FVN Chapter 170: The Dragons Envy - The Free Asura
Chapter 170: The Dragons Envy - The Free Asura
⁜ Xavida POV
Meanwhile, back in the Royal Academy of Silvara...
Xavida looked around the classroom and felt it had changed drastically since Asura wasn't there. Her eyes watched Mu Xue, and anger, bitterness, and strange feelings flooded her heart after they again clashed upon returning to the mansion. Mu Xue was a constant reminder that Asura loved them equally.
The time for her being selfish and keeping him to herself was over.
'Asura...' she thought in a solemn mood.
Her fingers stroked a piece of his hair she cut off and made into a little trinket for her quill pen. She missed him so much and hoped he would be okay.
After all, the Tower of Death was famous even in her homeland, and many challengers died when they got too confident.
"Xavida Bahamot!" Lorem's low voice enveloped the room as her brows furrowed while the book in her hand almost became charcoal in her hands; from her narrow red eyes, it seemed she was furious. "Do you have anything better to do than daydreaming!?"
"No, Professor." Xavida lowered her head, but the corners of her mouth raised slightly because this was an unusual sight. Lorem was usually strict with her, Mu Xue, and Asura, but now she seemed angry with everyone, so her anger became less intense.
"Then pay attention!" Lorem frowned. "Or maybe you want to be punished with extra training instead?"
Xavida dared not say anything and returned to listening to Lorem teach the class.
'Why do I miss him so much?' Xavida asked herself while looking at the piece of hair in her hands.
Then, the strange churning of the anima in her abdomen reminded her of a warmth that could never leave her. A feeling as if Asura stood beside her and held her from behind allowed her as if to tell her to behave.
With this, her obsessive and compulsive thoughts faded as her eyes moved to the board and began listening to Lorem intently.
Mu Xue looked at Xavida from the side with narrowed eyes, then snorted softly and turned back.
'Hmph. Mu Xue looks jealous because she failed to get pregnant the last time they had sex. Fufu.'
Xavida giggled inwardly but quickly stopped because Lorem noticed and pointed at her while reading from the book... with that, Xavida followed on with a high-pitched voice.
"The existence of magicians and knights above the Tenth Stage is untrue. These are stories past leaders told to bolster their prestige." Xavida's soft tone charmed many who watched with envious gazes, but she didn't care as she finished the passage under Lorem's watchful eyes.
Lorem nodded, satisfied with Xavida's performance, before continuing. "Yes! Many claim there is no way to break past the Tenth Stage barrier. It is said that any human body cannot contain the magic of those surpassing it and will slowly erode and kill the owner."
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"Okay, remember to read through this book before next week's magic lesson. There is also a training session in the afternoon!" Lorem said, her eyes growing dim the moment the lesson ended.
The two wolves were originally a pack of twelve Stage Five wolves, but now their entire pack lay dead. Asura didn't feel bad. This place of illusions irritated him, only he discovered some changes in his body since fusing with the three past lives that might be clearer due to them entering the monoliths.
"My swordsmanship is improving so much faster, Auros. You were such a genius with the sword... but it feels strange that I could summon a new soul weapon."
The silver blade the prince used until his death became longer and more slender. A thin blade could easily slice the flesh and bones of these monsters, with bones stronger than stone.
Asura enjoyed the feeling of his improved swordsmanship. Although he had learned fast in the past, he lacked a detailed understanding of the sword.
The previous techniques taught by Lorem, Lucia, and Sigurd felt slow and unsuitable for him, as he relied on brute force rather than technique.
However, this style differed from the one used by Prince Auros.
'It's like the demon swordsmanship in my mind is being recreated each moment, stealing the best parts of Auros and Sigurd's styles while letting me learn and improve my skill... rather than using force.'
"I thought I was a genius because of the past few months. However, learning of my past life as Auros, there is so much to learn." Asura grinned, his eyes flashing with a hint of arrogance, thinking of how talented Auros once was with a sword.
And how to surpass him now that they were one person.
He did not know how fast he progressed compared to others because Lorem, Lucia, and Sigurd kept his skills hidden from others and other people's growth in him. 'Maybe I might have been decent before, but now... I can become a genuine genius.'
Asura flicked the eastern nodachi, almost identical in shape to Vela, but he seemed a little longer because of his height difference. He then felt the power of these illusions being devoured, a suction more vibrant than before. As the thoughts of Auros controlled the monolith, Asura felt everything.
The amount, the speed and even the sensation became more intense after Helliana left the phoenix totem. Now she slept on his shoulder, unbothered by combat and she would absorb small little bits of magic from him.
Only a small amount, so Asura didn't mind.
Asura closed his eyes and sensed the world around him. His senses spread through the area as he tried to locate the exit of this illusion realm.
'The changes in my body, and that woman thinks I am dead, make me feel more at ease. Even though I need to kill my enemies,' Asura thought as he sensed something and sprinted forward without hesitation.
Dust rose beneath his boots as he dashed through the wasteland filled with corpses.
At first, it seemed like a dozen wolves were his only victims, but then there were more and more...
Until the corpses numbered over a hundred, he dashed through the wasteland.
His body, light as a feather, tapped the ground and flung into the air, his beautiful black-and-white wings fluttering as he glided through the searing blue skies.
'Thank god, Sura was a natural-born dragon... flight is so much easier now,' Asura thought, smiling wryly.
Flying was not bad before, but it took effort to master because he needed to consider weight, wind speed and other things. Accepting Sura's existence allowed him to understand these things, like walking or running for a human.