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High Price To Pay
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As my eyes flash gold, I put all of my magical prowess into casting this spell. I would never have used such a spell on Max, as it isn’t really a solution to the problem we’re facing. However, it will keep him alive and safe until I can figure out a way to free him from Hafgan’s soul as well as ensure the spirits don’t become unhappy. Slowly, Max closes his eyes, falling into a deep sleep while a layer of crystals creeps up from his toes to his head, engulfing him in the magical shield I’ve cast over him. I don’t stop casting the spell until every inch of Max has been covered. It is only then; I allow the exhaustion to wash over me, bringing me down onto my knees. I pant heavily and glance up at my lover. He looks so peaceful within the crystals that it seems almost unreal that he has suffered at all. I turn to the three remaining men and grunt, “this won’t save him, and until I’ve recovered, I can’t do anything else. We should be safe here, but if any of you know a way to fix this,
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Once I’ve rested enough to have regained my strength and powers to a more acceptable level, I slowly stand up. Casting the spell to delay Max’s end had taken its toll on me, but it was worth it in order to keep him alive.With a look at the others, I can’t help but think they are waiting for me to make some kind of order. There isn’t much that they can do to help, though perhaps they can still help me look. This place must still have some lore of old… books or old stories passed down through the generations?“I wish we could help you more. Is there really nothing we can do?” Kayden asks. The tone of his voice is filled with sorrow. These beings are gentle in nature, even with one another, despite their differences. It is both strange and wondrous to behold.With a small sigh, I look at Max and give it some thought. “I will not give up hope, even if it takes a thousand years. Until I find the solution, I’m unsure what I should do. There has to be something that will aid me, but I am un
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As I get closer to the museum, I land and shift back into my human form. It is getting late, but the place is still open for now. All I need to figure out now is to locate Max’s office, or wherever he might keep important information. As I wander through the entrance, I vaguely recall seeing signs that claimed only authorised personnel could enter those rooms. That was to be my first guess of where I might find the information I was seeking. However, when finding the room again, it was nothing more than a place for resting and relaxing. I sighed but knew I couldn’t give up yet. There had to be more important rooms hidden somewhere. I just had to keep looking. Yet I was going at this completely blind. At least I could go about this without being disturbed. With my illusionary spells, the workers here didn’t even notice me. Finally, I found a room that had potential. It was quite hidden and was fairly out of the way in terms of location. However, it had many items, not on display, old
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I have been through these doors a thousand times before and never felt so anxious as I have today. I am not sure how to even explain any of this, but I have no choice but to stand strong and leave nothing out or else my father will surely tell me to just forget about Max and accept this as Hafgan’s defeat.Knocking on the door, I wait for my father to answer with his permission to enter. When it comes, I open both doors with dramatic grandeur.“Father! I must speak with you on a grave matter!” I claim loud and clear. Thankfully, he and my mother are alone and aren’t currently in any sort of meeting. Though before I can say a word, my mother rushes over to me, cups my face in her hands and gives me a few kisses.“Sweetie, you’ve been gone so long! Have you been eating well? Did the mortals give you a hard time? Has Hafgan been sorted out again? And do you want your favourite festive meal tonight?” She bombards me with que
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With my father agreeing to help, I sit back a little easier on my throne and close my eyes in thought. There is just the problem of carrying out our plan. The Spirits might ask for other unspeakable things if we ask them for this boon on top of the one we just ask for.Yet I can’t think of how to do either of these things Zach has suggested. I certainly do not have the powers to cast such spells, and I don’t know anyone that does beyond the Spirits themselves.A long, frustrated sigh escapes my father’s lips, bringing my attention back towards him. He has this look on his face that tells me he is annoyed, yet before I can speak a word, he says, “there is a way to awaken the dragon blood within Max. You mentioned he feels cold to you, despite being mortal. That is a hint his genetics have at least enough dragon blood for this to be possible. This would push him to become immortal, as we are.”My eyes light up at my father's suggestio
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Words cannot describe how relieved and thankful I feel right now. That the phoenix King agreed to send someone with me to help in the ritual was not something I had any hope of. I expected my attempts would fail and I would need to fight for the right to be heard.I am probably going to get a lot of grief from the phoenix race in the days to come, while they figure out how far they can push my temper and to see if I really will uphold my agreement with them. However, I am a dragon of my word and Max genuinely is that important to me.As I wait for Ra’s chosen helper, I hold my tongue as many phoenixes come over to me. Many of them gawk and stare while others poke and prod with their words and their talons. I ignore them all, though it is difficult to not scold them for bothering me so much.I feel like one of those stuffed animals inside the museum and I know for a fact that if I scold even one of them, they will accuse me of not adhering to the deal I jus
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