My maroon colored blood was puddling on the floor between my rear paws and I took a quick glance at my Health to see how bad it really was...probably something I should've done when it happened...Health: 112000/143000 (-10/sec). It took me a minute to do the math and I found that I'd lost around 11000 points through blood-loss, so I probably had more than one severed artery or something considering that was almost a forth of my total health I'd lost thus far.
I, um, I've got a few scratches that need fixed, so it would be really helpful if you came with me real qui...! She suddenly lunged at me and for a moment I thought that she was attacking me and my natural reaction was to turn my body incorporeal so she just ended up phasing right through me and landing in a heap of now slightly bloodied scales. She stood up and looked back at me in shock, thankfully not trying that again and I decided that it was probably best if I kept an eye on my Health so I had it showing in the corner of my vision. And with every second that passed the number going down by the tens was actually kinda nervewracking, and after another minute I let it fade away again just as the Dragoness, Aurora spoke to me.
"You're bleeding too much. I can help." She spoke, like actually moved her mouth and tongue, speaking words that I could somehow understand. I gaped at her, completely flabbergasted and she slowly came closer to me before trying to pat my head, her paw going right through my face and that snapped me out of my shock.
Ah, sorry, I have a Skill that keeps physical things from harming me I let my being turn corporeal again and nodded at her, Continue to do whatever it was you were trying to do, you should be able to touch me now. She tried again, a bit cautiously, but instead of touching my head she pressed her own clawed paw against my chest right at my heart and I could feel Magic pouring into my being: the First thing that gave me relief was my leg fixing itself, proving that it was far worse an injury than I first thought, and then my tail fixed itself, and just as that was finishing my wings started to reconstruct themselves starting at my shoulder-blades as my bones shifted and reconnected.
It felt strange, with my Immunity disconnecting my sense of Pain from the rest of my being, but upon feeling whole again I couldn't help myself but to let out a deep sigh of relief as my body returned to the way it had been, if not a little stronger feeling than before...Thanks. I mean that. I nodded towards her and she surprised me by nuzzling the side of my face with her own with a purr of affirmation.
"You're welcome" She stepped back and I saw the glimmer of amusement in her eyes as she saw how flustered she'd made me. "I can only assume that you've been captured by that Fiend too, and stuffed in here with me to act as a power source..."
I shook my head, both to clear my mind and deny her statement, I wasn't captured, don't think I can be anymore actually. Anyways, thanks for Healing me...I actually came to save you.
This shocked her and she stepped away from me for a moment, and in that moment I saw that there were actually several spots where her body had healed itself imperfectly it seemed: Her Horns had a scar-like diagonal line through both at different spots, her claws also looked like they'd been cut off at some point, and I could see that some of her scales seemed newer than the rest. I didn't know if the partially formed Halo at her horns was anything significant, but I couldn't rule out that it pointed out some other form of injury that I couldn't see...
I dipped my head in a measure of submission and told her I meant no harm, I truly came to save you. I have a way to get out of here and back but I don't know exactly where you came from so all I can do is bring you back to where I'm from and hope you can recognize something. I tentatively took a step toward her and then another upon seeing that she didn't move, and then I did something that my instincts were pressing me to do for another similar in age: I licked the tip of her snout as a form of encouragement.
Thankfully it seemed to be enough to snap her out of her spiral as she cocked her head, asking, "Really?"
I nodded, Really. I can get us out of here, but first I wanted to ask if there was any way you could tone down the brightness of your scales...or even stop them from glowing maybe?
She shook her head, "No, sorry, but I lost my Stealth Skill somehow, and they built this place to keep the light out so I can't leave using my own Skills, otherwise I would."
Okay, then how about this. I'm going to Teleport us pretty far away from here, and hopefully we can use the same portal that I used to get home before they're able to do anything about it.
She agreed with my plan, nodding her head, "Okay. Then what?"
Then I guess you can go back from where you came from and I wait for my father to come get me. I admitted, Actually where are you from, and why did you get here?
"You should know if it already, after all the whole Empire knows of the Wingless Dragoness that's the bad omen of our race." She seemingly looked up at me for some kind of reaction but I didn't really have one to show her considering I didn't know what she was talking about.
I hatched in the Human Empire, that's been my home so far, and I don't think you're from the Human Empire as well...are you? I asked and her lower jaw dropped loosely for some reason, eyes wide. Um, are you okay?
"Y-you hatched in the Human Empire" She seemed shocked, if more than a little horrified at the revelation.
I cocked my head confused as to why she was confused, Yes...I hatched in a small cavern a little off the border from the Human Kingdom of Forge.
"There's going to be war, if those Home knew that a (Young) Dragon was raised outside of the Empire, especially in the Human Empire...ooooh, this is going to be bad. You are right, we do need to get back as soon as possible."
I, um, how bad it is? I asked, The Human Emperor already sent someone to tell them that I was here, and I don't think that being somewhere less than a year counts as being raised there...
She paused in her pacing for a moment looking at me curiously, "What do you mean? How old are you then?"
That's a bit rude of you?
"Please, just answer me" She pleaded.
I sighed, Around Nine or Ten months I think. Time is a little hard to remember sometimes...
She suddenly came over and pressed her snout close to mine, whisper-yelling, "You're about a Year Old!?"
U-um...Yes.
She recoiled as if I'd struck her with my tail or something, "T-this is worse than I thought it was...I know that you don't understand, but if the Empire's World-Breakers find out how old you are...or if you are of Royal blood, it won't matter than the Humans tried to tell them of your existence before-hand, they're going to destroy this world just to make sure this doesn't happen again."
Well, they wouldn't destroy this world... I countered and she glared at me with striking incandescent eyes similar to that of a shifting rainbow. Alright...Lets go home! I then (Spatial Warp)ed the two of us out.
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two chapters a year, it hurts so much
It’s more like 2 Chapters a Month, but Yeah…
thx for the ch. Take the time you need for life stuff. id rather have slow chs then none from you getting brunt out/ stressed, trying to keep a schedule and stop having fun.